Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2002

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005103256 Incident Date: Oct, 21 2005
Consumer's City: STATEN ISLAND Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCAPE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU04182K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 06 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford escape. the contact stated that the vehicle had a slight odor, back fired on two occasions, and ran poorly. in october 2005 the vehicle hesitate d at 20 mph. the mechanic diagnosed the failure as the ignition coil and replaced it for $400. in may 2006 the vehicle ran poorly and back fired again. the mechanic diagnosed the failure as the coil once again and was replaced at 52,980 miles. in july 2006 the vehicle ran poorly for a third time. the ford dealer stated that two coils failed at 53,011 miles. in april o 2007 the contact felt the vehicle ran poorly again, and took it to the dealer, suspecting coil failure for the fifth time. the current mileage is 60,000 , and failure mileage was 47,000.*ak