RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FORD REGARDING SAFETY RECALL 11S24 FOR ESCAPE 2002 DATED JANUARY 2012. ADVISED NOT TO PARK CAR NEAR ANY STRUCTURES TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE FROM SPREADING IN UNLIKELY EVENT THAT YOUR ABS MODULE DEVELOPS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. FORD DEALER INSPECTION PERFORMED 2/9/2012 STATES CAR WILL NEED SAFETY RECALL PARTS BUT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 45 DAYS OR LATER. CONTACTED FORD MFG, CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR TRIED TO LOCATE PARTS- UNAVAILABLE. SUPERVISOR SAYS NOTICE IS NOT OFFICIAL YET, THERE ARE NO IMPLEMENTATION PLANS OR PARTS AVAILABLE FOR OLDER CARS, NO REPAIR PROCEDURES AVAILABLE. OFFERED TO HELP ME QUALIFY FOR A NEW CAR AND WORK WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. 2ND OFFER TO PLACE AFTERMARKET PARTS AT MY COST AND APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT/PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT/NO REIMBURSEMENT BASED ON IF THE RECALL IS GOING TO GO THROUGH. IS THIS OFFICIAL OR NOT OFFICIAL, AND IS FORD RELEASING THEMSELVES OF LIABILITY IF THERE IS PROPERTY DAMAGE AND THAT IS THE NATURE OF THE LETTER. *TR
2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
GIRLFRIEND BOUGHT 2008 FORD ESCAPE NEW FROM DEALER. AT APPROX. 39,000 MILES NOTICED FLUID LEAK FROM FRONT OF ENGINE. SOON CAR BEGAN STALLING AND OR JUMPING AS STOP AND GO DRIVING. SHE CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT TO HAVE CONDITION OF TRANSMISSION CHECKED. AND WAS ADVISED TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL. LEVEL WAS LOW BUT KEPT APPOINTMENT. UPON ARRIVAL WAS QUOTED $850 TO REPLACE LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER. I GOT ANGRY THAT FORD ISN'T STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND USED SOME PROFANITY TO EXPRESS MY DISSATISFACTION. AT THIS POINT SERVICE MANAGER AT HANSEL FORD SAYS THAT THEY DON'T NEED OUR BUSINESS, RETRIEVED HER CAR AND WE WERE TOLD TO LEAVE. HAD CAR REPAIRED BY PRIVATE SHOP FOR $650. NO RECALL YET? 2008 EXPLORER HAS RECALL FOR LOOSE MOUNTING BOLT FOR LINES FROM TRANNY TO COOLER FOR POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER,(SEE NHTSA ID 07V453000, FORD RECALL NUMBER 07S56). WILL ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED HAVE TO REPLACE THESE UNITS EVERY 38,000 MILES? *TR