Issue ID | 1011921 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10544251 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | ESCAPE |
Model Year | 2010 |
File date | 17/09/13 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I was driving down road tuesday morning sept 17 2013 and all of a sudden my car loses throttle, my foot is on the gas pedal but it's not going anywhere. I'm fortunate that there was a store where was able to pull off the road. I turn the car off and sat for about 10 to 15 seconds and started it back up, it hesitated at first so i waited for another 15 to 20 second and tried it again it started and i was able to get my daughter to school and to work. On my way home it happened again. I contacted my local ford dealer to see if i can bring it in and they were able to get me in wed sept 17. Once i explained to the serviceman what happened, he informed me that they have been fixing this same problem for consumers all summer. After i picked my car up i goggled the issue with the throttle body and found there have been several consumers who have had to experience this problem since the beginning of the year. As a consumer i am very disappointed that ford has not issued a recall for this issue and i have to pay to have my car fixed when they are clearly responsible for the problem. What will it take for them to take care of this issue? Why haven't ford motor company been forced to issue a recall to have this problem taken care of? I was fortunate that i wasn't on the expressway yesterday (which is my usual route) when this happened. The outcome could have been different. I would like to see ford held responsible for this and refund me and the rest of its customers for having to repair our cars with they are clearly the one's that should be responsible. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 42700 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | YPSILANTI, MI |
VIN pattern | 1FMCU9EGXAKXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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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 |
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Vehicle speed | 50 |
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