NHTSA Complaint #10369378 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10369378
Vehicle	2009 FORD ESCAPE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	October 15, 2010
Date Filed	December 6, 2010
Mileage	24,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH UP A STEEP HILL AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL HAD BURNED OUT AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT HAD NOT STALLED SINCE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

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