2010 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY. WITH NO POWER I COASTED (LUCKILY) TO THE SHOULDER. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IN THE SAME VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS MONDAY. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANICS GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. HE CLEANED IT, TEST DROVE IT AND SENT HER ON HER WAY. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY HAS NO GAS, ENGINE IS RUNNING BUT NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION . *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS CONTINUED TO DECREASE AND CAR SLOWED TO A STOP WITHOUT STALLING. VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND "WRENCH" LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED IN OCTOBER 2010. IN JUST TWO AND HALF OF YEARS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE AND UNDER 50,000 MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY COSTING ME $385 (AFTER TALKING THE SERVICE GUY DOWN TO THAT PRICE). THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 24, 2013 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK FOR LUNCH. I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN MY CAR'S SPEED STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. I TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON INDICATING A PROBLEM, SO I PULLED INTO THE FIRST PLACE I COULD, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP SO I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE STREET. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME BEFORE I SAW THE FIRST...

ENGINE LOST POWER AND COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER, KEYSER MILLER FORD, 8 EAST MAIN ST., COLLEGEVILLE, PA 19426. THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY", AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES. PARTS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN. *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

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 65. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PULL OVER WHILE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. VEHICLE ALSO IDLES VERY HARD WHILE ON AND IN PARKED POSITION OR STOPPED WITH BRAKES ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT 1 TIME TODAY, 1 TIME YESTERDAY, AND 1 TIME ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPPED ACCELERATING SUDDENLY. CALLED THE FORD DEALER TODAY, AND THEY SAY IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. HE SAID THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THESE PARTS ARE ON ABOUT A 2 WEEK WAIT BECAUSE THEY ARE ON "NATIONAL BACKORDER". OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN FORD CAN KEEP UP WITH. THIS STALLING IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR CAN BE DOING 45+ AND SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, RISKING INJURY TO THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND OTHER MOTORISTS. FORD NEEDS TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL TO KEEP SOMEONE FROM GETTING HURT. *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

DRIVING ALONG AROUND AT 45 OR 50 MPH AND WENT TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE CAR RESTARTED.. PREVIOUS TO THIS WHEN TURNING ON THE AC THE CAR GOT VERY SLUGGISH, I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. AFTER A VERY SHORT TIME THE CAR RECOVERED AND NORMAL SPEED WAS ATTAINED. I FEAR THIS MAY HAPPEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR MERGING AND THIS HAPPENING WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THAT FORD IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET I SAW THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE 2005 -2011 ESCAPES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT FORD IS DOING A REDESIGN OF THIS PART BUT NO DATE AS TO WHEN...

TOOK OFF FROM STOP LIGHT, MADE A LEFT TURN AND WHILE IN MIDDLE OF TURN, FELT LOSS OF POWER, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LOOKED AT DASH AND NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BATTERY SYMBOL IN RED AND THE OIL SYMBOL IN RED. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF POSITION, WAITED A SECOND OR TWO AND TURNED BACK ON. VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT SPEED AND VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM SEEMED TO SHUT OFF CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUTTER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND VEHICLE FINALLY RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION, AT WHICH TIME I DROVE DIRECTLY TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE IN PROCESS OF CLOSING FOR THE DAY AND VEHICLE HAD RESUMED PROPER OPERATION BY THEN AND DEALER FELT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE DAMAGED TO CONTINUE ON TRIP IF WE WISHED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE RETURNING HOME. WHEN HOME, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHICH AS OF 5/30/13 ARE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO NATIONAL BACK ORDER. EVIDENTLY LOTS OF ESCAPES SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY ON LIST FOR THE PART IN QUESTION. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY...

THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CONTINUED TO STALL TO WHERE EVENTUALLY THE GAS PEDAL WAS NON-OPERATIONAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORD STAFF INDICATED THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE AC UNIT AND RADIO CONTINUED TO WORK FINE. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT CAME BACK ON LIKE NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME FINE. *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 55 MPH AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE APPEARED TO SHUT OFF CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT APRIL 18, 2013 AND AGAIN MAY 24, 2013 BOTH TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO NOTED THAT CAR SURGES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING DRIVING CITY STREETS. CALLED FORD AFTER FIRST INCIDENT AND TOOK CAR IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. NO MENTION OF ANY ISSUE WITH SAFETY OF CAR. LAST INCIDENT ASKED FORD TO DO A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE HAVING TO DO WITH A STUCK THROTTLE AND IT WOULD BE OVER A MONTH BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE PART COMES IN AND I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 500-700 DOLLARS. FORD ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY RECOMMENDED I HAVE SENSORS CLEANED ALSO DUE TO BUILD-UP WHICH COULD AFFECT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER??? CAUSED BY...

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

GOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO COAST,THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL TO THE ENGINE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I COASTED TO A STOP TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WAITED A FEW MINUTES TURNED THE CAR ON IT SEEMED FINE SO I FINISHED MY ERRAND. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS GOING APPROX. 50MPH ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER (I THOUGHT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY) THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $900.00 TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE BODY PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THEY COULD GET ONE. SO NOW I HAVE...

I WAS TRAVELING 60MPH, CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. GAS PADDLE DID NOT RESPOND. ENGINE LIGHT & WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT. STOPPED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY & TURN THE ENGINE OFF. WAITED COUPLE OF MINS AND START AGAIN. NO WRENCH LIGHT BUT ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. NOW THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. *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

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROLLER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. LOCAL SERVICE FACILITY CITED A RECALL P2111-FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED THIS-SAYING THAT I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH. NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. SHUT IGNITION OFF AND CAR RAN FINE FOR A WHILE. HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE IS STILL IN SHOP AS THERE APPARENTLY IS A "NATIONAL BACKORDER" ON THE PART - NONE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. *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 ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY I LOST POWER, THE RPM'S DROPPED TO 1500-2000. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO DIE, THE RPM'S WERE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 1000-2000. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED IT AGAIN, SEEMED FINE. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, IT WAS OK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT THIS TIME THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN TRIED DRIVING IT, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF AND IT SEEMED FINE. WORKED GREAT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE TRIED TO...

INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AND SURGES UPON ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNDER THIS CONDITION. HOWEVER, A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME/MILEAGE LATER, THE CONDITION EVENTUALLY PROGRESSED TO THE POINT OF KEEPING ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE STOPPED AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING AS WELL AS PULLING OFF THE ROADWAYS AND INTERSTATES UNTIL VEHICLE WAS MARGINALLY OPERATIONAL AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY DRIVING UNDER HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY, WITH TROUBLE CODES P2111 AND P2112 PRESENT IN THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM, INDICATING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS STUCK OPEN AND CLOSED, RESPECTIVELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL FAILURE OR PRIOR TO...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET TOWARD AN INTERSECTION GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN MY CAR APPEARED TO DIE--I WAS ABLE TO COAST SLOWLY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION INTO A PARKING LOT--AFTER 10 MINUTES WAITING FOR MY HUSBAND I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP--I FOLLOWED MY HUSBAND TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR--THE DEALERSHIP SAID NO CODE HAD REGISTERED SO THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX--MY HUSBAND RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED A LOT OF INFO ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE ON FORD ESCAPES--ON MAY 2 WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK AND THE CAR APPEARED TO DIE AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN MY STREET AT AN IDLE SPEED TO MY HOUSE --WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE BUT SAID SINCE IT DIDN'T LEAVE A CODE FORD WOULDN'T FIX IT--AFTER...

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ON SATURDAY MORNING ON THE INTERSTATE I WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC. I MADE A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AS I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT IN GEAR. THE DASHBOARD WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE IDLE WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH. I COASTED TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER READING IN THE MANUAL ABOUT THE LIGHT (POWER TRAIN ISSUE) I CALLED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. AS IT WAS SATURDAY I HAD TO WAIT FOR SERVICE UNTIL MONDAY. MONDAY MORNING I RENTED A VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER. ON THURSDAY, 10/25/12, MY VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICKUP. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING FOR AN UNKNOWN...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, IT WOULD THEN MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATED THE PROBLEM. IT OCCURRED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND IT IS AT THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO A COMMON ISSUE WHICH IS BEING REPORTED AND SUPPOSEDLY DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE DEALER HAS NOT SAID THAT YET. *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...

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD MY CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT BEGAN SHAKING AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO THE CENTER LANE AND TURN MY CAR OFF. IT RESTARTED AND DROVE DECENT. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY MAY HELP. I PICKED IT UP TODAY AND IT STILL ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. I WILL GO TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. I ALSO HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THROTTLE BODY/CAR STALLING IN AUGUST 2012. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX HOURS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 6/14/13 *CN UPDATED 07/19/2013*JS

ENGINE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED SEEMED NORMAL BUT REPEATED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. NO TROUBLE CODE OR IDIOT LIGHT IS ON. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING UP THE ON-RAMP TO THE BAY BRIDGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE CAR WAS RESPONDING TO MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AS THE ENGINE REVVED AND I GAINED SPEED, THEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED RESPONDING AND SLOWED TO A CHUG WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE PEDAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS I PRACTICALLY CAME TO A STOP WITH SPEEDING TRAFFIC SLAMMING ON BRAKES BEHIND ME. I PUT ON HAZARDS, STOPPED CAR, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED CAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THE ENTIRE TIME AFTERWARDS. WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE IN DRIVE, IT WOULD LIMP AT ABOUT 4 MPH. I COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SLOW LANE AND TRIED TO KEEP GOING. THE CALTRANS SERVICE PATROL TRUCK PULLED UP BEHIND ME AND ESCORTED ME OVER TO THE LEFT LANE WHERE...

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

THE ENGINE LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT STALL, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN JUST A FEW SECONDS LATER. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE ENGINE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED IT ONCE MORE. I MANAGED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 2 MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. IT ONLY SEEMED TO HAPPEN IF I TRIED TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 30MPH OR TRIED TO ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE GINGERLY AND KEEP MY SPEED AT 25MPH AND I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT 13 MILES AWAY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE MORE WHILE DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *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

OUR VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES, WITH TWO HAPPENING IN THE LAST WEEK. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE FLASHING WRENCH COMES ON, AND THE CAR BEGINS TO STALL/SURGE UNTIL YOU PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESET AFTERWARD WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MY WIFE NARROWLY AVOIDED A WRECK WITH OUR TWO TODDLERS IN THE CAR TODAY. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I AM FEARFUL FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

CRUISING ON A FOUR LANE RURAL HIGHWAY, NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND POWER. ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BUT STEPPING ON THE GAS WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP. TURNED HAZARDS ON, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE (COASTING), APPLIED BRAKE, SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. CAR PROCEEDED FINE TO DESTINATION. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS LATER AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SITTING. PROCEDED ONTO ANOTHER FOUR LANE RURAL HIGHWAY CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OVER, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTARTED AND PROCEDED TO MY DESTINATION. AS THIS WAS A SUNDAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO LOCAL FORD DEALER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO CODE TO READ, BUT BASED ON MY ACCOUNT OF THE SITUATION, THEY FELT IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD...

WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER AND ENTERED "LIMP MODE" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED (WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT) AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. IN THIS "LIMP MODE" THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT POWER TO PROPEL THE VEHICLE. I SWITCHED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WITH APPARENTLY NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE RESTART. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY MENTIONED THE THROTTLE BODY AS THE LIKELY SOURCE. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND I'VE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE. I'VE DRIVEN OVER 10K MILES WITH THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY WITHOUT THIS ISSUE OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED AND STOPPED WORKING. I HAD A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULD BEFORE THE CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET TO MY DESTINATION, BUT AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURED HAD I BEEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OR CROSSING LANES TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WILL COST JUST UNDER $500. MY VEHICLE IS 800 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I CALLED FORD AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. I ALSO KNOW SEE ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. *TR

I WAS COMING DOWN A ROAD TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE CAR SHOOK THEN JUST IDLED. WHEN I LIMPPED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE LITE WENT OUT AND IT WAS FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALSO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500. *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...

PROBLEM WITH A 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLING: THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS JUST LEAVING HOUSE AND WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN THE CAR STALLED, I WAS ABLE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND PROCEEDED TO WORK BUT THEN APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART AND DRIVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY; ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE CAR JUST STALLED AND AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE CAR AND THEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE. I NEEDED HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED. OF NOTE, EVEN THOUGH THE PICTURE OF THE WRENCH SHOWED UP ON THE DASH, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWING UP WHEN HE HOOKED IT UP TO THE...

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...

ON MARCH 16, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PUSHED THE GAS PETAL BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. EXAMINED UNDER HOOD AND EVERYTHING APPEARED OK. VEHICLE STARTED OK AND SOUNDED OK SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS JERKING WORSE AND LOST POWER. I PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. RESTARTED OKAY AND DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WHEN MY TRUCK STALLED. I HAD MY 83 AND 81 YEAR OLD PARENTS WITH ME. I TOOK...

I HAD APPROXIMATELY FOUR OCCURRENCES OF LOSING ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE, BASICALLY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE LOS ANGELES FREEWAY SYSTEM. ENGINE RPM DROPS TO 1,000 AND PROVIDES IDLE POWER ONLY. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE ON A 4 LANE CONGESTED HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UPTO 65 MPH. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY STOP OR SLOW TO A MINISCULE SPEED. *JB

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...