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Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | July 08, 2013
Reported on July 08, 2013
| 2009 FORD ESCAPE HAS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT WITH ITS THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT. WHILE DRIVING DURING NORMAL OPERATION, THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT WARNING. A YELLOW WRENCH APPEARS IN THE CONSOLE INDICATING A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WILL REDUCE TO IDLE SPEED, THE FOOT ACCELERATOR IS INOPERABLE DURING THIS INCIDENT. WHEN IN THE IDLE MODE, THE VEHICLE SPEED IS REDUCED TO ABOUT 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF, THEN RESTARTED.IN ORDER TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON CONSECUTIVE DAYS. A WEEK LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TODAY, IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES, ONCE ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THEREFORE THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON BACK-ORDER. I ORDERED MY PART (EXPRESS) THRU THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND TOP DATE THE PART HAS NOT ARRIVED. FORD IS UNABLE TO GIVE N ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE OF THE REPLACEMENT PART. *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: | LITHIA FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU03G29K |
| Mileage: | 132000 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 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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