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Ford Escape Power Train Safety Report | Aug 12, 2013
Reported on Aug 12, 2013
| ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE ACCELERATING THE THROTTLE GAVE OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER TO MOVE FORWARD, EXCEPT WHAT WAS LEFT FROM THE ORIGINAL SPEED. ON ONE OF THESES OCCASIONS, I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THE DC AREA WHEN THE THROTTLE GAVE OUT. I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND PULLED OVER. THANKFULLY THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD ENOUGH ROOM NOT TO CRASH INTO ME. I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR. ONCE RESTARTED, IT SEEMED TO STALL A BIT AND THEN DROVE NORMALLY UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN 4 INCIDENTS WITHIN 5 DAYS, ALL SEEMING TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM. THE WRENCH FLASHES ONCE THE THROTTLE GOES OUT, BUT THEN DOESN'T APPEAR ONCE THE CAR IS BACK ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL. FORD HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS, SAYING THIS FALLS OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY AND I MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. THEY ALSO WONT SEE ME FOR A WEEK, WHEN THIS MERITS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2013, AFTER THIS PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF EXISTING OWNERS. HAD I KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS SO UNSAFE. *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: | ELLICOTT CITY MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU9EG4BK |
| Mileage: | 41100 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 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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