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2009 FORD ESCAPE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1255686 · 2016-01-25

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
246,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2009 FORD ESCAPE 3.0 246,000 MILES, HAVE HAD ALL RECALL ITEMS REPLACED. PROBLEMS WITH STARTER CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGED, SPARK AND MELT POSITIVE WIRE. REPLACED STARTER, TUMBLER AND IGNITION MODULE. 5 MONTHS LATER SAME EVENT OCCURRED. STARTER CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGED, SMOKE AND SPARKS FROM REPLACED STARTER. MECHANIC REPLACED STARTER, STARTER SOLENOID AND IGNITION MODULE LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND IGNITION TUMBLER. STILL HAVING SAME ISSUE WITH STARTER RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY, MECHANIC SUSPECTS POSSIBLE WIRING HARNESS COMPROMISED FROM PREVIOUS HIGH VOLTAGE DRAIN DAMAGE. REPLACEMENT OF WIRING HARNESS MAY BE THE ONLY OPTION TO CORRECT ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10822191
Machine
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