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Ford Escape Engine Safety Report | Oct 10, 2013
Reported on Oct 10, 2013
| AT 65 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND MY VEHICLE STARTED COASTING. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE VIBRATED ROUGHLY WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE THROTTLE BODY STOPPED WORKING AND CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES ON THIS SAME DAY. ONCE AT 10 MPH, ONCE AT 45 MPH, AND ONCE AT 55 MPH. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RE-ENGAGE AND I COULD CONTINUE ON MY WAY. *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: | KANSAS CITY MO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU9DG6BK |
| Mileage: | 43741 miles. |
| Speed: | 65 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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