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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FMCU0DG4CK••••••2012 Ford ESCAPE
That is about average for the 2012 Ford ESCAPE — 5 complaints per build across 113 builds.
5on this build
522on the model
113builds in total
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 4Vehicle Speed Control 2Fuel System 1Gasoline 1
What owners of this build wrote
Fuel SystemMay 2018
The contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V770000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time as the recall…
Fuel/propulsion SystemJan 2015
Car leaps forward when gas is applied from a stopped position or conversely loses power while driving. Dealer acknowledged problem but no error code appeared at time of service. Therefor dealer stated they could not fix the car and I should keep having system in car checked for…
Vehicle Speed ControlOct 2012
The contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle became unresponsive to acceleration attempts however, the engine rpms increased. There was a twenty second delay in vehicle response. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle…
Fuel/propulsion SystemAug 2012
Car sometimes acts as if it is between gears when you excelerate. Release the gas pedal and press again and it lurches forward. This has happened several times since I bought the car. I believe the transmission has been reprogramed once shortly after getting the car. Nothing…
Vehicle Speed ControlAug 2012
Sometimes when you step on the gas the car won't go. And then lurches forward. This is a problem that the dealer has not been able to duplicate
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMCU0DG4CKC69664 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.