NHTSA Complaint #10863747 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE

FOR ABOUT A MONTH, WHEN I WOULD FIRST BEGIN TO LEAVE MY RESIDENCE, THE FORD ESCAPE WOULD SURGE FORWARD MAYBE 5 TO 10 FEET WHILE ALREADY IN MOTION ON THE STREET. THEN THE ESCAPE STALLED COMPLETELY WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN... THANK GOD I DID NOT TURN IN FRONT OF SOME ON-COMING VEHICLES. THE ESCAPE HAS ALSO FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL SEVERAL OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN BEFORE IT FINALLY DID JUST BEFORE THAT TURN I ALREADY MENTIONED. FORD HAS NOT OFFERED TO BUY THIS VEHICLE BACK (OUTSIDE OF A TRADE-IN FOR A NEW PURCHASE) BUT I SURE WISH TO GOD THEY WOULD. I HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY FORD & THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY FOR THE THIRD/3RD TIME! IT IS UNDER A 150,000 MILE RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. OUR VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 70,000 MILES & WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 3 TIMES! WE BOUGHT THE ESCAPE BRAND NEW... NEARLY $40,000 WITH ALL THE BELLS & WHISTLES... I THINK WE AVERAGE ABOUT 8,000 MILES BEFORE EACH MAJOR PROBLEM... INSANE.... DISGUSTING.