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2002 FORD ESCAPE — SERVICE BRAKES

fire · 1079191 · 2014-06-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
150,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE I HAD RUN THE CAR IDLE IN THE DRIVE TO ADD COOLANT. AT AROUND 3 PM MY NEIGHBOR CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND NOTIFIED US OF SMOKE UNDER OUR CARPORT. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE BRAKES CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE RESEARCH AND TALKING TO THE DEALER BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION SAFELY RECALL NOTICE 11 S24 THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE FIRE. I NEVER GOT RECALL INFO AS I BOUGHT THE CAR SECOND HAND. CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10605744
Machine
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