NHTSA Complaint #11532437 — 2017 FORD ESCAPE

In June 2023 I took my Grandson on vacation. I filled up my gas and the next day my car began running extremely rough. Once I got home I filled it with premium gas and put fuel injector in hoping it was just bad gas. Did NOT fix problem. Few days later I was driving and the engine just died. Several cars swerved to avoid hitting me. I turned the ignition and the high temperature pull over safely alert came on. I turned the defroster on high hoping that would cool the engine enough for me to get back home. IT took SEVERAL times of me restarting the car for me to creep back home. I was on a very busy road and was afraid someone would hit me. I then called the local ford dealership and told them what happened and was informed this was an on-going issue with Ford Motor Co. 1.5 ltr engines. I bought this car in October, 2020 with 24,900 miles. It now has 50,900! I maintain my vehicle regularly. This should NOT happen to a vehicle with 50,000. Ford Motor Co should offer a buy-out. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE driving this car and certainly not with my grandson. I thought this was a safe, dependable vehicle. I was wrong.