2009 Ford Escape
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Steering is the leading concern among 1,693 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 26 Escape model years with reports.
Of the 2009 reports, 34 involved a crash and 2 involved a fire. 17 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Suspension, front, wheel bearingJun 3, 2015
The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January 22, 2015, to May 21, 2015, to be used as service parts on 2001-2012 Ford Escape, 2001-2011 Mazda Tribute, and 2005-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles. The affected wheel bearings have incorrect dimensions of a 42mm bore, 76mm outer dimension, and 39mm width, instead of a 42mm bore, 78mm outer dimension and a 45mm width.
Use of an incorrectly sized wheel bearing can adversely affect the braking and steering of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Timken has begun notifying distributors who will offer purchasers replacement wheel bearings, free of charge. The recall began on May 21, 2015. Owners may contact Timken customer service at 1-866-984-6536.
Campaign 15E045000 on NHTSA.gov
Steering, electric power assist systemMay 29, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist.
If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (PSCM) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the PSCM when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on July 18, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S05.
Campaign 14V284000 on NHTSA.gov
EquipmentSep 3, 2010
MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE SEAT COVERS ARE MADE OF HEAVIER THREAD AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SEATS CONTAINING SIDE AIRBAGS. THE HEAVIER SEAT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
AN IMPROPERLY DEPLOYED AIRBAG COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.
MARATHON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE SEAT COVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MARATHON AT 1-800-735-2769.
Campaign 10E043000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
1,693 reports, newest first.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Oct 15, 2013
INITIAL INCIDENT WAS NEAR HOME IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED & VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WITH INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. TURNED CAR OFF & THEN BACK ON WITH NO LIGHT PRESENT. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN NEXT DAY DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE & LOSE SPEED & WRENCH SYMBOL REAPPEARED. WAS EARLY MORNING & DARK OUT & HAD TO MERGE TO SHOULDER. HAD TO FREQUENTLY STOP & TURN CAR OFF IN ORDER TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. FIXED BY FORD DEALERSHIP CITING THROTTLE BODY ISSUE & WAS REPLACED. COST OF REPAIR JUST UNDER $400.00. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Oct 15, 2013
WHEN DRIVING ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST FUEL POWER AND BEGAN CREEPING DOWN THE ROAD AT LESS THAN 5 KM/H THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND IT WAS A FEW HUNDRED METERS TO THE NEAREST SIDE STREET, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE STREET WITHOUT GETTING STRUCK BY TRAFFIC MOVING 60 KM/H FASTER THAN I WAS, I THOUGHT THAT THE COMPUTER MAY HAVE HAD A ONE TIME FAILURE BUT THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 3 DAYS AFTER WITH MY YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT. THAT WAS MONDAY OCT 14 2013, I AM SUPER MAD AT FORD FOR NOT RECALLING THIS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM ALREADY IT SEEMS LIKE A CONSTANT POINT OF FAILURE AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THESE CARS WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Power train, Vehicle speed control, Oct 10, 2013
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BUCKED AND INSTANTANEOUSLY SLOWED DOWN AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. AT THAT MOMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE BUCKED THE DASH INDICATOR (A WRENCH) CAME ON SHOWING THE PROBLEM BEING THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE, IN TRAFFIC WHEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE RIGHT AND COAST TO THE EXIT THAT WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FROM THE INCIDENT. I PLACED IT INTO PARK AND IT SPUTTERED JUST PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 10 MINUTES I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE DASH INDICATOR DID NOT COME ON, I THEREFORE PROCEEDED AND DROVE IT HOME. BECAUSE THIS OCCURRED LATE EVENING I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT THE DEALER UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Oct 10, 2013
THE FIRST TIME I HAD A THROTTLE FAILURE (FIRST TIME WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON), I WAS ON THE FREE WAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. MY ACCELERATION QUICKLY DIED AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS INACTIVE AND USELESS WHILE MY CAR SLOWED DOWN . I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY LEFT SHOULDER GOING NORTH ON THE 5, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, MY CAR TURNED BACK ON AND WORKED FINE . I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE TO CLEANUP THROTTLE , ONLY TO FIND MYSELF EXPERIENCE ANOTHER CAR BREAKDOWN FOR THE SAME REASON THE NEXT DAY ON THE FREEWAY GOING THE SAME SPEED , THIS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES GOING ABOUT 25 MPH THE NEXT DAY . ALL 4 TIMES ,, MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON MY ESCAPE AS WELL AS COMPLETELY DYING AS FAR AS ACCELERATION . EACH TIME, I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS EARLIER TODAY 10/10/13 AS I WAS MAKIN A LEFT AT A RED LIGHT. WHERE I WAS AFRAID MY CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR
Power train, Fuel/propulsion system, Oct 10, 2013
WHILE IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY (BISHOP FORD) I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH THEN ACCELERATING TO 72 MPH THE CAR MADE A JERK ( FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION) THEN THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS AND NOTHING. I SLOWLY MOVED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AVERAGE SPEED ON THIS HIGHWAY IS ABOUT 70 AND I HAD TO CROSSOVER 2 LANES AND AT THIS POINT THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 40 MPH. NO ONE WANTS TO SLOW DOWN TO LET YOU OVER. I HAD MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR AT THE TIME SO I WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE RESTARTED AND IT AND DROVE OK WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS JERK MOTION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE IT DID NOT DO IT WHEN THEY DROVE THE CAR. ANYTIME I HAD A COMPLAINT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS IS A HAZARD AND TO KNOW SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY FORD..................................ANYONE?S DEATH BY THIS WILL BE ON THEIR HANDS. *TR
Power train, Fuel/propulsion system, Oct 9, 2013
STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR JUST HAS NO POWER TO GO. ENGINE RUNS BUT TOUCHING THE GAS DOES NOTHING. ENGINE RUNS AROUND 1K RPM'S. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. IF YOU CAN LIVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART, THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE VEHICLE WORKS FINE. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Oct 9, 2013
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE EXPRESSWAY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR DOING 70 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED. I HAD TO RISK MOVING OVER THREE LANES TO THE OFF RAMP WITHOUT HAVING POWER. I ROLLED UP THE EXIT RAMP AND PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BUT NOTICED BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE LIGHT WERE ON. THE CAR DIED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THE SERVICE CODE WAS P2111 WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS WAS A TERRIBLE INCIDENT AND I WAS RELIEVED TO MAKE IT SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Oct 9, 2013
I WAS TRAVELING IN THE CENTER LANE ON I-75 AT 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN BUT HAD NO ACCELERATION. THEIR WERE CARS BESIDE AND BEHIND ME. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT ACTED THE SAME. THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT WHICH WAS ABOUT TWO MILES. I FINALLY GOT TO THE EXIT AND CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE PEOPLE THEY HAD NO WAY OF GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP AND WAS ALSO TOLD I COULD CALL OR THEY WOULD CALL FOR ME A TOW TRUCK. I CALLED SEVERAL PLACES AND FINALLY FOUND A PRIVATE GARAGE THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO COME AND PICK ME AND THE VEHICLE UP. THEY TOLD ME WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE ON THE TOW TRUCK THAT THEY HAD THE EQUIPMENT TO CHECK IT OUT AND REPAIR IT. THEY CONTACTED ME AFTER CHECKING THE SYSTEM OUT AND STATED THAT THE DRIVE BY WIRE WAS BAD AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY NEEDED CLEANING. TO MADE A LONG STORY SHORT AFTER THE TOW BILL, PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IT COST ME 747.38. I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE EXPENSES IF NOT ALL. THEY SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A RECALL AND CHECK THIS PART FOR MALFUNCTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED FROM THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Engine, Oct 8, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND UPON ENGAGEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY ONCE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Oct 8, 2013
PULLING OUT FROM A RED LIGHT CAR ACCELERATED TO 25 AND LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. COASTED TO A STOP.IN PASSING LANE. SHUT OFF, WAITED 30 SECONDS, AND RESTARTED TO DRIVE AWAY. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME IN PASSING LINE TRYING TO GO AROUND ME UNSAFELY. FORD DEALERSHIP TESTED AND SAID FAILED THROTTLE BODY. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS SEEN QUITE A FEW OF THESE. COST $358.00. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT ON I-95 WHICH I TRAVEL OFTEN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Power train, Oct 8, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OFF ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.
Vehicle speed control, Oct 7, 2013
THE SUV WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SPEED UP. COASTED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY AND RAN. TOOK TO SHOP AFTER RESEARCHING AND WAS TOLD MY MECHANIC THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. PAID $356 TO HAVE REPLACED. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Power train, Oct 5, 2013
WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT I HAD NO ACCELERATION FACTOR. I COASTED TO A MEDIAN CROSS OVER AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AND CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED I TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WAIT AND TRY RESTARTING. HE MENTIONED A "DRIVE BY WIRE". AFTER RESTARTING, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. HE SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TWICE NOW IN TWO DAYS. SHOULD I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. SINCE READING YOUR ARTICLE, I WILL CONTACT MY DEALER. WE ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TO KNOXVILLE TN (400 MILES ONE WAY) FOR THANKSGIVING - NOW I AM AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE! *TR
Vehicle speed control, Fuel/propulsion system, Oct 5, 2013
CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM 1-30 MPH OR FOLLOWING A STOP. THIS CONTINUED TO INCREASE TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR STALLED EVERY FEW FEET. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALER FOR THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT AND REPROGRAM. DEALER CHARGE FOR LABOR AND PARTS WAS $ 732.00. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Oct 4, 2013
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AND THE ENGINE RANDOMLY DIED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH. ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO/ELECTRONICS REMAINED ON (NEVER LOST TIME OR PRESET RADIO STATIONS, HEADLIGHTS, DASH, ETC) BUT AS I TRIED TO GIVE IT SOME GAS, IT WOULDN'T RESPOND. WHEN I REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE RPMS WERE AT 0 AND THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT WAS ON. NO CODES THROWN OR CHECK ENGINE OR WRENCH LIGHT. AS I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK, I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. DIDN'T "COUGH" OR CRANK AND CRANK...FIRED JUST LIKE IT WAS BRAND NEW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THEY CHECKED NORMAL ISSUES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ESCAPE TO RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEN I DID RESEARCH AND DETERMINED THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UPON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, OF WHICH THE MOST RECENT WAS IN JULY AND SEPTEMBER. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Oct 4, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Vehicle speed control, Oct 3, 2013
CAR STALLED WHILE MOVING 3 TIMES. ONCE WHILE IN MOTION, THE OTHER 2 RIGHT AFTER STOPS. WOULD HIT THE GAS & THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR & RESTART IT & IT WOULD RUN OK, THEN DO IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM TELL ME WHAT CODES CAME UP & THEY SAID IT WAS THE P2111 STATING THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK ON OPEN. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER & CAN'T HAVE TAKE THIS KIND OF RISK WITH HER. ITS HAPPENED AGAIN OVER THE LAST WEEK SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Oct 2, 2013
I WAS DRIVING APPX 50 MPH AND OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR BRIEFLY SPUTTERED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED THE GAS BUT COULDN'T ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I CRANKED IT BACK UP EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. I CALLED MY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE ROADSIDE AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, AND THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED. LEFT CAR AT FORD BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN ON A ROAD OR HIGHWAY WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 09 FROM THIS DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THIS DEALERSHIP. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES UNTIL THIS ONE. DRIVING HABITS ARE NORMAL. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Oct 2, 2013
FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY VEHICLE LOST POWER TWICE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BUT ALL POWER LOST. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD IN HOPES THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY OR VIA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. NO . . . . THIS IS ASTOUNDING TO ME - A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH WILL TELL YOU THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART ACROSS MULTIPLE FORD MODELS. THIS WAS A $340 REPAIR, FOR A FAULTY PART, AND ONE WHICH PUTS PEOPLE IN POTENTIALLY EXTREME DANGER. PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR INVESTIGATION ASAP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Oct 2, 2013
LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND/OR POWER. GAS PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER A FEW SCARY MOMENTS WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD AN IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG BASED ON A CONVERSATION WITH A PERSON WHO DESCRIBED A SIMILAR SITUATION THAT WAS DO TO A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF, AS WAS ALSO DESCRIBED, AND MADE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO MADE REPAIRS TO THE THROTTLE BODY. MY CONCERN IS THAT FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR SOMETIME BUT IS DOING NOTHING TO WARN CONSUMERS OF THE POTENTIAL OF DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH LOSS OF POWER UNDER HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS - THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AND AT MINIMUM THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE COMPENSATED TO SOME DEGREE FOR WHAT IS, FOR ALL PRACTICABLE PURPOSE, FAULTY PARTS AND DESIGN PROBLEMS THAT ARE ON GOING. COULD YOU IMAGINE THIS SITUATION HAPPENING TO SOMEONE IN THEIR 80'S - AT NIGHT. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Oct 1, 2013
WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE SEEMED TO QUIT. A "WRENCH" ICON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND REMAINED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNTIL I MANAGED TO RESTART THE CAR, APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. THE CAR RAN NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND STOPPED AGAIN THIS TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. RESEARCH CONFIRMS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR MY MODEL, CODE P2111. THIS FAILURE MODE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FREQUENCY OF FAILURE IS EVIDENCED BY THE THROTTLE BODY BEING ON FACTORY BACK ORDER FOR AND EXTENDED PERIOD. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE FAULTY MODULES AND PAY FOR THE MODULES PEOPLE LIKE ME WERE FORCED TO PURCHASE. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Oct 1, 2013
WHILE DRIVING THE FORD ESCAPE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND ROAD CONDITIONS AT 60 MPH, I LOST COMPLETE ACCELERATION AND HAD TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OFF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID TRAFFIC TRAILING BEHIND AND BESIDE ME. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY OFF THE FREEWAY WITH INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND INTO A PARKING AREA. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO MY HOME SLOWLY WITH INTERMITTENT LOSSES OF ACCELERATION,HAVING TO STOP MULTIPLE TIMES TO TURN OFF AND RESTART MY ENGINE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM MY HOME TO AN AUTO MECHANIC SHOP AND THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND IT INDICATED A DIRTY OR DAMAGED THROTTLE BODY. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE, AND I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. WITHIN A SHORT TIME OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE LOSS OF COMPLETE ACCELERATION OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AGAIN. AT THAT POINT THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION, WHEREBY THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD EXAMINE MY VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS DEFECT WHICH POSES A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR OWNERS, SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL AS IT HAS BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL OF FORD VEHICLE. I HAVE READ MANY ON-LINE TESTIMONIALS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN SOME THAT HAD SERIOUS AUTO INCIDENTS. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Oct 1, 2013
I WOULD LIKE TO PREFACE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN EVERY DAY. STARTING IN JULY I HAD STARTED EXPERIENCING DROPS/SPIKES IN THE RPM'S. I WOULD BE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AND THE TRUCK WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. THANKFULLY ALREADY HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE; I COULD STOP THE TRUCK BEFORE CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO ITEMS IN THE GARAGE. THEN I STARTED TO NOTICED WHILE SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS THE RPM'S WOULD DROP AND IT WOULD RUN A LITTLE RUFF FOR A SEC OR 2 THEN BALANCE BACK OUT - THIS WAS VERY RANDOM. - NEXT, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IT STALLED COMPLETELY ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH IN THE SAME DAY. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT MAYBE SOME BAD GAS, SO WE RAN IT ALMOST OUT AND FILLED UP WITH PREMIUM. THE TRUCK WAS THEN BETTER FOR A FEW DAYS. THE FINAL INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS TAKING MY SON TO SOCCER. I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE, STEPPED ON THE GAS, AND IT WOULD NOT GO. THE RPM'S WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1000. THEN THE LITTLE WRENCH CAME ON IN THE LOWER LEFT OF THE DASH. I QUICKLY PUT ON THE 4-WAYS AS I NOW WAS BLOCKING THE BUSY STREET FOR WHICH WE LIVE ON; AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK INTO A NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. HAD IT TOWED UP TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE INITIAL QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP - AND WE HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED CARE PKG WITH THE VEHICLE - YEAH SO MUCH FOR THAT. I STARTED LOOKING IT UP AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WERE PRODUCTION ISSUES OF THE THROTTLE BODY FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL/YR CAUSING FAULTY PARTS TO BE INSTALLED - BUT YET WILL NOT TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY, ISSUE A RECALL AND TRULY FIX THE ISSUE. AT LEAST A SERVICE ISSUE WARRANTY- ONLY IF YOU HAVE THESE ISSUES AND THE DIAGNOSES IS THE THROTTLE BODY(CODE: P2111 OR P2112) FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL/YR - IT WILL BE COVERED BY FORD. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Power train, Sep 30, 2013
TRAVELING ALONG A RURAL HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS FORCED TO COAST DANGEROUSLY TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE NEARLY HITTING ME FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO NOT BE WORKING. ONCE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE CAR HAD AN EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESET, AND GAS PEDAL WORKED AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, DANGEROUSLY AGAIN ALONG AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL - THE SUDDEN DECELERATION IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!! *TR
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Sep 30, 2013
CAR SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING IT SEEMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MOVE. I HAVE TO TURN ON MY BLINKERS AND COAST TO A SAFE PLACE AND STOP AND RESTART MY ENGINE. *TR