2010 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WHEN I NOTICED MY VEHICLE SEEM TO BE RUNNING ROUGH. FIRST, I NOTICED A ROUGH IDLE WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THEN, WHILE TURNING ACCROSS ON COMING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AT THIS POINT I WAS STILL IN THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO FINISH THE TURN. THANK GOD I DID IDLE TO SAFETY. I THEN STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND OBSERVED A VERY ROUGH IDLE AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AT ALL. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AFTER THIRTY SECONDS AND IT RAN NORMAL AGAIN WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PARTS STORE TO HAVE THE THE ECM SCANNED FOR TROUBLE CODES. THE TECH...

STARTED ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO, HOWEVER ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAME ON. TURNED IGNITION OFF THEN STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP. VEHICLE RAN FINE AND NO CODES WERE STORED IN COMPUTER. CONDITION HAS GOTTEN SO BAD WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD THAT IT HAS SET THE P2112 CODE FOR STUCK OPEN/STUCK CLOSED THROTTLE BODY. IT APPEARS AS IF THE THROTTLE BODY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS VEHICLE MAY STOP ON RAILROAD TRACKS, IN INTERSECTIONS, AND WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS NO WARNING WITH THIS CONDITION.

DRIVING HOME FROM A DAY TRIP W/ FRIENDS AND WHEN APPROACHING LIGHT, CAR STARTED BUCKING. WHEN THE GAS PETAL WAS PUSHED DOWN, THE VEHICLE ONLY WENT 20 MPH AND WAS QUICKLY DROPPING SPEED. THE RED WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH. WE PULLED OVER IN A NOT SO VERY NICE PART OF THIS PARTICULAR TOWN, SHUT OFF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY FOR US, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WE GOT HOME. I HAVE A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE (USED) TO ME IN 2012. I AM HOPING TO HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE MANY TIME WHILE DRIVING ; ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I KNOW OF TWO FRIENDS WHO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR THIS FOR FREE. I AM HOPING THE SAME. IT SEEMS TO BE THOUGH, THAT THIS IS A RECALL...

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OF TRAVEL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BRAKED SO THAT WE WERE TRAVELING AT AROUND 6 MPH. THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. I RETURNED HOME AND PARKED THE CAR AND USED ANOTHER ONE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER THE CAR STARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. MY POCKET SCANNER SHOWED OBD2 CODE 2111, MEANING THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL WAS STUCK OPEN. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, INCLUDING THE ACTUATOR CONTROL THAT MORNING. THE CAR HAS NOW RUN ABOUT A WEEK AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES WITH NO TROUBLE. THE NUMBER ON THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE IS 100053000805. THE NEW ONE IS DS7Z*9E926*D, AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TICKET. I HAVE THE OLD PART BOXED UP IN CASE FORD EVER RECALLS IT. THE PARTS MAN AT FORD SAID THAT THE THROTTLE PART NUMBER HAD BEEN REVISED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I AM JUST GLAD THAT IT WENT BAD ON A QUIET...

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WONT ACCELORATE FOR ME AS HARD AS I PRESS ACCELORATER DID NOT MAKE DIFFERENCE JUST WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. IF I WAS ON HIGHWAY OR SOMEONE BEHIND ME IT SURE WOULD BE MAJOR PROBLEM.

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR, WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR JUST STOP GOING THE WRENCH LIGHT SHOWED UP ON THE DASH, THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION BY COASTING OFF THE ROAD. THE NEXT DAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR SAME THING HAPPENED , HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, NARROWLY ESCAPING BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. ON WAY HOME THE CAR DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS COASTING AROUND THE CORNER. THAT'S WHEN I TOOK I TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PART. THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. SEEMS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. OVER 700.00 TO BE FIXED, PLUS POSSIBLY 3 WEEKS WAITING FOR THE PART.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL ON THE HWY TO SCHOOL AND CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHICH LOST ALL POWER PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART AND HAD TO WAIT PLACES TO ME (FATHER) AND THEN IT RESTARTED THEN SHE DROVE ON TO SCHOOL THEN SHE TOOK CAR ON TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS GOING OUT.

TRAVERSE CITY MI DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING POWER. PULLED OFF SIDE OF ROAD TRIED PUTTING IT IN REVERSE SINCE IT WOULDN'T GO FORWARD SLOWLY WENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON HESITATED TO START BUT DID. RAN A LITTLE ROUGH BUT THAN WENT FOR A MILE OR LESS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT AGAIN. . DID THE SAME AGAIN ROLLED TO A STOP. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND ON FINISHED GOING 5 MILES TO WORK. CALLED A WRECKER HAD TOWED TO FORD GARAGE. THEY SAID THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED PART WOULDN'T BE IN UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO LABOR DAY. COST WOULD BE $503. TUESDAY TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T BE HERE UNTIL 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY .CAR WOULD BE DONE BY NOON. CALLED AT 12:30 WEDNESDAY TOLD ME PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JERKED A LITTLE AND LOST ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STOPPED THE CAR, AND CUT IT OFF. I STARTED IT BACK UP, AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. AND EVERYTHING RAN FINE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. SINCE THEN, THIS BEHAVIOR HAS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP TO LOOK AT IT, BUT WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS I CAN AFTER THE SHOP CONFIRMED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC WIRING WITH THE MOTOR. *JB

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 11:45 P.M. AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING. SO I SHUT IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND I MADE IT HOME, 26 MILES. THIS HAPPENED THE NEXT MORNING WHEN MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TOOK IT TO DECORAH AUTO CENTER FORD AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH OUT A CODE. I HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT AND THIS ERASES THE CODE. TODAY IS THE 5TH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT IS 3 TIMES IN 5 DAYS. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHTS UP IN THE LOWER LEFT ON DASH . THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. HOW CAN I GET A CODE TO GET THIS FIXED? I HAVE TO RESTART TO DRIVE. *JB

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE: REPLACEMENT NOT ONLY COSTLY, BUT ALSO ON BACK ORDER AND IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

I JUST EXITED THE PA TURNPIKE WHEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE RPMS WERE FLUCTUATING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT AM GLAD THIS HAPPENED AFTER I GOT OFF THE TURNPIKE WHERE I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND HAD NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. IT HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEK. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, AS I WAS TRAVELING APX 55 MPH ON PA RT 422 AND AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY AS I WAS DRIVING ON COUNTY LINE RD AT APX. 40 MPH. EACH TIME THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. MY VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AND RPMS WOULD FLUCTUATE AS THE ENGINE DIED. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEVERAL CARS THE LAST TIME SINCE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SHOULDER FOR ME TO GET MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AS THE ENGINE DIED. ALL TEMPERATURES WERE FINE AND MY FLUIDS ARE GOOD. I...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ENTERING A RAMP, THE ENGINE JUST LOST POWER AND THERE WAS A RAPID DECELERATION. THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP ON THE DASH. I TOWED THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER IN BETTENDORF IOWA. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS BECAUSE THERE WAS 5 CARS AHEAD OF ME WAITING FOR THE SAME PARTS. SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON MAJOR PROBLEM. SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND I NO LONGER COULD ACCELERATE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN FLASHING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET ON TO THE SHOULDER AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. PER THE DEALER WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO, THE PART NEEDED WAS ON FORD'S NATIONAL BACKORDER LIST AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. IT TOOK 5 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. IT HAS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 7 WEEKS AND MY CAR DID THE SAME JERK ON THE EXPRESSWAY AGAIN TODAY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO WORK AS NO SERVICE LIGHTS IGNITED ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT I WILL BE TAKING MY VEHICLE IN TO GET CHECKED AGAIN. *JB

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH, SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE GAS WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. THANKFULLY, THE BRAKES WORKED AND I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON AND DRIVING TO MY MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED GOING TO MY FORD DEALER. THEY CHARGED ME OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE PCM... ANY RECALLS FROM FORD FOR THIS? *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON. THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE BUT I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHICH WAS STILL RUNNING AT A LOW RPM. I THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AND THE CAR THEN RAN NORMALLY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH I FELT A JOLT LIKE THE CAR HAD DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY WENT DOWN TO 40 MPH. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE THE 40 MPH. I MOVED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, VERY SHAKY, AND I CALLED FOR A TOW. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY.*JB

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, LET COOL FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN DROVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES IT DIED AGAIN. LET IT COOL AGAIN AN IT DID THIS 4 TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO DEALER. THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON AUG 9 2013 BUT WOULD NOT START. DEALER EXAMINED STARTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG BY CHECKING CODES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TODAY A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES IN ONE YEAR TWO OF THOSE TIMES I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND. FORD NEEDS TO CHECK AND RECALL THESE CARS, BUT THEY NEED TO SEE BODY COUNTS BEFORE THEY SEE A NEED TO DO SOMETHING.*JB

ENGINE FAILED. CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED. WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. RESTARTED CAR AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT BUT ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON SOLID. GOT GOING ON THIRD TRY AND MANAGED TO GET HOME ABOUT 8 MILES. SAME SCENARIO CONTINUED AND MY MECHANIC THOROUGHLY CLEANED THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM CONTINUES... TRIED AGAIN....THIS TIME FAILED AT INTERSECTION...GOT GOING AGAIN BUT ALMOST HAD VEHICLE BEHIND ME REAR END ME....../TOTALLY UNSAFE. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE APPARENT. HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY BRAND NEW 2008 TAURUS IF I RECALL CORRECT. FORD FIXED IMMEDIATELY.. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD COVER THIS ALSO ALTHOUGH. I MUST CORRECT IMMEDIATELY. I WILL KEEP ALL INVOICES FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. THANK YOU.*JB

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY CONSTANT SPEED. THE ENGINE HESITATED, CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE ENGINE THEN STALLED. I PULLED OVER, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE CAR SEEM TO RUN NORMALLY AFTER THIS FIRST INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT MAY NEED TO BE RESTARTED A FEW TIMES BEFORE ACTING NORMAL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BECAUSE IT STALLED AND SEEM UNABLE TO MAKE THE DRIVE HOME. THE ENGINE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED IN AUGUST BY A MECHANIC, BUT STALLED REPEATEDLY 3 DAYS LATER. USING DRY GAS AND KEEPING THE TANK NEARLY FULL HAS NOT SOLVED THE ISSUE EITHER. MY EXPERIENCE SEEMS SIMILAR TO MANY COMPLAINTS FOUND AT THIS WEBSITE AND OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET. *JS

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND NOW IS MORE FREQUENT. *JS

PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STUTTERED TWICE AND LOST POWER. PRESSED ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. PULLED OFF ON SIDE OF ROAD AND WAS NEARLY HIT SEVERAL TIMES. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RE-STARTED, THEN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. *JS

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND FORWARD MOTION. IT WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. ONCE I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. AFTER THE FORD DEALER'S INSPECTION, IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE CULPRIT, AND NEEDS REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND SPIT AND SPUTTERED. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WENT ABOUT A MILE AND DID THE SAME THING. AT THAT POINT A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 25MPH ON A SURFACE ROAD, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, AND MY SPEED DROPPED TO 5MPH ("LIMP MODE"). I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER A MINUTE. IT SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY. I TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. HOWEVER ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER, THE EXACT SAME SITUATION REOCCURRED, SO I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A BAD THROTTLE BODY. IT TOOK 3 WEEKS FOR THEM TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY BACKORDERED, PROBABLY BECAUSE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR THROTTLE BODIES AS WELL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. IT WOULD SEEM THIS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AMONG CERTAIN FORD MODELS, INCLUDING THE...

NOTED MILEAGE, DATE, AND SPEEDS APPROXIMATE. VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES (SIX TO SEVEN TIMES SINCE NOTED DATE). ALL TIMES HAVE BEEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEED. THE STALLS HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE / SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON, BUT DOES NOT STAY ON. VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER SOME ATTEMPT AND THE CHECK ENGINE / SERVICE LIGHT IS GONE. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TT

THE CAR STARTED FEELING VIBRATIONS IN THE PEDALS, LOST SPEED, EVENTUALLY STALLED ON A HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE FLY-BY THROTTLE BODY UNIT HAD FAILED. *TT

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR GAVE A SUDDEN JOLT AND DIED. I START IT BACK UP JUST FINE, BUT WHEN I STATED GOING AGAIN, IT STALLED AND DIED AGAIN. I GOT IT STARTED, GOT ONTO A BUSY STREET, MADE A U- TURN AND IT DID AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IT STARTED AND OFF THE INCREDIBLY BUSY STREET BEFORE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOW HAVING A PROBLEM, I CANT EVEN DRIVE A QUARTER MILE BEFORE IT DIES AGAIN. *TT

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH, WHEN I LOST ENGINE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT AN IDLE SPEED BUT WOULD NOT INCREASE RPM UPON PRESSING ACCELERATOR WITH THE SUV IN PARK. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE SUV AND PROCEED BACK DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AFTER ABOUT 25 MILES, IT DID THE SAME THING. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE. SINCE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, I DECIDED TO HEAD BACK. I DROVE 125 MILES WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I TOOK INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A REPAIR CODE OF P2111. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I DROVE THE SUV FOR TWO WEEKS AND IT STARTED TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE PART WAS ORDER ON...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLE ROUGHLY AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN

DRIVING 70 MPH ON HWY TRUCK JUST STARTS TO STALL NO CONTROL OF GAS PEDAL CARS ALMOST CRASHED IN TO ME I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY. TROUBLE CODE IS P2111 NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY THAT IS ON BACK ORDER FOR A FORD NATIONAL RECALL AND I HAVE TO WAIT DAYS TO GET, PRICE FOR PART IS $380 . AFTER A CALL TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT RECALLED BUT FUNNY HOW THE PART NUMBER CHANGED AND IT IS THE SAME ONE THEY HAVE A RECALL ON AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF THE 3 YEARS 36,000 MILE WARRANTY MY TRUCK HAS 50,000 MILE. FORD HAS LOST A LONG TIME CUSTOMER !!! BUY AMERICAN MADE !!!! THANKS FORD EX OWNER OF EXPEDITION, EXPLORER, THUNDERBIRD, COUGARS, TOWN CAR, 2 CONTINENTALS NO MORE FORDS...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 65MPH ON FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE DROPPED TO IDLE SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR'S RPM'S TO INCREASE DESPITE PUSHING IT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT RATHER WAS IN A SUDDEN STATE OF IDLE.THE "WRENCH" ICON FLASHED ON, THEN "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" AND MY CAR WENT FROM 65 TO 5MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. AFTER CAR'S IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF, THE CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER REENTERING FREEWAY NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOT UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 680 IN STOP N GO TRAFFIC. I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS TO GO, BUT MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER IN THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. I PUT MY CAR IN PARKING MODE AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT AGAIN, AND IT WORKED. SO, I WENT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER ABOUT A MILE FURTHER IN STOP N GO TRAFFIC, MY CAR DID THE SAME EXACT THING. IT STOPPED WORKING, AND STARTED SHAKING WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN. I WASN'T FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING MY CAR SINCE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE. SO, I HAD TO CALL THE TOW COMPANY AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME. *TR

THROTTLE, CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS, NO WARNING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45MPH, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE DROPPED TO IDLE SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR'S RPM'S TO INCREASE DESPITE PUSHING IT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT RATHER WAS IN A SUDDEN STATE OF IDLE. AFTER CAR'S IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF, THE CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY, NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDST OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS NOWHERE TO MOVE THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO COULD FIND NOTHING ABNORMAL ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. HOWEVER BASED ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TODAY AND REPROGRAMMED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AT A COST OF OVER $500. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. MY SUV SLOWED TO A STOP WHERE I CUT IT OFF. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO PULL OFF TO A SAFE LOCATION AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS ALMOST SIDESWIPED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES, THE MOST RECENT BEING YESTERDAY AUGUST 23 ON AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AGAIN I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO PULL OFF TO A SAFE LOCATION AND WAS STUCK IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE OVERPASS. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR SOON AFTER STALLING OUT AND WAS ABLE TO AN AUTO STORE THAT PULLED THE CODE OF...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY, MY ENGINE LOST POWER. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY THROTTLE WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT MY CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO, AND THEN RESTARTED MY CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AFTER THAT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, NOW TOTALING 6 TIMES, ALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WENT TO THE MECHANIC, HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT HE COULD PUT A RUSH ORDER ON IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 15% OF THE PRICE, AND IT WOULD STILL TAKE 2 WEEKS. THROUGH NORMAL CHANNELS, IT WOULD WAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. I NEED MY CAR TO WORK, AND TWO THINGS BOTHER ME THE MOST: A RUSH ORDER WOULD STILL TAKE 2 WEEKS...

VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STALLED WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AN ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVERTED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 32K MILES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD JUST LEFT WORK YESTERDAY 0821/2013 AND WAS DRIVING MAYBE 40 MPH. MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE JUST DIED ON ME. I HAD DRIVEN BUT A HALF MILE. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED IT OFF. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL LOOKED OK SO I TRIED STARTING IT. AFTER SOME HESITATION, IT DID START. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO I PICKED IT BACK UP. THIS MORNING 08/22/2013 IT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I WAS TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, NOT A MILE FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR. IT DID IT AGAIN, ON THE HIGHWAY, ABOUT 10 MILES LATER. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I KNEW HE SHOULD NOW BE ABLE TO PULL SOMETHING UP ON THE COMPUTER. HE WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM...

I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT NEAR WORK WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO LIMP HOME MODE. WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH ONLY ONE LANE. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL SLIGHTLY OVER AND AFTER COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. *TR

TRAVELING ON VACATION ON AN OHIO HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE STALLED AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR UNTIL AUGUST 20. *TR

ON 2 OCCASIONS MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LOST THROTTLE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE STARTING TO ACCELERATE AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE YELLOW TOOLBAR LIGHTS UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CAR ESSENTIALLY LOSES POWER AND I'M UNABLE TO DRIVE FORWARD. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH COST $345 (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND NO RECALL). IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART CONSIDERING HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS POSITION IT LEAVES YOU ON THE ROAD WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR SUDDENLY JUST STALLED. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE CAR RESTARTED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE--ONCE WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AND MORE RECENTLY AT 51,000. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED, OTHERWISE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BOTH TIMES THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. BECAUSE IT IS A VERY RANDOM PROBLEM (IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 3 YEARS), FORD CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO SAY THAT THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES INDICATING A PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THIS IS AN ACTIVE PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THE ONLY FORD RESPONSE REGARDING THIS STALLING PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO UNCOVER IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH...

AS I WAS ENTERING MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND NOTICED THAT A WRENCH ICON ON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS LIT. THE ESCAPE WAS STILL GOING, BUT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL. I TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULLED UP TO THE CURB AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, COUNTED TO 10 AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN RESPONDED TO THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT MY EXPERIENCE IS TERMED "LIMP MODE" AND IS ITSELF A SAFETY FEATURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHO HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND COULD NOT PULL AN ERROR CODE OFF OF IT. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED I LOOK INTO THE THROTTLE...

IN AUGUST RUSH-HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE', THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED TO UNDER 1000RPM AND I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT THRU SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE COASTING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO THROTTLE INPUTS AFFECTED THE ENGINE, IT REMAINED UNDER 1000RPM AND RAN VERY ROUGH AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF, WAITED A MINUTE, THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO THE WORKPLACE. TWO DAYS LATER ON A SHORT TRIP TO A RESTAURANT, THE ENGINE AGAIN WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE'. I SHUTOFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. ABOUT 1/4 MILE LATER THE ENGINE WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE' AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO 'LIMP MODE' AFTER EVERY 1/4 - 1/2 MILE FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES ON THE SHORT TRIP. I...

VEHICLE STALLED UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP, AND LOST ALL THROTTLE FUNCTION. SURGES AT IDLE, AND INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. THROTTLE FAILED THE NEXT DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE FAILED THROTTLE BODY SENSOR ISSUE THAT WAS FIXED BY OCTOBER 2009, BUT MY ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN DECEMBER '09 AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. *TR

VEHICLE BEGINS TO LOOSE POWER/ STALL. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING, IT WILL GO ANOTHER 5 - 10 MILES AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. AFTER 2 - 3 TIMES IT WILL THROW THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT (CODE P2112). WE CHECKED/ CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CLEARED THE CODE. CAR RAN OK FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS (50 MILES), AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE ARE LOOKING INTO HIRING AN ATTORNEY AS FORD DOES NOT WANT TO HELP COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR, AND UNCONTROLLED STALLING AND SPUTTERING IS DANGEROUS ON BUSY STREETS. TWICE, THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, AND AT ONE TIME, IT COMPLETELY DIED GOING 40 MPH, AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HEAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PLEASE HELP US AND OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE, BEFORE...

VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOW VEHICLE SHUTS OFF EVERY TIME WHEN DRIVEN AROUND 40-45 AND 55-60. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,189.