NHTSA Complaint #11175941 — 2016 FORD ESCAPE

WHEN ACCELERATING ON A HIGHWAY (GOING 55 - 60 MPH) VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SHIFTS GEAR AND SLOWS DOWN ON ITS OWN TO THE POINT OF THINKING THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING TERRIBLY WHERE THE CAR WAS HOPPING DOWN THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. THEN AT A LIGHT IT STALLED OUT COMPLETELY AND I WAS NEARLY HIT. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FOLLOWING DAY WHERE IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES TO THEM. NO CODES PRESENT, BUT A COUPLE HISTORICAL CODES FOR SENSORS. THEY INDICATED THEY WERE UNSURE IF THE SENSORS WERE THE ISSUE, BUT REPLACED. PICKED VEHICLE UP AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TODAY. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THIS TIME, BUT THE CALL COMPLETELY STALLED AT LOW SPEED WITH AC ON AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THIS TIME EITHER. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNSURE OF THE ISSUE. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED. THIS ISSUE SEEMS SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. I WILL BE ESCALATING THIS UNTIL APPROPRIATELY RESOLVED. SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, BASED ON THE VOLUME OF REPORTS.