2010 Ford Escape complaints

TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE AT 70MPH DOWN I696 IN OAKLAND COUNTY MICHIGAN, VEHICLE WENT DEAD. "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. CAR WAS RUNNING, HOWEVER NO POWER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RE-STARTED. IT RAN FINE AFTER THAT. ONE MONTH LATER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THIS TIME TRAVELING 45MPH DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE WENT DEAD, I PULLED OVER , RE-STARTED. TRAVELLED ANOTHER 100FT, SAME ISSUE. TRIED AGAIN, THIS TIME WENT ABOUT 200FT, DIED. THE WRENCH LIGHT AND AMBER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE ESCAPE WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER ON MAY 18, 2013. AS OF MAY 31, 2013, THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER. VEHICLE SITS IN THEIR LOT AWAITING PART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE INTERSTATE, MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND I HAD TO CAREFULLY MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AS I WAS LOSING ACCELERATION, I NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS I COULDN'T SPEED UP AS NEEDED. WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT ON BUT I COULD NOT MOVE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED ABOUT A MINUTE AND WAS THEN ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RETURN HOME. SINCE I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE-TIME INCIDENT, I ONLY MENTIONED IT DURING AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTHING WAS DONE. THEN IT BECAME A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, LIMITING MY COMFORT IN DRIVING ANYWHERE BEYOND 10 MILES. WHEN I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM OVER THE PHONE, WITHOUT NEEDING ME TO BRING IT IN. UPON ARRIVAL AT DEALERSHIP, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AROUND AT 45 OR 50 MPH AND WENT TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE CAR RESTARTED.. PREVIOUS TO THIS WHEN TURNING ON THE AC THE CAR GOT VERY SLUGGISH, I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. AFTER A VERY SHORT TIME THE CAR RECOVERED AND NORMAL SPEED WAS ATTAINED. I FEAR THIS MAY HAPPEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR MERGING AND THIS HAPPENING WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THAT FORD IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET I SAW THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE 2005 -2011 ESCAPES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT FORD IS DOING A REDESIGN OF THIS PART BUT NO DATE AS TO WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. MY DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THE SAME PART BUT NO PROMISES IF IT WOULD LAST. THEY ALSO STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE IN THE SHOP, THUS IT'S AN INTERMITTENT OCCURENCE. THEY RECOMMENDED JUST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND KEEPING IN TOUCH TO SEE WHEN THE REDESIGN IS AVAILABLE. *TR

CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. SEEMED LIKE CAR SHUTOFF, BUT LATER REALIZED THAT CAR WAS STILL ON BUT NOT MOVING. TOOK TO DEALER IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. QUITE DANGEROUS DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL ON HIGHWAY, EASILY COULD OF BEEN HIT BY OTHER CAR. *TR

TOOK OFF FROM STOP LIGHT, MADE A LEFT TURN AND WHILE IN MIDDLE OF TURN, FELT LOSS OF POWER, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LOOKED AT DASH AND NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BATTERY SYMBOL IN RED AND THE OIL SYMBOL IN RED. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF POSITION, WAITED A SECOND OR TWO AND TURNED BACK ON. VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR STARTED STALLING : THE SPEED INDICATOR STARTED COMING DOWN AND EVEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THERE WAS NO PICK UP AND THE WRENCH SIGN LIT UP INDICATING THE POWER TRAIN DEFECT.I MOVED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND WAITED FOR SOME ASSISTANCE. I MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE CAME AFTER ABOUT 45 MIN. HE STARTED THE CAR AND THE WRENCH SIGN WAS NO LONGER THERE. RODE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET TO MY HOUSE. RAN SOME ERRANDS (ABOUT 20 ROUND TRIP MILES) LATER AND THE CAR RODE FINE. ON 5/30/2013 MORNING (TODAY) ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE TRUCK STALLED AGAIN WITH THE LIT UP WRENCH SIGN. PULLED ON TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND GOT THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER - BOB DAVIDSON FORD,, PARKVILLE, MARYLAND 21234 (410-661-6400). THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS FOR A FEE OF $123.00 AND SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEPT INDICATED THAT THEY WERE OUT OF THESE PARTS AND IS BACKORDERED. THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THEY WILL GET THE PART. I DROVE THE SUV HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND COMPLAINED. THEY ISSUED A CLAIM NUMBER CAS[XXX]. I AM UNABLE TO RENT A CAR AS I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD BE UNTIL THEY GET THE PART TO FIX. I SEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS HAD BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE ESCAPE 2010. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, I ASKED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE "IS FORD WAITING UNTIL PEOPLE GET KILLED TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT?". IT I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH AND THE POWER WENT OUT. THE CAR JUST COASTED. STEERING CONTINUED TO WORK. I PULLED OVER TO THE MEDIAN, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND WORKED FINE AFTER THAT. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT SPEED AND VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM SEEMED TO SHUT OFF CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUTTER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND VEHICLE FINALLY RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION, AT WHICH TIME I DROVE DIRECTLY TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE IN PROCESS OF CLOSING FOR THE DAY AND VEHICLE HAD RESUMED PROPER OPERATION BY THEN AND DEALER FELT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE DAMAGED TO CONTINUE ON TRIP IF WE WISHED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE RETURNING HOME. WHEN HOME, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHICH AS OF 5/30/13 ARE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO NATIONAL BACK ORDER. EVIDENTLY LOTS OF ESCAPES SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY ON LIST FOR THE PART IN QUESTION. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1 MONTH BUT NOT BY MILEAGE. *TR

AT THE INITIAL FAILURE, WHILE TRAVELING ON MANCHESTER ROAD THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A WEEK LATER AT THE SECOND FAILURE WHILE STANDING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR

AS VEHICLE WAS PROCEEDING FORWARD FROM A STOP ONTO A FOUR LANE ROAD WITH THE SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH, IT ROLLED FORWARD AND NO POWER WAS PROVIDED. NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS. THE THROTTLE CONTROL / POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO GO APPROXIMATELY 20 -30 YARDS ONTO THE SHOULDER ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND THE CORNER AND UP A HILL THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO DO THIS WE ROLLED BACK TO THE SHOULDER THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR UP THE HILL AND HOME. CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES USELESS AND NO LONGER ACCELERATES THE CAR. THE ENGINE IS STILL ON AND ALL POWER IS ON IN THE CAR BUT YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE EXPRESSWAYS AS THE CAR CAN JUST DIE AND IF YOU CAN'T GET OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE.... YOU HAVE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, TURN OFF AND RESTART. SEEMS TO WORK FOR A WHILE AFTER THAT. HAS DONE THIS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES. MY WIFE HAS HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS WITH ALMOST BEING REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE "ENOUGH" COMPLAINTS TO FIX THE ISSUE... *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CONTINUED TO STALL TO WHERE EVENTUALLY THE GAS PEDAL WAS NON-OPERATIONAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORD STAFF INDICATED THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL BEING PUSH, AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN SUDDENLY. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE CAR SPUTTERED, AND TURNED IT OFF. POPPED THE HOOD EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, STARTED GOING, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WHEN I PULLED OVER A SECOND TIME, LET THE CAR SIT ROUGHLY 5 MINUTES, TURNED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN AUTO ZONE TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT NOT ONLY CAN THEY NOT FIX IT CURRENTLY, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE TO FIX IT, SINCE THE PART IS CURRENTLY BEING REDESIGNED. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY SUV, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S WITH MY TWO AND HALF YEAR OLD WITH ME. I'M AFRAID OF BEING LEFT STRANDED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE AC UNIT AND RADIO CONTINUED TO WORK FINE. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT CAME BACK ON LIKE NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKING METER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT AGREE WITH THE DEALERS FINDINGS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON MAY 25, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKING METER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 07/01/13

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 55 MPH AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE APPEARED TO SHUT OFF CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT APRIL 18, 2013 AND AGAIN MAY 24, 2013 BOTH TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO NOTED THAT CAR SURGES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING DRIVING CITY STREETS. CALLED FORD AFTER FIRST INCIDENT AND TOOK CAR IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. NO MENTION OF ANY ISSUE WITH SAFETY OF CAR. LAST INCIDENT ASKED FORD TO DO A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE HAVING TO DO WITH A STUCK THROTTLE AND IT WOULD BE OVER A MONTH BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE PART COMES IN AND I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 500-700 DOLLARS. FORD ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY RECOMMENDED I HAVE SENSORS CLEANED ALSO DUE TO BUILD-UP WHICH COULD AFFECT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER??? CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE PROBLEM?? I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NONE OF THIS REPAIR IS COVERED UNDER MY FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

WHEN I'M DRIVING MY CAR, IT WILL SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING AS THOUGH SOMEONE THREW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO COAST OVER TO A SAFE AREA TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH, ON STREETS, AFTER A RED LIGHT, TURNING CORNERS. OVER AND OVER AGAIN THIS HAPPENS AND IT STARTED HAPPENING AT ABOUT 50-THOUSAND MILES AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. TODAY THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN SIX TIMES IN A TWENTY MILE RADIUS. *TR

IN FEB. 2013 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN I WAS GOING UP AN INCLINE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT THEN WENT OFF. AFTER THE DEALER CHECKED IT THEY ASSURED ME NOTHING WAS MECHANICALLY WRONG. OFF AND ON THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, BUT ON A LESSER SCALE, BUT THERE WERE NO FAILURES INDICATED IN THE COMPUTER. ON MAY 23, 2013 I WAS TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC FROM BALTIMORE WHEN MY CAR BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. I MANAGED TO NURSE IT TO THE SIDE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED SEVERAL MINS AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT THE WRENCH WENT OUT. I WAS NOT IN A PLACE THAT WAS SAFE FOR ME TO REMAIN SO I NURSED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. AFTER SECURING A RENTAL CAR FOR ABOUT $50 A DAY (AT MY EXPENSE) I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 27 DAYS (3RD WEEK OF JUNE) BEFORE THE PART IS AVAILABLE AND WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $750 TO FIX. AT $50 A DAY MY RENTAL WILL BE TWICE THE REPAIR BILL AND MORE THAN MY MORTGAGE! IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALER I CALL FORD'S CUSTOMER CARE CENTER, WHICH I DID, AND WAS TOLD MY COMPLAINT WAS LOGGED AND THAT I WOULD HEAR "MOST LIKELY NEXT FROM THE MANAGER AT THE DEALER". THEY DID NOT OFFER TO ASSIST WITH A LOANER OR WITH THE ISSUE SURROUNDING THE FACT THAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE 27 DAYS (AT LEAST) FOR A PART TO BE AVAILABLE. NOTHING WAS ULTIMATELY RESOL

DRIVING ALONG DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR WENT INTO SLOW MODE. NON-RESPONSIVE TO GAS PEDAL, ENGINE SPUTTERING. HAPPENED TO MY WIFE EARLIER THIS WEEK ON THE WAY TO WORK. SHE PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED. DROVE FINE THEN SO SHE BROUGHT IT HOME AND SWITCHED CARS. ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON BUT AFTER RESTART DISAPPEARS. HOOKED UP TO MY OBD SCANNER AND IT SHOWED P2111 CODE. *TR

VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 10 MPH, "WRENCH" SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED. I PULLED OVER, PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK, AT WHICH TIME IT BEGAN SHUDDERING. TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS, AND TURNED IGNITION. VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH SOME EFFORT. INCIDENT HAS RE-OCCURRED 7 TIMES SINCE THEN, NOW WITH "ENGINE" SERVICE LIGHT ON. MECHANIC HAS IDENTIFIED ISSUE AS WORN THROTTLE BODY, ON 2-WEEK BACK ORDER AS OF MAY 10, 2013. TIME FOR A RECALL, FORD. *TR

MONKEY WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY OF THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SINCE THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL TO ANY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, LIGHT WAS OFF AND CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. 2ND INCIDENT HAPPENED 5/22 ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. AGAIN, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COAST TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED, BACK ON AND CONTINUED DRIVING. 3RD INCIDENT HAPPENED A MILE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS ALREADY IN THE SLOW LANE SO AGAIN IT WAS EASY TO MANEUVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. MECHANIC INDICATES THE THROTTLE BODY IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 7:30 A.M. ON MAY 13. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS NO LONGER POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY IDLE, NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TOWING TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD REQUIRE A NEW THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I HEARD A CLICK FROM THE CAR ENGINE. ACCELERATION GRADUALLY DECLINED. THE GAS PEDDLE DID NOT RESPOND. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AS I WAS SLOWING TO PARK, TO TURN OFF THE CAR, THE CAR SURGED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, WITH A HESITATED START AND GET HOME. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD OF TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THIS CORRECTED THE ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON I10 AT 60 MILES PER HR IN HOUSTON TX. THE ESCAPE LOST POWER AND WAS HARD TO STEER. I LIMPED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ESCAPE DOWN AND RESTARTED IT. THE ESCAPE WORKED FINE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE OVER THE NEXT MONTHS. I AM TAKING THE ESCAPE TO RUSSELL SMITH FORD IN HOUSTON TX TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK WITH THEM ON THE ISSUE AS I OR OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS THIS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN HOUSTON. *TR

GOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO COAST,THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL TO THE ENGINE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I COASTED TO A STOP TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WAITED A FEW MINUTES TURNED THE CAR ON IT SEEMED FINE SO I FINISHED MY ERRAND. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS GOING APPROX. 50MPH ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER (I THOUGHT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY) THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $900.00 TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE BODY PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THEY COULD GET ONE. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING 60MPH, CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. GAS PADDLE DID NOT RESPOND. ENGINE LIGHT & WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT. STOPPED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY & TURN THE ENGINE OFF. WAITED COUPLE OF MINS AND START AGAIN. NO WRENCH LIGHT BUT ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. NOW THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY DECELERATES TO A FAST ROUGH IDLE. CAR MUST BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD , THEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES BETWEEN 5/6 AND 5/15/2013. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE FORD DEALERS SHOP FOR A WEEK NOW WITHOUT A FIX, SEEMS LIKE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT SAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC DATA AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. NEW FORDS WITH 1970'S COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ? I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROLLER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. LOCAL SERVICE FACILITY CITED A RECALL P2111-FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED THIS-SAYING THAT I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED FROM 60 MPH TO 5 MPH HAD TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER OF ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAIT FOR TOW. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR JUST LOST ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. JUST TODAY WE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. FORD DEALER TELLS ME THERE WAS NO CODE SO THEY CAN'T ORDER THE PART. HOWEVER, THEY BELIEVE THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD BUT NEED THE CODE TO BE SURE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT ARE UNWILLING TO FIX THIS. THEY TELL TO JUST RESTART AND KEEP GOING SOONER OR LATER IT WILL TO START AND THEY CAN FIX IT. I AM GOING ON VACATION TOMORROW JUST WHAT I NEED IS THIS TO FAIL AT THE WRONG TIME. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. SURE SEEMS TOYOTA WASN'T GIVEN THIS MUCH LEEWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. *TR

I AM WRITING TO YOU REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR UP AGAIN AND IT SEEMED FINE. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS ACCELERATING FROM BEING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A THROTTLE BODY RECALL. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SPUTTER, SHUTTER AND LURCH FORWARD WHILE LOSING SPEED AND MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT DISPLAYED WHICH IDENTIFIES A POWER TRAIN/THROTTLE PROBLEM. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED AND ALL APPEARED FINE, WRENCH LIGHT TURNED OFF AND DROVE REST OF WAY HOME. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WHICH APPEARS TO BE TIED TO THE THROTTLE BODY OR ELECTRIC SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE INPUT BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY PROBLEM AND I'M VERY CONCERNED IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN SOON. BASED ON ONLINE REPORTS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD APPEARS TO BE WELL AWARE OF BUT WILL NOT COVER EXPENSE TO FIX. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THIS AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS OR WARNINGS BEFORE THE VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS RANDOMLY HAPPENED 5-6 MORE TIMES THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WE PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF EACH TIME. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, WE START THE VEHICLE, ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND SO FAR HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO OUR DESTINATION. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AGO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. WE JUST HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ERROR CODES AND IT SHOWS P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH. NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. SHUT IGNITION OFF AND CAR RAN FINE FOR A WHILE. HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE IS STILL IN SHOP AS THERE APPARENTLY IS A "NATIONAL BACKORDER" ON THE PART - NONE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE - SEVERAL INSTANCES OF DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN 'LIMP MODE' DUE TO THROTTLE BODY STICKING CLOSED. THIS REQUIRES RESTARTING THE CAR AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY SINCE FIRST INCIDENT. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CANNOT BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PART BEING ON BACKORDER 'INDEFINITELY.' DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH LATE MODEL ESCAPES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY SUGGESTION OR TIME FRAME FOR REPAIR. *TR

EVEN THOUGH THAT HAD HAPPENED SOME MONTHS BEFORE BUT STOPPED, IT DID IT AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2013. THE VEHICLE STALLED UNABLE TO BE ACCELERATED, THE WRENCH SIGN APPEARED AND ALL I COULD DO WAS COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. SINCE THIS HAPPENED BEFORE, I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO FORD TO HAVE IT FIX. I TOLD THEM WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS AND THEY CONFIRMED IT. THE REPAIRED WAS $304. SINCE FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES, THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PART AND PAY YOU FOR THE REPAIR. I LIKE THE ESCAPE BUT I THINK FORD HAS NOT BEEN PROACTIVE IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY - CODE P2111 DISPLAYED - ACTION NUMBER PE13003 CAR LOST TRANSMISSION POWER AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED OUT ON ROUTE 1 SOUTH. THE ISSUE BEGAN AT THE TOP OF THE MORRIS GOODKIND BRIDGE , AS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED I NOTICED THE WRENCH ICON IN THE LOWER LEFT OF THE DASHBOARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE TRAVELING AT THE AVERAGE PACE OF TRAFFIC, I MANAGED TO GET TO THE CENTER LANE ONCE I REALIZED THE ISSUE AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP [ ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NO POWER WOULD TRANSFER TO TRANSMISSION] NEAR THE DANGEROUS EXIT RAMP FOR ROUTE 18 N AND S. LUCKILY NO ONE BEHIND ME WERE INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. I TURNED PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE WORKING AGAIN. I GOT PAST THE RT. 18 RAMP AND GOT INTO THE RIGHT LANE I MADE IT ABOUT 1.5 MILES NEAR RUTGERS COOK COLLEGE WHERE THIS ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME I GOT ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE AGAIN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN I DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES BEFORE LEAVING IT PARKED UNTIL TUESDAY MAY 14TH WHEN MY WIFE AND I COULD DROP IT OFF AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, MALOUF FORD IN NORTH BRUNSWICK NJ. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN , THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP OR THE WRENCH ICON DO NOT DISPLAY UNTIL THIS PART FAILS. UNEXPECTEDLY LOSING POWER AND STOPPING ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST MOST TRAVELED PORTION OF ROUTE 1 IS SCARY. I AM GLAD THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, CAR DE-ACCELERATED, IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH, DESPITE PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR UNABLE TO MAKE CAR ADVANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND IS VERY UNNERVING AND UNSAFE. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNING IT OFF, THE CAR SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF. OUR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR CO. REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS IT CAME OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I FEEL LIKE I COULD GET KILLED IN THIS CAR. *TR

AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM DIED AND THERE WAS NO POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR: MAY 2012, SEPT. 2013, MARCH 2013, AND AGAIN ON MAY 15 2013. EACH TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE,I DISCOVERED MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. READ THAT REPLACING THE THROTTLE MIGHT HELP. IS THERE A RECALL OR WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 4 (FLORIDA) LOST ALL ACCELERATION OF ESCAPE WHILE DRIVING MIDDLE LANE (70 MPH). I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID FOR IT TO GET FIXED (THEY SAID IT WAS A BATTERY CABLE) . I HAD TWO CARS SWERVE TO MISS ME AS THE CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN AS I WAS TRYING TO GET OVER TO SHOULDER. I CONTACTED FORD VIA EMAIL AND RECEIVED EMAILS BACK INDICATING (AND I HAVE THEM ON FILE) THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTICE OF THIS KIND OF ISSUE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES WILL ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY I LOST POWER, THE RPM'S DROPPED TO 1500-2000. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO DIE, THE RPM'S WERE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 1000-2000. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED IT AGAIN, SEEMED FINE. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, IT WAS OK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT THIS TIME THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN TRIED DRIVING IT, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF AND IT SEEMED FINE. WORKED GREAT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE TRIED TO ORDER THE PART FROM FORD, BUT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS BEING RE-MANUFACTURED AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR UP TO 3 MONTHS. I TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR HOME, BUT ONCE AGAIN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME WAS BY DRIVING 20 MPH WITH MY FLASHERS ON. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT I STILL HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THAT I CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE THE PART IT NEEDS HASN'T BEEN MANUFACTURED YET. LOVE MY CAR, BUT THIS REALLY SUCKS! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! *TR

INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AND SURGES UPON ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNDER THIS CONDITION. HOWEVER, A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME/MILEAGE LATER, THE CONDITION EVENTUALLY PROGRESSED TO THE POINT OF KEEPING ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE STOPPED AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING AS WELL AS PULLING OFF THE ROADWAYS AND INTERSTATES UNTIL VEHICLE WAS MARGINALLY OPERATIONAL AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY DRIVING UNDER HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY, WITH TROUBLE CODES P2111 AND P2112 PRESENT IN THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM, INDICATING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS STUCK OPEN AND CLOSED, RESPECTIVELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL FAILURE OR PRIOR TO SUBSEQUENT FAILURES, ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING DID THE CHECK ENGINE/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHTS BEGIN TO ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TO WHICH THIS KNOWN CONDITION WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY CONDITION UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR STARTED TO STUTTER LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT AND I LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE MONKEY WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE BEFORE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AGAIN FINE, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THEY ADVISED IT WAS MOST LIKELY A THROTTLE TRAIN ISSUE, AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE TRAIN. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 75MPH AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. NO WARNING. PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AND TURNED CAR OFF. PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED KEY OFF. AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS I TURNED KEY ON AND STARTED UP NO PROBLEM WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS ON. DID IT FOUR TIMES WHILE TRAVELING FROM FLORIDA TO TENNESSEE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET TOWARD AN INTERSECTION GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN MY CAR APPEARED TO DIE--I WAS ABLE TO COAST SLOWLY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION INTO A PARKING LOT--AFTER 10 MINUTES WAITING FOR MY HUSBAND I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP--I FOLLOWED MY HUSBAND TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR--THE DEALERSHIP SAID NO CODE HAD REGISTERED SO THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX--MY HUSBAND RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED A LOT OF INFO ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE ON FORD ESCAPES--ON MAY 2 WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK AND THE CAR APPEARED TO DIE AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN MY STREET AT AN IDLE SPEED TO MY HOUSE --WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE BUT SAID SINCE IT DIDN'T LEAVE A CODE FORD WOULDN'T FIX IT--AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THAT THEY HAD GONE AHEAD AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY STATING ON THE INVOICE "DURING VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND THROTTLE PLATE BINDING AND STICKING CLOSED. REPLACED"--WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO FIX OUR PROBLEM BUT ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WE FOUND ON THE INTERNET--IT IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND, HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED INJURY TO MYSELF OR CAR DAMAGE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN MY ESCAPE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY THEN JUST AS SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY FLASHERS ON. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF DUE TO IT SURGING. LEFT IT OFF CALLED MY DEALER AND WHILE ON HOLD JUST TRIED TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESTART. IT THEN RESTARTED FINE AND I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. RETURNED TO MY TOWN OF RESIDENCE AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP THEY KEPT IT THE REST OF THE DAY AND REPORTED " NO CODES, NO SSMS, NO TSB, RANT ETB TEST PASSED NO PROBLEMS FOUND AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT DAY I WAS IN TOWN GOING UP A HILL WHEN MY ESCAPE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP HILL AND AGAIN SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I THIS TIME COASTED INTO PARKING LOT. AGAIN VEHICLE WAS SURGING. I PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK WITH PARKING BREAK ON DUE TO THE POWER OF THE SURGES. CALLED DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED ISSUES AND MADE THEM LISTEN TO VEHILE WHILE IN PARK. THIS TIME SOMEONE FIGURED ISSUES AS THROTTLE BODY STICKING. THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY THAT DAY AND I HAVE NOT HAD TROUBLE SINCE. I AM ONLY FINDING OUT ABOUT THESE ISSUES AFTER SEARCHING WEB FOR SIMILIAR ISSUES AND FOUND THIS SITE AND OTHERS LISTING SAME ISSUES. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, I HAVE A REPORTED ISSUE TO FORD AND HAVE A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT NUMBER BUT I AM AWAITING A REPRESENTIVE TO RETURN MY CALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ON SATURDAY MORNING ON THE INTERSTATE I WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC. I MADE A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AS I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT IN GEAR. THE DASHBOARD WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE IDLE WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH. I COASTED TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER READING IN THE MANUAL ABOUT THE LIGHT (POWER TRAIN ISSUE) I CALLED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. AS IT WAS SATURDAY I HAD TO WAIT FOR SERVICE UNTIL MONDAY. MONDAY MORNING I RENTED A VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER. ON THURSDAY, 10/25/12, MY VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICKUP. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON AND THEY REPLACED IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT A POWER TRAIN ISSUE, BUT IT WAS AN EMISSIONS ISSUE. THEY ALSO SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE TICKET THEY ALSO CHARGED ME AN ADDITIONAL $170 ON A MISCELLANEOUS ITEM. ON 11/12/12 THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. I DROVE IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE THAT HAD A LEAK. THIS WAS ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, IT WOULD THEN MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATED THE PROBLEM. IT OCCURRED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND IT IS AT THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO A COMMON ISSUE WHICH IS BEING REPORTED AND SUPPOSEDLY DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE DEALER HAS NOT SAID THAT YET. *TR