2009 Ford Escape complaints

DRIVING INTO ROUND ABOUTS IN SHEBOYGAN WISCONSIN. VEHICLE LOST POWER WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALMOST WAS SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER CAR. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AGAIN WHERE IT IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. *TR

DRIVING AT AROUND 70MPH AND I NOTICED A LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION. I HAD TO PULL OVER, STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS AFTER ABOUT 4-5 MIN OF DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN IT WILL START UP AGAIN AND DISAPPEAR AFTER A FEW WEEKS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK WE LOSE ACCELERATION AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW 4 TIMES. THE IDLE SITS BETWEEN 800 & 1100 RPMS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT PINE LAKE FORD IN LAPORTE, INDIANA AND THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $383. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECALL PROBLEM WHEN I INVESTIGATED IT. WE ARE AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT GIVEN THE FACT MOST OF OUR DRIVING IS HIGHWAY DRIVING. WHY ISN'T FORD OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THIS PART? DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE HURT OR BE KILLED BEFORE FORD TAKES ACTION? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE EYE BAR PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING. WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE, FORD'S SAFETY FEATURE, HA HA". MANAGED TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING RUN OVER, BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF HORN BLOWING AND UPSET PEOPLE BEHIND ME. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP. QUIT AGAIN BEFORE ARRIVING AT HOME ON THE SAME TRIP AND SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD WILL RECALL A MANUFACTURING DEFECT? *TR

DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY GAS PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING AND MY TRUCK RAPIDLY SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER & RESTART. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE 7 MILES TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER (TODDLER SON WAS WITH ME). I HAD TO GO TO THE NEAREST SERVICE SHOP AND ALMOST $500 LATER ITS BEING FIXED. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY FAILS; USUALLY WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, BUT ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. LOCAL FORD DEALER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM; APPROXIMATELY A $1500 REPAIR BILL. *TR

VEHICLE JUST STOPPED DRIVING ALMOST LIKE IT STALLED AND THEN STARTED TO COAST. *TR

VEHICLE DIED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC AND IT INDICATED THE FUEL ACTUATOR WAS GETTING STUCK. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THEN THE CRUISE SHUT OFF, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND WAITED FOR A TOW. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS REPLACED FOR $183.95 PLUS LABOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE WRENCH SIGN LIT UP. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN, HOWEVER THE ENGINE KEPT SHUTTING OFF EVERY FEW MILES. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND OUT I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. WHILE LOOKING UP THE PART ON THE INTERNET, I NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT FORDS (ESPECIALLY ESCAPES) HAVING THIS ISSUE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? OF COURSE MY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT AND I WILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET WITH THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT AT THIS TIME. MY DAUGHTER IS IN COLLEGE AND I REFUSE TO LET HERE USE THE CAR WHILE IT IS THIS CONDITION. SHE HAS TO FIND A RIDE EVERY DAY TO SUMMER SCHOOL AND HER JOB. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HAVE A RECALL! IT IS NOT FAIR TO HARDWORKING PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. *TR

CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND YOU HAVE TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY AND TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART TO RESET COMPUTER. THIS WORKS FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. MY DEALERSHIP HAS THE CAR AND IS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY SO WE CAN DRIVE THE CAR AND NOT BE IN DANGER. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO STUTTER AND SLOW DOWN. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR AND NO RESPONSE -RPM AND SPEED DROPPING QUICKLY. ALMOST RUN OVER BY OTHER VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND BARELY GOING AT 900 RPM AND ~ 2 MPH. NEEDED TO HA E CAR TOWED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED DECELERATING AT A RAPID PACE. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, AND THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY SEEMED TO STOP SENDING GAS TO THE ENGINE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND COAST TO A STOP. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY MY LIFETIME WARRANTY AND IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $600 IN TOWING, PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH IN TOWN WHEN VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE LOSING POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT A VERY ROUGH IDLE . I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT . IT DID THE SAME THING, NO ACCELERATION. I DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD RUN PROPERLY. IT SEEMED RATHER JERKY WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND IT DIED COMPLETELY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME. I GOT IT RESTARTED AND MADE IT HOME. I HAVE A CODE READER AT MY HOUSE. I CHECKED AND CODES P2111 AND P2112 WERE STORED IN THE COMPUTER. I CHECKED WITH A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE CODES RELATE TO THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I' M AFRAID TO DRIVE. WHAT CAN I DO. *TR

I WAS JUST PULLING AWAY FROM A DRIVE THRU WINDOW WHEN THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AS IF IT HAD BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH IT HADN'T BEEN. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE, WITH NO FURTHER LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX 3 WEEKS LATER, ALTHOUGH THIS TIME I WAS GOING APPROX. 20 MPH, HAVING JUST ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, AND THEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED IT. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF, SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO READ THE COMPUTER. THEY FOUND DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2111, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. AFTER A FEW HOURS OF SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT AT WORK, WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AND PER THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE COMPUTER HAD RESET ITSELF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY IN MORNING TRAFFIC WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55-60MPH WHEN ALL ACCELERATION CUT OFF AND I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND PUT MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE INTO PARK, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE WAS SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY AND MY WRENCH LIGHT (POWERTRAIN) APPEARED IN THE DASH. SHUT OFF ENGINE, WAITED 1-2 MINS AND RESTART ENGINE. RAN NORMALLY, PULLED ONTO HIGHWAY AGAIN AND SET CRUISE WHEN THE SAME HAPPENED A 2ND TIME. HAPPENED 3-5 MORE TIMES (WITH & WITHOUT CRUISE) OVER THE NEXT DAY UNTIL I COULD GET MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE. FORD DEALER ADVISED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY IN ADDITION TO OTHER SENSORS. (THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND COST ME $300 IN PARTS & LABOR!!) THE ERROR CODES WERE: P0012, P0341, P0346, P2111, & P2112. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING JUST FINE WHEN IT SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND DIED. THE LITTLE WRENCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP. I TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS EXACTLY LIKE THE EXPERIENCES OF THE OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS WHO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE. I HAD BEEN NOTICING A "FLUTTER" UNDER THE ACCELERATOR A FEW TIMES, BUT DON'T KNOW IF IT COULD BE RELATED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM ESCAPE OWNERS ON OTHER SITES, FORD COMPANY'S REPUTATION IS SUFFERING. I HOPE OUR CONCERNS ARE BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY. *TR

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED. I'M DRIVING NORMALLY, AT A CONSTANT SPEED, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, RPMS DO WEIRD THINGS, GAS PEDAL DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL IN A DRIFT DOWNSPEED DOES NOTHING, PARK DOES NOTHING. PUTTING IT IN PARK AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE, AND STARTING AGAIN MAKES THE LIGHT GO AWAY AND RUN FINE AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS I TRAVEL WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS WILL HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. VERY DISAPPOINTED FORD WILL NOT RECALL AND FIX THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION THEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH. THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR WAS GETTING NO POWER. LUCKILY THE FREEWAY WAS NOT CROWDED AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PEDAL SEEMED TO BE WORKING. BUT 30 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 3 WEEKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CONDITIONS, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARS AND THE CAR BECOMES LIMP AND NON RESPONSIVE. ENGINE WAS RUNNING HARD. HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART (WHICH WAS DIFFICULT). THIS OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES, THIS TIME WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. WENT DIRECTLY TO REPAIR SHOP AND HAD IT CHECKED. WAS TOLD THAT ERROR CODE P2111 WAS BEING SHOWN. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME PROBLEMS CONTINUED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT AS I AM WORRIED IT WILL DIE WHILE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC OR THAT SOMEONE WILL REAR END US. *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25-30 MPH ON A SIDE STREET, VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND STALL, FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS DYING, SO WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, SAT FOR A FEW MINS, THEN RESTARTED AND PULLED OUT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, SIMILAR ISSUE, WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 ON A SIDE STREET, CAR SPUTTERED, STALLED, SO PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, WAITED THEN RESTARTED. A FEW DAYS LATER, WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 ON A SIDE STREET, SAME ISSUE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR A TOW. CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, WHICH I AM HAVING TO PAY $550 TO FIX. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOST SPEED AND RPMS. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT RAN AT AN IDLE. DEALERSHIP SAID THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART HAS NEED ON BACK ORDER FOR SOME TIME. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NO LONGER WORK. NO OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON, JUST THE WRENCH LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, FORTUNATELY, AS THE STEERING STILL WORKED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED, AND IT RAN FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. SINCE THAT OCCURRENCE, I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE DIE MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT SIGNAL. THE CAR DIES, AND IT IS ALWAYS RIGHT BEFORE THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN! YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK, RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THEN IT RUNS FINE. WHEN IT DIES, THE THROTTLE WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL AS IT GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, IT DIED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALSO. SAME SCENARIO AS MENTIONED ABOVE AND ALSO WHEN STOPPED, THE CAR THROTTLE KIND OF SURGES, ALMOST AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE. WHEN YOU APPLY GAS, IT JUMPS FORWARD. I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE A CODE READER AND THE CODE WAS P2111 AND P2112 (ERROR THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK). THEY FIRST CHARGED ME FOR "CLEANING" THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. SAID I MUST HAVE BLOWN DUST IN IT! ALSO TOLD ME MY 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFT ISSUES ON HARD ACCELERATION....PROBABLY CAUSED BY THEM. TALKED TO PARTS DEPT AND THROTTLE BODY QUOTE $200.83, WHEN SERVICE ADVISOR ASKED IF I WANTED THEM TO REPLACE IT HE QUOTED $240.00. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTLINE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR. I PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS, CHANGED TWO LANES TO GET TO THE RIGHT-HAND SHOULDER, AND STOPPED. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AT THE TIME (9:30PM). RESTARTING THE VEHICLE FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. HOWEVER DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. *TR

CAR SURGED THEN STALLED ON INTERSTATE 65MPH. 2ND TIME AT 40MPH ON COUNTY HWY. THROTTLE BODY BAD-PART ON NATIONAL BACKORDER 2 WEEK DELAY. *TR

ACCELERATED TO ENTER FREEWAY, APROX 55 MPH, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS. IT PULLED ITSELF ALONG AT IDLE. I STOPPED, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO PROBLEMS AFTERWARDS. I HAD IT SCANNED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND THE STORED CODE WAS P2111. ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) STUCK OPEN/CLOSED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STAND STILL WITHOUT REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDDLE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN/THROTTLE BODY LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,850.

ON MONDAY, JULY 8 AT 8:45 AM I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE FROM MY HOME TO MY OFFICE...A DISTANCE OF 17.3 MILES. I HAD COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 14 OF THOSE MILES, TRAVELING ON A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ON CRUISE CONTROL. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED POWER...ENOUGH TO POWER THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...BUT NOT THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STEER OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND ACCESS THE SITUATION. THIS FAILURE HAD NEVER OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WITH THIS VEHICLE. A WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW APPEARING ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND THE CAR WAS BARELY RUNNING. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT IT DOWN. THEN I TURNED THE KEY AND IT RESTARTED AND SEEMED TO RUN FINE. I CONTINUED THE JOURNEY HOPING IT WAS A ONE-TIME GLITCH. THAT SAME AFTERNOON AT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM, I STARTED MY RETURN TRIP HOME. WITHIN THE FIRST MILE, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, THE SAME SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AS I MADE MY WAY HOME. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED FOR EACH SHUTDOWN WAS AS FOLLOWS: #1 - 15 MPH, #2 - 50 MPH, #3 - 55 MPH, #4 - 15 MPH. THAT NIGHT, HAVING READ, ON THE INTERNET, ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE "THROTTLE BODY CONTROL" PART WITH FORD ESCAPES AND HAVE NOTED YOUR CASE # PE13-003, I DECIDED I WOULD PRESENT THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THAT WAS, IN FACT, THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS REPAIRED ON JULY 9, 2013 BY TOM MASANO AUTO GROUP, 1600 LANCASTER

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. I RESTARTED IT AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT DID IT AGAIN AND I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT DID IT ALL THE WAY THERE I HAD TO KEEP PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING. THE CODE CAME UP THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. I AM NOT WAITING FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY THAT IS ON BACK ORDER AND WILL TAKE AROUND 5-8 DAYS, IT IS DAY 7 AND THE PART IS STILL NOT THERE. *TR

DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENGINE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ATTEMPTS TO KEEP SPEED. ENGINE DID IDLE PROVIDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKE OPERATION. ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED AND VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP. ON WAY TO SHOP, FAILURE OCCURRED ON BUSY 4 LANE STREET AT 45 MPH. GETTING TO SHOULDER WAS AWKWARD BUT SUCCESSFUL. PARTS TOOK 11 DAYS TO GET TO DEALER SERVICE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FLUTTER. I WATCHED THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN. I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM DYING OR TURNING OFF, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT KEPT FLUTTERING AND SLOWING DOWN THEN IT TURNED OFF. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING THE ORANGE WRENCH SHAPED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR TURNED BACK ON BUT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I CANT DRIVE IT 2 MILES WITH OUT IT HAPPENING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A PART CALLED THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY SAID ITS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. AND I WONT HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WOW. NOT .GOOD. RESEARCH DONE SHOWS THOUSANDS OF THE VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FROM 2009 TO 2012 MODELS. *TR

IN MAY 2013, MY ESCAPE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE IN MY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID I SHOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. I DID AND IT WORKED FINE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE EVALUATED AND FORD SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THAT ISSUE. THEN ON JULY 13, 2013, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE CAR LOST TOTAL CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. I FEEL FORTUNATE AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE FAILED CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL AT A HIGH SPEED AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE FAILED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *TR

VEHICLE "JERKED" AND LOST ALL THROTTLE. OPEN ENDED WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO SMALL SERVICE CENTER WHO SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND IT HAD THE FAULTY P2111 CODE (THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN). CODE WAS CLEARED AND CAR RESTARTED. DIED ANOTHER 6 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME, EACH TIME RESTARTING AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF. I SEE THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND WANTED TO BRING YET ANOTHER INSTANCE TO YOUR ATTENTION. IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE OR A LARGE LEFT HAND TURN LANE DURING RUSH HOUR IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PRETTY. *TR

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND MUST PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGHLY BUT NO POWER GOES TO THE WHEELS. ONCE STOPPED I TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A MINUTE. ONCE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO RUN OKAY. BUT IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON 7/8/2013. THE CODE IS P2111. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER SO I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS WILL BE RESOLVED. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSIGHT THERE ARE 2 ACTION REPORTS. #S PE13003 & DP12006. AND 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS #S 09-23-5 & 10-21-6. *TR

CAR HAS THROTTLE BODY ISSUES WHICH IS NOW COMMON - WHERE IS THE RECALL? *TR

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS GAS, MY ENGINE STALLED AND DIED. WHEN HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC TO SEE WHY MY SUV KEEPS DYING WHEN IDLE, THE CODE WAS "P2112" THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK CLOSED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR BEGAN TO IDLE. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON FIVE MINUTES LATER AND IT ACCELERATED FOR 1/4 OF A MILE BEFORE DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC. AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY AS WELL AS THE PROCESSOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR MADE A VERY HARD JERK; IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE FELL TO THE GROUND, AND THEN NO POWER WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH PUT ME AT THE END OF AN ENTRANCE RAMP ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS SO SCARED BECAUSE OF WHERE MY CAR ENDED UP. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND DROVE ABOUT 30 FT AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED... THE TERRIBLE JERK AND NO POWER. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK. I AM THANKFUL IT WAS NOT DARK OUT. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS ON LINE OF THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. BESIDES THIS BEING A COSTLY EXPERIENCE [IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY] IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS PART GOES OUT. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALLED ITEM AND PEOPLE REIMBURSED FOR HAVING TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. *TR

A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT A 2009 FORD ESCAPE FROM A USED DEALERSHIP, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUV. FIRST THE BATTERY DIED, LEAVING ME, MY BOYFRIEND AND HIS 3 YEAR OLD NEPHEW STRANDED IN MALIBU UNTIL 10PM. THE NEXT DAY, WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AT AN AUTO ZONE. AS WE STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, MY CAR SURGES AND STALLS. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE BUT IN ABOUT 20 FEET, THE CAR SURGES TO A STOP AGAIN AND THE "WRENCH LIGHT" TURNED ON INDICATING A THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. I HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST BODY SHOP AND THE NEXT DAY THEY TELL ME THEY CANT FIX MY CAR AND THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. I CONTACT THE PRIVATELY OWNED DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR (WHICH IS 40 MINS AWAY FROM MY HOME) AND THEY TELL ME THEY WILL GET SOMEONE TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO THEM. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THEY TELL ME ITS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT REPLACED. AFTER THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE ON HOW MUCH REPAIRS WOULD COST, I TOLD THEM I COULDN'T AFFORD IT SO THEY TRIED CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER THEY CLEANED IT, THEY SAID MY CAR WAS OPERABLE AGAIN BUT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AS SOON AS I COULD. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR ALMOST 300 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT I AM STILL WEARY THAT MY CAR WILL STALL ON ME AGAIN SO I WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THE PART REPLACED ONCE I HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO. FOR A WEEK WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP(S) I DID A LOT OF RESEARCHING ON MY MAKE AND MODEL SUV AND I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND WOULD NOT GAIN POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CAR THEN RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

STARTED TO DRIVE CAR AND ENGINE QUIT, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT WAS REPLACED ALMOST EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO. *TR

DRIVING ON SUBDIVISION STREET AND LOST OF GASOLINE TO ENGINE. THE ENGINE DIDN'T KILL. THE CAR REDUCED SPEED TO 1 MPH. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM ON MONDAY, JULY 8TH, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE TO WORK. I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE CORNER OF EAST 30TH STREET AND NORTH SHADELAND AVENUE. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM EAST 30TH STREET TO TURN LEFT (SOUTHBOUND) ON NORTH SHADELAND AVENUE WHEN THE VEHICLE (2009 FORD ESCAPE) STALLED AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BACK UP...THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I HAD TO COAST TO THE NEAREST SHOULDER FOR SAFETY. I CALLED A FORD'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THE REPAIRS REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS: 1) THROTTLE BODY, 2) REPROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM AFTER THE THROTTLE BODY IS REPAIRED, 3) FUEL INJECTORS AS WELL AS 4) AIR FILTER...THE DEALER'S TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIRS WAS QUOTED TO ME AS $620.00!!! WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THE FORD ESCAPE HAVING WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME RECOUP THE MAJOR COST OF THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIRS AS I FEEL FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD REPAIR AT NO COST BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED BY FORD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I55 IN CHICAGO GOING 60 MPH THE GAS PEDDLE WENT SOFT. THERE WAS NO ACCRETION, I WAS FORCE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AND IT RAN FINE FOR 20 MILES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THEN AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR