NHTSA Complaint #11035808 — 2012 FORD EXPLORER

2012 FORD EXPLORE LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING DECREASED SPEED THEN A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE LOWER LEFT DASH PANEL, AND THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT HOME AT LITERALLY 2 MPH IN "LIMP MODE". THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATION PEDAL ALTHOUGH I STILL HAD POWER. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED OUT. AFTER RESEARCHING WHAT IT COULD BE, I LEARNED IT IS POSSIBLY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) AND/OR PURGE VALVE. I AM PASSED EXTENDED WARRANTY NATURALLY AND PROBABLY GOING TO BE LEFT WITH A HUGE BILL. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL FORD????? IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURED ISSUE WITH THIS MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE.