2010 Ford Escape complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN

I WAS TRAVELING AT APX 45 MPH WHEN THE YELLOW WRENCH ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH. AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE CEASED TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED ON HOWEVER THERE WAS NO POWER COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE COASTED AS IT LOST MOMENTUM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE MAJOR ROAD THAT I WAS ON. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AS I CAME TO A STOP AND TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE YELLOW WRENCH ERROR LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP LATER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS INDICATORS OF ANY PROBLEMS. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED FOLLOWING THE MANUFACTURERS SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. *TR

DRIVING AND GAS PEDAL LOST ALL POWER. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ABOUT 700/800 RPM. I NOTICED THE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS LIT IN DASHBOARD SO I TURNED OFF A/C OPENED ALL WINDOWS & SHUT OFF ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS OR SO, I RE-STARTED THE CAR & DROVE BACK HOME (APPROX. 35 MILES) . THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER & EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THIS WAS PROBABLY A THROTTLE CONTROL / POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED ME SOME SUGGESTIONS TO HELP WITH THIS TROUBLE, WHICH I HAVE DONE. AS OF TODAY 7/25/2013 VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING FINE. I HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING. SITTING AT DEALER, WAITING TO HAVE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. PART IS ON BACK ORDER NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 IN THE SLOW LANE WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. NO GAS SEEMED TO BE GOING TO THE ENGINE BUT IT WAS STILL RUNNING. THE GOOD THING WAS I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE RESTARTING. IT STARTED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET LED ME TO THIS SITE BUT IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH FORD NEEDS TO TAKE OF BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

WHILE AT STOP LIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF NOTHING HAPPENED AS GAS PRESSED. VEHICLE STALLED RESTART AND DROVE FINE. MADE SERVICE APPOINTMENT HAD TO WAIT 6 DAYS. MEANTIME THE RPM FLUCTUATED AT IDLE AND ACTED AS IF WANTED TO STALL. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WENT IN FOR SERVICE TOLD IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW VALVE SENSOR. WE CLEANED, CAR RAN FINE FOR A WEEK THEN WE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON I-75. REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR BUT NO CHANGE TO THE RMPS. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY STATED IT COULD BE ABS RELATED KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT TO CALL AND TELL ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A TROUBLE BUT THEY SUSPECT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL BUT COULD NOT BACK THAT IN WRITING. I DROVE THE CAR HOME (LESS THAN 10 MILES) RAN IN HOUSE GET SOMETHING AND THE CAR STALLED IN DRIVEWAY. RESTARTED STALLED THREE MORE TIMES. HOW CAN I BE TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THREE MECHANICS DROVE IT ON THREE DIFFERENT DRIVES AND I GET IN THE CAR AND IT OCCURS IMMEDIATELY. I FEEL LIED TO AND DON'T THINK I WILL EVER BE COMFORTABLE DRIVING A FORD CAR. THIS WAS MY FIRST AND IT WILL BE MY LAST. FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND THEIR CUSTOMER CARE IN POOR. IT HAS BEEN 11 DAYS AND THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND I DON'T FEEL I CAN TRUST THE FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, GOING 60 MPH, MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET SOMEWHERE SAFE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. IT TURNS OUT I HAVE A BAD THROTTLE BODY WHICH I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IS QUITE COMMON IN 2010 FORD ESCAPES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. YES, THE ENGINE DID WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO, BUT LOSING POWER AT 60 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR IS QUITE DANGEROUS. *TR

AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE RPM'S DROP AND THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. ALSO THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL DOES NOT AFFECT THE STALL. TYPICALLY AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTING IT AGAIN, THE ENGINE RESETS TO NORMAL. TODAY, THIS HAPPEN ON A CROWDED INTERSTATE SURROUNDED BY SEMI TRUCKS AT 65 MPH. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH LANES OF TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS DEFECT IS CONSIDERABLY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS ATTENTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FROM FORD. *TR

I DRIVE A 2010 FORD ESCAPE AND IT WILL LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. ONCE POWER DROPS OUT, THE VEHICLE MAY ONLY BE DRIVEN AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS AND SOUNDS/DRIVES ROUGH. I PULL OVER, SHUT VEHICLE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE OR SO AND RE-START AND IT WILL RUN FINE. THEN AT SOME LATER POINT WILL RANDOMLY QUIT AGAIN. A LITTLE WRENCH SHOWS UP ON THE CORNER OF THE SCREEN BUT GOES AWAY AND RESETS ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RE-STARTED SO NO INFORMATION THERE TO ASSIST WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER. *TR

VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. INITIALLY IT WAS INFREQUENT, BUT IT STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE REPORTED ERROR, WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE NEW THROTTLE BODY IS ACTING UP AGAIN WITH THE SAME ERRORS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND NO ONE ELSE HAS IT AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, THERE WAS A NOISE AND THEN A LITTLE WRENCH APPEARED ON MY CONTROL PANEL. THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE AND THEN I SHUT IT DOWN. I TURNED IT BACK ON, IT SEEMED TO BE OKAY, AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND THE CAR STAYED AT 40 MPH. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. ONCE AGAIN I STOPPED, TURNED IT OFF. I STARTED IT BACK UP. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER, THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN, THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. *TR

ON JULY 20, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY PARENTS (63 & 67 RESPECTIVELY) WHEN SUDDENLY (OUT OF THE BLUE) I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING. I HAD A CAR BEHIND ME THAT ALMOST CRASH ON ME. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT ON WITHIN 2-3 MINUTES AND IT WORKED PERFECTLY (AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED). I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT (10:30PM MORE OR LESS). I WENT TO A LOCAL PEP BOYS STORE NEXT DAY SINCE THE DEALERS WERE CLOSED (SUNDAY). THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK. ON MONDAY, JULY 21, SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 30 MINUTE RANGE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY. I'VE LEFT IT THERE FOR A CHECK UP. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO AND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IS LIMITED... LOSING POWER OF GAS AND VEHICLE DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY/ROAD CERTAINLY SEEM TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED ON JULY 09, 2013. MY WIFE WAS DROPPING OUR KIDS OFF AT DAYCARE AND A SUMMER PROGRAM WHEN THE CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER COULDN'T ACCELERATE OR ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE COULD JUST COAST. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE, SO I TOLD HER TO TRY AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE TO RESTART IT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND IT WORKED FINE. THEN AFTER DROPPING THE KIDS OFF IT HAPPENED TO MORE TIMES TO HER ON HER WAY TO WORK. AFTER I GOT OFF OF WORK, I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT AROUND NON-BUSY ROADWAYS TO SEE IF IT COULD HAPPEN TO ME, AND IT DID. I IMMEDIATELY DROPPED IT OFF AT A SERVICE CENTER CLOSE BY. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE INCIDENTS AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS NOT A RANDOM INCIDENT. IT IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE. SOMETHING IN THE THROTTLE BODY GOES BAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE CALLING "LIMP MODE". MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH VEHICLES BEHIND HER AND MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING AND I AM GLAD THAT IT WASN'T. I DO NOT WANT IT TO BE DEVASTATING FOR ANYONE ELSE EITHER THOUGH. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT CLOSELY. AFTER TALKING TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT OF A FORD DEALER, IT SEEMS THAT FORD HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE PART. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT ONLY HELPS IF YOU CHANGE THE PART. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TO ENSURE NOBODY IS INJURED BADLY OR WORSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AT APPROX. 65MPG THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER TRAIN. AT THE SAME TIME THE GAS PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED TO A ROUGH IDLE THE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 800-1200 RPMS. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS NO LONGER LIT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME, MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO A ROUGH IDLE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE ENGINE OPERATED AS NORMAL FOR A TIME TILL THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. UPON PLUGGING THE CAR TO A DIAGNOSTIC I HAD 3 ERROR CODES THAT INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR WAS STUCK OPEN. *TR

VEHICLE HAD ENTERED "LIMP" MODE SEVERAL TIMES. IN THE BEGINNING, IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE, BUT SOON PROGRESSED TO HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES IN A SINGLE TRIP. SEVER TIMES IT OCCURRED WHILE ON A FREEWAY. FORD HAS HAD THE PART TO FIX IT ON BACK ORDER AND IS NOT ESTIMATED TO BE IN STOCK UNTIL SEPTEMBER. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE NOW FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUT ONE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE 2 MORE MONTHS. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING; INITIALLY HEARD A GENTLE THUMP FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN RPM < 900 . DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATER HAD NO AFFECT. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAS REPEATED THIS SAME THING 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURENCE. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW 7-23-13. *TR

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHERE THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING, THE ENGINE WRENCH ALERT COMES ON, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE HAS BASICALLY STALLED, IN THAT YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE ONLY SLOW DOWN OR COAST. AFTER THE PROBLEM OCCURS YOU MUST TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES, THEN IT WILL USUALLY START UP AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL FUNCTION AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY A DOZEN TIMES SINCE IT STARTED, WE USUALLY JUST PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF/ON, YESTERDAY THE PROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THOUGH AS MY SON WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *TR

ON JULY 14 2013, MY VEHICLE 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER THE STALL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL. IT SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY LANE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE WRENCH SIGN APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AT REDUCED SPEED OF 25 MPH. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND MENTIONED THAT THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AROUND 70MPH WHEN CAR WENT INTO A "LIMP" MODE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, IT PERFORMED AS NORMAL AND NO WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE WEEK AT VARYING SPEEDS. MY FORD STORE DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO FELT A SURGE WHEN THE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE... ENGINE EVENTUALLY CUT OFF. CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM IN MY ATTEMPT TO GET HOME. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING OR HESITATION. I COASTED TO A STOP IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT (LUCKILY!), TURNED IGNITION OFF AND VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. ON SATURDAY, JULY 13TH WHILE DRIVING IN A SIMILAR SITUATION, THE VEHICLE AGAIN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS ABOUT A HALF DOZEN TIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS BY JUST STALLING. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO WENT INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING AND HE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE CLOSE TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE IT SAT OVERNIGHT. WHEN WE STARTED IT THE NEXT TIME IT RAN LIKE IT WAS MISFIRING VERY BADLY, SO WE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND TAPPED ON THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THE HANDLE OF A SCREWDRIVER. IT THEN STARTED AND IDLED NORMALLY AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT ABOUT THREE MILES HOME. IT ALSO HAS SPUTTERED ERRATICALLY SIMILAR TO A VERY BAD REPEATED MISFIRING UNTIL STOPPING AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. IT DID THIS TWICE WITHIN A QUARTER MILE AND THEN RAN FINE FOR OVER 15 MILES THAT I DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHO WANTED $107 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM THAT I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN I ALREADY HAD FIGURED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR 'SPECIALLY TRAINED' TECHNICIANS MAY FIND A DIFFERENT CAUSE THAN THE P2111 CODE I HAD READ WITH A SCANNER FROM A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE SUGGESTED. I HAVE FOUND OUT

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A COUNTY HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN IT JERKED FORWARD AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO ALMOST A CRAWL BEFORE THERE WAS ANY SIGN OF LIFE TO IT. MY WIFE CALLED ME AND I ASKED HER TO PULL OVER TO A SAFE PLACE. I TOLD HER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. WHEN SHE DID THIS, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN JERKED AGAIN AND SWITCHED INTO THE LIMP MODE. AT THIS POINT MY WIFE PULLED OVER AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE FIRST MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO FORD AND THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. ONCE I GOT IT TO FORD, THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THERE MUST BE A DEMAND FOR THE PART! I AM THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE IS FINE, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE JERK THAT SHE FELT COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ANY ONE ELSE. *TR

AFTER 65-70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WITH NO ISSUE "JUMP" OR SLIP OCCURS AFTER EXITING, COMING TO STOP AND THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN. UPON ACCELERATING CAR JUMPS HARD WITH VIBRATION. WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG AND NEEDED FRONT END ALIGNMENT?? THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASING BRAND NEW. WAS ALWAYS TOLD NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY FORD DEALER IN TN ON 9-12-11 TOLD ME AGAIN NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE AND CHARGED ME $98. TRY TO EXPLAIN ISSUES HOWEVER THEY PUT IN THEIR WORDS. TOOK CAR AGAIN 7-23-12 TO DEALER, APPARENTLY COULDN'T FIND ISSUE. 7-7-13: CAR COMES TO STOP ON INTERSTATE! NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR HOWEVER STILL HAS POWER. HAD TO STOP TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART! THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN PAST WEEK. TAKING TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW JULY 22 2013. APPEARS TO BE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THROTTLE BODY ISSUES! DANGEROUS TO HAVE CAR STOP ON FREEWAY! VERY DISAPPOINTING AS THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YRS NEW! *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND JUNE 3, 2013, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE. AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, AS I ACCELERATED THROUGH 2ND GEAR, IT DROPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO IDLE AND I HAD NO ENGINE ACCELERATION RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL, NO MATTER WHICH GEAR I PUT IT IN. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE CAR WORKED NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5-7 TIMES BEGINNING AROUND JUNE 3, 2013 UNTIL I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 18, 2013. I PAID FORD $120 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT DID RESET THE SHIFT POINTS. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL JULY 12, 2013. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE ENGINE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO ENGINE RESPONSE WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND HAD TO CAREFULLY COAST OVER TO THE SERVICE/EMERGENCY LANE. WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME AFTER I BROUGHT MY ESCAPE IN, MULTIPLE ESCAPES AND FUSIONS HAD COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH WAS TROUBLESHOOT DOWN TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY ORDERED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT CAME IN. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RESTARTED, AND CONTINUED DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT. THIS TIME AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STA

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER, MOTHER AND SISTER AT APPROX. 40MPH. IN TRAFFIC, WHEN THE CAR APPARENTLY WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND BOGGED DOWN THE ENGINE TO WHERE SHE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MANEUVER THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. SHE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY AND PULLED OF INTO A PARKING LOT. FROM THERE SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO BABY THE ACCELERATOR SO SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN SEVERAL MILES HOME. FROM THERE, I TOOK THE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK AND ACCELERATED QUICKLY WHERE THE CAR RETURNED TO FAIL SAFE MODE AND CUT THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE CAR WITH AN OBDII CODE READER WHICH CAME UP WITH THE P2112 CODE AND SAID "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED". *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE LOST POWER. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND NO MATTER HOW FAR DOWN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, I COULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RESTARTED AND VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT 500FT AND THEN IT BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. THIS CONTINUED MY ENTIRE 5 MILE TRIP HOME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS JUST TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC INDICATES DEFECTIVE "THROTTLE BODY." *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL DEVICE (PART # DS7Z-9E926-D) FAILED EFFECTIVELY DISCONNECTING MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON THE I-4 FREEWAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THE PEOPLE AT FORD TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY HIGH FAILURE PART AND THEY CANNOT KEEP THEM IN STOCK. THEY INDICATED IN CONFIDENCE THAT "THEY WERE SURPRISED CUSTOMERS ARE NOT BEING TOLD OF THIS DEFECT". THIS PROBLEM PROBABLY KILLED SOMEONE SOMEWHERE AND I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION THAT WILL KILL AN INNOCENT FAMILY SOON. BY THE WAY THEY WANTED $680.00 TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING AT 55 MPH, CAR JERKED AND THE GAS PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN WITH OUT PROBLEM. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN EXCEPT WITH A LARGE CEMENT TRUCK BEHIND ME. THE FORD DIED AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CEMENT TRUCK WAS ABLE TO GO INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE TO MISS ME. THE ESCAPE DID THE SAME SCENARIO TWICE ON THE WAY TO THE GARAGE. ( WITH OUT THE CEMENT TRUCK) THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. *TR

7/16/13, WIFE DROVE HER CAR TO WORK, DROPPED MY SON OF AT MY MOTHER'S. GOT TO THE CORNER, TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT STALLED, WITH NO POWER, HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. 7/19/13, I WAS DRIVING HOME, CAR STALLED AT THE LIGHT, NO ACCELERATOR POWER, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED IT OFF, RE-STARTED, RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE, THEN STARTED SHAKING AND NO ACCELERATOR POWER. THIS CONTINUED EVERY QUARTER MILE FOR 4 MILES. FINALLY ON THE LAST SHUT DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE WITH NO RESPONSE. PULLED OVER, AND THEN LET IT SET FOR 5 MINS, RESTARTED AND FINALLY MADE IT AROUND THE CORNER TO MY HOME.. NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT AT FORD DEALER IS 29 JULY... *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, I PULLED OVER QUICKLY AND IT WAS BARELY RUNNING, THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING. I SHUT IT OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED, IT WORKED AFTER. THAT PROBLEM THEN HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT 20MIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THE ERROR CODE SHOWED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME GOING AROUND 50 MPH UPHILL WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR DONE A BIG LURCH AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR GUY WHO OWNS HIS OWN SHOP. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES TOO MUCH. ON 6-18-13 HE INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER, POSSIBLY 3-4 WEEKS. WELL GUESS WHAT ITS NOW 7-20-13 AND IT STILL HAS NOT COME IN. NOT ONLY AM I PISSED BUT WHEN I EMAILED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT MY CONCERN AND PROBLEM, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME NOTHING USEFUL, ONLY THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS OR WARRANTIES OPEN FOR MY VEHICLE. I TOLD A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. SO MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ WERE OF PEOPLE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AND FORTUNATELY I AM ABLE TO BORROW MY GRANDMA'S VEHICLE AND NOT HAVING TO RENT ONE. I HAD TO RENT, THAT WOULD BE A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY IN ITSELF. FIX THE PROBLEM FORD. TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS!!! I JUST HOPE WHEN THE PART DOES FINALLY COME, THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED AND WON'T REOCCUR. *TR

TRAVELING 55MPH ON A MAIN ROAD IN NC (RTE 13). WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER. CAR IS STILL ON, BUT I CANNOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE CAR IS BUCKING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A MINUTE THEN START IT AGAIN TO "CORRECT" THE BUCKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND A LIGHT IN SHAPE OF A WRENCH COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I DRIVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I USE THE SAME PROCEDURE FIVE MORE TIMES TO GET IT TO THE AUTO SHOP, WHERE I'M TOLD I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. MINE IS STICKING OPEN. 5,600 ARE ON BACK ORDER, SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED PERFORMED A SELF CHECK DIAGNOSTIC BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SPEED GOES DOWN SUDDENLY AND ALL KINDS OF LIGHTS GO ON, AND IT DIES AFTER THAT. SHUT OFF THE CAR WAIT 10- 15 MINUTES , RESTART THE CAR AND PRYING IT WILL TAKE ME HOME SAFELY, ON ONE OCCASION THE CARD DIED TWICE IN A 20 MILES TRIP. BROUGHT THE CAR FOR DIAGNOSIS AND I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE-BODY HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL. THE REPAIR COST ME $532 WHICH I PAID, LATER ON I CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE BY PHONE AND BY EMAIL, AND BOTH TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED, AND THEY WOULD NOT RE-IMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR COST . I CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE AND I FOUND ALMOST 600 COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE , IN A WAY I FELT I'M NOT ALONE ,ON THE OTHER HAND IF FORD HAS THESE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE THROTTLE - BODY FOR THE 2010 FORD ESCAPE , WHY THEY CAN NOT WORK WITH THE NHTSA AND ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THAT DEFECTIVE PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR DEAD BY A REAREND COLLISION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE , THANK YOU *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING AND A TROUBLE LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED. WITHIN DAYS A TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBLEM AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT 13 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE CRUISING AT 60 MPH. AGAIN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY DIAGNOSED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED IT, AT A COST TO ME OF $540.00. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IDENTICAL VEHICLE. I ALSO READ WHERE THE NHTSA HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE AND THAT FORD HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND HAD SUBSEQUENTLY RESOLVED IT IN LATER PRODUCTION. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOVER MY COSTS AS THEY ADMITTED A PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED RELATED TO THIS ISSUE? *TR

MADE TURN INTO TRAFFIC, SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH. WENT TO ACCELERATE, NO POWER. ENGINE RPMS DROPPED. STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE . NO RESPONSE. DRIFTED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO INCREASE RPMS. NO RESPONSE. TURNED OFF IGNITION TO CALL FOR AID AS THE ROADWAY WAS BUSY, THEN TRIED TO RESTART CAR . CAR STARTED NORMALLY. RPMS RESUMED NORMAL. PLACED CAR INTO DRIVE AND DROVE OFF NORMALLY. HAPPENED AGAIN ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HAPPENED THE OTHER NIGHT THREE TIMES. DEEMED THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO GET REPAIRED. ON LINE FORUMS INDICATE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE, WHETHER IT BE A SENSOR OR COMMUNICATION WITH THE ON BOARD COMPUTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR STARTED TO JERK. THEN MY POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR TOTALLY STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THAT DAY AND THE TOLD ME IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY. MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER IT, SO I HAD TO PAY OVER 300 DOLLARS FOR A NEW PART. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPX. 40 MPH WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER, LOST ALL POWER AND GOT NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, INDICATING A "THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN" PROBLEM. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, VERY DANGEROUSLY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED 15 MINUTES, RESTARTED AND THE CAR WORKED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS, THEN THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED-- NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR, CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 2-5 MPH, HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED FOR A FEW MILES AT WHICH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS SCHEDULED WITH A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IDLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,126.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND MY VEHICLE LURCHED, KNOCKED, AND THEN BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ONCE COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNTIL PUT IN PARK. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINS AND THEN RESTARTED IT. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE, SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. WITHIN 2 MILES, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. I MADE IT TO THE CLOSEST AUTO ZONE AND THEY DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE WITH A TROUBLE CODE P2111, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THEY SENT ME TO A LOCALLY OWNED BODY SHOP, WHERE THEY TOO, DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE WITH THE TROUBLE CODE P2111. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT BACK HOME AND TAKE IT TO MY FORD SHOP, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THE TROUBLE CODE OF P2111, SO THEY REPLACED MY THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, SO IT CAME OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE THE PART. MY FORD HAD THE NERVE TO MENTION THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM THEY ARE SEEING, WHICH IS WHY THEY ALREADY HAD A THROTTLE BODY IN STOCK. THIS SHOULD BE SENT TO RECALL; IT IS DANGEROUS, AND HAS AFFECTED MANY PEOPLE FROM WHAT I'VE READ. *TR

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60MPH, CRUISE DISENGAGED, STEPPED ON GAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE PULLED OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE DOWN RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED HOME. NEXT DAY WENT TO MY ESCAPE STARTED VEHICLE AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CALLED MY FORD DEALER TO SET UP APPOINTMENT TO BRING IN THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. WAS GIVEN A APPOINTMENT IN 3 DAYS TIME (JULY 18,2013 @11:30AM) WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY AND SAFE TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. FOLLOWING DAY WENT TO A MEETING WITH MY CAR, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ONCE AGAIN NO THROTTLE. DEALER SERVICE CALLED AND REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, ASKED IF THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY BUT NO RECALL TO DATE WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE PAID BILL ONCE THE WORK WAS COMPLETED IN CASE OF A RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING GREAT UNTIL THE LAST WEEK. THREE TIMES IN THE SPAN OF AN HOUR DRIVE FROM ONE LOCATION TO MY HOUSE MY VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO SHAKE AND THEN QUIT RUNNING. TWO OF THE THREE TIMES WE WERE DRIVING 65MPH ON A BUSY FREEWAY AND WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, HAVING TO ALLOW THE CAR TO IDLE TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO SAFELY. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO OUR DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION TODAY AND THE CAR SHOOK, AS IF READY TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN, THE ENTIRE TRIP. I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SINCE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR SAFETY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ENGINE PART AND HAVE REQUESTED THE ORIGINAL PART BE RETURNED TO ME. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND IN GOOD CONDITION, AND IT IS ENTIRELY UNSAFE FOR A CAR TO UNEXPECTEDLY QUIT RUNNING, PERIOD. *TR

ON JULY 9, 2013 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN MODERATE TRAFFIC AT MID-DAY AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE BUT WAS STILL MOVING AT A REDUCED SPEED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL STEERING. I WORKED MY WAY OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. I SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. ON JULY 18, 2013 AT ABOUT 8:30 AM I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE BACK AND WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS NO REVVING OF THE ENGINE IT WAS SILENT. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, WAITED A MOMENT, TURNED IT BACK ON WITHOUT A PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED HAS COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHEN DRIVING ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE RUNNING FIND AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY LOSE ALL POWER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART AND WERE UNSURE OF WHEN THEY COULD GET IT. I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AT ANYTIME. ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS, FORD COULD AT LEAST BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO HAVE THESE PARTS SO THAT I COULD AT LEAST PAY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE NOTHING ELECTRICAL WOULD WORK. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED TWICE BEFORE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 55MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART VEHICLE TWICE BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BAR ISSUE BY A FORD DEALER. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 30+ DAYS FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY PART. FROM THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT IN APRIL, THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND HAS BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES UPON START UP ABOUT A HALF DOZEN TIMES INCLUDING TODAY. RATHER THAN ENTER A COMPLAINT FOR EACH INCIDENT BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RECALL THE EXACT DATES, WE ARE SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT TO COVER ALL INCIDENTS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PART IS BACK ORDERED AND THERE IS NO ESTIMATED DATE OF DELIVERY. WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A SURGE IN SPEED AS OF YET. IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE FOR US TO BE DRIVING? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ

WAS SITTING AT LIGHT ON A FRIDAY NIGHT TAKING A TURN WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN IT STARTED TO DIE THEN GOT IT OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. TOOK IT IN TO FORD SHEEHY THAT SATURDAY AFTER IT HAPPENED WROTE THE COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS AND CLEANED THE THROTTLEBODY BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH MORE THAT THEY COULD DO THAN THAT AND IT WAS DRIVABLE NOW. WELL, THIS MONTH OF JULY 2013 JULY 10 I HAD MY SON IN THE CAR WITH ME GOING 45 IT WENT TO 3 MPH IN 2 SECONDS IN THE MIDDLE TRAFFIC AND THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ONE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE CAR, IT SEEMED FINE THEN WENT EXACTLY 4 FEET AND IT DID IT AGAIN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON PULLED TO THE SIDE THIS TIME WHEN I RESTARTED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DID THIS 5 MILES THE WHOLE TIME TRYING TO GET HOME. THE NEXT MORNING CHECK ENGINE WAS OFF SO THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD TO GO DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND GOT OFF AND THE ENGINE WENT FROM 40 DOWN TO 3 MPH WITH IN 2 SECONDS AND GOT THE WRENCH AGAIN, GOT IT STARTED AND INTO WORK GARAGE AND PARKED IT FOR THE DAY. THOUGHT OKAY IT SHOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE IT BACK 26 MILES HOME WAS GOING 65 AND THE CAR WENT DOWN TO 3 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WAS ABLE TO PULL COAST OFF AS I WAS COASTING IT DIED WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TODAY COMING INTO WORK I GOT 3 MILES FROM HOME AND IT REPEATED THE PROCESS OF 40 DOWN TO 3 WRENCH LIGHT ON, GOT IT GOING GOT TO WORK AND 2 BLOCKS FROM