Issue ID | 1013223 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10545152 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | ESCAPE |
Model Year | 2010 |
File date | 23/09/13 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | My daughter was driving on the interstate coming to the off ramp on her way to work, when the vehicle acted like it had run out of gas, but when she tried to give the car gas and accelerate, the gas pedal did not respond to acceleration. It started jerking and shaking and then the wrench icon illuminated. She maneuvered it to the side of the road, put it in park and restarted it. She drove slowly (25-35 mph) to her destination less than 2 miles away, and parked the vehicle. We see this as a very serious and life threatening problem with this vehicle. We have called our local dealership, and have been told that there is a problem with this vehicle, and that many complaints have been issued against this malfunction with the throttle body. We were also told that this will cost us an out of pocket expense of approx. $400. 00- $450. 00, since our warranty ran out at 36,000 miles. We hope that the ford corp. Will issue a recall on this vehicle asap, since ford is known for a quality vehicle, and we have only owned fords for over 40 yrs. *js |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 81235 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SANFORD, NC |
VIN pattern | 1FMCU0DG2AKXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | FWD |
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Vehicle speed | 55 |
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