2009 Ford Escape complaints

WHEN DRIVING ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST FUEL POWER AND BEGAN CREEPING DOWN THE ROAD AT LESS THAN 5 KM/H THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND IT WAS A FEW HUNDRED METERS TO THE NEAREST SIDE STREET, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE STREET WITHOUT GETTING STRUCK BY TRAFFIC MOVING 60 KM/H FASTER THAN I WAS, I THOUGHT THAT THE COMPUTER MAY HAVE HAD A ONE TIME FAILURE BUT THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 3 DAYS AFTER WITH MY YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT. THAT WAS MONDAY OCT 14 2013, I AM SUPER MAD AT FORD FOR NOT RECALLING THIS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM ALREADY IT SEEMS LIKE A CONSTANT POINT OF FAILURE AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THESE CARS WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

INITIAL INCIDENT WAS NEAR HOME IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED & VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WITH INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. TURNED CAR OFF & THEN BACK ON WITH NO LIGHT PRESENT. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN NEXT DAY DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE & LOSE SPEED & WRENCH SYMBOL REAPPEARED. WAS EARLY MORNING & DARK OUT & HAD TO MERGE TO SHOULDER. HAD TO FREQUENTLY STOP & TURN CAR OFF IN ORDER TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. FIXED BY FORD DEALERSHIP CITING THROTTLE BODY ISSUE & WAS REPLACED. COST OF REPAIR JUST UNDER $400.00. *TR

WHILE IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY (BISHOP FORD) I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH THEN ACCELERATING TO 72 MPH THE CAR MADE A JERK ( FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION) THEN THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS AND NOTHING. I SLOWLY MOVED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AVERAGE SPEED ON THIS HIGHWAY IS ABOUT 70 AND I HAD TO CROSSOVER 2 LANES AND AT THIS POINT THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 40 MPH. NO ONE WANTS TO SLOW DOWN TO LET YOU OVER. I HAD MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR AT THE TIME SO I WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE RESTARTED AND IT AND DROVE OK WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS JERK MOTION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE IT DID NOT DO IT WHEN THEY DROVE THE CAR. ANYTIME I HAD A COMPLAINT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS IS A HAZARD AND TO KNOW SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY FORD..................................ANYONE?S DEATH BY THIS WILL BE ON THEIR HANDS. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I HAD A THROTTLE FAILURE (FIRST TIME WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON), I WAS ON THE FREE WAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. MY ACCELERATION QUICKLY DIED AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS INACTIVE AND USELESS WHILE MY CAR SLOWED DOWN . I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY LEFT SHOULDER GOING NORTH ON THE 5, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, MY CAR TURNED BACK ON AND WORKED FINE . I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE TO CLEANUP THROTTLE , ONLY TO FIND MYSELF EXPERIENCE ANOTHER CAR BREAKDOWN FOR THE SAME REASON THE NEXT DAY ON THE FREEWAY GOING THE SAME SPEED , THIS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES GOING ABOUT 25 MPH THE NEXT DAY . ALL 4 TIMES ,, MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON MY ESCAPE AS WELL AS COMPLETELY DYING AS FAR AS ACCELERATION . EACH TIME, I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS EARLIER TODAY 10/10/13 AS I WAS MAKIN A LEFT AT A RED LIGHT. WHERE I WAS AFRAID MY CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BUCKED AND INSTANTANEOUSLY SLOWED DOWN AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. AT THAT MOMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE BUCKED THE DASH INDICATOR (A WRENCH) CAME ON SHOWING THE PROBLEM BEING THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE, IN TRAFFIC WHEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE RIGHT AND COAST TO THE EXIT THAT WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FROM THE INCIDENT. I PLACED IT INTO PARK AND IT SPUTTERED JUST PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 10 MINUTES I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE DASH INDICATOR DID NOT COME ON, I THEREFORE PROCEEDED AND DROVE IT HOME. BECAUSE THIS OCCURRED LATE EVENING I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT THE DEALER UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN THE CENTER LANE ON I-75 AT 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN BUT HAD NO ACCELERATION. THEIR WERE CARS BESIDE AND BEHIND ME. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT ACTED THE SAME. THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT WHICH WAS ABOUT TWO MILES. I FINALLY GOT TO THE EXIT AND CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE PEOPLE THEY HAD NO WAY OF GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP AND WAS ALSO TOLD I COULD CALL OR THEY WOULD CALL FOR ME A TOW TRUCK. I CALLED SEVERAL PLACES AND FINALLY FOUND A PRIVATE GARAGE THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO COME AND PICK ME AND THE VEHICLE UP. THEY TOLD ME WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE ON THE TOW TRUCK THAT THEY HAD THE EQUIPMENT TO CHECK IT OUT AND REPAIR IT. THEY CONTACTED ME AFTER CHECKING THE SYSTEM OUT AND STATED THAT THE DRIVE BY WIRE WAS BAD AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY NEEDED CLEANING. TO MADE A LONG STORY SHORT AFTER THE TOW BILL, PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IT COST ME 747.38. I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE EXPENSES IF NOT ALL. THEY SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A RECALL AND CHECK THIS PART FOR MALFUNCTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED FROM THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE EXPRESSWAY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR DOING 70 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED. I HAD TO RISK MOVING OVER THREE LANES TO THE OFF RAMP WITHOUT HAVING POWER. I ROLLED UP THE EXIT RAMP AND PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BUT NOTICED BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE LIGHT WERE ON. THE CAR DIED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THE SERVICE CODE WAS P2111 WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS WAS A TERRIBLE INCIDENT AND I WAS RELIEVED TO MAKE IT SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. *TR

STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR JUST HAS NO POWER TO GO. ENGINE RUNS BUT TOUCHING THE GAS DOES NOTHING. ENGINE RUNS AROUND 1K RPM'S. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. IF YOU CAN LIVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART, THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE VEHICLE WORKS FINE. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OFF ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

PULLING OUT FROM A RED LIGHT CAR ACCELERATED TO 25 AND LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. COASTED TO A STOP.IN PASSING LANE. SHUT OFF, WAITED 30 SECONDS, AND RESTARTED TO DRIVE AWAY. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME IN PASSING LINE TRYING TO GO AROUND ME UNSAFELY. FORD DEALERSHIP TESTED AND SAID FAILED THROTTLE BODY. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS SEEN QUITE A FEW OF THESE. COST $358.00. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT ON I-95 WHICH I TRAVEL OFTEN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND UPON ENGAGEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY ONCE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE SUV WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SPEED UP. COASTED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY AND RAN. TOOK TO SHOP AFTER RESEARCHING AND WAS TOLD MY MECHANIC THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. PAID $356 TO HAVE REPLACED. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM 1-30 MPH OR FOLLOWING A STOP. THIS CONTINUED TO INCREASE TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR STALLED EVERY FEW FEET. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALER FOR THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT AND REPROGRAM. DEALER CHARGE FOR LABOR AND PARTS WAS $ 732.00. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT I HAD NO ACCELERATION FACTOR. I COASTED TO A MEDIAN CROSS OVER AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AND CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED I TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WAIT AND TRY RESTARTING. HE MENTIONED A "DRIVE BY WIRE". AFTER RESTARTING, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. HE SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TWICE NOW IN TWO DAYS. SHOULD I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. SINCE READING YOUR ARTICLE, I WILL CONTACT MY DEALER. WE ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TO KNOXVILLE TN (400 MILES ONE WAY) FOR THANKSGIVING - NOW I AM AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AND THE ENGINE RANDOMLY DIED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH. ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO/ELECTRONICS REMAINED ON (NEVER LOST TIME OR PRESET RADIO STATIONS, HEADLIGHTS, DASH, ETC) BUT AS I TRIED TO GIVE IT SOME GAS, IT WOULDN'T RESPOND. WHEN I REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE RPMS WERE AT 0 AND THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT WAS ON. NO CODES THROWN OR CHECK ENGINE OR WRENCH LIGHT. AS I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK, I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. DIDN'T "COUGH" OR CRANK AND CRANK...FIRED JUST LIKE IT WAS BRAND NEW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THEY CHECKED NORMAL ISSUES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ESCAPE TO RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEN I DID RESEARCH AND DETERMINED THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UPON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, OF WHICH THE MOST RECENT WAS IN JULY AND SEPTEMBER. *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE MOVING 3 TIMES. ONCE WHILE IN MOTION, THE OTHER 2 RIGHT AFTER STOPS. WOULD HIT THE GAS & THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR & RESTART IT & IT WOULD RUN OK, THEN DO IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM TELL ME WHAT CODES CAME UP & THEY SAID IT WAS THE P2111 STATING THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK ON OPEN. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER & CAN'T HAVE TAKE THIS KIND OF RISK WITH HER. ITS HAPPENED AGAIN OVER THE LAST WEEK SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND/OR POWER. GAS PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER A FEW SCARY MOMENTS WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD AN IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG BASED ON A CONVERSATION WITH A PERSON WHO DESCRIBED A SIMILAR SITUATION THAT WAS DO TO A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF, AS WAS ALSO DESCRIBED, AND MADE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO MADE REPAIRS TO THE THROTTLE BODY. MY CONCERN IS THAT FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR SOMETIME BUT IS DOING NOTHING TO WARN CONSUMERS OF THE POTENTIAL OF DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH LOSS OF POWER UNDER HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS - THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AND AT MINIMUM THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE COMPENSATED TO SOME DEGREE FOR WHAT IS, FOR ALL PRACTICABLE PURPOSE, FAULTY PARTS AND DESIGN PROBLEMS THAT ARE ON GOING. COULD YOU IMAGINE THIS SITUATION HAPPENING TO SOMEONE IN THEIR 80'S - AT NIGHT. *TR

FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY VEHICLE LOST POWER TWICE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BUT ALL POWER LOST. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD IN HOPES THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY OR VIA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. NO . . . . THIS IS ASTOUNDING TO ME - A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH WILL TELL YOU THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART ACROSS MULTIPLE FORD MODELS. THIS WAS A $340 REPAIR, FOR A FAULTY PART, AND ONE WHICH PUTS PEOPLE IN POTENTIALLY EXTREME DANGER. PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR INVESTIGATION ASAP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPX 50 MPH AND OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR BRIEFLY SPUTTERED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED THE GAS BUT COULDN'T ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I CRANKED IT BACK UP EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. I CALLED MY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE ROADSIDE AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, AND THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED. LEFT CAR AT FORD BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN ON A ROAD OR HIGHWAY WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 09 FROM THIS DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THIS DEALERSHIP. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES UNTIL THIS ONE. DRIVING HABITS ARE NORMAL. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO PREFACE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN EVERY DAY. STARTING IN JULY I HAD STARTED EXPERIENCING DROPS/SPIKES IN THE RPM'S. I WOULD BE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AND THE TRUCK WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. THANKFULLY ALREADY HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE; I COULD STOP THE TRUCK BEFORE CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO ITEMS IN THE GARAGE. THEN I STARTED TO NOTICED WHILE SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS THE RPM'S WOULD DROP AND IT WOULD RUN A LITTLE RUFF FOR A SEC OR 2 THEN BALANCE BACK OUT - THIS WAS VERY RANDOM. - NEXT, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IT STALLED COMPLETELY ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH IN THE SAME DAY. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT MAYBE SOME BAD GAS, SO WE RAN IT ALMOST OUT AND FILLED UP WITH PREMIUM. THE TRUCK WAS THEN BETTER FOR A FEW DAYS. THE FINAL INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS TAKING MY SON TO SOCCER. I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE, STEPPED ON THE GAS, AND IT WOULD NOT GO. THE RPM'S WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1000. THEN THE LITTLE WRENCH CAME ON IN THE LOWER LEFT OF THE DASH. I QUICKLY PUT ON THE 4-WAYS AS I NOW WAS BLOCKING THE BUSY STREET FOR WHICH WE LIVE ON; AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK INTO A NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. HAD IT TOWED UP TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE INITIAL QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP - AND WE HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED CARE PKG WITH THE VEHICLE - YEAH SO MUCH FOR THAT. I STARTED LOOKING IT UP AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WERE PRODUCTION ISSUES OF THE THROTTLE BODY FOR T

WHILE DRIVING THE FORD ESCAPE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND ROAD CONDITIONS AT 60 MPH, I LOST COMPLETE ACCELERATION AND HAD TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OFF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID TRAFFIC TRAILING BEHIND AND BESIDE ME. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY OFF THE FREEWAY WITH INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND INTO A PARKING AREA. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO MY HOME SLOWLY WITH INTERMITTENT LOSSES OF ACCELERATION,HAVING TO STOP MULTIPLE TIMES TO TURN OFF AND RESTART MY ENGINE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM MY HOME TO AN AUTO MECHANIC SHOP AND THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND IT INDICATED A DIRTY OR DAMAGED THROTTLE BODY. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE, AND I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. WITHIN A SHORT TIME OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE LOSS OF COMPLETE ACCELERATION OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AGAIN. AT THAT POINT THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION, WHEREBY THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD EXAMINE MY VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS DEFECT WHICH POSES A LIFE THREATENING

WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE SEEMED TO QUIT. A "WRENCH" ICON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND REMAINED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNTIL I MANAGED TO RESTART THE CAR, APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. THE CAR RAN NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND STOPPED AGAIN THIS TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. RESEARCH CONFIRMS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR MY MODEL, CODE P2111. THIS FAILURE MODE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FREQUENCY OF FAILURE IS EVIDENCED BY THE THROTTLE BODY BEING ON FACTORY BACK ORDER FOR AND EXTENDED PERIOD. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE FAULTY MODULES AND PAY FOR THE MODULES PEOPLE LIKE ME WERE FORCED TO PURCHASE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP TIGHT ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I TRIED TO PULL IT OFF OF MY CHEST TO TRY TO RESET IT BUT IT DID NOT RESET TO THE LOOSE, UNLOCKED POSITION. IN ORDER TO TRY AND RESET THE LOCK, I UNPLUGGED THE SEAT BELT AND LET IT RETRACT TO THE DOOR. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK ON, IT WAS LOCKED NOW IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE SEAT BELT. WHILE WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT A DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FOR ONE WEEK, AS THE DEALER ALSO DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RENTAL CARS TO PROVIDE ME WITH ONE WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORD'S SEAT BELTS LOCKING UP LIKE THIS. TO HAVE A FAULTY SAFETY RESTRAINT AS SUCH IS INEXCUSABLE AND DANGEROUS. *LN

IDENTIFIED AS THROTTLE BOTTLE MALFUNCTION. DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 70MPH AND CAR STALLS OUT. WRENCH SYMBOL COMES UP AND CAR LOOSES ALL ACCELERATION. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO SAFELY GET ON THE CURB. CAR CONTINUES TO REV. TURN CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. ALSO TOOK VIDEO OF INCIDENT. THIS HAD OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. HAD FORD INSTALL NEW THROTTLE BODY FOR $400 ON 8/10/13. NO MORE ISSUES AND FORD VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS WAS THE ISSUE. OWN TWO 2009 ESCAPES AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND BOTH HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. CALLED FORD CONSUMER SERVICE AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP THE SITUATION. *TR

THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD ESCAPE 2009 THAT I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. BOTH ISSUES OCCURRED WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL ACCELERATION. WRENCH SYMBOL COMES ON AND HAVE TO PUT CAR IN EMERGENCY LANE. I CAN TURN IT OFF AND THEN IT RESTARTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH NO EMERGENCY LANE AVAILABLE. CURRENTLY IN SHOP REPLACING THROTTLE BODY AT FORD DEALER TODAY 9/30 AND COST IS $400. ITS NOT WORTH RISKING MY LIFE OR MY WIFE'S LIFE. ISSUED CONSUMER COMPLAINT WITH FORD. FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP REGARDLESS OF THE RISK. *TR

CAR SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING IT SEEMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MOVE. I HAVE TO TURN ON MY BLINKERS AND COAST TO A SAFE PLACE AND STOP AND RESTART MY ENGINE. *TR

TRAVELING ALONG A RURAL HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS FORCED TO COAST DANGEROUSLY TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE NEARLY HITTING ME FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO NOT BE WORKING. ONCE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE CAR HAD AN EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESET, AND GAS PEDAL WORKED AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, DANGEROUSLY AGAIN ALONG AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL - THE SUDDEN DECELERATION IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

FUEL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT APPEARED. REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. REAPPEARED SEPTEMBER 16,2013. ADJUSTED . REAPPEARED SEPTEMBER 24,2013 REPLACED FUEL FILLER PIPE. SINCE THIS IS PART OF EMISSION CONTROLS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER EMISSION WARRANTY. *TR

I AM TRYING TO PARK MY CAR AND STEERING BECAME SO HARD THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR INTO THE PARKING SPOT. THIS IS HAPPENING FOR 3 RD TIME AND I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,700. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/26/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM AN OUTING, AT 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE BODY QUIT, CAUSING A LOSS OF SPEED. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN UN-NECESSARY LENGTH OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR, DUE TO THE PART BEING ON BACK ORDER....UPDATED 11-06-13 *BF

I TURNED ON CAR, PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, YELLOW WRENCH ILLUMINATED ON DASH, TRIED TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE WAS BUCKING AND LOSING POWER, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND IT WAS FINE. UNTIL 9/23/13 WHEN THE CAR REPEATED THIS ACTION AGAIN. *JS

THE FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD TO LIMP BACK TO HOME. IT WAS REALLY DANGEROUS. DROPPED THE CAR IN A FORD DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD US THE CAR HAS A FAILED TROTTLE BODY. WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPLACEMENT WILL COST US AROUND $700. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHY COULD THIS HAPPEN? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,613.

ON THURSDAY 9/19, MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK IN OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE WHEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE AND STALLED ON THE ROAD. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN FOR A FEW MILES BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WERE ABLE TO GUIDE IT THERE AFTER ANOTHER COUPLE OF STALLING INCIDENTS. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN (CODE P2111) AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $500. THE SERVICE ADVISOR MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES AND THAT MANY OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS HAVE FAILED BUT THE NEWER PARTS ARE MUCH MORE RELIABLE. I FOUND A PETITION ONLINE WHICH ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NEWS%20ARTICLES/NCCC%20PETITIONS%20NHTSA%20FOR%20DEFECT%20INVESTIGATION%20INTO%20FORD%20ESCAPE%20VEHICLES.HTML *JS

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME THROTTLE BODY ISSUES THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING AND WANT TO SUBMIT MY INFORMATION TO INCLUDE. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY GET STUCK OPEN MANY TIMES AND AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE IT. *JS

THE WRENCE ILLUMINATOR CAME ON AND THEN THE CARE STALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY AS THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96000.

I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALL AND LOSS POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO STOP, PUT THE CAR ON PARKING, TURN IT OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND THEN THE CAR FUNCTION PERFECTLY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT SAME THING HAPPENS.

SEVERAL TIMES, DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF ACCELERATION. ENGINE THROTTLE REVVED BUT PUSHING PEDAL MADE NO DIFFERENCE. ONE OCCASION WE ALMOST WRECKED AT HIGH SPEED. THE CAR REMAINS ON, BUT ACCELERATION PEDAL DOES NOTHING. TURN CAR OFF, TURN BACK ON AND IT WORKS FINE. HAS HAPPENED IN PARK, SLOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING. PLEASE HELP!

AFTER WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, MY VEHICLE TRAVELLED ABOUT 100 YARDS. THE ENGINE SHUTTERED, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE, AND THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED TO 900. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN RESTARTED IT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE, EXCEPT FOR MY CONFIDENCE, FOR THE NEXT 6 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTTERED, WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND RPMS IMMEDIATELY DROPPED. SAME UNRESPONSIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A SIDE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES, ENOUGH TIME TO CALL MY WIFE AND LET HER KNOW TO BE READY TO COME PICK ME UP IF MY CAR WOULDN'T MAKE IT HOME. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND 7 MILES LATER I WAS HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC OR CALLED FORD OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE AS THIS HAS JUST OCCURRED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

I HAD MY 2MONTH OLD GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME AS I WAS TAKING HER HOME. I WAS A BLOCK FROM ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR JUST QUIT RUNNING. I TRIED TO START IT BUT IT KEPT DYING. FINALLY IT STARTED AND I WENT 10 MILES AN HOUR BACK HOME WHICH WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM THERE. I HAD IT TOWED TO FORD THE NEXT MORNING. THEY CALLED TODAY 9/20 THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER IT AND IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AS ALOT OF ESCAPES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART AS THIS COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS . I STILL HAVE A WARRANTY BUT THIS IS NOT COVERED. I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX IT AS IT A DANGEROUS THING. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN IN A HIGH TRAFFIC METRO AREA AS AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. AFTER RESTING ON THE SHOULDER FOR A MINUTE AND SPEAKING WITH ME (HER HUSBAND), I ASKED HER TO TRY AND START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. IT STARTED BACK UP AS NORMAL WITH THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT NOW NOT SHOWING. THE CAR RAN AS NORMAL FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK A LOOK AT THE CAR, DID SOME RESEARCH, AND DROVE IT AROUND FOR AWHILE. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL IT OCCURRED AGAIN. APPARENTLY THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT MEANS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE POWER TRAIN OR THE THROTTLE BOX. THE VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS AS NORMAL SO I AM LEFT TO BELIEVE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BOX (AS I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE). *TR

THE ABOVE AFFECTED PARTS FIELD WILL NOT LET ME CHOOSE A PART. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER - WE HAD TO GO TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE POWER WAS STILL ON IN THE CAR BUT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR AND THE BOOK SAID THROTTLE/DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEMS. WE CONSULTED A COUPLE OF DEALERSHIPS AND WE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT INDEED THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THROTTLE/ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND ON A WAITING LIST. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TO FIX IT. WE ARE NOW GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAVE THE RECEIPT. WE FEEL WE SHOULD GET OUR MONEY BACK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS, POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CEASED RESPONDING BECAUSE POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR WAS LOST. THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART AND DRIVE IN LOW GEAR A SHORT DISTANCE. BUT AFTER ABOUT 300 YARDS, LOW GEAR CEASED TO WORK AS THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACK OFF THE ROAD. I CONSIDER IT FORTUNATE THAT TRAFFIC WAS RELATIVELY LIGHT AND I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CODE (P2111) INDICATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS "BAD", AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO BUT REPLACE IT. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME ANY DETAILS AS TO WHAT HAD CAUSED IT TO GO "BAD", AND ADVISED THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO ANY INVESTIGATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. ALL THEY COULD DO WAS SEND THE OLD THROTTLE BODY BACK (PRESUMABLY TO FORD), AND INSTALL A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FOR AN INSTALLED COST OF $720.24. I COMPLAINED DIRECTLY TO FORD IN DEARBORN, MI (GLOBAL DIRECTOR, AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY OFFICE) BY U.S. MAIL, AND RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL ON 9/5/13 FROM [XXX] AT FORD EXECUTIVE OFFICES ([XXX]). I RETURNED THE CALL AND SHE REQUESTED I SEND A COPY OF MY INVOICE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY INSTALLATION ([XXX]). A FEW DAYS LATER (9/9/13 I BELIEVE) SHE CALLED AND THE BOTTOM LINE WAS ALL FORD WOULD OFFER WAS A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT OF $240, WHICH I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED. SHE ADMITTED NO WRONG (EXCEPT PERHAPS BY

VEHICLE WAS AT 55 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND JUST IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. WENT INTO LIMP MODE. WHEN IT WAS PLACED IN PARK, SHUT OFF THEN RESTARTED, IT WOULD GAIN SPEED PROPERLY AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENCES OF THIS HAPPENING SINCE JANUARY. ONCE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK. ANOTHER TIME WAS ON A MAIN HIGHWAY GOING UP THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN WITH NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON AND TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. ONCE MORE WAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH. DURING THE ENTIRETY OF ONE DAY, IT HAPPENED SIX SEPARATE TIMES. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, WE FOUND THAT THIS COULD VERY LIKELY BE A THROTTLE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. *JB

DRIVING ALONG AND THE VEHICLE KEPT SLOWING DOWN, KEPT PUSHING ON ACCELERATOR BUT STOPPED GOING. GOT OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED, VEHICLE RAN OKAY. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. DEALER SAYS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,360. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED.