NHTSA Complaint #10468060 — 2001 FORD ESCAPE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash 5 Injuries

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10468060
Vehicle	2001 FORD ESCAPE
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	July 26, 2012
Date Filed	July 28, 2012
Mileage	151,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	5
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IN

Consumer Description

VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING INTERSECTION W/ STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW. DRIVER REPORTED 'NO BRAKES'. BRAKES, DISKS, WERE REPLACED 5 WEEKS PRIOR AND WERE APPARENTLY IN WORKING ORDER. SUSPICION THAT THROTTLE MAY HAVE STUCK OPEN, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO SLOW WITH BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL, T-BONE CRASH, TWO VEHICLES TOTAL LOSS WITH INJURIES. *TR

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