2010 Ford Escape complaints

WAS DRIVING AT SPEED OF 65 ON HWY ON 5/3/2013 WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE CAME ALMOST TO COMPLETE STOP ALTHOUGH I HAD THE ACCELERATOR COMPLETELY DEPRESSED. COULD ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 1 MILE PER HOUR. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TRIED TO DRIVE TO REPAIR SHOP BUT COULD NOT SAFELY DRIVE SO STOPPED AND CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY SUGGESTED I CALL FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART WHICH I DID, WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT AND WAS THEN ABLE TO PROCEED HOME. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD MOTOR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT TELL ME THERE HAVE BEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH MAKE/MODEL. TALKED TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND LEARNED ACCORDING TO A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY OF 2010 FORD ESCAPES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2009 TO OCTOBER 2009. THIS PROBLEM PART WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FIXED ON MODELS MANUFACTURED AFTER THAT TIME. MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPTEMBER 2009. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ON ALL VEHICLES IN THE IDENTIFIED MANUFACTURED DATES SINCE IT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE FORD COMPANY AND FORD REPAIR SHOPS SHOULD ADVISE OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND LIVE IN THE MEMPHIS AREA WHERE THERE IS HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC I CAN NOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS CAR IN MULTIPLE LANE TRAFFIC SINCE IT MAY SUDDENLY LOSE POWER TO 1-2 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF 70 MPH TRAFFIC. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN OR COME TO A STOP, VEHICLES TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE JERKS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO SPEED UP AFTER GOING THROUGH TOLLS, VEHICLES RPM'S JUMP WILDLY, STRAINS ENGINE BECAUSE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLES BEHIND YOU. FORD TOLD ME (MAY 8, 2013) IT IS A LEAKING SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PART IS ON BACK-ORDER UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF JULY. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT CONTINUES TO HAVE INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCES OF "STALLING IN MOTION" WITH NO WARNING. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT THE VEHICLE WILL COAST TO SHOULDER OR A PARKING LOT. IF WE DRIVE ON INTERSTATE WE ONLY TRAVEL IN THE RIGHT LANE IN CASE WE HAVE TO COAST OFF. VEHICLE THEN IDLES ROUGHLY AT ABOUT 800 RPM. VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK AND SHUT-OFF. THEN RESTART SO FAR MAKES VEHICLE GO AGAIN SOMETIMES. VEHICLE MAY HAVE TO BE RESTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET MOVING AGAIN. HOWEVER, THIS IS GETTING MORE COMMONPLACE AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW OUR YOUNG INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS PLACING A HUGE BURDEN ON OUR FAMILY AS WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT FORD DEALER DUE TO THE HIGH EXPENSE INVOLVED. VEHICLE HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH P2111 CODE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHICH SPECIFICALLY ISOLATES THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BY FORD BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS AS IT WILL OCCUR SOON ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATES OR HIGHWAYS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN MY ESCAPE LOST POWER TO THE THROTTLE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO START IT AGAIN. IT STARTED AND DROVE WITH NO PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER LOOKING FOR SIMILIAR PROBLEMS ONLINE I FOUND THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD MY CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT BEGAN SHAKING AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO THE CENTER LANE AND TURN MY CAR OFF. IT RESTARTED AND DROVE DECENT. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY MAY HELP. I PICKED IT UP TODAY AND IT STILL ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. I WILL GO TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. I ALSO HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THROTTLE BODY/CAR STALLING IN AUGUST 2012. *TR

WHILE GOING ABOUT 65 TO 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE USING GAS PEDAL. I PULLED OVER TO THE BERM AND STOPPED THE CAR, BUT LEFT ENGINE RUNNING. I THEN TRIED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE ON THE BERM, BUT CAR STARTED "BUCKING". WE WERE ON A TRIP AND NOT PARTICULARLY CLOSE TO HOME, SO WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY "PULLED THE CODES" AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY THEN TEST DROVE IT AND SAID IT SEEMED OK. WE HAD NO PROBLEM AFTER THAT UNTIL 4/29/13. MY WIFE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON WAY TO WORK, PULLED OVER, AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. SHE THEN RESTARTED IT AND HAD NO PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED TO HER AGAIN YESTERDAY (5/5/13). FRANKLY, ALL 3 INCIDENTS PUT US IN A DANGEROUS PREDICAMENT AND WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD A MORE SERIOUS INCIDENT. WE ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX HOURS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 6/14/13 *CN UPDATED 07/19/2013*JS

ENGINE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED SEEMED NORMAL BUT REPEATED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. NO TROUBLE CODE OR IDIOT LIGHT IS ON. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING UP THE ON-RAMP TO THE BAY BRIDGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE CAR WAS RESPONDING TO MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AS THE ENGINE REVVED AND I GAINED SPEED, THEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED RESPONDING AND SLOWED TO A CHUG WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE PEDAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS I PRACTICALLY CAME TO A STOP WITH SPEEDING TRAFFIC SLAMMING ON BRAKES BEHIND ME. I PUT ON HAZARDS, STOPPED CAR, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED CAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THE ENTIRE TIME AFTERWARDS. WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE IN DRIVE, IT WOULD LIMP AT ABOUT 4 MPH. I COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SLOW LANE AND TRIED TO KEEP GOING. THE CALTRANS SERVICE PATROL TRUCK PULLED UP BEHIND ME AND ESCORTED ME OVER TO THE LEFT LANE WHERE I PROCEEDED SLOWLY TO THE NEXT EXIT. I EVENTUALLY WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) AND HAD TO LEAVE IT OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY CHARGE A FEE FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT CAN'T DO IT UNTIL MONDAY, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'LL FIND. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBE VERY SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE OF FRIDAY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, THE ACCELERATION SOUND HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOUD, AND SOMETIMES PASSING GEAR SOUNDS LIKE IT'S OVER-SHOOTING. AFTER I STOP ACCELERATING, IT STILL KEEPS REVVING. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS STALLED. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN THIS 2010 FORD ESCAPE TO GENE MESSER FORD TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM AGAIN TAKING IT FRIDAY MAY 3, 2013 FOR IT TO BE CHECKED AGAIN. I WILL BE DRIVING AT 60MPH AND IT JERKS THEN THE RPM WILL DROPPED AND THEN THE CAR WILL DIE LEAVING ME STALLED IN TRAFFIC. IT WILL TRY TO START BUT TAKES A BIT AND ABOUT A MINUTE IT WILL START UP AND CONTINUE ON. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEK. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT COMES ON IS THE WRENCH. GENE MESSER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A CODE. *TR

VEHICLE DROPPED TO IDLE DURING MILD ACCELERATION. PULLED THE CODES AND RECIEVED P2111 CODE FOR THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AS THE CONTACT CLOSED THE HATCHBACK WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BOTH TIMES AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR WINDOW REPAIRS. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. ...UPDATED 08/22/13 *BF

DRIVING 70 MPH IN LEFT LANE OF 4 WAY INTERSTATE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. ENGINE STILL RAN, BUT CAR IDLED ROUGHLY AND LURCHED FORWARD. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND CALLED 911 AND AAA (WAS SITTING ON NARROW LEFT SHOULDER OF BUSY INTERSTATE AT RUSH HOUR). AFTER 10 MINUTES, CALLED 911 AGAIN AND THEY SAID HELP WAS STILL FAR AWAY SO I STARTED CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AS NORMAL SO MERGED INTO TRAFFIC FROM LEFT SHOULDER. BY GRACE OF GOD I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN POWER WAS LOST, NOT SURE I COULD HAVE MADE IT TO EITHER SHOULDER HAD IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN ONE OF THE MIDDLE LANES. ALSO GLAD MY 17 MONTH OLD SON WASN'T WITH ME, AS I WAS ON WAY TO PICK HIM UP FROM DAYCARE. TODAY (MAY 2), I DROVE CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. AM HAVING IT REPLACED. WAS TOLD THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. SCARY, THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

DURING MY LUNCH HOUR, THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS NOT IN A PLACE WHERE IT WAS EASY TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. I TRIED PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WOULD JUST BARELY CREEP. I FINALLY TURNED IT OFF & RESTARTED AND IT WAS OK. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 4/26/13. I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AND THE THROTTLE/POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. I PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT HAS BEEN OK SINCE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES AN HOUR, I NOTICED MY VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN, AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE GAS I WAS STILL SLOWING DOWN AND IT WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER. I QUICKLY PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND NOTICED THE CAR SHAKING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON. I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND CALLED FOR HELP. A FEW MINUTES LATER HELP ARRIVED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN ON THE ESCAPE AND DRIVE IT INTO TOWN TO A CAR CENTER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN. IT DID NOT PULL UP ANYTHING ON THE TEST. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT NOW IN THE EVENT IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I AM LUCKY THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I COULD GET OVER QUICKLY AND OUT OF THE WAY. I HOPE WE ARE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND GET THIS FIXED. *TR

THE ENGINE LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT STALL, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN JUST A FEW SECONDS LATER. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE ENGINE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED IT ONCE MORE. I MANAGED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 2 MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. IT ONLY SEEMED TO HAPPEN IF I TRIED TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 30MPH OR TRIED TO ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE GINGERLY AND KEEP MY SPEED AT 25MPH AND I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT 13 MILES AWAY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE MORE WHILE DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE WILL STALL DURING IDLE, ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT, DECELERATING, AND/OR DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS, AND WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, THE VEHICLE HAS TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED BEFORE CONTINUING. WEATHER HAS NO EFFECT AS IT HAS HAPPENED IN MINUS 5 DEGREES TO 80 DEGREES, RAIN, SNOW, HUMID, DRY, SUNNY... THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. *TR

FAX LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING A POTENTIAL COMPELLING SAFETY ISSUE WITH HER FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED FROM HERB CHAMBERS FORD OF BRAINTREE, MA; SHE BELIEVES FOR " NO REASON" IT LOSES ACCELERATION AND CAUSES THE OPERATOR TO "GLIDE" TO FIND SAFETY. *SMD UPDATED 06/30/14

WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION AND HEADING TO THE ON-RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. OPEN WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY 2 CHILDREN, BOTH UNDER THE AGE OF 2 1/2. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. THEY ADVISED ME OF THE DEFAULT IN THE POWERTHROTTLE. THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I AM BEING CHARGED $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED ME THAT SHOULD THEIR BE A RECALL THEN I WOULD BE REIMBURSED THE COST. WE PURCHASED THE FORD ESCAPE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD PRODUCT, WE WILL GO BACK TO PURCHASING JAPANESE VEHICLES GOING FORWARDS. VERY DISAPPOINTED .... *TR

OUR VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES, WITH TWO HAPPENING IN THE LAST WEEK. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE FLASHING WRENCH COMES ON, AND THE CAR BEGINS TO STALL/SURGE UNTIL YOU PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESET AFTERWARD WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MY WIFE NARROWLY AVOIDED A WRECK WITH OUR TWO TODDLERS IN THE CAR TODAY. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I AM FEARFUL FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

CRUISING ON A FOUR LANE RURAL HIGHWAY, NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND POWER. ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BUT STEPPING ON THE GAS WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP. TURNED HAZARDS ON, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE (COASTING), APPLIED BRAKE, SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. CAR PROCEEDED FINE TO DESTINATION. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS LATER AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SITTING. PROCEDED ONTO ANOTHER FOUR LANE RURAL HIGHWAY CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OVER, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTARTED AND PROCEDED TO MY DESTINATION. AS THIS WAS A SUNDAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO LOCAL FORD DEALER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO CODE TO READ, BUT BASED ON MY ACCOUNT OF THE SITUATION, THEY FELT IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD THROW THE CODE AGAIN. THEY DROVE VEHICLE FOR OVER 30 MILES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. WITH OUT CONFIRMATION OF THE PROBLEM, THEY COULD NOT DEFINITIVELY FIX THE VEHICLE. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER AND ENTERED "LIMP MODE" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED (WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT) AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. IN THIS "LIMP MODE" THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT POWER TO PROPEL THE VEHICLE. I SWITCHED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WITH APPARENTLY NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE RESTART. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY MENTIONED THE THROTTLE BODY AS THE LIKELY SOURCE. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND I'VE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE. I'VE DRIVEN OVER 10K MILES WITH THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY WITHOUT THIS ISSUE OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED AND STOPPED WORKING. I HAD A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULD BEFORE THE CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET TO MY DESTINATION, BUT AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURED HAD I BEEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OR CROSSING LANES TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WILL COST JUST UNDER $500. MY VEHICLE IS 800 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I CALLED FORD AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. I ALSO KNOW SEE ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. *TR

THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN - THE CAR IN MOTION OR SUDDENLY SURGING FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *TR

2 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 65 ON ONE HIGHWAY AND 70 ON ANOTHER HIGHWAY CAR STALLED, POWER STEERING WAS OUT AND GAS DIDN'T WORK, BOTH TIMES I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES WHEN NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 180$ JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND BECAUSE IT WAS BEYOND THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY THEY SAID NOTHING WOULD BE COVERED, SO I TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, HE REPLACED IT FOR 500$, IT HASN'T HAD THE PROBLEMS SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER ONLY EXHIBITED TWO SPEEDS SETTINGS AND WOULD NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR THE WINDOW WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *TR

I WAS COMING DOWN A ROAD TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE CAR SHOOK THEN JUST IDLED. WHEN I LIMPPED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE LITE WENT OUT AND IT WAS FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALSO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND GAS PEDAL WENT SOFT , HAD NO POWER. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE , TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. RESTARTED AND CONTINUED ON WITH NO PROBLEM. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. CAR IS AT OUR FORD DEALERSHIP NOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY,I NOTICED THE RPM'S INCREASING BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, INSTEAD IT DOWNSHIFTED WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE RPM REMAINED HIGH AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL EVEN AFTER PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AT OTHER TIMES, THE CAR WOULD JUMP INTO GEAR WHEN PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A 4-LANE FREEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. EFFORTS TO APPLY MORE ACCELERATION FROM THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE BERM AND ACTIVATED MY HAZARD LIGHTS IN THE PROCESS AND MY SON WHO WAS FOLLOWING ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE SUV NEVER COMPLETELY STOPPED BUT WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 2 MPH ON THE BERM. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT APPEARED TO START OKAY BUT AN OPEN-END WRENCH APPEARED AS A WARNING LIGHT (THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN). AFTER GETTING BACK UP TO SPEED AND MERGING WITH TRAFFIC THE SUV DIED AGAIN IN ABOUT 1/4 MILE. I PULLED OVER TO THE BERM AND RESTARTED A SECOND TIME. THIS TIME A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED BUT THE SUV APPEARED TO RUN NORMALLY. I CONTINUED HOME AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME UNTIL THE SERVICE GROUP CAME IN ON MONDAY. I ASKED TO TALK TO A MANAGER BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE ALL BUSY AND THAT I'D HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY. I LEFT VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE UNTIL MONDAY AND THEN WILL TRY TO TAKE TO HAVE IT SERVICED. *TR

I WAS TURNING A CORNER, THE CAR LOST POWER, WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NO POWER. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS APPEARED. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT ALSO NEEDED A BATTERY. HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE PROBLEMS WAS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I WOULD EVERY NOW AND THEN FEEL IT LOSING POWER. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THEY SAID "NO WE DROVE IT AND NOTHING SEEM WRONG WITH IT." AT THAT POINT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THE SERVICE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE GUEST IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY SINCE SO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOW FEELING THAT THERE WAS SOME DECEPTION. THE VEHICLE IS A 2010, THIS VEHICLE IS TOO NEW FOR IT TO NEED SUCH A MAJOR REPAIR. THE WARRANTY ON THESE VEHICLES IS SUBSTANDARD. THE COST OF REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY WAS $465.32 AND THE BATTERY THAT I PURCHASED AT AUTO ZONE WAS $132. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS FORD PRODUCT AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD. WHILE THE SERVICE PEOPLE WERE PROFESSIONAL DID NOT OFFER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE REIMBURSED! *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ESCAPE FELT LIKE IT STALLED ON THE ROAD WITH THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT. PULLED OFF AND TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO AND THE RPM'S WERE JUMPING. SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE SAID TO SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTART THE CAR AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS (HUSBAND HAD A FRIEND WITH ANOTHER ESCAPE DO THE SAME THING). I DID THAT AND IT WAS FINE. HAD A SHOP CHECK FOR CODES BUT THERE WERE NO CODES PRESENT. CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY/SENSOR AND THAT ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (YET THEY NEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS JUST BY ME EXPLAINING IT WHICH TELLS ME THAT ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX). THEN TODAY IT DID THE SAME THING. *TR

ON FEB 22, 2013 I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE, WHILE CLOSING THE REAR LIFTGATE MY BACK WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED - RESULTING IN MY HAVING TO REPLACE THE WINDOW WHICH COST ME $466.83. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THE FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER VEHICLES - MY PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND ALSO IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. I ALSO INCURRED MINOR CUTS AND LACERATIONS DUE TO CLEANING UP THE BROKEN GLASS. I BELIEVE SINCE FORD MOTOR CO. KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS, I SHOULD BE ENTITLED FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST FOR REPAIRING THE WINDOW, SINCE IT WAS A DEFECTED PRODUCT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM CENTRAL FL TO ASHEVILLE, NC. MY 3.0 LITR ESCAPE BASICALLY LOST ALL POWER A TOTAL OF 6 DIFFERENT TIMES ON INTERSTATES 95 AND 26 BETWEEN SAVANNAH, GA AND COLUMBIA, SC. DRIVING ALONG AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT, ENGINE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY START LOSING POWER AND EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE TACHOMETER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT ABOUT 1000 RPM, BUT IT WOULD NOT TAKE AND THOTTLE AND BARELY MOVE. SWITCHING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, RESET SOMETHING AND ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 20 MILES BEFORE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS WAS A SATURDAY ABOUT NOON AND CALLING SEVERAL FORD DEALERS WAS USELESS AS MOST SAID THEY WERE GETTING READY TO CLOSE, OR COULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL MONDAY. NOT WANTING TO RUIN OUR VACATION, WE TRIED TO CONTINUE WITH THE ABOVE SCENARIO REPEATING ITSELF AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES, EACH TIME GETTING MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS, AS TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND EACH TIME THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER INSTANTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS BEFORE WE COULD GET OFF THE ROAD INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. FINALLY CALLED A FORD DEALER IN COLUMBIA, SC THAT WAS OPEN TILL 4PM. AND SAID THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT. MADE IT THERE AT 3:30 PM AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE TROUBLE AS A CODE P2111 THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK AND $326 LATER WE WERE ON OUR WAY. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 41K MILES. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME EXACT TROUBLE HAPPENING TO THEM. THERE IS

SPOUSE DROVE AWAY FROM HOUSE AND VEHICLE STALLED ON THE CITY STREET ABOUT 400 FEET FROM HOME. THIS WAS ON A SATURDAY, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, CONTINUED TO STALL. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO MY GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A FLAT BED TRUCK TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY AT MY EXPENSE. (NO CHARGE FOR TOWING). *TR

PROBLEM WITH A 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLING: THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS JUST LEAVING HOUSE AND WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN THE CAR STALLED, I WAS ABLE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND PROCEEDED TO WORK BUT THEN APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART AND DRIVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY; ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE CAR JUST STALLED AND AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE CAR AND THEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE. I NEEDED HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED. OF NOTE, EVEN THOUGH THE PICTURE OF THE WRENCH SHOWED UP ON THE DASH, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWING UP WHEN HE HOOKED IT UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. IT ALSO DID NOT SHOW UP ON MY VEHICLE HEALTH REPORTS THAT I RAN. HE STATED THAT HE HAD TO CHECK WITH A FEW FORD SERVICE MANAGERS TO HELP HIM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I SEE THROUGH SOME RESEARCH THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T WANT SOMEONE INJURED. I HAVE ALSO LET FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS WAS EMAILED TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE IN APRIL 2012. I PURCHASED A USED 2010 FORD ESCAPE V6 FWD IN DECEMBER 2010. THE VEHICLE OPERATED WELL UNTIL NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF 2011 WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE?S ACCELERATION GAVE OUT. THE RPMS WENT DOWN TO AN IDLING LEVEL (900 RPMS) AND THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT RESPOND. I PULLED ON TO THE SHOULDER AND AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE DID TURN BACK ON AND WAS OK TO DRIVE HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WAS STILL RUNNING OK AND NO SENSOR LIGHTS WERE ON UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A FORD SERVICE CENTRE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS COMPLETED AND I WAS ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. ROUGHLY, TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE?S ACCELERATION STOPPING AND ENGINE GOING TO AN IDLE, BUT THIS TIME THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD SERVICE CENTRE. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE AXEL ROD FLUID WAS LOW AND A SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN I WAS TOLD THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING AROUND 7500 KMS THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE (WITH POWERTRAIN LIGHT ON). AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT, THE VEHICLE?S ACCELERATION GAVE OUT 3 TIMES WHEN DRIVING ON ONE TRIP AND THE CHEC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, IT SEIZED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,676.

LIFTGATE WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED WHEN THE HATCH WAS CLOSED WITH NORMAL FORCE. STUFF LOADED IN THE BACK WAS NO HIGHER THAN 12" OFF THE FLOOR AND NOWHERE NEAR WINDOW. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FACING SOUTH, AND HAD BEEN THERE ABOUT 90 MINUTES. INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 1:30 P.M. TEMPERATURE AROUND 35F. ENGINE HAD BEEN OFF SINCE SUV WAS PARKED. DEFROSTER WAS NOT ON. PERSON CLOSING HATCH WAS HIT BY SHOWER OF GLASS PARTICLES BUT SUFFERED NO INJURY. GOODS IN THE BACK OF THE SUV WERE COVERED WITH GLASS BUT NOT DAMAGED. LIFTGATE HAD NOT BEEN DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY AND VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

WE UNLOADED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN MY DAUGHTER THEN SHUT THE HATCH (NOT JUST THE GLASS) AND IT EXPLODED EVERYWHERE. NOBODY WAS INJURED BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD WITH ALL THREE OF MY GIRLS STANDING THERE. THE ONLY INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS THE FORD CORPORATION IS THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE SO THAT I COULD HAVE SOMETHING SAFE TO TRANSPORT MY GIRLS IN AND NOW THAT I'VE HAD IT FIXED I'M AFRAID TO EVEN OPEN IT AGAIN. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT THE 10TH TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. IN EVERY CASE THE CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AND THE CAR DROPS INTO IDLE WITH THE RPM'S RANGING FROM 900-1100. SHIFTING GEARS DOES NOT HAVE AN EFFECT AND YOU HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR TO TURN IN BACK ON. THE AMBER WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME AND THE FEW TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED CONSECUTIVELY IN ONE TRIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON MY FIRST VISIT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SECOND TIME THEY NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION WAS EATING ITS FLUID SO THE FILLED UP THE FLUID. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION AND THE MOST RECENT THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SEEMS TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPEN INVESTIGATION PE13003. I HAVE HAD THE CAR MALFUNCTION OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH 65 TRYING TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY. HAD IT HAPPEN TWICE AT 15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. HAD IT AT 45 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND MULTIPLE TIMES ON BACK ROADS AT 35 MPH. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO FLIP MY HAZARDS ON QUICKLY AND THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO GET AROUND ME WHILE I STOPPED ON THE ROAD, BUT THIS SITUATION IS HIGHLY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY WHEN YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR TO FIX THE SITUATION. BASED ON MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS IT SEEMS TO BE MAINLY THE THROTTLE BODY THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT IT SEEMS TO ALSO DEGRADE THE ENGINE OVER TIME AND CAN END UP COSTING YOU AS AN OWNER OVER TIME DUE TO THE DEALERS INABILITY TO ALWAYS PIN POINT THE

DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STOP THROTTLE AND SHOW THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT. FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS MY WIFE THAT IS NOW PREGNANT. WE STOP USING THE CAR UNTIL I COULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER, AND IT ALSO BROKE DOWN WHILE COMING HERE. FORD SAYS IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE DEVICE AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT $470+TAX. THIS WAS PURCHASED HERE AS A CERTIFIED FORD AND FORD DOES NOT COVER IT EVEN IF IT IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHWAY OR IF PASSING ANOTHER CAR IN A TWO LANE ROAD. FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL CARS WITH THIS ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASAP AND PAY ME FOR THIS EXPENSE. I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT NOW BECAUSE THE CAR EVEN THOUGH IT STARTS IT WILL BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR NO REASON. AGAIN THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SEEMS TO INDICATE THE SAME. *TR

ON MARCH 16, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PUSHED THE GAS PETAL BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. EXAMINED UNDER HOOD AND EVERYTHING APPEARED OK. VEHICLE STARTED OK AND SOUNDED OK SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS JERKING WORSE AND LOST POWER. I PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. RESTARTED OKAY AND DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WHEN MY TRUCK STALLED. I HAD MY 83 AND 81 YEAR OLD PARENTS WITH ME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MY HOME TOWN AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY FAULTY. REPAIRS WERE MADE, I PAID FOR THEM, AND LEFT DEALERSHIP. LOSING POWER AND VEHICLE DYING ON THE ROAD CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I HAD APPROXIMATELY FOUR OCCURRENCES OF LOSING ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE, BASICALLY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE LOS ANGELES FREEWAY SYSTEM. ENGINE RPM DROPS TO 1,000 AND PROVIDES IDLE POWER ONLY. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE ON A 4 LANE CONGESTED HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UPTO 65 MPH. *TR

MY WIFE WENT OUT TO HER 2010 FORD ESCAPE THIS MORNING. SHE RETRIEVED SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, CLOSED THE REAR LIFT GATE AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INSTANTANEOUSLY, SHOWERING HER WITH GLASS. SHE WAS FORTUNATELY WEARING GLASSES, SO NONE REACHED HER EYES. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY STOP OR SLOW TO A MINISCULE SPEED. *JB

ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 25TH, I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS BARELY IDLING, SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED NORMALLY, SO I WENT ON TO WORK. THAT EVENING, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE PASSING LANE GOING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN THE CAR SORT OF LURCHED AND THEN THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR INSTANTLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I HAD TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT LANE, WHICH WAS HORRIBLY DANGEROUS, AND THEN PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. IT TOOK A SECOND, BUT THE CAR RESTARTED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF, SO I GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN. THAT EVENING I STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND THAT WAS WHEN I SAW THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION STARTED BY THE NHTSA IN REGARDS TO THAT VERY SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING IN SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE SPEED ANYMORE AND I AM AT THE MERCY OF THE CARS ALL AROUND ME. I COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THAT DAY. THEN, ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. FINALLY, YESTERDAY MORNING, MARCH 20TH, IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN. THE DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES, BUT THEY SAID THEY THINK ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $300