UPON TURNING LEFT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FROM A RED LIGHT, I ACCELERATED TO REACH ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN SLIGHTLY SO I PRESSED ON THE GAS SLIGHTLY BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE LIT (THERE IS A LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH). I TURNED THE RADIO OFF AND IT SEEMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND START THE ENGINE. IT SEEMED LIKE I HAD FULL CONTROL OVER STEERING AND BRAKING TO PULL OVER, BUT PERHAPS THAT WAS JUST THE SLOW RATE OF SPEED I WAS AT. NOW EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE NORMAL NOW, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED AS I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY FOLKS INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM, SUSPECTING SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME. THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, WITH THIS TIME BEING THE MOST RECENT. *TR
2009
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL INDICATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE VEHICLE COULD BE TOWED IN NEUTRAL GEAR FOR SIX AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BEHIND THE MOTOR HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT INSTALLED AN AUXILARY PUMP TO KEEP THE FLUID FROM OVER HEATING; OTHERWISE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE PUMP WOULD VOID THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS VEHICLE THAT COULD BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT OVERHEAT AFTER THE PUMP WAS ADDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 11/07/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED $800 FOR GOOD WILL.UPDATED 11/07/2012 *JS
