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Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | July 20, 2013
Reported on July 20, 2013
| ON JULY 20, 2013 GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKS AND SLOWS DOWN AND THE WRENCH (THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN) LIGHT COMES ON. WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IT JUST CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. I COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT STARTS JERKING. I PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. IT TOOK 2 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED, BUT ONCE IT STARTED IT RAN LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON JULY 26, 2013 SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPENED AGAIN ON AUG. 1, 2013 DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN I GAVE IT GAS TO GO AND IT MESSED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND I LUCKILY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON (TOOK 2 TRIES) AND DROVE IT HOME. NEXT MORNING I HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED ME ABOUT 4 HRS LATER STATING THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST JUST SHY OF $600! I WAS ALSO TOLD THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND IT MAY BE A WEEK BEFORE THEY GET IT. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. THIS IS DANGEROUS! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE! *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: | FRANKLIN TN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 55000 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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