2010 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

Bout the vehicle from a used car dealership in Victorville and in 22 days the truck valve body gave out in the middle of me driving almost causing a car accident on freeway. The solenoid D is stuck in off and the transmission on this model is known to do this I need help or some answers

There is oil leak that cannot be found. I have taken that truck to 3 different mechanics, conducted 3 different diagnostics using the dye and everything and the source of this leak cannot be found and is causing me problems.

concerns regarding my 2010 Ford Escape. Within thirty (30) days of purchase, the transmission completely failed, rendering the vehicle inoperable. Additionally, upon further inspection, it was discovered that the entire underbody of the vehicle is severely rusted and corroded. This corrosion appears extensive enough to compromise the structural integrity of the frame and essential safety components. While operating the vehicle prior to transmission failure, I also experienced significant shaking and vibration during both driving and braking. These issues raise major safety concerns, as they could indicate underlying brake, suspension, or frame instability. Given the combination of a failed transmission, extensive underbody rust, and unsafe driving behavior, I believe this vehicle may present a serious risk to myself and others on the road. These types of defects and corrosion levels are unusual for a vehicle of this make and model and could point to a broader safety or manufacturing issue. I am requesting that Ford review this matter urgently and provide direction on possible inspection, repair, or compensation options. I am more than willing to provide documentation, photos, or mechanic reports to assist in your evaluation. Thank you for your attention to this serious matter. I look forward to your prompt response regarding next steps.

My vehicle is not able to pass the inspection and I have had a brand new gas tank put in and the engine lights are always on. I can’t get a new tag for the car and I have been pulled over by police 5 times now and received a citation due to this issue. Please if possible could you help me with this situation. Thank you so much for your time and understanding.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle was vibrating abnormally. The contact also stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle was vibrating abnormally. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was flashing on and off. The vehicle was previously repaired, and the spark plugs were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 265,000.

Mileage: 265,000

The evaporative emissions canister purge control valve is making my car jerk when accelerating and does not make my car run correctly. This causes an “rubber” smoke smell and could end up causing more issues down the line. The muffler and exhaust, a/c condenser does not function properly

@12:56PM ON 2/11/2021, MY CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, ACCELERATION, LIGHTS, PEDAL/GAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. THE TIME REMAINED ON. IT WAS 19* F WITH NO PRECIPITATION ON DRY/PARTLY SNOWY PAVEMENT ON HIGHWAY US31 JUST S OF THE NORTH MUSKEGON/BUSINESS 31 BYPASS. I WAS GOING ABOUT 75 MPH AND ADJUSTED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO SLOW FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE SHORTLY BEFORE THE SHUTOFF. IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THAT IS RELATED, BECAUSE THE TIMING WAS NOT IMMEDIATE. I HAD NOT CHANGED LANES IN MORE THAN A MILE, ALTHOUGH THE ROAD DOES TWIST SLIGHTLY IN THAT LOCATION. I HAD ON AUTOMATIC LIGHTS, DEFROST AND REAR DEFROST, BLUETOOTH AUDIO, AND CRUISE CONTROL. MY TANK WAS JUST BELOW 1/2 FULL OF GAS AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BUT IS NOT STORED IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT. I COASTED TO AN EMERGENCY LANE ON THE PASSING LANE, TURNED THE KEY OFF (OTHER THAN THE TIME, AUDIO, AND BRAKES, NOTHING ELSE WOULD RESPOND.) I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 60 SECONDS, IT STARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM, AND I COULD CONTINUE TO MY VACCINE APPOINTMENT WITH NO DISCERNIBLE SIGNS OF ANY OTHER ISSUE OR ERROR. IT WAS TERRIFYING.

Mileage: 76,152

ENGINE WAS BUCKING, STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING ME TO BE IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. (CUSTOMER SAT. PROGRAM 13N03)

Mileage: 129,000

MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE ETB WHICH IS PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN LIMP MODE. THIS ISSUE WAS INVESTIGATED ON A NUMBER OF FORD VEHICLES IN 2014 AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART OF THE THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER HYBRID VEHICLES WERE OMITTED FROM THE WARRANTY REPAIR. MY FORD HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES THAT OTHER MODELS HAD VERIFIED AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING ON COUNTY ROAD (CR475) @ 50 MPH EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMEON. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED CLEARS LIGHTS FOR AWHILE, THEN THEY REAPPEARED WHILE DRIVING. CALLED FORD DEALER (OCALA, FL) TOLD ME ISSUE IS KNOW TO THEM BUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED @ 4 MONTHS PRIOR FOR MY VEHICLE! I PURCHASED AND REGISTERED VEHICLE 12/2015, HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES OF THIS ISSUE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS THROTTLE ACTUATOR FAILURE WAS A DANGEROUS ISSUE SAID I SHOULD REPLACE IT MYSELF "IF I CHOSE TO" AND KEEP RECEIPTS "IN CASE THEY ISSUE A RECAL IN THE FUTURE" FORD DEALER GAVE ME COMPLIANT # CAS26375302.. SPENT $400 TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IF IT OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED OR IN AN INTERSECTION. I GUESS FORD WILL WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGING THE SEVERITY OF THIS THROTTLE MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 105,678

WHEN DRIVING FOR AS LITTLE AS TEN MINUTES AND OTHER TIMES LONGER, MY TRUCK WILL LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AND I WILL START TO FEEL THE TRUCK SLOW UP. THEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE I CAN ONLY GET UP TO 20 MPH. ALSO IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, WITHOUT PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT'LL COME TO A HALT. IT DOES GO OVER 2,500 RPM ON A GOOD DAY. I CANT TAKE OFF FAST EVEN IF I WANTED TO. THE ONLY CODE THAT HAS COME UP WHEN DEALING WITH MY ISSUE IS THE CATALYIC CONVERTER. I HAVE REPLACED MY O2 SENSORS AND GOT A NEW CONVERTER ON BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I EVEN REPLACED THE THROTTLE TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP AND IT HAS NOT. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO REPUTABLE SHOPS AND MECHANIC AND SPENT A TON OF MONEY TRYING TO RESOLVE MY ISSUES. I AM FEARFUL FOR MY SAFETY AND MY SON'S SAFETY NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL LOSE POWER. I CANT EVEN HOLD A JOB AT THE TIME BEING BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, JERKED, AND THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

EXHAUST HOSE UNDER VEHICLE DRIVE SIDE LEAKED CAUSING EXHAUST CREEP INTO CABIN WITH EXCESSIVE STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CABIN BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING IN A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES, (IN TOWN AT STOPLIGHT AND ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY) MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE WILL JUST SHUT OFF. NO WARNING, JUST DIES. I HAVE BEEN TO 4 MECHANICS INCLUDING ONE AT A FORD DEALER JUST TODAY. NO CODES SHOW, SO EVERY TIME I AM BASICALLY TOLD THAT THEY "CAN'T DUPLICATE ISSUE" AND I AM SENT ON MY WAY WITH NO REMEDY FOR WHAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. I JUST CALLED FORD AND STARTED A CASE NUMBER TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO. JUDGING FROM OTHER COMMENTS I HAVE READ ON INTERNET, I AM NOT HOPEFUL. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL WASN'T ISSUED AND HOW I AM JUST LEARNING ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM NOW-AFTER SPENDING $20K ON THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 98,000

REPLACE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. PER THE FORD DEALER IT IS ONLY COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IF IT DOES IT DURING A TEST DRIVE BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS PATENTLY UNSAFE. IT SHUTS DOWN IN ALL DRIVING SITUATIONS, HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SURFACE ROAD SPEEDS, WHILE MOVING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALER - FOWLER FORD - IS NOT FOLLOWING FORD'S DIRECTIVE AND IS CHARGING ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WHEN FORD SAYS NOT TO. THE 2010 FORD ESCAPE IS A DEATH TRAP. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR LESS SERIOUS ISSUES, BUT THE ONE ISSUE THAT CAN GET SOMEONE KILLED DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL? THIS MAKES NO SENSE, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT HAVE NO CHOICE. WHY WAS FORD ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON A PART THAT FAILS RANDOMLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING IN TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS THAT FORD WAS GIVEN A PASS ON AN ISSUE THAT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED.

Mileage: 103,561

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FUEL FILL INLET AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH STARTING THE ENGINE AND THAT THE STARTER HESITATION BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH GENE LATTA FORD INC (1565 CARLISLE ST, HANOVER, PA 17331, (717) 633-1999) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO PARK AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO START, BUT IT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A FRIEND OF THE CONTACT'S FAMILY GOOGLED THE FAILURE, WHICH INDICATED TO RESET THE FUEL PUMP SWITCH LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FUEL PUMP SWITCH WAS RESET AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

VEHICLE HAS TAKEN TO STALLING/DYING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND GOING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS WITH 25 MPH LIMITS AND NO CARS WERE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY ON EACH OCCASION.

Mileage: 54,400

THE VEHICLE FLEX FUEL SYSTEM IS HORRIBLE AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE HAVE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REVIEWED BY MECHANICS, WHO COME BACK WITH ONE ISSUE, THE FLEX FUEL SET UP. SO WE ORDERED AND REPLACED THE FLEX FUEL PIPE 2 TIMES NOW. THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL CONTINUES TO POP BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS GO BY. THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM A DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. I AM SCARED TO DEATH SHE WILL CRASH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ON THE INTERSTATE. THE 2011 RECALL FORD ISSUED COVERED THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE, WHICH IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE EXPANDED. MY DAUGHTER JUST CALLED AND STATED THAT THE CAR SHUT OFF 5 TIMES IN THE COURSE OF A MILE. LUCKILY, SHE WAS LOCAL.

Mileage: 121,000

THE "CHECK FUEL FILL INLET" CAME ON A COUPLE OF MILES AFTER FILLING GAS AND STAYED ON. AFTER A FEW MORE MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON EVER SINCE. I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 4 MONTHS AGO, BUT MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE COMPUTER SO WE REPLACED THE COMPUTER. BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE FOR SOLUTIONS AND IT SEEMS MANY OTHER FORD ESCAPE USERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 147,000

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE JUST UNDER 2 YEARS AGO ONGOING ISSUES THE CAR WILL STALL OUT/DIE WHILE DRIVING AC/HEAT CAUSES ISSUES I HAVE HAD A TON OF WORK DONE AND THE ISSUES ARE REOCCURRING WHILE DIVING ON CITY STREET IT HAS STALLED OUT AS WELL AS IN PARK. THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE IS UNKNOWN

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO BEING PURCHASED BY THE CONTACT. SHORTLY AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED. ALSO, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.

Mileage: 211,000

2010 FORD ESCAPE 2.5L. CONSUMERS WRITES WITH CONCERNS RECALL FOR ENGINE OF VEHICLE MODEL AND REPAIRS. *AS *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IDLING VERY ROUGHLY WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IN DRIVE. WHILE IN PARK MY VEHICLE IDLES NORMALLY BUT AFTER COMING TO A STOP IT BEGINS IDLING SO ROUGH IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS SHAKING.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,044.

Mileage: 53,044

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. *LD *JS

ENGINE STALLING. OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD ESCAPE RANDOMLY STALLING. I HAVE HAD IT AT 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BOTH HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND OTHERS HAS SIMILAR ISSUES. THEY STATED THE CAUSE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD THAT REPLACED. I AM HAVING LESS OF THESE EPISODES, BUT STALLING IS STILL OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY. THE STALLING ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT EITHER A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT.

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHUTS OFF. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OVER AND NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS THIS WAS DURING MY NORMAL MORNING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. MECHANIC SAID HE TEST DROVE THE CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE SUDDEN SHUT DOWN. ADDITIONALLY, THIS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SAME THING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SHUTS DOWN.

Mileage: 100,300

2010 FORD ESCAPE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, BUT VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO GAIN SPEED AND GO FORWARD STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO FORCE THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO START THE ENGINE. IT SOMETIMES TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DIERS FORD LINCOLN (2445 N BROAD ST, FREMONT, NE) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING AND IGNITION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TT

Mileage: 25,000

ENGINE STALLS AND WONT IDLE ENGINE CODE PO2111

Mileage: 130,000

CRACK EXUSTE MANAFOLD

Mileage: 145,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LOSES POWER. WHEN I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT MAY GO OUT BUT WILL COME ON AGAIN AFTER DRIVING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS IS PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED TWICE, THE FIRST UNDER A RECALL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE SECOND REPAIR. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN ALL WITHIN ABOUT 2 YEARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY PART THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT BECAUSE OF IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR AND CHECK FUEL MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHAPMAN FORD OF HORSEMAN DEALER WHO READ THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE AND CLEARED IT TO HAVE THE MESSAGE AND WARNING INDICATOR DISABLED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE SAME WARNING INDICATOR AND MESSAGE RETURNED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC CODE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR AND MESSAGE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL THE RECALL REMEDY WAS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2017. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 128,000

ESCAPE RANDOMLY STALLS OUT AND IS UNRESPONSIVE. CAN BE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, A MILE FOR HOME OR ON 45MPH STREETS. UNABLE TO REPRODUCE BUT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. FORD WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A CAR RANDOMLY STALL OUT ON ANY STREET AND MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING OR CAN'T FIX. HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR FORD ESCAPES BUT NO RESOLUTION AND NO HELP FROM FORD. I'VE CONTACTED DEALERSHIPS AND FORD SERVICE WITH SAME DISAPPOINTING RESPONSE. KEEP SPENDING MONEY HAVING DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT IN HOPES THEY CAN REPRODUCE IT. NOT A GOOD USE OF ANYONE'S TIME OR MONEY TO DO THIS WHEN THIS SEEMINGLY IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF BASED ON MY RESEARCH.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,100. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/15/17*LJ *JS UPDATED 9/27/18*JB

Mileage: 61,100

CAR KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN ON ME BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 65000FROM WHAT I'M READING FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STALLED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

DESPITE HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, THE VEHICLE STILL SUFFERS FROM MINOR POWER SURGES AND HAS STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SEVERAL TIMES. THESE HAPPEN SO RANDOMLY THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHEN THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 63,050

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CONTAMINATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS CAUSING MAJOR ISSUES WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DRIVER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A CODE P2112 FAILED, AND THE THROTTLE BODY STOCK CLOSED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED ACTION NUMBER: PD12006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

CAR STALLS AND RUNS ERRATIC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED. AUTO REPAIR PLACE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED AND IS COVERED UNDER A FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AGREEMENT FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD.

Mileage: 80,200

CAR STARTED STALLING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE NEXT EXIT BY DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER AND REPEATEDLY RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE GARAGE SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY.

Mileage: 114,992

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING FUNCTION. YEARS BEFORE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE IC MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT LATER EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY STRONG VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,411.

Mileage: 97,411

I HAD TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ON A BIT OF A DOWNWARD SLOPE AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE "DEAD" CAR OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A MINUTE. I TURNED ON THE CAR AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED AS I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND IF MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPS LIKE THAT AGAIN, THERE COULD BE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. THE EARLIEST A DEALER CAN LOOK AT MY CAR IS JANUARY 8TH. MY LOCAL DEALER - JANUARY 14TH. TODAY IS DECEMBER 28TH. AFTER READING SOME OF THESE REPORTS, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. MEANWHILE, I NEED TO RENT A CAR, UNTIL SOMEONE AT A FORD DEALER IS ABLE TO LOOK AT IT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. HOWEVER, AFTER PREVIOUSLY HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP - I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED.

Mileage: 46,617

THERE IS A POSSABLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE ( I WAS SENT A EXTENDED WARRANTY) THE DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE MAY JUST QUIT AT ANY TIME WITH LOSS OF ALL POWER THATS DANGEROUS! THE DEALER SAYS I MUST DRIVE IT UNTIL IT FAILS (FORD WANTS TO SAVE MONEY)YOU CAN GET KILLED DRIVING THE TURNPIKE WITH THIS PROBLEM.

THE VEHILCLE WENT INTO A MODE WHERE IT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THROTTLING AND WAS ABOUT TO STALL. IT WOULD THROTTLE UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN WHILE MOVING. POWERING OFF THE VEHICLE CORRECTED THE ISSUE FOR THE TIME BEING.

Mileage: 62,000

WHEN I PUT GAS IN CAR IT IS DIFFICULT TO START, AFTER STARTING IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 145,000

VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL BUT THEM JUMPS FORWARD. BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SERVICE WRENCH WENT ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS CODE P2119, THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL AND THROTTLE BODY RANGE/PERFORMANCE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I DIDN'T NEED TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. SEEMS A LITTLE DANGEROUS TO ME.

Mileage: 95,000

MY CAR SOMETIMES SUDDENLY JUST LOSING POWER. I COULD GET KILLED ON THE FREEWAY. FROM RESEARCHING A BIT I SEE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIME IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. ONCE AS WE GET GETTING READY TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SECOND TIME AS WE WERE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET ACROSS THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. I AM AFRAID I HAVE BOUGHT AN UNSAFE CAR.

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT PROPERLY CIRCULATING WITHIN THE SYSTEM WHICH WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. WHEN I REALIZED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK AND ON THE GAS BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE BREAK, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER 3-4 TRIES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I WAS IN LA COUNTY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO PULL OVER SINCE THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH NO ENGINE POWER.

Mileage: 63,000

THE PROBLEM DEMONSTRATED AS I LEFT THE SHOPPING CENTER AND MADE THE FIRST TURN ONTO THE STREET. THE ENGINE WAS VERY ROUGH AND NOT CONSISTENT, THE SPEED VARIED FROM 20 - 40 MILES PER HR WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR. AS I CAME TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND PREPARED TO TURN INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT. THIS OCCURRED IN THE FIRST HALF MILE OF COUNTRY ROAD; AS I REALIZED I HAD NO BRAKING POWER I TURNED INTO A PARK LOT AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC THAT EVENING. THIS PRODUCED UNNECESSARY ANXIETY FOR ME EVEN THOUGH I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. OUR MECHANIC CHECKED MANY THINGS, FINALLY DECIDING IT WAS DIAGNOSTIC CODES PO306, PO316, PO109, PO 300, AND PO304. FORD TELLS ME THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE AGAIN I FELT THIS PROBLEM PLACED ME IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION FOR ME AS THE THROTTLE BODY HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY (BEFORE THE RECALL). I HAVE NEARLY 3 COMPUTER PAGES OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, RANGING FROM SEAT BELT LATCHES, REAR SEAT LATCHES, HATCH LATCH AND DEFROSTER, QUARTER PANEL PAINT DEFECT AND RUST, FAN SPEED AND EFFECTIVENESS. THIS LATEST INCIDENT AND THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES ARE THE MOST SERIOUS. TONIGHT FORD INFORMED ME THERE IS NO FORD COMPLAINT FORM ONLINE. I WAS ADAMANT THAT A FORD ENGINEER NEEDS TO CALL ME SO I CAN DISCUSS ALL THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. TRADE IN VALUE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBABLY PLUMMETED DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE WAS PAID OFF IN 3 YEARS AND I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE BUT I HOPE IT WILL NOT BE THE DEATH OF ME. IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY I HOPE THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE RESOLVED. AFTER ALL THE ISSUES WITH THIS ESCAPE I WONDER HOW MANY CAR "ACCIDENTS" ARE REALLY "ACCIDENTS". THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING THIS DATA. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING MY TOOL LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF CAR. RESTARTED CAR AND LIGHT WAS OFF THEN CAR DROVE FINE. TOOK MY CAR INTO BICKFORD FFORD AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE LIGHT WASN'T ON SO THEY CAN'T GET A CODE. HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THROTTLE BODY ISSUES IF THE LIGHT GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF? I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS SO HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET THIS COVERED BY FORD? I'M SUPPOSE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH UNSAFE CONDITIONS UNTIL IT PERMANENTLY BREAKS DOWN? SEEMS LIKE A SCAM.

Mileage: 68,000

ON AUGUST 31, 2015 I WAS LEAVING AN AIRPORT AND ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE I WAS CLOSE TO 60MPH WHEN I FELT SOMETHING IN MY CAR CHANGE. ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS WERE STILL WORKING, SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH MY BATTERY. THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND I REALIZED I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND BY THIS TIME MY SPEED HAD DROPPED TO 40MPH. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND PUT MY CAR INTO PARK. THE RPMS SPIKED AND I TURNED MY CAR OFF. AFTER WAITING A MINUTE OR SO I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR WITH NO PROBLEM. I GOT BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK MY EXIT. MAYBE 5-7 MILES FROM THE LOCATION OF THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH DOWN A 2-LANE STREET WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME BOTH THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON. ONCE AGAIN I PULLED OVER, PUT MY CAR INTO PARK, THE RPM'S SPIKED HIGHER THIS TIME. I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I WAS AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR RIGHT AWAY WITH NO PROBLEM. IN THE 9 DAYS SINCE THIS HAPPENED I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS MY ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF ON A HIGHWAY AGAIN, IN A LOCATION WHERE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID MY WARRANTY COVERS THE THROTTLE BODY, SO THEY HAVE SCHEDULED THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIR FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2015. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND I THINK FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL DRIVERS.

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ROTTED OUT AND THE EVAP VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

WE LOST POWER FROM OUR GAS PEDAL. THEN IT GOT HOT. THEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE.

Mileage: 150,000

PURCHASED 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT IN APRIL 2015. (1) VEHICLE HAD SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING. ISSUED FIXED BY DEALER REPLACING BELT TENSIONER BUT NOISE HAS SINCE RETURNED. (2) VEHICLE ALREADY HAD OR DEVELOPED CONSTANT VIBRATION AT IDLE WHEN IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON BREAK AND GETS WORSE WITH A/C ON. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES WHO STATED THEY REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT AND REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT BUT VIBRATION CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRS. SERVICE DEPT TECH STATING THAT THERE IS A STRONG VIBRATION BUT THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ENGINE VIBRATION BUT THAT VEHICLE IS OPERATIONAL. VIBRATION IS VERY STRONG AND ALMOST FEELS LIKE ENGINE WANTS TO TURN OFF AT TIMES. IF TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK THEN VIBRATION IS GONE AND NOT NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING. (3) TRANSMISSION SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS HARSH AND DELAYED AT TIMES CAUSING A JERKING MOTION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURING CITY DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY JERKS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE BUT NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENT. SAFETY CONCERN IS VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT MAY SHUT DOWN WHILE THIS VIBRATION IS BEING OBSERVED AND CAUSES SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND THAT TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL SOON. PURCHASED AT FIAT OF FRESNO, FRESNO CA.

Mileage: 48,295

WHEN I BEGAN TO TAKEOFF THE ENGINE OR TRANS HESITATED BADLY AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE WRENCH LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HESITATED AGAIN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS STILL CONTINUES.

Mileage: 58,100

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SEEMED TO STALL. THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT ONLY MOVING AT IDLE SPEED. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING, THE ENGINE KEPT STAYED AT IDLE. I PULLED OVER AND THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE CAR RESTARTED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. I ACCELERATED UP TO STREET SPEED (30-35 MPH) AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS TIME THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WHERE I NEEDED TO GO BY KEEPING IT UNDER 30 MPH. I DID MAKE IT TO A AUTO-PARTS STORE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO HOOK UP A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE TO GIVE ME THE P2111 TROUBLE CODE, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE UP TO 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO ISSUES AND LATER WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65-70 MPH. NOTHING MORE HAPPENED OVER THE NEXT WEEK BUT ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING, 6/8, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE CAR WOULD JUST SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY RUN AT IDLE SPEED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON EACH TIME. I WOULD PULL OVER AND STOP, AS TURNING OFF THE CAR WHILE COASTING AND THEN RESTARTING DID NOT SEEM TO 'RESET' THE CAR. WHEN IT RESTARTED, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE BUT IT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THE THIRD TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED TWICE MORE AFTER THAT. *TR

Mileage: 88,500

THE INDICATOR SHOWED UPON STARTING THE CAR, A RED WARNING LIGHT "ENGINE CHECK". I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME LESS THAN A MILE IN AT A SLOW SPEED, NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE. THE NEXT MORNING MY HUSBAND FOLLOWED ME TO THE NEAREST LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP WHICH IS 12 MILES FROM MY HOME. AGAIN, NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE. THE CAR REQUIRED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY BE REPLACED. THERE IS A FIELD SERVICE ACTION ON THIS MODEL. THE PREVIOUS YEAR THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, FOR A VOLUNTARY SAFETY DEFECT CHECK FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE TEMPORARY FIX, REPROGRAMMING THE CONTROL, THAT WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS NOT SATISFACTORY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A DANGER TO OPERATING VEHICLES, SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING UNTIL THE SERVICE GOES OUT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PART. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR MY HOME AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP DOWN A RURAL ROAD FOR REPAIRS. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY. BASICALLY THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 84,698

WHILE MOVING IN LEFT OF TWO LANES IN MODERATE TRAFFIC AT ~58 MPH THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. ACCELERATOR DID NOT FUNCTION. 'WRENCH' WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WAS ILLUMINATED. ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, POWER BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. VEHICLE HAD NO POWER, MEANING THAT DRIVER COULD NOT CONTROL SPEED OF VEHICLE. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS 'COASTED' TO THE RIGHT BERM -- ALMOST BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE! DRIVER SAT IN VEHICLE ASSESSING STATUS OF ALL GAUGES AND (WARNING) LIGHTS. NOTHING APPEARED OUT OF ORDINARY EXCEPT FOR 'WRENCH' LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OF. AFTER 30 SECOND PAUSE, VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND, AGAIN, ALL GAUGES AND LIGHTS APPEARED NORMAL. RE-ENTERED TRAFFIC AND SUCCESSFULLY REACHED GROCERY STORE -- 1 MILE AWAY. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. UPON COMPLETION OF SHOPPING VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME (~5 MILES) WITHOUT EVENT RECURRING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT IS ONLY THROUGH 'GOOD LUCK' THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT BY OTHER TRAFFIC. DRIVER HAD ZERO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP , CAR SURGED FORWARD AND JUMPED THE CURB. HIT A BUS SHELTER, SIDE SWIPED A TREE , THEN JUMP CURB BACK TO PARKING LOT BEFORE ESCAPE CAME TO A FULL STOP. FIRST TIME SLED ON A SMALL PATCH OF ICE CAR SURGED BRAKES NEVER TOOK HOLD SLID AND AVOIDED AND STREET LIGHT AND A TREE BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. TOOK CAR TO SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE HAD BRAKES CHECKED SAID NO PROBLEM. BUT SOMETIMES THIS SUV HAS A POWER SURGE WHEN APPLING BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 73,165

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN STRIPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, AND BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY CHANGED THE FUEL GASKET TWICE, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO A NEWSLETTER REGARDING REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMING THE PCM UNDER INVESTIGATION PE13003. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT FEEL THE REPAIR WAS WARRANTED AND THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVING NORMALLY, THROTTLE CONTROL POWERTRAIN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAR GAS PEDAL DOES NOT WORK, ENGINE IDLES AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR ALL THE WAY OFF AND WAIT THEN RESTART THE ENGINE THE CAR WORKS AS NORMAL AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WAS DRIVING, AND TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ALLOW RPM TO GO ABOVE 500 AND CONTINUED TO DROP TO 0 AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 210,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY CAR DIED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE CUT OFF. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP; I PUT IT IN PARK TO TRY AND START IT AGAIN, AND IT SEEMED TO STRUGGLE WHEN STARTING AS IF I WERE OUT OF GAS, BUT I HAD JUST FILLED UP MY TANK THAT MORNING. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AND THERE WAS A STOP SIGN ABOUT 500 YARDS AWAY, AND AS SOON AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AGAIN; THE ENGINE DIES. THIS TIME IT TOOK TWICE AS LONG AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN I AM SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE RPMS WILL DROP VERY LOW AND START TO STALL OUT. I AM ABLE TO CATCH IT AND REV THE ENGINE TO PREVENT IT FROM STALLING SOMETIMES. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING HOME TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR TOTALLY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO COAST INTO A DRIVEWAY. HAD MY DAUGHTER BEEN DRIVING BY HERSELF SHE WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO REMAIN CALM AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME AND KNEW WHAT TO DO. ONCE I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON IT RAN FINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE AND THOUGHT MAYBE WE HAD JUNK IN THE FUEL. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE WE WERE DOING 60 MPH WHEN IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY NEXT TO A SEMI IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO TURN MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD TO CUT OFF VEHICLES IN THE RIGHT LANE TO GET SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE AGAIN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND WENT HOME. MY HUSBAND DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS WITH IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AND WHEN THEY WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WERE TOLD THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE OTHER PEOPLE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WE WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT IT AND THEY PLAYED DUMP AND SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WERE ACTUALLY RUDE TO US. I LOCATED A THROTTLE BODY IN STOCK AT A FORD DEALERSHIP 3 HOURS AWAY. WE PICKED THE PART UP AND MY HUSBAND INSTALLED IT. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR TO REPLACE AND COST $207.22. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. IT IS CRIMINAL TO ALLOW THIS TO GO UNFIXED. IT POSSES A TERRIBLE RISK TO DRIVERS. THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT JUST ON THE 2009-2013 FORD ESCAPE IT IS ALSO ON : 2010-2012 FORD FUSION, 2011-2013 LINCOLN MKZ, 2010-2011 MERCURY MILAN, AND 2009-2011 MERCURY MARINER. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING HWY 113 IN VA COMING BACK TO PA FROM NC. MY HUSBAND ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE. AFTER PASSING, OUR VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING ACCELERATION...MY HUSBAND PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND WAS NOT GETTING ANY ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE CARS WERE PASSING US AND COMING UP ON US QUICKLY. WE CAME TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. MY HUSBAND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITING A MINUTE AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO RUN FINE THE REST OF THE WAY TO PA. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY (MONDAY) AND WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE IN UNTIL 8/4. I BEGAN FINDING INFO ON THE WEB REGARDING FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 REGARDING THE THROTTLE BODY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NOT ANY CODES SHOWING ON THE COMPUTER. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK. I REFUSED AND INSISTED THEY REPLACE IT. I AM NOW STILL FIGHTING WITH FORD TO REIMBURSE ME. I HAVE SENT LETTERS TO FORD ONLY TO RECEIVE A "FORM LETTER" BACK FROM THEM SUGGESTING THAT I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE IF THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACEMENT...I HAD IT REPLACED ALREADY...THEY OBVIOUSLY DO NOT READ LETTERS SENT TO THEM. I WILL KEEP FIGHTING BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE NHTSA CONTINUES TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! SHAME ON FORD AND THE NHTSA! *TR

Mileage: 27,600

CONCERN 25 & 51 - VEHICLE LEAKING OIL AND GREASE FROM ENGINE/TRANSAXLE AREA. *TR

Mileage: 63,468

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND AS I ACCELERATED TO GO THROUGH WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY DIED - NO WARNING. IT RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY SO I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, I HAD JUST TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, SO I WAS GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND IT DIED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND SINCE IT WAS NOT DYING FOR THEM, THEY TOLD US THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. WE WENT FOR PROBABLY 9 MONTHS WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN, AND THEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND IT JUST RANDOMLY DIED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP THIS TIME AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE PURGE VALVE. $1500 LATER, THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. TODAY, IT DIED 3 TIMES IN A MATTER OF 5 MINUTES, ALL INSIDE OF A PARKING GARAGE. THIS CAR IS TOO NEW TO BE POURING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO IT - ESPECIALLY IF THIS PROBLEM IS AS COMMON AS IT SEEMS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUTTERED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AND THERE SEEMED TO BE A LOSS OF POWER. I REMEMBER THIS DESCRIPTION FROM THE THROTTLE BOTTLE NOTIFICATION I RECEIVED FROM FORD A FEW MONTHS BACK. I HAD TAKEN MY ESCAPE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 9/11/14 TO HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OFF AND NOW 2 WEEKS LATER MY VEHICLE NOW HAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN WARNING LIGHT ON AND IS SHOWING ALL SIGNS OF THE NOTIFICATION FROM FORD. I KNOW THIS ISSUE HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT NOW I AM QUESTIONING AS TO WHETHER OR NOT FORD IS ACTUALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-75 WHEN I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED MY CAR. THE CAR WHEN INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATED WITH NO PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR HIGHWAY THAT I TRAVEL DAILY TO AND FROM WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT HIT IN THE REAR OF THE CAR BY ONCOMING SEMI TRUCKS. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME ADVICE ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

CAR COASTED TO A STOP WITH ENGINE RUNNING. HAD TO STOP PUT IN PARK, SHUT OFF AND RESTART AND PUT IN GEAR TO MOVE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE YESTERDAY. IN TRAFFIC IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MY WIFE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE ACCELERATING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC GAS PEDAL QUIT WORKING AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHEN HITTING ABOUT 20 MPH AND CAR SLOWED TO A CRAWL. CAR STAYED IDLING, BUT GAS PEDAL QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. IDLED DOWN FIRST SIDE STREET AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED VEHICLE 2 MINS LATER AND GAS PEDAL STARTED WORKING AGAIN. CAR IDLE REVS UP FOR A SECOND SUDDENLY ON ITS OWN AT SLOW SPEEDS LIKE WAITING IN A DRIVE THRU AND CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD IF BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED ON FIRMLY. SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE THE PERSON BEHIND YOU HAS HIT YOUR CAR WHEN THEY HAVEN'T. *TR

Mileage: 53,200

WHILE ON A BUSY 6 LANE HWY., I WAS AT A CENTER TURN LANE AND COMPLETED MY TURN WHEN LIGHT CHANGED, THEN WENT TO MAKE MY RIGHT TURN ON TO THE NEXT ROAD.... WHEN MY CARS STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BADLY AND LOST ALL POWER DOWN TO A CRAWL, AND THEN STALL, WITH CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDING MYSELF!! WITH HORNS BLARING I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT TO ONLY HAVE IT DO IT AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE OIL CHANGE SHOP THERE ON THAT CORNER, WHERE THEY CHECKED FOR CODES & FOUND THE "TAC SYSTEM STUCK OPEN"... THEY CHECKED ALL FLUIDS AND I DROVE TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WENT ON TO WORK TO START RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM!! *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE THROTTLE FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

ENGINE STALLED AT 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. STILL HAD POWER STEERING. NEEDED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES. EACH TIME ENGINE WOULD START, IDLE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND THEN CUT OFF. EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE, PUT ENGINE INTO NEUTRAL AND REVVED ENGINE TO MODERATE RPM SPEED. SEEMED TO RESET ISSUE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

ME AND MY SON WERE OUT I WAS DRIVING AROUND 35- 40 MPH AND MY CAR STARTED TO FEEL STRANGE OUT OF THE BLUE MY WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT I LOSE ALL POWER I AM HITTING GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENS. JUST STOPS ON BUSY STREET . I WAS TERRIFIED FOR OUR SAFETY. I TURN OFF CAR WAIT A FEW MINS AND START AGAIN IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A 3 MILE RADIUS. ITS PARKED AND NOT RISKING MY LIFE OR SOMEBODY ELSE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DEACTIVATE WHEN THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE'S ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. A WARNING LIGHT (THE WRENCH ON THE FORD MODELS) CAME ON AS A I COASTED TO A SAFE SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY. STEERING GAVE OUT A BIT TOO. CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AFTER I FOUND A SAFE LOCATION TO STOP. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

THROUGHOUT ALL OF LAST WINTER, I HAD ISSUES WITH MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLING. THIS OCCURRED COUNTLESS TIMES, AND NEARLY CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS. IT MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURRED WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD (ZERO OR BELOW), AND ON SOME OCCASIONS WOULD STALL NUMEROUS TIMES IN A ROW, OR FAIL TO RE-START. NO WARNING LIGHT OF ANY SORT EVER CAME ON. AFTER PAYING WELL OVER $1000 TO GET VARIOUS THINGS "FIXED" THAT I WAS TOLD WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, IT CONTINUED HAPPENING. THEN I RECEIVED THE FIRST BULLETIN LETTER REGARDING THROTTLE BODY ISSUES AND TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, OR GET A CODE, THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. A FEW WEEKS LATER WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, SO I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. I WAS TOLD ONCE AGAIN THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, AND TRIED CHARGING ME OVER $300 FOR DIAGNOSING MY CAR (LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE OF WHY THE WRENCH WAS ILLUMINATED). I REFUSED TO PAY, BECAUSE THIS IS A FORD ISSUE, IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, AND IT'S SOMETHING THEY NEED TO PAY FOR. MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

CAME HOME FROM A 45 MILE TRIP. PULLED UP IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE & THE ENGINE DIED. FORD HAD JUST REPROGRAMMED THIS VEHICLE PER A RECALL ONLY ABOUT 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD NOTICED SINCE THE REPROGRAMMING THAT THE ENGINE HESITATED AT TIMES & SOUNDED/FELT LIKE AT OTHER TIMES LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO DIE. FORD REPLACED SPARK PLUGS 1, 2, & 4 STATING THAT THEY WERE INTERMITTENTLY MISFIRING UNDER LOAD. SINCE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED VEHICLE NO LONGER HESITATES BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO SOUND/FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 54,099

I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A CITY STREET. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I AM NOW AWARE TO LOOK FOR A TROUBLE LIGHT. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH THE GLARE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS CLEARLY ABLE TO SEE THE LIGHT. THE CAR SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND THERE WAS NO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR RAN WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PARK AT HOME-ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY. THE CAR HAD ROUTINE SERVICE ON 7-16-2014. A THROTTLE BODY READING WAS NOT DONE, AS I REQUESTED AT TIME OF SERVICE, ALTHOUGH IT WAS DOCUMENTED, IN WRITING, THAT THERE WAS A CALIBRATION UPDATE FOR MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. A PREVIOUS INCIDENT OF COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS BLAMED ON A FAULTY BATTERY IN MARCH. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PREVIOUS INDICATION "FAILURE" OR CRANKING ISSUES UP UNTIL THE TIME OF ELECTRICAL POWER/BATTERY FAILURE. EVEN THE KEY FOB DID NOT WORK TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. INQUIRIES ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WAS WERE ALSO IGNORED, BY THE DEALER, AT THAT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 33,044

I HAD JUST TURNED LEFT UNDER AN UNDERPAS AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE UNDER AN OVERPASS I REMEMBER THINKING "WOW. THIS IS APOWERFUL ENGINE." A CAR WAS COMING IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I BRAKE IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND I HIT THE CAR AND THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER WHEN I CAME TOO THE HORN WAS BLOWING AND TWO PEOPLE WERE POUNDING ON MY WINDOWS AND MY EMERGENCY BAG HAD DEPLOYED, I WAS RELEASED. THEY GAVE ME FIRST AID UNTIL THE AMBULANCE CAME, TREATED ME AND TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THEY KEPT ME OVERNIGHT. I BELIEVE BECAUSE I HAD A CONCUSSION. I WAS VERY CONFUSED. THEY KEPT ME OVERNIGHT AND WENT HOME THE NEXT DAY. THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS IN ACCESS OF $16,000.00. *TR

Mileage: 2,900

DRIVING IN CITY 35-40 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED TO IDLE .PULLED OVER BECAUSE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP,SAT FOR 15-20 MINUTES VEHICLE RESTARTED. *TR

Mileage: 73,943

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON I75 AT 75 MPH WHEN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER DROPPING TO LESS THAN 20 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE BERM THREE LANES TO MY RIGHT. I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR DRIVING ABOUT 100 YDS. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO WORK ON SIDE ROADS WITH THE CAR SURGING AND JERKING ALONG THE WAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO HUNTINGTON FORD THE NEXT DAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. THE FOLLOWING DAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD REGARDING WHAT HUNTINGTON REFERRED TO AS A "LIMP HOME" MODE WHICH LET TAKE TO A DEALER AND HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPROGRAMMED, WHICH I DID. THE CAR WAS OK FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT AND THEN STARTED STALLING AND SURGING AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I WOULD STILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON I-45 SOUTH OF HOUSTON, TX. MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE COASTING TO A STOP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT!!! I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I RESTARTED IT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH LIMITED OPERATION, DECREASED ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED. I EXPERIENCED FAILURE ONE MORE TIME DURING THIS TRIP. WHEN I HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) PULLED IT WAS P2111, "THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN." RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET REVEALED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13003. *TR

Mileage: 53,400

WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND IDLING LOW, UNABLE TO EXCEED 5 MPH. *JS

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING A CORNER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SURGED INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,150.

Mileage: 49,150

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2MONTHS AGO (APRIL 2014) AS I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD (NEW CIRCLE RD IN LEXINGTON KY)AT AROUND 60MPH DURING MY MORNING COMMUTE AROUND 8AM. THE VEHICLE SEEMINGLY STALLED BUT ALL THE SYSTEMS WERE FINE (STILL HAD POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, RADIO, BRAKING SYSTEM ETC) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ACCELERATOR WHICH DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, SAT FOR ABOUT 5 MINS & WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE (THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T EVEN COME BACK ON). THE MOST RECENT DATE WAS 06/07/14 WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AS PASSENGERS. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT TURNING LEFT WHEN, AS PREVIOUSLY, THE ENGINE STALLED AS I WAS TURNING. AGAIN, ALL SYSTEMS REGISTERED AND WERE WORKING BUT WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENED. AGAIN I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THIS TIME AFTER WAITING ROUGHLY 5 MINS AND TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON, NOTHING HAPPENED AFTER I HIT THE ACCELERATOR. I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK OFF AND WAITED AN ADDITIONAL 5 MINS. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AND AS MY HOME WAS NEARBY WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY HOUSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HOWEVER DID NOT GO OFF AS IT HAD PREVIOUSLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP ON 06/09/14 AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TRAVELING ABOUT 6 PM (RUSH HOUR HEAVY TRAFFIC) 3 LANE EXPRESSWAY WHEN CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER SINCE WE WERE IN THE LEFT PASSING LANE. THE LEFT SHOULDER WAS NOT AS WIDE AS THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND WE FELT THE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS WE STAYED IN THE CAR WITH OUR SEATBELTS ON AND CALLED FOR ROAD SERVICE (AAA). WE DID NOT RECEIVE HELP FOR TWO HOURS. JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR TWO MONTHS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT - PRE OWNED CERTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP. CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WAITS UNTIL THE PART FAILS BEFORE REPLACING IT. I FEEL STRONGLY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS PART OF THE "CERTIFICATION" PROCESS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATIONS THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BEFORE IT HAPPENED. AFTER THE CAR "DIED", A WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED, BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER WE HAD COASTED TO A STOP. IF WE HAD BEEN IN THE MIDDLE LANE INSTEAD OF THE LANE NEXT TO THE SHOULDER, I FEEL CERTAIN WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED POSSIBLE MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT AS TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND FAST. THIS IS SO VERY WRONG! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS COMPLAINT POSSIBLE. I HOPE IT HELPS RESULT IN A RECALL BY FORD RIGHT AWAY SO NO ONE HAS TO GET HURT OR EVEN DIE. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY (WITH TWO CHILDREN UNDER 4 IN THE CAR), LUCKILY IT WAS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CAR COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT HAZARDS ON AND PULL OVER TO THE BREAK-DOWN LANE (ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC), TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. (WEATHER WAS WARM- MID 60S, NO HUMIDITY, I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD RECENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE.) *TR

Mileage: 36,998

WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE, IT RAPIDLY LOST POWER AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. AT THE TIME I HAD TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 35,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,958.!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/05/14

Mileage: 72,958

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,958.

Mileage: 72,958

1ST GOT ESCAPE HAD TO HAVE SOME REPROGRAMMING AFFECTING THE TRANSMISSION. 2ND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. 3RD MY DASH LIGHTS BLINK FROM BRIGHT TO DIM DURING THE DAYTIME/ 4TH HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACE - WHEN I PUT MY KEY IN--WOULD NOT TURN-. 5TH EVEN AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR-STILL CHANGES HARD. 6TH SOMETIMES WHEN PARKED ON AND INCLINE-PLACE IN DRIVE-WILL MAKE A "POP" NOISE. STILL DO NOT FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS WORKING/RUNNING AT A 100%. I DID TAKE OUT ANOTHER WRTY--JUST INCASE--HOWEVER IT IS ALMOST UP. MY HUSBAND & I HAVE DROVE FORDS FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS-AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY ESCAPE. 7TH USE STABILITY CONTROL ONCE---IS IT SUPPOSE TO SOUND LIKE THE CAR IS BREAKING INTO? *TR

THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT IN TWO DAYS, I'M DRIVING ALONG WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS PEDAL AND COAST, THE ENGINE DIES, THE DASH SHOWS THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT. YOU CAN STILL STEER, BUT THE CAR SLOWS DOWN DRASTICALLY WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING, I HAD SOMEONE ALMOST REAR END ME, BECAUSE I SLOWED DOWN SO MUCH. ALL INCIDENTS WERE THE SAME, BUT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE CAR WILL START BACK UP IF YOU PARK IT OR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, BUT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THE THIRD TIME, STOPPED TRAFFIC CARS WERE HONKING AT ME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, TAKING IT IN TOMORROW TO GET IT FIXED, SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

SLOWLY APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE STALLED. BATTERY LIGHT, WRENCH LIGHT, AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO RESTART IT, STARTED AND WENT ON. *TR

Mileage: 32,800

ESCAPE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND ESCAPE HAD NO POWER TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE ESCAPE AND DROVE HOME NOT ANOTHER ISSUE FOR THE NEXT 16 MILES.. USED OBDII CODE READER TO SCAN ESCAPES ON BOARD COMPUTER AND IT HAD FREEZE FRAME DATA FROM A P2111 CODE WHICH INDICATES THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

1ST OCCURRENCE: I WAS DRIVING AT 35MPH AND SUDDENLY MY CAR SURGED FORWARD THEN SLOWED DOWN TO 5MPH. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO A HIGHER MPH BUT IT WOULD NOT LET ME GO ANY FASTER. I COULD STEER AND THE RADIO WAS STILL ON. CONFUSED, I COASTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A LIGHT OF SOME KIND (NONE WERE THERE). I THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES THEN IT RESTARTED AND I DROVE HOME (ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES) THE 2ND OCCURRENCE - MAY 6TH. I HAD JUST LEFT MY DOCTOR'S OFFICE, WITHIN 1 1/2 MINUTES & DRIVING 15 MPH (1/16 OF A MILE) THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. I AGAIN HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD APPLY MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. IT RE-STARTED AND I DROVE IT HOME (IT WAS INTERMEDIATELY SURGING FORWARD) ABOUT 5 MILES. THE 3RD OCCURRENCE: MAY 8TH ON I-70 WESTBOUND :SPEED 60 MPH: LOSS OF POWER, COASTED TO THE BERM OF THE HIGHWAY, ( THANK GOODNESS ALL THE TRAFFIC WAS 1 MILE BEHIND ME OR THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT) TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND RESTARTED MADE IT TO WORK AND HOME WITHOUT FURTHER STALLING BUT THE JERKING CONTINUED. I CALLED INTERSTATE FORD (MIAMISBURG) EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING AND MY FEAR TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 37,400

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING AND IDLING ROUGH. VEHICLE LOST POWER, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. *TR

Mileage: 56,580

THE ENGINE WENT INTO A LOW POWER MODE AND THROTTLE WAS UN RESPONSIVE, I HAD TO CRUISE TO A STOP AND RESTART THEN IT SEEMS OK BUT I NOTICE THE THROTTLE WILL SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN WHEN I HAD TO RUN THRU A SCHOOL ZONE(LOW SPEED) IT ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT MOST RECENTLY ON 4/21/14 ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND I HAD TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE OTHERS HONKED AND VEERED AROUND ME I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THESE. I DID GET A LETTER CALLED THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 THAT STATES THE PROBLEM- THROTTLE BODY- IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT ONLY IF THE WRENCH LIGHT IS ON AND MINE STAYS ON ONLY WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY JUST TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. I AM NOT IMPRESSED WITH FORDS ATTEMPT AT THIS (SOFT) RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER SHE RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT DIDN'T THINK IT SOUNDED TOO SERIOUS. THE LETTER STATED ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED WOULD BE REDUCED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ON MARCH 16, 2014. THE SPEED WAS NOT JUST REDUCED, BUT THE GAS PEDAL WAS INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE JUST COASTED TO A STOP, AS IF SHE HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. ALL THE WHILE, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, ALTHOUGH NOT SMOOTHLY AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE IN WORKING ORDER. MINUTES LATER, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON I-66 AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER. LUCKILY I WAS JUST APPROACHING AN EXIT IN A RURAL AREA AND WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE RAMP, WHICH SLOPED DOWNWARD AHEAD OF ME. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT AT A VERY LOW RPM AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ONTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ABOUT 40 MILES TO MY USUAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER INVESTIGATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THEY INSTALLED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED FOR SEVEN MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 68,938

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A GROWLING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,104.

Mileage: 31,104

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY USING CRUISE CONTROL SETTING AT 65 MPH, WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND STALL ON ME. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND I COULD NOT GIVE IT POWER TO STAY WITH TRAFFIC SPEED. I GOT TO THE SIDE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT STILL WAS SHAKEN SO I TURNED IT OFF. I THEN WAITED A MINUTE OR SO AND STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP EVEN THOUGH IT WAS HESITATING TO START. ONCE BACK ON I DROVE WITH MY HAZARD ON AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 61,500

AFTER I CAME TO A STOP IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, I TRAVELED ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL, I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR, THIS WAS REALLY FRIGHTENING TO EXPERIENCE WITHOUT A WARNING, AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE, AT ABOUT 18 MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AND I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW TO AVOID ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 59,775

WENT TO ACCELERATE AND VEHICLE STALLED. REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. ON THE NEW REPLACEMENT, AT 70,000, REPLACED AT MY COST AT DEALERSHIP, THROTTLE BODY STUTTERS AND CHUGS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY WENT OUT THE VEHICLE STARTING SLAMMING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND UPON ACCELERATION. THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH AND QUITE LOUD, THE ENGINE MAKES A FUNNY NOISE AND I TAKE EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE, GETTING ALL OF THE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES ON TIME, REPLACING THE AIR FILTER, ETC. I ALSO EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WASN'T IDLING PROPERLY AND THAT THE ENGINE USED TO BE QUIET. THE WINDSHIELD IS EXTREMELY THIN AS WELL, A SMALL PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD CAUSING A 8 INCH CRACK IN A MATTER OF MINUTES TO WHERE IT WAS BEYOND GETTING IT FIXED. THEN LIFTGATE STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, IT WOULD MAKE THE SOUND, BUT SOMETIMES OPEN, THEN ON MAY 17, 2013 IT JUST QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. ON MAY 18, 2013, I TOOK IT TO REYNOLDS FORD FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE RIGHT BEFORE A TRIP TO MEXICO AND UPON TELLING THEM ABOUT IT, THEY WANTED $250 JUST TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE PARTS AND LABOR. NOW, THE REAR BLINKER DOESN'T WORK AND YOU CAN'T REPLACE IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T GET THE LIFTGATE TO OPEN IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY. SO, WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, VEHICLES BEHIND YOU DON'T KNOW YOU ARE TURNING AND ALMOST HIT YOU (SAFETY HAZARD). YOU ALSO CAN'T CHANGE A FLAT TIRE SINCE YOU CAN GET TO THE JACK, WHICH IS IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT ACCESSED THROUGH THE LIFTGATE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE FOR THE HATCH TO GET IT OPEN PERIOD, ONCE THE LATCH DOESN'T WORK, IT JUST DOESN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 36,100

WAS DRIVING ON THE 101 IN PHOENIX ARIZONA AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO AN EXIT SO I GOT OFF. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, RESTARTED IT, AND STARTED TO DRIVE. I DROVE ABOUT 100 FEET AND IT STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE IT A HALF MILE TO A GAS STATION. HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS JERKING THE WHOLE TIME. THE OFFICIAL WORD WAS THAT THE THROTTLE WAS THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

WAS DRIVING LOST ALL POWER AT FIRST THEN WAS ABLE TO MOVE AT 2 MPH WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. HEARD LOUD POP THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DASH. I WAS ABLE TO CREEP ALONG TO GET OUT OF MOVING TRAFFIC. DROVE AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL I TRIED TO GET INTO A PARKING AREA WHICH REQUIRED ME TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING WAITED AND WAITED THEN FROM A COMPLETE STOP I MAKE THE TURN INTO THE LOT WHICH HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE I WAS FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL STILL WITH OUT ANY POWER OF MORE THAN 2 MPH WORRIED I WOULD SLIP BACK INTO MOVING TRAFFIC. PARKED CALLED A TOW TRUCK. TURNED OFF ENGINE WENT INTO WORK. CAME BACK OUT OF WORK RESTARTED CAR NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EVERYTHING SEEM TO WORK FINE AFTER THAT. FRIGHTENED I COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FOR OTHER AND MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I WAS STOPPED, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MID-TURN, THE CAR TURNED OFF. FORTUNATELY, THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC APPROACHING MY CAR OR THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I OWN A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH UP A SLIGHT INCLINE ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT 6:30 AM IN THE DARK WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE JERKED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. WHILE ON THE DECLINE OF THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE FIRST LANE AND INTO A BREAK DOWN LANE AND INTO A PARKING LOT AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED BECAUSE ONCE YOU APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SLOWED DOWN YOU COULD NOT REGAIN ANY SPEED. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FAILURE WITHIN A FEW MINTUES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE FOR FORD. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT MULTIPLE TIMES ON RTE 1 TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 60,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER CAUSED BY A PURGED SOLENOID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,456.

Mileage: 37,456

VEHICLE'S ENGINE CUTS OUT AND I LOSE CONTROL. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND ONE TIME THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN THREE TIMES DURING A SHORT TRIP OF TEN MILES. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN. FORTUNATELY WE DON'T TRAVEL VERY FAST HERE. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, OR DROP TO ABOUT 800-900 RPM WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE "WRENCH" WILL COME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES STALL/KILL ALTOGETHER. WE HAVE HAD THE CODES PULLED BY A TECHNICIAN, AND THEY SAY THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY IS STUCK OPEN", "THE THROTTLE BODY IS STUCK CLOSED", AND THERE IS ONE MORE BUT I CANNOT RECALL IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE, NOR IS THIS A FAMILIAR PROBLEM PER THE SYMPTOMS. I HAVE LIKEWISE DONE AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, AND AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED. PLEASE ADVISE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SECURITY CONCERN FOR ME - YESTERDAY I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A MAJOR FREEWAY, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, WHEN MY VEHICLE SEEMINGLY STALLED, DROPPED TO 800 RPMS, AND I HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO SHUT MY CAR OFF, PUT IT IN PARK, THEN START IT BACK UP AND MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC, THEN HAVE IT REPEAT THE PROBLEM LESS THAN A MILE LATER. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, AND IF NOT FULLY ADDRESSED BY FORD, MY FEAR IS IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR FOLLOW-UP AND SUPPORT. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE ENGINE HAS STALLED. FIRST TIME WAS OCT. 31ST, 2013. DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL STREET AND ACCELERATION DECREASES, CAR SHUTTERS, AND WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH OTHER INDICATORS. COASTS TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES, STARTS UP AND ABLE TO DRIVE HOME (APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES). *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A ROAD AND SUDDENLY MY CAR JOLTED AND ALMOST ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP. THE ENGINE WAS ON, BUT NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR DOWN AND NOTHING, STILL. AS I WAS PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR DIED. I WAITED FIVE MINUTES AND THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, BUT NOTHING AS SEVERE. *TR

Mileage: 88,016

WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS THE "WRENCH" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I GOT TO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT AND ALL SEEMED OK. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 6-7 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE A REPEAT OF THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. I AGAIN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER RESTARTING, I DROVE FOR ANOTHER 6-7 MILES AND HAD THE CAR AGAIN GO INTO LIMP MODE. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE NEXT DAY ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF AND HAVE STAYED OFF SINCE THEN. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT ON JAN 2, 2014. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT VERY CLOSELY BY THE NHTSA. *TR

Mileage: 48,153

MY WIFE IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT ON DECEMBER 18. 2013. THERE IS A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ENGINE ACCELERATION SIMILAR TO WHAT THE TOYOTA VEHICLES HAVE HAD. AT THIS POINT IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. SHE APPLIES THE BRAKES BUT FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW WITH THE ENGINE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS LAST TIME I WAS RIDING WITH HER AND SHE SLAMMED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS TOO GOOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT DID CORRECT THE DIFFICULTY AT THE TIME. HAVE ANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ? *TR

Mileage: 6,000

I HAD NOT HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS BEFORE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I WAS DRIVING AND MY SUV LOST POWER. EACH TIME, I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE, WAIT A FEW MINUTES, CUT THE CSUV OFF AND THEN BACK ON UNTIL THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. THIS MADE MY TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK MY SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AT FIRST THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE THE ERROR HAD NOT REGISTERED. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO DISCOVER IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD TO PAY OVER $300 TO GET IT REPLACED. IT TOOK AWHILE FOR FORD RAN OUT OF THE PART AND HAD TO ORDER IT FROM THEIR WAREHOUSE. LUCKILY, THE REPAIR SHOP WAS ABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT WITHIN 2 DAYS. AFTER HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THE SUV TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND OFTEN FEELS LIKE IT IS STALLING OR DRAGGING. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

FORD ESCAPE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 53, DOING 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT IDLESPEED, BUT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. ALSO THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WHERE BOTH ON. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I WAITED A MINUTE AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP WITH ONLY THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS WAS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 2 DAYS AND WAS THE SAME EACH TIME. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT IT AND THEY DID A CHECK AND RETRIEVED P2111 IN KOEC, THEN PERFORMED ETB INTERNAL IDS PINPOINT TEST. ETB OR THROTTLE BODY FAILED TEST. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND CHARGED ME $432.65. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS AT NO COST, SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,842

THREE TIMES MY CAR GAS DIED WITH ONLY 28K MILES ON IT. FIRST TIME I START THE CAR PROCEED TO DRIVE UP TO FOVE MPH AND HAVE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE RPMS DO NOT RAISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, BOTH ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHERE I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY THE FIRST TWO TIMES, INCLUDING THE WRENCH LIGHT. THIRD TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. OWNED THE CAR FOR A SMIDGE OVER THREE YEARS AND MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ARE ESCAPE AND SHE WAS MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ON THE FREEWAY SHE WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ALMOST TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS SHE WENT TO MERGE IN FRONT OF A TRUCK AND THE ESCAPE STALLED. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD LOST ALL POWER. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 68,509

DRIVING ON FOUR LANE ROAD WHEN LOST ENGINE POWER TO IDLE. ACCELERATOR PEDAL NON-RESPONSIVE. DROVE VEHICLE FOUR MILES BACK TO HOME. HAD TO RESTART ENGINE SEVEN TIMES TO RETURN HOME. PLUGGED IN CODE READER, IT STATED THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR STICKING CLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 41,270

OCCASSIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES, USUALLY BETWEEN 0-50 MPH, THE GAS PEDAL LOCKS, THE ENGINE STALLS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. THE VEHICLE MUST THEN BE PLACED INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF. WHEN TURNED BACK ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARS AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THREE MONTHS, ONCE WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. FORD SERVICE EXPLAINED THIS COULD BE DUE TO A FAILED THROTTLE BODY PART. *TR

Mileage: 26,500

BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH. ON JULY 13, 2013, I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. MALLOY FORD IN WINCHESTER, VA, CHARGED ME $310 TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I SEE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, I'M DISGUSTED WITH FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 67,151

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY 5-LANE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A WRENCH APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY CAR HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER IN THE ACCELERATOR. IT BEGAN IDLING IRRATIONALLY AND MY CAR WAS SHAKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING, AND THEY GUARANTEED TO ME THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN IF NOT FIXED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED DUE TO THIS! I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE HIT ME- I COULD NOT EVEN GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD- MY VEHICLE JUST HAD NO POWER AT ALL. IF THIS HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY, THIS COULD BE HORRIFIC! I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SEVERELY HURT OR BE KILLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND EXITED SAFELY. WENT THROUGH TYPICAL STOP-AND-GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES UNTIL REACHING WORK, IN WHICH THE CAMPUS' SPEED IS SET TO 25 MPH THROUGHOUT. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON WORK CAMPUS A LITTLE UNDER 30 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE CAR STALLED AND THE BATTERY AND OIL WARNING LIGHTS HAD COME ON. STEERING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PARKING PLACE WAS DIFFICULT AS THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME TIGHT. ONCE SAFELY PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND AFTER 5 SECONDS TURNED BACK ON. THE ENGINE STARTED UP NORMALLY. STARTED DRIVING THE VEHICLE CLOSER TO WHERE IT WAS NEEDED TO BE PARKED AND THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN AFTER 1000 FEET AND THE STEERING WENT TIGHT AGAIN. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND AFTER 5 SECONDS ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE ENGINE HAD TROUBLE STARTING BUT AFTER AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF TIME TRYING TO TURN OVER, THE ENGINE DID. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN THE APPROPRIATE PARKING AREA. VEHICLE HAS FULL TANK OF GASOLINE, 2000 MILES OVER OIL CHANGE RECOMMENDATION BY DEALER, AND FACTORY BATTERY. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD BUT HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO EASY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SINCE PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 50,800

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 20 MPH IN A COMMUNITY TO CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWL. IT WOULD NOT TRAVEL FASTER THAN APPROX 5 MPH. HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK LATER. TOOK IT TO GARAGE THE COMPUTER READ P2111 - THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL TAC SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN. DESCRIPTION; THIS POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PCM FAULT STATUS INDICATES THE THROTTLE PLATE IS AT A GREATER ANGLE THAN COMMANDED. POSSIBLE CAUSES; BINDING THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN, TAC MOTOR CIRCUIT OPEN, TAC MOTOR CIRCUITS ARE CROSS-WIRED, TAC MOTOR HARNESS CIRCUITS ARE SHORTED TOGETHER, DAMAGE PCM. *TR

Mileage: 45,900

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, AT ABOUT 65MPH, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND POWER WAS CUT DRAMATICALLY FROM THE ENGINE. UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED AND INSTANTLY STARTED STOPPING. HAD TO PULL OVER SHARPLY AND UNSAFELY ON THE SIDE OF AN ON-RAMP NARROWLY HAVING CAR BEHIND US MISS US. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 20 SECONDS BEFORE RESTARTING THE CAR. IT THEN WORKED OK. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON ONE TRIP OF ABOUT 20 MILES. TOOK TO A DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 59,900

OUR 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA CASE NUMBER PE 13003. OUR VEHICLE HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND DRIVING TO WORK ON A FAST MOVING CITY STREET AT APPROX 45-50 MPH AND THE CAR LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL AND WENT INTO THE DESCRIBED "LIMP MODE", NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. WE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING THE CAR AND GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO DODGE TRAFFIC. LIMP MODE DOES NOT DESCRIBE THE AVAILABLE POWER. AT 900 RPM YOU CAN WALK FASTER THAN THE CAR WILL DRIVE... THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO ACTING AS AN ENGINE BRAKE AND SLOWING THE CAR EVEN FASTER SO I POPPED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED AND THE CAR STARTED FINE. PUT IT IN GEAR AND ACCELERATED TO APPROX 20 MPH AND IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE SMALL WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH. A GEARBOX OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM? LUCKILY WE WERE STILL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO WE AGAIN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED TO RESET (WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT) AND IT WORKED FINE FOR THE NEXT 14 MILES AS WE WERE GOING TO THE FORD DEALER. JUST AS WE WERE ARRIVING IT DID IT A THIRD TIME, THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE DTC CODE OF 2112 AND DIAGNOSED A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL AND CHARGED US $589 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR (PART, LABOR, DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CALIBRATION OF THE COMPUTER). WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS OF THIS CAR AND IT HAS HAD ALL OF ITS NORMAL SERVICE DONE. AT 43K MILES IT IS, FOR ALL PURPOSES, STILL A NEW CAR. LUCKY FOR US IT HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND NOT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HOPEFULLY FORD WILL ISSUES A RECALL ON THESE TO REPAIR THEM. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I HEARD A POP SOUND AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. IDLE WAS ROUGH, I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT.I LET IT IDLE AND TRIED TO INCREASE RPM. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO PEDAL. THE CAR IDLE ROUGHLY. I SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. IT CRANKED LONGER THAN NORMAL, LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING FUEL. THEN IT RAN FINE. AFTER ABOUT 20 MORE MILES IT REPEATED PROCESS, LEAVING ME TO COAST OFF THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE A WARNING LIGHT (WRENCH) MEANING THROTTLE BODY OR DRIVE TRAIN ON MY DASH DURING THE SHUT DOWN. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FORD REPAIR SHOPS OVER FOUR TIMES FOR POWERTRAIN REPAIRS, STARTING BEFORE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE LAST ONE FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER PREVIOUS WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THE FIRST REPAIR DURING WARRANTY PERIOD WAS NEVER FIXED. NOW I AM ENDANGERING MYSELF AND ALL THOSE AROUND ME BY THE NEW PROBLEM. IF THE VEHICLE DOES THIS IN A CENTER LANE A PILE UP COULD OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 77,410

WHILE TRAVELING AT A RELATIVELY LOW TRAVELING SPEED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND I CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE TOOL LIGHT/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I CAN COAST TO A STOP. ONCE I STOP THE VEHICLE I TURN IT OFF. WHEN I RESTART THE VEHICLE IT HESITATES FOR APPROX 6 SECONDS AND THEN TURNS OVER/RESTARTS WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE 11/6/13. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I WAS DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AT 40 MPH AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER COMPLETELY AND A SMALL WRENCH LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I PULLED OVER SAFELY AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, WAITED A MINUTE AND THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP. THE SAME THING BEGAN HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. IN TRAFFIC, ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE. I LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,771. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY EXPLODED.UPDATED 01/14/14

Mileage: 68,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND PREPARING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE OIL AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH PROCEEDED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,150.

Mileage: 86,150

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED, BUT THE LIGHTS AND RADIO CONTINUED TO WORK. WE PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND IT STARTED. HOWEVER, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER (THIS PAST WEEKEND) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BOTH TIME WE WERE TRAVELING AROUND 20-25 MPH ON CITY STREETS, NO WARNING ON INDICATION PRIOR TO THE STALLING, BUT WHEN IT DOES STALL THE OIL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 52,575

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STOPPED EXCELLING AND I HAD TO CRUISE FROM THE FAST LANE OVER 2 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE TO THE SIDE I TURNED MY CAR OFF WAITED A MINUTE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. IT TURNED ON FINE AND RAN FINE FROM THEN ON. I OF COURSE CALLED FORD IMMEDIATELY BUT IT WAS AFTER HOURS AND I LEFT A MESSAGE. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING IT BEGAN TO SHAKE MY FOOT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR. PRIOR TO THIS I DID FEEL SOME SLIPPING OR SURGES EVERY SO OFTEN WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING AS IF IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO FORD IT WAS DECIDED THAT MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE FAST AND WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IT WAS TO BE FIXED FOR JUST MY DEDUCTIBLE OF $100. ALL FINE AND DANDY UNTIL I READ THE REVIEWS THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE LOSS POWER, THE YELLOW 'WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO REV THE ENGINE, NO POWER BUT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH A ROUGH IDLE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR WAITED 3-4 MIN IT STARTED RIGHT UP I CONTINUED ON MY WAY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES THRU-OUT THE MONTHS OF SEPT., OCT AND THE FIRST WEEK OF NOV.. NEAR THE 15 OF OCT WAS THE WORST, WHILE TRAVELING HOME THE CAR STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES, THIS TIME BOTH SERVICE AND WRENCH LIGHTS CAME ON AND I LIMPED HOME, STOPPING/ RESTARTING EVERY BLOCK. ON REACHING HOME, I PARKED THE CAR AND THERE SHE STAYED TILL ABOUT NOV, 1ST, WHEN I STARTED HER UP TO KEEP THE BATTERY TOP OFF, WHEN SHE STARTED NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. OHH, I HAVE THE SINC SYSTEM WHICH OFFERS A VEHICLE REPORT AND SAID ITS WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT, I'VE REPLACED THE CONTROL UNIT TODAY (11/06/2013) AND HOPE THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE CONTROLS. VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE KEY MUST BE CYCLED TO RESET THE SYSTEM. BEING AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, THERE SHOULD BE KNOWN CASES OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILING ON THESE CARS. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AND THE DRIVE BY WIRE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALLOW A THROTTLE BODY TO BE CLEANED. *TR

Mileage: 69,750

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE SHE DROVE AT 65 MPH. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THAT THE EVAPORATION CANISTER. THE MAIN COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS RESET BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,306.

Mileage: 53,000

AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT ON A HIGHWAY I PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 17,821

STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE RPMS DID NOT INCREASE. NO ENGINE RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR. TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED AND THE THROTTLE/ENGINE WORKED NORMALLY. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

IN SEPT WHILE GOING UP A HILL, JUST MADE IT TO THE TOP, HAD LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE RUNNING BUT ACCELERATOR WILL NOT WORK. ABLE TO COAST DOWN HILL INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER TURNED CAR OFF, STARTED BACK UP. RAN FINE UNTIL TODAY. LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SPOKE TO MECHANIC, HE STATED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, OK TO DRIVE UNLESS YOU HAVE FURTHER PROBLEMS, IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE FUTURE. TODAY, NOV. 3, WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT, INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC, CAR ENGINE STALLED, PUT CAR INTO PARK, TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION, THEN CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. VEHICLES BEHIND OURS WERE ABLE TO STOP, LUCKILY NONE COLLIDED. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING FREEWAY SPEEDS, I LOST POWER. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING AND I LIMPED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. WHEN RE-STARTING CAR, PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. TOOK CAR TO PRIVATE MECHANIC ([XXX]) AND HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM IN THE COMPUTER HISTORY. HE SUSPECTED THROTTLE LINKAGE. CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL OCT 25, 2013 WHEN IT RECURRED ON THE FREEWAY. WHILE COASTING IN THE HOV LANE, WE PUT VEHICLE IN "NEUTRAL" AND TRIED TO RESTART, PROBLEM DID NOT RESOLVE. ONLY AFTER COASTING TO A STOP AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN "PARK" AND RESTARTING WOULD THE PROBLEM RE-SET. VERY HAZARDOUS LOSING POWER AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND TRYING TO LIMP TO THE SIDE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I AM A HOMEHEALTH NURSE, I WORK IN A VERY MOUNTAINOUS, RURAL AREA WHERE I DO NOT EVEN HAVE CELLPHONE SERVICE. I WAS ON A VERY NARROW, CURVY ROAD, WHEN THE CAR JUST QUIT ACCELERATING, THE SMALL WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH, I WAS ABLE TO COAST FAR ENOUGH TO GET TO A WIDE SPOT WHERE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY OUT OF THE ROAD, BARELY MISSING AN 18 WHEEL COAL TRUCK FROM HITTING ME. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE ALL DAY AND THEN IT JUST QUIT. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT AND AGAIN THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON. THE NICEST PERSON IN THE WORLD HELP ME AND HE WAS ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM WITH HIS COMPUTER AND HE WAS ABLE TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE INTO THE CLOSED POSITION AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT ANYMORE PROBLEMS. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BEFORE I DID GET KILLED IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I DO WISH FORD WOULD JUST GET THIS PART RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 124,300

AFTER WAITING FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL, I BEGAN MY TURN LEFT. JUST PAST THE INTERSECTION, I LOST POWER WITH SORT OF A CHUGGING MOTION IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS OF A SMALL WRENCH, INDICATING THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN IN THE MANUAL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IN. THE CHARGE FOR INSTALLING DS7Z 9E926 D (THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR AS) WAS $400.46 PLUS TAX. WITH LESS THAN 38000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE, I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THIS KIND OF REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 37,530

I WAS DRIVING IN CONGESTED MORNING TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT POPPED ON AS I LOST ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ON TO THE MEDIAN. HOWEVER, I WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO WORK AND MADE IT HOME WITHOUT PROBLEMS THIS EVENING. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR HURT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE NOW AS OTHER COMPLAINTS INDICATE THIS HAS NOT ONLY BEEN OCCURRING FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT IT MAY ALSO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AND EVENTUALLY STOP RUNNING ALTOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH, THE VEHICLE TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND DECELERATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TO 60MPH WHICH CAUSED AN UNCOMFORTABLE THRASHING FORWARD OF MYSELF AND MY 2 CHILDREN. WE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON, SO WE WERE NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER, SO I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I NOTICED A LITTLE WRENCH HAD APPEARED IN THE LEFT CORNER OF MY DASH DISPLAY. I LOOKED UP THIS SYMBOL IN MY OWNERS MANUAL. I THEN DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND TRY TO CONTINUE DRIVING AS I WAS A GOOD 75+ MILES FROM HOME AND I WAS IN A VERY REMOTE AREA. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, I NOTICED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO BACK OUT. I PROCEEDED DOWN THE INTERSTATE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES BEFORE THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, HAD NO SUCCESS. THE CAR JUST CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED, SO AGAIN , I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THIS TIME I LET THE VEHICLE PROCEED AS FAR AS IT COULD WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. AS THE CAR WAS NEARLY STOPPED, IT STARTED TO SHAKE AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND AGAIN, RESTARTED AFTER A SHORT BREAK AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 60,950

I FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO AS LONG AS THIS IS HAPPENING, WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING I DROVE 3 MILES AND IT STOPPED MOVING, WHEN I PRESS THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, STOPPED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF STARTED IT DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 20 FEET AND IT DID THE SAME. STARTED THE CAR AGAIN MADE IT ALMOST TO WORK 3 MILES AWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. STOPPED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN IT CONTINUED ALL DAY LONG APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES ALL DAY. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVIN ABOUT FIFTY THE CAR JUST STOPPED GOING, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, I TRIED TO PUSH THE FAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN IT JUST SLOWED TO A STOP. SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND IT STARTED UP AND I DROVE OFF. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT ABOUT 35 MPH, SO I DID THE SAME. THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE AND/OR THE WEATHER BEING THE PROBLEM SO I CALLED FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE THROTTLE BODY. WELL FOR THE PAST MONTH IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY WHILE IM DRIVING 65 OR 15 JUST ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT STOPS GOING AND I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT SOMETIMES IT GOES A FEW FEET AND I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN SOMETIMES IT JUST STARTS AND GOES AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY THIRD TIME IN A ROW THAT IT HAPPENS STAYS ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN GOES OUT FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND SO ON, JUST DO THE RECALL WE HAVE ALL BEEN READING ABOUT IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS LIKE YOU PEOPLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT ........HEAR LET ME HELP YOU DOOOOO THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SEEMED TO "STALL" ALTHOUGH IT NEVER ACTUALLY STALLED OUT, BUT RPMS DROPPED TO 800-1000 AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY THROTTLE ACTION . AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, WAITING AND STARTING AGAIN, THE PROBLEM THEN RESURFACED ABOUT A HALF MILE LATER. I WAS AGAIN ABLE TO PULL OFF, RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE NORMALLY. ONCE IN A SAFE LOCATION (WORK), I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT A OBD-II READER TO THE CAR AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING: P2112: TAC SYSTEM STUCK CLOSED RUNNING A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THE ABOVE ERROR GAVE MANY MANY ARTICLES POINTING TO A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THIS ISSUE WAS PRECEDED BY THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLING OUT (THIS TIME ACTUAL STALLS). THESE HAPPENED AT VERY RANDOM INTERVALS FOR APPROX. 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE THE EXPRESSWAY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 113,133

WHILE DRIVE DOWN HWY AT 60 MPH , ENGINE LIGHT/WRENCH CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO SLOW SPEED AT 900 RPM. ALSO DID IT AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM STOPPED. HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 58,250

CAR STALLED AND QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO PULL ONTO A NARROW SHOULDER WITH LOTS OF DEBRIS. CAR WOULD THEN ALLOW ME TO SPEED UP AGAIN AND REPEAT THE RAPID STALL UNTIL ULTIMATELY GOING INTO LIMP MODE. WAS LATER FOUND TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS SAID TO BE ON BACK-ORDER FOR THREE WEEKS SINCE SO MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR ESCAPES AND THAT FORD HAD A REDESIGN IN WORK. HAD TO PAY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY CO-PAY SINCE FORD HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT 8:30 PM THE TRUCK STARTED TO HESITATE AND ACT LIKE IT WASN'T RUNNING RIGHT. THEN I LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO TRY TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. NOTICING THAT THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL, I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND WAS GOING TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO TRY AND START IT TO SEE IF I COULD GET HOME ON MY OWN. ONCE I STARTED THE TRUCK, IT WAS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED AND I CONTINUED HOME MAKING IT WITHOUT A PROBLEM. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES, ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE LAST 2 TIMES IT HAPPENED IT, ONCE THE TRUCK STARTED BACK UP AND I DROVE OFF, I ONLY GOT @ 3 MILES DOWN THE SAME HIGHWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SO I JUST REPEATED THE PROCEDURE AND HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. I HAVE GONE AHEAD AND PURCHASED THE NEW THROTTLE BODY AND AM HAVING MY MECHANIC INSTALL IT THIS WEEK. I WILL BE DRIVING @ 60 MILES ONE WAY, 120 MILES TOTAL, A DAY FOR WORK STARTING THIS WEEK AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET STRANDED THAT FAR FROM HOME AND LOOSE TIME FROM WORK OR NOT BE ABLE TO GET HOME. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT AT ONE POINT AND TIME THAT THE TRUCK WON'T JUST START BACK UP EVERY TIME, SO I'LL BE GETTING IT FIXED. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED IN APRIL AND ONLY HAS @ 44000 MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE SUCH A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T KEEP THEM ON THE SHELVES BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM OVERALL. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO SOMEONE WHO WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IN A CRISIS SITUATION. ON THE BOX FOR THE PART IT SAYS FORD GENUINE PARTS, MADE IN MEXICO. NICE!! MAYBE YOU WANT TO RETHINK WHERE YOU LOCATE YOUR PARTS FACTORIES. YOU KNOW THE OLD SAYING " NOTHING GOOD IS CHEAP AND NOTHING CHEAP IS GOOD". *TR

Mileage: 44,431

BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE, WRENCH LIT ON DASH, NO THROTTLE CONTROL, ERRATIC IDLE. HAVE A CODE SCANNER, IT READ P2111. PLACED IN PARK, SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED, LIGHT WENT OFF. DRIVE 5 MINUTES, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, NO THROTTLE CONTROL, ERRATIC IDLE, CODES P2111, P2112. ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED. AGAIN PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED, MADE IT HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE THIS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. VERY DANGEROUS LOOSING POWER LIKE THAT WITH NO WARNING, I'M AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SHE IS ON THE FREEWAY MORE. I'M LUCKY TO BE ON LESS TRAVELED SIDE ROADS WHERE I CAN PULL OVER TO SHOULDER TO RESTART VEHICLE. SOME SAY ITS THE THROTTLE BODY, OTHERS THE ELECTRONIC GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DON'T WANT TO THROW MONEY AT PARTS. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON 10/16/2013. MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT AND ENGINE REV OCCURRED. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED AND PULLED ONTO SAFETY LANE.. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED, SAME THING OCCURRED WITH ACCELERATION AT 60 MPH AND HIGHER. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE CAR SLOWS DOWN DRAMATICALLY AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

Mileage: 40,185

WHILE MAKING A LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION THE ENGINE CUT TO IDLE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN AND RAN OK. THE CAR WAS TAKE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. WE WERE TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEY GO BAD A LOT AND THEY NOT COVERED BY THE ENGINE WARRANTY. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME IF IT WAS HEAVY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES IN THE PAST WERE THE CAR HESITATED BADLY FROM A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 45,700

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, CAR WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE, GREATLY REDUCING SPEED ON RURAL HIGHWAY. CODE WAS FOR THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED. DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE PLATES ONLY, AND RETURNED CAR. NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A DANGEROULS SITUATION FOR WHICH I HAVE NOTICED THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS AND AN INVESTIGATION. A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. A SIDE EFFECT IN LIMP MODE WAS THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH WITH DECREASED GAS MILEAGE WHILE CAR WAS DRIVEN A FEW MILES TO DEALER IN LIMP MODE. *TR

Mileage: 46,900

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY, AT ABOUT 65 MPH THERE WAS AN ENGINE SHUDDER, THEN THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON LEFT SIDE OF CONSOLE. ENGINE WAS NOW VIBRATING AND SHAKY. STEPPED ON GAS AND NO ACCELERATION, ALTHOUGH ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS WERE RUNNING. WITH THE FORWARD MOMENTUM I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND IN THE PROCESS, I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE AGENT ON THE PHONE ASKED FOR THE MILEAGE OF VEHICLE AND I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED NORMAL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SAFELY HOME. THE VEHICLE HAS DISPLAYED NO FURTHER ISSUES SINCE THEN. THIS VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE THE DAY PRIOR, SATURDAY. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE IT WAS FOUND THIS BRAND OF VEHICLE HAD A REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE MANIFOLD INTAKE. *TR

Mileage: 58,256

ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED GOING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES SINCE, ALWAYS WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED. HAS HAPPENED GOING 30MPH, 50 MPH, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DRIVING FROM VIRGINIA TOWARDS THE DELAWARE BEACHES. AFTER CROSSING THE BAY BRIDGE IN MARYLAND ON ROUTE 50 ... DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE TRAVELING 55MPH, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND BEGAN LOSING SPEED. I HAD TO PULL ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE LOSING POWER AS EACH SECOND PASSED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER GETTING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP .. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A THROTTLE BODY .. I'M HERE AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW .. AND THE PART IS WELL OVER $400 .. HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE BILL YET.. BUT MY GUESS, WITH LABOR BETWEEN $500-$600! THIS IS RIDICULOUS AS THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD! PLEASE MAKE FORD RECALL THIS PART - THROTTLE BODY - AS IT SEEMS UNFAIR TO HAVE SUCH A HIGH COST REPAIR AFTER 3YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE -- THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP! THIS IS A SAFETY RISK -- SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED IN THIS PROCESS ..AS THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY -- PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING, AND SAVE FUTURE LIVES.. THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 72,217

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION, MY FORD ESCAPE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WAS SURGING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS SLIGHTLY UNDER THE 5 YR/60,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP IS INSISTING ON USING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE PART WHICH WILL COST ME $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOST OF THE COST OF MY RENTAL VEHICLE (EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY ONLY PAYS RENTAL CAR FOR LABOR HOURS ON VEHICLE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE PULLED IN FOR REPAIR FOR SEVERAL DAYS). *TR

Mileage: 59,908

WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND SHUTTERED TO A STOP. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BY FORD DEALER ON 10/08/13. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

2010 FORD ESCAPE HAD BEEN HAVING AN UNEVEN IDLE WHILE IN DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. IN THIS CASE, WHILE ACCELERATING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITH THE ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATING. PULLED OVER TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THAT WEEKEND. TECHNICIAN WITNESSED THE UNEVEN IDLE. NO CODES WOULD SHOW UP ON COMPUTER. TECHNICIAN RE-CALIBRATED IDLE. CAR RAN SMOOTH FOR 3 DAYS AND UNEVEN IDLE REAPPEARED. THREE WEEKS LATER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE; WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WITH CRUISE SET I COULD FEEL "SURGES" IN THE ENGINE. TOOK CAR OFF CRUISE, COULD STILL FEEL SOMETHING JUST WASN'T RIGHT. UNEVEN IDLE STILL PERSISTS ALTHOUGH NOT CONSISTENTLY. TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP TODAY. HAVE DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND BELIEVE THIS MAY BE CONNECTED TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

CRUISING AT 60MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, CAR SLOWS, THROTTLE UNRESPONSIVE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON. CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE. COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, DODGING TRAFFIC. PUT CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. AS OF OCT 7, 2013 THIS HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. CODE READER PICKS UP NO CODES FROM ENGINE PCM. *TR

Mileage: 41,620

I WAS ON THE RIGHT HAND LANE ON HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE ALL OF SUDDEN LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS IT STARTED BACK UP. AFTER EXITING AND WAITING AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN PROCEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON GREEN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE AGAIN LOST POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST THREE OTHER OCCASIONS. WHEN I FIRST TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC THEY TELL ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND AFTER THE THIRD OCCURRENCE THE WRENCH LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND NOW I'M TOLD ITS THE THROTTLE THAT SHOWS TO BE STUCK IN OPEN. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE PRICE FROM $750-$1000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. NO RECALL AS OF TODAYS DATE. THE AUTO MECHANIC AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIX. I OWN ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE A 2004. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AND VERY RELIABLE, THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND BAD BUSINESS FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT IT IS OBVIOUS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PART THE IS A DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL. THIS MAY BE MY LAST FORD VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

AS I PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY ESCAPE ENTERED "LIMP MODE". I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED RUNNING FINE. TODAY (OCT.4TH 2013) THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. SAME ISSUE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE FIXED THE ISSUE. I PLAN ON TAKING TO DEALER ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 47,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 7, 2013

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY ONCE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED BOTH THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,230. UPDATED 11/13/13*LJ

Mileage: 46,230

WAS TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THE ESCAPE POWER QUIT EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. GOT IT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THEN I LOOKED UP TO SEE WHAT THE WRENCH LIGHT MEANT WHICH WAS POWERTRAIN ISSUE, TOOK IT HOME ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID THINKING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS A LITTLE LOW. HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL 9/19/2013 WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. MY ESCAPE OF COURSE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE BUTLER COUNTY FOR NOW FOR 10 DAYS WAITING FOR THIS THROTTLE BODY TO COME IN SINCE IT IS ON BACK ORDER (AND FORD WONT DO A RECALL WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY VEHICLES THEY CANT GET THE PART) I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE SINCE (BORROWING THE PARENTS TO GET TO AND FROM WORK) AND THE PART IS STILL NOT IN AND I KEEP HEARING THAT IT IS ON ITS WAY. NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE LAST 6 FORD PRODUCTS I HAVE OWNED BUT THIS IS PATHETIC THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 44,130

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN FOUR DAYS. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND A "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AWAY. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION 10 TIMES DURING THE TRIP. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOWER TO IDLE AND BEGIN TO JERK, AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE CRANKING AGAIN. I WOULD MAKE IT 100 YARDS TO 3 MILES BETWEEN EACH INCIDENT. THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. IT IS BEING REPLACED THIS WEEK. LUCKILY I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERS THIS REPAIR OR IT WOULD BE OVER $400.00. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

DURING STOPPING AT STOP LIGHTS/STOP SINGS THE ENGINE SURGES BACK AND FORTH LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE. NOW IT HAS STARTED TO ACTUALLY STALL OUT. THE STALLING HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON FREEWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AT 60 MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR TO GET POWER. *JS

Mileage: 43,500

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AS A FAMILY WITH 4 TOTAL PEOPLE IN THE CAR. THE ENGINE AND MOTOR LOST TOTAL POWER. YOU COULD PUT YOUR FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE NO POWER AND NOT REV UP WITH NO RPM. WE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AND BLASTED FROM BEHIND BY A SEMI-TRUCK. THE SEMI-TRUCK HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND IF THE OUTSIDE LANE HAD BE BLOCKED AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE LANES THEN HE WOULD OF HIT US AS HE SHOWED HIS DISPLEASURE BY BLASTING HIS HORN AT ME AND MY FAMILY AS HE SKATED BY. WE HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER WITH CARS ZIPPING BY AND CHILDREN SCARED IN THE CAR WE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THEN RESET IT AND RE-START THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE AGAIN FOR A WHILE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT AFTER YOU RESET AND RESTART THE CAR THE LIGHT GOES OFF TILL THE NEXT TIME. THIS STARTED AS A RANDOM THING BUT HAS DEVELOPED INTO A DAILY DEAL AND BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS DAILY NOW WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH PLUS AND HAS NO WARNING SIGN. BEING TOLD IT IS A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE THROTTLE BODY BY THE DEALERSHIP AND A $500 PLUS DEAL TO FIX. THIS OCCURRENCE IS RISKING THE HEALTH, LIVELIHOOD AND SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND KIDS. WEAR AND TEAR MAINTENANCE ON A VEHICLE I AM OK WITH FIXING BUT A FACTORY FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD IS NOT ONE OF THOSE PARTS AND IS ON THE LIABILITY OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

Mileage: 70,000

THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM WORK, I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND IT PASSED INSPECTION FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 5 MONTHS WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE SYMPTOMS THAT I EXPERIENCED WERE LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING AND ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" (ENGINE ECU PROTECTION PROTOCOL SO NO MORE DAMAGE WOULD BE DONE TO THE ENGINE) I NOTICED THAT THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT OF THE BAT THE WOMAN BEHIND THE COUNTER SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE (WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE) SO I BECAME SUSPICIOUS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND I GOT A HOLD OF THE ACTUAL MECHANIC AND RIGHT AWAY HE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, OUT OF GOOD FAITH HE ADVISE THAT I CAN CHANGE THAT PART MYSELF WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FORD FOR THEM TO FIX. THE ESTIMATE FOR GETTING IT FIXED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSE TO $600 +TAX, WHEN THE PART ITSELF COST ONLY AROUND $200 +TAX. I BOUGHT THE PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND CHANGED IT, EVER SINCE THAT FIX MY VEHICLE IS RUNNING EVEN BETTER THAN BEFORE. THE MAN BEHIND THE COUNTER THAT GAVE ME THE PART MENTIONED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THAT USUALLY CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY FIXES THE ISSUE, HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT IF A RECALL IS TO BE MADE TO JUST BRING BACK THE DEFECTIVE PART AND THE PROOF OF PURCHASE IN ORDER TO GET MY MONEY BACK. FORD SHOULD JUST STOP DENYING THIS ISSUE AND JUST ADMIT THAT THE ISSUE WAS NEVER FULLY FIXED.

Mileage: 88,000

WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AND WENT TO AN EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLE WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING LIKE A LEAF IN THE WIND. HAD TO EXIT HIGHWAY THROUGH TRAFFIC AS THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND IN ANY POSITION. IT WAS EARLY MORNING WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC THANKFULLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED LATER IN THE DAY DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 47,000

STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. TRAVELING ON CITY STREET AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND ENGINE DIED. INITIALLY NOT ABLE TO RESTART, WAITED 4 MINUTES AND ENGINE STARTED. FEW MINUTES LATER AT A STOP, BEGAN ACCELERATING BUT ENGINE DIED AGAIN. AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE STARTED AND PROCEEDED TO FORD DEALER. FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED.

Mileage: 59,724

1ST - VEHICLE WAS REFUELED WITH 87 OCTANE AND JUST DROVE ONE MILE DOWN AND UP A HILL WERE IT STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE THROTTLE WAS APPLIED AND VEHICLE LURCHED AND STALLED. 2ND - VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AROUND NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 20 MPH AND STARTED TO SPUTTER AND HESITATE 3RD - RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WERE IT WAS STOPPED THEN THROTTLE APPLIED AND LURCHED AND STALLED 4TH - USING CRUISE CONTROL DRIVING 75 MPH DOWN PARKWAY, VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH AND STALLED 5TH - DRIVING TO DEALER TO FIGURE OUT HESITATION AND STALL, ACCELERATED FROM RED LIGHT AND HESITATED AND STALLED 6TH - STILL ENROUTE TO DEALER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE STALLS AGAIN ONLY 300 FEET FROM LAST STALL. ENGINE HAS ROUGH IDLE. POLICE OFFICER SUGGESTED THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM BECAUSE HIS FORD EXPEDITION RECENTLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SYMPTOMS. DEALER DIAGNOSED A BAD THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE LAST 6TH STALL. EVERY TIME VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND RESTART IN NEUTRAL LED TO RE-STALLING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED AND RE-STARTED AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK. ENGINE SPUTTERED AND WAS RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION AFTER 6TH STALL BUT SLOW SMOOTH ACCELERATION PROVED EFFECTIVE. ALL STALLS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. *LN

Mileage: 66,000

DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FOR LUNCH MY VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING AND MY CRUISE CONTROL KICKED OFF. VEHICLE RPM'S DROPPED AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL QUIT WORKING. SO I PULLED OVER. I USED MY DTC DEVICE TO SEE WHAT CODE IS POPPING UP AND IT WAS P2111. I PUT CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, WAITED 30 SECONDS AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND DROVE HOME. NOW I'M HERE TYPING THIS UP.

Mileage: 50,976

WHEN THE FORD ESCAPE IS DRIVING AND STOPS AT A LIGHT THE ENGINE STARTS TO RIDDLE. ONCE YOU HIT THE GAS THE CAR GOES INTO SECOND GEAR THEN THE GAS PEDALS STOPS WORKING. CAN'T USE THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 09-10-13, A WEEK AFTER HAVING THE WORKS AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE ON MY CAR AT A FORD DEALER. WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, MY VEHICLE SURGED AND LUNGED, THEN I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE HAD TO PULL OVER PUT FLASHERS ON AND RESTART VEHICLE. A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON MY DASH. I LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL WHICH INDICATED A THROTTLE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHICH SERVICED MY VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE PROBLEM BUT NOT TO WORRY UNLESS IT HAPPENS AGAIN; THEN CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 09-14-13 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. AGAIN I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON MY DASH. I HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. I PAY FOR AN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN FOR MY VEHICLE AND THEY STILL TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE AND FIX THE PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST OVER THREE YEARS OLD AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT. THE PROBLEM DID NOT STEM FROM MY OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 40,600

TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME DOING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST IT TO WHERE IT WAS MOSTLY OFF OF THE ROAD. IT DID NOT DIE BUT CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHILE IN HIGH IDLE. THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NO ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCED ZERO RESULTS. I SHUT IT DOWN AND PONDERED WHETHER TO TRY AND START IT BACK UP OR JUST CALL A TOW TRUCK. BEING OUT IN THE COUNTRY I DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE. IT STARTED UP AND RAN FINE...FOR LESS THAN TWO MILES...WHEN IT REPEATED THE SAME SCENARIO ONLY IN A MUCH MORE DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER SHUDDER AND REAL ROUGH IDLE. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE DISPLAY PANELS. DIDN'T NOTICE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT TIME AND THE ENGINE DID NOT DIE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP... NO TOW TRUCK AVAILABLE. TOOK MY CHANCES AGAIN AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FURTHER THEN GOING HOME. DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM DURING THAT DRIVE BUT DETECTED AN ENGINE WHINE SOUND THAT I HAD NEVER NOTICED BEFORE. VEHICLE HAS 53,393 MILES ON IT. ENGINE WAS PULLED AT 8K FOR OIL LEAKS. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF SHIFTING CLUNKING SOUND AT TAKE OFF OVER THE LIFE OF IT. HAVE HAD BRAKES FAIL IN REVERSE. ALWAYS PUMP THEM BEFORE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE WORKING OK THAT DAY. ALL WORK, RIGHT DOWN TO TIRE ROTATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE ONLY AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THIS BRAND NEW AT. LUCKILY I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. GUESS I'LL LEARN TOMORROW WHAT'S UP WITH IT THIS TIME. SAD TO HAVE A $28,000 VEHICLE THAT I'VE NEVER REALLY TRUSTED SINCE ITS EARLY FAILURE. JUST THANKFUL I WASN'T STILL ON THE INTERSTATE MOVING ALONG IN 70+ MPH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WILL NEVER TRUST THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS. *TR

Mileage: 53,393

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE THROTTLE DID NOTHING. IT BARELY MOVED. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTED. AFTER A BIT IT STARTED UP AND DROVE FINE FOR ANOTHER 5 MILES BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PULLED OFF ROAD, RESTARTED AND RETURNED HOME AS I WAS TOO AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. TAKING IT TO MECHANIC TODAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. DURING THE DRIVE HOME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING EARLY AND OTHERWISE ACTING SLIGHTLY STRANGE. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

IT, HAS HAPPEN VARIOUS TIMES SINCE AUGUST, AS I DRIVE, THE ENGINE START TO EITHER MISFIRE OR NO POWER AT ALL, IT IDLE NORMAL BUT AS SOONEST I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR START THE PROBLEM, HAS LIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES AND AS THE MECHANIC SCANS THE VEHICLE THE ONLY CODE THAT SHOWS IS P2111, THE LAST TIME THAT HAPPENS, HAVE TO USE A TOWING SERVICE BECAUSE CAN GET IT MOVING, BEFORE I USED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS AND STARTED AGAIN AND THE SITUATION DISAPPEARS FOR A FEW DAYS AND APPEARS BACK AGAIN. PLEASE ADVICE. *TR

MY ESCAPE OFTEN STALLS, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTART IT WITHOUT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE LITTLE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP AS MY CAR LOST ITS ACCELERATION. IT STILL IDLED, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, DROVE ANOTHER 5 FEET AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY BUT THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 26,278

THROTTLE BODY SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, AND ACCELERATOR PEDDLE WENT LIMP. DEALERSHIP IS TELLING US IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY, WE'RE UNDER THE 36,000MI BUT OVER ON THE 3 YEARS HOWEVER NOW I'M READING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 35,600

THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE LEADING TO A SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD IMMEDIATE GO INTO A CRAWL MODE JUST ENOUGH TOGET ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER. I TOOK TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF $440.00. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

WHILE ACCELERATING AND SWITCHING FROM FIRST GEAR, ENGINE SLOWS TO ROUGH IDLE, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THOUGH. SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO CREEP TO THE SIDE OF ROAD BUT NO REAL POWER OR CONTROL OF THROTTLE. IDLE AND REV THE ENGINE AFTER RESTART ARE OK BUT SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE UNDER THE HEAVIER LOAD OF PULLING SECOND GEAR THEN RATHER THAN SWITCHING BACK TO FIRST THE SOFTWARE CRASHES OR SOMETHING. STUPID WAY TO HANDLE A PROBLEM ON FORDS END. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

STOPPED AT LIGHT. GOT TO 20 MPH THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. COASTED 50 FEET SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL RESTARTED CAR SHOOK, BUT GOT ME TO SAFETY. GOT TOWED. ERROR CODE P2112. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE THROTTLE COULD BE AN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WHEN I NOTICED MY VEHICLE SEEM TO BE RUNNING ROUGH. FIRST, I NOTICED A ROUGH IDLE WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THEN, WHILE TURNING ACCROSS ON COMING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AT THIS POINT I WAS STILL IN THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO FINISH THE TURN. THANK GOD I DID IDLE TO SAFETY. I THEN STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND OBSERVED A VERY ROUGH IDLE AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AT ALL. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AFTER THIRTY SECONDS AND IT RAN NORMAL AGAIN WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PARTS STORE TO HAVE THE THE ECM SCANNED FOR TROUBLE CODES. THE TECH COULD NOT RECOVER OR READ ANY CODES AT THAT TIME. I FOUND THAT TROUBLING AT THE TIME BUT FOUND OUT LATER THAT NOT ALL SCAN TOOLS CAN ACCESS STORED CODES. I HAD THIS OCCUR TWICE THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE AND WHEN I TOLD HIM THE SYMPTOMS HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE PROBLEM. I ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY PER THEIR INSTRUCTION AND ASKED IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE IF IT'S THAT COMMON. THE DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALLS. I PERSONALLY FEEL THIS IS DEFINATELY A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD TREATED AS THAT BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT OR WORSE, KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THE NEXT DAY TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND FIND OUT WHY THEY AREN'T BEING PROACTIVE WITH THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWN SAFETY RECALLS OR TSB'S AT THIS TIME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT SOMETHING THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED VERY OFTEN. SINCE THEN, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT IT IS VERY KNOWN AND BEING INVESTIGATED AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 61,000

STARTED ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO, HOWEVER ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAME ON. TURNED IGNITION OFF THEN STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP. VEHICLE RAN FINE AND NO CODES WERE STORED IN COMPUTER. CONDITION HAS GOTTEN SO BAD WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD THAT IT HAS SET THE P2112 CODE FOR STUCK OPEN/STUCK CLOSED THROTTLE BODY. IT APPEARS AS IF THE THROTTLE BODY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS VEHICLE MAY STOP ON RAILROAD TRACKS, IN INTERSECTIONS, AND WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS NO WARNING WITH THIS CONDITION.

Mileage: 45,353

DRIVING HOME FROM A DAY TRIP W/ FRIENDS AND WHEN APPROACHING LIGHT, CAR STARTED BUCKING. WHEN THE GAS PETAL WAS PUSHED DOWN, THE VEHICLE ONLY WENT 20 MPH AND WAS QUICKLY DROPPING SPEED. THE RED WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH. WE PULLED OVER IN A NOT SO VERY NICE PART OF THIS PARTICULAR TOWN, SHUT OFF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY FOR US, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WE GOT HOME. I HAVE A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE (USED) TO ME IN 2012. I AM HOPING TO HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE MANY TIME WHILE DRIVING ; ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I KNOW OF TWO FRIENDS WHO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR THIS FOR FREE. I AM HOPING THE SAME. IT SEEMS TO BE THOUGH, THAT THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. IMAGINE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND A BIG MAC TRUCK WAS BEHIND US. I WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS TODAY. THANK YOU. *LN

Mileage: 60,400

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OF TRAVEL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BRAKED SO THAT WE WERE TRAVELING AT AROUND 6 MPH. THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. I RETURNED HOME AND PARKED THE CAR AND USED ANOTHER ONE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER THE CAR STARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. MY POCKET SCANNER SHOWED OBD2 CODE 2111, MEANING THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL WAS STUCK OPEN. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, INCLUDING THE ACTUATOR CONTROL THAT MORNING. THE CAR HAS NOW RUN ABOUT A WEEK AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES WITH NO TROUBLE. THE NUMBER ON THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE IS 100053000805. THE NEW ONE IS DS7Z*9E926*D, AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TICKET. I HAVE THE OLD PART BOXED UP IN CASE FORD EVER RECALLS IT. THE PARTS MAN AT FORD SAID THAT THE THROTTLE PART NUMBER HAD BEEN REVISED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I AM JUST GLAD THAT IT WENT BAD ON A QUIET STREET AND NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM ALSO GLAD THAT I COULD CHANGE IT MYSELF AND NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO RUN AROUND.

Mileage: 32,500

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WONT ACCELORATE FOR ME AS HARD AS I PRESS ACCELORATER DID NOT MAKE DIFFERENCE JUST WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. IF I WAS ON HIGHWAY OR SOMEONE BEHIND ME IT SURE WOULD BE MAJOR PROBLEM.

Mileage: 35,094

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR, WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR JUST STOP GOING THE WRENCH LIGHT SHOWED UP ON THE DASH, THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION BY COASTING OFF THE ROAD. THE NEXT DAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR SAME THING HAPPENED , HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, NARROWLY ESCAPING BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. ON WAY HOME THE CAR DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS COASTING AROUND THE CORNER. THAT'S WHEN I TOOK I TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PART. THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. SEEMS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. OVER 700.00 TO BE FIXED, PLUS POSSIBLY 3 WEEKS WAITING FOR THE PART.

Mileage: 49,645

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL ON THE HWY TO SCHOOL AND CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHICH LOST ALL POWER PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART AND HAD TO WAIT PLACES TO ME (FATHER) AND THEN IT RESTARTED THEN SHE DROVE ON TO SCHOOL THEN SHE TOOK CAR ON TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS GOING OUT.

Mileage: 45,895

TRAVERSE CITY MI DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING POWER. PULLED OFF SIDE OF ROAD TRIED PUTTING IT IN REVERSE SINCE IT WOULDN'T GO FORWARD SLOWLY WENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON HESITATED TO START BUT DID. RAN A LITTLE ROUGH BUT THAN WENT FOR A MILE OR LESS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT AGAIN. . DID THE SAME AGAIN ROLLED TO A STOP. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND ON FINISHED GOING 5 MILES TO WORK. CALLED A WRECKER HAD TOWED TO FORD GARAGE. THEY SAID THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED PART WOULDN'T BE IN UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO LABOR DAY. COST WOULD BE $503. TUESDAY TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T BE HERE UNTIL 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY .CAR WOULD BE DONE BY NOON. CALLED AT 12:30 WEDNESDAY TOLD ME PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WON'T BE IN UNTIL OCTOBER,17 2013. *JB

Mileage: 74,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JERKED A LITTLE AND LOST ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STOPPED THE CAR, AND CUT IT OFF. I STARTED IT BACK UP, AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. AND EVERYTHING RAN FINE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. SINCE THEN, THIS BEHAVIOR HAS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP TO LOOK AT IT, BUT WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS I CAN AFTER THE SHOP CONFIRMED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC WIRING WITH THE MOTOR. *JB

Mileage: 59,950

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 11:45 P.M. AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING. SO I SHUT IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND I MADE IT HOME, 26 MILES. THIS HAPPENED THE NEXT MORNING WHEN MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TOOK IT TO DECORAH AUTO CENTER FORD AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH OUT A CODE. I HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT AND THIS ERASES THE CODE. TODAY IS THE 5TH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT IS 3 TIMES IN 5 DAYS. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHTS UP IN THE LOWER LEFT ON DASH . THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. HOW CAN I GET A CODE TO GET THIS FIXED? I HAVE TO RESTART TO DRIVE. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE: REPLACEMENT NOT ONLY COSTLY, BUT ALSO ON BACK ORDER AND IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

Mileage: 53,000

I JUST EXITED THE PA TURNPIKE WHEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE RPMS WERE FLUCTUATING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT AM GLAD THIS HAPPENED AFTER I GOT OFF THE TURNPIKE WHERE I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND HAD NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. IT HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEK. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, AS I WAS TRAVELING APX 55 MPH ON PA RT 422 AND AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY AS I WAS DRIVING ON COUNTY LINE RD AT APX. 40 MPH. EACH TIME THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. MY VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AND RPMS WOULD FLUCTUATE AS THE ENGINE DIED. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEVERAL CARS THE LAST TIME SINCE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SHOULDER FOR ME TO GET MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AS THE ENGINE DIED. ALL TEMPERATURES WERE FINE AND MY FLUIDS ARE GOOD. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE VALE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE NOTICED MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS UNSAFE ISSUE! *JB

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ENTERING A RAMP, THE ENGINE JUST LOST POWER AND THERE WAS A RAPID DECELERATION. THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP ON THE DASH. I TOWED THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER IN BETTENDORF IOWA. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS BECAUSE THERE WAS 5 CARS AHEAD OF ME WAITING FOR THE SAME PARTS. SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON MAJOR PROBLEM. SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

Mileage: 28,018

I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND I NO LONGER COULD ACCELERATE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN FLASHING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET ON TO THE SHOULDER AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. PER THE DEALER WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO, THE PART NEEDED WAS ON FORD'S NATIONAL BACKORDER LIST AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. IT TOOK 5 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. IT HAS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 7 WEEKS AND MY CAR DID THE SAME JERK ON THE EXPRESSWAY AGAIN TODAY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO WORK AS NO SERVICE LIGHTS IGNITED ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT I WILL BE TAKING MY VEHICLE IN TO GET CHECKED AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 68,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH, SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE GAS WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. THANKFULLY, THE BRAKES WORKED AND I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON AND DRIVING TO MY MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED GOING TO MY FORD DEALER. THEY CHARGED ME OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE PCM... ANY RECALLS FROM FORD FOR THIS? *JB

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON. THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE BUT I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHICH WAS STILL RUNNING AT A LOW RPM. I THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AND THE CAR THEN RAN NORMALLY.

Mileage: 38,400

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH I FELT A JOLT LIKE THE CAR HAD DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY WENT DOWN TO 40 MPH. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE THE 40 MPH. I MOVED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, VERY SHAKY, AND I CALLED FOR A TOW. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY.*JB

Mileage: 35,700

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, LET COOL FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN DROVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES IT DIED AGAIN. LET IT COOL AGAIN AN IT DID THIS 4 TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO DEALER. THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON AUG 9 2013 BUT WOULD NOT START. DEALER EXAMINED STARTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG BY CHECKING CODES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TODAY A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES IN ONE YEAR TWO OF THOSE TIMES I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND. FORD NEEDS TO CHECK AND RECALL THESE CARS, BUT THEY NEED TO SEE BODY COUNTS BEFORE THEY SEE A NEED TO DO SOMETHING.*JB

Mileage: 3,600

ENGINE FAILED. CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED. WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. RESTARTED CAR AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT BUT ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON SOLID. GOT GOING ON THIRD TRY AND MANAGED TO GET HOME ABOUT 8 MILES. SAME SCENARIO CONTINUED AND MY MECHANIC THOROUGHLY CLEANED THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM CONTINUES... TRIED AGAIN....THIS TIME FAILED AT INTERSECTION...GOT GOING AGAIN BUT ALMOST HAD VEHICLE BEHIND ME REAR END ME....../TOTALLY UNSAFE. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE APPARENT. HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY BRAND NEW 2008 TAURUS IF I RECALL CORRECT. FORD FIXED IMMEDIATELY.. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD COVER THIS ALSO ALTHOUGH. I MUST CORRECT IMMEDIATELY. I WILL KEEP ALL INVOICES FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. THANK YOU.*JB

Mileage: 65,380

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY CONSTANT SPEED. THE ENGINE HESITATED, CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE ENGINE THEN STALLED. I PULLED OVER, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE CAR SEEM TO RUN NORMALLY AFTER THIS FIRST INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT MAY NEED TO BE RESTARTED A FEW TIMES BEFORE ACTING NORMAL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BECAUSE IT STALLED AND SEEM UNABLE TO MAKE THE DRIVE HOME. THE ENGINE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED IN AUGUST BY A MECHANIC, BUT STALLED REPEATEDLY 3 DAYS LATER. USING DRY GAS AND KEEPING THE TANK NEARLY FULL HAS NOT SOLVED THE ISSUE EITHER. MY EXPERIENCE SEEMS SIMILAR TO MANY COMPLAINTS FOUND AT THIS WEBSITE AND OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET. *JS

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND NOW IS MORE FREQUENT. *JS

Mileage: 18,000

PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STUTTERED TWICE AND LOST POWER. PRESSED ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. PULLED OFF ON SIDE OF ROAD AND WAS NEARLY HIT SEVERAL TIMES. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RE-STARTED, THEN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. *JS

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND FORWARD MOTION. IT WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. ONCE I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. AFTER THE FORD DEALER'S INSPECTION, IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE CULPRIT, AND NEEDS REPLACED.

Mileage: 57,600

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND SPIT AND SPUTTERED. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WENT ABOUT A MILE AND DID THE SAME THING. AT THAT POINT A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED.

Mileage: 84,345

I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 25MPH ON A SURFACE ROAD, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, AND MY SPEED DROPPED TO 5MPH ("LIMP MODE"). I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER A MINUTE. IT SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY. I TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. HOWEVER ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER, THE EXACT SAME SITUATION REOCCURRED, SO I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A BAD THROTTLE BODY. IT TOOK 3 WEEKS FOR THEM TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY BACKORDERED, PROBABLY BECAUSE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR THROTTLE BODIES AS WELL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. IT WOULD SEEM THIS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AMONG CERTAIN FORD MODELS, INCLUDING THE ESCAPE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE DEFECT, AND THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING. I'M VERY UPSET THAT DESPITE THIS ISSUE HAVING BEEN KNOWN ABOUT SINCE LATE 2011/EARLY 2012, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD AND HAD TO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY, WITH MY CAR LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TRAFFIC. ON TOP OF THAT, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WAS FORCED TO PAY $670 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED.

Mileage: 30,000

NOTED MILEAGE, DATE, AND SPEEDS APPROXIMATE. VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES (SIX TO SEVEN TIMES SINCE NOTED DATE). ALL TIMES HAVE BEEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEED. THE STALLS HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE / SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON, BUT DOES NOT STAY ON. VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER SOME ATTEMPT AND THE CHECK ENGINE / SERVICE LIGHT IS GONE. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TT

Mileage: 85,000

THE CAR STARTED FEELING VIBRATIONS IN THE PEDALS, LOST SPEED, EVENTUALLY STALLED ON A HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE FLY-BY THROTTLE BODY UNIT HAD FAILED. *TT

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR GAVE A SUDDEN JOLT AND DIED. I START IT BACK UP JUST FINE, BUT WHEN I STATED GOING AGAIN, IT STALLED AND DIED AGAIN. I GOT IT STARTED, GOT ONTO A BUSY STREET, MADE A U- TURN AND IT DID AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IT STARTED AND OFF THE INCREDIBLY BUSY STREET BEFORE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOW HAVING A PROBLEM, I CANT EVEN DRIVE A QUARTER MILE BEFORE IT DIES AGAIN. *TT

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH, WHEN I LOST ENGINE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT AN IDLE SPEED BUT WOULD NOT INCREASE RPM UPON PRESSING ACCELERATOR WITH THE SUV IN PARK. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE SUV AND PROCEED BACK DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AFTER ABOUT 25 MILES, IT DID THE SAME THING. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE. SINCE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, I DECIDED TO HEAD BACK. I DROVE 125 MILES WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I TOOK INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A REPAIR CODE OF P2111. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I DROVE THE SUV FOR TWO WEEKS AND IT STARTED TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE PART WAS ORDER ON JULY 11 AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF OTHER VEHICLES. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND I AM AWARE OF TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TT

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLE ROUGHLY AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN

Mileage: 63,000

DRIVING 70 MPH ON HWY TRUCK JUST STARTS TO STALL NO CONTROL OF GAS PEDAL CARS ALMOST CRASHED IN TO ME I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY. TROUBLE CODE IS P2111 NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY THAT IS ON BACK ORDER FOR A FORD NATIONAL RECALL AND I HAVE TO WAIT DAYS TO GET, PRICE FOR PART IS $380 . AFTER A CALL TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT RECALLED BUT FUNNY HOW THE PART NUMBER CHANGED AND IT IS THE SAME ONE THEY HAVE A RECALL ON AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF THE 3 YEARS 36,000 MILE WARRANTY MY TRUCK HAS 50,000 MILE. FORD HAS LOST A LONG TIME CUSTOMER !!! BUY AMERICAN MADE !!!! THANKS FORD EX OWNER OF EXPEDITION, EXPLORER, THUNDERBIRD, COUGARS, TOWN CAR, 2 CONTINENTALS NO MORE FORDS AT MY HOUSE.....!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 50,211

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 65MPH ON FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE DROPPED TO IDLE SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR'S RPM'S TO INCREASE DESPITE PUSHING IT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT RATHER WAS IN A SUDDEN STATE OF IDLE.THE "WRENCH" ICON FLASHED ON, THEN "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" AND MY CAR WENT FROM 65 TO 5MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. AFTER CAR'S IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF, THE CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER REENTERING FREEWAY NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOT UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 680 IN STOP N GO TRAFFIC. I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS TO GO, BUT MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER IN THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. I PUT MY CAR IN PARKING MODE AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT AGAIN, AND IT WORKED. SO, I WENT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER ABOUT A MILE FURTHER IN STOP N GO TRAFFIC, MY CAR DID THE SAME EXACT THING. IT STOPPED WORKING, AND STARTED SHAKING WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN. I WASN'T FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING MY CAR SINCE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE. SO, I HAD TO CALL THE TOW COMPANY AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 73,568

THROTTLE, CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS, NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45MPH, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE DROPPED TO IDLE SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR'S RPM'S TO INCREASE DESPITE PUSHING IT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT RATHER WAS IN A SUDDEN STATE OF IDLE. AFTER CAR'S IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF, THE CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY, NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDST OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS NOWHERE TO MOVE THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO COULD FIND NOTHING ABNORMAL ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. HOWEVER BASED ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TODAY AND REPROGRAMMED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AT A COST OF OVER $500. *TR

Mileage: 46,237

WE WERE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. MY SUV SLOWED TO A STOP WHERE I CUT IT OFF. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO PULL OFF TO A SAFE LOCATION AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS ALMOST SIDESWIPED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES, THE MOST RECENT BEING YESTERDAY AUGUST 23 ON AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AGAIN I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO PULL OFF TO A SAFE LOCATION AND WAS STUCK IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE OVERPASS. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR SOON AFTER STALLING OUT AND WAS ABLE TO AN AUTO STORE THAT PULLED THE CODE OF P2112, WHICH IS THE THROTTLE BODY CODE. OF COURSE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT IN JUNE 2013 AND FORD ESTIMATES THE REPAIR TO COST $500 MINIMUM. AND SADLY, I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY ESCAPE AS I FEAR IT WILL GET ME INTO AN ACCIDENT. I ASK THAT FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OBVIOUS FLAW IN THROTTLE BODY AND MAKE THE RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY, MY ENGINE LOST POWER. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY THROTTLE WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT MY CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO, AND THEN RESTARTED MY CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AFTER THAT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, NOW TOTALING 6 TIMES, ALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WENT TO THE MECHANIC, HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT HE COULD PUT A RUSH ORDER ON IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 15% OF THE PRICE, AND IT WOULD STILL TAKE 2 WEEKS. THROUGH NORMAL CHANNELS, IT WOULD WAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. I NEED MY CAR TO WORK, AND TWO THINGS BOTHER ME THE MOST: A RUSH ORDER WOULD STILL TAKE 2 WEEKS TO BE DELIVERED, AND IF IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, IT FEELS AS THOUGH FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IMPAIRS MY ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY ON THE ROAD. I AM CONSTANTLY PARANOID WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, AND I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR, SINCE IT'S MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

Mileage: 7,700

VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STALLED WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AN ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVERTED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 32K MILES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 32,991

I HAD JUST LEFT WORK YESTERDAY 0821/2013 AND WAS DRIVING MAYBE 40 MPH. MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE JUST DIED ON ME. I HAD DRIVEN BUT A HALF MILE. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED IT OFF. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL LOOKED OK SO I TRIED STARTING IT. AFTER SOME HESITATION, IT DID START. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO I PICKED IT BACK UP. THIS MORNING 08/22/2013 IT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I WAS TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, NOT A MILE FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR. IT DID IT AGAIN, ON THE HIGHWAY, ABOUT 10 MILES LATER. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I KNEW HE SHOULD NOW BE ABLE TO PULL SOMETHING UP ON THE COMPUTER. HE WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE DID TELL ME TO CALL THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THERE WASN'T. HE FELT BAD AND GAVE ME A GREAT DEAL, $410, TO REPLACE IT. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING!!! *TR

Mileage: 74,023

I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT NEAR WORK WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO LIMP HOME MODE. WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH ONLY ONE LANE. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL SLIGHTLY OVER AND AFTER COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. *TR

Mileage: 58,430

TRAVELING ON VACATION ON AN OHIO HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE STALLED AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR UNTIL AUGUST 20. *TR

Mileage: 54,900

ON 2 OCCASIONS MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LOST THROTTLE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE STARTING TO ACCELERATE AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE YELLOW TOOLBAR LIGHTS UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CAR ESSENTIALLY LOSES POWER AND I'M UNABLE TO DRIVE FORWARD. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH COST $345 (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND NO RECALL). IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART CONSIDERING HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS POSITION IT LEAVES YOU ON THE ROAD WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILS. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR SUDDENLY JUST STALLED. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE CAR RESTARTED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE--ONCE WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AND MORE RECENTLY AT 51,000. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED, OTHERWISE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BOTH TIMES THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. BECAUSE IT IS A VERY RANDOM PROBLEM (IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 3 YEARS), FORD CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO SAY THAT THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES INDICATING A PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THIS IS AN ACTIVE PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THE ONLY FORD RESPONSE REGARDING THIS STALLING PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO UNCOVER IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH INDICATES A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD ON FORD ESCAPES BUILT BETWEEN JUNE 22 AND OCT 15, 2009, WHICH IS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THIS CAR WAS BUILT. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

AS I WAS ENTERING MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND NOTICED THAT A WRENCH ICON ON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS LIT. THE ESCAPE WAS STILL GOING, BUT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL. I TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULLED UP TO THE CURB AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, COUNTED TO 10 AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN RESPONDED TO THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT MY EXPERIENCE IS TERMED "LIMP MODE" AND IS ITSELF A SAFETY FEATURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHO HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND COULD NOT PULL AN ERROR CODE OFF OF IT. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED I LOOK INTO THE THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. DURING THAT RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT OTHER FORD ESCAPE DRIVERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. *TR

Mileage: 49,900

IN AUGUST RUSH-HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE', THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED TO UNDER 1000RPM AND I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT THRU SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE COASTING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO THROTTLE INPUTS AFFECTED THE ENGINE, IT REMAINED UNDER 1000RPM AND RAN VERY ROUGH AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF, WAITED A MINUTE, THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO THE WORKPLACE. TWO DAYS LATER ON A SHORT TRIP TO A RESTAURANT, THE ENGINE AGAIN WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE'. I SHUTOFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. ABOUT 1/4 MILE LATER THE ENGINE WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE' AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO 'LIMP MODE' AFTER EVERY 1/4 - 1/2 MILE FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES ON THE SHORT TRIP. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT IS NOW. THIS 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS 86K MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 AS OF YET (STILL IN INVESTIGATION SINCE FEBRUARY). I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

VEHICLE STALLED UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP, AND LOST ALL THROTTLE FUNCTION. SURGES AT IDLE, AND INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. THROTTLE FAILED THE NEXT DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE FAILED THROTTLE BODY SENSOR ISSUE THAT WAS FIXED BY OCTOBER 2009, BUT MY ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN DECEMBER '09 AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE BEGINS TO LOOSE POWER/ STALL. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING, IT WILL GO ANOTHER 5 - 10 MILES AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. AFTER 2 - 3 TIMES IT WILL THROW THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT (CODE P2112). WE CHECKED/ CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CLEARED THE CODE. CAR RAN OK FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS (50 MILES), AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE ARE LOOKING INTO HIRING AN ATTORNEY AS FORD DOES NOT WANT TO HELP COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR, AND UNCONTROLLED STALLING AND SPUTTERING IS DANGEROUS ON BUSY STREETS. TWICE, THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, AND AT ONE TIME, IT COMPLETELY DIED GOING 40 MPH, AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HEAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PLEASE HELP US AND OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR LOSES THEIR LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOW VEHICLE SHUTS OFF EVERY TIME WHEN DRIVEN AROUND 40-45 AND 55-60. *TR

Mileage: 75,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,189.

Mileage: 62,189

CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER THE RAILROAD TRACK. AFTER BARELY GOT IT TO GO OVER THE RAILROAD (LUCKLY TRAIN DIDN'T COME WHILE I WAS BARELY MOVING) PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED BACK UP. WRENCH LOOKING LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE IT WAS TRYING TO STALL, IT HAPPENED 2MORE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. AFTER FEW CHECKING AROUND IT IS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. STEPPING ON THE GAS PRODUCED NO EFFECT. DRIVING SLOWLY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND PROCEEDED TO WORK. THIS WAS A DAILY OCCURRENCE BOTH GOING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, AND RETURNING IN THE EVENING. TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

JUST DRIVING ALONG ONE DAY AND UPON CROSSING AN INTERSECTION OF A BUSY STREET THE CALL STALLED. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND COULDNT ACCELERATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF ON A SIDE STREET WITHOUT HOLDING UP TRAFFIC. WHEN I GOT TO THE SIDE STREET I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND AFTER TAKING AWHILE IT FINALLY STARTED BACK UP ONLY TO DO THE SAME THING A BLOCK LATER. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE GONE AWAY FOR A COUPLE WEEKS BUT HAS CAME BACK RECENTLY AND IS EVER MORE FREQUENT. WHEN IT SETS OVER NIGHT OR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME IT IS DRIVEABLE BUT AFTER A FEW MILES IT STARTS TO STALL AGAIN. DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH OR ACCELERATING SUPER SLOW SEEMS TO HELP SOME TIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS. STILL PROBABLY NOT VERY SAFE TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT ESPECIALLY PULLING ONTO A BUSY STREET OR OUT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 94,013

I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT, USED ON FEB 28, 2012 FROM A FORD DEALER, NORTHEAST PHILA. IT HAD 52,000 MILES. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED 3YEAR 36,000MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. UPON DRIVING OFF THE LOT, I NOTICED HIGH IDLE AT REST, LOW ACCELERATION AND SHIFTING BY ITSELF WHEN ACCELERATING AND TRYING TO SLOW TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. SERVICE MGR. SAID THAT HE TOOK MY VEHICLE HOME, DROVE IT, FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I SHOWED HIM SERVICE BULLETINS FROM FORD DOCUMENTING VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AS A RESULT OF THE MAIN COMPUTER PROGRAM OF THE VEHICLE, WRONG CODING, CODES NOT BEING READ CORRECTLY, ETC. SERVICE MANAGER DENIED SEEING THIS INFORMATION, DESPITE ME GIVING HIM COPIES. IT IS NOW AUGUST 16, 2013, VEHICLE IS WORSE, IDLING AT REST 3000 RPM, 10-20 MPH IDLES AT 4,000-5,000 RPM, LOUDER THAN THE RADIO. VEHICLE SHIFTING ITSELF, HESITATING, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY RAMP, OR GOING UP A HILL. VEHICLE SHIFTING, AND JERKING WHILE TRYING TO SLOW TO A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER ROUTE 1 LANGHORNE, PA, CLOSER TO MY HOME. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP THAT COMPUTER CODES FROM VEHICLE NOT BEING PICKED UP BY SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. "WE HAD TO CLEAR YOUR VEHICLE COMPUTER AND REPROGRAM IT. NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEREFORE YOU PAY THE $90 DIAGNOSTIC FEE". IT IS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE". I SAID HOW IS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE, REQUIRING A COMPLETE WIPE AND REPROGRAM ROUTINE MAINTENANCE? THEY REFUSED TO RETURN MY $90. VEHICLE STILL SAME PROBLEM, SLIGHTLY LESS, A LITTLE MORE QUIETER, STILL RUNNING 4000 RPM ON MILD ACCELERATION. I AM AFRAID, BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING UP WHEN I WAS TRYING TO SLOW TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

MY VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I DROVE IT INTO THE DEALER THAT I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM 6 WEEKS EARLIER AND THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR HALF OF REPAIR AND I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND I AM AFRAID IF THEY PUT IN THE SAME PART I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT ON VEHICLE, WHICH OCCURRED ON AUG.13,2013 WHILE DRIVING APPROX.35/40 M.P.H. EVERYTHING WAS ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THE FIRST INCIDENT, EXCEPT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I RETURNED IT TO MY FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED ( NOT FOR FREE ) THE THROTTLE BODY & MOTOR ASY. THEY SAID IT WAS A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE TPS SENSOR INSIDE THROTTLE BODY. ANYHOW THE CAR IS BACK ON THE ROAD TONIGHT , AUG 15, 2013 & SEEMS FINE. HOPE IT STAYS LIKE THIS. PS -- AS AN AFTER THOUGHT THE FORD DEALER COULDN'T HAVE BEEN NICER. *TR

Mileage: 47,570

VEHICLE WOULD STUTTER AND THEN STALL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. HAPPENED ONCE ON THE FIRST DAY, TWICE ON THE SECOND, AND 5 TIMES (INCLUDING 3 ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP) ON THE THIRD DAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, AS YOU ARE NEVER SURE WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A "BAD THROTTLE BODY." *TR

Mileage: 64,500

CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLED, NO POWER, WE HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE WRENCH ICON WAS DISPLAYED. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND TRAVEL HOME. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH NO COLLISION, ALTHOUGH ON TWO OCCASIONS, TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY DIAGNOSED THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT THE COST OF $500.00, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER IS 55,000. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS PART? ARE YOU WAITING FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH? THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS INCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE NHTSA ARE OBLIGATED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND ISSUE A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

ON 6/18/2013 I WAS DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND MY ESCAPE'S ENGINE/POWER TRAIN COMPLETELY TURNED OFF AND I COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE WE USE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT AGAIN. ON 8/2/2013 THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PAID OVER $600 TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 43,370

DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WE COASTED TO THE GRASSY PART OF THE SHOULDER. SHUT CAR OFF, WAITED 5 MINS. RESTARTED THE CAR. THAN IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THANK GOD WERE ABLE TO PULL OF ON THE SHOULDER EACH TIME. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

AFTER BEING AT A STOPLIGHT, I WAS ACCELERATING AROUND A CORNER ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. I WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME, ALTHOUGH THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE THE VERY NEXT DAY WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER BEING AT A STOPLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 50,245

CAR STALLED WITH A WRENCH ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. TOOK LONGER TO START. *TR

Mileage: 44,005

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE ON MY WAY HOME ONE NIGHT MY CAR JUST CUT OFF AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 73,600

DRIVING AROUND 60MPH AND CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATED TO PULL OVER I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND PUT ON MY HAZZARD LIGHTS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND PLACED A CALL TO MY SON TO COME GET ME. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND TRIED TO GO AND IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND THEN CALLED HUB CITY FORD WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE CALL WITH THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL AS OF YET AND IT RUNS AROUND $765.00 TO REPAIR. I ASKED ABOUT WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THIS PARTICULAR PART WAS 3 YEAR OR 30,000 MILES. I EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 55,492

AT 35 MPH ENGINE RPM DECREASED TO IDLE AND I HAD TO STOP AND TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS THEN AGAIN HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED THE ENGINE RPM DECREASING TO IDLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF ROAD TO RESTART ENGINE. ON A BUSY ROAD THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

DRIVING OFF EXIT RAMP AND ESCAPE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". THIS "LIMP MODE" HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND SIDE ROADS 6 TO 8 TIMES. THIS THROTTLE BOX REPLACEMENT IS AT MY EXPENSE. FORD DEALER WILL NO COVER,AS I WAS TOLD "THE ESCAPES DO NOT HAVE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE." *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ENGAGE INTO LIMP MODE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE - VERY BUSY AREA WITH TRAFFIC MERGING FROM RIGHT WHEN ENGINE STOPPED - NO POWER AT ALL. TERRIFYING! LUCKILY, I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO GET ACROSS THREE LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. NEEDED A TOW TO MY FORD DEALER (55 MILES). THEY DIAGNOSED A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND DUE TO THE FACT THIS PART WAS BACKORDERED, I DID NOT HAVE A CAR FOR OVER A WEEK. EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. TRIED TO START CAR FOR 10 MINUTES, FINALLY STARTED. WENT A FEW MILES AND MOTOR CUT OFF AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COST INTO SHOPPING CENTER. AFTER ANOTHER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NEAR HOME AND NOT ON A TRIP. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO FORD DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND NOT COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IN THE OWNER'S GUIDE THE LIGHT FOR THE "WRENCH" (WHICH CAME ON WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) INDICATES "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN". MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS STILL IN EFFECT. I WAS TOLD THAT "THEY" HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND JUST GOT A SHIPMENT IN WITH MANY "THROTTLE BODIES". THE COST TO ME WAS $761.62 (PARTS $432.02). I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES ON 2010-2012 ESCAPES AND SENT EVERYONE TO FORD BECAUSE HE CAN'T FIX IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN APPARENT RECURRING PROBLEM IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 44,730

WE WERE RIDING ON INTERSTATE 40 TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75MPH. MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ANY TRAFFIC OR TRANSFER TRUCKS DIRECTLY BEHIND US. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE 'WRENCH LIGHT' CAME ON. WE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. WE SAT BESIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME TO WHERE WE WERE. WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE WHILE WAITING FOR HIM BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND FEARED CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE (I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN LIGHT WARNING). WHEN MY HUSBAND GOT THERE, WE CRANKED THE VEHICLE AND I DROVE US HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS AFRAID TO ALLOW MY SON TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I FEARED THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER CAR OR A TRANSFER TRUCK BEHIND US. DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND SO SUDDENLY, I FEEL THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN A TRANSFER TRUCK DIRECTLY BEHIND US IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TIME TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN AND IT WOULD HAVE HIT US. THANKFULLY, WE ARE SCARED, BUT FINE THIS TIME. WE ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE ON ANY INTERSTATE OR IN ANY FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. *TR

TAKING A TURN OFF THE MAIN ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING, LUNGING AND HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL, LIMITED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A CURVY ROAD, WITH NO BREAK DOWN LANE. THE ERROR CODE RETURNED WAS P2112, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOTHING VISUALLY APPEARED WRONG WITH THE OLD PART. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

VEHICLE HAS THE SAME THROTTLE BODY CONDITION AS OTHER FAILED UNITS. CODE P2111. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

LEFT WORK, AND AS STARTED UP A ROAD, THE CAR STALLED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED I PULLED OVER, RESTARTED CAR, LOOKED UP LIGHT, PROCEEDED. IT STALLED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME (DRIVING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE SO COULD GET OUT OF MOVING TRAFFIC QUICKLY , THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. GETTING IT TO THE DEALER THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE THAT NEEDED REPLACING. *TR

Mileage: 45,155

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX.40 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR DOESN'T SPUTTER OR ANYTHING IT JUST QUITS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS,LAST TIME BEING TODAY 8/7/2013. I HAVE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING REAR ENDED , AND THEN I CAN START IT BACK UP AND WILL RUN FINE FOR A WHILE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 46,350

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO A SAFE STOP. DEALER TELLS ME ITS THE ELECTRONIC BODY. I FIND OUT THAT ANOTHER AREA DEALER HAS REPLACED 96 OF THESE THIS YEAR ALONE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. THE KICKER IS THAT ITS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 100,808

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STARTED TO STALL AND SHUT OFF AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS SHUTTERING AND SLOWING DOWN WITH THE ENGINE CUTTING OUT. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO NOT HAVE A REAR END ACCIDENT WITH ANY SPEEDING VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND THE CAR. ONCE CAR WAS SHUT OFF, VEHICLE HAD A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE CAR OVER TO START, THEN RESTARTED TO A NORMAL CONDITION. AT 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET, 3 DAYS LATER THE SAME STALL AND ENGINE CUT OUT OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 51,125

WHILE DRIVING ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY (IN TRAFFIC) CAR BUCKED AND LOST GAS PEDAL (DID NOTHING WHEN PUSHED) I WAS IN CENTER LANE ENGINE WENT TO IDOL WITH NO ENGINE CONTROL LOOKED IN MIRROR SEEN TRUCK LIGHTS ( VERY SCARY ) WHEN U CAN'T DO NOTHING LUCKILY ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD . TURNED OFF ENGINE AN RE STARTED IT WHEN A SHORT DISTANCE THEN SAME THING HAPPENED. DID THIS 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN 7 MILES LUCK I MADE IT TO MY DRIVE WAY (HAD TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY) WAITING FOR IT TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND I COULD NO LONGER CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD. I PULLED OVER AND MY CAR WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS BUCKING DUE TO A NOVICE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NOTE THAT THIS WAS WHEN I WAS PARKED AS WELL AS WHEN I WAS DECELERATING. I NOTICED THE ORANGE WRENCH LIT UP ON MY DASH AND GOT A TOW TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND LET ME KNOW IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAD 48K ON IT AND THERE IS NO WAY IN MY OPINION THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN. I FEEL LIKE I'M HAVING MONEY STOLEN FROM MY WALLET DUE TO THE FACT FORD IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT TAKING PROACTIVE STEPS TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 45 IN HOUSTON, CAR WAS RUNNING, BUT NO POWER FROM THE GAS PEDAL. NEEDED TO COAST TO AN EXIT WHERE I STOPPED COMPLETELY. I NEEDED TO POWER DOWN THE CAR COMPLETELY THEN RESTART THE CAR BEFORE THE GAS PEDAL WORKED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE OTHER TIME WAS ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE "THROTTLE BODY". SOMETHING LIKE THAT SHOULDN'T FAIL SO EARLY. I WAS JUST OUT OF MY WARRANTY AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 38,541

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING. IT WILL ALSO LIKE SURGE FORWARD. TODAY IS REPEATEDLY DID THIS TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDNT GET ANYWHERE. *TR

ENGINE & POWERTRAIN BAD HESITATION AT LOW SPEED ALL THE TIME. SEEMS LIKE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION THAT GENERATES ENGINE & POWERTRAIN TO SURGE AND SEEMS LIKE ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS ALSO CREATES HARD IMPACT IN TRANSMISSION & DRIVELINE SYSTEM AS ALL OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENS AND SUDDEN TORQUE IN TRANSMISSION & DRIVE LINE GENERATES HIGH STRESS (IMPACT) ON THESE SYSTEMS THAT AFFECTS & DEGRADES DURABILITY & RELIABILITY OF VEHICLE. BAD ENGINE & POWERTRAIN HESITATION IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO DEGRADED ENGINE PERFORMANCE AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE ENGINE POWER IS REQUIRED TO TAKE OFF FROM 0MPH TO 45MPH AND POOR ACCELERATION & HESITATION IS PRESENT. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY. SUV DECELERATED IN SPEED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD A SELF TEST DIAGNOSTIC GOT CODE P2111 TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY GOT SAME CODE AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AT MY EXPENSE. USED A FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 73,282

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CODE INDICATED THE STARTER ACTUATOR WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE MECHANIC CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HELPED THE CONTACT DRIVE HOME BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 49,000

CAR SHUDDERED THEN DIED IN MIDDLE OF VERY DANGEROUS, NARROW, CURVY ROAD. STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY BUT DIED WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR HOME AFTER NUMEROUS STALLS (A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 3 MILES) HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED IN. TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE $514.00 REPAIR BILL WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY OF THE WARRANTIES. WE HAD OWNED THE CAR 30 DAYS, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DAY OF THE EVENT. APPARENTLY FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR PAY FOR REPAIRS. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL STREET THEN I WAS APPROACHING A TRAIN CROSSING, JUST BEFORE CROSSING THE TRACKS, MY CAR WENT LIMP AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 5-10MPH SO WHEN MY CAR STOPPED, PART OF MY CAR WAS OVER THE TRAIN TRACKS. I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT A MINUTE WHILE I PARKED MY CAR AND TURNED EVERYTHING OFF, INCLUDING OPENING THE CAR DOOR TO SHUT THE COMPUTER OFF. THEN AFTER RESETTING THE CAR, IT STRUGGLED TO START UP BUT STARTED AND DROVE AS USUAL. WITHIN THE LAST TWO DAYS, MY CAR SHUT DOWN DURING DRIVING 5 TIMES AND WHEN RE-STARTING, IT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE ICON TURNED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE CODE. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH AVERAGE MILEAGE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A TRAIN AND I WAS IN A STATE OF PANIC. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE STALLING OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO POWER FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND NO RPM MOVEMENT. AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. MUST PULL OVER AND TURN ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART TO CORRECT. THE ENGINE SPUTTERS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UPON RESTART BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. THIS PROCESS OFTEN HAS TO REPEATED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF A SINGLE TRIP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO CARE SHOP ON 8/1/13 AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY IS MALFUNCTIONING. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE PART FROM FORD AND IT COULD TAKE UP TO A MONTH TO GET THE PART IN. THE QUOTE FOR THE REPAIR WAS $420 (INCLUDING THE COST OF LABOR). UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE ISSUE OVER THE INTERNET IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OVER 725,000 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED OVER THE SAME ISSUE ON THE FORD ESCAPES, YET NO RECALL HAS TAKEN EFFECT. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE WENT "LIMP". THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OBSERVED THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER A MINUTE I TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AROSE. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED ONCE AGAIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AN STAYED ON. PREVIOUSLY, OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE SUBTLE ISSUES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE SORT OF HICCUPS AND THEN EVENTUALLY BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. HAD THE ENGINE CODE READ AND DETERMINED THE 2112 CODE IDENTIFIED A STUCK THROTTLE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 6 MILES FROM HOME, VEHICLE BEGAN STUMBLING AND WOULD HARDLY RUN. MADE IT OUT OF 4 LANE ROAD TO SAFETY. WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWED TILL ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED AFTER APPROX. 5 MINUTES, CONTINUED 1 MILE TO DESTINATION. AFTER VEHICLE SET FOR 2 HOURS DROVE IT 7 MILES HOME AND VEHICLE LIMPED UP DRIVEWAY. WIFE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL 7/28/2013 WHEN WE TRIED IT AGAIN. I CAN NOT DRIVE VEHICLE SINCE HAVING A STROKE BUT WAS WITH HER. WE DROVE VEHICLE TO YMCA AND IT WENT TO LIMPING AFTER 9 MILES, SHUT OFF AND LET SET FOR 5-6 MINUTES. VEHICLE RAN OK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILES TO Y. STARTED HOME AFTER 1 HOUR AT Y. VEHICLE RAN APPROX 5 MILES IN 45 AND 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT AREA. IT STARTED LIMPING APPROX. 500 FEET FROM STOP LIGHT. IT WENT IN LIMP MODE 4 MORE TIMES IN THE LAST 9 MILES TO GET HOME. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT REAL HEAVY LATE IN AFTERNOON AND WE MADE IT HOME WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENTS; ONLY A VERY STRESSFUL RIDE HOME. VEHICLE NOW SHOWED ENGINE SYMBOL. WE READ THE FAULT CODE AND IT WAS P2111 OR FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHICH DEALER SAID WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 36K. MILES. *TR

Mileage: 37,955

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR STARTED TO DE-ACCELERATE. THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT RESPOND AND I WENT INTO LIMP MODE. CAR WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND - DIDN'T REGISTER ON THE COMPUTER AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. TEN DAYS LATER, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, THIS TIME IN THE CITY. DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD DEALERS IN THE AREA TOLD ME THERE WERE 3700 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER! GEE, MAYBE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MASSIVE NUMBERS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED! A RECALL NEEDS TO BE INITIATED. MY INCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 63,128

WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY, JUST COMING OVER A HILL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. MULTIPLE POWER LOSS SURGES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO THE FORD ESCAPE WAS ALLOW TO COAST DOWN HILL TO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP. ONCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OFF RAMP, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT ANOTHER LIGHT WAS ALSO TURNED ON INDICATING SOMETHING MECHANICAL (TRANSMISSION) HAD ALSO FAILED. THE CAR WAS BARELY ABLE TO MOVE IN 1ST GEAR TO CLEAR THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TILL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. LATER THE MECHANIC READ THE TROUBLE CODES AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AND THERE WAS OPPORTUNITY TO EXIT THE FREEWAY WITHOUT CRASHING. *TR

Mileage: 54,367

AROUND 5PM DRIVING HOME ON A MAIN STREET DURING RUSH HOUR, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-40MPH AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE, AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT, STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO TUG. ALSO, THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN LIGHT TURNED ON. I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS AND ATTEMPTED TO DEVIATED TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO TURN IT BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE TURNED ON AS USUAL. THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT IT WASN'T 5 MILES INTO THE TRIP WHEN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. A FEW DAYS PASSED AND MY VEHICLE WAS WORKING OKAY, HOWEVER I STARTED TO NOTICE A SLUGGISH FEEL TO IT, AS WELL AS THAT IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. TODAY, DRIVING HOME AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 50MPH, AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY MALFUNCTIONED. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED. NOW BOTH THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS TURNED ON. I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE, AND THIS TIME THE ENGINE CHECK REMAINS ON. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 76,360

DRIVING ALONG 5-LANE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH WHEN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE'S ENGINE ESSENTIALLY CUT OUT ON ME. A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I AVOIDED SEVERAL PASSING CARS AND SEMIS ON THIS VERY BUSY THOROUGHFARE OUTSIDE OUR NATION'S CAPITAL AND LUCKILY FOUND SAFETY ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER POWERING DOWN THE VEHICLE, THINKING THAT IT MAY BE A COMPUTER ERROR, I RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FIND. AGAIN, NO MORE THAN A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED. FOUND A FORD DEALER EVENTUALLY AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. $600 OUT OF POCKET COST FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 41,478

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED TO DECREASE IN ACCELERATION EVEN THOUGH HIS FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL. HE THEN APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE CAR PULSED TO A STOP. HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER RIGHT AWAY, AND TOOK AT LEAST 5 SECONDS OR MORE FOR IT TO START. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED, IT HAS HAPPENED 7 MORE TIMES IN A MATTER OF 5 DAYS. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND HE CONTINUES TO DRIVE IT UNTIL WE GET IT FIXED. I PRIMARILY DRIVE THIS CAR 99% OF THE TIME AND I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD DO IF THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT NO ONE GOT HURT DURING THESE INSTANCES. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT DONE A MAJOR RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. MY SISTER IN-LAW HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH HER 2009 ESCAPE AND JUST RECENTLY HAD HER THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AS WELL. THE LACK OF CARING ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS WILL DEFINITELY MAKE ME RETHINK ABOUT EVER BUYING A FORD AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65 MPH , MY CARS ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING . THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. NEARLY CAUSED A PILE UP. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT WOULD NOT ADD ANY RPMS WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING AT AN IDLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. TOP SPEED WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. SAME SYMPTOMS WITH SAME RESULTS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID REPLACE THE THROTTLE HOUSING THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 45,015

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, ALMOST RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE HAS NOW DONE THAT THREE TIMES AND IS NOT BEING DRIVEN AS IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE UNTIL REPAIRED. FORD STATES THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY BUT CANNOT OBTAIN THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR ONE TO TWO MONTHS, RENDERING VEHICLE UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 37,314

DRIVING AND GAS PEDAL LOST ALL POWER. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ABOUT 700/800 RPM. I NOTICED THE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS LIT IN DASHBOARD SO I TURNED OFF A/C OPENED ALL WINDOWS & SHUT OFF ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS OR SO, I RE-STARTED THE CAR & DROVE BACK HOME (APPROX. 35 MILES) . THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER & EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THIS WAS PROBABLY A THROTTLE CONTROL / POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED ME SOME SUGGESTIONS TO HELP WITH THIS TROUBLE, WHICH I HAVE DONE. AS OF TODAY 7/25/2013 VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING FINE. I HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 47,570

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 IN THE SLOW LANE WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. NO GAS SEEMED TO BE GOING TO THE ENGINE BUT IT WAS STILL RUNNING. THE GOOD THING WAS I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE RESTARTING. IT STARTED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET LED ME TO THIS SITE BUT IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH FORD NEEDS TO TAKE OF BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE AT STOP LIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF NOTHING HAPPENED AS GAS PRESSED. VEHICLE STALLED RESTART AND DROVE FINE. MADE SERVICE APPOINTMENT HAD TO WAIT 6 DAYS. MEANTIME THE RPM FLUCTUATED AT IDLE AND ACTED AS IF WANTED TO STALL. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WENT IN FOR SERVICE TOLD IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW VALVE SENSOR. WE CLEANED, CAR RAN FINE FOR A WEEK THEN WE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON I-75. REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR BUT NO CHANGE TO THE RMPS. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY STATED IT COULD BE ABS RELATED KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT TO CALL AND TELL ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A TROUBLE BUT THEY SUSPECT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL BUT COULD NOT BACK THAT IN WRITING. I DROVE THE CAR HOME (LESS THAN 10 MILES) RAN IN HOUSE GET SOMETHING AND THE CAR STALLED IN DRIVEWAY. RESTARTED STALLED THREE MORE TIMES. HOW CAN I BE TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THREE MECHANICS DROVE IT ON THREE DIFFERENT DRIVES AND I GET IN THE CAR AND IT OCCURS IMMEDIATELY. I FEEL LIED TO AND DON'T THINK I WILL EVER BE COMFORTABLE DRIVING A FORD CAR. THIS WAS MY FIRST AND IT WILL BE MY LAST. FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND THEIR CUSTOMER CARE IN POOR. IT HAS BEEN 11 DAYS AND THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND I DON'T FEEL I CAN TRUST THE FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I DRIVE A 2010 FORD ESCAPE AND IT WILL LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. ONCE POWER DROPS OUT, THE VEHICLE MAY ONLY BE DRIVEN AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS AND SOUNDS/DRIVES ROUGH. I PULL OVER, SHUT VEHICLE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE OR SO AND RE-START AND IT WILL RUN FINE. THEN AT SOME LATER POINT WILL RANDOMLY QUIT AGAIN. A LITTLE WRENCH SHOWS UP ON THE CORNER OF THE SCREEN BUT GOES AWAY AND RESETS ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RE-STARTED SO NO INFORMATION THERE TO ASSIST WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AT APPROX. 65MPG THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER TRAIN. AT THE SAME TIME THE GAS PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED TO A ROUGH IDLE THE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 800-1200 RPMS. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS NO LONGER LIT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME, MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO A ROUGH IDLE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE ENGINE OPERATED AS NORMAL FOR A TIME TILL THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. UPON PLUGGING THE CAR TO A DIAGNOSTIC I HAD 3 ERROR CODES THAT INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR WAS STUCK OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 79,710

VEHICLE HAD ENTERED "LIMP" MODE SEVERAL TIMES. IN THE BEGINNING, IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE, BUT SOON PROGRESSED TO HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES IN A SINGLE TRIP. SEVER TIMES IT OCCURRED WHILE ON A FREEWAY. FORD HAS HAD THE PART TO FIX IT ON BACK ORDER AND IS NOT ESTIMATED TO BE IN STOCK UNTIL SEPTEMBER. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE NOW FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUT ONE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE 2 MORE MONTHS. *TR

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHERE THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING, THE ENGINE WRENCH ALERT COMES ON, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE HAS BASICALLY STALLED, IN THAT YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE ONLY SLOW DOWN OR COAST. AFTER THE PROBLEM OCCURS YOU MUST TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES, THEN IT WILL USUALLY START UP AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL FUNCTION AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY A DOZEN TIMES SINCE IT STARTED, WE USUALLY JUST PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF/ON, YESTERDAY THE PROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THOUGH AS MY SON WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *TR

Mileage: 49,542

ON JULY 14 2013, MY VEHICLE 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER THE STALL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL. IT SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY LANE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE WRENCH SIGN APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AT REDUCED SPEED OF 25 MPH. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND MENTIONED THAT THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 46,130

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND JUNE 3, 2013, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE. AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, AS I ACCELERATED THROUGH 2ND GEAR, IT DROPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO IDLE AND I HAD NO ENGINE ACCELERATION RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL, NO MATTER WHICH GEAR I PUT IT IN. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE CAR WORKED NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5-7 TIMES BEGINNING AROUND JUNE 3, 2013 UNTIL I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 18, 2013. I PAID FORD $120 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT DID RESET THE SHIFT POINTS. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL JULY 12, 2013. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE ENGINE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO ENGINE RESPONSE WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND HAD TO CAREFULLY COAST OVER TO THE SERVICE/EMERGENCY LANE. WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME AFTER I BROUGHT MY ESCAPE IN, MULTIPLE ESCAPES AND FUSIONS HAD COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH WAS TROUBLESHOOT DOWN TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY ORDERED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT CAME IN. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RESTARTED, AND CONTINUED DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT. THIS TIME AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I DROVE TO FORD AND LEFT IT RUNNING SO THEY COULD ACQUIRE ANY CODES THAT WERE ACTIVE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS ORDERED ON JULY 12, 2013 AND FORD HAS NO ESTIMATE OF A SHIPMENT DATE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WITH FORD AWAITING THE PART WHILE THEY PAY FOR MY RENTAL. THERE ARE ALSO TWO VEHICLES AHEAD OF MINE AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR THE SAME PART. *TR

Mileage: 53,500

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER, MOTHER AND SISTER AT APPROX. 40MPH. IN TRAFFIC, WHEN THE CAR APPARENTLY WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND BOGGED DOWN THE ENGINE TO WHERE SHE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MANEUVER THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. SHE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY AND PULLED OF INTO A PARKING LOT. FROM THERE SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO BABY THE ACCELERATOR SO SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN SEVERAL MILES HOME. FROM THERE, I TOOK THE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK AND ACCELERATED QUICKLY WHERE THE CAR RETURNED TO FAIL SAFE MODE AND CUT THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE CAR WITH AN OBDII CODE READER WHICH CAME UP WITH THE P2112 CODE AND SAID "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED". *TR

Mileage: 62,700

DRIVING AT 55 MPH, CAR JERKED AND THE GAS PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN WITH OUT PROBLEM. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN EXCEPT WITH A LARGE CEMENT TRUCK BEHIND ME. THE FORD DIED AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CEMENT TRUCK WAS ABLE TO GO INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE TO MISS ME. THE ESCAPE DID THE SAME SCENARIO TWICE ON THE WAY TO THE GARAGE. ( WITH OUT THE CEMENT TRUCK) THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 44,100

I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, I PULLED OVER QUICKLY AND IT WAS BARELY RUNNING, THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING. I SHUT IT OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED, IT WORKED AFTER. THAT PROBLEM THEN HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT 20MIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THE ERROR CODE SHOWED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TRAVELING 55MPH ON A MAIN ROAD IN NC (RTE 13). WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER. CAR IS STILL ON, BUT I CANNOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE CAR IS BUCKING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A MINUTE THEN START IT AGAIN TO "CORRECT" THE BUCKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND A LIGHT IN SHAPE OF A WRENCH COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I DRIVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I USE THE SAME PROCEDURE FIVE MORE TIMES TO GET IT TO THE AUTO SHOP, WHERE I'M TOLD I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. MINE IS STICKING OPEN. 5,600 ARE ON BACK ORDER, SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING AND A TROUBLE LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED. WITHIN DAYS A TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBLEM AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT 13 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE CRUISING AT 60 MPH. AGAIN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY DIAGNOSED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED IT, AT A COST TO ME OF $540.00. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IDENTICAL VEHICLE. I ALSO READ WHERE THE NHTSA HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE AND THAT FORD HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND HAD SUBSEQUENTLY RESOLVED IT IN LATER PRODUCTION. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOVER MY COSTS AS THEY ADMITTED A PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED RELATED TO THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MADE TURN INTO TRAFFIC, SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH. WENT TO ACCELERATE, NO POWER. ENGINE RPMS DROPPED. STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE . NO RESPONSE. DRIFTED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO INCREASE RPMS. NO RESPONSE. TURNED OFF IGNITION TO CALL FOR AID AS THE ROADWAY WAS BUSY, THEN TRIED TO RESTART CAR . CAR STARTED NORMALLY. RPMS RESUMED NORMAL. PLACED CAR INTO DRIVE AND DROVE OFF NORMALLY. HAPPENED AGAIN ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HAPPENED THE OTHER NIGHT THREE TIMES. DEEMED THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO GET REPAIRED. ON LINE FORUMS INDICATE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE, WHETHER IT BE A SENSOR OR COMMUNICATION WITH THE ON BOARD COMPUTED. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR STARTED TO JERK. THEN MY POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR TOTALLY STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THAT DAY AND THE TOLD ME IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY. MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER IT, SO I HAD TO PAY OVER 300 DOLLARS FOR A NEW PART. *TR

Mileage: 59,834

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED FOR A FEW MILES AT WHICH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS SCHEDULED WITH A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND MY VEHICLE LURCHED, KNOCKED, AND THEN BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ONCE COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNTIL PUT IN PARK. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINS AND THEN RESTARTED IT. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE, SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. WITHIN 2 MILES, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. I MADE IT TO THE CLOSEST AUTO ZONE AND THEY DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE WITH A TROUBLE CODE P2111, THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THEY SENT ME TO A LOCALLY OWNED BODY SHOP, WHERE THEY TOO, DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE WITH THE TROUBLE CODE P2111. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT BACK HOME AND TAKE IT TO MY FORD SHOP, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THE TROUBLE CODE OF P2111, SO THEY REPLACED MY THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, SO IT CAME OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE THE PART. MY FORD HAD THE NERVE TO MENTION THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM THEY ARE SEEING, WHICH IS WHY THEY ALREADY HAD A THROTTLE BODY IN STOCK. THIS SHOULD BE SENT TO RECALL; IT IS DANGEROUS, AND HAS AFFECTED MANY PEOPLE FROM WHAT I'VE READ. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60MPH, CRUISE DISENGAGED, STEPPED ON GAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE PULLED OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE DOWN RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED HOME. NEXT DAY WENT TO MY ESCAPE STARTED VEHICLE AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CALLED MY FORD DEALER TO SET UP APPOINTMENT TO BRING IN THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. WAS GIVEN A APPOINTMENT IN 3 DAYS TIME (JULY 18,2013 @11:30AM) WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY AND SAFE TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. FOLLOWING DAY WENT TO A MEETING WITH MY CAR, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ONCE AGAIN NO THROTTLE. DEALER SERVICE CALLED AND REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, ASKED IF THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY BUT NO RECALL TO DATE WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE PAID BILL ONCE THE WORK WAS COMPLETED IN CASE OF A RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED HAS COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHEN DRIVING ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE RUNNING FIND AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY LOSE ALL POWER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART AND WERE UNSURE OF WHEN THEY COULD GET IT. I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AT ANYTIME. ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS, FORD COULD AT LEAST BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO HAVE THESE PARTS SO THAT I COULD AT LEAST PAY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

ESCAPE SPUTTERED & STALLED. RESTARTED & WAS SERVICED BY FORD TO 'CLEAN' THE THROTTLE BODY. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, IT EXHIBITED THE SAME BEHAVIOR BUT MUCH MORE FREQUENT RENDERING THE CAR UNRELIABLE. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER 3-4 WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND APPEARS TO BE MORE FREQUENT. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING, THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BECK UP IT HESITATED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF, AND WORKED FINE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER. NOW I NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATES QUITE A BIT WHEN I START THE CAR AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. TODAY, I WAS DRIVING WITH NO PROBLEM AND STOPPED BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT ME WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN I TRIED TO CONTINUE DRIVING, MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THERE WERE A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME AND I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. I'D JUST PULLED OUT OF OUR PARKING LOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE. A WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT CAME ON AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED IT OFF, LET IT SIT FOR A MOMENT AND THEN RESTARTED MY CAR. I MADE IT ABOUT 7 MILES WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND USED MY PHONE TO GOOGLE THE SYMPTOMS ON A FORD FORUM. IT STATED THAT THERE WERE IN FACT SEVERAL INCIDENTS STATING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. AND THAT AFTER RESTARTING THEIR VEHICLES, IT RESETS ITSELF. SO I CONTINUED HOME. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT HOME ONLY NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL. I CALLED FORD AND THEY STATED THERE WAS IN FACT AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AFFECTING SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO FORD WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS IN FACT THE THROTTLE BODY. HOWEVER, THIS PART IS NOW ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. I AM THE 13TH PERSON AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NEEDING THIS PART IN ORDER TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CHILDREN AND I REFUSE TO PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK IN THIS VEHICLE. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAID THIS WAS A BAND AID FIX UNTIL THE PART CAME IN WHICH BY THE WAY HAS NO ETA.THIS BAND AID REPAIR LASTED LESS THAN 24 HOURS. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WILL COVER THIS REPAIR BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE FOR IT TO BE FIXED. WHY AM I HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO MY VEHICLE? THEY HAVE POSTED BULLETINS BUT STILL NO RECALL. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I'M HAVING TO DEPEND ON RIDES FROM FRIENDS TO GET TO AND FROM WORK, TO GET TO THE GROCERY STORE, TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER 2 DAYS OF A RENTAL. FORD SAYS THEY CAN'T OFFER ME A LOANER VEHICLE. PLEASE MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS... *TR

Mileage: 63,833

DRIVING ON I-95 NORTH....AT 60 MPH....WHEN THE ENGINE ALMOST COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 5-7MPH...AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THE ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH SURGING. I BARELY MISSED BEING HIT BY A LARGE SEMI TRUCK AS I INCHED THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE EXPRESSWAY (GOING ABOUT 5 MPH) AT THE NEXT EXIT AND THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO APPEARED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF .I CALLED MY HUSBAND, WHO TOLD ME TO SEE IF I COULD RESTART THE CAR AFTER 15 MINUTES. IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE CAR WORKED OKAY FOR 3 MORE WEEKS AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN .....AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME, I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND WILL NO LONGER USE IT. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED, BUT NOT SHUTTING OFF AND THE RPM FLUTTERING BETWEEN 1000-2000 RPM. MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS IT TO INCREASE RPM OR MPH. NEXT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL AS WELL. I CALL MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP/SERVICE AND HE EXPLAINED IT TO BE THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE BODY AND THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THIS PART. IF THIS IS THE CASE THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY DROPS IN RPM TO ABOUT 600 - 900 RPM AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. PULLED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED. ENGINE RAN FINE AND WAS LATER INSPECTED. OBD INDICATES THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 30,625

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE WRENCH DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. AT THE SAME TIME MY GAS PEDAL CEASES TO WORK AND CAR SPEED DECREASES. I HAVE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY BRAKES WORK. CAR IS STILL RUNNING. I TURN CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE. TURN BACK ON. IT STARTS. LIGHT IS GONE AND CAR FEELS SHUDDERY BUT CONTINUES RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS DRIVING 55MPH AND THE ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, DECELERATING AND COMING TO A STOP. THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE INCIDENT THEN OCCURRED AGAIN A WEEK LATER AT THE SAME SPEED. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY START IN NEUTRAL AND THEN IT WAS TAKEN TO THE STOP. THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 69,122

WHILE ENGINE IS UNDERLOAD REPRODUCED BY PRESSING BOTH GAS AND BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY; AT ACCELERATION AND BETWEEN 30-40 MPH THE ENGINE MAKES AN AUDIBLE THUMPING NOISE. FORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND CALLS IT NORMAL. THEY INDICATED I SHOULD DRIVE MORE AGGRESSIVELY (FASTER AND FORCING THE ENGINE TO SHIFT GEARS) IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS CONDITION. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE ADVICE THAT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THE CONDITION MAY LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 22,361

THE FORD DIED ON THE INTERSTATE THE SECOND DAY(2/11/13) I OWNED IT. IT TOTALLY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR A DAY AND FOUND NOTHING. IT OCCURRED THREE TIMES THE NEXT WEEK AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEY CLEANED SOMETHING AND THE CAR WORKED WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY QUIT OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. IT GOT REAL BAD THIS WEEK (7/10/13) AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE COMPUTER FINALLY REGISTERED A THROTTLE PROBLEM. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND SHOULD TAKE A MONTH TO GET. *TR

Mileage: 50,100

AS I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP POSITION SUCH AS A STOP SIGN, TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ACCELERATE TRYING TO GO UP AN INCLINE OR BRIDGE THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER. THE ENGINE STILL RUNS AND THE POWER STEERING STILL WORKS BUT AS YOU TRY AND PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENS. EVENTUALLY THE CAR STOPS AND BEGINS TO SPUTTER. I TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN START IT UP. THE CAR WORKS FINE FOR A FEW MILES BUT THE SITUATION HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 57,300

FIRST IT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I HAD THE CODES READ AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY SAW IT WAS AN "EVAP CENSOR" AND STATED THIS IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A GAS CAP LEAKING. WELL, THE ESCAPE WE HAVE DOESN'T HAVE A GAS CAP!!! IT'S ONE OF THOSE "QUICK FUEL, NASCAR TYPE SYSTEMS", WHERE THERE IS JUST A PLUG THAT RETRACTS WHEN YOU INSERT THE GAS NOZZLE AND RETRACTS WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED? SECONDLY, THE SURGING STARTED HAPPENING WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS. I WOULD SLIDE THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH WOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM LUNGING, BUT YOU COULD STILL SEE THE RPM'S REVVING UP AND DOWN. THIS ISSUE WENT ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THIRDLY, IT IS NOW STALLING WHILE DRIVING 50 - 60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT JUST TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE!!! VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 48,760

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. FROM NOV 2012 UNTIL JULY 2013 MY FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN BUCKING AND SURGING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. ON JULY 11, 2013, MY WIFE TOOK OUR 2010 FORD ESCAPE TO ERNEST MCCARTY FORD IN ALABASTER, AL. THEY TOLD US THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS HAD TWO OCCURRENCES OF THE VEHICLE LOSING ALL POWER WITHIN THE LAST TWO DAYS (7/10/2013 AND 7/11/2013). ONCE SHE WAS STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT AND THE OTHER SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. BOTH TIMES SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND START THE CAR AND CONTINUE TRAVEL. *TR

Mileage: 93,140

THE ESCAPE ENGINE STOPPED PROVIDING POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED RESPONDING. THE CAR ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. AFTER PULLING OVER SHUTTING CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN THE ENGINE BEGAN RESPONDING. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES BEFORE GETTING THE CAR TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THESE PARTS ARE ON A 10 DAY BACK-ORDER DUE TO SO MANY VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME FAILURE AND PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO SURGE IN DEMAND. *TR

Mileage: 50,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ

Mileage: 1,000

DRIVING ON 2 LANE HWY IN 55MPH ZONE IN PASSING LANE AND CAME UP TO RED LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED, STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND HAD NO ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAD ONLY AN IDLING, SURGING ROUGH MOTION THAT ALLOWED IT TO SLOWLY MOVE ONTO THE GRASS MEDIAN. CAUSED SEVERAL CARS TO BACK UP BEFORE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF TRAFFIC. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND ENGINE RAN A ROUGH IDLE W/ THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON. IRONIC, THAT ANOTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNER STOPPED TO HELP AND TOLD ME HIS 2009 HAD JUST HAD SAME SYMPTOMS THE WEEK BEFORE AND HE TOLD ME HIS WAS THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS OVER $500 TO REPAIR. DIAGNOSIS AT FORD WAS CODE P2112 (THROTTLE STUCK CLOSED). SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. SEEMS TO BE A FAMILIAR ISSUE W/ FORD DEALER AS THEY HAD JUST GOTTEN PARTS THIS WEEK AFTER BEING BACK ORDERED LAST WEEK. QUESTIONED CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TO SEE IF NEW PART WAS SAME MANUFACTURER AS OLD PART. HE INFORMED ME THAT NEW PART WAS FROM A NEW MANUFACTURER. SEEMS LIKE ANOTHER SITUATION OF LOWEST COST VENDOR SYNDROME AND FORD SHOULD HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PROCUREMENT/ENGINEERING DECISIONS. JUST THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT GET REAR-ENDED WHILE STUCK IN THE PASSING LANE IN A 55MPH ZONE. *TR

Mileage: 46,109

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER IN THE ENGINE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE NEVER SHUT OFF BUT WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAD 70 MILES TO GO SO I DECIDED TO TRY TO DRIVE ON AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR 40 MILES WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN. I GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED ON THURSDAY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF POSTS FROM OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHAT GIVES. IF FORD KNOW ABOUT THIS, SHOULDN'T THEY TAKE CARE OF IT! *TR

Mileage: 49,000

AFTER SITTING WITH MY CAR RUNNING IN A PARKED POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. I DROVE FOR AN ESTIMATED 30 SECONDS. THEN I STOPPED TO CHECK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THAT MAJOR ROAD, THE YELLOW/ORANGE "WRENCH" SIGN IMMEDIATELY POPPED UP. SIMULTANEOUSLY, MY CAR BEGAN TO RUMBLE AND SHAKE. IN ADDITION, DESPITE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO DO SINCE MY CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO MOVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO RESTART. IT STRUGGLED AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT, BUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS, IT STARTED UP. NOW, IN ADDITION TO THE "WRENCH" LIGHT, MY ESCAPE ALSO HAD THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL LIT UP. EVEN THOUGH I WAS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY CAR RUNNING IN THE PARKED POSITION, MY CAR WAS STILL RUMBLING AND SHAKING. INTERESTING TO NOTE, I WAS ACTUALLY ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I HAD JUST HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR A SEEMINGLY UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE DAY BEFORE THE THROTTLE WENT, MY BACK PASSENGER TIRE BECAME STUCK IN A LOCKED POSITION, AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO PUMP MY BRAKES, AND PUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE (WHICH HAD NOT BEEN ENGAGED) ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO UNLOCK THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE. FORD DETERMINED THIS INCIDENT WAS DUE TO WATER GETTING ON THE BRAKE SHOE WHICH MADE IT STICK TO THE BRAKE DRUM. THEY CLEANED, READJUSTED AND LUBRICATED MY REAR BRAKES (DRUMS, SHOES, ETC) AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. MY THROTTLE WENT WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT FORD WHERE THEY HAD JUST FIXED MY BRAKE ISSUE. I HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO FORD SINCE MY CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO RUN. *TR

Mileage: 38,490

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING , STALLS WHILE IDLE , RPM'S SPIKE WHILE DRIVING !!! SCARY !! CODES READ P2112 . (THROTTLE STUCK OPEN ) THINKING BAD THROTTLE BODY ? *TR

Mileage: 25,100

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2010 FORD ESCAPE WITH 47,000 MILES ON IT . ON WEDNESDAY JULY 3 2013 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM DOING ERRANDS, AND MY FORD ESCAPE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH INFORMING ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, I HAD JUST TURNED INTO THE LANE TO MY HOUSE AND WAS NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED US THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. WE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATION AND REPORTED THE ISSUE, THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE HAS BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THIS PART IN THE PAST. FORD GAVE US A CASE NUMBER AND SAID THAT IT WOULD TAKE UP TO FOUR DAYS TO DETERMINE IF THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR. I HAD MY SEVEN YEAR OLD GRANDSON WITH ME THAT DAY, AND ALL I KEEP THINKING ABOUT IS WHAT IF THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH CARS GOING THE SPEED OF 55MPH AND HIGHER. *TR

Mileage: 47,358

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE IS GOING INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING. IT JUST STOPS RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR AND LIMPS ALONG UNTIL I CAN PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. IN THE BEGINNING, I COULD START THE CAR BACK UP AND DRIVE HOME. BUT IT IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AND NOW I CANNOT DRIVE IT AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 63,750

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE WENT FROM AROUND 35 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD TO A ROUGH IDLE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT JUST STAYED RUNNING ON A ROUGH IDLE. I CONTINUED ON AT 3 MILES AN HOUR WAVING CARS TO PASS ME UNTIL I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. I WAITED 20 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT THEN RAN NORMALLY. SO I WENT ON AND ABOUT 5 MILES FURTHER IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND I RESTATED THE ENGINE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AGAIN. IT DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN SOMETIMES I WOULD ONLY NEED TO SHUT IT OFF FOR A SECOND. I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $125.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO TELL ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY (FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE TEST). THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND TOLD ME IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AS THE FORD CHICAGO WAREHOUSE WAS OUT OF THEM. THE FORD SERVICE WRITER ALSO TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPLACED A NUMBER OF THEM SINCE HIS HIRING JUST THREE MONTHS PRIOR. HE FIRST TOLD ME A DIRTY AIR FILTER CAUSED THE PART TO FAIL, WHEN I EXPLAINED TO HIM I KNOW WHAT A DIRT AIR FILTER IS AND I DON'T HAVE ONE. THEN HE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR ENOUGH AND THERE WAS CARBON BUILDUP CAUSING IT. SO I ASKED HIM IF FORD WAS SAYING THEY DON'T BUILD A GOOD ENOUGH ENGINE. HE ADMITTED HE WAS JUST READING THE PRINT OUT. THEY WOULDN'T HONOR MY POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY OF 5 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. I WROTE A LETTER AND PERSONALLY DELIVERED IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND NO ONE HAS BOTHERED TO CONTACT ME AND IT'S BEEN EIGHT DAYS NOW. THE MECHANIC ACTUALLY TRIED TO SELL ME TIRES AND GAVE ME BOGUS REASONS WHY THE BACK TWO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE BACK TO HAVE 7/32 LEFT ACCORDING TO A REAL TIRE STORE'S SALESMAN AND ARE ALMOST LIKE NEW. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD MAN ALL MY LIFE. I MAY NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AND IT WILL NOT BE FROM THIS DEALERSHIP IF I DO! *TR

Mileage: 36,400

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD BARELY MOVE WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS DIAGNOSED INITIALLY AS THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. IT WAS CLEANED. I DROVE IT AND LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER IT LOST ACCELERATION ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT A TRAVELING SPEED OF 65 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER 3 TIMES AND RESTART IT TO GET IT TO A CAR REPAIR PLACE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR MOTOR. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS P2111. I ASKED FOR THE OLD PART AND IT DID NOT LOOK WORN OR DAMAGED. THE REPEATED LOSS OF ACCELERATION ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR CREATED A GREAT RISK TO MY SAFETY AND THOSE OF THE OTHER MOTORISTS AROUND ME. THE SERVICE MAN AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THEY WERE SEEING A NUMBER OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS INVOLVING THIS PART WITH FORD ESCAPES. THE TOTAL COST FOR BOTH SERVICE VISIT WAS $465.00. *TR

Mileage: 56,500

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLED ON ME AROUND MAY 5TH, 2013. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT WENT AWAY WHEN I RESTARTED ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AT THE TIME. ON MAY 13TH, 2013 IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN THE COMPUTER TEST ON IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY CHARGED ME $40. THEY TOLD ME UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. IF IT DIED AND WOULDN'T RESTART, THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING THEN ALSO. THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $40 EACH TIME I BROUGHT IT BACK TO HAVE IT CHECKED. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED ON ME ABOUT FOUR MORE TIME, MOST RECENTLY 7/3/2013. EACH TIME HAS BEEN CITY DRIVING NOT ABOVE 30MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THESE TIMES. I HAVE BEEN AVOIDING DRIVING IT MUCH BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IT CONSTANTLY SURGES WHEN DRIVING AND SOMETIMES JERKS WHEN FIRST TAKING OFF FROM A START. WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT OR EVEN IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING THE RPMS CONSTANTLY GO UP AND DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I35 E IN LEWISVILLE, TX WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING, I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT APPROX 40 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE/ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT I COULD NOT CONTINUE FORWARD. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND GLIDED INTO A PARKING LOT ( AFTER NEARLING BEING KILLED BY A LARGE TRUCK ON THE SERVICE ROAD) THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I PUT IN PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO ISSUES. THE VEHICLE IDLED FINE AND I COULD REV UP THE ENGINE. I DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT WITH NO ISSUES HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TRIED GOING ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WHEN I ACCELERATED ABOVE 20MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE SAME BEFORE MENTIONED RESULTS. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND I WAS ADVISED IT WAS MOST LIKELY AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND THEY HAVE THEM COME IN ALL THE TIME. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AS THIS VERY WELL COULD HAVE CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO COAST TO THE RIGHT LANE IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND TO SAFETY.THE APPROACHING VEHICLE HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS AND NARROWLY MISSED COLLIDING WITH ME. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ANY CLOSER OR IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE, I WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS CRASH WITH SOMEONE BEING BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I JUST READ ABOUT ANOTHER 2010 FORD ESCAPE OWNER THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM FOUR TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AND I BELIEVE FORD IS AWARE OF THIS HAPPENING SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 28,363

ON 6/18/13 DRIVING ON A 45 MPH ROAD SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN AND LOST ALL POWER TO BY 2010 FORD ESCAPE, ALSO THE WRENCH SHOWED UP ON MY DASH. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT RAN FINE. THE NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER IN CLARION, PA AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ON 7/1/13 I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING, TURNED IT OFF & BACK ON BUT HAD TO GIVE IT GAS TO START. THE WRENCH SHOWED UP AGAIN. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER IN CLARION, PA AND STATED I HAD RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET & FOUND 21 PAGES OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE MAJORITY HAVING TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CHANGED. ALSO FOUND THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE COMPLAINTS. I DON'T APPRECIATE IT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT TAKE THE SEVERITY OF THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. THEY STATED THEY WOULD ORDER PART BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD COME IN. I CALLED ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIP & THEY SAID THEY COULD HAVE THE PART IN 3 DAYS. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? REALLY DON'T LIKE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SINCE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO OCCUR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND FEEL IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. DO WE NEED TO HAVE NUMEROUS PEOPLE GETTING KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT? *TR

Mileage: 64,000

WHEN DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 23, MY BOYFRIEND AND I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR BUCKED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN THE GAS PEDAL BEGAN TO SHAKE. WE HAD TO ROLL ACROSS THE STREET AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CAR TURNED OVER TWICE AND THEN FINALLY STARTED UP. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THURSDAY, JUNE 27. MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME AND PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN. AGAIN, PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. WE HAD TO ROLL ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE CAR TURNED OVER ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEN STARTED. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, JULY 2, AND WERE TOLD AFTER A FEW HOURS OF WAITING, THAT THE CAR HAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE DEALER TOLD US THE PART COSTS $399 AND THE LABOR WOULD BE $100. WE HAD TO PAY $244.05 UP FRONT AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH TO COME IN. MY CAR ALSO HAS LOW ENOUGH MILEAGE (29,400) THAT IT STILL HAS A 5 YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (WHICH COVERED THE ENGINE) BUT WERE TOLD THAT WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE THROTTLE BODY. SO NOW, WE ARE OUT $244 (IT WILL BE AT LEAST $500 ONCE THE PART COMES IN) AND DON'T HAVE THE USE OF OUR CAR (WE ARE A ONE CAR FAMILY) WITH NO RELATIVES,ETC. CLOSE BY TO BORROW A CAR FROM. *TR

Mileage: 29,375

THIS INCIDENT WAS THE SECOND ONE WITHIN ONE MONTH. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE, ALTHOUGH DID NOT CUT OFF COMPLETELY, IT SLOWED DOWN TO LOWEST POSSIBLE RPM, REDUCING THE VEHICLE SPEED FROM 30MPH TO ABOUT 3 MPH. BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE WERE LUCKY IN THAT THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND US FOR THEY FOR SURE WOULD HAVE RUN INTO US. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IT AND THEY TOLD US WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, STATING THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES RETURNED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR REPLACEMENTS PARTS BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS DUE TO DEMAND. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY ARE CHARGING US 440 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 29,500

2010 FORD ESCAPE V6 AWD - BUILT JUNE 14, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR LOCAL ROAD, VEHICLE LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. "WRENCH" (THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN WARNING) LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE SLOWED TO A ROLL WITH GAS PEDAL PROVIDING NO ACCELERATION. AFTER COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO BETWEEN 2-4 MPH. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO DEALER ABOUT A MILE AWAY AFTER SITTING ON SHOULDER FOR 15-20 MINUTES. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A DEDUCTIBLE CHARGE. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN MERGING, ETC. AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 56,390

ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. EVER TIME I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS "CHOKING" AND WANTED TO STALL. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PRESS ON THE GAS TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED I AM NOW BEING TOLD THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER ON THE PART AND I WILL NOT GET THE REPAIR COMPLETED FOR 2-3 WEEKS. I AM 1-1/2 MONTHS PASSED WARRANTY WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES AND NEITHER FORD NOR THE DEALERSHIP WILL LOAN ME A VEHICLE WHILE MY CAR SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOR WILL THIS EVEN BE CONSIDERED WARRANTY WORK. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THE CAR DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS SHOWING CODE P2111 FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND COMES TO A SLOW STOP. YOUR ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON FIRST. I STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, WAIT ABOUT 10SEC AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. IT STARTS FINE. I TRAVEL ABOUT 6 MILES AND THE CAR STOPS AGAIN, THIS TIME JERKING BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I STOP THE CAR AND FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS ON TURNING IT BACK ON. I AM STILL ABLE TO BREAK AND STEER OFF OF ROADS. HOWEVER, NOT WITH MUCH TIME BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOPS. I TOOK IT TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND GOT THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CODE WAS P2112/THROTTLE ACTUATOR PER THE REPRESENTATIVE. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANY BUSY ROADWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013, I DROVE 2.5 HOURS NORTH FOR ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS WEDDINGS. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR LOST POWER. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME. LUCKILY THE SEMI DRIVER WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE RIGHT LANE BEFORE REAR-ENDING ME. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND COME TO A STOP. AS I DID, MY ESCAPE ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO DIE BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY. I NOTICED AN OPEN-ENDED WRENCH IN THE BOTTOM LEFT OF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LOOKED THROUGH THE MANUAL TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE WRENCH LIGHT MEANT. IT SAID THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN. I WAS RUNNING LATE TO BEGIN WITH SO I STARTED FREAKING OUT. I TURNED MY ESCAPE BACK ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE. BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF SO I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY MORE PROBLEMS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS CRUISE CONTROL GOING OUT SO I DIDN'T USE IT THE REST OF THE WAY. ONCE I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE, I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I PROCEEDED THROUGH IT WITH MY ESCAPE STALLING AS SOON AS I TURNED, ALONG WITH BOTH LIGHTS BACK ON. I KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE CRUISE. ONCE I GOT TO THE NEAREST TOWN, I STOPPED AT AUTOZONE AND HAD THEM TEST IT. THEIR COMPUTER SHOWED TPS/THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH TO FIND THIS PART SINCE AUTOZONE DOESN'T CARRY IT. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT NO ONE CAN GET THIS PART AND FORD HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS. AFTER THE WEDDING, I DROVE BACK HOME WITH MY CAR STALLING MANY MORE TIMES. SINCE THEN, IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, IF NOT MORE. TWICE, MY CAR HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY INTERSECTION ON MY WAY TO WORK, FREAKING ME OUT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT. HELP NEEDED SOON! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

ON SEVERAL INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS BEGINNING ON JUNE 15, 2013 MY FORD ESCAPE WOULD JERK FORWARD AND LOSE POWER (EVEN ON THE FREEWAY). SOMETIMES I AM ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OTHERS IT DIES BEFORE I CAN MOVE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION OR STREET. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN ME AND MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH ILLUMINATES. THIS PROBLEM IS SPONTANEOUS AND CAN DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MILES WITHOUT AN INCIDENT AND THEN OCCURS OUT OF NOWHERE AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CODE P2112 SHOWED THAT MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS GETTING STUCK CLOSED. I HAVE HEARD THAT SEVERAL OTHER FORD VEHICLES ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ASAP. AFTER SPENDING $370 TO FIX THE PROBLEM I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BEFOREHAND. PLEASE PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER FAMILIES. *TR

Mileage: 46,283

DRIVING AROUND 65MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF ALL POWER ALL I COULD DO WAS TRY TO MAKE MY WAY FROM THE FAST LANE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY HOME, A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING, CUT OFF WHILE DOING AROUND 60MPH AGAIN IN THE FAST LANE I HAD TO TRY AND GET OVER THROUGH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH CARS BLOWING BY ME AT OVER 80MPH TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. I CALLED FORD AND THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, SEEMS THE ISSUE IS SO BAD THE PART THATS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM (THE THROTTLE BODY) IS ON BACK ORDER, YOU HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING SINCE FEB. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET? *TR

Mileage: 68,391

I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENGINE ACTS AS IF IT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH GAS AND AIR MIXTURE SO IT KICKS OUT OF SHIFTING AND JUST SLOWS DOWN THEN IT STARTS HOPPING. IT GIVES ME A SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD OF A WRENCH. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SAYS IT THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD A MECHANIC COME WITH HIS HANDHELD COMPUTER AND READ THE CODE AND IT SAYS THROTTLE AVIATOR STUCK OPEN, THEN HE ERASES THE COMPUTER CODE ND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE NEXT TOME IT HAPPENS. WHICH IT HAS HAPPEN EVERYDAY NOW SINCE JUNE 12TH. FORD HAS SAID THAT THE PART IS BEING REVAMPED AND NOT SURE WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAS REPLACED MANY OF THESE. WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED? I HAVE LOSES INCOME BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD AND HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME, THEN THEY WILL HAVE A LAW SUIT TO DEAL WITH. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

LEAVING HOME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THROTTLE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING AND WOULD ALLOW ME TO GIVE IT ANY GAS. *TR

Mileage: 44,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTATED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE SUDDENLY FELT THE VEHICLE LOOSE POWER EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH.

Mileage: 43,000

WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING CAR AND BARELY HAD ENOUGH RPMS TO GET OFF ROAD. HAD TO PULL BATTERY CABLE OFF TO GET CAR TO MOVE. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES TO GET THE CAR 20 MILES TO HOME THEN TRAILERED TO FORD DEALER. SAID IT WAS A BAD TB. THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED AT 0MPH AND SOMETIMES SURGES. ONE TIME THIS WINTER THE CAR SURGED CAUSING IT TO HIT MY TRACTOR AND BUSTED BUMPER COVER AND FOG LAMP. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

ON JUNE 23, 2013 DRIVING ON STREET ABOUT 25 M.P.H. WHEN CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED IN SPEED TO ALMOST AN IDLE. AFTER PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD, WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN HOME AT ABOUT 1 M.P.H. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME, OTHERWISE, BECAUSE OF THE ABRUPT STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE A REAR END ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. FORD ROADSIDE SERVICE TOWED CAR TO KINDLE FORD, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ ON MONDAY JUNE 24, 2013. I WAS LATER ADVISED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $378.00 AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY PERIOD. WORSE YET, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED, SERVICE COULD GIVE NO DATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE, AS IT WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER AND COULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS OR MORE BEFORE THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. NO LONER CAR WAS OFFERED FOR USE DURING THIS UNREASONABLE DELAY. *TR

Mileage: 49,100

THE VEHICLE JUST DIES AS THOUGH IT RAN OUT OF GAS. THE VEHICLE STAYS RUNNING, DOES NOT LOOSE THE POWER TO RADIO OR LIGHTS ETC, BUT DIES AS IF OUT OF GAS. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT IDLES VERY ROUGH. PLACE IN PARK, TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE NOW DOES IT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 80 MILES PER HOUR. THERE OBVIOUSLY IS SOME THING WRONG WITH THIS....A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

FIRST TIME I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IT STARTED TO SURGE AT A STOP LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. THEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH THE CAR STALLED OUT AND HAD TO PULL OVER. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CHECKED CODES AND SAID THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILED. PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! *TR

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN FORD ESCAPE BUCKED, SLOWED, DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED. RESTARTED TRUCK, DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES WHEN SAME OCCURRED. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. I ASSUMED I HAD BOUGHT GAS WITH WATER IN IT "BAD GAS". SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE USED A PRODUCT TO REMOVE WATER FROM THE GAS, THIS ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD ON JULY 5TH, I BELIEVE ITS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE IN MY SUV. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS ENGINE BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS, I HAVE VISIONS OF SOMEONE PLOWING INTO THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE WHILE MY ENGINE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST IDLING I NOTICE THE CAR WOULD SHAKE/SPUTTER/HESITATE, LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL TO THE ENGINE TO IDLE, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE BUT IT DID NOT STALL OUT COMPLETELY IT WOULD RECOVER. THEN WHILE DRIVING HOME ON JUNE 23, 2013 AT 40MPH I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL FOR A SECOND TO BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CHANGED BEFORE I GOT TO THE INTERSECTION AND THEN THE CAR MADE A SHUTTER/THUD NOT A LOUD SOUND BUT YOU KNEW SOMETHING HAS JUST HAPPENED, I THOUGHT MAYBE MY TRANSMISSION HAD JUST GONE OUT BECAUSE WHEN I WAS PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL IT DID NOT RESPOND. I PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I COULD NOT TELL IF THE CAR REALLY STALLED OUT IT SEEMED MORE LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS JUST NOT RESPONDING. I LOST SPEED RAPIDLY AND COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE FIRST TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR THE GAS PEDAL STILL DID NOT WORK BUT THE CAR DID GO INTO GEAR SO I THOUGHT IT MUST NOT BE THE TRANSMISSION. THE SECOND TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR I GAVE THE GAS PEDAL A COUPLE OF PUMPS BEFORE PUTTING INTO GEAR TO MAKE SURE IT WAS RESPONDING THAT WORKED AND I MADE IT HOME. THE CAR DID HESITATE AND SPUTTER WHEN I WAS SITTING STILL AT THE LIGHTS SO I WOULD PUT IT IN PARK AND REV THE ENGINE UNTIL THE LIGHT CHANGED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND OF COURSE THAT IS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE AS MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. HOW MANY OF THESE COMPLAINT HAVE TO BE FILED BEFORE FORD HAS TO ADMIT THIS IS THERE FAULT FOR PUTTING FAULTY THROTTLE BODIES IN THESE CARS AND ISSUES A RECALL ? *TR

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM LOUISVILLE HEADED BACK TO CINCINNATI MY DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED OUR VEHICLE STALLING OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. SHE WAS ABLE TO WORK HER WAY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE EACH TIME. HOWEVER THIS WAS VERY SCARY AS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED CAUSED TRAFFIC TO ALMOST REAR END HER VEHICLE ON TWO OF THE THREE OCCASIONS. WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER UPON SAFELY RETURNING HOME THEY MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY MY SON THAT I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HE DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE THERE IS INNOCENT LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 51,490

TWICE IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS, THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE COMPLETE WITH WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE DROPPED AND WOULD NOT COME ABOVE 1000 RPM, AND WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AT NO MORE THAN 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6/24 AT AN INTERSECTION, UPON THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN. AS I ACCELERATED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE DROPPED INTO "LIMP" MODE AND FORCED A LEFT TURN TO PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. DOING SO AND ALLOWING IT TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES GOT IT TO RESET AND NOT HAPPEN AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS THE MORNING OF 6/25, IN THE MIDDLE OF I-95 ON MY WAY TO WORK; APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 55-60 MILES PER HOUR. THANKFULLY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER TO REPEAT LAST NIGHT'S PROCEDURE. CONSIDERING THE NEGATIVE PRESS THE "LIMP HOME" MODE AND THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY GET FROM VARIOUS FORUMS RECOUNTING VERY SIMILAR OCCASIONS TO MY OWN EXPERIENCE, THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED! A TSB OR "SUGGESTED SOLUTION" IS NOT ENOUGH! *TR

Mileage: 84,700

WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROX. 15MPH, ENGINE STALLED AND ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF STREET, SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. ENGINE RAN FINE FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS AND THEN SAME EVENT OCCURRED WITH WIFE DRIVING. ONE WEEK LATER, DID SAME THING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORD DEALER HAS CAR NOW AND SAYS THEY ARE WAITING FOR A THROTTLE BODY. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR OVER 1 WEEK SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. LOSES POWER WITH NO ACCELERATION WHEN FEEDING GAS. WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATES THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED. TOOK TO THE SHOP AFTER 3 INCIDENCES. MECHANICS TELL ME THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED. PARTS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER DUE TO HIGH FREQUENCY OF INCIDENCES. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

DRIVING AT 40MPH, LOST POWER. WAS TOLD TODAY AT FORD SERVICE DEPT THAT IT IS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE REVS UP AND LOSSES POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GEAR. IT ALSO HAS HAPPENED AND STANDING, I NEED TO SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND RESET IT AS TO SPEAK. THE FORD DEALER HAS SAID THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR THAT I MAY BE REAR ENDED. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY FOR THROTTLE BODY FAILURES AND THERE IS A CURRENT NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THEM. *TR

Mileage: 56,895

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND REQUIRED A RESTART IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE ISSUE. IN ALL INSTANCES, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND STRUGGLED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FROM LOCAL FORD DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THROUGH 36K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

POWER WAS LOST AND THE THROTTLE HAD NO RESPONSE-ENGINE RAN ROUGH BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE-HAD TO RESTART TO REGAIN POWER-VERY,VERY, FRIGHTENING. *TR

Mileage: 43,250

WAS DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 30MPH WHEN THE ENGINE CUT DOWN TO WHAT I WOULD LATER FIND OUT WAS "LIMP HOME MODE". THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND WAS GOING UP A HILL WHICH I WAS BARELY ABLE TO SPUTTER TO THE TOP OFF BEFORE TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. I TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN AND IT HARD STARTED BUT IDLED FINE AND RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO ROLL ONTO A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND PULL OVER. I EVENTUALLY CHANCED A DRIVE TO THE DEALER AND MADE IT THERE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE FAILING. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER FOR 1-2 WEEKS. I SAW THAT THE 2005-2012 ESCAPES ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA FOR THIS ISSUE SO I ASSUME BACKORDER WAIT IS BECAUSE THE PART HAS BEEN FAILING WITH FREQUENCY. ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN RESPONSIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE TO ACCELERATE COULD HAVE EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND/OR BODILY INJURY. AS IT IS, I AM WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 1-2 WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT NOTICE THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND DEPRESSING ACCELERATED DID NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE CAR CONTINUED TO IDLE ROUGHLY WITH THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT ON. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS. I STARTED THE CAR AND ENGINE RAN SOMEWHAT NORMALLY. SAME ISSUE OCCURRED ON RETURN TRIP A FEW HOURS LATER. TOOK TO FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AS NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. SAID THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD PROBABLY TAKE 4 WEEKS TO GET IT. THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN VERY SERIOUS INJURY IF IT OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 56,200

ACCELERATOR STUCK ON OFF RAMP AND TRIED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FORD DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVING DURING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS, AFTER STOP FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL CAR BEGAN TO LUNGE DURING TAKE OFF ACCELERATION. THE POWETRAIN/THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED BAD THROTTLE BODY AND REPORTED SHORTAGE OF PART, ANTICIPATING 30 DAY WAIT FOR AVAILABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 38,070

DRIVING APPROX 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED STALLING. RPM DROPS TO APPROX 1000, GAS PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP BUT "NO CODES WERE FOUND TO SUGGEST A DEFECT." HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART WITH IT BEING IN PARK BEFORE STARTS TO RUN AND WRENCH LIGHT TURNS OFF. DROVE TO THE DEALER AFTER THAT LAST INCIDENT ON 6/21, CODE 2111 WAS FOUND TO BE PENDING WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF, FOUND IT TO BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. FOR A CAR THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD AND 40K MILES, IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS DEFECT AS IF IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY YOU ARE STUCK WITH A CHANCE FOR A SEMI-TRUCK TO REAR END YOU. PLEASE ALLOW THIS RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 42,500

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN PROCEEDED TO COAST. I PRESSED GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO STEER THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE CAR STARTED TO STUMBLE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED, IT STARTED NORMAL SO I PROCEEDED HOME. I HAD LESS THAN A MILE TO HOME YET IT DIED 2 MORE TIMES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM SEEING HOW YOU'RE DEAD IN THE WATER WHEN THE CAR MALFUNCTIONS! IT TAKES A LOT TO SCARE ME BUT SEEING HOW I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND 4 YR OLD SON, IT SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH! *TR

Mileage: 59,800

MY CAR STALLED OUT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND RESTART IT. IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. AT ONE POINT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER FORD ESCAPES AS WELL AS FORD FUSIONS. AT THIS POINT THEY TOLD ME THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR 2-3 WEEKS. THEY TOLD ME MOST PEOPLE WERE JUST ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE RANDOM STALLING OUT UNTIL THE PARTS CAME IN. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN MY CAR STOPPED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WRENCH ICON ALSO CAME ON AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 59,837

THE VEHICLE EITHER STALLED OR WENT INTO SAFE OR LIMP HOME MODE WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAPPENED DURING A BUSY TRAFFIC TIME CAUSING OTHER VEHICLES TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK HOME FOR ME. IT WAS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. P2112 WAS THE CODE THAT WAS READ WHEN WE HAD IT LOOKED AT. APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 45,140

VEHICLE (2010 FORD ESCAPE) TRAVELING AT APPX. 20MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED BUCKING, LOST SOME BUT NOT ALL POWER. PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF FREEWAY, SHUT OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED 30 SECONDS LATER. RESTART WAS DIFFICULT BUT SUCCESSFUL. SUCCESSFULLY DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. CANNOT REPAIR UNTIL PART ARRIVES IN APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. VERY SIMILAR BEHAVIOR FROM CAR IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS LAST WEEK - BOTH HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY UPON START UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SHUT ENGINE OFF EACH TIME AND RESTARTED. RESTART WAS DIFFICULT BUT NOT SUCCESSFUL. SIMILAR INCIDENT 9 MONTHS AGO (SEPT. 2012). VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPX. 65MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN IT NOTICEABLY JUMPED, IMMEDIATELY LOST MOST BUT NOT ALL POWER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT REPEAT NOR VERIFY CONCERN IN 4 DAYS / 150 MILES OF TESTING. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING SIMILAR ISSUES ON THIS AND OTHER MODEL YEAR FORD ESCAPES. MY EXPERIENCE SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

Mileage: 52,500

EXPERIENCED REPEATED STALLING OF ENGINE WHILE GOING 40+ MILES PER HOUR. ENGINE WOULD RUN FOR APPROX. ONE BLOCK THEN STALL. VEHICLE WENT TO LIMP MODE. *TR

Mileage: 66,424

MY VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED WITH PROBLEM CODE P2111. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE PUT IN WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS TO STOP THE ENGINE, THEN RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

PURCHASED MAY 30, 2012....LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, I WAS DRIVING ONTO A RAMP AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAR JUST STOPPED BUT I COULD STEER SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER. A STATE POLICEMAN CAME BY AND I SAID I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY MECHANIC. APPARENTLY, THE COMPUTER HAD SHUT DOWN AND THE ISSUE MAY HAVE BEEN THAT THE KEY I WAS USING WAS NOT PROGRAMMED?. I FOLLOWED STEPS TO PROGRAM KEYS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR MONTHS UNTIL THIS PAST APRIL, 2013. DRIVING ALONG ON A MAIN ROAD, THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. COULD STEER IT BUT COULD NOT REPAIR SAME WAY AS BEFORE. I KNOW COMPUTERS AND SAY THAT WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, DISCONNECT IT. SO WE DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND WERE ABLE TO START CAR AND GET HOME BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN ARRIVING AT MY HOUSE. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT BACK IN FEBRUARY. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE DID NOT KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT IS REQUIRED AND TAKE CARE OF THE CAR. I ALSO KEEP A LOG. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE, YESTERDAY AND TODAY, JUNE 17, 2013. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED AND WAS TWO YEARS OLD. THE PREVIOUS DRIVER DID NOT HAVE IT FOR VERY LONG BEFORE TURNING IT IN. I ASKED FOR THE CAR FACTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO REPAIRS DONE. NOT EVEN SURE IF THEY WERE THE ACTUAL CAR FACTS. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN AND ALMOST STALLED OUT (THIS OCCURRED TWICE). IT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND SPEEDING UP ON THE FREEWAY WHERE IT SLOWED DOWN TO WHERE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. IT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET IN THE CITY AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT TRIED TO HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DID A RPM SURGE AND WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THROTTLE CONTROL (WENT INTO LIMP MODE). I HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY WITHOUT POWER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT STARTED AND RAN OK. THEN ON 10 JUNE, THE SAME ISSUES OCCURRED AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT IN LITTLE TRAFFIC. AGAIN ON 14 JUNE IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN DRIVING 10 MILES AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND IN AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE THIRD TIME AN OBD II DTC WAS ISSUED. UPON ARRIVAL HOME I SCANNED THE CODE AND IT WAS P2112 THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 68,955

MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE 6 CYC WITH 4 WD. THIS WAS A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASED IN EARLY 2010 AS IT HAD 4.7 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND I PUT MOST OF THOSE MILES ON IT DURING THE TEST DRIVE. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED RECENTLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS AS IF THERE WAS NO GAS PEDAL IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL. NO SHUDDERING, OR CHUGGING AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AT ALL BEFORE IT OCCURRED. IT WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE MY WAY ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE NEVER SHUT OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED, AND THEN RESTARTED AND IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS BAD WHICH THEY REPLACED. I QUESTIONED AS TO HOW A BATTERY COULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AS I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE VEHICLE MECHANICS AND MY RESEARCH SHOWED THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND I WAS ASSURED THAT BATTERY WAS MOST CERTAINLY THE ISSUE DUE TO THE COMPLEX NATURE OF VEHICLES TODAY AND THEIR ON BOARD COMPUTERS. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED MY WIFE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND HAD JUST ENTERED THE INTERSTATE WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED WHERE AN ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST CAUSED BY HER EFFORTS TO EXIT THE ROAD. AGAIN NO WARNING. WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED IT WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. TODAY, IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT IN FACT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE THAT MY RESEARCH HAD SHOW IT TO BE, AND MORE SO, THE PART, WHICH IS SOMEHOW NOT A SAFETY RECALLED ITEM BY THE NHTSA, IS ON BACK-ORDER BY FORD BECAUSE OF THE SHEAR NUMBER OF THESE PARTS GOING BAD AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED IN SO MANY VEHICLES. I NOW OWN A VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE OPERATED SAFELY WITHOUT A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,500

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE TWO MORE TIMES IN A 40 MILE TRIP. VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY BOTH AT SURFACE STREET SPEED AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 60 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE WARNING INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN CAME ON. I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE LIGHT WENT OFF, AND I PROCEEDED TO WORK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING TO MY DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY PART AND IS ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER" AND WILL BE AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN GET THE PART IN. ON THE SAME DAY, ON THE DRIVE FROM HOME FROM WORK, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, BUT THIS TIME AT ABOUT 35 MPH IN TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS RIGHT ON MY BUMPER AT THE TIME. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT JUST SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. *TR

Mileage: 36,960

CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. FORD DEALER SAID IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. WILL TAKE 4 TO 5 WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

Mileage: 47,100

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY ESCAPE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START TO SHUTTER. THE RPM WILL GO DOWN TO 1 AND THEN FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 1 AND 2. THE GAS PEDDLE WILL NOT RESPOND. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SMALL WRENCH LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASH. I HAVE TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. SOMETIMES IT WOULD CRANK BACK UP WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS. BUT OTHER TIMES THE CAR WILL ONLY TRAVEL A FEW YARDS BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH A LIGHT ON. FINALLY IT HAPPENED ONE DAY WHEN I WAS CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID MY THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY. THEY CHARGED ME $406 TO "CLEAN" IT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT WHILE IN PARK IT STARTED DOING THE SHUTTER THING AGAIN. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT BACK AND WITHOUT A LIGHT ON THE DASH THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. IT DID THIS 4 MORE TIMES UNTIL MY FIANCE' AND I WERE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 AND IT DID IT AND JERKED SO BADLY WE ALMOST WRECKED. HIS FATHER HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER TO HOOK UP TO CARS AND THE CODES CAME BACK AS THE THROTTLE BODY DOOR WAS JAMMED OPEN AND THE OTHER CODE SAID IT WAS JAMMED OPEN AT THE SAME TIME? WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A TON OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT TO CLEAN IT AGAIN. WE SAID NO BECAUSE THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM LAST TIME. INSTEAD WE WANTED TO BUY A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER SAID IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING HUGE PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY PARTS SO WE WOULD HAVE TO TOUGH IT OUT UNTIL SOME CAME AVAILABLE. LUCKILY MY FIANCE CALLED ANOTHER DEALER WHO HAPPENED TO HAVE ONE THAT THEY EMERGENCY ORDERED FOR SOMEONE ELSE. ONCE WE HAVE THAT ONE INSTALLED WE WILL BE OUT ABOUT 1000 FOR SOMETHING ON A CAR THAT IS NOT OLD AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I WILL NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

THREE TIME WITHIN 5 MILES THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND GIVING IT MORE GAS DID NOTHING. I WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HOPE NO ONE HIT ME IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 45 MPH, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE CRANKED BACK UP, CONTINUE ON MY WAY. 2ND INCIDENT HAPPEN WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK, ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT, COULD NOT GIVE ENGINE GAS, COAST TO A STOP. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH, TURN VEHICLE OFF, ENGINE CRANKED BACK UP. 3RD INCIDENT ENGINE SURGED AND CUT OFF AFTER TAKING OFF FROM STOP LIGHT. ANOTHER INCIDENT ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH, ENGINE SURGED, STUMBLE . WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE CUT OFF , WRENCH LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYED ON FOR TWO DAYS AND THEN WENT OFF. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER THINKS THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 41,500

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE TAKEN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR LOSING ACCELERATION, STALLING. THE ENGINE STILL RUNS BUT I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR BASICALLY WON'T RUN, BUT WILL START UP AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, OR WITH A HIGHER SPEED. IT GENERALLY HAPPENS AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR. BACK IN DECEMBER, 2012 I TOOK IT IN TO BILL BROWN FORD AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME, SAYING IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO THEM. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ON A DAILY BASIS ALL LAST WEEK I TOOK IT IN TODAY TO BIL BROWN FORD ON PLYMOUTH RD IN LIVONIA, MI. THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ANYTHING THEY DO FIND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR. IT SEEMS LIKE WITH A SAFETY CONCERN LIKE THIS THEY WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. SOMEONE COULD VERY WELL RUN INTO ME FROM BEHIND WHEN I LOSE ACCELERATION AND CANNOT RUN THE CAR. PLEASE I HOPE YOU CAN HELP AND HELP OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THEY ARE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TODAY AND WON'T CHARGE ME FOR IT. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THIS CAR. IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD BEFORE A CRASH HAPPENS. ALSO OF NOTATION IN CASE THIS HELPS I USED REGULAR GAS ONLY FROM DECEMBER, (AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME), UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN GAS PRICES WENT UP I SWITCHED TO E-85. WONDERING IF THIS MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM? I TRIED TO RUN THE GAS TANK DOWN BEFORE FILLING UP WITH REGULAR UNLEADED THIS WEEK AS I HEARD. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. IT BEGAN COASTING AND I HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK. I REALIZED IT WAS STILL RUNNING, JUST VERY ROUGHLY. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AFTER WHICH IT DROVE FINE. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN 5-6 TIMES IN A 2 WEEK PERIOD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HEARD A LITTLE POP AND HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER FROM DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR, BUT ENGINE WAS ON - NO WARNING LIGHT ON DASH. WAS GOING ON DOWNWARD INCLINE, ABLE TO GO FROM LEFT LANE TO SHOULDER ON RIGHT; ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY THEN AND I TURNED IT OFF. WAITED A MINUTES, TURNED BACK ON; IDLING HAD A LITTLE "MISS" BUT ABLE TO FINISH TRIP. UPON RETURN HOME, TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, FOUND NO HISTORIC CODE IN COMPUTER AND NOTHING FOUND ON TEST DRIVE. ON 6/07, AGAIN ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAR AGAIN LOST POWER FROM ACCELERATOR - IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOMENTUM ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE BROADSIDED BY LARGE SUV MERGING FROM OFF RAMP AS I AM TRYING TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. SAME THING, ENGINE SHOOK, I TURNED IT OFF; AGAIN NO WARNING LIGHT. OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES AND WE TURNED AROUND FOR HOME. SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON THE RETURN TRIP - THE YELLOW WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE LAST TWO TIMES. VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, I PLAN TO NOT DRIVE AND TAKE TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS I CAN. I SEE THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CONDITION SUDDENLY PUTS A DRIVER IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DESIGN / DEVICE PROBLEM TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 39,300

WHILE DRIVING COMING TO COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE TURN PRESS GAS PEDAL ENGINE LOSE ALL POWER AND WRENCH INDICATOR CAME OF DASHBOARD. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC . TURN ENGINE OFF THEN TURN ENGINE BACK ON WRENCH WAS GONE & POWER RETURN. PROBLEM EXISTED 2 MORE TIMES AFTER THIS DATE. CALL FORD SERVICE & TOOK ESCAPE IN FOR SERVICE FOR PROBLEM TO BE THROTTLE BODY VALVE STICKING AS OF 060613 STILL WAITING ON NEW PART FOR ESCAPE. ESCAPE IS AT DEALERSHIP SINCE 06/03/13. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY. WITH NO POWER I COASTED (LUCKILY) TO THE SHOULDER. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IN THE SAME VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS MONDAY. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANICS GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. HE CLEANED IT, TEST DROVE IT AND SENT HER ON HER WAY. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

CAR SUDDENLY HAS NO GAS, ENGINE IS RUNNING BUT NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION . *TR

Mileage: 44,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS CONTINUED TO DECREASE AND CAR SLOWED TO A STOP WITHOUT STALLING. VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND "WRENCH" LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED IN OCTOBER 2010. IN JUST TWO AND HALF OF YEARS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE AND UNDER 50,000 MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY COSTING ME $385 (AFTER TALKING THE SERVICE GUY DOWN TO THAT PRICE). THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 24, 2013 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK FOR LUNCH. I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN MY CAR'S SPEED STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. I TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON INDICATING A PROBLEM, SO I PULLED INTO THE FIRST PLACE I COULD, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP SO I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE STREET. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME BEFORE I SAW THE FIRST MECHANIC SHOP AND TURNED IN. BY THE THIRD TIME THE (WRENCH) LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE I WAS STILL UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS BEST TO GO TO THE CLOSEST FORD LOCATION. AFTER LOOKING AT MY CAR THEY TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND DUE TO WHAT TYPE OF PART IT WAS, THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT. THIS DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL GIVEN THAT THE CAR IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I AM FEARFUL THAT MORE PROBLEMS ARE TO COME... *TR

Mileage: 49,800

ENGINE LOST POWER AND COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER, KEYSER MILLER FORD, 8 EAST MAIN ST., COLLEGEVILLE, PA 19426. THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY", AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES. PARTS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN REV THE ENGINE AND INCREASE RPMS. IT WILL JERK AND JUMP FORWARD AS IF ITS TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT WONT GO ANY FASTER THAN IDLE SPEED. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF IT WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 65. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PULL OVER WHILE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. VEHICLE ALSO IDLES VERY HARD WHILE ON AND IN PARKED POSITION OR STOPPED WITH BRAKES ON. *TR

Mileage: 44,200

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT 1 TIME TODAY, 1 TIME YESTERDAY, AND 1 TIME ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPPED ACCELERATING SUDDENLY. CALLED THE FORD DEALER TODAY, AND THEY SAY IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. HE SAID THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THESE PARTS ARE ON ABOUT A 2 WEEK WAIT BECAUSE THEY ARE ON "NATIONAL BACKORDER". OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN FORD CAN KEEP UP WITH. THIS STALLING IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR CAN BE DOING 45+ AND SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, RISKING INJURY TO THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND OTHER MOTORISTS. FORD NEEDS TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL TO KEEP SOMEONE FROM GETTING HURT. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY AT 40MPH THE CAR STALLED,THANKFULLY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL ON TO OTHERWISE WE WOULD'VE BEEN REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERING SPEEDS AS WELL. THE WRENCH LIGHT IN THE DASH COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. RESTARTING VEHICLE WILL USUALLY RESUME WITH NO ISSUES. NO CODES ARE STORED SO DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10X'S AT LEAST. I'M SCARED TO LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. NO SIGNS GIVEN THAT IT WILL STALL. *TR

Mileage: 48,721

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING COMPLETELY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. DID THIS 6 SEPARATE TIMES 3 ON 5/30 AND 3 ON 5/31/13. THIS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A COMMON PROBLEM BY REPAIR SHOP AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

DRIVING ALONG AROUND AT 45 OR 50 MPH AND WENT TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE CAR RESTARTED.. PREVIOUS TO THIS WHEN TURNING ON THE AC THE CAR GOT VERY SLUGGISH, I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. AFTER A VERY SHORT TIME THE CAR RECOVERED AND NORMAL SPEED WAS ATTAINED. I FEAR THIS MAY HAPPEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR MERGING AND THIS HAPPENING WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THAT FORD IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET I SAW THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE 2005 -2011 ESCAPES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT FORD IS DOING A REDESIGN OF THIS PART BUT NO DATE AS TO WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. MY DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THE SAME PART BUT NO PROMISES IF IT WOULD LAST. THEY ALSO STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE IN THE SHOP, THUS IT'S AN INTERMITTENT OCCURENCE. THEY RECOMMENDED JUST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND KEEPING IN TOUCH TO SEE WHEN THE REDESIGN IS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 75,125

TOOK OFF FROM STOP LIGHT, MADE A LEFT TURN AND WHILE IN MIDDLE OF TURN, FELT LOSS OF POWER, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LOOKED AT DASH AND NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BATTERY SYMBOL IN RED AND THE OIL SYMBOL IN RED. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF POSITION, WAITED A SECOND OR TWO AND TURNED BACK ON. VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. *TR

Mileage: 38,777

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT SPEED AND VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM SEEMED TO SHUT OFF CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUTTER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND VEHICLE FINALLY RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION, AT WHICH TIME I DROVE DIRECTLY TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE IN PROCESS OF CLOSING FOR THE DAY AND VEHICLE HAD RESUMED PROPER OPERATION BY THEN AND DEALER FELT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE DAMAGED TO CONTINUE ON TRIP IF WE WISHED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE RETURNING HOME. WHEN HOME, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHICH AS OF 5/30/13 ARE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO NATIONAL BACK ORDER. EVIDENTLY LOTS OF ESCAPES SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY ON LIST FOR THE PART IN QUESTION. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1 MONTH BUT NOT BY MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 30,100

THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CONTINUED TO STALL TO WHERE EVENTUALLY THE GAS PEDAL WAS NON-OPERATIONAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORD STAFF INDICATED THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 59,683

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE AC UNIT AND RADIO CONTINUED TO WORK FINE. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT CAME BACK ON LIKE NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME FINE. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 55 MPH AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE APPEARED TO SHUT OFF CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT APRIL 18, 2013 AND AGAIN MAY 24, 2013 BOTH TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO NOTED THAT CAR SURGES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING DRIVING CITY STREETS. CALLED FORD AFTER FIRST INCIDENT AND TOOK CAR IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. NO MENTION OF ANY ISSUE WITH SAFETY OF CAR. LAST INCIDENT ASKED FORD TO DO A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE HAVING TO DO WITH A STUCK THROTTLE AND IT WOULD BE OVER A MONTH BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE PART COMES IN AND I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 500-700 DOLLARS. FORD ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY RECOMMENDED I HAVE SENSORS CLEANED ALSO DUE TO BUILD-UP WHICH COULD AFFECT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER??? CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE PROBLEM?? I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NONE OF THIS REPAIR IS COVERED UNDER MY FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON I10 AT 60 MILES PER HR IN HOUSTON TX. THE ESCAPE LOST POWER AND WAS HARD TO STEER. I LIMPED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ESCAPE DOWN AND RESTARTED IT. THE ESCAPE WORKED FINE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE OVER THE NEXT MONTHS. I AM TAKING THE ESCAPE TO RUSSELL SMITH FORD IN HOUSTON TX TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK WITH THEM ON THE ISSUE AS I OR OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS THIS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN HOUSTON. *TR

Mileage: 50,200

GOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO COAST,THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL TO THE ENGINE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I COASTED TO A STOP TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WAITED A FEW MINUTES TURNED THE CAR ON IT SEEMED FINE SO I FINISHED MY ERRAND. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS GOING APPROX. 50MPH ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER (I THOUGHT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY) THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $900.00 TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE BODY PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THEY COULD GET ONE. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

I WAS TRAVELING 60MPH, CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. GAS PADDLE DID NOT RESPOND. ENGINE LIGHT & WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT. STOPPED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY & TURN THE ENGINE OFF. WAITED COUPLE OF MINS AND START AGAIN. NO WRENCH LIGHT BUT ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. NOW THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY DECELERATES TO A FAST ROUGH IDLE. CAR MUST BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD , THEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES BETWEEN 5/6 AND 5/15/2013. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE FORD DEALERS SHOP FOR A WEEK NOW WITHOUT A FIX, SEEMS LIKE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT SAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC DATA AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. NEW FORDS WITH 1970'S COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ? I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,800

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROLLER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. LOCAL SERVICE FACILITY CITED A RECALL P2111-FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED THIS-SAYING THAT I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 40,816

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH. NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. SHUT IGNITION OFF AND CAR RAN FINE FOR A WHILE. HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE IS STILL IN SHOP AS THERE APPARENTLY IS A "NATIONAL BACKORDER" ON THE PART - NONE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY - CODE P2111 DISPLAYED - ACTION NUMBER PE13003 CAR LOST TRANSMISSION POWER AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED OUT ON ROUTE 1 SOUTH. THE ISSUE BEGAN AT THE TOP OF THE MORRIS GOODKIND BRIDGE , AS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED I NOTICED THE WRENCH ICON IN THE LOWER LEFT OF THE DASHBOARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE TRAVELING AT THE AVERAGE PACE OF TRAFFIC, I MANAGED TO GET TO THE CENTER LANE ONCE I REALIZED THE ISSUE AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP [ ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NO POWER WOULD TRANSFER TO TRANSMISSION] NEAR THE DANGEROUS EXIT RAMP FOR ROUTE 18 N AND S. LUCKILY NO ONE BEHIND ME WERE INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. I TURNED PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE WORKING AGAIN. I GOT PAST THE RT. 18 RAMP AND GOT INTO THE RIGHT LANE I MADE IT ABOUT 1.5 MILES NEAR RUTGERS COOK COLLEGE WHERE THIS ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME I GOT ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE AGAIN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN I DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES BEFORE LEAVING IT PARKED UNTIL TUESDAY MAY 14TH WHEN MY WIFE AND I COULD DROP IT OFF AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, MALOUF FORD IN NORTH BRUNSWICK NJ. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN , THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP OR THE WRENCH ICON DO NOT DISPLAY UNTIL THIS PART FAILS. UNEXPECTEDLY LOSING POWER AND STOPPING ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST MOST TRAVELED PORTION OF ROUTE 1 IS SCARY. I AM GLAD THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON AND MY PREGNANT WIFE WERE NOT INJURED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IN ADDITION COUNTLESS OTHER MOTORISTS WERE PUT AT RISK DUE TO THIS PART FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. ******I HAVE ALL RECIEPTS AND DOCUMENTATION IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY I LOST POWER, THE RPM'S DROPPED TO 1500-2000. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO DIE, THE RPM'S WERE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 1000-2000. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED IT AGAIN, SEEMED FINE. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, IT WAS OK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT THIS TIME THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN TRIED DRIVING IT, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF AND IT SEEMED FINE. WORKED GREAT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE TRIED TO ORDER THE PART FROM FORD, BUT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS BEING RE-MANUFACTURED AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR UP TO 3 MONTHS. I TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR HOME, BUT ONCE AGAIN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME WAS BY DRIVING 20 MPH WITH MY FLASHERS ON. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT I STILL HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THAT I CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE THE PART IT NEEDS HASN'T BEEN MANUFACTURED YET. LOVE MY CAR, BUT THIS REALLY SUCKS! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 64,000

INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AND SURGES UPON ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNDER THIS CONDITION. HOWEVER, A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME/MILEAGE LATER, THE CONDITION EVENTUALLY PROGRESSED TO THE POINT OF KEEPING ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE STOPPED AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING AS WELL AS PULLING OFF THE ROADWAYS AND INTERSTATES UNTIL VEHICLE WAS MARGINALLY OPERATIONAL AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY DRIVING UNDER HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY, WITH TROUBLE CODES P2111 AND P2112 PRESENT IN THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM, INDICATING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS STUCK OPEN AND CLOSED, RESPECTIVELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL FAILURE OR PRIOR TO SUBSEQUENT FAILURES, ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING DID THE CHECK ENGINE/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHTS BEGIN TO ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TO WHICH THIS KNOWN CONDITION WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY CONDITION UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 63,322

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET TOWARD AN INTERSECTION GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN MY CAR APPEARED TO DIE--I WAS ABLE TO COAST SLOWLY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION INTO A PARKING LOT--AFTER 10 MINUTES WAITING FOR MY HUSBAND I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP--I FOLLOWED MY HUSBAND TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR--THE DEALERSHIP SAID NO CODE HAD REGISTERED SO THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX--MY HUSBAND RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED A LOT OF INFO ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE ON FORD ESCAPES--ON MAY 2 WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK AND THE CAR APPEARED TO DIE AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN MY STREET AT AN IDLE SPEED TO MY HOUSE --WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE BUT SAID SINCE IT DIDN'T LEAVE A CODE FORD WOULDN'T FIX IT--AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THAT THEY HAD GONE AHEAD AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY STATING ON THE INVOICE "DURING VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND THROTTLE PLATE BINDING AND STICKING CLOSED. REPLACED"--WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO FIX OUR PROBLEM BUT ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WE FOUND ON THE INTERNET--IT IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND, HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED INJURY TO MYSELF OR CAR DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 14,047

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ON SATURDAY MORNING ON THE INTERSTATE I WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC. I MADE A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AS I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT IN GEAR. THE DASHBOARD WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE IDLE WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH. I COASTED TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER READING IN THE MANUAL ABOUT THE LIGHT (POWER TRAIN ISSUE) I CALLED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. AS IT WAS SATURDAY I HAD TO WAIT FOR SERVICE UNTIL MONDAY. MONDAY MORNING I RENTED A VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER. ON THURSDAY, 10/25/12, MY VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICKUP. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON AND THEY REPLACED IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT A POWER TRAIN ISSUE, BUT IT WAS AN EMISSIONS ISSUE. THEY ALSO SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE TICKET THEY ALSO CHARGED ME AN ADDITIONAL $170 ON A MISCELLANEOUS ITEM. ON 11/12/12 THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. I DROVE IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE THAT HAD A LEAK. THIS WAS ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 39,110

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, IT WOULD THEN MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATED THE PROBLEM. IT OCCURRED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND IT IS AT THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO A COMMON ISSUE WHICH IS BEING REPORTED AND SUPPOSEDLY DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE DEALER HAS NOT SAID THAT YET. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT CONTINUES TO HAVE INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCES OF "STALLING IN MOTION" WITH NO WARNING. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT THE VEHICLE WILL COAST TO SHOULDER OR A PARKING LOT. IF WE DRIVE ON INTERSTATE WE ONLY TRAVEL IN THE RIGHT LANE IN CASE WE HAVE TO COAST OFF. VEHICLE THEN IDLES ROUGHLY AT ABOUT 800 RPM. VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK AND SHUT-OFF. THEN RESTART SO FAR MAKES VEHICLE GO AGAIN SOMETIMES. VEHICLE MAY HAVE TO BE RESTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET MOVING AGAIN. HOWEVER, THIS IS GETTING MORE COMMONPLACE AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW OUR YOUNG INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS PLACING A HUGE BURDEN ON OUR FAMILY AS WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT FORD DEALER DUE TO THE HIGH EXPENSE INVOLVED. VEHICLE HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH P2111 CODE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHICH SPECIFICALLY ISOLATES THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BY FORD BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS AS IT WILL OCCUR SOON ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATES OR HIGHWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 80,324

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD MY CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT BEGAN SHAKING AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO THE CENTER LANE AND TURN MY CAR OFF. IT RESTARTED AND DROVE DECENT. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY MAY HELP. I PICKED IT UP TODAY AND IT STILL ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. I WILL GO TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. I ALSO HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THROTTLE BODY/CAR STALLING IN AUGUST 2012. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX HOURS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 6/14/13 *CN UPDATED 07/19/2013*JS

Mileage: 55,000

ENGINE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED SEEMED NORMAL BUT REPEATED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. NO TROUBLE CODE OR IDIOT LIGHT IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 19,575

I WAS ACCELERATING UP THE ON-RAMP TO THE BAY BRIDGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE CAR WAS RESPONDING TO MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AS THE ENGINE REVVED AND I GAINED SPEED, THEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED RESPONDING AND SLOWED TO A CHUG WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE PEDAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS I PRACTICALLY CAME TO A STOP WITH SPEEDING TRAFFIC SLAMMING ON BRAKES BEHIND ME. I PUT ON HAZARDS, STOPPED CAR, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED CAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THE ENTIRE TIME AFTERWARDS. WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE IN DRIVE, IT WOULD LIMP AT ABOUT 4 MPH. I COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SLOW LANE AND TRIED TO KEEP GOING. THE CALTRANS SERVICE PATROL TRUCK PULLED UP BEHIND ME AND ESCORTED ME OVER TO THE LEFT LANE WHERE I PROCEEDED SLOWLY TO THE NEXT EXIT. I EVENTUALLY WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) AND HAD TO LEAVE IT OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY CHARGE A FEE FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT CAN'T DO IT UNTIL MONDAY, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'LL FIND. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBE VERY SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE OF FRIDAY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, THE ACCELERATION SOUND HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOUD, AND SOMETIMES PASSING GEAR SOUNDS LIKE IT'S OVER-SHOOTING. AFTER I STOP ACCELERATING, IT STILL KEEPS REVVING. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS STALLED. *TR

Mileage: 42,500

VEHICLE DROPPED TO IDLE DURING MILD ACCELERATION. PULLED THE CODES AND RECIEVED P2111 CODE FOR THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 51,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE ENGINE LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT STALL, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN JUST A FEW SECONDS LATER. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE ENGINE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED IT ONCE MORE. I MANAGED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 2 MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. IT ONLY SEEMED TO HAPPEN IF I TRIED TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 30MPH OR TRIED TO ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE GINGERLY AND KEEP MY SPEED AT 25MPH AND I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT 13 MILES AWAY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE MORE WHILE DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 46,750

VEHICLE WILL STALL DURING IDLE, ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT, DECELERATING, AND/OR DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS, AND WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, THE VEHICLE HAS TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED BEFORE CONTINUING. WEATHER HAS NO EFFECT AS IT HAS HAPPENED IN MINUS 5 DEGREES TO 80 DEGREES, RAIN, SNOW, HUMID, DRY, SUNNY... THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

OUR VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES, WITH TWO HAPPENING IN THE LAST WEEK. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE FLASHING WRENCH COMES ON, AND THE CAR BEGINS TO STALL/SURGE UNTIL YOU PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESET AFTERWARD WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MY WIFE NARROWLY AVOIDED A WRECK WITH OUR TWO TODDLERS IN THE CAR TODAY. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I AM FEARFUL FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 42,355

CRUISING ON A FOUR LANE RURAL HIGHWAY, NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND POWER. ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BUT STEPPING ON THE GAS WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP. TURNED HAZARDS ON, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE (COASTING), APPLIED BRAKE, SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. CAR PROCEEDED FINE TO DESTINATION. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS LATER AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SITTING. PROCEDED ONTO ANOTHER FOUR LANE RURAL HIGHWAY CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OVER, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTARTED AND PROCEDED TO MY DESTINATION. AS THIS WAS A SUNDAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO LOCAL FORD DEALER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO CODE TO READ, BUT BASED ON MY ACCOUNT OF THE SITUATION, THEY FELT IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD THROW THE CODE AGAIN. THEY DROVE VEHICLE FOR OVER 30 MILES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. WITH OUT CONFIRMATION OF THE PROBLEM, THEY COULD NOT DEFINITIVELY FIX THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER AND ENTERED "LIMP MODE" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED (WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT) AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. IN THIS "LIMP MODE" THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT POWER TO PROPEL THE VEHICLE. I SWITCHED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WITH APPARENTLY NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE RESTART. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY MENTIONED THE THROTTLE BODY AS THE LIKELY SOURCE. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND I'VE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE. I'VE DRIVEN OVER 10K MILES WITH THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY WITHOUT THIS ISSUE OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED AND STOPPED WORKING. I HAD A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULD BEFORE THE CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET TO MY DESTINATION, BUT AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURED HAD I BEEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OR CROSSING LANES TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WILL COST JUST UNDER $500. MY VEHICLE IS 800 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I CALLED FORD AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. I ALSO KNOW SEE ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 36,825

I WAS COMING DOWN A ROAD TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE CAR SHOOK THEN JUST IDLED. WHEN I LIMPPED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE LITE WENT OUT AND IT WAS FINE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALSO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING FROM CENTRAL FL TO ASHEVILLE, NC. MY 3.0 LITR ESCAPE BASICALLY LOST ALL POWER A TOTAL OF 6 DIFFERENT TIMES ON INTERSTATES 95 AND 26 BETWEEN SAVANNAH, GA AND COLUMBIA, SC. DRIVING ALONG AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT, ENGINE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY START LOSING POWER AND EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE TACHOMETER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT ABOUT 1000 RPM, BUT IT WOULD NOT TAKE AND THOTTLE AND BARELY MOVE. SWITCHING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, RESET SOMETHING AND ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 20 MILES BEFORE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS WAS A SATURDAY ABOUT NOON AND CALLING SEVERAL FORD DEALERS WAS USELESS AS MOST SAID THEY WERE GETTING READY TO CLOSE, OR COULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL MONDAY. NOT WANTING TO RUIN OUR VACATION, WE TRIED TO CONTINUE WITH THE ABOVE SCENARIO REPEATING ITSELF AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES, EACH TIME GETTING MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS, AS TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND EACH TIME THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER INSTANTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS BEFORE WE COULD GET OFF THE ROAD INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. FINALLY CALLED A FORD DEALER IN COLUMBIA, SC THAT WAS OPEN TILL 4PM. AND SAID THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT. MADE IT THERE AT 3:30 PM AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE TROUBLE AS A CODE P2111 THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK AND $326 LATER WE WERE ON OUR WAY. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 41K MILES. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME EXACT TROUBLE HAPPENING TO THEM. THERE IS EVEN A YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWING THIS DESCRIBED TROUBLE ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE, AFTER A FRUSTRATED DRIVER COULD NOT GET ANY FORD DEALER TO RECREATE THE TROUBLE AND TAKE CARE OF IT, HE VIDEOD IT ACUTALLY HAPPENING. MY CALLS TO FORD MOTOR CO CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND MY EMAILS WERE A WASTE OF TIME. FORD IS IGNORING A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT WILL GET THEM MANY LAWSUITS I AM SURE. FORD NEEDS A RECALL NOW! *TR

Mileage: 41,021

PROBLEM WITH A 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLING: THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS JUST LEAVING HOUSE AND WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN THE CAR STALLED, I WAS ABLE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND PROCEEDED TO WORK BUT THEN APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART AND DRIVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY; ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE CAR JUST STALLED AND AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE CAR AND THEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE. I NEEDED HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED. OF NOTE, EVEN THOUGH THE PICTURE OF THE WRENCH SHOWED UP ON THE DASH, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWING UP WHEN HE HOOKED IT UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. IT ALSO DID NOT SHOW UP ON MY VEHICLE HEALTH REPORTS THAT I RAN. HE STATED THAT HE HAD TO CHECK WITH A FEW FORD SERVICE MANAGERS TO HELP HIM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I SEE THROUGH SOME RESEARCH THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T WANT SOMEONE INJURED. I HAVE ALSO LET FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 46,640

THIS IS ABOUT THE 10TH TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. IN EVERY CASE THE CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AND THE CAR DROPS INTO IDLE WITH THE RPM'S RANGING FROM 900-1100. SHIFTING GEARS DOES NOT HAVE AN EFFECT AND YOU HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR TO TURN IN BACK ON. THE AMBER WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME AND THE FEW TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED CONSECUTIVELY IN ONE TRIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON MY FIRST VISIT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SECOND TIME THEY NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION WAS EATING ITS FLUID SO THE FILLED UP THE FLUID. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION AND THE MOST RECENT THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SEEMS TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPEN INVESTIGATION PE13003. I HAVE HAD THE CAR MALFUNCTION OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH 65 TRYING TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY. HAD IT HAPPEN TWICE AT 15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. HAD IT AT 45 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND MULTIPLE TIMES ON BACK ROADS AT 35 MPH. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO FLIP MY HAZARDS ON QUICKLY AND THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO GET AROUND ME WHILE I STOPPED ON THE ROAD, BUT THIS SITUATION IS HIGHLY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY WHEN YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR TO FIX THE SITUATION. BASED ON MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS IT SEEMS TO BE MAINLY THE THROTTLE BODY THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT IT SEEMS TO ALSO DEGRADE THE ENGINE OVER TIME AND CAN END UP COSTING YOU AS AN OWNER OVER TIME DUE TO THE DEALERS INABILITY TO ALWAYS PIN POINT THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ON MARCH 16, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PUSHED THE GAS PETAL BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. EXAMINED UNDER HOOD AND EVERYTHING APPEARED OK. VEHICLE STARTED OK AND SOUNDED OK SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS JERKING WORSE AND LOST POWER. I PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. RESTARTED OKAY AND DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WHEN MY TRUCK STALLED. I HAD MY 83 AND 81 YEAR OLD PARENTS WITH ME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MY HOME TOWN AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY FAULTY. REPAIRS WERE MADE, I PAID FOR THEM, AND LEFT DEALERSHIP. LOSING POWER AND VEHICLE DYING ON THE ROAD CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 36,693

I HAD APPROXIMATELY FOUR OCCURRENCES OF LOSING ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE, BASICALLY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE LOS ANGELES FREEWAY SYSTEM. ENGINE RPM DROPS TO 1,000 AND PROVIDES IDLE POWER ONLY. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE ON A 4 LANE CONGESTED HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UPTO 65 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY STOP OR SLOW TO A MINISCULE SPEED. *JB

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT (V6) IS HAVING REPEATED INCIDENTS (AT RANDOM INTERVALS) OF THROTTLE FAILURES. VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAS NO "GAS PEDAL", IDLES ROUGHLY (800 TO 1000 RPM) AND HAS TO BE COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. ONLY WAY TO RESET IS TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN OFF (DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATES OR IF IN LEFT LANE AND NO PLACE TO PULL OFF), RESTART AND MOST CASES THE PROBLEM IS ELIMINATED FOR HOURS, DAYS OR MORE. SOMETIMES IT CAN OCCUR MANY TIMES WITHIN A SHORT DRIVE PERIOD AND THEN GO AWAY FOR HOURS OF ISSUE-FREE DRIVING. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON ONE DAY AFTER SOME EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLING CAUSED BY ISSUE (ENGINE BUCKED A BIT) AND SERVICE STATION READ COMPUTER ANALYSIS AS "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM" WAS STUCK OPEN AND CLOSED. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS AND THAT I SHOULD PROCEED TO MY FORD DEALER ASAP. I TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER (3/20/13) AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT SAID NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS FOR A 2 YEAR OLD CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I WOULD EXPECT A MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND SHOCKED AT THEIR NONCHALANCE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I WENT HOME AND GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND I SEE MANY ARTICLES AND AGENCIES LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM SO APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT ALLOWING THE MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED BY FORD AT THEIR EXPENSE. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR LAWSUIT (INJURY OR EVEN FATALITIES) DUE TO THE SAFETY OF HAVING TO "LIMP OFF" A BUSY ROADWAY WITH NO WARNING AND BECOMING A TARGET. *TR

Mileage: 75,450

VEHICLE'S THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND HAD TO COAST VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY BUT NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THROTTLE WORKING AGAIN. VEHICLE EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES OVER LAST 30 DAYS (EVEN AT 65 MPH WE LOST THROTTLE ON INTERSTATE AND HAD TO COAST OFF IN TRAFFIC). WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE IN AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE STATION WHICH READ COMPUTER READING AND SAID "THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT I SHOULD GO TO LOCAL FORD DEALER ASAP AS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT ITS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AND THAT IT WOULD BE $399 TO FIX. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL FORD FIXES THIS ISSUE AT FORD'S EXPENSE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING A LOT TO MANY OWNERS. THIS NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE MANDATE BY NHTSA TO FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 77,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALSO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,873 UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/20/13

Mileage: 57,873

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WERE TIMES THAT I WAS GOING 45-55MPH AND MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL. I LOST POWER STEERING AS VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. THIS HAPPENED PROBABLY 10-15 TIMES UNTIL I COULD NO LONGER GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. I HAD IT TOWED INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT ANALYZE THE PROBLEM. I FIRST TOOK IT BY AN ADVANCE AUTO TO CHECK THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. THE CODE THAT CAME UP I BELIEVE WAS 9000. IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH EMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM CONCERNS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PUT A THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY PART ON IT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. THEY ALSO DID AN EEC TEST P2111 AND FOUND ETB TO BE AT FAULT AND REPLACED. I HAD TO PAY $356.52 INCLUDING LABOR FOR THIS. I FEEL FROM READING OTHER INFORMATION ON 2010 FORD ESCAPES THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ISSUES WITH STALLING. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSES. *TR

Mileage: 36,259

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT CONDITION AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA INVESTIGATION # PE13003. TRAVELING STEADILY AT 30 MPH, FELT A SUDDEN 'THUMP' FROM THE DRIVETRAIN. THE 'WRENCH' INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE INDICATOR PANEL AND VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE' AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT LOW RPM (@ 900). THE THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ACCELERATED. ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC POWER WAS MAINTAINED, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED NORMALLY. ONCE IN PARK THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV ERRATICALLY AT LOWER RPMS. TURNED OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY. I HAVE AN OBD SCANNER WHICH I USED TO CHECK FOR CODES - DELIVERED CODE "P2111". WE WERE ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AND SUCCESSFULLY DROVE HOME AND HAS CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION TO PRESENT TIME (MARCH 11, 2013). *TR

Mileage: 30,075

DRIVING AT 35MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SUV WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE", SLOWING TO ONLY 10MPH. AFTER RE-STARTING SUV 2-TIMES SAME ERROR APPEAR. TOOK SUV TO LOCAL FORD DEALER TOM HOLZER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILING THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. INQUIRED IF THERE WAS A KNOWN WARRANTY ISSUE AND DEALER CONFIRMED NO, BUT A SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTED AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE - WHICH WAS NOT AGREEABLE. TOM HOLZER SERVICE MANAGER ADVISE TO CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY (WHICH WE DID) AND FORD SAID TO CONTACT SERVICE MANAGER (WHICH WE DID). AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS AND FORMAL COMPLAINTS WE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. FORD WAS BLAMING THE LOCAL DEALER, THE LOCAL DEALER BLAMING FORD, AND WE STILL HAD TO PAY $525 TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. (IRONICALLY OUR GOOD FRIENDS HAVE A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 80,000 MILES THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEIR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER REPLACED THEIR THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND PROVIDED LOANER VEHICLE DURING SERVICE PROCEDURE, BOTH AT NO CHARGE). NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND FORD'S HANDLING OF THIS KNOWN PROBLEM, AND THIS WILL BE OUR LAST FORD VEHICLE PURCHASE AFTER 30-YEARS OF DEDICATED FORD VEHICLE PURCHASES. *TR

Mileage: 43,869

DRIVING MY 2010 ESCAPE ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STALLED. THE SPEED I WAS GOING WAS ABOUT 60 MPH. WITH NO PRIOR WARNING THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE RPM'S FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 0500 AND 2500 AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AS IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 36,584

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC SLOWED TO TURN LEFT ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS AND CAR DIED. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BUT CAR CRAWLED SLOWLY TO WHERE WE COULD PULL OFF ROAD. DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED BATTERY, CAR STARTED RAN 1 MILE STOPPED AGAIN. FRIEND CLEARED ELECTRONIC ERROR CODE WITH TESTER AND CAR HAS RUN OK UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN BACK GATE WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL ERROR CODE WAS CLEARED BY CAR DEALER. AFTER CAR SLOWING INCIDENT OCCURRED WE RETURNED CAR TO DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT EVER HAPPENING AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE FEAR IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ESCAPE LOST POWER OR ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE OPEN WRENCH TOOL LITE UP ON THE DASH BOARD. MY ESCAPE SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AND WOULD DRIVE VERY SLOWLY BUT WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS, IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT APPEARED TO WORK JUST FINE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE EXACT THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. MY CAR IS NOW AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY SAY IT IS NOT HAPPENING WHEN THEY DRIVE IT AND UNLESS IT HAPPENS WITH THEM, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THE SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHICH SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR'S RPM JUMPS REALLY HIGH BUT THE CAR IS NOT MOVING ANY FASTER. ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE IT IS LOSING POWER. EXACT SAME TYPE OF FEELING AS INDICATED IN THE 2/25/13 REPORTS IN THE NEWS ON THE FORD INVESTIGATION. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE IT. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

THE CAR ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, WHETHER OR NOT MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PETAL. I THOUGHT IT WAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE, BUT NOT SURE NOW AFTER READING ARTICLE IN BATON ROUGE ADVOCATE TODAY. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES, THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY SAY BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENS, BUT ONCE I WAS HEADED TO BATON ROUGE AND IT JUST STARTED RACING, ANOTHER TIME TO GENTLY, AND OTHER TIMES JUST HEADED HOME OR SHOPPING. IT HAS HAPPENED MINIMAL 25 TIMES. I WILL START LOGGING THE MILEAGE, SPEED, DATES, & TIMES AS OF TODAY...2/26/13. I REALIZE IT IS WHAT YOU ARE CALLING A POWER SURGE. I CANNOT WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS CAR. *TR

DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH, CAR STALLED AND "WRENCH-SHAPED" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. BY DESCRIPTIONS I'VE READ, CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD... NO ACCELERATION CAPABILITY, TIGHT STEERING, RPM BOUNCING BETWEEN 500-900. SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED, RAN FINE FOR NEXT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVE WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM IDLE AND 10-60 MPH. FRIEND NOTIFIED ME OF THE BELOW OPEN INVESTIGATION THAT FITS WHAT HAPPENED. INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: FEB 21, 2013 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: OPEN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR STALLED AND STARTED JERKING BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN ENTIRELY. I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD, AS IF IT LOST ITS POWER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, AFTER I OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 41,788

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND A SMOKE TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER LOCATED A LEAK IN THE SYSTEM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL LEAKAGE AS WELL. THE VALVE SOLENOID, VALVE ASSEMBLY PIPE AND THE FUEL FILLER PIPE WERE ALL RECOMMENDED FOR REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 931.64. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,480. UPDATED 03/01/13*LJ THE COMPONENT FAILURES BASED ON WHAT THE DEALER PROVIDED, WHICH WAS A SMOKE TEST, CONFIRMED THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS LEAKING FUEL VAPORS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND ANY PLACES THAT FUEL VAPORS COULD ESCAPE. UPDATED 03/07/13

Mileage: 70,480

THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO MY DAUGHTER AND WHILE DRIVING TO GET LUNCH THE SAID VEHICLE SLOWED AND STARTED JERKING AND SHAKING. THE ENGINE DIDN'T DIE BUT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT THROTTLE UP. SHE EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO RETURN BACK TO WORK AND LATER IN THE AFTERNOON HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND SHE LEFT WORK FOR HER APPOINTMENT AND TRAVELED ABOUT A MILE BEFORE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS PREVIOUSLY STATED. MY DAUGHTER PHONE ME FOR HELP AND I WENT TO HER LOCATION AND WE TRADED VEHICLES AND I TRIED TO DRIVE IT BUT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AS BEFORE. THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 3 MPH. I NOTIFIED FORD AND REQUESTED A WRECKER AND THEN WAS ABLE TO GET THE ESCAPE TO DRIVE ABOUT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE IT STALLED AGAIN. I WAITED FOR A WRECKER THAT NEVER CAME AND I FINALLY STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND ENTERED THE INTERSTATE AND TRAVELED ABT SIX MILES AT 65 -70 MPH WHEN IT LOST POWER AGAIN. I IDLED AT 3 MPH FOR ABOUT A MILE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE CLOSED. FINALLY I IDLED ANOTHER 2 MILES TO THE DAUGHTER'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HER GARAGE.THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND I ASKED THEM WHAT CODES P2111 AND P2112 WERE AND THEY ADVISE ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I THEN DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 3 MPH AND LEFT IT . I PURCHASED A THROTTLE BODY FROM ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND INSTALLED IT IN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES. IT SEEMS TO BE RUNNING GOOD NOW AFTER TEST DRIVING IT FOR 15 MILES WITH NO ISSUES. THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED @ 3YRS OR 36,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 41,914

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IDLING OR WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DECEMBER 28 ,2012- WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH MY 2010 ESCAPE ENGINE CUT OFF. I FINALLY GOT TO EMERGENCY LANE AND THE SUV WAS IDLING ROUGH. I CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT IN A FEW MINUTES.I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY OFFER TO DRIVE IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD CUT OFF AGAIN. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT TOYOTA BUT THOUGHT I WOULD BUY FORD THIS TIME. THEY ARE DEFINITELY A PROBLEM SO FORD STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT AND FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE WRENCH ICON LIT UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY & THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOO. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL. THE ENGINE STAYED ON & ALL OTHER FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE WORKED. I SHUT THE CAR OFF & RESTARTED THE VEHICLE & CONTINUED DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED 4 TIMES WITHIN A HALF HOUR. IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO A FORD DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATING FINE EVER SINCE & THE GAS PEDAL IS MORE RESPONSIVE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. THE ORIGINAL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO & I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I AM VERY UNHAPPY. *TR

Mileage: 26,490

2010 FORD ESCAPE ENGINE STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES: IT'S HAPPENED TO ME SIX TIMES NOW. FIRST WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING, I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO GET ENOUGH THROTTLE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED, I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE KILLED. IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION, GOING FROM 65 MPH TO NOTHING. THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND GOES INTO SOME TYPE OF ROUGH IDLE MODE AND A LITTLE ORANGE WRENCH APPEARS ON THE DASH. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IT WILL START BACK UP. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DECEMBER 7TH, 2012, SECOND AND THIRD WERE SEVERAL DAYS LATER. FOURTH AND FIFTH WERE JANUARY 24TH 2013 AND THE SIXTH ON JANUARY 25, 2013. FOUR TIMES WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 60-65MPH. TWO TIMES WERE ON MAIN STREETS AT 35-40 MPH. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ALL SERVICE AS REQUIRED HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. TOOK CAR IN AFTER FIRST TWO STALLS THEY STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 40,235

VEHICLE BEING OPERATED ON CONGESTED HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS RESET THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 40,000

AT FREEWAY SPEED THE CAR LOST POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. A SMALL WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. WE CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND IT REFERRED TO A "THROTTLE/POWER TRAIN" ISSUE AND TOLD US TO SEEK DEALER ATTENTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE ENGINE RESTARTED, SO WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP. WE STOPPED IN SULFUR SPRINGS, TX, AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THAT MORNING THE VEHICLE BATTERY WAS DEAD (WHICH WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM WE HAVE EVER HAD WITH THE VEHICLE), AND WE BEGAN OUR TRIP AFTER JUMP-STARTING THE CAR. I THOUGHT THE STALLING WAS RELATED TO THE BATTERY PROBLEM. THE EVENTS WERE EXPLAINED TO THE TECH, WE REPLACED THE BATTERY WHICH WE FELT WOULD ALSO SOLVE THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE STALL OCCURRED THE NEXT DAY, AND AGAIN ON OUR RETURN TRIP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. WE HAVE NOT, AS OF NOW, TESTED THE REPAIR AT FREEWAY SPEED, BUT WERE ASSURED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY THE 2010 FORD ESCAPE NOT ONCE BUT MULTIPLE TIMES WOULD GO TO IDLE AND RUN ROUGH WHILE TRAVELING ON DIFFERENT ROADS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD DO NOTHING TO MAKE THE CAR GO BUT IT WAS IDLING ROUGH AND COASTING CAUSING US TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF VERY DANGEROUS ROADS. WE WOULD TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT WOULD START NORMAL. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD WORK AGAIN BUT REPEAT THE SAME PROBLEM 5 TO 10 MINUTES LATER. WE WERE CERTAINLY GLAD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE IN FRONT OF AN 18 WHEELER OR WE WOULD BE DEAD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD. THE CAR IS ONLY 2,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY FROM THE STANDARD BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, THE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE PART. SO WE ARE OUT ALMOST $400 FOR A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

Mileage: 38,120

ON 30 DECEMBER 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 5 PM I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT ON US 61 IN PORT GIBSON, MS. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. I GLANCED DOWN TO OBSERVE THE GAUGES AND DISCOVERED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD CEASED FUNCTIONING AND THE TROUBLE LIGHT (SHAPED LIKE A WRENCH) HAD ILLUMINATED. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. AFTER CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD FOR ANY LOSS OF FLUID OR OBVIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE I COULD DETECT NOTHING INDICATING A MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND OBSERVED THE GAUGES NOTING THE TROUBLE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. THINKING THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN A TEMPORARY ISSUE, I AGAIN PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL UPON THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS AND AGAIN THE SAME TROUBLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AFTER REACHING AROUND 45 MPH. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED. I MANAGED TO TURN AROUND AND GO HOME, BUT NOT BEFORE I HAD THE SAME FAILURE OCCUR APPROXIMATELY 4 MORE TIMES AT 65 MPH. I CONTACTED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP IN VICKSBURG, MS, 35 MILES AWAY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED ANY DEFECTS SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JUNE, 2012 WITH APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO BE OPERATED UPON THE ROADS AND COULD ENDANGER MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. *TR

Mileage: 47,577

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE SERVICE ENGINE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE REACHING THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. ALL OF THE SUDDEN SHE FELT THE CAR JERK AND A WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DECELERATE. SHE WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND AND SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS BASICALLY ABOUT TO STALL OUT SO SHE TURNED IT OFF. AFTER 30 SECONDS SHE STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT STARTED FINE. TO BE SAFE WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID NO ERROR MESSAGE WAS IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. AFTER CONSULTING WITH FORD THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY WERE PRETTY SURE IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS REPLACED. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED DO TO THE FACT THAT THE NO ERROR MESSAGE WAS IN THE CAR COMPUTER AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO GUARANTEE THAT $500 FIX WILL TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. UPON MORE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE IT SEEMS LIKE THIS ISSUE IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD ISSUE AND HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I AM JUST GLAD THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, WHICH SHE DOES TAKE SOMETIMES TO WORK BUT THIS MORNING CHOICE TO GO THE BACK WAY. *TR

Mileage: 40,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR SEAL WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING A LEAK. IN ADDITION, THEY ADVISED THAT THE REAR AXLE SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RADIATOR AND REAR AXLE SEALS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED 100 PERCENT COVERAGE OF THE REPAIR. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE SOLENOID AND ANOTHER UNKNOWN COMPONENT NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 55,000

SERIOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING MALFUNCTION IMPEDED MY ABILITY TO CONTROL MY 2010 ESCAPE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 50MPH ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. MY ESCAPE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHAT SO EVER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE WHILE DRIVING ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY. AS I TRIED TO CONTINUE DRIVING, PUSHING THE THROTTLE PEDAL, THE ESCAPE WOULD NOT GO,IT SLOWED DOWN SUDDENLY ON IT'S OWN. I WAS ABLE TO EASE OFF THE PAYMENT TO THE SIDE OF THE LANE; HOWEVER, I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BY A AUTO BEHIND ME BEFORE I COULD GET OFF THE PAYMENT. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN AT A PLACE WHERE I COULD EASE OFF THE PAYMENT. THE HIGHWAY IS CURVY AND HILLY. THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, THEN I CRANKED IT AND IT CRANKED FINE. THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF. I TRIED DRIVING IT AGAIN, AND ONCE I PULLED BACK INTO THE HIGHWAY, GIVING IT GAS, IT WOULD BARELY GO, SO I EASED BACK AGAIN. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED I WAS TOLD THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACING. IT WAS THE CAUSED OF THE SUDDEN STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS WERE PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE ALREADY FILED HERE. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ANY DEATHS OCCUR. I HAD TO PAY $470 TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS OUT 3/36,000. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN 5/60,000. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND RPM'S DROPPED TO IDLE. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AT ALL. PROBLEM HAS BEEN RANDOM IN NATURE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS WITH NO CODES BEING PRESENTED. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN SOLVED THE PROBLEM (FOR A WHILE). IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION. YESTERDAY, THE THROTTLE QUIT RESPONDING COMPLETELY AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. CODE CHECK REPORTED P2111 AND P2112. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. VERY DANGEROUS AS COMPLETE LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN INTERSECTION LEAVES US IN A POSITION OF LIMITED CONTROL AND CAN SURPRISE OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE OF OUR SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. THIS LOOKS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS SEVERELY DANGEROUS IN NATURE. *TR

Mileage: 36,200

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND HAD TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. A WRENCH WAS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND ALTHOUGH I HAD NO ACCELERATION, MY ENGINE WAS STILL SPUTTERING/RUNNING. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTING IT, IT RAN FAN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. IT RAN FINE FOR THE NEXT WEEK UNTIL IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS PULLIN ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR AGAIN LOST ALL ACCELERATION, BUT CONTINUED TO RUN. THIS CONTINUED ALL THE WAY HOME, WHICH I ARRIVED SAFELY, LUCKILY. I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET A SERVICE MANAGER ON THE PHONE. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL ME BACK, WHICH THEY NEVER DID. I ENDED UP TAKING MY CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP NEAR MY HOME AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE OUT. THEY HAD RECENTLY MADE THIS FIX TO TWO OTHER FORD ESCAPES, WHICH CONCERNED ME. THEY ALSO HAD TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PIECE DIRECTLY FROM FORD, WHICH ALSO CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I AM NOW CONVINCED IT IS A FAULTY PIECE ALTOGETHER. I STILL FEEL AT RISK AS THEY HAVE ONLY REPLACED THE PIECE WHICH I FEEL MAY STILL BY FAULTY. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD WAS PUT SO MANY PEOPLE AT RISK AND MY HOPE IS THAT THIS IS RESEARCHED AND IS RECALLED FOR PEOPLES SAFETY. I FEEL SO BLESSED THAT MY CHILD WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME DURING THESE INCIDENTS ALTHOUGH I WAS EXTREMELY SCARED FOR MY OWN WELL BEING. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I HAVE A 2010 FORD ESCAPE THAT SURGES FORWARD WHEN I COME TO A STOP. THE RPM RISES AND I HAVE TO STAND ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT GOING FORWARD. NO FAULT LIGHTS COME ON. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED A WEEK A GO, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. NO CODES OR ANYTHING. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER.I,M AFRAID TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 14,499

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEADILY OUT OF THE BLUE. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE A FAULTY PURGE VALVE. PART NUMBER:9U5Z-9C915-H. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ESCAPE'S AND FUSION'S. THERE WERE 3 ESCAPES TODAY HAVING THE SAME PART REPLACED. NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND $300. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT A RECALL. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON DEFECT COULD HAVE SAFETY REPERCUSSIONS SINCE IS THE FUEL FUMES NOT EXHAUSTING PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 37,925

FIRST INCIDENT: NOV 2011 - SLOWED TO ENTER ROUND ABOUT AND VEHICLE STALLED/LOST ALL POWER. I DRIFTED ACROSS THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, PUT IT IN PARK, AND IT RESTARTED. SECOND INCIDENT: OCT 26, 2012 - STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN AND VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER. PUT IT IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED, DEALER SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT (AND CHARGED ME) AND SAID THERE WERE NO TECHNICAL BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

MY WIFE AND I EACH DRIVE A FORD ESCAPE, ONE A 2010 AND THE OTHER A 2009. IN THE LAST MONTH WE HAVE EACH EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. IN HER CASE, SHE WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING IN SUBURBAN TRAFFIC AT 40 MPH. IN EACH CASE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED, NO POWER, AND THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, YOU WERE ABLE TO RE-START, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, SO IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE REPAIR COSTS ABOUT $550 FOR EACH ONE, THE DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY.. *TR

Mileage: 45,862

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT LET ME 'GO' ANY FURTHER AND THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN STOPPED, IT SHUDDERED IN PLACE UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME JUST AFTER A BUSY INTERSECTION, BUT FORD APPARENTLY DOES NOT DEEM THIS A SAFETY CONCERN, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS COULD BE TERRIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEM TWICE, ANOTHER COUPLE OF TIMES FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID (WHICH I AM ALSO LED TO BELIEVE COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO STOP IN TRAFFIC IF THE LEAK REMAINS UNDETECTED ONE OF THESE TIMES), AND ANOTHER FOR HARD SHIFTS BOTH ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE ONES THAT FORD SEEMS UNABLE TO FIX AND DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE HAPPENED. I KEEP WAITING FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED FOR AT LEAST SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS, SINCE IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS I DO FEEL VERY STRONGLY THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DO NOT APPRECIATE MY CHILDREN HAVING TO RIDE IN AN UNRELIABLE CAR. I ALSO DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO THROW AT A 2010 CAR EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR LOOKING INTO THESE PROBLEMS. THANKS! *TR

Mileage: 35,000

IN THE SPAN OF 4 DAYS MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLS ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS WERE RESOLVED BY JUMP STARTING PROBABLY DUE TO LOW BATTERY OUTPUT. SO YESTERDAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND REPLACED THE FACTORY-INSTALLED BATTERY THINKING THIS WAS IT. TODAY THIS MORNING, AS MY FAMILY AND I WERE ABOUT TO HEAD OUT FOR GROCERY SHOPPING, THE IGNITION WON'T START AGAIN. SO I CALLED FOR A JUMP STARTING SERVICE THROUGH MY INSURANCE AND THIS TIME IT WON'T START AT ALL. IT WAS TOWED AND MOVED TO THE MECHANIC SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. SINCE IT WASN'T A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DO A COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS. BUT BASED ON WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IGNITION AND ENGINE. I HAD THIS FOR TWO YEARS NOW ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM AAFES MILITARY SALES KOREA AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I AM COMPLETELY BAFFLED AND IRRITATED BY ALL THIS EVENT BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE CAR TO STALL LIKE THAT. CURRENTLY I AM OVERSEAS IN KOREA WITH THE US ARMY AND THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF FORD DEALERSHIPS OVER AND THEY ARE NOT NEAR BY. *TR

Mileage: 21,133

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND AS SHE WAS PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY HER ESCAPE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR, SO SHE PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TRYING HER BEST TO NOT GET HIT BY CARS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN SHE COULD MOVE, AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK. I WAS NOW TALKING TO HER OVER HER CELL AND I ASKED TRIED TO PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS BROKEN. SHE SAW A LITTLE WRENCH IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH, SO I ASKED HER TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF. AFTER A MINUTE I HAD HER TURN THE KEY BACK ON, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TRUCK WORKED FINE. PLUS, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, BUT THIS TIME SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET. TRUCK LOST POWER, AND THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO CONTROL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SHE MANAGED TO AVOID GETTING HIT AS SHE SLOWED DOWN AND CARS CAME UPON HER QUICKLY. SHE MANAGED TO CRUISE LONG ENOUGH TO GET NEAR OUR HOUSE AND JUMPED IN AND SAW THE SAME THING SHE WAS EXPERIENCING. WE PARKED THE ESCAPE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE IDLE SEEMED FINE, BUT THE ACCELERATOR HAD NO RESPONSE. I THEN TURNED THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO FORD, AS IT HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT. THEY CALLED US BACK LATER ON THAT DAY AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AS THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY CODES IN THE COMPUTER. I HAVE READ THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM, AND IN MY OPINION, VERY UNSAFE. WHEN THE TRUCK GOES INTO THIS "LIMP MODE"YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. PLUS, NOW I AM AFRAID TO HAVE HER DRIVE THIS FAR FROM MY HOME. I DON'T WANT HER TO GET STRANDED, AND IF THE DEALER CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. WHAT AM I TO DO? I HOPE SOMETHING GETS FIGURED OUT SOON. THIS IS NOT SAFE, NOR AN ACCEPTABLE SERVICE RESPONSE! *TR

Mileage: 41,990

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH DOWN THE STREET, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST RESPONSIVENESS TO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON INDICATED A POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION. I DRIFTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I THEN WAITED ABOUT A MINUTE AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AGAIN. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT AWAY. THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR ANOTHER 50 MILES OR SO. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE IS NO WARNING AND WHEN IT HAPPENS NOTHING YOU DO CAN MAKE THE CAR RESPOND. TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN SOLVED THIS PROBLEM. THROUGH SEARCHING THROUGH THIS DATABASE, IT IS APPARENT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPE THROTTLE BODIES. MOST LIKELY A DEFECT IN THE PART. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

THE PROBLEM WAS RANDOMLY DEMONSTRATED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN 8/31/12 AND 9/4/12. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD SEEM TO STOP WORKING OR BECOME UNRESPONSIVE, MOST OFTEN AT SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH. THERE WOULD BE SPUTTERING, STALLING, AND THEN TOTAL STOPPAGE.. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE NO FUEL FLOW. I WOULD TURN IT OFF, WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS, RESTART IT, AND EVERYTHING WOULD WORK SMOOTHLY UNTIL, WITH NO WARNING, THE PATTERN WOULD REPEAT ITSELF. IT OCCURRED FIVE TIMES /3 MILES, TWO TIMES/1 MILE, AND TWO TIMES/0.5 MILE. EARLY ON 9/4, THE PATTERN REPEATED THREE TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THESE INCIDENTS PRODUCED ANXIETY FOR ME AND I WAS GOING SLOW. WE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS WE WERE CONCERNED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WHEN WE WOULD BE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS.THE ERROR TROUBLE CODES WERE PO685, P2111, P2112. HE SAID THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. SINCE THE MECHANIC REPORTED "THROTTLE BODY" BEING THE PROBLEM I RESEARCHED THE THROTTLE BODY AS IT RELATES TO THE FORD ESCAPE. IT CAUSES ME GREAT CONCERN THAT THIS HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM ON THE ESCAPE SINCE 2000 AND I BOUGHT 3 NEW ESCAPES WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD; A 2002, A 2007, AND THE 2010 ESCAPE, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFECTIVE, CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THERE WILL BE NO REIMBURSEMENT OF THE $475.00 AND THIS PART IS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH THE MONEY IS AN ISSUE, THE GREATER ISSUE IS THE NEED TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS. I HAVE THE OLD PART THAT WAS REPLACED AND I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER I CAN TO FORCE THIS PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED.IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY I URGE YOU TO ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. *TR

Mileage: 47,428

THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR (GAS) PEDAL RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF SPEED AND POWER TO THE ENGINE. ACCELERATOR IS UNRESPONSIVE AND VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER/CRAWL TO 5 MPH UNTIL IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND CAR RESTARTED. AFTER RESTART, VEHICLE RUNS NORMAL UNTIL PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN (SOMETIMES WITHIN MINUTES). PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY AS LITTLE AS 1 TIME PER TRIP TO AS MANY AS 8 TIMES IN A 25 MINUTE COMMUTE. PROBLEM OCCURRED 12 TIMES THE OTHER DAY WITH MANY OF THEM ON A MULTILANE INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WITH NOWHERE TO QUICKLY PULL-OFF THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT OCCURS ON THE INTERSTATE AND YOU QUICKLY HAVE TO MANEUVER TO CHANGE LANES AND PULL OFF THE ROAD OR RISK COMING TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SOMETIMES RUN ROUGH AND NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE EMISSIONS. THE ERROR CODE FROM THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER IS P2112 WHICH IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED IT'S AN EXTREMELY COMMON AND VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVER WAS ACCELERATING AT 35 MPH AND 2010 FORD ESCAPE ENGINE BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE. ATTEMPTS TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR WERE UNPRODUCTIVE. POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE COASTED TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. POWERTRAIN LIGHT WENT OUT UPON RESTARTING. VEHICLE INSPECTION AT FORD DEALER REVEALED NO PROBLEMS. THREE DAYS ALTER, SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH A DIFFERENT DRIVER. THE EXPERIENCE WAS DESCRIBED AS THE GAS PEDAL BEING DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 42,471

I WAS GOING APPROX. 30 - 35 MPH AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND SPUTTERING AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS THEN JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH ME ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO A STATION WHERE WE BOUGHT GAS. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP SO WE WENT CONTINUED ON WITH OUR BUSINESS. WE GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I GOT IT ON THE SHOULDER AND IT DIED AGAIN SO WE CALLED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CO. (WHICH CHARGED ME AN ADDITIONAL $200 DEDUCTIBLE ON TOP OF THE COST OF THE WARRANTY) AND THEY HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME CAR (ONLY A YEAR NEWER) AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER WHILE SHE WAS ON VACATION IN INDIANA. IN RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT WE DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE ESCAPE. THE MECHANIC AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE HAD HER CAR TOWED TO MADE THE STATEMENT THAT HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR TWO YEARS FOR A RECALL ON THIS PART. IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THEN WHY HASN'T FORD ISSUED A RECALL (RECALL EVEN A FORD MECHANIC IS WAITING FOR)? IN RESEARCHING WE ALSO DISCOVERED ANOTHER ISSUED WITH THE BACK WINDOW EXPLODING. I DO NOT FEE SAFE DRIVNG MY ESCAPE (WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE). I AM READY TO TRADE IT IN <SIGH>. OH, AND THE MECHANIC ALSO SAID THE PART HE REPLACED WAS THE EXACT SAME PART AS THE ONE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE CAR. WHEN ASKED WHAT IS TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND HE SAID "NOTHING BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME PART". SO, THEY TOOK A DEFAULTED PART OUT AND REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER DEFAULTED PART. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PART. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TT

Mileage: 42,000

I HAD JUST ENTERED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED. SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER, A LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THERE WAS A SIGNAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND I WENT ON WITH MY BUSINESS. LATER THAT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPEND AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I GOT HOME I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS BY 8 OR 9 PERCENT. THEY ALSO STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRENTY. I TOLD THEM IT WAS A CPO VEHICLE THAT I HAD PURCHASED 3 DAYS BEFORE. I PAID THE BILL AND MY DEALER REIMBURSED ME THE $100 DEDUCTABLE DUE TO THE FIRST DEALER FILING THE PAPERWORK INCORRECTLY. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE AND IT NOW HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. *JS

Mileage: 38,000