NHTSA Complaint #10240499 — 2005 FORD ESCAPE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10240499
Vehicle	2005 FORD ESCAPE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	April 26, 2008
Date Filed	August 31, 2008
Mileage	4,700 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

MINE DID EXACT THING AS LIST IN ODI ID NUMBER:10227495- BUT DIFFERENT FOR FORD ESCAPE. MINE IS NOT HEV. ON APRIL 26,2008 I WAS ON MY WAY TO A LACROSSE GAME AT W.G. HIGH SCHOOL,CAMILLUS,NY ,I WAS ON INTERSTATE 690 ,WHEN MY CAR DID WHAT THE DESCRIPTION SAID,CAR CAME TO COMPLETE HALT AT TRAFFIC LIGHT,ALL POWER WENT IN VEHICLE,LET CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE TO RESTART,IT DID AND WHEN HOME AFTER GAME. THAT MONDAY VEHICLE DID SAME THING FOR A SECOND TIME,THIS TIME,DIDN'T RESTART,CAR WAS TOWED TO NEARBY FIRESTONE STORE,GOT FIXED AND WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL. CALL DEALER-THEY DIDN'T NOTHING AFTER HAVING IT TWO DAY. CAR ACTED UP ON THURS. SAT I MADE APPT TO AAMCO TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX IT,THEY DID ,FOUND OUT AFTER 1HR AND 30 MINUTES AT WORK THAT IT WAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION,COSTING ME 2600. FORD DIDN'T SEND ME ANY CARD ABOUT VEHICLE BECAUSE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WAS BOUGHT OUT. *TR

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