Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V319000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 03/08/2012 to 06/07/2012 | V (Vehicle) | 8266 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/06/2012 | 07/06/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 escape vehicles manufactured from march 8, 2012 through june 7, 2012. due to mis-positioned carpet padding the center console trim panel may be pushed outboard of the intended position, reducing clearance relative to the pedal package. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The reduced clearance may result in the driver | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the carpet padding and left-side console trim panel replaced with a new panel, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin on july 23, 2012. owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford's recall campaign number is 12s34.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 11/30/2012 | 1 | ||
| 2013 ford escape situation is that when i transfer my foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal, besides lightly braking the vehicle experiences a surge in acceleration ... causing unexpected acceleration when the driver would expect the vehicle to be braking. there are 1 or 2 problems: 1) the brake pedal is too close to the accelerator pedal [more so for a male driver with a wider foot than a female driver]. 2) the brake pedal has too much movement while the driver is trying to brake, in that pressure on the brake pedal pushes the pedal to and past the accelerator petal; in that if the foot is not exactly on the brake pedal, the accelerator pushes down and causes a power surge, when the driver is expecting the vehicle to be braking. the problem is the design and function of the brake pedal. the brake petal has such a long travel, that when a person's foot is not 100% on the brake that the foot also presses on the accelerator pedal, causing the vehicle to surge forward unexpectedly, instead of stopping. this is most likely to happen with a man's foot, being wider than a female's foot. i have experienced this on various occasions; all of which caused an extremely traumatic situation(s): 1) traveling on the freeway, when traffic backs up or another vehicle changes into my driving lane - in either condition, where forced to brake 'unexpectedly', the vehicle surges forward. 2) when braking at an intersection, taking the foot from the accelerator to the brake, initially the car slows down, but when the brake is pressed to stop the car, the car accelerates unexpectedly, i.e, a pedestrian is crossing the street in an intersection and the vehicle accelerates unexpectedly and possibly injuring the pedestrian. *tr | |||
| 11/30/2012 | |||
| 2013 ford escape situation is that when i transfer my foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal, besides lightly braking the vehicle experiences a surge in acceleration ... causing unexpected acceleration when the driver would expect the vehicle to be braking. there are 1 or 2 problems: 1) the brake pedal is too close to the accelerator pedal [more so for a male driver with a wider foot than a female driver]. 2) the brake pedal has too much movement while the driver is trying to brake, in that pressure on the brake pedal pushes the pedal to and past the accelerator petal; in that if the foot is not exactly on the brake pedal, the accelerator pushes down and causes a power surge, when the driver is expecting the vehicle to be braking. the problem is the design and function of the brake pedal. the brake petal has such a long travel, that when a person's foot is not 100% on the brake that the foot also presses on the accelerator pedal, causing the vehicle to surge forward unexpectedly, instead of stopping. this is most likely to happen with a man's foot, being wider than a female's foot. i have experienced this on various occasions; all of which caused an extremely traumatic situation(s): 1) travelling on the freeway, when traffic backs up or another vehicle changes into my driving lane - in either condition, where forced to brake 'unexpectedly', the vehicle surges forward. 2) when braking at an intersection, taking the foot from the accelerator to the brake, initially the car slows down, but when the brake is pressed to stop the car, the car accelerates unexpectedly, i.e, a pedestrian is crossing the street in an intersection and the vehicle accelerates unexpectedly and possibly injuring the pedestrian. | |||
| 07/28/2012 | 300 | 1 | |
| 2013 ford escape situation is that when i transfer my foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal, besides lightly braking the vehicle experiences a surge in acceleration ... causing unexpected acceleration when the driver would expect the vehicle to be braking. there are 1 or 2 problems: 1) the brake pedal is too close to the accelerator pedal [more so for a male driver with a wider foot than a female driver]. 2) the brake pedal has too much movement while the driver is trying to brake, in that pressure on the brake pedal pushes the pedal to and past the accelerator petal; in that if the foot is not exactly on the brake pedal, the accelerator pushes down and causes a power surge, when the driver is expecting the vehicle to be braking. the problem is the design and function of the brake pedal. the brake petal has such a long travel, that when a person's foot is not 100% on the brake that the foot also presses on the accelerator pedal, causing the vehicle to surge forward unexpectedly, instead of stopping. this is most likely to happen with a man's foot, being wider than a female's foot. i have experienced this on various occasions; all of which caused an extremely traumatic situation(s): 1) travelling on the freeway, when traffic backs up or another vehicle changes into my driving lane - in either condition, where forced to brake 'unexpectedly', the vehicle surges forward. 2) when braking at an intersection, taking the foot from the accelerator to the brake, initially the car slows down, but when the brake is pressed to stop the car, the car accelerates unexpectedly, i.e, a pedestrian is crossing the street in an intersection and the vehicle accelerates unexpectedly and possibly injuring the pedestrian. the ford dealer said that they cannot fix a design flaw. *tr | |||
| 07/28/2012 | 300 | ||
| 2013 ford escape situation is that when i transfer my foot from the accelerator to the brake petal, besides lightly braking the vehicle experiences a surge in acceleration ... causing unexpected acceleration when the driver would expect the vehicle to be braking. there are 1 or 2 problems: 1) the brake petal is too close to the accelerator petal [more so for a male driver with a wider foot than a female driver]. 2) the brake petal has too much movement while the driver is trying to brake, in that pressure on the brake petal pushes the petal to and past the accelerator petal; in that if the foot is not exactly on the brake petal, the accelerator pushes down and causes a power surge, when the driver is expecting the vehicle to be braking. the problem is the design and function of the brake petal. the brake petal has such a long travel, that when a person's foot is not 100% on the brake that the foot also presses on the accelerator petal, causing the vehicle to surge forward unexpectedly, instead of stopping. this is most likely to happen with a man's foot, being wider than a female's foot. i have experienced this on various occasions; all of which caused an extremely traumatic situation(s): 1) travelling on the freeway, when traffic backs up or another vehicle changes into my driving lane - in either condition, where forced to brake 'unexpectedly', the vehicle surges forward. 2) when braking at an intersection, taking the foot from the accelerator to the brake, initially the car slows down, but when the brake is pressed to stop the car, the car accelerates unexpectedly, i.e, a pedestrian is crossing the street in an intersection and the vehicle accelerates unexpectedly and possibly injuring the pedestrian. the ford dealer said that they cannot fix a design flaw. | |||
| 07/19/2012 | 900 | 1 | |
| 2013 ford escape recall nhtsa campaign id no. 12v319000. this is a serious problem. i cannot drive the car safely without removing my right shoe. the pedals are too close together. i really don't see how streaming the carpet to the left of the gas pedal is going to make any differences. i have to kiddy-corner my foot over to the gas pedal as it is now. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||
| 01/01/2013 | 1 | 08/11/2012 | |
| 2013 ford escape. consumer writes in regards to vehicle hood damage by dealership and several recalls. *smd | |||
| 07/19/2012 | 900 | 1 | |
| 2013 ford escape recall nhtsa campaign id no. 12v319000. this is a serious problem. i cannot drive the car safely without removing my right shoe. the pedals are too close together. i really don't see how streaming the carpet to the left of the gas pedal is going to make any differences. i have to kiddy-corner my foot over to the gas pedal as it is now. *tr | |||