NHTSA Complaint #11163160 — 2015 FORD ESCAPE

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11163160
Vehicle	2015 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	October 22, 2018
Date Filed	December 23, 2018
Mileage	118,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

I WAS SITTING I THE TRUCK LETTING IT WARM UP BEFORE I STARTED MY DAY I WAS SCROLLING THREW MY PHONE I LOOKED UP I SAW HUDGE FLAMES I REACHED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WHEN I REALIZED THE LOCKS STOPPED WORKING I WAS LOCKED IN THE CAR LUCKILY I HAD MY WINDOWS CRACKED ENOUGH TO REACH OUT AND OPEN THE DOOR THE RADIO BLEW UP ON MY WAY OUT THE CAR IT WAS SO HOT I DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SCARED ME TO DEATH WORST CAR EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE I WAS SCARED TO DEATH I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW BAD I FEEL MY TRUCK WAS MY NEW BEST FRIEND I KEPT THE TRUCK CLEAN PRETTY I'M HURT IT'S BURNED ALL UP ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE IF I WOULD HAVE LOOK UP ANY LATER I WOULD HAVE DIED

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