2009 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DIE.I PULLED OVER AND REALIZED IT WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WOULD ONLY IDLE AND DID NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE ABOUT 50 MILES WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT,BUT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY. I RESTARTED IT AND WITHIN DRIVING 5 MILES IT " DIED" OVER 15 TIMES. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT ONE MORE TIME AND IT REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM 3 TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO THE END OF MY BLOCK..I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 50 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY, APPROX 105 DEGREES IN LAS VEGAS NV, THE RPM'S SUDDENLY WENT "LIMP" AROUND 900 EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PEDDLE WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. APPEARANCE OF A WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTED. HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUCCESSFULLY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. RAN FINE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF. SAME ISSUE. REPEAT TROUBLESHOOTING. INCIDENT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR 4 MORE DAYS CONSISTENTLY. TAKEN INTO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. MECHANIC CONTACTED ME AFTER DIAGNOSTIC AND INFORMED THAT THE CODE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY WAS IN ERROR. REPLACED THE FAULTY PART( I KEPT IT AT MY REQUEST DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER) AND THE VEHICLE NOW RUNS FINE. THANK GOODNESS THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR IN A BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE AN ACCIDENT COULD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,500.

THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DONE THIS 10 OR MORE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE YELLOW WRENCH SYMBOL IS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SWITCHING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE CAR WILL RUN FINE FOR A FEW MILES - SOMETIMES FOR A DAY OR TWO. AFTER TALKING WITH A COUPLE FORD DEALERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE BODY'S AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TWO TO THREE MONTH BACKORDER FOR THE PART. IF I KEEP DRIVING THE CAR IT WILL BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE CAR WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

AT FULL SPEED ON THE FREEWAY THE THROTTLE BODY DECIDED TO GO INTO LIMP MODE AND GO TO AN IDLE ONLY. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE SIDE OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SITUATION HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY WHILE WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED ALREADY. *TR

DRIVING AT AROUND 70MPH AND I NOTICED A LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION. I HAD TO PULL OVER, STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS AFTER ABOUT 4-5 MIN OF DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN IT WILL START UP AGAIN AND DISAPPEAR AFTER A FEW WEEKS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK WE LOSE ACCELERATION AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW 4 TIMES. THE IDLE SITS BETWEEN 800 & 1100 RPMS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT PINE LAKE FORD IN LAPORTE, INDIANA AND THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $383. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECALL PROBLEM WHEN I INVESTIGATED IT. WE ARE AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT GIVEN THE FACT MOST OF OUR DRIVING IS HIGHWAY DRIVING. WHY ISN'T FORD OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THIS PART? DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE HURT OR BE KILLED BEFORE FORD TAKES ACTION? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE EYE BAR PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING. WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE, FORD'S SAFETY FEATURE, HA HA". MANAGED TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING RUN OVER, BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF HORN BLOWING AND UPSET PEOPLE BEHIND ME. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP. QUIT AGAIN BEFORE ARRIVING AT HOME ON THE SAME TRIP AND SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD WILL RECALL A MANUFACTURING DEFECT? *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE WRENCH SIGN LIT UP. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN, HOWEVER THE ENGINE KEPT SHUTTING OFF EVERY FEW MILES. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND OUT I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. WHILE LOOKING UP THE PART ON THE INTERNET, I NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT FORDS (ESPECIALLY ESCAPES) HAVING THIS ISSUE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? OF COURSE MY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT AND I WILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET WITH THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS BACK...

CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND YOU HAVE TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY AND TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART TO RESET COMPUTER. THIS WORKS FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. MY DEALERSHIP HAS THE CAR AND IS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY SO WE CAN DRIVE THE CAR AND NOT BE IN DANGER. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO STUTTER AND SLOW DOWN. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR AND NO RESPONSE -RPM AND SPEED DROPPING QUICKLY. ALMOST RUN OVER BY OTHER VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND BARELY GOING AT 900 RPM AND ~ 2 MPH. NEEDED TO HA E CAR TOWED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH IN TOWN WHEN VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE LOSING POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT A VERY ROUGH IDLE . I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT . IT DID THE SAME THING, NO ACCELERATION. I DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD RUN PROPERLY. IT SEEMED RATHER JERKY WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND IT DIED COMPLETELY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME. I GOT IT RESTARTED AND MADE IT HOME. I HAVE A CODE READER AT MY HOUSE. I CHECKED AND CODES P2111 AND P2112 WERE STORED IN THE COMPUTER. I CHECKED WITH A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE CODES RELATE TO THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY....

I WAS JUST PULLING AWAY FROM A DRIVE THRU WINDOW WHEN THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AS IF IT HAD BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH IT HADN'T BEEN. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE, WITH NO FURTHER LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX 3 WEEKS LATER, ALTHOUGH THIS TIME I WAS GOING APPROX. 20 MPH, HAVING JUST ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, AND THEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED IT. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF, SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO READ THE COMPUTER. THEY FOUND DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2111, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN....

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED. I'M DRIVING NORMALLY, AT A CONSTANT SPEED, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, RPMS DO WEIRD THINGS, GAS PEDAL DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL IN A DRIFT DOWNSPEED DOES NOTHING, PARK DOES NOTHING. PUTTING IT IN PARK AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE, AND STARTING AGAIN MAKES THE LIGHT GO AWAY AND RUN FINE AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS I TRAVEL WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS WILL HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. VERY DISAPPOINTED FORD WILL NOT RECALL AND FIX THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH. THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR WAS GETTING NO POWER. LUCKILY THE FREEWAY WAS NOT CROWDED AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PEDAL SEEMED TO BE WORKING. BUT 30 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 3 WEEKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CONDITIONS, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARS AND THE CAR BECOMES LIMP AND NON RESPONSIVE. ENGINE WAS RUNNING HARD. HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART (WHICH WAS DIFFICULT). THIS OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES, THIS TIME WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. WENT DIRECTLY TO REPAIR SHOP AND HAD IT CHECKED. WAS TOLD THAT ERROR CODE P2111 WAS BEING SHOWN. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME PROBLEMS CONTINUED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT AS I AM WORRIED IT WILL DIE WHILE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC OR THAT SOMEONE WILL REAR END US. *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25-30 MPH ON A SIDE STREET, VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND STALL, FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS DYING, SO WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, SAT FOR A FEW MINS, THEN RESTARTED AND PULLED OUT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, SIMILAR ISSUE, WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 ON A SIDE STREET, CAR SPUTTERED, STALLED, SO PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, WAITED THEN RESTARTED. A FEW DAYS LATER, WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 ON A SIDE STREET, SAME ISSUE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR A TOW. CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, WHICH I AM HAVING TO PAY $550 TO FIX. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTLINE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR. I PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS, CHANGED TWO LANES TO GET TO THE RIGHT-HAND SHOULDER, AND STOPPED. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AT THE TIME (9:30PM). RESTARTING THE VEHICLE FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. HOWEVER DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. I RESTARTED IT AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT DID IT AGAIN AND I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT DID IT ALL THE WAY THERE I HAD TO KEEP PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING. THE CODE CAME UP THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. I AM NOT WAITING FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY THAT IS ON BACK ORDER AND WILL TAKE AROUND 5-8 DAYS, IT IS DAY 7 AND THE PART IS STILL NOT THERE. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE FAILED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *TR

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND MUST PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGHLY BUT NO POWER GOES TO THE WHEELS. ONCE STOPPED I TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A MINUTE. ONCE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO RUN OKAY. BUT IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON 7/8/2013. THE CODE IS P2111. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER SO I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS WILL BE RESOLVED. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSIGHT THERE ARE 2 ACTION REPORTS. #S PE13003 & DP12006. AND 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS #S 09-23-5 & 10-21-6. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR MADE A VERY HARD JERK; IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE FELL TO THE GROUND, AND THEN NO POWER WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH PUT ME AT THE END OF AN ENTRANCE RAMP ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS SO SCARED BECAUSE OF WHERE MY CAR ENDED UP. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND DROVE ABOUT 30 FT AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED... THE TERRIBLE JERK AND NO POWER. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK. I AM THANKFUL IT WAS NOT DARK OUT. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS ON LINE OF THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. BESIDES THIS BEING A COSTLY EXPERIENCE...

A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT A 2009 FORD ESCAPE FROM A USED DEALERSHIP, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUV. FIRST THE BATTERY DIED, LEAVING ME, MY BOYFRIEND AND HIS 3 YEAR OLD NEPHEW STRANDED IN MALIBU UNTIL 10PM. THE NEXT DAY, WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AT AN AUTO ZONE. AS WE STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, MY CAR SURGES AND STALLS. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE BUT IN ABOUT 20 FEET, THE CAR SURGES TO A STOP AGAIN AND THE "WRENCH LIGHT" TURNED ON INDICATING A THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. I HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST BODY SHOP AND THE NEXT DAY THEY TELL ME THEY CANT FIX MY CAR AND THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. I CONTACT THE PRIVATELY OWNED DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR (WHICH IS 40 MINS AWAY FROM MY HOME) AND...

VEHICLE RANDOMLY SLIPS INTO LIMP-HOME MODE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE ACCELERATOR IS NON-RESPONSIVE. IF THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE IS SHIFT OFF, IT RESTARTS WITH NO PROBLEM...UNTIL A RANDOM TIME FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. MONDAY IT HAPPENED 5 TIMES; TUESDAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 CERTIFIED USED FORD ESCAPE LIMITED IN OCTOBER 2012. IN FEBRUARY 2013, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO STUTTER WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT STOP LIGHTS, ETC. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. IN MAY, MY VEHICLE STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS EXCEPT THIS TIME IT ACTUALLY BEGAN TO SHUT OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, STUTTER TO THE POINT OF JERKING, AND IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PULL OVER, EVEN ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER IT SHUT OFF, IT WOULD TURN ON AFTER LEAVING IT OFF FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK INTO THE SAME DEALER THAT REPAIRED IT IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE SAME...

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY FORD ESCAPE WOULD COME ON AND OFF, ON AND OFF. SOME TIMES IT WOULD STAY ON FOR WEEKS AND THEN JUST DISAPPEAR. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STAY ON FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN DISAPPEAR. AND WHENEVER I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NEVER ON. PEP BOYS COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NEVER ON, AND NO CODES APPEARED. WHEN PEP BOYS DROVE THE CAR, IT NEVER STOPPED ON THEM. IN APRIL OF 2012, AS MY SON WAS HOME FROM COLLEGE AND DRIVING THE CAR, IT SHUT OFF ON HIM ON THE FREEWAY ON MANY OCCASIONS. HE WOULD EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THE ENGINE WENT OFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND EITHER RESTART IT OR WAIT AN HOUR FOR...

AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY CAR APPEARED TO STALL. A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. IT FELT AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO HAD IT TOWED. THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE 8,000 REQUESTS FOR THE PART BUT IT IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING PRODUCED SO THE WAIT COULD BE MONTHS OR LONGER. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PICK UP MY CAR AND DRIVE IT AS IS, AS A REPLACEMENT CAR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GET THE PART THREW A DIFFERENT COMPANY AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART CANNOT BE FOUND ANYWHERE BUT I MAY BE ABLE TO GET A USED ONE...

WE BOUGHT THE SUV USED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN. JUNE 2010,AND IN OCTOBER WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS AND COULDN'T. FIND A PROBLEM. WE DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS, 14,000 MILES THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ...WE HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER GARAGE, AND THEY HAD IT A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND.IN JUNE 2012 IT WOULDN'T. START AGAIN. THIS TIME IT RESTATED AFTER 40 MINUTES. IT WENT INTO A SAFE MODE, WHERE I DROVE IT HOME AT 5 MPH. WAITED 30 MINUTES UNHOOKED THE BATTERY CABLES WAITED 15 MINUTES AND HOOKED THEM BACK UP,,AND IT STARTED AND RAN FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN STARTED DYING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO READ ANY CODES...NONE WERE IDENTIFIED. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW....

ABOUT A YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF AGO I LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION WHILE DRIVING, COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A FEW MINUTES LATER IT STARTED IT RIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A COUPLE OF WEEKS PERIOD, I TOOK IT TO OUR FORD HOUSE BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. I THEN TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS A THROTTLE ISSUE BUT COULDN'T FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, SO HE SUGGESTED WE TAKE IT BACK TO THE FORD HOUSE AND LET THEM "PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER" AND LOOK AGAIN. I DID BUT THEY SAID ALTHOUGH THEY UNPLUGGED AND RECONNECTED SEVERAL THINGS THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FOR A FEW MONTHS AND...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD, THE ENGINE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR AND BEGAN DECELERATING. THE THROTTLE/POWER-TRAIN WARNING LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED. I HAD TO PULL OVER THE THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER TRAFFIC. THE CAR BEGAN JERKING FORWARD AS THOUGH IT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE FOR A MINUTE AND ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY (6/23/2013) I DROVE TO MY CLOSEST FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WAS CURRENTLY BACKORDERED AND THAT THEY HAD 15 OTHER FORD VEHICLES CURRENTLY WAITING FOR INVENTORY TO ARRIVE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $473. THE MECHANIC CLEANED OUT THE CARBON FROM MY THROTTLE BODY AS A TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL THE PART ARRIVED. TWO...

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE MORE, THIS TIME WITH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THE GARAGE DETERMINED THERE TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AT 45 MPH. *TR

I HAD GONE OF THE GAS, THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING AT ABOUT 5MILES/H, ENGINE RUNNING, TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WANTED TO ACCELERATE. I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU INITIALLY INSERT THE KEY BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. THE ESCAPE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERHEATING, IT HAD BEEN SERVICED AND HAD NO PRIOR ISSUES. AFTER PUTTING IT BACK INTO PARK I WAS THEN ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN JANUARY AND HAS SINCE OCCURRED TWICE AGAIN IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS, SLOW ROLLING AND THEN STALLING AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. *TR

DRIVING IN TOWN AND IT JUST HAD NOTHING... PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR AND IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. CAR DID NOT STALL OUT, SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BUT DIDN'T. STILL HAD ALL POWER JUST WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN GIVING IT GAS. ***TOOK TO MECHANIC ERROR NUMBER SHOWS BAD THROTTLE BODY PART*** *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP YESTERDAY AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I PULLED OVER QUICKLY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT KEPT JERKING FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT A MILE UNTIL I GOT UP TO 50 MPH AND THEN IT DID THE SAME THING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS $325. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 74,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. THE PART NEEDED IS ON BACK ORDER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE AND WILL NEVER BUY A...

I WAS LEAVING OUR LOCAL STORE AND TURNED ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD TO HAVE MY CAR START SHAKING AND WON'T GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 4 MPH. RIGHT AFTER, THE POWERTRAIN SYMBOL CAME ON FOLLOWED THE ENGINE LIGHT. WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON I CREPT INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. WHEN TURNED BACK ON THE LIGHTS WERE ALL GONE, SO I ASSUMED IT WAS A FLUKE. UNTIL I STARTED DRIVING AND AS SOON AS I TURNED EVERYTHING TURNED BACK ON AND THE SHAKING HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE IT WAS THE THROTTLE AND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF SO MANY OF THE ESCAPES BREAKING IN THE SAME PART. NOW ITS THE SIT AND WAIT GAME FOR WEEKS! *TR

WIFE WAS COMING HOME FORM WORK; SHE WAS IN THE PARKING, SUDDENLY THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SURGED THEN HAD NO POWER, PRESSING GAS PEDDLE DID NOTHING, SHE THOUGHT THE CAR STALLED AND COULD NOT RESTART IT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WAITING SHE STARTED IT BACK UP AND THE THROTTLE RESPONDED, SO SHE CONTINUED TO PICK UP OUR KIDS. ONCE SHE WAS ON THE ROAD TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. HER FATHER WAS FOLLOWING HER, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WAITING, THEY WHERE ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE THE DRIVE. HER FATHER DROVE THE CAR THE REST OF THE DISTANCE AND, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY IN ALL 3 SITUATIONS THEY WHERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND OFF THE ROAD. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK AWAITING FOR A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WHICH...

P2111 ERROR PER COMPUTER - THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL, BUT DOES NOT. NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. PROBLEM HAS NOW HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CAR WENT IN TO LIMP MODE. WE COSTED TO THE SHOULDER TURNED CAR OFF. IT RE STARTED NO ISSUES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC WHO CLEAN THROTTLE BODY PLATE. CAR RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS THEN AGAIN SAME PROBLEM ARISES. CALL FORD TO PURCHASE PART AND TOLD IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER NO IDEA WHEN THE PART COULD BE AVAILABLE. SO I AM NOT STUCK WITH A CAR THAT COULD GET ME OR MY FAMILY HURT. *TR

UPON TURNING LEFT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FROM A RED LIGHT, I ACCELERATED TO REACH ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN SLIGHTLY SO I PRESSED ON THE GAS SLIGHTLY BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE LIT (THERE IS A LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH). I TURNED THE RADIO OFF AND IT SEEMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND START THE ENGINE. IT SEEMED LIKE I HAD FULL CONTROL OVER STEERING AND BRAKING TO PULL OVER, BUT PERHAPS THAT WAS JUST THE SLOW RATE OF SPEED I WAS AT. NOW EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE NORMAL NOW, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED AS I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY FOLKS INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM, SUSPECTING SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE...

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT APPROX 55 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. ALTHOUGH STEERING AND BRAKING WAS AVAILABLE, ACCELERATION WAS NOT. THE ORANGE "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTART. THIS HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT. SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER EACH TIME AND IT HAS RESTARTED. BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT IS FULLY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET. A LARGE VOLUME OF "THROTTLE BODY" ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AND OTHER ESCAPE MODELS IS DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. THERE IS NEVER ANY ADVANCE WARNING OF WHEN THIS MAY OCCUR, AND IT HAS OCCURRED AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE POTENTIAL DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL FROM FORD. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS DEFECT LEADS...

VEHICLE STALLED AND HESITATED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE WHEN RESTARTED LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, DROVE ABOUT A HALF MILE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, REPEATED PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, DROVE ANOTHER 12 MILES AND IT OCCURRED AGAIN. *TR

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SEEMED TO DIE AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED DOING ANYTHING. THE CAR THEN STARTED VIBRATING AND I HAD TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT LOTS ITS VELOCITY. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED FINE; THEN LATER IN THE DAY THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. AT OTHER MOMENTS, SOMETIMES WHILE STOPPED, IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR REVVED ITS OWN ENGINE (AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT I WAS NOT.) I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR INJURED SOMEONE IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE FACT THAT THE ROAD WAS NARROW AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE ON TIME. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

DRIVING AGAIN TODAY AND TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LAST TWO WEEKS IS FORD GO TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM PULLED CODE AND CODE NUMBER IS 2112 SAME CODE AS BEFORE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IN MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR, IT RANDOMLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND MY CAR STOPS RUNNING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROADS. CARS COULD ALSO EASILY HIT ME WHEN MY CAR RANDOMLY STOPS.THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED ONCE I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPENS MANY TIMES. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS THIS PROBLEM PUTS PEOPLE IN SERIOUS DANGER. *TR

I ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND IN APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET THE ACCELERATOR STOP WORKING. THE ENGINE DID NOT DIE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY IDLE AT A SLOW PACE. I STOPPED THE CAR, PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. THE ACCELERATOR WORKED AT THAT TIME AND I CONTINUED ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PROBLEM. I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO AN IDLE. I REPEATED THE SAME PROCESS AS BEFORE, STOP, PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. THE ACCELERATOR WORKED AGAIN AND I CONTINUED ON 10 MILES AND MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT AVAILABLE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I EXPERIENCED (2) OF THE SAME SCENERIOS LISTED ABOVE ALONG MY 6 MILE ROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER (2) DAYS THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A...

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND AS THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 5 MPH, IT WENT INTO WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE "LIMP MODE." WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE IDLED AT ABOUT 800 RPM, AND IT TOOK ABOUT A MINUTE OR MORE FOR THE CAR TO "LIMP" OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED IT. IT THEN WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM WHERE THIS HAPPENED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW IN JUNE ( SEVERAL MONTHS LATER), WE HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW YOU WERE INVESTIGATING. I PRINTED OUT THE ARTICLE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THIS...

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING.AFTER A YEAR OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS I TOOK IT INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY....TROUBLE CODE P 2111 .DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P2111, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. ITS COST ME US$275. I THINK FORD MUST BE ASSUME THE COST BECAUSE IS CAR FAILURE FROM FABRIC. LET ME KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP12006. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE IS NOTHING. THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING BUT GIVING IT GAS WILL NOT HELP IT TO MOVE. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND PULL OFF ROAD. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. THIS WORKS BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NOW IT JUST SHUTS DOWN SPORADICALLY. I CANNOT BE SURE WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD) AND I AM WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHERE I HAVE MY LOAN AND THEY SAID EVEN IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES. *TR