2010 Ford Escape complaints

DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING THE THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING WITH OUT WARNING. I HAD NO PROPULSION AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN TURNED OFF MY CAR AND BACK ON AND THEN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, IT IS INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENS WITH OUT WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHILE ON MY WAY HOME ONE NIGHT MY CAR JUST CUT OFF AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

DRIVING AROUND 60MPH AND CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATED TO PULL OVER I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND PUT ON MY HAZZARD LIGHTS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND PLACED A CALL TO MY SON TO COME GET ME. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND TRIED TO GO AND IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND THEN CALLED HUB CITY FORD WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE CALL WITH THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL AS OF YET AND IT RUNS AROUND $765.00 TO REPAIR. I ASKED ABOUT WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THIS PARTICULAR PART WAS 3 YEAR OR 30,000 MILES. I EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. *TR

AT 35 MPH ENGINE RPM DECREASED TO IDLE AND I HAD TO STOP AND TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS THEN AGAIN HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED THE ENGINE RPM DECREASING TO IDLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF ROAD TO RESTART ENGINE. ON A BUSY ROAD THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING OFF EXIT RAMP AND ESCAPE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". THIS "LIMP MODE" HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND SIDE ROADS 6 TO 8 TIMES. THIS THROTTLE BOX REPLACEMENT IS AT MY EXPENSE. FORD DEALER WILL NO COVER,AS I WAS TOLD "THE ESCAPES DO NOT HAVE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE." *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT HAD NO ACCELERATOR RESPONSE. MANAGED TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WAITED A MOMENT AND IT RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. WHILE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PULL OVER SAFELY, THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED JUST ONCE OR TWICE MAKING ME THINK. IT WAS JUST BAD GASOLINE OR A FUEL FILTER. OVER THE MONTHS SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I LEARNED OF THE THROTTLE BODY DEFECT. *TR

AS I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE I LOOSE ALL POWER AND ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND. DIAGNOSTIC CODE READS A P 2111 (THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN) THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHAT IT HAS. LUCK I WASN'T KILLED BY A SEMI. AS I SAID IT LOOSES POWER AND ACCELERATION AND STALLS OUT I HAVE LOOKED AROUND ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OUT THERE BUT NO RECALL FOR IT. WHY IS THIS? IF THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS THAT THE PART TO THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS ON BACK ORDER NATION WIDE THEN THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT NOT A PART FAILURE DO TO USE. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45-50 MPH AND SUDDENLY I LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT EVEN WITH PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR I ONLY HAD A SPEED OF 5 MPH FOR AN ADDITIONAL 500 YARDS. THEN I LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING BUT NO POWER. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG I30 AND GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO CROSS OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. MY CAR WAS IDLING ROUGHLY AND GAS PEDAL STILL DID NOT MAKE MY CAR GO. I TURNED CAR OFF. MY CAR WOULD START BUT WHEN IT GOT PAST 30 MPH, THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE BROUGHT OUR TRUCK AND TRAILER, AND WE HAULED IT HOME. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I LIMPED MY CAR TO A PARKING LOT AND ONCE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED IT SEEMED FINE. IT WORKED FINE FOR 3-4 DAYS AND IT OCCURRED TWICE ON MY WAY TO WORK WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. ONCE AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND ONCE SHUT DOWN AND STARTED FINE. THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC I KNOW AND TRUST AND SAID THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS P2111 AND I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

THE CAR STALLS OUT AND LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING DURING OPERATION. SPEED AT THE TIME IS IRRELEVANT. PEOPLE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. ITS INEVITABLE. DON'T WAIT FOR A FAMILY OF 4 TO STALL OUT ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH CAUSING AN 8 CAR PILE UP INVOLVING A TRACTOR TRAILER AND CATASTROPHIC INJURIES/FATALITIES. RECALL THE CARS. SAVE LIVES. *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD ON MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED V6 3.0L ENGINE. MY CAR IS 41 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE FOR DEALER CHARGE ME CLOSE TO 500. DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I KEPT THE OLD THROTTLE BODY FOR EVIDENCE. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF REGULATION ON THIS ITEM. BECAUSE I ALMOST GOT KILLED BY THIS DEFECT. FORD MANAGER CONTACTED ME,HER NAME IS [XXX]. SHE TOLD ME TO KEEP MY RECEIPT BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY'S VENDOR. THAT THIS MAY COME TO A RECALL.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6), *TR

JULY 2, 2013, I JUST PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE, CAME TO A STOP SIGN, MADE A COMPLETE STOP, PROCEEDED TO GO FORWARD, HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, RPM GAUGE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND THEN STARTED TO SHAKE, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY FIRST TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. AUGUST 2, 2013, I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES GOING AT 55 MPH, THE RPM GAUGE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE LOSE POWER EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 55 MPH TO 20MPH WITHIN A MINUTE, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. CALL THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF FOR INSPECTION AGAIN, THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE THAT STICKS AND THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO GET THE PART BECAUSE ITS ON BACK ORDER, I HAVE TO WAIT 2 TO 3 MONTHS FOR THIS PART. AUGUST 9, 2013, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, I PROCEEDED TO GO FORWARD WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE WRENCH L

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR HATCH DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED ELECTRONICALLY AND NOT MANUALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,100...UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF

AFTER SITTING A STOP LIGHT, WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO GO THERE WAS NO POWER. ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO WENT ON. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION AND HAS REPLACED THE PART. THE CAR IS A ONE-OWNER, 3-YEAR OLD FORD ESCAPE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ENGAGE INTO LIMP MODE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH, CAR DECELERATED AND STOPPED IN THE ROADWAY AND TRAFFIC. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR 10 MINUTES. STARTED AGAIN AND DROVE IT HOME. COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A MORE CROWDED ROADWAY. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAR STOPPED. I SHUT OFF ENGINE WAITED AND RESTARTED. DROVE 35 MILES THIS WAY IN RUSHHOUR TRAFFIC. WENT AUTOZONE (AS FORD WAS CLOSED FOR DAY) AND HAD CODE PULLED. IT SAID ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. CANNOT GET PART FROM PARTS STORE, WILL TRY TO GET PART FROM DEALER. A FRIEND OF MINE WHO USE TO WORK FOR FORD SAID THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 750,000 REPLACED THROTTLE COMPONENTS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. THIS LEFT ME IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. GAS PEDAL WAS INEFFECTIVE. HAD TO COAST OFF ROAD, SHUT VEHICLE DOWN, RESTART IT AND WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. AT GARAGE WAS TOLD COST OF PART (EXPENSIVE) BUT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED SINCE STALLING OR FAILURE TO ACCELERATE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME, AND THE VEHICLE MIGHT NOT "RECOVER". *TR

UNDER POWER, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND ENTERS "LIMP HOME MODE", IDLING WITH MINIMAL POWER. *TR

ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE - VERY BUSY AREA WITH TRAFFIC MERGING FROM RIGHT WHEN ENGINE STOPPED - NO POWER AT ALL. TERRIFYING! LUCKILY, I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO GET ACROSS THREE LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. NEEDED A TOW TO MY FORD DEALER (55 MILES). THEY DIAGNOSED A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND DUE TO THE FACT THIS PART WAS BACKORDERED, I DID NOT HAVE A CAR FOR OVER A WEEK. EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. TRIED TO START CAR FOR 10 MINUTES, FINALLY STARTED. WENT A FEW MILES AND MOTOR CUT OFF AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COST INTO SHOPPING CENTER. AFTER ANOTHER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NEAR HOME AND NOT ON A TRIP. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO FORD DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND NOT COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IN THE OWNER'S GUIDE THE LIGHT FOR THE "WRENCH" (WHICH CAME ON WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) INDICATES "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN". MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS STILL IN EFFECT. I WAS TOLD THAT "THEY" HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND JUST GOT A SHIPMENT IN WITH MANY "THROTTLE BODIES". THE COST TO ME WAS $761.62 (PARTS $432.02). I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES ON 2010-2012 ESCAPES AND SENT EVERYONE TO FORD BECAUSE HE CAN'T FIX IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN APPARENT RECURRING PROBLEM IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WE WERE RIDING ON INTERSTATE 40 TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75MPH. MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ANY TRAFFIC OR TRANSFER TRUCKS DIRECTLY BEHIND US. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE 'WRENCH LIGHT' CAME ON. WE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. WE SAT BESIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME TO WHERE WE WERE. WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE WHILE WAITING FOR HIM BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND FEARED CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE (I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN LIGHT WARNING). WHEN MY HUSBAND GOT THERE, WE CRANKED THE VEHICLE AND I DROVE US HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS AFRAID TO ALLOW MY SON TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I FEARED THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER CAR OR A TRANSFER TRUCK BEHIND US. DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND SO SUDDENLY, I FEEL THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN A TRANSFER TRUCK DIRECTLY BEHIND US IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TIME TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN AND IT WOULD HAVE HIT US. THANKFULLY, WE ARE SCARED, BUT FINE THIS TIME. WE ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE ON ANY INTERSTATE OR IN ANY FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. *TR

TAKING A TURN OFF THE MAIN ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING, LUNGING AND HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL, LIMITED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A CURVY ROAD, WITH NO BREAK DOWN LANE. THE ERROR CODE RETURNED WAS P2112, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOTHING VISUALLY APPEARED WRONG WITH THE OLD PART. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING BUT ENGINE WAS ON. THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE HAS THE SAME THROTTLE BODY CONDITION AS OTHER FAILED UNITS. CODE P2111. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY MORNING HIGHWAY MY THROTTLE WENT OUT. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND FIND A WAY OUT OF TRAFFIC, WITH NO WAY TO ACCELERATE. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN A ONE TIME FLUKE, UNTIL IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. MY CAR SERVICE PROVIDER ISN'T ABLE TO DO MUCH FOR ME SINCE NO WARNING SENSORS HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED DURING ANY EVENT. THE THREE OCCURRENCES WERE AT SPEEDS OF 55, 25 AND 60 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND SCARY PROBLEM. WHAT IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME? WHEN WILL FORD BE HELD FULLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED HAVING WITH ESCAPE THROTTLES AND THEIR SENSORS? *TR

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED ON. UNABLE TO SUPPLY FUEL TO THE ENGINE. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. WAS IN PASSING LANE AT THE TIME, WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. ABLE TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT ICON LIGHTS. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES, SAME SITUATION. VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINING ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC CODES INDICATED A FAILED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS A NON-WARRANTY REPAIR COSTING $608.80 PLUS RENTAL CAR. *TR

LEFT WORK, AND AS STARTED UP A ROAD, THE CAR STALLED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED I PULLED OVER, RESTARTED CAR, LOOKED UP LIGHT, PROCEEDED. IT STALLED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME (DRIVING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE SO COULD GET OUT OF MOVING TRAFFIC QUICKLY , THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. GETTING IT TO THE DEALER THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE THAT NEEDED REPLACING. *TR

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX.40 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR DOESN'T SPUTTER OR ANYTHING IT JUST QUITS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS,LAST TIME BEING TODAY 8/7/2013. I HAVE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING REAR ENDED , AND THEN I CAN START IT BACK UP AND WILL RUN FINE FOR A WHILE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO A SAFE STOP. DEALER TELLS ME ITS THE ELECTRONIC BODY. I FIND OUT THAT ANOTHER AREA DEALER HAS REPLACED 96 OF THESE THIS YEAR ALONE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. THE KICKER IS THAT ITS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. *TR

THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM OF MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE IS STUCK CLOSED PER THE P2112 CODE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, CAR LURCHED AND NO LONGER HAD ANY GAS ACCELERATION CAPABILITY, WHILE IN FOUR LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAREFULLY MANEUVERED INTO RIGHT BREAKDOWN LANE AND BROUGHT CAR TO A STOP. WHEN STOPPED, VEHICLE LURCHED AND SPUTTERED UNTIL KEY WAS TURNED OFF. ONCE TURNED BACK ON, CAR STARTED NORMALLY. THE ISSUE OCCURRED 4 MORE TIMES DURING THE TRIP. THIS WAS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND HIGHLY STRESSFUL TO OUR FAMILY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO INTO A LIMP MODE CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART. THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AS IT WAS INTERMITTENT. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STARTED TO STALL AND SHUT OFF AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS SHUTTERING AND SLOWING DOWN WITH THE ENGINE CUTTING OUT. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO NOT HAVE A REAR END ACCIDENT WITH ANY SPEEDING VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND THE CAR. ONCE CAR WAS SHUT OFF, VEHICLE HAD A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE CAR OVER TO START, THEN RESTARTED TO A NORMAL CONDITION. AT 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET, 3 DAYS LATER THE SAME STALL AND ENGINE CUT OUT OCCURRED. *TR

I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK AND MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE AND THEN LOST ALL FUNCTION TO THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT APPEARED TO WORK FINE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE ESTIMATE BUT SAW ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND NEEDED TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD TAKE THIS AS A LOSS FOR THE SAFETY AND BETTERMENT OF ITS CLIENTS. *TR

ON THE 18TH OF JULY, 2013, WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE IN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE, MY SUV SUDDENLY LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL AND SEEMED TO DIE. MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS GETTING NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE AND MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGHLY. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND TRIED TO DRIVE AGAIN. AT 20 MPH THE THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I WAS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM A TRUCK WEIGHT STATION AND WAS ABLE TO CRAWL TO THE STATION AT ABOUT 15 MPH TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A CODE READER IN MY VEHICLE AND GOT P2111 AND P2112 WHICH IS THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN AND STUCK CLOSED RESPECTIVELY. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. I WAS ABLE TO GO 60 MPH FOR THE REST OF MY 12 HOUR TRIP WITH NO PROBLEMS. TODAY AUGUST 6, 2013 MY CAR DID THE SAME THING. I WAS HOPING IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND THAT I HAD GOTTEN AWAY ONE OCCURRENCE, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. *TR

THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITH IN ONE WEEK: WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON AND ACCELERATOR FAILED TO WORK WHILE NAVIGATING IN CITY TRAFFIC. WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE CARS SPED PAST ME. ONCE SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON IT OPERATED CORRECTLY. A MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY CODES IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT WOULD INDICATE A PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR WAS CLEARLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY (IN TRAFFIC) CAR BUCKED AND LOST GAS PEDAL (DID NOTHING WHEN PUSHED) I WAS IN CENTER LANE ENGINE WENT TO IDOL WITH NO ENGINE CONTROL LOOKED IN MIRROR SEEN TRUCK LIGHTS ( VERY SCARY ) WHEN U CAN'T DO NOTHING LUCKILY ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD . TURNED OFF ENGINE AN RE STARTED IT WHEN A SHORT DISTANCE THEN SAME THING HAPPENED. DID THIS 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN 7 MILES LUCK I MADE IT TO MY DRIVE WAY (HAD TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY) WAITING FOR IT TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND I COULD NO LONGER CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD. I PULLED OVER AND MY CAR WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS BUCKING DUE TO A NOVICE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NOTE THAT THIS WAS WHEN I WAS PARKED AS WELL AS WHEN I WAS DECELERATING. I NOTICED THE ORANGE WRENCH LIT UP ON MY DASH AND GOT A TOW TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND LET ME KNOW IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAD 48K ON IT AND THERE IS NO WAY IN MY OPINION THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN. I FEEL LIKE I'M HAVING MONEY STOLEN FROM MY WALLET DUE TO THE FACT FORD IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT TAKING PROACTIVE STEPS TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AS IT OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 09/25/13*LJ

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 45 IN HOUSTON, CAR WAS RUNNING, BUT NO POWER FROM THE GAS PEDAL. NEEDED TO COAST TO AN EXIT WHERE I STOPPED COMPLETELY. I NEEDED TO POWER DOWN THE CAR COMPLETELY THEN RESTART THE CAR BEFORE THE GAS PEDAL WORKED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE OTHER TIME WAS ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE "THROTTLE BODY". SOMETHING LIKE THAT SHOULDN'T FAIL SO EARLY. I WAS JUST OUT OF MY WARRANTY AS WELL. *TR

AFTER THE APRIL 30, 2013 (54,367MILES) INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE FORD DEALER AND ON AUG 4TH (58,700+/- MILES), THE SAME SYMPTOMS APPEARED WHILE DRIVING ON OPEN FREEWAY 65 MPH WITH ROLLING HILLS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A POWER DROP AND SURGE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTING. A WARNING LIGHT--MECHANIC WRENCH TURNED ON AND THEN THERE WAS A DIFFERENT ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SOUND AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR BY ITSELF SO WE PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS TOWED APPROX 70MILES TO THE SAME FORD DEALER NEAR OUR HOME. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE SERVICE DEPT TO RETURN OUR CALLS AND PROVIDE THE DETAIL TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF FAULT CODES ETC AND HOW THEY PLAN TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. SAME CONDITION, APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF SPECIFIC COMPONENTS, (THROTTLE BODY, TRANSMISSION). *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR.THIS SITUATION HAPPENED AFTER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FUEL SERVICE. THE CAR STALLING WAS AWFUL. IT WAS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED DURING THAT WEEK. THE ENGINE SERVICE SOON SIGN WENT ON AFTER THE INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH MY 2 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE HIT BY OTHER CARS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SERVICE AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY CHARGED ME 600 DOLLARS FOR A REPLACEMENT. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS SITUATION BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE A MALFUNCTION. THE CAR IS UNDER 20000 MILES AND I KEEP IT IN TIP TOP CONDITION. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME USELESS AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AT THAT POINT. THIS HAPPENED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED ME $159.13 FOR THE PART AND LABOR. *TR

FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD THEN LOST POWER TO ACCELERATE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WHEN I SLOWED TO A STOP THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE THE THROTTLE BODY AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WE HAD JUST TURNED ONTO OUR STREET, STARTED TO PROCEED UP THE HILL AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH. CAR SUDDENLY WENT UNRESPONSIVE. WRENCH LIGHT INDICATOR LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. STARTED TO IDLE VERY HARD, THEN SURGE, THEN LOW IDLE, THEN SURGE RPM. NO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE AT ALL. LUCKILY WE HAD JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND WERE CLOSE TO HOME. HOWEVER, WE WERE GOING UPHILL. WE HAD JUST ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET OVER THE HILL AND COAST DOWN TO OUR DRIVEWAY. UPON PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK IN OUR DRIVEWAY, THE RPM'S WERE FLUCTUATING FROM ALMOST 0, THEN SHOOTING BACK UP TO OVER 2500. FROM WANTING TO STALL, TO WANTING TO RACE AHEAD. IN RESEARCHING, I HAVE SEEN THIS DESCRIBED AS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, WHICH APPARENTLY HAS AFFECTED OVER 725,000 OF THESE VEHICLES AND STILL WITHOUT RECALL. THIS IS INSANE AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON THE HIGHWAY AS YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE JUST WANTING TO STOP DEAD. WE WERE LUCKY IN THAT WE WERE ALREADY OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND CLOSE TO HOME. PLEASE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER! OUR NORMAL WARRANTY HAS JUST EXPIRED OF COURSE, AND THEY SAY THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. GREAT, WE HAVE TO PAY NOT ONLY FOR THE CAR, BUT FOR IT'S DEFECTS AS WELL. WE DON'T JUST HAVE AN EXTRA $500.00 LAYING AROUND TO REPAIR THIS! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING FROM DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS BACK TO OUR HOME AND WE WERE IN BETWEEN MULTIPLE CARS ON THE FREEWAY. WHILE GOING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIGHTLY JERK AND LOOSE SPEED. THE VEHICLES AROUND US AND BEHIND US WERE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO US. WE ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM THE NEAREST EXIT AND BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO THE RAMP WE WERE ONLY GOING 35 MPH. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO SAFELY PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I FELT AS THOUGH WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENT. THROUGHOUT THIS ORDEAL THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN LIGHT WAS ON. ONCE WE GOT OFF ON THE NEAREST EXIT WE WERE FORCED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT USE THE GAS TO GO FORWARD AND IT WAS SCARY BECAUSE WE HAD TRAFFIC BEHIND US. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED IT RIGHT THERE ON THE EXIT RAMP AND TO OUR SURPRISE THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. AFTER READING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME INCIDENT OCCUR TO THEM WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? WHAT IF MY 2 YEAR OLD HAD BEEN IN THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY AND SOMEONE HIT US BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO AVOID A CRASH? NOW I KNOW THAT I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AND I AM SUPPOSED TO GIVE MONEY TO FORD TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT MY FAULT... *SH