NHTSA Complaint #10946611 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THERE WAS SOMEONE I COULD WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO OPEN UP TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE MOVED AT ABOUT 2 MPH FROM THE CENTER TO THE SHOULDER, THIS WAS WHILE HAVING THE ACCELERATOR FULLY PUSHED DOWN. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT THE ISSUE OCCURRING AGAIN. PRIOR TO THIS, IN SEPTEMBER 2015, I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WHERE THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE ACCELERATOR PROVIDED NO POWER TO THE CAR, THIS WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. LESS THAN 30,000 MILES HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE CAR SINCE THIS REPAIR WAS MADE. I SAW THERE WAS AN ISSUE COVERED UNDER CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03, HOWEVER, THE HYBRID TYPE OF ESCAPE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS. *TR