NHTSA Complaint #10381452 — 2005 FORD ESCAPE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10381452
Vehicle	2005 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 30, 2010
Date Filed	February 10, 2011
Mileage	127,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

I HAVE HAD RECENT PROBLEMS WITH A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY PCM COMPUTER. REPAIR SHOP TRIED TO GET THE COMPUTER REBUILT, BUT COULD GET NO HELP. FORD INFORMED US THAT COMPUTERS ARE ON BACKORDER FOR 2 TO 3 MONTHS. FORD RELEASED A BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE NEED TO REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS TO PREVENT PCM DAMAGE. IT SEEMS TO ME FORD HAS ADMITTED TO THIS PROBLEM, YET OFFERS NO HELP. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE STARTED TO SEE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING IN MANY MORE 2005 MODELS, RESULTING IN MANY VERY COSTLY REPAIRS. *TR

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