NHTSA Complaint #10956910 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

THE CARS ENGINE STALLS AND DIES AFTER PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT OR DRIVEWAY WHILE TURNING ON INTERSECTION OR JUST TURNED FROM A CURB. IT STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND DOESN'T RESPOND TO STEPPING ON GAS. THEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATORS TURN ON- BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE, OIL, ETC. I HAD TO PUT THE CARK ON PARK, THEN TURN THE ENGINE OFF. RESTART IT, CRANKS A BIT BEFORE GOING TO FULL START. CHANGED TO DRIVE TRANSMISSION, THEN STEPPED ON THE GAS. IT STARTED GOING THEN ONLY A FEW FEET LATER, THE WHOLE CYCLE STARTS AGAIN. IN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES, ITHA--ENED 4 TYPES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THESES HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES DRIVING OUT OF SHOPPING COMPLEX, ONCE JUST AFTER I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND 2 HOUSES DOWN. ANOTHER TIME WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A HOSPITAL. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE I CAN EVEN REACH THE HIGHWAY, 3 CURB TURNS FROM MY PARKING SPOT. ANOTHER INSTANCE STALLED 4 TIMES WHEN IM LEAVING THE PARKING AREA OF OUR REC CENTER INTO THE STREET.