2009 Ford Escape complaints

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IN MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR, IT RANDOMLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND MY CAR STOPS RUNNING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROADS. CARS COULD ALSO EASILY HIT ME WHEN MY CAR RANDOMLY STOPS.THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED ONCE I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPENS MANY TIMES. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS THIS PROBLEM PUTS PEOPLE IN SERIOUS DANGER. *TR

I ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND IN APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET THE ACCELERATOR STOP WORKING. THE ENGINE DID NOT DIE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY IDLE AT A SLOW PACE. I STOPPED THE CAR, PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. THE ACCELERATOR WORKED AT THAT TIME AND I CONTINUED ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PROBLEM. I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO AN IDLE. I REPEATED THE SAME PROCESS AS BEFORE, STOP, PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. THE ACCELERATOR WORKED AGAIN AND I CONTINUED ON 10 MILES AND MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT AVAILABLE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I EXPERIENCED (2) OF THE SAME SCENERIOS LISTED ABOVE ALONG MY 6 MILE ROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER (2) DAYS THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WITH A $574 PRICE TAG TO REPAIR. THE SERVICE PERSON STATED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL ITEM. SHE THEN STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON A "NATIONAL BACKORDER" AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER MONTH. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT!! I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME TYPE OF ISSUE HAPPENING TO OTHER FORD ESCAPES, VARYING YEARS AND WAS SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE INCIDENT STARTED WHEN I WAS OUT OF TOWN, HEADED TOWARD HOME AT APPROIMATELY 11:00 PM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION IF I HAD LOST POWER TRYING TO TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC OR WAS ON A MUCH BU

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND AS THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 5 MPH, IT WENT INTO WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE "LIMP MODE." WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE IDLED AT ABOUT 800 RPM, AND IT TOOK ABOUT A MINUTE OR MORE FOR THE CAR TO "LIMP" OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED IT. IT THEN WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM WHERE THIS HAPPENED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW IN JUNE ( SEVERAL MONTHS LATER), WE HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW YOU WERE INVESTIGATING. I PRINTED OUT THE ARTICLE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A CIRCUIT PROBLEM, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND IT MAY TAKE "WEEKS" FOR THEM TO GET THE PART. WE DROVE THE CAR ONCE MORE AND THE SAME " LIMP MODE" KICKED IN 3 TIMES IN A 3 MILE TRIP. WHILE TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE SEEMS TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO THE LIMP MODE WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO ACCELERATE THE CROSS A ROAD, ETC. WHILE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE REPAIRED SATISFACTORILY, THIS IS POTENTIALLY AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION AND I AM REPORTING IT SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, 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 MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF BUT SHE COULD NOT GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS AND HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE THEN WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING TODAY. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE BODY FROM WHAT I'VE READ FROM OTHER 2009 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT AN INVESTIGATE WAS/IS BEING DONE INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. I PRESSED ON THE GAS, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN MY VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT CAME ON, BUT THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT THAT APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR THOROUGH FAIR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL SPEED. WENT TO LIMP MODE. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALL WAS FINE. THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN LATER THAT SAME DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. NOR COULD THEY FIX IT. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THE FORD WAS NOT CURRENTLY RELEASING THE PART. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING 55MPH. I TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST 4 WEEKS. A 4 WEEK PART BACK ORDER SEEMS TO ME A STRONG INDICATOR THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SCENARIO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL ALL I WAS DOING WAS COASTING ON THE MOMENTUM THAT I HAD AT THAT MOMENT. I HAPPENED TO COAST INTO A GAS STATION HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY ON MONDAY SO I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $500 FOR THE REPAIRS. HAD THIS HAPPEN ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IT COULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE THAN IT WAS. *TR

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING.AFTER A YEAR OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS I TOOK IT INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY....TROUBLE CODE P 2111 .DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P2111, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. ITS COST ME US$275. I THINK FORD MUST BE ASSUME THE COST BECAUSE IS CAR FAILURE FROM FABRIC. LET ME KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP12006. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE IS NOTHING. THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING BUT GIVING IT GAS WILL NOT HELP IT TO MOVE. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND PULL OFF ROAD. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. THIS WORKS BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NOW IT JUST SHUTS DOWN SPORADICALLY. I CANNOT BE SURE WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD) AND I AM WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHERE I HAVE MY LOAN AND THEY SAID EVEN IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES. *TR

AT OR ABOUT 2:30PM ON SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013, THE IDENTIFIED VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED ON A LIMITED-ACCESS STATE HIGHWAY AT OR AROUND THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE TOOK AN EXIT RAMP ONTO THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND DECELERATED TO POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 50 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY PRIOR INDICATION, THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE FORD-DEFINED "LIMP HOME MODE," WHICH INCLUDED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (GOVERNED TO APPROXIMATED 900 RPM IN SECOND GEAR), AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RAPID DECELERATION TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON THE HIGH-SPEED THREE-LANE ROADWAY WITH MEDIUM TO MEDIUM-HEAVY TRAFFIC. UPON PULLING THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLING AND THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED A "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN FAULT" WARNING LIGHT. UPON CYCLING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON, ENGINE IGNITION TOOK LONGER THAN TYPICAL TO START BY SEVERAL SECONDS, BUT APPEARED TO OTHERWISE FUNCTION PROPERLY. UPON RE-ENTERING THE ROADWAY, AN EXPERIENCE SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED ABOVE OCCURRED AFTER SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR. AFTER-MARKET DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER INDICATES THE VEHICLE HAS A P2112, "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL STUCK CLOSED," CODE. ENGINE WAS CYCLED AND ENTRY TO ROADWAY WAS ATTEMPTED AGAIN; SIMILAR EPISODE OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, WHICH IS PENDING AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. *TR

CAR DECELERATED AND WRENCH SIGN CAME ON. HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK TO GET IT TO RESTART. KEPT LOSING POWER. *TR

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM DAY ONE. CURRENTLY THE BIG ISSUE IS THE THROTTLE BODY (WHICH I'VE SEEN HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE FORD ESCAPES). ALSO THE MASS AIR FLOW SYSTEM, HEATING/AIR, AND SECURITY SYSTEM (ALSO IT HAS A PROBLEM NOT STARTING---NOT SURE IF THAT'S ALSO THROTTLE BODY). IS THIS BEING RECALLED? *TR

WAS DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL LOST AFFECT. THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS SHAKING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. WORKED FINE THE REST OF THE DAY. I KNOW ITS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. IT HAS DONE IT MAYBE 200 TIMES SINCE THEN AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS CAR CRASH THE LAST TIME. *TR

CAR WAS FINE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NOTHING. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WRENCH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS LIT, INDICATING A POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I'M SURE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER READING THE POSTED COMPLAINTS, LEFT TURNS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP. *TR

DRIVING AND ENGINE LOST POWER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON PULLED CODE 2112. *TR

IT'S A THROTTLE ISSUE. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY READ THE CODE. IT'S THE SAME THING THAT'S HAPPENING TO EVERYONE ELSE YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 6 MOS AGO AS WELL. LAST NIGHT IT DIED 7 TIMES WHILE TRYING TO GET HOME AFTER WORK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. I'M OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND ANYONE ELSE IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HOPE THEY TAKE CARE OF THIS SOON. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE AND REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER IF POSSIBLE AND TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN TO RESET IT. *TR

UPDATE ON COMPLAINT #10515406 - TOOK CAR TO DEALER - THE DIAGNOSIS IS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THEY WANT $474 TO FIX IT. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL YET...UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILLION FORD ESCAPES WITH THIS ISSUE MODEL YEARS 2005-2012. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A WIDELY KNOWN FAILURE. *TR

THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME. THE ESCAPE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ON 6/4. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SPOT OUT OF THE DRIVING LANE AND TURN IT OFF. I RESTARTED AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS MORNING 6/6. IT HAPPENED WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL. HE ALSO WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. TURN OFF THE ESCAPE AND RESTART IT WITH NO PROBLEMS. CALLED THE DEALER. THEY WANT IT IN FOR SERVICE RIGHT AWAY. *TR

WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP OR WHEN I AM STOPPED AND STARTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF. I THEN HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE COMPLETELY GONE WHEN I WAS GOING 40 MPH IN A CROWDED INTERSECTION. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT INTO A RITE AID PARKING LOT AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY). THEY TOLD ME TO TRY TO RESTART IT AND SEE IF THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED OFF. IT DID NOT AND I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR, SO I HAD IT TOWED IN. THEY TOLD ME THE BATTERY HAD DIED AND ONCE IT WAS REPLACED THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE THROTTLE ISSUE SO THEY COULDN'T FIX THAT PER MY WARRANTY. THEN 3 WEEKS AGO, I GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY. AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THERE ARE NO PLACES TO PULL OFF THIS PARTICULAR ROAD AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS HIGH. I GOT HALF IN AND HALF OUT OF THE LANE AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND APPARENTLY ARE WILLING TO FIX IT WITHOUT THE WRENCH LIGHT NOW BECAUSE I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (65000); HOWEVER THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS SAME "NATIONAL BACKORDER PROBLEM" OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO WHEN MY TRANSMISSION IN THE SAME CAR QUIT WORKING AND I WAS IN A RENTAL CAR FOR 7 WEEKS! THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED 3 TIMES NOW, AND THEY HAVE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT STILL NO SIGNS OF A PART. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I THINK FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE INABILITY TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

0630HR REVERSED CAR FROM GARAGE REACHED ROAD 30FT ,THEN PLACED IN D ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 15MPH THEN SUDDEN LOST OF POWER AND DECELERATION SIMILAR TO APPLYING BRAKE DRIVE WENT INTO 'LIMP' MODE WITHOUT WARNING.A WRENCH SHOWED UP AS A FAULT WARNING ON THE DASH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

FOR PAST COUPLE MONTHS HAVE HAD ISSUE WHERE CAR "STALLS"...FEELS AS IF IN NEUTRAL...WILL NOT REV...AFTER BEING STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT. CONCERNING BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN EVENT WILL OCCUR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HAVE BEEN STUCK UNDER MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND NEARLY RAMMED FROM BEHIND ON EACH OCCASION. WRENCH SYMBOL COMES ON WHEN OCCURS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY ESCAPE NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR PAST WEEK BECAUSE THE PART IS ON "EMERGENCY BACKORDER" FROM NATIONAL SUPPLIER. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CONTACT ME...HAS BEEN 1 WK AND THEY HAVE NOT CALLED BACK. HAVE CALLED 3 TIMES TOTAL. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO PAY FOR RENTAL...SO I AM FOOTING THE BILL FOR THAT AT THIS TIME. THIS ISSUE NEEDS INVESTIGATION...IF A PAST IS ON "EMERGENCY BACKORDER" THERE MUST BE A NATIONAL PROBLEM WITH THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE...IT IS DANGEROUS. RECALL THIS PART! FOR ALL THOSE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM..MAKE SURE TO CALL FORD AND GET A CASE #...CALL: 1-800-241-3673. DO NOT RELY ON DEALERSHIP TO REPORT ISSUE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO REPORT THE ISSUE, THE MORE LIKELY SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. *TR

I HAD TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON MY 2009 ESCAPE BECAUSE THE CAR ENGINE WOULD DISENGAGE AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STOP WORKING. THE CAR WOULD COAST TO A STOP AND I WOULD HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON TO GET IT TO RE-ENGAGE. THIS HAPPENED EVER COUPLE OF DAYS FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND CLAIMS THAT THERE WAS A BAD PRODUCTION BATCH THAT CAUSED A NATIONAL BACKLOG OF PARTS. THE CALL CENTER HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE AND FORD IS CLAIMING THAT I HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE PART EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR NEARLY A MONTH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE STARTS TO JERK, HESITATE, SLOW DOWN. AT TIMES I FEEL IT'S ABOUT TO SUDDENLY STALL OR TURN OFF. *TR

ON FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013 WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A BANK AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. I PULLED OUT INTO THE STREET AND INTO THE LEFT LANE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE STALLED/STOPPED ACCELERATING AGAIN. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS, SURPRISE SURPRISE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. AFTER READING THROUGH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS IN JUST THE LAST TWO WEEKS REGARDING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHY THERE IS NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY THE NHTSA? SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY CAR IS GOING TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE EVEN AFTER THEY REPLACE THIS PART. SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE. THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT MY MAJOR INVESTMENT SEEMS TO BE TURNING INTO A DISASTER. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESPONDED AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR A SHORT WHILE BEFORE IT FAILED AGAIN. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I REPEATED THIS CYCLE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE CODES INDICATED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS, WHICH MEANS I WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR (THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL DUE TO BACKORDERED PARTS). THIS IS NOW VERY INCONVENIENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY COMPLETELY REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE AT AROUND 30K MILES, ALONG WITH A FAILED POWER WINDOW MOTOR, REAR GLASS HATCH SEALS, ETC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WAS BEING RE-MANUFACTURED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 07/23/13*LJ

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DIED. IT HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS AT ALL. AFTER SITTING STILL FOR ABOUT 15MIN THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AND DROVE HOME NO PROBLEM. SINCE THEN ITS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ONCE EVEN WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH! *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ACCELERATOR STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW MILES THEN REPEATED TWICE MORE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS BAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR ON A SIDE STREET AT 2:15 PM WHEN THE CAR DECELERATED OR LOST POWER AND THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH - TURNED OFF ENGINE STARTED CAR AGAIN AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE BUT ONLY WENT ABOUT 100 FEET. PULLED INTO MIDDLE TURN LANE AND PUT ON FLASHERS. AFTER 10 MINUTES STARTED CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 3/4 MILES TO OUR HOUSE. WHAT IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED AND LOST ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY? THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. OF COURSE IT WAS A WEEKEND AND FORD IS NOT OPEN..... WILL BRING IT IN ON MONDAY. THIS IS THE 2ND ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE IN AS MANY MONTHS - THE FIRST WAS A MAJOR REPAIR TO REPLACE SOME KIND OF SENSOR. ENGINE REPAIRS LIKE THIS ARE UNACCEPTABLE ON A CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. WE TAKE THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALER FOR EACH CHECKUP. FORD TEAM SEEMS TO THINK IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THESE ISSUE. THIS WAS 30K PLUS CAR AND I EXPECT IT TO BE SAFE AND WORK EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. I'M NOW VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AS I SEE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. WHY HAVEN'T THIS CAR BEEN RECALLED????? *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO A MEETING 05/31/13 IN WETUMPKA AL. MY 09 ESCAPE STALL WHEN EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY. I PLACE IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND IT CUT OFF AGAIN. SO I RESTARTED FOR THE 3RD TIME AND HELD MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME , TRYING TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PRESSING THE GAS FAST. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AFTER THE MEETING WAS OVER I MADE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SAID I HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE IT WAS BUSY THEY WILL CHECK ON IT MONDAY BUT THEY DID CALL ME SAT. 06 01 13 AND SAID IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEW PART WILL BE RELEASED. IAM VERY UP SET THIS PART MUST BE ON RECALL LIST. TELL ME SOMETHING ASAP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLS OUT AND SHUTS OFF FORCING ME TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION, WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE ALLOWING ME TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND HAVING TO REV THE ENGINE FOR IT TO TURN COMPLETELY OVER. A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING TO A STOP THE CAR DOES THIS AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN ABOUT 4 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING AND WILL HAPPEN FOR ABOUT 2-3 DAYS, THEN WILL RUN LIKE IT SHOULD WITHOUT INCIDENT. ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS LATER IT WILL START UP AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AND THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING, FOR A FEW DAYS. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO AUTOSHOPS TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THIS NOT ONLY IS SCARY, BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

WE HAD SEEN SOME ISSUES WITH POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, BUT WAS MINOR UNTIL MAY 30TH, 2013. WE WERE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE "BOGGED DOWN" AND DIDN'T ACCELERATE. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. WE HAD JUST FILLED UP AND ORIGINALLY BELIEVED IT WAS BAD GAS. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES AS WE GOT HOME (ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND LITTLE WRENCH ICON SHOWS UP ON BOTTOM LEFT OF DASH WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS). IT DID THIS ABOUT 5 MORE TIMES ON OUR DRIVE HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHICH INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I THEN GOOGLED: THROTTLE 2009. THE FIRST THING THAT APPEARED WAS THE FORD ESCAPE AND THE ARTICLES DESCRIBED WHAT I WAS DEALING WITH TOO. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL TODAY, FORD IS RELEASING A (NEW ENGINEERED DESIGNED) THROTTLE BODY THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE JUNE 6TH AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR SO THAT I DON'T GET ANOTHER BAD PART. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT THEY ARE BASICALLY ADMITTING TO PRODUCING A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT I HAVE TO PAY $400 TO FIX MY CAR...WHILE WAITING A WEEK FOR THE NEW PART TO COME IN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CRUISE CONTROL SET AT APPROXIMATELY 53 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED. AT THE TIME IT LOST POWER, A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT AND WHEN I COULD GET IT TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME ACTION 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES IN THAT SPAN. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED AND REMAINS CONTINUOUSLY LIT WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON. THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD. THERE IS CURRENTLY A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THE PART WITH NO ANTICIPATED RELEASE DATE. THE POWER LOSS OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES, AND ON ONE OCCASION HAPPENED WHILE I WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND WITH NO ANTICIPATED RELEASE DATE FOR THE PART, COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. FORD CLEARLY KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THEIR INABILITY TO DEAL WITH IT IS GOING TO LEAD TO SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED END OF NOVEMBER, CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON RTE 7 IN CT. BROUGHT THE CAR TO FORD WHERE I WAS TOLD THE DIAGNOSTIC BOX REGISTERED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE FUEL SENSORS. THE FUEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CAR HAD NO ISSUE UNTIL APRIL. IN APRIL, CAR STALLED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THE BOX DID NOT REGISTER ANYTHING. LAST WEEK (MAY 21ST), I LEFT MY OFFICE TO GO ON LUNCH BREAK AND THE CAR STALLED 4X. I DROVE (?) THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHICH IS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. THE CAR REGISTERED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. SINCE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, THE PART IS BACK ORDERED WITH AN UNKNOWN COMPLETION DATE. THE DEALER THEN CLEANED OUT MY CURRENT THROTTLE BODY AND TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A TEMPORARY 3 MOS FIX. THIS MORNING 5/29, THE CAR DIED AGAIN 4X ON I-95. 2 OF THE 4X IT STALLED, I WAS IN NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A WIDELY DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH FORD AND IT'S INCREDIBLE TO ME THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THESE CARS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY IN HOUSTON MY CAR JERKED, THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP, THEN WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER THAT. IT STAYED ON, BUT WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY. ONCE TOWED, WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT RAN FINE. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE, I DROVE IT THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THIS PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO DELIVERY DATE IN SIGHT. FORD HAS BEEN GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND SINCE LAST WEEK REGARDING THE PART AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ADVISED BY A FORD SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE CAR IS STILL "DRIVABLE," HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. HE TOLD US WHEN IT DOES, TO SIMPLY TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT SHOULD RUN FINE FOR A SHORT TIME. I EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING THIS ADVICE AS HOUSTON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS ARE EXTREMELY BUSY. TO DATE, I HAVE RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE AND NO MORE INFORMATION ON WHEN THIS PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2009 FORD ESCAPE AUTOMATIC WITH A V6 ENGINE. ON SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 AM, I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 WEST. SUDDENLY, I HEARD A SINGLE CLICK SOUND. THE WRENCH WAS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH BOARD AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. NO MATTER WHAT I DID, NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS TERRIFIED THAT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED BY THE CARS BEHIND ME FOR SLOWING DOWN SUDDENLY, SO I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND MOVED TO THE INTERSTATE MEDIAN. I TURNED MY TRUCK OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED HOME WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT CAME WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IF A LIGHT INDICATING THAT SERVICE WAS NEEDED, I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS NIGHTMARE. I AM NOW LEARNING THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STOP. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE VEHICLE UP AND DRIVE A FEW FEET BEFORE IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN ADVANCED AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THEY PULLED THE CHECK ENGINE ERROR CODE AND IT INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I AM ABLE TO DRIVE IT CURRENTLY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE THROTTLE WILL STICK JUST AS I'M ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

REPEATED INCIDENTS OF STALLING AND ENGINE SURGING. NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL FAILURE OR PRIOR TO SUBSEQUENT FAILURES. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, WRENCH ICON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR LOST ALL MOBILITY AND USE OF GAS PEDDLE. LUCKILY WAS ON A STREET AND NOT A HIGHWAY. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF THE CAR APPEARED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE CONDITION REPEATED ITSELF, AND THEN ONCE AGAIN SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO GET ERROR CODE AND RETURNED A P2112 ERROR CODE REFERENCING THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT, AND COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS WRECK IF AT HIGH SPEED. OR INTERSECTION. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE IN MOTION. THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT COMES ON. I CAN RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. THERE IS NO TROUBLE CODE INDICATED ON MY OBDII. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 13 TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW HERE IN SOUTH KOREA IN 2009 THROUGH THE MILITARY OVERSEAS CAR SALES PROGRAM AND IT IS FROM THE USA. AS CAN BE IMAGINED IT IS DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH THE KOREAN FORD DEALER BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE BARRIER, DISTANCE TO TRAVEL AND GETTING TIME OFF. I AM HOPING FOR A RECALL. IT HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE BECAUSE I AM CLOSE TO WORK AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. I HAVE ALSO JUST STARTED GETTING A P0012 TROUBLE CODE. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLASHED AND THE BUILD DATE IS AUGUST 2008.MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 16000 MILES. *TR

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED ON ME WITHOUT WARNING. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOW. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT WENT GREEN AND WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ENGINE STOPPED. I HAD TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND STARTED IT BACK UP. THIS HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES SO FAR. ONLY OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A DAY. THREE OF THEM WERE AT COMPLETE STOPS. THE MOST RECENT STALL WAS WHEN SLOWING DOWN I WAS BELOW 5 MPH, IT STALLED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICES FORD'S BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE OR GET IT TO STALL. THEY DROVE ABOUT 60 MILES DOING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND STOPS. *TR

CAME TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC ON A LOCAL STREET, WITHIN SECONDS, EVERYTHING STOPPED, TOTALLY DEAD, NO WARNING, ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS OFF, THEN OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT WERE ON. SHUT IT OFF, TURNED ON AGAIN (SEVERAL MINUTES LATER) AND IT STARTED. DROVE SHORT DISTANCE TO DEALER. DEALER STATES, COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, NO INDICATION WHAT SO EVER. I AM REPORTING THIS DUE TO THE FACT OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH THE FORD ESCAPE 2005-2012. *TR

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD DOCUMENT THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER OF THESE VEHICLES. I PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE REVED UP AND DOWN FROM ABOUT 1300 TO 2000. THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS, EVERYTHING FEELS FINE, YOU GO TO GIVE YOUR CAR POWER, AND IT STUTTERS AND DOESN'T RESPOND. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS UNTIL IT HAPPENS. I'M GLAD IT HAPPENED TO ME ON MY RESIDENTIAL STREET. IF THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS LANES, GOD HELP ME. I'D RATHER THE VEHICLE NOT START OR STALL WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE THAN WHAT IT DID. I PLAN ON TAKING THE CAR IN TOMORROW AND FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 WHILST I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE ENGINE IDLED VERY ROUGH WITH A HEAVY SURGE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 IT RE-OCCURRED ABOUT 7 TIMES IN A 12 MILE JOURNEY AND I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER FOR A CHECK. THE SCAN INDICATED AN ERROR CODE P2112 INDICATING A FAULTY THROTTLE SWITCH POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CHANGE THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER THE SCAN THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE AND THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY.. ON MAY 22, 2013 THE PROBLEM RESURFACED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN A MILE WITHOUT THE SUDDEN DECELERATION IS NOW AT THE POINT WHERE IT CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. *TR

2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT V-6 WITH 40,900 MILES AIR CONDITIONER WON'T RUN SHOOTING WARM AIR WHEN 80* OR HIGHER BUT WILL PROVIDE COLD AIR WITH COOLER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING DESPITE THE FACT MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN. I COASTED TO A STOPLIGHT, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL ACCELERATION. *TR

TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A RED LIGHT, WITH PEDAL COMPLETELY ENGAGED. HAD CONTINUED LOSS POWER/THRUST WHEN I PUSH THE GAS. THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN NOW, I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS I NEVER KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. SUNDAY AFTER FINALLY GETTING HOME, I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO STAY CRANKED WHEN I DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO REVERSE. THIS LOSS OF POWER WAS EXUBERATED BY HAVING THE A/C RUNNING. FIRST THE TIMING COVER LEAKS AT 22, 761, THEN A PULLEY FALLS OFF THE ENGINE AT 40,149 SPRAYING OIL ALL OVER MY INTERIOR VIA THE A/C. AFTER THE PULLEY WAS REPLACED THE CAR WOULD IDLE HIGH AND THEN STARTED JERKING AS IF IT WANTED TO STALL, TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES, FINALLY HAD THE TECH DRIVE WITH ME AND HE FELT THE JERKING. AFTER THREE VISITS FOR THIS, IN NOVEMBER 2012 AT 50,000 I WAS AM TOLD THE COIL PACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, NOW AT 55, 063 MILES I AM TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED? I THINK I WAS SOLD A LEMON AND IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT'S ILLEGAL. WHAT IF I AM REAR ENDED DUE TO THE HORRIBLE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF YOUR PRODUCT?