Service Engine Light On Problems of Ford Escape Hybrid

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving approximately 70 mph, the service engine sensor light illuminated and the speed suddenly reduced. The vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. After stopping the vehicle and restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000.

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On wed, Jun 3, 2015 - I was driving, engine cut out and would not let me go over 35-40, wrench light came on, I pulled over, stopped, turned ignition off, waited a minute, turned back on, wrench light stayed out. On fri, Jun 5, 2015 - I called the local Ford dealer for an appointment, got one for mon, June 8, 2015. As I started driving, the same thing happened except after I started the car and began driving again the wrench light came on and the service engine light came on. I had the car towed to the dealer. Mon, Jun 8, 2015 - was called and informed the throttle body needed to be replaced, and that it is not covered under the consumer satisfaction program 13n03. Was told it only applies to gas models not hybrids. I will be contacting Ford to file a formal complaint.

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Since the first time I experienced a braking failure incident I have done a lot of research&visits to mechanics to retrieve codes thrown from the car off diagnostic machines. Replacing the hcu carries a premium price tag of $5k-7k. Prior to the first accident,there is no obvious way that I could have damaged the hcu with my very normal driving habits (I. E. No history of towing, no long downhill braking)&the hcu is not a component susceptible to wear to the point of early failure. I believe that the Escape Hybrids braking system is defective by design (hence the TSB)&fault lies with Ford. I consider this brake failure very serious&a problem that Ford had never bothered to notify me about or recall. My attempts to get Ford's attention on this matter have been fruitless. To summarize NHTSA is not concerned b/c nobody has gotten killed by these defective brakes. Ford claims no responsibility for this very serious&significantly dangerous design flaw. After several episodes of brake failure I found TSB 05-8-5 (8/5/05 NHTSA id#10017553:escape hybrid vehicles exhibit the yellow abs&red e- brake warning lamps illuminating after the engine is started,&an increase in brake pedal effort)Ford claims no responsibility to deal w/the problem. Its not safe to drive w/o the repair,it had no value being broken,&I did not have the conscience to sell the vehicle w/a dangerous problem. Fords failure to proactively address this safety issue is rather appalling. Ford abandoned me w/a$7,000 bill to repair a problem that is solely related to their poor design. First accident description:abs warning light&service engine light illuminated on cluster. "service brake system"&"regenerative braking disabled" illuminated on message board. On the highway in rush hour traffic,upon extreme braking, brakes failed to stop the vehicle in time to avoid a rear-end collision with the vehicle stopped in front of me.

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