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NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE02040

Preliminary Evaluation · ENGINE STALLING · Opened 2002-04-04 · Closed 2002-09-09

Investigation

Action number
PE02040
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
2002-04-04
Close date
2002-09-09
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Affected makes
FORD
Affected components
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Affected model years
2000, 2001
Affected (make, year) variants
2

Summary

THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THIS PE IS LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.STALLING MAY OCCUR AT LOW SPEED OR HIGH SPEED.AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE THE AVERAGE VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 30,000 MILES.BECAUSE THESE VEHICLES STALL AND/OR HESITATE UNPREDICTABLY, AN INCREASED RISK IS INHERENT TO THESE VEHICLES.IF A DRIVER EXPECTING THIS VEHICLE TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED, IS TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS IT PLACES ALL MOTORISTS WITHIN THE AREA AT RISK.A DISABLED VEHICLE IS VULNERABLE TO COLLISIONS NOT ONLY WITHIN THE ROADWAY, BUT ALSO ALONG SIDE THE ROAD AS IT WAITS FOR ASSISTANCE.

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