NHTSA Complaint #10817015 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10817015
Vehicle	2008 FORD ESCAPE
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	December 22, 2015
Date Filed	December 30, 2015
Mileage	116,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AL

Consumer Description

PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE NEW IN 2008 AND HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE ACCELERATOR STICKING CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS NEVER REPLACED. NOW BECAUSE I HAVE 116000 MILES ON IT I JUST GOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. ONCE AGAIN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND HOLD THE BRAKE AND SHUT IT OFF. I PAID $110 TO TOW IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WELL NOW IT IS GOING TO COST ME $1000 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE PREVIOUSLY AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE ON ME OR RISK BEING KILLED DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. EVEN IF IT WAS NEVER ISSUED AS A RECALL ITEM I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS SINCE PURCHASING IT NEW IN 2008. I WANT SOMETHING DONE. I DID CALL FORD MTR CO AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 100000 MILES ON IT. WELL IF IT HAD BEEN HANDLED EVEN ONCE IN THE PAST 3 TIMES IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN ME KILLED THEN IT WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE NOW. *JS

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