Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007095327 Incident Date: Feb, 03 2007
Consumer's City: AKRON Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCAPE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU04162K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 14 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 16 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 stated that the 2002 ford escape xlt had acceleration problems when trying to come to a complete stop. the throttle kicked off and the rpms went up to 4 she then would have to wait until the rpms went back to normal. when this happened it was very difficult to get the vehicle to stop completely. the contact has had 2 failures with the vehicle. when she put the vehicle in neutral the engine sounded like it was revving at a much higher rate. the contact stated that this was a leased vehicle that she will be returning in 2 months. the vehicle was at a dealership now for a diagnostic testing on what could be causing this problem. she contacted the manufacturer and was given a case # 1331070467. the current mileage was 64000.*ak updated 03/07/07.*jb