NHTSA Complaint #10536311 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE

WHILE TRAVELING ALONG AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT IDENTIFIED IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL AS "POWERTRAIN" LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE JUST WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR WHATSOEVER. I MANAGED TO COAST TO A SIDE ROAD AND EXIT TO THE RIGHT. ONCE STOPPED, I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS THAT DAY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT THEY INFORMED ME SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE WAS A $95 CHARGE TO JUST CHECK THE CODES! I TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC WHO SCANNED IT AND NO CODES APPEARED. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING MORE FREQUENT. THIS PAST FRIDAY (16 AUG) I HAD IT BACK AT MY MECHANIC WHO CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY/SYSTEM AND CHANGED THE OIL. YESTERDAY (19 AUG) IT AGAIN LOST POWER AND THEN AGAIN TODAY - AND TODAY I NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION DUE TO THE SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED WHILE DRIVING IN COMMUTING TRAFFIC! I DRIVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT DAILY TO/FROM WORK AND I AM NOW EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT STARTING HOME AFTER THE INCIDENT THIS MORNING. THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT IMMEDIATELY! I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE!!!!