NHTSA Complaint #10761453 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WERE IMMEDIATELY AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, GOING TO WORK. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR LOST POWER AND SLOWED--PUTTED ALONG AS IF IT WERE RUNNING ON 2 CYLINDERS. I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED PERHAPS 20-30 SECONDS, THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THEN ENGINE THEN RAN FINE, AND I CONTINUTED ON MY WAY. YESTERDAY, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STRUCK 3 TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. EACH TIME, I TRIED THE ABOVE RESPONSE, AND IT WORKED--FOR A SHORT TIME. I LIVE ABOUT 4 MILES FROM WORK, AND THE PROBLEM AROSE 3 TIMES IN THE APPROX. 15 MINUTES IT TAKES TO DRIVE HOME. MY WIFE MENTIONED THAT THE PROBLEM STRUCK WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE DAY BEFORE.