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2010 FORD ESCAPE — POWER TRAIN

crash · 945822 · 2012-10-22

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
75,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON & WITH A SUDDEN JERK FORD ESCAPE'S GAS PEDAL STOPPED ACCELERATION. I PULLED CAR ON THE SIDE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT GAS PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. WE WERE WAITING FOR POLICE & TOW TRUCK WITH THE HAZARDS LIGHT ON & SOMEONE HIT THE CAR FROM BEHIND & BROKE SUSPENSION ETC. I WENT TO FORD DEALERSHIP & THEY WERE NOT AT ALL CONCERNED. THEN I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & THEY SAID THERE COMPUTER FOUND THROTTLE PROBLEM & THEY CHANGED IT. VERY DANGEROUS CAR STOPS ON A HIGHWAY. I READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MATTER. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THE MATTER TO SAVE LIVES. IT COULD BE A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING AT FAST SPEED. THANK GOD WE ARE SAVED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10481343
Machine
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