2010 Ford Escape complaints

I HAD BEEN DRIVING, THEN MADE A BRIEF STOP. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IN "DRIVE" TO BEGIN DRIVING, MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ABOUT 1.5 MILES AWAY. I MANAGED TO GET HOME BUT HAD THE CAR TOWED TO NORTHGATE FORD IN CINCINNATI, OH THE NEXT MORNING. AFTER 3 DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I KNOW THAT OTHER FORD ESCAPES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, BUT CHECKED MY VIN AND MINE WAS NOT INVOLVED......YET! TWO MONTHS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR CONTINUING DIFFICULTY WITH STARTING (NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR ABOUT 10 TURNS OF THE KEY, THEN IMMEDIATELY WOULD START) AND INABILITY TO UNLOCK/LOCK CAR WITH FOB DESPITE CHANGING BATTERY. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, CYLINDER MODULE AND BOLT. SUDDENLY THE CAR BOTH STARTED RIGHT AWAY AND THE REMOTE KEY FOB WORKED AS WELL.

THE POWER STEERING FAILS CONSTANTLY, LOOKED UP AND FOUND PLENTY OF RECALL INFORMATION ON IT. TAKE IT TO DEALERASE AND THEY SAY NO RECALL, ALTHOUGH IT MATCHES EVERYTHING IN THE RECALL I'M CURRENTLY LOOKING AT ON THIS WEBSITE. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CALLED THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME INFO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS RELEASED INDEPENDENTLY DUE TO FAULTY SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE BOTH POWER WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION TWO WEEKS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO DETER THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR JOLTED AND THE ENGINE PROVIDED NO POWER THE THE WHEELS AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME THE CAR JOLTED AGAIN AND POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE WHEELS. WHEN CAR FINALLY STOPPED AND TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN TO A FORD SERVICE STATION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK IN FIFTH GEAR AND CHUNKS OF THE TRANSMISSION WERE FOUND INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH RESULTED IN THE NEED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH, THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FAILURE AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY APPLYING FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND LATER RESTARTED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,500. UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ UPDATED 02/01/16.*JB; UPDATED 04/25/18*JB *TR

ESCAPE WAS IMPACTED FROM BEHIND BY A 2012 FORD F150 AT THAT WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. AS THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT PUSHED ME (THE DRIVER) BACK INTO THE DRIVER SEAT THE SEAT BROKE.

POWER STEERIN ASSIST FAULT WARNING CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT THAT MENT IN MY VEHICLE MANUAL. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP I COULD NOT MANAGE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM,(STEERING TORQUE SENSOR), YET FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT HONOR IT WITH MY CAR, SINCE IT IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST.

RIGHT REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN AND DOES NOT WORK. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE "CABLE BURNED OUT." A FEW MONTHS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, DID THE EXACT SAME THING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED BOTH TIMES. STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER AND THE POWER ASSIST FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT WEIRD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,415.

THE VEHILCLE WENT INTO A MODE WHERE IT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THROTTLING AND WAS ABOUT TO STALL. IT WOULD THROTTLE UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN WHILE MOVING. POWERING OFF THE VEHICLE CORRECTED THE ISSUE FOR THE TIME BEING.

WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2010 FORD ESCAPE IN ON I40 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE "WRENCH" CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EVERYTHING ELSE WITH THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING OK HOWEVER I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN THE SPEED AT WHICH I HAD BEEN TRAVELING. THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON 10/29/15 WITH MY WIFE AND A COWORKER IN THE VEHICLE. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, UNTIL 20 OR SO MINUTES LATER. I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND HAD THE ENGINE ERROR CODES READ CODE P2112 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR SYSTEMS CLOSED SHUT ERROR APPEARED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MY WIFE COWORKER AND SELF COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

THE TAIL GATE AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAVE EXTENSIVE RUST. THE TAIL GATE HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL FORD BODY SHOP.

WHEN I PUT GAS IN CAR IT IS DIFFICULT TO START, AFTER STARTING IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE IGNITION WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND ONCE IT WAS STARTED THE IGNITION REMAINED STUCK IN THE START POSITION CAUSING THE STARTER TO REMAIN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HIT THE IGNITION FOR IT TO COME OUT OF THE STARTING POSITION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL BUT THEM JUMPS FORWARD. BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SERVICE WRENCH WENT ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS CODE P2119, THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL AND THROTTLE BODY RANGE/PERFORMANCE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I DIDN'T NEED TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. SEEMS A LITTLE DANGEROUS TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID RESTART AFTER THE INITIAL ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

MY CAR SOMETIMES SUDDENLY JUST LOSING POWER. I COULD GET KILLED ON THE FREEWAY. FROM RESEARCHING A BIT I SEE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIME IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. ONCE AS WE GET GETTING READY TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SECOND TIME AS WE WERE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET ACROSS THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. I AM AFRAID I HAVE BOUGHT AN UNSAFE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIFTH GEAR HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE KEPT FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

I HAD THE RECALL 14S05C DONE IN FEBRUARY TO "FIX" THE POTENTIAL ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM BY REPROGRAMMING THE PSCM AND IPC MODULES. NOW IN SEPTEMBER I STARTED MY CAR AND THE STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $1,350. I SURE HOPE FORD WILL PAY FOR THIS. I MEAN, WHAT'S THE POINT OF A RECALL SERVICE IF IT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT PROPERLY CIRCULATING WITHIN THE SYSTEM WHICH WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED, AND MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, DAMAGING IT'S LIFTGATE (MINIVAN) AND BUMPER. I INITIALLY THOUGHT SOMEONE MUST HAVE REAR-ENDED MY CAR, PUSHING ME INTO THE OTHER CAR, BUT I WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. I AM CONCERNED THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, INJURING SOMEONE POSSIBLY IN A CROSSWALK, OR LUNGING ME INTO CROSS TRAFFIC.

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. WHEN I REALIZED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK AND ON THE GAS BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE BREAK, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER 3-4 TRIES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I WAS IN LA COUNTY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO PULL OVER SINCE THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH NO ENGINE POWER.

THE PROBLEM DEMONSTRATED AS I LEFT THE SHOPPING CENTER AND MADE THE FIRST TURN ONTO THE STREET. THE ENGINE WAS VERY ROUGH AND NOT CONSISTENT, THE SPEED VARIED FROM 20 - 40 MILES PER HR WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR. AS I CAME TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND PREPARED TO TURN INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT. THIS OCCURRED IN THE FIRST HALF MILE OF COUNTRY ROAD; AS I REALIZED I HAD NO BRAKING POWER I TURNED INTO A PARK LOT AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC THAT EVENING. THIS PRODUCED UNNECESSARY ANXIETY FOR ME EVEN THOUGH I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. OUR MECHANIC CHECKED MANY THINGS, FINALLY DECIDING IT WAS DIAGNOSTIC CODES PO306, PO316, PO109, PO 300, AND PO304. FORD TELLS ME THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE AGAIN I FELT THIS PROBLEM PLACED ME IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION FOR ME AS THE THROTTLE BODY HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY (BEFORE THE RECALL). I HAVE NEARLY 3 COMPUTER PAGES OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, RANGING FROM SEAT BELT LATCHES, REAR SEAT LATCHES, HATCH LATCH AND DEFROSTER, QUARTER PANEL PAINT DEFECT AND RUST, FAN SPEED AND EFFECTIVENESS. THIS LATEST INCIDENT AND THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES ARE THE MOST SERIOUS. TONIGHT FORD INFORMED ME THERE IS NO FORD COMPLAINT FORM ONLINE. I WAS ADAMANT THAT A FORD ENGINEER NEEDS TO CALL ME SO I CAN DISCUSS ALL THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. TRADE IN VALUE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBABLY PLUMMETED DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE WAS PAID OFF IN 3 YEARS AND I AM NOT IN A POSI

I PULLED OUT OF MY STREET ON TO A MAIN ROAD AND WITH NO WARNING MY ESCAPE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AND MULTIPLE CARS ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED. NOW MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE, CAUSING IT TO BE QUITE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU NO WARNING.

WHILE DRIVING MY TOOL LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF CAR. RESTARTED CAR AND LIGHT WAS OFF THEN CAR DROVE FINE. TOOK MY CAR INTO BICKFORD FFORD AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE LIGHT WASN'T ON SO THEY CAN'T GET A CODE. HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THROTTLE BODY ISSUES IF THE LIGHT GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF? I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS SO HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET THIS COVERED BY FORD? I'M SUPPOSE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH UNSAFE CONDITIONS UNTIL IT PERMANENTLY BREAKS DOWN? SEEMS LIKE A SCAM.

ON AUGUST 31, 2015 I WAS LEAVING AN AIRPORT AND ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE I WAS CLOSE TO 60MPH WHEN I FELT SOMETHING IN MY CAR CHANGE. ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS WERE STILL WORKING, SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH MY BATTERY. THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND I REALIZED I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND BY THIS TIME MY SPEED HAD DROPPED TO 40MPH. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND PUT MY CAR INTO PARK. THE RPMS SPIKED AND I TURNED MY CAR OFF. AFTER WAITING A MINUTE OR SO I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR WITH NO PROBLEM. I GOT BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK MY EXIT. MAYBE 5-7 MILES FROM THE LOCATION OF THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH DOWN A 2-LANE STREET WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME BOTH THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON. ONCE AGAIN I PULLED OVER, PUT MY CAR INTO PARK, THE RPM'S SPIKED HIGHER THIS TIME. I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I WAS AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR RIGHT AWAY WITH NO PROBLEM. IN THE 9 DAYS SINCE THIS HAPPENED I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS MY ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF ON A HIGHWAY AGAIN, IN A LOCATION WHERE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID MY WARRANTY COVERS THE THROTTLE BODY, SO THEY HAVE SCHEDULED THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIR FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2015. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND I THINK FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL DRIVERS.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOOSES POWER. WHEN I PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WILL SIT THERE AND ACT AS IF IT IS STARVING FOR FUEL. I PUT IT IN PARK AND I TRY TO GIVE IT GAS AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE. I WILL SHUT IT OFF AND RE-START AND IT WILL BE FIND IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN 5 OR 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD OR IT MIGHT NOT TILL THE NEXT DAY. THE FIRST FEW TIME IT HAPPEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON BUT NOW IT IS AND HAS STAYED ON. I SEE, LOOKING AT YOU TUBE AND A FEW OTHER SOURCES THAT THIS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE AND FORD HAS ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM OR RECALL. BUT I ALSO SEE THIS APPEARS TO BE FOR 4CYL ENGINES WHEREAS MINE IS A 6 CYL.

TELL US WHAT HAPPENED: WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND TOOK OFF SLIGHTLY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND IT FELT LIKE IT TRIED TO STALL OUT AND THEN LUNGED FORWARD. THE SERVICE WRENCH CAME ON AND WE STOPPED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND THAT TIME BOTH SERVICE WRENCH AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT IN TO GET THE ENGINE LIGHT TESTED AND THE RESULT WAS THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL AND THROTTLE BODY RANGE, CODE P2119

WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND TOOK OFF SLIGHTLY PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE AND IT FELT LIKE IT TRIED TO STALL OUT AND THEN LUNGED FORWARD. THE SERVICE WRENCH CAME ON AND WE STOPPED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND THAT TIME BOTH SERVICE WRENCH AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT IN TO GET THE ENGINE LIGHT TESTED AND THE RESULT WAS THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL AND THROTTLE BODY RANGE, CODE P2119

WHEN A DRIVER WAS TRAVELLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE HOOD FLEW UP ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WE USE FOR A COMPANY VEHICLE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ANOTHER FORD ESCAPE THE COMPANY HAS, YEAR 2006, THAT I ALSO FILED A COMPLAIN ON AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH NO CURRENT RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ROTTED OUT AND THE EVAP VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WHEN CAME OUT OF STORE AND STARTED THE TRUCK THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE HAD ME LOOK FOR THE FILL RESERVOIR FOR THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK THE BELT. HE DETERMINED THAT IT IS A CLOSED SYSTEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE THEN. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN I START IT NOT WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT THAT WAY AS IT IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE MANUFACTURERS DATE WAS ONLY THROUGH 09/2010. MINE IS 01/2011. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY CANNOT DO IT AS A RECALL BECAUSE MINE IS NOT ON THE LIST. EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE EARLIER ONES. FORD TOLD ME TO SAVE MY RECEIPTS IN CASE THERE WAS A RECALL AND TOLD ME I HAD TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I AM AFRAID IT WILL START TO HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

MY FAN DID NOT OPERATE ON THE NORMAL #1 SETTING BUT OK ON THE OTHER SETTINGS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO REPAIR IT I WAS TOLD A BOARD WENT OUT THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, THE CAUSE OF THAT WAS FROM CONDENSATION FROM THE AC TUBING DRIPPING ON ANOTHER BOARD AND CAUSED BOTH BOARDS TO GO OUT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BOARDS AND REROUTE THE AC LINE SO IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I PAID $954.06 FOR POOR DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION.

I HAD MY ESCAPE IN FOR THE RECALL TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY UPDATED IN 8/6/2014. AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE. 1 YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I LOST ACCELERATION, MY CRUISE WENT OFF AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN,NO WRENCH LIGHT. HAPPENS AGAIN. ALSO WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND STOP FOR LIGHTS, STOP SIGN THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN LIKE IT'S GOING TO KILL. MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED, OF COURSE I WILL GET STUCK PAYING FOR IT BUT WILL FIGHT TILL MY DYING DAY. FORD GET YOUR [XXX] TOGETHER AND FIX THIS ISSUE. AS SOON AS I CAN I WILL SELL AND NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. SOCIAL NETWORK HERE I COME. I WILL HOLLER AT THE TOPS OF MY LUNGS SO EVERY ONE HEARS HOW FORD SUCKS. I WILL UPDATE AFTER THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AN ALARM WENT OFF, AND THEN THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL STEERING AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES AND HAVE BROUGHT IT TO FORD AND STILL HAPPENED AFTERWARDS UNTIL THIS LAST TIME MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY ON A 7HR DRIVE HOME WITH A BABY IN THE BACK SEAT.

THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON.

THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE AIR NOT WORKING. THERE SEEMS TO ALSO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT END WHEEL BEARING/SUSPENSION.

WE LOST POWER FROM OUR GAS PEDAL. THEN IT GOT HOT. THEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE.

PURCHASED 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT IN APRIL 2015. (1) VEHICLE HAD SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING. ISSUED FIXED BY DEALER REPLACING BELT TENSIONER BUT NOISE HAS SINCE RETURNED. (2) VEHICLE ALREADY HAD OR DEVELOPED CONSTANT VIBRATION AT IDLE WHEN IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON BREAK AND GETS WORSE WITH A/C ON. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES WHO STATED THEY REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT AND REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT BUT VIBRATION CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRS. SERVICE DEPT TECH STATING THAT THERE IS A STRONG VIBRATION BUT THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ENGINE VIBRATION BUT THAT VEHICLE IS OPERATIONAL. VIBRATION IS VERY STRONG AND ALMOST FEELS LIKE ENGINE WANTS TO TURN OFF AT TIMES. IF TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK THEN VIBRATION IS GONE AND NOT NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING. (3) TRANSMISSION SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS HARSH AND DELAYED AT TIMES CAUSING A JERKING MOTION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURING CITY DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY JERKS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE BUT NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENT. SAFETY CONCERN IS VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT MAY SHUT DOWN WHILE THIS VIBRATION IS BEING OBSERVED AND CAUSES SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND THAT TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL SOON. PURCHASED AT FIAT OF FRESNO, FRESNO CA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE HATCHBACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE FLASHER AND BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE HATCHBACK DOOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PREVIOUS ISSUES, MY VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MAKING TURNS AND APPROACHING STOP LIGHTS. BATTERY CHECKED OUT (HAD JUST REPLACED TWO WEEKS PRIOR BUT HAD IT TESTED AGAIN ANYWAYS.) AT THE TIME THE BATTERY WAS TESTED, I DID NOT HAVE AN ENGINE LIGHT ON. AN HOUR LATER A "WRENCH" LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RECEIVED A COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND IT CAME BACK THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR WAS BAD. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE LIFTGATE, IT FAILED TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP.BWHIND A VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I RELEASED THE GAS, MY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. FRON THAT DAY FORWARD, MY VEHICLE HAD FREQUENTLY SURGED FORWARD OR REVED UP QHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. NOW, MY VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. THE ONLY LIGHT I SEE IS THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THAT'S ONLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ROLLING TO A STOP AFTER SHUTTING OFF.

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO A FUNERAL, AN HOUR AWAY, DRIVING OUR 2010 ESCAPE ABOUT 55 MPH. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THEN THE CAR JERKED, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON - HAD NO ACCELERATION, NO POWER STEERING, NO CONTROL. IT WAS SCARY! LUCKILY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND SAID A PRAYER OF THANKS! CAR STARTED BACK UP AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, ALTHOUGH NOT EASILY. DID THE SAME THING ON OUR WAY BACK HOME. SUFFICE IT TO SAY, THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. FOUND OUT THE CAR IS GOING INTO "SAFE MODE". MY HUSBAND DRIVES AN HOUR TO WORK (EACH WAY), ALL HIGHWAY, APPROX. 70-75 MPH AND ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH HIS COMMUTE, THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN. HE HAS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE OTHER DRIVERS AND FIND A SAFE SPOT TO PARK. NOT ALWAYS AN EASY TASK ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AND OTHER RECALL WORK (14S05 AND 13B17). THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES. THE NEXT DAY, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND SAME PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS, ALTHOUGH NOW THE CAR DRIVES IN A LOWER GEAR AND EVENTUALLY YOU CAN ACCELERATE, BUT NOT QUICKLY. STILL NOT SAFE ON THE HIGHWAY. FOUND OUT TODAY, DEALERSHIP WILL LOOK AT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE FOR $70 TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. RIDICULOUS!! THEY AREN'T THE ONES IN AN UNSAFE CAR!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR ACTIVATOR LATCH SWITCH MECHANISM SEIZED, WHICH PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM OPENING. IN ADDITION, THE PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SPEED INDEPENDENTLY DECREASED TO 10 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

WHILE DRIVING AT A REGULAR SPEED OF APRX 60MPH, MY CAR WOULD MAKE IMPULSES AND ACCELERATE BY ITSELF.ON A COUPLE OF TIMES, I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CARS AHEAD OF ME. AND WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, MY CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TOOK IT FOR AN INSPECTION, THE TOLD ME IT WAS THE TROTTLE WHAT WAS GIVING ME A PROBLEM. I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD ESCAPES 2010. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS. ITS AN AWFUL FEELING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON A CURB AT 60 MPH AND SUDDENLY YOUR CAR ACCELERATES. DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. ITS ALWAYS BETTER AND CHEAPER TO PREVENT PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF FIXING THEM.

WHEN I BEGAN TO TAKEOFF THE ENGINE OR TRANS HESITATED BADLY AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE WRENCH LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HESITATED AGAIN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS STILL CONTINUES.