NHTSA Complaint #10892029 — 2015 MOBILITY WORKS FORD E-350

DRIVING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON 1NTERSTATE 4 IN THE CENTER OF 3 LANES THE CAR LOST POWER AND AFTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE,IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO CROSS OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND EVENTUALLY FIND A PLACE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS CAR HAS THE PUSH BUTTON START AND CANNOT BE STARTED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE.IN THIS SITUATION IT WOULD PROBABLY CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT.AFTER READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS HAPPENING THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY THIS CAN BE PREVENTED.THE ANALYSIS OF THIS PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY.THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH ALL FORD EDGES FROM 2010 AND OTHER VEHICLES.I PAID $572.00 WHEN I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED ON MY 2010 EDGE,BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN.