# 2010 FORD ESCAPE — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `945822` · 2012-10-22 · 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:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
## 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
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