NHTSA Complaint #10585383 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE

DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE GAS PEDAL BECOME UNRESPONSIVE, I BEGAN QUICKLY LOSING SPEED, AND A "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE WITH A WIDE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE SLOWING TO A COMPLETE HALT. HAD I BEEN IN A CENTER LANE OR ON A STRETCH WITH NO SHOULDER, THERE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SURGED AS I CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TO TOWED TO MAXWELL FORD (AUSTIN, TX), AND THE REPORTED CAUSE WAS "FAILED R&R THROTTLE." *JS