2010 Ford Escape complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON I-64 WESTBOUND IN THE FAR LEFT HOV LANE IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA AROUND 4:30 P.M. ON AUGUST 2 DURING RUSH HOUR WHEN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE, WHICH WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH, SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. I PRESSED THE PEDAL AND IT CONTINUED TO DECELERATE AND STARTED TO SHAKE. I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. MY HUSBAND AND I ALMOST GOT HIT NUMEROUS TIMES BY CARS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 65 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS FORCED TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF SPEEDING TRAFFIC TO REACH THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I FEARED THAT HAD MY CAR STOPPED BEFORE REACHING THE SHOULDER, ANOTHER CAR WOULD HAVE EASILY SLAMMED INTO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE, CAUSING MAJOR BODILY HARM OR DEATH. AFTER NUMEROUS NEAR-COLLISIONS, I MADE IT SAFELY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AT THAT POINT, MY HEART WAS RACING AND MY HANDS WERE TREMBLING. MY HUSBAND AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!! MY CAR IS NOW SITTING AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WITH NO ESTIMATED TIME OF REPAIR. I DEPEND UPON MY AUTOMOBILE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK, AS WELL AS OTHER PLACES. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING. IT WILL ALSO LIKE SURGE FORWARD. TODAY IS REPEATEDLY DID THIS TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDNT GET ANYWHERE. *TR

LEFT TURN FORM A STOP AND ENGINE WENT TO IDLE, NO ACCELERATION. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED , NORMAL. DROVE HOME THREE MILES AND PARKED. WON'T DRIVE UNTIL PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. *TR

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION WHERE THE ESCAPE WOULD COUGH AND BUCK WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. AT THAT TIME ( A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE), I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SENT IT FOR A "SOFTWARE UPDATE". IT DIDN'T BUCK CONTINUALLY AFTER THAT, BUT WAS STILL GUTLESS AND SLOW. YESTERDAY 8/2/2013, I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO. ENGINE STILL RUNNING, BUT NO POWER TO PROPEL FORWARD. "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND I COASTED TO REPAIR GARAGE AT CORNER. I RESTARTED ENGINE AND LIGHT WENT AWAY. GARAGE EMPLOYEES RECOMMENDED I KEEP DRIVING TO SEE IF LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I CONTINUED ON MY WAY AND WAS TURNING RIGHT AND AS I MADE THE TURN, THE ESCAPE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THANKFULLY I HAD A SHOULDER TO COAST ON TO OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS TIME, "WRENCH" LIGHT AND "ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE THERE. THE DIAGNOSIS AND CORRECTION WAS FOR A THROTTLE BODY. FROM MY REPAIR SLIP IT SAYS "10FOZ RETRIEVED CODES P2111/P2112 - FAULTY AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I SEE IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OTHERS. MINE WAS FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM REPORTING THE PROBLEM JUST IN CASE YOU ARE KEEPING RECORDS OF HOW MANY FORD ESCAPES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE & POWERTRAIN BAD HESITATION AT LOW SPEED ALL THE TIME. SEEMS LIKE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION THAT GENERATES ENGINE & POWERTRAIN TO SURGE AND SEEMS LIKE ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS ALSO CREATES HARD IMPACT IN TRANSMISSION & DRIVELINE SYSTEM AS ALL OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENS AND SUDDEN TORQUE IN TRANSMISSION & DRIVE LINE GENERATES HIGH STRESS (IMPACT) ON THESE SYSTEMS THAT AFFECTS & DEGRADES DURABILITY & RELIABILITY OF VEHICLE. BAD ENGINE & POWERTRAIN HESITATION IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO DEGRADED ENGINE PERFORMANCE AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE ENGINE POWER IS REQUIRED TO TAKE OFF FROM 0MPH TO 45MPH AND POOR ACCELERATION & HESITATION IS PRESENT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A STATE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL RUNNING. THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. WE LIMPED OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RUN AGAIN. THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND STAYS OFF UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT. THE INCIDENTS HAPPEN VERY FREQUENTLY NOW, AND BECAUSE OF THIS, WE ARE UNABLE TO USE OUR VEHICLE AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH ME RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. WE HAD A CODE RUN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE PART TO REPAIR IT SO FAR. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY. SUV DECELERATED IN SPEED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD A SELF TEST DIAGNOSTIC GOT CODE P2111 TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY GOT SAME CODE AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AT MY EXPENSE. USED A FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CODE INDICATED THE STARTER ACTUATOR WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE MECHANIC CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HELPED THE CONTACT DRIVE HOME BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BUT ALL THE CAR WOULD DO WAS COAST UNTIL A I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON. THE CAR RESET RAN FINE THEN DID IT AGAIN WITH CARS APPROACHING AND I BARELY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE GETTING HIT BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK THE ENGINE JUST IDLED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR OR COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS EXITING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE SHIFTED AND THEN STARTED LOSING SPEED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND DROVE ON HOME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY WITH ME BEING AWARE THAT IT MAY DO IT AGAIN. SO I TOOK IT TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND LEARNED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MOS AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE LOST PROPULSION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY CARS ABLE TO TRAVEL THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BOTH ON THE PARKWAY AND OTHER ROADS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE NEVER STALLED CAUSING THE CAR TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. HAPPENED MORE THEN ONE TIME LAST TIME WAS AT 59000 MILES FIRST WAS AROUND 40000 MILES. *TR

WHILE ON A TWO LANE ROAD DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE IN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO SPUTTER AS IF IT WAS GOING TO DIE. IT DID NOT, BUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE. THE ENGINE DID NOT REV, THE CAR REMAINED ON BUT JUST COASTED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF MY CAR AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 MINUTES UNTIL THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 4 LANE ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE HAD A FATAL OUTCOME. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE THROTTLE BODY FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY!! *TR

CAR SHUDDERED THEN DIED IN MIDDLE OF VERY DANGEROUS, NARROW, CURVY ROAD. STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY BUT DIED WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR HOME AFTER NUMEROUS STALLS (A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 3 MILES) HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED IN. TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE $514.00 REPAIR BILL WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY OF THE WARRANTIES. WE HAD OWNED THE CAR 30 DAYS, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DAY OF THE EVENT. APPARENTLY FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR PAY FOR REPAIRS. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME UP. TURN IT OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE CHARGED $109 JUST FOR INSPECTION AND WANT $560 FOR REPAIR AND LABOR. *TR

ON JULY 20, 2013 GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKS AND SLOWS DOWN AND THE WRENCH (THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN) LIGHT COMES ON. WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IT JUST CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. I COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT STARTS JERKING. I PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. IT TOOK 2 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED, BUT ONCE IT STARTED IT RAN LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON JULY 26, 2013 SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPENED AGAIN ON AUG. 1, 2013 DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN I GAVE IT GAS TO GO AND IT MESSED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND I LUCKILY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON (TOOK 2 TRIES) AND DROVE IT HOME. NEXT MORNING I HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED ME ABOUT 4 HRS LATER STATING THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST JUST SHY OF $600! I WAS ALSO TOLD THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND IT MAY BE A WEEK BEFORE THEY GET IT. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. THIS IS DANGEROUS! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE! *TR

DRIVING UP A HILL AND THE CAR STALLED. NO POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. CAR STALLED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT HOME. ONCE FROM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION LIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. THE SECOND TIME AS I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO A FORD DEALER. DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS ON BACKORDER. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR A WEEK NOW. MAY BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE PART COMES IN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PART BREAKDOWN AND FORD NEEDS TO FIX IT FREE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EVAC CANISTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL STREET THEN I WAS APPROACHING A TRAIN CROSSING, JUST BEFORE CROSSING THE TRACKS, MY CAR WENT LIMP AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 5-10MPH SO WHEN MY CAR STOPPED, PART OF MY CAR WAS OVER THE TRAIN TRACKS. I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT A MINUTE WHILE I PARKED MY CAR AND TURNED EVERYTHING OFF, INCLUDING OPENING THE CAR DOOR TO SHUT THE COMPUTER OFF. THEN AFTER RESETTING THE CAR, IT STRUGGLED TO START UP BUT STARTED AND DROVE AS USUAL. WITHIN THE LAST TWO DAYS, MY CAR SHUT DOWN DURING DRIVING 5 TIMES AND WHEN RE-STARTING, IT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE ICON TURNED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE CODE. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH AVERAGE MILEAGE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A TRAIN AND I WAS IN A STATE OF PANIC. *TR

VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE STALLING OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO POWER FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND NO RPM MOVEMENT. AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. MUST PULL OVER AND TURN ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART TO CORRECT. THE ENGINE SPUTTERS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UPON RESTART BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. THIS PROCESS OFTEN HAS TO REPEATED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF A SINGLE TRIP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO CARE SHOP ON 8/1/13 AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY IS MALFUNCTIONING. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE PART FROM FORD AND IT COULD TAKE UP TO A MONTH TO GET THE PART IN. THE QUOTE FOR THE REPAIR WAS $420 (INCLUDING THE COST OF LABOR). UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE ISSUE OVER THE INTERNET IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OVER 725,000 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED OVER THE SAME ISSUE ON THE FORD ESCAPES, YET NO RECALL HAS TAKEN EFFECT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE WENT "LIMP". THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OBSERVED THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER A MINUTE I TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AROSE. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED ONCE AGAIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AN STAYED ON. PREVIOUSLY, OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE SUBTLE ISSUES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE SORT OF HICCUPS AND THEN EVENTUALLY BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. HAD THE ENGINE CODE READ AND DETERMINED THE 2112 CODE IDENTIFIED A STUCK THROTTLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE TRUCK JUST STOP. IT WOULD NOT GO UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. THEN, IT TOOK OFF FAST AND SLOWED DOWN AGAIN. WE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR HOME! LUCKILY, WE WAS NOT TOO FAR FROM HOME. WE WAS ON OUR WAY TO CHURCH, INSTEAD PUSHING A HEAVY TRUCK IN OUR GOOD CLOTHES. A HOT MESS. WE HAD THIS TRUCK A OUT 11 MONTHS. I BOUGHT A WARRANTY BUT GUESS WHAT IT DID NOT COVER THE THROTTLE BODY. ITS AT THE FORD DEALER CAUSING $410.00 THAT I DO NOT HAVE; PLUS THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. IT COULD TAKE UP TO 3 WEEKS TO GET HERE. *TR

THE REAR GATE WILL NOT OPEN. THE LOCK WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE POWER UNLOCK OR REMOTE AND THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT OPEN. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE WAY TO OPEN THE REAR GATE AND COULD BE A PROBLEM IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON LINE FROM OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURING ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES, BUT IS NOT A RECALL, AND OFTEN TIMES THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

THE CAR HAS TWICE THIS PAST WEEK STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. ONCE AT 55 MPH ONCE AT 65 MPH. I HAD TO STOP, PULL OVER ON ROAD SIDE. PLACE IN PARK. THEN RESTART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 9/25/13*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND STOP. ENGINE DID NOT QUIT RUNNING, JUST NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN GAS PEDDLE IS PUSHED. SHUT OFF ENGINE, THEN RESTARTED IT THEN RAN FIND FOR A WHILE, THEN DOES IT AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ON THE 30 MILE DRIVE HOME THIS OCCURRED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. MY MECHANIC IS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AS I'M WRITING THIS. AS I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET AROUND I CAN'T WAIT FOR A RECALL..MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IN MY CASE THE THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED. IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK OPEN IT WOULD ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF LOOSING ALL POWER. I DON'T WANT TO THING WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF THAT WERE THE CASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

DRIVING AT 50 MPH, ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE SO CAR COASTS TO A STOP. A WARNING LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH CAME ON. THIS INDICATES A POWER TRAIN FAULT AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

MY VEHICLE STALLED OUT TWICE SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 6 MILES FROM HOME, VEHICLE BEGAN STUMBLING AND WOULD HARDLY RUN. MADE IT OUT OF 4 LANE ROAD TO SAFETY. WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWED TILL ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED AFTER APPROX. 5 MINUTES, CONTINUED 1 MILE TO DESTINATION. AFTER VEHICLE SET FOR 2 HOURS DROVE IT 7 MILES HOME AND VEHICLE LIMPED UP DRIVEWAY. WIFE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL 7/28/2013 WHEN WE TRIED IT AGAIN. I CAN NOT DRIVE VEHICLE SINCE HAVING A STROKE BUT WAS WITH HER. WE DROVE VEHICLE TO YMCA AND IT WENT TO LIMPING AFTER 9 MILES, SHUT OFF AND LET SET FOR 5-6 MINUTES. VEHICLE RAN OK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILES TO Y. STARTED HOME AFTER 1 HOUR AT Y. VEHICLE RAN APPROX 5 MILES IN 45 AND 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT AREA. IT STARTED LIMPING APPROX. 500 FEET FROM STOP LIGHT. IT WENT IN LIMP MODE 4 MORE TIMES IN THE LAST 9 MILES TO GET HOME. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT REAL HEAVY LATE IN AFTERNOON AND WE MADE IT HOME WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENTS; ONLY A VERY STRESSFUL RIDE HOME. VEHICLE NOW SHOWED ENGINE SYMBOL. WE READ THE FAULT CODE AND IT WAS P2111 OR FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHICH DEALER SAID WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 36K. MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR STARTED TO DE-ACCELERATE. THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT RESPOND AND I WENT INTO LIMP MODE. CAR WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND - DIDN'T REGISTER ON THE COMPUTER AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. TEN DAYS LATER, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, THIS TIME IN THE CITY. DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD DEALERS IN THE AREA TOLD ME THERE WERE 3700 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER! GEE, MAYBE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MASSIVE NUMBERS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED! A RECALL NEEDS TO BE INITIATED. MY INCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE WRENCH LIT UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, EVEN THOUGH I CONTINUED TO HOLD DOWN THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SINCE IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT, BUT DURING RUSH HOUR, I WOULD HAVE CREATED A PILE UP. THE CAR STARTED FINE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, BUT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR OR DRIVE A CAR AROUND THAT COULD RANDOMLY STALL FOR THE NEXT WEEK. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. *TR

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE THE CAR LOSS ALL ACCELERATION. THE NEXT MORNING IT HAPPENED TWICE MORE. MY MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR & ATTACHED TO THE COMPUTER AND THE CODE P2112 APPEARED. HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND TOOK A TEST DRIVE. IT LOST ACCELERATION 10 MORE TIMES. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND THE PART MUST BE RECALLED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,500. UPDATED 8/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED FORD PAID FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE THROTTLE BODY. THE REPAIRS TOOK ONE WEEK. UPDATED 08/22/13

THE CAR SEEM TO LOOSE POWER SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND ITS OK FOR AWHILE THE COMPUTER RESETS ITSELF. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACK ORDER SO WHAT DO I DRIVE? *TR

SHIFTED HARD IN TO GEAR WHILE DRIVING. LOUD SHIFT SOUNDED LIKE TRANSMISSION BLEW. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND BACK ON AND IT DROVE FINE FOR 3 DAYS UNTIL STARTED IT UP ONE MORNING AND IT IDLED REALLY LOW LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND RAN FINE AGAIN FOR 2 DAYS UNTIL THE HARD SHIFT HAPPENED AGAIN. SHOP SAYS ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT'S THE ONE PART MY WARRANTY WON'T COVER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY, JUST COMING OVER A HILL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. MULTIPLE POWER LOSS SURGES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO THE FORD ESCAPE WAS ALLOW TO COAST DOWN HILL TO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP. ONCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OFF RAMP, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT ANOTHER LIGHT WAS ALSO TURNED ON INDICATING SOMETHING MECHANICAL (TRANSMISSION) HAD ALSO FAILED. THE CAR WAS BARELY ABLE TO MOVE IN 1ST GEAR TO CLEAR THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TILL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. LATER THE MECHANIC READ THE TROUBLE CODES AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AND THERE WAS OPPORTUNITY TO EXIT THE FREEWAY WITHOUT CRASHING. *TR

AROUND 5PM DRIVING HOME ON A MAIN STREET DURING RUSH HOUR, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-40MPH AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE, AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT, STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO TUG. ALSO, THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN LIGHT TURNED ON. I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS AND ATTEMPTED TO DEVIATED TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO TURN IT BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE TURNED ON AS USUAL. THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT IT WASN'T 5 MILES INTO THE TRIP WHEN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. A FEW DAYS PASSED AND MY VEHICLE WAS WORKING OKAY, HOWEVER I STARTED TO NOTICE A SLUGGISH FEEL TO IT, AS WELL AS THAT IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. TODAY, DRIVING HOME AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 50MPH, AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY MALFUNCTIONED. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED. NOW BOTH THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS TURNED ON. I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE, AND THIS TIME THE ENGINE CHECK REMAINS ON. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. *TR

DRIVING ALONG 5-LANE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH WHEN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE'S ENGINE ESSENTIALLY CUT OUT ON ME. A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I AVOIDED SEVERAL PASSING CARS AND SEMIS ON THIS VERY BUSY THOROUGHFARE OUTSIDE OUR NATION'S CAPITAL AND LUCKILY FOUND SAFETY ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER POWERING DOWN THE VEHICLE, THINKING THAT IT MAY BE A COMPUTER ERROR, I RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FIND. AGAIN, NO MORE THAN A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED. FOUND A FORD DEALER EVENTUALLY AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. $600 OUT OF POCKET COST FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS OVER 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. UPDATED 08/29/13

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED TO DECREASE IN ACCELERATION EVEN THOUGH HIS FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL. HE THEN APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE CAR PULSED TO A STOP. HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER RIGHT AWAY, AND TOOK AT LEAST 5 SECONDS OR MORE FOR IT TO START. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED, IT HAS HAPPENED 7 MORE TIMES IN A MATTER OF 5 DAYS. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND HE CONTINUES TO DRIVE IT UNTIL WE GET IT FIXED. I PRIMARILY DRIVE THIS CAR 99% OF THE TIME AND I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD DO IF THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT NO ONE GOT HURT DURING THESE INSTANCES. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT DONE A MAJOR RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. MY SISTER IN-LAW HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH HER 2009 ESCAPE AND JUST RECENTLY HAD HER THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AS WELL. THE LACK OF CARING ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS WILL DEFINITELY MAKE ME RETHINK ABOUT EVER BUYING A FORD AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM MICHIGAN TO MISSOURI WITH DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER ON EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH MY VEHICLE HAD A WRENCH LIGHT COME ON DASH BOARD ALONG WITH ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE. IT DID THIS REPEATEDLY. I PULLED OFF FREEWAY AND WENT TO AUTOPARTS STORE THAT TOLD ME THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND NEEDED TO TAKE TO DEALER, WHICH I DID TODAY. I AM ON VACATION AND CAR IS AT FORD DEALERSHIP IN CAMDENTON, MO. I DON'T KNOW OUTCOME YET AS DEALER NOT ABLE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE UNTIL TOMORROW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65 MPH , MY CARS ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING . THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. NEARLY CAUSED A PILE UP. *TR

WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON LOCAL INTERSTATE @ 60MPH, APPROX 5AM (LUCKILY VERY FEW CARS ON ROAD AT THIS HOUR). LOST ALL POWER, NO ACCELERATION POSSIBLE, BUT ENGINE DIAL STILL SHOWING <1000RPM. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER, YELLOW WRENCH SYMBOL WAS LIT UP, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RE-STARTED, CONTINUED TO WORK. HAPPENED AGAIN @ ABOUT 30 MPH, 15 MINUTES LATER, ON CITY STREET. CALLED FORD SERVICE LATER THAT MORNING AND SCHEDULED TO DROP VEHICLE OFF NEXT BUSINESS DAY (HAD TO DRIVE IT FOR TWO MORE DAYS). HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES DURING ALL TYPES OF DRIVING: HIGHWAY, RURAL, CITY; AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-70 MPH, BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL BEING USED. GOT VEHICLE TO DEALER IN AFTERNOON. SERVICE TECH CALLED AROUND DINNER TIME TO SAY THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS MADE AT A COST OF ABOUT $450. PICKED VEHICLE UP LATER IN EVENING. NO PROBLEMS SO FAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS SEEN/READ IN SEVERAL FORUMS AND NEWS REPORTS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING, THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE GAS MEDAL GOES LIMP AND YOU CANT GIVE IT GAS. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN IT OFF THAN BACK ON IT BEGAN TO WORK. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR A WEEK AND THEN I GOT A DIAGNOSTIC AND CODE P2112 CAME UP. IT SAID THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK CLOSED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HEADING TO WORK WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE DID NOT DIE OR STALL, IT LOST POWER AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. AS MY SPEED STARTED DECLINING, I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND MOVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHICH WAS HARD AT THE TIME WITH OTHER TRAFFIC IN THAT LANE. AND THE DECREASING SPEED WHILE I WAS IN MY LANE HAD ME NERVOUS AS OTHER VEHICLES CAME UP FLYING BEHIND ME. AS SOON AS I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MY CAR IMMEDIATELY DIED. I TRIED TO TURN IT ON AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND THE ENGINE JUST ROLLED BUT WOULD NOT COME ON. AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES, MY CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD TAKE UP TO A WEEK TO GET IN. AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT, IT WAS IN FACT THE THROTTLE BODY. I ENDED UP LUCKING OUT BECAUSE THEY DID HAVE A PART FOR ME. UPON PAYING FOR MY REPAIR, I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THAT THEY HAD SEEN A MAJOR SPIKE IN THIS REPAIR. THEY EVEN SAID THEY ONCE HAD 15 CARS IN ONE DAY THAT ALL NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED. AND THAT IS WHY THE PART HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN ON BACK ORDER. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT THE ONLY DEALERSHIP NOTICING THIS SPIKE. I WAS INFORMED TO KEEP ALL MY PAPERWORK BECAUSE WITH THIS KIND OF SPIKE, IT COULD LEAD TO A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT WOULD NOT ADD ANY RPMS WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING AT AN IDLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. TOP SPEED WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. SAME SYMPTOMS WITH SAME RESULTS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID REPLACE THE THROTTLE HOUSING THIS TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. RECENTLY WENT TO A SHOP AND THE ISSUE IS BECAUSE OF A PART CALLED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, ALMOST RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE HAS NOW DONE THAT THREE TIMES AND IS NOT BEING DRIVEN AS IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE UNTIL REPAIRED. FORD STATES THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY BUT CANNOT OBTAIN THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR ONE TO TWO MONTHS, RENDERING VEHICLE UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE. *TR