NHTSA Complaint #10731171 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID

WHILE DRIVING, THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID SLOWED SUDDENLY AND WHILE I STILL HAD POWER, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO GET MY VEHICLE TO "GO". THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO ENTER A NEIGHBORHOOD AND PULL OVER. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LOOKED THROUGH THE MANUAL BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN AND SEEMED TO DRIVE NORMAL BUT WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND WHILE THEY REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL, FORD HAS ISSUED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THAT PARTICULAR PART - WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HYBRID MODEL. THIS PROBLEM IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE OTHER ESCAPES AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE HYBRID IS EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT WAS NOT ONLY TERRIFYING BUT DANGEROUS.