NHTSA Complaint #10489170 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10489170
Vehicle	2008 FORD ESCAPE
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 1, 2009
Date Filed	December 18, 2012
Mileage	32,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I NOTICED THAT ON COLD MORNINGS THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS UNTIL A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FORCE WOULD BE EXERTED ON THE PEDAL. SOMETIMES YOU WOULD HAVE TO STOMP ON THE GAS TO GET IT FREE. SOMETIMES A QUICK PRESS-RELEASE-PRESS AGAIN WOULD FREE THE GAS PEDAL. AS THE ENGINED WARMED THE PROBLEM WOULD DECREASE. ON OCCASIONS I WOULD STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND ROLL HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I COULD GET THE PEDAL FREE. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG ALTHOUGH I AM AWARE OF 1 OTHER FORD ESCAPE AND 2 MAZDA TRIBUTES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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