Complaint 509041
2001 FORD ESCORT • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL • incident Oct 20, 2004
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 509041
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- ESCORT
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- Incident Date
- Oct 20, 2004
- Date Received
- Nov 30, 2004
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Owner Narrative
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.