NHTSA Complaint #10553343 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE

SEVERAL WEEKS EARLIER, AS A WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY CAR STARTED BUCKING OR SURGING, FEELING AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STALL. IT DID NOT STALL AT THAT POINT. A FEW MINUTES LATER, AS A WAS SLOWED DOWN BY A BUS, IT DID STALL. RESTARTED VERY EASILY AND I KEPT DRIVING. EVERY FEW DAYS, WE WOULD NOTICE THE SURGING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, BUT THEY WEREN'T SURE WHAT EXACTLY. STALLED A SECOND TIME POST DEALER VISIT. THIS MORNING, AS I WAS IN MOTION AT 35 MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I COASTED VERY EASILY TO THE SHOULDER, BUT COULD NOT RESTART. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. AWAITING THEIR ANSWER, BUT SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE THE OTHER THROTTLE BODY ISSUES I'VE READ ON HERE. I'M FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY YET, ESPECIALLY WITH MY YOUNG CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS WAS A SCARY SITUATION, AND I'M NOT PLEASED THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2011 MODEL YEAR. PLEASE REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION. *TR