NHTSA Complaint #10894615 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

FORD ESACAPE THROTTLE BODY I OWN A 2009 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THROTTLE BODY. I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 10 MONTHS LATER MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE BODY. IT SLOWS DOWN TO A CRAWL AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. I AM A CATH LAB TECH FOR A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND WAS CALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. WHILE DRIVING TO HOSPITAL MY WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON SUDDENLY AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWL. I KEPT MY FOOT ON GAS BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET TO HOSPITAL. I AM ON A HEART TEAM AND IT IS CRITICAL. THANKFULLY IT WAS MIDNIGHT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. BUT IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED DURING THE DAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I FELT CONFIDENT THAT MY CAR WAS REPAIRED WITH RECALL BUT NOW 10 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY. I HAVE GONE OVER THE MILEAGE AMOUNT FOR THEM TO WARRANTY. BUT WHAT THEY FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT FOR ESCAPE. THERE IS NO REASON TO JUSTIFY WHY THIS WOULD RECUR LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. I JUST KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. AND FEEL AS A COMPANY THEY SHOULD ADDRESS THIS MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.