2009 FORD ESCAPE Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the power train warning light illuminated randomly but disappeared. Additionally, the contact stated that on several occasions when the vehicle was started, the steering wheel became stiff and was difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

Power steering assist fault Torque sensor

I have had to spend over $5,000 in repairs for this vehicle and I’ve had it for over a year. It was listed at $6,999 at a used car dealership so I got it as is and have had issues ever since. There is no recall on my car according to the VIN# however I strongly disagree with that. When I first got it, it drove great for a week and then the problems started to arise. Every time I came to a complete stop the car would turn off completely. So I would have to put it in park and turn the key off then restart it and keep it moving a little. This kept going on for 11 months, until it turned off at a stop light and I couldn’t get it to start back up. I was almost hit by traffic coming up behind me (going no less than 45 mph) because of where the car was located. Turns out the motor basically combusted from the inside out. This was caused by the oil leak that could never get fixed because the gasket would always give way. After having to work for 4 months scraping together $3,200 plus paying for a rental car weekly, the motor was replaced and it was working well again. Until it wasn’t. The power steering is controlled by an electric pump which makes you more prone to getting into an accident. My power steering locks up every time I start the car. It did this before the motor was replaced but now it’s even worse since the motor was replaced. I have to turn my car on and off about 15 times before my steering wheel unlocks and I can move it normally. It takes my whole strength to turn the wheel when it locks up. I haven’t been to a ford dealership yet but I do plan on going to get them to check it out since a lot of 2008-2012 Ford Escapes have recalls on the power steering sensor. Long story short. This car has had to have so many repairs for things that normally don’t need repairs every 2 weeks and I want it to get looked into because I’ve never ever had car cost so much in repairs for things that shouldn’t be breaking so fast and easily. I have all the repair paper receipts.

First steering column locked with less then 65,000 miles . Now power train wrench light warning popped on less then 80,000 miles . Throttle body issue forcing car into limp mode leaving driver in danger on the road

Rear shock mount rusted out and is destroying the inside of my trunk. Now is hanging loose.

Subject vehicle was a 2009 Ford Escape with 74,123 miles. Driving the vehicle the front passenger lower control arm separated from the k-frame/cradle causing the vehicle to lose control. Loss of steering was experienced as well as tire lock up from the front tire lodging against the back of the fender. The CV shaft also separated during the failure resulting in loss of transmission engagement. There was no warning prior to the event, the failure was sudden and immediate. The loss of vehicle control was extreme. Failure is identical to RCRIT-14V165-9596 for the 01-04 Escapes. The reason the recall was only isolated to the 01-04 Escapes is unknown. In my opinion, whatever PCA actions or supplier related issues identified by Ford Motor Company during the prior recall investigation to support the recall only affecting 01-04 model years was either incomplete or inaccurate. The frame rust through condition extends beyond the model years listed in the recall and was not resolved as shown by subsequent failures on vehicles outside of the recall model year window. No mechanism was put in place to prevent the control arm separation in the later model year Escapes to prevent the same safety issue from occurring. I was unable to obtain a front cradle from a local salvage yard that did not exhibit perforation present or starting supporting this condition is occurring on all model year Escapes from 2001 to 2012 in corrosion prone areas. The recall should be extended to all model years involved to prevent potential accidents.

Subject vehicle is a 2009 Ford Escape with 74,123 miles. Driving the vehicle the lower control arm separated from the front frame otherwise known as the engine cradle or subframe. The failure is identical to the subframe failures on the 2001 - 2004 Ford Escapes currently under recall. The failure was immediate with no prior warning. The vehicle exhibited loss of steering control, wheel lock up from the front tire contacting the back of the wheel opening, and loss of transmission engagement from cv joint separation. In my opinion, whatever PCA actions or quality root cause was identified by Ford Motor Company during the prior recall investigation isolating the condition to 2001 - 2004 Escapes was either incomplete or inaccurate. This is supported by the same failure occurring in Escapes outside of that model year window. No mechanism was added after the 2004 Escapes were produced to prevent this failure from occurring. Images attached show the failure that was experienced. I was unable to obtain a good used frame locally that did not exhibit signs of corrosion with perforation present or starting. This further supports the failure mode is beyond the scope of the initial recall. The recall should be expanded to prevent future accidents that could have the potential for injury or death.

I SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT COME ON. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT WAS FOUND TO MOST LIKELY BE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. ALSO I CAN NOT DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY FOR MORE THAN 5-10 MINUTES AT 60 MPH BEFORE IT STARTS TO SHIMMY AND BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 95,000

MY FORD ESCAPE LIMETED JUST STARTED MAKING A NOISE OUT OF NOWHERE AND BEFORE IT STARTED I WOULD MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND IT WOULD STOP RUNNING

Mileage: 197,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR EVEN MORE, BUT THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ALL TURNED ON. I BRAKED, PLACE IT TO PARKING AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I RESTART THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES ALREADY IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED, I'VE BEEN DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO GET SCANNED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DETECTED.

Mileage: 133,000

ABS SYSTEM FAILED BRAKE PEDAL WENT FLOOR. $2200.00 TO REPLACE. 48172 MILES. 43540 MILES FT CAR LURCHED AT STOP. REPLACED PURGE VALVE$388.00. AXLE SEAL LEAK. 38807 MILES. $410.00. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 16271 MILES. REBUILD TRANS $3148 MILES COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 48,173

WHEN I ACCELERATE MY WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING AND GRINDING AND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES HARD THEY SEEM TO NOT WANT TO STOP KEEPING MY ABS ON I FEEL THE GRINDING AND BRAKE ISSUE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS THE FRONT WHEEL HOPS AND DOESN'T GET TRACTION WANTS TO CONSTANTLY SLIP AND WHEN I STOP IN SNOW THE BRAKES LOCK UP IN FRONT AND ABS STAYS ON FOR A BIT MIGHT BE GEAR DRIVE OR BEARING IT'S GETTING BAD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE TO GIVE A LOT OF GAS TO GO AND THE ABS WHEN I NEED TO REALLY STOP. THIS STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I FINANCED IT THROUGH GENTHE CHEVROLET BUT I WORK MANY HOURS AND IT HAS TO BE FIXED BEFORE I END UP STRANDED OR IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I FIRST TEST DROVE IT IT WAS ACTING UP I TOLD THE SALESMAN DAVE TESKA HE TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED BUT HE MUST OF DOPED IT LIKE THE INTERIOR IT LOOKED NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT NOW IT HAS STAIN SPOTS AND LOOKS DIRTY I FOUND OUT IT WAS A FORD FABRIC PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE AGAIN FROM GENTHE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN JULY OF 2017, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND LOST SPEED. WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF ON THE SHOULDER AND CUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN WE STARTED UP THE CAR AGAIN, EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, THIS HAPPENED 2 OR 3 TIMES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY OPENED CASE #CAS-12676591. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM DATED 09/03/2010, RECALL #10E043000 AND ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE #14S05/NHTSA RECALL 14V-284 DATED JULY 2014. HOWEVER, FORD MOTOR CO. REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM TELLING ME IT WAS A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL REGARDLESS OF THE MANUFACTURER. IT COST US $1,868.04 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN JULY OF 2019, AND COST US ANOTHER $776.60 TO REPAIR. I WOULD HAVE FILED THIS COMPLAINT SOONER BUT JUST FOUND OUT HOW TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.

Mileage: 59,130

HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER/THROTTLE RESPONSE. PULL OFF ROAD, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, RESTART AND COMPUTER SEEMS TO RESET. HAD BEEN 1-2 TIMES PER YEAR OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND STRUGGLED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. HAPPENED 8 TIMES IN 150 MILE TRIP TODAY.

Mileage: 177,000

WHEN I WAS HEADED TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET THAT HAS SPEED BUMPS WHICH I USUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. UNTIL THIS MORNING (08/08/2019) WHEN MY POWER STEERING KICKED OFF AND I HAD TO PHYSICALLY TURN MY WHEEL. I SAW THE THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR 2009 FORD ESCAPES AND I WAS WONDERING IF MINE WAS ONE OF THEM.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK IN A BUSY INTERSECTION THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE BUT NOT THE POWER CAR CAME TO A STOP SHUT OFF CAR AND IT STARTED BUT WAS RIDING ROUGH. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME . WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. MY BROTHER WHO HAS BEEN A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR THIRTY YEAS DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND IT SAID THROTTLE BODY VALVE STUCK OPEN.I DID NOT GET HURT BUT IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY OR IN FASTER TRAFFIC I COULD HAVE. I THINK OTHERS SHOULD BE WARNED. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM MONACO FORD IN GLASTONBURY WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR THE AND MY ADDRESS IS THE SAME AS WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. MY BROTHER IS REPLACING THE PART FOR ME . *TR

Mileage: 1

DURING OPERATION VEHICLE LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS STILL EXISTED. YELLOW SERVICE RANCH APPEARED ON DASH HAD TO PULL OVER AND PUT CAR IN PARK, I DON'T WAS VERY ROUGH TURN ENGINE OFF. AFTER STARTING CAR BACK UP ALL LIGHTS WERE GONE, ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED MORE THAN 20 TIMES. WE HAVE REPLACED BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS,THE PURGE CANISTER AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON LARGE HIGHWAYS OR A MULTILANE INTERSTATE IT BECOMES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 143,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY NO POWER WAS GOING TO THE WHEELS WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO SLOWDOWN AND ONCE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WOULDN'T SEND ANY POWER TO THE FRONT OR BACK WHEEL BUT WOULD REV THE ENGINE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN DRIVE. I TRIED THIS IN REVERSE AS WELL BUT STILL NOTHING.

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE STALLS/SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON SIDE STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. RECENTLY HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH, WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED TO 40MPH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN A WEEK. THE TROUBLE CODE SHOWS P2112. DEALER SAYS THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03, BUT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS ETB MUST BE REPLACED. I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

Mileage: 140,000

STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN STOPPED,WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. A FEW HUNDRED MILES LATER LOST POWER STEERING.ALSO TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD, ALSO NOTICEABLE CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE.

Mileage: 111,800

2009 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BAD THROTTLE BODIES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THROTTLE BODY FAILED AT 62,338 MILES AND AGAIN 14 MONTHS LATER AT 75,927. *JS *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND STEERING COLUMN SEIZED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. NORTHGATE FORD (8940 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE, AND TORQUE SENSOR SOFTWARE WERE RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS, AND THE EXPENSE OF THE NEXT FAILURE WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. LANCE CUNNINGHAM FORD (4101 EAST CLINTON HIGHWAY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37912, (866) 591-3943) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TT *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WAS ACCELERATING AFTER COASTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A TURN ON CITY STREETS. ENGINE STALLED OUT AND SERVICE, OIL, AND BATTERY LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED ON THE PANEL. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUE. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS, ALL IN SIMLIAR SCENARIOS WHERE ACCELERATING AFTER COASTING.

Mileage: 141,000

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE WILL OCCASIONALLY LURCH/SURGE FORWARD OR STALL OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD ADDRESSED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY A FEW YEARS AGO BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD CONTACT ALL OWNERS!

Mileage: 109,000

2009 FORD ESCAPE LEAKING OIL IN GARAGE AND GOT WORSE. LEAKING FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. AXEL SEAL LEAKING AND WAS CHANGED. BUT LEAK CONTINUED. RETURNED TO GARAGE AND FOUND OUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH MANUFACTURING PROBLEM FROM 2008 TILL 2014. HAD TO ORDER AND REPLACE ANOTHER NEW SEAL, BUSHINGS, HALF SHAFT AXEL. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FIRE IF NOT FIXED IN TIME. THIS LEAKED WHILE SITTING IN GARAGE AND GOT WORSE AS DRIVEN.

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY DECELERATED TO BELOW 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR VECHILE THE WRENCH LIGHTS COMES ON , THEN WE FILL A JERK TURN THE CAR OFF AN ON. THEN IT IS OKAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AS WELL. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. UNFAIR THAT IT IS ONLY COVERED AFTER SO MANY MILES. WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A BIG PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING. WE BROUGHT OUR CAR USED WITH 51,000 MILSES. WE TRIED TO GET IT IN THE DEARLSHIP EVERYTIME THE LIGHT CAME ON. BUT NOTHING. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO NOW. THE LIGHTS COMES ON WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING.

PLEASE SEE THIS CLIP ON YOUTUBE THAT EXPLAINS OUR ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=UCUSQJ3-EVK MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING WILL LOSE POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS. SAME THING, MECHANIC HAS NO CLUE. WHY CAN'T FORD FIGURE THIS OUT. IT'S DANGEROUS. MY WIFE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN TRAFFIC. WHAT CAN BE DONE? THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WRENCH LIGHT KEEP COMING ON IN MOTION

Mileage: 2

WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE", AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED ABOVE 20 MPH. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND WAS VERY CONCERNING. I DROVE HOME IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, WITH HAZARDS ON, ALONG BACK ROADS TO AVOID INTERSTATE SPEEDS. CAR ACTUALLY DROPPED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH WHILE DRIVING UP HILL. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. THEY SAID THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE COSTS, ESTIMATED AT $400.

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NORMALLY, ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE WRENCH INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON, AND THERE'S IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. MOTOR BEGINS TO STRUGGLE, AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE WHEN HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. STRUGGLES TO EVEN MAKE IT TO GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE, WAITING A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THEN RESTARTING VEHICLE, IT WILL DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN, & THE WRENCH LIGHT IS NO LONGER THERE. HOWEVER, THIS SCENARIO KEEPS OCCURRING. IT STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, THEN A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK, & THEN TO SEVERAL TIMES IN A SINGLE DAY.

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED WITHIN A WEEK WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ

Mileage: 36,000

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE HAS DIFFICULTY GETTING ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS IS A DAILY STRUGGLE. YESTERDAY I WAS TRYING TO PASS AN 18-WHEELER AS IT WAS DRIFTING INTO MY LANE; AS I EAGERLY PRESSED ON THE GAS MY CAR JUMPED AND CONTINUED TO COAST AT THE SAME SPEED. EARLIER THIS MONTH, I HAD TO DECELERATE FROM 40 MPH TO A FAIRLY ABRUPT STOP AND MY CAR WAS UNABLE TO. I JUST HAD MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED SO I KNEW THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM, MY CAR JOLTED A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL APART, THE RATTLING COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION IS CONSTANT. I GET MY FORD ESCAPE CHECKED UP EVERY MONTH, BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO MY SAFETY, AND I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IN THIS ROLLING PLASTIC DEATH TRAP. IT'S INFURIATING THAT THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY TO BE NOT HARMFUL ENOUGH TO HAVE A RECALL. I COULD HAVE DIED FROM IN BOTH INSTANCES WHICH I SPECIFIED IN THIS COMPLAINT, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

Mileage: 70,000

MY FORD ESCAPE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATICALLY. IT SEEMS TO WORK FINE SOMETIMES, BUT THEN TURNS OFF AT OTHER TIMES. THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE VEHICLE.

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT HAVE REPLACE FRONT INNER BEARING,TRANSMISSION LINES, KEEP UP ON ALL MY MAINTAINED RECORDS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEPT 2014' AND HAVE ALL OTHER MAINTAIN ECONOMIC RECORDS.

Mileage: 114,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE IN THE FORD DEALER 5 TIMES FOR NHTSA # 10055321. THIS WEEK WILL BE 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL. FORD THEMSELVES SAID IT HAPPENS ON LIKE EVERY ESCAPE.

VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT INTO "LIMP-HOME" MODE AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED CONDITION.("LIMP-HOME" MODE IS A MODE PROGRAMMED BY FORD ENGINEERS TO ONLY ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD UNDER LIMITED POWER, GENERALLY ONLY 1-2 MPH.) I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AN ADDITIONAL TWO TIMES ABOUT TWO WEEKS APART FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY OWN OBD II CODE SCANNER TO DETECT THE ERROR CODE P2111. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS COMPONENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY AND FORD MOTOR CORPORATION ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS COMPONENT. HOWEVER, FORD WILL ONLY REPLACE THIS PART IF THEY ARE ABLE TO DOCUMENT THE ERROR CODE THEMSELVES ON THEIR CODE SCANNER. THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE IN THAT IT WON'T STORE THIS PARTICULAR CODE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, THE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION IS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND TURN IT BACK ON IN HOPES OF RESETTING THE TRHOTTLE BODY. THIS WORKS BUT IT CANCELS THE ERROR CODE. THE DRIVER IS FORCED TO EMPLOY THIS TECHNIQUE TO CONTINUE THEIR TRAVEL OR FACED WITH THE OPTION OF WAITING FOR FORD TO COME AND SCAN FOR THE CODE THEMSELVES. IF THIS HAPPENS AFTER NORMAL WORK HOURS, THIS OF COURSE IS NOT AN OPTION. THE FACT THAT THIS ERROR CODE ERASES ITSELF IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING AGAIN IS A CATCH 22 SITUATION AND ONE THAT FORD SHOULD CORRECT. I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE MY OWN REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY SINCE FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE IT.

Mileage: 131,000

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON RT. 17 SOUTH NEAR RAMSEY NJ. ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT RPM`S WAS VERY ERRATIC. WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ISSUES WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE NOTED ON WEB SITES FOR FORD ESCAPE MODELS. UPDATED 10/01/15*LJ

Mileage: 60,180

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CAP MALFUNCTIONED AND THE TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AT 70 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, CAR AGAIN SUDDENLY LOSES POWER, SLOWS WAY DOWN, NO RESPONSE WHEN PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. TURNED ON HAZARDS AND HAD TO CROSS 4 LANES OF HEAVY MORNING COMMUTING TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. AS I STOPPED THE CAR, AGAIN IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, WHICH DIDN'T FIRE UP AS USUAL, BUT IT DID RESTART. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND DROVE TO WORK WITHOUT INCIDENT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE! PEOPLE ON THE FREEWAY WERE NOT WILLING TO SLOW DOWN TO LET ME OVER, THE KEPT FLYING AROUND ME. I CALLED TWO DEALERSHIPS AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND BOTH SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF THE REPORTED THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. THEY TOLD ME IF THE PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY TEST DROVE MY CAR OR IF THE CODE DIDN'T COME UP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I WOULD JUST HAVE TO HOPE IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN!? *TR

Mileage: 106,200

DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST STOP ACCELERATING. ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT NO ABILITY TO MOVE. A RED WRENCH STARTS FLASHING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

MY VEHICLE STALLED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. IT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT ABOUT 5MPH AND THEN THE LITTLE GREEN WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED, THE CAR RAN FINE FOR THE TRIP HOME. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR; SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WEEK OR SO, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. I BELIEVE IT TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNDER CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 BECAUSE THE COMPUTER READS NO ERROR CODE. THEY, INSTEAD, SUGGEST IT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION... BUT THESE ARE NOT TYPICAL 'SYMPTOMS' FOR A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS EXACT PROBLEM WHEN A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY IS PRESENT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOPE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP AS IT WILL HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I AM GOING 10, 40, OR 70MPH AND IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 130,000

ESCAPE WENT INTO LIMP MODE 4 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS- CURRENTLY HAS A FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER FOR THIS PROBLEM 13N03, BUT FORD HAS SET SUCH LIMITS.... DEALER MUST BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT, BUT WITH THIS POWER LOSS - IT HAPPENS WHEN IT HAPPENS. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO COVER REPAIR UNTIL THAT TIME. SO, I HAVE AN ESCAPE THE STALLS... WHEN AND WERE IT WANTS, CURRENTLY CAR AT THE DEALER.... NEVER RECEIVED LETTER FROM FORD.... *TR

Mileage: 86,000

ON THE FREEWAY PRESSED GAS-CAR DID NOT RESPOND, STALLING. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, SLOWED, BACK TO DRIVE, ROUGH SHAKING, HARD TO CONTROL. VERY SCARY! GOT OFF AT THE CLOSEST EXIT -CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING. 3 PASSENGERS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR 6 DAYS PRIOR-SO VERY SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

SPEED DECELERATED ON INTERSTATE. COULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. ENGINE, SOUND SYSTEM, LIGHTS AND STEERING MAINTAINED OPERABLE. HAD TO COAST TO OUTSIDE LANE AND EXIT FREEWAY. WRENCH LITE CAME ON AND MANUAL INDICATED THROTTLE CONTROL. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SLOW SPEED ACCELERATION, BIT NEVER THIS. IT WAS A TRUE STATE OF PANIC IN 5PM RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLES FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL THEN ACCELERATES. IT HAS BEEN RECALIBRATED BEFORE BUT, TWO MONTHS LATER WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO A LEAK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LOOKS TO BE TRANSMISSION OIL. ALSO, WE CAN NO LONGER OPEN THE TAIL GATE. *TR

Mileage: 83,300

MAKING A TURN, MY CAR JERKED AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WE HAD TO CRUISE TO OUR DESTINATION WHICH WAS CLOSE THANK GOD. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. I TOLD THEM I WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS DRIVABLE. HE THEN TOLD ME HE COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT IT WAS TIL I BROUGHT IT IN. THEN TOLD ME I COULD TAKE IT IN TODAY BUT WON'T GET CHECKED TIL MONDAY. HE GOT MY NAME AND NUMBER. WE WENT TO VARIOUS AUTO PLACES FOR OPINIONS AND SOLUTIONS. WE THOUGHT WE FIGURED IT OUT BUT A FEW HOURS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WENT BACK TO PEP BOYS BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT RUN DIAGNOSTICS BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND NOTICED A COMPLIANT WAS MADE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WENT TO THE FORD WEBSITE AND SAW IT UNDER THE RECALL UNDER MY VIN. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO A MANGER ASKING WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. HE EXPLAINED ITS NOT REALLY A RECALL BUT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IF IT MEETS THE CRITERIA. WE EXPLAINED THAT THE FIRST MAN NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING NOR DID HE BOTHER TO LOOK UP MY INFORMATION TO SEE IF I HAD THE RECALL. THE MANAGER APOLOGIZED AND SAID FOR ME TO TAKE IT IN MONDAY AND HE WOULD HANDLE MY SITUATION. I'M APPALLED THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAVE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME. GOD FORBID MY CAR WOULD HAVE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY CAR LOST POWER ALL OF A SUDDEN. I NEVER GOT ANY NOTIFICATION FROM FORD ABOUT THE RECALL NOR THE WARRANTY. I THINK THIS IS VERY INCONSIDERATE AS PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE. I PRAY THAT NO ACCIDENTS, INJURIES OR DEATHS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF FORD'S NEGLIGENCE. MY VEHICLE FITS THE WARRANTY CRITERIA SO I HOPE I WON'T BE CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. I HOPE THE MANAGER KEEPS HIS WORD. THE ONLY MONEY I HAVE IS FOR CHRISTMAS. IF I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, I CAN'T BUY GIFTS FOR MY FAMILY OR MY DAUGHTER. *TR

Mileage: 62,040

MY THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN LIGHT WENT ON AND I FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN PLACED AND I WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY FORD WITH A RECALL LETTER. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WAS AT A STOP, STARTED TO GO AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON AND THE GAS PEDDLE DID NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 74,685

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45MPH AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS- THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS OFF- I STILL HAD ELECTRICAL POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS AT ALL. I COASTED UNTIL I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WHEN I STOPPED- THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. THE "THROTTLE CONTROL/ POWERTRAIN" LIGHT HAD COME ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, IT IDLED ROUGH FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THEN IT SMOOTHED OUT AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE (ABOUT 1 MILE). *TR

Mileage: 71,500

CAR STARTED TO IDLE AND COULDN'T GIVE IT ANY GAS. IT WOULD STALL. STARTED BACK UP AND THEN THE GAS WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TROUBLE STARTING BACK UP BUT WOULD. THIS KEPT REPEATING. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAD THE RECENT STEERING RECALL DONE, NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. WAS OUT OF TOWN AND THEN STARTED THE CAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. IN LESS THAN A WEEK NOW WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE CAR HAS CUTOFF ONCE AND THE NEXT DAY HAD NO PICKUP AFTER MAKING A TURN. I DO NOT KNOW IF ITS RELATED TO THE PAST RECALLS ON THE THROTTLE BODY OR NOT. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY,SCAN HAD CODE P2112. ENGINE HAD NO POWER IT STAYED AT IDLE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN TO 2 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 111,937

MY VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND POWERED OFF VEHICLE AND POWERED IT BACK ON (HAD SLIGHT TROUBLE TURNING OVER) CONTINUED ON MY WAY, THE VEHICLE ENDED UP LOOSING ACCELERATION THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING HOME, WAS ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY DOING 55MPG AT ONE POINT WHEN ALL ACCELERATION WAS LOST AGAIN. WHEN I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO FORD THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM, THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT WHY WASN'T THIS A MANDATORY RECALL WHEN ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE OCCURRED FROM LOSS OF ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ON JULY 31ST, MY CAR WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, A MINUTE AFTER I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR STALLED (A LIGHT WRENCH ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARED) -IT WOULD MOVE MAYBE 1 MPH BUT I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER A MOMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING ...I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON, EVERYTHING WAS FINE, THE LIGHT WRENCH DISAPPEARED. AFTER 45 MINUTES LATER, ON THE ROAD, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND I HAD TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CARMAX LESS THAN A WEEK LATER (BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, HAD IT FOR A YEAR). I WAS ADVISED TO COME BACK IF THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE NOTHING HAPPENED SINCE JULY 31ST AND THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO WASTE MY MONEY IF THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. SINCE THAT APPOINTMENT, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES DURING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 3RD-9TH. ON AUG 16TH, THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT, WENT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE MENTIONED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS CONFIRMED TODAY (AUG. 18TH) WHEN I WENT TO AN UNSCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AT CARMAX (EVEN ON MY WAY THERE, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON) THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN LIGHT. HAD COMPUTER READ. SHOWING A P2119 CODE/THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL. NOTE: VEHICLE WAS IN FORD DEALER ON 24 JULY 2014 DUE TO RECALL ISSUED ON PCM. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING AND SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN. IT WORKED FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE HAPPENING AGAIN. *JS NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHANGED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AT NO CHARGE. THE FIRST SET OF INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH MY 7 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR, SO IT WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL.

Mileage: 89,000

VCT SOLENOIDS AND CAM SENSORS ARE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY, ENGINE LAGS AND EXIBITS POOR FUEL MPG. THE PROBLEM OCCURED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND UPON RESEARCH; I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS ISSUE IS VERY VAST WITH 2009-2011 FORD ESCAPES, MERCURY MARINERS, 2010-2011 FORD FUSION AND MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.0L ENGINE AND BUILT ON OR BEFORE 3-1-2011. MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE AND MANY OTHERS VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AT NO COST OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER, CAME NEARLY TO A STOP BUT CONTINUED TO JUMP FORWARD UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, BATTERY LIGHT, AND OIL LIGHT ALL BLINKED AFTER WHICH ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD PLACED IN PARK AGAIN TRIED TO REV ENGINE NOTHING HAPPENED. TURNED CAR OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON AND CAR RAN AS USUAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON TAKING TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

GOING TO LEFT TURN LANE. NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR. ENGINE STILL RUNNING. SWITCHED OF, THEN SWITCHED BACK ON.CAR RUNNING AGAIN. GOT HOME, IT SWITCHED OF AGAIN.THEN SAME AS 1ST TIME. *TR

Mileage: 101,040

1ST TIME DRIVING DOWN STREET WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, TRUCK LOST POWER. HAD TRUCK TOWED THROUGH RESEARCH NEW IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. TWO DAYS LATER TRUCK STARTED, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON LOST POWER AGAIN .TRUCK STOPPED WORKING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. TOOK TRUCK DIRECTLY TO FORD SERVICE. THEY WERE CLOSED. THEY LOOKED AT TRUCK NEXT DAY. I HAD A COMPLETE TUNE UP AT A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AT 100,000.00. HAD ALL FLUIDS CHANGED AND SPARK PLUGS. FORD SERVICE CALLED, AND TOLD ME IT NEEDED ALL THAT DONE, THAT IT WAS NOT THROTTLE BODY. AFTER I TOLD THEM I ALREADY HAD ALL THAT DONE, THEY STUTTERED AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK. THEY CALLED BACK SAID IT PROBABLY WAS THROTTLE BODY AND GAVE ME A LARGE ESTIMATE. I CHOSE TO PICK UP TRUCK. PAID $128.00. RECEIVED LETTER YOU WROTE ABOUT FROM FORD REGARDING THROTTLE BODY. CALLED FORD. THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE IT IF THE CODE SHOWS UP WHEN I BRING IT IN, IF IT DOESN'T I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I ALREADY BROUGHT IT IN WITH THAT EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I SHOULD DO NOW. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

FORD CLAIMS THEY HAVE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (13N03) TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT CUSTOMERS WHO COME INTO DEALERSHIPS WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE REPROGRAMMED TO PROTECT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE PROBLEM IS- FORD WILL NOT HONOR THIS PROGRAM UNLESS THE ERROR SHOWS ON THEIR DIAGNOSIS COMPUTER. I HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM HAPPEN TO ME AND THE ERROR DID NOT SHOW UP ON THE FORD DIAGNOSIS COMPUTER SO FORD WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE. AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE, MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE JUST COMPLETELY LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, INDICATING AN ERROR. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DRIVE ABOVE 2 - 3 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, BUT THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS MACHINE DID NOT SHOW THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD POWERED OFF MY CAR AFTER THE ERROR OCCURRED, THE ERROR WAS CLEARED FROM MEMORY AND WOULD NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS MACHINE. IF THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW THAT MY VEHICLE HAD THAT ERROR, FORD WOULD NOT FIX THE THROTTLE BODY. WHO CAN DRIVE A CAR 20 MILES TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN THE CAR CAN ONLY GO 2 - 3 MPH???. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN WHEN I AM ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR! WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AND I AM UNABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD? SINCE THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO ME, I KNOW THAT MY VEHICLE HAS THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE???? *TR

Mileage: 67,000

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT HAS BEEN JUMPING AND SHIFTING ROUGHLY, I THOUGHT IT WAS TRANSMISSION RELATED DESPITE THAT I FLUSHED MY TRANSMISSION A LITTLE OVER 1 YEAR AGO. ON 04/24/14 I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CUT OFF AND MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED, I NOTICE WHEN THE 18-WHEELER BEHIND ME WAS APPROACHING MY BUMPER RAPIDLY, NEARLY REAR ENDED ME - HAD TO COAST 2 LANES OVER TO GET TO ON COMING EXIT TO AVOID REAR ENDING DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY SUV WOULD NOT RE-START UNTIL THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN LIGHT CUT OFF HOWEVER THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I HAD TO COAST LANES OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH 8 AM TRAFFIC TO THE EXIT RAMP AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND WAS STRANDED UNTIL MY SUV STARTED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 123,250

TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WORE OUT VALVE BODY IN TRANSMISSION AND LEAKY SEAL. BOTH ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR FORD AND THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB TO THEIR DEALERS ON THIS ISSUE BUT HAVE NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PAY $2374.00 TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE. SEE LINKS BELOW: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMD.COM/TSB/BULLETIN_B275253/ HTTP://WWW.AUTOMD.COM/TSB/BULLETIN_B313101/ *TR

Mileage: 79,000

SLOWING DOWN TO TURN RIGHT ON ADJACENT STREET, THE FORD ESCAPE STALLED AND POWER LOSS ENSUED SHORTLY THERE AFTER. *JS

Mileage: 68,306

I WAS ON HOV LANE ON LIE DRIVING TO MY PARENTS. AS I WAS COMING OFF TO REG LANE, MY ENGINE STALLED. FORTUNATELY, THE OTHER CAR WAS FAR AWAY ABLE TO STOP. I CHANGED GEAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND TRUCK HAD A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER, LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. DID NOT STALL AND WE CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES ONCE AND OTHER TIMES MULTIPLE TIMES. GEAR AND SPEED DO NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. ON TWO OF THE WORST CASES THE POWER TRAIN / THROTTLE CONTROL "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, BUT OF COURSE AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE AND STARTING IT BACK UP AND DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP, THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE TRUCK RAN FINE. NOTHING WAS FOUND THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN. THE SECOND TIME I PRESSED THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY CAME BACK WITH OVER $975.00 WORTH OF NEEDED REPLACEMENT PARTS (THROTTLE BODY, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, FUEL INJECTOR FLUSH AND SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT @ 56,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,547

WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD STARTED SLIPPING AND GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. WE CHECKED THE TRANS FLUID AND IT WAS VERY LOW. COME TO FIND OUT WE HAD BEEN LOSING FLUID AND DIDN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM SO WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC BECAUSE WE BOUGHT IT USED FROM PATTERSON IN MT. AIRY AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. OUR MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SEAL HAD BLOWN SO HE PUT A NEW AXLE IN ALSO BECAUSE THERE WAS WEAR ON IT. WELL....WE HAVE DRIVEN IT A TOTAL OF 2 WEEKS AND THE VERY SAME THING HAS HAPPENED SO IT IS BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AGAIN. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS I AM FINDING THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE. RIGHT NOW I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. OH, AND BY THE WAY, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS CAR HAD THIS SAME REPAIR DONE ON IT BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT!!!!! LOOKING AT MY OPTIONS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THIS TO THE SHOP. MY FEAR IS THAT WE ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH OUR GRANDBABIES AND THIS CAR STOPS AND WE ARE STRANDED. AND ALSO IF IT OVERHEATS BECAUSE OF NO FLUID...COULD FIRE BE AN ISSUE?? *TR

Mileage: 40,000

CAR SLOWED THEN ACCELERATED TO OVER 100MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALER, TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HAPPENED AGAIN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH, SUDDEN ACCELERATION, AND STOPPED WITH A BUMP TO MY GARAGE DOOR. TOOK IT TO DEALER, TOLD NOTHING WRONG AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW I FIND OUT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION LINKAGE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND I BELIEVE HAS A RECALL. DEALER WANTS $100 TO LOOK AT IT. IF THE PART BEING RECALLED IS FINE, THEY KEEP THE $100, IF NOT THEY DEDUCT IT FROM MY BILL OR REFUND IT TO ME. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY NOTHING COULD BE DONE, ACCORDING TO THEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS, INCLUDING THE SLOWING UP OF THE VEHICLE. YOU PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN AND YOU LOSE POWER, THEN SUDDENLY IT KICKS IN AND YOU'RE OFF AND RUNNING AT HIGH SPEEDS, WITH THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I'VE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP AND THROWN IT INTO NEUTRAL AND WATCHED THE ENGINE TACH VERY HIGH BEFORE TURNING IT OFF (INTO ACCESSORIES SO I STILL HAVE BRAKES AND STEERING) TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY INFORMED ME THE DEALER HAS THE RIGHT TO CHARGE ME THE FEE BUT URGED ME TO GO TO DEALER AND PAY. IF THE LINKAGE IS ON RECALL THEN WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY A FEE UP FRONT? THEY CLAIM I SHOULD GET A REFUND IF IT IS THE LINKAGE, BUT I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. NO WARNING LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE OR ANYTHING CAME ON. I NOW HAVE THE CAR UP FOR SALE AND I AM PASSING THIS PROBLEM ONTO THE NEXT BUYER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN URGING ME TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUSHES SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 650

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. CAR WAS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO FORD AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN BRING IT IN. AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES ON CITY STREETS AND INTERSTATES WHICH I FEARED FOR MY LIFE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE NO POWER AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I WOULD STEP ON GAS. HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART TO MAKE ANYTHING WORK. AFTER THAT I TOOK IT TO FORD AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY-AIR INTAKE WHICH THEY SAID THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY SURELY KNOW THERE IS A DEFECT THERE IN THE THROTTLE BOTTLE AND CERTAINLY AN ENDANGERMENT TO THOSE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TO THOSE AROUND THEM. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED (USUALLY BETWEEN 30-45 MPH) THE VEHICLE POWER FLUCTUATES BETWEEN SURGING AND LOSING POWER. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHEN COMING TO A STOP BECAUSE OF THIS FLUCTUATION. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IRREGULARLY. THE RPMS REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH, THEN THE TRANSMISSION JERKS THE VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING. THIS HAPPENS THE MOST BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE VARIABLE TIMING OF THE ENGINE. THEY WANT TO OPEN THE ENGINE TO TRY AND FIND THE PROBLEM WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. THIS ISSUE STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 44,000 MILES. THEY DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE ANY APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 60,000 MILES DUE TO CONFLICT OF SCHEDULE AND LONG COMMUTE TIMES. THEN THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FROM THE VEHICLE STALLING OR LOSING POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

Mileage: 85,420

2009 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, FOR A REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, HE WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR HE NEEDED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR, TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,400.

ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP. TAKING A RIGHT TURN, CAR RUMBLED AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. CAR WENT FROM 5MPH AND DROP DOWN TO 3MPH, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON. STOPPED AT SIDE OF ROAD AND ENGINE STILL RUNNING. DROVE A LITTLE MORE AND ENGINE STILL RUMBLING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING DURING BOTH INCIDENTS THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING, STALLED, AND ENGINE STARTED MISSING. TUNED VEHICLE OFF THEN TRIED TO RESTART AND WOULDN'T CLICK, CONTINUED MISSING. RPMS WOULD RISE WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENT. TURN VEHICLE OFF AGAIN TO RESTART AND IT STARTED CORRECTLY. WHILE ALWAYS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL JOLT WHILE MOVING AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T CATCHING GEARS. *TR

THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT, VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES... POWER LOST IN ENGINE. AFTER STOP, ENGINE SOMETIMES STARTS, SOMETIMES REQUIRES LONGER WAIT TIME TO START... VEHICLE STILL UNDER 5 YEAR 50 K WARRANTY, TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP.... THEY WANT $ 440 TO FIX THE PROBLEM.... BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH AT IDLE AND SURGED. CAR TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO FORD AND THEY MISDIAGNOSED. AFTER THAT IT CONTINUED TO DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES ON CITY STREETS AND INTERSTATES. THE CAR WOULD HAVE NO POWER AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I WOULD STEP ON GAS. HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART TO MAKE ANYTHING WORK. AFTER THAT I TOOK IT TO FORD AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY-AIR INTAKE AND ALSO THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 45,700

HEADED TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING 70MPH AND THE VEHICLE GOES LIMP GAS PEDDLE DOES NOTHING LOSE ALL POWER. HAD TO GET OVER AND AVOID 18-WHEELERS AND SHIFT OFF THE VEHICLE. TURNED IT OFF AND IT'S FINE FOR 5 MILES OR 5 DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE SPEED DRASTICALLY DROPPED TO LESS THAN 5 MPH AND NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR IT DROVE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. HOWEVER, THIS TIME THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT WENT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

MY WIFE HAD STARTED THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THE CAR BEGAN MOVING, FELT AS IF THERE AS NO POWER. SHE CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, NO SPEEDOMETER READING, AND SHE PROCEEDED ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE FOR THREE MILES HOME, WITH NO SPEEDOMETER READING, LIMITED POWER. AS SHE DROVE, SHE NEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO STEADY THE CAR. A SHE PROCEEDED TO RE-ENGAGE THE CAR THE SHIFTER WAS "CLUNKY, SLIPPING, AND DID NOT FEEL SECURE". SHE DID GET THE CAR SAFELY HOME, HOWEVER WE CHECKED THE CAR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE THE POWER TRAIN, IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, HAS NO POWER IN THE ENGINE. THERE APPEAR TO BE NO LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS, THE CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED, HAS FUEL, HAS A NEW BATTERY, AND WE ARE WONDERING IF THIS ISSUE IS NOW COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. PLEASE INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION TO THE MANY COMPLAINT THAT SEEM TO FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATTERN WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,451

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SMALL HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST ITS POWER. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED (RPMS DID NOT INCREASE, SPEED DID NOT INCREASE) EXCEPT THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO DECELERATE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ALSO THE YELLOW WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT SIGNALING THAT THERE IS A POWER TRAIN ISSUE CAME ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OFF, THE CAR WAS NOT SHAKING, AND THE ACCELERATOR WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT HOME, THEN STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY. FURTHER, I WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, IT WAS STILL NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. SO I HAD TO PAY $500 TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT I NOW SEE IS QUITE COMMON IN FORD ESCAPES; I AM UNCLEAR WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED ON THIS POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY I WAS NOT ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY AS I USUALLY AM WHEN TRAVELING. *TR

Mileage: 60,637

I OWN A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. ACCELERATOR PEDAL PUSHED, BUT NO RESPONSE. SHUT DOWN VEHICLE AND RESTARTED CAR DRIVEN WITHOUT INCIDENT, UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THIS IS MY SECOND TIME THAT HAPPENED TO ME FIRST WAS ON 11/27/2013 AND TODAY 11/28/2013 I WAS DRIVING ON HEAVY TRAFFIC MAKE A STOP THEN I START TO ACCELERATING AND MY CAR LOSE THE THROTTLE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT BECAME ON THE ENGINE START TO SHAKE WAS VERY SCARY THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME SO I TURN OFF MY CAR AND RESTART AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS OVER BUT TODAY THE SAME HAPPENED WHEN I TRYING TO ENTER TO THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR AGAIN AND DRIVE TO HOME I MAKE A RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY REGULAR WITH FORD ESCAPE AND SOME OTHER MODEL FROM FORD. *TR

Mileage: 84,165

DRIVING ALONG, ENGINE LOSES POWER, CAR IS JERKING, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, IDLES QUICKLY. COASTED OFF SIDE OF ROAD. TURN CAR OFF, TURNED BACK ON - WRENCH LIGHT OFF - DRIVE AWAY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. DRIVE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE HOURS, SAME THING. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 86,803

WHILE DRIVING STEADY AT 50+ MPH ON AN INTERSTATE, THERE WAS SLIGHT ON AGAIN/OFF AGAIN HESITATION WHILE KEEPING CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER, AND FORCED ME TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A 'WRENCH' WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD SYSTEM, AND WHILE THE ENGINE HAD NOT STALLED, IT WAS RUNNING VERY LOW AND ROUGH. I AGAIN TRIED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED IT. IT RAN AS IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THERE WERE NO MORE WARNING ICONS SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD. IT RAN WITHOUT ISSUE FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY, UNTIL IT AGAIN LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, AND THIS TIME THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INSTEAD OF THE WRENCH ICON. RESTARTING IT LET ME DRIVE A FEW MORE MILES TO REACH MY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 72,200

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. THEN MY CAR DIES. PUT IT IN PARK THEN STARTED IT AND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STARTED TO JERK THEN DIED. I REPEATED THIS TILL I GOT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER $600 LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. FORD WON'T SELL THE PLASTIC SENSOR BY ITSELF, YOU HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE ALUMINUM UNIT AT $400! PLUS LABOR! I WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH FORD AGAIN! HORRIBLE QUALITY PARTS. THE WORST PART IS I HAD MY 11 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TRAVELING AT APPROX 5-10 MILES AN HOUR. PULLING OUT OF STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING FELT LIKE IT STALLED. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO CURB AND PUT IN PARK. A WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD SHOWED A YELLOW WRENCH. I TURNED CAR OFF. WAITED 30 SECONDS. STARTED AND LIGHT WAS OFF, CAR NORMAL. TOOK TO DEALER. DIAGNOSTIC CODE SAID ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. DID NOT HAVE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. NEXT DAY DID IT TWO TIMES IN LESS THAN FIVE MILES. NOW ENGINE LIGHT ON SECOND TIME OF OCCURRENCE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. COULD BE ON HIGHWAY. COULD PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ON COMING CARS AND IT STALLS. GET BROADSIDED. *TR

Mileage: 30,268

WHILE DRIVING ON MONDAY 11/18/13 MY WIFE WAS STOPPING THEN WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON TURNING IT OFF IT RESTARTED JUST FINE. THIS HAPPEN 3 MORE TIMES FROM THEN TO TUESDAY EVENING. I DROVE IT TO WORK WEDNESDAY 11/20/13 AND WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO HWY 94 THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT DID HESITATE UPON RESTARTING BUT STARTED AND RAN. WEDNESDAY EVENING ON OUR WAY HOME DOING APPROX 30MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AGAIN HESITATED TO START BUT DID AND RAN OK. THURSDAY MORNING 11/21/13 WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS AT CRUISING SPEED DOING APPROX 60MPH ON HWY 94 THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT HESITATED TO RESTART AGAIN BUT STARTED AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

Mileage: 87,210

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN. SYMPTOMS MATCH WHAT OTHERS REPORT TO BE A BAD THROTTLE BODY WHICH FORD HAS CHANGED DESIGN OF. HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. FORD SAYS WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 60,280

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND AS I WAS TURNING MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 1-2 MPH I DROVE IT JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE (LESS THEN 100 FEET) AND AS I DROVE THE CAR JERKED. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK THE CAR SHOOK SO I TURNED IT OFF. THE LIGHT THAT CAME ON WAS THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER WHILE COMING TO A STOP TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SLIGHTLY LUNGED FORWARD THEN I LOST ALL SPEED CONTROL. MY SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A SAFE PLACE TO CALL AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THE WARNING LIGHT (WRENCH) MEANT THERE WAS A THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN FAILURE AND TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I WAS CONTACTED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, MILLENNIUM, WHICH I PURCHASED THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WAS NOT COVERING THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY CATEGORIZED THAT PART UNDER "EMISSIONS." THAT IS RIDICULOUS. AFTER ADDITIONAL RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES INDICATING THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION AND THEY HAVE YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. I ALSO FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART ON THE 2010 FORD FREESTYLE....WHY AREN'T THEY TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR THE REST OF US? IT'S A REAL PROBLEM! THIS REPAIR AND SUBSEQUENT NEED FOR A RENTAL CAR HAS COST ME ALMOST $600 AND I'M SURE I AM NOT ALONE, BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 74,238

VEHICLE LOST POWER UP STEEP HILL ALMOST RESULTING IN ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN HILL. CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY AND INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER SURGE WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY INTO A MERGE SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY THE ESCAPE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. I COASTED TO THE RIGHT TURN LANE THEN STOPPED. TURNED THE ESCAPE OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TRIED STARTING IT. IT STARTED BUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ESCAPE TO CRAWL TO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES LONGER. AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES, I TRIED STARTING IT AND IT SEEMED TO RUN JUST FINE. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, I HAD A REPEAT OF THIS. WE HAD THE REPAIR SHOP TOW IT IN, FEARING THAT IT WOULD DIE IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR DEALER SAYS IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOOSE GAS POWER, BUT MY BRAKES AND STEERING STILL WORKS FINE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP I CAN FEEL MY CAR/ ENGINE MAKING A JERKING "THUDDING" NOISE/ MOTION. I THEN TURN MY CAR OFF AND TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION FOR THE A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT I OUT MY KEY BACK IN AND TRY TO START IT. BUT THE CAR HESITATES TO START, IT CRANKS FOR A WHILE AND THEN EVENTUALLY TURNS OVER AND STARTS. WHEN I BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN AFTER THE INCIDENT I CAN FEEL THAT MY CAR IS NOT DRIVING THE SAME. BOTH TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 86,432

INITIALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A STALL. I LOST ALL POWER EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. I LOST POWER ABOUT 2 MORE TIMES ON A 20 MILE TRIP. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED DURING EVERY DRIVE ON VARIOUS DISTANCES. SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES FROM A STANDSTILL. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE ENTERS LIMP MODE AND ALL POWER IS LOST, ENGINE STARTS TO STUTTER AND TACHOMETER JUMPS, WRENCH LIGHT (POWER-TRAIN) COMES ON. 3 TIMES IN 1 WEEK. MPH = 60, 45, 30. AVOIDED ACCIDENT AND PULLED OVER. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND BACK TO NORMAL. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODES STORED. DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE UNLESS THEY CAN RECREATE THE PROBLEM. DANGER OF REAR ENDING, T-BONES UPON LEFT TURNS, AND INTERSECTION PILEUPS. *TR

Mileage: 110,030

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I LOST ACCELERATION. SUV SHOOK THEN LOST SPEED QUICKLY. WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO OFF ROAD. WRENCH LITE ON DASH. I TURNED OFF SUV THEN RESTARTED AND LITE WENT AWAY. DROVE TO NEXT TURN OFF SO I COULD TURN AROUND TO HEAD HOME. SAMETHING HAPPENED ON WAY HOME BUT AFTER RESTARTING SUV THE WRENCH LITE CHANGED TO ENGINE SERVICE LITE. WAS ABLE TO GET HOME FROM THERE. TOOK FOR SERVICE WHICH CONCLUDED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY SO IT CLEANED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 DAYS WHEN ISSUES ACCRUED AGAIN. THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 65,324

DURING A BASIC OIL CHANGE, WE WERE INFORMED THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE THREADS FOR THE PLUG WERE STRIPPED. THE SERVICE MANAGER, I AM BASING THIS ON WHAT WE WERE TOLD BY TRAINED FORD TECHNICIANS, STATED "THE OIL PAN IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND IT HAS STRIPPED OUT." WHEN ASKED WHAT THE PLUG WAS MADE OF HE SAID, " STEAL.". SO NOW WE HAVE A CAR THAT HAS AN OIL PLUG THAT COULD COME OPEN AT ANY TIME BECAUSE IT HAS BECOME UNSAFE DUE TO STEAL ON ALUMINUM CREATING A HOLE LARGER THAN WAS DESIGNED. WE HAVE A PIECE OF THE PAN THAT HAS BEEN STRIPPED BY THE PLUG. SO, I AM GOING 75 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE PLUG COMES OUT BECAUSE IT NO LONGER FITS CORRECTLY. SUDDENLY MY ENGINES FREEZES UP. I'LL BE LUCKY TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT WE WILL HAVE AN ENGINE ISSUE DUE TO THE ENGINEERING OF THE OIL PAN/PLUG. AS OF NOW THEY WANT US TO PAY $485 FOR ANEW OIL PAN THAT WAS POORLY ENGINEERED. A STEAL PLUG ON AN ALUMINUM PAN IS ASKING FOR TROUBLE. WE REQUEST FORD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE PANS WITH STEAL ONES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAD JUST COME OFF A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP AND DROVE ABOUT 100 YARDS AT 40MPH, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. THE ODOMETER DROPPED FROM 40MPH TO ZERO IN ABOUT 4 SECONDS WHEN I JUST COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. I PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ONLY POWER I HAD WAS THE ELECTRIC THAT POWERED THE HEADLIGHTS. I SHUTOFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. THE START WAS SLUGGISH AND WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT JERKED FORWARD. THE CAR ACCELERATION WAS POOR FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT FINALLY CAUGHT THE PROPER GEAR. I DROVE THE CAR ANOTHER TWO MILES AT 30MPH WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HESITATION IN THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH SHUT OFF. I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 100,003

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AROUND 50 MPH IT LOST ALL REACTION TO THE ACCELERATOR AND COASTED TO A STOP WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 5 MINUTES, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND BEGAN TO DRIVE. WITHIN SECONDS THE VEHICLE REPEATED THE INCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER REPEATED STOPS AND RESTARTS OF THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 51,500

AS I WAS DRIVING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING HAD SLIGHT HILLS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WHEN THE CAR WENT TO DOWN SHIFT AND SPEED UP IS WHEN IT LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS ON 10-17-13 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD. I HAD TO BRAKE FOR TRAFFIC WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IS WHEN IT LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. *TR

Mileage: 85,500

INITIAL INCIDENT WAS NEAR HOME IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED & VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WITH INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. TURNED CAR OFF & THEN BACK ON WITH NO LIGHT PRESENT. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN NEXT DAY DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE & LOSE SPEED & WRENCH SYMBOL REAPPEARED. WAS EARLY MORNING & DARK OUT & HAD TO MERGE TO SHOULDER. HAD TO FREQUENTLY STOP & TURN CAR OFF IN ORDER TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. FIXED BY FORD DEALERSHIP CITING THROTTLE BODY ISSUE & WAS REPLACED. COST OF REPAIR JUST UNDER $400.00. *TR

WHILE IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY (BISHOP FORD) I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH THEN ACCELERATING TO 72 MPH THE CAR MADE A JERK ( FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION) THEN THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS AND NOTHING. I SLOWLY MOVED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AVERAGE SPEED ON THIS HIGHWAY IS ABOUT 70 AND I HAD TO CROSSOVER 2 LANES AND AT THIS POINT THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 40 MPH. NO ONE WANTS TO SLOW DOWN TO LET YOU OVER. I HAD MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR AT THE TIME SO I WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE RESTARTED AND IT AND DROVE OK WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS JERK MOTION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE IT DID NOT DO IT WHEN THEY DROVE THE CAR. ANYTIME I HAD A COMPLAINT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS IS A HAZARD AND TO KNOW SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY FORD..................................ANYONE?S DEATH BY THIS WILL BE ON THEIR HANDS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE FIRST TIME I HAD A THROTTLE FAILURE (FIRST TIME WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON), I WAS ON THE FREE WAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. MY ACCELERATION QUICKLY DIED AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS INACTIVE AND USELESS WHILE MY CAR SLOWED DOWN . I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY LEFT SHOULDER GOING NORTH ON THE 5, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, MY CAR TURNED BACK ON AND WORKED FINE . I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE TO CLEANUP THROTTLE , ONLY TO FIND MYSELF EXPERIENCE ANOTHER CAR BREAKDOWN FOR THE SAME REASON THE NEXT DAY ON THE FREEWAY GOING THE SAME SPEED , THIS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES GOING ABOUT 25 MPH THE NEXT DAY . ALL 4 TIMES ,, MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON MY ESCAPE AS WELL AS COMPLETELY DYING AS FAR AS ACCELERATION . EACH TIME, I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS EARLIER TODAY 10/10/13 AS I WAS MAKIN A LEFT AT A RED LIGHT. WHERE I WAS AFRAID MY CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BUCKED AND INSTANTANEOUSLY SLOWED DOWN AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. AT THAT MOMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE BUCKED THE DASH INDICATOR (A WRENCH) CAME ON SHOWING THE PROBLEM BEING THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE, IN TRAFFIC WHEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE RIGHT AND COAST TO THE EXIT THAT WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FROM THE INCIDENT. I PLACED IT INTO PARK AND IT SPUTTERED JUST PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 10 MINUTES I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE DASH INDICATOR DID NOT COME ON, I THEREFORE PROCEEDED AND DROVE IT HOME. BECAUSE THIS OCCURRED LATE EVENING I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT THE DEALER UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. *TR

Mileage: 96,096

STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR JUST HAS NO POWER TO GO. ENGINE RUNS BUT TOUCHING THE GAS DOES NOTHING. ENGINE RUNS AROUND 1K RPM'S. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. IF YOU CAN LIVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART, THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE VEHICLE WORKS FINE. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OFF ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

Mileage: 178,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT I HAD NO ACCELERATION FACTOR. I COASTED TO A MEDIAN CROSS OVER AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AND CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED I TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WAIT AND TRY RESTARTING. HE MENTIONED A "DRIVE BY WIRE". AFTER RESTARTING, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. HE SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TWICE NOW IN TWO DAYS. SHOULD I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. SINCE READING YOUR ARTICLE, I WILL CONTACT MY DEALER. WE ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TO KNOXVILLE TN (400 MILES ONE WAY) FOR THANKSGIVING - NOW I AM AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE! *TR

Mileage: 81,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AND THE ENGINE RANDOMLY DIED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH. ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO/ELECTRONICS REMAINED ON (NEVER LOST TIME OR PRESET RADIO STATIONS, HEADLIGHTS, DASH, ETC) BUT AS I TRIED TO GIVE IT SOME GAS, IT WOULDN'T RESPOND. WHEN I REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE RPMS WERE AT 0 AND THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT WAS ON. NO CODES THROWN OR CHECK ENGINE OR WRENCH LIGHT. AS I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK, I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. DIDN'T "COUGH" OR CRANK AND CRANK...FIRED JUST LIKE IT WAS BRAND NEW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THEY CHECKED NORMAL ISSUES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ESCAPE TO RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEN I DID RESEARCH AND DETERMINED THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UPON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, OF WHICH THE MOST RECENT WAS IN JULY AND SEPTEMBER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING THE FORD ESCAPE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND ROAD CONDITIONS AT 60 MPH, I LOST COMPLETE ACCELERATION AND HAD TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OFF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID TRAFFIC TRAILING BEHIND AND BESIDE ME. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY OFF THE FREEWAY WITH INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND INTO A PARKING AREA. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO MY HOME SLOWLY WITH INTERMITTENT LOSSES OF ACCELERATION,HAVING TO STOP MULTIPLE TIMES TO TURN OFF AND RESTART MY ENGINE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM MY HOME TO AN AUTO MECHANIC SHOP AND THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND IT INDICATED A DIRTY OR DAMAGED THROTTLE BODY. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE, AND I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. WITHIN A SHORT TIME OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE LOSS OF COMPLETE ACCELERATION OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AGAIN. AT THAT POINT THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION, WHEREBY THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD EXAMINE MY VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS DEFECT WHICH POSES A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR OWNERS, SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL AS IT HAS BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL OF FORD VEHICLE. I HAVE READ MANY ON-LINE TESTIMONIALS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN SOME THAT HAD SERIOUS AUTO INCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TRAVELING ALONG A RURAL HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS FORCED TO COAST DANGEROUSLY TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE NEARLY HITTING ME FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO NOT BE WORKING. ONCE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE CAR HAD AN EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESET, AND GAS PEDAL WORKED AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, DANGEROUSLY AGAIN ALONG AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL - THE SUDDEN DECELERATION IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

Mileage: 72,100

THE FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD TO LIMP BACK TO HOME. IT WAS REALLY DANGEROUS. DROPPED THE CAR IN A FORD DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD US THE CAR HAS A FAILED TROTTLE BODY. WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPLACEMENT WILL COST US AROUND $700. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHY COULD THIS HAPPEN? *JS

Mileage: 29,000

ON THURSDAY 9/19, MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK IN OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE WHEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE AND STALLED ON THE ROAD. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN FOR A FEW MILES BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WERE ABLE TO GUIDE IT THERE AFTER ANOTHER COUPLE OF STALLING INCIDENTS. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN (CODE P2111) AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $500. THE SERVICE ADVISOR MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES AND THAT MANY OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS HAVE FAILED BUT THE NEWER PARTS ARE MUCH MORE RELIABLE. I FOUND A PETITION ONLINE WHICH ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NEWS%20ARTICLES/NCCC%20PETITIONS%20NHTSA%20FOR%20DEFECT%20INVESTIGATION%20INTO%20FORD%20ESCAPE%20VEHICLES.HTML *JS

Mileage: 113,090

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME THROTTLE BODY ISSUES THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING AND WANT TO SUBMIT MY INFORMATION TO INCLUDE. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY GET STUCK OPEN MANY TIMES AND AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE IT. *JS

Mileage: 64,000

THE WRENCE ILLUMINATOR CAME ON AND THEN THE CARE STALLED.

Mileage: 67,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALL AND LOSS POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO STOP, PUT THE CAR ON PARKING, TURN IT OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND THEN THE CAR FUNCTION PERFECTLY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT SAME THING HAPPENS.

Mileage: 31,872

SEVERAL TIMES, DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF ACCELERATION. ENGINE THROTTLE REVVED BUT PUSHING PEDAL MADE NO DIFFERENCE. ONE OCCASION WE ALMOST WRECKED AT HIGH SPEED. THE CAR REMAINS ON, BUT ACCELERATION PEDAL DOES NOTHING. TURN CAR OFF, TURN BACK ON AND IT WORKS FINE. HAS HAPPENED IN PARK, SLOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING. PLEASE HELP!

Mileage: 78,000

AFTER WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, MY VEHICLE TRAVELLED ABOUT 100 YARDS. THE ENGINE SHUTTERED, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE, AND THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED TO 900. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN RESTARTED IT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE, EXCEPT FOR MY CONFIDENCE, FOR THE NEXT 6 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTTERED, WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND RPMS IMMEDIATELY DROPPED. SAME UNRESPONSIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A SIDE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES, ENOUGH TIME TO CALL MY WIFE AND LET HER KNOW TO BE READY TO COME PICK ME UP IF MY CAR WOULDN'T MAKE IT HOME. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND 7 MILES LATER I WAS HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC OR CALLED FORD OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE AS THIS HAS JUST OCCURRED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

Mileage: 59,300

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN IN A HIGH TRAFFIC METRO AREA AS AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. AFTER RESTING ON THE SHOULDER FOR A MINUTE AND SPEAKING WITH ME (HER HUSBAND), I ASKED HER TO TRY AND START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. IT STARTED BACK UP AS NORMAL WITH THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT NOW NOT SHOWING. THE CAR RAN AS NORMAL FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK A LOOK AT THE CAR, DID SOME RESEARCH, AND DROVE IT AROUND FOR AWHILE. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL IT OCCURRED AGAIN. APPARENTLY THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT MEANS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE POWER TRAIN OR THE THROTTLE BOX. THE VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS AS NORMAL SO I AM LEFT TO BELIEVE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BOX (AS I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE). *TR

Mileage: 106,000

THE ABOVE AFFECTED PARTS FIELD WILL NOT LET ME CHOOSE A PART. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER - WE HAD TO GO TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE POWER WAS STILL ON IN THE CAR BUT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR AND THE BOOK SAID THROTTLE/DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEMS. WE CONSULTED A COUPLE OF DEALERSHIPS AND WE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT INDEED THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THROTTLE/ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND ON A WAITING LIST. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TO FIX IT. WE ARE NOW GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAVE THE RECEIPT. WE FEEL WE SHOULD GET OUR MONEY BACK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS, POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHY IT OFTEN WILL HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. RECENTLY IT HAS BEGUN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WITHOUT WARNING AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. LUCKILY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TONIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED THE CAR STALLED AND THE POWER TRAIN THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER THE STALL WE PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN RESTARTED IT. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE TO SAFETY BUT THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING SMOOTHLY. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS SOME JERKING, A LOSS OF POWER AND I COASTED TO THE CURVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED AND DROVE MAYBE 2 MILES, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AGAIN. THIS HAPPEN 4 TIMES AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. I JUST HAD A COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE ON AUGUST 14, 2013. I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING MAINTENANCE DONE TO PREVENT MY CAR FROM MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS THE 1ST TIME THE THROTTLE LIGHT HAS COME ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I SEE THAT OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE FORD ESCAPE ARE HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. PLEASE MAKE FORD MOTORS ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

INTERMITTENTLY..SOMETIMES A WEEK APART AND THEN GOT WORSE ..THE CAR QUIT MOVING DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY CODE P2111. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND CAR RESTARTED AFTER COASTING TO A SAFE SPOT. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE PART AS OVER 5000 WERE BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY. EVENTUALLY IN SEPTEMBER I GOT THE PART AND CAR FIXED. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND COSTS LESS NOW. I HAVE READ AND HEARD MANY SIMILAR STORIES ABOUT THIS PART..THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE WILL SURELY BE A RECALL AS THEY ARE SMALL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE EVEN SEEING QUITE A BIT OF THIS. I HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THANKS FOR ACCEPTING INPUT. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO OUR VACATION, MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS SURGING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSES CODE WAS P0012 AND P0022. BOTH VCT SOLENOIDS WERE REPLACED. MY 4 YR OLD CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. 2ND INCIDENT TOOK PLACE SUNDAY, 09/08/2013. WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND MY CAR CUT OFF!!! NO LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND AT THAT TIME THE OIL & BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST INTO THE MEDIAN. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SEE ME UNTIL THIS THURSDAY, 09/12/2013. SO THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE FULL THROTTLE BODY. VERY SCARY & VERY, VERY DANGEROUS!!! I AM NOT DRIVING MY CAR. MILEAGE IS 34,791. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I SENT AN EMAIL TO FORD CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS &HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. MY CAR IS 4 YRS OLD & HAS HAD 2 MAJOR INCIDENTS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 32,798

RANDOMLY THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF. I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND THEN IT RESTARTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY AND WAS LUCKY TO GET TO THE SIDE PULL OFF. VERY RANDOM AS IT ONCE HAPPENED TWICE IN A DAY AND THEN AGAIN A WEEK LATER. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE FORDS IN DOING RESEARCH ON LINE. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AND WAITING THEIR RESPONSE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE IN NOVEMBER 2011, MY CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY JUST AS I BEGAN TO MOVE AFTER A STOP SIGN OR MAKE A TURN AFTER STOPPING. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY CAR HAD STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET WITH THE ELECTRICITY OUT. THIS AUGUST, THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED (THE ELECTRICITY WAS STILL ON) AN ONRAMP TO INTERSTATE 81. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND ATTEMPT TO GO HOME, BUT WHEN I TURNED LEFT AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAID," VERIFIED CONCERN, PULLED CODE P2112 THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED, PERFORMED ALL OF THE PINPOINT TESTS AND THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED THE FUNCTIONALITY TEST, REMOVED AIR TUBE AND FOUND THE THROTTLE IS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND TO COMMANDS." *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I DROVE AT A CONSTANT SPEED (APPROX 30-35 MPH) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. RPMS DID WEIRD THINGS, GAS PEDAL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL IN A DRIFT DOWN SPEED DID NOTHING, PARK DID NOTHING. ENGINE NEVER STOPPED, AC AND RADIO WORKED...JUST COULDN'T ACCELERATE. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. STARTED IT AGAIN (STARTED RIGHT UP), LIGHT WAS GONE AND VEHICLE RAN FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I LOST POWER IN AN INTERSECTION. SCARY BECAUSE MY 7 YEAR OLD WAS WITH ME. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY FORD ESCAPE BEGAN SHAKING AND FELT AS IF SOMETHING FELL OUT FROM UNDER IT (SPEED AT THIS TIME WAS 55 MPH). I LOST GAS PEDAL RESPONSIVENESS. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING. I SAT THERE A FEW MINUTES, PUT IT IN GEAR, AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT BEING APPLIED AT ALL. I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO SUGGESTED I PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE SWITCH, AND HE WOULD TELL ME WHEN TO RESTART THE ENGINE. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT IT DROVE LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN (NOT AT A FORD CO.). NO PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF LATER. I HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL 8/20/2013. THE POWERTRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MULTIPLE TIMES, STOP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAD TO DO THIS AT LEAST 35-40 TIMES ENROUTE TO THE SERVICE CENTER WHICH WAS ONLY 3 MILES FROM MY STARTING POINT (SPEED WAS 5 MPH-45 MPH). I GOT TO THE SERVICE CENTER, PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND WALKED IN. SERVICE TECH ASKED IF HE COULD HELP ME. I SAID, "I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHAKING AND LOOSING POWER. IT'S LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. I COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART IT. THEN I CAN GO AGAIN." THE SERVICE TECH SAID, "YOUR VEHICLE IS EITHER A FORD EXPLORER OR A FORD ESCAPE." I SAID, "THAT TELLS ME THIS HAPPENS A LOT. IT'S AN ESCAPE. IS THERE A RECALL ON IT?" HE SAID, "NO." I SAID, "I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE CHECK TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS COVERED?" HE CHECKED AND SAID, "YOU HAVE COVERAGE (WARRANTY IS 72/100,000 CPO POWERTRAINCARE WTY W/ROADSIDE) BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE PROBLEM." *TR

Mileage: 79,121

ON AUGUST 16 I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY FORD ESCAPE LOST GAS PEDAL RESPONSIVENESS AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. TOOK IT INTO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. OVER THE NEXT WEEK THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES IN RANDOM PLACES WHILE DRIVING. EACH OF THESE TIMES IT WOULD MAKE A SUDDEN SHAKE AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, GAS PEDAL WON'T WORK TILL I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC TILL THE END OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND WAS HOPING I COULD SURVIVE TILL THEN BUT ON AUGUST 27 WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE PERSON BEHIND ME REAR ENDED ME CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND MINOR DAMAGE TO MINE. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION BY SLOWLY INCHING ACROSS IT WITH EVERYONE HONKING AT ME. THAT WAS THE FINAL STRAW. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FIGURED OUT THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (PE13003) AND MULTIPLE KNOWN COMPLAINTS. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT MY RESEARCH WAS RIGHT WHEN HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND GOT ERROR CODE P2112. HE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FOR $650. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

Mileage: 89,600

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. MY CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER A BIT THEN LOST POWER - DID NOT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY BUT THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AGAIN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. ABOUT A 1/4 MILE DOWN THE ROAD, SAME THING HAPPENED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS LOW ON GAS, SO I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. FILLED THE TANK THE NEXT MORNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, DROVE FINE TO WORK. LEFT WORK, WENT TO PICK MY SON UP, AND ON THE WAY HOME (ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING), THE CAR DID THE SAME THING IT HAD DONE BEFORE. THIS TIME, I WAS GOING A LOT FASTER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 6 TIMES OF SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT UP AGAIN TO GET HOME (WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT 4 MILES AWAY).

Mileage: 51,000

ON THE MORNING OF SEPT 4, 2013- I WAS MAKING A TURN AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR. I HAD JUST ABOUT COMPLETED THE TURN WHEN I WAS ENGAGING THE GAS PEDDLE TO CONTINUE ON, BUT THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IT WASN'T GOING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND HAD POWER FROM THE PEDDLE AGAIN, SO I PROCEEDED UP THE STREET ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN, AS I WAS TURNING AT THE NEXT VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE HAPPENED TO BE A GAS STATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PULLED IN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR TO HAVE THEM COME TOW MY VEHICLE, AND VERIFY THE REASON FOR THE INCIDENTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY, AND IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, BUT I AM PAYING AN EXTRA FEE TO HAVE IT EXPEDITED. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT ON BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT RIGHT BEHIND ME, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND POSSIBLY INJURED. *JB

Mileage: 82,000

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AT A STEADY PACE OF 60 MPH ALL OF SUDDEN THERE WAS A SHUDDER FELT BY EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DROPPED SPEED VERY QUICKLY, AND ALSO MAKING A JERKING MOTION. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND US, WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE RAN JUST FINE. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE FOUND THAT THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE SOMEONE WAS BEHIND US, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT AS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SURGES AND THEN STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. I PUSH THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THE WRENCH SIGN POPS UP AND I IMMEDIATELY EXIT AND TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHING NOW EITHER. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CONTINUE DRIVING. DRIVE FOR NOT EVEN A MILE AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. SHUT IT OFF AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT AN ISSUE. SEARCHED THE WEB AND I CAN SEE THIS HAPPENS A LOT. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR CERTIFIED PRE OWNED THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. HOPING ITS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, IF NOT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ILL DO. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. ITS HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE. VERY VERY UPSET DEALERSHIP WOULD SELL ME A CAR KNOWING THAT THIS ISSUE EXISTED. *JS

Mileage: 37,000

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE WITH 55,000MI STARTED STALLING AT LOWER SPEEDS ALONG WITH A JERKY IDLE. JUST RECENTLY THE CAR BEGAN STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, TWICE IN ONE DAY. WELL AFTER RESEARCHING MY PROBLEM AND READING COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS THAT WERE IN THE EXACT NATURE AS MINE CAME TO BELIEVE IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF THEY'VE REPLACED A LOT OF THESE PARTS AND THE RESPONSE WAS "OHH YEA". YOU CAN'T BUY THIS PART ANYWHERE BUT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS ABOUT $300. IF YOU WANT IT INSTALLED I SAW AN AVG. BETWEEN $500-$600. IF YOUR IN MY POSITION AND NEED YOUR CAR TO RUN SAFELY, BUY THE PART AND INSTALL IT YOURSELF. IT LITERALLY TOOK MY 15MIN TO INSTALL VERY SIMPLE, LOOK ON YOUTUBE OR WHATEVER AND AT LEAST SAVE YOURSELF $200-$300. I GOT THE THROTTLE BODY FOR $250 SHOPPING AROUND. AND TO RUB SALT IN MY WOUND THE GUY WHO SELLS ME THE PART WAS LIKE" IF YOU WOULD'VE BOUGHT THIS PART 2MOS AGO IT WAS $100-$150 CHEAPER?!? GREAT...AFTER REMOVING THE PART THE NEW ONE IS DIFFERENT, SLIGHTLY, SO THEY TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY REAL CONCERN IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOUR CAR TOTALLY DIES ON THE FREEWAY, FREQUENTLY! AND AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ABOUT THIS MATTER THAT NO RECALL WAS ORDERED. ALSO PPL KEEP YOUR RECEIPT IF THERE IS A RECALL WE WANT OUR MONEY. *JS

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS ACCELERATING & AT APPROX 50 MPH THE CAR JERKED, A WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON & I STARTED LOOSING SPEED. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD & CUT THE CAR OFF. I LET IT SIT A FEW MINUTES & RESTARTED IT. THE CAR DROVE FINE TO MY DESTINATION BUT WHEN I LEFT TO RETURN HOME, IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY MY MECHANIC RAN THE SCANNER BUT NO CODES SHOWED UP. ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT & NOT ONLY DID THE WRENCH SYMBOL COME ON BUT AN ENGINE SYMBOL ALSO. MY OWNERS MANUAL SAID THIS MEANT "SERVICE ENGINE SOON". I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND EVERYTHING CHECKED A FEW DAYS BEFORE ALL THIS STARTED! THIS HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ON FLAT LAND OR INCLINES. THIS IS SCARY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE YOUR CAR IS GOING TO LOSE POWER & CUT OFF. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC & HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. HE SAID IT WAS EXTREMELY "GUNKED UP" FOR A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAD 43,000 MILES ON IT. $186.85 LATER I PRAYED THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. ON MY WAY HOME I LOST POWER TWICE. ONCE WAS ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE & TRAFFIC WAS SPEEDING TOWARDS MY RIGHT SIDE COMING FROM AN EXIT RAMP. I HAD TO DODGE THE TRAFFIC WITH MY POWER FAILING & "LIMP" TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I'M STILL NOT SURE HOW I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING HIT! MY MECHANIC WAS UPSET AS WELL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT OBVIOUS AND HE FELT RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING ME IN DANGER. AFTER MORE INVESTIGATION WE STUMBLED UPON THE FACT THAT I AM NOT ALONE! SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM! SO MUCH SO THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS A VERY HARD PART TO LOCATE. AFTER MUCH SEARCHING, I WAS INFORMED THAT A THROTTLE BODY HAD BEEN FOUND AND MY CAR COULD BE REPAIRED FOR $588.26. I HOPE THIS RECALL WILL SOON BE APPROVED BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I WOULD HATE FOR PEOPLE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THE SEVERITY IS RECOGNIZED. *JS

Mileage: 42,925

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH FAMILY ON SEPT 1ST, 2013, OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE DECELERATED QUITE RAPIDLY FROM 45-50 MPH TO 0 MPH WITHIN 10 SECONDS AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF ENGINE. WE WAITED A MINUTE AND IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN (NO WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON) AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. IT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *JS

Mileage: 125,000

I WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ALL THROTTLE POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MY SPEED IS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE BUT AT RANDOM TIMES. MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WILL BE FINE, BUT I WILL HAVE NO THROTTLE AT ALL. I CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I FEEL NO RESPONSE AND GET NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COMPUTER CHECK, THE DISPLAYED CODE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD AND THE SAME PROBLEM COVERED BY RECALLS, JUST NOT ON MY MODEL YEAR. *JS

Mileage: 108,000

TWO TIMES TODAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AROUND NOON ON A SIX LANE ROAD, AND THE SECOND TIME LUCKILY I WAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY UNSAFE, AND FORD HAS TAKEN NO RESPONSIBILITY.

Mileage: 46,500

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 60 MPH WHEN MY CAR JUMPED DOWN TO APPROX 25 MPH AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO SAFTEY BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER FOR THEM TO CHARGE ME 585.00 AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE READ THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 58,500

ON 8-27-13, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TO WORK, TRAVELING 65MPH, WHEN MY VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN SURGE AND THEN LOST SPEED. THE RPM GAUGE WENT COMPLETELY DOWN AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO THE SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT SWERVE INTO THE MEDIAN. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SET FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND WHEN I CRANKED IT UP, IT WAS FINE. I AM NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE SINGLE SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER BEEN THRU. *TR

Mileage: 72,888

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR, FELT A JOLT IN THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATION BEGAN TO DECREASE RAPIDLY, NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS. I LUCKILY WAS AT A LOW-TRAFFIC SPOT WITH A VEER-OFF AREA NEARBY THAT I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO WITH MY FOUR-WAYS ON. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID TRAFFIC. THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AS IT WAS LIGHTLY SHAKING, TURN IT BACK ON WITH NO ISSUE, AND SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 MILES TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE ABLE TO (NEXT DAY) VERIFY MY FEARS THAT IT WAS THE PENDING RECALL ISSUE, THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE BAD. THEY REPLACED IT FOR $620 (INCLUDING LABOR) WITHIN 2 HOURS AND TOLD ME TO HOLD ONTO MY RECEIPT BECAUSE THERE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY'VE REPLACED MANY OF THESE LATELY. I'M VERY LUCKY THAT I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MANY VEHICLES MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED AROUND ME, OR ELSE I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IF I COULDN'T FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ON AUG 14, 2013, I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON FLAT LAND, WHEN I LOST ACCELERATION POWER, I PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT PLACED IT IN PARK WHERE IT RAN VERY ROUGH, THE WRENCH INDICATOR APPEARED, THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND CRANKED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES LATER IN MY TRIP THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH AND A SLIGHT INCLINE. APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES LATER IN MY TRIP, WHILE AT A SLIGHT DECLINE, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I THEN TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE SHOP. THEY HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS DRIVING IT ABOUT 25 MILES AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED UP MY ESCAPE FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 2013, NIGHT (AFTER THE SHOP CLOSED) DIDN'T MAKE IT 3 MILES FROM THE SHOP, WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, I LOST ACCELERATION POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OVER PUT IT IN PARK AND AGAIN VERY ROUGH IDLE, TURNED IT OFF WAITED A FEW SECONDS, CRANKED IT BACK UP AND IT DROVE FINE WITH NO ISSUE UNTIL THIS MORNING AUGUST 23, 2013, WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN TRAFFIC, I LOST ACCELERATION POWER, THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED, I PULLED INTO THE CENTER GORE PUT IT IN PARK - WHILE IN PARK IT RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH, SPUTTERING AND SPITTING, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND CRANKED IT UP AND CAME ON INTO WORK WITH NO ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

MY WIFE OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALER AND THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE I QUESTION IF THERE WASN?T SOME TYPE OF FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR AT THE VERY LEAST, SOME TYPE FAILURE IN THE QUALITY CONTROL PROCESS. WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASING THIS FORD ESCAPE WE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL LEAK AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER 2 OR 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THE OIL LEAK WAS FIXED BUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES (2 OVERHAULS AND THEN REPLACEMENT) CONTINUED FOR YEARS. THANKFULLY, FORD COVERED AND THE DEALER COVERED 2/3 OF THE COST OF THE SECOND TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND ALMOST ALL OF THE COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. ALL OF THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED AT THE FORD DEALER SHIP IN METER GEORGIA. NICE FOLKS, WE HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, DUE TO LOW ENGINE POWER AND USING OIL, WE HAD THE VEHICLE WORKED ON AT A LOCAL SHOP. THAT TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR WAS 1600 DOLLARS. LAST WEEK DUE TO A MASSIVE OIL LEAK WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED IN A LOCAL SHOP. THE FORD ESCAPE APPEARS TO HAVE A CRACKED TIMING BELT COVER. HAVING NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE HAVING A CRACKED TIMING BELT COVER, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH; A CURSORY INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF 2009 FORD ESCAPES WITH CRACKED TIMING BELT COVERS. FOR OUR VEHICLE THIS WILL MAKE FIVE MAJOR REPAIRS AND NUMEROUS MINOR ISSUES IN A VEHICLE NOT 4 YEARS OLD!! THERE HAS TO BE SOME MANUFACTURING PROCESS WITH THESE VEHICLES. VIN [XXX] 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 160,000

[XXX] I WAS DRIVING 25-30 MPH WHEN MOTOR WENT TO IDLE, GAS PEDAL DIDN'T WORK AND NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST WRECK. MY FAST THINKING SAVED MY LIFE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 67,153

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH THE RPM DROPPED TO APPROX. 900RPM. PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. A INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON IT IS THE SHAPE OF A WRENCH. I HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. AFTER I PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. I WENT BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND DROVE APPROX. 12 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I REPEATED WHAT I HAD DONE EARLIER AND THE VEHICLE WAS OK AGAIN. I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND I MADE IT AROUND 8 MILES AND I HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE, AGAIN I REPEATED THE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT AGAIN STARTED AND RAN OK. THEN I MADE IT HOME! *TR

Mileage: 150,000

SUNDAY AUGUST 18, 2013 9:30 PM DRIVING BACK FROM STORE ON HIGHWAY 17 WRENCH SHOWED UP ON DASH AND CAR SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PUSHED THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND ME A I FEARED GETTING HIT. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TURNED CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR A FEW SECONDS. TURNED KEY IN IGNITION AND CAR STARTED AND RAN JUST FINE. 8/19/13, DRIVING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ON HIGHWAY 80 VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING BUT SPUTTERED TWICE. NEEDLESS TO SAY SHEER PANDEMONIUM! DAUGHTER SCREAMING AND CRYING BECAUSE HIGHWAY 80 IS VERY CONGESTED AND THE SPEED IS 55 TO 60 MPH. MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, REPEATED WHAT I DID THE NIGHT BEFORE AND CAR STARTED JUST FINE, WAS ABLE TO GET DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND MYSELF TO WORK. 8/20/13, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON HIGHWAY 80, GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STARTED CAR UP AGAIN. GOT DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND ON THE WAY TO WORK CAR STOPPED AGAIN. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND GOT TO WORK -- CALLED FORD AND TOOK CAR TO SHOP. HAD TO START CAR GAIN AS IT SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD ONLY GO NO MORE THAN 5 MPH. CAR IS AT SHOP RIGHT NOW. WAITING FOR FORD TO CALL ME. CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AS I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE. *TR

Mileage: 74,323

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APROX 60MPH, THE ESCAPE LOST SPEED AND SLOWED DOWN TO 10PMH. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, WHEN CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. COASTED TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS FAILURE OF THROTTLE BODY. HAD TO HAVE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 52,756

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND AS I COASTED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT MY TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING. THE RPM DROPPED BELOW 500 AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED AND GAVE IT SOME GAS AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL I MADE A RIGHT TURN DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND AGAIN KILLED ITSELF. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS TILL I GOT HOME. *TR

Mileage: 74,698

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WAS LUCKILY ON A FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY MY 2009 ESCAPE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE HILL AND TURN OFF ONTO A SIDE ROAD. THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP AND MY CAR SPUTTERED AND SHOOK. I SAID A PRAYER, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. I DROVE IT ABOUT A MILE DOWN SIDE STREETS TO TRY AND GET IT TO MY MECHANIC, BUT IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SAID ANOTHER PRAYER, STARTED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE A/C AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC W/OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THEY SAID THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS AND SINCE THE PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE THE PART AND NOT HAVE THAT FIX THE ISSUE, SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK ($75) AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. I DIDN'T DARE TRY TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FEAR THAT IT WOULD DIE ON THE WAY THERE AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY 75 IN MCKINNEY, I COULDN'T RISK IT DYING ON SUCH A BUSY HIGHWAY W/ MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID IT'S AN ISSUE W/ THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 58,000 MILES ON IT. AS A SINGLE DIVORCED MOM WHO IS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, IT MAKES ME VERY UPSET THAT I HAVE TO SPEND MY HARD EARNED MONEY ($674) ON FIXING SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING ISSUE W/ THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO NOT HAVE A RELIABLE VEHICLE WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I AM NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO RELY ON LUCK AND HAVE TO WORRY AND STRESS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR THAT IT WILL DIE ON ME. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND GET THIS ISSUE FIXED AS PART OF A RECALL B/C IT IS OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE AND LOTS OF FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 58,207

I WAS MERGING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP. I SLOWED DOWN SO I CAN ENTER TRAFFIC, AND THEN WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE CAR HESITATED/LAGGED BEFORE SURGING ME FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OFTEN AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I'M COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THEN ACCELERATE, OR GOING UP A HILL. *TR

Mileage: 71,570

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A POWER TRAIN OR A THROTTLE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A SET SPEED OF 55 MILE PER HOUR I EXPERIENCED A JERK IN THE POWER TRAIN. THE ENGINE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A NOTABLE COMPLETE LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY INPUT. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE FAR RIGHT OUT OF TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN ON. I HAD TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IN THE ROUGH AND SLOWLY APPLY BREAK UNTIL I STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND APPLIED AXEL KERATIN PEDAL. NO RESPONSE. I THEN PLACED THE TRANSMISSION PARK. SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT THE CAR STARTED BUT THE ENGINE CRANKED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE STATING. I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO RENTER TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARD MY DESTINATION. A FEW MILES LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED THIS TIME THE CAR HAD ANOTHER LIGHT ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. AN OPEN ENDED WRENCH. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE NJ PARKWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO GAS PEDDLE. I WAS DOING 75 AT TIME AND TRUCK STARTED BUCKING WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD.. RESTARTED IT AND WENT ON MY WAY. SINCE THEN I HAVE STALLED EVERYDAY TO MANY TO COUNT. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

CAR DID NOT DIE, BASICALLY JUMPED A BIT AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 2 OR 3 MPH AS I PRESSED GAS PEDAL- WRENCH CHECK LIGHT CAME ON- HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART - THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 2 TIMES YESTERDAY 8/9/2013-- NO ACCIDENT AS OF YET BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

I AM SO STRESSED ! I WAS DRIVING SATURDAY MORNING JULY 27, 2013, ON RT 287 SOUTH IN MORRIS COUNTY. NJ . MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THIS VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE- OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE DID NOT ACCELERATE- IT STALLED OUT AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND WE HAD TO PRAY THAT WE COULD COAST OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN TO THE SHOULDER WHILE TRUCKS WERE ZOOMING BY. WE CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TO THE LOCAL GARAGE. AT LOCAL GARAGE, VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR 9 DAYS, TEST DRIVING IT, BUT HAD NO INCIDENTS BECAUSE WRENCH LIGHT NEVER WENT BACK ON. WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT FORD WHERE I PURCHASED VEHICLE .I CALLED FORD.THEY COULD NOT SEE ME FOR ANOTHER WEEK. I DROVE VEHICLE DOING ERRANDS- 2 DAYS LATER AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN- TRUCK SPUTTERS AND DIES UPON ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT GOES ON AGAIN. I NOW HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF A BUSY MAIN ROAD AND COAST INTO AN EXIT ONLY SHOPPING CENTER, PRAYING I DO NOT HAVE A HEAD ON COLLISION. I SPOKE TO FRIEND WHO ADVISED ME TO COME TO THIS WEB SITE. LO AND BEHOLD- OVER 350 COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THE SAME EXPERIENCE I HAD! THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE MODEL. I CALLED FORD AGAIN, BEGGING FOR AN EARLIER APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT IF I WANTED TO RENT A CAR AT MY EXPENSE I COULD COME IN. THEY WERE OUT OF LONERS! ( A CAR DEALER-REALLY? ) I WAITED FOR APPOINTMENT, MEANWHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON PERMANENTLY 2 DAYS LATER. NOW I AM PETRIFIED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH THE FEAR IT IS GOING TO DROP DEAD ! SHOWED ALL INFO FROM THIS SITE TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN WARRANTY OR A RECALL. IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY - IT COST ME $567.10 FOR PART AND LABOR PLUS TAX = $606.80. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS- VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THIS PART FAULTING OUT! AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. I AM ANGRY! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR JERKED AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS I WASN'T GETTIN ANY AT ALL SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. TRIED PRESSING THE GAS AND NOTHING. SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. JUST NOT VERY HAPPY BECAUSE WE ARE FINANCING FROM A USE LOT AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 8 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 98,684

THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN I STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT MY VEHICLE CONTINUED SLOWING DOWN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD & PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON AUG. 2ND, 3RD AND 5TH, 2013. WHEN IT HAPPENED ON AUG. 5TH I WAS A BLOCK FROM HOME AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT TIME. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN & THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON SO I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME & PARKED IT. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP & THEY PICKED IT UP AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. WAS DIAG AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED THERE SEEMS TO BE NO GAS GOING IN THERE.THE A MOTOR ACTUALLY GOES FROM A NORMAL SOUNDING ENGINE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT DROPS DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I HAVE TO COAST TO PARK SAFELY. THEN I HAVE TO WAIT A HALF HOUR TO START THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST CONKED OUT AGAIN. NOW WHAT ITS DOING ITS GETTING IT GOT WORSE AND NOW I CAN ONLY GO MAYBE 5 MINUTES AND IT CONK OUT AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY ON VACATION OUT OF STATE THE FORD ESCAPE SLOWED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. "WRENCH LIGHT" LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. IT CONTINUED TO RUN SLOWLY AND WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. CAR RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY OVER 100 MILES TO FINAL DESTINATION. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETECTED NO "CODES" BUT SUGGESTED A FORD DEALER EXAMINE BASED UPON HISTORY. DEALER CONFIRMED COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY FAULTS CAUSED STALL AND REPLACED PART. TOTAL COSTS APPROX $300. NO RECURRENCE OF STALLS ON HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 58,100

WHILE DRIVING ON I-55 MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, FROM THE MIDDLE LANE, AS TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THAT MOMENT. TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND WAS THEN ABLE TO RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES WHILE WAITING THE 6 WEEKS FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN AND GET THEM INSTALLED. DURING THIS LONG WAITING PERIOD (FOR THE NEW PART) I ASKED IF THAT PART COULD JUST BE TAKEN FROM A NEW ESCAPE AT THE DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD "NO, BECAUSE THAT PART MAY ALSO BE DEFECTIVE." HMMMM. *TR

Mileage: 30,851

CAME OFF FREEWAY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER DOING 70 MPH. STOPPED. TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR. WENT TO ACCELERATE AND SEVERE HESITATION. HAVE ALSO HAD MANY TIMES WHERE ACCELERATING WITH VEHICLE AND IT WILL HESITATE AND THEN SURGE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 50 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY, APPROX 105 DEGREES IN LAS VEGAS NV, THE RPM'S SUDDENLY WENT "LIMP" AROUND 900 EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PEDDLE WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. APPEARANCE OF A WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTED. HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUCCESSFULLY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. RAN FINE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF. SAME ISSUE. REPEAT TROUBLESHOOTING. INCIDENT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR 4 MORE DAYS CONSISTENTLY. TAKEN INTO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. MECHANIC CONTACTED ME AFTER DIAGNOSTIC AND INFORMED THAT THE CODE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY WAS IN ERROR. REPLACED THE FAULTY PART( I KEPT IT AT MY REQUEST DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER) AND THE VEHICLE NOW RUNS FINE. THANK GOODNESS THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR IN A BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY ENDANGERED ANYONE. *TR

Mileage: 70,167

AFTER USE AND PARK, THE ESCAPE 2009 4 CYL. DO NOT START. SEVERAL TIMES IN BETWEEN WEEKS WITH THIS TROUBLE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, START AS NOTHING OCCUR. IN AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC, SENT A CODE: 1260 AND 1681. STARTER IS GOOD AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION WAS RECENTLY CHANGED THINKING WILL STOP THE INCIDENTS BUT WITHOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE DO THE TROUBLE, THE ANTITHEFT ICON KEEP BLINKING IN THE KEY ON POSITION. I CHANGED THE MAIN KEY FOR THE COPY AND KEEP DOING THE TROUBLE. *TR

Mileage: 903,101

VEHICLE MOVING AT CONSTANT 45 MPH WHEN ENGINE STUMBLE FELT, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LOST ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SAFELY PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND ALL SYSTEMS WERE AGAIN OK. PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (THROTTLE BODY) AND FIX REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE PART. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT'S ABOUT TO STALL. I IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, LET IT SIT FOR A MOMENT THEN START IT BACK UP. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN UNTIL I TOOK IT INTO A GARAGE TO FIND OUT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 77,545

THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DONE THIS 10 OR MORE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE YELLOW WRENCH SYMBOL IS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SWITCHING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE CAR WILL RUN FINE FOR A FEW MILES - SOMETIMES FOR A DAY OR TWO. AFTER TALKING WITH A COUPLE FORD DEALERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE BODY'S AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TWO TO THREE MONTH BACKORDER FOR THE PART. IF I KEEP DRIVING THE CAR IT WILL BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE CAR WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 46,300

DRIVING INTO ROUND ABOUTS IN SHEBOYGAN WISCONSIN. VEHICLE LOST POWER WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALMOST WAS SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER CAR. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AGAIN WHERE IT IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 93,747

DRIVING AT AROUND 70MPH AND I NOTICED A LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION. I HAD TO PULL OVER, STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS AFTER ABOUT 4-5 MIN OF DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN IT WILL START UP AGAIN AND DISAPPEAR AFTER A FEW WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY GAS PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING AND MY TRUCK RAPIDLY SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER & RESTART. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE 7 MILES TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER (TODDLER SON WAS WITH ME). I HAD TO GO TO THE NEAREST SERVICE SHOP AND ALMOST $500 LATER ITS BEING FIXED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THEN THE CRUISE SHUT OFF, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND WAITED FOR A TOW. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS REPLACED FOR $183.95 PLUS LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 88,984

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE WRENCH SIGN LIT UP. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN, HOWEVER THE ENGINE KEPT SHUTTING OFF EVERY FEW MILES. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND OUT I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. WHILE LOOKING UP THE PART ON THE INTERNET, I NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT FORDS (ESPECIALLY ESCAPES) HAVING THIS ISSUE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? OF COURSE MY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT AND I WILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET WITH THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT AT THIS TIME. MY DAUGHTER IS IN COLLEGE AND I REFUSE TO LET HERE USE THE CAR WHILE IT IS THIS CONDITION. SHE HAS TO FIND A RIDE EVERY DAY TO SUMMER SCHOOL AND HER JOB. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HAVE A RECALL! IT IS NOT FAIR TO HARDWORKING PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 77,132

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO STUTTER AND SLOW DOWN. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR AND NO RESPONSE -RPM AND SPEED DROPPING QUICKLY. ALMOST RUN OVER BY OTHER VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND BARELY GOING AT 900 RPM AND ~ 2 MPH. NEEDED TO HA E CAR TOWED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS JUST PULLING AWAY FROM A DRIVE THRU WINDOW WHEN THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AS IF IT HAD BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH IT HADN'T BEEN. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE, WITH NO FURTHER LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX 3 WEEKS LATER, ALTHOUGH THIS TIME I WAS GOING APPROX. 20 MPH, HAVING JUST ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, AND THEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED IT. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF, SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO READ THE COMPUTER. THEY FOUND DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2111, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. AFTER A FEW HOURS OF SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT AT WORK, WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AND PER THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE COMPUTER HAD RESET ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 92,653

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY IN MORNING TRAFFIC WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55-60MPH WHEN ALL ACCELERATION CUT OFF AND I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND PUT MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE INTO PARK, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE WAS SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY AND MY WRENCH LIGHT (POWERTRAIN) APPEARED IN THE DASH. SHUT OFF ENGINE, WAITED 1-2 MINS AND RESTART ENGINE. RAN NORMALLY, PULLED ONTO HIGHWAY AGAIN AND SET CRUISE WHEN THE SAME HAPPENED A 2ND TIME. HAPPENED 3-5 MORE TIMES (WITH & WITHOUT CRUISE) OVER THE NEXT DAY UNTIL I COULD GET MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE. FORD DEALER ADVISED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY IN ADDITION TO OTHER SENSORS. (THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND COST ME $300 IN PARTS & LABOR!!) THE ERROR CODES WERE: P0012, P0341, P0346, P2111, & P2112. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED. I'M DRIVING NORMALLY, AT A CONSTANT SPEED, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, RPMS DO WEIRD THINGS, GAS PEDAL DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL IN A DRIFT DOWNSPEED DOES NOTHING, PARK DOES NOTHING. PUTTING IT IN PARK AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE, AND STARTING AGAIN MAKES THE LIGHT GO AWAY AND RUN FINE AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS I TRAVEL WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS WILL HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. VERY DISAPPOINTED FORD WILL NOT RECALL AND FIX THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WE WERE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NO LONGER WORK. NO OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON, JUST THE WRENCH LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, FORTUNATELY, AS THE STEERING STILL WORKED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED, AND IT RAN FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. SINCE THAT OCCURRENCE, I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE DIE MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT SIGNAL. THE CAR DIES, AND IT IS ALWAYS RIGHT BEFORE THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN! YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK, RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THEN IT RUNS FINE. WHEN IT DIES, THE THROTTLE WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL AS IT GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, IT DIED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALSO. SAME SCENARIO AS MENTIONED ABOVE AND ALSO WHEN STOPPED, THE CAR THROTTLE KIND OF SURGES, ALMOST AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE. WHEN YOU APPLY GAS, IT JUMPS FORWARD. I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE A CODE READER AND THE CODE WAS P2111 AND P2112 (ERROR THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK). THEY FIRST CHARGED ME FOR "CLEANING" THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. SAID I MUST HAVE BLOWN DUST IN IT! ALSO TOLD ME MY 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFT ISSUES ON HARD ACCELERATION....PROBABLY CAUSED BY THEM. TALKED TO PARTS DEPT AND THROTTLE BODY QUOTE $200.83, WHEN SERVICE ADVISOR ASKED IF I WANTED THEM TO REPLACE IT HE QUOTED $240.00. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I WAS DRIVING THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FLUTTER. I WATCHED THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN. I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM DYING OR TURNING OFF, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT KEPT FLUTTERING AND SLOWING DOWN THEN IT TURNED OFF. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING THE ORANGE WRENCH SHAPED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR TURNED BACK ON BUT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I CANT DRIVE IT 2 MILES WITH OUT IT HAPPENING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A PART CALLED THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY SAID ITS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. AND I WONT HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WOW. NOT .GOOD. RESEARCH DONE SHOWS THOUSANDS OF THE VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FROM 2009 TO 2012 MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT A 2009 FORD ESCAPE FROM A USED DEALERSHIP, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUV. FIRST THE BATTERY DIED, LEAVING ME, MY BOYFRIEND AND HIS 3 YEAR OLD NEPHEW STRANDED IN MALIBU UNTIL 10PM. THE NEXT DAY, WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AT AN AUTO ZONE. AS WE STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, MY CAR SURGES AND STALLS. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE BUT IN ABOUT 20 FEET, THE CAR SURGES TO A STOP AGAIN AND THE "WRENCH LIGHT" TURNED ON INDICATING A THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. I HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST BODY SHOP AND THE NEXT DAY THEY TELL ME THEY CANT FIX MY CAR AND THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. I CONTACT THE PRIVATELY OWNED DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR (WHICH IS 40 MINS AWAY FROM MY HOME) AND THEY TELL ME THEY WILL GET SOMEONE TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO THEM. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THEY TELL ME ITS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT REPLACED. AFTER THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE ON HOW MUCH REPAIRS WOULD COST, I TOLD THEM I COULDN'T AFFORD IT SO THEY TRIED CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER THEY CLEANED IT, THEY SAID MY CAR WAS OPERABLE AGAIN BUT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AS SOON AS I COULD. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR ALMOST 300 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT I AM STILL WEARY THAT MY CAR WILL STALL ON ME AGAIN SO I WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THE PART REPLACED ONCE I HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO. FOR A WEEK WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP(S) I DID A LOT OF RESEARCHING ON MY MAKE AND MODEL SUV AND I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL YET. ANYWAY, I'M JUST THANKFUL I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY OR A BUSY STREET WHEN MY ESCAPE DECIDED TO CRAP OUT ON ME. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A WAY WORSE OF A SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 88,300

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CAR THEN RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

STARTED TO DRIVE CAR AND ENGINE QUIT, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT WAS REPLACED ALMOST EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM ON MONDAY, JULY 8TH, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE TO WORK. I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE CORNER OF EAST 30TH STREET AND NORTH SHADELAND AVENUE. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM EAST 30TH STREET TO TURN LEFT (SOUTHBOUND) ON NORTH SHADELAND AVENUE WHEN THE VEHICLE (2009 FORD ESCAPE) STALLED AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BACK UP...THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I HAD TO COAST TO THE NEAREST SHOULDER FOR SAFETY. I CALLED A FORD'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THE REPAIRS REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS: 1) THROTTLE BODY, 2) REPROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM AFTER THE THROTTLE BODY IS REPAIRED, 3) FUEL INJECTORS AS WELL AS 4) AIR FILTER...THE DEALER'S TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIRS WAS QUOTED TO ME AS $620.00!!! WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THE FORD ESCAPE HAVING WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME RECOUP THE MAJOR COST OF THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIRS AS I FEEL FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD REPAIR AT NO COST BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 48,500

WHILE DRIVING ON I55 IN CHICAGO GOING 60 MPH THE GAS PEDDLE WENT SOFT. THERE WAS NO ACCRETION, I WAS FORCE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AND IT RAN FINE FOR 20 MILES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THEN AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

VEHICLE RANDOMLY SLIPS INTO LIMP-HOME MODE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE ACCELERATOR IS NON-RESPONSIVE. IF THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE IS SHIFT OFF, IT RESTARTS WITH NO PROBLEM...UNTIL A RANDOM TIME FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. MONDAY IT HAPPENED 5 TIMES; TUESDAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 96,500

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY FORD ESCAPE WOULD COME ON AND OFF, ON AND OFF. SOME TIMES IT WOULD STAY ON FOR WEEKS AND THEN JUST DISAPPEAR. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STAY ON FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN DISAPPEAR. AND WHENEVER I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NEVER ON. PEP BOYS COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NEVER ON, AND NO CODES APPEARED. WHEN PEP BOYS DROVE THE CAR, IT NEVER STOPPED ON THEM. IN APRIL OF 2012, AS MY SON WAS HOME FROM COLLEGE AND DRIVING THE CAR, IT SHUT OFF ON HIM ON THE FREEWAY ON MANY OCCASIONS. HE WOULD EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THE ENGINE WENT OFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND EITHER RESTART IT OR WAIT AN HOUR FOR IT TO START SOMETIMES. THIS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AT FAST AND SLOW SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MAINTENANCE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. THE CAR BEGAN STOPPING ON ME WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE. EVERY TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO PEP BOYS, THEY WOULD DRIVE IT FOR HOURS AND IT NEVER STOPPED ON THEM. ON APRIL 29, 2012, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO PEP BOYS, AND THE STOP ENGINE CODE READ THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I GOT THE CAR BACK ON MAY14, 2012, AND IT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON ME. THEN IT RAN GOOD FOR TWO WEEKS, THEN IT BEGAN STOPPING AGAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON JUNE 21, 2012, I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE CODES READ THROTTLE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE AND I GOT THE CAR BACK ON JUNE, 29, 2013. I HAVE SPEND OVER $3500.00 ON THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED. ONE THING TO NOT IS THAT THE ORIGINAL CHECK LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON AROUND AUGUST OF 2011 AND THERE NEVER WAS A CLEAR DIAGNOSIS UNTIL MAY AND JUNE OF 2013. *TR

Mileage: 81,336

AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY CAR APPEARED TO STALL. A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. IT FELT AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO HAD IT TOWED. THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE 8,000 REQUESTS FOR THE PART BUT IT IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING PRODUCED SO THE WAIT COULD BE MONTHS OR LONGER. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PICK UP MY CAR AND DRIVE IT AS IS, AS A REPLACEMENT CAR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GET THE PART THREW A DIFFERENT COMPANY AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART CANNOT BE FOUND ANYWHERE BUT I MAY BE ABLE TO GET A USED ONE FROM A WRECKED CAR. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR AND DROVE IT HOME IT STALLED TWICE. I DID AS I WAS ADVISED BY FORD, I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS WORKED BOTH TIMES BUT IS NOT A VERY SAFE WAY TO DRIVE. FORTUNATELY I HAD SOMEONE FOLLOWING ME AND WE BOTH HAD OUR HAZARDS ON AS THE CARS BEHIND US WERE NOT HAPPY WHEN I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 47,195

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I COASTED THE CAR ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THIS PART OF THE HIGHWAY HAS NO SHOULDER AND IS BORDERED BY A CONCRETE WALL OR FENCE. THE RIGHT-LANE TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP WHILE I RESTARTED THE CAR. AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR, I PROCEEDED DOWN THE FREEWAY, BUT BEFORE I ARRIVED AT THE NEXT EXIT, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY AND FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS. I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR INCIDENT ON 6/20/13 AND REPORTED IT TO SAFERCAR.GOV. AT THAT TIME, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SERVICES MY CAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON TO FORD ESCAPES THAT THERE IS A 3 WEEK BACKLOG FOR ORDERING A REPLACEMENT PART. IN THE MEANTIME, THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE?) ' FOR $118 ' AS A TEMPORARY FIX. APPARENTLY, THE 'FIX' WAS VERY TEMPORARY. MY CAR IS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE THROTTLE BODY IS REPLACED. FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS, I CANNOT RISK DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK. HOW MANY LIVES MUST BE PLACED AT RISK BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT? *TR

Mileage: 31,750

ABOUT A YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF AGO I LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION WHILE DRIVING, COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A FEW MINUTES LATER IT STARTED IT RIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A COUPLE OF WEEKS PERIOD, I TOOK IT TO OUR FORD HOUSE BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. I THEN TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS A THROTTLE ISSUE BUT COULDN'T FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, SO HE SUGGESTED WE TAKE IT BACK TO THE FORD HOUSE AND LET THEM "PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER" AND LOOK AGAIN. I DID BUT THEY SAID ALTHOUGH THEY UNPLUGGED AND RECONNECTED SEVERAL THINGS THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FOR A FEW MONTHS AND NOW IT HAS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN, 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. NOW IT SPUTTERS SOME WHEN I RESTART IT BUT SO FAR IT HAS STARTED. I HAVE A TODDLER AND DEPEND ON MY CAR TO GET US AROUND AND THIS IS A VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERN. GETTING REAR-ENDED OR RUN OVER WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD IS A HUGE FEAR. IT SOUNDS LIKE WHEN I TAKE IT BACK TO THE FORD HOUSE, AND I WILL, THE WAIT ON THE PART WILL STILL MEAN I'LL BE DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE .FORD NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY AND THEN THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW HOW MUCH THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN, TURNED LEFT AND PRESSED THE GAS AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO, ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES WERE NORMAL BUT THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WOULDN'T MAKE THE CAR GO SO I COASTED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND ALMOST MADE IT OUT OF THE ROAD. I TRIED CALLING SEVERAL TOW TRUCK COMPANY'S FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND DIDN'T GET AN ANSWER. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINS, I TRIED CRANKING THE CAR. ALL PARTS RAN NORMAL, ALL GAUGES NORMAL, SO I DROVE IT TO WORK AND THEN CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT IS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY APPROX 55-65 MILE PER HOUR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, RPMS WENT DOWN TO 1000 AND WOULD NOT REV BACK UP UNTIL I PULLED THE CAR OVER ON THE SHOULDER PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN UNTIL I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER. ALSO OCCURED LEAVING A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CAR STALLED. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT COAST TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE RESTARTED IT. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE BUT LATER THAT NIGHT, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AT 45 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 65,200

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 3.5 MILES WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH. MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH ILLUMINATED. I PANIC BECAUSE I WAS ON A STREET WHERE THERE WAS NO AREA TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS I TURNED THE ENGINE OVER AND IT SPUTTERED TO LIFE, BUT THEN THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. CARS WERE COMING BEHIND ME AND I TRIED MY BEST TO GIVE THEM ROOM TO DRIVE BY, WHICH WAS HARD AS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER WITH PARKED CARS. AFTER THE CARS PASSED ME, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN AND WAITED ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS AND THE ENGINE CAME TO LIFE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 83,590

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013, I WAS DRIVING NEAR TOPEKA, KANSAS, IN A SUBURBAN AREA WITH MY WIFE, 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER & 6 MONTH OLD SON IN OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT ON A HIGH TRAFFIC STREET SO WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART THE CAR SUCCESSFULLY. THE ESCAPE CONTINUED ON WITHOUT ISSUE BACK HOME TO LAWRENCE, KANSAS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AROUND LAWRENCE WITHOUT ANY ISSUE UNTIL FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2013. ON THIS DATE MY WIFE HAD TO COMMUTE FROM LAWRENCE TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, FOR WORK-RELATED TRAINING. ON HER TRIP TO KANSAS CITY (KC) THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60+ MPH). SHE WAS SUCCESSFUL RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT IT STALLED ONCE AGAIN WHILE IN KC. SHE DROVE THE ESCAPE TO SHAWNEE MISSION FORD TO SEE IF DIAGNOSTICS COULD BE RUN ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME LEFT IN THE DAY TO PERFORM THE FULL DIAGNOSTICS. A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TEST-DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING IT STALLED ONCE AGAIN. BECAUSE CARSEATS FOR OUR TWO CHILDREN WERE LOCATED IN THE ESCAPE, MY WIFE HAD TO DRIVE FROM KC BACK TO LAWRENCE SO OUR FAMILY WOULD HAVE THESE ITEMS ON HAND. WHILE DRIVING FROM KC TO LAWRENCE THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60+ MPH). ONCE BACK IN LAWRENCE THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AT LAIRD NOLLER FORD, AND ON SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THEIR SERVICE STAFF THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS PART IS CURRENTLY ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, SO WE COULD BE WITHOUT OUR PRIMARY FAMILY VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 3 WEEKS. THIS WILL RESULT IN HARDSHIP ON THE FAMILY AND COULD RESULT IN MAJOR FINANCIAL COSTS IF A RENTAL VEHICLE IS NEEDED FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD WE ARE WITHOUT OUR PRIMARY FAMILY VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP YESTERDAY AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I PULLED OVER QUICKLY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT KEPT JERKING FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT A MILE UNTIL I GOT UP TO 50 MPH AND THEN IT DID THE SAME THING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS $325. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 74,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. THE PART NEEDED IS ON BACK ORDER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE AND WILL NEVER BUY A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 74,335

I WAS LEAVING OUR LOCAL STORE AND TURNED ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD TO HAVE MY CAR START SHAKING AND WON'T GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 4 MPH. RIGHT AFTER, THE POWERTRAIN SYMBOL CAME ON FOLLOWED THE ENGINE LIGHT. WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON I CREPT INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. WHEN TURNED BACK ON THE LIGHTS WERE ALL GONE, SO I ASSUMED IT WAS A FLUKE. UNTIL I STARTED DRIVING AND AS SOON AS I TURNED EVERYTHING TURNED BACK ON AND THE SHAKING HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE IT WAS THE THROTTLE AND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF SO MANY OF THE ESCAPES BREAKING IN THE SAME PART. NOW ITS THE SIT AND WAIT GAME FOR WEEKS! *TR

Mileage: 58,300

DRIVING APPROX. 45 MPH THE ACCELERATION STOPS, NO CONNECTION WITH PEDAL, ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING BUT NO ACCELERATION. EVENTUALLY HAD TO COST TO A STOP, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. WRENCH ON DASH IS ON. STOP CAR AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. STARTED ENGINE, STARTS HARD BUT DOES START, WRENCH ON DASH IS OFF BUT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THIS SAME THING HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN A FEW MILES BEFORE I FINALLY GOT HOME. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTH AGO BUT APPEARED TO CORRECT ITSELF. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THIS COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS FROM LOOKING ON LINE THAT IT IS A FORD PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ALSO AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE OFTEN AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 73,456

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY I SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CAR SLOWED TO 40MPH. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR BECAME SPONGY. THE THROTTLE/POWER-TRAIN WARNING LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER TRAFFIC. WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF. I FELT ENDANGERED AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE 30 MINUTES TO HOME AT UNDER 40MPH. THE NEXT DAY THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. HE STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPES, AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $615. MY CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH LESS THAN 32,000 MILES. THE POOR QUALITY OF THIS PART CONSTITUTES A DANGEROUS HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 31,675

APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER; NO ACCELERATION, ETC. I MANAGED TO GET ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, EXCEPT THIS TIME THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING AND SHAKING EXTREMELY HARD. AGAIN, I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (FORTUNATELY NO VOLUME OF TRAFFIC), PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED ENGINE OFF, AND RESTARTED - WRENCH LIGHT GONE AND ALL SEEMED OK. TWO DAYS AGO, SAME THING HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN A TWO MILE TRIP, AGAIN FORTUNATELY NO TRAFFIC VOLUME. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND NO SURPRISE IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I SEE THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

UPON TURNING LEFT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FROM A RED LIGHT, I ACCELERATED TO REACH ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN SLIGHTLY SO I PRESSED ON THE GAS SLIGHTLY BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE LIT (THERE IS A LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH). I TURNED THE RADIO OFF AND IT SEEMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND START THE ENGINE. IT SEEMED LIKE I HAD FULL CONTROL OVER STEERING AND BRAKING TO PULL OVER, BUT PERHAPS THAT WAS JUST THE SLOW RATE OF SPEED I WAS AT. NOW EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE NORMAL NOW, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED AS I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY FOLKS INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM, SUSPECTING SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME. THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, WITH THIS TIME BEING THE MOST RECENT. *TR

Mileage: 44,450

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT APPROX 55 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. ALTHOUGH STEERING AND BRAKING WAS AVAILABLE, ACCELERATION WAS NOT. THE ORANGE "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTART. THIS HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT. SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER EACH TIME AND IT HAS RESTARTED. BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT IS FULLY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET. A LARGE VOLUME OF "THROTTLE BODY" ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AND OTHER ESCAPE MODELS IS DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. THERE IS NEVER ANY ADVANCE WARNING OF WHEN THIS MAY OCCUR, AND IT HAS OCCURRED AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE POTENTIAL DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL FROM FORD. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS DEFECT LEADS TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT ALREADY HAS NOT DONE SO. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

I'M DRIVING NORMALLY, AT A CONSTANT SPEED (40), AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, RPMS DO WEIRD THINGS, GAS PEDAL DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL IN A DRIFT DOWNSPEED DOES NOTHING, PARK DOES NOTHING. PUTTING IT IN PARK AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE, AND STARTING AGAIN MAKES THE LIGHT GO AWAY AND RUN FINE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IN MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR, IT RANDOMLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND MY CAR STOPS RUNNING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROADS. CARS COULD ALSO EASILY HIT ME WHEN MY CAR RANDOMLY STOPS.THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED ONCE I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPENS MANY TIMES. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS THIS PROBLEM PUTS PEOPLE IN SERIOUS DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND AS THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 5 MPH, IT WENT INTO WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE "LIMP MODE." WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE IDLED AT ABOUT 800 RPM, AND IT TOOK ABOUT A MINUTE OR MORE FOR THE CAR TO "LIMP" OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED IT. IT THEN WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM WHERE THIS HAPPENED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW IN JUNE ( SEVERAL MONTHS LATER), WE HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW YOU WERE INVESTIGATING. I PRINTED OUT THE ARTICLE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A CIRCUIT PROBLEM, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND IT MAY TAKE "WEEKS" FOR THEM TO GET THE PART. WE DROVE THE CAR ONCE MORE AND THE SAME " LIMP MODE" KICKED IN 3 TIMES IN A 3 MILE TRIP. WHILE TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE SEEMS TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO THE LIMP MODE WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO ACCELERATE THE CROSS A ROAD, ETC. WHILE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE REPAIRED SATISFACTORILY, THIS IS POTENTIALLY AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION AND I AM REPORTING IT SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY 2008, ACCORDING TO THE STICKER ON THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 50,100

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF BUT SHE COULD NOT GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS AND HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE THEN WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING TODAY. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE BODY FROM WHAT I'VE READ FROM OTHER 2009 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT AN INVESTIGATE WAS/IS BEING DONE INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

MULTIPLE TIMES MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING 55MPH. I TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST 4 WEEKS. A 4 WEEK PART BACK ORDER SEEMS TO ME A STRONG INDICATOR THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SCENARIO. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

AT OR ABOUT 2:30PM ON SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013, THE IDENTIFIED VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED ON A LIMITED-ACCESS STATE HIGHWAY AT OR AROUND THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE TOOK AN EXIT RAMP ONTO THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND DECELERATED TO POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 50 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY PRIOR INDICATION, THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE FORD-DEFINED "LIMP HOME MODE," WHICH INCLUDED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (GOVERNED TO APPROXIMATED 900 RPM IN SECOND GEAR), AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RAPID DECELERATION TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON THE HIGH-SPEED THREE-LANE ROADWAY WITH MEDIUM TO MEDIUM-HEAVY TRAFFIC. UPON PULLING THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLING AND THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED A "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN FAULT" WARNING LIGHT. UPON CYCLING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON, ENGINE IGNITION TOOK LONGER THAN TYPICAL TO START BY SEVERAL SECONDS, BUT APPEARED TO OTHERWISE FUNCTION PROPERLY. UPON RE-ENTERING THE ROADWAY, AN EXPERIENCE SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED ABOVE OCCURRED AFTER SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR. AFTER-MARKET DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER INDICATES THE VEHICLE HAS A P2112, "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL STUCK CLOSED," CODE. ENGINE WAS CYCLED AND ENTRY TO ROADWAY WAS ATTEMPTED AGAIN; SIMILAR EPISODE OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, WHICH IS PENDING AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

CAR WAS FINE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NOTHING. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WRENCH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS LIT, INDICATING A POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I'M SURE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER READING THE POSTED COMPLAINTS, LEFT TURNS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP. *TR

Mileage: 59,095

UPDATE ON COMPLAINT #10515406 - TOOK CAR TO DEALER - THE DIAGNOSIS IS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THEY WANT $474 TO FIX IT. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL YET...UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILLION FORD ESCAPES WITH THIS ISSUE MODEL YEARS 2005-2012. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A WIDELY KNOWN FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME. THE ESCAPE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ON 6/4. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SPOT OUT OF THE DRIVING LANE AND TURN IT OFF. I RESTARTED AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS MORNING 6/6. IT HAPPENED WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL. HE ALSO WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. TURN OFF THE ESCAPE AND RESTART IT WITH NO PROBLEMS. CALLED THE DEALER. THEY WANT IT IN FOR SERVICE RIGHT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP OR WHEN I AM STOPPED AND STARTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF. I THEN HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

0630HR REVERSED CAR FROM GARAGE REACHED ROAD 30FT ,THEN PLACED IN D ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 15MPH THEN SUDDEN LOST OF POWER AND DECELERATION SIMILAR TO APPLYING BRAKE DRIVE WENT INTO 'LIMP' MODE WITHOUT WARNING.A WRENCH SHOWED UP AS A FAULT WARNING ON THE DASH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE STARTS TO JERK, HESITATE, SLOW DOWN. AT TIMES I FEEL IT'S ABOUT TO SUDDENLY STALL OR TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESPONDED AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR A SHORT WHILE BEFORE IT FAILED AGAIN. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I REPEATED THIS CYCLE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE CODES INDICATED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS, WHICH MEANS I WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR (THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL DUE TO BACKORDERED PARTS). THIS IS NOW VERY INCONVENIENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY COMPLETELY REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE AT AROUND 30K MILES, ALONG WITH A FAILED POWER WINDOW MOTOR, REAR GLASS HATCH SEALS, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ACCELERATOR STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW MILES THEN REPEATED TWICE MORE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS BAD. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING TO A MEETING 05/31/13 IN WETUMPKA AL. MY 09 ESCAPE STALL WHEN EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY. I PLACE IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND IT CUT OFF AGAIN. SO I RESTARTED FOR THE 3RD TIME AND HELD MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME , TRYING TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PRESSING THE GAS FAST. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AFTER THE MEETING WAS OVER I MADE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SAID I HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE IT WAS BUSY THEY WILL CHECK ON IT MONDAY BUT THEY DID CALL ME SAT. 06 01 13 AND SAID IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEW PART WILL BE RELEASED. IAM VERY UP SET THIS PART MUST BE ON RECALL LIST. TELL ME SOMETHING ASAP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAD SEEN SOME ISSUES WITH POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, BUT WAS MINOR UNTIL MAY 30TH, 2013. WE WERE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE "BOGGED DOWN" AND DIDN'T ACCELERATE. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. WE HAD JUST FILLED UP AND ORIGINALLY BELIEVED IT WAS BAD GAS. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES AS WE GOT HOME (ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND LITTLE WRENCH ICON SHOWS UP ON BOTTOM LEFT OF DASH WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS). IT DID THIS ABOUT 5 MORE TIMES ON OUR DRIVE HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHICH INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I THEN GOOGLED: THROTTLE 2009. THE FIRST THING THAT APPEARED WAS THE FORD ESCAPE AND THE ARTICLES DESCRIBED WHAT I WAS DEALING WITH TOO. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL TODAY, FORD IS RELEASING A (NEW ENGINEERED DESIGNED) THROTTLE BODY THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE JUNE 6TH AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR SO THAT I DON'T GET ANOTHER BAD PART. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT THEY ARE BASICALLY ADMITTING TO PRODUCING A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT I HAVE TO PAY $400 TO FIX MY CAR...WHILE WAITING A WEEK FOR THE NEW PART TO COME IN. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CRUISE CONTROL SET AT APPROXIMATELY 53 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED. AT THE TIME IT LOST POWER, A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT AND WHEN I COULD GET IT TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME ACTION 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES IN THAT SPAN. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED AND REMAINS CONTINUOUSLY LIT WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON. THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD. THERE IS CURRENTLY A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THE PART WITH NO ANTICIPATED RELEASE DATE. THE POWER LOSS OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES, AND ON ONE OCCASION HAPPENED WHILE I WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND WITH NO ANTICIPATED RELEASE DATE FOR THE PART, COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. FORD CLEARLY KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THEIR INABILITY TO DEAL WITH IT IS GOING TO LEAD TO SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

I DRIVE A 2009 FORD ESCAPE AUTOMATIC WITH A V6 ENGINE. ON SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 AM, I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 WEST. SUDDENLY, I HEARD A SINGLE CLICK SOUND. THE WRENCH WAS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH BOARD AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. NO MATTER WHAT I DID, NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS TERRIFIED THAT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED BY THE CARS BEHIND ME FOR SLOWING DOWN SUDDENLY, SO I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND MOVED TO THE INTERSTATE MEDIAN. I TURNED MY TRUCK OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED HOME WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT CAME WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IF A LIGHT INDICATING THAT SERVICE WAS NEEDED, I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS NIGHTMARE. I AM NOW LEARNING THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STOP. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE VEHICLE UP AND DRIVE A FEW FEET BEFORE IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN ADVANCED AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THEY PULLED THE CHECK ENGINE ERROR CODE AND IT INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I AM ABLE TO DRIVE IT CURRENTLY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE THROTTLE WILL STICK JUST AS I'M ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD DOCUMENT THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER OF THESE VEHICLES. I PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE REVED UP AND DOWN FROM ABOUT 1300 TO 2000. THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS, EVERYTHING FEELS FINE, YOU GO TO GIVE YOUR CAR POWER, AND IT STUTTERS AND DOESN'T RESPOND. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS UNTIL IT HAPPENS. I'M GLAD IT HAPPENED TO ME ON MY RESIDENTIAL STREET. IF THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS LANES, GOD HELP ME. I'D RATHER THE VEHICLE NOT START OR STALL WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE THAN WHAT IT DID. I PLAN ON TAKING THE CAR IN TOMORROW AND FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING DESPITE THE FACT MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN. I COASTED TO A STOPLIGHT, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 40,484

TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A RED LIGHT, WITH PEDAL COMPLETELY ENGAGED. HAD CONTINUED LOSS POWER/THRUST WHEN I PUSH THE GAS. THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN NOW, I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS I NEVER KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. SUNDAY AFTER FINALLY GETTING HOME, I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO STAY CRANKED WHEN I DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO REVERSE. THIS LOSS OF POWER WAS EXUBERATED BY HAVING THE A/C RUNNING. FIRST THE TIMING COVER LEAKS AT 22, 761, THEN A PULLEY FALLS OFF THE ENGINE AT 40,149 SPRAYING OIL ALL OVER MY INTERIOR VIA THE A/C. AFTER THE PULLEY WAS REPLACED THE CAR WOULD IDLE HIGH AND THEN STARTED JERKING AS IF IT WANTED TO STALL, TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES, FINALLY HAD THE TECH DRIVE WITH ME AND HE FELT THE JERKING. AFTER THREE VISITS FOR THIS, IN NOVEMBER 2012 AT 50,000 I WAS AM TOLD THE COIL PACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, NOW AT 55, 063 MILES I AM TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED? I THINK I WAS SOLD A LEMON AND IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT'S ILLEGAL. WHAT IF I AM REAR ENDED DUE TO THE HORRIBLE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF YOUR PRODUCT?

Mileage: 55,063

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF ALL TOGETHER. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. FOUND OUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A RECURRENCE ON FORD ESCAPES. *TR

Mileage: 45,307

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. CAR SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LOSE POWER, BUT RETAINED POWER STEERING FUNCTION. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT MIGHT HAVE HAD MINIMAL POWER. COASTED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND USED BRAKES TO STOP. WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTED. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR NEXT 90 MILES AND THE NEXT DAY. DEALER EVALUATED THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON YOUR WEBSITE. ALSO REPORTS OF POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BY NHTSB AND AUTOMOTIVE PRESS. IT IS A SERIOUS FAILURE AT SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION. WILL THE DEALER COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR IF THERE IS A SUBSEQUENT RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD AT 35 MPH WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER AND FRIEND IN THE CAR WHEN THE CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY TO AROUND 5 MPH. IT SPUTTERED AND THE "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN" LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH. FORTUNATELY, THE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND CRAWLED TO THE INTERSECTION WHERE I TURNED ONTO A SERVICE ROAD AND PARKED. I WAITED 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND MADE IT HOME SAFELY 3 MILES AWAY. I WILL SEE WHAT FORD DEALER HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. I HAVE THIS CAR NOW FOR LESS THAN FOUR YEARS AND HAVE ONE INCIDENT AFTER ANOTHER. I HAVE PURPOSELY PURCHASED AMERICAN MADE CARS OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS, BUT DON'T SEEM TO HAVE LUCK. I MAY HAVE TO GO BACK TO FOREIGN BRANDS. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE AFFECTED PART IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS ISSUE HAD HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE MARCH 12TH 2013. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND GOING ABOUT 65 WHEN IT HAPPENED AND IT JUST STALLED. THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT THAT CAME ON. I HAD TO SOMEHOW MERGE OVER TWO LANES WHILE NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE (VERY SCARY)! AGAIN THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES FINALLY TODAY WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHERE THERE WAS BARELY ANY ROOM TO PULL OVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC, SOMEHOW, AND ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE FREEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO PULL OVER AND THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT SOMEWHERE AND WAS ABLE TO GET A FAULT CODE (P2111). THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS! IT WAS NOT ONLY SCARY BUT VERY DANGEROUS. I HOPE THAT IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM THEY MAKE A COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ON OCTOBER 24, 2009, THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD STICK AT THE 2000 LEVEL. HESITATION OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING MARCH 2, 2010, THE THROTTLE BINDED ON ACCELERATION. ON JULY19, 2011, POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO RECALL.ON FEBRUARY 12, 2011, ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING, RESTARTED ENGINE, AND WOULD DRIVE, AND PROBLEM WOULD REPEAT. THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED.ON DECEMBER 3 ,2012, ENGINE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR AND DTC CODES WERE CLEARED, WIGGLE TEST AND WIRING DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED. ON MARCH 16TH,2013, CAR POWERED DOWN TO SLOW CRAWL AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TRANSMISSION AXLE LEAK REPAIRED. ON APRIL 5TH, THROTTLE /POWERTRAIN LIGHT APPEARED AND CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A SLOW CRAWL. RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 6,053

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE PARKED AND SHIFTING INTO PARK OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. *TR

Mileage: 200

WAS DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT SPEED DOWN A FAIRLY BUSY ROAD. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL AND I ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF ACCELERATION THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ME PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT GAME ON. I COULD ONLY COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE SHOULDER WAS NOT WIDE ENOUGH SO PART OF MY CAR WAS STILL IN THE LANE AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF MY WAY. THE CAR WAS STUTTERING AND DID NOTHING WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, CLUTCH, OR CHANGED GEARS. TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE AS IT HAD BEEN BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD DISAPPEARED SO MY MECHANIC COULD NOT PULL ANY CODES, BUT BELIEVES IT IS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE THROTTLE BODY. FOR THE CAR TO SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, NO MATTER HOW SHORT OF TIME. I WON'T DRIVE UNTIL THE NEW PART ARRIVES, WHICH COULD BE A WEEK AS I LIVE IN HAWAII. ALSO, FORD IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR IT AS THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS WEEKEND I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES, BUT AS AN OWNER I WAS NEVER ONCE WARNED OF IT. HAD I BEEN I WOULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT MUCH EARLIER AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHUTTING DOWN IN FEB 2012. AFTER 2 THROTTLE BODY'S AND STILL PROBLEMS THE DEALER PUT A FLIGHT RECORDER ON MY CAR. THIS RECORDED 5 EPISODES OF ENGINE FAILURE. THEY FOUND THAT A SENSOR TO THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THEY LEFT THE RECORDER ON AND TODAY 3/12/13 THE CAR STOPPED TWICE AND I PRESSED THE RECORDER BUTTON. THE CAR SEIZES, THE ENGINE REVS WHEN STANDING STILL AND HESITATES UPON PICK UP. THIS HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH. FORD DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS HAZARDOUS TO MY HEALTH. ONE DAY MY LUCK MAY NOT BE GOOD AS TO WHO IS BEHIND ME WHEN IT STALLS. RECALL! RECALL! RECALL! SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

Mileage: 71,552

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 ON AN INTERSTATE IN MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT 3.0L SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I CAREFULLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AS SPEED DROPPED TO ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR. WHILE PARKED ON THE SHOULDER I NOTICED THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WAS LIT. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING ROUGH AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 49,200

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER UNHARMED, BUT IT WAS A MORNING COMMUTE AND THE HIGHWAY WAS VERY BUSY I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT DID START UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES IN THE SAME MORNING. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT MY CAR IN PER THEIR INSTRUCTION. AFTER HOLDING MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND CHARGING ME $130 FOR SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE WRENCH LIGHT DOESN'T HOLD CODES. THEY KNEW WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF THE ONLY LIGHT THAT CAME ON WAS NO LONGER ON WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY DIDN'T WARN ME IN ADVANCE THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT IT HAPPENING WHILE THEY HAD IT. MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME WAS UNDER MAINTENANCE AND POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. SO I TOOK IT HOME AND THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 MORE TIMES BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVING THROUGH TOWN OVER ABOUT A 7 MONTH PERIOD. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS AGO 4 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON A VERY NARROW ROAD SO IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH FORD. I WAS TOLD IT HAD THE CODES FOR (THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN/CLOSED) THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH I HOPE WILL FIX THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED. SO I PAID FULL PRICE FOR THE PART BECAUSE MY SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT, BUT THIS SHOULD REALLY BE RECALL. THERE WERE NUMEROUS TIMES I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM SUPPER AT A RESTAURANT. WE WERE ON A BUSY CITY STREET DOING ABOUT 30 MPH,WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO AROUND 1 TO 2 MPH. WE MANAGED TO EASE THE CAR HOME(AROUND 2BLOCKS) AMID HORNS BLOWING AND LIGHTS FLASHING FROM OTHER DRIVERS.THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND SHOWED A PICTURE OF A WRENCH. WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THE LADY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY,SHE SEEMED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WOULD BE A WRENCH SHOWING ,WHICH MADE ME ASSUME THAT THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.....BILL FOR REPAIRS WAS $545.00. *TR

Mileage: 40,300

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE HAS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I TRY NOT TO MAKE LEFT TURNS DUE TO VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN WHEN I AM ACCELERATING, THE WRENCH COMES ON IN THE CAB WHEN I START EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. ALSO WHEN ON HIGHWAY WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR SLOWS DOWN LIE THE BRAKES ARE ON. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM INCREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WHEN PRESSING ON GAS IT JUST COASTED. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED AND WAS BACK ON THE ROAD. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THERE HAS BEEN SOME SURGING. I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING SOME PRESS THAT THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART (THROTTLE BODY). I CONTACTED FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT IT, BUT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER,THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT INDICATE A POWER TRAIN ISSUE, I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE AND IT TRULY LOOKS LIKE A DEFECTIVE PART. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD RESULT IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 46,700

MY FIRST INCIDENT WITH MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AFTER JUST STARTING MY TRUCK AND DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT THE RPM'S WERE ROARING TO OVER 6000 AND MY TRUCK FINALLY SHOT OUT INTO TRAFFIC. LUCKILY ON A VERY BUSY STREET, NO ONE WAS COMING AT THE TIME. AFTER THAT THE TRUCK HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF NOT ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC AND A ROARING AND RAPID RISE IN RPM'S. I LEARNED TO IMMEDIATELY TURN MY CAR OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD) AND THEN RESTART AND IT WOULD USUALLY WORK PROPERLY. IT CAN BE VERY SCARY. IT WOULD OFTEN SLAM INTO GEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED WHICH I KNOW WAS NOT GOOD FOR MY TRANSMISSION. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SO I KNEW IT MIGHT BE HARD FOR A TECHNICIAN TO REPLICATE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR 3 YEARS THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WHEN MY WARRANTY WAS UP I WENT IN AND INSISTED THAT THEY FIX MY TRUCK. THEY REPLACED A TIE ROD, FIXED THE SWAY BAR LINKAGE AND SAID IT WAS FINE. IT STARTED MAKING REALLY LOUD NOISES A MONTH LATER AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO AGAIN FIXED THE LINKAGE. I CALLED FORD AND THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR A COUPLE WEEKS AND DID EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION WORK. IT HAS HAD 2 PROBLEM SINCE BUT NOT AS BAD. I STILL WORRY ABOUT FRONT END ISSUES AFTER 3 YEARS OF SLAMMING INTO GEAR WITH THE ENGINE REVVING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE(USUALLY I LEASED MY TRUCK) BECAUSE I WAS RETIRING AND NOW I FEEL I MUST GET RID OF IT BECAUSE OF ANTICIPATED MECHANICAL TROUBLE. *TR

Mileage: 500

OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE IS STALLING AND SURGING. THE ESCAPE SUDDENLY DECELERATES LIKE IT IS STALLING OUT, ON OTHER OCCASIONS IT ACCELERATES AND REVS THE ENGINE REALLY HIGH THEN DROPS BACK DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 33,400

MY FORD ESCAPE 2009 KEEPS LOSING ACCELERATION ABILITY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ONLY GOING 25 ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER EASILY. WRENCH LIGHT IS ON, I TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART AND ACCELERATION IS FINE. THE NEXT TIME I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AGAIN TURN CAR OFF WAIT TURN CAR ON AND I'M FINE NEXT TIME HEADING HOME FROM WORK ON A VERY BUSY STREET HAPPENED IN THE INTERSECTION HAD TO GET OVER LIMPED INTO A QUICK TRIP TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON WORKS FINE. BUT WHO IS TO SAY THIS WON'T HAPPEN WHEN I AM TRYING TO TURN AGAINST TRAFFIC I WOULD BE IN A SERIOUS WRECK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET A CODE OFF THE COMPUTER. THEY ARE STILL TRYING BUT WHEN A WOMEN (MYSELF) MENTIONS THROTTLE BODY THEY TRY TO SAY NO THAT COULDN'T BE IT. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

2009 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY, AT 50 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. HER FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE ALSO NOTICED TWO SYMBOLS, A GAS AND A WRENCH LIGHT, APPEARED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. SHORTLY AFTER SHE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS ADVISED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION. ON DECEMBER 21, 2012, AS SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH IN THE CITY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. AT THAT TIME, ONLY THE SYMBOL OF THE WRENCH APPEARED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, ONLY TO BE TOLD, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

STOP AND SPEED UP AND NOT WANT TO MOVE HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THIS HAPPENED FIRST ON JANUARY 7 AND AGAIN TODAY JJNUARY 10, 2013. THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS. THE YELLOW WRENCH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND INDICATES THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEM. CAN TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART AND DRIVE NORMALLY. IT WAS VERY SCARY AS MY WIFE WAS LEFT IN THE DARK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. IT SEEMS TO BE VERY INTERMIITENT. I HAVE READ OTHERS REPORTS OF THIS AND FORD APPARENTLY IS NOT TAKING ACTION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH MANY HAVE REPORTED. *TR

Mileage: 69,532

MY VEHICLE WILL BE DRIVING FINE UNTIL SUDDENLY THE CAR LOSSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT APPEARS AND THE ENGINE SHAKES FORCEFULLY. AT THAT TIME I POWER THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. WHEN IT RESTARTS THE ENGINE SHAKES FOR LIKE 30 SECONDS AND THEN THE CAR PROCEEDS TO DRIVE NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT OCCURS. AT THE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 65 AND IT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE THREE KIDS AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVING AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THIS HAD HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY ON 11/25/12 AND THE DEALER REPAIR WAS REPLACING BOTH VCT SOLENOIDS AND VALVE COVER GASKETS. BOTH TIMES WHEN THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER 3-5 MINUTES. I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER 6-8 MILES AND THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE SECOND TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN SECONDS LATER 8 OTHER LIGHTS WERE LIT ON THE DASH. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AFTER COASTING TO THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY (WAS IN LEFT LANE WITH TRAFFIC AT 55MPH) AND WAITED FOR A TOW FROM THE DEALER. NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THIS REPAIR (REPLACEMENT OF THROTTLE BODY) IS NOT COVERED AS THE VEHICLE IS MORE THAN 3 YEARS OLD (ACTUALLY, I'VE HAD IT FOR 44 MONTHS). I WANT FORD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AS IT SEEMS RATHER COMMON FROM WHAT I'M SEEING ON-LINE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $350. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THERE JUST HASN'T BEEN A FORMAL RECALL YET. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

WAS ON ROAD.CAR JUST STOP ACCELERATING LIGHT CAME ON,PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED OFF. RESTARTED AND WORKED FIND FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. NOW HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERY OTHER DAY. CALLED DEALERSHIP,AND THEY SAID I NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIR. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. HAS HAPPENED ALOT TO PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

MY FORD ESCAPE 2009 KEEPS LOSING ACCELERATION ABILITY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ONLY GOING 25 ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER EASILY. WRENCH LIGHT IS ON, I TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART AND ACCELERATION IS FINE. THE NEXT TIME I WAS OUT OF TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO DECELERATE, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE. AGAIN I TURNED CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON EVERYTHING SEEM TO RETURN TO NORMAL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET A CODE OFF THE COMPUTER. THE MECHANIC DROVE IT AND WAS UNABLE TO GET PROBLEM TO OCCUR. I HAD TO PICK UP THE CAR WITH NO RESOLUTION. I RISKED MY LIFE AND DROVE IT HOME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME. I WILL NOT BE DRIVING MY CAR AGAIN UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. IT SEEMS FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. IF SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE FORD WILL BE HELD LIABLE. FORD YOU HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED OF THIS HAZARDOUS MALFUNCTION AND LEGALLY ARE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OUTCOME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHILE STOPPED, PRESSED GAS PEDDLE CAR ROLLED BUT NOT STRONG , HESITATED AS I HAD TOLD FORD DEALER, HAD TO SLAM BRAKES SO CAR WOULD NOT GO, BY THEN UPCOMING CAR WAS TO CLOSE. NO ACCIDENT BUT SCARED ME. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. NOT SAFE TO HAVE PASSENGERS, OR MYSELF. MANY COMPLAINTS TO FORD BUT NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,600

IN FEBRUARY 2012 (MILEAGE APPROX 32900), I EXPERIENCED JERKING UPON ACCELERATING AS MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE WAS CHANGING GEARS. THE DEALER ASSESSED IT AS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH JERKING UPON ACCELERATING SINCE. THEN, ON 10/20/2012 (MILEAGE APPROX 38000), THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT GETTING HIT, AND SHE AND OUR 18 MONTH OLD ARE OK. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. NOT ONLY WAS ACCELERATION A PROBLEM, THE SEALS ON THE FRONT AXLE BROKE AND SPILLED AXLE FLUID ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, SO THE DEALER IS REFILLING THE AXLE FLUID AND REPLACING THE SEALS. *TR

Mileage: 32,900

SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING HIGHWAY ON DARK RAINY EVENING, WITH NO FORE WARNING, CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS, CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. WHEN HELP ARRIVED THEY SUGGESTED I TURN OFF VEHICLE. WHEN I TURNED BACK ON, CAR WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY, WITH NO WARNING, SAME THING OCCURS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD. WHEN WE TOOK TO FORD DEALER TODAY, THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT SO THEY HAVE NO REPAIR CODE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION....COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY...I HAVE TO DRIVE 17 MILES TO WORK ON HIGHWAY AND I AM SCARED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL/DRIVETRAIN LIGHT CAME ON . I PULLED TO THE BERM AND THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS MISSING AND IT WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT RAN OKAY. I CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE EXACT SAME THING OCCURRED ONLY TRAFFIC WAS MUCH HEAVIER ON THE INTERSTATE SO GETTING TO THE BERM WAS MUCH MORE HAZARDOUS. I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT RAN OKAY AGAIN. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPT FOR THE NEXT EVENING. THE NEXT DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AS I PULLED INTO AN INTERSECTION. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT RAN OKAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT EVENING AND THEY KEPT IT SO THEIR SERVICE DEPT COULD ANALYSIS THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT EVENING THEY CONTACTED ME AND ADVISED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE IT TO WORK AND HOME THE NEXT DAY WITH NO PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT OCCURRED AGAIN AND I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD ME BRING IT IN. I WAS APPROX. 15 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I CONTACTED THEM AND THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE DEALERSHIP, ONCE IN AN INTERSECTION AND ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER THEY ANALYZED IT AGAIN THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR (CODE P2111 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN FORCED TO LIMIT POWER) THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 37,500 MILES ON IT SO IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. LOOKING ON THE WEB AND THE NHTSA WEBSITE THIS DOESN'T APPEAR UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE. SINCE THIS OCCURS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND HAS HAPPENED AT VERY INOPPORTUNE TIMES THIS LOOKS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT JERKS FORWARD ALSO. I JUST READ AN ARTICLE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH OTHER FORD ESCAPES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL INDICATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE VEHICLE COULD BE TOWED IN NEUTRAL GEAR FOR SIX AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BEHIND THE MOTOR HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT INSTALLED AN AUXILARY PUMP TO KEEP THE FLUID FROM OVER HEATING; OTHERWISE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE PUMP WOULD VOID THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS VEHICLE THAT COULD BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT OVERHEAT AFTER THE PUMP WAS ADDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 11/07/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED $800 FOR GOOD WILL.UPDATED 11/07/2012 *JS

Mileage: 57,486

WE WERE DRIVING OUR ESCAPE BACK FROM THE STORE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT LOST POWER AND THE THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD, THERE IS NO REASON THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD FAIL AT ALL MUCH LESS IN A NEWER MODEL CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. HAD WE BEEN PULLING OUT ON TO A ROAD WE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT! I DON'T THINK OURS IS AN ISOLATED INDECENT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

HAD JUST COME OVER THE TN RIVER BRIDGE ON I40 EAST IN TN AND WAS APPROACHING MILE MARKER 137 WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME NON RESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE WITH NO DASH INDICATION LIGHTS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT FUEL PUMP SHUT DOWN BECAUSE ACCELERATION DID NOT WORK. I KNEW THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BY RPM AND POWER STEERING WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING IN THE LEFT LANE AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND, IN FRONT AND IN RIGHT LANE. I TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS IN HOPES OF WARNING THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THE SEMI BEHIND ME HAD TO SLOW ALSO AND I COULD NOT CHANGE LANES AT MOMENT. CONTEMPLATING GOING LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN AND MAYBE STRIKING AN UPCOMING BRIDGE RAIL OR WAIT FOR OPEN RIGHT LANE AND GET TO RIGHT SIDE OF INTERSTATE. I HAD AN OPENING AND TURNED OFF HAZARD FLASHER AND THEN GAVE A RIGHT BLINKER, CUTTING OFF THE SEMI BEHIND WHO WAS TRYING TO GO AROUND ME. AT THAT MOMENT I THOUGHT WE WOULD GET HIT. PULLED OVER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE IDLED BAD LIKE A MISFIRE AND RPM GAUGE WENT UP AND DOWN UNSTEADILY. I VIDEOED THE FLUCTUATION WHILE PULLED OVER. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED NO PROBLEM. PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN 74 MILES LATER IN NASHVILLE AT 88756 MILES. AT THAT POINT ON I440E AND I65 SPLIT THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, SHUTDOWN AGAIN, BECAME NON RESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE. THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OVER VIDEOED THE FLUCTUATING GAUGES. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AND LIGHTS WENT OFF AND PROCEEDED TO CROWN FORD ON THOMPSON LANE AND THE SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED. THIS ISSUE ALSO HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON 9-3-2012, BETWEEN MILEAGE 89,9002 TO 89,1181, WHILE IN ALABAMA/TN. EXAMPLE GOING UPHILL, AND ALSO COASTING INTO SOMEONES DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT . THIS VEHICLE STILL CURRENTLY HAS THE TRANS FLARE ISSUE EVEN AFTER TWO PCM REFLASH. BUT FORD CANT GET IT TO ACT UP. I THOUGHT MAYBE THIS ISSUE WAS RELATED. *TR

Mileage: 88,682

I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SHOOK SLIGHTLY AND THEN THERE WAS NO MORE POWER FROM PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AND THE POWERTRAIN WARNING SYMBOL CAME ON (PICTURE OF A WRENCH) AND I WAS JUST COASTING; I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT IN PARK, WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE, AGAIN NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS, IT WOULD JUST COAST. I FINALLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED A MINUTE AND TURNED IT BACK ON, AND IT WORKED AND THERE WAS NO WARNING SYMBOL ON. I SAW ON INTERNET LATER THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING, HE MENTIONED POSSIBLY THE "THROTTLE BODY" BUT THEN AFTER THEY CHECKED IT, THEY SAID NOTHING INDICATED A PROBLEM, AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT EVEN INDICATE THAT WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN ON, SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THERE IS EVEN A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE ABOUT SOMEONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I AM SCARED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED THE THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY CAN BECOME STUCK AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE ALL THROTTLE AND SPEED CONTROL. PROBLEM WILL PRESENT ITSELF AS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AS SHIFTING THROUGH ALL THE GEARS WILL NOT CLEAR THE PROBLEM, UNTIL ENGINE IS POWERED DOWN AND RESTARTED. THIS IS A CLEAR AND EVIDENT PROBLEM THAT APPEARS AT OR AROUND 75,000 MILES. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FACTORY MODEL THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED IN MOST ESCAPE MODEL VEHICLES. REGULAR ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS DO NOT DISPLAY AN ERROR CODE UNLESS THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER IS CONNECTED TO THE CAR AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT AND WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 75,094

WAS DRIVING IN RIGHT LANE APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND I LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT OR SOMETHING. PULLED OVER AND INTO A PARKING LOT. ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH SO I TURNED IT OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE CAR. HUSBAND CAME AND RESTARTED, DROVE HOME NO ISSUE. ON 8/11/12 DRIVING TO STORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THIS TIME NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING LOOSING ALL ENGINE POWER. PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. LEFT CAR RUNNING, HUSBAND PRESSED GAS PEDAL BUT ENGINE STAYED AT ROUGH IDLE. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, DROVE CAR HOME AND CALLED SERVICING DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 8/10/12 TO CHECK TRANSMISSION, THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LET US KNOW TODAY 8/12/12 IF VEHICLE SHOULD BE TOWED IN RATHER THEN DRIVING IT IN DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. *TR

Mileage: 49,082

I HAVE OWNED 2009 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED V-6 LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT DID NOT STOP RUNNING SO I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE ROADWAY AND RETURN HOME. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES FOR IT TO RETURN TO NORMAL. I DID NOT GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER WARNING. DEALER ADVISES I SHOULD WAIT TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AS IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AT THIS POINT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS ON MY WAY TO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT AND A LOT OF HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC. I FEEL FORTUNATE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN AND WHERE IT DID. *TR

Mileage: 34,200

DRIVING FORD ESCAPE 2009 AT CONSISTENT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. IPHONE PLUGGED INTO USB PORT, HEAD LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING ON AND WORKING. SUDDEN FEELING OF HESITATION AND THEN FLOATING. ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. SUDDEN LOSS OF RPM'S AND ENGINE POWER. SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND ME WEAVED INTO OTHER LANE. I ACTIVATED HAZARD LIGHTS AND COASTED/CHANGED LANES OVER 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO SHOULDER OF EXPRESSWAY. STOPPED AND PARKED CAR. WRENCH LIGHT REMAINED ON. AIR CONDITIONING, MUSIC, AND LIGHTS REMAINED WORKING. I LOOKED UP CODE IN OWNER'S MANUAL AND FOUND "POWERTRAIN" "SERVICE IMMEDIATELY". I TURNED OFF CAR. I TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONING, UNPLUGGED IPHONE, MUSIC, AND LIGHTS. I RESTARTED CAR. CAR IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. WITH CAR IN PARK, TESTED ACCELERATION, NO HESITATION WITH RPMS. I TURNED OFF CAR AND WAITED 5 MINUTES. I TURNED CAR BACK ON, AGAIN NO WRENCH LIGHT, NO HESITATION WITH RPM/GAS PEDAL TESTED. I TURNED OFF HAZARDS AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE. NO FURTHER PROBLEM DRIVING THAT NIGHT OR THE NEXT DAY. ON MONDAY I TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I EXPLAINED I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LOSS OF AUXILIARY POWER, RATHER ENGINE POWER. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE BATTERY AT MY AGREEMENT AND CONTINUE TESTING. I WAS CALLED LATER IN DAY AN NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. WHILE WAITING FOR CALL FROM DEALER, I "GOOGLED" FORD ESCAPE 2009 WRENCH LIGHT. I FOUND MULTIPLE PROBLEMS ATTRIBUTED TO THROTTLE BODY STICKING, WITH INABILITY OF FORD DEALERS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS RECURRENT PROBLEM. MY CAR REMAINS AT DEALER. I CALLED FORD DEALER AGAIN TODAY AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS FINE TO DRIVE. I AM CONCERNED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON ANY STREET/EXPRESSWAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN, AS REPORTED BY OTHER DRIVERS. *JS

Mileage: 58,000

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO LOOSE RESISTANCE, VEHICLE STARTS TO SLOW EVEN THOUGH ADDING MORE POWER, AS VEHICLE SLOWS AND APPROACHES 5 MPH IT STARTS TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE AND ENGINE TO BACKFIRE. THEN WITH CAR STOPPED IT WON'T GO. WHEN RESTARTED IT WON'T GO THE FIRST TIME BUT THE SECOND START WILL THEN OPERATE NORMALLY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR IN TOWN. FORD DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR IT SO FAR HAD A MINOR LEAK IN AXLE SEAL IN FRONT WHEEL DRIVE REPAIRED THAT NO HELP. I BELIEVE IT IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM BEING SUFFERED BY MANY OTHERS ON INTERNET FORUMS FOR REPAIR ADVICE/QUESTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 32,791

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WINING. LIKE A BEARING IS GOING OUT. I THINK IT IS THE OUTPUT SHAFT BEARING. *KB

Mileage: 60,000

REPEATED TRANSMISSION SHIFT ISSUES, VEHICLE WILL SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD, ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES VEHICLE HAS A HARD TIME SWITCHING INTO REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 41,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,626 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Mileage: 9,626

TRANSMISSION IS LOUD. SHIFTS ARE HARSH. SIGNIFICANT HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR GEARS. UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS ARE FREQUENT. WHEN PASSING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY, ACCELERATION IS DELAYED AS TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP THROUGH GEARS, THEN DROPS TO A LOW GEAR. POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY SAY THEY CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 31,500

TRANSMISSION IS LOUD. SHIFTS ARE HARSH. SIGNIFICANT HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR GEARS. UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS ARE FREQUENT. WHEN PASSING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY, ACCELERATION IS DELAYED AS TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP THROUGH GEARS, THEN DROPS TO A LOW GEAR. POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY SAY THEY CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 31,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SEAL BLEW IN THE FRONT AXLE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF THE CONSUMER TWO REPAIRS WERE MADE IN LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS. THE AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. UPDATED 01/12/12

Mileage: 20,000

SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IS AS FOLLOWS; 2009 FORD ESCAPE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP OUT OF 5TH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS FIRST OCCURRED FIRST IN NOVEMBER 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 58000 MILES (REPAIRED), THEN IN APRIL 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 72000 MILES (REPAIRED), THEN AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 90000 MILES, NOT YET REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,741 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,800.

Mileage: 22,741

I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH UP THE HILL AND WAS TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE. I TRIED TO INCREASE THE SPEED TO 70 MPH AND THERE WAS SUDDEN SHIFT OF GEARS; IT WENT FROM HIGH TO LOW AND THEN HIGH AGAIN. I FELT SUDDEN JERK AND THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. THIS THING HAPPENED ONCE MORE AFTER THAT INCIDENT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR LAST 4 DAYS. THE LATEST I WAS INFORMED IS THAT, THEY WILL REPLACE IT. THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS IS THAT, THIS IS NOT ONE SPORADIC ISSUE. I KNOW AT LEAST 2 PERSONS WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2009 ESCAPES. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT DIE, BUT FOR THEM, IT DIED ON THE FREEWAYS. NOT A VERY SAFE SITUATION TO BE IN. THANKS FOR READING. *KB

Mileage: 36,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TOWING THE VEHICLE WITH AN RV, SMOKE WAS SEEN FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ UPDATED 3/29/12 *CN ON APRIL 3, 2012 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHILE SHIFTING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED FOR THE SLIPPING ISSUES. UPDATED 05/18/12

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE BEING TOWED BEHIND MY MOTOR HOME THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SMOKING. WHEN I STOPPED THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE I THOUGHT IT WAS ON FIRE AND GRABBED MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER. I HAD THE CAR HAULED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 8260 ODOMETER MILES. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE BEING TOWED AT 10834 ODOMETER MILES AND AFTER BEING TOWED APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED ANOTHER REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. EACH REPAIR TOOK 2-3 WEEKS TO COMPLETE. ALTHOUGH FORD MAINTAINS THAT THE ESCAPE CAN BE TOWED WITH ALL FOUR WHEELS ON THE GROUND THERE ARE NUMEROUS CATASTROPHIC FAILURES REPORTED ON THE INTERNET UNDER "FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS + TOWING" WHICH LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE TOWED WITHOUT GREAT RISK. THIS FAILURE IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE BUT IT IS A FINANCIAL PROBLEM FOR THE CONSUMER AND A SAFETY PROBLEM. DEPENDING UPON WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURS IT MIGHT BE VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. ALSO, AT SOME POINT THE VEHICLE COULD CONCEIVABLY CATCH FIRE WHICH WOULD PRESENT AN EVEN GREATER POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE REPORT OF A FIRE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE TRANSMISSION USED IN THE ESCAPE IS A 6F35 TRANSMISSION WHICH IS ALSO USED IN THE MERCURY MARINER, FORD FUSION AND MAZADA TRIBUTE. SO THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IF THEY ARE TOWED ALL FOUR WHEELS DOWN.

Mileage: 8,260

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER. A VEHICLE IN MY LANE SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, SO I LET MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO CHECK THE NEXT LANE TO SEE IF I COULD SWERVE OVER AT WHICH POINT I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET IN FRONT OF THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE BUT MY VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE RPMS DIDN'T CHANGE, AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS AND THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, IT FINALLY ENGAGED INTO GEAR AND JOLTED FORWARD. I NARROWLY MISSED THE STOPPED CAR. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE DEAD SPOTS IN ACCELERATION AFTER THE MANDATORY TSB FORD RELEASED. THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE TIMES IN WHICH IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND I TRY TO AVOID MAKING ANY LEFT HANDED TURNS AGAINST TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN PLAGUED WITH OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES, SUCH AS SLAMMING INTO GEAR, SLIPPING GEARS, SHIFT FLARES, HARSH SHIFTING AND EVEN THE TRANSMISSION BEING UNRESPONSIVE AND RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE JOLTING FORWARD WHEN OFF THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH UP A STEEP HILL AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL HAD BURNED OUT AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT HAD NOT STALLED SINCE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

THIS 2009 FORD ESCAPE WAS PURCHASED AUGUST 1, 2009. I CAN'T SAY HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS VEHICLE. BEGINNING MAY 19TH, 2010 WITH A RECALL, THE ABOVE-MENTIONED VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING, STALLING AND JERKING UPON ACCELERATION. ON AUGUST 16TH, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENE STEFFY FORD IN COLUMBUS FOR REPAIR. AGAIN, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STARTED TO STALL AND SPUTTER WHEN DRIVEN OVER 20 MILES. THREE TIMES IN SEPTEMBER, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO STEFFY FORD IN COLUMBUS FOR WORK. THEY FAILED TO FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I ENDED UP TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO BAXTER FORD IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2010 AN INTAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, AFTER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DROVE THE SAID VEHICLE OVER 100 MILES. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE HAS STILL NOT PERFORMED TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. ON DECEMBER 1, 2010 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAXTER FORD FOR SERVICE WORK. THIS TIME THE LH TRANS AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DRAINED AND A CASE BUSHING WAS FOUND TO BE WORN. THE VEHICLE STILL JERKS ON ACCELERATION AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS CROOKED. DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE IF THE AXLE WAS WORN AT ONLY 31,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 16,339

2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT V6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-70 MPH) THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. THIS FIRST OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 7 MONTHS OLD (JAN 2010) IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, WITH A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM RESURFACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STAYED FOR OVER A WEEK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A BAD MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT ONCE IT WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM WOULD BE SOLVED. THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY "REPAIRED", HOWEVER, TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WE LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC AND HAVE TO TAKE THE WASHINGTON BELTWAY AND INTERSTATE 95 EVERY DAY TO GET TO WORK AND THIS ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS JUST A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE! *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE JUST AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED FROM 60 MPH TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

Mileage: 4,000

I PURCHASED A 2009 FORD ESCAPE IN JUNE OF 2009. IN FEBRUARY OF 2010, I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING" AND "JERKING" WHILE IN TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED, AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THEY HAD INSTALLED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2010 MY VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THE BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WAS REPLACED IN MARCH, AT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES CURRENTLY ON MY ODOMETER. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEPTEMBER 10TH AND THEY INFORMED ME ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, THAT IT IS INDEED TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL MORE THAN LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UPSET THAT THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CONCERNS. *TR

Mileage: 27,080

2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT V6. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MERGING INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. SPEEDOMETER READ 60MPH YET NO RPMS. COULD HAVE PROVEN FATAL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR 1 RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION FAILED ANYHOW. ALOT OF OTHER 2009 ESCAPES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 16,500

AFTER A RECALL THAT REPROGRAMMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ACCELERATION WITH OUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 15TH. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE ON AUGUST 20TH. NO ISSUES OR REPAIRABLE ITEMS WERE FOUND. THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE BROUGHT BACK IN FOR SERVICE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE REPROGRAMMING. WHEN THE ACCELERATION OCCURS IT FEELS LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGING EVEN THOUGH THE SYSTEM WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL AND CRUISE HAD TO BE DISENGAGED TO STOP ACCELERATION. VEHICLE FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED AFTER ENTERING MERGE LANE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS TOWING THE VEHICLE WITH HIS 2009 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER 35 FT. TRITON V10 ENGINE WITH A FORD CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION IN HIS FORD ESCAPED CAUGHT FIRE. HE STATED THAT HE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE USERS MANUAL WHICH INDICATED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THE KEY IN THE ACC POSITION AND TURN THE VEHICLE ON FOR FIVE MINUTES BEFORE HE BEGAN TOWING A VEHICLE. THE TOW BAR WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE RV. HE OBSERVED SMOKE IN BETWEEN THE RV AND THE FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE TWO MILES BEFORE HE COULD PULL OVER. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLES, HE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE FORD ESCAPE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD DECIDE WHETHER TO REPLACE OR REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PARTS WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,064.

Mileage: 24,064

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

Mileage: 2

FORD SCAPE TRANSMISSION NO RESPOND, I WAS DRIVING AND TO PASS ANOTHER CAR NO RESPOND AND I HAD GOT OUT THE ROAD. ALMOST CRASH. I INFORM THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS AND THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED UP TO 6000. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED BACK IN GEAR, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A VALVE BODY WHICH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. ON MARCH 30, 2010, ALL OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON APRIL 19, 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED FOR NINE DAYS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO ADAPT TO THE CONTACTS STYLE OF DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A FIELD ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NO LONGER WANTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ACCEPT IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,184. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,835.

Mileage: 5,184

LEFT FRONT AXLE SHAFT BROKE AND SEAL TO TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID CAR HAD 14,516 MILEAGE REPLACED SHAFT AND SEAL AND BUSHING. *TR

Mileage: 14,516

WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TRANSMISSION SLIPS TO NEUTRAL (OR LOW GEAR) AND RPMS SHOOT UP TO NEAR 6000. FORWARD MOMENTUM SLOWS DRAMATICALLY WHICH IS QUITE HAZARDOUS ON HIGHWAY. GOT TO DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY AND WITHIN DAY THEY "FIXED" IT BY REPLACING A SEAL (DIAGNOSIS WAS LOW FLUID). EXPRESSED CONCERNS FOR SAFETY AND WAS TOLD IT IS FIXED AND IT IS SAFE. NEXT DAY THE EXACT SAME THING OCCURS! IN ADDITION TO THAT SAME PROBLEM OCCURING, ALSO NOW SHIFTING IS OCCASSIONALLY VERY HARD ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATION IS HARDER LIKE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY OR PASSING ANOTHER CAR. BRINGING VEHICLE BACK IN BUT DON'T HAVE MY HOPES UP RIGHT NOW.

Mileage: 8,700

2009 FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED APRIL 2009. NOTICED TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVING. THOUGHT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN MY ERROR FOR NOT STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY. MARCH 2010, MILEAGE ABOUT 20,000 STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION WHEN I ACCELERATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL OR STARTS JERKING AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE REVS UP WITH NO ERROR LIGHTS COMING ON. CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, SOONEST THEY COULD GET ME IN IS MARCH 22, 2010. WHEN I WAS MAKING THE APPOINTMENT THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY LOW ON TRANNY FLUID. CHECKED THE TRANNY FLUID WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED ON MARCH 13, 2010 AND IT WAS LOW, SERVICE TECH ADDED MORE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED THE SAME AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS QUITE POSSIBLE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING THE ON RAMP AND A SEMI TRUCK IS IN THE SAME LANE. I'VE NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS ADDRESSING THE SAME ISSUE. DEFINITELY THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSIONS. I'LL SEE WHAT THE DEALER SAYS AND IF THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT SHE HAS BEEN HAVING ALOT OF ESCAPES COMING IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WILL UPDATE THIS COMPLAINT AFTER MY VEHICLE IS LOOKED AT AND DIAGNOSED. I'LL ALSO DO SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

AT THE SHIFT LEVEL OF 40 TO 45 MPH THE GAS PEDAL VIBRATES. IT IS MOST PRONOUNCED DURING THE FIRST SHIFT OF THE DAY. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2009 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR UNDER ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 5,000 TO 6,000 RPMS WITH NO ERROR LIGHTS COMING ON. DEALER WAS ADVISED OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT IT WAS LOW ON TRANNY FLUID. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED TWO DAYS LATER AND IS NOT FIXED YET. THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS QUITE POSSIBLE.*TR

Mileage: 18,000

AT THE SHIFT LEVEL OF 40 TO 45 MPH THE GAS PEDAL VIBRATES. IT IS MOST PRONOUNCED DURING THE FIRST SHIFT OF THE DAY. *TR

Mileage: 400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE HESITATES PRIOR TO ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,000. UPDATED 1/4/10 *CN WHEN DECREASING SPEED FOR TURNS OR NEARING A LIGHT, AND THEN ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND QUICK, IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS. THE CONSUMER CHANGE THE GRADE OF GAS HE WAS USING AND THE PROBLEM IMPROVED A LITTLE. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND THE DEALER DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE FLUID BEING BLACK. UPDATED 01/06/10. *JB

2009 FORD ESCAPE 4WD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WHILE TOWING THE CAR PER INSTRUCTIONS IN CAR INFORMATION BOOK. IT WAS FIXED BY FORD WITH NO PROBLEM (WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION) TOOK 12 DAYS. REIMBURSED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THEN WE TOWED IT 1000 MILES PER INSTRUCTIONS ON STOPPING ETC. NO PROBLEMS. WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED BY A FORD DEALER AND THEY "TOPPED" OFF THE FLUIDS. WE TOWED THE CAR 200 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION "BLEW" IT WAS TOWED AGAIN TO A FORD DEALER FIXED IN 6 DAYS THIS TIME AND A NEW DIPSTICK WAS GIVEN WITH INSTRUCTION TO NEVER LET ANYONE "TOP" OFF THE FLUID AND TO KEEP IT BETWEEN HASH MARK AND LOW LINE. WE HAVE SINCE TOWED IT >9000 MILES WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. HOWEVER EVERYTIME WE HAD OIL CHANGE OR TIRE REPUTATION, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THEIR OWN SERVICE BULLETIN TELLING THEM NOT TO TOP OFF FLUID. WE WERE ALSO GIVEN NEW TOWING INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING STOPPING EVERY 6 HOURS AND RUNNING THE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES AND PUTTING IT THROUGH ALL GEARS BEFORE TOWING AGAIN. HOWEVER, I CAN'T FIND THOSE INSTRUCTION ANYWHERE. *TR

Mileage: 1,400

PURCHASED 2009 FORD ESCAPE FWD V6 AUTO TRANS AS A VEHICLE TO BE TOWED BEHIND OUR MOTOR HOME. WE WERE ASSURED IT WAS TOWABLE (FORD OWNERS MANUAL & DINGHY TOWING GUIDES PUBLISHED ANNUALLY WITH AUTO MFR'S INPUT). WE HAVE BLOWN 2 TRANSMISSIONS IN PAST 4 MONTHS, AND HAVE MORE THAN FOLLOWED FORD'S GUIDELINES. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL OTHER RVERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED UP TO 4 TRANSMISSION FAILURES - SOME REPORTED BEING FLAGGED DOWN BY OTHER MOTORISTS BECAUSE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE CAR WHILE BEING TOWED. THE WIRING HARNESS ON OURS HAS BEEN MELTED BOTH TIMES TRANS FAILURE OCCURRED. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR MISTAKE RELATIVE TOWABILITY. FORD HAS ABUSED US (STRANDED FOR 2+WEEKS NOW WITH NO IDEA WHEN REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED) BY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE POLICIES. ON THE FIRST TRANS FAILURE THEY JUST TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION - TOOK 10 DAYS. THIS TIME THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON ORDERING TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, AND OFFERING US NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OUR INCONVENIENCE AND OUT OF POCKET COSTS (RENTAL CAR, ETC). *TR

Mileage: 14,000

09 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION LOST THIRD GEAR [6 SPEED AUTO] THEN GOES INTO DEFAULT MODE [5TH GEAR ONLY] THIS IS A VERY HARSH EVENT [IT CAUSES THE TIRE TO SKID ON DRY PAVEMENT] FORD REPLACED A PCM NOW THE TRANSMISSION SPEWS OIL OUT THE DIPSTICK TUBE AND COVERS THE BACK END GATE AND UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE [THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AS EXHAUST TEMPS ARE HIGH] THUS FAR THE SELLING DEALERS SERVICE AND WARRANTY IS A JOKE PROBLEMS STARTED AT 2000 MILES HAVE 3000 NOW THE TRUCK SPENDS MORE TIME AT DEALERSHIP THAN AT OUR HOME WE DO NOT FEEL WE CAN BE SAFE WITH THESE ISSUES GOING ON. *TR

Mileage: 2,000