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Ford Escape Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Aug 12, 2013
Reported on Aug 12, 2013
| FROM A DEAD STOP AT A LIGHT, PRESSED ON GAS PEDDLE AND ENGINE DIDN'T DIE, BUT WOULD ONLY CRAWL ALONG AT 1 OR 2 MPH. MADE IT TO A GAS STATION, THEN TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED, AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. THIS HOWEVER HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE REP SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY. (UPON RESEARCHING, IT APPEARS FORD HAS PUT DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY PARTS IN SEVERAL MODEL YEAR'S OF THE ESCAPE.) *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Escape |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SPRING TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU0DG3BK |
| Mileage: | 41500 miles. |
| Speed: | 5 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | BIFUEL |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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