NHTSA Complaint #10691166 — 2003 FORD ESCAPE LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10691166
Vehicle	2003 FORD ESCAPE
Component	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Date of Incident	March 1, 2010
Date Filed	February 27, 2015
Mileage	115,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I HAVE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY HITCH NOT WANTING TO OPEN I HAVE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MULTIPLE TIMES OR TURN CAR ON GO IN REVERSE THEN FORWARD AND PUT IN PARK SHUT CAR OFF SOME TIMES MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL ALLOW ME TO OPEN IT. LAST FALL (2014) MY HINGE THAT HOLDS MY WINDOW ON FELL OUT. AND AROUND THE SAME TIME I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BACK DRIVERSIDE DOOR NOT OPENING DUE TO THE LOCK GETTING STUCK IT IS NOW COMPLETELY UNUSABLE UNTIL I FIND SOME ONE TO FIX IT I HAVE SEEN ON MANY SITES THIS ISSUE WITH RECALL CODE 04V6020000 DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT 12/23/2004 RECALL BEGIN DATE 3/31/2005 BUT WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST BUT HERE IS THE SAME ISSUE?!?!? *TR

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