2009 Ford Escape complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH THE RPM DROPPED TO APPROX. 900RPM. PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. A INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON IT IS THE SHAPE OF A WRENCH. I HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. AFTER I PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. I WENT BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND DROVE APPROX. 12 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I REPEATED WHAT I HAD DONE EARLIER AND THE VEHICLE WAS OK AGAIN. I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND I MADE IT AROUND 8 MILES AND I HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE, AGAIN I REPEATED THE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT AGAIN STARTED AND RAN OK. THEN I MADE IT HOME! *TR

SUNDAY AUGUST 18, 2013 9:30 PM DRIVING BACK FROM STORE ON HIGHWAY 17 WRENCH SHOWED UP ON DASH AND CAR SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PUSHED THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND ME A I FEARED GETTING HIT. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TURNED CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR A FEW SECONDS. TURNED KEY IN IGNITION AND CAR STARTED AND RAN JUST FINE. 8/19/13, DRIVING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ON HIGHWAY 80 VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING BUT SPUTTERED TWICE. NEEDLESS TO SAY SHEER PANDEMONIUM! DAUGHTER SCREAMING AND CRYING BECAUSE HIGHWAY 80 IS VERY CONGESTED AND THE SPEED IS 55 TO 60 MPH. MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, REPEATED WHAT I DID THE NIGHT BEFORE AND CAR STARTED JUST FINE, WAS ABLE TO GET DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND MYSELF TO WORK. 8/20/13, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON HIGHWAY 80, GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STARTED CAR UP AGAIN. GOT DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND ON THE WAY TO WORK CAR STOPPED AGAIN. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND GOT TO WORK -- CALLED FORD AND TOOK CAR TO SHOP. HAD TO START CAR GAIN AS IT SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD ONLY GO NO MORE THAN 5 MPH. CAR IS AT SHOP RIGHT NOW. WAITING FOR FORD TO CALL ME. CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AS I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APROX 60MPH, THE ESCAPE LOST SPEED AND SLOWED DOWN TO 10PMH. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WHEN CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 10-15MPH. HAD TO PLACE MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON IN ORDER NOT TO GET HIT BY PASSING VEHICLES AND MOVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE ACCELERATOR TO WORK AGAIN. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE KEPT ON STALLING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT TURNS OUT ITS THE THROTTLE BODY THATS MALFUCTIONING. THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED DOES NOT COVER THIS TYPE OF PART, I DONT EVEN HAVE A YEAR WITH THIS VEHICLE. IN DOING MY RESEARCH I FIND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS VEHICLE ON FORESAID PROBLEM AROUND THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL OPENED. INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE13-003. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME CLOSE TO $700 IN ORDER TO GET THIS PART FIXED. THEY DID NOT PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO ME I HAD TO LOOK IT UP MYSELF. THEY ALSO DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTER CAR I HAD TO PURCHASE ONE ON MY OWN. ITS JUST UNFAIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY AND HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE SO WHY HASN'T FORD DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT? *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, WHEN CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. COASTED TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS FAILURE OF THROTTLE BODY. HAD TO HAVE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED AT 60 TO 55 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A LURCH AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I THEN PULLED OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND DID AN INSPECTION TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. AFTER 15 MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AND I DROVE IT TO OUR LOCAL AUTOPARTS STORE TO GET THE TROUBLE CODE. THE CODE CAME BACK AS P2112 : THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM CLOSED; EXPLANATION ECM HAS DETECTED THE THROTTLE PLATE IS AT A LOWER ANGLE THAN COMMANDED PROBABLE CAUSE BINDING THROTTLE STUCK CLOSED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND AS I COASTED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT MY TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING. THE RPM DROPPED BELOW 500 AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED AND GAVE IT SOME GAS AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL I MADE A RIGHT TURN DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND AGAIN KILLED ITSELF. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS TILL I GOT HOME. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WAS LUCKILY ON A FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY MY 2009 ESCAPE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE HILL AND TURN OFF ONTO A SIDE ROAD. THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP AND MY CAR SPUTTERED AND SHOOK. I SAID A PRAYER, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. I DROVE IT ABOUT A MILE DOWN SIDE STREETS TO TRY AND GET IT TO MY MECHANIC, BUT IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SAID ANOTHER PRAYER, STARTED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE A/C AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC W/OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THEY SAID THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS AND SINCE THE PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE THE PART AND NOT HAVE THAT FIX THE ISSUE, SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK ($75) AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. I DIDN'T DARE TRY TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FEAR THAT IT WOULD DIE ON THE WAY THERE AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY 75 IN MCKINNEY, I COULDN'T RISK IT DYING ON SUCH A BUSY HIGHWAY W/ MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID IT'S AN ISSUE W/ THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 58,000 MILES ON IT. AS A SINGLE DIVORCED MOM WHO IS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, IT MAKES ME VERY UPSET THAT I HAVE TO SPEND MY HARD EARNED MONEY ($674) ON FIXING SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING ISSUE W/ THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTAB

VEHICLE STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT. ENGINE LIGHT KICKED ON. ERROR CODE P2111, THROTTLE STUCK. WOULD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IF ON HIGHWAY. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS MERGING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP. I SLOWED DOWN SO I CAN ENTER TRAFFIC, AND THEN WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE CAR HESITATED/LAGGED BEFORE SURGING ME FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OFTEN AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I'M COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THEN ACCELERATE, OR GOING UP A HILL. *TR

WHILE ENTERING A MAIN HIGHWAY FROM AN EXIT, DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE BEGAN "SPLUTTERING" AND STALLED. CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED SUCCESSFULLY. AGAIN, LEAVING A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY PULLING OUT OF MEDIAN BEGIN "SPLUTTERING" AND STALLED. CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED SUCCESSFULLY. AGAIN, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND BEGAN ACCELERATING, CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. CAR WAS RESTARTED AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION. FOUND TO NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UPON RESEARCH, FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT COMPLAINT. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN FATALITIES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON ROUTE 33 (BUFFALO, NY HIGHWAY) THAT HAS A LOT OF ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A POP AND NOTICED MY SPEED DROPPING FROM 60 TO 20 WITHIN A MATTER OF 20 TO 30 SECONDS. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY FLASHERS ON AND TRIED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. UNFORTUNATELY, MERGING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM AN ON RAMP WITH ONE OF THE VEHICLES BEING AN AMBULANCE WITH LIGHTS AND SIRENS ON. THE AMBULANCE HAD TO SWERVE IN ORDER TO MISS STRIKING MY SUV. I HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO REACH THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD DUE TO NO THROTTLE AND CONSTRUCTION SIGNS AND SAND BAGS SURROUNDING THE SHOULDER. EVEN THE TOWING COMPANY HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO REACH MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO MOVE CONSTRUCTION SIGNS, SAND BAGS AND DEBRIS IN ORDER TO TOW MY SUV, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE FORD DEALER. SO ALONG WITH BEING PLACED IN A DANGEROUS AND HORRIFIC SITUATION, I AM ALSO OUT $650, THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A POWER TRAIN OR A THROTTLE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT (THIS IS MY THIRD ESCAPE, AND THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EVER CAUSED ME ANY PROBLEM) HAS NEVER ACCELERATED AS IT SHOULD, FROM THE DAY I DROVE IT NEW OFF OF THE LOT. IT HAS ALWAYS HESITATED, LURCHED, LUNGED, JERKED; MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP OR A ROLLING STOP. IT HAD NEVER "LIMPED" UNTIL AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES, WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED TWICE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH (WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP). AFTER HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BY MY DEALER IN LATE JUNE-EARLY JULY 2013, THE LUNGING, JERKING, HESITATING CONTINUED. ON 8/8/13, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A ROLLING STOP, THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE ATTEMPTING A "MICHIGAN LEFT" ONTO A 4-LANE HIGHWAY (THIS TIME THE BATTERY LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON). IF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD NOT BEEN GREEN, I WAS AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY SEVERAL VEHICLES TRAVELING AT RATES OF SPEED UP TO 70MPH. I WAS ABLE TO LET THE VEHICLE ROLL BACK INTO THE TURN LANE; TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON; BUT ACCELERATION IS STILL NOT OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. THE RPMS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM DRIVING A "DEATH TRAP". THIS IS A VERY URGENT ISSUE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED BY FORD SWIFTLY AND AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $600 TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED (INCLUDING A RENTAL VEHICLE). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SATISFACTORILY REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TAKE IT TO MY DEALER AG

WHILE DRIVING AT A SET SPEED OF 55 MILE PER HOUR I EXPERIENCED A JERK IN THE POWER TRAIN. THE ENGINE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A NOTABLE COMPLETE LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY INPUT. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE FAR RIGHT OUT OF TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN ON. I HAD TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IN THE ROUGH AND SLOWLY APPLY BREAK UNTIL I STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND APPLIED AXEL KERATIN PEDAL. NO RESPONSE. I THEN PLACED THE TRANSMISSION PARK. SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT THE CAR STARTED BUT THE ENGINE CRANKED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE STATING. I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO RENTER TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARD MY DESTINATION. A FEW MILES LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED THIS TIME THE CAR HAD ANOTHER LIGHT ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. AN OPEN ENDED WRENCH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE NJ PARKWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO GAS PEDDLE. I WAS DOING 75 AT TIME AND TRUCK STARTED BUCKING WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD.. RESTARTED IT AND WENT ON MY WAY. SINCE THEN I HAVE STALLED EVERYDAY TO MANY TO COUNT. *TR

CAR DID NOT DIE, BASICALLY JUMPED A BIT AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 2 OR 3 MPH AS I PRESSED GAS PEDAL- WRENCH CHECK LIGHT CAME ON- HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART - THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 2 TIMES YESTERDAY 8/9/2013-- NO ACCIDENT AS OF YET BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HE INTERSTATE AT 73 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING, THERE WAS NO ACTION I COULD TAKE OTHER THAN TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY, TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, WHICH IT DID, BUT RAN ROUGH AT IDLE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES LONGER, RESTARTED AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY FOR ABOUT TEN MILES. THEN IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING OVER AGAIN. LAST YEAR, IN MY WIFE'S 2010 FORD ESCAPE, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND PAID $541.00 (THE REQUESTED FACTORY ASSISTANCE WAS REFUSED). BOTH PROBLEMS ARE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY PROBLEM OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AT IDLE WAITING FOR A LIGHT TO CHANGE, OR WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. NO POWER, PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND WAIT TO RESTART. *TR

I AM SO STRESSED ! I WAS DRIVING SATURDAY MORNING JULY 27, 2013, ON RT 287 SOUTH IN MORRIS COUNTY. NJ . MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THIS VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE- OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE DID NOT ACCELERATE- IT STALLED OUT AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND WE HAD TO PRAY THAT WE COULD COAST OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN TO THE SHOULDER WHILE TRUCKS WERE ZOOMING BY. WE CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TO THE LOCAL GARAGE. AT LOCAL GARAGE, VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR 9 DAYS, TEST DRIVING IT, BUT HAD NO INCIDENTS BECAUSE WRENCH LIGHT NEVER WENT BACK ON. WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT FORD WHERE I PURCHASED VEHICLE .I CALLED FORD.THEY COULD NOT SEE ME FOR ANOTHER WEEK. I DROVE VEHICLE DOING ERRANDS- 2 DAYS LATER AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN- TRUCK SPUTTERS AND DIES UPON ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT GOES ON AGAIN. I NOW HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF A BUSY MAIN ROAD AND COAST INTO AN EXIT ONLY SHOPPING CENTER, PRAYING I DO NOT HAVE A HEAD ON COLLISION. I SPOKE TO FRIEND WHO ADVISED ME TO COME TO THIS WEB SITE. LO AND BEHOLD- OVER 350 COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THE SAME EXPERIENCE I HAD! THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE MODEL. I CALLED FORD AGAIN, BEGGING FOR AN EARLIER APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT IF I WANTED TO RENT A CAR AT MY EXPENSE I COULD COME IN. THEY WERE OUT OF LONERS! ( A CAR DEALER-REALLY? ) I WAITED FOR APPOINTMENT, MEANWHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON PERMANENTLY 2 DAYS LATER. NOW I AM PETRIFIED TO D

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH SYMBOL. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED BEFORE REACHING HIS DESTINATION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

2009 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TURNED OFF THE KEY AND RE-STARTED THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER.

AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR JERKED AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS I WASN'T GETTIN ANY AT ALL SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. TRIED PRESSING THE GAS AND NOTHING. SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. JUST NOT VERY HAPPY BECAUSE WE ARE FINANCING FROM A USE LOT AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 8 MONTHS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON I-95 SOUTH AND AS I WAS EXITING TO GO WEST ON I-495 MY FORD ESCAPE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC AROUND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND COME TO A STOP. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. I TOLD THEM IT SUDDENLY STUTTERS AND SLOWS DOWN AND IT WON'T RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL. I HAVE TO STOP, TURN OFF, AND RESTART. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND ALWAYS IN TRAFFIC IT SEEMS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. IT ALSO REVVED UP TO 10MPH WHILE SITTING IN PARK WITHOUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. WE TOLD THEM IT WAS THE THROTTLE, BUT THE COMPUTER DID NOT PICK UP THE CODE. I FEEL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNLESS THE THROTTLE IS FIXED. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL! I HEAR THEY CANNOT GET THROTTLE PARTS. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF AND I HAVE BEEN LOYAL FOR 30 YEARS. *TR

THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN I STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT MY VEHICLE CONTINUED SLOWING DOWN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD & PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON AUG. 2ND, 3RD AND 5TH, 2013. WHEN IT HAPPENED ON AUG. 5TH I WAS A BLOCK FROM HOME AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT TIME. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN & THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON SO I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME & PARKED IT. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP & THEY PICKED IT UP AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. WAS DIAG AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. *TR

2009 FORD ESCAPE HAS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT WITH ITS THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT. WHILE DRIVING DURING NORMAL OPERATION, THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT WARNING. A YELLOW WRENCH APPEARS IN THE CONSOLE INDICATING A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WILL REDUCE TO IDLE SPEED, THE FOOT ACCELERATOR IS INOPERABLE DURING THIS INCIDENT. WHEN IN THE IDLE MODE, THE VEHICLE SPEED IS REDUCED TO ABOUT 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF, THEN RESTARTED.IN ORDER TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON CONSECUTIVE DAYS. A WEEK LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TODAY, IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES, ONCE ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THEREFORE THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON BACK-ORDER. I ORDERED MY PART (EXPRESS) THRU THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND TOP DATE THE PART HAS NOT ARRIVED. FORD IS UNABLE TO GIVE N ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE OF THE REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN A COUPLE OF MILES AN HOUR. THE ENGINE WAS SURGING DURING THIS TIME. I COULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE CODES THAT WERE READ FROM THE VEHICLE WERE P2111 AND P2112 AND SAID THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AND THROTTLE STUCK CLOSED. *TR

WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED THERE SEEMS TO BE NO GAS GOING IN THERE.THE A MOTOR ACTUALLY GOES FROM A NORMAL SOUNDING ENGINE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT DROPS DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I HAVE TO COAST TO PARK SAFELY. THEN I HAVE TO WAIT A HALF HOUR TO START THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST CONKED OUT AGAIN. NOW WHAT ITS DOING ITS GETTING IT GOT WORSE AND NOW I CAN ONLY GO MAYBE 5 MINUTES AND IT CONK OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,210. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY ON VACATION OUT OF STATE THE FORD ESCAPE SLOWED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. "WRENCH LIGHT" LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. IT CONTINUED TO RUN SLOWLY AND WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. CAR RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY OVER 100 MILES TO FINAL DESTINATION. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETECTED NO "CODES" BUT SUGGESTED A FORD DEALER EXAMINE BASED UPON HISTORY. DEALER CONFIRMED COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY FAULTS CAUSED STALL AND REPLACED PART. TOTAL COSTS APPROX $300. NO RECURRENCE OF STALLS ON HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DIE.I PULLED OVER AND REALIZED IT WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WOULD ONLY IDLE AND DID NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE ABOUT 50 MILES WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT,BUT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY. I RESTARTED IT AND WITHIN DRIVING 5 MILES IT " DIED" OVER 15 TIMES. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT ONE MORE TIME AND IT REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM 3 TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO THE END OF MY BLOCK..I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE. *TR

DRIVING ON LOCAL HIGHWAY AND ENGINE ENTERED "SAFE MODE" (WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE). PREVIOUSLY VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AND NEAR STALL BUT RUN FINE WHEN RESTARTED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I-55 MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, FROM THE MIDDLE LANE, AS TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THAT MOMENT. TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND WAS THEN ABLE TO RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES WHILE WAITING THE 6 WEEKS FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN AND GET THEM INSTALLED. DURING THIS LONG WAITING PERIOD (FOR THE NEW PART) I ASKED IF THAT PART COULD JUST BE TAKEN FROM A NEW ESCAPE AT THE DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD "NO, BECAUSE THAT PART MAY ALSO BE DEFECTIVE." HMMMM. *TR

CAME OFF FREEWAY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER DOING 70 MPH. STOPPED. TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR. WENT TO ACCELERATE AND SEVERE HESITATION. HAVE ALSO HAD MANY TIMES WHERE ACCELERATING WITH VEHICLE AND IT WILL HESITATE AND THEN SURGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED NORMALLY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-95 AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, CAR LOST POWER & STALLED. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD ONTO SHOULDER, TURNED IGNITION OFF & RESTARTED, DRIVING AWAY NORMALLY. THIS OCCURENCE HAS REPEATED ITSELF 3 OR 4 TIMES SINCE MAY.

DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 50 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY, APPROX 105 DEGREES IN LAS VEGAS NV, THE RPM'S SUDDENLY WENT "LIMP" AROUND 900 EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PEDDLE WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. APPEARANCE OF A WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTED. HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUCCESSFULLY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. RAN FINE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF. SAME ISSUE. REPEAT TROUBLESHOOTING. INCIDENT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR 4 MORE DAYS CONSISTENTLY. TAKEN INTO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. MECHANIC CONTACTED ME AFTER DIAGNOSTIC AND INFORMED THAT THE CODE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY WAS IN ERROR. REPLACED THE FAULTY PART( I KEPT IT AT MY REQUEST DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER) AND THE VEHICLE NOW RUNS FINE. THANK GOODNESS THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR IN A BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY ENDANGERED ANYONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL MILES LATER AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE STALLED, LOST POWER AND AT 70 MILES PER HR ON THE INTERSTATE I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE I LOST ALL POWER AND SPEED. I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE HOME. I'M HAPPY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DROVE THE CAR 2 MORE DAYS IN MY RURAL AREA BEFORE DECIDING THAT IT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ANYMORE. *TR

AFTER USE AND PARK, THE ESCAPE 2009 4 CYL. DO NOT START. SEVERAL TIMES IN BETWEEN WEEKS WITH THIS TROUBLE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, START AS NOTHING OCCUR. IN AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC, SENT A CODE: 1260 AND 1681. STARTER IS GOOD AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION WAS RECENTLY CHANGED THINKING WILL STOP THE INCIDENTS BUT WITHOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE DO THE TROUBLE, THE ANTITHEFT ICON KEEP BLINKING IN THE KEY ON POSITION. I CHANGED THE MAIN KEY FOR THE COPY AND KEEP DOING THE TROUBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,500.

VEHICLE MOVING AT CONSTANT 45 MPH WHEN ENGINE STUMBLE FELT, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LOST ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SAFELY PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND ALL SYSTEMS WERE AGAIN OK. PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (THROTTLE BODY) AND FIX REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE PART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT'S ABOUT TO STALL. I IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, LET IT SIT FOR A MOMENT THEN START IT BACK UP. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN UNTIL I TOOK IT INTO A GARAGE TO FIND OUT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. *TR

THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DONE THIS 10 OR MORE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE YELLOW WRENCH SYMBOL IS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SWITCHING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE CAR WILL RUN FINE FOR A FEW MILES - SOMETIMES FOR A DAY OR TWO. AFTER TALKING WITH A COUPLE FORD DEALERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE BODY'S AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TWO TO THREE MONTH BACKORDER FOR THE PART. IF I KEEP DRIVING THE CAR IT WILL BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE CAR WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE RT, SPEED LIMIT 55MPH AT 9PM, NO LIGHTING ALONG RT, ACCELERATING TO KEEP UP SPEED GOING UP A HILL, THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. PULLING OVER TO MY RIGHT (OFF THE ROAD ) PUTTING ON MY FLASHERS, WAS NOW AT A COMPLETE STOP WAS HIT IN REAR LEFT DOING DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE CAR THAT HIT ME.THE CAR THAT HIT ME LEFT THE SEEN OF THE ACCIDENT. NO WARNING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.TOWED CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND HAD FIXED, INTERNAL THROTTLE BODY FAILURE, LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT NO RESPONSE (NO ACCELERATION) TRIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND STILL HAD NO RESPONSE AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON A SIDE STREET; HOWEVER, THIS WAS POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HAD IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON A FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ONCE I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AGAIN. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

AT FULL SPEED ON THE FREEWAY THE THROTTLE BODY DECIDED TO GO INTO LIMP MODE AND GO TO AN IDLE ONLY. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE SIDE OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SITUATION HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY WHILE WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED ALREADY. *TR