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Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | May 30, 2013
Reported on May 30, 2013
| WE HAD SEEN SOME ISSUES WITH POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, BUT WAS MINOR UNTIL MAY 30TH, 2013. WE WERE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN AND DIDN'T ACCELERATE. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. WE HAD JUST FILLED UP AND ORIGINALLY BELIEVED IT WAS BAD GAS. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES AS WE GOT HOME (ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND LITTLE WRENCH ICON SHOWS UP ON BOTTOM LEFT OF DASH WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS). IT DID THIS ABOUT 5 MORE TIMES ON OUR DRIVE HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHICH INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I THEN GOOGLED: THROTTLE 2009. THE FIRST THING THAT APPEARED WAS THE FORD ESCAPE AND THE ARTICLES DESCRIBED WHAT I WAS DEALING WITH TOO. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL TODAY, FORD IS RELEASING A (NEW ENGINEERED DESIGNED) THROTTLE BODY THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE JUNE 6TH AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR SO THAT I DON'T GET ANOTHER BAD PART. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT THEY ARE BASICALLY ADMITTING TO PRODUCING A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT I HAVE TO PAY $400 TO FIX MY CAR...WHILE WAITING A WEEK FOR THE NEW PART TO COME IN. *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: | GLADSTONE MO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 74000 miles. |
| Speed: | 15 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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