NHTSA Complaint #10725600 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10725600
Vehicle	2010 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	June 3, 2015
Date Filed	June 16, 2015
Mileage	57,902 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

I HEARD ALERT CHIME, LOOKED AT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TRACTION CONTROL, WRENCH, BATTERY, ABS, AIRBAG, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALL ON.SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND TEMP GAUGE WERE ALL READING ZERO, FUEL GAUGE APPEARED TO BE WORKING. RADIO VOLUME SPEED COMPENSATION STOPPED WORKING, A/C COMPRESSOR SHUT DOWN, FAN STAYED RUNNING. DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WAS READING ____MILES TO E, FUEL LEVEL LOW. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND NEW MESSAGE ALTERNATED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT. THEN IT JUST AS SUDDENLY, WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW THE SAME THING REPEATS REPEATS ON AND OFF ALMOST EVERY 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING OR SO. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ON INTERNET I FIND THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THERE IS A COMPANY ADVERTISING MAIL ORDER REPAIRS FOR $199.00 PROBLEM IS COLD SOLDER JOINTS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.

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