2010 Ford Escape complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, A $400 REPAIR THAT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM SO THAT NO ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.... *TR

WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND THE GAS PEDDLE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. WE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC FOR A BIT. WE PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF. STARTED BACK AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. ONCE WE STARTED BACK DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND FORD WILL NOT COVER IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. MY QUESTION IS, WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED? *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 1, 2013, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE STALLING IN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE. AS THIS HAPPENED, A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE ENGINE DIED. I TURNED IT OFF, AND IT RESTARTED AND WAS FINE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WAS REPEATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I TRIED TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE BOOKED FULL FOR THE PAST WEEK, SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY (OCTOBER 8, 2013). WHEN I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE, HE TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. IT HAPPENED ON MY WAY HOME THAT DAY (LAST WEEK) AND ALSO ON THE WAY IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THIS MORNING. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT MY CAR WAS REPAIRED. THE BILLING SAYS THAT THEIR "DIAGNOSIS VERIFIED MY CONCERN, AND THEY CHECKED "OASIS. SSM32332. THEY PERFORMED ETB AND CHECK FAILED. THEY FOUND FAULT AND REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. RETEST PASSED." I WAS TOLD THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE REPAIRS, BUT I WAS CHARGED THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. WHEN I TRIED TO CHECK WHAT A THROTTLE BODY WAS, I CAME UPON THIS SITE, WHICH INDICATES THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, SO I WONDER IF I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED OR IF THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE. I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR FOR A WEEK BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE STALLING SITUATIONS. *TR

AS I PULLED ON TO THE HIGHWAY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SMALL WRENCH LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER SAFELY GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY I SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTED ALL SEEMED FINE, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN WORKED. THE SIMILAR EVENT TOOK PLACE TWICE MORE ON MY SHORT DRIVE HOME, ENGINE IDLE ONLY WITH NO ABILITY TO ADD POWER, TURNING THE CAR OFF RESET THE SYSTEM RETURNING POWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS A HESITATION UPON RESTARTING BUT THEN THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,179.

CRUISING AT 60MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, CAR SLOWS, THROTTLE UNRESPONSIVE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON. CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE. COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, DODGING TRAFFIC. PUT CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. AS OF OCT 7, 2013 THIS HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. CODE READER PICKS UP NO CODES FROM ENGINE PCM. *TR

I WAS ON THE RIGHT HAND LANE ON HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE ALL OF SUDDEN LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS IT STARTED BACK UP. AFTER EXITING AND WAITING AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN PROCEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON GREEN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE AGAIN LOST POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST THREE OTHER OCCASIONS. WHEN I FIRST TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC THEY TELL ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND AFTER THE THIRD OCCURRENCE THE WRENCH LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND NOW I'M TOLD ITS THE THROTTLE THAT SHOWS TO BE STUCK IN OPEN. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE PRICE FROM $750-$1000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. NO RECALL AS OF TODAYS DATE. THE AUTO MECHANIC AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIX. I OWN ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE A 2004. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AND VERY RELIABLE, THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND BAD BUSINESS FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT IT IS OBVIOUS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PART THE IS A DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL. THIS MAY BE MY LAST FORD VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5-10 MPH. I HAD TO PULL IN FRONT OF MOVING CARS TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE FORD MODELS, YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $90 FOR A TOW AND $30 FOR A RENTAL CAR. THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS ABOUT $450. *TR

AS I PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY ESCAPE ENTERED "LIMP MODE". I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED RUNNING FINE. TODAY (OCT.4TH 2013) THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. SAME ISSUE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE FIXED THE ISSUE. I PLAN ON TAKING TO DEALER ASAP. *TR

THROTTLE BODY QUIT FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY DEADLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 7, 2013

THIS IS NOW THE THIRD ISSUE WITH MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE WHERE THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERS WHILE CLOSING THE GATE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD AND THEY WILL NOT FIX. GLASS SHATTERS INTO THOUSANDS OF PIECES AND PROJECTS 10-15 FEET IN ANY GIVEN DIRECTION. YET, FORD WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE WHERE I HAVE HAD GLASS SHOT AT MY FACE AND I ALSO HAVE A DOG THAT IS OFTEN PUT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY FORD WILL DO SOMETHING IS IF I PAY. I ALSO WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE NOT FILED COMPLAINTS THINKING THIS IS A FLUKE ACCIDENT AND MAY HAVE GONE THROUGH INSURANCE. I KNOW IT IS NO FLUKE SINCE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND TALKING WITH FORD THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE FILED TWO OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA. *TR

HAD MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE FIXED DUE TO A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER AND ALMOST STALL. THIS HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS. TECHNICIAN WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE BUT FORD WAS NOT DOING A RECALL. THIS VERY UNSAFE AS IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY ONCE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED BOTH THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,230. UPDATED 11/13/13*LJ

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE JUST LOSES ALL POWER TO AN IDLE OF 1000 RPM WITH NO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE. ONCE YOU PULL OVER TURN VEHICLE OFF THEN START IT BACK UP IT SEEMS TO RESET ITSELF FOR AWHILE. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES AND IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL. *TR

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD NO PEDAL THEN THE WRENCH CAME ON THE DASHBOARD HAD TO GET OVER 2 LANES TO SIDE OF ROAD TURNED CAR MOTOR OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON WAS OK FOR A WHILE THEN HAPPENED AGAIN MY WIFE AND I COULD VERY EASILY OF BEEN KILLED SEE WHERE PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM CANT BELIEVE FORD HASN'T RE-CALLED THIS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

BEGAN AT IDLE AT STOP LIGHT/SIGN; RPMS GO UP/DOWN THEN STALL. THEN WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH, CAR DOES A "THUD", DOESN'T STALL, BUT GAS PEDDLE NO LONGER WORKS, YOU CAN PUSH IT TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING. I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS, COASTED OFF SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. 2ND TIME, WHILE GOING THREW A HUGE, BUSY INTERSECTION AT RUSH HOUR, CAR STARTED JERKING, GAS PEDDLE QUIT WORKING, ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED, WHOLE FAMILY WAS WITH ME; ROLLED OFF SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. WHEN TURNING KEY ON IT WOULD MAKE THE REPEATED START SOUND BEFORE IT ACTUALLY STARTED. WHEN THE "THUD" HAPPENS THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ELIMINATES ON MY DASH, BUT ONCE I SHUT OFF KEY AND RESTART, THE "WRENCH" LIGHT GOES AWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A "CANISTER PURGE VALVE" THAT NEEDED REPLACING AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $390 TO FIX. I PAID THEM THE $92 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND MY HUSBAND PAID $42 FOR THE PART AND REPLACED IT HIMSELF. ONLY MY PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AS THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM AT ALL. I CALLED FORD BACK TODAY EXPLAINING IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN TODAY WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 15 MPH AND THEY THEN GUESSED IT WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY" AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW! MY FRIEND WITH SAME YR, MAKE AND MODEL OF ESCAPE WAS ON THE HWY AND IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK; SHE ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK!! *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, VEHICLE JERKED (AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED REAL HARD) AND THEN LOST POWER. I MANAGED TO COAST FOR ABOUT 25 YARDS TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD. A "YELLOW WRENCH" AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE CONSOLE. SHUT ENGINE OFF, WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED. PROCEEDED ON ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES REACHING SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. VEHICLE JERKED AGAIN AND NO POWER. ONCE AGAIN, I MANAGED TO COAST ABOUT 50 FEET TO GET OFF OF THE MAIN ROAD. SAME LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE CONSOLE. SHUT OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED. DROVE 2 MILES BACK TO HOUSE, THE VEHICLE HAD MINIMAL POWER AND WAS SPUTTERING THE WHOLE WAY. THE NEXT MORNING, TRIED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. STARTED VEHICLE, DROVE ACROSS THE STREET, AGAIN NO POWER. CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A NEIGHBORING DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO EVEN LOOK AT IT FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. ERROR MESSAGE ON VEHICLE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP WAS P2112. UNABLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME DUE BACK ORDER OF PART. HAD THERE BEEN ANYONE BEHIND ME ON THE FIRST TWO OCCASIONS OR SOMEONE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHILE TRYING TO CROSS ROAD, SURELY I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED OR THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGH! THIS IS POSES AN UNSAFE SITUATION!!! I PURCHASED THIS CERTIFIED VEHICLE ONLY FOUR MONTHS AGO, WITH 50,271 MILES ON IT. I AM NOT CERTAIN IF I WILL FEEL CONFIDENT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN.

2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY UPS TRUCK. TOOK TO DEALER FOR SERVICE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED ME $500.77. *TR

WAS TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THE ESCAPE POWER QUIT EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. GOT IT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THEN I LOOKED UP TO SEE WHAT THE WRENCH LIGHT MEANT WHICH WAS POWERTRAIN ISSUE, TOOK IT HOME ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID THINKING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS A LITTLE LOW. HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL 9/19/2013 WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. MY ESCAPE OF COURSE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE BUTLER COUNTY FOR NOW FOR 10 DAYS WAITING FOR THIS THROTTLE BODY TO COME IN SINCE IT IS ON BACK ORDER (AND FORD WONT DO A RECALL WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY VEHICLES THEY CANT GET THE PART) I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE SINCE (BORROWING THE PARENTS TO GET TO AND FROM WORK) AND THE PART IS STILL NOT IN AND I KEEP HEARING THAT IT IS ON ITS WAY. NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE LAST 6 FORD PRODUCTS I HAVE OWNED BUT THIS IS PATHETIC THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN TAMPA, FL (SPEED LIMIT 70 MPH) AND THE TRAFFIC WAS FAIRLY HEAVY. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED (THE GAS PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE) FROM 70 MPH TO 0 MPH. THIS FORCED ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY CHANGE OF TWO LANES TO GET TO A PLACE I COULD PULL OFF SAFELY. I COASTED TO A SHOULDER SOME DISTANCE UP THE ROAD AS THERE WERE CONCRETE BARRIERS THAT IMMEDIATELY BORDERED THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. MULTIPLE CARS HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND MAKE LAST-MINUTE LANE CHANGES TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES NOW FORCED TO DO A FRACTION OF THE SPEED LIMIT. VERY SCARY. ONCE STOPPED THE SUV IDLED HEAVILY AROUND 1000RPM AND THEN CUT OFF. I CALLED A MECHANIC WHO STATED TO TRY THE CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED FINE BUT WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MECHANIC WITH THIS INCIDENT HAPPENING ONLY ONE MORE TIME (THIS TIME I STAYED NEXT TO EMERGENCY LANE WITH MY HAZARDS ON) AND HE STATED IT WAS CODE P2112 WHICH ON LOOKING UP, IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE FORD ESCAPES 2009-2012 MODELS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND WHEN LOOKING UP INFO, IT SHOWS THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION WITH THE NHTSA AS OF LAST YEAR BUT NO INFO SINCE. THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY, MY SPOUSE AND I WERE SO VERY LUCKY THAT NOTHING HAPPENED TO US. I AM NOW TAKING THE VEHICLE TO FORD WHO STATES IT IS, OF COURSE, NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL WHEN YOU CAN FIND MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALSO, I SAW SOME RE

DRIVING ON NORTHERN STATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 - 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MANAGED TO GET ONTO SIDE OF HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING HIT. *TR

DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER , PULLED OVER AND THE CAR WOULD RUN AT A SLOW IDLE. I SHUT HE CAR OFF AND IT RESTARTED DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 6 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN. HAD IT REPAIRED TODAY, AND TOLD MY 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS, NEITHER DOES THE ENGINE. REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING TO A SCHOOL EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND THE THROTTLE POSITION LIGHT CAME ON. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. I PUT A SCANNER ON THE CAR AND IT SAID THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS STUCK OPEN, BUT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IT RAN FINE. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS ADDRESS BY FORD. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN FOUR DAYS. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND A "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AWAY. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION 10 TIMES DURING THE TRIP. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOWER TO IDLE AND BEGIN TO JERK, AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE CRANKING AGAIN. I WOULD MAKE IT 100 YARDS TO 3 MILES BETWEEN EACH INCIDENT. THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. IT IS BEING REPLACED THIS WEEK. LUCKILY I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERS THIS REPAIR OR IT WOULD BE OVER $400.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND THE GAS WAS NOT WORKING. THE LITTLE WRENCH ON THE DASH CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER LOOKING IT UP IN THE MANUAL IT SAID THROTTLE PROBLEM. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED FINE ALTHOUGH WE WHERE JUST WAITING FOR IT TO BREAK AGAIN. 2 DAYS LATER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK UP A HILL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME IT STARTED BUCKING A BIT AND SHOOTING FORWARD IN SMALL BURSTS UNTIL I BRAKE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. AGAIN I STARTED THE CAR AND MADE IT HOME. I HAVE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I CANNOT BELIEVE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I AM JUST GLAD I DRIVE BACK ROADS AND 4 MILES TO WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BEING TOWED BY A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

DURING STOPPING AT STOP LIGHTS/STOP SINGS THE ENGINE SURGES BACK AND FORTH LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE. NOW IT HAS STARTED TO ACTUALLY STALL OUT. THE STALLING HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON FREEWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

I WAS DOING A LEFT U TURN AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO A STUMBLE MODE, WHERE THE SPEED DROPPED TO 5 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR HAD NO EFFECT ON THE SPEED. I DROVE HOME AT 5 MPH AND PARKED. THE CAR STARTED AND DROVE NORMAL THE NEXT DAY BUT WENT INTO STUMBLE MODE WHEN I DID A LEFT TURN. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE, BASED ON ERROR CODES. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS REPLACED A LOT OF THE THROTTLE BODIES VALVES. *JS

I WAS LEAVING A SHOPPING CENTER, PULLED UP TO A LIGHT AND MADE A LEFT TURN ON TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. AS SOON AS I ACCELERATED THE CAR WAS MISSING OUT AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I RESTARTED AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. ALL THE WHILE THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TACH. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE THEN RESTARTED AND IT SEEMED OK BUT I WAS AFRAID TO GET BACK ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS WAS THE FIRST T IME THIS HAD OCCURED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. I HAD IT REPLACED AND SO FAR ALL IS OK (9-26-13). THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I HAD TO COVER THE COST. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS. *JS

TRAVELING SOUTH ON 95 JUST SOUTH OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA IN A 70 MPH ZONE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRIP. THE SAME CONDITION APPEARED AGAIN ON 9/24 IN A PARKING LOT. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO REPLACED AT A COST OF $450. *JS

I WAS EXITING THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND ON A LONG OFF RAMP WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE CAR NOT ALLOWING ANY ACCELERATION WHATSOEVER. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR TO MAKE A PHONE CALL. THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS ON. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AGAIN - I WAS ABLE TO RESUME ACCELERATING. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *JS

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. INITIALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE "YELLOW WRENCH" LIGHT, AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER AFFECTED THE RPMS AND NO PROPULSION WAS POSSIBLE. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF BY DRIVER, AND LATER RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT TO A DEALERSHIP, IT STALLED AGAIN ENROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME PROCESS OF TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND THEN ON AGAIN TO CONTINUE WAS ADMINISTERED AND THE VEHICLE MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AS REPORTED BY OURISMANN FORD DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE THROTTLE BOX FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS CONFIRMED THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DRIVER, OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PART WAS ONLY COVERED BY THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WHICH RAN OUT ON MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR WHICH WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FORD LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER LOSES ALL CONTROL OF ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY, I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT REAR-ENDED ON THE FREEWAY. *JS

THE THROTTLE BODY WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR SPUTTERED AND SHOOK UNTIL IT WENT DEAD. HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE REPAIR SHOP. HAD TO GET A THROTTLE BODY DIRECTLY FROM FORD WHERE THEY INFORMED US THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT AND THEY HAVE THEM IN STOCK JUST FOR THIS REASON. ALSO THE HORNS ARE ALL DEAD. REPLACED BOTH HORNS AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT MAY BE A MODULE, OR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD GET WORSE AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT OTHER SYSTEMS. *LN UPDATED 1/6/2013 *JS

ON 9/20/13 @APP 16:00 , I WAS ON I81 / NY 17 IN FRIDAY TRAFFIC . WITH NO WARNING OTHER THEN THE WARNING LIGHT ( WRENCH LIGHT ) ON THE DASH, MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STOP RUNNING . NO THROTTLE RESPONSE , NO POWER , NO NOTHING . BEING ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER , I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE .WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS APP. 2 - MILES FROM MY EXIT AND HOME . THE VEHICLE QUIT 3 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT THERE. SPOKE WITH FORD DEALER , AND HAD IT REPAIRED ON 9/23/13. :FAULT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL . MY CONCERN IS THE WAY IT HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING . MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENED I WAS IN A MAJOR CONSTRUCTION DETOUR ( I 81 /NYS 17 , 5 YEAR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT ) . IF THIS HAD HAPPENED MOMENTS EARLIER , I NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED . I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE REVIEW ,UNDERSTANDING THIS IS NOT THE FIRST FORD VEHICLES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *JS

DEFECTIVE FORD THROTTLE BODY DIAGNOSED FROM CANBY OREGON FORD. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS VERY COMMON. I ALMOST GOT IN A WRECK, AS I LOST ACCELERATION AT A VERY BAD TIME, WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION IN OREGON CITY, OREGON. I COULD NOT GET OFF THE ROAD. NO ONE HIT ME, HOWEVER. IT WAS JUST SCARY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT I HAD NO ACCELERATION. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER 10 FEET, AND IT LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN. I CALLED TOWING AND HAD IT TOWED TO CANBY FORD. *JS

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT. ABOUT 5 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE, MY WIFE AND I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. WE STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR STALLED, SPUTTERED, AND SURGED AROUND 600 RPM. A CAR WAS COMING TOWARDS US AND ALMOST T-BONED OUR VEHICLE BECAUSE WE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY CAME ON. WE HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER CRANKING THE ESCAPE AGAIN THE CODE CLEARED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL THIS OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE ESCAPE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN INCLUDING WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 50 MPH. IT JUST SHUTS DOWN TO ABOUT 15 MPH OUT OF NO WHERE, THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT COMES ON AND IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE, BUT CANNOT LET HER DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF HER GETTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. *JS

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE COMING TO THE OFF RAMP ON HER WAY TO WORK, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS, BUT WHEN SHE TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AND ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. IT STARTED JERKING AND SHAKING AND THEN THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED. SHE MANEUVERED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. SHE DROVE SLOWLY (25-35 MPH) TO HER DESTINATION LESS THAN 2 MILES AWAY, AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. WE SEE THIS AS A VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AGAINST THIS MALFUNCTION WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WILL COST US AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF APPROX. $400.00- $450.00, SINCE OUR WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36,000 MILES. WE HOPE THAT THE FORD CORP. WILL ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE ASAP, SINCE FORD IS KNOWN FOR A QUALITY VEHICLE, AND WE HAVE ONLY OWNED FORDS FOR OVER 40 YRS. *JS

ON SEPT 12, 2013 I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 GOING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT SPUTTERED AND THEN JUST QUIT RUNNING OR STALLED OUT. TO MY SURPRISE (AND THANK GOD) THE STEERING DID NOT LOCK UP WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED UP. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING KILLED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THEN WAS ABLE TO START DRIVING AGAIN. THEN IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. I DROVE IT LIKE THIS FOR THE NEXT 10 MILES TO GET HOME. I STOPPED AT A DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY PUT A COMPUTER ON IT. HE SAID IT WAS READING THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN. AFTER THE STORE CLERK AND I GOOGLED THIS CODE THE MOST WE COULD FIND FOR A SOLUTION WAS TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. SO HE BROUGHT ME THE RIGHT TB CLEANER TO BUY. I WENT HOME AND TOOK THE TB APART (IT WAS GUNKED UP PRETTY GOOD), CLEANED IT TO A SHINY, BRAND NEW LOOKING THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT AT WHICH TIME I ALSO TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AN OIL CHANGE, TOP OFF MY FLUIDS, REPLACE THE AIR FILTER WITH A NEW ONE AND PUT COOLANT IN MY RADIATOR. I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES, STARTED THE CAR AND WENT FOR A RIDE. I WAS AMAZED. IT PURRED LIKE A KITTEN. NO DASH "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ON! I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED MY PROBLEM. NOT SO. HERE I AM NOW, THE 24TH OF SEPT AND GUESS WHAT!! YEP HAD TO CALL IN TO WORK BECAUSE MY CAR ONLY MAKES IT 10 FT DOWN THE ROAD AND STALLS OUT. NO WARNING. I LOOKED IN AT THE THROTTLE BODY AND ITS STILL SPARKING CLEAN, NO GUNK. WHAT'

VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AT 60 MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR TO GET POWER. *JS

I WAS TRAVELING IN VA ON 64E WITH POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE ON 9/18/2013 AT APPX 8:30 PM (DARK OUTSIDE) WHEN MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWL, JERKING AND SPUTTER WITH NO PRE-WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. FOUND OUT LATER CAR WAS IN LIMP HOME MODE. A TOOL ICON WAS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN IT CAME TO ALMOST A STOP FROM DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND PUT EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. AFTER I CALMED DOWN, WHILE ON CELL PHONE WITH HUSBAND, HE TOLD ME TO CUT CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART. TOOL ICON WAS ELIMINATED WHEN RESTARTED CAR. I WAITED FOR CLEAR BREAK IN TRAFFIC AND DROVE TO THE NEXT EXIT TO GET OFF OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. DROVE ANOTHER ROUTE HOME WITH LOW SPEED LIMIT IN CASE SCENARIO HAPPENED AGAIN. HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND PART AT A COST OF $181.98 (PART COST ONLY).HAD A VERY HARD TIME FINDING A PART IN STOCK AND MOST DEALERSHIPS HAD PART ON BACK ORDER AND THE PART WAS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH A DEALERSHIP. LUCKED OUT AFTER MANY HOURS OF TRYING TO FIND THE PART IN STOCK. MY OPINION IS THAT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A PRIORITIZED SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS NO WARNING BUILT INTO THE AUTO CHECK/WARNING SYSTEM AND WAS A VERY DANGEROUS INCIDENT. *JS

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AS A FAMILY WITH 4 TOTAL PEOPLE IN THE CAR. THE ENGINE AND MOTOR LOST TOTAL POWER. YOU COULD PUT YOUR FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE NO POWER AND NOT REV UP WITH NO RPM. WE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AND BLASTED FROM BEHIND BY A SEMI-TRUCK. THE SEMI-TRUCK HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND IF THE OUTSIDE LANE HAD BE BLOCKED AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE LANES THEN HE WOULD OF HIT US AS HE SHOWED HIS DISPLEASURE BY BLASTING HIS HORN AT ME AND MY FAMILY AS HE SKATED BY. WE HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER WITH CARS ZIPPING BY AND CHILDREN SCARED IN THE CAR WE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THEN RESET IT AND RE-START THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE AGAIN FOR A WHILE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT AFTER YOU RESET AND RESTART THE CAR THE LIGHT GOES OFF TILL THE NEXT TIME. THIS STARTED AS A RANDOM THING BUT HAS DEVELOPED INTO A DAILY DEAL AND BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS DAILY NOW WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH PLUS AND HAS NO WARNING SIGN. BEING TOLD IT IS A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE THROTTLE BODY BY THE DEALERSHIP AND A $500 PLUS DEAL TO FIX. THIS OCCURRENCE IS RISKING THE HEALTH, LIVELIHOOD AND SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND KIDS. WEAR AND TEAR MAINTENANCE ON A VEHICLE I AM OK WITH FIXING BUT A FACTORY FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD IS NOT ONE OF THOSE PARTS AND IS ON THE LIABILITY OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM WORK, I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND IT PASSED INSPECTION FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 5 MONTHS WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE SYMPTOMS THAT I EXPERIENCED WERE LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING AND ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" (ENGINE ECU PROTECTION PROTOCOL SO NO MORE DAMAGE WOULD BE DONE TO THE ENGINE) I NOTICED THAT THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT OF THE BAT THE WOMAN BEHIND THE COUNTER SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE (WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE) SO I BECAME SUSPICIOUS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND I GOT A HOLD OF THE ACTUAL MECHANIC AND RIGHT AWAY HE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, OUT OF GOOD FAITH HE ADVISE THAT I CAN CHANGE THAT PART MYSELF WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FORD FOR THEM TO FIX. THE ESTIMATE FOR GETTING IT FIXED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSE TO $600 +TAX, WHEN THE PART ITSELF COST ONLY AROUND $200 +TAX. I BOUGHT THE PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND CHANGED IT, EVER SINCE THAT FIX MY VEHICLE IS RUNNING EVEN BETTER THAN BEFORE. THE MAN BEHIND THE COUNTER THAT GAVE ME THE PART MENTIONED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THAT USUALLY CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY FIXES THE ISSUE, HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT IF A RECALL IS TO BE MADE TO JUST BRING BACK THE DEFECTIVE PART AND THE PROOF OF PURCHASE IN ORDER TO GET MY MONEY BACK. FORD SHOULD JUST STOP DENYIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE CONTACT, WHO FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,217.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT SPEED LIMIT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOSES ALL THROTTLE WITH PEDAL AND WILL ONLY IDLE. ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART AND GET TO DESTINATION. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET TO DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. NO CODES BUT THE WRENCH DID LIGHT UP ON THE DASH AND GO AWAY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND SAID THIS IS USUALLY THE PROBLEM. MY COST $510.62......... THEY SAID TO LOOK FOR A RECALL ON THROTTLE BODY AND I COULD GET A REFUND BUT LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM LOOKS LIKE FORD IS SLOW TO POST THE RECALL THAT MANY CONSUMERS HAD TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET DUE TO FAULTY PARTS.

WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AND WENT TO AN EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLE WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING LIKE A LEAF IN THE WIND. HAD TO EXIT HIGHWAY THROUGH TRAFFIC AS THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND IN ANY POSITION. IT WAS EARLY MORNING WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC THANKFULLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED LATER IN THE DAY DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC.