Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003275151 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2003
Consumer's City: DUBUQUE Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCAPE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:electrical
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: IFMYU93123K Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When the temperature is warmer, the escape intermittedly will not start. takes anywhere from 4 to 7 times of cranking before suv starts. occured first in aug., the ford shop reprogrammed the computer. one month later doesn't start again. ford shop left ticket open because they can't find problem. in october, happens again. now they have installed a piece of equipment that i have to push a button as i'm cranking if the car doesn't start. the piece of equipment is only good for 1 week, have to keep going in to have it reset.