NHTSA Complaint #11129650 — 2013 FORD EDGE

DRIVING HOME ON A LOCAL STREET THAT ALLOWED 25MPH - I WAS GOING 23 MPH THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO UNDER 5PH. I MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OVER, PUT IT IN GEAR AND TURN IT OFF, TOOK THE KEYS OUT AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR - THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MYSELF HOME. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. NEXT TO THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS A MESSAGE TO REFER TO THE CAR MANUAL. THE MANUAL IDENTIFIES THE WRENCH LIGHT SYMBOL AS "POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION/REDUCED POWER" POWERTRAIN OR AWD FAULT HAS BEEN DETECTED. INCIDENT OCCURED ON 9/14/18 AT 8:20PM ON A CLEAR NIGHT WITH LITTLE HUMIDITY NEITHER THE RADIO OR THE HEAT/AC WAS ON. I HAD THE WINDOW PARTLY OPENED.