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Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Aug 19, 2013
Reported on Aug 19, 2013
| I WAS DRIVING 78MPH ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE SURROUNDED BY TRAFFIC AT THE SAME SPEED. SUDDENLY THE WRENCH ICON FLASHED ON AND MY CAR WENT FROM 78 TO 5MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. I FLIPPED MY FLASHERS ON AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. I KILLED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED, MADE IT TO MY EXIT WHERE IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. THE NEXT DAY THE BATTERY WAS DEAD SO WE REPLACED AND TOOK TO A GARAGE TO HAVE EVERYTHING CHECKED. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I DROVE IT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK FOR 4 DAYS WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS TIME IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR CAUSING TRAFFIC ISSUES AND CONGESTION. WE ONCE AGAIN TOOK IT IN TODAY, 8/26/2013, THEY CHANGED THE AIR FILTER AND AGAIN SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. DROVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES WHEN IT STARTED IN AGAIN! THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WHICH WE FOUND OUT IS POWERTRAIN AGAIN CAME ON. THE ENGINE NEVER DIES, IN FACT IT SEEMS TO REV AT TIMES BUT THE GAS PEDDLE HAS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOT ONLY FOR MY OWN SAFETY BUT FOR ALL THOSE AROUND ME. FORD IS NOT CURRENTLY SHOWING A RECALL FOR OUR VIN # BUT FROM MY RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *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: | CLAREMORE OK |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU0EG3AK |
| Mileage: | 80000 miles. |
| Speed: | 78 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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