Ford Escape Complaints

29,499 consumer complaints on file.

#10519577June 12, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE ZERO THROTTLE BODIES FOR THIS CAR FOR 4 TO 6 MONTHS MAYBE LONGER. AND IN RESEARCHING THIS THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. JUST KEEP MAKING YOUR PAYMENTS ON THE CAR AND RENT YOU ANOTHER SO YOU CAN GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK TO PAY FOR IT. EVEN THO I HAVE WARRANTY COVERAGE STILL CANNOT GET A LOANER CAR TILL THEY CAN GET THE PARTS TO FIX THIS THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520302June 12, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STARTED MY CAR FROM A PARKING SPOT AND BEGAN TO CLIMB A SMALL HILL. THE CAR SPUTTERED, SURGED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER, SWITCHED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS. I RESTARTED THE CAR, BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, SPUTTERING, SURGING FORWARD, NO ACCELERATION. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, NOTICING THAT THE DASH HAD A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT LIT. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP, JOEL CONFER FORD IN BELLEFONTE, PA. IT WAS AFTER CLOSING TIME SO I WASN'T ABLE TO TALK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A PART CALLED A THROTTLE BODY, BUT THEY HAD NONE IN STOCK. I HAD SEVERAL PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SERVICE WRITER, OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE "MANUFACTURED" AND WOULD BE QUALITY CONTROL TESTED, AND THIS MAY TAKE SOME TIME. IT HAS BEEN EIGHT DAYS THAT MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. TODAY, 6/12/12, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A PART THAT IS IN HIGH DEMAND, AND ONCE THEY ARE "MANUFACTURED", WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS (I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS DETERMINED). I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TODAY AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THE NHTSA HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION. IN ORDER TO BRING THIS MATTER TO FORD'S ATTENTION SO THAT A RECALL COULD BE ISSUED, I WAS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH 10 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS OVER $30K DOLLARS. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I SO THANKFUL I DID - THIS WILL BE CHARGED TO MY DEDUCTIBLE $100. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR FORD TO TURN THEIR BACKS ON CONSUMERS AND FAIL TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. FAILED COMPONENT: ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519404June 12, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT AROUND 5-10 MPH, HIT THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE CAR TOOK OF AT AROUND 40-50MPH JUMPED A FENCE AND CRASHED INTO A RAVINE, HITTING A BIG TREE. I WAS PINNED IN THE AUTOMOBILE HIT MY HEAD AND INJURED MY LEG. I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE I SUFFERED A SPINAL CORD INJURY AND A HUGE HEMATOMA ON MY LEFT LEG. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10519420June 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE LOST POWER, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED LURCHING FORWARD AND WE HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO MAKE IT STOP. WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR IT WOULD DRIVE FINE FOR A FEW MILES THEN LOSE POWER AGAIN AND AGAIN BEGIN TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES BEFORE WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL FORD AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519451June 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
ADDENDUM: ORIGINAL NHTSA#10283836 (SEPT 2009) BOUGHT CERTIFIED USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN 2009. BEFORE THE FIRST PAYMENT, THE TRANSMISSION COOLING ASSEMBLY BLEW, DUMPING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO MY DRIVEWAY (PART #8L8Z-19712-J, TSB 09 09 04). MILEAGE: 21,775. COST OF $1000+ REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FAST FORWARD, MAY 2013 (MILEAGE: 59,391). AS PREDICTED BACK IN 2009 BY MANY HERE ON THIS WEBSITE: COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT DIED IN 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, AS I BLOCKED VEHICLES, NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED: 2009, 2011, 2012, AND TOPPED OFF OTHERWISE; MEASURES I TOOK TO PROTECT AGAINST THIS EXACT FAILURE. YET IT COMPLETELY FAILED, <60,000 ODOMETER MILES. THIS $3000 REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. CURRENT WARRANTY: NOW 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES. MINUS TOW TRUCK, 2 MISSED WORK DAYS, AND LOSS OF USE OF MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THIS DANGEROUSLY FLAWED DESIGN (SHARING AN AC/TRANSMISSION CONDENSER) WILL FAIL YET AGAIN, EVEN AS SOON AS 6 MONTHS. THERE IS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONDENSER ASSEMBLY ALLOWS THE FLUID TO REMAIN CHRONICALLY LOW FOR LONG PERIODS. I TOPPED MY FLUIDS REGULARLY & PROACTIVELY FLUSHED 3 TIMES IN 4 YEARS, YET THE TRANSMISSION STILL BURNED UP AND FAILED. NOTE THE REPETITION OF THE WORD ?BURNT? IN THE TECHNICIAN NOTES, EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVELS WERE LISTED AS OK. THE CONDENSER ASSEMBLY (W/ AC & TRANSMISSION SHARING A CONDENSER W/ A FLAWED WELD THAT BURSTS), AND THE CHRONIC PROBLEM W/ THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING THAT COMPLETELY FREEZES THE STEERING COLUMN IN PLACE ON FAILURE ARE HUGE SAFETY ISSUES. TRAGEDY IS PREDICTED. FOLLOWED W/ CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. MEMOS WILL REVEAL DISCUSSIONS ALL ALONG REGARDING THE EPIC FAIL OF THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. OUR SAFETY AND MAJOR INCONVENIENCE ARE MINOR COLLATERAL DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519452June 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY I SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED AND NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER WHILE SEMI TRUCKS AND CARS BLEW PAST ME. AS I WAS TRYING TO CONTACT ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE. I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED NO STORED CODES IN THE COMPUTER. YESTERDAY ON 06/11/2013 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD TO GET ON THE SHOULDER WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR. BOTH TIMES I WAS SO GRATEFUL MY 19 MONTH WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME WHICH IS UNUSUAL. I PLAN ON TAKING IT AGAIN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT I'M ANTICIPATING THE SAME RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519458June 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
1ST TIME: AT TRAFFIC LIGHT MAKING A LEFT. LIGHT CHANGED, HIT THE GAS, CAR WENT FORWARDS THEN LOST POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING WORKED HAD TO COAST THROUGH THE LIGHT TO THE SHOULDER, IDLING ROUGH. WRENCH SYMBOL ON DASH WAS LIT. TURNED CAR OFF, CHECKED MANUAL, WRENCH SYMBOL NOT IN MANUAL. TURNED CAR BACK ON AND RAN FINE. 2ND TIME, 300 MILES LATER. DRIVING WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER, DROPPED TO IDLE WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES AND STEERING WORKED. COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, WRENCH SYMBOL WAS LIT ON THE DASH. IDLING ROUGH. RAN A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT AND IT SHOWED: URGENT POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION / REDUCED POWER TURNED OFF CAR, LET SIT FOR A MINUTE, RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERS, STATES ITS THE THROTTLE BODY, ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO IDEA ON AVAILABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519499June 12, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. MY CAR SHIFTED QUICKLY INTO A LOW GEAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING A POWERTRAIN FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE FREEWAY AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN. IT WOULD START UP AGAIN, AND WE LIMPED INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS ABOUT 1/4 MILE AWAY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE "THROTTLE BODY" AND INDICATED I WAS THE "THIRD ONE THIS WEEK". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516178June 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
FORD ESCAPE HYBRID (FEH) "STOP VEHICLE SAFELY" RED TRIANGLE WARNING AND IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO THE WELL-KNOWN DEFECT IN THE BOSCH OEM MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLING SYSTEM (MECS) PUMP IN THE 2005-2008 MODEL YEARS. SEE FORD TSB 08-24-5. IF THE NHTSA DID EVEN A CURSORY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET THEY WOULD SEE MANY, MANY HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS AND RELATED ACCIDENTS OR NEAR-MISSES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE FAILURE IS ONLY TRIGGERED BY DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR DRIVING UP STEEP HILLS AND THE SHUTDOWN IS IMMEDIATE (NO PRIOR WARNING), CAUSING SUDDEN AND SIGNIFICANT DROP IN SPEED AND FRANTIC ACTIONS BY THE DRIVER TO ABRUPTLY STEER THE UNPOWERED CAR TO THE SHOULDER. THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL INDICATORS TO WARN OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SUDDEN SLOWDOWN AND LANE CHANGE AND THE DRIVER DARE NOT USE THE BRAKES TO SIGNAL OTHERS BECAUSE TO HIT THE BRAKES WITH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE ALREADY QUICKLY SLOWING TO A STOP WOULD CAUSE THE FEH TO ABRUPTLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH THIS PART IS UNIQUE TO THE HYBRID VERSIONS OF ESCAPES, FORD REFUSES TO CLASSIFY IT AS A UNIQUE HYBRID COMPONENT (WHICH WOULD BE COVERED BY THE 8 YR 100,000 MI WARRANTY) AND ROUTINELY CHARGES $800 TO REPLACE IT. IN MY CASE FAILURES HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, ALWAYS ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. TWO OF THE FAILURES NEARLY CAUSED MULTIPLE CAR PILEUPS BECAUSE THE INTERSTATE WAS FULL OF CARS AND SEMIS WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT. I AM FRANKLY SHOCKED THAT THE NHTSA DIDN'T REQUIRE A RECALL YEARS AGO FOR A WELL-KNOWN AND COMMON DEFECT THAT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSES FEH'S TO ABRUPTLY AND SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW DOWN SPECIFICALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR STEEP HILL CLIMBS, FORCING THE DRIVER TO ABRUPTLY CHANGE LANES TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ARE BEING PREPARED. ISN'T IT TIME THE NHTSA ADDRESSED THIS VERY SERIOUS DEFECT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516188June 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
THREE TIME WITHIN 5 MILES THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND GIVING IT MORE GAS DID NOTHING. I WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HOPE NO ONE HIT ME IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516189June 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS FOR ANY REPAIRS DONE TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WHERE THE HYBRID BATTERY WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE. WHEN THE ENGINE IS FULLY WARM WITH AC AND OR DEFROSTER OFF, THE ENGINES IDLES CONTINUOUSLY. IT IS SUPPOSE TO SHUT OFF, AND ENGAGE THE BATTERY. IT DOES NOT. THE CAR IS NOW NO LONGER "A HYBRID" SINCE THE BATTERY IS NEVER ENGAGED, AND IT RUNS POORLY DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY DEFECT. AT 50,000 MILES, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516183June 11, 2013
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS, POWER TRAIN
THROTTLE BODY FAILURE, MAKING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE INOPERABLE. IT SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE HIGHWAY. I LOST POWER ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND I'VE HAD TO RENT A CAR WHILE I WAIT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY PART WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516221June 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. I PRESSED ON THE GAS, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN MY VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT CAME ON, BUT THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT THAT APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516219June 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR THOROUGH FAIR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL SPEED. WENT TO LIMP MODE. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALL WAS FINE. THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN LATER THAT SAME DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. NOR COULD THEY FIX IT. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THE FORD WAS NOT CURRENTLY RELEASING THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516255June 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MULTIPLE TIMES MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING 55MPH. I TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST 4 WEEKS. A 4 WEEK PART BACK ORDER SEEMS TO ME A STRONG INDICATOR THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SCENARIO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516254June 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD MOMENTARILY AND AGAIN CAME TO A STOP. I TURNED RIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY MY ACCELERATOR FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD AT A SPEED LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. IT ACCELERATED NORMALLY FOR A MOMENT BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THE WARNING LIGHT THAT APPEARED WAS CORRELATED WITH THE POWER TRAIN, PER THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUCTION MANUAL. WHEN INSPECTED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES RELATED TO THE VEHICLE WERE UP-TO-DATE AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS DETECTED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519294June 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
IN A 35 MPH ZONE, WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING TO ALLOW VEHICLE IN FRONT TO TURN, THROTTLE STUCK OPEN & CAR LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART CAR AND PROCEED. SAME THING HAPPENED 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES THAT DAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ACCELERATING TO SPEED FOLLOWING A STOP OR USING AN ON-RAMP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. HAVE EXPERIENCED "SURGING" PREVIOUSLY BUT DEALER IGNORED REPORTS AS "INTERMITTENT". CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER ON 22 MAY AND IS STILL THERE AWAITING A NEW THROTTLE CONTROL BODY. SHIPMENT OF NEW PART IS ESTIMATED AS 17 JUNE. DEALER IS NOT PROVIDING LOANER OR RENTAL CAR AS THE PART IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE POWERTRAIN & IS THEREFORE APPROX. 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. SINCE THE CAR CANNOT "GO" WITHOUT THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY - WHY IS IT CONSIDERED PART OF THE EMISSION SYSTEM VICE THE POWERTRAIN? WITH SO MANY CARS DOWN FOR THIS PART, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519310June 11, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 45 MPH, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE CRANKED BACK UP, CONTINUE ON MY WAY. 2ND INCIDENT HAPPEN WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK, ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT, COULD NOT GIVE ENGINE GAS, COAST TO A STOP. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH, TURN VEHICLE OFF, ENGINE CRANKED BACK UP. 3RD INCIDENT ENGINE SURGED AND CUT OFF AFTER TAKING OFF FROM STOP LIGHT. ANOTHER INCIDENT ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH, ENGINE SURGED, STUMBLE . WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE CUT OFF , WRENCH LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYED ON FOR TWO DAYS AND THEN WENT OFF. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER THINKS THROTTLE BODY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519346June 11, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND THE FRONT END WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CREEPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE REAR END LINKS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 07/10/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF 6/25/2013 THE FRONTEND NOISE HAD WORSENED. THE CONSUMER DROVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAD NO FRONT END NOISE. UPDATED 07/19/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519343June 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE OVER DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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