2010 Ford Escape complaints

CAR SHOWED NO PREVIOUS SIGN OF DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND A REPLACED BATTERY IN NOVEMBER 2012. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I HAD 3/4 TANK OF QUALITY EXXONMOBIL GASOLINE. DROVE 10 MINUTES TO RAMP WITHOUT ISSUE/LIGHT. ACCELERATING ON RAMP, THE WRENCH AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS WAS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND MANAGED TO DRIVE TO SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. SHOP SAID THAT THE THROTTLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA AREA TO OPP, ALABAMA, TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, THE CAR ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN, ENGINE AND MECHANICAL LIGHTS CAME ON. WE COASTED TO A STOP WITH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. WE RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND WERE ABLE TO RESUME. WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS PROCEDURE FOUR TIMES, FOR ABOUT 9 MILES AND REACHED OUR DESTINATION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "THE THROTTLE BODY BROKE." I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS PART WAS ON BACK-ORDER, NATIONWIDE, AND MAY BE DELIVERED IN 1 WEEK OR 2 MONTHS. THEREFORE, WE ARE NOW STRANDED. *TR

NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT OUR FORD ESCAPE ON JUNE 1ST, 2010, WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SURGE WHEN STARTING OFF AND HAVING TO APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE FIRST GOT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO FILED A REPORT (ODI # 10520754) FOR THE ENGINE GOING TO IDLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE OF THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACING. FROM A DEAD STOP, WHEN WE WANT TO JUST MOVE UP A LITTLE BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF US HAS, WE HAVE PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN BRAKE AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD LIKE I MASHED THE GAS HARDER. SEVERAL TIMES, THIS HAS CAUSED US TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US BUT RARELY CAUSING DAMAGE. THE SURGING HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY 150 TIMES OVER THE 3 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE BUMPED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US ABOUT 10 TIMES ONLY CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE AND NEVER FILED ON ANY INSURANCE. THE FORD DEALER IN MEMPHIS (DOBBS FORD WOLFCHASE) TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. THIS WAS OUR FIRST FWD VEHICLE WE HAVE OWNED SINCE 1994. OUR VEHICLE NOW HAS ABOUT 60600 MILES. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN PROCEEDED TO COAST. I PRESSED GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO STEER THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE CAR STARTED TO STUMBLE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED, IT STARTED NORMAL SO I PROCEEDED HOME. I HAD LESS THAN A MILE TO HOME YET IT DIED 2 MORE TIMES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM SEEING HOW YOU'RE DEAD IN THE WATER WHEN THE CAR MALFUNCTIONS! IT TAKES A LOT TO SCARE ME BUT SEEING HOW I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND 4 YR OLD SON, IT SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED IT BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,800.

MY CAR STALLED OUT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND RESTART IT. IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. AT ONE POINT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER FORD ESCAPES AS WELL AS FORD FUSIONS. AT THIS POINT THEY TOLD ME THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR 2-3 WEEKS. THEY TOLD ME MOST PEOPLE WERE JUST ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE RANDOM STALLING OUT UNTIL THE PARTS CAME IN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN MY CAR STOPPED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WRENCH ICON ALSO CAME ON AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE CAR. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @ 65 MPH - LOSS OF GAS PEDAL CONTROL - I COULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS AS IF IT WAS DISCONNECTED - THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT ALL - CAR STARTS LOSING SPEED IN MIDDLE OF HWY - I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD -- THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING - ENGINE WAS SKIPPING AS IT COASTED TO A STOP - THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT - AFTER SITTING STILL FOR 10 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL START UP AND RUN AS USUAL - I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE 2010 - THEY HAD 10 ON ORDER WITHIN 2 WEEKS - THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND I CAN'T GET AN ANSWER ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE - CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS GOT NO WHERE - THE THROTTLE INCIDENT STARTED WEEKLY AND NOW IT HAPPENS 1 - 2 TIMES A DAY - IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE- CAR LOOSES POWER WITHOUT ANY NOTICE - HAS HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHT / INTERSECTION / RR CROSSING / ROADS WITH NO SHOULDER / INTERSTATE - I NEED A VEHICLE THAT I CAN DEPEND ON DAILY TO GET ME HOME SAFETY - IF THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPE WHY CAN'T THE PART BE RECALLED AND FIX THE THROTTLE BEFORE IT FAILS - PAYING FOR THE PART ISN'T AN ISSUE - GETTING THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS THE ISSUE - FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE THROTTLE AND DOESN'T HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE AND CAN'T TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO GET ME A PART OR DATE WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AND SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING SPEED, LIKE THERE WAS NO GAS GETTING IN, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME AND APPREHENSIVELY DROVE IT TO THE DEALER 2 DAYS LATER. IT TOOK THEM 2 DAYS TO FIGURE IT OUT BUT THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS BACK ORDERED. THEY GAVE ME NO TIME FRAME ON WHEN I MIGHT EXPECT THE PART IN SO AT THE MOMENT IT'S STILL AT THE DEALER. I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE ANOTHER CAR TO USE BUT I DOUBT THEY'LL GIVE ME A LOANER CAR FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS OR HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES TO GET THE PART IN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE I REFUSE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-40 IN EASTERN ARKANSAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE SPEED. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WAS IDLING BUT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND IT RESTARTED AND RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE WAY. ON JUNE 18TH, 2013, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN LITTLE ROCK ON I-30 IN THE LEFT LANE. I COASTED TO AN EXIT AND TOOK IT. THE CAR AGAIN RESTARTED, BUT THIS TIME WITHIN 30 SECONDS IT WENT TO IDLE AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ODOMETER READ 60,480 AT THIS TIME. ON JUNE 19TH, 2013, I TOOK THE CAR TO LANDERS FORD IN BENTON ARKANSAS WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS NEEDING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE PART WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS TO COME IN. AS IS, I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR OUT OF TOWN FOR FEAR OF IT BREAKING DOWN COMPLETELY. THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND WE BOTH HAVE ELDERLY PARENTS WHO WE NEED TO GO SEE ABOUT. WE WILL HAVE TO RENT A CAR TO DO THIS NOW. *TR

THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, I PUSHED THE GAS AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE WRENCH ALERT SIGNAL WAS ON AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK CLOSED. *TR

I CAME TO A STOP AT THE TOP OF MY STREET AND ACCELERATED OUT TO MAKE A TURN ONTO THE MAIN ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAS LUCKY THE CAR BEHIND DID NOT HIT ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES INCLUDING ON AN EXPRESSWAY WHERE I HAD TO PULL OFF AND GET IT TOWED. *TR

THE VEHICLE EITHER STALLED OR WENT INTO SAFE OR LIMP HOME MODE WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAPPENED DURING A BUSY TRAFFIC TIME CAUSING OTHER VEHICLES TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK HOME FOR ME. IT WAS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. P2112 WAS THE CODE THAT WAS READ WHEN WE HAD IT LOOKED AT. APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ON. CAR CONTINUED TO COAST AND BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME AND I HAD TIME TO FIND A LOCATION TO PULL OVER. PULLED OVER AND ENGINE BEGAN TO BUCK AND SPUTTER. TURNED OFF IGNITION. WAITED ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND STARTED ENGINE. WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE. PUT CAR IN GEAR AND EVERYTHING APPEARED FINE. COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AND GOT TO DESTINATION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO AND A HALF WEEKS. FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 5/31/13. AFTER FIRST INCIDENT I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED ABOUT OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND ORDERED A NEW PART. DEALER TOOK THE ORDER AND DENIED KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT ORDERED THE PART FOR ME. THE PART STILL HAS NOT COME IN. AFTER REPEATED PHONE CALLS I WAS TOLD THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND MIGHT STILL TAKE A FEW WEEKS TO GET IN. *TR

VEHICLE (2010 FORD ESCAPE) TRAVELING AT APPX. 20MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED BUCKING, LOST SOME BUT NOT ALL POWER. PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF FREEWAY, SHUT OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED 30 SECONDS LATER. RESTART WAS DIFFICULT BUT SUCCESSFUL. SUCCESSFULLY DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. CANNOT REPAIR UNTIL PART ARRIVES IN APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. VERY SIMILAR BEHAVIOR FROM CAR IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS LAST WEEK - BOTH HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY UPON START UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SHUT ENGINE OFF EACH TIME AND RESTARTED. RESTART WAS DIFFICULT BUT NOT SUCCESSFUL. SIMILAR INCIDENT 9 MONTHS AGO (SEPT. 2012). VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPX. 65MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN IT NOTICEABLY JUMPED, IMMEDIATELY LOST MOST BUT NOT ALL POWER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT REPEAT NOR VERIFY CONCERN IN 4 DAYS / 150 MILES OF TESTING. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING SIMILAR ISSUES ON THIS AND OTHER MODEL YEAR FORD ESCAPES. MY EXPERIENCE SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 55-60MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. HIT THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN CAR OFF. POWER, LIGHTS, & A/C WERE STILL WORKING, BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WRENCH/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN STARTING THE CAR BACK UP IT STALLED FOR A MINUTE AND THEN CAME ON. THE ISSUE RECURRED A MINUTE LATER AND THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED JERKING BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER I STARTED IT THE SECOND TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO AN AUTO SHOP WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. THE AUTO SHOP STILL HAS MY CAR AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED IT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. NOTICE SUDDEN DROP IN POWER AND VEHICLE STARTS COASTING! PRESSING ACCELERATOR ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING. "MONKEY ICON" ICON APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS RIDING MY BUMPER AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND COAST TO THE NEXT EXIT. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AS NORMAL, THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING. *TR

EXPERIENCED REPEATED STALLING OF ENGINE WHILE GOING 40+ MILES PER HOUR. ENGINE WOULD RUN FOR APPROX. ONE BLOCK THEN STALL. VEHICLE WENT TO LIMP MODE. *TR

MY VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED WITH PROBLEM CODE P2111. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE PUT IN WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS TO STOP THE ENGINE, THEN RESTART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500. *TR

WE OWN A 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED, PURCHASED NEW JUNE 2010. THROTTLE CONTROL WENT OUT FIRST TIME IN MAY 2013. CALLED DEALER, THEY SAID JUST WATER IN GAS. SECOND TIME APPROX. 2 WEEKS LATER, HAPPENED AGAIN, TOOK TO DEALER WHERE IT HAS REMAINED FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW. WE WORK AND WE NEED OUR CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, HAVE BEEN TOLD PART IS BACK-ORDERED OVER 16,000. CONSUMERS NEED RELIEF FROM THIS. *TR

PURCHASED MAY 30, 2012....LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, I WAS DRIVING ONTO A RAMP AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAR JUST STOPPED BUT I COULD STEER SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER. A STATE POLICEMAN CAME BY AND I SAID I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY MECHANIC. APPARENTLY, THE COMPUTER HAD SHUT DOWN AND THE ISSUE MAY HAVE BEEN THAT THE KEY I WAS USING WAS NOT PROGRAMMED?. I FOLLOWED STEPS TO PROGRAM KEYS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR MONTHS UNTIL THIS PAST APRIL, 2013. DRIVING ALONG ON A MAIN ROAD, THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. COULD STEER IT BUT COULD NOT REPAIR SAME WAY AS BEFORE. I KNOW COMPUTERS AND SAY THAT WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, DISCONNECT IT. SO WE DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND WERE ABLE TO START CAR AND GET HOME BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN ARRIVING AT MY HOUSE. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT BACK IN FEBRUARY. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE DID NOT KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT IS REQUIRED AND TAKE CARE OF THE CAR. I ALSO KEEP A LOG. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE, YESTERDAY AND TODAY, JUNE 17, 2013. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED AND WAS TWO YEARS OLD. THE PREVIOUS DRIVER DID NOT HAVE IT FOR VERY LONG BEFORE TURNING IT IN. I ASKED FOR THE CAR FACTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO REPAIRS DONE. NOT EVEN SURE IF THEY WERE THE ACTUAL CAR FACTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE ENGINE WAS THEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, AS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF, YOU CAN'T GIVE IT ANY GAS. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, WHERE I AM AT, WHETHER IT BE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, OR A CENTER TURNING LANE. I THEN HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN IT OFF, WAIT ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND START IT BACK UP. MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I REACH MY DESTINATION. IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WE HAVE TRIED TO ORDER BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY (FORD DEALERSHIP) ARE NOT SURE WHEN THEY WILL GET ONE IN. THIS MUST BE A HUGE PROBLEM IN THE U.S. BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE "A BUNCH". *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND THEN THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. WHILE THE POWER REMAINED ON, THE CAR DRIFTED TO A STOP. AFTER GETTING THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. A WEEK LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND I WAS THEN TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS PART WAS ON A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER AND MY CAR WAS NOT BE FIXED UNTIL AT LEAST A WEEK LATER. TODAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, MY SISTER OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE AND HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT A WEEK AGO. BOTH CARS HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

THE AUTO "JUMPED" THEN DECELERATED IMMEDIATELY. I HAD TO MOVE FROM MIDDLE LANE TO RIGHT THEN OFF THE ROAD WITH ONLY COASTING-NO FUEL POWER AT ALL. *TR

WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN AND ALMOST STALLED OUT (THIS OCCURRED TWICE). IT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND SPEEDING UP ON THE FREEWAY WHERE IT SLOWED DOWN TO WHERE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. IT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET IN THE CITY AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT TRIED TO HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DID A RPM SURGE AND WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THROTTLE CONTROL (WENT INTO LIMP MODE). I HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY WITHOUT POWER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT STARTED AND RAN OK. THEN ON 10 JUNE, THE SAME ISSUES OCCURRED AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT IN LITTLE TRAFFIC. AGAIN ON 14 JUNE IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN DRIVING 10 MILES AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND IN AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE THIRD TIME AN OBD II DTC WAS ISSUED. UPON ARRIVAL HOME I SCANNED THE CODE AND IT WAS P2112 THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 55-60 MPH, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SHAKE/JUMP AND THE THE CARE LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, I COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN DID IT AGAIN. IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES GETTING IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT 12-15 MILES AWAY. DEALERSHIP HAS REPORTED IT IS THE THROTTLE BOX AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER OF 1 TO 3 WEEKS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE MY 2010 ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON, THE GAS PEDAL WAS NON-RESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE IDLED EXTREMELY ROUGH AT A LOW RPM. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. UNSURE WHAT TO DO I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND SAW THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT MEANT POWERTRAIN FAILURE AND IT ADVISED TO CONTACT DEALER. I HAD SHUT THE CAR OFF, BUT DECIDED TO TRY AND MOVE IT FARTHER OFF THE ROAD SO I STARTED IT AGAIN. THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO GET CLOSER TO HOME AND DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL RIGHT OFF THE ROAD. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIME DURING A 20 MILE TRIP. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT TONIGHT AND THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. BY THE SOUND OF IT THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I HOPE FORD STEPS UP AND TAKES CARE OF THIS HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND HER VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND INTO A PARKING LOT, WHERE SHE HAD HER CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. DEALER TOLD HER THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH AND MY ESCAPE ALL OF SUDDEN LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE STAYED RUNNING BUT IT WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH MY FLASHERS ON AND STOP. HAD THE TRAFFIC BEEN IN RUSH HOUR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, BUT THE ENGINE STAYED RUNNING AND THE "WRENCH WARNING LIGHT" APPEARED ON THE DASH. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IN UP AGAIN. EVERYTHING THEN RAN FINE. I TOOK THE ESCAPE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER FAILURE DID OCCUR IN THE THROTTLE BODY AIR INTAKE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD ANOTHER ESCAPE THAT WAS NEEDING TO BE WORKED ON WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER AND IT WOULD BE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE MINE WOULD BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 2 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE 1.5 WEEKS BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE 6 CYC WITH 4 WD. THIS WAS A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASED IN EARLY 2010 AS IT HAD 4.7 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND I PUT MOST OF THOSE MILES ON IT DURING THE TEST DRIVE. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED RECENTLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS AS IF THERE WAS NO GAS PEDAL IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL. NO SHUDDERING, OR CHUGGING AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AT ALL BEFORE IT OCCURRED. IT WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE MY WAY ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE NEVER SHUT OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED, AND THEN RESTARTED AND IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS BAD WHICH THEY REPLACED. I QUESTIONED AS TO HOW A BATTERY COULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AS I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE VEHICLE MECHANICS AND MY RESEARCH SHOWED THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND I WAS ASSURED THAT BATTERY WAS MOST CERTAINLY THE ISSUE DUE TO THE COMPLEX NATURE OF VEHICLES TODAY AND THEIR ON BOARD COMPUTERS. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED MY WIFE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND HAD JUST ENTERED THE INTERSTATE WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED WHERE AN ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST CAUSED BY HER EFFORTS TO EXIT THE ROAD. AGAIN NO WARNING. WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED IT WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. TODAY, IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE

VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING TURNS. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES AND THEN DIES WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WILL INSTANTLY RESTART AFTER PLACING IT IN PARK. AFTER FIRST INCIDENT VEHICLE HAS CONSTANTLY GOTTEN WORSE. DEALER STATED THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND ORDERED NEW PART WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE IT IS SUBJECT TO DIE AT ANYTIME. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE TWO MORE TIMES IN A 40 MILE TRIP. VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY BOTH AT SURFACE STREET SPEED AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. AGAIN ON 6/12, ACCELERATED FROM A STOP LIGHT, WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AND STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TURNED CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE BEFORE IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, STALLING, AND THE THROTTLE/POWER TRAIN INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE ON THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART. THE CARE DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MORE MILES AND THEN THE ISSUE RECURRED. I IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED). DURING THAT TRIP, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY/FAILED THROTTLE BODY BUT THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER INDEFINITELY WITH NO WORD FROM FORD AS TO WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT STATE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 60 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE WARNING INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN CAME ON. I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE LIGHT WENT OFF, AND I PROCEEDED TO WORK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING TO MY DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY PART AND IS ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER" AND WILL BE AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN GET THE PART IN. ON THE SAME DAY, ON THE DRIVE FROM HOME FROM WORK, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, BUT THIS TIME AT ABOUT 35 MPH IN TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS RIGHT ON MY BUMPER AT THE TIME. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT JUST SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. *TR

AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE LOST POWER, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED LURCHING FORWARD AND WE HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO MAKE IT STOP. WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR IT WOULD DRIVE FINE FOR A FEW MILES THEN LOSE POWER AGAIN AND AGAIN BEGIN TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES BEFORE WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL FORD AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY I SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED AND NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER WHILE SEMI TRUCKS AND CARS BLEW PAST ME. AS I WAS TRYING TO CONTACT ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE. I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED NO STORED CODES IN THE COMPUTER. YESTERDAY ON 06/11/2013 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD TO GET ON THE SHOULDER WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR. BOTH TIMES I WAS SO GRATEFUL MY 19 MONTH WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME WHICH IS UNUSUAL. I PLAN ON TAKING IT AGAIN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT I'M ANTICIPATING THE SAME RESPONSE. *TR

1ST TIME: AT TRAFFIC LIGHT MAKING A LEFT. LIGHT CHANGED, HIT THE GAS, CAR WENT FORWARDS THEN LOST POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING WORKED HAD TO COAST THROUGH THE LIGHT TO THE SHOULDER, IDLING ROUGH. WRENCH SYMBOL ON DASH WAS LIT. TURNED CAR OFF, CHECKED MANUAL, WRENCH SYMBOL NOT IN MANUAL. TURNED CAR BACK ON AND RAN FINE. 2ND TIME, 300 MILES LATER. DRIVING WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER, DROPPED TO IDLE WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES AND STEERING WORKED. COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, WRENCH SYMBOL WAS LIT ON THE DASH. IDLING ROUGH. RAN A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT AND IT SHOWED: URGENT POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION / REDUCED POWER TURNED OFF CAR, LET SIT FOR A MINUTE, RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERS, STATES ITS THE THROTTLE BODY, ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO IDEA ON AVAILABILITY. *TR

CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. FORD DEALER SAID IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. WILL TAKE 4 TO 5 WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STALLED, YELLOW WARNING LIGHT SHOWED FAULT WITH POWERTRAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER ON 6/10/2013 STILL WAITING FOR THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THREE DAYS. *TR

THIS FIRST STARTED SEVERAL WEEKS ONE DAY AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN IT WOULD NOT GO. I PULLED OVER BARELY MISSING BEING HIT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD START UP AND I COULD GO. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE NEXT TIME I WAS LOW ON GAS. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. I KEPT THINKING I HAD BAD GAS. THEN LAST SATURDAY I WAS OUT SHOPPING AND IT HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I WAS SO SCARED BY THE TIME I WENT HOME I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I WAS ALMOST HIT. EVEN THE MORNING I TOOK IT INTO THE CAR DEALER IT DIED FOUR TIMES ON THE WAY. MY CAR ACTED JUST LIKE THE SITUATIONS IN YOUR ARTICLE. NOW THE DEALERSHIP AT FORD IS MAKING ME RENT A CAR. I CAN'T DRIVE MINE. FORD IS SAYING THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A WEEK OR A MONTH BEFORE THEY GET THESE PARTS IN. THEY CAN'T FIX MY CAR BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A BIG BACK ORDER FOR THIS PART. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET THESE MOTELS RECALLED AND GET THEM FIXED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY ESCAPE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START TO SHUTTER. THE RPM WILL GO DOWN TO 1 AND THEN FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 1 AND 2. THE GAS PEDDLE WILL NOT RESPOND. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SMALL WRENCH LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASH. I HAVE TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. SOMETIMES IT WOULD CRANK BACK UP WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS. BUT OTHER TIMES THE CAR WILL ONLY TRAVEL A FEW YARDS BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH A LIGHT ON. FINALLY IT HAPPENED ONE DAY WHEN I WAS CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID MY THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY. THEY CHARGED ME $406 TO "CLEAN" IT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT WHILE IN PARK IT STARTED DOING THE SHUTTER THING AGAIN. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT BACK AND WITHOUT A LIGHT ON THE DASH THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. IT DID THIS 4 MORE TIMES UNTIL MY FIANCE' AND I WERE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 AND IT DID IT AND JERKED SO BADLY WE ALMOST WRECKED. HIS FATHER HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER TO HOOK UP TO CARS AND THE CODES CAME BACK AS THE THROTTLE BODY DOOR WAS JAMMED OPEN AND THE OTHER CODE SAID IT WAS JAMMED OPEN AT THE SAME TIME? WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A TON OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT TO CLEAN IT AGAIN. WE SAID NO BECAUSE THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM LAST TIME. INSTEAD WE WANTED TO BUY A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER SAID IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE EVER

IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE ZERO THROTTLE BODIES FOR THIS CAR FOR 4 TO 6 MONTHS MAYBE LONGER. AND IN RESEARCHING THIS THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. JUST KEEP MAKING YOUR PAYMENTS ON THE CAR AND RENT YOU ANOTHER SO YOU CAN GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK TO PAY FOR IT. EVEN THO I HAVE WARRANTY COVERAGE STILL CANNOT GET A LOANER CAR TILL THEY CAN GET THE PARTS TO FIX THIS THING. *TR