NHTSA Complaint #10733438 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID

I DROVE AWAY FROM MY HOME AND FOR THE FIRST TWO BLOCKS FELT THAT THE CAR WAS ACTING SLUGGISH AND NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY; I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING OVER 15 MPH. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO AROUND 25 MPH. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, STOPPED AND STARTED IT AGAIN, BUT AGAIN THE ACCELERATION WAS VERY SLOW. I THEN TURNED AROUND HEADED FOR HOME, VERY AFRAID THAT IT WOULD SIMPLY ROLL TO A STOP. OVER A DISTANCE OF 10 BLOCKS, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED TO THE FLOOR THE ENTIRE TIME, I ONLY MANAGED TO GET TO 25 MPH AND THAT TOOK MANY MINUTES. I ONLY HAVE 71,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES AT ALL BEFORE THIS, NOT EVEN WHEN WE DROVE EARLIER ON THE SAME DAY.