Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE HEV / 2006

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007106853 Incident Date: Apr, 25 2007
Consumer's City: SYRACUSE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCAPE HEV Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 23 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 28 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford escape hev. while driving 30 mph, the steering wheel locked up completely. the failure felt as if the vehicle had shut off and the steering wheel was locked up. when the contact slammed on the brake pedal, the steering wheel unlocked. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to find any failure. the vin was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 7,000.