NHTSA Complaint #11000356 — 2013 FORD EDGE

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, NO SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, ENGINE RPM DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING TO 400 RPM, CAR SPEED LIMITED TO 1 MPH. HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF 45 MPH, 4-LAND HWY. THRU HEAVY TRAFFIC TO REACH SIDE STREET (NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE). ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN - BUT NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE PEDAL. CONDITION KNOWN AS "LIMP MODE". TURNED ENGINE OFF, WAITED FEW MINUTES, STARTED BACK UP NORMALLY. DEALER UNABLE TO PULL ERROR CODE. HOWEVER, RESEARCH AND COMPLAINTS FILED ON-LINE SHOW THIS IS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH FORD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THIS IS DEFINATELY A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY OTHER FORD MODELS HAVE HAD RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ETB'S - BUT NOT MY VIN. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IS INDICATED BY "YELLOW WRENCH" INDICATOR - BUT SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER IS SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE ON ROADS WITHOUT SHOULDER, OR WORSE, HEAVY MULTI-LANE TRAFFIC OR NARROW BRIDGES. FORD ACCEPTED COMPLAINT - BUT REFUSED EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE - DEALER CHARGES FOR REPLACEMENT ETB INSTALLATION WERE NOT SUBSIDIZED BY FORD. IF FORD ETB'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS, ALL ETB'S SHOULD BE RECALLED. SEVERE, SCARY, RELIABILITY & SAFETY ISSUE.