2010 FORD ESCAPE Electrical System Problems

THE ESCAPE ENGINE STOPPED PROVIDING POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED RESPONDING. THE CAR ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. AFTER PULLING OVER SHUTTING CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN THE ENGINE BEGAN RESPONDING. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES BEFORE GETTING THE CAR TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THESE PARTS ARE ON A 10 DAY BACK-ORDER DUE TO SO MANY VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME FAILURE AND PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO SURGE IN DEMAND. *TR

ON 7/1/2013, I WAS DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE 2010 ON THE HIGHWAY 50-55 MPH AND FELT THE CAR SHIFT AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR FAILED. THE CAR LIMPED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. TECHNICIAN WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DIAGNOSE UNTIL DAY 2 THEN TOLD IT WAS FULL BODY THROTTLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND PART IS ON BACK ORDER. STILL WAITING FOR THE PART A WEEK LATER WITH NO END TO THE WAIT IN SIGHT. 36 MONTH WARRANTY ENDED MAY 21, 2013. DEALER DID NOT OFFER A LOANER CAR AND AFTER REPEATEDLY REQUESTING ONE THEY SAY THEY HAVE NONE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID FIVE OTHER CARS ARE WAITING FOR THE PART AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. I MENTIONED THAT I READ ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET AND THEY SAID THEY WILL FILE A REPORT WITH FORD CORPORATE. AS OF TODAY, 7/9 THE...

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING , STALLS WHILE IDLE , RPM'S SPIKE WHILE DRIVING !!! SCARY !! CODES READ P2112 . (THROTTLE STUCK OPEN ) THINKING BAD THROTTLE BODY ? *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR ESCAPE, YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NOTHING THERE. YOU CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ABOUT 6 DAY PERIOD. WE HAVE HAD TO PULL OUR VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD/HIGHWAY AND SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. IT DOES STARTS WORKING AGAIN BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WE TOOK IT TO HARROLD ZEIGLERS IN KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN, AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS A ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND THERE WAS 8013 OF THEM ON BACK ORDER AND NO ETA ON WHEN THEY WILL BE IN. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME STORY.[XXX], AND [XXX] WERE THE FIRST TO AGENTS I SPOKE WITH. I TOLD THEM THAT THEIR ANSWERS WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THEIR MANAGER. HE...

I WAS DRIVING ON I35 E IN LEWISVILLE, TX WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING, I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT APPROX 40 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE/ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT I COULD NOT CONTINUE FORWARD. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND GLIDED INTO A PARKING LOT ( AFTER NEARLING BEING KILLED BY A LARGE TRUCK ON THE SERVICE ROAD) THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I PUT IN PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO ISSUES. THE VEHICLE IDLED FINE AND I COULD REV UP THE ENGINE. I DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT WITH NO ISSUES HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TRIED GOING ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WHEN I ACCELERATED ABOVE 20MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD...

CRANKED THE ESCAPE, SELECTED DRIVE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF. CRANK IT BACK UP AND CUTOFF. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY GOT THE CAR MOVING BY KEEPING THE RPMS UP. DROVE ABOUT 40 MINUTES OF SPEEDS UP TO 55 MPH. WHEN WE GOT NEAR OUR DESTINATION EVERYTIME WE SLOWED DOWN THE CAR WOULD KNOCK OFF. CAR WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD KNOCK OFF AGAIN. ABLE TO KEEP CAR GOING BY KEEPING RPMS UP. CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED. *TR

DRIVING AROUND 65MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF ALL POWER ALL I COULD DO WAS TRY TO MAKE MY WAY FROM THE FAST LANE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY HOME, A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING, CUT OFF WHILE DOING AROUND 60MPH AGAIN IN THE FAST LANE I HAD TO TRY AND GET OVER THROUGH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH CARS BLOWING BY ME AT OVER 80MPH TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. I CALLED FORD AND THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, SEEMS THE ISSUE IS SO BAD THE PART THATS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM (THE THROTTLE BODY) IS ON BACK ORDER, YOU HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING...

I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENGINE ACTS AS IF IT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH GAS AND AIR MIXTURE SO IT KICKS OUT OF SHIFTING AND JUST SLOWS DOWN THEN IT STARTS HOPPING. IT GIVES ME A SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD OF A WRENCH. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SAYS IT THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD A MECHANIC COME WITH HIS HANDHELD COMPUTER AND READ THE CODE AND IT SAYS THROTTLE AVIATOR STUCK OPEN, THEN HE ERASES THE COMPUTER CODE ND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE NEXT TOME IT HAPPENS. WHICH IT HAS HAPPEN EVERYDAY NOW SINCE JUNE 12TH. FORD HAS SAID THAT THE PART IS BEING REVAMPED AND NOT SURE WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAS REPLACED MANY OF THESE. WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED? I HAVE LOSES INCOME BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD...

WAS DRIVING HOME WED JUNE 12, TURNED A CORNER (GOING APPROX 5-10MPH) AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF. PULLED OVER AND WAITED A MINUTE THEN IT STARTED RIGHT UP; DROVE IT HOME (APPROX 3/4 MILE) AND IT JUST "DIED" AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY. NEXT MORNING I WAS TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND AS I DROVE UP THE ENTRANCE, VEHICLE AGAIN JUST DIED! (HAD IT CHECKED, NOTHING FOUND) APPROX 3 WEEKS LATER, JUNE 27, I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY APPROX 65MPH GETTING READY TO EXIT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY WENT DEAD (FORTUNATELY I COULD PULL OVER SO I DID NOT GET HIT). I STOPPED PUT IT IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE AND THEN IT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING, JUNE 28, AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS...

WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROX. 15MPH, ENGINE STALLED AND ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF STREET, SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. ENGINE RAN FINE FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS AND THEN SAME EVENT OCCURRED WITH WIFE DRIVING. ONE WEEK LATER, DID SAME THING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORD DEALER HAS CAR NOW AND SAYS THEY ARE WAITING FOR A THROTTLE BODY. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR OVER 1 WEEK SO FAR. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. LOSES POWER WITH NO ACCELERATION WHEN FEEDING GAS. WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATES THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED. TOOK TO THE SHOP AFTER 3 INCIDENCES. MECHANICS TELL ME THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED. PARTS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER DUE TO HIGH FREQUENCY OF INCIDENCES. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE REVS UP AND LOSSES POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GEAR. IT ALSO HAS HAPPENED AND STANDING, I NEED TO SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND RESET IT AS TO SPEAK. THE FORD DEALER HAS SAID THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR THAT I MAY BE REAR ENDED. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY FOR THROTTLE BODY FAILURES AND THERE IS A CURRENT NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THEM. *TR

DRIVING APPROX 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED STALLING. RPM DROPS TO APPROX 1000, GAS PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP BUT "NO CODES WERE FOUND TO SUGGEST A DEFECT." HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART WITH IT BEING IN PARK BEFORE STARTS TO RUN AND WRENCH LIGHT TURNS OFF. DROVE TO THE DEALER AFTER THAT LAST INCIDENT ON 6/21, CODE 2111 WAS FOUND TO BE PENDING WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF, FOUND IT TO BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. FOR A CAR THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD AND 40K MILES, IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS DEFECT AS IF IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY YOU ARE STUCK WITH A CHANCE FOR A SEMI-TRUCK TO REAR END YOU. PLEASE ALLOW THIS RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @ 65 MPH - LOSS OF GAS PEDAL CONTROL - I COULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS AS IF IT WAS DISCONNECTED - THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT ALL - CAR STARTS LOSING SPEED IN MIDDLE OF HWY - I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD -- THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING - ENGINE WAS SKIPPING AS IT COASTED TO A STOP - THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT - AFTER SITTING STILL FOR 10 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL START UP AND RUN AS USUAL - I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE 2010 - THEY HAD 10 ON ORDER WITHIN 2 WEEKS - THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND I CAN'T GET AN ANSWER ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE - CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS GOT...

PURCHASED MAY 30, 2012....LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, I WAS DRIVING ONTO A RAMP AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAR JUST STOPPED BUT I COULD STEER SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER. A STATE POLICEMAN CAME BY AND I SAID I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY MECHANIC. APPARENTLY, THE COMPUTER HAD SHUT DOWN AND THE ISSUE MAY HAVE BEEN THAT THE KEY I WAS USING WAS NOT PROGRAMMED?. I FOLLOWED STEPS TO PROGRAM KEYS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR MONTHS UNTIL THIS PAST APRIL, 2013. DRIVING ALONG ON A MAIN ROAD, THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. COULD STEER IT BUT COULD NOT REPAIR SAME WAY AS BEFORE. I KNOW COMPUTERS AND SAY THAT WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, DISCONNECT IT. SO WE DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND WERE ABLE TO START CAR AND GET HOME BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN ARRIVING AT MY HOUSE. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY...

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH AND MY ESCAPE ALL OF SUDDEN LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE STAYED RUNNING BUT IT WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH MY FLASHERS ON AND STOP. HAD THE TRAFFIC BEEN IN RUSH HOUR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, BUT THE ENGINE STAYED RUNNING AND THE "WRENCH WARNING LIGHT" APPEARED ON THE DASH. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IN UP AGAIN. EVERYTHING THEN RAN FINE. I TOOK THE ESCAPE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER FAILURE DID OCCUR IN THE THROTTLE BODY AIR INTAKE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD ANOTHER ESCAPE THAT WAS NEEDING TO BE WORKED ON WITH...

MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE 6 CYC WITH 4 WD. THIS WAS A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASED IN EARLY 2010 AS IT HAD 4.7 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND I PUT MOST OF THOSE MILES ON IT DURING THE TEST DRIVE. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED RECENTLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS AS IF THERE WAS NO GAS PEDAL IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL. NO SHUDDERING, OR CHUGGING AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AT ALL BEFORE IT OCCURRED. IT WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE MY WAY ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE NEVER SHUT OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED, AND THEN RESTARTED AND IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO...

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD MOMENTARILY AND AGAIN CAME TO A STOP. I TURNED RIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY MY ACCELERATOR FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD AT A SPEED LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. IT ACCELERATED NORMALLY FOR A MOMENT BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THE WARNING LIGHT THAT APPEARED WAS CORRELATED WITH THE POWER TRAIN, PER THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUCTION MANUAL. WHEN INSPECTED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES RELATED TO THE VEHICLE WERE UP-TO-DATE AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS DETECTED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I GET OFF THE ROAD TO A STOP IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS IDILING ROUGH BUT WILL NOT MOVE. THIS VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON INTERSTATE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE MOTOR IN THE ESCAPE JUST DIED, I WAS FORCED TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE RIGHT WITH ALMOST NO POWER. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER FORD IS MAKING 4000 OF THE THROTTLE BODIES IN ORDER TO KEEP WITH THE DEMAND. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN REV THE ENGINE AND INCREASE RPMS. IT WILL JERK AND JUMP FORWARD AS IF ITS TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT WONT GO ANY FASTER THAN IDLE SPEED. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF IT WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN. *TR

WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY AT 40MPH THE CAR STALLED,THANKFULLY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL ON TO OTHERWISE WE WOULD'VE BEEN REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERING SPEEDS AS WELL. THE WRENCH LIGHT IN THE DASH COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. RESTARTING VEHICLE WILL USUALLY RESUME WITH NO ISSUES. NO CODES ARE STORED SO DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10X'S AT LEAST. I'M SCARED TO LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. NO SIGNS GIVEN THAT IT WILL STALL. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING COMPLETELY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. DID THIS 6 SEPARATE TIMES 3 ON 5/30 AND 3 ON 5/31/13. THIS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A COMMON PROBLEM BY REPAIR SHOP AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

AT THE INITIAL FAILURE, WHILE TRAVELING ON MANCHESTER ROAD THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A WEEK LATER AT THE SECOND FAILURE WHILE STANDING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN I'M DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING AS THOUGH SOMEONE THREW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO COAST OVER TO A SAFE AREA TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH, ON STREETS, AFTER A RED LIGHT, TURNING CORNERS. OVER AND OVER AGAIN THIS HAPPENS AND IT STARTED HAPPENING AT ABOUT 50-THOUSAND MILES AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. TODAY THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN SIX TIMES IN A TWENTY MILE RADIUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I HEARD A CLICK FROM THE CAR ENGINE. ACCELERATION GRADUALLY DECLINED. THE GAS PEDDLE DID NOT RESPOND. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AS I WAS SLOWING TO PARK, TO TURN OFF THE CAR, THE CAR SURGED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, WITH A HESITATED START AND GET HOME. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD OF TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THIS CORRECTED THE ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON I10 AT 60 MILES PER HR IN HOUSTON TX. THE ESCAPE LOST POWER AND WAS HARD TO STEER. I LIMPED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ESCAPE DOWN AND RESTARTED IT. THE ESCAPE WORKED FINE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE OVER THE NEXT MONTHS. I AM TAKING THE ESCAPE TO RUSSELL SMITH FORD IN HOUSTON TX TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK WITH THEM ON THE ISSUE AS I OR OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS THIS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN HOUSTON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY DECELERATES TO A FAST ROUGH IDLE. CAR MUST BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD , THEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES BETWEEN 5/6 AND 5/15/2013. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE FORD DEALERS SHOP FOR A WEEK NOW WITHOUT A FIX, SEEMS LIKE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT SAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC DATA AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. NEW FORDS WITH 1970'S COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ? I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY - CODE P2111 DISPLAYED - ACTION NUMBER PE13003 CAR LOST TRANSMISSION POWER AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED OUT ON ROUTE 1 SOUTH. THE ISSUE BEGAN AT THE TOP OF THE MORRIS GOODKIND BRIDGE , AS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED I NOTICED THE WRENCH ICON IN THE LOWER LEFT OF THE DASHBOARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE TRAVELING AT THE AVERAGE PACE OF TRAFFIC, I MANAGED TO GET TO THE CENTER LANE ONCE I REALIZED THE ISSUE AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP [ ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NO POWER WOULD TRANSFER TO TRANSMISSION] NEAR THE DANGEROUS EXIT RAMP FOR ROUTE 18 N AND S. LUCKILY NO ONE BEHIND ME WERE INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. I TURNED PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE WORKING AGAIN....

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR STARTED TO STUTTER LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT AND I LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE MONKEY WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE BEFORE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AGAIN FINE, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THEY ADVISED IT WAS MOST LIKELY A THROTTLE TRAIN ISSUE, AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE TRAIN. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 75MPH AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. NO WARNING. PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AND TURNED CAR OFF. PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED KEY OFF. AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS I TURNED KEY ON AND STARTED UP NO PROBLEM WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS ON. DID IT FOUR TIMES WHILE TRAVELING FROM FLORIDA TO TENNESSEE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT CONTINUES TO HAVE INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCES OF "STALLING IN MOTION" WITH NO WARNING. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT THE VEHICLE WILL COAST TO SHOULDER OR A PARKING LOT. IF WE DRIVE ON INTERSTATE WE ONLY TRAVEL IN THE RIGHT LANE IN CASE WE HAVE TO COAST OFF. VEHICLE THEN IDLES ROUGHLY AT ABOUT 800 RPM. VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK AND SHUT-OFF. THEN RESTART SO FAR MAKES VEHICLE GO AGAIN SOMETIMES. VEHICLE MAY HAVE TO BE RESTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET MOVING AGAIN. HOWEVER, THIS IS GETTING MORE COMMONPLACE AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW OUR YOUNG INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS PLACING A HUGE BURDEN ON OUR FAMILY AS WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT FORD DEALER DUE TO THE HIGH EXPENSE INVOLVED. VEHICLE HAS CHECK...

VEHICLE DROPPED TO IDLE DURING MILD ACCELERATION. PULLED THE CODES AND RECIEVED P2111 CODE FOR THROTTLE BODY. *TR

VEHICLE WILL STALL DURING IDLE, ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT, DECELERATING, AND/OR DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS, AND WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, THE VEHICLE HAS TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED BEFORE CONTINUING. WEATHER HAS NO EFFECT AS IT HAS HAPPENED IN MINUS 5 DEGREES TO 80 DEGREES, RAIN, SNOW, HUMID, DRY, SUNNY... THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM CENTRAL FL TO ASHEVILLE, NC. MY 3.0 LITR ESCAPE BASICALLY LOST ALL POWER A TOTAL OF 6 DIFFERENT TIMES ON INTERSTATES 95 AND 26 BETWEEN SAVANNAH, GA AND COLUMBIA, SC. DRIVING ALONG AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT, ENGINE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY START LOSING POWER AND EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE TACHOMETER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT ABOUT 1000 RPM, BUT IT WOULD NOT TAKE AND THOTTLE AND BARELY MOVE. SWITCHING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, RESET SOMETHING AND ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 20 MILES BEFORE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS WAS A SATURDAY ABOUT NOON AND CALLING SEVERAL FORD DEALERS WAS USELESS AS MOST SAID THEY WERE GETTING READY TO CLOSE, OR COULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL MONDAY. NOT WANTING TO RUIN OUR VACATION, WE TRIED TO CONTINUE WITH THE ABOVE SCENARIO REPEATING...

THIS IS ABOUT THE 10TH TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. IN EVERY CASE THE CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AND THE CAR DROPS INTO IDLE WITH THE RPM'S RANGING FROM 900-1100. SHIFTING GEARS DOES NOT HAVE AN EFFECT AND YOU HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR TO TURN IN BACK ON. THE AMBER WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME AND THE FEW TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED CONSECUTIVELY IN ONE TRIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON MY FIRST VISIT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SECOND TIME THEY NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION WAS EATING ITS FLUID SO THE FILLED UP THE FLUID. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION AND THE MOST RECENT THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SEEMS TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPEN INVESTIGATION PE13003. I HAVE HAD THE CAR MALFUNCTION OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH 65 TRYING TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY. HAD IT HAPPEN...

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT (V6) IS HAVING REPEATED INCIDENTS (AT RANDOM INTERVALS) OF THROTTLE FAILURES. VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAS NO "GAS PEDAL", IDLES ROUGHLY (800 TO 1000 RPM) AND HAS TO BE COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. ONLY WAY TO RESET IS TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN OFF (DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATES OR IF IN LEFT LANE AND NO PLACE TO PULL OFF), RESTART AND MOST CASES THE PROBLEM IS ELIMINATED FOR HOURS, DAYS OR MORE. SOMETIMES IT CAN OCCUR MANY TIMES WITHIN A SHORT DRIVE PERIOD AND THEN GO AWAY FOR HOURS OF ISSUE-FREE DRIVING. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON ONE DAY AFTER SOME EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLING CAUSED BY ISSUE (ENGINE BUCKED A BIT) AND SERVICE STATION READ COMPUTER ANALYSIS AS "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM" WAS STUCK OPEN AND CLOSED. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS AND THAT I SHOULD PROCEED TO MY FORD...

VEHICLE'S THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND HAD TO COAST VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY BUT NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THROTTLE WORKING AGAIN. VEHICLE EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES OVER LAST 30 DAYS (EVEN AT 65 MPH WE LOST THROTTLE ON INTERSTATE AND HAD TO COAST OFF IN TRAFFIC). WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE IN AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE STATION WHICH READ COMPUTER READING AND SAID "THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT I SHOULD GO TO LOCAL FORD DEALER ASAP AS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT ITS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AND THAT IT WOULD BE $399 TO FIX. THIS IS...

THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED THE 4 TIMES THE ESCAPE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. EACH TIME IT NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. 1ST FAILURE (1/24/13) WAS AT ABOUT 20MPH (OR LESS) WHILE MAKING A U-TURN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO BUS LANE. 2ND FAILURE (2/4/13) WAS AT 50MPH AFTER TRAVELING 30 MILES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD "WHAT AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE THIS COULD BE AND THAT THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION TO REBUILD AND IT WOULD BE $2000 TO $2500." 3RD FAILURE (2/5/13) AND BY NOW I AM QUICK TO START EMERGENCY FLASHERS. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IN N. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A TURN LANE AND HAD TO TURN ESCAPE OFF AND RESTART. I STARTED RESEARCHING ON INTERNET AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. 4TH FAILURE (2/11/13) SAME SENERIO....

UPON ENTERING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND INCREASING SPEED, REALIZING WHAT WAS HAPPENING I ENGAGED THE BRAKE TO NO AVAIL, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I NAVIGATED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS GAINING SPEED ON THE TRAFFIC AHEAD SO I LOOKED FOR AN EXIT INTO A PARKING LOT WITH NO ONE WALKING IN MY WAY AND TURNED INTO THE LOT LITERALLY ON TWO WHEELS DUE TO MY INCREASING SPEED. I SAW A WOODED AREA WITH A SNOW BANK AND THOUGHT I WOULD HEAD THAT WAY RATHER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE OF OTHER VEHICLES, BUILDING OR PEOPLE. AS I GOT CLOSER I THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND STOPPED BUT NOT AFTER STANDING ON MY BRAKES AND SMELLING BURNING FROM THEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR STALLED AND STARTED JERKING BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN ENTIRELY. I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD, AS IF IT LOST ITS POWER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, AFTER I OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR

THE CAR LOST ENGINE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE UNDER WAY. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL MADE NO DIFFERENCE, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT COAST - IT LOST SPEED RAPIDLY. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND OPERATE NORMALLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD OPERATE FOR NORMALLY FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE TRIP, OTHER TIMES THE CAR WOULD EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

AT FREEWAY SPEED THE CAR LOST POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. A SMALL WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. WE CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND IT REFERRED TO A "THROTTLE/POWER TRAIN" ISSUE AND TOLD US TO SEEK DEALER ATTENTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE ENGINE RESTARTED, SO WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP. WE STOPPED IN SULFUR SPRINGS, TX, AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THAT MORNING THE VEHICLE BATTERY WAS DEAD (WHICH WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM WE HAVE EVER HAD WITH THE VEHICLE), AND WE BEGAN OUR TRIP AFTER JUMP-STARTING THE CAR. I THOUGHT THE STALLING WAS RELATED TO THE BATTERY PROBLEM. THE EVENTS WERE EXPLAINED TO THE TECH, WE REPLACED THE BATTERY WHICH WE FELT WOULD ALSO SOLVE THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE STALL OCCURRED THE NEXT DAY, AND AGAIN ON OUR RETURN TRIP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE THE...

ON JUNE 15, 2012, THE 2010 FORD ESCAPE WITH 29321 MILES LOST POWER (I.E. NO GAS, BUT ELECTRONICS REMAINED ON) WHILE MERGING ONTO A CROWDED HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. AN ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVOIDED. ERROR LIGHTS WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HOWEVER, UPON REMOVING THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND REINSERTING THEM, THE ERROR LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY DRIVEN TO THE UNIVERSITY FORD DEALERSHIP IN CHAPEL HILL, NC. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETECT A PROBLEM, STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT REGISTERING ANY ERRORS, AND RETURNED THE CAR WITHOUT FIXING ANYTHING. ON JUNE 27, 2012, THE CAR (29988 MILES) AGAIN LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CAR HAD BEEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AGAIN, AN ACCIDENT...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND HAD TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. A WRENCH WAS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND ALTHOUGH I HAD NO ACCELERATION, MY ENGINE WAS STILL SPUTTERING/RUNNING. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTING IT, IT RAN FAN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. IT RAN FINE FOR THE NEXT WEEK UNTIL IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS PULLIN ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR AGAIN LOST ALL ACCELERATION, BUT CONTINUED TO RUN. THIS CONTINUED ALL THE WAY HOME, WHICH I ARRIVED SAFELY, LUCKILY. I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET A SERVICE MANAGER ON THE PHONE. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL ME BACK, WHICH THEY NEVER DID. I ENDED UP TAKING MY CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP NEAR MY HOME AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE...

TWICE, VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE, ONCE WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AND A SECOND TIME WHEN TURNING ONTO ANOTHER ROADWAY. THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE AND WE HAD TO PULL OUT OF MOVING TRAFFIC AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE FOR A MINUTE AND THEN RESTART. IT WOULD THEN RUN FINE. GUESSING THE THROTTLE COMPUTER HAD TO REBOOT TO FUNCTION AGAIN. *TR

THE CAR LITERALLY DIED WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER (COASTED MORE LIKE), TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART (IT DID). THEN IT DID THE SAME THING AN HOUR LATER. I WAS TOLD BY A TRUSTED MECHANIC IT'S LIKELY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY (TBA) AND THAT THERE'S A NOTE IN THE DATABASE INDICATING THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM. I WON'T KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL IT'S REPLACED ON THURSDAY. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID IT'S POSSIBLE IT COULD BE COVERED UNDER THEIR 60,000/5YR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT THAT A DEALER MIGHT SAY IT'S UNDER THE 3 YR WARRANTY AND THUS PASSED COVERAGE. I WENT TO A NEARBY FORD DEALERSHIP AND SURPRISE, SURPRISE IT'S NOT COVERED. HOW CAN A CAR LITERALLY DYING WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NOT BE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART?! IT'S A 2010 MODEL. I'VE GOT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO THE...

WHILE DRIVING TO THE TPA ON I-75 APPROACHING THE EXIT FOR I-4 WE SLOWED FOR A TRUCK THAT CUT US OFF. OUR VEHICLE SHIFTED DOWN AT LEAST TWO GEARS WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVER REV. WE TRIED TO SPEED UP, BUT THE ENGINE JUST REVVED HIGHER. SO WE SLOWED WHILE EXITING ON TO THE RAMP FOR I-4. WE WERE ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT AND PULL OFF THE RAMP ROAD BEFORE GETTING ON TO I-4. WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES TO COMPOSE OURSELVES. I WAS HOPING THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF SO WE COULD CONTINUE. WE STARTED THE ENGINE AND WE CONTINUED TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT ANYMORE PROBLEMS. I DROVE HOME, CALLED JOHN AT BRANDON FORD AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. HE SAID IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE NONE OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON DURING THE...

WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC - TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE, I PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR AND PROCEEDED. HIT ABOUT 5 MPH AND ENGINE LOST POWER COMPLETELY AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP - RADIO AND A/C REMAINED ON. BATTERY AND OIL WARNING LAMPS ON DASH ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND MOVE TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RE-START VEHICLE AS NORMAL. PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION AS NORMAL. *TR

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE WITH REMOTE START MALFUNCTIONED IN 2010 AND 2011. THE UNIT STARTS THE VEHICLE WHEN FOBS ARE LAYING UNTOUCHED ON A TABLE AND AWAY FROM ALL POSSIBLE CONTACT. A REPROGRAMMING OF THE UNIT WAS COMPLETED IN 2010 BUT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2011. THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS REPLACED ON 1/12/2011. CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. *TR