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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040552 | Incident Date: Aug, 07 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SAN DIEGO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCAPE | Model Year: 2005 |
| 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#: 1FMCU03185K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 11 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Purchased new ford escape january, 2005. transmission disengaged and failed august, 2005 with only 6091 miles on the odometer and in busy intersection. car had to be towed to drew ford dealer...transmission overhauled. transmission disengaged on september, 2005 with 6710 miles on the odometer. at this time we were traveling 70 mph on freeway with considerable traffic to negotiate to the roadside. car towed again to dealer. transmission overhauled again after manufacturer refused to replace transmission with new one. were told by drew ford that it was a different part that failed the second time and that it was a result of faulty assembly by the manufacturer. we have serious concerns about getting behind the wheel of this vehicle and trepidation that our safety may be jeopardized if this happens again. *nm |
