NHTSA Complaint #10967511 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE

"WRENCH" INDICATOR LIGHT AND VEHICLE SYMPTOMS OF HIGH RPMS IN TEH 3.5 TO 4 RANGE AT LOW SPEEDS (CYCLING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD) ON CITY STREETS 0-35 MPH. ENGINE CODES NOT YET READ, BUT SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED AS A FAULT IN THE THROTTLE BODY. CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM FOR SAME MAKE AND MODEL STARTING IN MANUFACTURING YEAR OF 2009. MY CAR HAS A MANUFACTURE DATE OF 01/07, THOUGH IT IS A 2008 AND IS ONLY ABOUT 126,000 MILES. THIS THROTTLE BODY FAULT SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED IN OTHER YEARS OF MANUFACTURE IF THE REPORTS ARE DOCUMENTED.