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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007115677 | Incident Date: Aug, 03 2007 |
Consumer's City: CINCINNATI | 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#: 1FMYU04192K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2002 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Unintended acceleration - 2002 ford escape xlt: driving on interstate accelerated for a hill and car continued to accelerate after foot removed from pedal. car continued to accelerate and gain speed up hill, hill peaked and speed exceeded 80 miles per hour. further acceleration down hill - transmission placed in neutral, and able to be stopped on side of freeway. engine continued to rev; turned off, and then revved when turned back on. cruise control was not being used at any time. dealer inspected and found and replaced defective cruise control cable. *jb |