# 2005 FORD ESCAPE — WHEELS
> NHTSA complaint `496840` · 2004-10-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** WHEELS
- **Miles at failure:** 5,500
## Narrative
BACK WHEELS WERE MISALIGNED MAKING TH EVEHICLE UNSTABLE.  THE WHEELS ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER WAS  TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT UNTIL THEY RECEIVED NEW SPECIFICATIONS. ALSO,  ACCELERATION WAS VERY HIGH.  RPMS WENT UP  8,000 RPMS. HOWEVER, ON THIS VEHICLE THE RPM'S WENT TO 15,000 RPMS, WHICH WAS TO0 HIGH. *AK *NM
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