NHTSA Complaint #10551445 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SLIGHTLY LUNGED FORWARD THEN I LOST ALL SPEED CONTROL. MY SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A SAFE PLACE TO CALL AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THE WARNING LIGHT (WRENCH) MEANT THERE WAS A THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN FAILURE AND TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I WAS CONTACTED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, MILLENNIUM, WHICH I PURCHASED THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WAS NOT COVERING THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY CATEGORIZED THAT PART UNDER "EMISSIONS." THAT IS RIDICULOUS. AFTER ADDITIONAL RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES INDICATING THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION AND THEY HAVE YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. I ALSO FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART ON THE 2010 FORD FREESTYLE....WHY AREN'T THEY TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR THE REST OF US? IT'S A REAL PROBLEM! THIS REPAIR AND SUBSEQUENT NEED FOR A RENTAL CAR HAS COST ME ALMOST $600 AND I'M SURE I AM NOT ALONE, BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. *TR