2011 Ford Escape complaints

DRIVING PA TURNPIKE AT 10:00 PM 7/19/2013 @ 65 MPH SB. HEARD THUMP, WRENCH LITE CAME ON, THEN ENGINE LITE. NO POWER ON ACCELERATION. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CALLED AAA. COULDN'T START CAR KEPT SPUTTERING. WAITED FOR 1 1/2 HOURS NO AAA. TRIED TO START CAR. STARTED. CONTINUED ON JOURNEY. NEXT DAY TOOK TO DEALER. GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR 7/23/2013 @ 2PM. DROVE CAR ON MON. 7/22/2013. GOING 35 MPH. SAME THING. THUMP, WRENCH LITE, ENGINE LITE.NO POWER. COASTED TO OFF RAMP. TOOK TO DEALER ON 7/23/2013 FOR DIAGNOSTIC.FAILED THROTTLE BODY ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND RETESTED. COST..$500.68...OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY AT 60 MPH LOST POWER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. ONCE I SHUT CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED, IT WOULD DRIVE FINE. ONCE I HIT 60 AGAIN IT WOULD POWER OFF AGAIN. I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE UNDER 50 FOR CONTINUOUS POWER. WENT TO SAYVILLE FORD FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE. TURNS OUT ITS THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE IS HAVING. I PAID $486.89 FOR REPAIR. $171.68 FOR PART AND $315 FOR LABOR. *TR

ON MAY 23RD WE WERE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND LUCKILY ABLE TO AVOID OTHER CARS. WE TURNED OFF ENGINE AND IT STARTED AGAIN BUT WAS VERY APPREHENSIVE. THE CAR DID OK UNTIL JULY 20TH WHEN WE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN WE STARTED THE ACCELERATION WAS GONE AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT IT TOOK 3 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. WE TRIED TO GET HOME BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM OUR HOME IT DIED AGAIN. WE WERE ON A 2 LANE ROAD BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT STARTED AND WE TRIED TO GET BACK ON ROAD BUT IT DIED AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE MORE TRIES IT STARTED AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YRS AND IT ONLY HAS AROUND 38000 MILES. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AND REACHING 60MPH, SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AND THE CAR BEGAN TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. WITH NO ACCELERATION, I VEERED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO THROTTLE THE CAR FORWARD. WHEN IN PARK, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE "KICKING" AND STRUGGLED TO STAY ON. WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON. TURNED CAR OFF. TURNED CAR BACK ON AFTER A LONG HESITATED START AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT CAME OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. SIMILAR ISSUE HAPPENED WITH A FRIEND OF MINE, SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. HIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY, MINE NOT. *TR

SMALL SURGES JUST AFTER STOPS. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. JULY 2012 SHOWED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, GAS PEDAL TOTALLY DEAD, ENGINE AND CAR STILL RUNNING. TURN OFF AND RESTART AND ALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS GO AWAY AND CAR ACTS NORMALLY. DEALERSHIP FOUND NO CODES. JUNE 2013 AGAIN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS TIME POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE CAR HAS TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GAS PEDAL TOTALLY DEAD, ENGINE AND CAR STILL RUNNING. TURN OFF AND RESTART AND ALL POWERTRAIN LIGHTS GO AWAY AND CAR ACTS NORMALLY. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAS HAPPENED 15-20 TIMES TO DATE FROM JULY 2012 TO JULY 2013. *TR

MY WIFE WAS TAKING HER MOTHER HOME ON THE 18TH OF JULY WHEN THE ESCAPE STARTED TO HESITATE AND SURGE GOING UP A HILL. WHEN SHE PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE.THE POWERTRAIN AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON SO SHE CALLED ME IMMEDIATELY. SHE WAS AFRAID TO LEAVE IT RUNNING SO SHE SHUT IT DOWN. WHAT MADE THINGS WORSE WAS THE FACT THAT IT WAS 97 DEGREES OUT THAT DAY AND SHE HAD HER MOTHER WITH HER WHO IS HANDICAPPED. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLED A BIT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY TO HER MOTHER'S HOUSE. AFTER DROPPING HER OFF, THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN TWICE ON THE WAY TO THE REPAIR FACILITY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. AS A FORMER MECHANIC AND NOW A PARTS PERSON I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE, WHEN I ACCELERATED THE MADE A COUPLE OF JERKS, THRU THE WRENCH SIGN ON THE DASH AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, ONCE FROM A DEAD STOP TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC AND TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF PROPULSION OF THE CAR AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS HOPE AND PRAY YOU CAN COAST TO SAFETY. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE WHEN THE THROTTLE GOES OUT. FORD REPLACED MY THROTTLE YESTERDAY FOR $328 AND NEVER SAID A WORD ABOUT THIS BEING AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR! THIS ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND RECALLED! *TR

MY FORD ESCAPE HAS STALLED 11 TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RANGING FROM 20 MPH TO 65 MPH. THE FIRST 8 TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLED (AS IF OUT OF GEAR), THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I CAME TO A FINAL STOP EACH TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STARTING BUT FINALLY CAME BACK ON. AGAIN, THE SAME DESCRIPTION ABOVE HAPPENED ALL 8 TIMES. THESE INCIDENTS CAUSED SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, ONE WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS CROSSING THE STREET TO TURN LEFT AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND ANOTHER TIME WHEN IT STALLED GOING 65 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS FLYING UP BEHIND ME.I DID NOT IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED BECAUSE I THOUGHT I JUST HAD A BAD BATCH OF GASOLINE. THE LAST 3 TIMES THE INCIDENT HAPPENED (CAR STALLED AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK) BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AND BECOME ANXIOUS AT EVERY BUSY INTERSECTION WONDERING IF IT WILL STALL OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND ASK THAT FORD DO A RECALL ON THIS PART BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE WENT IDLE IMMEDIATELY REDUCING THE VEHICLE SPEED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. I FELT THE ENGINE LOSE POWER AND SAW THAT THE CAR WAS DECELERATING. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL WITH NO EFFECT. I SIGNALED AND MOVED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AFTER I REACHED THE SHOULDER, THE CAR STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND STALLED. I TURNED IT OFF, LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT ON AGAIN. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I CALLED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. IN SPEAKING TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY, HE TOLD ME E PROBLEM WAS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS DEALERSHIP WAS BACK ORDERED FOR THE PART AS 5 OTHER FORD VEHICLES WERE AWAITING A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I REALIZED THAT MY VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED A "LURCHING FORWARD" WHICH WAS LIKELY ALSO RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS LURCHING HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. *TR

THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/QUIT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTICS BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT DROVE FINE ALMOST A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN MAYBE 3 MILES FROM MY HOME I TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE AND IT DONE IT AGAIN AND PICTURE OF A WRENCH CAME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL I DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE AGAIN AND STALLED AGAIN. I STARTED VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND I MADE IT TO MY DRIVEWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE CALLED AND SAID IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND WOULD BE A FEW DAYS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND IT WILL BE $349.00. I WAS SURFING THE WEB TO SEE WHAT THE PART WAS WHEN I SAY THIS PAGE ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH FOR ABOUT 50 MILES. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE SMALL TOOL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH INDICATING THE THROTTLE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR, WHICH SEEMED FINE. I DROVE FOR ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR, AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT GO MORE THEN 20 MPH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE CODE SHOWED THAT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THEY RESET THE CODE AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING ELSE WRONG. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED AT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM. APPARENTLY I HAVE TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT TO BE DONE AND IT HAS TO BE TOWED TO THAT PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP. A RECALL WOULD BE GOOD, AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN SO THAT I CAN GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD START BUT THEN RETURN TO IDLE WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS WENT ON REPEATEDLY BEFORE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. BECAUSE THIS OCCURRED ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND I WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO ANYONE. FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING WHEN I WENT IN THEY FIRST TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT. UPON PRESENTING THEM WITH NUMEROUS COPIES OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON LINE THEY FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER WITH NO RECALL I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT WHICH WITH TOWING RESULTED IN A $550.00 BILL. APPARENTLY I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS ONE REPLACEMENT IN STOCK (HMMM), OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE WEEKS. I HOPE THE REPLACEMENT WORKS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR MONTHS. SKEPTICAL TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 70MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY DISENGAGED AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN, PLUS THE WRENCH MAINTENANCE SIGN IN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. I HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, I BASICALLY PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESULTS. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AVOIDING TRAFFIC, AND PARKED THE CAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN PARK, THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING HEAVILY. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND WAITED ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AND THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, IT TOOK ABOUT 3 TRIES TO GET THE CAR TO START AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR REPEAT THE FAILS AT THAT TIME, SO THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I'M ON THE HIGHWAY HEADED TO WORK AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN, SAME SITUATION, EXCEPT THIS TIME ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE WORKED ON IT FOR A FEW DAYS, CAME BACK AND SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BEFORE I DID THAT, I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THE LEAD MECHANIC THERE AND WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE CAR, HE AGREED WITH MY MECHANIC THAT IT 100% SOUNDED LIKE A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. SO IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. *TR

AFTER TRAVELING FOR A APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES, MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT MY GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN RPM OR SPEED, THEN MY ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I BARELY WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. THEN, A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE. I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE GAS PEDAL WORKED ONCE MORE. I MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AND CONTINUED ON MY TRIP WITH SLIGHT HESITATION ON THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP. THIS WHOLE SCENARIO HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 19TH OF JULY 2013 ONLY 20 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP HOME. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT FORD DEALERSHIP BEING CHECKED OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, A/C WAS RUNNING (MAX A/C) AND SUDDENLY WHITE SMOKE/MIST WAS COMING OUT OF VENTS. THE CABIN STARTED TO SMELL LIKE COOLANT. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON, ENGINE TEMP REMAINED NORMAL, BUT IT CONTINUED TO COME OUT ALONG WITH COOL AIR. THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED DURING MORNING COMMUTE, AND SAME THING HAPPENED DURING EVENING COMMUTE. AFTER TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AT AN ESTIMATE OF $1,150. CALLED FORD TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, AS A HEATER CORE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON A VEHICLE WITH THIS FEW MILES ON IT, AND JUST OVER TWO YEARS OLD. WAITING FOR RESOLUTION. WILL BE ALMOST A WEEK WITHOUT CAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR STALLED OR SEEMED LIKE IT STALLED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENED SO I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, ONCE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AT IDLE. HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART CAR IT WOULD WORK FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN THE HALF HOUR IT TOOK FOR ME TO GET HOME. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENCES WHERE I'D BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST "KICKS" AHEAD, USUALLY AFTER LEAVING A RED LIGHT OR STOPPED POSITION. CAR IS IN THE GARAGE AS WE SPEAK (7-22-13)BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND ISN'T EXPECTED TO BE READY UNTIL FRIDAY, 7-26-13. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND MYSELF AS PASSENGERS WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. I DROVE IT ABOUT TWO MILES AND IT, AGAIN, WENT INTO LIMP MODE......ENGINE RUNNING BUT NO POWER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE HAD IT OVER A WEEK AND SAY THAT THEY HAVE DRIVEN IT AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY CAN NOT FIX ANYTHING UNLESS IT SHOWS UP ON THE COMPUTER. THERE IS ONLY 150 MILES LEFT WHILE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY (36,000 MILES). I WILL NOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. WE ARE AT A STALEMATE AND I AM OUT TRANSPORTATION. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS. *TR

MY CAR HAS "MISSED" OR "SKIPPED" A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. YESTERDAY, IT QUIT PULLING. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, WHILE COASTING, I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION - RESTARTED THE CAR, AND DROVE ANOTHER 2 MILES, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE CAR, DROVE ANOTHER COUPLE OF MILES, AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR HOME, WHICH WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM WHERE I STOPPED THE LAST TIME. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY - AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPE. MY ESCAPE WILL GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR

AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OF AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE CAR DID LOSE POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY BUT NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED EXCEPT FOR THE WRENCH LIGHT. I WAS BASICALLY STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TRYING TO COAST ALONE TO THE OTHER SIDE. THE CAR WAS FINALLY ABLE TO COAST TO THE OTHER SIDE AT NO MORE THAN 1 MPH AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT THERE MOMENTARILY. I THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER AND START. HOWEVER, IT FINALLY DID. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CAR DID START. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK HOME. THE CAR WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND TESTING. *TR

MY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING - THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED FOR STALLING - THE OTHER THREE TIMES THEY HAVE ACCUSED ME OF FILLING IT TOO MUCH, WHICH I DO NOT - AND THEY HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL VAPOR STORE - EVAP CANISTER. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHERE IT JERKS AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE INTO REVERSE. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT CAN'T DEAL WITH THE ISSUES IT CONTINUALLY GIVES ME - MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A GM PRODUCT. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS TRAVELING AT APROX. 35MPH WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. MY RPM GAUGE STARTED TO "BOUNCE" FROM 1 TO 4 REPEATEDLY. MAKE IT VERY HARD TO STOP AND COULD NOT GIVE IT GAS. AT THE SAME TIME, MY POWER-TRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR

CAR DRIFTED TO A STOP WHILE IN GEAR. TURNED OFF IGNITION. RESTATED CAR. IT ACCELERATED IN PARK WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON GAS PEDDLE. TRIED DRIVING AGAIN ,THE CAR REPEATED THIS PATTERN 3 MORE TIMES. FINALLY GOT IT TO OPERATE AFTER LETTING IT REST FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I WAS A WRECK DRIVING IT HOME, 5 MILES. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED ONLY 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. IT HAS RUINED MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN DECELERATING AND PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR WAS USELESS. IT BEGAN JERKING, LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR OR DOWN SINCE THERE WAS A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT IN INTO PARK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT FOR A MOMENT. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON. IT TOOK A MOMENT FOR IT TO KICK OVER, BUT EVENTUALLY IT DID. I GOT BACK OUT ONTO THE ROAD. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN NOT MORE THAN 100 FEET DOWN THE ROAD. AGAIN I PULLED IT TO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME AFTER THAT WITH NO ISSUES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES ON ROAD AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN AT STOP IT WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH AND THE RPM GAUGE WOULD JUMP UP AND DOWN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, I SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER AT ALL. MY ACCELERATION WAS GONE, AND I THOUGHT THAT THE ENGINE HAD DIED, HOWEVER EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT NOTHING, FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A CONVENIENCE STORE COMING UP ON MY RIGHT, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED THE "WRENCH" ICON LIGHTED UP ON THE DASHBOARD, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND SEE IF IT WAS A GLITCH, SINCE I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP EARLIER IN THE DAY. AT LEAST I WAS HOPING THAT WAS THE CASE. THE CAR STARTED PERFECTLY, IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO SHAKE ITSELF, WHICH STILL WORRIED ME, AND PROCEEDED TO ACT NORMALLY AS I DROVE HOME, WHERE I CURRENTLY AM. I ADVISED MY SON ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND HE CHECKED UP ON AUTO DEFECTS ON THE FORD ESCAPE AND BROUGHT THEM TO MY ATTENTION, THAT IS WHY I AM REPORTING WHAT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY. I WILL BE BRINGING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING DUE TO MY NEEDING THE USE OF MY VEHICLE FOR WORK. *TR

TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE NORTH WEST OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING USING CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF AND CAR HAD A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF POWER. NO RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE OPEN END WRENCH EMBLEM CAME ON THE DASH BOARD. CAR SPEED DROPPED TO 2.5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL DOUBLE SURGES UP TO 4.5 MPH. HAD TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER FOR 1 1/2 MILES AT 2.5 MPH IN ORDER TO GET TO AN EXIT AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. WAS ON MY OWN AND TOTALLY UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. CALLED FORD MOTOR ASSIST AND THEY TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS A SUNDAY SO HAD TO SPEND NIGHT IN MOTEL BEFORE COULD SEE SERVICE PEOPLE. DIAGNOSIS ENDED UP BEING THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDING REPLACED. HAD COMPLAINED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT SOMETHING BEING WRONG WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AS THE CARE WOULD SURGE OR SHIFT FUNNY SEVERAL TIMES CLEAR UP TO JUST PRIOR TO REACHING 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. SINCE THIS OCCURRED AT 37,195 AND 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME IT WAS CONSIDERED AN OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR AND COST $478.00. I AM THANKFUL IT WAS 5:00 IN THE MORNING ON A SUNDAY AS HAD THIS OCCURRED IN RUSH HOUR IN A FURTHER LEFT HAND LANE, THE SUDDEN DECELERATION WOULD LIKELY HAVE CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!!!!! *TR

LEAVING PARKING LOT AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LURCH. THEN IT BEGAN TO IDLE WITH THE LURCH. PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN THE LURCHING IDLE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR LATER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. PROBABLY 12 DAYS WAS HIS STATEMENT. RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT IT MAY BE 3 TO 4 MORE WEEKS FOR THE PART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH SPEED APPROX. 60MPH, ACCELERATOR BECAME INACTIVE, NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE, THE CAR SEEMED THAT IT HAD DIED. WE MANEUVERED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ONCE MORE A WEEK LATER - WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO FORD SERVICE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS LIKELY THE THROTTLE MODULE BUT FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH OUR CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. ON 7/13/2013, WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN AT 60MPH APPROX. AND WITHIN A 5MILE STRETCH OF FREEWAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED 5 TIMES, EACH TIME WE WERE IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC. WE WERE ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN, BUT TURNED AROUND AND CAME BACK, TAKING A BACK ROAD RATHER THAN THE FREEWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY LOST POWER. GAS PEDAL WAS NON-RESPONSIVE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE SPOT OFF THE MAIN ROADWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, IT IDLED ROUGHLY AND THE ORANGE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS. TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER SERVICE THE NEXT DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE REPAIR PART NEEDED IS CURRENTLY ON EXTENSIVE BACKORDER, MAYBE UP TO SEVERAL WEEKS. THE PRIMARY CONCERN OVER THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS THAT IT COULD OCCUR TO SOMEONE WHO IS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO REACH A STOPPING POINT SAFELY. THE FACT THAT THE PART NEEDED TO FIX THE ISSUE IS ON EXTENSIVE BACKORDER INDICATES THAT THIS IS HARDLY AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE HAS GONE INTO LIMP MODE WHILE IN MOTION THREE TIMES THIS MONTH, JULY 2013. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH AND MY VEHICLE JUST QUIT RUNNING (LOST POWER) AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT LOOKED LIKE A WRENCH FIGURE ON THE DASH. AFTER LETTING MY ESCAPE SIT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS,IT STARTED RIGHT UP. AFTER IT STARTED, I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO GO DOWN THE ROAD AND AFTER ABOUT TWO MILES, MY VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING AGAIN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF SITTING, I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND MANAGED TO GET INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A THROTTLE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE PART WHICH COST ME $342.00. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MANY ESCAPES AND SAID THIS PART MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF A RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER - WAS RUNNING BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE TO INQUIRE IF THEY KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. THEY ADVISED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE. INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE ADVISED CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. WE INSISTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. THEY WOULD NOT TOW SO WE DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. WE WERE ONLY CHARGED A $75 DEDUCTIBLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED ENOUGH TO DETERMINE IF PROBLEM IS FIXED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED THE ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. THE ENGINE REMAINS RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SLOW AND DEPRESSING THE THROTTLE HAS NO EFFECT. THE ONLY INDICATION ON THE DASH IS A SMALL WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. FROM THE POINT THE ESCAPE RUNS FINE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO. IT HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES. 4 OCCURRENCES ON THE HIGHWAY AND SPEED AND 2 OCCURRENCES ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WHILE TRAVELING IN THE 20 - 25 MPH RANGE. *TR

WAS DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT AND CAR STALLED, PICTURE OF A WRENCH DISPLAY ON THE DASH. NEXT CASE WAS ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER, WAS DRIVING LOCAL AND CAR STALLED 5 TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT. BOTH PICTURE OF THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PARKED CAR UNTIL MORNING, STALLED TWICE ON THE WAY TO WORK THEN GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NAVIGATED CAR TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY, TURNED IGNITION OFF AND ON. CAR ACCELERATED NORMALLY TO 60 MPH, ONCE AGAIN LOST POWER AND WARNING LIGHT ONCE AGAIN ILLUMINATED. NAVIGATED CAR OFF HIGHWAY, TURNED IGNITION OFF AND ON. DROVE SLOWLY HOME, WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AGAIN. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PULL A SMALL INCLINE AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP, A REAL HARD JERK AND I HAD NO GEARS AT ALL. THE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON, I TURNED MY EMERGENCY FLASHER ON, SHUT ME ENGINE OFF. THANKS GOODNESS I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED OR ELSE I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I RESTARTED MY ENGINE AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN LOW TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST WIDE SPOT TO GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE 4-LANE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY KEPT IT 5 DAYS AND I WAS NOTIFIED ON TUESDAY, THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT IS STILL DOING THE EXACT SAME THING, SHIFTS HARD, HESITATES TO SHIFT, REVS UP TO 5000 - 5500 RPM'S BUT WON'T DO OVER 20 MPH. IT JERKS AND MAKE SOME TERRIBLE NOISES. ALSO YESTERDAY WHILE TRYING TO PULL A HILL NEAR MY HOME, IT WOULD NOT PULL IT AND I HAD A VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME AND ALL I COULD DO WAS PRAY THAT HE WOULDN'T HIT ME. I HAD TO PULL OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT MY ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO IT TO TAKE OFF AND PULL AGAIN. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE THEM IN ON THE HIGHWAY, IT ISN'T SAFE FOR ANYONE TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY IN. I HAVE DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL ON MINE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

DRIVING THE TRUCK SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO START AND COAST OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC.TRUCK WOULD START AGAIN BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NO MORE THEN 5-10MPH AND SHUT OFF.VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHGATE FORD I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS POSITION ON THE ROAD.THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. ON TOP OF ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINS OF THE SAME THING THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I HAVE TO PAY FOR WORK & PARTS TRUCK PASS MY WARRANTY LIMIT AND WOULD NOT HONOR MY FORD EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT FOR PARTS OR AARP DISCOUNT TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY PLUS ICAN PURCHASE ONLINE THE PARTS FROM FORD .SOUTHGATE WANTS TO CHARGE ME $476.54 FOR PARTS I CAN ORDER FROM FORDS THE PARTS MYSELF FOR $262.09 ONLINE. WHAT A SHAME CHECKIN THE OASIS RESULTS FOR MY VEHICLE I AM APPAULED THIS IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED FIRST BEFOE THIS IS ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR MANY MONTHS WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD & JERK EVEN HARDER FROM 1ST/2ND & 2ND/3RD. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP & THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SO I PAID FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAD 32K MILES. THEY ALSO AT THIS TIME RESENT THE COMPUTER TO MY DRIVING HABITS? THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP LAST WEEK TWICE & THEY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT ALL COMPUTER CHECKS SHOWED THE TRUCK AS FINE. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, IT ALL OF SUDDEN SHIFTED HARD LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL & THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I DID NOT LOSE POWER STEERING & WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AT THIS TIME NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE DASH. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT FORD TOLD ME THIS WOULD HAPPEN & THAT I NEEDED TO GET THE TRUCK TO THEM WITH THE LIGHT ON SO THAT THEY COULD GET THE CODE THEY NEEDED IN ORDER TO FILE THE CLAIM WITH FORD & REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOO FAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO JERK DOWN THE ROAD OVER 5 MILES IN NOTHING MORE THAN A CREEPER PACE ESPECIALLY DURING RUSH HOUR. WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL IT WAS NON RESPONSIVE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IF I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK & RESTARTED IT THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY & THAT IT DOES NOT SEND AN ERROR CODE TO THE COMPUTER FOR THEM TO REFERENCE. I HAD TO TURN IT

ENGINE POWER SURGE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT INCREASE PEDAL TRAVEL. ALSO ENGINE POWER HESITATES AT TIMES. *TR

PURCHASED A PREOWNED FORD ESCAPE IN MARCH 2013. HAD APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES. DROVE FINE UNTIL JULY 8 2013. ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM HOME, DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ESCAPE STALLED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED FINE. DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE AND STALLED AGAIN. TURNED CAR OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED, THEN DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE HOME AND PARKED IN GARAGE. CHECKED OIL, AND LEVEL WAS FINE. CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALER AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY SUGGESTED I DRIVE IT IN SO THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT. TOLD THEM I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT THE 5 MILES TO THE DEALER. CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THE DEALER HAS TO SAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,600.

ON WED JULY 3, I WAS BACKING IT OUT OF GARAGE TO TAKE A TRIP TO SAN ANTONIO. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE STREET TO LEAVE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ALL POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A TOOL WRENCH. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND IT SAID THROTTLE PROBLEM. I TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT DROVE PERFECT FOR HALF A BLOCK AND LOST POWER AGAIN. FINALLY I GOT IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND PUT IT BACK IN THE GARAGE WHERE IT SITS, UNTIL I CAN FIND OUT IF THIS IS A FORD DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON TIDEWATER TRAIL (RT 17) BETWEEN GLOUCESTER COUNTY AND TAPPAHANOCK, VA THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH FORWARD MOTION AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE AND PARKED ON THE SHOULDER, OR GRASS BESIDE THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE, THEN STARTED IT UP AGAIN. IT SEEMED TO BE OK FOR ABOUT 3 MORE MILES AT A REDUCED RATE OF SPEED WITH FLASHERS ON, THEN IT DID THE SAME THING. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO A GARAGE UP THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE. THEY INDICATED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY DEFECT AND THAT THE PART WAS BACKORDERED. I HAD FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOW THE CAR TO HARRIS FORD IN NEWPORT NEWS VA AND THEY CONFIRMED YESTERDAY THAT THE THROTTLE BODY PART HAD FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS BACKORDERED. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BRINGING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD AT THE LEAST DO A RECALL AND HAVE AMPLE PARTS ON HAND TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES IN A TIMELY MANNER, OR PREVENT FAILURE BEFORE A FEMALE DRIVING ALONE IS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DRIVING WHAT SHE ASSUMES TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS!! *TR

DRIVING AND LOST POWER, WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON. DROVE HOME. NEXT DAY I DROVE TO DEALERSHIP AND ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT. KEPT LOSING POWER, SO HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 20 MPH WITH FLASHERS ON. IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE. *TR

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY HAS A DECREASE IN POWER. AFTER STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL STARTS TO "CHUG" ALONG SLOWLY EVENTUALLY SPEEDS BACK UP AND ENGAGES TO NORMAL SPEED. *TR

VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH FORD APPARENTLY CALLS "LIMP MODE". ALL POWER TO THE MOTOR WAS GONE. AS THIS ONLY HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I FEARED FOR MY LIFE THAT I WOULD GET REAR ENDED. APPARENTLY FORD KNOWS OF A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY BUT SINCE THE CAR NEVER KEEPS THE CODE IN THE COMPUTER, FORD WILL NOT DO ANY REPAIRS TO IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND AM WORRIED SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM AND THE UNWILLINGNESS OF FORD TO REPAIR IT. ONCE I COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE MOTOR.... WAIT A MINUTE... AND RESTART THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES TO ME ALREADY. *TR

WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ENGINE SHUT DOWN TO LIMP HOME MODE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH P2111 & P2112 CODES INDICATING A THROTTLE BODY POSITION ERROR. CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AT PEDAL,PCM, AND THROTTLE BODY TEST DRIVE AGAIN SAME RESULT. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY WITH SENSOR SAFE CLEANER WITH THE SAME RESULT. IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC CONTINUOUSLY GOING INTO LIMP HOME. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT SPEED AS THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN IT MAY OCCUR CLOSE CALLS WITH PERSON FOLLOWING IN TRAFFIC.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND APPROACHING AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED WITH THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE UPON APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.