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2003 FORD ESCAPE — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

1 injured · 491725 · 2004-08-19

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
Miles at failure
39,400
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CABLE ON VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE AND CAR ACCELERATOR UNCHECKED. I NEEDED TO"STAND" HARD ON MY BRAKES TO GET ANY CONTOL OF THE SPEED. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND TRANSITIONING TO ANOTHER FREEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP THE CAR WAS TO TURN OFF THE MOTOR ONCE I GOT NEAR THE SHOULDER AND USE THE BRAKES AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. THE POWER FORD VALENCIA FORD DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, FOUND THE BROKEN CABLE AND NOW TELLS ME THAT FORD DOES NOT COVER THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10088231
Machine
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