NHTSA Complaint #10452666 — 2002 FORD ESCAPE

THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE RPMS DROPPING TO UNDER 300 WHEN IDLING AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DIE WITH NO WARNING. PROBLEM PROGRESSED TO REVVING UP TO OVER 4000 RPMS WHEN IN PARK EITHER AT FIRST START OR AFTER DRIVING AND SHIFTING INTO PARK. PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO SURGING AND REVVING FROM NORMAL DRIVING SPEED OF 65 MPH AND 1500 RPMS TO 2500 RPMS FORCING ME TO BRAKE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL OR AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. PROBLEM HAS ALSO PROGRESSED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO IDLE AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, RPMS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AT 1500 FORCING ME TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK THE RPMS WILL REV UP TO 4200 RPMS. *TR