2010 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

WHILE AT STOP LIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF NOTHING HAPPENED AS GAS PRESSED. VEHICLE STALLED RESTART AND DROVE FINE. MADE SERVICE APPOINTMENT HAD TO WAIT 6 DAYS. MEANTIME THE RPM FLUCTUATED AT IDLE AND ACTED AS IF WANTED TO STALL. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WENT IN FOR SERVICE TOLD IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW VALVE SENSOR. WE CLEANED, CAR RAN FINE FOR A WEEK THEN WE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON I-75. REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR BUT NO CHANGE TO THE RMPS. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY STATED IT COULD BE ABS RELATED KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT TO CALL AND TELL ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A TROUBLE BUT THEY SUSPECT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL BUT COULD NOT BACK THAT IN WRITING. I DROVE THE CAR HOME (LESS THAN 10 MILES) RAN IN HOUSE GET SOMETHING AND THE CAR STALLED IN...

I DRIVE A 2010 FORD ESCAPE AND IT WILL LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. ONCE POWER DROPS OUT, THE VEHICLE MAY ONLY BE DRIVEN AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS AND SOUNDS/DRIVES ROUGH. I PULL OVER, SHUT VEHICLE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE OR SO AND RE-START AND IT WILL RUN FINE. THEN AT SOME LATER POINT WILL RANDOMLY QUIT AGAIN. A LITTLE WRENCH SHOWS UP ON THE CORNER OF THE SCREEN BUT GOES AWAY AND RESETS ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RE-STARTED SO NO INFORMATION THERE TO ASSIST WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AT APPROX. 65MPG THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER TRAIN. AT THE SAME TIME THE GAS PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED TO A ROUGH IDLE THE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 800-1200 RPMS. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS NO LONGER LIT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME, MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO A ROUGH IDLE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE ENGINE OPERATED AS NORMAL FOR A TIME TILL THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. UPON PLUGGING THE CAR TO A DIAGNOSTIC I HAD 3 ERROR CODES THAT INDICATED THAT THE...

VEHICLE HAD ENTERED "LIMP" MODE SEVERAL TIMES. IN THE BEGINNING, IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE, BUT SOON PROGRESSED TO HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES IN A SINGLE TRIP. SEVER TIMES IT OCCURRED WHILE ON A FREEWAY. FORD HAS HAD THE PART TO FIX IT ON BACK ORDER AND IS NOT ESTIMATED TO BE IN STOCK UNTIL SEPTEMBER. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE NOW FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUT ONE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE 2 MORE MONTHS. *TR

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHERE THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING, THE ENGINE WRENCH ALERT COMES ON, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE HAS BASICALLY STALLED, IN THAT YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE ONLY SLOW DOWN OR COAST. AFTER THE PROBLEM OCCURS YOU MUST TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES, THEN IT WILL USUALLY START UP AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL FUNCTION AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY A DOZEN TIMES SINCE IT STARTED, WE USUALLY JUST PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF/ON, YESTERDAY THE PROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THOUGH AS MY SON WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *TR

ON JULY 14 2013, MY VEHICLE 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER THE STALL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL. IT SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY LANE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE WRENCH SIGN APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AT REDUCED SPEED OF 25 MPH. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND MENTIONED THAT THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND JUNE 3, 2013, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE. AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, AS I ACCELERATED THROUGH 2ND GEAR, IT DROPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO IDLE AND I HAD NO ENGINE ACCELERATION RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL, NO MATTER WHICH GEAR I PUT IT IN. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE CAR WORKED NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5-7 TIMES BEGINNING AROUND JUNE 3, 2013 UNTIL I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 18, 2013. I PAID FORD $120 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT DID RESET THE SHIFT POINTS. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL JULY 12, 2013. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE ENGINE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER, MOTHER AND SISTER AT APPROX. 40MPH. IN TRAFFIC, WHEN THE CAR APPARENTLY WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND BOGGED DOWN THE ENGINE TO WHERE SHE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MANEUVER THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. SHE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY AND PULLED OF INTO A PARKING LOT. FROM THERE SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO BABY THE ACCELERATOR SO SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN SEVERAL MILES HOME. FROM THERE, I TOOK THE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK AND ACCELERATED QUICKLY WHERE THE CAR RETURNED TO FAIL SAFE MODE AND CUT THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE CAR WITH AN OBDII CODE READER WHICH CAME UP WITH THE P2112 CODE AND SAID "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED". *TR

DRIVING AT 55 MPH, CAR JERKED AND THE GAS PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN WITH OUT PROBLEM. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN EXCEPT WITH A LARGE CEMENT TRUCK BEHIND ME. THE FORD DIED AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CEMENT TRUCK WAS ABLE TO GO INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE TO MISS ME. THE ESCAPE DID THE SAME SCENARIO TWICE ON THE WAY TO THE GARAGE. ( WITH OUT THE CEMENT TRUCK) THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, I PULLED OVER QUICKLY AND IT WAS BARELY RUNNING, THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING. I SHUT IT OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED, IT WORKED AFTER. THAT PROBLEM THEN HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT 20MIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THE ERROR CODE SHOWED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TRAVELING 55MPH ON A MAIN ROAD IN NC (RTE 13). WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER. CAR IS STILL ON, BUT I CANNOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE CAR IS BUCKING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A MINUTE THEN START IT AGAIN TO "CORRECT" THE BUCKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND A LIGHT IN SHAPE OF A WRENCH COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I DRIVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I USE THE SAME PROCEDURE FIVE MORE TIMES TO GET IT TO THE AUTO SHOP, WHERE I'M TOLD I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. MINE IS STICKING OPEN. 5,600 ARE ON BACK ORDER, SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING AND A TROUBLE LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED. WITHIN DAYS A TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBLEM AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT 13 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE CRUISING AT 60 MPH. AGAIN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY DIAGNOSED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED IT, AT A COST TO ME OF $540.00. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IDENTICAL VEHICLE. I ALSO READ WHERE THE NHTSA HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE AND THAT FORD HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND HAD SUBSEQUENTLY RESOLVED IT IN LATER PRODUCTION. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOVER MY COSTS AS THEY ADMITTED A PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED RELATED TO THIS ISSUE? *TR

MADE TURN INTO TRAFFIC, SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH. WENT TO ACCELERATE, NO POWER. ENGINE RPMS DROPPED. STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE . NO RESPONSE. DRIFTED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO INCREASE RPMS. NO RESPONSE. TURNED OFF IGNITION TO CALL FOR AID AS THE ROADWAY WAS BUSY, THEN TRIED TO RESTART CAR . CAR STARTED NORMALLY. RPMS RESUMED NORMAL. PLACED CAR INTO DRIVE AND DROVE OFF NORMALLY. HAPPENED AGAIN ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HAPPENED THE OTHER NIGHT THREE TIMES. DEEMED THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO GET REPAIRED. ON LINE FORUMS INDICATE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE, WHETHER IT BE A SENSOR OR COMMUNICATION WITH THE ON BOARD COMPUTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR STARTED TO JERK. THEN MY POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR TOTALLY STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THAT DAY AND THE TOLD ME IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY. MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER IT, SO I HAD TO PAY OVER 300 DOLLARS FOR A NEW PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED FOR A FEW MILES AT WHICH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS SCHEDULED WITH A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND MY VEHICLE LURCHED, KNOCKED, AND THEN BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ONCE COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNTIL PUT IN PARK. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINS AND THEN RESTARTED IT. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE, SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. WITHIN 2 MILES, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. I MADE IT TO THE CLOSEST AUTO ZONE AND THEY DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE WITH A TROUBLE CODE P2111, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THEY SENT ME TO A LOCALLY OWNED BODY SHOP, WHERE THEY TOO, DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE WITH THE TROUBLE CODE P2111. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT BACK HOME AND TAKE IT TO MY FORD SHOP, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THE TROUBLE CODE OF P2111, SO THEY...

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60MPH, CRUISE DISENGAGED, STEPPED ON GAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE PULLED OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE DOWN RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED HOME. NEXT DAY WENT TO MY ESCAPE STARTED VEHICLE AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CALLED MY FORD DEALER TO SET UP APPOINTMENT TO BRING IN THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. WAS GIVEN A APPOINTMENT IN 3 DAYS TIME (JULY 18,2013 @11:30AM) WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY AND SAFE TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. FOLLOWING DAY WENT TO A MEETING WITH MY CAR, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ONCE AGAIN NO THROTTLE. DEALER SERVICE CALLED AND REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, ASKED IF THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY BUT...

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED HAS COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHEN DRIVING ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE RUNNING FIND AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY LOSE ALL POWER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART AND WERE UNSURE OF WHEN THEY COULD GET IT. I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AT ANYTIME. ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS, FORD COULD AT LEAST BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO HAVE THESE PARTS SO THAT I COULD AT LEAST PAY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED. *TR

ESCAPE SPUTTERED & STALLED. RESTARTED & WAS SERVICED BY FORD TO 'CLEAN' THE THROTTLE BODY. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, IT EXHIBITED THE SAME BEHAVIOR BUT MUCH MORE FREQUENT RENDERING THE CAR UNRELIABLE. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER 3-4 WEEKS. *TR

PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND APPEARS TO BE MORE FREQUENT. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING, THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BECK UP IT HESITATED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF, AND WORKED FINE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER. NOW I NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATES QUITE A BIT WHEN I START THE CAR AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. TODAY, I WAS DRIVING WITH NO PROBLEM AND STOPPED BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT ME WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN I TRIED TO CONTINUE DRIVING, MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THERE WERE...

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. I'D JUST PULLED OUT OF OUR PARKING LOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE. A WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT CAME ON AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED IT OFF, LET IT SIT FOR A MOMENT AND THEN RESTARTED MY CAR. I MADE IT ABOUT 7 MILES WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND USED MY PHONE TO GOOGLE THE SYMPTOMS ON A FORD FORUM. IT STATED THAT THERE WERE IN FACT SEVERAL INCIDENTS STATING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. AND THAT AFTER RESTARTING THEIR VEHICLES, IT RESETS ITSELF. SO I CONTINUED HOME. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT HOME ONLY NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL. I CALLED FORD AND THEY STATED THERE WAS IN FACT AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AFFECTING SEVERAL FORD...

DRIVING ON I-95 NORTH....AT 60 MPH....WHEN THE ENGINE ALMOST COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 5-7MPH...AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THE ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH SURGING. I BARELY MISSED BEING HIT BY A LARGE SEMI TRUCK AS I INCHED THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE EXPRESSWAY (GOING ABOUT 5 MPH) AT THE NEXT EXIT AND THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO APPEARED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF .I CALLED MY HUSBAND, WHO TOLD ME TO SEE IF I COULD RESTART THE CAR AFTER 15 MINUTES. IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE CAR WORKED OKAY FOR 3 MORE WEEKS AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN .....AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME, I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND...

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED, BUT NOT SHUTTING OFF AND THE RPM FLUTTERING BETWEEN 1000-2000 RPM. MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS IT TO INCREASE RPM OR MPH. NEXT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL AS WELL. I CALL MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP/SERVICE AND HE EXPLAINED IT TO BE THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE BODY AND THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THIS PART. IF THIS IS THE CASE THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY DROPS IN RPM TO ABOUT 600 - 900 RPM AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. PULLED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED. ENGINE RAN FINE AND WAS LATER INSPECTED. OBD INDICATES THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE WRENCH DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. AT THE SAME TIME MY GAS PEDAL CEASES TO WORK AND CAR SPEED DECREASES. I HAVE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY BRAKES WORK. CAR IS STILL RUNNING. I TURN CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE. TURN BACK ON. IT STARTS. LIGHT IS GONE AND CAR FEELS SHUDDERY BUT CONTINUES RUNNING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 55MPH AND THE ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, DECELERATING AND COMING TO A STOP. THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE INCIDENT THEN OCCURRED AGAIN A WEEK LATER AT THE SAME SPEED. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY START IN NEUTRAL AND THEN IT WAS TAKEN TO THE STOP. THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE ENGINE IS UNDERLOAD REPRODUCED BY PRESSING BOTH GAS AND BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY; AT ACCELERATION AND BETWEEN 30-40 MPH THE ENGINE MAKES AN AUDIBLE THUMPING NOISE. FORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND CALLS IT NORMAL. THEY INDICATED I SHOULD DRIVE MORE AGGRESSIVELY (FASTER AND FORCING THE ENGINE TO SHIFT GEARS) IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS CONDITION. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE ADVICE THAT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THE CONDITION MAY LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

THE FORD DIED ON THE INTERSTATE THE SECOND DAY(2/11/13) I OWNED IT. IT TOTALLY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR A DAY AND FOUND NOTHING. IT OCCURRED THREE TIMES THE NEXT WEEK AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEY CLEANED SOMETHING AND THE CAR WORKED WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY QUIT OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. IT GOT REAL BAD THIS WEEK (7/10/13) AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE COMPUTER FINALLY REGISTERED A THROTTLE PROBLEM. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND SHOULD TAKE A MONTH TO GET. *TR

AS I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP POSITION SUCH AS A STOP SIGN, TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ACCELERATE TRYING TO GO UP AN INCLINE OR BRIDGE THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER. THE ENGINE STILL RUNS AND THE POWER STEERING STILL WORKS BUT AS YOU TRY AND PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENS. EVENTUALLY THE CAR STOPS AND BEGINS TO SPUTTER. I TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN START IT UP. THE CAR WORKS FINE FOR A FEW MILES BUT THE SITUATION HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

FIRST IT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I HAD THE CODES READ AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY SAW IT WAS AN "EVAP CENSOR" AND STATED THIS IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A GAS CAP LEAKING. WELL, THE ESCAPE WE HAVE DOESN'T HAVE A GAS CAP!!! IT'S ONE OF THOSE "QUICK FUEL, NASCAR TYPE SYSTEMS", WHERE THERE IS JUST A PLUG THAT RETRACTS WHEN YOU INSERT THE GAS NOZZLE AND RETRACTS WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED? SECONDLY, THE SURGING STARTED HAPPENING WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS. I WOULD SLIDE THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH WOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM LUNGING, BUT YOU COULD STILL SEE THE RPM'S REVVING UP AND DOWN. THIS ISSUE WENT ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THIRDLY, IT IS NOW STALLING WHILE DRIVING 50 - 60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT JUST...

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. FROM NOV 2012 UNTIL JULY 2013 MY FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN BUCKING AND SURGING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. ON JULY 11, 2013, MY WIFE TOOK OUR 2010 FORD ESCAPE TO ERNEST MCCARTY FORD IN ALABASTER, AL. THEY TOLD US THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS HAD TWO OCCURRENCES OF THE VEHICLE LOSING ALL POWER WITHIN THE LAST TWO DAYS (7/10/2013 AND 7/11/2013). ONCE SHE WAS STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT AND THE OTHER SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. BOTH TIMES SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND START THE CAR AND CONTINUE TRAVEL. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ

DRIVING ON 2 LANE HWY IN 55MPH ZONE IN PASSING LANE AND CAME UP TO RED LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED, STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND HAD NO ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAD ONLY AN IDLING, SURGING ROUGH MOTION THAT ALLOWED IT TO SLOWLY MOVE ONTO THE GRASS MEDIAN. CAUSED SEVERAL CARS TO BACK UP BEFORE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF TRAFFIC. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND ENGINE RAN A ROUGH IDLE W/ THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON. IRONIC, THAT ANOTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNER STOPPED TO HELP AND TOLD ME HIS 2009 HAD JUST HAD SAME SYMPTOMS THE WEEK BEFORE AND HE TOLD ME HIS WAS THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS OVER $500 TO REPAIR. DIAGNOSIS AT FORD WAS CODE P2112 (THROTTLE STUCK CLOSED). SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. SEEMS TO BE A FAMILIAR ISSUE W/ FORD DEALER AS THEY HAD JUST GOTTEN PARTS THIS WEEK AFTER BEING BACK ORDERED LAST WEEK. QUESTIONED...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER IN THE ENGINE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE NEVER SHUT OFF BUT WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAD 70 MILES TO GO SO I DECIDED TO TRY TO DRIVE ON AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR 40 MILES WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN. I GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED ON THURSDAY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY...

AFTER SITTING WITH MY CAR RUNNING IN A PARKED POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. I DROVE FOR AN ESTIMATED 30 SECONDS. THEN I STOPPED TO CHECK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THAT MAJOR ROAD, THE YELLOW/ORANGE "WRENCH" SIGN IMMEDIATELY POPPED UP. SIMULTANEOUSLY, MY CAR BEGAN TO RUMBLE AND SHAKE. IN ADDITION, DESPITE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO DO SINCE MY CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO MOVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO RESTART. IT STRUGGLED AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT, BUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS, IT STARTED UP. NOW, IN ADDITION TO THE "WRENCH" LIGHT, MY ESCAPE ALSO HAD...

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

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2010 FORD ESCAPE WITH 47,000 MILES ON IT . ON WEDNESDAY JULY 3 2013 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM DOING ERRANDS, AND MY FORD ESCAPE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH INFORMING ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, I HAD JUST TURNED INTO THE LANE TO MY HOUSE AND WAS NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED US THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. WE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATION AND REPORTED THE ISSUE, THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE HAS BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THIS PART IN THE PAST. FORD GAVE US A CASE NUMBER AND SAID THAT IT WOULD TAKE UP TO FOUR DAYS TO DETERMINE IF THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR. I HAD MY SEVEN YEAR OLD GRANDSON...

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE IS GOING INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING. IT JUST STOPS RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR AND LIMPS ALONG UNTIL I CAN PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. IN THE BEGINNING, I COULD START THE CAR BACK UP AND DRIVE HOME. BUT IT IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AND NOW I CANNOT DRIVE IT AT ALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE WENT FROM AROUND 35 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD TO A ROUGH IDLE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT JUST STAYED RUNNING ON A ROUGH IDLE. I CONTINUED ON AT 3 MILES AN HOUR WAVING CARS TO PASS ME UNTIL I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. I WAITED 20 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT THEN RAN NORMALLY. SO I WENT ON AND ABOUT 5 MILES FURTHER IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND I RESTATED THE ENGINE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AGAIN. IT DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN SOMETIMES I WOULD ONLY NEED TO SHUT IT OFF FOR A SECOND. I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $125.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO TELL ME...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD BARELY MOVE WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS DIAGNOSED INITIALLY AS THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. IT WAS CLEANED. I DROVE IT AND LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER IT LOST ACCELERATION ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT A TRAVELING SPEED OF 65 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER 3 TIMES AND RESTART IT TO GET IT TO A CAR REPAIR PLACE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR MOTOR. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS P2111. I ASKED FOR THE OLD PART AND IT DID NOT LOOK WORN OR DAMAGED. THE REPEATED LOSS OF ACCELERATION ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR CREATED A GREAT RISK TO MY SAFETY AND THOSE OF THE OTHER MOTORISTS AROUND ME. THE SERVICE MAN AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THEY...

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLED ON ME AROUND MAY 5TH, 2013. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT WENT AWAY WHEN I RESTARTED ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AT THE TIME. ON MAY 13TH, 2013 IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN THE COMPUTER TEST ON IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY CHARGED ME $40. THEY TOLD ME UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. IF IT DIED AND WOULDN'T RESTART, THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING THEN ALSO. THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $40 EACH TIME I BROUGHT IT BACK TO HAVE IT CHECKED. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED ON ME ABOUT FOUR MORE TIME, MOST RECENTLY 7/3/2013. EACH TIME HAS BEEN...

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...

WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO COAST TO THE RIGHT LANE IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND TO SAFETY.THE APPROACHING VEHICLE HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS AND NARROWLY MISSED COLLIDING WITH ME. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ANY CLOSER OR IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE, I WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS CRASH WITH SOMEONE BEING BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I JUST READ ABOUT ANOTHER 2010 FORD ESCAPE OWNER THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM FOUR TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AND I BELIEVE FORD IS AWARE OF THIS...

ON 6/18/13 DRIVING ON A 45 MPH ROAD SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN AND LOST ALL POWER TO BY 2010 FORD ESCAPE, ALSO THE WRENCH SHOWED UP ON MY DASH. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT RAN FINE. THE NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER IN CLARION, PA AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ON 7/1/13 I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING, TURNED IT OFF & BACK ON BUT HAD TO GIVE IT GAS TO START. THE WRENCH SHOWED UP AGAIN. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER IN CLARION, PA AND STATED I HAD RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET & FOUND 21 PAGES OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE MAJORITY HAVING TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CHANGED. ALSO FOUND THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE...

WHEN DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 23, MY BOYFRIEND AND I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR BUCKED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN THE GAS PEDAL BEGAN TO SHAKE. WE HAD TO ROLL ACROSS THE STREET AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CAR TURNED OVER TWICE AND THEN FINALLY STARTED UP. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THURSDAY, JUNE 27. MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME AND PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN. AGAIN, PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. WE HAD TO ROLL ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE CAR TURNED OVER ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEN STARTED. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, JULY 2, AND WERE TOLD AFTER A...

THIS INCIDENT WAS THE SECOND ONE WITHIN ONE MONTH. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE, ALTHOUGH DID NOT CUT OFF COMPLETELY, IT SLOWED DOWN TO LOWEST POSSIBLE RPM, REDUCING THE VEHICLE SPEED FROM 30MPH TO ABOUT 3 MPH. BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE WERE LUCKY IN THAT THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND US FOR THEY FOR SURE WOULD HAVE RUN INTO US. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IT AND THEY TOLD US WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, STATING THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES RETURNED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR REPLACEMENTS PARTS BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS DUE TO DEMAND. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY ARE CHARGING US 440 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE V6 AWD - BUILT JUNE 14, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR LOCAL ROAD, VEHICLE LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. "WRENCH" (THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN WARNING) LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE SLOWED TO A ROLL WITH GAS PEDAL PROVIDING NO ACCELERATION. AFTER COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO BETWEEN 2-4 MPH. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO DEALER ABOUT A MILE AWAY AFTER SITTING ON SHOULDER FOR 15-20 MINUTES. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A DEDUCTIBLE CHARGE. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN MERGING, ETC. AT THE TIME. *TR

ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. EVER TIME I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS "CHOKING" AND WANTED TO STALL. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PRESS ON THE GAS TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED I AM NOW BEING TOLD THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER ON THE PART AND I WILL NOT GET THE REPAIR COMPLETED FOR 2-3 WEEKS. I AM 1-1/2 MONTHS PASSED WARRANTY WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES AND NEITHER FORD NOR THE DEALERSHIP WILL LOAN ME A VEHICLE WHILE MY CAR SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOR WILL THIS EVEN BE CONSIDERED...