NHTSA Complaint #11553863 — 2019 FORD ECOSPORT

Just turned onto highway, going about 50 mph. Everything began to happen at once. Car stopped accelerating, I tried to press on gas and oil pressure light came on. Pulled to the side of the road. I had the car towed to a local Ford dealership. After keeping my car for about 2 months, they finally determined a belt in the oil pump broke and trashed my engine. Quoted a price of $11,000 to repair. After reading many other complaints on this model, it appears this is a significant issue that began occurring in the last 18 months or so. With the number of complaints, it seems this should be a recall issue. This could lead to a severe accident. In my case, I was turning left across a divided highway. Oncoming traffic was traveling at speeds up to 75 mph. Luckily, there was room behind a semi where I could pull off to the shoulder of the road.