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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125123 | Incident Date: Oct, 30 2007 |
| Consumer's City: FLOWER MOUND | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCAPE | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cables |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMCU93163K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 31 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 09 2002 |
| 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 2003 ford escape. while driving approximately 55 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck to the floor when it was depressed. the contact applied the brakes and shifted into neutral, but the vehicle would not decelerate. she had to continuously exert pressure to the accelerator to release the pedal. she took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the strut throttle and accelerator cable failed. the dealer replaced the cable and throttle assemblies for a $500 service charge because the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 04v574000 (vehicle speed control:cables). the manufacturer did not provide any assistance. the current and failure mileages were 82,000. the consumer stated ford did not consider the defect a safety issue because the vehicle was out or warranty. updated 11/15/07 *tr updated 05/09/12 *bf updated 05/30/12 |
