NHTSA Complaint #11271441 — 2014 FORD MUSTANG

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY (I-4) ON MY WAY TO WORK ON 10/24/2019, I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE DECREASED SPEED TO ABOUT 35 -40 MPH, ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THE WRENCH LIGHT OR SYMBOL CAME ON, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AND HIT BY 2 VEHICLES TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED. AS I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED, I BELIEVE THIS IS CALLED "LIMP MODE'. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT BY PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, SINCE I WAS NOT SURE IF IT COULD ALSO BE A FIRE HAZARD. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT WAS AS IF NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST A MALFUNCTION. I WAS VERY SCARED BUT DROVE INTO WORK WITH NO IDLING ISSUES. SATURDAY 10/26/2019 I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, NEAR MY HOUSE ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35-40 AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN SLOWED DOWN, THIS TIME TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THIS TIME I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. I WAITED A FEW HOURS AND NOTHING. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND DROVE HOME, ABOUT HALF A MILE. ONCE AGAIN THE DASHBOARD CLEAR AND CAR DROVE OFF WITH NO ISSUE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 10/26/2019. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.