2010 Ford Escape
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Vehicle speed control is the leading concern among 2,129 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 4th highest complaint count among 26 Escape model years with reports.
Of the 2010 reports, 32 involved a crash and 3 involved a fire. 23 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpOct 26, 2016
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and 2010-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured February 25, 2009, to December 12, 2010. On vehicles with a 3.0L engine, the Fuel Delivery Module (FDM) may crack, causing a fuel leak.
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the FDM flange with one that has a redesigned fuel supply port, free of charge. Remedy parts are currently unavailable. Interim notices were mailed to owners on December 13, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S41.
Campaign 16V777000 on NHTSA.gov
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
Power train, automatic transmissionMay 24, 2010
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 FUSION, MILAN, AND ESCAPE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 27, THROUGH MARCH 26, 2010. THE PARK ROD GUIDE RETENTION PIN MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION".
A VEHICLE PARKED WITHOUT AN ENGAGED PARK PAWL AND WITHOUT AN APPLIED PARKING BRAKE MAY HAVE UNINTENDED MOVEMENT WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH.
FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 28, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332 AND FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1-800-232-5952 (TDD). REPRESENTATIVES ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: 8:00AM - 5:00PM.
Campaign 10V222000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Steering, Power train, Engine, Sep 20, 2013
1ST - VEHICLE WAS REFUELED WITH 87 OCTANE AND JUST DROVE ONE MILE DOWN AND UP A HILL WERE IT STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE THROTTLE WAS APPLIED AND VEHICLE LURCHED AND STALLED. 2ND - VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AROUND NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 20 MPH AND STARTED TO SPUTTER AND HESITATE 3RD - RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WERE IT WAS STOPPED THEN THROTTLE APPLIED AND LURCHED AND STALLED 4TH - USING CRUISE CONTROL DRIVING 75 MPH DOWN PARKWAY, VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH AND STALLED 5TH - DRIVING TO DEALER TO FIGURE OUT HESITATION AND STALL, ACCELERATED FROM RED LIGHT AND HESITATED AND STALLED 6TH - STILL ENROUTE TO DEALER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE STALLS AGAIN ONLY 300 FEET FROM LAST STALL. ENGINE HAS ROUGH IDLE. POLICE OFFICER SUGGESTED THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM BECAUSE HIS FORD EXPEDITION RECENTLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SYMPTOMS. DEALER DIAGNOSED A BAD THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE LAST 6TH STALL. EVERY TIME VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND RESTART IN NEUTRAL LED TO RE-STALLING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED AND RE-STARTED AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK. ENGINE SPUTTERED AND WAS RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION AFTER 6TH STALL BUT SLOW SMOOTH ACCELERATION PROVED EFFECTIVE. ALL STALLS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. *LN
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 20, 2013
SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE IMMEDIATELY AND THE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH OUT INCIDENT AND CONTINUED THE DRIVE THAT DAY. ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER, HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TWICE IN ONE DAY AND THEN FOUR TIMES THE NEXT. OF THE SEVEN TOTAL INCIDENTS, 3 OF WHICH HAPPENED IN MAJOR INTERSECTIONS BLOCKING FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND TURNED ME INTO A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Sep 19, 2013
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED, I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF, AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. *TR
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Sep 18, 2013
DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FOR LUNCH MY VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING AND MY CRUISE CONTROL KICKED OFF. VEHICLE RPM'S DROPPED AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL QUIT WORKING. SO I PULLED OVER. I USED MY DTC DEVICE TO SEE WHAT CODE IS POPPING UP AND IT WAS P2111. I PUT CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, WAITED 30 SECONDS AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND DROVE HOME. NOW I'M HERE TYPING THIS UP.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Sep 17, 2013
TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME DOING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST IT TO WHERE IT WAS MOSTLY OFF OF THE ROAD. IT DID NOT DIE BUT CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHILE IN HIGH IDLE. THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NO ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCED ZERO RESULTS. I SHUT IT DOWN AND PONDERED WHETHER TO TRY AND START IT BACK UP OR JUST CALL A TOW TRUCK. BEING OUT IN THE COUNTRY I DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE. IT STARTED UP AND RAN FINE...FOR LESS THAN TWO MILES...WHEN IT REPEATED THE SAME SCENARIO ONLY IN A MUCH MORE DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER SHUDDER AND REAL ROUGH IDLE. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE DISPLAY PANELS. DIDN'T NOTICE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT TIME AND THE ENGINE DID NOT DIE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP... NO TOW TRUCK AVAILABLE. TOOK MY CHANCES AGAIN AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FURTHER THEN GOING HOME. DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM DURING THAT DRIVE BUT DETECTED AN ENGINE WHINE SOUND THAT I HAD NEVER NOTICED BEFORE. VEHICLE HAS 53,393 MILES ON IT. ENGINE WAS PULLED AT 8K FOR OIL LEAKS. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF SHIFTING CLUNKING SOUND AT TAKE OFF OVER THE LIFE OF IT. HAVE HAD BRAKES FAIL IN REVERSE. ALWAYS PUMP THEM BEFORE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE WORKING OK THAT DAY. ALL WORK, RIGHT DOWN TO TIRE ROTATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE ONLY AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THIS BRAND NEW AT. LUCKILY I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. GUESS I'LL LEARN TOMORROW WHAT'S UP WITH IT THIS TIME. SAD TO HAVE A $28,000 VEHICLE THAT I'VE NEVER REALLY TRUSTED SINCE ITS EARLY FAILURE. JUST THANKFUL I WASN'T STILL ON THE INTERSTATE MOVING ALONG IN 70+ MPH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WILL NEVER TRUST THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS. *TR
Power train, Engine, Sep 17, 2013
THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 09-10-13, A WEEK AFTER HAVING THE WORKS AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE ON MY CAR AT A FORD DEALER. WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, MY VEHICLE SURGED AND LUNGED, THEN I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE HAD TO PULL OVER PUT FLASHERS ON AND RESTART VEHICLE. A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON MY DASH. I LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL WHICH INDICATED A THROTTLE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHICH SERVICED MY VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE PROBLEM BUT NOT TO WORRY UNLESS IT HAPPENS AGAIN; THEN CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 09-14-13 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. AGAIN I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON MY DASH. I HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. I PAY FOR AN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN FOR MY VEHICLE AND THEY STILL TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE AND FIX THE PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST OVER THREE YEARS OLD AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT. THE PROBLEM DID NOT STEM FROM MY OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Power train, Sep 17, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,400.
Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 16, 2013
IT, HAS HAPPEN VARIOUS TIMES SINCE AUGUST, AS I DRIVE, THE ENGINE START TO EITHER MISFIRE OR NO POWER AT ALL, IT IDLE NORMAL BUT AS SOONEST I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR START THE PROBLEM, HAS LIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES AND AS THE MECHANIC SCANS THE VEHICLE THE ONLY CODE THAT SHOWS IS P2111, THE LAST TIME THAT HAPPENS, HAVE TO USE A TOWING SERVICE BECAUSE CAN GET IT MOVING, BEFORE I USED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS AND STARTED AGAIN AND THE SITUATION DISAPPEARS FOR A FEW DAYS AND APPEARS BACK AGAIN. PLEASE ADVICE. *TR
Power train, Sep 16, 2013
I WAS AT INTERSECTION TRYING TO CROSS 4 LANES CAR LOST POWER BARELY GOT ACROSSS LANES SAFELY. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Sep 16, 2013
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE THROTTLE DID NOTHING. IT BARELY MOVED. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTED. AFTER A BIT IT STARTED UP AND DROVE FINE FOR ANOTHER 5 MILES BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PULLED OFF ROAD, RESTARTED AND RETURNED HOME AS I WAS TOO AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. TAKING IT TO MECHANIC TODAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. DURING THE DRIVE HOME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING EARLY AND OTHERWISE ACTING SLIGHTLY STRANGE. *TR
Power train, Sep 15, 2013
THE FORD ESCAPE WOULD REFUSE TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IT WAS DANGEROUS WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN ENTERING FREEWAYS. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY THE FORD DEALER. THE DEALER SEEMED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. *TR
Power train, Sep 15, 2013
WHILE DRIVING ON FAR LEFT LANE OF FREEWAY AT 70MPH, HEARD/FELT CLUNK (WHICH FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BUT FOUND OUT AFTER THE REPAIR IT WASN'T TRANS) PUSHED GAS PEDAL NO ACCELERATION, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING BEHIND ME AND I WAS ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL SO I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED TO PUSH GAS PEDAL AGAIN STILL NO ACCELERATION, THE CAR WAS RUNNING IN IDLE AND STAYED THAT WAY UNTIL TOW TRUCK DRIVER CAME, SHUT CAR OFF TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. ON WORK ORDER IT SAYS- THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY, INSPECT AND VERIFY, LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, HOOK UP IDS SELFTEST PCM P2111, PERFORM THROTTLE BODY TEST, FAILED, THROTTLE BODY FAULT, REPLACE THROTTLE BODY, RESET KAM, RETEST OPERATION OK. HAD TO PAY LOTS OF MY MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET AND PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND GAS. RESEARCHED INTERNET TO FIND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE AND FORD WON'T DO A RECALL. THEY SHOULD!!! I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER SINCE MY DAD WORKED THERE MANY YEARS. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN A FORD AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ON BUT MAY HAVE TO RETHINK THIS. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS THERE REALLY ARE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY BEHIND ME WHICH I AM LUCKY IT DIDN'T. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS WITH FORD AND GET A RESOLUTION OF A RECALL SO I CAN BE REIMBURSED AND GET THE REPAIRS DONE SO THIS DOESN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN TO OTHERS! THANK YOU. *TR
Power train, Sep 15, 2013
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CAR DROVE FINE AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTING ONLY TO DO THE SAME THING A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR
Power train, Sep 13, 2013
THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF FOR LAST 2 YEARS THEN AT THE LAST TIMES CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. *TR
Power train, Sep 11, 2013
I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK IN A MIDDLE LANE OF THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH. THE ESCAPE STARTING COASTING DOWN AS IF THE ENGINE HAD DIED. I GAVE A LITTLE MORE GAS, NO EFFECT. I GAVE MORE AND MORE GAS UNTIL FLOORED, NO EFFECT. BY NOW I WAS DOWN TO 45 MPH IN MULTIPLE LANES OF HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO JUST GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE IN ORDER TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. ON THE SHOULDER, I FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS IDLING, I THOUGHT IT HAD DIED. I JUST COULD NOT REV IT ABOVE THE IDLE RPM. I TURNED IT OFF & READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH SAID TO GET TO A DEALER. I RE-STARTED IT & REVVED IT A BIT. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE ABOUT A MILE ON THE SHOULDER TO THE EXIT, WHICH WAS MY EXIT. I CAREFULLY WENT HOME WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. I DROVE TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING WITHOUT PROBLEMS. ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON A SMALL TWO-LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS & DITCHES IMMEDIATELY AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LANE TO RESTART IT. LUCKILY A CAR COMING UP BEHIND ME SLOWED TO A STOP TO LET ME GET GOING AGAIN. I RESEARCHED THE "THROTTLE CONTROL / POWERTRAIN" ERROR MESSAGE AND FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE 2004 FOR MULTIPLE FORD VEHICLES. THERE WERE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS THAT FORD WOULD NOT HONOR THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE MESSAGE POINTS TO A POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. WARRANTY IS FOR UP TO 36,000 MILES AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS FOR UP TO 72,000. I HAD 38,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER. NO MATTER HOW I QUESTIONED HIM, HIS RESPONSE BOILED DOWN TO BRING IT IN SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT. THE ONLY ESTIMATE I COULD GET WAS THAT IF WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT, THERE WOULD BE A $99.99 DIAGNOSTIC FEE IF FORD DID NOT PERFORM ANY SUGGESTED REPAIR. I FOUND IN MY RECORDS THAT I HAD TAKEN THE ESCAPE IN TO THIS DEALER AT ~5,800 MILES FOR A RECALL THAT STATED THAT IT WOULD PREVENT THIS PROBLEM! *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Sep 10, 2013
WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND CAR STARTED TO JERK AND I STARTED TO LOSE SPEED EVEN THOUGH I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY TO SHOULDER AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK WHILE THE CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND TURN IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND WITH HESITATION IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME.. HAPPENED A SECOND TIME THE VERY NEXT DAY ONLY DOING 25 AND A WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND AGAIN NO GAS OR SPEED FROM THE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO SHUT IT OFF RESTART AND CONTINUE HOME.. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 10, 2013
WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40MPH OVER A FREEWAY OVERPASS, THE CAR LURCHED REPEATEDLY, AND SLOWED WAY DOWN. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET IT PULLED OVER, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT. FOR THE NEXT DAY AND A HALF, IT WOULD DIE ALMOST EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS, OR ANY TIME I TRIED TO DRIVE UP MY INCLINED DRIVEWAY. I RESTED IT THE NEXT DAY (SUNDAY) AND MONDAY MORNING DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT DID NOT DIE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THE DEALERSHIP HAS IT AND THEY HAVE ROAD TESTED IT 2 OR 3 TIMES AND CAN'T GET IT TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM OR SHOW CODES. I'VE FOUND SEVERAL LINKS ONLINE TO PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. HOWEVER, THE FORD DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS IT SHOWS THEM CODES OR REPEATS THE BEHAVIOR FOR THEM. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THAT THIS HAPPENED. AS IT'S APPARENTLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN? SO IF IT DOESN'T DO IT FOR THEM IN THE NEXT DAY, I'LL HAVE TO PICK THE CAR BACK UP UNFIXED, AND AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEAR OF BEING KILLED WHEN IT LOSES POWER AT 65MPH AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Power train, Sep 10, 2013
WHILE DRIVING MY MOTHERS 2010 FORD ESCAPE, IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO CREEP ALONG, BARELY ALLOWING ME TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE AS I SAID, IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM 35MPH DOWN TO 2 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, INDICATING A "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN" ISSUE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN FINE, HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED MY MOTHER AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HER ON 3 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD THE CODES CHECKED, AND THAT INDICATED "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL (TAC) SYSTEM - ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN". I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE IT IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I FOUND RECALLS FROM FORD FOR THROTTLE ISSUES, BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, APPARENTLY THEY DON'T CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. WELL LET ME TELL YOU, IT ABSOLUTELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF I HAD BEEN OUT ON THE MAIN ROAD DOING 55 AND THIS HAPPENED WITH SOMEONE BEHIND ME, THEY WOULD HAVE SLAMMED RIGHT INTO ME BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING. I'M REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BUT FORD REALLY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, IT'S NOT JUST COINCIDENCE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Sep 9, 2013
DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH AND CAR SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND WON'T GO, DOESN'T DIE BUT THE"THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN" SYMBOL COMES ON. I SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART AND PROCEED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND IT HAPPENS A 2ND TIME. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN THESE MODELS AND I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT! *TR
Power train, Sep 9, 2013
THE INCIDENT FIRST HAPPENED ON SEP. 2 2013, WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY RAMP. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST PUSHING POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON WHILE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE THEN RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON SEP 6, WHILE I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE OF HIGHWAY 401 AND ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 60 MILES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BOOKED APPOINTMENT. TODAY (SEP 9) IT WAS ALMOST ACCIDENT ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN AN LOCAL INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE LOST THE POWER DURING ACCELERATING. THANK GOD I I WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE LEFT TURN WITH INERTIA. AFTER INVESTIGATION THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FROM MY POCKET TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I ALSO COMPLIANT TO FORD CANADA. I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS ISSUE FOR SAFETY REASON. *TR
Power train, Sep 8, 2013
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN MY GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO A COMPLETE STOP MY STEERING WAS VIBRATING PRETTY BAD. THE WRENCH SHOWING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY POWERTRAIN WAS LIT UP. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED MY CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY VEHICLE IS NOW SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 2 WEEKS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO BE REPLACED AND I AM TOLD THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.
Power train, Sep 6, 2013
CROSSING TRAFFIC TO TURN LEFT, THE CAR SPUTTERED AND PRACTICALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE MEDIAN AND STOP. THIS WAS ABOUT THE 8TH TIME THE CAR HAD STALLED IN MOTION OR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD BUT WAS THE SCARIEST AS AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED IF THE ONCOMING CARS WERE TRAVELLING FASTER OR IF I HAD BEEN HURRYING AND TRYING TO MAKE THE TURN BETWEEN VEHICLES. THE GARAGE SAYS THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE!
Power train, Sep 6, 2013
COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION, BUT NEVER STALLED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. WE TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT DROVE FINE.
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Sep 6, 2013
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL ON THE HWY TO SCHOOL AND CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHICH LOST ALL POWER PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART AND HAD TO WAIT PLACES TO ME (FATHER) AND THEN IT RESTARTED THEN SHE DROVE ON TO SCHOOL THEN SHE TOOK CAR ON TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS GOING OUT.
Power train, Engine, Sep 6, 2013
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR, WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR JUST STOP GOING THE WRENCH LIGHT SHOWED UP ON THE DASH, THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION BY COASTING OFF THE ROAD. THE NEXT DAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR SAME THING HAPPENED , HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, NARROWLY ESCAPING BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. ON WAY HOME THE CAR DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS COASTING AROUND THE CORNER. THAT'S WHEN I TOOK I TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PART. THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. SEEMS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. OVER 700.00 TO BE FIXED, PLUS POSSIBLY 3 WEEKS WAITING FOR THE PART.