2018 FORD ESCAPE Vehicle Speed Control Problems

17 NHTSA complaints on file

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Vehicle Speed Control Issues in the 2018 FORD ESCAPE

17 vehicle speed control complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2018 FORD ESCAPE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Vehicle Speed Control Complaints

#11710190 |
Received transmission fault error while driving the car (car was in motion). Car could not accelerate despite appkying pressure to the accelerator. Car failed to to shift while car was in motion. Vehicle stalled 3 times on the date indicated. Had vehicle diagnosed at a ford dealer. Requires a remanufactured transmission thats costs $7500 (more than the vehicle is worth). This is a known issue among 3rd gen ford escapes.
#11676871 |
Car sometimes has trouble accelerating Does not want to go over 65 on cruise control for a very long time. Cruise control was shut off by itself. Car doesn’t want to accelerate over steep hills rPMs go up to four
#11630959 |
Needing Throttle Body replace though the car is 6 years old. Car will not get up to speed and engine fault light comes on. Got diagnosis and need to replaced. Also motor mounts have deteriorated despite lack of miles on car. Numerous complaints.
#11572771 |
I have ford escape 2018 S and I bought the car from koons ford silver spring MD. It is unfortunate whenever I drive the car for long hours ; suddenly the acceleration declines and the vehicle loose its power. And a strange click sound comes up and the check engine light on. Once I parked the car and the car cool down --the warning system disappear. I tried to contact the dealership and I was told my vehicle is not on recall list despite my vehicle have the same symptom--I bought this car very expensive and handle it with care and the car has only 5900 miles on it. Appreciate if you guys could investigate the case .
#11516210 |
I had my adaptive cruise control on while driving on a highway and suddenly lost power/acceleration. I was able to limp the car back home and the check engine light came on. I took it in to get the error code read, which prompted that there was an issue with the high pressure fuel pump. I got that replaced by our normal service provider and picked up my vehicle. While driving the vehicle again (with adaptive cruise on), I lost acceleration/power. Since I wasn't in the area, I had the vehicle towed back to the service provider where the replaced fuel pump had "collapsed onto itself and broke", which luckily didn't cause serious injury. In this state, the service provider told me it was unsafe to drive. With the newest fuel pump, everything seemed fine for a few days in my daily travels. We were on our way to a...
#11483124 |
Transmission fault notification appeared on the screen while on the highway. Vehicle unable to maintain speed and has "bumping" when attempting to drive it. Poses a safety threat because I was unable to maintain speed while driving. Ford has not found remedy and it has been a month without ability to use vehicle.
#11479041 |
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle emitted an abnormal winding sound. The vehicle decelerated independently, failed to accelerate and stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact had to push the vehicle out of the highway. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,294.
#11384658 |
WHILE IN MOTIION (TAKING OFF AND DURING DRIVE) THE CAR 'CUTS BACK' AND DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED CAUSING DRIVER OF VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED(ONLY SOMEWHAT GRADUALLY AFTER ANOTHER CUTBACK). THIS HAPPENS WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS AND ON CITY STREETS OR COUNTRY ROADS. IN ADDITION, WHEN PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE (TO PARK OR PULL OUT OF PARKING SPACE) THE CAR EITHER TURNS OFF OR DOESN'T MOVE BACK WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL.
#11348689 |
ENGINE LONG BLOCK WAS REPLACED, FOLLOWED BY A FRONT MAIN SEAL FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT. AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE FROM SERVICE, AFTER ABOUT 1000 MILES THE ENGINE LOST OIL A 3RD TIME AND CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND GAVE A CEL.
#11331489 |
I WAS STOPPED ON A SIDE STREET WAITING ON TRAFFIC SO I COULD PULL OUT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD. THERE WAS A BREAK IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN THE BREAK CAME I PRESSED ON GAS PEDDLE CAR TOO OFF THEN STOPPED PULLING CAR. I'M SITTING IN MIDDLE OF A MAIN STREET THAT IS VERY BUSY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, TRANSMISSION JUST SPINNING MOTOR RACING AND CARS HEAD TOWARDS ME AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. AFTER POLICE SHOW UP HELP ME OUT A BIT. I TRY GOING AGAIN AND AFTER BOUT 45 MIN OR SO. CAR STARTED FINE TOOK OFF NORMALLY GOT ON TO INTERSTATE AND NOW TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, JUMPING JURKING. TRIED REPORTING TO FORD, BUT THEY SAY MY VIN # BELONGS TO A DIFFERENT YEAR TO CALL BACK WITH RIGHT INFO. EVERY I HAVE SAYS 1 YEAR FORD HAS ANOTHER.
#11331328 |
2018 FORD ESCAPE SE ACQUIRED ON 09/2018. AT 17000 MILES, IN 08/2019, AND DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STARTED TO DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES: "HILL START ASSIST WARNING" "POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION/REDUCED POWER" "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP - REGULATORY" "ANTILOCK BRAKE FAULT" "RESTRAINTS INDICATOR LAMP WARNING" "ENGINE FAULT - SERVICE NOW". PULLED OVER, SHUT DOWN VEHICLE, RESTARTED VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING. ABOUT 10 MILES LATER, ALL DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL INSTRUMENTS (TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE, MILEAGE, ETC.) AND A/C. BROUGHT IT INTO DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS LATER (EARLIEST AVAILABLE TIME) AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE RESULT OF A BAD BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. TWO AND HALF WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. BROUGHT IT INTO SAME DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A BAD ABS MODULE AND THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN 06/2020, WHILE DRIVING...
#11307471 |
I HAD NOTICED COOLANT DEPLETING FINALLY GOT RECALL. DEALER REPROGRAMS NOW ENGINE IS JUST REVVING AND LOOSES ALL POWER TO POWERTRAIN IN MULTIPLE SITUATION-3 FROM STOP, 4 WHILE GOING HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CONSTANT SPEED PRIOR EACH TIME THE ENGINE REV'S UP WHILE GIVING NO POWER. THEN WILL SPONTANEOUSLY RESOLVE WITHIN ABOUT 50FT THEN SEEMS FINE. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE CAR DOING THIS WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. WE LOOKED AT OIL AND THERE IS MILK LOOKING RESIDUE. THE LOOSING POWER HAS ONLY HAPPENED SINCE REPROGRAM FOR RECALL AND NOW THE CAM SHAFT & HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ARE DESTROYED PER DEALER THIS IS MY ISSUE NOT RECALL RELATED. AGAIN THESE PROBLEMS HAVE ONLY STARTED WITHIN A WEEK OF THE RECALL REPROGRAMMING OF THE VEHICLE
#11297534 |
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED BY PUSHING ON THE BRAKES, THE INSTANT I REMOVED MY FOOT OF THE BREAK THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AGAIN. I FOUND AN AREA TO PARK, TURNED OFF THE CAR. I RESTARTED THE CAR TO DRIVE HOME THE CAR AGAIN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, I PARKED IT IN A OPEN LOT , TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD RUBBING SOUND. AT THIS POINT I HAD MY CAR TOWED FOR SERVICE.
#11243763 |
BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL APPLIES THEM; BRAKE LIGHTS DO FUNCTION NORMALLY ON MANUAL BRAKING. THE APPARENT DESIGN FLAW OF BRAKE LIGHTS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL APPLIES THE BRAKES VIOLATES THE SAFETY PRINCIPLE OF BRAKE LIGHTING ALTOGETHER. SUCH A DESIGN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD AS IT COULD LEAD TO INCREASED COLLISIONS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION IS OBSERVED TO HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY.
#11194120 |
MY CAR ALLECRATES AT A FAST SPEED BY IT'S SELF, I HAVE TAKEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANY CODES, THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS MY FLOOR MATS, WELL THOSE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ONCE AGAIN MY CAR IS ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACTUAL GAS , WHEN IT DOES THAT MY ENGINE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHICH THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID WAS FROM HIGH RPM'S
#11170295 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. KELLY FORD (776 MAGNOLIA AVE, MELBOURNE, FL 32935, (321) 216-2042) WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
#11104604 |
PURCHASED NOV 2017- ON MAY 23RD, 2018 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTACTED SERVICES AT THE FORD DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I WAS AT THE DEALER FIRST THING TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, WHERE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE ENGINE COOLANT HAD MIXED WITH OIL AND WAS IN THE 2ND COMPRESSION CYLINDAR AND A BULLETIN THAT THIS WAS THE STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME ENGINE MODEL AS THE ORIGINAL WITH NO MODIFICATION THAT RECTIFY THE MANUFACTURE DEFECT I WAS INFORMED THEIR STATISTICS INDICATE THAT 1 IN 5 OF THESE VEHICLES ARE RETURNING FOR A SECOND NEW ENGINE ON JUNE 12TH, I GOT THE CALL THAT MY ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND IT WAS READY FOR PICK UP. I DROVE IT HOME THAT EVENING AS WELL...

Other 2018 FORD ESCAPE Problem Areas

Engine 961 complaints Engine And Engine Cooling 318 complaints Power Train 232 complaints Unknown Or Other 91 complaints Electrical System 47 complaints Fuelpropulsion System 31 complaints Steering 30 complaints Service Brakes 22 complaints Wheels 18 complaints Structurebody 11 complaints Exterior Lighting 10 complaints Seat Belts 9 complaints Suspension 9 complaints Air Bags 8 complaints Fuel System Gasoline 7 complaints Visibilitywiper 7 complaints Power Trainautomatic Transmission 6 complaints Wheelslugsnutsboltsstuds 6 complaints Back Over Prevention Sensing System Camera 3 complaints Electronic Stability Control Esc 3 complaints Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System 3 complaints Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking 3 complaints Lane Departure Blind Spot Detection 3 complaints Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncontrol Module Tcmpcmtecm 3 complaints Visibility 3 complaints Back Over Prevention Rearview System Braking 2 complaints Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel 2 complaints Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings 2 complaints Structurebodydoor 2 complaints Structureinterior Panelsdashboard 2 complaints Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal 2 complaints Back Over Prevention 1 complaint Back Over Prevention Warnings 1 complaint Electrical Systemadashill Start Assistsoftware 1 complaint Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingengine 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingenginecrankcamshaft Position Sensor 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingengineoillubricationsealsgaskets 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Controlcrankcase Pcv 1 complaint Equipment 1 complaint Equipmentelectricalnavigational Systemglobal Positioning System 1 complaint Exterior Lightingheadlights 1 complaint Firerelated 1 complaint Fuel System Gasolinefuel Injection Systeminjectors 1 complaint Fuel System Gasolinestorageevaporative Emissionscanister 1 complaint Lane Departure Warning 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkages 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkageselectronic Locklatch Actuator 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkageshatchbackliftgatelock 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkagestailgatelatch 1 complaint Parking Brake 1 complaint Power Trainautomatic Transmissionlever And Linkagefloor Shift 1 complaint Power Trainautomatic Transmissiontorque Converter 1 complaint Power Traindrivelinedriveshaft 1 complaint Seats 1 complaint Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdisccaliper 1 complaint Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsmaster Cylinder 1 complaint Structure 1 complaint Structurebodydoorhinge And Attachments 1 complaint Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate 1 complaint Structurebodytailgate 1 complaint Suspensionfrontcontrol Arm 1 complaint Tires 1 complaint Tiressidewall 1 complaint Tirestreadbelt 1 complaint Traction Control System 1 complaint Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac Systemheater Core 1 complaint Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly 1 complaint
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