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Ford Escape Power Train Safety Report | Oct 21, 2013
Reported on Oct 21, 2013
| I WAS ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LOSE SPEED, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE--EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE LOWER LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY CROSS OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PULL TO A SIDE STREET, AT WHICH TIME, MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. A SEARCH OF MY OWNER'S MANUAL REVEALED THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT INDICATED A POWERTRAIN OR THROTTLE FAILURE. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE CAR TOWED IN FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BURNED OUT THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY VAPOR LOCK CAP. A DAY LATER, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FAULTY VAPOR LOCK COMPONENT AT A COST OF OVER $700. NEITHER PART WAS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. INTERESTINGLY, I WENT BACK THROUGH MY SERVICE RECORDS AND NOTED THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2012, I STATED TO A LOCAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE THROUGH TURNS. THE SERVICE TECH COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SO NOTHING WAS DONE ASIDE FROM CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY AND FUEL SYSTEM. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL HITCHES OR LAG TIMES IN ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, BE AWARE THAT THESE ARE HALLMARKS OF A FAILING THROTTLE BODY AND IT MAY BE TIME TO TAKE YOUR VEHICLE IN AND HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM EXAMINED. IT'S TIME TO ISSUE A RECALL, FORD. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Escape |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2010 |
| 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: | WAKE FOREST NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 38000 miles. |
| Speed: | 50 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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