NHTSA Complaint #11472628 — 2015 FORD ESCAPE

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power with the engine revving loudly prior to the vehicle stalling. The contact stated that the transmission warning light was illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to her residence where it was observed that after shifting into park(P), the vehicle rolled forward. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact later researched online and related the roll away failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). Additionally, the vehicle had begun to rev up when the accelerator was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle had not been taken back to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.