# 2010 FORD ESCAPE — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1085432` · 2014-07-11 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 2,900
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
I HAD JUST TURNED LEFT UNDER AN UNDERPAS AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE UNDER AN OVERPASS I REMEMBER THINKING  "WOW.  THIS IS APOWERFUL ENGINE."  A CAR WAS COMING IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I BRAKE IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND I HIT THE CAR AND THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER  WHEN I CAME TOO THE HORN WAS BLOWING AND TWO PEOPLE WERE POUNDING ON MY WINDOWS AND MY EMERGENCY BAG HAD DEPLOYED,  I WAS RELEASED.  THEY GAVE ME FIRST AID UNTIL THE AMBULANCE CAME, TREATED ME AND TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.  THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED.  THEY KEPT ME OVERNIGHT. I BELIEVE BECAUSE I HAD A CONCUSSION.  I WAS VERY CONFUSED.  THEY KEPT ME OVERNIGHT AND WENT HOME THE NEXT DAY.  THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS IN ACCESS OF $16,000.00.  *TR
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