NHTSA Complaint #10557370 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10557370
Vehicle	2010 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	June 23, 2013
Date Filed	December 26, 2013
Mileage	38,906 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED OPERATING IN MIDST OF TRAFFIC AND IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED....THEN RESUMED OPERATION BUT VEHICLE UNABLE TO MOVE FASTER THAN A CRAWL....THEN STOPPED AGAIN....THEN RESUMED AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO EXIT FREEWAY AND REACH GAS STATION. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND CALLED AAA FOR EMERGENCY ROAD ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY WHICH WAS ON BACKORDER FOR 2 WEEKS. TODAY, DECEMBER 26 2013 THE SYMPTOM HAS RESURFACED. THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. CAR RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING HOME. *TR

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