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10.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

$2,300.00

Average Mileage:

136,000 miles

Total Complaints:

1 complaints

Most common solutions:

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Ford Escape engine problems

engine problem

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problem #1

2008Apr 01

Escape XLT V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 136,000 miles

My car started revving out of control last April. It was intermittent on and off, but is now always having this problem I have been trying to get it fixed since last year, and am up over 2000.00 in repairs that didn't work. The dealership tried resetting the pcn, replacing the pcn, replaced the computer, replaced harness/switches, replaced the alternator, it is still doing it. The only way to temporarily reset it is to disconnect the battery, and it helps for a little bit, but does it again. You have to slam it into drive as soon as you get the car started. It will not idle. The dealership said the next step was to replace all the wiring and that would be very expensive. This is not fair, as i have spent over 2000.00 already trying to fix this. I find it hard to believe there is not some sort of recall with this. I asked about the cruise control, as I was using it when it initially happened, and the cruise control stopped working altogether after this started happening. I am really concerned that one of my daughters will have an accident because it feels like it is just going to take off when you put it in drive. I really feel like I have been given the run around with this very dangerous problem, which remains unfixed after a half dozen trips to the dealership.

Ann Marie C.

Milford, MA, USA

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