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.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jun 24, 2013
DRIVING IN TOWN AND IT JUST HAD NOTHING... PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR AND IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. CAR DID NOT STALL OUT, SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BUT DIDN'T. STILL HAD ALL POWER JUST WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN GIVING IT GAS. ***TOOK TO MECHANIC ERROR NUMBER SHOWS BAD THROTTLE BODY PART*** *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Engine, Jun 24, 2013
I HAD GONE OF THE GAS, THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING AT ABOUT 5MILES/H, ENGINE RUNNING, TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WANTED TO ACCELERATE. I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU INITIALLY INSERT THE KEY BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. THE ESCAPE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERHEATING, IT HAD BEEN SERVICED AND HAD NO PRIOR ISSUES. AFTER PUTTING IT BACK INTO PARK I WAS THEN ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN JANUARY AND HAS SINCE OCCURRED TWICE AGAIN IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS, SLOW ROLLING AND THEN STALLING AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jun 24, 2013
ON APRIL 19, 2013,I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT FROM MY HOME. I STOPPED AT THE EXIT TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR. I GAVE IT GAS IT JERKED AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO BASICALLY CRAWL BACK TO MY HOME. IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD IF U PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHERE IT WOULD JUST COAST SLOWLY. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER & I TOOK IT TO FORD. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG (NO CODE ON COMPUTER). THAT VISIT COST ME $497.89 THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 06-20-13 AGAIN DRIVING LOCALLY MAYBE 25 MI/HR.& TOOK TO FORD. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE IT'S A COMMON PROB. I HAD THEM CHG THE THROTTLE BODY. (MY BOTHER IS A MECHANIC) OF COURSE MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THIS PROB. THAT VISIT WAS ANOTHER $368.49. THIS CAR HAS 23K MI ON IT. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Jun 24, 2013
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 3.5 MILES WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH. MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH ILLUMINATED. I PANIC BECAUSE I WAS ON A STREET WHERE THERE WAS NO AREA TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS I TURNED THE ENGINE OVER AND IT SPUTTERED TO LIFE, BUT THEN THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. CARS WERE COMING BEHIND ME AND I TRIED MY BEST TO GIVE THEM ROOM TO DRIVE BY, WHICH WAS HARD AS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER WITH PARKED CARS. AFTER THE CARS PASSED ME, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN AND WAITED ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS AND THE ENGINE CAME TO LIFE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. *TR
Power train, Jun 22, 2013
DRIVING APPROX. 45 MPH THE ACCELERATION STOPS, NO CONNECTION WITH PEDAL, ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING BUT NO ACCELERATION. EVENTUALLY HAD TO COST TO A STOP, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. WRENCH ON DASH IS ON. STOP CAR AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. STARTED ENGINE, STARTS HARD BUT DOES START, WRENCH ON DASH IS OFF BUT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THIS SAME THING HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN A FEW MILES BEFORE I FINALLY GOT HOME. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTH AGO BUT APPEARED TO CORRECT ITSELF. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THIS COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS FROM LOOKING ON LINE THAT IT IS A FORD PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ALSO AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE OFTEN AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Engine, Jun 22, 2013
WIFE WAS COMING HOME FORM WORK; SHE WAS IN THE PARKING, SUDDENLY THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SURGED THEN HAD NO POWER, PRESSING GAS PEDDLE DID NOTHING, SHE THOUGHT THE CAR STALLED AND COULD NOT RESTART IT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WAITING SHE STARTED IT BACK UP AND THE THROTTLE RESPONDED, SO SHE CONTINUED TO PICK UP OUR KIDS. ONCE SHE WAS ON THE ROAD TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. HER FATHER WAS FOLLOWING HER, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WAITING, THEY WHERE ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE THE DRIVE. HER FATHER DROVE THE CAR THE REST OF THE DISTANCE AND, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY IN ALL 3 SITUATIONS THEY WHERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND OFF THE ROAD. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK AWAITING FOR A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WHICH APPARENTLY IS ON MAJOR BACK ORDER. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT OUR FORD DEALER BUT WAS GREETED WITH LESS THEN FRIENDLY CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THE SERVICE CENTER. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND REPAIR IS GOING TO BE OVER $325 (QUOTED) IF OUR REPAIR SHOP CAN GET THE PART. MY WIFE AND MYSELF ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AS THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND HAPPENED ON A VERY BUSY STREET, FORTUNATELY NO ONE REAR ENDED HER. AT THAT TIME WE HAD FORD TOW THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE CENTER AND INSPECT THE CAR, THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS FOUND AND NO SERVICE CODES, AND RETURNED THE CAR BACK TO US AS IS. *TR
Power train, Jun 21, 2013
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY I SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CAR SLOWED TO 40MPH. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR BECAME SPONGY. THE THROTTLE/POWER-TRAIN WARNING LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER TRAFFIC. WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF. I FELT ENDANGERED AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE 30 MINUTES TO HOME AT UNDER 40MPH. THE NEXT DAY THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. HE STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPES, AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $615. MY CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH LESS THAN 32,000 MILES. THE POOR QUALITY OF THIS PART CONSTITUTES A DANGEROUS HAZARD. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jun 21, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jun 20, 2013
P2111 ERROR PER COMPUTER - THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL, BUT DOES NOT. NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. PROBLEM HAS NOW HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Power train, Vehicle speed control, Jun 20, 2013
APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER; NO ACCELERATION, ETC. I MANAGED TO GET ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, EXCEPT THIS TIME THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING AND SHAKING EXTREMELY HARD. AGAIN, I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (FORTUNATELY NO VOLUME OF TRAFFIC), PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED ENGINE OFF, AND RESTARTED - WRENCH LIGHT GONE AND ALL SEEMED OK. TWO DAYS AGO, SAME THING HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN A TWO MILE TRIP, AGAIN FORTUNATELY NO TRAFFIC VOLUME. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND NO SURPRISE IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I SEE THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR
Power train, Engine, Jun 19, 2013
UPON TURNING LEFT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FROM A RED LIGHT, I ACCELERATED TO REACH ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN SLIGHTLY SO I PRESSED ON THE GAS SLIGHTLY BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE LIT (THERE IS A LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH). I TURNED THE RADIO OFF AND IT SEEMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND START THE ENGINE. IT SEEMED LIKE I HAD FULL CONTROL OVER STEERING AND BRAKING TO PULL OVER, BUT PERHAPS THAT WAS JUST THE SLOW RATE OF SPEED I WAS AT. NOW EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE NORMAL NOW, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED AS I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY FOLKS INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM, SUSPECTING SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME. THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, WITH THIS TIME BEING THE MOST RECENT. *TR
Electrical system, Engine, Jun 19, 2013
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CAR WENT IN TO LIMP MODE. WE COSTED TO THE SHOULDER TURNED CAR OFF. IT RE STARTED NO ISSUES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC WHO CLEAN THROTTLE BODY PLATE. CAR RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS THEN AGAIN SAME PROBLEM ARISES. CALL FORD TO PURCHASE PART AND TOLD IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER NO IDEA WHEN THE PART COULD BE AVAILABLE. SO I AM NOT STUCK WITH A CAR THAT COULD GET ME OR MY FAMILY HURT. *TR
Engine, Jun 18, 2013
VEHICLE STALLED AND HESITATED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE WHEN RESTARTED LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, DROVE ABOUT A HALF MILE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, REPEATED PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, DROVE ANOTHER 12 MILES AND IT OCCURRED AGAIN. *TR
Power train, Jun 18, 2013
I'M DRIVING NORMALLY, AT A CONSTANT SPEED (40), AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, RPMS DO WEIRD THINGS, GAS PEDAL DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL IN A DRIFT DOWNSPEED DOES NOTHING, PARK DOES NOTHING. PUTTING IT IN PARK AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE, AND STARTING AGAIN MAKES THE LIGHT GO AWAY AND RUN FINE AGAIN. *TR
Power train, Engine, Jun 18, 2013
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT APPROX 55 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. ALTHOUGH STEERING AND BRAKING WAS AVAILABLE, ACCELERATION WAS NOT. THE ORANGE "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTART. THIS HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT. SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER EACH TIME AND IT HAS RESTARTED. BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT IS FULLY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET. A LARGE VOLUME OF "THROTTLE BODY" ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AND OTHER ESCAPE MODELS IS DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. THERE IS NEVER ANY ADVANCE WARNING OF WHEN THIS MAY OCCUR, AND IT HAS OCCURRED AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE POTENTIAL DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL FROM FORD. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS DEFECT LEADS TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT ALREADY HAS NOT DONE SO. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jun 18, 2013
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. IT CONSTANTLY WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT ALSO TO JERK FORWARD AFTER IT IS PUT INTO DRIVE FROM A PARKED POSITION. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO SUNRISE FORD DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER 6 MONTHS. AND EVERY TIME THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND SAY THAT IT DOES NOT DO THAT WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MORE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIX. I HAVE A TODDLER AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY KNOWING THAT MY CAR COULD STOP AT ANY MOMENT. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 18, 2013
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT NOTHING WOULD WORK. THE ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR WERE STILL WORKING. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Jun 18, 2013
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED (FORD MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS) WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR HAD BEEN HAVING CONSTANT SPEED SURGES WHILE DRIVING IN 3-4 GEAR POWERBAND AND WAS SERVICED. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER WHEN THE THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. FORD IS REPLACING THE TB ASSEMBLY WITH WHAT I FEAR IS THE EXACT SAME PART; WEEK AND A HALF WAIT FOR THE PART, NO LONER CAR, NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Jun 18, 2013
ON 10/19/2013 AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR FOR THE 3RD TIME AT FORD FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH , VEHICLE LOST POWER, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH TURNED ON INCLUDING A WRENCH SYMBOL. I TOOK IT TO BACK TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THEY KEPT IT AND STATED IT WAS REPAIRED, THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON 06/10/2013 WHERE I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 55MPH. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WHERE NOT AWARE I HAD LOST POWER CAUSING A BACK UP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORD SAYS ITS A THROTTLE PROBLEM WHICH IS NOW NOT COVERED BECAUSE I AM NOW OVER 60K MILES, THEREFORE I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. *TR
Suspension, Structure, Jun 17, 2013
REAR SWAYBAR SUBFRAME MOUNT BRACKET DETACHED FROM SUBFRAME WELDING. FAULTY WELDING IS THE DEFECT AND CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 17, 2013
THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SEEMED TO DIE AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED DOING ANYTHING. THE CAR THEN STARTED VIBRATING AND I HAD TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT LOTS ITS VELOCITY. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED FINE; THEN LATER IN THE DAY THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. AT OTHER MOMENTS, SOMETIMES WHILE STOPPED, IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR REVVED ITS OWN ENGINE (AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT I WAS NOT.) I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR INJURED SOMEONE IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE FACT THAT THE ROAD WAS NARROW AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE ON TIME. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jun 17, 2013
I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 30MPH, WHEN I LOST SPEED CONTROL. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND WHILE IT WAS STILL ON(THE ENGINE), I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COASTED INTO A GAS STATION AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE ENGINE WAS AT A VERY LOW IDLE AND IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO CUT OFF. I ALSO GOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH. A GUY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, THERE WAS NO SMOKE, NOTHING LEAKING, OR ANYTHING. HE TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WAS GONE AND I COULD DRIVE IT AGAIN. I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT OUT TO WESTWAY FORD AND IT DID IT AGAIN BEFORE I GOT THERE. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CODE BECAUSE WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF I RESET IT. THEY DID INFORM ME HOWEVER THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE THROTTLE BODY AND AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT THEY RECOMMENDED IT WOULD COST ME $1286.00 TO FIX. DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY! *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jun 16, 2013
WE WERE DRIVING TO BILOXI MI TO THE VA CLINIC FROM PACE FL AND WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE VA CLINIC ON SUNDAY TO GET OUR HOTEL OUR CAR STARTED HESITATING. WHEN WE LEFT TO GO TO THE HOTEL WE WAS GOING ABOUT 40 COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND MY WIFE LOST THE THROTTLE AND A WRENCH SHOWED ON THE DASH. WE HAD NO GAS PEDAL SO I TOLD HER TO LET IT COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF. IT CRANKED UP WENT A MILE AND DONE THE SAME THING SO HERE WE ARE STUCK IN MISSISSIPPI WITH NO CAR. *TR
Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 16, 2013
DRIVING AGAIN TODAY AND TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LAST TWO WEEKS IS FORD GO TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM PULLED CODE AND CODE NUMBER IS 2112 SAME CODE AS BEFORE. *TR
Power train, Engine, Jun 15, 2013
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IN MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR, IT RANDOMLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND MY CAR STOPS RUNNING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROADS. CARS COULD ALSO EASILY HIT ME WHEN MY CAR RANDOMLY STOPS.THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED ONCE I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPENS MANY TIMES. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS THIS PROBLEM PUTS PEOPLE IN SERIOUS DANGER. *TR