2010 Ford Escape complaints

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND WENT TO ACCELERATE, BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS THE CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. THE VEHICLE DID THIS 4 TIMES IN THE NEXT THREE DAYS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEED AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WAS JUST GETTING GOING. IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAD A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD ESCAPES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WHEN I NOTICED MY VEHICLE SEEM TO BE RUNNING ROUGH. FIRST, I NOTICED A ROUGH IDLE WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THEN, WHILE TURNING ACCROSS ON COMING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AT THIS POINT I WAS STILL IN THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO FINISH THE TURN. THANK GOD I DID IDLE TO SAFETY. I THEN STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND OBSERVED A VERY ROUGH IDLE AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AT ALL. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AFTER THIRTY SECONDS AND IT RAN NORMAL AGAIN WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PARTS STORE TO HAVE THE THE ECM SCANNED FOR TROUBLE CODES. THE TECH COULD NOT RECOVER OR READ ANY CODES AT THAT TIME. I FOUND THAT TROUBLING AT THE TIME BUT FOUND OUT LATER THAT NOT ALL SCAN TOOLS CAN ACCESS STORED CODES. I HAD THIS OCCUR TWICE THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE AND WHEN I TOLD HIM THE SYMPTOMS HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE PROBLEM. I ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY PER THEIR INSTRUCTION AND ASKED IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE IF IT'S THAT COMMON. THE DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALLS. I PERSONALLY FEEL THIS IS DEFINATELY A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD TREATED AS THAT BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT OR WORSE, KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THE NEXT

STARTED ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO, HOWEVER ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAME ON. TURNED IGNITION OFF THEN STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP. VEHICLE RAN FINE AND NO CODES WERE STORED IN COMPUTER. CONDITION HAS GOTTEN SO BAD WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD THAT IT HAS SET THE P2112 CODE FOR STUCK OPEN/STUCK CLOSED THROTTLE BODY. IT APPEARS AS IF THE THROTTLE BODY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS VEHICLE MAY STOP ON RAILROAD TRACKS, IN INTERSECTIONS, AND WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS NO WARNING WITH THIS CONDITION.

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN MY GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO A COMPLETE STOP MY STEERING WAS VIBRATING PRETTY BAD. THE WRENCH SHOWING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY POWERTRAIN WAS LIT UP. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED MY CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY VEHICLE IS NOW SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 2 WEEKS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO BE REPLACED AND I AM TOLD THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.

DRIVING HOME FROM A DAY TRIP W/ FRIENDS AND WHEN APPROACHING LIGHT, CAR STARTED BUCKING. WHEN THE GAS PETAL WAS PUSHED DOWN, THE VEHICLE ONLY WENT 20 MPH AND WAS QUICKLY DROPPING SPEED. THE RED WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH. WE PULLED OVER IN A NOT SO VERY NICE PART OF THIS PARTICULAR TOWN, SHUT OFF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY FOR US, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WE GOT HOME. I HAVE A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE (USED) TO ME IN 2012. I AM HOPING TO HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE MANY TIME WHILE DRIVING ; ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I KNOW OF TWO FRIENDS WHO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR THIS FOR FREE. I AM HOPING THE SAME. IT SEEMS TO BE THOUGH, THAT THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. IMAGINE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND A BIG MAC TRUCK WAS BEHIND US. I WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS TODAY. THANK YOU. *LN

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OF TRAVEL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BRAKED SO THAT WE WERE TRAVELING AT AROUND 6 MPH. THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. I RETURNED HOME AND PARKED THE CAR AND USED ANOTHER ONE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER THE CAR STARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. MY POCKET SCANNER SHOWED OBD2 CODE 2111, MEANING THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL WAS STUCK OPEN. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, INCLUDING THE ACTUATOR CONTROL THAT MORNING. THE CAR HAS NOW RUN ABOUT A WEEK AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES WITH NO TROUBLE. THE NUMBER ON THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE IS 100053000805. THE NEW ONE IS DS7Z*9E926*D, AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TICKET. I HAVE THE OLD PART BOXED UP IN CASE FORD EVER RECALLS IT. THE PARTS MAN AT FORD SAID THAT THE THROTTLE PART NUMBER HAD BEEN REVISED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I AM JUST GLAD THAT IT WENT BAD ON A QUIET STREET AND NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM ALSO GLAD THAT I COULD CHANGE IT MYSELF AND NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO RUN AROUND.

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WONT ACCELORATE FOR ME AS HARD AS I PRESS ACCELORATER DID NOT MAKE DIFFERENCE JUST WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. IF I WAS ON HIGHWAY OR SOMEONE BEHIND ME IT SURE WOULD BE MAJOR PROBLEM.

MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT & THEY DID A SMOKE TEST & DETERMINED THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS VAPORS FROM THE VAPOR LOCK SYSTEM - TO BE SPECIFIC THE FUEL FILLER AREA. IT COST ME $500 TO FIX. THE SHOP SAID MY CAR WAS LEAKING A LOT OF GAS VAPORS WHICH IS DANGEROUS. THANK GOODNESS I DONT SMOKE. THERE SEEM TO BE QUITE A FEW OF THESE COMPLAINTS & THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. APARENTLY FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD - FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE 2006 & YET THEY STILL PUT THEM IN VEHICLES.

DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWING, TRAFFIC WAS CLEARING AND EVERYONE ACCELERATING BACK TO SPEED AND I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED AND MY ESCAPE JUST DIED. TRIED TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT KEPT DYING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. I COULD GET IT STARTED AGAIN, BUT COULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO 5-10 MPH. I HAD TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY, VERY HAZARDOUS. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TOLD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT.

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR, WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR JUST STOP GOING THE WRENCH LIGHT SHOWED UP ON THE DASH, THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION BY COASTING OFF THE ROAD. THE NEXT DAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR SAME THING HAPPENED , HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, NARROWLY ESCAPING BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. ON WAY HOME THE CAR DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS COASTING AROUND THE CORNER. THAT'S WHEN I TOOK I TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PART. THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. SEEMS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. OVER 700.00 TO BE FIXED, PLUS POSSIBLY 3 WEEKS WAITING FOR THE PART.

COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION, BUT NEVER STALLED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. WE TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT DROVE FINE.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL ON THE HWY TO SCHOOL AND CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHICH LOST ALL POWER PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART AND HAD TO WAIT PLACES TO ME (FATHER) AND THEN IT RESTARTED THEN SHE DROVE ON TO SCHOOL THEN SHE TOOK CAR ON TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS GOING OUT.

CROSSING TRAFFIC TO TURN LEFT, THE CAR SPUTTERED AND PRACTICALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE MEDIAN AND STOP. THIS WAS ABOUT THE 8TH TIME THE CAR HAD STALLED IN MOTION OR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD BUT WAS THE SCARIEST AS AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED IF THE ONCOMING CARS WERE TRAVELLING FASTER OR IF I HAD BEEN HURRYING AND TRYING TO MAKE THE TURN BETWEEN VEHICLES. THE GARAGE SAYS THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE!

TRAVERSE CITY MI DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING POWER. PULLED OFF SIDE OF ROAD TRIED PUTTING IT IN REVERSE SINCE IT WOULDN'T GO FORWARD SLOWLY WENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON HESITATED TO START BUT DID. RAN A LITTLE ROUGH BUT THAN WENT FOR A MILE OR LESS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT AGAIN. . DID THE SAME AGAIN ROLLED TO A STOP. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND ON FINISHED GOING 5 MILES TO WORK. CALLED A WRECKER HAD TOWED TO FORD GARAGE. THEY SAID THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED PART WOULDN'T BE IN UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO LABOR DAY. COST WOULD BE $503. TUESDAY TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T BE HERE UNTIL 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY .CAR WOULD BE DONE BY NOON. CALLED AT 12:30 WEDNESDAY TOLD ME PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WON'T BE IN UNTIL OCTOBER,17 2013. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JERKED A LITTLE AND LOST ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STOPPED THE CAR, AND CUT IT OFF. I STARTED IT BACK UP, AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. AND EVERYTHING RAN FINE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. SINCE THEN, THIS BEHAVIOR HAS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP TO LOOK AT IT, BUT WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS I CAN AFTER THE SHOP CONFIRMED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC WIRING WITH THE MOTOR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. ...UPDATED 11-12-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 11/19/13

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 11:45 P.M. AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING. SO I SHUT IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND I MADE IT HOME, 26 MILES. THIS HAPPENED THE NEXT MORNING WHEN MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TOOK IT TO DECORAH AUTO CENTER FORD AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH OUT A CODE. I HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT AND THIS ERASES THE CODE. TODAY IS THE 5TH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT IS 3 TIMES IN 5 DAYS. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHTS UP IN THE LOWER LEFT ON DASH . THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. HOW CAN I GET A CODE TO GET THIS FIXED? I HAVE TO RESTART TO DRIVE. *JB

VEHICLE STALLING, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *JB

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE: REPLACEMENT NOT ONLY COSTLY, BUT ALSO ON BACK ORDER AND IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

I JUST EXITED THE PA TURNPIKE WHEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE RPMS WERE FLUCTUATING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT AM GLAD THIS HAPPENED AFTER I GOT OFF THE TURNPIKE WHERE I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND HAD NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. IT HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEK. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, AS I WAS TRAVELING APX 55 MPH ON PA RT 422 AND AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY AS I WAS DRIVING ON COUNTY LINE RD AT APX. 40 MPH. EACH TIME THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. MY VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AND RPMS WOULD FLUCTUATE AS THE ENGINE DIED. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEVERAL CARS THE LAST TIME SINCE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SHOULDER FOR ME TO GET MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AS THE ENGINE DIED. ALL TEMPERATURES WERE FINE AND MY FLUIDS ARE GOOD. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE VALE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE NOTICED MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS UNSAFE ISSUE! *JB

DRIVING ON I80 WEST, WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST POWER AND THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE, LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SAW THE "WRENCH" ICON LIT. PULLED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AS THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED AND LIMPED INTO A SERVICE STATION PARKING LOT. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND CONSULTED THE USER MANUAL AND FOUND THE ISSUE RELATED TO THE "POWERTRAIN/THROTTLE CONTROL". TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF AFTER STARTING THE CAR. HEADED BACK TO HOME VIA SIDE STREETS AND HAD ONE MORE INCIDENT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. FOLLOWED THE SAME PROCEDURE AS BEFORE AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (6 MILES). IF THIS HAD HAPPENED OUT IN THE COUNTRY MILES FROM NOWHERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WORRIED. PARKED CAR UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAY AND CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO ARRANGE SERVICE. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING(9/4) AND WAS TOLD LATER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. NEW ONE WAS BACK ORDERED TO OCTOBER 26TH. SERVICE TECHNICIAN(KYLE) TOLD ME I COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANT, SO A RENTAL CAR WILL NOT BE COVERED. I CAN'T AFFORD $1800 FOR A RENTAL, SO NOW WHAT? DEALER SYMPATHETIC, BUT UNABLE TO HELP. *JB

WAS GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AROUND 50 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING, LOST POWER. VEHICLE DID NOT DIE, JUST HAD NO GAS POWER, HAD TO COAST OUT OF ROADWAY. THIS SAME SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN, ALL WITHOUT WARNING AND SOMETIMES IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ALL TO FORD COMPANY HEADQUARTERS. *JB

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND GOES INTO AN IDLE MODE. VEHICLE HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IN ORDER TO GO BACK INTO A MODE THAT ALLOWS ACCELERATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ENTERING A RAMP, THE ENGINE JUST LOST POWER AND THERE WAS A RAPID DECELERATION. THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP ON THE DASH. I TOWED THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER IN BETTENDORF IOWA. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS BECAUSE THERE WAS 5 CARS AHEAD OF ME WAITING FOR THE SAME PARTS. SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON MAJOR PROBLEM. SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,550. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND I NO LONGER COULD ACCELERATE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN FLASHING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET ON TO THE SHOULDER AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. PER THE DEALER WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO, THE PART NEEDED WAS ON FORD'S NATIONAL BACKORDER LIST AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. IT TOOK 5 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. IT HAS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 7 WEEKS AND MY CAR DID THE SAME JERK ON THE EXPRESSWAY AGAIN TODAY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO WORK AS NO SERVICE LIGHTS IGNITED ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT I WILL BE TAKING MY VEHICLE IN TO GET CHECKED AGAIN. *JB

DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH, CAR BUCKED, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND DROPPED SPEED RAPIDLY. PULLED OVER, CAR WAS IDLING ROUGH, TRIED TO HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR JUST JUMPED FORWARD SLIGHTLY 3 TIMES GOING LESS THAN 3 MPH. TURNED THE CAR OFF, BACK ON, AND DIDN'T WANT TO START BUT FINALLY DID, WRENCH LIGHT WENT AWAY AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 1.5 MILES AWAY AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY THAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH, SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE GAS WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. THANKFULLY, THE BRAKES WORKED AND I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON AND DRIVING TO MY MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED GOING TO MY FORD DEALER. THEY CHARGED ME OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE PCM... ANY RECALLS FROM FORD FOR THIS? *JB

ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013 I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, OUTSIDE OF TOWN WHEN I ACCELERATED TO MERGE LANES & MY ESCAPE STARTED LURCHING AND I LOST POWER CAUSING MY CAR TO COST TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO A LOCATION THAT WAS SAFE AND HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. I HAD IT TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WHERE I HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE DONE ON IT. I WAS TOLD BY LANDMARK FORD SERVICE THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO GET THE PART IN AND AROUND $520.00 TO FIX IT. I SPOKE WITH FORD CORP AND THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (THUS, THE BACK ORDER ON REPLACEMENT PARTS). MY ESCAPE IS 3 YEARS OLD. *JB

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE DOING A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS. ITS THROWING ITSELF INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND POWER FAILURE WITH THE THROTTLE AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS. AND NO POWER WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. I HAVE READ UP ON ALL THE REPORTS AND THE INVESTIGATION. SO I PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY CAR TO TOWN EAST FORD IN MESQUITE TEXAS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. THE SERVICE TECH GUY AT TOWN EAST FORD. REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INVESTIGATION AND REFUSED TO CHECK MY CAR OUT WITHOUT ME PAYING HIM A BUNCH OF MONEY AND REFUSED TO CALL MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WITHOUT COLLECTING THE MONEY UP FRONT. HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THEIR DEALERSHIP IS NOT PART OF FORD SO THEREFORE HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON AND I CAN SHOW HIM ALL I WANT TO ON THE INTERNET BUT HE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL I PAY ALL THE MONEY UP FRONT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE TECH WAS VERY RUDE AND I FINALLY LEFT THERE WITHOUT GETTING MY CAR FIXED AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. FORD NEEDS TO COME OUT WITH THIS RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE WINDS UP IN SERIOUS WRECKS FROM IT AND THE DEALERSHIPS NEED TO HONOR THE PRODUCTS AND VEHICLE THEY SELL OF FORD. *JB

THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ERROR CODE P2111. THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL FOLLOW. ONCE THE CAR IS POWERED OFF, THEN BACK ON IT RUNS AGAIN. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS. *JB

REPEATED INSTANCES OF THE VEHICLES EITHER STALLING IN MOTION OR SUDDENLY SURGING FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. **JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON. THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE BUT I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHICH WAS STILL RUNNING AT A LOW RPM. I THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AND THE CAR THEN RAN NORMALLY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH I FELT A JOLT LIKE THE CAR HAD DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY WENT DOWN TO 40 MPH. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE THE 40 MPH. I MOVED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, VERY SHAKY, AND I CALLED FOR A TOW. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY.*JB

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, LET COOL FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN DROVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES IT DIED AGAIN. LET IT COOL AGAIN AN IT DID THIS 4 TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO DEALER. THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON AUG 9 2013 BUT WOULD NOT START. DEALER EXAMINED STARTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG BY CHECKING CODES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TODAY A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES IN ONE YEAR TWO OF THOSE TIMES I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND. FORD NEEDS TO CHECK AND RECALL THESE CARS, BUT THEY NEED TO SEE BODY COUNTS BEFORE THEY SEE A NEED TO DO SOMETHING.*JB

ENGINE FAILED. CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED. WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. RESTARTED CAR AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT BUT ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON SOLID. GOT GOING ON THIRD TRY AND MANAGED TO GET HOME ABOUT 8 MILES. SAME SCENARIO CONTINUED AND MY MECHANIC THOROUGHLY CLEANED THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM CONTINUES... TRIED AGAIN....THIS TIME FAILED AT INTERSECTION...GOT GOING AGAIN BUT ALMOST HAD VEHICLE BEHIND ME REAR END ME....../TOTALLY UNSAFE. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE APPARENT. HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY BRAND NEW 2008 TAURUS IF I RECALL CORRECT. FORD FIXED IMMEDIATELY.. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD COVER THIS ALSO ALTHOUGH. I MUST CORRECT IMMEDIATELY. I WILL KEEP ALL INVOICES FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. THANK YOU.*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE FOOT PEDAL DID NOT WORK. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES STARTED UP AGAIN, WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS IT DID IT AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE STREET TO A PARKING LOT. I DID THE SAME THING I DID EARLIER ALL I CAN DO IS COAST NO POWER IN THE GAS PEDAL JUST COAST WITH ENGINE GOING. *JS

FORD ESCAPE HAS NO POWER. IDLES AT LESS THAN 1000 RPMS OCCASSIONALLY SPUTTERS. *JS

FORD ESCAPE 2010, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY , THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SPUTTER AND LOSES POWER. IT REVS UP THEN DOWN. I TURN OFF THE CAR, WAIT A MINUTE, AND WHEN I START IT BACK IT RUNS FINE, THEN REPEATS AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *JS

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY CONSTANT SPEED. THE ENGINE HESITATED, CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE ENGINE THEN STALLED. I PULLED OVER, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE CAR SEEM TO RUN NORMALLY AFTER THIS FIRST INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT MAY NEED TO BE RESTARTED A FEW TIMES BEFORE ACTING NORMAL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BECAUSE IT STALLED AND SEEM UNABLE TO MAKE THE DRIVE HOME. THE ENGINE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED IN AUGUST BY A MECHANIC, BUT STALLED REPEATEDLY 3 DAYS LATER. USING DRY GAS AND KEEPING THE TANK NEARLY FULL HAS NOT SOLVED THE ISSUE EITHER. MY EXPERIENCE SEEMS SIMILAR TO MANY COMPLAINTS FOUND AT THIS WEBSITE AND OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET. *JS

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND NOW IS MORE FREQUENT. *JS

PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STUTTERED TWICE AND LOST POWER. PRESSED ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. PULLED OFF ON SIDE OF ROAD AND WAS NEARLY HIT SEVERAL TIMES. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RE-STARTED, THEN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. *JS

SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE COLLECTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLIES STARTED TO RUST AS A RESULT. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE MOLD. TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP (IN NC WHERE I WAS STATIONED AT THE TIME) IN NOVEMBER 2012 AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRAIN HOLES IN THE RIGHT RIDE DOOR (REAR) WERE NEVER PUNCHED OUT. THAT WAS CORRECTED; HOWEVER, THE MOISTURE PROBLEM CONTINUES. AT THE NC FORD DEALERSHIP, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR HATCH WINDOW GASKET LEAKS. IT WAS RESEALED, BUT NOT REPLACED. TOOK THE CAR TO A MA DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2013 FOR SAME LEAK ISSUE. THE GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHY WAS THIS NOT DONE BEFORE IN NOVEMBER? A WINDOW GASKET IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 5-6 YEARS NOT LESS THAN 3 ! CAR IS STILL COLLECTING MOISTURE - PROBLEM NOT SOLVED.

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND FORWARD MOTION. IT WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. ONCE I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. AFTER THE FORD DEALER'S INSPECTION, IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE CULPRIT, AND NEEDS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE THROTTLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

LAST FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND JERK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT SLOWED TO LIMP MODE. I TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED IT AND IT DID AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THEY SAID THE THAT I HAD A BLOWN WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT, AND REPLACED BOTH. I GOT THE CAR BACK FROM MY MECHANIC AND AFTER ONLY DRIVING A FEW MILES, THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. IT'S BEEN BACK TO MY MECHANIC 3 TIMES NOW BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT COMING UP ON THE COMPUTER BECAUSE THE WRENCH LIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON. THIS LATEST INCIDENT, THE WRENCH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT WHILE THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. I AM NOW TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE REPAIRED BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE PRICES AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE CAR WAS 2 YEARS OLD, I HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT STILL THIS IS DANGEROUS! NOT TO MENTION FRUSTRATING. THE CAR ONLY HAD 24,000 MILES ON IT. AT THAT TIME, I STALLED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENED. I'M CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS THE THROTTLE BODY AGAIN, AS THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN A LOT OF THESE THIS SUMMER IN MY YEAR OF ESCAPE. I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS AN UPDATED THROTTLE BODY IN PRODUCTION THAT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER 27 THIS YEAR. I WANT FORD TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,174 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,900. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN

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 MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND SPIT AND SPUTTERED. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WENT ABOUT A MILE AND DID THE SAME THING. AT THAT POINT A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 25MPH ON A SURFACE ROAD, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, AND MY SPEED DROPPED TO 5MPH ("LIMP MODE"). I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER A MINUTE. IT SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY. I TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. HOWEVER ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER, THE EXACT SAME SITUATION REOCCURRED, SO I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A BAD THROTTLE BODY. IT TOOK 3 WEEKS FOR THEM TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY BACKORDERED, PROBABLY BECAUSE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR THROTTLE BODIES AS WELL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. IT WOULD SEEM THIS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AMONG CERTAIN FORD MODELS, INCLUDING THE ESCAPE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE DEFECT, AND THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING. I'M VERY UPSET THAT DESPITE THIS ISSUE HAVING BEEN KNOWN ABOUT SINCE LATE 2011/EARLY 2012, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD AND HAD TO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY, WITH MY CAR LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TRAFFIC. ON TOP OF THAT, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WAS FORCED TO PAY $670 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED.