Issue ID | 1009439 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10542586 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | ESCAPE |
Model Year | 2010 |
File date | 24/06/13 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I was driving along & suddenly lost all throttle. A wrench appeared on my instrument panel & it was running very rough. I was able to idle over into a parking lot, but had no throttle power. I shut the vehicle off & just sat there, thinking about my options. I tried to start it & it started, so i drove it straight to a shop, where they hooked it up to their diagnostic machine. The wrench in the instrument panel was no longer there & the vehicle didn't throw any codes. The mechanic told me to drive it & contact ford that next day. I called the ford dealer & was told there are no recalls on this. Since june, this has happened several times & it finally threw a code in which the engine light came on, so i had my mechanic take a look at it. He removed the throttle body & cleaned the plates. It seemed to do much better, until a couple weeks ago. It's started it again & is now happening much more frequently. On 08/27/2013, i was driving on a highway in the passing lane, going about 60 mph when it happened again. I could have been rear-ended! I was able to limp it over to the shoulder, where i shut it off, waited, & then started it back up again. It happened three times in about a 15 mile period on 09/06/2013 & two times on 09/08/2013. On 09/06/2013, i again called the local ford dealer & spoke to someone in parts. I was told the part i needed was recalled & was also on back order (3,800 parts behind). I called back to speak to someone in the service department & was told the parts person was wrong, because the part had not been recalled, although he had three cars there waiting on the same part for the same exact problem. If this is a known constant problem, why hasn't there been a recall? Someone is going to get hurt in a rear-ender accident & i hope it's not me. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 52000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | PLEASANT HOPE, MO |
VIN pattern | 1FMCU0DG5AKXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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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 |
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Vehicle speed | 30 |
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