NHTSA Complaint #10926842 — 2016 FORD EDGE

WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (70MPH) ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY CAR LOST POWER. I TRIED PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, SINCE THE CARE LOST SPEED QUICKLY, AND I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND HAD TO NAVIGATE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN DETROIT. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO TRY TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE TRYING TO GET TO A BETTER LOCATION, THE CAR LOST POWER TWO MORE TIMES, WHILE IN STREET TRAFFIC. AGAIN, VERY DANGEROUS. SINCE THIS IS A BRAND NEW FORD EDGE (2016), WITH UNDER 10,000 MILES, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, AND BECAUSE THERE IS STILL NO RECALL ON THAT PART, IT COULD VERY WELL HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART, LEAVING ME AT RISK AGAIN FOR INJURY, OR WORSE. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, DATING BACK TO OVER A YEAR AGO. HERE ARE LINKS TO OTHER THROTTLE BODY COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2016/ENGINE/LOSS_OF_POWER_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2015/FORD/EDGE/ENGINE