2009 Ford Escape transmission problems

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact was towing the vehicle with his 2009 fleetwood bounder 35 ft. Triton v10 engine with a ford chassis. While driving 55 MPH the transmission in his ford escaped caught fire. He stated that he followed the instructions in the users manual which indicated to place the vehicle in neutral, the key in the ACC position and turn the vehicle on for five minutes before he began towing a vehicle. The tow bar was installed on the vehicle and the rv.

After a recall that reprogrammed the powertrain control module my 2009 ford escape began to experience acceleration with out the gas pedal being pressed. The first incident occurred on august 15th. The vehicle was brought in for service on august 20th. No issues or repairable items were found. The car continues to accelerate without the gas pedal being pressed. The vehicle will be brought back in for service. The vehicle did not experience this problem prior to the reprogramming.