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2010 FORD ESCAPE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 991402 · 2013-07-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
60,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2010 FORD ESCAPE BOUGHT NEW AND TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP AS THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. WITHIN LAST TWO WEEKS VEHICLE IS LOSING GAS PEDAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STALL. IF YOU APPLY THE GAS THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD. THE COMPUTER CODE IS P2112. VEHICLE WAS SURGING FORWARD WHEN A DOG RAN ACROSS THE ROAD. COULDN'T CONTROL VEHICLE. VERY BUSY ROAD AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. BUMPER HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND CAR IS STILL LOSING POWER AND SURGING WHEN YOU APPLY GAS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10523207
Machine
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