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2002 FORD ESCAPE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1018172 · 2013-10-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

FIRST INCIDENT- I WAS COMING OFF AN EXIT AND THE CAR INFRONT OF ME GOT CUT OFF ON THE OFF RAMP BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ENTRANCE RIGHT AFTER THE TURN, HE BRAKE AND I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. MY ABS DID NOT KICK IN. I DID REAR ENDED THE CAR INFRONT OF ME, BUT MY CAR HAD ALL THE DAMAGE. I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF THIS AND ONLY BLAMED MYSELF. MY CAR GOT REPAIRED. NOW (10/28/13)- MY CARS ABS/BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE BEHIND THE CAR. LAST YEAR 2012, I GOT THE RECALLS COMPLETED BUT THEY WERE MINOR. BUT MY ABS SYSTEM/BRAKES ARE CRUCIAL. MY BRAKES ARE STICKING, PULSING, GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT IS MORE THAN JUST A TONE RING! THAT IS THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED WHEN I WENT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. SOMETHING IS INCORRECT WITH MY ABS PUMP AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. WHEN I THINK OF THE FIRST INCIDENT I THINK SOMETHING MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG ALL ALONG. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10549763
Machine
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