2004 Ford Escape VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR 30 SECONDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BUTTERFLY CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE TO STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN JULY OF 2007 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V574000 (ACCELERATOR CABLE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED. UPDATED

LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE IDLE INCREASED TO OVER 4000 RPMS AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE BUT THE IDLE DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WAS AN UNUSUAL CASE OF THE "IDLE SPEED CONTROL" FAILURE. THIS "RACING" HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE AT 48,000 MILES BUT AFTER I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IDLE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. ON AUGUST 8, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT WAS RELATED TO A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V574000). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY FORD AND CHEVROLET. IN MAY OF 2007, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PAST 100 MPH AND BEGAN SHAKING AS IF IT WOULD FLIP OVER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PLACING IT IN PARK AND REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, NO SOUND OR WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

AS I PULLED OFF I88 INTO A GAS STATION IN CHENANGO FORKS, NY, I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. THE CAR FELT AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO BRAKE AND WANTED TO SPEED UP. THE CAR "PULLED" ME AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE ENGINE STARTED TO "REV" AS IF SOMEONE HAD THEIR FOOT DOWN ON THE GAS. THE BRAKE GAVE AND I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS "STUCK", CREATING THE "REV". IT WAS NOT. I STARTED IT 3 MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME I DID IT WOULD "REV" LOUD . I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAS TOWED BY AAA TO COREYS NORTHGATE FORD/MAZDA IN BINGHAMTON , NY. THEY CHECKED IT OUT, DROVE IT, SAID IT WAS FINE. WAS THERE FROM 10:00 AM-12:00 PM. LEFT AT 12:00 PM VIA I-88.10 MINUTES PRIOR TO EXIT 23 (THE EXIT FOR ROUTE 30), I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATING W/O MY FOOT ON THE GAS. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ON CRUISE, AND CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE. I COULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND IT WOULD ACCELERATE. I HAD TO BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING OVER 80 DOWN A HILL. BRAKING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. I FELT VERY OUT OF CONTROL. I REACHED EXIT (ROUTE 30), PULLED OFF , TRIED TO BRAKE AND PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO BRAKE AND WAS ACCELERATING. VERY SCARY. THE BRAKE "GAVE" ,THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL, PARK, AND TURNED IT OFF. VERY SCARY. I CALLED AAA (AGAIN) THEY TOWED ME TO AERO-FORD MERCURY - COBLESKILL, NY. GOT THERE AT 2:30 PM. WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WAS RUSTED, WATER WAS LEAKING IN. THIS MADE THE SEPARATOR NOT "SEAL" WELL, WHICH LEFT IT OPEN. WHEN IT IS OPEN, THE CAR ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL. THEY FOUND A CHUNK OF ICE WEDGED INTO THE SEPARATOR KEEPING IT OPEN. THEY SAID THIS IS UNUSUAL. ON 3-18-05 I BROUGHT MY CAR IN DUE TO THE RECALL & WAS GIVEN A NEW ACCELERATOR CABLE. WHAT HAPPENED TODAY WAS WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBED WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE OLD CABLE. SCARY. THE 1ST SERVICE TEAM SHOULD NOT HAVE LET ME GO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER THEY FIX IT TOMORROW I WILL STILL BE NERVOUS TO DRIVE. THE FIRST SERVICE TEAM LET ME GO AND SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 FORD ESCAPE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH (DEACTIVATION SWITCH) HAS GONE BAD ON TWO (2) OCCASIONS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IT AND I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED IT THE SECOND TIME. IS THIS COMMON AND IS THEIR A PROBLEM WITH THESE SWITCHES? *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE WITH 47,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE REACHED 100 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR NOISES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED AT THIS SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE. THE CONTACT KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO 45 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE POLICE , AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AK UPDATED 01/29/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO DEACTIVATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE PEDAL, WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BROKE TO A STOP AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SERVICE DEALER AND INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 08/25/06. 8JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS IN THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS REPLACED. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V574000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE CABLES HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE OR TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CABLES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED UNTIL THE ORDERED PARTS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEALER.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY 2004 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EVEN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT STUCK AGAINST PEDAL. CAR CONTINUED TO DO SO. BROUGHT TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BRACKET BROKE CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STICK OPEN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 50 MPH ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE FRACTURED AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE HOUSING, WHICH CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 04V574000, REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAS THE OLD PARTS IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM

2004 FORD ESCAPE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING.*MR PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A STICKING GAS LINKAGE CABLE. RECALL#04V5774000 *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FREE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PLASTIC SHIELD CAUSED THE PEDAL TO STICK. . THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER AS OF YET.*AK

WITHIN 2 HOURS OF BUYING A NEW 2004 FORD ESCAPE AND AT 180 MILES THE THROTTLE STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATING ME TO NEARLY 90 MPH BEFORE I COULD SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, GET IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. HAD THERE BEEN ANY CARS NEXT TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER TO BE FIXED, BUT I READ ON THE FORD MOTOR CO. WEB PAGE THERE IS A RECALL FOR ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. HOW/WHY CAN A DEALER SELL A CAR WITH A KNOWN DEFECT? I VERY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2004 FORD ESCAPE AND CHANGING LANES. AS I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE PEDAL STUCK. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP I WAS ON A CROWDED EXPRESSWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS GOING AT A SPEED THAT EXCEEDED THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I FRANTICALLY HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK, WAS SERVICED AND STILL THE VEHICLE FAILED!

I WAS IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, LOOKING FOR A PARKING PLACE,WENT DOWN ONE AISLE, TURNED LEFT TO AND STARTED UP THE NEXT AISLE. RIGHT AFTER I MADE THE TURN I PULLED INTO THE AISLES SECOND PARKING SPOT ON MY LEFT SIDE. I NEVER PICKED UP SPEED AFTER TURNING INTO THE AISLE. JUST AFTER I STARTED INTO THE PARKING SPOT MY CAR LITERALLY LUNGED FORWARD AND "TOOK OFF" ALL ON ITS OWN. (I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL)....I RUSHED TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE BUT BY THAT TIME MY CAR HAD ALREADY RUN UP ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR FACING ME FROM THE OTHER AISLE. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. I WAS TO STUNNED AT THE TIME TO KNOW NOW IF MY BRAKE STOPPED THE CAR OR IF THE CAR'S ACCELERATION STOPPED ON IT'S OWN ONCE IT WAS ON THE HOOD OF THE OTHER CAR. I AM SO THANKFUL NO ONE WAS INJURED AND HOW BAD THIS COULD HAVE BEEN IF I WAS STOPPING TO LET A PEDESTRIAN CROSS AND THIS HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. *JB

WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON OUR ACCELORATOR STUCK AND WE CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED. UNABLE TO STOP CAR. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY EVENTUALLY SLOWING ENOUGH TO THROW INTO PARK. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COULD NOT PROVIDE REASON FOR CABLE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 33000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V574000/ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE OWNER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON 13 JAN 2005 REGARDING THIS RECALL. THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT. UPON ARRIVAL AND AFTER WAITING MOST OF THE DAY, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED EVERYTIME IT' S BEEN USED. *NM

WHILE BEING OPERATED ON AN EXPRESSWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COULD NO LONGER BE CONTROLLED AND REMAINED IN AN OPEN AND HIGH SPEED POSITION. *PH (NAR) *CB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ACCELERATE FROM 60 MPH TO 70 MPH. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL I REACHED A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 110 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO UNSTICK IT AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO STOP WAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE STRONGLY. EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE PEDAL REMAINED DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS A HERTZ RENTAL CAR SO I DON'T HAVE INFORMATION ON IT OTHER THAN THE REGISTRATION. MO757KFR. *AK