NHTSA Complaint #10548361 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE

ON 10/16/13, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE LOST POWER IN THE CENTER LANE FORCING ME TO HAVE TO MAKE A DANGEROUS MOVE WITHOUT POWER TO TRY AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO REST IN THE EMERGENCY BREAKDOWN LANE ON THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON ALONG WITH SOME OTHER TYPE OF WRENCH LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE UP RIGHT AWAY BUT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. CODE P2112 - ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY FORD ON 10/17/13 FOR $320.76 VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER ON 10/10/13 WHILE AT A LOW SPEED AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER THE FREEWAY. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT NOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT AWAY. *TR