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Ford Escape Power Train Safety Report | June 28, 2013
Reported on June 28, 2013
| WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY ON VACATION OUT OF STATE THE FORD ESCAPE SLOWED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. WRENCH LIGHT LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. IT CONTINUED TO RUN SLOWLY AND WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. CAR RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY OVER 100 MILES TO FINAL DESTINATION. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETECTED NO CODES BUT SUGGESTED A FORD DEALER EXAMINE BASED UPON HISTORY. DEALER CONFIRMED COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY FAULTS CAUSED STALL AND REPLACED PART. TOTAL COSTS APPROX $300. NO RECURRENCE OF STALLS ON HIGHWAY. *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: | HICKORY NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU04G09K |
| Mileage: | 58100 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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