NHTSA Complaint #10881961 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

THE CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY LOOSE POWER. IT WOULD STALL OUT SOON AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE. I THOUGHT PERHAPS I WAS ACCELERATING TOO SOON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. I WOULD START THE CAR THEN WAIT A FEW SECONDS. THE CAR STILL STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE CAR. I'M LUCKY NO ONE WAS CLOSE BEHIND ME. THE LAST TIME IT STALLED, I WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET. I HAD JUST PICKED MY SON UP FROM SUMMER CAMP. THE CAR STALLED AS I MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AFTER LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS THE SCENSOR THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 8 DAYS NOW AND I STILL DON'T HAVE IT BACK. IT SEEMS LIKE MORE THAN JUST A SCENSOR ISSUE TO HAVE IT THAT LONG. I AM IN A RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETE. THIS HAS BEEN COSTLY EVEN THOUGH I WAS GIVEN A DISCOUNT BY THE DEALERSHIP ON CAR RENTAL. I HAD NO CHOICE TO RENT A CAR. I WAS ATTENDING A FAMILY REUNION OUT OF TOWN JUNE 23RD THRU JUNE 26TH. I COULDN'T RISK DRIVING MY CAR PUTTING MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER ON THE HIGHWAY..