DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD A CLICK IN THE STEERING AND THEN WHEEL LOCKED UP COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR HAD TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT CAR IN PARK TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THEN THE STEERING WAS OK THIS HAS HAPPEND 5 TIMES SINCE MY PURCHASE OF MY ESCAPE VERY DANGERES WHEN DRIVING I HAVE HAD MY ESCAPE TWO WEEKS I PUCHASED USED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE FACT IT IS VERY DANGERES. *TR
2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE DOWNWARD UNLESS THE ENGINE WAS WARM. IF THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT LOOSEN UP ENOUGH TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CLEANED A SPRING IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND INFORMED HER TO WARM THE VEHICLE BEFORE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.