2007 FORD ESCAPE Vehicle Speed Control Problems

The contact's mother owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his brother was driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently downshifted and decelerated to 40-45 MPH. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact's brother depressed the accelerator pedal however, the pedal felt soft and remained on the floorboard. The contact's brother veered to the side of the road. The contact stated that upon turning off and restarting the vehicle, he was able to continue to drive; however, the failure reoccurred while exiting the highway. The contact stated that the vehicle would fail to go into gear while attempting to shift into drive and depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the vehicle would start but would not move. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 195,000.

Mileage: 195,000

The theft system randomly sounds off for no reason. The theft light keeps blinking as the key is placed in the run position. The vehicle is having issues starting and there's no sound at all when turning the key. When the vehicle does start it stalls, so the gas pedal must be pushed almost to the floor. I must apply strong pressure to the breaks, so that I can stop and not crash. The problem is not changing and other ownsers are having these same issue with this truck. I've already had the battery checked, starter replaced, purchased a new key , and fob.

LOSS OF MAJOR ENGINE POWER AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. HAS NO ACCELERATION POWER ANYMORE LIKE IT DID A YEAR AGO TO NOW. REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS WITH NOW NEW ACCELERATION POWER AT ALL.

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS OFTEN, AND FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS UNDER THE PEDAL, STOPPING IT FROM BEING DEPRESSED. THIS CAUSES SUDDEN REDUCTION OF SPEED AND THEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PRESSING HARD TO GET THE PEDAL TO GO DOWN. FORD PREVIOUSLY RECALLED THROTTLE BODY'S IN ESCAPES FROM 2009-2012. I BELIEVE THE 2007 FORD ESCAPE MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO THAT RECALL! THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY PROBLEM! MINE HAS BEING DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND HAS GOTTEN WAY WORSE SO IT WILL NEED TO BE FIXED.

Mileage: 125,000

RECENTLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ON MY 2007 FORD ESCAPE AND I HAD TO RUN INTO A CURB TO STOP THE VEHICLE, ITY CAUSED ABOUT $1500 DAMAGE TO THE CAR. NO PERSONNEL INJURIES WERE CAUSED. I HAD TO RUN THE CAR INTO A CURB TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 159,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY, AND MORE PRESSURE NEEDED TO BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. AT ONE POINT THE GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY STUCK, AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR AT ALL ON THE HIGHWAY, FORCING ME TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF TO BE TOWED. A MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THIS ISSUE IS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD PREVIOUSLY RECALLED THROTTLE BODY'S IN ESCAPES FROM 2009-2012, BUT MY CAR IS 2007 AND DOES NOT APPLY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME MALFUNCTION, AND HAS SERIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATION, I BELIEVE THE 2007 FORD ESCAPE MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO FORDS CURRENT CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03.

Mileage: 105,000

2007 FORD ESCAPE THROTTLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THE PETAL WILL STICK AND NOT RESPOND. PUSH DOWN ON GAS PETAL AND WILL NOT MOVE OR RESPOND. FLUTTER THE PETAL AND IN WILL RETURN TO OPERATIONAL FORM.PETAL STICKS AND NOT ALLOW YOU TO GIVE ENGINE AND GAS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PETAL THEN TRY TO REAPPLY THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AS THE VEHICLE AGES. I HAVE TOLD DEALER REPS.ABOUT THIS ONGOING ISSUE AND EACH TIME I'M TOLD IT HAS NO RECALLS AND I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS MYSELF.

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

I CANNOT DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR. IT OCCURS AFTER AROUND 1 MILE OF DRIVING DURING THE FIRST TRIP OF THE DAY. IT HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND REQUIRED THAT I LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT WHICH I COULD NOT DO. TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. *JS

Mileage: 100,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN WE TRIED TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND THE THROTTLE STUCK. SHE IS LEARNING TO DRIVE AND DID NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE CAR NOT STARTING WHEN SHE PRESSED THE GAS AND THEN IT SUDDENLY LURCHED INTO TRAFFIC. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL FOR THE 2001-2004 ESCAPES. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT IS 500+ TO FIX. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 85K ON IT AND I FIND THIS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT NOW IT WILL SIT IN MY DRIVE WAY. THANKS FORD. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOME STUCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY DURING COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 110,000

THROTTLE BODY WILL NOT DRIVE REV OR GO. GAS PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE. COLD WEATHER AND IT DOES THIS MORE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, THE SPEED CONTROL MECHANISM CEASED TO FUNCTION. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE THE GAS PEDDLE CANNOT BE DEPRESSED. NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED. IT HAS OCCURRED BOTH AT A STANDSTILL AND WHILE IN MOTION. I HAVE READ ITS A POSSIBLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM NOT SURE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DURING COLD WEATHER HOWEVER IT HAS OCCURRED DURING WARM TEMPS IE 85DEGREE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. IT HAPPENS AND THEN THERE IS NO PROBLEMS FOR A LONG TIME MAYBE MONTHS, HOWEVER IF IT WERE TO OCCUR DURING A MERGE THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY DEADLY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS THERE IS ALREADY MULTIPLE RECALLS ON FORDS ACCELERATION SYSTEMS IN THIS MODEL FROM PRIOR YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AND WAS DRIVING AT BETWEEN 55 AND 60 ON THE METER. I WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THE ROAD DIPS AND RISES. COMING UP A RISE IT ACCELERATED BUT THEN CONTINUED BEYOND THE SET SPEED. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID RESULT IN REGAINING CONTROL OF THE SPEED. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS HAPPENS AFTER HAVING GONE UP A HILL. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE RECALLS ISSUED FOR MY CAR AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS NOT ONE FOR THE 2007 MODEL, BUT RESEARCH HAS REVEALED SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

AFTER ONLY 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE O/D LIGHT WENT ON AND TRANSMISSION SHOT!!! ABSOLUTELY HEART WRENCHING AS I HAVE NO WAY TO WORK NOW... *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. IN 2010, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE PEDAL RELEASED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THE REPAIR WHICH CONSISTED OF CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IT BEGAN IN MAY 2012 AND HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH COLD WEATHER, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES AT THROUGHOUT SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL. I AM FORCED TO PUSH HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN IT STICKS, WHICH CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. IT USUALLY STICKS WHEN I HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED, BUT HAS OFTEN GOTTEN STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING OUT OF A CURVE I HAVE SLOWED DOWN TO GO THROUGH. IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO HAVE OCCURRED WITH SEVERAL FORD ESCAPES IN THE PAST. *TR

Mileage: 67,151

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE WOULD MOSTLY OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,309. UPDATED 9/28/12 *CN UPDATED 10/04/12

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE WOULD MOSTLY OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,309. UPDATED 9/28/12 *CN UPDATED 10/04/12

Mileage: 90,000

GAS PEDAL WILL STICK EVERY TIME I TRY TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO TAP GAS PEDAL TWICE WITH FOOT TO ACCELERATE CAR AT ANY SPEED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN MAJOR TRAFFIC, I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, MY PEDAL WAS FROZEN IN PLACE AND I COULD NOT GET IT MOVED. MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. THEN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS MY PEDAL POPPED AND I COULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES EACH TIME, THE PEDAL FROZE LONGER. THE LAST TIME, WAS IN APRIL ON A SUNDAY AND MY GAS PEDAL FROZE AGAIN. I WAS IN MAJOR TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES WERE DRIVING FAST BEHIND ME AS A LIGHT HAD JUST CHANGED TO GREEN. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT MY GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK, I WAS DRIVING BY A GARDEN NURSERY (BUSINESS) WHICH HAS AS HUGE DIRT DRIVEWAY, I SKIDDED INTO THE LOT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID BEING HIT. I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN HIT IF I HAD NOT OF TURNED. MY SPEED HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED. IN THIS INSTANCE, MY GAS PEDAL STAYED FROZEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. I KEPT PUTTING MY CAR IN REVERSE TO TRY TO GET SOME MOMENTUM AS I COULD NOT GET ANY SPEED GOING FORWARD. FINALLY, I TURNED MY CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AS I WAS NOT MAKING ANY PROGRESS AND TRIED AGAIN. AFTER ALL THIS TIME, I TRIED TO DRIVE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I GOT A LITTLE SPEED. I DROVE HOME AND NEVER MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION FOR THE DAY. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND NOT AWARE AND NO RECALL EXISTED.

WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF GARAGE, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. WHEN COLDER OUT, I HAVE TO FORCEFULLY ACCELERATOR FROM AN IDLE OR PARKED POSITION. I HAVE NEARLY REARENDED PEOPLE NUMEROUS TIMES AT STOP SIGNS, ETC., AS THE CAR LUNGES ONCE THE ACCELERATOR ACTUALLY DOES GO. IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, HAVING TO JAM ON THE PEDAL THAT HARD TO GET IT TO GO. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

IN COLD WEATHER FOR THE FIRST 2 OR 3 STOPS THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT MASH DOWN. IT STUCK UP. IT WOULD BE OK AFTER THAT. NEVER A PROBLEM IN SUMMER. FORD CHECKED IT AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. I FELT LIKE I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. FINALLY IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR IT STUCK AND I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE REPLACED, A $383.79 COST TO ME. I CONTACTED FORD AND TOLD THEM I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY EVIDENTIALLY THOUGHT NOT BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF IT. WHEN YOU STOP AND START OFF AND THE PEDAL STICKS AND YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND YOUR CAR WON'T MOVE, THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY SON WAS DRIVING IN TEXAS AND STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AT A RED LIGHT AND STARTED TO EASE UP WHEN THE PEDAL STUCK. HE PATTED IT A TIME OR TWO AND IT JERKED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THIS HAPPENED THE WHOLE TIME I HAD THE CAR UNTIL APRIL OF THIS YEAR AND AFTER 2 OR 3 STOPS, WHEN IT WARMED UP, IT WAS OK. *TR

Mileage: 51,574

THE GAS PEDAL CONTINUOUSLY STICKS OR LOCKS IN POSITION AFTER I HAVE STOPPED EITHER TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OR RIGHT TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THERE IS USUALLY ON COMING TRAFFIC. I AM VERY NERVOUS TO MAKE LEFT TURNS FOR THIS REASON. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE INSTANCE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BUT AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE PEDAL THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED A SPEED OF 20 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED TEMPORARILY AFTER THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,872.

Mileage: 2,000

ANYTIME TEMPERATURE IS BELOW APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES F, GAS PEDAL STICKS AND CANNOT BE DEPRESSED FOR ACCELERATION UNTIL VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. PEDAL ALSO HANGS CLOSED AT THIS TEMPERATURE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I OWN A 2007 FORD ESCAPE, 45,000 MILES, CAR IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. ON 12/7/10, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK & TRIED TO LANE CHANGE ,THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MERGE BACK INTO MY LANE & REPEATEDLY FORCE THE PEDAL DOWN TO GET THE CAR TO FINALLY ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THE REMAINING PART OF THE DAY & NEXT, AND I TOOK THE CAR TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 8. ON DECEMBER 9TH , THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THE THROTTLE WAS BENT , REPLACEMENT AT COST OF $300 AND THE PART IS BEING 'REDESIGNED ' AND NOT BE AVAILABLE TO BE SHIPPED FROM THE PART SUPPLIER UNTIL 12/20/10 ,THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT RECEIVE THE PART UNTIL SOMETIME IN JANUARY 2011 .THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD NEED TO REMAIN AT THE DEALERSHIP . I ASKED WHY THE PART WAS BEING REDESIGNED, HE HAD NO ANSWER, TO ME MEANS THE ORIGINAL PART IN MY CAR IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, THE THROTTLE CANNOT GET 'BENT' ON IT'S OWN THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN INSTALLED, OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE PART DEALER IS AWARE OF & REDESIGNING . I WAS ALSO ADVISED THE MECHANICS DISCOVERED A FAULTY ABS TONE RING, CRACKED, $145.00 TO REPLACE , I ASKED HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED PROBABLY DUE TO THE WEATHER ?? LOOKING AT NUMEROUS WEBSITES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE, ALONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING . I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, SPOKE TO A REP & TWO SUPERVISORS, WHO ALL REFUSE ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR TWO KNOWN ISSUES OF THE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE 2007 MODEL. AS A CONSUMER I AM OUTRAGED THAT FORD WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT FOR A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER .IT IS DECEMBER 28,2010 , AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR BACK AS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP . THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT ON ALL THE 2007 MODELS, FORD, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. MY TOTAL REPAIR BILL WILL BE $450-$600 , DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM FORD . *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2007 ESCAPE XLS DEVELOPED TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN FEBRUARY,2009. PEDAL WOULD STICK REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO DEPRESS. STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT 33,205 MILES. TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE CONCERN VERIFIED BY GROOVE DETECTED IN THROTTLE BODY. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND PROBLEM RESOLVED UNTIL NOW. AS OF SEPTEMBER, 2010 SAME TROUBLE HAS DEVELOPED. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THROTTLE STICKS,USUALLY WHEN COLD BUT IT HAS STUCK WHEN WARM. THE GAS PEDAL WON'T DEPRESS WITHOUT PUSHING IT HARD TO OVERCOME BEING STUCK. THIS HAS CAUSED ME A FEW SCARES WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT WONT MOVE AS IT SHOULD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIME INCLUDING THIS MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

GAS PEDAL STICKS AND IT WONT LET ME ACCELERATE FROM TIME TO TIME. IT HAPPEN MOST OF THE TIME IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN ITS STILL COOL OUTSIDE. ALSO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STICKS FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

GAS PEDAL STICKS IN NEAR AND BELOW FREEZING WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ON 02/09/10 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. I COULD ONLY GET IT TO WORK BY USING MY CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS. I PROCEEDED TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE ALONG THE 13 MILE RIDE. WHEN I ARRIVED I WENT ONLINE AND GOOGLED MY MAKE AND MODEL ALONG WITH THE WORDS "ACCELERATOR STUCK". I FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES WHERE THERE WAS A DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE GOING BACK TO THE 3002 MODEL. I READ THAT IT HAPPENED TO SEVERAL YEARS OF THE SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED THE FIX WAS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. I CALLED KENDALL FORD (MY DEALERSHIP) AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR MY SERVICE MANAGER. HE RETURNED MY CALL IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. I EXPLAINED, HE LISTENED, HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND SAID THERE IS NO RECALL SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I BROUGHT IN MY VEHICLE AND LEFT IT AND WENT TO WORK. I CALLED FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN DETROIT AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE, THE LADY WHO ANSWERED. SHE TOOK MY VIN NUMBER. I TOLD HER I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE DATING BACK TO AT LEAST 2001. I ASKED WHY NO RECALL SHE SAID FORD MONITORS REPAIRS AND HAD NOT DEEMED THIS A PROBLEM. I TOLD HER IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND I WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH MY STATE AG AND SHE TOLD ME SHE WOULD NOTE IT. MY CAR WAS DELIVERED TO ME AT WORK AND THE COST WAS $305.43; $140.53 FOR PARTS AND $164.43 FOR LABOR. I CALLED MY SERVICE MANAGER AND ASKED ABOUT THE COST. HE VERIFIED IT. HE TOLD ME THEY HAD DONE THIS REPAIR "MANY" TIMES ON THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. I FEEL SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AT LEAST 2001 FORD SHOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO IT AND PERHAPS THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE BBB AND THE OREGON AG. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

2007 FORD ESCAPE-ACCELERATOR STICKS, WAS WONDERING IF THIS HAS ANY RELATION TO THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS. MY FORD ACCELERATOR STICKS ALMOST DAILY. *TR

2007 FORD ESCAPE - GAS PEDAL CAME UNDONE - LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID NO PROBLEM. 6 MONTHS LATER SAME THING AND THEY HAVE NOW ORDERED A NEW PART. IS IS USUAL FOR THE GAS PEDAL TO COME UNDONE. *TR

Mileage: 50

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORCEFULLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING EXTREMELY LOW FRIGID TEMPERATURES. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN # WAS NOT AVAILABLE. JS

Mileage: 16,000

THE SUV IS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE, PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2006. DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL JAN. 2009. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER. EVERY DAY AFTER HAVING STARTED THE CAR. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. YOU CAN START DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR STICKS, WILL NOT DEPRESS. SOMETIMES IT MIGHT DEPRESS AND YOU THINK ITS OK AND THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN. YOU CAN BE IN TRAFFIC AND CANNOT PROCEED. DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ATLEAST 10-15 MINUTES. IN WARMER WEATHER ( FROM APRIL-DECEMBER) IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DEPRESS, AS IF IT IS LOCKED INTO POSITION. THIS HAPPENS ON THE AVERAGE OF 4-5 TIMES PER WEEK, MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND HAS BEEN SITTING...BUT OCCASIONALLY AS CAR IS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD. LAST NIGHT I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT GIVE THE VEHICLE ANY GAS AT ALL, AS A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS QUICKLY BEARING DOWN ON ME. I HAD TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOMP EXTREMELY FORCEFULLY ONTO THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO "UNSTICK". THIS PROBLEM IS BECOMING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE REPLACED. (ASSUMING THAT'S THE PROBLEM). *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. FOR THE PAST FOUR WEEKS, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40 SECONDS, WHILE HER FOOT IS STILL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES EXTREMELY FAST AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. SHE FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PERFORM THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000