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Ford Escape Fuel/propulsion System Safety Report | Sept 01, 2013
Reported on Sept 01, 2013
| TRAVELING IN A HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATES AND ENGINE SLOWS TO ABOUT 800 RPM. THE CAR ENGINE DOES NOT SHUT OFF BUT PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT ON ENGINE SPEED AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. PUTTING IT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL HAS NO EFFECT EITHER. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF USING IGNITION SWITCH AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE THROTTLE OPERATED NORMALLY. FROM THE FIRST TIME THE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED IT HAS REPEATED ITSELF EVERY FEW DAYS WITH REPEATS GETTING MORE OFTEN. I WAS OUT OF STATE WHEN IT OCCURRED SO HAD TO RETURN HOME TO GET CAR REPAIRED. WAITING ON APPOINTMENT NOW. *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: | BATON ROUGE LA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU0EG7BK |
| Mileage: | 51400 miles. |
| Speed: | 75 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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