NHTSA Complaint #10715178 — 2012 FORD ESCAPE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10715178
Vehicle	2012 FORD ESCAPE
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	March 6, 2015
Date Filed	May 7, 2015
Mileage	47,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

AS THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING (APPROX. 30 MPH), THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO A ROUGH IDLE STATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING, IT DIDN'T START CORRECTLY. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT DIDN'T DISENGAGE THE KEY / STARTER FOR A FEW SECONDS (2-5). THE MECHANICS LIGHT LITE UP WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE IT FIRST HAPPENED. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IT APPEARS THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY FORD AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THEIR FAULTY PART. *TR

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