NHTSA Complaint #11221593 — 2013 FORD EXPLORER

I WAS DIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE JERKED TWICE THEN STARTED DECELERATING RAPIDLY. AT THAT TIME PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BUT IT DID NOT STOP SHAKING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. I TURNED MY CAR OFF HALFWAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND HALF ON THE SHOULDER WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND MY CAR OPERATED NORMALLY. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR THAT DAY. I WAS LEAVING FOR VACATION THE NEXT DAY AND PLANNED ON GOING IN MY ELXPLORER BUT DID NOT FEEL SAFE SO I DROPPED IT OFF AT A LOCAL MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR IN WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN A WEEK. I'M AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT.