| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007117697 | Incident Date: Aug, 07 2007 |
| Consumer's City: RAYTOWN | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCAPE | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU93194K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jan, 12 2007 |
| 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 2004 ford escape. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle began to accelerate without warning. on august 8, 2007, the contact was involved in a crash that was related to a previous recall repair for the vehicle speed control (nhtsa campaign number 04v574000). a police report was filed. the contact was injured and the vehicle was destroyed. the recall was performed by ford and chevrolet. in may of 2007, the vehicle accelerated past 100 mph and began shaking as if it would flip over. the accelerator pedal became stuck to the floor and the vehicle continued to accelerate on its own. the contact was forced to stop the vehicle by placing it in park and removing the key from the ignition. when the failure occurred, no sound or warning lights were present. the contact has photos. the failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 66,000. |
