Ford Escape Complaints

29,499 consumer complaints on file.

#10499526February 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD MY 2002 FORD ESCAPE SINCE JUNE 2002. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY AIRBAGS BEFORE AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. ALL OF A SUDDEN IN EARLY JANUARY 2013, I STARTED TO NOTICE MY CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD ILLUMINATE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD SINCE IT HAD NEVER DONE SO BEFORE AND I HAD NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS SO I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND THOUGHT THE LIGHT WOULD JUST GO OFF. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO ON AND SO I FINALLY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 15, 2003. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT BOTH OF THE PRE-TENSIONER CONNECTORS THAT CLIP TO THE WIRE HARNESS THAT MAKES THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WORK HAD HIGH RESISTANCE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITHOUT A FIX, THE AIRBAG SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKED. THEY CLAIMED THAT OVER TIME WITH THE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WILL HAPPEN AND THE CLIPS WILL NO LONGER CLIP AS THEY SAID. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A MAJOR SAFETY FEATURE OF A VEHICLE SUCH AS AIRBAGS WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING CREATING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY STORY WITH YOU IN CASE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE THAT MIGHT WARRANT A MODEL RECALL IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499579February 21, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION TO TURN LEFT WHEN THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. I PROCEEDED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL SO I COULD GO BUT FOR SOME REASON THE GAS PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL. I KEPT ON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE BOLTED AND WENT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INSTERSECTION WHERE THE LEFT TURNING LIGHT SIGNAL WAS NOW GONE AND NOW FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF INCOMING TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP BOTH DIRECTIONS AND EVENTUALLY AFTER CONTINUOUSLY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR MOVED AND EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE THE INTERSECTION. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED AGAIN A DAY LATER WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP MOVING WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND THEN THE DAY AFTER THAT. THIS IS BECOMING A HAZARD AND A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. I CONTACTED FORD BUT WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SINCE I HAVE CONTACTED FORD BEFORE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I 2010 AND RECEIVED A LETTER 3 YEARS AGO TO TAKE THE CAR TO BE FIXED, I ASSUMED THAT FORD WOULD HAVE FIXED IT AGAIN SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL. I WOULD LIKE THE NTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS GAS PEDAL THAT IS STICKING AND HOPEFULLY FORCE FORD TO RECALL SUCH VEHICLES AS THEY ARE A DEATH TRAP ESPECIALLY FOR AN EXPECTANT MOTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499626February 21, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO TAKE OFF AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WHEN DRIVING, HOWEVER IT WOULD BE FOR ONLY JUST SECONDS. TODAY IT WENT ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND I LIFTED THE PEDAL UP AND MOVED THE MAT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT STUCK UNDERNEATH. AFTER 5 TO 10 MINUTES OF SITTING AT THE STOP SIGN, IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ANOTHER QUARTER OF A MILE AND IT AGAIN LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T PUSH IT DOWN AND THE CAR CAME TO A STANDSTILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY NO CARS WERE COMING. AFTER ANOTHER 5 MINUTES IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN AND THEN WORKED FINE AS I DROVE 20 MILES INTO WORK. UPON LEAVING WORK, THE PEDAL LOCKED UP BRIEFLY APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TIMES AND THE WOULD UNLOCK. THIS TIME I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND IT WAS MUCH MORE HAZARDOUS. TODAY WAS EXTREMELY SCARED BECAUSE THE CAR CAME TO A STANDSTILL WITH NO POWER. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MAJOR INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499360February 20, 2013
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
AS I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT, IN PARK, WITH THE ENGINE ON, WAITING FOR MY OLDER SON, WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE BACK WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES. I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD SHOT OR THROWN SOMETHING AT THE CAR BUT ONCE I GOT OUTSIDE AND LOOKED AT IT I COULD TELL BY THE WAY THE GLASS HAD BLOWN OUTWARD (FOR THE MOST PART) THAT SOMETHING THAT I COULD NOT EXPLAIN MUST HAVE HAPPENED/MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND, AS I WAS A HALF HOUR FROM HOME AND IT WAS RAINING, PRETTY INCONVENIENT. THE EXPLOSION WAS SO FORCEFUL THAT IT DAMAGED BOTH THE REAR WIPER SYSTEM AND THE HYDRAULIC ARM WHICH LIFTS THE REAR WINDOW. I AM GLAD MY DOG WAS NOT TRAVELING IN THE BACK OF THE CAR AS PLENTY OF GLASS ENDED UP IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. ALSO, NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS TO GET FIXED? THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499375February 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
LEFT WORK AND DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD AT 15 MPH AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP/POP. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY SLAMMED DOWN/DROPPED TO THE ROAD; STEERING LOCKED; I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE; SLID A FEW FEET AND STOPPED. THE PASSENGER TIRE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE VEHICLE. THE AXLE WAS HANGING AND THE SUB FRAME WAS VISIBLE. IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD LITERALLY SNAPPED AT A WELD JOINT WITHOUT WARNING. WELD JOINT SNAPPED ON SUBFRAME. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 9YRS W/70K MILES AND MOSTLY GARAGED; A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THIS WOULD HAVE WORSE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, IF NOT FATAL. VEHICLE THEN TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. I REQUESTED TO HAVE A FORD REP REVIEW THE CASE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAD TO CALL FORD. AFTER CALLING, THEY THEN TOLD ME I HAD TO REQUEST THIS THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER. THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THAT FORD WERE NOT INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THE VEHICLE AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND THAT I HAD CALL FORD. I CALLED FORD BACK WHO ESCALATED MY CASE AND AN ACCT MGR CALLED ME BACK WHO EXPLAINED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME. OVER 1100 IN REPAIRS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO A FAULTY FRAME. I ASKED REPEATEDLY THAT THIS PARTICULAR SUBFRAME FAILURE BE INVESTIGATED AS A QUALITY/MFG PROBLEM AND I REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION AND INFORMED THE COMPANY OF SEVERAL OTHER CASES THAT LOG THE SAME ??EXACT?? DESCRIPTION AND FAILURE OF THE SUBFRAME. THE COMPANY TOLD ME "KEEP MY RECEIPT". I STRESSED MY DISSATISFACTION WITH HOW THIS WAS HANDLED, BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. FORD SHOULD AT A MIN. ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN TO HAVE THE SUB FRAME INSPECTED TO ALL OF THE ESCAPE OWNERS, SO FAILURES CAN BE AVOIDED BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. THIS IS FROM A VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER AND WILL CHOOSE NO LONGER TO PURCHASE ANY FORD PRODUCTS, BASED ON THIS EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499404February 20, 2013
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE STEERING SYSTEM WASN'T WORKING, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND, OH. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE AT A COST OF $1500.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499417February 20, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO SECURE THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM VANDALISM BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE FUEL CAP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,787.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499141February 20, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE ISSUES AND CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE RESPONSE ON THE VEHICLE WAS HORRIBLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL HESITATION. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT HAD TO WITH THE NEW 1.6 NO BOOST ENGINE AND THE DELAYED RESPONSE OF THE TURBO. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. ALSO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CLOCK WOULD RESET FOR NOT REASON AND THE PRESET RADIO STATIONS WOULD RANDOMLY GO BLANK. THE DEALER RE-LOADED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE DISPLAY TO FIX THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, A WEEK LATER THE RADIO WENT COMPLETELY DEAD FOR ONE DAY, BUT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. ALSO, THE GAS MILEAGE WAS NO WHERE NEAR WHERE FORD INDICATED IT SHOULD BE ( 23 MPG CITY, 26 MPG COMBO, 33 MPG HIGHWAY).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499438February 20, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,336.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499468February 20, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND LOSS ALL POWER STEERING IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AROUND A CORNER AND IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NOT MADE IT. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THAT THIS IS NOT A RANDOM OCCURRENCE SEVERAL ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE HAD LOSS OF STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499213February 19, 2013
STEERING
WHILE BACKING UP AT A GAS STATION, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND IT JERKED THE WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT. POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING, I DID MANAGE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACKED UP AND WENT INTO NEXT PARKING LOT. WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO, SO I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AND MY POWER STEERING WAS BACK. NOW AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS IT HAS ME SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. THIS PROBLEM HASN'T HAPPEN SINCE 02-14-13 BUT I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IT'S SAD THAT FORD AND THE RECALL DEPARTMENT HASN'T TAKEN THE RIGHT ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY DEATHS MUST HAPPEN BEFORE YOU TO DECIDE TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT A CHEAP FIX FOR THE OWNER OF THESE TRUCKS. AND FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED PLENTY OF TIMES ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUE AND HAVE DECIDED TO IGNORE THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499292February 19, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, IT DID SO AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499312February 19, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY THEN THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498386February 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM JUST GLAD THAT WHEN THE CAR DIED, I WAS JUST PULLING INTO A PARKING GARAGE. ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS GOING THE 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT MINUTES EARLIER. VERY HEAVY BRAKING, MANUAL STEERING. I THINK FORD WANTS SOMEONE TO DIE IN A FEW CRASHES BEFORE THEY WILL COME OUT WITH A RECALL. I HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED COMPUTER AS THEY WERE HEAVILY BACK-ORDERED. THIS INDICATES THAT A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST 32 OR SO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY FOR 3 WEEKS OR CAR RENTALS AND ONLY GOT TO PAY WHAT I DID BECAUSE OF FAMILY TIES TO THE FORD DEALER. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER $2800 DOLLARS IF PARTS AND LABOR WERE CHARGED RETAIL. FORD KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS BY ISSUING TWO TBS, YET THEY PREFERRED TO LET US PAY FOR THEIR ERROR. I FOUND OUT THAT FORD MAY REPAIR IT IF IT HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 8 YEARS OLD. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO BE IN ACCIDENTS BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS RECALLED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498353February 16, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR STALLS WHEN STOPPING INTERMITTENT, WILL RESTART, NO ERROR LITES. TACH FLUCTUATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND IF NO STALL WILL SETTLE AROUND 7000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498377February 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR CAP LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. REPLACED WITH NEW CAP FROM DEALER, 100% FIXED PROBLEM. RETAINED OLD CAP IF INSPECTION NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498384February 16, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOING 40 MPH DOWN THE ROAD, I WENT TO GO TAKE A TURN AND MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY JUST WENT, I ALMOST HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE GUY BEHIND ME TURNING LUCKILY SWERVED AROUND ME. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR THEN TURN IT BACK ON FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE EPS SYSTEM ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING) IS THE ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ESCAPES, BUT YET IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498095February 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
1/25/13 PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY TAKING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ~ AS I APPROACHED STOP SIGN I HAD NO BRAKES. PEDAL TO FLOOR ... THANKFULLY NO CARS WERE COMING ~ YANKED WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND PULLED UP EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. DROPPED CAR OFF AT 5 STAR FORD NRH, TX AND NOW HAVE BEEN QUOTED OVER 4600.00 TO REPLACE HCU ABS MODULE ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES?! THE PART ALONE IS 4100.00 .... ARE YOU SERIOUS?! I AM DISGUSTED THAT I HAVE NOW SEEN AND READ SO MANY INSTANCES OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH EXACT SAME ISSUE AND WITH NO RECALLS OR LIABILITY ON FORD'S BEHALF! THIS SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED AND IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, TO SAY THE VERY LEAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498145February 14, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE DIED AND THE CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE CAR. ONCE BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE LATER. I STARTED THE CAR A SECOND TIME AND THE ENGINE ONCE AGAIN DIED. BY THIS TIME, TRAFFIC WAS BEGINNING TO BACK UP BEHIND ME AND I WAS ENTERING AN AREA WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO ESCAPE TO IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED FOR A TOW. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED, THEY HAD RECENTLY REPLACE A COUPLE OF OTHERS. COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $400. FORD SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I RETAINED THE FAILED PART AND HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498001February 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE HE HAD TO DOWN SHIFT AND ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,000. UPDATED 3/14/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. UPDATED 03/21/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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