NHTSA Complaint #10611406 — 2012 FORD ESCAPE

THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. TWICE ON SURFACE STREETS. TWICE WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY ON-RAMP. ONCE WHILE ENTERING A DRIVEWAY. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 8, 2012. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 16, 2014. THE DEALERSHIP (GALPIN FORD) HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES. FORD FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED (APPROXIMATELY APRIL 2014) THAT THE ISSUE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY "THROTTLE BODY" AND GALPIN FORD SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE PART. APPROXIMATELY JUNE 9, 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO GALPIN FORD TO "RECALIBRATE" THE "THROTTLE BODY". THIS VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE, COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OPENED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR