NHTSA Complaint #10897926 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER

WHILE MY EXPLORER WAS IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A CITY STREET, THE CAR SEEMED TO SLIP GEAR AND SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD UP TO 5 MPH. I RECEIVED A NOTICE ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING "CHECK OWNERS MANUAL" AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE, WRENCH AND AIRBAG LIGHT BEING LIT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SINCE I WAS RIGHT DOWN THE BLOCK. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IT DROVE NORMALLY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHICH STATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALL. MY EXPLORER WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2015 AND HAS ROUGHLY 7,900 MILES DRIVEN. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT.