NHTSA Complaint #10807341 — 2005 FORD ESCAPE

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10807341
Vehicle	2005 FORD ESCAPE
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	November 28, 2015
Date Filed	November 29, 2015
Mileage	170,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

ON NOV,28,2015 9:15AM ME AND MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE HEADING TO NEW YORK CITY ON I95 NORTH BOUND WHEN MY CAR STARTING MAKING WEIRD SOUNDS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I WASN'T ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE GEARS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM I TRYED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK BUT IT DIDN'T LET ME THE VEHICLE STARTED GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION IT WANT BACKWARD I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT IT CONTINUE TO MOVE IN ROLL BACKWARDS I HAD TO PULL THE SAFETY BRAKE THREE TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING.

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