2005 FORD ESCAPE Vehicle Speed Control Problems

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OFF, WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED AFTER WAITING FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,586.

Mileage: 172,586

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE EXITING A PARKING AREA AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A MEDIAN AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12006 (ENGINE). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

THE GAS PEDAL GET STUCK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS COLD. AND IS DANGER BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN THE STOP AND YOU STAR DRIVE MAY BE GAS PEDAL IS NOT WORKING AND YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE THE INTERSECTION AND PRODUCE ACCIDENT. AND IS ALL THE TIME WHEN IS COLD WEATHER

THROTTLE CABLE STICKS WHEN THE 2001-2004 WAS RECALLED I QUESTIONED FORD THEY SAID TOO BAD EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2004 IT IS A 2005 AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER ME ON THE RECALL GAS PEDAL STICKS A LOT USING BRAKES AT SAME TIME WHEN IN PARK IT WON'T GO UNTIL YOU DO GAS AND BRAKE

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AND I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER THAN IT SHOULD AS I WAS HEADING TOWARDS AN EXIT RAMP. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AMD THE CAR WAS REVVING UP LIKE 4000 RPM ALL BY ITSELF. I DROVE THE VEHICLE ALTERNATING BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE AS IT WAS REVVING UP TOO HIGH. I PARKED IN A LOT. TURNED THE CAR OFF... IT WAS REVVING UP LIKE A RACE CAR... ALL BY ITSELF. VERY SCARY. COULD HAVE DIED. THE FLOOR BOARDS WERE CLEAN. NOTHING COULD HAVE STUCK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.... NO WAY THIS COULD BE OPERATOR ERROR

Mileage: 165,000

GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK/NOT WORKING OFF AND ON FOR LAST YEAR; GASKET WAS REPLACED, NOW RECENTLY STICKING AGAIN. TODAY, WAS ON ARTERIAL WHEN PEDAL STUCK, LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC AS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. GOT PEDAL UNSTUCK AFTER SEVERAL TRIES AND LIFTING WITH TOE, SO WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. CAR IN SHOP NOW. DANGEROUS!

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 05/23/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SOLID WHEN ATTEMPTED TO BE DEPRESSED. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSE BUILD UP OF CARBON. UPDATED 12/4/2017*JS

Mileage: 100,000

THE GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK DOWN. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. I WOULD HAVE TO USE MY FOOT TO TRY TO LIFT THE ACCELERATION PEDAL UP. SOMETIMES IT WOULD POP INTO PLACE QUICKLY WHILE OTHER TIMES, I HAD TO KEEP LIFTING IT UP WITH MY FOOT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND OTHER CARS WERE COMING FULL SPEED BEHIND ME, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK IN MOTION IN A SPEEDY MANNER. THIS HAS OCCURRED EARLY MORNING, MIDDAY, AND NIGHT. IT HAS BEEN ON THE CITY STREET AND THE HIGHWAY. I RESEARCHED AND SAW THAT FORD HAD A RECALL FOR 2001 - 2004 FOR THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WHICH IS DUE TO THE STICKING ACCELERATION PEDAL. WHEN I WENT TO FORD, THEY SAID THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOR THE CONSUMER APPRECIATION FOR CERTAIN MODELS ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE MANY CARS THAT CAME IN WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT THE SALES WOMAN PRETENDED AS IF SHE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE. I PAID ALMOST $1,000 TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAD FIXED IN A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

THROTTLE BODY STICKS WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE OR COLD.

Mileage: 85,000

ACCELERATOR STICKING IN NEUTRAL POSITION. MECHANICS CAN'T FIND WHATS WRONG AND ITS VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ MANY ARTICLES THAT THIS IS COMMON IN OLDER MODELS

Mileage: 120,000

HI I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE & UP INTO ABOUT AND YEAR I STARTED HAD HAVING ENGINE FAILURE, MY VEHICLE WOULD START & STOP, TO SUM THIS UP, IM AFFAID TO DRIVE WHEN THIS ACCURES PRAYING THAT KNOW 1 RUNS INTO THE BACK OF ME...IVE TOOKEN IT TO THE AUTO PLACE TO GET A READING & IVE REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT IT READ IGNITION COILS (TWICE), FUEL FILTERS, TUNE A/C COMPRESSOR, WOULDNT COME ON ETC....I CAN GO ON & ON..& IM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS & FINALLY IVE DECIDED TO GOOGLE THESE ACCURANCES, TO FIND THAT THERE'S OTHER VIC..THAT HAS OCCURRED THESES SAME INCIDENTS....THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER, THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS / RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE DOESN'T MAKE IT. VIC. JUST SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC....& IT ALSO ACCURES WHILE STATIONARY & WHILE TURNING, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCT. OF 2015 & IN BETWEEN REPLACEING PARTS IT STALLED FOR A WHILE OF THE KILLING & NOW IT HAS STARTED BACK UP FULL FORCE ABOUT A WEEK AGO. 6/13/2016 & TODAY IS THE 6/21/2016

REAR WHEEL WELLS RUSTING OUT AS WELL AS REAR SEAT WELLS UNDER DOORS RUSTING OFF IN HUGE CHUNKS,CRUISE,CD PLAYER DOESNT WORK,RADIO SHORTS OUT ON VOLUME CONTROL GOES LOUDER INSTEAD OF LOWER VOLUME,ALSO FRONT AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT JOE LAKE TIRE DO THEY USE TIMKEN PRODUCTS?

VEHICLE JERKING 4WD LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING, POWER LOCK LIGHT POPS ON CAR ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF

I RECEIVED MY ESCAPE AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT TWO YEARS AGO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE MY GAS PEDAL STOPS WORKING AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PRESS IT DOWN, IT WON'T GO. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON CITY STREETS AND ON INTERSTATES. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER OR OFF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, RESTART MY CAR AND GET IT GOING AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED POUNDING ON THE GAS AND THAT DOES NOTHING, IT WON'T BUDGE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN, SO I CANNOT JUST EXPECT IT TO, IT HAPPENS, DAY OR NIGHT, HOT OR COLD TEMPERATURE, DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY OR TURNING ON A CITY STREET. I AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING IN THE SNOW OR WHILE ONE OF MY KIDS ARE DRIVING IT. I HAVE TRIED EXPLAINING TO THEM WHAT TO DO, BUT OF ALL THE THINGS THEY NEED TO WORRY ABOUT WHILE DRIVING, THE GAS PEDAL STICKING SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM.

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPX 55MPH) IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC IN RALEIGH, NC ON US 1 AND THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED. ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON. FORCED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND TOTALLY CUT OFF. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT KEPT CUTTING OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER A CALL TO A FAMILY MEMBER AND TO AAA, THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME 3 HOURS LATER. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO CROSSROADS FORD IN CARY, NC. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PCM, SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS ALL FAILED AT ONCE AND CHARGED ME $2700. ERROR CODES P0351, P0354 AND P0353 APPEARED ON THE DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY UNDERGOES A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 144,410

I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. TWO MINUTES LATER VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER, SEEMED TO STALL. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY TO GET OUT OF WAY. THE SERVICE LIGHT IS NO LONGER ON AND VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE DRIVING OK. WAS TOLD IT WAS A STICKY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

AS SOON AS I HIT ABOUT 60 MPH, BETWEEN 2-3 RPM, MY CAR BEGINS TO STALL AND FEELS LIKE THE GAS PEDAL IS GRINDING AND WON'T LET ME GO ANY FASTER WITHOUT VIBRATING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING SO I TOOK IT IN TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP WHERE THE FOUND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. WHICH IS VERY ODD FOR AN AUTO SHOP TO NOT FIND ANYTHING. ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE EMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE DAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I GOT TO THE SIDE AND PUT MY CAR INTO PARK, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO ALLOW MY HEART RATE TO COME BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL PACE. I TURNED THE KEY AND THE ENGINE TURNED BACK ON. I DROVE IT INTO AN AUTO SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, AND THE READER SHOWED CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE. THE FIRST POSSIBLE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE COIL ON PLUG, WHICH IS WHAT I DID. I GOT HOME TODAY AND AM STILL EXPERIENCING THIS SCARY FEELING OF MY CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO EXCEL ABOVE 60. I READ MANY REVIEWS THIS EVENING AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND PEOPLE ARE AT SERIOUS RISK OR GETTING INJURED AND/OR IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AVERAGE COST TO FIX THE ISSUE - REPORTED BY MANY USERS ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2005/ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER_PCM_FAILURE.SHTML, IS $2000. WHEN YOU HAVE A 2005 CAR OF ANY KIND, $2000 SEEMS VERY HIGH TO FIX WHEN THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER AS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD HAS YET TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 155,900

WHENEVER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DIPS BELOW FREEZING, MY GAS PEDAL WILL SUDDENLY GET STUCK AND THE CAR COASTS TO A STOP AND WILL JUST SIT THERE IDLING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ABLE TO "STOMP" ON THE PEDAL AND IT FREED UP, THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DIPS INTO THE 20'S IT IS EVEN WORSE AND WILL GET STUCK, EVENTUALLY FREE UP AND BE FINE....UNLESS I THEN ENTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND THAT WARMING THE CAR SEVERAL EXTRA MINUTES SEEMS TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM AT SLOWER 35MPH SPEEDS. HOWEVER, UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVEN AFTER WARMING THE VEHICLE FOR TEN MINUTES, IT WILL GET STUCK AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT WILL FREE UP AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND SITTING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH CAR IDLING, BUT CAN THEN GET STUCK YET AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CREATES EXTREMELY DEADLY SITUATIONS! I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I ALSO WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COULD CAUSE IT. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

VEHICLES GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK UP AND CANNOT BE DEPRESSED AT ALL WHILE CAR IS ON AND I AM DRIVING. IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK SEVERAL TIMES ON VERY COLD DAYS. WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT AND TRYING TO GO I CANNOT DEPRESSED THE PEDAL, EVEN WHEN PUSHING HARD. EVENTUALLY IT DEPRESSED FOR ME AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. VEHICLE GAS PEDAL HAS ALSO GOTTEN STUCK DOWN TWICE PREVIOUSLY WITH CAR ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY, WHICH HAPPENED FOR ALMOST A MINUTE THEN IT POPPED UP - RESULTED IN NEAR COLLISION { THANK GOODNESS ITS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION]. I HAVE READ IN MANY ON-LINE DISCUSSION BOARDS OF MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVING THEIR GAS PEDAL ON FORD ESCAPES STICK UP OR DOWN ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 173,200

AFTER TOTALING A 2004 ESCAPE, I PURCHASED ANOTHER 2005 ESCAPE BECAUSE I LOVED IT. WELL NOT SO MUCH ANYMORE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2012. ONLY THREE SHORT MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM READING IN ALL COMPLAINTS. I TRIED TO PUSH ON THE GAS AND NOTHING. IT WAS MISFIRING BAD. I THEN TOOK IT TOO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME COILS 1, 3, AND 5 WERE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED CLOSE TOO $2,000 TO REPAIR IT. I WAS FURIOUS BECAUSE I HAD BOUGHT MY 2004 FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND MY FAMILY ALONE HAD PURCHASED A TOTAL OF 6 VEHICLES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND WAS NOT GOING TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. SO THEY SPLIT THE COST OF $1000 WITH ME. NOW IT IS ACTING UP AGAIN AND I'VE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE THERMOSTAT BC THAT'S WHAT THE COMPUTER SAID ONLY FOR IT TO STILL NOT BE RUNNING. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER, COLLEGE STUDENT, AND SERVER AND IT'S 2 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS SO I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED! FIX THE PROBLEM FORD!! *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

GAS PEDAL IS "FROZEN" LIKE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND WILL NOT GO DOWN WHEN PUSHED ON. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IT HESITATES AND MOVES VERY SLOW. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

I PULLED INTO 45 MPH TRAFFIC AND THE THROTTLE SEEMED TO BE STUCK OPEN AND DID NOT SLOW WHEN MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I PRESSED UP AND DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AGAIN, THE ACCELERATOR COULD NOT BE BUDGED. I WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE BEEN PROBLEM FREE FOR 4-5 MONTHS BUT AM NOTICING A STICKING PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I CALLED FORD BUT THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WHICH HELPS WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY IS CURRENTLY ONLY FOR MODEL YEARS 2009-2012. THIS IS DANGEROUS, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS GREATLY AFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

PROGRAM 13N03 THROTTLE BODY ISSUES GAS PEDAL LOCKS UP, JOLTS FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPX 70 MPH I HEARD A BEEP AND AT THE SAME TIME THE DASH INDICATED A WRENCH, AND MESSAGE TO STOP SAFELY NOW, AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE MESSAGE WAS NO LONGER ON THE DASH AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I COULD GET TO A PLACE WHERE I FELT SAFE TO STOP. BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY REPLACED THE HYBRID COOLING PUMP. NOW, 1 YR LATER THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WAS DRIVING APPX 50 MPH AND SAME BEEP, MESSAGE AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS TIME I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO HOME TO BE ABLE TO RESTART AND GET HOME SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TWO REGULAR ONGOING ISSUES......WHEN DRIVING, IF FOOT IS TAKEN OFF GAS PEDAL TO EASE UP SPEED, GAS PEDAL THEN STICKS AS IF SOMETHING IS BLOCKING IT (NOTHING IS BLOCKING), NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING WILL MOVE IT, AFTER SOME SECONDS OR A MINUTE, IT WILL FUNCTION AGAIN. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COLD, OR WHEN JUST STARTING OUT. CAR CONTINUES TO DECELERATE UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL BEGINS TO FUNCTION AGAIN. SECOND ISSUE.......ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0455 IS ON MOST OF THE TIME, GAS CAP LOOSE LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON , REPLACING GAS CAP DID NOT HELP. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE SHE DROVE AT 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES TO RELEASE THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE CABLE REPLACED HAD IT DONE AT D PATRICK FORD FORD RECALLED 2001 THRU 2004 MODELS FOR SAME REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED FORD AND EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED MY 2005 IN APRIL OF 2004THEY PRETTY MUCH SAID SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK. I STILL THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE REIMBURSED ME FOR THIS DUE TO IT BEING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE MADE AT THE SAME TIME FRAME THE SAID THEY HAD NOT HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR IT TO BE A RECALL. MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. PLEASE CHECK THIS ISSUE ON 2005 ESCAPES [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 9/25/2014 *JS

Mileage: 110,000

MY PREGNANT GIRL FRIEND WAS DRIVING THE FORD ESCAPE TO WORK, WHEN THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN ABOUT TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. AFTER THAT SHE PARKED AND HAD IT TOWED TO FIND OUT WE HAD A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER UNDER THERE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

WE FIRST EXPERIENCED THE STICKING GAS PEDAL IN MAYBE 2008. WE BROUGHT IT TO HAWK FORD IN OAK LAWN, ILL AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR TRUCK.. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED ON AND OFF FOR YEARS. THE LAST STRAW WAS WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL TO GET TO OUR HOUSE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION TO YOUR DATABASE A FEW YEARS AGO. I FOLLOWED UP WITH SEVERAL LETTERS/E-MAILS TO FORD, ALL OF WHICH WERE UNSYMPATHETIC AND MET WITH VEILED SARCASM AND LACK OF INTEREST. I STILL WONDER HOW THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THIS TERRIBLE AND DANGEROUS DEFECT IS REAL. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AND FAILED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 102,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL CASES OVER THE YEARS WITH THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE SEEMING TO IDLE VERY-VERY LOW AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE (FOR INSTANCE FROM A STOP SIGN) THE ACCELERATION IS VERY VERY SLOW AND THEN RAMPS UP AFTER A FEW SECONDS.THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY BUT REGULARLY AND DESPITE TAKING IT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS, NONE HAVE MANAGED TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE EXPLANATION BUT HAVE ALL RECOGNIZED IT. RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED ISSUES, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, OF THE VEHICLE "SHUDDERING" AS IF THE BRAKES ARE HAVING TROUBLE SLOWING THE VEHICLE WHICH IM CONCERNED MAY BE FROM THE THROTTLE NOT DISENGAGING PROPERLY WHEN RELEASED (ALMOST LIKE ITS STUCK OR FROZEN). WE HAVE RECENTLY IN MY REGION OF THE COUNTRY BEEN EXPERIENCING A FEW COLD SNAPS AND THAT BRINGS ME TO THE MOST RECENT ISSUE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE VEHICLE TODAY, I NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED "STUCK" OR FROZEN. I DEPRESSED IT A FEW TIMES, NO LUCK AS IT SEEMED "FROZEN". I TOOK IT TO MEAN THAT THE COLD (IT GOT DOWN BELOW 15* F. IN GEORGIA) AND LET IT RUN FOR A BIT TO WARM. I PUSHED ACCELERATOR AND IT SEEMED UNSTUCK. I PUT IN REVERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BACKWARDS. I FOUND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT COME OFF THE FLOORBOARD. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE PEDAL, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT FREELY AND LOOKING AT THE CONNECTION I THOUGHT IT HAD BROKEN OR BECAME DISCONNECTED. I CAME BACK FROM WORK AFTER GETTING RIDE FROM WIFE AND WENT TO INSPECT IT. THE PEDAL THIS TIME ACTED AS EXPECTED ALTHOUGH I COULD HEAR SQUEAKING AND IT THUMPED WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. IT SEEMS THAT THE COD HAD FROZEN SOMETHING OR EXACERBATED WHATEVER WAS CAUSING ISSUES IN GENERAL. I CALLED FORD AND THEY MENTIONED SOMETHING HAD BEEN DONE IN 06 AND THEN I READ ARTICLE ABOUT 17 YEAR OLD WHO DIED AFTER HER ESCAPE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN A SIMILAR WAY AFTER HAVING A RECENT REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

BACKING OUT OF GARAGE CAR DIED. TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT STOP LIGHTS TRIES TO DIE HESITATES JERKS THEFT LIGHT CONES ON. UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER FREEWAY SAME THING AND WHEN TRYING TO PASS A CAR. CAME UPON S HILL AND IT ALMOST DIED N WOULD NOT GO OVER 50 MPH ALMOST CAUSING WRECKS VERY SCARY DAY. EARLIER IN WEEK DIED A COUPLE TIMES WHILE IDLING BUT THIS ACCELERATING PROBLEM IS HAZARDOUS. IF IT IS THROTTLE BODY WHICH IT PROBABLY IS FROM WHAT I'M READING ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 141,565

FROM A STOP THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. IT IS INTERMITTENT, BUT WHEN IT OCCURS YOU UNABLE TO PRESS THE THROTTLE. IT IS JAMMED. IT SEEMS IF I PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT BACK INTO PARK THEN TO DRIVE IT WILL BE FREE AGAIN AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ONCE IN A WHILE YEARS AGO, BUT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING A LOT MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AFTER MASHING ON IT HARD IT BROKE LOOSE WHEN APPROCHING A STOP SIGN I STOPPED AND TRY TO GO AGAIN BUT GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL. I ALSO HAVE TRANSMISSION AND REAREND PROBLEMS BUT THEY BOTH ARE COSTLY REPAIRS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE GAS PEDAL PLEASE FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT

Mileage: 120,000

I PURCHASED CAR IN JANUARY 2005, FIRST TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WAS IN 2007, NOVEMBER, BUT IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MORE SO THAN SUMMER. I AM SO NERVOUS ABOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT I JUST WANT IT FIXED. I HAVE IT AT A FORD DEALER RIGHT NOW AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME $650.00 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I CERTAINLY HOPE THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT I DO NOT HAVE FAITH HERE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2013 I LEFT HOME TO DO ERRANDS AS I DROVE DOWN TO THE FIRST INTERSECTION AND STOPPED WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE GAS PEDAL WITH NOT MOVE IT WAS STUCK, I TRIED TO PUSH IT DOWN WITH BOTH FEET BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER, FINALLY AFTER PUMPING THE PEDAL THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME AND NOT DRIVE THIS CAR. AS I TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND DOWN THE ROAD I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE PEDAL STUCK. I'M ON A 35 MPH HIGHWAY AND I SLOWED TO A TERRIFYING 3MPH BEFORE THE PEDAL WOULD WORK AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF INVESTIGATION OR RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS SOME TIME, BOTH WHEN STARTING OUT AND OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND IF YOU APPLY A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE IT THEN KIND OF CLICK PAST THE PLACE WHERE IT STICKS, OFTEN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE. IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TRYING TO START-UP IN TRAFFIC, OR KEEPING A CONSTANT SPEED, AS THE PEDAL SEEMS TO HAVE THAT RESISTANCE JUST WHEN YOU NEED TO GIVE IT JUST A LITTLE GAS, BUT SUDDENLY YOU HAVE GIVEN IT TOO MUCH IN OVERCOMING THE STICKING. IT ACTUALLY STARTED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, AND SEEMS TO GET WORSE WHEN IT IS COLDER. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

1. WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY USING CRUISE CONTROL, I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE BUT INSTEAD THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. 2. TWO DAYS LATER WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO LEAVE, THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY STUCK LIKE THERE WAS AN INVISIBLE ROCK UNDER THE PEDAL. MY FRIEND FOLLOWED THE GAS PEDAL CABLE UNDER THE HOOD AND REMOVED THE BLACK COVER AND UN-FROZE (UN-STUCK) THE END OF THE CABLE SO I CAN AT LEAST GET THE CAR BACK HOME. I WAS UP-NORTH AT THAT TIME AND VERY SCARED DRIVING THE CAR HOME BECAUSE WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M GOING AT A FREEWAY SPEED. I PROMPTLY LEASED A NEW CAR BECAUSE THESE TWO ISSUES SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME. I STILL HAVE THE CAR BUT WOULD LIKE IT TO GET REPAIRED. I CONTACTED FORD HQS ON 10/25/2013 TO COMMUNICATE THE ISSUES I EXPERIENCED AND TO ASSIST IN RESOLUTION AS I DO KNOW THERE WERE RE-CALLS ON OTHER ESCAPES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEY STATED MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE CARS UNDER RE-CALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I FURTHER EXPRESSED THAT THE CAR SHOULD AS THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH A 2005 ESCAPE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS I RESEARCHED THE WEB. SHE STATED IF THERE IS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE I WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL. I ASKED IS THERE ANYONE ELSE I COULD ACCELERATE THIS ISSUE TO AND SHE STATED MY ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN THE SYSTEM. THE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WHY IS THE RE-CALL NOT COVERED ON 2005 ESCAPES BUT ON 2004 ESCAPES? MY 2005 ESCAPE WAS ACTUALLY BUILT IN 2004. ACCORDING TO FORD HQS, MY VIN# DOES NOT COME UP FOR THE RE-CALL!!! CAN YOU HELP ME OUT ON THIS AND FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE? JUST SEARCH THE WEB AND YOU WILL SEE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND DANGERS OF THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD ESCAPE FOR A FEW MONTHS. GENERALLY WHEN AT A STOP MY ENGINE WOULD REV REALLY HIGH. AFTER THIS WENT ON FOR AWHILE NOW WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE OR AT A STOP THE IDLING GOES SO LOW I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO STALL. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC TEST IT AND PUT IT ON AN ANALYZER BUT THE ANALYZER DOESN'T SHOW A PROBLEM. I FINALLY HAD THE THROTTLE MOTOR REPLACED BUT IT IS STILL IDLING TOO LOW AT TIMES. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON WHEN IT WILL START DOING IT. I'M AT A LOSS ON HOW TO FIX IT BUT IT'S PRETTY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHEN PARKING OR IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

I SOMETIMES CAN NOT GET MY GAS PEDAL UNSTUCK. I HAVE TO KEEP TAPPING IT AND THEN PRESS REALLY HARD. IT GETS STUCK USUALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLDER OUT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES ME A MINUTE OR TWO TO GET IT GOING AND THEN WHEN I DO I ALMOST GET WHIP LASH TAKING OFF. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING WITHOUT HER FOOT BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 25MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 45MPH ON ITS OWN. SHE HAD TO TAKE ACTION TO AVOID HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE NOW WILL REV HIGH WHEN FIRST TURNING ON VEHICLE. THE LONGER VEHICLE RUNS THE HIGHER THE ENGINE REVS AND INCREASES SPEED ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 100,738

WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM STANDING STILL. WHEN IT DOES KICK IN THE CAR JUMPS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM, HOWEVER, FORD HAS STATED THAT IT IS BASED ON VIN AND MARCH - APRIL OF 2004 WAS A PROBLEM BUT JUNE 04 (MY MAN DATE?) WAS NOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY SINCE ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AFTER I GOT THE CAR. IT APPEARS TO BE A CARBON BUILD UP PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO GO IN ONCE A MONTH TO HAVE IT CLEANED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY GAS PEDDLE STICKS, IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THE OTHER DAY, IT IS STICKING ON A DAILY BASIS NOW. *TR

IT WAS TWO DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MANASSAS TO FAIRFAX, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPUTTER AND I LOST ACCELERATION IN MY TRUCK. I WAS ON 495 AT NIGHT AND THE DASH BOARD STATED THAT THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN SO THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT OVER HEAT. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO PEP BOYS IN ANNANDALE, VA AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT, I STILL HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AFTER IT WAS FIXED. I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO PEPBOYS TO FIND OUT IF IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY LOCKING UP. SOMETIMES TAPPING PEDAL WILL FREE IT. AS OF 3/5/2013 I AM NOT ALLOWING MY DAUGHTER TO USE THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ONLY TO HAVE THE MECHANIC UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE WEB,THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE CAUSE AND ISSUE A RECALL ASAP,BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I HAVE A RANDOM INCIDENT WITH MY FORD ESCAPE 2005, WHERE AT TIMES WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER MANY YEARS OF DRIVING, AND ATTEMPTING TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH FORD BUT REFUSED AS IT WASN'T REPRODUCIBLE WHEN ALLOTTED, I THINK THIS ISSUE OCCURS BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS SELF ADJUSTED ITSELF WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. BUT AFTER DETACHING THE TRAILER AND TAKING THE TRUCK FOR A LONG HILLY RIDE, THE ENGINE COMPUTER MAY THINK IT'S STILL TOWING A TRAILER AND STRONGLY ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WHEN GOING UPHILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THIS IS ONLY BASED ON WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCE, AND INCLUDE NO COMPUTER LOG EXAMINATION. NOT THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN IF A POLICE CAR IS AROUND, AND BEING A SAFE DRIVER. I'M NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AS I SELF MANAGE THE ISSUE. (TEND TO SELF MANAGE A LOT OF THINGS THESE DAYS.) THIS VEHICLE HAS SERVED ME QUITE WELL, EXCEPT FOR A LOUD KNOCK ON THE FRONT DRIVE AXLE ON THIS AWD - LIKELY A BAD BEARING THAT THEY DIDN'T FIX WHEN THEY FIXED IT INITIALLY. SHRUGS. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A SURGING PROBLEM.WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT,EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SPEED UP.TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD YOU HAVE TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.A FORD DEALERSHIP WANTED $85.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 117,320

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE ON AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V353000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES) (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 95,000

MY CAR'S GAS PEDAL FELT LIKE IT BECAME STUCK, ALMOST FEELING LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE. I WAS ON A HILL. THEN SUDDENLY IT SPED OFF FAST WITH A JOLT. OUR MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON MY CAR'S MAKE & MODEL, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONCERN. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 476 CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD REFUSE TO ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING, AND NOT HIGH-TRAFFIC TIME, WE SUCCESSFULLY PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER. OUR MECHANIC HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND RESEARCHING THE ISSUE. TURNS OUT FORD IS AWARE AND HAS ISSUED A "SERVICE BULLETIN" THAT THE COMPUTER IS FAULTY, AND AFFECTS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, SPARK PLUGS, AND COILS. A QUICK SEARCH ON CAR COMPLAINTS TOLD US WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES, AND IT APPEARS TO BE A TIME RATHER THAN MILEAGE FAILURE. WHILE MOST ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE MINIMUM $2,000 FIX, WE ARE THANKFUL IT DID NOT CAUSE HARM TO US OR ANYONE ELSE. HOW MANY 2005 FORD ESCAPES ARE ON THE ROADS THESE DAYS? *TR

Mileage: 115,000

THE GAS PEDAL IS "STICKING." IT WON'T DEPRESS. THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

SEVERAL TIMES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK TO THE POINT THAT I COULD STAND ON IT AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. IT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY IN COLDER WEATHER BUT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR HAS NO EFFECT. THERE IS NO REAL PATTERN TO WHEN IT WON'T WORK. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCHING, THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS NORMALLY REPLACED AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING UP TO A STOP LIGHT SO I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS AND TO THE BRAKE, BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE RED LIGHT IT CHANGED TO GREEN, I WENT TO PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE PEDAL WAS STUCK. IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN NOTHING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY KEPT TRYING TO PRESS IT AND IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS OF JUST SITTING THERE I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WENT DOWN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN THE PRIOR YEARS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE 2004 AND BELOW. HOWEVER MY 2005 IS NOT RECALLED. IT IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND I AM WAITING ON A COST ESTIMATE. THE VEHCILE DID TEND TO DO THIS FROM TIME TO TIME ONLY WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE. I TOOK IT IN SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO BE REPAIRD AND WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT, IT WOUDN'T STICK FOR THEM SO NO ISSUE WAS FOUND FOR THEM TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

RECURRENT PROBLEM: THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL WON'T BUDGE. THE THROTTLE CABLE IS BINDING SOMEWHERE. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED ON OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE, BREAKING OFF BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSIDE THE CABIN. (WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THIS HARD-TO-PRESS-GAS-PEDAL PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS VERY NEW, AND AT THE TIME THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DISCOVER THE CAUSE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.) AFTER IT SNAPPED, THE CABLE WAS REPLACED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP AT OUR (CONSIDERABLE) EXPENSE. NOW THE GAS PEDAL IS ONCE AGAIN REFUSING TO BUDGE SEVERAL TIMES ON EACH DRIVE, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR INSPECTION. THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF REAR-END COLLISIONS. IF THE THROTTLE CABLE BINDS AS YOU'RE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, A HIGH SPEED REAR-END COLLISION COULD OCCUR. IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AS YOU'RE CROSSING A ROAD WHERE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT HAVE TO STOP, YOU CAN BE A SITTING DUCK FOR A BROADSIDE COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE GAS PEDAL FELT LIKE IT HAD A BRICK UNDER IT. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP, IT WORKED AGAIN. DURING THE LAST MONTH, THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, FORCING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SINCE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, SEVERAL TIMES IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING RECENTLY, ON THE HIGHWAY, HOURS AFTER BEGINNING MY TRIP, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK, FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS, CAUSING ME GREAT CONCERN. NOW, EVERY MORNING I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR THE PEDAL TO FREE ITSELF IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT STICKS OFF AND ON AT LEAST TWICE DURING THE WARM UP PERIOD. I DON'T HAVE EXACT DATES, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW YEARS AGO, A TIME OR TWO, BUT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW IT IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. THE COOLER TEMPERATURE SEEMS TO BE A FACTOR. I AM RELUCTANT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER SINCE I HAVE READ MANY POSTINGS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL GETTING THE PROBLEM CORRECTED, EVEN AFTER SPENDING A SIZEABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY. ADDITIONALLY, I CANT FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT FORD HAS ANY IDEA HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I OWN AT 2005 FORD ESCAPE. IN 2007 AND 2009 I HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF BEING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR IT FELT HARD TO PRESS AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CONTINUALLY PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WOULD FINALLY GO. THIS MORNING I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS RESULTED IN MY TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY STATING THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. AFTER THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT I AM PLANNING ON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS IT WAS STUCK I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD AND IT WAS STUCK. I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STARTED TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL AND MANAGED TO UNLODGED THE PEDAL. ALSO THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS CONSTANTLY DURING THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE SPRAYED WITH WD-40. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL HAD BECOME HARD AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE WHILE CONTINUALLY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

DURING COLD WEATHER, THE GAS PEDAL WILL STICK AND NOT ACCELERATE OR RELEASE. IT WILL NOT RELEASE FOR SOMETIMES UP TO TEN MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES OVER SEVERAL DAYS IN A WEEK DURING COLDER MONTHS. THIS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY HAPPENING SINCE 2009. THE MOST RECENT ON 11/5/2012. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE LEFT LANE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY LONGER. CAUSED OTHER CARS TO SUDDENLY SLOW WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF TO THE RAMP. THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THEN AFTER TRAVELING MAYBE 20 YARDS, THE PEDAL STUCK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 172,000

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT APROX. 55 MPH. THEFT LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE AND VEHICLE QUICKLY DECELERATED. FROM THE RESEARCH THAT I GATHERED, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD. FAULTY SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED IN SOME 2005 ESCAPES. THE SPARK PLUGS EMIT A RADIO FREQUENCY THAT CAUSE THE COILS TO BASICALLY FRY YOUR COMPUTER. FORD HAS RELEASED A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS (TSB 09-2-6) BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS DECELERATING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. CONTACTED FORD'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY SPARK PLUGS AT LEAST CHECKED AT NO CHARGE. THE COST, FOR ONLY CHECKING THE SPARK PLUGS TO SEE IF THEY ARE THE ONES AFFECTED IS $90. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE ANY STEPS TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROMA TRAFFIC STOP THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TRY TO REACH OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN GAS PEDAL STUCK AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN--HE PUSHED PEDAL DOWN WITH ALL HIS STRENGTH BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 12/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND IN COLD WEATHER. UPDATED 12/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 12/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND IN COLD WEATHER. UPDATED 12/06/12

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS AND SOMETIMES CANNOT BE PRESSED DOWN AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A BRICK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WON'T BUDGE. I MASH DOWN ON THE PEDAL AND EVEN STOMP IT. IT WILL DEPRESS AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OR WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AS THE WEATHER GETS COLDER. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, I FOUND RECALLS FOR THE 2000 - 2004 FORD ESCAPES EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE SPEED CONTROL CABLES), BUT NOTHING FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND, THROUGH A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPE OWNERS, BUT FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V353000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

ON AUGUST 18TH 2012 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING IN DOWNTOWN HAMILTON MT WHEN OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND WOULD NOT STOP. I MANAGED TO DODGE TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE AND PUT IT IN PARK AND HOLD MY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE BUT IT KEPT SPEEDING. IT CONTINUED TO RACE DOWN THE STREET ABOUT MILE OR MORE UNTIL I CAME TO A PLACE I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE STREET INTO A PARKING AREA WITH A CORRAL WHICH HAD AN IRON GATE ON THE FENCE THAT I FELT WOULD STOP ME. IT FINALLY SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE KEY AND STOP; THANK GOD WITHOUT HITTING OR HARMING ANYONE STILL IT WAS A TERRIFYING EVENT. *TR

Mileage: 88,545

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED. THE GAS PEDAL STICKING HAPPENED QUITE OFTEN. UPDATED 08/29/12

Mileage: 20,000

ENTERING THE INTERSTATE, I SPED UP TO MERGE, BUT COULD NOT PUSH ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO EVEN GET OUT OF OVERDRIVE. (MAKING THINGS WORSE, THE MERGE WAS FROM THE LEFT.) PEDAL WAS FULL DOWN. AFTER DODGING GO HOME TRAFFIC, I LIMPED TO RIGHT HAND LANE AND GOT OFF AT NEXT FORD DEALERSHIP. SERVICE REP AND I LOOKED AT THE DEPRESSION MADE IN THE PLASTIC HOUSING TO THE STEERING COLUMN, WHERE PEDAL HARDWARE HAD INDENTED IT. SERVICE SAID ENGINE APPEARED TO BE OPERATING OK; HE TESTED IT BY REVVING THE ENGINE IN THE GARAGE. HE REMARKED THE VISIBLE SYMPTOM WAS THE PEDAL BEING SO LOW THERE'S NO ROOM FOR TRAVEL. I CONTINUED ON 150 MILES BACK HOME AND CALLED FORD TO LOOK AT THE "SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTION" ISSUE. VEHICLE APPEARS TO ACCELERATE OK WITH CRUISE CONTROL; THE PEDAL IS SITTING SO LOW THERE'S NO TRAVEL TO ACCELERATE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS - MERGING IN METRO TRAFFIC IS NO GAME. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I WENT TO ACCELERATE. UPON REACHING 40. I HEARD A SUBSTANTIAL BACKFIRE NOISE, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD CAUSING ME TO BLOCK TRAFFIC AS I COASTED ALMOST INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER COASTING FOR 100+ FEET. AFTER WHICH, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND RUGGED NEVER BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOUT 30 MPH AND CAUSING MAJOR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP (VARSITY FORD IN ANN ARBOR, MI) AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS IN TROUBLE. APPARENTLY, MY SPARK PLUG AFTER BEING CLOGGED, CAUSED A BACKFIRE WHICH BLEW MY IGNITION COILS AND SPARKPLUGS AND MY PCM. I AM BEING QUOTED $2,200. AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE (3 MONTHS AGO) VARSITY FORD TOLD ME I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO NEEDING A TUNE UP BUT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY THAT DAY AND THAT I COULD WAIT UNTIL MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. I WAS PLANNING ON GOING THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE I WAS HEADING OUT OF TOWN. HAD I BEEN TOLD THE RISK WAS A $400 TUNE UP VS. A $2,200 BLOWN ENGINE, MAYBE I WOULD HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. I'M VERY DISTRAUGHT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND NOW AM QUESTIONING WHETHER I WILL EVER BUY A FORD OR WORK WITH A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

CAR SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN IT IS TURNED ON, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, THE ACCELERATOR STICKS TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO PUT FULL FORCE TO JAM THE PEDAL DOWN TO TAKE OFF. IF I AM AT A LIGHT AND STOPPED, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I HAVE THE REPAIR SHOP FIX THIS ISSUE TWICE BUT DECIDED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT BASED UPON NEWS REPORTS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER ISSUE WITH THE SUV AND I LOVE MY FORD. I AM NOT SURE THAT HIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY GAS PEDAL SNAPPED FORWARD BY ITSELF AND ACCELERATED MY CAR. THEN SNAPPED BACK AND HIT MY FOOT IN THE POSITION IT WAS ALREADY IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF MY OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR. (I BOUGHT IT NEW) I IGNORED IT THE FIRST FEW TIMES BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO BEING ON CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THIS WAS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I SAW ON FOX NEWS THAT THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION; AND CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR MY CAR AND THEY SAID NO. I AM HOPING THEY WILL HAVE A RECALL, BECAUSE I PLAN ON KEEPING THIS CAR FOR AWHILE, AND DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. THIS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. YOU START OUT DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PEDAL WON'T MOVE. YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. THE PEDAL IS STUCK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR WARMS UP THE PEDAL USUALLY WILL START MOVING AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER WHEN THEY GET THE CAR IT'S USUALLY WARM. ONE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL PANEL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. I MADE SURE THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT INTERFERING TOO. LUCKILY WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE IT WOULD CAUSE A CRASH. WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE PEDAL TO FREE ITSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME FAILURE WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY STARTED EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SECOND FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE EITHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

Mileage: 140,000

THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP 10 TO 15 MPH BY ITSELF FOR 5 TO 7 SECONDS WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED AND, THEN, SLOWS DOWN TO ORIGINAL SET SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE GAS PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN AND KICK BACK WHEN IT RELEASES AND MAKING SOUNDS WHEN HITS HARD THE SHOE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE NOVEMBER 2011 ONLY WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS BEING USE AND NOT ALL THE TIME. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2 EACH MONTH SINCE THEN. IT WAS REPORTED JULY 18 AROUND 9:45AM TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER RECALL NEWS ABOUT FORD ESCAPES 2002-2004 WITH V6 ENGINES (LIKE MINE) SUFFER FROM MECHANICAL FLAW THAT LEADS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. AT THE TIME, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VIN. *TR

Mileage: 88,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL OF THE ACCELERATOR HAD BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE HAD TO PLACE HIS FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR FOR IT TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE A SPRING IN THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY REPORT ON THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 82,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING WITH A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

OUR GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING IN MY WIFES ESCAPE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN 2005. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE WE GOT THE CAR. FORD KEEPS PUTTING BANDAIDS ON IT. THEY WILL CLEAN OUT A CASING OR REPLACE A SMALL PART. THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT FORD WON'T ADMIT TO. THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM IS CLOSED AND NOW FORD REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE PART WITHOUT CHARGING ME BECAUSE WE DONT' HAVE A WARRANTY ANYMORE. THIS ISSUE ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY THIS MORNING. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK BUT THE CAR IDLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC. MY WIFE COULDN'T MAKE THE CAR MOVE EXCEPT IN IDLE. MEANWHILE CARS HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND SWERVE TO MISS HER. IT WAS A VERY UPSETTING SITUATION. FORD WON'T CARE UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

A FEW YEARS AGO, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS PEDAL STICKING. IT SEEMED LIKE A BRICK WAS UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED IT WOULD NOT UNSTICK. THE PROBLEM LASTED ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN WENT AWAY. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THE PEDAL WOULD STICK SLIGHTLY FOR JUST A SECOND, BUT NOT ANYTHING THAT REALLY CONCERNED ME. LAST WEEK (3/7/2012), THE PEDAL STARTED STICKING BAD. IT SEEMS TO BE WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR AND CAN STICK FOR 10-15 SECONDS, WHICH IS VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING. I HAD TO PULL OVER A COUPLE OF TIMES, JUST BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. NOW, I HAVE STARTED DRIVING AROUND THE BLOCK FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL I DON'T FEEL THE PEDAL STICK ANYMORE BEFORE I CONTINUE WITH MY DRIVE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING ALMOST DAILY FOR A WEEK NOW. I CAN SEE HOW IF I WAS TURNING LEFT AND MY GAS PEDAL STICKS, I COULD EASILY GET BROAD SIDED BY AN ONCOMING CAR. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2009, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRAFFIC BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, WHEN I DEPRESSED MY ACCELERATOR IT WAS LIKE PRESSING AGAINST A WALL. MY CAR WAS MOVING FROM THE NATURAL FORCE FROM WHEN I WAS BRAKED BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I HAD TO STEER MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. WHEN I STOPPED I MADE A PHONE TO A FRIEND OF MINE TO TELL THEM TO COME AND GET ME BECAUSE MY CAR WASN'T WORKING. AS I WAS WAITING FOR THEM I DECIDED TO START MY CAR AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN I DID IT WORKED SO I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 3 MORE TIMES THAT YEAR BUT ON THESE OCCASIONS ONCE I WOULD ATTEMPT TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AS I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD THEN WORK. I MADE A NOTE TO GET IT FIXED BUT BY THIS TIME IT WAS THE SPRING AND IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL WINTER 2011. I THIS POINT I HAD MY NEIGHBOR LOOK AT IT(WHO IS A MECHANIC) AND HE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE CABLE, HE SPRAYED IT WITH SOME WD40 AND IT SEEMED TO WORK, WELL THAT WAS ONLY FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, BECAUSE IT STUCK AGAIN ONE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK. AT THIS POINT I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO GET THE THROTTLE CABLE FIXED. UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN I WASN'T ABLE TO "RECREATE" THE PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED THE SHOP THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOO FELT AS THOUGH IT MAY BE THE CABLE, I SPENT AROUND $300 FOR THE PART AND LABOR TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WELL THAT WAS NOVEMBER OF 2011 AND IT IS NOW FEB 2012 AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. AS OTHER'S HAVE REPORTED I AM THANKFUL THAT AS I WAS MAKING THE LEFT TURN THAT IT WAS A PROTECTED LEFT, DUE TO THE LIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN MY ACCELERATOR FAILED. I HAD TO PULL OVER WAIT AROUND 15MIN. AND THEN IT WORKED. JUST WOULD LIKE A STRAIGHT ANSWER TO THE FIX. THIS CAR JUST GOT PAID OFF IN 2010 AND I WANT TO FEEL LIKE IT IS AN ASSET AND NOT A LIABILITY TO MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 30

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH THE GAS PEDAL, THROTTLE BECAME STUCK. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SLOW, THIS WAS AN EXTREME HAZARD AS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO GO AROUND ME, I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS LIKE PRESSING A BRICK. I WAS VERY LUCKY NO ONE REAR ENDED ME GOING 60MPH. THIS OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER (UNDER 45 DEGREES), BUT I CAN SEE FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN IN WARM WEATHER TOO EVENTUALLY. I GUESS FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL UNTIL A FATALITY OCCURS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A MECHANIC THAT I CAN AFFORD TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, AS FORD DEALERS ARE NOT OFFERING ANY HELP FOR ME. *TR

THE FIRST ISSUE I HAD WITH MY CAR WAS IN DECEMBER OF 2010. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR PLACE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COILS AND THE PLUGS WERE OUT AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS JUST TIME TO GET THIS REPAIRED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS RIGHT OVER THE 100,000 MILE MARK. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL MAY OF 2011 WHEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THIS TIME I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER. THIS TIME I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD RUN OK UP TO ABOUT 35 MPH AND THEN AFTER THAT SPEED IT WOULD START JERKING. IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT STOPS, BUT IF I LEAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVEN'T TAKEN MY CAR ANYWHERE THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE OVER 45MPH BUT RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE PAST 35, THAT INSTEAD OF JERKING TO TURN MY CAR OFF, THE HARDER I PUSH THE GAS, IT FEELS LIKE I AM PUSHING THE BRAKE WITH THAT SAME INTENSITY WHEN I HAVEN'T EVEN TOUCHED THE BRAKE. IM AFRAID THAT WHILE PUSHING THE GAS, THE CAR IS GOING TO BRAKE AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO SLAM INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR AND HURT MY 2 YR OLD SON IN HIS CARSEAT IN THE BACK. I AVOID DRIVING THIS CAR UNLESS I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR I HAVE ARE HAVING THE SAME OR A SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO BECAUSE FORD IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE THE ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I BOUGHT MY ESCAPE IN JUNE 2004. AROUND/APPROXIMATELY 2006 MY GAS PEDAL STARTED TO STICK AS I WAS DRIVING FROM TIME TO TIME. I GOT STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION ONE MORNING AND COULDN'T GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK. WHEN I FINALLY DID I DROVE THE CAR OVER THE CAPITOL FORD IN SAN JOSE, CA. AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN FORD TEST DROVE THE CAR, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TOLD THEM SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND I WAS NOT DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT UNTIL THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID THE PEDAL WAS STICKING AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD COVERED BECAUSE I WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ON 12/6/2011, MY PEDAL STARTED TO STICK AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. STUCK 4 TIMES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME FORD AND TOLD THEM MY PEDAL WAS GETTING STUCK I HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2006 AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING AND THEY NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I GOT THE SONG AND DANCE OF HOW THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AND I COULD PAY TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER INSPECTING FORD SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AGAIN. AFTER STATING MY CASE WITH THEM THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING THEY GOT FORD INVOLVED TO SEE IT THEY WOULD COVER. FORD CAME BACK AND SAID NO. THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AGAIN I EXPLAINED THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. FORD DIDN'T WANT TO BUDGE AND KEPT USING THE WARRANTY EXCUSE. SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY AND GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CARS AND THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO FORD. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO OPERATE AS NORMAL AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ UPDATED 01/27/12

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND HE HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

STICKING GAS PEDAL. SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT IN THE COOLER WEATHER. THE PEDAL WILL LOCK UP AND NO AMOUNT OF FORCE WILL MAKE IT DEPRESS. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN A BIG TRUCK IS BARRELING DOWN YOU. HAVE LUBRICATED THE ASSEMBLY BUT THIS DOES NOT HELP. ONLY WAY TO FIX ( AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY ) IS TO MANIPULATE THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND TRY DIFFERENT PRESSURE POINTS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. IT CAN NOT BE PUSHED. AT FIRST, IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD & THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD. NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE BROKEN TONE RINGS AND OIL LEAKS. *TR

Mileage: 29,987

ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE AT THE STOP LIGHT. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, STOMPED IT, AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD NOT PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND MAKE IT WORK. EVENTUALLY IT UNFROZEN AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IT HAS DONE IT AT TIMES WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD AND I COULDN'T MOVE. *TR

AS WITH MANY REPORTED, MY GAS PEDAL STICKS MORE AND MORE OFTEN - ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD (45 DEGREES OR BELOW). IT WILL HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO A DRIVE AND THEN NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT CLEARLY SOMETHING IS. ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

IT FEELS LIKE A BRICK IS UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH DOWN, THE PEDAL DOESN'T BUDGE. THEN WITHOUT REASON THE PEDAL WORKS AGAIN. AT FIRST IT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR AND I WOULD BE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND NOT OFTEN, MAYBE ONCE EVERY 7-8 MONTHS. NOW IT HAS OCCURRED EVERYDAY ONCE A DAY THE LAST THREE DAYS. ONE TIME BACKING UP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL NOT ENGAGE.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL FREEZING UP WHILE DRIVING OR A STOP SIGN/TRAFFIC LIGHT. ENGINE IS 2.3L, 4 CYLINDER WITH A 3-SPEED AUTOMATIC WITH OVERDRIVE, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, CRUISE CONTROL, POWER STEERING AND A/C. THE TEMPERATURE WAS SIX DEGREES AND IT WAS SNOWING WITH FIVE INCHES ON THE GROUND. STARTED CAR AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVED, AFTER 15 MINUTES OF WARMING IT UP, IT BEGAN TO WORK, BUT KEPT STICKING. GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO HIT PEDAL TO GO; NOTHING, I JUST COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH CARS APPROACHING BOTH WAYS. FINALLY, I LET GO AND WENT. IT DID THE SAME THING AT TWO LIGHTS ON THE WAY HOME. ON THE WAY HOME, WHICH IS 10 MILES FROM WORK, THE PEDAL KEPT FREEZING UP EVERY TIME I GAVE IT GAS. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 65 MPH AND THE ROAD WAS CLEAR AT THE TIME. GOT HOME AND PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE WHERE I KEEP IT WHEN NOT BEING USED AND TURNED THE HEAT ON AND STARTED TO WORK ON IT. I CLEANED THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE THROTTLE BODY CONNECTION POINT. DISCONNECTED BOTH AND CHECKED THE THROTTLE BODY AND HOOKED IT BACK UP. I PUT WD-40 ON THE CABLE AND IT STARTED TO WORK LIKE NEW. I PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER AND PULLED IT OUTSIDE TO GET COLD AGAIN. THE NEXT MORNING, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL WAS FROZEN AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. AFTER 5 MINUTES IT STARTED TO WORK SOME, I PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN THE GARAGE. I ARRIVED HOME THE NEXT MORNING, AND IT WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL WAS OK. THIS TIME I WENT UNDER THE DASH AND SPRAYED SOME DW-40 ON THE PEDAL BRACKET ASSEMBLY. I SPRAYED A LONG BURST OF WD-40 ONTO THE CABLE AND IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE CABLE IS FRAYING ON THE SHIELD. UPDATED 02/14/11 *BF

Mileage: 77,378

THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2005 ESCAPES GETS STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ON CITY STREETS. I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A 45MPH MAIN STREET WHEN THE PEDAL JAMMED AND I GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT PUSH IT DOWN. FORTUNATELY, THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT IT SLOWED DOWN BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE SAME STICKING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT'S LOCKED IN POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE. THIS IS CAUSING DANGEROUS SCENARIOS. BY DOING RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THE FORD ESCAPES HAVE BEEN HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM SINCE 2001. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE ACCELERATOR ON MY FORD ESCAPE STICKS IN THE UP POSITION WHEN IT GETS COOL OUT. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER YOU BRAKE AND THEN GO TO ACCELERATE. VERY SCARY ON THE FREEWAY. PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND IT DOES NOT GO DOWN, NO ACCELERATION. YOU HAVE TO KEEP LIFTING YOUR FOOT AND PUSHING (HARD) THO GET IT TO ACCELERATE WE HAVE TRIED SPRAYING IT WITH LUBRICANT AND USING GRAPHITE, NEITHER HAS HELPED. THIS STARTED WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 3 YRS OLD AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT IS NOW 5 YRS OLD AND HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND AT TIMES DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. *TR

WHEN WEATHER GETS COLD ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE AND STICKY WHEN DRIVING FOR A TIME AFTER THAT.SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS OR LIGHTS, LIKE ITS STILL GETTING FUEL. DEALER WANTED TO CHANGE OUT THROTTLE BODY FOR AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE GAS PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY STICKS WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN AND QUICK DECELERATION. IT FEELS LIKE A BRICK IS UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH DOWN, THE PEDAL DOESN'T BUDGE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PEDAL WILL WORK AGAIN. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH FORD CARS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. I SPOKE WITH FORD'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY TOOK MY NAME AND SOME OTHER BASIC INFORMATION, THEN SPENT MOST OF THE TIME TRYING TO GET ME OFF OF THE PHONE. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA WAS HAVING, WITH THE ONLY TWO DIFFERENCES BEING THE CAR DECELERATES AS OPPOSED TO ACCELERATES AND THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET. FORD TOLD ME IF I WAS CONCERNED, I SHOULD GET MY CAR FIXED AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

Mileage: 15,000

MY GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING OFF AND ON A FEW DAYS BEFORE SEPT, 1, 2010. ON SEPT. 1, 2010 I WAS DRIVING AND THE GAS PEDAL CABLE WENT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF GAS PEDAL JUST BREAKING. I WAS ON BUSY STREET AND LOST ALL POWER. *TR

Mileage: 83,005

THE GAS PEDAL OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE SOME TIMES GETS STACK TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN'T ACCELERATE NO MATTER HOW MUCH WEIGHT I PUT ON IT. IT NORMALLY HAPPENS AFTER IT HAS BEEN IDLE FOR MANY HOURS AND GOES AWAY AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. IT WAS LIKE THAT SINCE I BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORST LATELY. I TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TEST DROVE AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON 6/2/2010, I GOT STACK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND NEARLY GOT HIT FROM THE REAR AND FROM BOTH SIDES. IT TOOK ME MORE THAN TWO MINUTES BEFORE I COULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

WE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE. PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT YOU COULD BE DRIVING AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD FREEZE UP AND YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PUSH IT DOWN. IT WOULD STICK AS IF SOMETHING WAS BEHIND IT, AND NOTHING WAS. I WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER WHEN YOU PULL OUT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND YOU CAN NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE PEDAL WON'T GO DOWN, IT IS AMAZING YOU ARE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE ON-LINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHEN I SEARCHED FORD ESCAPE STICKY PEDAL. *TR

I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND FRIDAY MORNING GOT UP AND THERE WAS FROST ON THE WINDSHIELD. I GOT IN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE LET IT WARM UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. DROVE APPROX 1 & 1/2 MILES STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO TURN OUT ON A MAIN ROAD AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I LET IT ROLL BACKWARDS TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURNED IT OFF. I TRIED IT MANY TIMES FOR OVER 30 MINUTES AND IT FINALLY WORKED. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER BUT USUALLY AFTER 5 MINS. IT WILL WORK. THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT AND MORE SCARY AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT ON TO A MAIN ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 92,217

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE WHICH ALSO MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE, HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER UNTIL HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE HE WAS IN TRAFFIC. SEVERAL TIMES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME HARD TO ENGAGE AND FORCED HIM TO PUMP THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALERS ESTIMATED COST TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE FAILURE WAS $800.00. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,300.

Mileage: 83,000

THE ACCELERATOR KEEPS GETTING STUCK ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I START IT OFF, BACK UP, PUT IT IN DRIVE, PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR WON'T MOVE. I HAVE TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR REALLY HARD AND THEN THE TRUCK TAKES OFF REALLY FAST AND I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE WHEEL TO GAIN CONTROL. MY SISTER WAS ALSO DRIVING IT ON A COLD DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER MOVE, IT FINALLY STARTED ROLLING DOWN A HILL AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A TREE. SHE TOO HAD TO FIGHT THE WHEEL TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE 4CYL. MY GAS PEDAL STARTED GETTING HARD TO PUSH DOWN AND WAS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. I BROUGHT IT TO FRAMINGHAM, MASS FORD 1-6-10. IT TOOK UNTIL 1-22-10 FOR THEM TO GET A NEW THROTTLE BOX TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. DID THIS TAKE SO LONG TO GET THE THROTTLE BOX BECAUSE FORD IS EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS? IF SO, THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY AND RECALL ISSUE THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF. IS FORD HIDING THIS FROM PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE? I REGISTERED A SAFETY PRODUCT COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTORS TODAY 2-10-10. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD ESCAPE FROM MY COUSIN. AS I WAS PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE DID EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE PEDAL WOULD STICK ON COLD DAYS. GOING INTO BUYING IT FROM HIM I SOON REALIZED WHAT HE MEANT. HE HAD TAKEN IT IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. THEY SPRAYED A CLEANER ON THE THROTTLE BODY TO REMOVE RESIDUE. WHEN I HEARD OF THE TOYOTA RECALL I CALLED WHOOLWHINE FORD LINCOLN MERCURY HERE IN MS WHERE I LIVE TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO ONE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAD HEARD THIS AND TO SPRAY STUFF IN THE THROTTLE BODY UNTIL IT WOULDN'T LET ME ANYMORE. WELL, I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS SITUATION. AS A MOM WITH A SMALL CHILD, I WORRY ABOUT THE MAJORITY OF OTHER PEOPLE AND FAMILIES THAT MY DIE FROM THIS MALFUNCTION. WHAT IT DOES IS THE PEDAL GETS SO HARD TO PUSH UNTIL YOU CAN NOT GET GAS TO THE IGNITION TO MAKE THE VEHICLE GO. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES. I CAN EVEN CRANK THE ESCAPE LONG BEFORE MY JOURNEY AND IT STILL STICKS. WELL, YESTERDAY WAS THE WORST DAY EVER. I AM A MOM AND A STUDENT IN SCHOOL. I HAD GOTTEN TO SCHOOL AND FINISHED MY CLASS WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND STARTED TO LEAVE OH BOY THE PEDAL WORKED. I GOT TO THE FIRST INTERSECTION TO WHERE WHEN IT WAS MY TIME TO GO THE PEDAL WAS HARD. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH IT AND PULL OVER. FINALLY GOT IT SOFT AGAIN AND WENT TO THE CLOSEST PLACE TO GET A BITE TO EAT. SAT THERE FOR AT LEAST 5 MIN LETTING IT RUN HOPING IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THAT TIME. WHEN I WAS LEAVING IT WAS HARD AGAIN AND I HAD ALOT OF VEHICLES BEHIND ME SO I COASTED TO THE NEAREST BANK. IT TOOK 10 MINUTES FOR ME, WHILE I KEPT PUSHING ON MY GAS PEDAL FOR NOTHING. IT IS SO HARD YOU CANT MAKE IT GO. SO, IN TELLING YOU THIS THAT IS 3 TIMES I COULD OF HAD A CRASH. I TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND SOME MORNING I PRAY ALL THE WAY THAT I MAKE IT WITHOUT ANYTHING HARMING HER. IT IS BAD WHEN YOU END UP COASTING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE (4WD), NOT THE HYBRID. I HAVE APPROX. 63,000 MI ON IT NOW. THREE TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. THE LAST TIME WAS APPROX. THE DATE BELOW, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. ONE TIME I WAS IN TOWN AND LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYONE CLOSE IN FRONT OF ME. SO FAR BRAKING, OR PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR HAS "RESET" IT, BUT NOW SEEING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA'S I'M CONCERNED. I E-MAILED FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER I KIND OF GOT THE BRUSH-OFF, AND THEY JUST SAID IF I WAS CONCERNED I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MY DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED. I KNOW A "CHECK" WOULD COST ME A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR WHICH THEY WON'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I JUST WONDER IF YOU'VE HEARD OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? IT NOW WORRIES ME THAT IF I WERE NEARING A CROSSWALK, WITH PEDESTRIANS CROSSING AND IT HAPPENED, I MIGHT HIT SOMEONE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

FORD ESCAPE 2005 V6 2WD LIMITED. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE THEFT LIGHT IS FLASHING. THIS GENERATES AN ERROR CODE. THE CONDITION IS KNOWN TO FORD. THEY SAY IT IS RELATED TO A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH A SPARK PLUG CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CHIP IN THE IGNITION KEY AND THE RECEIVING UNIT. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 4 TIMES IN ONE 300 MILE DRIVE. AFTER HAVING THE ERROR CODE CLEARED THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REPEATED. I BELIEVE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A BUSY FREEWAY LIVES COULD BE LOST. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS CONFIRMED THE KEY IS VALID AND THE ENGINE HAS STARTED, THE COMPUTER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DISABLE THE ENGINE. BRAKING AND STEERING CONTROL ARE AFFECTED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TW *TR

Mileage: 169,000

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE'S GAS PEDAL IS STICKING. I WILL BE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION, AND SUDDENLY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT IS AS IF THERE IS A BRICK UNDER THE PEDAL AND IT'S COMPLETELY STUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO FORD ESCAPES, SO PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER BEFORE THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL INJURIES OR DEATHS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN ITS COLD OUT, FIRST I THOUGHT THERE WAS WATER FROZEN AFTER MY FEET WAS WET FROM THE SNOW. SECOND I THOUGHT THE HEAT FROM THE HEATER DRIED OUT THE MOVEMENT OF THE GAS PEDAL. SO I SPRAYED WD40 ON IT DIDN'T HELP, NEXT THOUGHT IT WAS THE CABLE OUT IN THE ENGINE, I SPRAYED THE CABLE AND LINKAGE DIDN'T HELP. FINALLY IT WARMED UP AND THE STICKING OF THE GAS PEDAL WENT AWAY (2008) NOW IN 2009 THE SAME THING AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP ITS OK, NOT SURE IF SOMETHING IS BINDING OR WHAT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

GAS PEDAL APPEARS TO GET STUCK ON OCCASION. I THOUGHT THE CAR MAT WAS STUCK UNDER IT, BUT THE MAT IS SECURED TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TO PUSH THE VERY TOP OF THE PEDAL TO GET IT TO ACCELERATE. THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ME UNTIL I READ OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,236

ACCELERATOR PEDAL KEEPS GETTING STUCK. WHILE DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING I TURNED THE CORNER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IT FELT LIKE A BRICK WAS UNDER THE PEDAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO JUST GLIDE TO THE CURB BEFORE GETTING STRUCK BY A BUS. SCARED THE "BLEEP" OUT OF BOTH OF US. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, USUALLY IT HAPPENS IN THE WINTER AFTER SITTING OVERNITE. HELP WHAT IS THE PROBLEM SO I CAN GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS VERY, VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. [12/20/06, 10/8/08 AND 12/6/09] THE PART IS EVIDENTLY DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO GET FIXED EVERY TIME. THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK. WAS OKAY UNTIL ABOUT 100,000 MILES AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING, COULD NOT PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. WAS IN AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST GOT HIT. COULDN'T EVEN PRESS IT IF I "STOMPED" ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

1. THE PAST THREE WINTERS MY VEHICLE HAS GROWN WORSE WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING IN THE COLD / RAINY MONTHS. 2. IT OCCURS DURING THE COLD / RAINY MONTHS 3. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I HAVE CONDUCTED I AM SHOWING QUITE A DEAL OF MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE ARE HAVING THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE -- THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I FEEL IF NOT RECALLED SOMEONE IS GOING TO BECOME SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT DIE FROM THIS. I AM HAVING MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT FOR IN THE PAST TWO DAYS ALONE I HAVE ALMOST HAD FIVE ACCIDENTS AS THE GAS PEDAL STICKS DURING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OR SO OF WARMING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE SHE LIGHTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. BRAKE APPLICATION WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED INTO CABLES OF A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT SHOULD WOULD HAVE TO PAY UP TO $2000.00 IN REPAIRS. THE MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 04V574000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60000.THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER REPEATEDLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR TWENTY MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE MORNING VS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE BEGINNING RENTAL MILEAGE WAS 99,386.

Mileage: 97,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-55 MPH, THE THROTTLE WILL STICK AND THE CONTACT MUST WIGGLE THE PEDAL TO GET IT LOOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT CARBON BUILDS UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAUSES IT TO STICK. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE HIGH ACCELERATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

THE ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN REVVING THE ENGINE WHILE LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH. AFTER EXERTING AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF PEDAL PRESSURE, IT SUDDENLY UNSTICKS, AND THE ENGINE OVERREVS. THIS RESULTS IN A JACK RABBIT START. THE FORD DEALER SAID THAT ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

2005 FORD ESCAPE GAS PEDAL STICKING, TO THE POINT WHERE I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AND DRIVE AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT BUDGE. HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. TRIED WD-40 TO NO AVAIL. *TR

ON 9-9-08 I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION, APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE POWDER THAT CAME OUT WITH THE AIRBAG MADE MY FACE AND EYES BURN. MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE 4CYL. SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE ($5000.00). IT TOOK 3 WEEKS TO FIX, WHICH WAS NO BIG DEAL. YESTERDAY, 10-4-08, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY ESCAPE WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL I TURNED AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET UP TO SPEED (40MPH), MY ESCAPE TOOK THE PEDAL FROM MY FOOT AND LOCKED IT TO THE FLOOR, I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE IF I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE CRUISE, AND ALL I REPLY WITH IS "IT DOESN'T HAVE CRUISE!" AS MY CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP I TRIED TO STOP, MY BRAKES WOULD ONLY KICK BACK OUT AT ME AND SINCE I WAS JUST IN A WRECK I WAS A LITTLE SCARED. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND DROVE IN CIRCLES UNTIL I COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP IT. I TRIED MY EBRAKE BUT IT DIDN'T WORK, I TRIED PULLING THE PEDAL UP, NO GOOD, I TRIED PUNCHING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT, NO GOOD. I DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANY DAMAGE TO THE TRANNY SO I DIDN'T TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR, FINALLY I DECIDED TO TRY SHUTTING IT OFF, IT SHUT OFF AND IS RUNNING FINE NOW. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM MAINLY BECAUSE I HAVE READ ALL OF THE POSTINGS FOR THIS CAR AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA. YOU CAN BE CERTAIN THAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING DONE TO FIX IT, I WILL GET RID OF IT AND STOP BUYING FORDS ALL TOGETHER. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO REAL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN WITH SO MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 72,760

2005 FORD ESCAPE, 4CYL, AWD. BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. GAS PEDAL KEEPS STICKING. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TEDD BRITT FORD THREE TIMES (WHICH HANDLES ALL OF MY SERVICE). THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD TAKE OVER WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE. AT TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DROP OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD BE ENGAGED BY MERELY SLIDING THE THUMB ACROSS THE SWITCH WITHOUT DEPRESSING IT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GALPIN FORD IN DEWEY, AZ FOR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITHOUT REPAIR. THE SERVICE REP SAID THEY HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT HOME I READ THE INVOICE IN DETAIL AND FOUND A NOTATION FROM THE MECHANIC THAT STATED THE SWITCH NEEDED REPLACED. I VISITED THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE PARENT DEALERSHIP, GALPIN FORD OF PRESCOTT, AZ AND INDICATED MY DISPLEASURE WITH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM NOT BEING CORRECTED. HE STATED THE DEFECT HAD NOT BEEN RECALLED YET BUT PROMISED IF IT DID GET RECALLED IN THE FUTURE, THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED 1/15/08 AT A COST OF $69.34 PARTS AND 133.58 LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

GAS PEDALS STICKS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR 2001-2004 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN FOOT IS LIFTED OFF PEDAL THEN IT IS PRESSED AGAIN. AT TIMES, THE PEDAL STICKS SO BAD THAT THE CAR REVVES HIGH AND LUNGES FORWARD. *JB

2005 ESCAPE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AT IDLE. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. IT WAS STOPPED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FIVE TIMES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES STUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR FROM PARK. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. *NM

Mileage: 56,393

I HAVE A 4 CYLINDER AND MY GAS PEDAL IS ALWAYS GETTING STUCK IN A POSITION AND I HAVE TO TAP IT HARD TO UNSTICK IT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THE TRUCK - AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY SHOES, OR MY IMAGINATION, BUT WHEN I FINALLY LET MY HUSBAND DRIVE MY ESCAPE, HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT I MEANT. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO TAP HARD TO UNSTICK THE PEDAL AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

Mileage: 20

THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL OF 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A VERY SHARP CUTTING EDGE ON IT RESULTING IN INJURY. *NM

Mileage: 3,700

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOTION WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY IS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. IN SPITE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER.

Mileage: 31,000

HAVE READ ON YOUR SITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE FORD 2005 ESCAPE ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM THAT IT SPEEDS UP DURING BRAKING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS THE DRIVER !! IF YOU ARE LARGE PERSON OR HAVE LARGE FEET. DURING BRAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES LOWER THAN THE GAS PEDAL AND YOUR SHOE TOE CATCHES THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATES THE ENGINE, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE GAS PEDAL HAS VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE AND YOU ARE NOT AWARE THAT YOUR SHOE IS PUSHING IT DOWN. IT APPEARS ALSO THAT THE PEDALS ARE CLOSER TOGETHER THAN NORMAL. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES AND HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *NM

Mileage: 18,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE FULLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL, HOWEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE MOTOR TURNED OFF. THIS STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 05/02/06. *JB

Mileage: 32,812

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD SLAM TO THE FLOOR, THE ENGINE AND THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP AND THE PEDAL WOULD IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO THE UP POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIME IN THE LAST YEAR. THE LAST TWO TIMES LISTED BELOW I FIND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE INTERNET IN VARIOUS SITES, SOME RESULTING IN CRASHES. THIS DOES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND LURCHED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THE SERVICE ENGINEER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

Mileage: 7,795

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE BRAKING FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED AT ANY PARTICULAR SPEED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACCELERATOR CABLES ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE.*MR AS THE CONSUMER WAS ON HER WAY TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS NEARLY KILLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND AS WELL. THE CONSUMER SHE BELIEVED SHE WAS CHARGED FOR OTHER THINGS THAT THE DEALER CLAIMED NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OF. THE DEALER PERFORMED A FUEL INJECTION SERVICE AND CHANGED THE FUEL AND AIR FILTERS. *JB

VEHICLE ACCELERATED CONSTANTLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT HIGH RPMS. *AK

Mileage: 10,500

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2002-2004 A RECALL WAS SENT OUT FOR ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS A 2005 MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2004 THEREFORE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TC

WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT,CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 8,800