NHTSA Complaint #10706608 — 2002 FORD ESCAPE

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10706608
Vehicle	2002 FORD ESCAPE
Component	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Date of Incident	August 11, 2014
Date Filed	April 20, 2015
Mileage	184,022 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

RECEIVED NOTICE IN MAIL MY FORD WAS RECALLED DUE TO CORROSION RELATED SEPARATION OF FORWARD ATTACHMENT OF LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM SUBFRAME. THIS WAS FIX WITH JUST REINFORCED CROSSBAR...AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC JUST RECENTLY CHECK MY VEH DUE TO STEERING AND FRONT END ISSUE I HAVE BEEN HAVING AND DISCOVERED THE AREA WHERE THE CROSSBAR HOLD ON TO IS RUSTED OFF..I CAN NOT DRIVE VEHICLE...THIS RUST THEY TELL ME WAS/OR WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICE OF TIME CROSS BAR WAS INSTALL AND SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME THAT MORE WORK SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. PERHAPS CORRECT/REPLACE THE WHOLE THING...I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT FORDS REQUEST,,,THE DEALERSHIP DENIED DUE TO RECALL FIXED ACCORDING TO FORD. HAD I BEEN AWARE IF THIS RUST ISSUE AT TIME OF REPAIR I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT AND NOT BE AT RISK DRIVING ALL THESE PAST MONTHS.... *TR

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