NHTSA Complaint #10778417 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIFTH GEAR HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE KEPT FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.