2009 Ford Escape complaints

ENTERING INTERSTATE, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH. CODE READER SAYS THROTTLE CONTROL STUCK OPEN? *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE IS FREQUENT SURGING AND STALLING WITH EVENTUAL RESULT IN A NONRESPONSIVE GAS PEDAL. THE CHECK WRENCH SERVICE LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME RESPONSIVE AGAIN IF THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WOULD SOON BEGIN TO SURGE AND STALL AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SURGED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF ALL TOGETHER. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. FOUND OUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A RECURRENCE ON FORD ESCAPES. *TR

STOPPED AT LIGHT, WENT TO ACCECLERATE TO GO ON GREEN LIGHT AND HAD NO ACCELERATION. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND IT RESTARTED, WENT IMMEDIATELY TO FORD. *TR

AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITHOUT INCIDENT, THEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF FEELING LOCKED UP. AFTER PULLING OVER AND CHECKING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THEN TURNED BACK ON IN A MOMENT AND THE WHEEL FREED UP AND NORMAL TURNING RESUMED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, A FEW MILES AWAY, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ABOUT THE 2008 AND 2009 ESCAPE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE WITH EACH REPORT HAVING ALMOST THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AND "SOLUTION", OF TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. SEE WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/ESCAPE/STEERING HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2009/FORD/ESCAPE/STEERING THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENTS OF A FEW ON THAT SITE, ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. NUMEROUS POSTS STATE THE DEALER INDICATED THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $1200-$1800. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED YESTERDAY. WHEN I WOULD TRY AND ACCELERATE MY CAR WOULD SPUTTER AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON. THE FIRST EVENT WAS AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES. IT OCCURRED AGAIN AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THIS TIME THERE WAN NO IGNORING IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. CAR SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LOSE POWER, BUT RETAINED POWER STEERING FUNCTION. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT MIGHT HAVE HAD MINIMAL POWER. COASTED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND USED BRAKES TO STOP. WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTED. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR NEXT 90 MILES AND THE NEXT DAY. DEALER EVALUATED THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON YOUR WEBSITE. ALSO REPORTS OF POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BY NHTSB AND AUTOMOTIVE PRESS. IT IS A SERIOUS FAILURE AT SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION. WILL THE DEALER COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR IF THERE IS A SUBSEQUENT RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT? *TR

FALL OF 2011, I NOTICED THAT MY GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ALWAYS RESPONSIVE. COMING OFF A STOP OR LOW SPEEDS, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND UNTIL AFTER I HAD PUMPED IT AND PRESSED IT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR, THEN MY ESCAPE WOULD TAKE OFF, SQUEALING TIRES AND ALL. I NOTICED IT A COUPLE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL, SLOWING FOR A CURVE AND THEN UNABLE TO PROMPTLY ACCELERATE COMING OUT OF THE CURVE. THEN ONE DAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE, AND MY CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS WAS REALLY BOTHERING ME BECAUSE THERE WERE MULTIPLE TIMES I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO GET HIT WHEN I COULDN'T ACCELERATE OUT OF AN INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO HASTINGS FORD, AND AFTER MULTIPLE APPOINTMENTS AND KEEPING MY VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM OR REPAIR ANYTHING. I KEPT DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE, THE SAME ISSUES STILL HAPPENING, AND THEN AFTER THE SECOND TIME THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, AND AFTER CONSULTING A RELATIVE WHO IS A FORMER FORD MECHANIC, I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT THE CAR THE MAX NUMBER OF DAYS THEY WERE ALLOWED TO WITHOUT REPAIRING ANYTHING, AND FOUND ON THE LAST DAY THAT IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE ISSUE STILL LINGERS. AND I ALSO FEEL A SHORT VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL NEARLY EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW OR STOP. I STILL DO NOT FEEL THE ISSUE IS FULLY RESOLVED. I STILL CONSIDER MY THROTTLE BODY TO BE DEFECTIVE.

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO HAVE STALLED. I DID HAVE SLIGHT FORWARD MOMENTUM THAT WAS JERKY AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR DID START AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY SUBDIVISION WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT ONCE I TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE THROTTLE IS CONSIDERED AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE BILL WAS APPROXIMATELY $670. I WAS NOT TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON INCIDENT IN MY MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD MOVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH. WRENCH SYMBOL AND ENGINE SYMBOL LIT UP IN THE DISPLAY AREA. DROVE (VERY SLOWLY) VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. SHUT OFF VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, AND DID NOT GET ENGINE "REV" WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP (DIDN'T TRUST IT TO DRIVE IT). SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE IN A NUMBER OF WAYS THE NEXT DAY AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THE ON-BOARD EVENT RECORDER DID NOT RECORD AN EVENT. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE 2ND AND 3RD INCIDENTS OCCURRED TODAY, APRIL 24 2013. VEHICLE AGAIN STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT AN INTERSECTION. WRENCH SYMBOL AND ENGINE SYMBOL LIT UP IN DISPLAY AREA. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, SHUT OFF VEHICLE, AND THEN IT STARTED AGAIN AND RAN. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AGAIN PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE REMAINING 3-5 MINUTES TO GET HOME. *TR

VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKES AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, REQUIRES PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL TO CORRECT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER RECENTLY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMED ABS MODULE. VEHICLE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM AND ITS 2013. FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB AFTER DOING SEARCH FOR "FORD ESCAPE BRAKE PROBLEMS". FORDS RESPONSE IS THAT HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

CAR IS TRAVELING IN 25-30 MPH RANGE AND SHUTS DOWN. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD COME ON. COAST THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. PUT IN PARK AND START UP AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN LAST TWO DAYS. THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED ON EXPRESSWAY GOING 60 MPH ON 01/03/2011. HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. AT THAT TIME A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND MODULE WAS INSTALLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD AT 35 MPH WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER AND FRIEND IN THE CAR WHEN THE CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY TO AROUND 5 MPH. IT SPUTTERED AND THE "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN" LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH. FORTUNATELY, THE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND CRAWLED TO THE INTERSECTION WHERE I TURNED ONTO A SERVICE ROAD AND PARKED. I WAITED 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND MADE IT HOME SAFELY 3 MILES AWAY. I WILL SEE WHAT FORD DEALER HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. I HAVE THIS CAR NOW FOR LESS THAN FOUR YEARS AND HAVE ONE INCIDENT AFTER ANOTHER. I HAVE PURPOSELY PURCHASED AMERICAN MADE CARS OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS, BUT DON'T SEEM TO HAVE LUCK. I MAY HAVE TO GO BACK TO FOREIGN BRANDS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, 45MPH ZONE, I NOTICED THE ACCELERATOR WAS HAVING NO EFFECT, HOWEVER THE TACH WAS STILL SHOWING THE ENGINE RUNNING. I COASTED OFF THE ROAD AND WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IT WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION. AS I DO WITH MY COMPUTER, I TURNED OFF THE CAR WAITED A SHORT WHILE AND TURNED IT BACK ON......EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK FINE, BUT OF COURSE I TOOK IT TO FORD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLE MALFUNCTION AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THEN, THE LAST ONE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND COSTING ME 1000 DOLLARS. THREE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLES IN A CAR NOT 4 YRS OLD WITH STILL LESS THAN 30000 MILES ON IT. *TR

PULLED OUT ONTO A VERY BUSY SECONDARY ROADWAY...APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND IT JUST SAT THERE WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC CLOSED IN ON ME. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF MANY HESITATIONS THAT NEARLY GOT ME KILLED. TO MAKE IT WORSE...WHEN POWER COMES BACK IT COMES BACK SO FAST IT THROWS YOU BACK IN THE SEAT...ACTUALLY BURNING RUBBER. AFTER A YEAR OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS I TOOK IT INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY....TROUBLE CODE P2112. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I EXPECTED FORD TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $400 DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY CREATED WITH SUBSTANDARD PARTS. *TR

THE AFFECTED PART IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS ISSUE HAD HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE MARCH 12TH 2013. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND GOING ABOUT 65 WHEN IT HAPPENED AND IT JUST STALLED. THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT THAT CAME ON. I HAD TO SOMEHOW MERGE OVER TWO LANES WHILE NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE (VERY SCARY)! AGAIN THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES FINALLY TODAY WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHERE THERE WAS BARELY ANY ROOM TO PULL OVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC, SOMEHOW, AND ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE FREEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO PULL OVER AND THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT SOMEWHERE AND WAS ABLE TO GET A FAULT CODE (P2111). THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS! IT WAS NOT ONLY SCARY BUT VERY DANGEROUS. I HOPE THAT IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM THEY MAKE A COMPLAINT. *TR

ON OCTOBER 24, 2009, THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD STICK AT THE 2000 LEVEL. HESITATION OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING MARCH 2, 2010, THE THROTTLE BINDED ON ACCELERATION. ON JULY19, 2011, POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO RECALL.ON FEBRUARY 12, 2011, ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING, RESTARTED ENGINE, AND WOULD DRIVE, AND PROBLEM WOULD REPEAT. THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED.ON DECEMBER 3 ,2012, ENGINE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR AND DTC CODES WERE CLEARED, WIGGLE TEST AND WIRING DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED. ON MARCH 16TH,2013, CAR POWERED DOWN TO SLOW CRAWL AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TRANSMISSION AXLE LEAK REPAIRED. ON APRIL 5TH, THROTTLE /POWERTRAIN LIGHT APPEARED AND CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A SLOW CRAWL. RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

2009 FORD ESCAPE WITH 69,282 MILES SPONTANEOUSLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE, CAUSING DECELERATION IN TRAFFIC. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL IT IS STOPPED, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, AND FUEL PUMP RESTART BUTTON PUSHED. THE CAR WILL THEN START AND CAN BE DRIVEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 12-18 MONTHS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60-70 MPH), CITY SPEEDS (35-40 MPH), AND TODAY AT 15 MPH GOING DOWN MY STREET. IT HAS HAPPENED EACH TIME DRIVING ON SMOOTH, PAVED ROADS. ONE INCIDENT WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROX. 6:45 PM ON SMOOTH, PAVED RURAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AFTER 15-20 MINUTES DRIVING. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK AND HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. ONE INCIDENT WAS NOV 2012 WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH, PAVED HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 2 HOURS. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCES WERE 4-4-13 AT 6:45 PM AFTER DRIVING 55-60 MPH FOR 20 MINUTES ON PAVED ROAD. NEXT INCIDENT 4/5/13 AT 11:30 A.M. DRIVING 15 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, ENGINE COLD. TODAY THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND DESPITE STOPPING THE CAR, PUSHING THE FUEL PUMP RESET, AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT STILL WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN. I WILL NOW HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND, ACCORDING TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, REPAIRS PAID FOR AT MY EXPENSE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL AND THERE NEEDS TO BE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS GENERATED MANY COMPLAINTS. THE SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE INTERSTA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE PARKED AND SHIFTING INTO PARK OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. *TR

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO FORD DEALER DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STUCK ON. DIAGNOSTICS PULLED 2 CODES, P0011 & P0012. THESE 2 CODES ARE MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS!! BOTH SOLENOIDS NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND POSSIBLY HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH CYLINDER HEADS AND CAM SHAFTS IF HEAD AND CAMSHAFTS SHOW WEAR = THUS A VERY VERY EXPENSIVE ENGINE REPAIR COST FOR ME!! THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 60,000 MILES: MY ESCAPE HAD ONLY 63,296 MILES ON 4-2-13, THE DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I'M CLIMBING UP THE TREE AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AN FEEL I HAVE A "LEMON" FORD VEHICLE!! I WANT TO KNOW WHY FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT SEND OUT ANY RECALL NOTICES TO 2009 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS REGARDING THIS MAJOR-MAJOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION = SERIOUS ENGINE REPAIR COSTS TO ME DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE !! I AM OVER THE WARRANTY TIMELINE BY 3,296 MILES !!! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ENGINE REPAIR !! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING A RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, POWERSTEERING LOCKED UP. AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, PUMP RE-ENGAGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY SINCE, AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE. STEERING BECOMES SO TIGHT THAT ANY ADJUSTMENT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND DRIVER IS AT THE MERCY OF SPEED UNTIL ABLE TO STOP. DEALERSHIP REPORTS THIS TO BE "COMMON" BUT A MAJOR REPAIR, AND NOT THE RESULT OF EXCESSIVE USE OR ABUSE. CLEARLY, THIS IS A DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN. GLASS DOOR WILL OPEN. POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE, A 2009 FORD ESCAPE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. UPON STARTING THE CAR BACK UP THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BACK TO NORMAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES LATER THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX IT, IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $1,400.00 TO REPLACE. I HAVE DONE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE THAT FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL IN RESPONSE TO THIS ONGOING ISSUE? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN NOT CONTINUE TO GO UNNOTICED.

WAS DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT SPEED DOWN A FAIRLY BUSY ROAD. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL AND I ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF ACCELERATION THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ME PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT GAME ON. I COULD ONLY COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE SHOULDER WAS NOT WIDE ENOUGH SO PART OF MY CAR WAS STILL IN THE LANE AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF MY WAY. THE CAR WAS STUTTERING AND DID NOTHING WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, CLUTCH, OR CHANGED GEARS. TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE AS IT HAD BEEN BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD DISAPPEARED SO MY MECHANIC COULD NOT PULL ANY CODES, BUT BELIEVES IT IS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE THROTTLE BODY. FOR THE CAR TO SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, NO MATTER HOW SHORT OF TIME. I WON'T DRIVE UNTIL THE NEW PART ARRIVES, WHICH COULD BE A WEEK AS I LIVE IN HAWAII. ALSO, FORD IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR IT AS THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS WEEKEND I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES, BUT AS AN OWNER I WAS NEVER ONCE WARNED OF IT. HAD I BEEN I WOULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT MUCH EARLIER AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SLOWED DOWN RAPIDLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NEVER STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE MOVING FORWARD AFTER BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. CAR HAD OPERATED FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE PULLING INTO SPACE, THEN IMMEDIATELY BACKING OUT WITHOUT STOPPING ENGINE. FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND ONE HALF YELLOW SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON THEN GOES OFF AFTER FEW DRIVING CYCLES. CAR ALSO HESITATES AND JERKS DURING ACCELERATION RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY. SERVICE DEPT OF USED CAR DEALER WHERE PURCHASED CAR HAS DETECTED NO DEFECTS AND HAS NOT REPLICATED PROBLEM WHEN CAR LEFT AT SHOP. *TR

THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. IT STARTED AND THEN STALLED AGAIN. WHEN TESTED BY MY MECHANIC THE CODE CAME UP AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAD HIM REPLACE THE PARTS AND HAD TO PAY $300.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHUTTING DOWN IN FEB 2012. AFTER 2 THROTTLE BODY'S AND STILL PROBLEMS THE DEALER PUT A FLIGHT RECORDER ON MY CAR. THIS RECORDED 5 EPISODES OF ENGINE FAILURE. THEY FOUND THAT A SENSOR TO THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THEY LEFT THE RECORDER ON AND TODAY 3/12/13 THE CAR STOPPED TWICE AND I PRESSED THE RECORDER BUTTON. THE CAR SEIZES, THE ENGINE REVS WHEN STANDING STILL AND HESITATES UPON PICK UP. THIS HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH. FORD DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS HAZARDOUS TO MY HEALTH. ONE DAY MY LUCK MAY NOT BE GOOD AS TO WHO IS BEHIND ME WHEN IT STALLS. RECALL! RECALL! RECALL! SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. *TR.....UPDATED 05/09/13 *BF UPDATED 05/24/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS RUNNING SOME ERRANDS AND AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE SHUT DOWN. I WAS ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE THEN AFTER A FEW MOMENTS I RESTARTED IT. LUCKILY THAT HAS BEEN THE ONLY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED BUT I STILL WORRY ABOUT IT DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. AT THE TIME I WAS SO SHAKEN UP THAT I WENT STRAIGHT HOME BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO GET STRANDED. MY SUV JUST HIT 100K SO I WAS LOOKING UP ANY INSPECTIONS IT MIGHT NEED AND CAME ACROSS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR. *TR

AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE PROBLEM STOPPED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS IT STARTED DOING IT MORE FREQUENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A INTENSE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE CAN'T EVEN BE DROVE NOW DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES IT POSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 39 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST THEN OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS (15 - 20 MPH), THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND LURCH, WITH NO INCREASE IN THROTTLE OR POWER DESPITE FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL. YELLOW CHECK ENGINE / REPAIR LIGHTS CAME ON, VEHICLE WOULD JERKINGLY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 5 MPH. AFTER CONDUCTING A SEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE "LIMP HOME MODE" THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM REPORTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMERS COUNCIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME JUMPY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,686.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

ESCAPE WAS IN FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. UPON LEAVING THE AUTHORIZED FORD GARAGE THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND HAD LITTLE ACCELERATION. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE FORD GARAGE AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT. THE PROBLEM SELF CORRECTED WHILE AT GARAGE. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER, THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER INCIDENT RECORDED WHILE UNDER PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP. FORD GARAGE SAID TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 ON AN INTERSTATE IN MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT 3.0L SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I CAREFULLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AS SPEED DROPPED TO ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR. WHILE PARKED ON THE SHOULDER I NOTICED THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WAS LIT. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING ROUGH AS WELL. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED I-10EAST WENT INTO EMERGENCY LANE, VEHICLE WAS STILL TRYING TO RUN THE ENGINE WAS CHOKING BUT NO ACCELERATION. I STOPPED PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TURNED THE KEY AND IT STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME. I DON'T WANT TO BE A STATISTIC. *TR

ON 2/9/2013 I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 25MPH WHEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY SAID IT CORRECTED ITSELF. I TOOK THE CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON 2/18/2013. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS ONLY OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE MODULE AND HAD TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE. THIS COST $1256.22. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PART AS IT WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I CHECKED WITH ANOTHER GARAGE IN ANOTHER TOWN AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD JUST GOT THE SAME COMPLAINT ON ANOTHER 2009 FORD ESCAPE. HE SAID THAT THE NATIONAL BACKORDER INDICATED THIS WAS A PREVALENT PROBLEM AND HE FELT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM A PRETTY RUGGED GUY AND IT TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I KEEP MY VEHICLE EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAVE THE RECORDS TO SHOW ALL THE SERVICE I HAVE HAD DONE SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT. ALSO I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER UNHARMED, BUT IT WAS A MORNING COMMUTE AND THE HIGHWAY WAS VERY BUSY I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT DID START UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES IN THE SAME MORNING. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT MY CAR IN PER THEIR INSTRUCTION. AFTER HOLDING MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND CHARGING ME $130 FOR SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE WRENCH LIGHT DOESN'T HOLD CODES. THEY KNEW WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF THE ONLY LIGHT THAT CAME ON WAS NO LONGER ON WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY DIDN'T WARN ME IN ADVANCE THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT IT HAPPENING WHILE THEY HAD IT. MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME WAS UNDER MAINTENANCE AND POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. SO I TOOK IT HOME AND THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 MORE TIMES BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVING THROUGH TOWN OVER ABOUT A 7 MONTH PERIOD. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS AGO 4 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON A VERY NARROW ROAD SO IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH FORD. I WAS TOLD IT HAD THE CODES FOR (THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN/CLOSED) THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH I HOPE WILL FIX THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED. SO I PAID FULL PRICE FOR THE PART BE

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM SUPPER AT A RESTAURANT. WE WERE ON A BUSY CITY STREET DOING ABOUT 30 MPH,WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO AROUND 1 TO 2 MPH. WE MANAGED TO EASE THE CAR HOME(AROUND 2BLOCKS) AMID HORNS BLOWING AND LIGHTS FLASHING FROM OTHER DRIVERS.THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND SHOWED A PICTURE OF A WRENCH. WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THE LADY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY,SHE SEEMED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WOULD BE A WRENCH SHOWING ,WHICH MADE ME ASSUME THAT THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.....BILL FOR REPAIRS WAS $545.00. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND ENGINE DID ACCELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE BEFORE REPEATING THE FAILURE. PULLED OVER ONCE AGAIN AND REPEATED THE PROCESS AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME (ABOUT 3 MORE MILES). TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING AND DIAGNOSIS IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. REPAIR COST NORTH OF $400. THIS ALSO HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT REPEATABLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT / DIAGNOSTIC CODES APPARENTLY DIDN'T FIRE. *TR

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE HAS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I TRY NOT TO MAKE LEFT TURNS DUE TO VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN WHEN I AM ACCELERATING, THE WRENCH COMES ON IN THE CAB WHEN I START EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. ALSO WHEN ON HIGHWAY WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR SLOWS DOWN LIE THE BRAKES ARE ON. *TR

I RECENTLY READ IN A NEWSPAPER ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBE FOR FORD VEHICLES AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH STALLING AND/OR SURGING ENGINE IN MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED. I BELIEVE MY CAR HAD EXPERIENCED THIS "LIMP HOME MODE" ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT AS THOUGH I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR AT ALL. THE REST OF MY TRIP HOME (APPROX. 25 MILES) THE CAR WOULDN'T LET ME SURPASS ABOUT 20MPH. I WAS VERY SCARED BUT WANTED TO AT LEAST GET THE CAR CLOSER TO MY HOME. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS DONE FOR. YET, AFTER LETTING THE CAR REST FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AT HOME, I STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT DROVE FINE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE OF YET ANOTHER PERSON WHO COULD CONTRIBUTE TO EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTIONING CIRCUIT BOARD. *TR

ON 3/29/12 I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING, ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER. I PULLED TO THE SIDE, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS NEAR ME, AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME OVER AND WHEN HE ARRIVED, HE TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY. IN DECEMBER 2012 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND AFTER SEVERAL TIMES I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY (THEY ARE NEVER SURE) THE THROTTLE BODY AGAIN BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE. I PAID FOR A REPLACEMENT AGAIN. IN FEBRUARY 2013 AFTER 2 REPLACEMENTS IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. OF COURSE THEY CANNOT TELL FOR SURE IF IT IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY SO I NOW HAVE A RECORDING DEVICE ATTACHED TO MY CAR SO IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I CAN PRESS THE BUTTON AND IT WILL RECORD WHAT THE ENGINE WAS DOING. MAYBE THEY WON'T HAVE TO GUESS AGAIN?? MY LIFE IS ON THE LINE EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, NOT THEIRS, NOT FORD'S. IS FORD WAITING FOR A FATALITY BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM INCREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

SUDDEN SURGE AND SLOW DECLINE IN SPEED. PULLED OVER TURNED OFF CAR, RESTARTED AND IT WAS OK. 4 MONTHS LATER SAME THING. I HAVE HAD IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR. LAST TIME DEC.2011 THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO NOT FLUCTUATE IN SPEED SINCE MOST OCCURRENCES HAPPENED ON EXPRESSWAY. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND IT IS SCARY BUT PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF CAR THEN RESTARTING PUTS IT BACK TO NORMAL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO ANY MORE USELESS REPAIRS NOR ANOTHER CAR. THERE IS NO SPEED OR WEATHER CONDITION THAT APPEARS TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. *TR