Complaint 441371
2000 FORD ESCORT • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Apr 17, 2002
- Complaint ID
- 441371
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- ESCORT
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Apr 17, 2002
- Date Received
- Nov 18, 2003
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHENEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE REVVED, BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. ONE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AND SHIFTED HARSHLY, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE WITH THE BRAKING AT ALL TIMES, THE PLASTIC MOLDING INTERIOR OF THE DRIVER MIRROR WAS LOOSE, THERE WAS A SLOW START WHEN COLD OR DAMP WEATHER IS PRESENT,THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE ROUGH IDLE AT THE STOP POSITION, THE CD PLAYER HAD BEEN LOOKED AT THREE TIMES, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS LOOKED AT THREE TIMES AND REMAINED INOPERATIVE. *SC
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.