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Ford Escape Engine Safety Report | Apr 17, 2013
Reported on Apr 17, 2013
| IN APRIL, WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND ENGAGED INTO DRIVE, IT SEEMED TO GET A SURGE OF POWER, ACCELERATING AT A FASTER SPEED THAN NORMAL. ON 6/16/2013, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO THE STORE. DURING THE TRIP, IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS LAGGING, AS IF I WAS DRIVING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. I VERIFIED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE (NOT THE S' MANUAL SHIFT POSITION). ON THE WAY HOME (APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LATER), WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, STALLING THE VEHICLE. I WAS GOING DOWNHILL, SO I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START. THE VEHICLE USUALLY STARTS IMMEDIATELY WITH THE PUSH BUTTON START, BUT THIS TIME IT DID NOT, I HAD TO HOLD THE PUSH BUTTON DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED. WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER THIS, IT AGAIN FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS LAGGING, OR AS IF THE BRAKE WAS ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Escape |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2013 |
| 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: | SPARKS NV |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU9J9XDU |
| Mileage: | 3100 miles. |
| Speed: | 5 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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