NHTSA Complaint #10594912 — 2012 FORD ESCAPE

WHEN MOVING FORWARD FROM A DEAD STOP AT AN INTERSECTION OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE AUTOMOBILE ENGINE HESITATES OR SEMI STALLS AND WILL NOT PICK UP NORMAL SPEED IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF APPROACHING,ON COMING AND FOLLOWING VEHICLES. AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES WE WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY VEHICLES BEHIND US, OR HIT FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE'S HESITATION WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR MAJOR HIGHWAYS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT "NO PROBLEM" WAS FOUND, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I GUESS WHEN A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS SOMETHING WILL BE DONE! *TR