NHTSA Complaint #10881470 — 2013 FORD EDGE

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE MARCH 29, 2016. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED RANDOMLY STALLING AND GOING INTO LIMP MODE AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE BUSY DC HIGHWAY WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT IT CUT OFF AFTER A RESTART. AUTO ZONE COULDNT READ THE CODES UNLESS THE CAR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AT THE TIME WHICH HAPPENS RANDOMLY. SINCE THE CAR IS STILL WITHIN THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS P2111 ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE ADVISOR AGREED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD MODELS AND I READ THAT A CONSUMER SAFETY PROGRAM WAS STARTED FOR OTHER FORD MODELS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE ADVISOR SAID IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD EDGES I HAVE TO PAY $800+ DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. APPARENTLY SOMEONE HAS TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE FORD ISSUES A RECALL ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I HOPE THE NHTSA STEPS IN BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS! IVE ATTACHED A PICTURE SHOWING THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AFTER ABOUT THE 10TH TIME THE CAR STALLED.