# 2006 FORD ESCAPE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `676116` · 2008-06-30 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 86,000
## Narrative
I OWN A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. IN 2006 IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 18 HOURS. FORD TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE MAIN OFFICE IN DETROIT. I DID. THEY HAD ME CONTACT THE DEALER IN WHICH I PURCHASED BOTH MY ESCAPES. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY ABS. WEST-HERR FORD OF HAMBURG N. Y. CAME AND TOWED MY ESCAPE TO THEIR COLLISION SHOP. THEY CALLED ME UP AND SAID THEY MISPLACED MY KEYS, SO I GAVE THEM MY SPARE SET. DAYS TURNED TO WEEKS,WEEKS TURNED TO MONTHS. THEY FINALLY SAID THAT MY INSURANCE SHOULD PAY FOR IT. MY INSURANCE BLAMED FORD. FORD SAID THAT I COULD PICK MY TRUCK UP BUT IF I DID IT WOULD BE OUT OF THEIR HANDS, SO OF COURSE I DID NOT PICK IT UP. FINALLY 1 YEAR LATER FORD COVERED THE FAULTY PART AND "FIXED" MY TRUCK. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK 4 TO 5 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS. WHILE MY TRUCK SAT AT THEIR COLLISION SHOP FOR A YEAR, MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. I LOST A WHOLE YEAR. NOW THEY SAY WE CAN FIX IT FOR AN "AT COST" PRICE. THEY CALLED ME IN TO AN EXECUTIVE MEETING AND TRIED TO SAY THEY CAN GIVE ME A DEAL ON A NEW TRUCK. MY TRUCK ACCORDING TO THEM NEEDS $700.00 TO BE FIXED AND INSPECTED, BUT THEIR JUST TRYING TO SELL ME A NEW VEHICLE. THEY CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT. I'M NOT EVEN ASKING FOR THE YEAR WARRANTY THAT I LOST, I'M JUST ASKING TO HAVE MY TRUCK PUT BACK INTO THE CONDITION IT WAS IN BEFORE THEIR FAULTY PART CAUSED THE FIRE. IT HASN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE. I AM NOT RICH. MY WIFE AND I HAVE TWO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF THREE, AND I WILL NOT STAND BY AND BE
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