NHTSA Complaint #10914500 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER

WAS TRAVELING ON I-96 AT 60-65 MPH FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT CENTER LANE. THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK IN LIGHT CAME ON AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE LEFT SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT MESSAGE GAVE A MESSAGE TO CHECK MANUAL. I STARTED TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE SERVICE AND WAS ON HOLD FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I HUNG UP AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AS I WAS APPROXIMATELY A MILE FROM THE NEXT EXIT. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND DECIDED TO TRY AND GET TO THE NEXT EXIT. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS TO THE RIGHT LANES BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE EXIT BUT AT LEAST I WAS ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. MY OPINION IS THAT THIS ISSUE COULD BE A BIG HAZARD. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE TRAFFIC THAT WAS LIGHT ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO MANEUVER BUT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC, HEAVY TRAFFIC OR CLOSE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT.