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Ford Escape Engine Safety Report | July 22, 2013
Reported on July 22, 2013
| STARTED IGNITION AND AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAYED MESSAGE - ENGINE FAULT SERVICE ENGINE NOW. PULLED OUT OF HOME DRIVEWAY AND WHEN ACCELERATED ON THE GAS, VEHICLE JERKED SEVERELY. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED, THE SAME MESSAGE AND JERKING OCCURS. LATER THAT DAY I STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND HAD NO JERKING UPON ACCELERATING. THIS ENGINE AT FAULT IS A SERIOUS CONCERN IF THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE VEHICLE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE TO A DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE SITUATION, HOWEVER THE MESSAGE DID NOT APPEAR ON DISPLAY. THEIR CONCLUSION WAS IF THE ENGINE FAULT MESSAGE WAS NOT ON DISPLAY, THEN THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FINE. *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: | ROSWELL NM |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU0H95DU |
| Mileage: | 22000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 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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