Issue ID | 1420249 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11042178 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | ESCAPE |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 25/10/17 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | My daughter was driving the car on a 2 lane highway, going straight, at highway speed ( my daughter gotten about 3 miles from home ) and engine fault light came on, car sputtered, service now light came on and immediately smoke started to come into the car. She pulled over immediately and ran from car and called 911 the car caught on fire under hood. The fire was very large and totaled car. Time from engine fault light to fire was approximately 30 seconds to 45 seconds. That part is an estimate. Notified ford motor corp and they gave me a claim number. Currently insurance company has the car but will probably make a claim to ford. It was in a couple of weeks before because it had the same kind of sputter. They also worked on 4 recalls at this time. When talking to fmc, the lady stated that for some reason one recall is still open although it showed that the dealership had done it. She wasn't sure why they didn't close it. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 120000 |
Number of Occurences | |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SKIDMORE, MO |
VIN pattern | 1FMCU0JX5EUXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 55 |
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