# 2002 FORD ESCAPE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `449251` · 2004-01-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 100
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I OWN A 2002 FORD ESCAPE AND ONLY ONE MONTH OF HAVING IT ALL OF THE LIGHTS LIGHTED UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE ENGINE STOP WHILE GOING DOWN AN INTERSTATE RAMP. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS IN TRAFFIC GOING AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN IT SHUT OFF CAUSING TO REAR-END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT'S A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY CLAIM THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND SAID IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CARS, BUT THAT THE PROBLEMS HAD BEEN FIXED THAT IT WAS ONLY ON THE ONES FROM 2001. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T AWARD THE WARRANTY THAT THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT SINCE APRIL 2002 IT HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 5 TIMES WITH 1 ACCIDENT .  *LA
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