NHTSA Complaint #10535867 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID

VEHICLE WOULD SHOW A WARNING MESSAGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STOP SAFELY NOW AND THE FIRST TIME IT HAD DONE THIS WAS APPROX 1 YR FROM THE DATE OF ME BUYING THE VEHICLE. ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 21, 2013 THE SITUATION OCCURRED ONLY THAT THIS TIME I HAD A VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND ANOTHER IN THE LINE TO MY RIGHT. MY ONLY OPTION ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WAS TO SWERVE TO MY LEFT TO AVOID ANY OTHER VEHICLES BEING INVOLVED. WITH NO CONTROL OVER BRAKES OR ACCELERATION I HIT THE METAL CENTER DIVIDER AIR BAGS ALL DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR MY DRIVERS STEERING WHEEL. WITH THIS MY CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALED BUT I HAVE INCURRED MANY ADDITIONAL COSTS DUE TO THIS VEHICLE FAILURE. LOOKING AT THE WEBSITE 100+ COMPLAINTS AND ONLY 1 INVESTIGATION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR