2010 Ford Escape complaints

I STARTED MY CAR FROM A PARKING SPOT AND BEGAN TO CLIMB A SMALL HILL. THE CAR SPUTTERED, SURGED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER, SWITCHED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS. I RESTARTED THE CAR, BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, SPUTTERING, SURGING FORWARD, NO ACCELERATION. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, NOTICING THAT THE DASH HAD A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT LIT. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP, JOEL CONFER FORD IN BELLEFONTE, PA. IT WAS AFTER CLOSING TIME SO I WASN'T ABLE TO TALK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A PART CALLED A THROTTLE BODY, BUT THEY HAD NONE IN STOCK. I HAD SEVERAL PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SERVICE WRITER, OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE "MANUFACTURED" AND WOULD BE QUALITY CONTROL TESTED, AND THIS MAY TAKE SOME TIME. IT HAS BEEN EIGHT DAYS THAT MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. TODAY, 6/12/12, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A PART THAT IS IN HIGH DEMAND, AND ONCE THEY ARE "MANUFACTURED", WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS (I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS DETERMINED). I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TODAY AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THE NHTSA HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION. IN ORDER TO BRING THIS MATTER TO FORD'S ATTENTION SO THAT A RECALL COULD BE ISSUED, I WAS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I BOUGHT MY CAR BR

THREE TIME WITHIN 5 MILES THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND GIVING IT MORE GAS DID NOTHING. I WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HOPE NO ONE HIT ME IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. *TR

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE, MAKING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE INOPERABLE. IT SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE HIGHWAY. I LOST POWER ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND I'VE HAD TO RENT A CAR WHILE I WAIT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY PART WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD MOMENTARILY AND AGAIN CAME TO A STOP. I TURNED RIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY MY ACCELERATOR FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD AT A SPEED LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. IT ACCELERATED NORMALLY FOR A MOMENT BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THE WARNING LIGHT THAT APPEARED WAS CORRELATED WITH THE POWER TRAIN, PER THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUCTION MANUAL. WHEN INSPECTED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES RELATED TO THE VEHICLE WERE UP-TO-DATE AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS DETECTED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

IN A 35 MPH ZONE, WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING TO ALLOW VEHICLE IN FRONT TO TURN, THROTTLE STUCK OPEN & CAR LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART CAR AND PROCEED. SAME THING HAPPENED 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES THAT DAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ACCELERATING TO SPEED FOLLOWING A STOP OR USING AN ON-RAMP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. HAVE EXPERIENCED "SURGING" PREVIOUSLY BUT DEALER IGNORED REPORTS AS "INTERMITTENT". CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER ON 22 MAY AND IS STILL THERE AWAITING A NEW THROTTLE CONTROL BODY. SHIPMENT OF NEW PART IS ESTIMATED AS 17 JUNE. DEALER IS NOT PROVIDING LOANER OR RENTAL CAR AS THE PART IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE POWERTRAIN & IS THEREFORE APPROX. 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. SINCE THE CAR CANNOT "GO" WITHOUT THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY - WHY IS IT CONSIDERED PART OF THE EMISSION SYSTEM VICE THE POWERTRAIN? WITH SO MANY CARS DOWN FOR THIS PART, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 45 MPH, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE CRANKED BACK UP, CONTINUE ON MY WAY. 2ND INCIDENT HAPPEN WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK, ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT, COULD NOT GIVE ENGINE GAS, COAST TO A STOP. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH, TURN VEHICLE OFF, ENGINE CRANKED BACK UP. 3RD INCIDENT ENGINE SURGED AND CUT OFF AFTER TAKING OFF FROM STOP LIGHT. ANOTHER INCIDENT ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH, ENGINE SURGED, STUMBLE . WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE CUT OFF , WRENCH LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYED ON FOR TWO DAYS AND THEN WENT OFF. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER THINKS THROTTLE BODY. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, AT 65 MPH. CAR LOSES POWER AND HAVE TO COST TO A STOP. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS TRYING TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND STOP SAFELY. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON 4/26/13, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL HAPPENED AGAIN. HAPPENED ON 5/30 AND 5/31 REPEATEDLY UNTIL GOT THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR SHOP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS DUE TO PART NOT AVAILABLE. PART IS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR FORD AND THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND LOST POWER. THE THROTTLE WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK THE ESCAPE TO FORD WHERE OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THE PART FOR OVER A WEEK AND FORD SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS ALTHOUGH IT'S HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE. I'M HAVING TO RENT A CAR THIS WHOLE TIME WAITING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE BATTERY AND MIL CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WHERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *TR

I WAS CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE CAR BEGAN SLOWING DESPITE NO CHANGE IN GAS PEDAL PRESSURE. ADDITIONAL GAS DID NOT RESULT IN THE CAR MAINTAINING SPEED OR SPEEDING UP. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ABOUT A MILE LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND THAT A NUMBER OF FORDS HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. IT IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT A REPLACEMENT PART IS ON BACK-ORDERED AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO TELL ME WHEN IT WILL BE IN SO THAT THE CAR CAN BE MADE SAFE TO OPERATE. THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE OF A FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, AND THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE PROBLEM SUGGEST FORD SHOULD BE MORE PROACTIVELY ADDRESSING THIS AND RECALLING CARS LIKE MINE BEFORE INCIDENTS ARISE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE TAKEN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR LOSING ACCELERATION, STALLING. THE ENGINE STILL RUNS BUT I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR BASICALLY WON'T RUN, BUT WILL START UP AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, OR WITH A HIGHER SPEED. IT GENERALLY HAPPENS AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR. BACK IN DECEMBER, 2012 I TOOK IT IN TO BILL BROWN FORD AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME, SAYING IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO THEM. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ON A DAILY BASIS ALL LAST WEEK I TOOK IT IN TODAY TO BIL BROWN FORD ON PLYMOUTH RD IN LIVONIA, MI. THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ANYTHING THEY DO FIND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR. IT SEEMS LIKE WITH A SAFETY CONCERN LIKE THIS THEY WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. SOMEONE COULD VERY WELL RUN INTO ME FROM BEHIND WHEN I LOSE ACCELERATION AND CANNOT RUN THE CAR. PLEASE I HOPE YOU CAN HELP AND HELP OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THEY ARE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TODAY AND WON'T CHARGE ME FOR IT. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THIS CAR. IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD BEFORE A CRASH HAPPENS. ALSO OF NOTATION IN CASE THIS HELPS I USED REGULAR GAS ONLY FROM DECEMBER, (AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME), UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN GAS PRICES WENT UP I SWITCHED TO E-85. WONDERING IF THIS MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM? I TRIED TO RUN THE GAS TANK DOWN BEFORE FILLING UP WITH REGULAR UNLEADED THIS WEEK AS I HEARD. *TR

5/17 WHILE STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT STOPPED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BUT SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT AND CALL FOR A TOW. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE FUEL LINE AND I HAD MY VEHICLE BACK. 6/7 SIMILAR DECELERATION HAPPENED AND THIS TIME THE VEHICLE STARTING KNOCKING A LOT AT LOW SPEEDS. WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. AFTER TURNING OFF AND STARTING AGAIN, THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE. I BROUGHT IT HOME AND ONE MONDAY (6/10) STARTED IT AGAIN TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR HALF A MILE BEFORE EXHIBITING THE SAME BEHAVIOR OR DECELERATION AND FREQUENT KNOCKING. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND CALLED THE TOW. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING AND IT IS BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY. *TR

I BOUGHT OUR CAR BRAND NEW ON APRIL OF 2010. ON 06/08/13 (3PM) WE WERE IN TURNPIKE RUNNING 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SLOWLY LOST SPEED EVENTUALLY WE STOPPED ON THE SIDE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE LIGHTS SYMBOL CAME ON. WE TURN IT BACK ON AND DROVE APPROX 10 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. EVERYTIME THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WE CAN ALWAYS TURN IT BACK ON AND DRIVE FEW MILES. WE DECIDED, FOR US TO AT LEAST GET HOME (6PM) WE HAVE TO DRIVE ON CITY LIMIT 45 MPH, AND IT NEVER GAME US A PROBLEM. BECAUSE ON THOSE INCIDENTS ON THE SAME DAY WE DECIDED TO SEND OUR CAR THE NEXT DAY TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER. AFTER 24 HRS 06/10/13 THEY CALLED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE. UNTIL NOW WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE PARTS AND OF COURSE PAY AN ESTIMATE OF $582. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. IT BEGAN COASTING AND I HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK. I REALIZED IT WAS STILL RUNNING, JUST VERY ROUGHLY. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AFTER WHICH IT DROVE FINE. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN 5-6 TIMES IN A 2 WEEK PERIOD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HEARD A LITTLE POP AND HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER FROM DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR, BUT ENGINE WAS ON - NO WARNING LIGHT ON DASH. WAS GOING ON DOWNWARD INCLINE, ABLE TO GO FROM LEFT LANE TO SHOULDER ON RIGHT; ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY THEN AND I TURNED IT OFF. WAITED A MINUTES, TURNED BACK ON; IDLING HAD A LITTLE "MISS" BUT ABLE TO FINISH TRIP. UPON RETURN HOME, TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, FOUND NO HISTORIC CODE IN COMPUTER AND NOTHING FOUND ON TEST DRIVE. ON 6/07, AGAIN ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAR AGAIN LOST POWER FROM ACCELERATOR - IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOMENTUM ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE BROADSIDED BY LARGE SUV MERGING FROM OFF RAMP AS I AM TRYING TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. SAME THING, ENGINE SHOOK, I TURNED IT OFF; AGAIN NO WARNING LIGHT. OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES AND WE TURNED AROUND FOR HOME. SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON THE RETURN TRIP - THE YELLOW WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE LAST TWO TIMES. VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, I PLAN TO NOT DRIVE AND TAKE TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS I CAN. I SEE THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CONDITION SUDDENLY PUTS A DRIVER IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DESIGN / DEVICE PROBLEM TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING COMING TO COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE TURN PRESS GAS PEDAL ENGINE LOSE ALL POWER AND WRENCH INDICATOR CAME OF DASHBOARD. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC . TURN ENGINE OFF THEN TURN ENGINE BACK ON WRENCH WAS GONE & POWER RETURN. PROBLEM EXISTED 2 MORE TIMES AFTER THIS DATE. CALL FORD SERVICE & TOOK ESCAPE IN FOR SERVICE FOR PROBLEM TO BE THROTTLE BODY VALVE STICKING AS OF 060613 STILL WAITING ON NEW PART FOR ESCAPE. ESCAPE IS AT DEALERSHIP SINCE 06/03/13. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED BOLTING FORWARD BUT AT THE SAME TIME COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION.. I PULLED OVER AND PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG I STARTED CAR AGAIN AND IT SOUNDED FINE SO I STARTED OUT AGAIN.. GOT ABOUT A BLOCK DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN..I HAD IT TOWED IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ON SOME OF THE ESCAPES.. SO THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP NOW FOR 9 DAYS WAITING ON THE PART! AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE LIKE ME WAITING ON THE PART.. EVEN ONE CAR HAS BEEN AT SHOP FOR THREE WEEKS... ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM CAME RIGHT OUT OF THE BLUE! NO WARNING AT ALL! THANK GOODNESS I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND NOT GOING VERY FAST! I CAN SEE WHERE THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN THE RIGHT SITUATIONS!! THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR FOUR WEEKS. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I HAD JUST LEFT A STOP LIGHT AND WAS ACCELERATING AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND EVEN WITH MY FOOT PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER, LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, CRANKED IT BACK UP AND IT DROVE FINE FOR 2-3 WEEKS. (6/7/13) THEN AFTER DRIVING FOR 4 HOURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. IT OCCURRED THREE TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, ALL WITHIN A 30 MINUTE TIMEFRAME. EACH TIME IT WAS ABLE TO BE CORRECTED BY TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING. UPON ARRIVAL AT MY DESTINATION I LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN WE TOOK THE CAR OUT AGAIN. IT DE-CELERATED ONE TIME AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ONE TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AN HOUR. IN THIS LAST SET OF OCCURRENCES THE EMISSION/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SYMBOL CAME ON AS WELL AS THE WRENCH SYMBOL. BOTH TIMES IT WAS AGAIN ABLE TO BE RESTARTED - THE TWO TIMES IN THIS ROUND OF OCCURRENCES HAPPENED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. THE CAR THEN SAT OVERNIGHT (6/8/13) AND AS I PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC YET ANOTHER OCCURRENCE HAPPENED. AGAIN IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE MECHANIC AND BACK (ROUND TRIP OF ABOUT 30 MILES). WHILE AT THE MECHANIC SHOP THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT CAME UP AS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE ERROR NUMBERS AT THIS TIME TO NOTATE. *TR

BOUGHT 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED IN DECEMBER. PURCHASED A $2000 EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER FROM EASY CARE. PUT ABOUT 1200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT STARTED TURNING OFF AT RANDOM. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE I LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE TOTALLY AND ALMOST GOT T BONED BY A COAL TRUCK. IT DID IT 5 MORE TIMES AS I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET IT HOME. TOOK IT TO FREEDOM FORD IN EBENSBURG PA FOR WARRANTY WORK AND THEY FOUND A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THE REPAIR AND THE PART IS BACK ORDERED UNTIL JULY 16TH. NOW I AM PAYING ALMOST $400 A MONTH FOR A FORD ESCAPE WITH ONLY 31000 MILES THAT I DON'T HAVE. AND IT WILL BE SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR 6 MORE WEEKS. *TR

ENGINE JUST GOES TO IDLE. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND PUT CAR IN PARK TO RESTART. THERE IS NO WARRING AS TO WHEN THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 12 TO 15 TIME OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. *TR

VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I GET OFF THE ROAD TO A STOP IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS IDILING ROUGH BUT WILL NOT MOVE. THIS VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON INTERSTATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,200. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

I WAS DRIVING FROM THE BANK TO HOME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO EASE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE WITH NO POWER AND WHEN I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN I RESTARTED IT. MY ESCAPE THEN RAN FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT MY ESCAPE INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BOX AND THAT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THERE IS NO REASON FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. SINCE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER I HAVE TO DRIVE IT LIKE THIS UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WILL BE AT LEAST 1 WEEK, PROBABLY LONGER. IF MY CAR DIES IN AN INTERSECTION OR WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, OR ON A FREEWAY, I COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT, IT'S THE ONLY CAR I OWN. I AVOIDED THE FREEWAY TO AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I KNOW THE SIDE ROADS TO GET THERE. I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT ALL THE TIME. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART. CONSIDERING THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET A NEW ONE THAT TELLS ME I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL. IF A CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY IT IS ENDANGERING MANY LIVES BESIDES MINE. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY. WITH NO POWER I COASTED (LUCKILY) TO THE SHOULDER. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IN THE SAME VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS MONDAY. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANICS GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. HE CLEANED IT, TEST DROVE IT AND SENT HER ON HER WAY. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE MOTOR IN THE ESCAPE JUST DIED, I WAS FORCED TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE RIGHT WITH ALMOST NO POWER. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER FORD IS MAKING 4000 OF THE THROTTLE BODIES IN ORDER TO KEEP WITH THE DEMAND. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY HAS NO GAS, ENGINE IS RUNNING BUT NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION . *TR

I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND AROUND THE CORNER WHEN THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. I PULLED TO SIDE AND CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO FIND OUT THE WRENCH MEANT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. THE WRENCH DISAPPEARED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED OUR USUAL FORD SERVICE GUY AND WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING LODGED IN THE AIR FILTER BUT THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO CALL THEM. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO WORK AND RUN SOME ERRANDS HOWEVER I FELT LIKE IT WAS JERKING. THEN LATER THAT AFTERNOON, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A MAIN ROAD, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE SOMEWHAT (IT WAS A LONG RIGHT HAND TURN LANE). I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND BACK ON, THE WRENCH WENT AWAY SO I TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST AFTER A FEW FEET. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ONE AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE WRENCH DISAPPEARED HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I COULD NOT TRUST DRIVING THIS CAR ANY LONGER. I CALLED FORD, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IT IS AT THE DEALER NOW. WE WERE INFORMED IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. I HAD DONE SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AFTER IT HAPPENED THAT MORNING AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE MANY, MANY INSTANCES JUST LIKE MINE SO WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON, I PRETTY MUCH KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE OUTCOME. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING AN ISS

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS CONTINUED TO DECREASE AND CAR SLOWED TO A STOP WITHOUT STALLING. VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND "WRENCH" LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH. *TR

THE REAR HATCH DOES NOT OPEN DUE TO A FAULTY ACTUATOR. ALL ESCAPES HAVE THIS ISSUE SINCE 2001 BUT FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE FROM YOUR VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO. ALSO THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

DRIVING ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY IN MIDDLE LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. WE (CHILDREN AND MYSELF) WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMITRUCK COMING UP FROM BEHIND US HAVING NO IDEA THAT MY AUTO LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. CAR HAD NO REAL POWER BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE AT ABOUT 5 MPH FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET UP EXIT RAMP TO A GRAVEL AREA WHERE I STOPPED AND REGAINED MY COMPOSURE AS I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO CRASH!!!!! I NOTICED THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH. TURNED OFF ENGINE UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO. AT THE TIME I WAS STILL ABOUT 100 MILES FROM HOME SO I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP. POWER WAS BACK. CONTINUED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 20-30 MILES WITH AGAIN WITH ONE MORE ISSUE. I HAD JUST BROUGHT THIS IN TO BE CHECKED BEFORE TAKING MY FAMILY TRIP AND I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS GOOD...DESCRIPTIONS ON THE INTERNET TALK ABOUT A FUEL THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WHICH HAS SYMPTOMS THAT MATCH WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. FIRST INCIDENT 11/2012, 2ND 3RD & CONT 2013 NOW... THIS WILL BE MY 3RD TIME BRINGING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP - AND I ADD THAT THEY ARE NOT CALLING BACK TO SCHEDULE A SVS APPT.. I AM FILING COMPLIANT HERE AND WITH FORD.. I ALWAYS PURCHASED A FORD - MAYBE NOW CHEVY ..ADDTL NOTE:. CAR HAS HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST MONTH WHERE IT SPUTTERS A BIT PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN AND HAS REVED UP TO ABOUT 1500 RPM WHEN OUT OF GEAR RIGHT AFTER STARTING. *TR

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE NEARLY STALLED (SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN) AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. IT HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN TWO DAYS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL. DURING THOSE 5 INSTANCES, I WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN MY CAR SLOWED TO A NEAR STOP. A COUPLE TIMES IT HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT (SLOW) AND THREE TIMES ON THE ROAD BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MILES AN HOUR. ALL I KNOW IS I'M TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS UNSAFE AND I HAVE KIDS. NOT SAFE!!! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED IN OCTOBER 2010. IN JUST TWO AND HALF OF YEARS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE AND UNDER 50,000 MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY COSTING ME $385 (AFTER TALKING THE SERVICE GUY DOWN TO THAT PRICE). THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 24, 2013 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK FOR LUNCH. I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN MY CAR'S SPEED STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. I TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON INDICATING A PROBLEM, SO I PULLED INTO THE FIRST PLACE I COULD, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP SO I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE STREET. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME BEFORE I SAW THE FIRST MECHANIC SHOP AND TURNED IN. BY THE THIRD TIME THE (WRENCH) LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE I WAS STILL UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS BEST TO GO TO THE CLOSEST FORD LOCATION. AFTER LOOKING AT MY CAR THEY TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND DUE TO WHAT TYPE OF PART IT WAS, THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT. THIS DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL GIVEN THAT THE CAR IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I AM FEARFUL THAT MORE PROBLEMS ARE TO COME... *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 25-30 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND COASTED REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL. I WAS IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. I COASTED TO A DRIVEWAY (NO SHOULDER) AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WITH NO WRENCH LIGHT. CAR ACCELERATED FINE SO I CONTINUED HOME. IN THE SPAN OF 5 MILES, THIS SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED 4 TIMES. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON WOULD TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER LEFT. IN ROUTE, I STAYED ON ROADS WITH SHOULDER ALLOWANCES OR FREQUENT TURNOFFS, WHERE POSSIBLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. CURRENTLY HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE PART TO FIX THE ISSUE, BECAUSE OF ITS CURRENT HIGH DEMAND. I'M TOLD IT COULD BE A MONTH. *TR

DRIVING ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY IN MIDDLE LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH SLIGHTLY UP HILL AND ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. CAR HAD NO REAL POWER BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE AT ABOUT 5 MPH FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET UP EXIT RAMP TO A GRAVEL AREA WHERE I STOPPED. I NOTICED THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH. TURNED OFF ENGINE UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO. AT THE TIME I WAS ABOUT 90 MILES FROM HOME SO I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP. POWER WAS BACK. CONTINUED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 90 MILES WITH NO ISSUE. DESCRIPTIONS ON THE INTERNET TALK ABOUT A FUEL THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WHICH HAS SYMPTOMS THAT MATCH WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. STOPPED AT FORD DEALER AND ORDERED NEW THROTTLE BODY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE ALTHOUGH IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WAITING FOR PART 9E926 TO ARRIVE TO INSTALL. CAR HAS HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST MONTH WHERE IT SPUTTERS A BIT PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN AND HAS REVVED UP TO ABOUT 1500 RPM WHEN OUT OF GEAR RIGHT AFTER STARTING. *TR

ENGINE LOST POWER AND COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER, KEYSER MILLER FORD, 8 EAST MAIN ST., COLLEGEVILLE, PA 19426. THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY", AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES. PARTS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE AIR FILTER AND THEN REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TROUBLE CODE DETECTED A FAULTY THROTTLE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 07-17-13 *BF

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN REV THE ENGINE AND INCREASE RPMS. IT WILL JERK AND JUMP FORWARD AS IF ITS TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT WONT GO ANY FASTER THAN IDLE SPEED. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF IT WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX. 55-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM CRUISING SPEED DOWN TO APPROX. 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED. THE DASHBOARD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ILLUMINATED . THE VEHICLE WAS APPARENTLY IN SAFE MODE AND ONLY ABLE TO GO A SPEED OF 30 MPH. AFTER CRUISING ONTO THE SHOULDER OF FREEWAY, THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND CONTINUED WITH SAME PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MILES. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN REGULAR SPEED WITH WARNING LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES AND THE PART NEEDED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FROM FORD AND IS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL OR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN 128 (A MAJOR HIGHWAY) , WHEN MY CAR 'APPEARED' TO DOWNSHIFT ALL ON IT'S OWN. THE 'WRENCH' APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND I MANAGED TO COAST INTO A REST AREA BEFORE THE CAR EVENTUALLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND AT FIRST IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT HOME, BUT 4-5 MINUTES IN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT HESITATED, LIGHT CAME ONE, CAR STALLED, I DANGEROUSLY COASTED INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE I THEN DECIDED TO GET IT TOWED SINCE IT WAS STALLING IN DANGEROUS PLACES AND I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD MAKE IT HOME. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC THAT NIGHT. NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD IT'S THE ETB, BUT IT'S NOT COVERED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS PART IS NOT IN STOCK SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY BEING SOLD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A RECALL, SINCE IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING COMMON AND CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE. THIS IS MY 5TH FORD, I'VE HAD THE EXPLORER, MUSTANG, FORD 250, FORD 150 AND NOW THE ESCAPE. AS A LOYAL CONSUMER I WOULD EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO DO THE PROPER THING AND MAKE THIS MORE THAN TSB SINCE IT'S A DEFINITE DANGER. I'M JUST HAPPY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 24, MY VEHICLE HAD SPONTANEOUSLY LOST POWER AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. AS I SAFETY STEERED MY VEHICLE TO A PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE SERVICE LIGHT THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE STOP, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF; WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEY STARTED IT BACK UP. THE ENGINE WAS ON, THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE STILL ONE, BUT NO POWER WAS TRANSFERRING FROM THE ENGINE TO THE TRANSMISSION AS I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE RPM GAUGE ALSO SHOWED LITTLE TO NO CHANGE WHILE I WAS APPLYING MORE GAS. AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE QUICK TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM BEING THE THROTTLE BODY. THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY ONLY AFTER I PAID THE $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. MY VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED; HAVING ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE BY FORD DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTERS WITHIN THE REQUIRED INTERVALS, AND HAS ONLY 44,800 MILES ON IT. *TR

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 65. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PULL OVER WHILE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. VEHICLE ALSO IDLES VERY HARD WHILE ON AND IN PARKED POSITION OR STOPPED WITH BRAKES ON. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT STARTED TO BUCKLE AND IT EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REMAINING ON WAS MY RADIO. I HAD NO STEERING, AND THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT EVEN WORK. ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, I HAD TO SOME HOW PULL OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND, HAD TO RESTART IT. I DID NOTICE A WRENCH SYMBOL ON MY DASHBOARD THAT LIGHTED UP. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANT, SO, I WENT AHEAD AND GOT MY MANUAL OUT. THE SYMBOL HAS STATED THAT IT WAS "THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN" AND I NEEDED TO SEE A DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, I JUST DID NOT KEEP TRACK OF IT. THIS TIME IT WAS MORE WORSE THAN THE OTHERS. ON JUNE 1ST 2013 IT ACTUALLY DID IT TWICE IN ONE DAY. THANKFULLY THE SECOND TIME AROUND I WAS IN THE CLEAR AND PULLED OVER INTO AN OFFICE COMPLEX. HAD TO DO THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS DEFECT. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS, SCARY, AND ITS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. LUCKILY FOR ME, THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. AS OF JUNE 3RD 2013 THE DEALER REPLACED MY THROTTLE AUTO BODY. I AM HOPING THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYBODY ELSE. IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ANOTHER PERSON, IF, THEY ARE NOT CAREFUL, AND, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THANK GOD, I HAD MY HUSBAND WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE OTHER TIMES, I WAS ACTUALLY BY MYSELF AND SCARED OUT OF MY MIND . I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND ON A BUSY BRIDGE WHEN MY TRUCK COMPLETELY STALLED ON ME. I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEBODY OR MYSELF. MY TOTAL BILL FOR THIS PART TO

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT 1 TIME TODAY, 1 TIME YESTERDAY, AND 1 TIME ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPPED ACCELERATING SUDDENLY. CALLED THE FORD DEALER TODAY, AND THEY SAY IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. HE SAID THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THESE PARTS ARE ON ABOUT A 2 WEEK WAIT BECAUSE THEY ARE ON "NATIONAL BACKORDER". OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN FORD CAN KEEP UP WITH. THIS STALLING IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR CAN BE DOING 45+ AND SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, RISKING INJURY TO THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND OTHER MOTORISTS. FORD NEEDS TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL TO KEEP SOMEONE FROM GETTING HURT. *TR

VEHICLE LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING/SYMPTOMS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, HAD TO SHUT OF AND RESTART. THROTTLE RESPONSE RETURNED. SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY AT APPROXIMATELY SAME SPEED. PULLED OFF ROAD, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER/REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *TR

I HAVE BEEN A FORD OWNER FOR YEARS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLAINT I AM FILING. MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND I HAD TO PULL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT RESTARTED AND RESUMED DRIVING NORMALLY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. SINCE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE OUTSIDE A MAJOR CITY, I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD NO ABILITY TO POWER THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN ITS OWN MOMENTUM. I REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS PART RECALLED! *TR

WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY AT 40MPH THE CAR STALLED,THANKFULLY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL ON TO OTHERWISE WE WOULD'VE BEEN REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERING SPEEDS AS WELL. THE WRENCH LIGHT IN THE DASH COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. RESTARTING VEHICLE WILL USUALLY RESUME WITH NO ISSUES. NO CODES ARE STORED SO DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10X'S AT LEAST. I'M SCARED TO LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. NO SIGNS GIVEN THAT IT WILL STALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY ENGINE STALLED I TURNED OFF OF THE MAIN ROAD AND PUSHED ON THE BRAKE. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN MY CAR BEGAN TO IDLE VERY ROUGH AND JUMPY. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED DROVE AWAY AND IT WAS FINE COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING EXCEPT. IT WILL NOW ONLY GO A MILE OR SO BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN 2 DAYS. I'VE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS TO GET A PART AND THEY ARE ALL ON BACK ORDER WHICH TELLS ME THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WORKING AT LEAST I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PART IS NOT IN STOCK AT ANY FORD DEALER AND HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED SO TO ME THAT MEANS IT IS A REGULAR PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I NEED TO KNOW IF OTHER CARS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING COMPLETELY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. DID THIS 6 SEPARATE TIMES 3 ON 5/30 AND 3 ON 5/31/13. THIS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A COMMON PROBLEM BY REPAIR SHOP AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR