Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
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.