ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE OR HARD ACCELERATING FROM A STANDING STOP VEHICLE SHAKES AND STALLS, STAYS IN SECOND GEAR AND HAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, IN WET OR DRY CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES COMPLETELY DYING. ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED WHILE ENTERING EXPRESSWAY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO RUN OFF ROAD, HITTING A SIGN AND DIRT BANK TO AVOID APPROACHING SEMI TRUCK. ENGINE OIL IS DILUTED WITH GAS, HAS BURNING SMELL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE ARE AFRAID OF ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE, BURNING SMELL IS SO BAD. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED SEVERAL FIXES, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES, NOW THERE IS A GRINDING GRUNT WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. *TR