2009 Ford Escape complaints

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE TURNPIKE WHEN ALL AT ONCE MY CAR JERKED THEN LOST POWER, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR SO I COASTED ON THE MEDIAN TILL THE CAR ALLOWED ME TO TURN ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. MY HUSBAND CAME AND CHECKED THE TRUCK, IT STARTED AND SEEMED TO BE OKAY. THE ENTIRE MONTH OF NOVEMBER THE TRUCK STARTS HOWEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. I HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND ON AT LEAST 6 TIMES WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL BEFORE IT UNLOCKS AND ALLOWS ME TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND I WOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE COST. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS FAIR BECAUSE I RESEARCHED THIS MATTER AND FOUND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MATTER. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THERE COULD BE A CATASTROPHE. I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO FIX THIS MATTER. THANKS *TR

IM DRIVING ,THEN , THE VEHICLE START TO STOP . AND NO HAVE POWER TO CONTINUE . I SHOOT OFF THE IGNITION AND PUT ON AGAIN AND CONTINUE MY TRAVEL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF AROUND 60MPH MY TRUCK BEEPED AND SIGNALED A WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND LOST SPEED AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE TO A SAFE AREA. MY VEHICLE JUST COMPLETED STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE VEHICLES ARE COMING AT THE SAME SPEED BEHIND ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ONCE ENTERING A RAMP ON TO HIGHWAY ACCELERATING ON TO THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE JUST TURNED OFF. ALSO ONCE DRIVING HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND A VEHICLE HAS TO BRAKE AND SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME FROM BEHIND. JUST TO KNOW THE HIGHWAY INCIDENT WAS THE MOST HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. WE WERE SO SHAKEN UP FROM IT THINKING A CAR WAS GOING TO HIT US SINCE THEY WERE COMING UP FROM BEHIND US AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED 60MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST TURNED OFF. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS IT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SOMEONE OR FAMILY BEING CRITICALLY INJURED OR LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SITUATION THAT OCCUR BECAUSE OF THIS VEHICLE FAILURE. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL FROM THE THROTTLE BODY I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT ON THESE VEHICLES. UNDER AFFECTED PARTS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO PUT BUT HAVE READ ITS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SMALL HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST ITS POWER. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED (RPMS DID NOT INCREASE, SPEED DID NOT INCREASE) EXCEPT THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO DECELERATE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ALSO THE YELLOW WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT SIGNALING THAT THERE IS A POWER TRAIN ISSUE CAME ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OFF, THE CAR WAS NOT SHAKING, AND THE ACCELERATOR WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT HOME, THEN STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY. FURTHER, I WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, IT WAS STILL NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. SO I HAD TO PAY $500 TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT I NOW SEE IS QUITE COMMON IN FORD ESCAPES; I AM UNCLEAR WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED ON THIS POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY I WAS NOT ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY AS I USUALLY AM WHEN TRAVELING. *TR

I WAS STOPPED WAITING AT A RED LIGHT AT THE TOP OF A VERY STEEP HILL. THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN AND I LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND WENT TO PUSH THE GAS AND MY FORD ESCAPE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON AS IT STALLED AND I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE STEEP HILL. I HAD NO ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR AND I ALSO DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES, I TRIED TO SLAM THE BRAKES AS WE WERE ACCELERATING MORE QUICKLY DOWNHILL BUT I HAD NO CONTROL. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS MY SUV VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A BRAKE WALL AND AT THAT IMPACT MY ENTIRE VEHICLE FLIES OVER ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND STOPPED. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN ANY DOORS. A PASSING CAR STOPPED AND HELPED MY SON AND I OUT OF THE BACK HATCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RE REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I OWN A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. ACCELERATOR PEDAL PUSHED, BUT NO RESPONSE. SHUT DOWN VEHICLE AND RESTARTED CAR DRIVEN WITHOUT INCIDENT, UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER. *TR

MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION IN AN INTERSECTION GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SLOW AND ROUGH. THE THROTTLE HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGINE SPEED. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF ROUGH IDLING, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND I WAS THEN ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN FAULT WITH THE FORD ESCAPE AND COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE ESCAPE. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND TIME THAT HAPPENED TO ME FIRST WAS ON 11/27/2013 AND TODAY 11/28/2013 I WAS DRIVING ON HEAVY TRAFFIC MAKE A STOP THEN I START TO ACCELERATING AND MY CAR LOSE THE THROTTLE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT BECAME ON THE ENGINE START TO SHAKE WAS VERY SCARY THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME SO I TURN OFF MY CAR AND RESTART AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS OVER BUT TODAY THE SAME HAPPENED WHEN I TRYING TO ENTER TO THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR AGAIN AND DRIVE TO HOME I MAKE A RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY REGULAR WITH FORD ESCAPE AND SOME OTHER MODEL FROM FORD. *TR

DRIVING ALONG, ENGINE LOSES POWER, CAR IS JERKING, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, IDLES QUICKLY. COASTED OFF SIDE OF ROAD. TURN CAR OFF, TURNED BACK ON - WRENCH LIGHT OFF - DRIVE AWAY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. DRIVE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE HOURS, SAME THING. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

WHILE DRIVING STEADY AT 50+ MPH ON AN INTERSTATE, THERE WAS SLIGHT ON AGAIN/OFF AGAIN HESITATION WHILE KEEPING CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER, AND FORCED ME TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A 'WRENCH' WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD SYSTEM, AND WHILE THE ENGINE HAD NOT STALLED, IT WAS RUNNING VERY LOW AND ROUGH. I AGAIN TRIED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED IT. IT RAN AS IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THERE WERE NO MORE WARNING ICONS SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD. IT RAN WITHOUT ISSUE FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY, UNTIL IT AGAIN LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, AND THIS TIME THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INSTEAD OF THE WRENCH ICON. RESTARTING IT LET ME DRIVE A FEW MORE MILES TO REACH MY HOME. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. THEN MY CAR DIES. PUT IT IN PARK THEN STARTED IT AND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STARTED TO JERK THEN DIED. I REPEATED THIS TILL I GOT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER $600 LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. FORD WON'T SELL THE PLASTIC SENSOR BY ITSELF, YOU HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE ALUMINUM UNIT AT $400! PLUS LABOR! I WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH FORD AGAIN! HORRIBLE QUALITY PARTS. THE WORST PART IS I HAD MY 11 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

WAS DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND COULD NOT TURN THE WILL WITHOUT HARD FORCE AND IT STILL WOULDN'T TURN FULLY ONLY TURNED ABOUT MAYBE 20 DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT, VERY DANGEROUS THE EPAS IS TERRIBLE TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING UNTIL MY WIFE DROVE IT AND GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD... TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM IM TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALER TODAY AND WILL PAY AN ARM AND A LEG TO PROTECT MY WIFE AND 8 MONTH OLD SON FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE FAULTY IN THE FIRST PLACE VERY UNNERVING TO KNOW FORD WOULD ALLOW NO REMEDY FOR SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS. *TR

OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE HAS LOST IT'S POWER STEERING, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, TWICE THIS WEEK. IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, YET IT WAS STILL RUNNING. IT IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SO THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT IT (I INITIALLY THOUGHT MY POWER STEERING FLUID MUST BE LOW). THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, ON FRIDAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD AT THE TIME AND NOTHING SHOWED UP ON HIS SCANNERS. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STARTED AGAIN THE STEERING WORKED FINE. WE DECIDED IT MUST BE A FLUKE. WE ONLY HAVE 85,505 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY HUSBAND WAS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE TO OUR FRIEND'S HOUSE NORTH OF BOSTON (WE ARE SOUTH OF BOSTON). HE CANCELLED. IT TERRIFIES ME TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO HIM AT HIGH SPEED ON THOSE HIGHWAYS. WE GOT ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2008 & 2009 FORD ESCAPES. IT TURNS OUT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AVERAGE COST IS $1500. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS LIFE SAFETY PROBLEM YET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. DO PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO DIE FIRST? *TR

TRAVELING AT APPROX 5-10 MILES AN HOUR. PULLING OUT OF STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING FELT LIKE IT STALLED. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO CURB AND PUT IN PARK. A WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD SHOWED A YELLOW WRENCH. I TURNED CAR OFF. WAITED 30 SECONDS. STARTED AND LIGHT WAS OFF, CAR NORMAL. TOOK TO DEALER. DIAGNOSTIC CODE SAID ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. DID NOT HAVE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. NEXT DAY DID IT TWO TIMES IN LESS THAN FIVE MILES. NOW ENGINE LIGHT ON SECOND TIME OF OCCURRENCE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. COULD BE ON HIGHWAY. COULD PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ON COMING CARS AND IT STALLS. GET BROADSIDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON MONDAY 11/18/13 MY WIFE WAS STOPPING THEN WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON TURNING IT OFF IT RESTARTED JUST FINE. THIS HAPPEN 3 MORE TIMES FROM THEN TO TUESDAY EVENING. I DROVE IT TO WORK WEDNESDAY 11/20/13 AND WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO HWY 94 THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT DID HESITATE UPON RESTARTING BUT STARTED AND RAN. WEDNESDAY EVENING ON OUR WAY HOME DOING APPROX 30MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AGAIN HESITATED TO START BUT DID AND RAN OK. THURSDAY MORNING 11/21/13 WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS AT CRUISING SPEED DOING APPROX 60MPH ON HWY 94 THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT HESITATED TO RESTART AGAIN BUT STARTED AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON BEING DEPRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I GOT OFF THE ROAD, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD & FOUND NOTHING. GOT OUT THE MANUAL, IT SAYS POWER STEERING IS ALL ELECTRIC AND THERE IS NOTHING TO CHECK. I RESTARTED THE ESCAPE AND POWER STEERING WAS FINE. AFTER 80MILES ON THE ROAD A SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH NO WARNING IS DANGEROUS. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING MY OFFICE. LOCAL MASTER MECHANIC INSPECTED IT AND SAID IT'S THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU). I DROVE TO FRONTIER FORD DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT'S THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH WAS A WRONG DIAGNOSIS AND AFTER REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER THE BRAKE WAS SOFT AND WENT HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN. SYMPTOMS MATCH WHAT OTHERS REPORT TO BE A BAD THROTTLE BODY WHICH FORD HAS CHANGED DESIGN OF. HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. FORD SAYS WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE (V6) HOME FROM WORK, MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, THE LIGHTS STILL WORKED, RADIO ON, POWER STEERING, BUT I HAD NO ACCELERATION RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST MY CAR ONTO A SIDE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND NOTICED THE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON BEFORE TURNING MY CAR OFF (WRENCH SYMBOL). I WAITED FOR A FEW MOMENTS, AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. TO MY SURPRISE, THE CAR STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP TO HAVE THE COMPUTER CHECKED TO SEE IF THE ERROR WAS STILL IN THE SYSTEM, BUT IT WAS ALREADY CLEARED. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A VACATION WEEKEND, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, EXCEPT THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THREE HOURS FROM HOME WITH MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT. TO SAY I WAS RATTLED WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURN THE CAR OFF, RESTART THE CAR AND REJOIN TRAFFIC. ROUGHLY 1 HOUR LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND DROPPED THE CAR OFF FOR INSPECTION AND SERVICE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO PINPOINT THE ISSUE TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, AND DETERMINED IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $375 AND 24 HOURS LATER THE CAR WAS FIXED. NO ISSUES AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK IN MY POSSESSION FOR TWO WEEKS. I WANTED TO ISSUE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT, AND EXPRESS MY DISSATISFACTION WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR KNOWING ABOUT T

WAS PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION TO MERGE ONTO BUSY STREET, CAR BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD UPON ACCELERATION THEN LOST ALL RESPONSE AND LURCHED INTO ROAD STOPPING THERE. ENGINE SHUT OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE, CAR WOULD REV BUT NOT RESPOND WITH ANY ACCELERATION. DURING THIS TIME INCREDIBLY LOUD HARSH SHIFTING OCCURRED , SOUNDED AS THOUGH TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF CAR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, CURRENTLY STILL INVESTIGATING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

DRIVE SOUTH ON I-95 AT RUSH HOUR HEADING HOME. WITH NO WARNING ENGINE POWER JUST GOES AWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSH THERE WAS NO POWER FROM ENGINE, HURRIED AS IT SLOWED DOWN TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT. SHUT OFF ENGINE FOR 5 MINUTES STARTED IT UP AND ALL WAS GOOD. 2ND TIME WAS LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE JUST FLUTTERED, SERVICE TECH STATED THAT THE CODES IN COMPUTER WERE THROTTLE ACTUATOR OPEN. *TR

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND AS I WAS TURNING MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 1-2 MPH I DROVE IT JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE (LESS THEN 100 FEET) AND AS I DROVE THE CAR JERKED. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK THE CAR SHOOK SO I TURNED IT OFF. THE LIGHT THAT CAME ON WAS THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER WHILE COMING TO A STOP TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AGAIN. *TR

ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 5TH, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 9PM GOING HOME. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT HESITATED AND STUMBLED. I REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SO I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A WRENCH SYMBOL ON THE DASH BOARD. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11TH, 2013 I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE STUMBLED AGAIN AND THE SYMBOL CAME ON THE DASH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 5 MINUTES. IT STARTED UP AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES UNTIL TODAY TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12TH, 2013. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THE ENGINE STUMBLED AGAIN. I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED 10 MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED UP WITH NO FAULT CODE ON DASH. I DROVE HOME THE BACK ROADS. AFTER INVESTIGATING ONLINE I CAME ACROSS THE ARTICLE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT FOR THE FORD ESCAPES. *TR

DRIVING AND VEHICLE KEPT ACTING LIKE IT WAS STALLING WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE. KNEW THAT THE GAS WAS NOT LOW, SO WASN'T SURE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. MADE IT TO DESTINATION AND CALLED MECHANIC. BROUGHT IT IN TO THE SHOP, STILL WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING. RAN A TEST AND SAID THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS STUCK OPEN - THIS HAS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES. GOT IT FIXED WITH NO INCIDENTS, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SLIGHTLY LUNGED FORWARD THEN I LOST ALL SPEED CONTROL. MY SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A SAFE PLACE TO CALL AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THE WARNING LIGHT (WRENCH) MEANT THERE WAS A THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN FAILURE AND TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I WAS CONTACTED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, MILLENNIUM, WHICH I PURCHASED THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WAS NOT COVERING THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY CATEGORIZED THAT PART UNDER "EMISSIONS." THAT IS RIDICULOUS. AFTER ADDITIONAL RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES INDICATING THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION AND THEY HAVE YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. I ALSO FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART ON THE 2010 FORD FREESTYLE....WHY AREN'T THEY TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR THE REST OF US? IT'S A REAL PROBLEM! THIS REPAIR AND SUBSEQUENT NEED FOR A RENTAL CAR HAS COST ME ALMOST $600 AND I'M SURE I AM NOT ALONE, BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER UP STEEP HILL ALMOST RESULTING IN ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN HILL. CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY AND INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER SURGE WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY INTO A MERGE SITUATION. *TR

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY FOR MY VEHICLE ONCE BEFORE APPROXIMATELY IN AUGUST 2011. THE CAR WOULD STALL AND THEN TURN OFF. FUEL DIDN'T SEEM TO BE PASSING THRU WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I WAS AT STOP LIGHTS. OFTEN TIMES, IT TURNED OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE FOR IT TO TURN BACK ON. WHEN I WAS AT STOP LIGHTS AND THIS HAPPENED, I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AND THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME TO TRY TO AVOID THE CAR TURNING OFF. MY CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO STALL OR TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THIS CAR. IT HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG AGO WHEN I HAD THIS FIXED. I KEEP CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND PART AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PART. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HAVE THE DEALER PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY THE ESCAPE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. I COASTED TO THE RIGHT TURN LANE THEN STOPPED. TURNED THE ESCAPE OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TRIED STARTING IT. IT STARTED BUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ESCAPE TO CRAWL TO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES LONGER. AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES, I TRIED STARTING IT AND IT SEEMED TO RUN JUST FINE. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, I HAD A REPEAT OF THIS. WE HAD THE REPAIR SHOP TOW IT IN, FEARING THAT IT WOULD DIE IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR DEALER SAYS IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

STARTED CAR AND WOULDN'T STEER CORRECTLY HARD TO TURN WHEEL. *TR

AS EXITING A HIGHWAY THE CAR JUST LOST POWER. THE GAS PEDAL WAS USELESS AND THE RPMS WERE ABOUT 1000. PULLED OFF TO SHOULDER AND SHUT CAR DOWN, WAITED 5 MINUTES AND STARTED CAR AND IT WAS OK. THREE DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF HIGHWAY. HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER DID THE SAME THING OF SHUTTING CAR DOWN AND STARTING AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE AND WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THROUGH DIAGONISTICS. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THIS DEFECT MAY AND WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND POTENTIAL FATALITIES DUE TO THE WAY THAT THE THROTTLE JUST STOPS AND THE CAR IS UNABLE TO SPEED TO A NEEDED SPEED FOR SAFETY ON HIGHWAYS. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOOSE GAS POWER, BUT MY BRAKES AND STEERING STILL WORKS FINE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP I CAN FEEL MY CAR/ ENGINE MAKING A JERKING "THUDDING" NOISE/ MOTION. I THEN TURN MY CAR OFF AND TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION FOR THE A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT I OUT MY KEY BACK IN AND TRY TO START IT. BUT THE CAR HESITATES TO START, IT CRANKS FOR A WHILE AND THEN EVENTUALLY TURNS OVER AND STARTS. WHEN I BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN AFTER THE INCIDENT I CAN FEEL THAT MY CAR IS NOT DRIVING THE SAME. BOTH TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SPEEDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 71 IN OHIO WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER TOTALLY, IT HAD TO BE FLAT-BED TOWED TO MANSFIELD FORD WHERE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING TO ME, NOW I AM AFRAID TO TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAD TO PAY 474.00 TO REPAIR, WHICH I THINK FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE. *TR

INITIALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A STALL. I LOST ALL POWER EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. I LOST POWER ABOUT 2 MORE TIMES ON A 20 MILE TRIP. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED DURING EVERY DRIVE ON VARIOUS DISTANCES. SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES FROM A STANDSTILL. *TR

ALL THE SUDDEN THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WHEN I PRESSED IT AND MY VEHICLE SLOWED TO A DANGEROUS SPEED FOR THE ROAD I WAS ON FORCING VEHICLES TO SWERVE AROUND TO MISS HITTING ME. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY PULL OVER AND TURN MY VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. AFTER RESTARTING IT THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO WORK FINE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DRIVING AT 55MPH A WRENCH ICON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND THE ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY BECAME NON RESPONSIVE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE A SHORT DISTANCE TO HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS ADVISED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $564. I LEARNED THE NEXT DAY THAT OTHER OWNERS OF FORD ESCAPES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND THE INCIDENTS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR A POSSIBLE SAFETY RECALL. I WOULD SUPPORT THE RECALL DECISION AS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY OTHER VEHICLE, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR MILEAGE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A THROTTLE BODY AND BELIEVE THE PARTS MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM THE START. *TR

VEHICLE ENTERS LIMP MODE AND ALL POWER IS LOST, ENGINE STARTS TO STUTTER AND TACHOMETER JUMPS, WRENCH LIGHT (POWER-TRAIN) COMES ON. 3 TIMES IN 1 WEEK. MPH = 60, 45, 30. AVOIDED ACCIDENT AND PULLED OVER. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND BACK TO NORMAL. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODES STORED. DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE UNLESS THEY CAN RECREATE THE PROBLEM. DANGER OF REAR ENDING, T-BONES UPON LEFT TURNS, AND INTERSECTION PILEUPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH CONFIRMED A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I LOST ACCELERATION. SUV SHOOK THEN LOST SPEED QUICKLY. WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO OFF ROAD. WRENCH LITE ON DASH. I TURNED OFF SUV THEN RESTARTED AND LITE WENT AWAY. DROVE TO NEXT TURN OFF SO I COULD TURN AROUND TO HEAD HOME. SAMETHING HAPPENED ON WAY HOME BUT AFTER RESTARTING SUV THE WRENCH LITE CHANGED TO ENGINE SERVICE LITE. WAS ABLE TO GET HOME FROM THERE. TOOK FOR SERVICE WHICH CONCLUDED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY SO IT CLEANED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 DAYS WHEN ISSUES ACCRUED AGAIN. THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING 60MPH IN MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AN ORANGE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY DROPS TO LESS THAN 10MPH. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE MEDIAN WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE CAR DID START UP AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A MECHANIC AFTER IT DID THE SAME THING ABOUT 10X IN A 15 MILE DRIVE. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH HE HAD REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IN A 4 CYLINDER FORD ESCAPE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!! *TR

DURING A BASIC OIL CHANGE, WE WERE INFORMED THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE THREADS FOR THE PLUG WERE STRIPPED. THE SERVICE MANAGER, I AM BASING THIS ON WHAT WE WERE TOLD BY TRAINED FORD TECHNICIANS, STATED "THE OIL PAN IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND IT HAS STRIPPED OUT." WHEN ASKED WHAT THE PLUG WAS MADE OF HE SAID, " STEAL.". SO NOW WE HAVE A CAR THAT HAS AN OIL PLUG THAT COULD COME OPEN AT ANY TIME BECAUSE IT HAS BECOME UNSAFE DUE TO STEAL ON ALUMINUM CREATING A HOLE LARGER THAN WAS DESIGNED. WE HAVE A PIECE OF THE PAN THAT HAS BEEN STRIPPED BY THE PLUG. SO, I AM GOING 75 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE PLUG COMES OUT BECAUSE IT NO LONGER FITS CORRECTLY. SUDDENLY MY ENGINES FREEZES UP. I'LL BE LUCKY TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT WE WILL HAVE AN ENGINE ISSUE DUE TO THE ENGINEERING OF THE OIL PAN/PLUG. AS OF NOW THEY WANT US TO PAY $485 FOR ANEW OIL PAN THAT WAS POORLY ENGINEERED. A STEAL PLUG ON AN ALUMINUM PAN IS ASKING FOR TROUBLE. WE REQUEST FORD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE PANS WITH STEAL ONES. *TR

I HAD JUST COME OFF A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP AND DROVE ABOUT 100 YARDS AT 40MPH, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. THE ODOMETER DROPPED FROM 40MPH TO ZERO IN ABOUT 4 SECONDS WHEN I JUST COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. I PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ONLY POWER I HAD WAS THE ELECTRIC THAT POWERED THE HEADLIGHTS. I SHUTOFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. THE START WAS SLUGGISH AND WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT JERKED FORWARD. THE CAR ACCELERATION WAS POOR FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT FINALLY CAUGHT THE PROPER GEAR. I DROVE THE CAR ANOTHER TWO MILES AT 30MPH WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HESITATION IN THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH SHUT OFF. I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES SINCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AROUND 50 MPH IT LOST ALL REACTION TO THE ACCELERATOR AND COASTED TO A STOP WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 5 MINUTES, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND BEGAN TO DRIVE. WITHIN SECONDS THE VEHICLE REPEATED THE INCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER REPEATED STOPS AND RESTARTS OF THE ENGINE. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR SINCE AUGUST OF 2013. THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING SLOWING DOWN TO A CRAWL WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE THAT OCCURRENCE. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES SINCE THAT TIME WITH ABOUT $2000 IN REPAIR BILLS THAT INCLUDED ENGINE WORK, NEW BATTERY, NEW ALTERNATOR, ETC. THE CAR WAS TOWED EACH TIME TO MONGOS AUTO REPAIR IN CINNAMINSON NJ. ON THIS OCCURRENCE I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS MODEL IS HAVING COMMON PROBLEMS AS PER THE ABOVE AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. MONGOS CHECKED AND THERE WAS A RECALL BY FORD TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD. WE WERE INFORMED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY IF THE CAR HAD 60,000 MILES OR LESS. MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND WAS PUT INTO VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS DUE TO THIS FAULTY DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. CAN I CONTACT SOMEONE ABOUT NEVER RECEIVING THE RECALL AND GET REIMBURSED FOR THE $2000 IN REPAIRS PLUS THE NEW BILL TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING HAD SLIGHT HILLS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WHEN THE CAR WENT TO DOWN SHIFT AND SPEED UP IS WHEN IT LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS ON 10-17-13 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD. I HAD TO BRAKE FOR TRAFFIC WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IS WHEN IT LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. *TR

EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE CAR LUNGED AND IT FELT LIKE IT HAD DROPPED OUT OF GEAR. LATER THAT EVENING WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION, I LOST ALL ACCELERATION FROM THE PEDAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN RESTARTED. IT WENT INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME. IT DID THIS ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A COMPUTER TEST SHOWED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I JUST REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE PLACED MY FAMILY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN CROSSING TRAFFIC WHEN ALL ACCELERATION WAS LOST. *TR