NHTSA Complaint #10555539 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

MY WIFE HAD STARTED THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THE CAR BEGAN MOVING, FELT AS IF THERE AS NO POWER. SHE CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, NO SPEEDOMETER READING, AND SHE PROCEEDED ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE FOR THREE MILES HOME, WITH NO SPEEDOMETER READING, LIMITED POWER. AS SHE DROVE, SHE NEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO STEADY THE CAR. A SHE PROCEEDED TO RE-ENGAGE THE CAR THE SHIFTER WAS "CLUNKY, SLIPPING, AND DID NOT FEEL SECURE". SHE DID GET THE CAR SAFELY HOME, HOWEVER WE CHECKED THE CAR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE THE POWER TRAIN, IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, HAS NO POWER IN THE ENGINE. THERE APPEAR TO BE NO LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS, THE CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED, HAS FUEL, HAS A NEW BATTERY, AND WE ARE WONDERING IF THIS ISSUE IS NOW COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. PLEASE INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION TO THE MANY COMPLAINT THAT SEEM TO FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATTERN WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR