CAR STALLED, SHUT DOWN AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF THIS HAPPENING. I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE CENTER LANE GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS ABLE, WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, TO PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS, BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. ONCE PUT IN NEUTRAL, IT STARTED AGAIN. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID, WELL IT IS ONLY HAPPENING EVERY 5,000 MILES, WHAT ARE YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT. THEY DID TAKE THE CAR IN AN WORK THE THE PCM. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS HAS FIXED THIS REOCCURING PROBLEM.*AK
2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 12V005000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) IN JANUARY, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT A SECOND LETTER WOULD BE SENT TO THE CONTACT IN APRIL TO ADVISED OF WHEN THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER AND CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF AVAILABILITY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT ONE OF THE RECALL CONSEQUENCES IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.