2010 Ford Escape complaints

AS I WAS ENTERING MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND NOTICED THAT A WRENCH ICON ON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS LIT. THE ESCAPE WAS STILL GOING, BUT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL. I TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULLED UP TO THE CURB AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, COUNTED TO 10 AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN RESPONDED TO THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT MY EXPERIENCE IS TERMED "LIMP MODE" AND IS ITSELF A SAFETY FEATURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHO HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND COULD NOT PULL AN ERROR CODE OFF OF IT. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED I LOOK INTO THE THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. DURING THAT RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT OTHER FORD ESCAPE DRIVERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. *TR

FORD ESCAPE 2010 STALLING. WRENCH LIGHT TURNS ON. I HAVE TO CAREFULLY GET OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN TURN BACK ON. IT WILL RUN OK UNTIL NEXT TIME. LOOKS LIKE EVERY 3-5 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. *TR

IN AUGUST RUSH-HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE', THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED TO UNDER 1000RPM AND I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT THRU SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE COASTING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO THROTTLE INPUTS AFFECTED THE ENGINE, IT REMAINED UNDER 1000RPM AND RAN VERY ROUGH AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF, WAITED A MINUTE, THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO THE WORKPLACE. TWO DAYS LATER ON A SHORT TRIP TO A RESTAURANT, THE ENGINE AGAIN WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE'. I SHUTOFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. ABOUT 1/4 MILE LATER THE ENGINE WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE' AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO 'LIMP MODE' AFTER EVERY 1/4 - 1/2 MILE FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES ON THE SHORT TRIP. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT IS NOW. THIS 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS 86K MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 AS OF YET (STILL IN INVESTIGATION SINCE FEBRUARY). I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP, AND LOST ALL THROTTLE FUNCTION. SURGES AT IDLE, AND INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. THROTTLE FAILED THE NEXT DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE FAILED THROTTLE BODY SENSOR ISSUE THAT WAS FIXED BY OCTOBER 2009, BUT MY ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN DECEMBER '09 AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. *TR

I BOUGHT VEHICLE 2010 FORD ESCAPE IN AUGUST OF 2011. IN FEBRUARY OF 2011 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND MY ESCAPE STARTING STALLING OUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND IT WAS IDLING ROUGH LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. I PUT MY ESCAPE INTO PARK PUSHED SLIGHTLY ON GAS PEDAL IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I SWITCHED IT INTO GEAR MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I PUT CAR BACK INTO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. WAITED A FEW MINUTES STARTED IT. IT STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. I RAN FUEL CLEANER THROUGH IT. I DID NOT HAVE ANYMORE PROBLEMS UNTIL THURSDAY AUG 15TH 2013. I WAS DRIVING DOWN CITY ROAD GOING ABOUT 30 MPH IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. STARTED STALLING OUT WOULD NOT PICK UP ACCELERATION RUNNING ROUGH WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON PULLED INTO PARKING LOT BARLEY IDLING SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL I PUT CAR INTO PARK TURNED ENGINE OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES. TURNED BACK ON. MY CAR STARTED FINE RAN FINE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED AGAIN. SO TODAY 8/20/13 IM GOING DOWN BUSY TRAFFIC COUNTRY TWO LANE ROAD NO WHERE TO PULL CAR OFF ON SIDE SAFELY. AND AGAIN ALL OF A SUDDEN GOING ABOUT 35 MPH I LOOSE ACCELERATION CAR STARTS SPUTTERING I CANT ACCELERATE RUNNING ROUGH WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON I COASTED UP TO STOP SIGN AS I HAD NOWHERE TO SAFELY PULL CAR OFF ROAD AND PUT CAR IN PARK TURN OFF ENGINE STARTED ENGINE RIGHT BACK UP CAR RAN FINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I THOUGHT AT FIRST MY FUEL FILTER MAY BE THE PROBLEM BUT AS IM

DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT 36K MILES AND THEN THROTTLE PEDAL ACTED USELESS, ENGINE IDLED DOWN ROUGH. POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON (WRENCH). TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RESTART THE SUV IT TOOK LONGER TO CATCH THEN NORMAL. DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MORE MILES TILL I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS A 670$ FIX. *TR

THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE STALLING OUT AND HAS NO THROTTLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, THE CARS SEEMS TO BE SPUTTERING, BUT THERE IS NO DRIVE WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF AND THEN ON, AND THE WRENCH GOES AWAY AND THE CAR RUNS. IT HAS HAPPENED NOW 4 OR FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE. ACCELERATION FROM A STOP AND SLUGGISH ACCELERATION WHEN ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAYS WAS INTERMITTENT FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AT APPROXIMATELY 58K MILES. CAR STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT AT 68K MILES, WAS ABLE TO GO AFTER SWITCHING IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON. ACCELERATION HAS BEEN QUITE SLUGGISH. CAR IS AT THE DEALER NOW AND I WAS JUST TOLD IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO OTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNERS-FRIGHTENING THAT I LET IT GO ON THIS LONG. *TR

VEHICLE BEGINS TO LOOSE POWER/ STALL. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING, IT WILL GO ANOTHER 5 - 10 MILES AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. AFTER 2 - 3 TIMES IT WILL THROW THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT (CODE P2112). WE CHECKED/ CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CLEARED THE CODE. CAR RAN OK FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS (50 MILES), AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE ARE LOOKING INTO HIRING AN ATTORNEY AS FORD DOES NOT WANT TO HELP COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR, AND UNCONTROLLED STALLING AND SPUTTERING IS DANGEROUS ON BUSY STREETS. TWICE, THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, AND AT ONE TIME, IT COMPLETELY DIED GOING 40 MPH, AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HEAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PLEASE HELP US AND OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR LOSES THEIR LIFE. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOW VEHICLE SHUTS OFF EVERY TIME WHEN DRIVEN AROUND 40-45 AND 55-60. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,189.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE SHUDDERED, HESITATED, AND LOST POWER. LUCKILY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. ALL FLUIDS OK, BATTERY OK, FUEL OK, ETC. AFTER CHECKING OPTIONS, I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR. IT STARTED FINE -LIKE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, BUT NOT ON AT ANY PREDICTABLE TIME OR EVENT. ENGINE COOL OR HOT, SLOW OR HIGH SPEED, SMOOTH OR BUMPY ROAD -JUST WHENEVER IT SEEMS TO FEEL LIKE IT. I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON THESE VEHICLES. I'M NOW LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT AND AM WONDERING HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST. SINCE IT IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, WILL FORD REIMBURSE FOR THE EXPENSE? *TR

WHEN DRIVING I LOSS ALL ACCELERATION. THE ACCELERATION PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT WHILE DEPRESSING. A RED WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATES ON THE FAR LEFT END OF THE DISPLAY CONSOLE. ONCE IN AWHILE THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE OWNERS MANUAL ICON DESCRIPTION READS "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN. THIS OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I ACTIVATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULL OVER TO THE ROADSIDE. THE SUV WILL SHAKE, BUT WILL NOT SHUTOFF. I WILL SHUTOFF THE SUV AND THEN WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM RESTARTING. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. DRIVING MY 2010 ESCAPE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE SPEED I WAS GOING WAS ABOUT 20 MPH. WITH NO PRIOR WARNING THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE RPM'S FLUCTUATED AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS BUT AFTER INVESTOR I FOUND IN THE INTERNET VERY SIMILAR BEHAVIOR WITH OTHER FORD ESCAPES AND IT SAID THAT AT THE END IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I WAITED AFTER 3 DAYS WITH MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY CONFIRM THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE, BUT I TOLD THEM AND YET I HAD TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE AT MY EXPENSE AS IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS ENGINE STALL ISSUE OCCURRED 08/17/2013 TO 08/19/2013 ( 5 TIMES). *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, OUR NEWLY BOUGHT USED VEHICLE (A 2010 FORD ESCAPE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES,) HAD STALLED ON MY PARTY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE THE CAR LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. SOME OF THE TIMES ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD GET US BACK HOME. THE OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY OR HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE PROBLEM RECURRED FOUR TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. THE PART IS NOW ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE AND, DUE TO THE BACK ORDER, LONG REPAIR. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. AFTER SHUTDOWN, VEHICLE RESTARTS AND RUNS FINE FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN STALLS AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE GAS PEDAL LOST CONTROL FOR ACCELERATION AND THE CAR CAME DOWN TO AN IDLE AND IT'S THRUSTING ITSELF FORWARD TO MOVE. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT REACT. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE ENGINE STALLED AS I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. THE SECOND INCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE NEARLY KILLED AND WAS IN A LOW SPEED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, JUST STAYED IN ONE SPOT LIKE IT WAS STALLED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER THE RAILROAD TRACK. AFTER BARELY GOT IT TO GO OVER THE RAILROAD (LUCKLY TRAIN DIDN'T COME WHILE I WAS BARELY MOVING) PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED BACK UP. WRENCH LOOKING LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE IT WAS TRYING TO STALL, IT HAPPENED 2MORE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. AFTER FEW CHECKING AROUND IT IS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

P2111 CODE (THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN); ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPS WORKING; VEHICLE GOES INTO A LIMP HOME MODE. CYCLE THE IGNITION KEY AND EVERYTHING STARTS WORKING AGAIN. PROBLEM KEEPS REPEATING ITSELF. SUSPECT THE THROTTLE BODY IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. STEPPING ON THE GAS PRODUCED NO EFFECT. DRIVING SLOWLY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND PROCEEDED TO WORK. THIS WAS A DAILY OCCURRENCE BOTH GOING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, AND RETURNING IN THE EVENING. TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 50-55 MPH AND GOING UPHILL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE DESPITE TRYING TO PUMP THE PETAL. THE CAR DID NOT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY BUT IDLED ROUGHLY WITH THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ON. I HAD TO FLIP ON THE HAZARDS AND GET OVER THREE LANES OF SCARY TRAFFIC ON A BUSY VANCOUVER, BC HIGHWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS WAS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 30 DAYS, WITH THE FIRST BEING ON THE SHIP CANAL BRIDGE IN SEATTLE, THE 2ND EXACTLY 7 DAYS LATER IN THE SAME SPOT, FOLLOWED BY TWICE IN ONE MORNING 2 WEEKS LATER ON THE WAY TO VANCOUVER. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN OVER 50MPH AND GOING UPHILL, OR HAVING TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE TO GET PAST A SLOWER MOVING CAR. THE FORD DEALERSHIPS DON'T CARE AND JUST WANT TO CHARGE A FORTUNE TO FIX IT. I HAVEN'T READ FROM ANYONE IF THE NEW PART EVEN FIXES THE PROBLEM? I'M AT THE POINT WHERE I'M STRESSED ALL THE TIME DRIVING NEVER KNOWING WHERE IT WILL CRAP OUT AND AVOIDING HIGHWAYS AND ROADS WHERE THERE IS NO SHOULDER TO STOP ON. I LOVED THE CAR BUT AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT SO I'VE STARTED TO TAKE THE BUS. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR NOT TAKING IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THIS KNOWN PROBLEM! WHEN IS FORD GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL? ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BECAUSE OF IT? THIS IS SO DANGEROUS, THANK GOD IT HAPPENED DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS - I'M TERRIFIED OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF IT IS NIGHT TIME. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL STOPPED. THE ENGINE MAINTAINED RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO THROTTLE CONTROL. I WAS FORCED TO CUT ACROSS TRAFFIC WHILE LOSING SPEED TO REACH THE SHOULDER. AFTER STOPPING, TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING ALL CONTROL RETURNED. I TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND UPON A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DETERMINED THAT CODE P2112 AND THE ETB FAILED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN STREET, ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS WOULD SPORADICALLY HAPPEN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF TOWN. ERROR CODE P2112. ENGINE WOULD EITHER SHUT OFF COMPLETELY OR WOULD IDLE LOW AND ROUGH AND NOT MOVE, WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, NO INCREASE IN RPM. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM AND IDLE POSITION THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSE POWER. BY THIS I MEAN THE VEHICLE STAYS ON, LIGHTS ON DASH REMAIN ON, MOTOR IS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS SHUTTER TO IT. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY OR HOW MUCH TIME PASSES. YOU HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO GET THE GAS PEDAL WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS FLAW IN THE VEHICLE AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES IN BUSY LOS ANGELES INTERSECTIONS. I FEAR IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE FORD DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $800 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HAS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS RECURRING AND VERY PROMINENT FLAW IN THEIR VEHICLE AND SAY EVEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED FOR $2,200 WILL NOT COVER THIS PARTICULAR PART. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN BRING SOME JUSTICE TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET, 60MPH ON I-64 @ I-170 THE VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOTION. IT COASTED TO A STOP BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP. THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT WORK AND THE RPM STAYED BETWEEN 750 AND 1000. THE IGNITION WAS TUNED OFF THEN BACK ON IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND THE ACCELERATOR WORKED. FORD DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. *TR

JUST DRIVING ALONG ONE DAY AND UPON CROSSING AN INTERSECTION OF A BUSY STREET THE CALL STALLED. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND COULDNT ACCELERATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF ON A SIDE STREET WITHOUT HOLDING UP TRAFFIC. WHEN I GOT TO THE SIDE STREET I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND AFTER TAKING AWHILE IT FINALLY STARTED BACK UP ONLY TO DO THE SAME THING A BLOCK LATER. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE GONE AWAY FOR A COUPLE WEEKS BUT HAS CAME BACK RECENTLY AND IS EVER MORE FREQUENT. WHEN IT SETS OVER NIGHT OR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME IT IS DRIVEABLE BUT AFTER A FEW MILES IT STARTS TO STALL AGAIN. DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH OR ACCELERATING SUPER SLOW SEEMS TO HELP SOME TIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS. STILL PROBABLY NOT VERY SAFE TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT ESPECIALLY PULLING ONTO A BUSY STREET OR OUT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT, USED ON FEB 28, 2012 FROM A FORD DEALER, NORTHEAST PHILA. IT HAD 52,000 MILES. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED 3YEAR 36,000MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. UPON DRIVING OFF THE LOT, I NOTICED HIGH IDLE AT REST, LOW ACCELERATION AND SHIFTING BY ITSELF WHEN ACCELERATING AND TRYING TO SLOW TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. SERVICE MGR. SAID THAT HE TOOK MY VEHICLE HOME, DROVE IT, FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I SHOWED HIM SERVICE BULLETINS FROM FORD DOCUMENTING VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AS A RESULT OF THE MAIN COMPUTER PROGRAM OF THE VEHICLE, WRONG CODING, CODES NOT BEING READ CORRECTLY, ETC. SERVICE MANAGER DENIED SEEING THIS INFORMATION, DESPITE ME GIVING HIM COPIES. IT IS NOW AUGUST 16, 2013, VEHICLE IS WORSE, IDLING AT REST 3000 RPM, 10-20 MPH IDLES AT 4,000-5,000 RPM, LOUDER THAN THE RADIO. VEHICLE SHIFTING ITSELF, HESITATING, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY RAMP, OR GOING UP A HILL. VEHICLE SHIFTING, AND JERKING WHILE TRYING TO SLOW TO A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER ROUTE 1 LANGHORNE, PA, CLOSER TO MY HOME. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP THAT COMPUTER CODES FROM VEHICLE NOT BEING PICKED UP BY SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. "WE HAD TO CLEAR YOUR VEHICLE COMPUTER AND REPROGRAM IT. NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEREFORE YOU PAY THE $90 DIAGNOSTIC FEE". IT IS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE". I SAID HOW IS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE, REQUI

WHILE TRAVELING AT HWY SPEED ACCELERATED TO PASS SLOW VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS DELAYED GOING INTO PASSING GEAR AND CLUNKED INTO PASSING GEAR. HAD TO LET OFF ACCELERATOR TO UPSHIFT INTO 6TH GEAR. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN AN OPENED CAMPAIGN FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I DROVE IT INTO THE DEALER THAT I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM 6 WEEKS EARLIER AND THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR HALF OF REPAIR AND I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND I AM AFRAID IF THEY PUT IN THE SAME PART I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE WASHINGTON, DC BELTWAY (I-95) IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD, THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT ALL TO PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I COASTED TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING IN PARK, AND CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AND WE TOOK THE CAR TO JERRY'S FORD IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. I RESEARCHED THE "THROTTLE BODY" ONLINE, WHICH JERRY'S FORD SAID TODAY WAS THE AFFECTED PART. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY RECALL ISSUES WITH THE PART STICKING OPEN OR CLOSED OR CAUSING DECREASED ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES. JERRY'S TOLD ME THE PART IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ENGINE/POWERTRAIN 60,000-MILE WARRANTY. MY CAR HAS ONLY 44,275 MILES. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $650. I THINK IT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AS THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO COMPLETELY LOSE ACCELERATION ON FAST-FLOWING HIGHWAY. ALSO, I TRIED TYPING "THROTTLE BODY" IN THE PARTS LIST AND IT DIDN'T COME UP. IF SOMEONE KNOWS THE EXACT PART AFFECTED, IT SHOULD COME UP ON THE LIST. OR ELSE YOU SHOULD INCLUDE SOME GUIDANCE ON WHAT MAJOR SYSTEMS TO LIST, OTHERWISE THIS ELECTRONIC FORM CANNOT BE SUBMITTED. *TR

WAS DRIVING FAMILY BACK TO OUT CABIN IN PIGEON FODGE TN, ALL OF SUDDEN IN THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC OUR SUV MADE A SUDDEN SURGE AND LOST FORWARD MOTION SPEED DROPPED AND IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1 GRAND ON TACHOMETER. IT WOULD CRAWL BUT BARLEY. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME STARTED BLOWING THEIR HORNS. I HIT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. AND STARTED TO GETUS OFF THE PARKWAY. WE MADE IT. THE YELLOW WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH AND THE SUV IDLED VERY RUFF. I TURNED IT OFF. WAITED LOOKED UNDER THE DASH. GOT THE FAMILY OUT BECAUSE IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. THEN DID NOT LEARN ANYTHING FROM HOOD UP. STARTED THE SUV BACK UP AND IT RAN. GOT THE FAMILY BACK IN THE SUV AND WENT BACK TO CABIN. THANKS THAT IS ALL I KNOW. WE HAVE TO GO BACK HOME IN MORNING SO I HOPE I CAN MAKE IT 3 HOUR TRIP. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT ON VEHICLE, WHICH OCCURRED ON AUG.13,2013 WHILE DRIVING APPROX.35/40 M.P.H. EVERYTHING WAS ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THE FIRST INCIDENT, EXCEPT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I RETURNED IT TO MY FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED ( NOT FOR FREE ) THE THROTTLE BODY & MOTOR ASY. THEY SAID IT WAS A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE TPS SENSOR INSIDE THROTTLE BODY. ANYHOW THE CAR IS BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT , AUG 15, 2013 & SEEMS FINE. HOPE IT STAYS LIKE THIS. PS -- AS AN AFTER THOUGHT THE FORD DEALER COULDN'T HAVE BEEN NICER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM SAN DIEGO TO ORANGE COUNTY ON INTERSTATE 5, WHICH IS ALWAYS A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AROUND 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR DID A SLIGHT HESITATION AND THEN A QUICK SURGE AND THEN LOST POWER. IT DID NOT DIE BUT WAS ONLY MOVING AT 4 MPH AND THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER, NO RESPONSE AT ALL. I WAS IN LANE 4 OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE LEFT AND PULL OFF IN THE CENTER OF THE INTERSTATE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND SET THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES TRYING TO GAIN MY COMPOSURE. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND SEEMED TO BE OKAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM BUT WOULD TAKE 8 DAYS TO GET THE PART AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT USUALLY DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED UNTIL 100,000 MILES. I HAVE 34,000 MILES AND MAINTAIN MY CAR AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AT MY FORD DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THE UNIT MUST BE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY NOT KNOWING IF AT ANY MINUTE ANOTHER VEHICLE WOULD RUN INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR GOING 4 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE! *TR

VEHICLE WOULD STUTTER AND THEN STALL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. HAPPENED ONCE ON THE FIRST DAY, TWICE ON THE SECOND, AND 5 TIMES (INCLUDING 3 ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP) ON THE THIRD DAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, AS YOU ARE NEVER SURE WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A "BAD THROTTLE BODY." *TR

CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 75MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ALL POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN AND THE RPM WENT DOWN TO 900. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO MAKE MY WAY ACROSS ALL THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLED, NO POWER, WE HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE WRENCH ICON WAS DISPLAYED. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND TRAVEL HOME. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH NO COLLISION, ALTHOUGH ON TWO OCCASIONS, TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY DIAGNOSED THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT THE COST OF $500.00, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER IS 55,000. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS PART? ARE YOU WAITING FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH? THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS INCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE NHTSA ARE OBLIGATED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND ISSUE A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

ON 8/3/13 I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING AND I LOST ACCELERATION REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION OF THE GAS PEDAL. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS YOU LOSE SPEED CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

ON 6/18/2013 I WAS DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND MY ESCAPE'S ENGINE/POWER TRAIN COMPLETELY TURNED OFF AND I COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE WE USE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT AGAIN. ON 8/2/2013 THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PAID OVER $600 TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *TR

DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WE COASTED TO THE GRASSY PART OF THE SHOULDER. SHUT CAR OFF, WAITED 5 MINS. RESTARTED THE CAR. THAN IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THANK GOD WERE ABLE TO PULL OF ON THE SHOULDER EACH TIME. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS DURING NORMAL DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WAIT A MINUTE AND IT WILL RESTART. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THOUGH MILEAGE WARRANTY HAS NOT EXPIRED, 3 YR WARRANTY IS OUT BY 1 MONTH SO THEY WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. WANT $700 TO FIX. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER IN THRUWAY TRAFFIC. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED. YELLOW SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND RED WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE AND WAIT TO START. THEN POWER WAS FINE FOR ANOTHER 10 OR SO MINUTES, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN.VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT IT WAS "BAD GAS". I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE AND THE JUST LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I CROSSED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO SPEED UP AND A STRANGE RESISTANCE IN THE PEDAL AS I WAS BRAKING. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP FINE EXCEPT THAT THE STARTER SEEMED TO GET STUCK, AS IF I WAS STILL TURNING THE KEY. THIS RAPIDLY INCREASED IN FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCES. FROM TWICE IN 6 MONTHS TO EVERYDAY LAST WEEKEND. ANOTHER TIME THE TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING AS I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALREADY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT SO IT WAS REALLY SCARY. I HIT THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND YOU COULD SMELL BURNT RUBBER. I GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND LET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE I WAS SCARED I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO STOP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO PUSH LIKE IT WAS GOING 100MPH BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH OR ANYTHING. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP IT WAS RUNNING NORMAL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY THEY ADVISED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND EVEN WITH LESS THAT 32,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SO THEY WANT $650 TO FIX IT. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE CAR STARTED TO PULL THEN CAR JUST TURNED OFF. DID IT AGAIN A WEEK LATER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. TOOK IT TO A GAS STATION PAID FOR A DIAGNOSE AND A CODE 2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM CAME UP. CALLED DEALER AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE IT AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT CAUSE THE WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AT 30 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY, ENGINE LOST POWER FOR NO REASON. HAD NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO, HAD TO SHUT IGNITION OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH FAST APPROACHING CARS PASSING ME AND COMING UP BEHIND ME. RESTARTED CAR AND IT STARTED RUNNING FINE AGAIN. HAD THIS ONE TIME BEFORE THIS BUT NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AFTER SOMEONE IS HURT THEN THEY WILL HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY! *TR

AFTER BEING AT A STOPLIGHT, I WAS ACCELERATING AROUND A CORNER ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. I WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME, ALTHOUGH THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE THE VERY NEXT DAY WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER BEING AT A STOPLIGHT. *TR

ON JULY 4, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE ON I-235 SOUTH IN OKLAHOMA CITY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED OUT AND IT BEGAN TO DECELERATE. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE FORWARD MOMENTUM BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR BUT WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. I COASTED THE VEHICLE ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE STOPPED I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND LOSING RPMS. I IDENTIFIED THE POWER TRAIN (WRENCH LIGHT) ON CONTROL CONSOLE WAS LITE AT WHICH I OBSERVED THE VEHICLE. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE RPMS AT WHICH NO SUCCESS WAS NOTED AT THAT POINT I CUT THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR 5 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH SOME SPUTTERING. AT THAT POINT I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND IMMEDIATELY THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO OPERATING NORMALLY. SIMILAR ACTION REPEATED ON AUG. 13, 2013 X 4 TIMES ON THE SAME HIGHWAY: ONCE DURING MORNING TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND THEN THREE TIMES DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TRAVELING 20-40 MPH. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY BY FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. FAILURE ACTED DURING HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO OPERATOR AND SURROUNDING MOTORISTS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THROTTLE BODIES IN 2010 FORD ESCAPES WHICH HAD

CAR STALLED WITH A WRENCH ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. TOOK LONGER TO START. *TR