NHTSA Complaint #10606780 — 2012 FORD EDGE

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 25MPH AND 80MPH ON EUROPEAN ROADS/HIGHWAYS THE CAR LOSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PULL OVER, LUCKILY AVOIDING CARS AND POSSIBLE COLLISIONS. CAR DISPLAYED YELLOW WRENCH AND "AWD OFF" ON LEFT SIDE DISPLAY. ONCE IN SAFE AREA I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON WITHOUT IMMEDIATE INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK, HOWEVER, AFTER CONTACTING FORD SERVICE STATESIDE I WAS TOLD TO GO TO AN ITALIAN FORD DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, I STOPPED AT TWO FORD SERVICE CENTERS LOCATED IN VICENZA, ITALY AND THE MECHANICS WILL NOT TOUCH MY CAR DUE TO THE MODEL NOT BEING SOLD ANYWHERE IN EUROPE. THE PROBLEM STOPPED UP UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK WHERE IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE WITHIN 3 DAYS AT, LUCKILY, LOW SPEEDS AND AVOIDING ALL CARS/HAZARDS. WE WILL ATTEMPT TO BRING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC IN HOPES OF GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED AS WE ARE LEAVING FOR THE STATES IN LESS THAN A MONTH DUE TO MILITARY PCS ORDERS. *TR