NHTSA Complaint #10587918 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE

I BOUGHT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE USED IN NOVEMBER 2013. IN DECEMBER 2013 THE GAS PEDAL STARTED STICKING EACH TIME I WENT TO ACCELERATE. IT GETS STUCK "UP", MEANING I HAVE TO POUND MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. MY FORD IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THIS MAKES IT NOT ONLY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD BUT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO NOT STALL OUT ALL THE TIME. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP. SAID CAR WAS USED AND IT IS WHAT IT IS. IT IS NOW MAY 2014 AND IT MY FAMILY AND I CAN HARDLY GET ANYWHERE. CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK CAR TO MIDAS FOR A TUNE UP AND AN ESTIMATE. MIDAS STATED MY CAR NEEDS A BRAND NEW THROTTLE UNIT, THROTTLE CABLE AND A 3 PART FUEL KIT. THIS WILL COST ROUGHLY $1000.00 MIDAS STATED. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILDREN AROUND AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT FORD EXTENDED A WARRANTY FOR FORD ESCAPES 2009-2012 FOR THIS SAME EXACT FUEL KIT AND THROTTLE ISSUES. 2008 FORD ESCAPES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE FOR MANY CONSUMERS. PLEASE HELP ME. MY FAMILY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS REPAIRED AND MY 6 AND 8 YEAR OLD (AND MY FIANC) CAN'T BE DRIVEN AROUND IN THIS CAR. MY OWN SAFETY IS ONE THING AND I WILL ENSURE I GET TO WORK EVERYDAY, BUT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THIS IS WARRANTY ISN'T EXTENDED OR RECALLED FOR FORD 2008 ESCAPES AS WELL. I HAVE ALL MIDAS SERVICE PAPERWORK AND DOCUMENTATION IF NEEDED. PLEASE HELP US. WE ARE IN DANGER EACH TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR AND WE NEED A CAR TO DRIVE. THANK YOU-CINCINNATI, OHIO/ MAY 2014. *TR