Issue ID | 1268112 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10846245 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | ESCAPE |
Model Year | 2010 |
File date | 02/07/15 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | In july 2015 after leaving golf mill ford in niles, il. For an oil change and tire rotation i drove through some construction mud and got home to clean the mud and noticed rust above the tire on my passenger rear wheel well, where i would have never looked otherwise. I called the dealer and went back and they put a claim to ford. After one month ford called me to tell me that because it was past 5yrs that they couldn't do anything. It could have been there before 5 years because it's a place where most car owners don't look. After researching on social media i see that there are thousands of ford escape owners with similar problem. There is no doubt in my mind that ford failed to make these vehicles properly and they should do a recall on all these vehicles and stand behind their product. I take very good care of my vehicles, washing and doing regular maintenance and it is also garage kept always. I am utterly upset with ford because they are just ignoring it and don't care. Something needs to be done about this. The cars made in recent years should never have rust in that short of time. My previous vehicle was a 1997 ford explorer and was 12 years old and there was not a speck of rust on it. Please help me and other owners with this issue !!!!! |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 32882 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CHICAGO, IL |
VIN pattern | 1FMCU0DG6AKXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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