NHTSA Complaint #10401409 — 2005 FORD ESCAPE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10401409
Vehicle	2005 FORD ESCAPE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	May 11, 2011
Date Filed	May 18, 2011
Mileage	92,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2005 FORD ESCAPE (V6, 4WD) XLT. NO ISSUES PRIOR TO ONE DAY DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT SPUTTERED AND SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED JUST FINE. BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, IT ONLY WENT FOR ABOUT 10 FEET BEFORE IT SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE OWNER WAS INFORMED SHE MUST REPLACE TRANSMISSION TOTALING $2477.00. VEHICLE HAS LESS ABOUT 92,000 MILES ON IT WITH ONLY ONE OWNER. CAR WAS PURCHASED SEPTEMBER 2004 FROM FORD DEALER. 3 YEAR WARRANTY IS OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER VALID AND DEALER OFFERED NO ADVICE AS TO WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

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