Ford Escape Complaints

29,499 consumer complaints on file.

#10521833June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING THIS MORNING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND I FEEL MY 2010 ESCAPE LOSE POWER NO RESPONSE WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. WRENCH ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. ENGINE NEVER APPEARED TO DIE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS STILL RUNNING JUST WAS NOT RESPONDING. I TURNED OFF THE ESCAPE AND TURNED IT BACK ON WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST BUT RECENTLY GOT A NEW BATTERY WHICH IT HAD FELT LIKE IT FIXED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ESCAPE NO LONGER WAS SLUGGISH WHEN DRIVING OR CHANGING GEARS WITH A JERK LIKE IT HAD IN THE PAST. BATTERY IS ONLY A MONTH OLD AND OIL CHANGE WAS DONE AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY 231 COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON POWER TRAIN FAILURE AND EVERY STORY SOUNDS JUST LIKE MINE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE CAR NO LONGER RESPONDS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE CONSIDER RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521843June 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER OR THROTTLE CONTROL. THE CAR STARTED STUMBLING AND I HAD NO POWER AS I PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR. THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON MY CONTROL PANEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521844June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I LOST ALL ACCELERATION IN MY ESCAPE WHEN I DROVE FORWARD FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE HAD DIED, BUT IT ACTUALLY WAS SURGING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES HOME AT A SPEED OF NO MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE FORD DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE BACK ORDER TIME FOR THIS PART IS UP TO A WEEK, SO I AM FORCED TO RENT A CAR IN THE MEANTIME. I HOPE THIS NOW MASSIVE PROBLEM (I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING) LEADS TO AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. MY SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT, AS I WAS CROSSING A MAJOR HIGHWAY AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521849June 26, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD, THE ENGINE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR AND BEGAN DECELERATING. THE THROTTLE/POWER-TRAIN WARNING LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED. I HAD TO PULL OVER THE THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER TRAFFIC. THE CAR BEGAN JERKING FORWARD AS THOUGH IT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE FOR A MINUTE AND ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY (6/23/2013) I DROVE TO MY CLOSEST FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WAS CURRENTLY BACKORDERED AND THAT THEY HAD 15 OTHER FORD VEHICLES CURRENTLY WAITING FOR INVENTORY TO ARRIVE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $473. THE MECHANIC CLEANED OUT THE CARBON FROM MY THROTTLE BODY AS A TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL THE PART ARRIVED. TWO DAYS LATER (6/25/2013), AS I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART MY VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING TO GET A RENTAL CAR, MY CAR STOPPED RESPONDING AS I WAS CROSSING TRAIN TRACKS (AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE). NOW MY CAR IS CURRENLY SITTING AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND I AM PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $33 A DAY FOR A RENTAL CAR WHILE I WAIT FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE (ESTIMATED TO BE 10-13 DAYS). NHTSA ACTION # DP12006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521868June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT A STOP LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN GOT UP TO ABOUT 10MPH AND THE VEHICLE JUST LOST POWER...STILL AT AN IDLE IN MORNING TRAFFIC ALMOST HIT BY TWO CARS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS IF ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THEN WHY WONT A RECALL BE ISSUED? I AM A SINGLE WORKING PARENT OF THREE AND $600 TO SHELL OUT TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS IS AN ISSUE? HOW WILL I BE COMPENSATED AFTER THE FACT BECAUSE I KNOW SOONER OR LATER FORD WILL HAVE TO STOP PUSHING ALL OF US OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521877June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TURNED TO GO UP SLIGHT HILL IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. CAR SHOOK AND BUCKED. WAS ABLE TO LIMP UP HILL IN SEVERAL MINUTES AND COAST DOWN OTHER SIDE TO REST. DEALER SAYS IT IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. PART IS ON NATIONAL RECALL. DEALER ALSO SAYS PART IS NOT COVERED BY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH POWERTRAIN/THROTTLE IS THE WARNING LIGHT THAT APPEARS ON DASH AND THROTTLE BODY CONTROLS THE POWER TRAIN. DEALER IN TALLAHASSEE, FL ALSO REPORTED AT LEAST 2 OTHER ESCAPES IN SHOP WITH SAME PROBLEM AND AWAITING PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521919June 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PREPARING FOR A STOP LIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN MY VEHICLE SPEED TO STALL AND SHAKE. ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS GONE. AS I BRAKED THE SHAKING BECAME WORSE. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL ON TO A SIDE-ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, WHICH MADE THE SHAKE BECOME WORSE. I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED ONE MINUTE, TURNED IT ON, AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. I ACCELERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FT AND THE EVENT REPEATED ITSELF. THIS CYCLE CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT INTO A MIDAS SHOP APPROXIMATELY 1/8TH OF A MILE FROM THE ONSET OF THE INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPORTED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DAMAGED. THE FORD ESCAPE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY SYMPTOMS OR WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521914June 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
FOR ABOUT A MONTH, MY CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD COME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR. MOST OF THE TIME, I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT FOR THE ELECTRONICS TO TURN OFF THEN START THE CAR AGAIN AND THEY WOULDN'T COME ON AGAIN. THE LIGHTS CAME ON A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE GIVEN OUT. I HAD TO REALLY PUSH DOWN ALL THE WAY TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. I TOOK IT IN BUT SINCE IT WAS RANDOM, THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF AT ALL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN A FEW DAYS LATER. THE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO SAY I NEEDED A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU). THE PRICE WAS $4500. THIS WAS ON TOP OF THE TWO DIAGNOSTIC FEES OF $125 EACH I HAD ALREADY PAID. ALTOGETHER I HAD TO PAY $4750 AND MY FEH HAS 150,700 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521941June 26, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE LOST ALL RPM'S, I COASTED ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF. DURING THIS TIME A WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON MY VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER I RESTARTED IT AND IT WENT APROX 1/2MILE BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, RESTARTED ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. THE FORD SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT WITHOUT US PAYING IN FULL FOR THE REPAIR. THE WRENCH LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON. WE WERE TOLD THE ACTUATOR WAS STUCK OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521952June 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR STALLED AT 35 MPH AND I BECAME STUCK ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING LOW AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE THE CAR. I GOT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHO SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE PART IS OUT OF STOCK NATION WIDE AND ONE CUSTOMER THEY HAVE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 2 MONTHS FOR A THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED 5 DEALERS FOR PART AVAILABILITY AND THEY ARE OUT TOO AND HAVE CUSTOMERS WAITING FOR A PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521966June 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE PASSENGER REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS STATED THE UNIBODY WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. MAH *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521995June 26, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR HAS OVERHEATED TWICE AFTER THE RECALL FIX. MY COOLANT WAS VIOLENTLY BOILING OVER. MY TRANSMISSION IS ALSO GROSSLY SHIFTING INCORRECTLY. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY SINCE IT WASN'T GOING TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION REDLINED AND THEN SHIFTED. I CHECKED MY OBT AND I'M NOT GETTING ANY CODES FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ANYMORE SINCE ANYTIME I'VE BROUGHT MY CAR IN THEY HAVEN'T FOUND ANY ISSUES. I'VE BROUGHT MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN FOUND. I DRIVE THROUGH THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS EVERY WEEK AND I'M AFRAID ONE DAY MY ENGINE WILL CATCH ON FIRE (HILLY ROADS AND LOW SPEEDS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN HOT). IT WOULD BE DISASTROUS FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IF A WILDFIRE WAS STARTED DUE TO THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521996June 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-95 CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND ENGINE WENT TO IDLE SPEED - BARELY MANAGED TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS ON HIGHWAY AND LIMPED HOME AT APPROX 5 MPH - VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY BONELL FORD IN WINCHESTER MA. FORD HAS INDICATED THAT THE PARTS FOR REPAIR ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER NOTE THAT THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM BONELL FORD IN WINCHESTER MA. HAS 3 OTHER FORD ESCAPE'S WAITING FOR THE SAME PARTS - THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522370June 26, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT APPROX. 19,800 MILES WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND THE ESCAPE STARTED LOSING POWER. I WENT FROM RUNNING 75 MPH TO 40 MPH. THE ESCAPE NOW HAS APPROX. 33,000 MILES AND IS A TOTAL NIGHTMARE. AS OF APRIL 28, 2013 IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 46 DAYS AND HAS HAD 8 REPAIR ATTEMPTS. NO WARNING LIGHTS NOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON. THIS ESCAPE CLUNKS, SURGES, LOSES POWER, CUT'S OFF AND AT TIMES WILL NOT EVEN CRANK. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED, THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY - THROTTLE BODY AIR INTAKE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE TORQUE CONVERTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. LOST IN ARBITRATION WITH THE BBB BECAUSE FORD SAID IN THEIR LAST REPAIR ATTEMPT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. JUNE 5, 2013 CAR WAS BACK IN SHOP BECAUSE AT 7:45 AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE RPM'S SURGED UP TO 4000, COULD HARDLY KEEP IT FROM RUNNING THE LIGHT, ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED TOOK OFF AND WITHIN 4 TENTHS OF A MILE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. IT TOOK ME 8 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CRANK, DROVE ABOUT 15 MILES, SURGING ALL THE WAY, AND THE CAR DIED AGAIN, TAKING ME 10 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CRANK. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP, THEY KEPT IT FOR 7 DAYS, RETURNED IT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. JUNE 20, 2013 TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR AT 10:00 AM, IT WOULD CRANK, BUT GO DEAD, FINALLY AT 11:10 AM IT STAYED CRANKED, DROVE AT 3 TENTHS OF A MILE, CAR GOES DEAD. TAKES ME 5 MINUTES TO RE-CRANK WENT STRAIGHT TO THE SHOP. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND FORD NEEDS TO RE-CALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521636June 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE JUMPER HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 8/13/13 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521659June 25, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST IDLING I NOTICE THE CAR WOULD SHAKE/SPUTTER/HESITATE, LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL TO THE ENGINE TO IDLE, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE BUT IT DID NOT STALL OUT COMPLETELY IT WOULD RECOVER. THEN WHILE DRIVING HOME ON JUNE 23, 2013 AT 40MPH I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL FOR A SECOND TO BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CHANGED BEFORE I GOT TO THE INTERSECTION AND THEN THE CAR MADE A SHUTTER/THUD NOT A LOUD SOUND BUT YOU KNEW SOMETHING HAS JUST HAPPENED, I THOUGHT MAYBE MY TRANSMISSION HAD JUST GONE OUT BECAUSE WHEN I WAS PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL IT DID NOT RESPOND. I PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I COULD NOT TELL IF THE CAR REALLY STALLED OUT IT SEEMED MORE LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS JUST NOT RESPONDING. I LOST SPEED RAPIDLY AND COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE FIRST TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR THE GAS PEDAL STILL DID NOT WORK BUT THE CAR DID GO INTO GEAR SO I THOUGHT IT MUST NOT BE THE TRANSMISSION. THE SECOND TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR I GAVE THE GAS PEDAL A COUPLE OF PUMPS BEFORE PUTTING INTO GEAR TO MAKE SURE IT WAS RESPONDING THAT WORKED AND I MADE IT HOME. THE CAR DID HESITATE AND SPUTTER WHEN I WAS SITTING STILL AT THE LIGHTS SO I WOULD PUT IT IN PARK AND REV THE ENGINE UNTIL THE LIGHT CHANGED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND OF COURSE THAT IS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE AS MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. HOW MANY OF THESE COMPLAINT HAVE TO BE FILED BEFORE FORD HAS TO ADMIT THIS IS THERE FAULT FOR PUTTING FAULTY THROTTLE BODIES IN THESE CARS AND ISSUES A RECALL ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521668June 25, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE MORE, THIS TIME WITH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THE GARAGE DETERMINED THERE TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521655June 25, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH ON IN MOUNTAINS OF MARYLAND, 3HRS FROM HOME WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND THEN I HAD NO POWER AT ALL EVEN THOUGH I WAS DEPRESSING PEDAL. SEEMED TO BE IDLING AND COASTING. WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED....PULLED OVER TO EMERG LANE QUITE SHAKEN UP VEHICLE WAS IDLING VARY ROUGH. WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. SHUT OFF VEHICLE, WAITED ABOUT 10MIN. THEN RESTARTED LIGHT WAS OFF. BOOK IDICATED POWERTRAIN OR THROTTLE ISSUE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES THEN SAME THING OCCURED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES. MADE IT TO A DEALER AND HAD SOMEONE PICK ME UP. 38000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE - ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THIS PART TO FAIL. HAD REGULAER MAINTANANCE AND EVEN HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND REPROGRAM DONE AS PART OF A TECHNICAIN BULLETIN. PART HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED FOR 3 WEEKS. STILL NO VEHICLE. THERE IS A DEFINITE VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE HERE. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BY LOSING ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521695June 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR AND A WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. I HAD NO GAS POWER I COULD NOT GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS AND I HAD TO COAST THROUGH TRAFFIC TO A STOP. THE CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART, I WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND I WAS ABLE TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AGAIN SO I TRIED TO CONTINUE MY COMMUTE BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MILES. THIS CONTINUED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521711June 25, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM LOUISVILLE HEADED BACK TO CINCINNATI MY DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED OUR VEHICLE STALLING OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. SHE WAS ABLE TO WORK HER WAY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE EACH TIME. HOWEVER THIS WAS VERY SCARY AS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED CAUSED TRAFFIC TO ALMOST REAR END HER VEHICLE ON TWO OF THE THREE OCCASIONS. WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER UPON SAFELY RETURNING HOME THEY MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY MY SON THAT I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HE DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE THERE IS INNOCENT LOSS OF LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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