Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/04/2012 | 63000 | 1 | |
| After backing up, stopping and placing vehicle into the d position. vehicle accelerated to full throttle. brake application did nothing to slow vehicle until within second and few hundred feet, vehicle came to rest into a tree. vehicle was destroyed, injuries incurred. although this was a '01 lincoln, ford came out with recall on '01 escape with identical issue two days after this crash, blaming the cruise control unit. *tr | |||
| 08/04/2012 | 63000 | ||
| After backing up, stopping and placing vehicle into the d position. vehicle accellerated to full throttle. brake application did nothing to slow vehicle until within second and few hundred feet, vehicle came to rest into a tree. vehicle was destroyed, injuries incurred. although this was a '01 linclon, ford came out with recall on '01 escape with identicle issue two days after this crash, blaming the cruise control unit. | |||
| 06/28/2010 | 98000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 lincoln ls . the contact stated that he will engage the cruise control and when the contact wants to turn it off he has to apply on the brakes. prior to this issue the contact stated that he could turn it off by pressing the button on the steering wheel. the manufacturer has not been informed about the failure to the cruise control. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 104,000.cv | |||
| 07/23/2003 | 27208 | 1 | 03/31/2003 |
| While backing out of driveway and without prior warning vehicle suddenly accelerated. both feet were on the brake pedal but vehicle continued to run. *ak the tires were spinning while the brake was applied. mechanic checked for pedal binding and ran all self test. there were no trouble codes stored in the computer system. the vehicle was road tested in warm and cold conditions. the technician determined that everything was working according to manufacturers specifications. the passenger side headlamp had water inside it. the dealer replaced the headlamp assembly. *ph *nlm | |||
| 05/05/2002 | 1 | 10/01/2001 | |
| I am a 57 year old registerd nurse. i went to work at saint elizabeths hospital in brighton. i stopped at the parking garage entrance to get a parking ticket. when the arm went and i be gan to pull in to the garage the gas pedal went right to the floor the engine began to race uncontrolably . i had both feet pressed firmly on the brake pedal trying to stop the car. it raced forward with the wheels screeching on the garage floor, i was terrified. the car hit a parked car with such force that it spun the car 180 degrees around. all during this time 5 to 10 seconds and about 100 feet the engine was racing as if the gas pedal was floored. both my feet were firmly on the brake pedal trying to stop the car. i hope someone takes this complaint seriously and makes the dealer fix this car before i or someone else gets killed. i am terrified that this may happen again, and i am thouroughly upset that this is not being taken seriously. i see from your board that i am not the only person that has had this problem. ts | |||
| 11/06/2001 | 1 | 06/16/2001 | |
| Vehicle started to accelerate to speeds of 60 mph and idles of 3000 rpm before consumer finally shut vehicle off. this happened when consumer was in traffic and started to move. contacted dealer. *ak *tt | |||
| 10/10/2001 | |||
| When at a stop and brake applied, engine will rev, and rear wheels spinned for about 5 seconds. this has happened 4 times, vehicle taken to dealer, but no cause was found. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 03/11/2005 | 4 | ||
| Intermittently the vehicle will accelerate when the driver removes foot from the accelerator to apply brakes for stopping. engine surges/rpms increase. owner drove passed stop sign through cross walk. vehicle was inspected, but the cause was still undetermined. *ak | |||
| 07/27/2004 | 18000 | 3 | |
| Intermittently when consumer removes foot from gas pedal at any speed to brake there is vibration in the gas pedal when the gas pedal is depressed again.*ak | |||
| Upon slowing vehicle down to around 10-15 mph accelerator pedal stuck, causing vehicle to suddenly accelerate, and resulting in a collision. also, this problem has occurred three times. dealer replaced throttle body which did not correct problem. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 08/16/2001 | 0 | ||
| While in traffic with foot on brake rpms went to 2000, consumer could feel car pulling forward. consumer had to shift car in park. took to dealer, and they didn't know what the cause was. please provide anyfurther information.*ak | |||