NHTSA Complaint #10139431 — 2001 FORD ESCAPE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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3 Injuries Vehicle Towed

Complaint Details

ODI Number 10139431
Vehicle 2001 FORD ESCAPE
Component POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 132,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 3
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed Yes
State NY

Consumer Description

DT: AFTER THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OUT FROM A HIGHWAY ON OCTOBER 11, 2005 THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER. IT WOULD SLOW DOWN, AND THEN IT WOULD ONLY GO LESS THAN 10 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHED. THREE OF THE CHILDREN IN THE CAR SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVEN MONTHS BEFORE SHE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED THE CODE P0733, THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK.

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