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Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Feb 26, 2013
Reported on Feb 26, 2013
| DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH, CAR STALLED AND WRENCH-SHAPED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. BY DESCRIPTIONS I'VE READ, CAR WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD... NO ACCELERATION CAPABILITY, TIGHT STEERING, RPM BOUNCING BETWEEN 500-900. SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED, RAN FINE FOR NEXT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVE WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM IDLE AND 10-60 MPH. FRIEND NOTIFIED ME OF THE BELOW OPEN INVESTIGATION THAT FITS WHAT HAPPENED. INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: FEB 21, 2013 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: OPEN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE. *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: | GOOSE CREEK SC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 43000 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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