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Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Aug 02, 2013
Reported on Aug 02, 2013
| WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, ENGINE CUT OUT BUT REMAINED IDLING WITH NO POWER. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED WHILE IN PARK GEAR POSITION. TRAVELED 1500 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, THEN ENGINE LOST POWER ON 08/12/2013 WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. PULLED TO SIDE OF FREEWAY AND RESTARTED CAR WHILE IN PARK. CAR RAN FINE FOR ANOTHER 1500 MILES, THEN ON 09/06/2013 BEGAN LOSING POWER SEVERAL TIMES WHILE GOING 30 MPH (ODOMETER WAS AT 28,944). LIMPED HOME AND CALLED LINCOLN/FORD DEALERSHIP AND ARRANGED FOR TOW. CAR IS PRESENTLY AT DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR WARRANTY REPAIR; THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ON ORDER. THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE SENT TO ME REGARDING THIS FORD ESCAPE ENGINE FAULT. THE FREEWAY LOSS OF POWER INCIDENT PUT FAMILY IN EXTREME DANGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Escape |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2011 |
| 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: | NAPLES FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU0EG7BK |
| Mileage: | 25944 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | BIFUEL |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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