| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004004040 | Incident Date: Oct, 20 2004 |
| Consumer's City: COLUMBIA | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCAPE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMCU04171K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 10 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Transmission failed at 83,000 while driving on a highway at speed of 60mph. was told by dealer this was a lack of maintenance and would cost approximately $3,800 to fix. took to local mechanic who replaced trans. for $3,000. while taking apart old trans found that an internal component fell apart causing the entire transmission to fail. said this was a defect in the transmission and not fault of 'lack of maintenance'. have contacted ford since and they refuse to reimburse for expenses.*ak |
