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2014 FORD ESCAPE — POWER TRAIN

1 injured · 1505445 · 2018-10-10

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
29,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON A SECOND OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AGAIN AND PINNED THE CONTACT'S FRIEND, WHO SUFFERED AN INJURED LEG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT CALLED AIRPORT MARINA FORD (5880 W CENTINELA AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90045, (310) 574-2641) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PLACED IN PARK PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE BUSHING MAY HAVE DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION CABLE AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXISTING POWER TRAIN WARRANTY FOR FIVE YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11139440
Machine
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