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Ford Escape Engine Safety Report | Mar 16, 2013
Reported on Mar 16, 2013
| ON MARCH 16, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PUSHED THE GAS PETAL BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. EXAMINED UNDER HOOD AND EVERYTHING APPEARED OK. VEHICLE STARTED OK AND SOUNDED OK SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS JERKING WORSE AND LOST POWER. I PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. RESTARTED OKAY AND DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WHEN MY TRUCK STALLED. I HAD MY 83 AND 81 YEAR OLD PARENTS WITH ME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MY HOME TOWN AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY FAULTY. REPAIRS WERE MADE, I PAID FOR THEM, AND LEFT DEALERSHIP. LOSING POWER AND VEHICLE DYING ON THE ROAD CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Escape |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2010 |
| 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: | HOPE MILLS NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU0C79AK |
| Mileage: | 36693 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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