2010 FORD ESCAPE Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE AND BOLT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TAKATA RECALL / FORD DEFECTIVE PRODUCT LOW MILEAGE ESCAPE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE (2005 ACCURA) AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY. $13,000 ESCAPE WAS TOTALED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

THIS CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME THE ENGINE IS STOP, WHILE PARK AT HOME,SHOPPING ANY WHERE THE ENGINE IS STOP . TO START THE KEY IN INSERTED TO STEERING COLUMN OPENING AND IT WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AT TIMES IT TAKES TO MOVE BACK AND FORT THE KEY WHILE INSERTED AND IT WILL START, THIS IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW. TOOK THE ESCAPE TO GRAND PRAIRIE FORD TEXAS AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACE PLUS AN ALIGNMENT TOTAL FOR $787.65 UNDERSTAND THAT THE 2009 ESCAPE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON IT BUT NOT THE 2010, THIS IS RATHER ABSURD SINCE THE KNOW THE PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE THE CHOICE TO REPAIR OR DRIVE UNTIL THE KEY NO LONGER WORKS, WHAT A CHOICE, I'M A WIDOWER , RETIRED AND LIVE ON SS, THANKS FORD.

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY VEHICLE NO LONGER WORKS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A RECALL FOR THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE BUT NOT THE 2010 AND FORD IS TELLING ME I HAVE TO PAY BETWEEN $500 AND $600 TO FIX SOMETHING THEY KNOW IF BROKEN. THE ADVISOR EVEN TOLD ME THAT FORD IS AWARE IT IS THE EXACT SAME PARTS IN THE 2009 AND 2010 THAT IS BROKEN BUT FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ISSUE. WHAT KIND OF CRAP IS THAT. SO I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON BECAUSE I PURCHASED IT PREOWNED AND CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE FORD HAS DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THE VEHICLE AND REFUSES TO OWN UP TO IT UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE COME FORWARD TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. I SPOKE WITH AN ADVISOR AT THE FIVE STAR FORD IN PLANO, TEXAS.

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS A MISFIRE BETWEEN THE STEERING OR IGNITION COLUMN AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE CAR RIDES VERY ROUGH AND HAS LOST POWER STEERING DURING DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, BROUGHT INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NO RECALL FOR THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR, I READ THENHTSA REPORTS AND READ ALL THE FACTS THAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR IT SAID IT IS THE CONTROL MODULE AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE.. BUT DEALERSHIP SAID NO RECALL.

THE REAR HATCH LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE TO OPEN, ONLY THE WINDOW WILL OPEN. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN ALL OF THE LOCKS ARE OPEN.

CAR DIED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. IT'S WILL START RUNNING RUFF AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. STOP THE CAR, PUT IT PARK AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN CRANK IT BACK UP, THE WRENCH LIGHT IS OFF AND IT IS RUNNING FINE. THE LAST TIME IT DID IT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO TIRE KINDLE SO THEY COULD READ THE CODE AS THE FORD DEALER WAS CLOSED. CODE WAS THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 10,000 BACK WITH MY WIFE. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 45,000 MILES. SHE TOOK IT.TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AS THERE HAVE BEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED AS IT IS LIFE THREATENING BY DOING THIS HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS.

DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WOULD CLOSE, AN HOUR LATER THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE FROM INSIDE CAR, IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDED TO GET OUT THROUGH THE BACK.

CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY REGARDING A USED 2010 FORD ESCAPE THAT WE BOUGHT (FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP) YESTERDAY. I RESEARCHED THE VEHICLE & LEARNED THAT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY" (ETB) IN THIS VEHICLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE FORD CSR THAT THERE A "REDESIGNED" ETB PART THAT IS USED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL PART THAT IS PRONE TO FAIL SUDDENLY. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE ETB WHICH ACCORDING TO FORD IS PRONE TO FAIL COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN STALLING AND/OR REDUCED POWER TO THE CAR.... WHICH COULD PLACE THE DRIVE (MY 16YO SON, NEW DRIVER) IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND/OR LIFE THREATENING SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. THE FORD CSR ACKNOWLEDGED THAT, AND EVEN AFTER HE REPORTEDLY DISCUSSED MY CONCERN WITH HIS "MANAGER", INFORMED ME THAT FORD WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE PART "...AFTER IT FAILS". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING FUNCTION. YEARS BEFORE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE IC MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT LATER EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY STRONG VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,411.

FROM THE TIME WE FIRST BOUGHT THE ESCAPE (NEW) THE BATTERY LIGHT HAS CAME ON AT RANDOM TIMES. WE HAVE TAKEN IN AND DEALER SAID THERE IS NOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE THE HEAT OR AIR ON IT WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND THEN A MINUTE LATER COME BACK ON FULL BLAST. I ALSO HAVE RUST UNDER WHEEL WELLS THAT FORD SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE IT DID NOT PREFERATE THE BODY BUT IS CLEARLY CREEPING UP THE UOUSIDE OF THE REAR QUARTER PANEL AS WELL. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON MANY OF THE SAME YEAR ESCAPES. WHEN I PUSHED FOR RESULTS THEY OPENED AN INVESTIGATION THEN CAME BACK AND SAID THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST WITH ME WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE 5 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE BODY COVERAGE. ALSO, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE...

I HAD TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ON A BIT OF A DOWNWARD SLOPE AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE "DEAD" CAR OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A MINUTE. I TURNED ON THE CAR AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED AS I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND IF MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPS LIKE THAT AGAIN, THERE COULD BE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. THE EARLIEST A DEALER CAN LOOK AT MY CAR IS JANUARY 8TH. MY LOCAL DEALER - JANUARY 14TH. TODAY IS DECEMBER 28TH. AFTER READING SOME OF THESE REPORTS, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. MEANWHILE, I NEED TO RENT A CAR, UNTIL SOMEONE AT A FORD DEALER IS ABLE TO LOOK AT IT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS...

I HAD BEEN DRIVING, THEN MADE A BRIEF STOP. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IN "DRIVE" TO BEGIN DRIVING, MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ABOUT 1.5 MILES AWAY. I MANAGED TO GET HOME BUT HAD THE CAR TOWED TO NORTHGATE FORD IN CINCINNATI, OH THE NEXT MORNING. AFTER 3 DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I KNOW THAT OTHER FORD ESCAPES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, BUT CHECKED MY VIN AND MINE WAS NOT INVOLVED......YET! TWO MONTHS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR CONTINUING DIFFICULTY WITH STARTING (NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR ABOUT 10 TURNS OF THE KEY, THEN IMMEDIATELY WOULD START) AND INABILITY TO UNLOCK/LOCK CAR WITH FOB DESPITE CHANGING BATTERY. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, CYLINDER MODULE AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE IGNITION WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND ONCE IT WAS STARTED THE IGNITION REMAINED STUCK IN THE START POSITION CAUSING THE STARTER TO REMAIN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HIT THE IGNITION FOR IT TO COME OUT OF THE STARTING POSITION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT PROPERLY CIRCULATING WITHIN THE SYSTEM WHICH WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY FAN DID NOT OPERATE ON THE NORMAL #1 SETTING BUT OK ON THE OTHER SETTINGS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO REPAIR IT I WAS TOLD A BOARD WENT OUT THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, THE CAUSE OF THAT WAS FROM CONDENSATION FROM THE AC TUBING DRIPPING ON ANOTHER BOARD AND CAUSED BOTH BOARDS TO GO OUT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BOARDS AND REROUTE THE AC LINE SO IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I PAID $954.06 FOR POOR DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PREVIOUS ISSUES, MY VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MAKING TURNS AND APPROACHING STOP LIGHTS. BATTERY CHECKED OUT (HAD JUST REPLACED TWO WEEKS PRIOR BUT HAD IT TESTED AGAIN ANYWAYS.) AT THE TIME THE BATTERY WAS TESTED, I DID NOT HAVE AN ENGINE LIGHT ON. AN HOUR LATER A "WRENCH" LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RECEIVED A COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND IT CAME BACK THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR WAS BAD. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR ACTIVATOR LATCH SWITCH MECHANISM SEIZED, WHICH PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM OPENING. IN ADDITION, THE PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I HEARD ALERT CHIME, LOOKED AT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TRACTION CONTROL, WRENCH, BATTERY, ABS, AIRBAG, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALL ON.SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND TEMP GAUGE WERE ALL READING ZERO, FUEL GAUGE APPEARED TO BE WORKING. RADIO VOLUME SPEED COMPENSATION STOPPED WORKING, A/C COMPRESSOR SHUT DOWN, FAN STAYED RUNNING. DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WAS READING ____MILES TO E, FUEL LEVEL LOW. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND NEW MESSAGE ALTERNATED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT. THEN IT JUST AS SUDDENLY, WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW THE SAME THING REPEATS REPEATS ON AND OFF ALMOST EVERY 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING OR SO. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ON INTERNET I FIND THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THERE IS A COMPANY ADVERTISING MAIL ORDER REPAIRS FOR $199.00 PROBLEM IS COLD SOLDER JOINTS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.

TOOK MY CAR TO HARROLD FORD ON HOWE AVENUE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN WORKED ON AND PICKED UP THE CAR AND DIDN'T GET FAR AND THE CAR STALLED. RE-STARTED THE CAR AND BARELY MADE IT BACK HOME AND CALLED HARROLD FORD AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY AGAIN AND RECEIVED A CALL IN THE AFTERNOON AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS READY TO BE PICKED UP AND WE DRIVE OVER THERE AND THE CAR STALLED AFTER A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AND HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY AGAIN AND THE NEXT DAY WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM HARROLD FORD AND TOLD US THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR US AND TO PICK UP MY CAR. " YOUR CAR IS A SALVAGED TITLE" WE TOOK THE...

MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING & WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION (COMPLETELY LOSING ALL POWER) A LARGE SUV SWERVED TO PREVENT FROM HITTING ME. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE VIC BAILEY FORD, THEY KEPT MY CAR ON & OFF FOR 5 DAYS. CHARGING ME $98 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST (THAT THEY STATED REVEALED NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM) & THEN THEY TURNED AROUND & CHARGED ME #130 FOR A NEW BATTERY, THE CAR CONTINUED TO CUT OFF ON ME. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR ANOTHER 3 DAYS. FINALLY THEY CALLED ME & TOLD ME TO COME PICK UP THE CAR. THE SERVICE DEPT. STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG W/ THE CAR, BUT THEY KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG W/ IT. THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT TIL THE PROBLEM GOT...

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER STATED PERIODICALLY, HE HAD DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. *TA

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. TURNED IGNITION OFF, WAITED 10 MINUTES, THEN CRANKED VEHICLE, AND IT RAN NORMALLY...UPDATED 12/04/14 *BF

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS COMING TO A STOP DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN FEB 2014. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP WHEN I NOTICED THE RED BATTERY & WRENCH LIGHT COME ON. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE & THE ENGINE WAS OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK. THE DASH LIGHTS & RADIO WOULD WORK BUT IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF TRAFFIC. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK I TRIED AGAIN & IT STARTED (APPROXIMATELY AFTER 15 MIN). I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY "SUPPOSEDLY" FIXED IT UNDER A RECALL. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN (OCT 2014) TO ME WHILE COMING TO A STOP DURING RUSH HOUR. AGAIN THE LIGHTS TURNED RED AND THE ENGINE DIED. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY LUCK. THE DASH LIGHTS & RADIO WORKED...

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND MY CAR STOPPED RECEIVING INPUT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AT 50 MPH ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED A MONTH AGO. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AS WELL AS MY CAR TAKING OFF WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM STOPPED POSITION. TODAY 7/31/14 THE GAS PEDAL FAILED TO WORK AGAIN WHEN IN A TURN THANK GOD NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME. YOU GUYS KNOW THERE IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WITH ALL THESE FORD ESCAPES BUT YET YOU LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FROM A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE THE THROTTLE STAYS CLOSED ON THE HIGHWAY? PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE. MY WIFE AND KID ARE IN THIS CAR WHAT HAPPENS I GO TO PULL OUT AND IT DECIDES TO JUST STAY STUCK HALFWAY INTO THE LANE BAM I GET T BONED THEN HAVE TO SUE EVERYONE THAT KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE HAD EXITED FROM FREEWAY AND WAS STOPPED ON AN EXIT RAMP STOP LIGHT. WHEN GAS WAS PUSHED TO MOVE VEHICLE FROM STOPPED POSITION, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. INITIALLY, THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH AND THEN LATER, THIS DISAPPEARED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY AUTO PARTS FACILITY WHERE A COMPUTER CODE EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED- THIS YIELDED THE SAME CODE APPEARING 3 TIMES: A PROBLEM INVOLVING THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM SENSOR. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM CODE APPEARS 3 TIMES DURING THE CHECK, THIS ACCURATELY PIN-POINTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON ROAD. I LOST ALL POWER TO GAS PEDAL THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT CAR IN PARK SHUT CAR OFF .WAITED A FEW MINUTES AN STARTED CAR UP. IT RAN THIS HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES ON THE SAME DAY THEN IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WEEK OR TWO THIS A ONGOING PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD PLACE A SAFETY RECALL NOT ON SOFT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM#13NO3 THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON I495 AT A STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED OF 68MPH THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING DROPPED TO IDLE SPEED WITH RAPID DECELERATION. THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT DOWN BUT RAN APPROX. 800-900RPM. WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET ANY THROTTLE RESPONSE. I TRAVELED OFF THE INTERSTATE ON SLOWER ROADS TO GET HOME FOR FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AT HIGH SPEED AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIME BOTH AT HIGH SPEED AND ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. IT WAS BACK TO THE FORD DEALER FOR THE RECALL 13B17 ON 7/7/14. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO MORE EVENTS OF NO POWER FROM STOP AND LOW POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED SINCE THE TSB WAS PERFORMED. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, NO CODES SET. *TR

I HAD JUST TURNED LEFT UNDER AN UNDERPAS AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE UNDER AN OVERPASS I REMEMBER THINKING "WOW. THIS IS APOWERFUL ENGINE." A CAR WAS COMING IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I BRAKE IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND I HIT THE CAR AND THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER WHEN I CAME TOO THE HORN WAS BLOWING AND TWO PEOPLE WERE POUNDING ON MY WINDOWS AND MY EMERGENCY BAG HAD DEPLOYED, I WAS RELEASED. THEY GAVE ME FIRST AID UNTIL THE AMBULANCE CAME, TREATED ME AND TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THEY KEPT ME OVERNIGHT. I BELIEVE BECAUSE I HAD A CONCUSSION. I WAS VERY CONFUSED. THEY KEPT ME OVERNIGHT AND WENT HOME THE NEXT DAY. THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS IN ACCESS OF $16,000.00. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON I-45 SOUTH OF HOUSTON, TX. MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE COASTING TO A STOP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT!!! I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I RESTARTED IT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH LIMITED OPERATION, DECREASED ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED. I EXPERIENCED FAILURE ONE MORE TIME DURING THIS TRIP. WHEN I HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) PULLED IT WAS P2111, "THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN." RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET REVEALED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13003. *TR

THE BACK HATCH WILL NOT OPEN. THERE'S NO CLICKING SOUND WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING. THE WINDOW DOES OPEN AND CLOSE.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2MONTHS AGO (APRIL 2014) AS I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD (NEW CIRCLE RD IN LEXINGTON KY)AT AROUND 60MPH DURING MY MORNING COMMUTE AROUND 8AM. THE VEHICLE SEEMINGLY STALLED BUT ALL THE SYSTEMS WERE FINE (STILL HAD POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, RADIO, BRAKING SYSTEM ETC) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ACCELERATOR WHICH DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, SAT FOR ABOUT 5 MINS & WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE (THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T EVEN COME BACK ON). THE MOST RECENT DATE WAS 06/07/14 WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AS PASSENGERS. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT TURNING LEFT WHEN, AS PREVIOUSLY, THE ENGINE STALLED AS I WAS TURNING. AGAIN, ALL SYSTEMS REGISTERED AND WERE WORKING BUT WHEN I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FUNCTION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DESICCANT FILTER FRACTURED AS A RESULT, THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,500. DRRK

SINCE DECEMBER, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON MY DASH. IT STARTED WITH A LOW TIRE LIGHT. I VISUALLY CHECKED THE TIRES AND SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM SO I KEPT AN EYE ON THEM. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. NO REASON. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE OTHER TIMES SINCE THEN. NEXT CAME THE FUEL FILL INDICATOR LIGHT WHILE ON A TRIP OVER 300 MILES FROM HOME. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT WENT OFF. CAME ON ONE OTHER TIME SINCE THEN. NEXT WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT CAME ON WHEN ON ANOTHER TRIP OVER 300 MILES FROM HOME. STILL ON A FEW DAYS LATER SO I WENT TO AUTO ZONE FOR THE FREE TEST. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE EITHER THE GAS CAP, WHICH IT DOESN'T COME WITH, OR A LEAK. VAK LEAK SYSTEM. P1111 SEEMS BY DISCUSSION BOARDS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO...

WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROX 50 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE AN AUTOMATIC DE ACCELERATION, WITH THE RPMS GOING TO 1000. EVEN WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPMS DID NOT CHANGE AND THE CAR CAME TO A VERY SLOW SPEED JUST OVER IDLE SPEED. A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED IN THE INDICATOR LIGHTS. I PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN RESTARTING, THE WRENCH SYMBOL WENT AWAY AND THE CAR DROVE NORMAL FOR ABOUT 20 MILES UNTIL THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER BRAINS IS TELLING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES OVER WEEKEND AND THANKFULLY I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. TODAY IS MAY 4, 2014 AND TOMORROW I PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP ON STERLING VIRGINIA. I HAVE READ RECENT COMPLAINTS FROM FORD ESCAPE OWNERS...

ON DEC.31 AT APPROXIMATELY 2 P.M. I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON CITRUS AVE. I WAS GOING 55 MPH AND MY VEHICLE STARTED LOSING SPEED. I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR IT RAN AS NORMAL. PRIOR TO THAT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON STARTING FROM A STOP I HAD NOTICED FASTER ACCELERATION THAN THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE I WAS APPLYING TO THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS MY ESCAPE HAS BEEN STALLING WHILE I AM DRIVING OR AT A STOP LIGHT, AND WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR MOVES FORWARD WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL!!! *TR

RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY WENT OUT THE VEHICLE STARTING SLAMMING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND UPON ACCELERATION. THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH AND QUITE LOUD, THE ENGINE MAKES A FUNNY NOISE AND I TAKE EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE, GETTING ALL OF THE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES ON TIME, REPLACING THE AIR FILTER, ETC. I ALSO EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WASN'T IDLING PROPERLY AND THAT THE ENGINE USED TO BE QUIET. THE WINDSHIELD IS EXTREMELY THIN AS WELL, A SMALL PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD CAUSING A 8 INCH CRACK IN A MATTER OF MINUTES TO WHERE IT WAS BEYOND GETTING IT FIXED. THEN LIFTGATE STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, IT WOULD MAKE THE SOUND, BUT SOMETIMES OPEN, THEN ON MAY 17, 2013 IT JUST QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. ON MAY 18, 2013, I TOOK IT TO REYNOLDS FORD FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE RIGHT BEFORE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, OR DROP TO ABOUT 800-900 RPM WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE "WRENCH" WILL COME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES STALL/KILL ALTOGETHER. WE HAVE HAD THE CODES PULLED BY A TECHNICIAN, AND THEY SAY THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY IS STUCK OPEN", "THE THROTTLE BODY IS STUCK CLOSED", AND THERE IS ONE MORE BUT I CANNOT RECALL IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE, NOR IS THIS A FAMILIAR PROBLEM PER THE SYMPTOMS. I HAVE LIKEWISE DONE AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, AND AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED. PLEASE ADVISE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SECURITY CONCERN FOR ME - YESTERDAY I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A MAJOR FREEWAY, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, WHEN MY VEHICLE SEEMINGLY STALLED, DROPPED TO 800...

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND EXITED SAFELY. WENT THROUGH TYPICAL STOP-AND-GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES UNTIL REACHING WORK, IN WHICH THE CAMPUS' SPEED IS SET TO 25 MPH THROUGHOUT. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON WORK CAMPUS A LITTLE UNDER 30 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE CAR STALLED AND THE BATTERY AND OIL WARNING LIGHTS HAD COME ON. STEERING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PARKING PLACE WAS DIFFICULT AS THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME TIGHT. ONCE SAFELY PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND AFTER 5 SECONDS TURNED BACK ON. THE ENGINE STARTED UP NORMALLY. STARTED DRIVING THE VEHICLE CLOSER TO WHERE IT WAS NEEDED TO BE PARKED AND THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN AFTER 1000 FEET AND THE STEERING WENT TIGHT AGAIN. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND AFTER 5 SECONDS ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE ENGINE HAD TROUBLE STARTING BUT AFTER...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL REV HIGH AND THEN STALL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. STARTS BACK UP FINE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STALLS OUT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 45MPH, THE CAR STOPPED ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR STEADILY SLOWED DOWN, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I ENDED UP VEERING OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT. IT ACTED NORMAL AND I RESUMED MY DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE THEN AS WELL. THANKFULLY I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE HAD A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT A RELATIVELY LOW TRAVELING SPEED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND I CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE TOOL LIGHT/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I CAN COAST TO A STOP. ONCE I STOP THE VEHICLE I TURN IT OFF. WHEN I RESTART THE VEHICLE IT HESITATES FOR APPROX 6 SECONDS AND THEN TURNS OVER/RESTARTS WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE 11/6/13. *TR

AT NIGHT, WHILE STOPPED ON RED TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR CHANGE TO GREEN, THE VEHICLE STALLS AN SHUT OFF. DID NOT START RIGHT OVER UNTIL A WHILE. ALL DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS WERE ON. AFTER 45 MINUTES TRIED TO START IT AND IT JUST MOVE VERY, VERY SLOW AND DID NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL IT DIED AGAIN A 100 FEET FARTHER. WE CALL ROAD ASSISTANCE TO TAKE US HOME IN A TOWING TRUCK. AT THE OTHER DAY WE CALL THE TOWING TRUCK AGAIN TO TAKE THE SUV TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS IN WARRANTY, WHEN WE START IT BEFORE LEAVING IT WAS WORKING FINE. THE SERVICE TECH AT FORD TELL US THAT PROBABLY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY SINCE OTHER PEOPLE HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THEY TEST IT AND THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG... MY WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE AND I THINK THAT THEY ARE PLAYING US...

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED, BUT THE LIGHTS AND RADIO CONTINUED TO WORK. WE PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND IT STARTED. HOWEVER, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER (THIS PAST WEEKEND) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BOTH TIME WE WERE TRAVELING AROUND 20-25 MPH ON CITY STREETS, NO WARNING ON INDICATION PRIOR TO THE STALLING, BUT WHEN IT DOES STALL THE OIL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STOPPED EXCELLING AND I HAD TO CRUISE FROM THE FAST LANE OVER 2 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE TO THE SIDE I TURNED MY CAR OFF WAITED A MINUTE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. IT TURNED ON FINE AND RAN FINE FROM THEN ON. I OF COURSE CALLED FORD IMMEDIATELY BUT IT WAS AFTER HOURS AND I LEFT A MESSAGE. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING IT BEGAN TO SHAKE MY FOOT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR. PRIOR TO THIS I DID FEEL SOME SLIPPING OR SURGES EVERY SO OFTEN WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING AS IF IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO FORD IT WAS DECIDED THAT MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS...

ON HIGHWAY APPROX. 5 MILES INTO JOURNEY WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS WITH A VIOLENT JERK THROWING ALL BELONGINGS INTO THE FLOOR. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON VEHICLE REMAINED ON. . PRESSING GAS PEDAL BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE. SLOWLY IDLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED. LET RUN FOR 5 MINUTES AND DROVE 300 FT TO SUITABLE PULL OFF. ORANGE TOOL LIGHT STAYED ON IN LEFT LOWER CORNER OF DASH AFTER A SLUGGISH START. DROVE APPROX. 20 MILES TO WORK AT NIGHT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. IN MORNING ON THE WAY HOME, VEHICLE STARTED OK. LET RUN 5 MINUTES TO WARM UP. TRAVELED APPROX. 3 MILES GOING 35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS AGAIN , VEHICLE REMAINED ON. COASTED OFF ROAD. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND LET SET FOR 5 MINUTES AGAIN. VEHICLE SLUGGISHLY STARTED WITH ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON THE DASH. DROVE APPROX....

I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK ON A 5 LANE, HEAVY TRAFFIC ROAD GOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL OF ITS ENGINE POWER. THE RADIO, LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING, THE CAR SIMPLY WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND ACTUALLY SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY TO A POINT WHERE I WAS BASICALLY STOPPED ON THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A TURNING LANE SO I WAS AT LEAST OUT OF THE MAIN TRAFFIC LANE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT AGAIN AND AS I PREPARED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AGAIN AND BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST IT INTO A PARKING LOT. MY CAR REQUIRED A TOW TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE ISSUE WAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLEBODY FAILURE. I'M EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T MAKE IT...