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Ford Escape Fuel System, Gasoline Safety Report | Feb 08, 2012
Reported on Feb 08, 2012
| ENGINE WILL START HEAD DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL THE SUDDEN WILL LOSE PICK UP ,PUSH ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS THEN ALL THE SUDDEN IT WILL SPEED UP ,INCLUDING THIS ONE THAT I HAVE ESTIMATED THE DATE AND MILEAGE FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY.....THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 02SEP12 MILEAGE WAS 39619 IT DID THE SAME THING BUT LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED(90$) TO REPAIR ,FORD FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY UNABLE TO MAINTAIN IDLE COST ME ALMOST 400$ TO REPAIR ,THAT LEADS US UP TO TODAY WHERE I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT CUT OUT AND HAD TO COST OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MIN THE TRUCK PICKED UP AND RAN FINE TILL I GOT HOME AND CALLED FORD AND ASKED THEM WHAT I NEED TO DO CAUSE ITS DOING THE SAME THING IT HAD THE PREVIOUS TIMES.WAS INSTRUCTED TO GET IT TO A SERVICE DEPT TO HAVE IT CHECKED,ON THE WAY TO FORD DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION AND THANKFULLY THE OTHER DRIVER WAS PAYING ATTENTION HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THEIR COULD HAVE DEF BEEN A FATAL INJURY IF NOT BUT AS I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE 04JUN13 58053 MILES. *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: | RALEIGH NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU0D7XBK |
| Mileage: | 26000 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 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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