NHTSA Complaint #10064557 — 2002 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10064557
Vehicle	2002 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 18, 2004
Date Filed	April 5, 2004
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	VA

Consumer Description

INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM OCCURS WITH MY 2002 FORD ESCAPE (V-6 ENGINE) AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-35 MPH AND ALWAYS WHEN I AM GOING DOWN HILL AND IN A DECELERATING SITUATION. I HAVE A 9 MILE COMMUTE ON A HILLY, CURVY 2 LANE ROAD AND DURING THE STALL I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. I HAVE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS ON CURVES WHERE I COULD EASILY HAVE LOST CONTROL AND GONE OVER AN EMBANKMENT OR HIT AN ONCOMING CAR. I HAVE ACTUALLY LEARNED TO BECOME A DEFENSIVE DRIVER MECHANICALLY BY KEEPING MY EYE ON THE RPM GAUGE WHEN I DECELERATE BECAUSE I'VE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S SOMETIMES DROP ERRATICALLY WHEN THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STALL AND BY GIVING IT A LITTLE GAS I CAN AVOID THE STALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES AND ALL TSB FIXES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED, YET THE CAR HAS STALLED AT LEAST 3 MORE TIMES SINCE THE LAST FIX. THE DEALER WANTED TO PUT A FLIGHT RECORDER ON TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT WANTED ME TO PUT A $500 DEPOSIT ON THE DEVICE!! WHY ISN'T FORD TAKING THIS PROBLEM MORE SERIOUSLY? FROM THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS SITE, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH THIS CAR. *JB

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