NHTSA Complaint #10542140 — 2005 FORD ESCAPE

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10542140
Vehicle	2005 FORD ESCAPE
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	August 30, 2013
Date Filed	September 5, 2013
Mileage	13,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

MY FORD ESCAPE 2005 WAS WORKING WELL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SUDDENLY AFTER TURNING THE CAR SHUT DOWN. AFTER RESTARTING THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER. WENT TO FORD AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A TSB 10 -18-10, FAULTY SPARK PLUGS MAKE RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE WHICH MAKE COILS ON PLUGS AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) TO MALFUNCTION. ALL SIX SPARK PLUGS AND COILS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, ONLY SOLUTION IS TO CHANGE PCM. THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, AFTER ANY MILEAGE, WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RE-CALLED AND FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THESE AS IT IS A DEFECT FROM FABRIC. *JB

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