NHTSA Complaint #759237 — 2002 FORD ESCAPE

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	759237
Vehicle	2002 FORD ESCAPE
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Date of Incident	March 6, 2002
Date Filed	March 12, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AK

Consumer Description

2002 FORD ESCAPE XLT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT SOOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY STARTED. IT DOES THIS 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM, IT WILL FIX ITSELF. VEHICLES ENGINE SMOKED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. VEHICLE WILL SURGE ON ITS OWN, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, ALMOST AS IF I HAD FLOORED IT. I CANNOT DRIVE 20 MPH, IT SURGES FORWARD! LAST INCIDENT I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE, I LOST COMPLETE USE OF THE BRAKES, NO HYDRAULICS, NO NOTHING. PEDAL DEPRESSED RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST GOT INTO A HEAD ON COLLISION, USED E-BRAKE TO STOP. HAPPENED A SECOND TIME LATER THAT DAY. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, NOTHING IS WRONG. CONTACTED FORD REP. AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT WISH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE.

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