NHTSA Complaint #10547356 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE

WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE DIED (BUT THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS STAYED ON) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NO MOVEMENT FROM THE CAR. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON. THE ENGINE STRUGGLED TO START. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ANOTHER HALF MILE AT ABOUT 55MPH, AND THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WHILE AT DRIVING SPEED. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES, THEN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 3 MILES HOME. A MONTH AND HALF LATER, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 30MPH AND THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING(STALLED). TURNED IT OFF, STRUGGLED TO START, BUT MANAGED TO DRIVE 5 MILES HOME. I TOOK IT TO FORD IN BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND INCIDENT, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, BUT CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF INVESTIGATION # PE13-003 WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING. FORD HAS NOT HELPED ME IN THE MATTER, BUT I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR