NHTSA Complaint #10758554 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO STALL. I PRESSED THE CLUTCH AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE (WHICH HESITATED TO CATCH FOR SEVERAL SECONDS). UPON THE VEHICLE STARTING, I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. AT FIRST THE VEHICLE SEEMED OK, BUT SHORTLY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WITHOUT INCIDENT, HOWEVER THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT READ ERROR CODE P2111. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT GIVE ME PROBLEMS AGAIN UNTIL AUGUST 20, 2015. AS I ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE AGAIN LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE (THOUGH IT DID NOT STALL). I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISENGAGE THE ENGINE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, AND WITH A HESITATED "CATCH" THE ENGINE RESTARTED. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXISTING AND KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD (NHTSA PE13003), HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION OFFERED UNDER THAT INVESTIGATION DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE (WHICH FALLS WITHIN ALL OF THE GUIDELINES FOR YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND MILEAGE).