NHTSA Complaint #10578056 — 2012 FORD ESCAPE

2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS DATE, I WAS GOING HOME, 50MPH MERGING TOWARDS ANOTHER LANE WHEN THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, BEGAN SHAKING AND THE ACCELERATION SLOWED DOWN TREMENDOUSLY. I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA STALL SO I DECIDED TO PUSH MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PARKED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT WAS TRAFFIC TIME, BUT LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT. A MINUTE LATER, I TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND DROVE, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. ON APRIL 1, 2014, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON I-5, SAN DIEGO, CA GOING 60, I HEARD A THUD, AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON I WAS ABLE TO COAST VERY SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT, NARROW SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. EVERY DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS SO MAD, BLOWING THEIR HORN. A MINUTE LATER, I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND LEFT. I ARRIVED AT WORK VERY UPSET, DISTURBED, AND STILL A BIT SHAKING. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR PILE-UP, AND PERHAPS I COULD HAVE BEEN IN SEVERELY INJURED. THAT AFTERNOON, WHEN I DROVE HOME, I TOOK THE INLAND STREET TO BE A LITTLE SAFER. AND LO AND BEHOLD, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SO WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON, I QUICKLY PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THEN I PROCEEDED DRIVING HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I WANT TO ENSURE THE PROBLEM IS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. ON APRIL 8, 2014, I WILL DRIVE MY CAR TO PERRY FORD IN NATIONAL CITY, CA. I ALSO CALLED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM TWICE, AND I HOPE THEY COULD RELAY MY MESSAGE TO THE DEALER I WAS GOING TO DRIVE MY CAR TO FOR REPAIR. IN GOOGLE, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS MENTIONED THE EBT, AND I'M SURE IT'S THE PROBLEM. I AM A 67 YEAR OLD DRIVER WHO NEEDS THE SAFEST CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY, MONDAY TO FRIDAY. *TR