NHTSA Complaint #10946218 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

TWO PROBLEMS. 1.) REMOTE START NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT SHUTS ITSELF OFF WITHIN 30SECONDS DUE TO CORROSION ON NEGATIVE TERMINAL WIRING TO BATTERY. UNKNOWN CAUSE WHY THE CORROSION WOULD OCCUR ON MY BATTERY. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND IT IS IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. 2.) ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. UNKNOWN REASON. TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE A SOFTWARE UPGRADE DONE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ON MY CAR, BUT NOT TOLD IF THIS WOULD FIX THE STALLING 100%. UNCLEAR WHY I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR AN UPGRADE SO MY ENGINE DOES NOT STALL WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR SHOULD WORK AND DRIVE WITHOUT STALLING. IF I NEED A UPGRADE TO THE COMPUTER ENGINE SOFTWARE SO THE CAR WILL NOT STALL THEN I WOULD EXPECT THIS TO BE COVERED BY FORD ON A RECALL. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR CAR SUDDENLY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I DID NOT GET ANY SIGNALS THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STOP, IT JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AFTER LEAVING WORK. *TR