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Ford Escape Power Train Safety Report | June 27, 2013
Reported on June 27, 2013
I WAS JUST PULLING AWAY FROM A DRIVE THRU WINDOW WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AS IF IT HAD BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH IT HADN'T BEEN. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE, WITH NO FURTHER LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX 3 WEEKS LATER, ALTHOUGH THIS TIME I WAS GOING APPROX. 20 MPH, HAVING JUST ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, AND THEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED IT. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF, SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO READ THE COMPUTER. THEY FOUND DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2111, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. AFTER A FEW HOURS OF SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT AT WORK, WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AND PER THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE COMPUTER HAD RESET ITSELF. *TR | |
Make: | Ford |
Model: | Escape |
Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
Year: | 2009 |
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: | BUFFALO NY |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU93G89K |
Mileage: | 92653 miles. |
Speed: | 5 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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