2010 Ford Escape complaints

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD AND NOTICED I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE BUT WAS STALLING BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER ALMOST STALLING IN AN INTERSECTION.I AM FEMALE WAS ALONE AND IT WAS EVENING IN A RURAL AREA.I QUICKLY SHUT OFF VEHICLE LIGHTS ETC FOR MAYBE 1 MINUTE.RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO LEAVE AGAIN ONLY TO STALL AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD 2 MILES FURTHER.,SHUT OFF VEHICLE AGAIN AND WAITED APPROX 1 MIN STARTED UP AGAIN AND DROVE ANOTHER 500 FEET TO STALL AGAIN.AT THIS POINT I WAS AFRAID AND DECIDED TO KNOCK AT SOMEONES HOME AS IT WAS DARK AND THERE WERE VERY FEW HOMES ON THIS STREET.THIS PERSON HAPPENED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL AND THE CODE 4READ OUT P2111 AND SAID THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR SENSOR CONTROL STAYING STUCK OPEN AND THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER CODE BUT I CANNOT REMEMBER, HE SAID THERE COULD BE ANOTHER PROBLEM CAUSING THIS PROBLEM.WHATEVER THE PROBLEM I HAVE FACTORY COVERAGE UNTIL OCT 14/2014 AND AM TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY,WHICH IS TOTALLY CRAZY.THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.I HAVE AN APPT WITH FORD TUESDAY SEPT 24 WHICH I HAVE TO PAY FOR,AM HOPING THIS WILL BE A RECALL AS THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. NOT ONLY DO I HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE IS FULL OF RUST SPOTS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED .I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FORDS IN MY LIFETIME AND THIS ONE IS A PIECE OF CRAP.

STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. TRAVELING ON CITY STREET AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND ENGINE DIED. INITIALLY NOT ABLE TO RESTART, WAITED 4 MINUTES AND ENGINE STARTED. FEW MINUTES LATER AT A STOP, BEGAN ACCELERATING BUT ENGINE DIED AGAIN. AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE STARTED AND PROCEEDED TO FORD DEALER. FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED.

GOING AROUND A TURN, THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTED IT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE CONTINUED DRIVING WITHOUT HAVING THE PART REPAIRED, AND IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. I WILL BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, BUT DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH FORD AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED.

I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, AS I MASHED THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. MY CAR WENT "LIMP" AS IF IT HAD CUT OFF BUT IT WAS STILL ON. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, JUST BARELY AVOIDING BEING STRUCK BY SPEEDING TRAFFIC. I CUT MY CAR OFF AND WAITED 5 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE DRIVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT AGAIN "WENT LIMP". AFTER MY CAR WAS EXAMINED, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY HAD MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE IMMEDIATELY AND THE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH OUT INCIDENT AND CONTINUED THE DRIVE THAT DAY. ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER, HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TWICE IN ONE DAY AND THEN FOUR TIMES THE NEXT. OF THE SEVEN TOTAL INCIDENTS, 3 OF WHICH HAPPENED IN MAJOR INTERSECTIONS BLOCKING FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND TURNED ME INTO A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

1ST - VEHICLE WAS REFUELED WITH 87 OCTANE AND JUST DROVE ONE MILE DOWN AND UP A HILL WERE IT STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE THROTTLE WAS APPLIED AND VEHICLE LURCHED AND STALLED. 2ND - VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AROUND NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 20 MPH AND STARTED TO SPUTTER AND HESITATE 3RD - RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WERE IT WAS STOPPED THEN THROTTLE APPLIED AND LURCHED AND STALLED 4TH - USING CRUISE CONTROL DRIVING 75 MPH DOWN PARKWAY, VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH AND STALLED 5TH - DRIVING TO DEALER TO FIGURE OUT HESITATION AND STALL, ACCELERATED FROM RED LIGHT AND HESITATED AND STALLED 6TH - STILL ENROUTE TO DEALER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE STALLS AGAIN ONLY 300 FEET FROM LAST STALL. ENGINE HAS ROUGH IDLE. POLICE OFFICER SUGGESTED THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM BECAUSE HIS FORD EXPEDITION RECENTLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SYMPTOMS. DEALER DIAGNOSED A BAD THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE LAST 6TH STALL. EVERY TIME VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND RESTART IN NEUTRAL LED TO RE-STALLING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED AND RE-STARTED AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK. ENGINE SPUTTERED AND WAS RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION AFTER 6TH STALL BUT SLOW SMOOTH ACCELERATION PROVED EFFECTIVE. ALL STALLS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. *LN

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED, I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF, AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. *TR

CAR STALLED IN PARKING LOT, RESTARTED STALLED AGAIN. HAD TOWED TO DEALER, NO CODES SHOWED. THE MECHANIC DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT 100 MILES NO PROBLEM BUT SAID IT COULD BE THROTTLE BODY THEY HAVE SEEN THAT BEFORE. ON 9/15/2013 WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE SLOWLY. STOPPED SHUT OFF CAR RESTARTED BUT SAME THING. HAD CAR TOWED TOI SAME DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. LUCKLY I WAS ON A BACK ROAD WITH NO TRAFIC, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,542. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN

DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FOR LUNCH MY VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING AND MY CRUISE CONTROL KICKED OFF. VEHICLE RPM'S DROPPED AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL QUIT WORKING. SO I PULLED OVER. I USED MY DTC DEVICE TO SEE WHAT CODE IS POPPING UP AND IT WAS P2111. I PUT CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, WAITED 30 SECONDS AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND DROVE HOME. NOW I'M HERE TYPING THIS UP.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD TUESDAY MORNING SEPT 17 2013 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOSES THROTTLE, MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I'M FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS A STORE WHERE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND SAT FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECONDS AND STARTED IT BACK UP, IT HESITATED AT FIRST SO I WAITED FOR ANOTHER 15 TO 20 SECOND AND TRIED IT AGAIN IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND TO WORK. ON MY WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO SEE IF I CAN BRING IT IN AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET ME IN WED SEPT 17. ONCE I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICEMAN WHAT HAPPENED, HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN FIXING THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS ALL SUMMER. AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP I GOGGLED THE ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. AS A CONSUMER I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED WHEN THEY ARE CLEARLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE? WHY HAVEN'T FORD MOTOR COMPANY BEEN FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF? I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WASN'T ON THE EXPRESSWAY YESTERDAY (WHICH IS MY USUAL ROUTE) WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND REFUND ME AND THE REST OF ITS CUSTOMERS FOR HAVING TO REPAI

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ONTO ENTRANCE RAMP OF FREEWAY WHEN THE POWER SUDDENLY CUT OUT AND THE CAR COASTED. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A FORD DEALER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD A FAULT IN THE SYSTEM AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $300. *JB

WHEN THE FORD ESCAPE IS DRIVING AND STOPS AT A LIGHT THE ENGINE STARTS TO RIDDLE. ONCE YOU HIT THE GAS THE CAR GOES INTO SECOND GEAR THEN THE GAS PEDALS STOPS WORKING. CAN'T USE THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD AN INCIDENT ON 8/28/13 WITH A FUEL VAPOR LEAK. IT WAS FIXED ON 9/6/13. AS OF 9/17/13 THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN.. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND HAVE NOT FIXED. SO NOW WHEN YOU HAVE A VAPOR LEAK & THEY REPLACE THE VAPOR SYSTEM, ITS REPLACED WITH THE SAME MODEL TYPE SO IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN & AGAIN. WHY THEY DIDN'T FIX THE VAPOR SYSTEM ISSUE SO THERE WOULD BE A NEWER MODEL IS BEYOND ME. MY CAR LASTED LESS THAN A WEEK AND HALF BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I DROVE TO WORK & IT WAS FINE. I WENT TO LEAVE WORK 3 HRS LATER & THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. HAD A SHOP READ THE CODE & IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE - P0456 IS THE CODE IN CASE ANYONE NEEDS TO KNOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,400.

JUST STARTED TO PULL AWAY AND THE ACCELERATOR JUST STOPPED. THE PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. COASTED INTO A GAS STATION THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO US AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER A RESTART IT WAS FINE. IT HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES SINCE THEN, SOMETIMES WHEN I AM GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 09-10-13, A WEEK AFTER HAVING THE WORKS AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE ON MY CAR AT A FORD DEALER. WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, MY VEHICLE SURGED AND LUNGED, THEN I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE HAD TO PULL OVER PUT FLASHERS ON AND RESTART VEHICLE. A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON MY DASH. I LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL WHICH INDICATED A THROTTLE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHICH SERVICED MY VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE PROBLEM BUT NOT TO WORRY UNLESS IT HAPPENS AGAIN; THEN CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 09-14-13 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. AGAIN I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON MY DASH. I HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. I PAY FOR AN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN FOR MY VEHICLE AND THEY STILL TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE AND FIX THE PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST OVER THREE YEARS OLD AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT. THE PROBLEM DID NOT STEM FROM MY OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *TR

DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY FORD 9/17/2013. *TR

TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME DOING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST IT TO WHERE IT WAS MOSTLY OFF OF THE ROAD. IT DID NOT DIE BUT CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHILE IN HIGH IDLE. THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NO ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCED ZERO RESULTS. I SHUT IT DOWN AND PONDERED WHETHER TO TRY AND START IT BACK UP OR JUST CALL A TOW TRUCK. BEING OUT IN THE COUNTRY I DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE. IT STARTED UP AND RAN FINE...FOR LESS THAN TWO MILES...WHEN IT REPEATED THE SAME SCENARIO ONLY IN A MUCH MORE DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER SHUDDER AND REAL ROUGH IDLE. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE DISPLAY PANELS. DIDN'T NOTICE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT TIME AND THE ENGINE DID NOT DIE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP... NO TOW TRUCK AVAILABLE. TOOK MY CHANCES AGAIN AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FURTHER THEN GOING HOME. DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM DURING THAT DRIVE BUT DETECTED AN ENGINE WHINE SOUND THAT I HAD NEVER NOTICED BEFORE. VEHICLE HAS 53,393 MILES ON IT. ENGINE WAS PULLED AT 8K FOR OIL LEAKS. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF SHIFTING CLUNKING SOUND AT TAKE OFF OVER THE LIFE OF IT. HAVE HAD BRAKES FAIL IN REVERSE. ALWAYS PUMP THEM BEFORE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE WORKING OK THAT DAY. ALL WORK, RIGHT DOWN TO TIRE ROTATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE ONLY AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THIS BRAND NEW AT. LUCKILY I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. GUESS

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE THROTTLE DID NOTHING. IT BARELY MOVED. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTED. AFTER A BIT IT STARTED UP AND DROVE FINE FOR ANOTHER 5 MILES BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PULLED OFF ROAD, RESTARTED AND RETURNED HOME AS I WAS TOO AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. TAKING IT TO MECHANIC TODAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. DURING THE DRIVE HOME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING EARLY AND OTHERWISE ACTING SLIGHTLY STRANGE. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT SEPT 13, 2013. TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55MPH ON HIGHWAY 32 WHEN A SENSATION OF SOMEONE JUST PULLING THE PLUG ON THE ENGINE FUEL INTAKE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT ALL WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IDLING AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER IT STILL WHILE IDLING, TO POSITION THE VEHICLE OF POSSIBLE TOWING. I HAD LEFT THE VEHICLE IDLING AND CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY ASKED ME IF I HAD "CYCLED" THROUGH BY TURNING THE MOTOR OFF AND TRYING TO RESTART. I TOLD THEM I HAD NOT. THEY TOLD ME TO TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TRY TO START IT AND SEE IF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD RESET ITSELF. I DID AND IT DID RESET. SECOND INCIDENT SEPT 16, 2013. CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ON SLIGHT INCLINE. I PUT INTO REVERSE TO EXIT THE DRIVEWAY. ONCE IN THE STREET I PUT INTO DRIVE TO START GOING FORWARD AND THERE WAS NOT RESPONSE AT THE ACCELERATOR, JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. THROTTLE BODY HAD RESET AND I PROCEEDED ON MY WAY AGAIN. *TR

I WAS AT INTERSECTION TRYING TO CROSS 4 LANES CAR LOST POWER BARELY GOT ACROSSS LANES SAFELY. *TR

IT, HAS HAPPEN VARIOUS TIMES SINCE AUGUST, AS I DRIVE, THE ENGINE START TO EITHER MISFIRE OR NO POWER AT ALL, IT IDLE NORMAL BUT AS SOONEST I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR START THE PROBLEM, HAS LIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES AND AS THE MECHANIC SCANS THE VEHICLE THE ONLY CODE THAT SHOWS IS P2111, THE LAST TIME THAT HAPPENS, HAVE TO USE A TOWING SERVICE BECAUSE CAN GET IT MOVING, BEFORE I USED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS AND STARTED AGAIN AND THE SITUATION DISAPPEARS FOR A FEW DAYS AND APPEARS BACK AGAIN. PLEASE ADVICE. *TR

MY ESCAPE OFTEN STALLS, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTART IT WITHOUT PROBLEM. *TR

WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE LITTLE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP AS MY CAR LOST ITS ACCELERATION. IT STILL IDLED, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, DROVE ANOTHER 5 FEET AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY BUT THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR

TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. PUSHED DOWN ON ACCELERATED, BUT NO RESPONSE. SHUT DOWN VEHICLE. WAITED A FEW MOMENTS. VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. DROVE DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER TWO DAYS, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. THAT WAS FIVE DAYS AGO. THIS EVENING, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. VEHICLE IS RETURNING TO DEALERSHIP ALONG WITH SEVERAL ARTICLES REGARDING FORD'S THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD ON THEIR WEBSITE. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CAR DROVE FINE AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTING ONLY TO DO THE SAME THING A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON FAR LEFT LANE OF FREEWAY AT 70MPH, HEARD/FELT CLUNK (WHICH FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BUT FOUND OUT AFTER THE REPAIR IT WASN'T TRANS) PUSHED GAS PEDAL NO ACCELERATION, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING BEHIND ME AND I WAS ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL SO I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED TO PUSH GAS PEDAL AGAIN STILL NO ACCELERATION, THE CAR WAS RUNNING IN IDLE AND STAYED THAT WAY UNTIL TOW TRUCK DRIVER CAME, SHUT CAR OFF TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. ON WORK ORDER IT SAYS- THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY, INSPECT AND VERIFY, LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, HOOK UP IDS SELFTEST PCM P2111, PERFORM THROTTLE BODY TEST, FAILED, THROTTLE BODY FAULT, REPLACE THROTTLE BODY, RESET KAM, RETEST OPERATION OK. HAD TO PAY LOTS OF MY MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET AND PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND GAS. RESEARCHED INTERNET TO FIND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE AND FORD WON'T DO A RECALL. THEY SHOULD!!! I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER SINCE MY DAD WORKED THERE MANY YEARS. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN A FORD AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ON BUT MAY HAVE TO RETHINK THIS. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS THERE REALLY ARE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY BEHIND ME WHICH I AM LUCKY IT DIDN'T. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS WITH FORD AND GET A RESOLUTION OF A RECALL SO I CAN BE REIMBURSED AND GET THE REPAIRS DONE SO THIS DOESN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN TO OTHERS! THANK YOU. *TR

THE FORD ESCAPE WOULD REFUSE TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IT WAS DANGEROUS WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN ENTERING FREEWAYS. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY THE FORD DEALER. THE DEALER SEEMED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN I CAR LOWERED SPEED SUPER FAST, SO O HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CARD OFF. LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 2-5 MINUTES THEN STARTED BACK UP. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND IT HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN ONE DAY. *TR

CAR THROTTLE ALMOST STALLS TO ROUGH IDLE , SPUTTERS BUT CANNOT GIVE IT GAS OR REV ENGINE WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHTS UP YOU MUST TURN OFF CAR TO RESTART AFTER ABOUT 10 TIMES AND IT HAPPENING EVERY MILE OR SO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON EVEN AFTER RESTARTING. THIS WILL HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BUT IDLES JUST ENOUGH TO PULL OVER TO SAFETY ! RESTART AND DRIVE A MIKE AND EITHER JUST IDLING OR ACCELERATING IT JUST QUITS GOING . I CALLED TAYLOR FORD AND WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT NEED THROTTLE BODY AND APPROX $450 ! SO THEY TOO KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK LOST SPEED. I KEPT PRESSING THE GAS AND IT DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE ANYWHERE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE THROTTLE. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2009. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE RELATED TO THE INVESTIGATION ON VEHICLES UNEXPECTEDLY GOING INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" AT REDUCED POWER AND PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT THE MOTOR CONTINUED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE THROTTLE PLATE SENSOR AND THE POWER TRAIN COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND BEGAN SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,600. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN MY FORD ESCAPE BEGAN TO JERK, THEN SEEMED TO DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND AFTER LISTENING TO THE ENGINE I REALIZED THAT IT WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THERE WAS NO GAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. I LET THE CAR ROLL OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT. AFTER ANOTHER MILE UPON STOPPING BEFORE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IT STOPPED AGAIN AFTER GAINING UP TO ABOUT 10 MPH. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AGAIN AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT CRANKED, BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. ON MY THIRD ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE IT TURNED OVER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

THROTTLE BODY SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, AND ACCELERATOR PEDDLE WENT LIMP. DEALERSHIP IS TELLING US IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY, WE'RE UNDER THE 36,000MI BUT OVER ON THE 3 YEARS HOWEVER NOW I'M READING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE LEADING TO A SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD IMMEDIATE GO INTO A CRAWL MODE JUST ENOUGH TOGET ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER. I TOOK TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF $440.00. *TR

I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK IN A MIDDLE LANE OF THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH. THE ESCAPE STARTING COASTING DOWN AS IF THE ENGINE HAD DIED. I GAVE A LITTLE MORE GAS, NO EFFECT. I GAVE MORE AND MORE GAS UNTIL FLOORED, NO EFFECT. BY NOW I WAS DOWN TO 45 MPH IN MULTIPLE LANES OF HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO JUST GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE IN ORDER TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. ON THE SHOULDER, I FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS IDLING, I THOUGHT IT HAD DIED. I JUST COULD NOT REV IT ABOVE THE IDLE RPM. I TURNED IT OFF & READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH SAID TO GET TO A DEALER. I RE-STARTED IT & REVVED IT A BIT. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE ABOUT A MILE ON THE SHOULDER TO THE EXIT, WHICH WAS MY EXIT. I CAREFULLY WENT HOME WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. I DROVE TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING WITHOUT PROBLEMS. ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON A SMALL TWO-LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS & DITCHES IMMEDIATELY AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LANE TO RESTART IT. LUCKILY A CAR COMING UP BEHIND ME SLOWED TO A STOP TO LET ME GET GOING AGAIN. I RESEARCHED THE "THROTTLE CONTROL / POWERTRAIN" ERROR MESSAGE AND FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE 2004 FOR MULTIPLE FORD VEHICLES. THERE WERE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS THAT FORD WOULD NOT HONOR THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE MESSAGE POINTS TO A POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. WARRANTY IS FOR UP TO 36,000 MILES AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS FOR UP TO 72,000. I HAD 38,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER. NO MATTER HOW I QUESTIONED H

WHILE ACCELERATING AND SWITCHING FROM FIRST GEAR, ENGINE SLOWS TO ROUGH IDLE, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THOUGH. SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO CREEP TO THE SIDE OF ROAD BUT NO REAL POWER OR CONTROL OF THROTTLE. IDLE AND REV THE ENGINE AFTER RESTART ARE OK BUT SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE UNDER THE HEAVIER LOAD OF PULLING SECOND GEAR THEN RATHER THAN SWITCHING BACK TO FIRST THE SOFTWARE CRASHES OR SOMETHING. STUPID WAY TO HANDLE A PROBLEM ON FORDS END. *TR

STOPPED AT LIGHT. GOT TO 20 MPH THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. COASTED 50 FEET SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL RESTARTED CAR SHOOK, BUT GOT ME TO SAFETY. GOT TOWED. ERROR CODE P2112. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 20 MILES AN HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE TOOL LIGHT CAME ON AND MY FORD NO LONGER WOULD GET GAS FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS SUDDENLY COASTING WITHOUT ABILITY TO GIVE GAS TO THE CAR HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. IT CAME TO A STOP AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HIGH TRAFFIC AREA ALMOST GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS. THERE IS NO WARNING IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY. SHUT OFF CAR TURNED BACK ON AND WAS FINE. ON THE 9TH OF SEPT JUST A COUPLE DAYS LATER THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT--SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TOO MANY TIMES AS BEING A ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND IT IS A DEFECT. I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AT THE FORD DEALER TOMORROW AS I HAD IT TESTED TODAY AND HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTICS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT GAVE WARNINGS. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO THE DEALER IT MUST BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ALSO THE RPM'S WERE GOING CRAZY WHEN THIS HAPPENED EACH TIME. THE AGENCY NEEDS TO HAVE IT SO IT IS RECALLED ITEM SO THIS WOULDN'T BE COMING DIRECTLY OUT OF THE CONSUMERS POCKET--IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE FORD 2010 ESCAPE--I WANT A REFUND!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY MOTHERS 2010 FORD ESCAPE, IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO CREEP ALONG, BARELY ALLOWING ME TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE AS I SAID, IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM 35MPH DOWN TO 2 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, INDICATING A "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN" ISSUE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN FINE, HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED MY MOTHER AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HER ON 3 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD THE CODES CHECKED, AND THAT INDICATED "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL (TAC) SYSTEM - ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN". I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE IT IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I FOUND RECALLS FROM FORD FOR THROTTLE ISSUES, BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, APPARENTLY THEY DON'T CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. WELL LET ME TELL YOU, IT ABSOLUTELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF I HAD BEEN OUT ON THE MAIN ROAD DOING 55 AND THIS HAPPENED WITH SOMEONE BEHIND ME, THEY WOULD HAVE SLAMMED RIGHT INTO ME BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING. I'M REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BUT FORD REALLY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, IT'S NOT JUST COINCIDENCE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY

VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, WOULD MISS FIRE AND STOP RUNNING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40MPH OVER A FREEWAY OVERPASS, THE CAR LURCHED REPEATEDLY, AND SLOWED WAY DOWN. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET IT PULLED OVER, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT. FOR THE NEXT DAY AND A HALF, IT WOULD DIE ALMOST EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS, OR ANY TIME I TRIED TO DRIVE UP MY INCLINED DRIVEWAY. I RESTED IT THE NEXT DAY (SUNDAY) AND MONDAY MORNING DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT DID NOT DIE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THE DEALERSHIP HAS IT AND THEY HAVE ROAD TESTED IT 2 OR 3 TIMES AND CAN'T GET IT TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM OR SHOW CODES. I'VE FOUND SEVERAL LINKS ONLINE TO PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. HOWEVER, THE FORD DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS IT SHOWS THEM CODES OR REPEATS THE BEHAVIOR FOR THEM. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THAT THIS HAPPENED. AS IT'S APPARENTLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN? SO IF IT DOESN'T DO IT FOR THEM IN THE NEXT DAY, I'LL HAVE TO PICK THE CAR BACK UP UNFIXED, AND AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEAR OF BEING KILLED WHEN IT LOSES POWER AT 65MPH AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND CAR STARTED TO JERK AND I STARTED TO LOSE SPEED EVEN THOUGH I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY TO SHOULDER AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK WHILE THE CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND TURN IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND WITH HESITATION IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME.. HAPPENED A SECOND TIME THE VERY NEXT DAY ONLY DOING 25 AND A WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND AGAIN NO GAS OR SPEED FROM THE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO SHUT IT OFF RESTART AND CONTINUE HOME.. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG & SUDDENLY LOST ALL THROTTLE. A WRENCH APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL & IT WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I WAS ABLE TO IDLE OVER INTO A PARKING LOT, BUT HAD NO THROTTLE POWER. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF & JUST SAT THERE, THINKING ABOUT MY OPTIONS. I TRIED TO START IT & IT STARTED, SO I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO A SHOP, WHERE THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE WRENCH IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NO LONGER THERE & THE VEHICLE DIDN'T THROW ANY CODES. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT & CONTACT FORD THAT NEXT DAY. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER & WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS. SINCE JUNE, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES & IT FINALLY THREW A CODE IN WHICH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I HAD MY MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AT IT. HE REMOVED THE THROTTLE BODY & CLEANED THE PLATES. IT SEEMED TO DO MUCH BETTER, UNTIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. IT'S STARTED IT AGAIN & IS NOW HAPPENING MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. ON 08/27/2013, I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN THE PASSING LANE, GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED! I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE I SHUT IT OFF, WAITED, & THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AGAIN. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ABOUT A 15 MILE PERIOD ON 09/06/2013 & TWO TIMES ON 09/08/2013. ON 09/06/2013, I AGAIN CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER & SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN PARTS. I WAS TOLD THE PART I NEEDED WAS RECALLED & WAS ALSO ON BACK ORDER (3,800 PARTS BEHIND). I CALLED BACK TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT & WAS TOLD THE PARTS

FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 2 1/2 WEEKS, MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS STALLED ON ME. TODAY IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, ALTHOUGH WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL. ONCE I GOT ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE BRAKE, MY CAR JERKED A LITTLE AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED JERKING AND FINALLY STALLED ON ME JUST AS IT DID TODAY. WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR, IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS LONGER THAN USUAL. LAST WEEK I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO MY MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED THE FIRST OCCURRENCE TO HIM. AFTER HE CHECKED IT OUT HE STATED THAT IT'S A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WHICH WILL BE EXPENSIVE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR FORD ESCAPE AND AS EXPECTED, I FOUND TONS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $105 JUST TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR DOES NOT COVER ANY EXPENSES TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. ALTHOUGH THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY RECALLS ON

THE INCIDENT FIRST HAPPENED ON SEP. 2 2013, WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY RAMP. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST PUSHING POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON WHILE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE THEN RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON SEP 6, WHILE I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE OF HIGHWAY 401 AND ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 60 MILES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BOOKED APPOINTMENT. TODAY (SEP 9) IT WAS ALMOST ACCIDENT ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN AN LOCAL INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE LOST THE POWER DURING ACCELERATING. THANK GOD I I WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE LEFT TURN WITH INERTIA. AFTER INVESTIGATION THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FROM MY POCKET TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I ALSO COMPLIANT TO FORD CANADA. I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS ISSUE FOR SAFETY REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE THROTTLE COULD BE AN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN

DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH AND CAR SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND WON'T GO, DOESN'T DIE BUT THE"THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN" SYMBOL COMES ON. I SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART AND PROCEED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND IT HAPPENS A 2ND TIME. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN THESE MODELS AND I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT! *TR