NHTSA Complaint #10543480 — 2011 FORD EDGE

THE THROTTLE BODY OF THIS CAR WAS DEFECTIVE. I UNDERSTAND FORD HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME MAKER OF THE PART. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ALL FUNCTION OF THE ACCELERATOR. NO POWER WHATSOEVER. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IF THIS HAPPENED IN AN INTERSECTION, ON THE HIGHWAY IN A MIDDLE LANE, THE CAR AND PASSENGERS ARE HELPLESS TO MAKE THE CAR ACCELERATE UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED, PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED. THEN EVERYTHING RESETS AND THE CAR WILL GO AGAIN. I JUST SHIVER AT THIS HAPPENING IN 70 MPH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND YOU CAN'T DRIFT OVER TO THE SIDE. AND YOU ARE ADRIFT, COMPLETELY HELPLESS. IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES TO MY CAR IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS, ONCE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND EACH OF THE OTHERS IN TOWN AND IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP.. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THROTTLE BODY AND, YES, FORD HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE AND OTHER MODELS.. ON TOP OF THAT IT'S A 500.00 REPAIR THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO BEGIN WITH. I SEE IT AS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR