2009 Ford Escape complaints

WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHY IT OFTEN WILL HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. RECENTLY IT HAS BEGUN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WITHOUT WARNING AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. LUCKILY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TONIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED THE CAR STALLED AND THE POWER TRAIN THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER THE STALL WE PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN RESTARTED IT. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE TO SAFETY BUT THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING SMOOTHLY. *TR

7/30/2013 STARTED UP AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. ABOUT HALF A BLOCK LATER, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN IT SPUTTERED, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURNED IT OFF. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND PROCEEDED NORMALLY. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, I ACCELERATED AND THE CAR LOST POWER, THE WRENCH LIT UP AND I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE AGAIN. AGAIN, IT STARTED RIGHT UP. A WEEK LATER, IT DID THE SAME THING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND COASTED TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. IT STARTED UP, BUT DID THE SAME THING AFTER A FEW YARDS. I MADE IT VERY SLOWLY INTO A PARKING LOT AND IT STAYED THERE UNTIL THAT EVENING. WHEN I TRIED IT LATER, IT DIED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I DROVE IT HOME ON THE BACK STREETS LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON LINE, I SAW WHAT OTHERS HAD DONE AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THAT WAS 6 DAYS AGO. SO FAR, SO GOOD. HOWEVER, MY CONFIDENCE IS GONE AND I WON'T BE DRIVING IT IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC ANYTIME SOON. *TR

THE CAR WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35MPH AND WITH NO WARNING... I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ON A BACK ROAD WITH NO OTHER CARS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY OR I WAS PASSING A CAR, HAULING A TRAILER. THE CAR WILL RESET AFTER THE CAR IS OFF FOR A TIME AND WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS SEVERAL OTHER OF THE FORD PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR BUT MY YEAR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, YET. I CALLED FORD TO LOOK FOR A RECALL AND I WAS TOLD NONE WERE LISTED BUT THAT SHE TAKES CALLS ALL DAY LONG FOR THIS ISSUE AND COULD EVEN TELL ME THE COST OF THE FIX $500.00 PLUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS SOME JERKING, A LOSS OF POWER AND I COASTED TO THE CURVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED AND DROVE MAYBE 2 MILES, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AGAIN. THIS HAPPEN 4 TIMES AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. I JUST HAD A COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE ON AUGUST 14, 2013. I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING MAINTENANCE DONE TO PREVENT MY CAR FROM MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS THE 1ST TIME THE THROTTLE LIGHT HAS COME ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I SEE THAT OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE FORD ESCAPE ARE HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. PLEASE MAKE FORD MOTORS ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY..SOMETIMES A WEEK APART AND THEN GOT WORSE ..THE CAR QUIT MOVING DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY CODE P2111. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND CAR RESTARTED AFTER COASTING TO A SAFE SPOT. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE PART AS OVER 5000 WERE BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY. EVENTUALLY IN SEPTEMBER I GOT THE PART AND CAR FIXED. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND COSTS LESS NOW. I HAVE READ AND HEARD MANY SIMILAR STORIES ABOUT THIS PART..THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE WILL SURELY BE A RECALL AS THEY ARE SMALL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE EVEN SEEING QUITE A BIT OF THIS. I HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THANKS FOR ACCEPTING INPUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 58 DOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THERE WAS A LUNGE - ACCELERATOR DIDN'T FUNCTION - DRIFTED TO SIDE OF ROAD - VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. NOTICED THE LITTLE WRENCH WAS LIGHTED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A COUPLE MINUTES - THEN IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THOUGHT IT WAS A GLITCH - APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FURTHER IT DID IT AGAIN. WASN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS SO I HAD IT TOWED 50 MILES TO MY RESIDENCE. THE NEXT MORNING I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. TOOK IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC - $134.40 ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. ON JUNE 22, 2011 DURING EVENING TRAFFIC IT OCCURRED 5 TIMES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES. THE 5TH TIME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN - THEY HAD ME BRING IN RIGHT IN. NEXT DAY TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. WELL $406.35 AND TWO YEARS LATER IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. THREE (3) TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS -FIRST TIME ON THE INTERSTATE - TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH - IN THE RAIN - MADE MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - TURNED IT OFF FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AND STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. LAST WEEK ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND TODAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A STORE PARKING LOT. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND HAVE THE VEHICLES RECALLED TO FIX THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER PROBLEM THEY HAVE ADMITTED TO. I AM NOT LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED AGAIN ONLY TO POSSIBLY HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO OUR VACATION, MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS SURGING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSES CODE WAS P0012 AND P0022. BOTH VCT SOLENOIDS WERE REPLACED. MY 4 YR OLD CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. 2ND INCIDENT TOOK PLACE SUNDAY, 09/08/2013. WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND MY CAR CUT OFF!!! NO LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND AT THAT TIME THE OIL & BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST INTO THE MEDIAN. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SEE ME UNTIL THIS THURSDAY, 09/12/2013. SO THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE FULL THROTTLE BODY. VERY SCARY & VERY, VERY DANGEROUS!!! I AM NOT DRIVING MY CAR. MILEAGE IS 34,791. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I SENT AN EMAIL TO FORD CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS &HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. MY CAR IS 4 YRS OLD & HAS HAD 2 MAJOR INCIDENTS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENTS. *TR

RANDOMLY THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF. I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND THEN IT RESTARTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY AND WAS LUCKY TO GET TO THE SIDE PULL OFF. VERY RANDOM AS IT ONCE HAPPENED TWICE IN A DAY AND THEN AGAIN A WEEK LATER. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE FORDS IN DOING RESEARCH ON LINE. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AND WAITING THEIR RESPONSE. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE IN NOVEMBER 2011, MY CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY JUST AS I BEGAN TO MOVE AFTER A STOP SIGN OR MAKE A TURN AFTER STOPPING. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY CAR HAD STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET WITH THE ELECTRICITY OUT. THIS AUGUST, THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED (THE ELECTRICITY WAS STILL ON) AN ONRAMP TO INTERSTATE 81. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND ATTEMPT TO GO HOME, BUT WHEN I TURNED LEFT AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAID," VERIFIED CONCERN, PULLED CODE P2112 THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED, PERFORMED ALL OF THE PINPOINT TESTS AND THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED THE FUNCTIONALITY TEST, REMOVED AIR TUBE AND FOUND THE THROTTLE IS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND TO COMMANDS." *TR

I DROVE AT A CONSTANT SPEED (APPROX 30-35 MPH) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. RPMS DID WEIRD THINGS, GAS PEDAL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL IN A DRIFT DOWN SPEED DID NOTHING, PARK DID NOTHING. ENGINE NEVER STOPPED, AC AND RADIO WORKED...JUST COULDN'T ACCELERATE. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. STARTED IT AGAIN (STARTED RIGHT UP), LIGHT WAS GONE AND VEHICLE RAN FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I LOST POWER IN AN INTERSECTION. SCARY BECAUSE MY 7 YEAR OLD WAS WITH ME. *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE FAILED WHILE ENTERING A PUBLIC INTERSTATE VIA AN ON RAMP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE EFFECT WAS THE VEHICLES ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, CAUSING A RAPID DECELERATION ON A FAIRLY BUSY ON RAMP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE. PLACED IT IN PARK, TURNED KEY OFF AND BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME MY 8 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK. LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN A FIFTEEN MILE PERIOD - BOTH TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY, HAD NOT SEEN THIS ISSUE EVER PRIOR TO LAST WEEK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE 9/4. TODAY I WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE PART WAS ON NATION WIDE BACKORDER, AND WASN'T EXPECTED UNTIL 10/31. INTERNET FORUMS SUGGEST THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES AWAITING THIS PART RIGHT NOW. HAVING THE ENGINE UNPREDICTABLY SHUT OFF IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITHIN FORD AND THEIR DEALER NETWORK, BUT TO DATE, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE DELAY IN PARTS ACCESSIBILITY IS DANGEROUS, AND COULD RESULT IN PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS CONDITION WHILE AWAITING THE PARTS ARRIVAL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY FORD ESCAPE BEGAN SHAKING AND FELT AS IF SOMETHING FELL OUT FROM UNDER IT (SPEED AT THIS TIME WAS 55 MPH). I LOST GAS PEDAL RESPONSIVENESS. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING. I SAT THERE A FEW MINUTES, PUT IT IN GEAR, AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT BEING APPLIED AT ALL. I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO SUGGESTED I PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE SWITCH, AND HE WOULD TELL ME WHEN TO RESTART THE ENGINE. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT IT DROVE LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN (NOT AT A FORD CO.). NO PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF LATER. I HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL 8/20/2013. THE POWERTRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MULTIPLE TIMES, STOP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAD TO DO THIS AT LEAST 35-40 TIMES ENROUTE TO THE SERVICE CENTER WHICH WAS ONLY 3 MILES FROM MY STARTING POINT (SPEED WAS 5 MPH-45 MPH). I GOT TO THE SERVICE CENTER, PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND WALKED IN. SERVICE TECH ASKED IF HE COULD HELP ME. I SAID, "I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHAKING AND LOOSING POWER. IT'S LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. I COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART IT. THEN I CAN GO AGAIN." THE SERVICE TEC

ON AUGUST 16 I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY FORD ESCAPE LOST GAS PEDAL RESPONSIVENESS AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. TOOK IT INTO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. OVER THE NEXT WEEK THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES IN RANDOM PLACES WHILE DRIVING. EACH OF THESE TIMES IT WOULD MAKE A SUDDEN SHAKE AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, GAS PEDAL WON'T WORK TILL I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC TILL THE END OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND WAS HOPING I COULD SURVIVE TILL THEN BUT ON AUGUST 27 WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE PERSON BEHIND ME REAR ENDED ME CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND MINOR DAMAGE TO MINE. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION BY SLOWLY INCHING ACROSS IT WITH EVERYONE HONKING AT ME. THAT WAS THE FINAL STRAW. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FIGURED OUT THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (PE13003) AND MULTIPLE KNOWN COMPLAINTS. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT MY RESEARCH WAS RIGHT WHEN HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND GOT ERROR CODE P2112. HE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FOR $650. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED THE PART.

CAR STARTED SHUTTERING WHILE MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SPEED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THROTTLE BODY WAS THE PROBLEM AND THE PART WAS REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. MY CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER A BIT THEN LOST POWER - DID NOT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY BUT THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AGAIN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. ABOUT A 1/4 MILE DOWN THE ROAD, SAME THING HAPPENED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS LOW ON GAS, SO I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. FILLED THE TANK THE NEXT MORNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, DROVE FINE TO WORK. LEFT WORK, WENT TO PICK MY SON UP, AND ON THE WAY HOME (ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING), THE CAR DID THE SAME THING IT HAD DONE BEFORE. THIS TIME, I WAS GOING A LOT FASTER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 6 TIMES OF SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT UP AGAIN TO GET HOME (WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT 4 MILES AWAY).

AS I WAS DRIVING MY ESCAPE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, SIT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN RESTART IT. I HAD TO DO THIS EVERY HALF MILE ON MY DRIVE HOME TO GET MY CAR HOME. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND I HAD SOMEONE FOLLOW ME HOME. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY. AFTER HAVING IT FOR TWO WEEKS THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER MONTH FOR THE PART AS IT WAS BACK ORDERED FROM FORD. AS SOON AS I REQUESTED A RENTAL CAR, THE PART AUTOMATICALLY APPEARED. OVER $400 WORTH OF WORK. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON THE MORNING OF SEPT 4, 2013- I WAS MAKING A TURN AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR. I HAD JUST ABOUT COMPLETED THE TURN WHEN I WAS ENGAGING THE GAS PEDDLE TO CONTINUE ON, BUT THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IT WASN'T GOING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND HAD POWER FROM THE PEDDLE AGAIN, SO I PROCEEDED UP THE STREET ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN, AS I WAS TURNING AT THE NEXT VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE HAPPENED TO BE A GAS STATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PULLED IN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR TO HAVE THEM COME TOW MY VEHICLE, AND VERIFY THE REASON FOR THE INCIDENTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY, AND IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, BUT I AM PAYING AN EXTRA FEE TO HAVE IT EXPEDITED. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT ON BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT RIGHT BEHIND ME, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND POSSIBLY INJURED. *JB

2009 FORD ESCAPE 40K MILES. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING SLIGHTLY THE IDLE STARTED FLUCTUATING AND THE TACHOMETER STARTED RAPIDLY SPIKING UP AND DOWN AS WELL AS A LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO IS STALLING. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING VEHICLE TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD APPEAR IT IS THE SAME THROTTLE BODY ISSUE EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED. *JB

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AT A STEADY PACE OF 60 MPH ALL OF SUDDEN THERE WAS A SHUDDER FELT BY EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DROPPED SPEED VERY QUICKLY, AND ALSO MAKING A JERKING MOTION. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND US, WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE RAN JUST FINE. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE FOUND THAT THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE SOMEONE WAS BEHIND US, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT AS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN 2009. SUMMER OF 2011, IT STARTED DYING WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS OR ANY STOPS. IT DID THIS MOSTLY WHEN IT WAS .25 TANK OF GAS OR LESS AND THE WARMER THE WEATHER. I TOOK IT TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS TRULY WRONG. WHEN THEY PLUGGED IT IN ALL IT SAYS IS EMISSION PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED SO INCONSISTENTLY IT WAS HARD TO EXPLAIN OR DIAGNOSE. I HAD FORD REPLACE A VAPOR SENSOR OF SOME SORT IN SUMMER OF 2012 WHEN IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN. IT HAS NEVER RAN THE SAME SINCE 2011 WHEN I FIRST HAD PROBLEMS. NOW IT IS LOSING POWER AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. IT LOSES POWER COMPLETELY, YOU PUSH THE GAS AND THERE IS NOTHING AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER OR LET IT ROLL TO A STOP AND IT JERKS OR DIES. I AM TAKING IT TO FORD SERVICE TOMORROW AND ONCE IT IS FIXED I AM TRADING IT IN AND NOT BUYING ANOTHER FORD AGAIN. *JB

HEAD CYLINDER WAS CRACKED AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, DUE TO CAR DID NOT OVER HEAT AND WAS IN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CONDITON. *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SURGES AND THEN STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. I PUSH THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THE WRENCH SIGN POPS UP AND I IMMEDIATELY EXIT AND TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHING NOW EITHER. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CONTINUE DRIVING. DRIVE FOR NOT EVEN A MILE AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. SHUT IT OFF AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT AN ISSUE. SEARCHED THE WEB AND I CAN SEE THIS HAPPENS A LOT. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR CERTIFIED PRE OWNED THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. HOPING ITS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, IF NOT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ILL DO. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. ITS HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE. VERY VERY UPSET DEALERSHIP WOULD SELL ME A CAR KNOWING THAT THIS ISSUE EXISTED. *JS

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE WITH 55,000MI STARTED STALLING AT LOWER SPEEDS ALONG WITH A JERKY IDLE. JUST RECENTLY THE CAR BEGAN STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, TWICE IN ONE DAY. WELL AFTER RESEARCHING MY PROBLEM AND READING COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS THAT WERE IN THE EXACT NATURE AS MINE CAME TO BELIEVE IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF THEY'VE REPLACED A LOT OF THESE PARTS AND THE RESPONSE WAS "OHH YEA". YOU CAN'T BUY THIS PART ANYWHERE BUT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS ABOUT $300. IF YOU WANT IT INSTALLED I SAW AN AVG. BETWEEN $500-$600. IF YOUR IN MY POSITION AND NEED YOUR CAR TO RUN SAFELY, BUY THE PART AND INSTALL IT YOURSELF. IT LITERALLY TOOK MY 15MIN TO INSTALL VERY SIMPLE, LOOK ON YOUTUBE OR WHATEVER AND AT LEAST SAVE YOURSELF $200-$300. I GOT THE THROTTLE BODY FOR $250 SHOPPING AROUND. AND TO RUB SALT IN MY WOUND THE GUY WHO SELLS ME THE PART WAS LIKE" IF YOU WOULD'VE BOUGHT THIS PART 2MOS AGO IT WAS $100-$150 CHEAPER?!? GREAT...AFTER REMOVING THE PART THE NEW ONE IS DIFFERENT, SLIGHTLY, SO THEY TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY REAL CONCERN IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOUR CAR TOTALLY DIES ON THE FREEWAY, FREQUENTLY! AND AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ABOUT THIS MATTER THAT NO RECALL WAS ORDERED. ALSO PPL KEEP YOUR RECEIPT IF THERE IS A RECALL WE WANT OUR MONEY. *JS

I WAS ACCELERATING & AT APPROX 50 MPH THE CAR JERKED, A WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON & I STARTED LOOSING SPEED. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD & CUT THE CAR OFF. I LET IT SIT A FEW MINUTES & RESTARTED IT. THE CAR DROVE FINE TO MY DESTINATION BUT WHEN I LEFT TO RETURN HOME, IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY MY MECHANIC RAN THE SCANNER BUT NO CODES SHOWED UP. ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT & NOT ONLY DID THE WRENCH SYMBOL COME ON BUT AN ENGINE SYMBOL ALSO. MY OWNERS MANUAL SAID THIS MEANT "SERVICE ENGINE SOON". I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND EVERYTHING CHECKED A FEW DAYS BEFORE ALL THIS STARTED! THIS HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ON FLAT LAND OR INCLINES. THIS IS SCARY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE YOUR CAR IS GOING TO LOSE POWER & CUT OFF. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC & HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. HE SAID IT WAS EXTREMELY "GUNKED UP" FOR A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAD 43,000 MILES ON IT. $186.85 LATER I PRAYED THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. ON MY WAY HOME I LOST POWER TWICE. ONCE WAS ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE & TRAFFIC WAS SPEEDING TOWARDS MY RIGHT SIDE COMING FROM AN EXIT RAMP. I HAD TO DODGE THE TRAFFIC WITH MY POWER FAILING & "LIMP" TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I'M STILL NOT SURE HOW I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING HIT! MY MECHANIC WAS UPSET AS WELL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT OBVIOUS AND HE FELT RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING ME IN DANGER. AFTER MORE INVESTIGATION WE STUMBLED UPON THE FACT THAT I AM N

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH FAMILY ON SEPT 1ST, 2013, OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE DECELERATED QUITE RAPIDLY FROM 45-50 MPH TO 0 MPH WITHIN 10 SECONDS AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF ENGINE. WE WAITED A MINUTE AND IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN (NO WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON) AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. IT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *JS

I WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ALL THROTTLE POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MY SPEED IS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE BUT AT RANDOM TIMES. MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WILL BE FINE, BUT I WILL HAVE NO THROTTLE AT ALL. I CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I FEEL NO RESPONSE AND GET NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COMPUTER CHECK, THE DISPLAYED CODE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD AND THE SAME PROBLEM COVERED BY RECALLS, JUST NOT ON MY MODEL YEAR. *JS

ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, BEGAN TO SPUTTER WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS "NEEDING THROTTLE BODY," WHICH CONTROLS AIR FLOW TO ENGINE AND WAS "STUCK IN EITHER THE OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION." I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED, AND REPAIRS COULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS.

ENGINE LOSES POWER SUDDENLY AND THE WRECH COMES ON AND I HAVE TO DRIVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE WRENCH GOES OFF OF THE SCREEN AND THE CAR DRIVES NORMAL FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN.

JERKING OF MY VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH THEN REDUCED SPEED. MY DEALER SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY.

TWO TIMES TODAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AROUND NOON ON A SIX LANE ROAD, AND THE SECOND TIME LUCKILY I WAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY UNSAFE, AND FORD HAS TAKEN NO RESPONSIBILITY.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. KMJ THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 60 MPH WHEN MY CAR JUMPED DOWN TO APPROX 25 MPH AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO SAFTEY BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER FOR THEM TO CHARGE ME 585.00 AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE READ THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED ON MY HAZARDS. A LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT POPPED UP, WHICH I LATER LOOKED UP AND REALIZED ITS THE THROTTLE BODY. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WENT AWAY. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO BE FAILING ALREADY. *TT

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK LATER- THREE TIMES IN SAME TRIP. HAD TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD, PUT IN PARK AND TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART EACH TIME. TROUBLE CODE P2111 INDICATED DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. ORDERED NEW PART FROM DEALERSHIP AND DEALER INFORMED ME IT IS ON BACKORDER FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF REPLACEMENTS. IN THE MEANTIME I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE. *TT

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON 8/22 GOING TO WORK GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR ENGINE JUST DIED. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS STILL WORKED BUT THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. I PUT MY BLINKER ON AND THE CAR WENT SLOWLY FORWARD (STILL IN MOMENTUM FROM GOING 65 MPH--SNAILS PACE NOW) WENT FROM THE TRAVEL LANE TO THE RIGHT LANE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE --PEOPLE HONKING AT ME AND FEAR THAT I MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR GET REAR ENDED. VERY SCARY IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (FIGURING IT MAY BE COVERED BY WARRANTY). THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT--"NO CODES SHOWED UP". ON MONDAY 8/26 I WENT TO PICK UP THE ESCAPE AND LITERALLY PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED--THE ENGINE JUST HAD NO POWER--DIED AGAIN, I PUT MY GAS PEDAL FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND NO POWER. I PULLED OVER. STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE ESCAPE AND TURN AROUND. I PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE THE ESCAPE DIED AGAIN. NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME AND SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY---NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. "CODES FINALLY CAME UP". I CHARGED MY CREDIT CARD AND HAD IT FIXED. I HAVE HAD IT HOME FOR ONE DAY NOW AND AM KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED NO FURTHER ISSUES. *TT

WHEN SLOWING DOWN ENGINE WOULD STALL AT ANY SPEED. SLOWLY PROGRESSED INTO A HESITATION FROM A RED LIGHT. SPARATIC IDLE AFTER STOPPING. WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY TIME. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ON TOGETHER. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE DOWN HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED A BRIEF LURCH THEN COMPLETE AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. ENGINE SPEED DECREASED TO APPROX. 1000 RPM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND FORCING AN EMERGENCY STOP ON SHOULDER. WHILE STOPPED ON SHOULDER, ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE, AND REMAINED ROUGHLY IDLING AT 1K RPMS. SHUT OFF ENGINE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING, THROTTLE CONTROL APPEARED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SYMPTOMS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE: ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING FINE, AND THROTTLE CONTROL WAS WORKING NORMALLY UNTIL THE INCIDENT. THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL AND CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN VEHICLE SPEED WAS DISORIENTING, AND COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION OR ACCIDENT IF SURROUNDING TRAFFIC WERE HEAVIER OR DRIVER HAD PANICKED. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS HAVING A "FAILING THROTTLE BODY". CODES RETRIEVED WERE P2111 AND P2135, AND PINPOINT TESTS SHOWED THAT "THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR IS FAILING". THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TT

ON 8-27-13, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TO WORK, TRAVELING 65MPH, WHEN MY VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN SURGE AND THEN LOST SPEED. THE RPM GAUGE WENT COMPLETELY DOWN AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO THE SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT SWERVE INTO THE MEDIAN. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SET FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND WHEN I CRANKED IT UP, IT WAS FINE. I AM NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE SINGLE SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER BEEN THRU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR, FELT A JOLT IN THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATION BEGAN TO DECREASE RAPIDLY, NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS. I LUCKILY WAS AT A LOW-TRAFFIC SPOT WITH A VEER-OFF AREA NEARBY THAT I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO WITH MY FOUR-WAYS ON. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID TRAFFIC. THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AS IT WAS LIGHTLY SHAKING, TURN IT BACK ON WITH NO ISSUE, AND SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 MILES TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE ABLE TO (NEXT DAY) VERIFY MY FEARS THAT IT WAS THE PENDING RECALL ISSUE, THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE BAD. THEY REPLACED IT FOR $620 (INCLUDING LABOR) WITHIN 2 HOURS AND TOLD ME TO HOLD ONTO MY RECEIPT BECAUSE THERE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY'VE REPLACED MANY OF THESE LATELY. I'M VERY LUCKY THAT I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MANY VEHICLES MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED AROUND ME, OR ELSE I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IF I COULDN'T FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT 1-3-12, TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THEN ON 8-10-13 THE CAR JUST DIED GOING UP MY DRIVE WAY, BUT IT CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP. THEN ON 8-11-13 THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. IT CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP. I TOOK IT IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY 8-13-13 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I , THEN SAW ON THE NEWS A REPORT ABOUT FORD ESCAPES STALLING AND THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THIS EXAMPLE ON THE NEWS HAPPENED ON AN EXPRESSWAY. FORTUNATELY THEY WERE NOT HURT. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO I KNOW FOR SURE IF THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AGAIN ON MY ESCAPE.? IT STALLED 2 TIMES WHILE MOVING, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

ON AUG 14, 2013, I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON FLAT LAND, WHEN I LOST ACCELERATION POWER, I PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT PLACED IT IN PARK WHERE IT RAN VERY ROUGH, THE WRENCH INDICATOR APPEARED, THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND CRANKED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES LATER IN MY TRIP THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH AND A SLIGHT INCLINE. APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES LATER IN MY TRIP, WHILE AT A SLIGHT DECLINE, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I THEN TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE SHOP. THEY HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS DRIVING IT ABOUT 25 MILES AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED UP MY ESCAPE FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 2013, NIGHT (AFTER THE SHOP CLOSED) DIDN'T MAKE IT 3 MILES FROM THE SHOP, WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, I LOST ACCELERATION POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OVER PUT IT IN PARK AND AGAIN VERY ROUGH IDLE, TURNED IT OFF WAITED A FEW SECONDS, CRANKED IT BACK UP AND IT DROVE FINE WITH NO ISSUE UNTIL THIS MORNING AUGUST 23, 2013, WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN TRAFFIC, I LOST ACCELERATION POWER, THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED, I PULLED INTO THE CENTER GORE PUT IT IN PARK - WHILE IN PARK IT RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH, SPUTTERING AND SPITTING, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND CRANKED IT UP AND CAME ON INTO WORK WITH NO ISSUES. *TR

SAME AS OTHERS, THE ENGINE KEEPS RUNNING BUT WILL NOT GO DO THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR NOT OPENING. *TR

MY WIFE OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALER AND THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE I QUESTION IF THERE WASN?T SOME TYPE OF FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR AT THE VERY LEAST, SOME TYPE FAILURE IN THE QUALITY CONTROL PROCESS. WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASING THIS FORD ESCAPE WE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL LEAK AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER 2 OR 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THE OIL LEAK WAS FIXED BUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES (2 OVERHAULS AND THEN REPLACEMENT) CONTINUED FOR YEARS. THANKFULLY, FORD COVERED AND THE DEALER COVERED 2/3 OF THE COST OF THE SECOND TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND ALMOST ALL OF THE COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. ALL OF THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED AT THE FORD DEALER SHIP IN METER GEORGIA. NICE FOLKS, WE HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, DUE TO LOW ENGINE POWER AND USING OIL, WE HAD THE VEHICLE WORKED ON AT A LOCAL SHOP. THAT TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR WAS 1600 DOLLARS. LAST WEEK DUE TO A MASSIVE OIL LEAK WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED IN A LOCAL SHOP. THE FORD ESCAPE APPEARS TO HAVE A CRACKED TIMING BELT COVER. HAVING NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE HAVING A CRACKED TIMING BELT COVER, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH; A CURSORY INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF 2009 FORD ESCAPES WITH CRACKED TIMING BELT COVERS. FOR OUR VEHICLE THIS WILL MAKE FIVE MAJOR REPAIRS AND NUMEROUS MINOR ISSUES IN A VEHICLE NOT 4 YEARS OLD!! THERE HAS TO BE SOME MANUFACTURING PROCESS WITH THESE VEHICLES.

RUNNING DOWN HWY AT AND CAR STALLED . MADE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD. SAT THERE 10 MIN STARTED AGAIN AND MADE IT HOME. *TR

[XXX] I WAS DRIVING 25-30 MPH WHEN MOTOR WENT TO IDLE, GAS PEDAL DIDN'T WORK AND NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST WRECK. MY FAST THINKING SAVED MY LIFE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE AND THROTTLE BECAME NO RESPONSIVE. HAD TO PERFORM EVASIVE MANEUVERS WITHOUT POWER TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT HIT. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD LIKELY NEED TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT OVER $600. THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME WORSE IN ONLY A FEW DAYS AND OCCURS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. RESEARCH ON THE WEB LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND I AM CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF DRIVERS WITH ALL THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.