NHTSA Complaint #10480521 — 2012 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10480521
Vehicle	2012 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	May 5, 2012
Date Filed	October 13, 2012
Mileage	1,750 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

1. WHILE HIGHWAY CRUISING AT CONSTANT SPEED, ENGINE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO IDLE SPEED AND VEHICLE SLOWED RAPIDLY, UNTIL GAS PEDAL WAS LIFTED AND PRESSED DOWN AGAIN. ENGINE HESITATED AND SURGED. PROCESSED KEPT REPEATING AT VARIABLE INTERVALS. 2. TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES EXCESSIVELY ON FIRST TO SECOND UPSHIFT WHILE ENGINE DROPS TO IDLE SPEED. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT, NEITHER IS REGULAR OR CONSTANT. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG AND NO FAULT CODES ARE RECORDED. PROBLEM #1 IS VERY INFREQUENT . PROBLEM #2 MUCH MORE COMMON. BOTH MIGHT BE RELATED TO SUMMER TEMPERATURES, ESPECIALLY #1.

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