NHTSA Complaint #10653826 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

10/29/14: WHILE IN THE BUFFALO, NY AREA, I TURNED ON THE CAR AND NOTICED THE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW' NOTICE CAME ON. AFTER I CLICKED OK TO MAKE THE MESSAGE GO AWAY I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS VERY SLUGGISH. THE CAR HAD NO PICKUP EVEN WITH THE LITTLE PRESSURE I APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE TACHOMETER WAS ACTING SPORADIC AND THE ENGINE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS CLOSE TO CUTTING OUT. I DECIDED TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND SINCE WE WERE IN A BIG OPEN PARKING LOT I DECIDED TO PARK THE CAR AND CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE US TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER (BASIL FORD, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY) KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND REPLACED A SENSOR. 11/9/14: AT LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER, I STARTED THE CAR THE 'ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW' NOTICE CAME ON AGAIN AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE WAS SLUGGISH. BUT THIS TIME I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED FOR A MINUTE AND TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON. WHEN I TURNED CAR BACK ON THE ENGINE FAULT NOTICE DID NOT COME ON AND THE ENGINE SEEMED FINE. APPARENTLY THE SENSOR FIX DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM CONCERNED FOR SAFETY NOW BASED ON OTHER REPORTS BY DRIVERS. *TR