Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2006

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006096220 Incident Date: Feb, 21 2006
Consumer's City: PITTSBURGH Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCAPE Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage and cable
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU02Z16K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 22 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 14 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Approximately every 8,000 miles the parking brake on the manual transmission, inline-4, fwd loosens and must be taken to the dealer to be tightened. thus far, this has occurred twice. while parking on a hill this is a safety concern, especially since the clutch no longer holds the vehicle in place after 17,000 miles. *jb