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Ford Escape Fuel/propulsion System Safety Report | Sept 20, 2013
Reported on Sept 20, 2013
| WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SUV JERKED SLIGHTLY AND THEN JUST DECELERATED, AND I COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. I HAD TO CROSS OVER 3 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE SUV OFF. THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND I HAD NOT APPLIED THE BREAK. I NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAITED A MINUTE AND TURNED THE SUV ON AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY DESTINATION, HOWEVER, DURING THIS TRIP, THE SUV JERKED SLIGHTLY AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS A SLIGHT ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP, AS IT ONLY LASTED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WHERE I REGULARLY TAKE THE CAR FOR MAINTENANCE. THE SERVICEMAN KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING. HE SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WOULD ONLY CHARGE ME $100.00. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, I ACTUALLY PAID $106.00, AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A RECALLED PART. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED ANYTHING, AS FORD WAS WELL AWARE THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAVE BEEN FOR MANY MONTHS NOW. | |
| 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: | BLUE BELL PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU9DG0BK |
| Mileage: | 40200 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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