Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004283977 Incident Date: Jun, 01 2004
Consumer's City: CORAL SPRINGS Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCAPE Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMCU04185K Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 01 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
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: Consumer complained about a computer problem. when putting vehicle in reverse it went forward, and when putting it in drive it did nothing. consumer took vehicle to repair shop 3 times, but mechanic could not find anything wrong. when vehicle was put on the computer it showed no error message, nothing was wrong. consumer turned the vehicle off and then turned it back on, and it worked fine. consumer should not have to do this because this was a new vehicle, 2005 model. therefore, consumer felt that there was a malfunctioned computer in the vehicle. *ak