WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55MPH THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR 5 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER RETURNED ENOUGH TO GET ME TO A FORD DEALER. *TR
2006
POWER TRAIN
PUT MY CAR INTO PARK AND MY KEY REFUSED TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK/DRIVE TO SEE IF THE IGNITION WILL UNLOCK, BUT IT IS NOT COMMUNICATING THAT IT IS IN PARK (STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK, I ALSO CAN'T TURN THE KEY BACKWARDS AND PUT INTO AUXILIARY MODE. IT WOULDN'T BE A BAD THING IF I DIDN'T LIVE IN THE CITY. BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE STUPID DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH IS BUSTED TOO WHICH IS A SECURITY ISSUE ALONG WITH A SAFETY ISSUE. CAN'T A CONSUMER RELY ON A CAR MANUFACTURE TO ISSUE PARTS THAT DON'T BREAK OR MALFUNCTION... I SEE ONLINE THAT LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE... AS THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE? MAYBE ITS TIME TO BUY A CHEVY. *TR