2011 FORD ESCAPE Vehicle Speed Control Problems

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED BY FLASHING ALL LIGHTS TO STAYING ON. THEN THE SPEED CONTROLS, SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE, AND HEAT SENSOR WOULD NOT WORK. ON TOP OF ALL THIS. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THIS ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN AND THE BRAKES WOULD ACT ROUGH. NO MECHANIC COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE. THIS NEEDS TO BE BETTER KNOWN AND BETTER MANAGED.

Mileage: 147,000

IT'S STALLING IN MOTION OR SUDDENLY SURGING FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, OTHER MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AND SURGES AS THEY ENTER TRAFFIC FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING ON STREET AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. RESTARTED ENGINE AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN 20 MPH. I PULLED OFF OF STREET AND SHUT ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. RESTARTED ENGINE AND EVERY THING WORKED FINE EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK.

Mileage: 68,000

THE THROTTLE BODY OF MY FORD ESCAPE 2011 SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, SINCE IT HAS A DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM, I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DEFECTS FORD CARS HAVE BEEN HAVING SURROUNDING ITS THROTTLE FUNCTIONALITY. WHENEVER I AM ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AND STARTS TO SHAKE, AND THEN SIMPLY DOES NOT ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, AND AFTER AN INSPECTION FROM A MECHANIC, IT'S SHOWING THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS MALFUNCTIONING, AND THE CODES SHOWING THAT IT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY OPEN AND CLOSED. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT FORD VEHICLES UP TO 2012 SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN GETTING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE SINCE 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR OF 2 YEARS AGO, AND IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SPORADICALLY, MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, OR ONCE EVERY 10 MINUTES.

Mileage: 60,000

FORD CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03. RELATED TO ETB. CAR RANDOMLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE - HAD TO PULL OVER THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO TURN CAR ON AND OFF. AFTER TURNING CAR ON, IT WAS LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED LEFT ARM, VARIOUS BODY BRUISES, RIGHT AND LEFT LEG INJURIES, AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,188. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ UPDATED 01/05/17.*JB

Mileage: 77,188

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE ISSUE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME MY WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON. MY CAR STARTED HESITATING AND COULDN'T HAVE CONTROL OF MY SPEED. I CHECKED THE MANUAL AND THE IT READ THE PROBLEM WAS SOME ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. TAKING IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL SAY /FIX.

Mileage: 60,800

VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE IN JERKY MOTION AND REDUCED POWER WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED FOLLOWED BY "THROTTLE FAULT LIGHT" ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. MORE JERKY MOTION DURING DOWNSHIFT/DECELERATION. ODB2 CODE P2119

Mileage: 82,564

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

6 TIMES SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH TIME ON 8/3/2016 ON U.S. 25 AT ABOUT 55 TO 60 MPH ALL IN ONE DAY. NO RESPONSE FROM GAS PEDAL, TACHOMETER DROPPED TO 0, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. MAINTAINED PWR STEERING/BRAKES. SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED/WORKED FINE, WRENCH LIGHT OFF. MILEAGE ABOUT 65,000. 1ST, 2ND IT HAPPENED ON SIDE ROADS IN TOWN AND THE 3RD I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD IN LEXINGTON KY ON VERSAILLES ROAD WHERE SEMIS WERE EVERYWHERE AND I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET HIT THEN. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DECELERATING, LIGHT AND THROTTLE RESET UPON SHUTTING OF AND RESTARTING CAR. FORD SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS CODE IS PRESENT, CODE ERASES WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT DRIVE UNTIL CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THESE INCIDENTS FIT DESCRIPTION OF FORD "FIELD SERVICE ACTION" FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY EXTENDED COVERAGE. V DANGEROUS!! I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH IT DOING ALL OF THIS ESPECIALYYY IF I HAVE MY GRANDKIDS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME.

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ACTUALLY THE FIRST LIGHT TO COME ON WAS THE POWER TRAIN INDICATOR. WHILE PRESSING ACCELERATOR, THE SPEED CONTINUED TO DECREASE. I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND IT REALLY SCARED ME. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS UNABLE TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE SLOWLY TO TREADQUARTERS AUTO SERVICE CENTER AND AFTER DESCRIBING THE SYMPTOMS WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO DO A COMPUTER SCAN AND THEN WAS TOLD I NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY IMMEDIATELY. IF NOT INSTALLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, I MAY END UP STRANDED SOMEWHERE. I WAS ALSO TOLD FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND HAVE YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IS THIS TRUE? HAVE I JUST PAID AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE A PART THAT FORD KNOWS IS PROBLEMATIC?? I HAVE SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES AND AM A LOYAL CUSTOMER BUT I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER IF THIS COMPANY KNOWINGLY PUT ME IN DANGER.

Mileage: 98,000

3 TIMES SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. 1ST TIME ON 6/17/16 ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH: NO RESPONSE FROM GAS PEDAL, TACHOMETER DROPPED TO 0, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. MAINTAINED PWR STEERING/BRAKES. SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED/WORKED FINE, WRENCH LIGHT OFF. MILEAGE ABOUT 64,920. 2ND & 3RD TIME SAME HAPPENED DRIVING ON COUNTRY ROADS (ON 6/22/16 MILEAGE ABOUT 64,993 AND ON 7/7/16 MILEAGE ABOUT 65,330). WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DECELERATING, LIGHT AND THROTTLE RESET UPON SHUTTING OF AND RESTARTING CAR. FORD SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS CODE IS PRESENT, CODE ERASES WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT DRIVE UNTIL CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THESE INCIDENTS FIT DESCRIPTION OF FORD "FIELD SERVICE ACTION" FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY EXTENDED COVERAGE. V DANGEROUS! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SUDDEN DECELERATION IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC ON I-80 IN WESTERN PA COULD'VE HAD DEADLY RESULT!

Mileage: 64,920

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE FUNNY, LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STOP RUNNING AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR DO ANYTHING ALMOST LIKE IT WAS DISCONNECTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AT THIS TIME. MY FIANCEE' CAME TO WHERE I WAS AT AND HE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS BACK TO RUNNING AGAIN LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY BEING BAD AND THAT FORD AND FORD GARAGES WHERE REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH ALL THE VEHICLES DOING THIS AND I THINK THAT IS SO WRONG ON MANY LEVELS DUE TO FORD BEING A TOP MANUFACTURER OF VEHICLES THEY SHOULD STAND BY THE VEHICLES AND FIX ANY PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR WITH THE VEHICLES. I DON'T HAVE ANY WARRANTY AND I AM ON LIMITED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY A BIG TOW BILL OR PLAY FOR A MAJOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 63,990

I HAVE A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 WAY STREET AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NOWHERE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE BEFORE GETTING REAR ENDED. WHAT IS FRUSTRATING ABOUT THIS IS FORD HAD A RECALL A COUPLE YEARS AGO FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL FOR A BAD THROTTLE .. SAME EXACT ISSUE I HAD WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND COULDNT ACCELERATE. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE THROTTLE THEY GAVE 1.6 MILLION CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WARRANTIES.. SO BASICALLY YOU HAD TO HAVE AN ISSUE BEFORE IT WOULD BE REPLACED. I CALLED FORD CORP 5/23/16 AND BECAUSE MY VIN# WASNT ONE IN THE RECALL THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR MY $400 BILL. IT IS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS THE RECALL BUT SINCE MY VIN# IS DIFFERENT THEY WONT PAY. HOW DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE. LUCKILY I DIDNT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT . I FIND IT INCOMPREHENSIBLE THAT FORD RECALLS THE THROTTLE BODY IN THEIR CARS AND WILL NOT DO THE RIGHT THING AND PAY FOR MINE. I DRIVE THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY TO WORK AND I CANT EVEN IMAGINE IF IT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL BECAUSE I DONT HAVE THE RIGHT VIN#.. MAYBE THEY NEED TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THEIR VIN#'S. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND THE FACT THEY DONT CARE MAKES ME RETHINK MY NEXT CAR PURCHASE. WE HAVE 2 FORD'S NOW AND I DONT SEE A 3RD IN MY FUTURE.

Mileage: 67,500

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AT FULL THROTTLE. TEMP ~30 DEG, ROAD - DRY PAVEMENT ODOMETER: 110367.0 MILES. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 2015 BY THE FORD DEALER, AS WELL AS A NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM AT THE SAME TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DAY BEFORE. INCIDENT: I DO NOT KNOW MY ACTUAL SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS MERGING ON TO THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS A LONG RAMP, I AM PRETTY SURE I WAS GOING AT LEAST 45MPH. I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ON. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE EVEN FASTER. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED ON MY BRAKES WHICH HELPED TO KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AS I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND STEERED MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ONCE I STOPPED I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. I PROCEEDED TO TRY TO START THE CAR, BUT THE ENGINE RACED LIKE IT WAS AT FULL THROTTLE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT OFF. I TRIED TWO MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. I CALLED MY HUSBAND'S MECHANIC WHOSE BUSINESS WAS CLOSE BY TO ASK HIS OPINION ABOUT WHAT TO DO NEXT. WITH HIM LISTENING ON THE PHONE, I STARTED THE ENGINE, BUT THIS TIME IS STARTED UP CORRECTLY. MAYBE A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES HAD PASSED FROM THE FIRST INSTANCE OF ME HAVING TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THIS LAST TRY WHEN IT STARTED CORRECTLY. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC'S BUSINESS ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY. I WANTED HIM TO CHECK THE CODE FOR WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IF THAT WAS A FACTOR FOR THE THROTTLE ISSUE. THE CODE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT READ: CODE#: P0456 - (EVAP) SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED ( VERY SMALL LEAK). WE ALSO CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS, BUT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THEM. [THE MATS DID COME WITH THE CAR AT TIME OF PURCHASE FROM THE DEALER] PURCHASED:11/30/2010

Mileage: 110,367

OUR FORD STALLS THEN JERKS/JUMPS WHEN ACCELERATING AT TIMES. IT'S STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. IT MAINLY HAPPENS AFTER TURNING ON AND DRIVING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THAT DAY ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE IT WILL STILL DO IT EVEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

Mileage: 87,000

STALLING OUT IN TRAFFIC SPEEDING UP FOR NO REASON.ALL SYMPTOMS POINT TO THROTTLE BODY EXACTLY WHAT THEY DESCRIBED TO ME AT MY LOCAL DEALER! BUT TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNTIL IT SETS A CODE !!!!!!!!!!! IN THE MEAN TIME I AM AFRAID I WILL GET HURT BECAUSE IT HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC . I AM REALLY CONCERENED FOR MY SAFETY.

Mileage: 109,000

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH, CAR JERKS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO SLIP FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR OVER TWO YEARS. MOST READINGS ON 'NET SUGGESTS SOFTWARE ISSUES BUT NOT MANY OWNERS HAVE FOUND SATISFACTION WITH THE UPDATES AND APPEAR TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM..

Mileage: 56,000

WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN, VEHICLE REVVED UP AND THEN STALLED. STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. STARTED UP WITHOUT AN ISSUE. 3 DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, VEHICLES WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. RESTARTED OKAY. AS THE WEEK PROGRESSED, VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER SEVERAL TIMES DURING MY 20 MILE TRIP TO WORK AND BACK, 40 MILES ROUND TRIP. THEN ON 7/7/15, VEHICLE LOST POWER 4 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME, THE SECOND TIME IT LOST POWER THE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. IT ALSO TOOK LONGER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. CHECKED COMPUTER FOR CODE. CODE STATES P 2112, TAC SYSTEM STUCK SHUT. LOOKED UP THIS CODE AND INFO, AND IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. I FOUND SOMETHING THAT STATES THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED SO I CAN DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I'M NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING IT AS I HAVE POOR SIGNAL ON MY CELL PHONE BETWEEN HOME AND WORK AND DONT WANT TO BE STRANDED. PLEASE HELP ME IN ANYWAY YOU CAN.

Mileage: 101,400

AS I WAS DRIVING AT 50-55 MILES AN HOUR MY VEHICLE BUCKED AND LOST POWER AND WHEN ACCELERATING IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL. WHEN STARTING UP FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WILL HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND BUCKS.

Mileage: 50,000

GOING SOUTH ON I81 TO WATERTOWN, NY. VEHICLE QUIT AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TRACTOR-TRAILER BEHIND ME SWERVED TO MISS ME. ALMOST HIT A CAR COMING OFF THE EXIT RAMP, HAD NO POWER TO EXCELERATE TO GET BY HIM. COULD HAVE BEEN A WOPPER OF AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 71,240

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED BUT, THERE WERE A FEW NEAR MISSES DUE TO LOSS OF SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. UPDATED 9/22/2015 *JS

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE TRAVELING FROM VIRGINIA TO MICHIGAN ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AT A SPEED OF 75 MPH MY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHED OFF AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD SO I TRIED TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN, IT STAYED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN DISENGAGED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, ON A PREVIOUS TRIP IT DID THE SAME THING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT, I'VE SEEN ONE OTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE VEHICLE ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 47,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A REGULAR STREET IN MY AREA AT THE RATE OF 35. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 40, SO I DECIDED TO INCREASE MY SPEED TO THAT OF THE SPEED LIMIT. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, IT APPEARED THAT THE ENGINE WAS JUST SPINNING, BUT NOT ACCELERATING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT JUST LUNGED FORWARD, NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE. THIS WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING AS I HAD NO ADVANCED WARNING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, IT APPEARED TO BE DRIVING NORMAL, UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER. I AM AFRAID WHENEVER I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL NOW, BUT IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I OWN AND I USE IT TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, SO I AM PROCEEDING WITH EXTREME CAUTION. *JS

Mileage: 25,880

I WAS CROSSING A HIGHWAY AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS I HAD NO POWER! JUST A FEW WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS AT FORD FOR A TORQUE AND STEERING RECALL. WHEN I CALLED FORD TO INFORM THEM WHAT HAPPENED THEY SAID I WILL HAVE TO PAY $130 FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT! I'M NOT HAPPY WITH FORDS RESPONSE. THIS IS A REAL DANGER AND THEY NEED TO TAKE IT SERIOUS! *TR

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING ALONG MY FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY REFUSED TO ACCELERATE, I WAS HOLDING THE GAS TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. IT WAS IDLING STRANGELY AND SURGING. A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED IN THE SCREEN ON THE DASH. I WAS ON A HILL AND WAS UNABLE TO PULL OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED THE ESCAPE, IT WENT AND THEN CONTINUED TO DECELERATE ONCE AGAIN. I WILL BE TAKING THIS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED, UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I FOUND MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ONLINE. WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN RECALLED? IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ESCAPE CUTS OFF AT THE WRONG TIME AND GETS SOMEONE KILLED. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT BECOME AN EPIDEMIC LIKE THE CHEVY COBALT. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 71 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, I NOTICED A SLOWING DOWN FEELING, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WENT OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I PULLED TO THE BERM. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL IT WAS THE THROTTLE. IT TOOK 2 TRIES TO RESTART CAR, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF. A FORD DEALERSHIP WAS 5 MIN. FROM INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO INVOICE, THEY PERFORMED THROTTLE BODY UPDATE. I WAS TOLD IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, IT MIGHT NEED A THROTTLE BODY. I ASKED IF THEY COULD PERFORM THE WORK, THEY STATED WITHOUT THE LIGHT BEING ON, THEY COULDN'T DO THE WORK UNDER THE WARRANTY. MEANWHILE I WAS OVER 200 MILES FROM HOME, AND NEEDED TO GET HOME. IT FELT SO UNSAFE FOR 5HOURS OF DRIVING. THE CAR HAS SURGES OF POWER, DOWNSHIFTS WITH JOLTS, AND CLUNKING SOUNDS WHEN IT DOES SHIFT. THIS IS HOW IT DROVE FROM THE BEGINNING, I BEGAN TO THINK IT WAS NORMAL SO NEVER REPORTED IT. ALSO, SINCE THE WORK WAS DONE I NOTICED THE RPMS AT IDLING ARE HIGH, I CAN PULL INTO THE GARAGE WITHOUT PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS THE RPMS ARE AT 2 AT 30 MILES AN HOUR, SAME AS AT 70 MILES AN HOUR. I'M CONTACTING FORD ABOUT THE RULES OF THE WARRANTY AND HOW UNSAFE IT FEELS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, DEATHS WILL IT TAKE TO GET THE REAL WORK DONE, NOT A PATCH UP JOB. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 85 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE STALLS AND RPMS OR MPH WON'T MOVE. PULL OVER PUT IN PARK, VEHICLE SHAKES REAL BAD AND WRENCH COMES ON. TURN OFF AND RESTART, WRENCH DROPS OFF. 50 MILES DOWN THE ROAD SAME INSTANCE, EXCEPT AFTER RESTARTING WRENCH DROPS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. BRING TO DEALERSHIP. THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN AND THEY SAY POSSIBLE RECALL. WEEK LATER GOING 65 DOWN HIGHWAY AND SAME INSTANCE HAPPENS. TAKE IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY WE HAVE THROTTLE BODY RECALL, THEY RECALIBRATE THE RECALL. NOW VEHICLE DOESN'T ALWAYS SWITCH RPMS WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO. IT'LL JERK BEFORE SHIFTING AND THEN WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL AND POSSIBLE NEW THROTTLE BODY DOWN THE ROAD. SPENT ALMOST 1000 DOLLARS ON RECALL IN LAST COUPLE MONTHS AND NOW THEY TELLING US THE RECALL WAS JUST A RECALIBRATION AND BUT MIGHT NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY?? WHAT WAS THE RECALL FOR. FRUSTRATED WITH FORD. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000...UPDATED 09-15-14 *BF UPDATED 1/15/15 *JS

Mileage: 25,000

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE ESCAPE THE ENGINE SEEMED TO QUIT WHEN MAKING A TURN. TURNING OFF THE KEY AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE WORKED. NOTHING FOR MONTHS AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY WIFE THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS QUITTING SO I ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY WERE AWARE OF SIMILAR ISSUES. ALL SERVICING WAS PERFORMED AT FORD UNTIL THE WARRANTY WAS OUT. NEVER A MENTION OF ANY PROBLEMS FROM THE DEALER.THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO HAVE INTERMITTENT ISSUES AND ONE DAY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS NOT QUITTING BUT WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 1000 RPM WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. IF YOU KEPT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE QUICKLY AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT ALLOW MOVING TO A SAFE LOCATION. RESTARTING THE ENGINE TWICE ALWAYS RESETS THE PROBLEM AND IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS AT A LATER DATE. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND ALWAYS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. IT'S GETTING WORSE WITH AGE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

MY FORD 2011 ESCAPE JUST COMPLETELY STALLED OUT DRIVING HOME. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN IT JUST SPUTTERED AND DIED. I THINK I EVEN HAD IT ON CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I FORCED THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF WHEN IT KEPT SPUTTERING. ONCE I RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT DROVE SOME MORE BUT DID THE SAME THING ABOUT 3 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE. TURNING THE TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON SEEMED TO WORK...I'M TAKING INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THE LOOK AT IT BUT I THINK IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY... *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED QUICKLY FROM A STOPPED POSITION UPON STARTING IN THE MORNING. I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM SURGING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE AT ALL. VEHICLE JOLTS FORWARD SUDDENLY DURING DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND OFTEN WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. ALSO SOMETIMES INCREASES ACCELERATION WHEN COASTING AT A MEDIUM SPEED WHEN NO GAS HAS BEEN APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND STOP, ACCELERATE AND STOP. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE PEOPLE WERE IN FRONT OF CAR. NO ONE WAS HURT. HAD TO TOW TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM ATTACH TROUBLESHOOTING MACHINE. RESULT WAS P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 101,390

DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A LEGAL RIGHT TURN ON RED. WITH TRAFFIC APPROACHING THE GAS PEDAL BECOME UNRESPONSIVE, SHE BEGAN QUICKLY LOSING SPEED, SHE WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE THANK GOD WITH A TURN LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE SLOWING TO A COMPLETE HALT. HAD SHE BEEN IN A CENTER LANE OR ON A STRETCH WITH NO SHOULDER, THERE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE GAS PEDDLE JUST BECAME TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE AS SHE CAME TO A STOP. WHEN SHE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED NOTICED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, A RED BATTERY LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ALL CAME ON. WAITED 10 MIN FOR ME TO GET TO HER. WE RESTARTED CAR SEEMED FINE. I TOOK TO FORD DEALER LAST NIGHT. FORD DEALER CALLED THIS MORNING AS ADVISED FUEL THROTTLE PROBLEM AND SAID NO PROBLEM WARRANTY EXTENDED ON THAT PROBLEM TO 150,000 MILES 10 YEARS, YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY. CHRIST I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT PAYING. I"M WORRIED ABOUT GETTING MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S FAMILY KILLED. SHAME ON FORD FOR NOT RECALLING AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN NOW. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE NOW BEFORE MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH DEATHS INVOLVED!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 32,000

SUDDEN LOST OF ACCELERATION AT 70 MPH PER OUR. PUSHING ON THE PEDAL WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER RESTARTED THE CAR, TESTED ACCELERATOR IN PARK AND WORKED. CONTINUED AFTER PULLING OVER SAME THING SUDDEN LOST OF ACCELERATION, CAR STARTED TO DECELERATING RAPIDLY. *TR

Mileage: 53,700

THIS IS THE 2ND INCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE, FIRST TIME JUST STOP MIDDLE OF DRIVING JUST SHUT DOWN. DEALER DID REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AT 22,000 MILES IN NOV 2013. THIS INCIDENT (4-16-14) I WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT A FEW MILES FROM HOME AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF, I PUT VEHICLE IN P AND DID RESTART. DROPPED OFF VEHICLE AT DEALER AND AT THIS POINT THEY HAVE NO ANSWER FOR THIS PROBLEM. JUST FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE ESP ON THE HIGHWAY AT FULL SPEED WITH THIS PROBLEM SEEMS LIKE CAN BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. AT THIS POINT I REALLY JUST NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR

Mileage: 22,240

I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF I-495 IN LONG ISLAND, NY AROUND 1:00 PM WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND FELT THAT THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WAS NOW ONLY MOVING BECAUSE OF THE PREVIOUS HIGHWAY SPEED THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT, AND I WAS ABLE TO USE THE REMAINING PROPULSION OF THE CAR TO PASS TO THE RIGHT LANE AND PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. I HAD TO WAIT 2 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE WHILE WAITING PRECARIOUSLY CLOSE TO THE RIGHT LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY, BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FURTHER TO THE RIGHT ON THE SHOULDER DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS EVENT FOR ME, AS I WAS SURROUNDED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS AND OTHER LARGE VEHICLES THAT WERE DRIVING A MINIMUM OF 65 MPH. I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED HAD I NOT THOUGHT QUICKLY TO GUIDE MY VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. I'VE NOW READ ABOUT NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION INTO THIS STALLING ISSUE WITH FORD VEHICLES AND THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO NOTIFY THE AGENCY ABOUT YET ANOTHER EVENT - MY OWN. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP IN LONG ISLAND AND I AM AWAITING NEWS REGARDING THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WHICH MIRROR MY OWN CAR'S POWER LOSS, I BELIEVE THAT I MAY ALSO HAVE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. PLEASE EXPEDITE YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVING ON A WINDING, MOUNTAINOUS ROAD THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER, SO I KEPT GOING, VERY SLOWLY, AND THEN IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATING RESPONSIVENESS, ONLY TO LOSE POWER AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED FOR THE 4 MILES IT TOOK FOR ME TO GET HOME. I HOPED IT WAS SOME BAD GAS AND WAS A ONE-TIME EVENT - UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND I WAS AGAIN ABLE TO GET HOME. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 51,580

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT PART IS BAD.... I WAS DRIVING ON A OPEN HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO SPEED, IT WAS AS IF I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY BUT WHEN IT WAS IDLING, IT WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. AFTER SETTING FOR AWHILE IT SEEMED TO RUN OK BUT OF COURSE BEING A LADY I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT NOW. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO OUR DEALER, ASTORG FORD, THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTED PART BUT DIDN'T HAVE IT IN STOCK, THEY WOULD GET IT IN A FEW DAYS BUT STILL SENT IT BACK HOME FOR ME TO DRIVE AND OF COURSE I WILL NOT DRIVE IT TILL IT IS FIXED, I THINK IT WAS BAD ON THEIR PART TO SEND THE ESCAPE BACK TO ME THE WAY IT IS. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 24,500

LOST THROTTLE CONTROL, PULLED OVER, TURNED ENGINE OFF, AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES OVER FOLLOWING MONTH AT 70MPH ON FREEWAY, 50MPH ON SURFACE STREET AND AN INTERSECTION AT A STOPLIGHT. EXACT SAME BEHAVIOR (LOSS OF ACCELERATOR, TURN ENGINE OFF, RESTART). DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. FIVE MONTHS (7,000 MILES) LATER PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ALMOST RESULTING IN A SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT BACK TO FORD, THEY PERFORMED TESTS, SAID THEY ALREADY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THE NEW ONE AND MADE NO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE DEFECT. THERE WILL BE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS THAT RESULT FROM THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 35,500

PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND NARROWLY MISSED THE NEIGHBOR. THIS SURGING OF THE ENGINE ON ITS OWN IS GOING TO CAUSE A DEATH ONE OF THESE DAYS. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FOR A SECOND AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. THERE WAS NO GAS GOING TO THE ENGINE AND I COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY SPEED. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP WHILE MOVING OVER IN THE FREEWAY LANE TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I DID STOP, THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT HAD TROUBLE GETTING FUEL TO IT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND SAT FOR A SECOND AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON IT STARTED UP AND WOULD GO. OVER THE PAST MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF. SOME DAYS IT DRIVES FINE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL DO THE SAME ASPECT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ONE MORNING THE FORD ESCAPE WITH OUT WARNING STARTED TO FEEL LIKE THERE WAS NO THROTTLE WHEN SHE STEPPED IN THE GAS. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (COASTING BECAUSE THE GAS PEDDLE WASN'T RESPONDING. A LITTLE WRENCH (THROTTLE BODY/POWERTRAIN) LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON THIS DAY, BOTH TIMES OUT OF THE BLUE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT AND IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE SO NEW AND SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 24,534

ACCELERATING FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT, IN LEFT LANE, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR. MANAGE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED ENGINE. ALL APPEARED NORMAL. I MANEUVERED TO A ROAD WITH LESS TRAFFIC TO CONTINUE HOME. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN A MILE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STALLED TO A VERY SLOW SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WITH ENGINE BARELY RUNNING. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF AND PREPARING TO CALL AAA, TRIED STARTING ENGINE AND IT RAN FINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE CAR FOR A CODE CHECK. CODE WAS P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. I AM JUST GOING OUT OF WARRANTY (30 DAYS AGO IS 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF PURCHASE) AND FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BEYOND THE WARRANTY. HAD THIS HAPPENED WITH TRAFFIC CLOSE BEHIND AT 70 MPH, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS THE SLOWING WAS DRAMATIC WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. THIS CONDITION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 35,266

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER MERGING HIGHWAY, MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE TOOK MANY SECONDS TO STALL AND THEN FINALLY ENGAGE. MY SON ASKED WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN, AND ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING WHEN ENTERING THE TRAFFIC, THAT YOU WILL NOT KNOW IF THE CAR IS GOING TO MAKE IT IN THE TRAFFIC. I DROVE FAR AND QUITE A BIT YESTERDAY AND IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN NEXT WEEK, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER THINKS NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 28,597

AFTER INTERMITTENT 3 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS, HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANED 12/14/2013 PER FORD TSB. ON THIS DATE, 12/16/13 IT FAILED AGAIN AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. FORD WOULD NOT COVER IT AFTER 36,000 OR 3 YEARS AS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION NOT TO REPLACE. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 46,800

WHEN ON FREEWAY LOSES ALL THROTTLE HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART. HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AT DEALERSHIP WITH A TOTAL COST OF 533.13. WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY? *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 10 MPH, THE GAS PEDDLE STOPPED WORKING, I WOULD PRESS IT BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE LITTLE WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH. I STOPPED AND THE MOTOR STARTED RUNNING LOUDLY AND ROUGHLY SHAKING THE VEHICLE. I PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE KEY, WAITING A MOMENT AND RESTARTED IT. THE RESTART TOOK LONGER THEN NORMAL BUT IT WAS FINE AFTER THAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES NOW, EACH TIME I WAS GOING APPROX. 10-15 MPH. IT'S DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR CANNOT DRIVEN OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES. THE 3RD TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS SLOWING TURNING LEFT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC, HAD THE CAR NOT CUT OFF, I WOULD HAVE BEEN SAFE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION HOWEVER IT CUT OFF MAKING THE ONCOMING DRIVER SWERVE INTO THE OTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING ME. IT'S VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR QUIT FUNCTIONING. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN A 14 DAY PERIOD. TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM, I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF VIA THE KEY, WAITED 3 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. SAME THING. NEXT I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THE THROTTLE BODY BEGAN FUNCTIONING AGAIN. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY CLEANED THE AFFECTED PART AND RE-INSTALLED IT. *TR

Mileage: 46,758

I WAS SETTING AT AN INTERSECTION PULLING OUT IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE PAST YEAR. AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO STOP IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL PULLING WITH FOOT COMPLETELY CLEAR OF ACCELERATOR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE VEHICLE WENT TO IDLE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SWITCHED OFF AND RESTARTED. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. OUR DEALER SAYS THEY CANT DIAGNOSE UNLESS THEY HAVE THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS IN IDLE ONLY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

AFTER SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THEN VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULDN'T RESPOND TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER COMPLETELY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TRYING TO RESTART IT, IT TOOK APPROX 7 SECONDS TO TURN OVER AND AFTER MAKING ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE THERE WASN'T ANY CHANGE. I DID THIS TWO MORE TIMES AND ON THE THIRD TRY, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED TO PROMPTS FROM THE ACCELERATOR. BOTH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT WERE STILL LIT UP, BUT I DROVE THE CAR TO THE AUTOPORT AND WAS GIVEN THE TROUBLE CODE P2112 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 28,399

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY FORD ESCAPE JUST LOST ACCELERATION. EVERYTHING ELSE STAY ON, BUT I TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, EXACT SAME THING. LUCKILY DURING BOTH EVENTS NO CARS WERE BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

IN THE PEAK OF TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED AND STARTED CHOKING. ALMOST WOULD BARELY RUN. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STOP IN THE REST AREA AND HAD TO PAY THE TOW TRUCK. VEHICLE CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. AND THE WARRANTY IS NOT COVERING. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-5 AND 2011 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO DECELERATE WHILE FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL. HAD TO SWITCH LANES AND EXIT HIGHWAY BEFORE I LOST MOMENTUM. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE PROCESS. SHUT IT OFF FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES THEN TURNED IT OVER BUT IT STRUGGLED TO FIRE. WHEN STARTED WE DROVE STRAIGHT HOME AND PARKED IT. I THEN GOT ON THE COMPUTER TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I FOUND ARFC AND SEEN ABOUT 270 OR MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I'M CURIOUS WHY FORD DIDN'T RECALL THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS YOU THINK SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 48,600

THE ESCAPE, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, STARTING IDLING HIGH, AND ALLOWED NO ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER, AND THEN AGAIN TODAY. IT HAS ALSO AT NUMEROUS TIMES, "SLIPPED" AND ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR. TODAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE WHERE IT WAS IDLING VERY HIGH AND GAS PEDAL DIDN'T RESPOND. WE HAD TO TOW IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS SHORTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS ON I80 HEADING WESTBOUND THROUGH LINCOLN. ALL THE SUDDEN I FELT A THUMP AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE (OF THREE LANE TRAFFIC) AND WAS SURROUNDED BY SEMI TRUCKS. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. I WAS ADVISED THAT I HAD A STUCK THROTTLE BODY. THEY SAID THIS IS QUITE COMMON FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I HAD RECENTLY TAKEN AN 1800 MILE ROAD TRIP WITH MY CHILDREN THROUGH DALLAS AND HOUSTON. I AM SO GRATEFUL THIS DIDN'T OCCUR ON OUR TRIP. *TR

Mileage: 32,500

CAR 4 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY, STUCK IN TRAFFIC WHEN SUDDENLY NOT GETTING GAS. DEALERSHIP SAYS IS THROTTLE BODY. SEE LOTS MORE COMPLAINTS SO WANTED TO REGISTER MINE TOO. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF I 85 THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE RIGHT LANE BECAME CLEAR AND I COASTED THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY AT THIS SPEED WITH CARS BEHIND ME. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

ACCELERATOR CEASED WORKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS WAS THE 3RD INSTANCE IN 2 MONTHS; HOWEVER, THE FIRST TIME THAT PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WAS REQUIRED TO CORRECT AT THIS POINT. REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 40,229

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. BOTH TIME I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE FIRST TIME I WAS GOING ABOUT 45MPH TURNING ON THE STREET TO MY OFFICE AND THE ENGINE DIES. I HAVE NO POWER. I AM PRESSING ON THE GAS AND NOTHING. I STOP THE CAR AND PIT IT IN PARK. I RESTART THE CAR AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP. I THINK OH NO BIG DEAL MAYBE I HAVE A BAD TANK OF GAS. MAYBE THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL. DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH INTO THE PROBLEM THIS MORNING IT HAPPENS AGAIN! EXCEPT I WAS GOING A LOT FASTER AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM GOING ABOUT 65MPH AND 10 MINUTE AWAY FROM WORK. I AM IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND THE ENGINE DIES. I INSTANTLY PANIC AND NEED TO GET OVER FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON LUCKILY I STILL HAVE POWER FOR THOSE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TAKE THE KEY OUT. SIT THERE FOR A MINUTE WHILE I CATCH MY BREATH BECAUSE I JUST CROSSED 5 LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH A ENGINE THAT IS NOT ON. I PUT THE KEY IN AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP. I PRESS ON THE GAS AND I HAVE POWER AGAIN. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF US. FORD IS WRONG FOR NOT COMING OUT WITH A RECALL BY NOW. *TR

Mileage: 47,506

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS ON 11-14-13, THE 2011 FORD ESCAPE LOST THROTTLE POWER AND NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, IN ORDER TO GAIN THROTTLE BACK. THE 1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH, ON LOCAL ROADS. THIS OCCURRED AT 8:00AM ON THE 14TH. THE 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROX. 11:30 AM ON THE 14TH WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 81. VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. PULLED ASIDE BOTH TIMES AND RESTARTED CAR TO REGAIN THROTTLE. A WRENCH ICON APPEARED BOTH TIMES. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANTLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I HAD A LOCAL GARAGE ASSESS AND WAS DIRECTED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED CAR. APPT, FOR 11-19-13 AT COCCIA FORD IN WILKES-BARRE, PA. *TR

Mileage: 42,950

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

I STARTED ACCELERATING AFTER BEING AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT. HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE THROTTLE LOST POWER AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY HAZARDS ON UNTIL I COULD GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. AS I APPLIED THE BREAKS AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, IT STARTED SHAKING UNTIL I COULD PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, IT TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO START BUT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE AND WAS NOT SHAKING. AFTER WAITING FOR IT TO RUN WITHOUT PROBLEM, I SLOWLY ACCELERATED THE CAR TO CONTINUE MY COMMUTE. WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN AND BOTH THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ONCE AGAIN PULLED OVER, STOPPED THE CAR, AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR, I DROVE TO A GAS STATION WHO WAS ABLE TO HOOK UP THE ENGINE TO A COMPUTER SCANNER. THE TECHNICIAN CAME BACK WITH WHAT HE SAID WAS AN " O2 SENSOR CODE." HE CHECKED MY FLUIDS AND RESET THE COMPUTER TO TURN OFF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SAID I SHOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE THE 30 MILES HOME BUT SHOULD GET IT CHECKED OUT ASAP. WITHIN 20 MILES OF DRIVING, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET, THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE CODE THAT CAME UP, SO THE DEALER SPENT AN HOUR TRYING TO GET IT TO ACT UP BUT HAS HAD NO LUCK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR DID SAY THAT ALTHOUGH THEY CANNOT GET THE CAR TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM, THEY HIGHLY SUSPECT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 57,343

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED DOWN SO PULLED OFF THE ROAD ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT RUNNING ROUGH AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE SO DROVE OFF. LATER THAT SAME DAY IT DID IT AGAIN. NEXT DAY BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK TRYING TO GET IT TO DO THE SAME THING FOR THEM BUT NEVER DID SO I PICKED IT BACK UP AND WAS A COUPLE MILES AWAY AND IT STALLED ON ME AGAIN BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY KEPT IT OVER NIGHT AGAIN AND NEXT DAY TOLD ME IT STALLED ON THEM AND SAID I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY BUT WAS ON BACK ORDER. SO HERE I AM ALMOST THREE MONTHS LATER AND STILL NO PART AND TODAY NOV. 11 2013 I HAD THE ENGINE STALL ON ME 8 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 68,648

WHILE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY, MY GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO COAST OFF TO SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND SUV BEGAN TO IDLE EXTREMELY ROUGHLY. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. RESEARCHED ISSUE TODAY AND FOUND NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF THIS PROBLEM. ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED!! *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I COULD'VE [XXX] DIED. I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR DIED LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DIED BUT THE BATTERY WAS FINE AND I HAD GAS. I TOOK MY FORD ESCAPE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. MY SUV NEEDED SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE. IM NOT VERY HAPPY THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY 600 DOLLAR TO FIX SOMETHING THAT OTHERS WITH A FORD ESCAPE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE FORD ESCAPES ASAP OR GIVE PEOPLE A REFUND OR DISCOUNT OR YOUR COMPANY WILL LOSE ALOT OF CUSTOMERS BECAUSE FORD WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 58,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL SURGE CAUSING A REACTION THAT WAS NOT INTENDED BY THE DRIVER. THE CAR JOLTEDAS IF ONE MASHED THE ACCELERATOR THEN RELEASED REPEATEDLY. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP THE CAR SPIT AND SPUTTERED LIKE BAD ENGINE TIMING. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WHERE IT SAT OVERNIGHT. IT WAS HARD TO START THIS MORNING AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE THIS MORNING WHILE TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. I STOPPED BY AN ADVANCED AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THE ATTENDANT PULLED THE SERVICE CODE P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 65,354

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, LOSS OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY. DASH SHOWS WRENCH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD, TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED CAR. SAME SITUATION WITHIN ANOTHER 3 MILES OF RESTART. AUTO ZONE VERIFIED CODE P2111. THIS FAILURE PUT THE FAMILY INTO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 27,550

WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE STOPPED. I WAS LEFT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH A CAR THAT WOULD BARELY MOVE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER - THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR WAS ONLY OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1000 MILES. ENDED UP COMPROMISING ON PAYING $100. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS. THEY KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 37,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF BY THE CONTACT. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

ON 10/16/13, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE LOST POWER IN THE CENTER LANE FORCING ME TO HAVE TO MAKE A DANGEROUS MOVE WITHOUT POWER TO TRY AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO REST IN THE EMERGENCY BREAKDOWN LANE ON THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON ALONG WITH SOME OTHER TYPE OF WRENCH LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE UP RIGHT AWAY BUT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. CODE P2112 - ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY FORD ON 10/17/13 FOR $320.76 VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER ON 10/10/13 WHILE AT A LOW SPEED AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER THE FREEWAY. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT NOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 44,623

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED AND AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUTTERED AND STALLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE DRIVER HAD TO GUIDE CAR TO SHOULDER WHILE AVOIDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE DRIVER WAS SCARED AND THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OUR SERVICE STATION AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE OR IMPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 24,855

THE VEHICLE JUST LOST POWER AND APPEARED TO STALL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED.... NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE CURB OUT OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON . I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN AND STARTED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND WHILE IT TRAFFIC IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, I AGAIN LOST POWER AND COAST OVER TO THE CURB THIS TIME, I CALLED AAA AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

HAD JUST STOPPED AT AN EXIT AND WAS PULLING BACK OUT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR QUIT ACCELERATING. THANKFULLY, I WASN'T GOING FULL SPEED YET AND COULD PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD I BEEN GOING FULL SPEED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD, EVEN FATAL. MY WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER SOME TIME OF SITTING, THE CAR DROVE FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE ERROR CAME UP "THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED". AFTER RESEARCHING, I'VE FOUND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE ALSO HAD TIMES WHERE AFTER STOPPING AND THEN PRESSING THE GAS TO GO, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE FORWARD SUDDENLY. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART, MY SON AND I WERE STRANDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND WERE TRAVELING HOME SO WE WERE ABOUT 4 HOURS FROM HOME. WE HAD TO DEPEND ON STRANGERS TO HELP US. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND FIX THIS. WE DO NOT HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

MY FORD ESCAPE WAS STOPPING MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WOULD STAY RUNNING IN VERY SLOW MOVEMENT UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND THEN IT WOULD SHUT DOWN. THEN WRENCH LIGHT WOULD BE LIT. I HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING SIDE ROADS AND THE INTERSTATE. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. I FIRST TOOK IT TO A DEALER NEAR MY HOME AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ONE MORNING ON THE INTERSTATE, I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AND TOOK IT IN. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY AND STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL, THEY STATED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. IT SEEMS THAT THESE WERE AN ISSUE AND THE COULD NOT RECEIVE FROM MANUFACTURE RIGHT AWAY DUE TO A RELEASE ISSUE. THEY FINALLY WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN ONE AND I HAD TO PAY $371.79 FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. EVEN THOUGH I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY THIS, FROM DOING RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURES ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 46,263

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING ICON WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 43,000

DRIVING THE CAR WOULD RESULT IN THE CAR TO STALL. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART CAR. THEN THE RPM WOULD JUMP THEN STALL AGAIN. I TOOK IN THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AND FOUND CODE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK CLOSED SO THE CAR WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE THROTTLE BODY BEING REPLACED. AFTER FIXED THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE PROBLEM IS $500 LATER AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE CAR HAD NOT EVEN BROKE THE 50K YET. VERY BAD PROBLEM AND SEEMS A IF I AM NO THE ONLY ONE. AFTER LOOKING IT UP TO SEE IF I COULD GET THE PARTS MYSELF I SAW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT FORD VEHICLES AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME RANGE OF YEARS. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND JUST GLAD THE KIDS WEREN'T IN THE CARS AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 47,456

WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE DIED (BUT THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS STAYED ON) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NO MOVEMENT FROM THE CAR. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON. THE ENGINE STRUGGLED TO START. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ANOTHER HALF MILE AT ABOUT 55MPH, AND THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WHILE AT DRIVING SPEED. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES, THEN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 3 MILES HOME. A MONTH AND HALF LATER, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 30MPH AND THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING(STALLED). TURNED IT OFF, STRUGGLED TO START, BUT MANAGED TO DRIVE 5 MILES HOME. I TOOK IT TO FORD IN BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND INCIDENT, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, BUT CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF INVESTIGATION # PE13-003 WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING. FORD HAS NOT HELPED ME IN THE MATTER, BUT I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AND MY TRUCK JUST ABRUPTLY SLOWED TO 10 OR LESS MILE PER HOUR. I HAD TO COST OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CARS AROUND ME HAD NO IDEA THAT I WAS HAVING CAR TROUBLES AND JUST WHIZZED BY AT HWY SPEEDS. ONCE I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT AND GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT A TOW. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP , THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL THEY HAD A CODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES AND I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY ON MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE THE 4TH LANE WHEN THE CAR MADE A SUDDEN NOISE OF LOSS OF POWER AND MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHEN DIMMER...THE POWER OF MY CAR WAS DIMINISHING AND IT FELT AS IF THE CAR ENGINE WAS GOING TO DIE ON ME...SCARY...I FELT MY HEART DROP TO MY STOMACH...LOOKED LEFT AND HAD CARS COMING ON THE CONTIGUOUS LANE SO I COULD NOT MOVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE/SHOULDER, LOOKED RIGHT AND FORTUNATELY NO CARS WERE COMING IMMEDIATELY (MY STEERING WAS STILL OK ) OTHER CARS WERE FAR AWAY SO I MOVED TO MY RIGHT 3 LANES AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR FELT THAT IT WAS GOING TO STOP I CONTINUED WITH THE MOMENTUM IT HAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY SINCE THERE WAS AN EXIT AS I MOVED THE 3 LANES. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. THE CAR SORT OF STALLED AT THE CORNER BUT I WAS IN A SAFE SPOT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO ASK FOR THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE NUMBER AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSON ASKED ME IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF WOULD IT START AGAIN? THE CAR DID START AGAIN AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. REALLY CRAZY! WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT THEY DIAGNOSED FAULTY THROTTLE BODY, THEY FIXED IT APPARENTLY BUT NOW I AM DRIVING ON THE SLOW LANE ALL THE TIME UNLESS I AM PASSING BECAUSE I HAVE FEARS IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. I LIVED A VERY SCARY SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 53,993

THE FUEL THROTTLE BODY FAILED & THE ENGINE DIED. PULLED OFF THE ROAD & RESTARTED THE ENGINE, WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME, (10 MILES). *TR

Mileage: 49,703

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER ONTO FOUR LANES. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TODAY I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

VEHICLE LOSES POWER DURING OPERATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE ENGINE REVERTS TO IDLE, REVVING BELOW 1000RPM. DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT ON ENGINE RPM OR SPEED. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT COMES ON, BUT WITHOUT ANY CODE STORED. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE ENGINE RELUCTANTLY STARTS, AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT PRESENT, BUT THE PROBLEM SOON APPEARS (WITHIN SECONDS). AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS TODAY ON MY WAY TO THE AUTO SHOP, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CODE: P2111, "BINDING THROTTLE BODY - STUCK OPEN" AND "TACM OPEN OR SHORTED". TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTO SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS CURRENTLY BEING DONE AS THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A THROTTLE OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AS THEY HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO STORED CODE FOR THE "WRENCH" LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. AT THAT TIME THEY WOULD BEGIN REPLACING PARTS UNTIL THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AS THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, AS THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN AND CAN ONLY COAST TO A STOP. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

THE CAR JUST QUIT ON THE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY IN THE PASSING LANE AND A COUPLE OF TIMES ON THE CITY STREET IN TOWN FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLE BAD. *TR

Mileage: 42,067

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL THE SUDDEN WITHOUT NOTICE, THE VEHICLE WENT TO 1 RPM AND 5 MILES PER HOUR. TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD NOT, THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT ON MY FLASHERS IMMEDIATELY SO I WOULD NOT GET REAR ENDED BY CARS COMING FAST BEHIND ME. THEN, THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. SAT THERE IN THE RAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. THEN, STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP AGAIN, TO GET IT HOME. THEN, I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, CALLED THE FORD DEALER TO GET MY VEHICLE IN, THEY COULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL MONDAY OF THE NEXT WEEK, SO HAD VEHICLE TOWED ON SATURDAY TO DEALER---EXTRA COST INVOLVED ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED AT IT, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I PICK UP THE VEHICLE ON 9/25/2013. DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN ON 9/29/13 AND IT HAD BEEN RAINING. THEN, DROVE THE NEXT DAY 9/30/13, AGAIN THREW THE WRENCH SYMBOL AFTER GOING TO 1 RPM AND 2 TO 5 MILES PER HOUR AND BUCKING, COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. IT WAS DRY ON THIS DAY. AGAIN, PUT MY FLASHERS ON THIS TIME WAS GOING 30 MPH ON A NARROW TWO LANE ROAD. REMEMBER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND A CODE THIS TIME. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, SO I BEGAN ASKING MORE QUESTIONS AS TO WHY FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS SINCE SO MANY ACROSS THE USA ARE HAVING ISSUES. NO ONE KNOWS, SO AS A CONSUMER ON A TIGHT BUDGET --LIKE MANY OF US THESE DAYS....GETS TO FIGURE OUT ALL THE MONEY PIECES. I GUESS I WILL NEED A THIRD JOB JUST FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE ANYONE ELSE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH A TWO YEAR OLD MAINTAINED VEHICLE. NOW BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE 36,000 MILES MORE MONEY OUT OF POCKET....GEEZ. *TR

Mileage: 36,966

WHILE DRIVING TONIGHT I LOST POWER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND LUCKILY NOT ON THE FREEWAY. I AM 21 WEEKS PREGNANT AND THIS REALLY SCARED ME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER. WHEN THEY CALLED TO TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. BEFORE WE GAVE THEM THE OK TO FIX IT WE LOOKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FORD ESCAPES. WHEN I CALLED BACK I ASKED IF WHAT WE READ WAS TRUE AND IF THIS PART GETS REPLACED A LOT ON THESE CARS. THE SERVICE PERSON CONFIRMED. I THEN ASKED IF IT BECAME A RECALL WOULD WE GET OUR MONEY BACK AND I WAS TOLD WE WOULD. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD AND WE HAD TO REPLACE SOMETHING ALREADY. $475 OUT OF OUR POCKET! *TR

Mileage: 39,000

AFTER COMING TO A NEAR STOP, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED 6 OR 7 TIMES. AFTER TOUCHING THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE BECAME RESPONSIVE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 30,102

ENGINE SPEED BECAME UNSTEADY, RISING AND FALLING DESPITE STEADY, EVEN PRESSURE ON THROTTLE PEDAL. SOON AFTER, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AFTER RETURNING TO IDLE FOLLOWING A STOP. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, UNSTEADY ENGINE SPEED BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE BOTH AT IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 47,900

I BOUGHT MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE BRAND NEW AND IT HAS ABOUT 40K MILES ON IT. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES. IT'S BEEN A GREAT CAR WITH ALL OF MY TRAVELING AND I'VE ALWAYS TRUSTED THAT IT WOULD GET ME FROM POINT A TO POINT B SAFELY. UNTIL TODAY! I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECK-UP LAST WEEK, NO PROBLEMS. THIS MORNING, I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY 4-LANE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH WHEN IT STALLED AND QUICKLY DECELERATED AS CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND ME AND SPEEDING PAST. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON, AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND KILLING SOMEONE OR MYSELF. I WAS COMPLETELY CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND SPOOKED BY THE WHOLE THING. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE CAR SEEMED NORMAL. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT TO AVOID PLAYING CAR ACCIDENT ROULETTE ON THE HIGHWAY. EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT FEW MILES. THEN.. IT HAPPENED AGAIN! THIS TIME AS I WAS APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION. SCARY, SCARY STUFF. IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB! THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND IT TOOK ME TWICE TO GET MY ENGINE TO RESTART. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS VERY CAUGHT OFF GUARD AS MY CAR HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN RELIABLE IN THE PAST. FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, I DISCOVERED HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN AND WAS SHOCKED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS PART HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET! I FIND IT TO BE EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE OF FORD TO BE SO COMPLACENT WITH A KNOWN ISSUE WHEN PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE IN JEOPARDY. TURNING YOUR BACK ON A PROBLEM AND IGNORING IT IS NOT SATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 39,670

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SUV JERKED SLIGHTLY AND THEN JUST DECELERATED, AND I COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. I HAD TO CROSS OVER 3 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE SUV OFF. THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND I HAD NOT APPLIED THE BREAK. I NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAITED A MINUTE AND TURNED THE SUV ON AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY DESTINATION, HOWEVER, DURING THIS TRIP, THE SUV JERKED SLIGHTLY AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS A SLIGHT ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP, AS IT ONLY LASTED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WHERE I REGULARLY TAKE THE CAR FOR MAINTENANCE. THE SERVICEMAN KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING. HE SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WOULD ONLY CHARGE ME $100.00. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, I ACTUALLY PAID $106.00, AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A RECALLED PART. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED ANYTHING, AS FORD WAS WELL AWARE THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAVE BEEN FOR MANY MONTHS NOW.

Mileage: 40,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12006 (ENGINE) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR UNDER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,227. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT 5 MPH.

Mileage: 53,227

THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL AS I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 15 MINUTES. I TURNED IT BACK ON, HAD THE SAME BEHAVIOR WHEN I TRIED PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. I HAD TO TOE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, MENTIONING THAT IT WAS COMMON. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED A $100 PREMIUM TO USE MY WARRANTY, DESPITE IT BEING A "KNOWN" ISSUE.

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING ON MY MORNING WORK COMMUTE I WAS STUNNED WHEN MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE JUST BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND WAS COASTING ON A 5 LANE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH. I REALLY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON SINCE THE ONLY SIGNAL THAT COULD CLASSIFY A PROBLEM WAS THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS ON. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, AND I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH THE RIDE. MY OBSERVATIONS - RPMS DROPPED BELOW 1,000, SPEED WAS COASTING BUT DROPPING SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION, ELECTRICAL WAS ON, STEERING WAS SLUGGISH LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG, AND A SMALL SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE OCCURRED. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO IS PUT MY BLINKER TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER BUT MY FELLOW COMMUTERS DID NOT RESPECT THAT VERY WELL. SO I PROMOTED MY DESIRED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY BY TURNING MY HAZARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THAT'S WHEN THEY STARTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM ME TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. MY EXPERIENCE DID RATTLE ME SINCE I FELT HOPELESS IN A SENSE THAT I WANTED TO HIT THE BRAKE AND REMEMBERED THAT I WAS ON A FREEWAY WHICH WOULD BE REALLY BAD. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER I DID MANAGE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF COMPLETELY PULL THE KEY OUT AND GIVE IT ABOUT A MINUTE. AFTER I STARTED IT UP AGAIN I FIGURED IT WAS A SINGLE OCCURRENCE, WHICH I WAS WRONG WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME BUT I WAS DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE.

Mileage: 42,000

MY VEHICLE STALLED TWICE YESTERDAY WHILE GOING THOUGH BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WOULD PULL OVER AT A SUPER SLOW SPEED AND THEN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. FINDING THIS RARE FOR A WELL MAINTAINED 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, I LOOKED UP "ESCAPE STALLING" ON GOOGLE AND FOUND A PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND MENTIONED WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE CAR AND WHAT I HAD SEEN ON THE INTERNET AND HE DIDN'T GIVE ANY CREDENCE TO IT. I AM STILL WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND HOPE THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPAIRED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME EITHER TIME...BUT THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A VERY NASTY ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL. NOTES: I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NJ FEBRUARY 2011

Mileage: 22,400

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT TO LIMP MODE WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPING BEHIND ME AND TRYING TO PASS ME. A WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT THROTTLE MY VEHICLE AT ALL. I CUT THE IGNITION OFF, LET IT SIT A MINUTE AND CRANKED IT AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES THE LAST 2 DAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO GO THROUGH INTERSECTIONS AND WHILE TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. THE DIAGNOSTICS AT ADVANCED AUTO SHOWS THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THESE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 50,100

MY DAUGHTER WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION PREPARING TO TURN LEFT. WHEN SHE GOT ENOUGH OF A CLEARING BETWEEN VEHICLES TO TURN SHE WENT TO ACCELERATE TO GO THRU WITH THE LEFT TURN AND SHE HAD NO GAS TO GO. THE PEDDLE HIT THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DIED. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THRU THE LIGHT WITH OUT BEING HIT. BUT AFTER THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE IN A SERIOUS CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS PART GOING BAD! *TR

Mileage: 44,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A FEW MONTHS LATER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSIONS WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM RECENTLY FAILED AND WOULD BLOW HOT AIR. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE ON A BUSY, BUSY DALLAS HIGHWAY AT 60+ MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER -- ACROSS 3 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC -- WITHOUT GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND, WHILE BEING HONKED AT ALONG THE WAY, AND MANAGED TO PULL OVER ON A SMALL SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, IT DID THE SAME THING A FEW MORE TIMES, BUT I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE SO IT WAS LESS PRECARIOUS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. MY VEHICLE HAS 46,000 MILES ONLY ON IT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORDS BUT THEY WILL NOT RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, ENGINE CUT OUT BUT REMAINED IDLING WITH NO POWER. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED WHILE IN "PARK" GEAR POSITION. TRAVELED 1500 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, THEN ENGINE LOST POWER ON 08/12/2013 WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. PULLED TO SIDE OF FREEWAY AND RESTARTED CAR WHILE IN "PARK." CAR RAN FINE FOR ANOTHER 1500 MILES, THEN ON 09/06/2013 BEGAN LOSING POWER SEVERAL TIMES WHILE GOING 30 MPH (ODOMETER WAS AT 28,944). LIMPED HOME AND CALLED LINCOLN/FORD DEALERSHIP AND ARRANGED FOR TOW. CAR IS PRESENTLY AT DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR WARRANTY REPAIR; "THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY" ON ORDER. THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE SENT TO ME REGARDING THIS FORD ESCAPE ENGINE FAULT. THE FREEWAY LOSS OF POWER INCIDENT PUT FAMILY IN EXTREME DANGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 25,944

VEHICLE LOST POWER. WOULD ONLY IDLE. WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HAD TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND MY ESCAPE STALLED WHILE GOING THROUGH A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. I THOUGHT THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT SO I CONTINUED DRIVING. I THEN NOTICED WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC THAT THE ENGINE WOULD SHUTTER AND NOT IDLE NORMALLY. IT STALLED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN THE CITY WHERE I LIVE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, THEY TESTED IT AND THEN THE LIGHT RESET ITSELF?? THEY TOOK IT ON A TEST DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED WITH THEM WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING SO THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. MY CAR IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM IN TRAFIC AND DRIVING, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED THAT THE BRAKES WORK ON THE CARS THAT DRIVE AROUND ME OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THIS WEEK!!! PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS AND GET THEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!!!

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE RETURNED THE LEASED VEHICLE.

Mileage: 40,000

THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING... GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE COME ON, BUT GO OFF AFTER CAR IS RESTARTED. TOOK TO DEALER TODAY AFTER ABOUT 6 OCCURRENCES IN THE PAST MONTH. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.

Mileage: 26,000

UPON ENTERING A BUSY HIGHWAY OFF OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND WENT INTO A COMPLETE SLOW CRAWL AS IF COASTING, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR ENDED BY 60 MPH APPROACHING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO BARLEY COAST TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE ANYONE COULD HIT ME. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE UNTIL MY HUSBAND ARRIVED TO BAIL ME OUT. HE THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND MANAGED TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT. UPON DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE WITH A DTC OF P2111, THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY ORDERED A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKS TO OBTAIN SINCE THEY'RE ON BACK ORDER, LEAVING US WITHOUT A RELIABLE VEHICLE TILL THE REPAIR CAN BE COMPLETED. *JB

Mileage: 34,983

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO LIMP MODE AND DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,286.

Mileage: 59,286

ON 08/30/2013, MY WIFE AND I DROVE OUR 2011 FORD ESCAPE WHICH HAS THE MILEAGE OF 38000 BACK HOME FROM A STATE PARK. WHEN WE WERE ATTEMPTING ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AFTER A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING PROPERLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. WE STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED, IT WORKED FINE. WITHOUT THINKING MUCH ABOUT IT, WE DROVE ON I-10 HIGHWAY AND LUCKILY WE GET HOME SAFE. BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 09/01/2013 AND 09/02/2013, RESPECTIVELY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUES WHICH FORD COMPANY SHOULD RESOLVE AND I CAN'T BELIEVED I DROVE IT ON HIGHWAY WITH SUCH HIDDEN DANGER!!!

Mileage: 38,600

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, LOST ALL POWER, DRIVE TRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO COAST ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC TO EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF CAR. TURNED BACK ON AND CAR WORKED NORMALLY, NO WARNING LIGHTS. TRAVELED SEVERAL MILES AND HAPPENED AGAIN. FORD DEALER SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR, THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND IT WOULD COST ME $400 TO REPAIR. FORD HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND REFUSES TO FIX IT. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING $400 THROTTLE ACTUATORS EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE CODE WAS P2111. THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS.*JB

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A STREET WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 50MPH AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN I LOST POWER, ENGINE SEEMED TO DO NOTHING AT ALL WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. THE CAR ALSO BEGAN TO SHAKE AS IF I WERE SITING IN THE CAB OF A SEMI. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS I STARTED THE CAR BACK-UP, IT DID NOT START IMMEDIATELY IT MADE A WEIRD SOUND BUT THEN DID START AND NO LONGER HAD THE SHAKING. I CONTINUED HOME THE 6-7 MILES I HAD LEFT WITH NO OTHER INCIDENT. I I HAD NOT BEEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO IT HAPPENED ON A BUSY ROAD IN RUSH HOUR. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A MASSIVE PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED, NOT AFTER THE FACT.

Mileage: 35,000

8/29/13 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA I WAS DRIVING DOWN CALIFORNIA STREET AND MY GAS PEDAL FAILED AT PARK PRESIDIO. I GLIDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND PULLED OVER. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND MADE A FEW PHONE CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE. WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON, THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE.

Mileage: 45,000

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 2013-I WAS GOING DOWN MY STREET HEADED TO WORK-I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. MAYBE GOING 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. THEN THE ESCAPE JOLTED FORWARD LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. IT DID NOT START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. THURSDAY AUGUST 29, 2013-JOLTED, STALLED, AND SHUT OFF 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TODAY. ONE OF THOSE TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND A SEMI TRUCK WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME AND ALMOST HIT ME! VERY SCARY!!! UNSAFE!! AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?! FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RIGHT THEIR WRONG AND QUIT IGNORING IT.

Mileage: 45,186

ON AUGUST 29, 2013 DRIVER OF A 2011 FORD ESCAPE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT AND ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE FROM A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR GO WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND WITH TRAFFIC MOVING BEHIND THE VEHICLE CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DASHBOARD SHOWED A WRENCH LIGHT, AND DRIVER FOUND IT HARD TO MOVE CAR FORWARD AS IT WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE, SPUTTERING ALL THE WAY. THE CAR WAS FINALLY MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED, AND DRIVEN THE 3 MILES HOME. OWNER WILL TAKE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (CARMAX). DRIVER ASSUMES WILL FIND THROTTLE BODY CODE. THE PART AND SERVICE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, DRIVER/OWNER WILL BE OUT OF POCKET FOR DEDUCTIBLE $250. FAMILY WAS IN CAR AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE THERE IS NO WARNING AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATES TO SNAIL SPEED. I BELIEVE FORD MUST RECALL THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY IN THE 2009-2011 MODELS AS THEY ARE SAFETY ISSUES FOR DRIVERS IN THE CAR AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TT

Mileage: 34,132

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED SAFELY OFF ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000.

Mileage: 49,000

BAD THROTTLE BODY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OF 36,000. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY OUT OF NOWHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STILL NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND RAN FINE O THE WAY HOME. 2 DAYS LATER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK AGAIN AND DROVE FINE BUT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED 7 TIMES! AFTER THE 4TH TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH THE THROTTLE CAME BACK AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE BACK ON. STOPPED AT THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET THE CODE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED THAT MANY TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY IS A REAL DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD WAY. *TR

Mileage: 50,834

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD NOT GAS MY CAR. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I NEARLY CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS TRYING TO MANEUVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I AN NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FAR FROM HOME NOR ON A HIGHWAY AS IT CHOOSES TO REPAY THIS AT RANDOM. *TR

Mileage: 64,500

AT FIRST, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN AND NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT, A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN TRAFFIC. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE INTERMITTENT THE FIRST FEW TIMES. FINALLY THE CAR SHUT DOWN TO AN IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT AND THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD ONLY RUN LIMP MODE. THE ODB CODES READ A P2111 AND P2112 (THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL STUCK OPEN, AND THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED) RESPECTIVELY. WE HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $666. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE FOR 2 WEEKS AND MAYBE UP TO A MONTH. WE HAVE 39000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36000. THIS ISSUE IS ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD IS UNWILLING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND PRODUCE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 39,100

ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, WOULD. NOT ACCELERATE,GOT OUT OF TRAFFIC, PUT ON 4WAYS, ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE VERY ROUGH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH WERE ON , SHUT OFF ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER LONG CRANKING, STARTED RESUMED TRIP , ABOUT 5 MILES HAPPENED AGAIN, I DID SAME ,AFTER RESTARTED DROVE 12 MILES HOME. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS . I HAVE FOUND OVER 2 HUNDRED REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM UPON FIRST TRY AND I WAS USING 2011 ESCAPE . IHAVE SINCE BECOME AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS MULTIPLE MODELS AND YEARS. FORD TALKS ABOUT SAFE MODE? HOW SAFE IS A 5 MPH OR LESS VEHICLE IN A 70 MPH BELT WAY????? HOW ABOUT A 1 MINUTE TO STALL MODE??? OR GET OFF THE ROAD NOW?? IT WOULD APPEAR THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND MORE CONCERNED AS TO THE ONES THAT ARE IN WARRANTY!!! IN OTHER WORDS PROTECT THE ENGINE LET THE PASSENGER FEND FOR THEMSELVES. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS. WENT TO FORD THEY SUGGESTED APPOINTMENT, 1 WEEK WAS FIRST AVAILABLE, IF PROBLEM IS THROTTLE BODY PART MAY BE ON BACK ORDER, LOVELY, *TR

Mileage: 67,050

VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STALLED, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC, LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED. FORCED TO CALL FOR TOW TRUCK AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE TO RELATIVELY SAFE LOCATION. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. E-MAILED FORD, BUT NO RESPONSE AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 44,218

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM LUNCH AND AS I ACCELERATED UP A SLIGHT INTERSTATE HILL, I EXPERIENCED NO ACCELERATION. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO REV THE ENGINE, NOTHING. I COASTED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE I SAFELY STOPPED AND PLACED THE CAR IN PARK. ONCE IN PARK, IT WAS VIBRATING, SPUTTERING AND SLIGHTLY LUNGING SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED MY VEHICLE. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, SO I TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND RODE WITH THEM ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY 15 MINUTE DRIVE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT MORNING. ON MY WAY HOME, THE SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES. THANK HEAVENS FOR EMERGENCY LANES! *TR

Mileage: 48,202

ENGINE LOST POWER BUT DID NOT DIE. IT WOULD STILL CREEP ALONG ABOUT 2 MPH. THE GEAR LIGHT WAS SHOWING ON THE DASH. THE OBD CODE WAS READ BY A LOCAL AUTO PARTS SHOP AS P2112 -- THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED. RECOMMENDED ACTION FROM FORD WAS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I PURCHASED THE PART FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR $324 PLUS TAX AND INSTALLED MYSELF. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 50MPH AND I COMPLETELY LOST POWER TO MY 2011 ESCAPE. THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT FUNCTION AND WOULD NOT REV THE ENGINE. I TRIED PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING WITH NO SUCCESS. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT I HAD NO POWER. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER I TRIED TO RESTART IT SO I COULD WAIT IN A BETTER LOCATION AND THE CAR STARTED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION BUT IN GOING HOME THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. AGAIN I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO RESTART. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE AT A COST OF $505.00. *TR

Mileage: 50

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAYOR HIGHWAY A 65/70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE, COASTED TO THE SIDE, AN ORANGE WRENCH SIGN AND CHECK ENGINE SIGN APPEAR ON THE DASH,AFTER TURNING VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, THE FIRST TIME DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND CHARGED ME $ 74.95 FOR A" THROTTLE BODY SERVICE" ( THANK YOU HEMBORG FORD - NORCO, CALIFORNIA ) TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER A YEAR LATER 7-23 2013 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ( SAME PART THAT I PAID $74.95 TO HAVE IT "CLEANED" BEFORE) NOW THIS VEHICLE MISFIRE AND JERKS ON TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. I CALL FORD, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT AN SERVICE CALL OR RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 34,375

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY I LOST ENGINE POWER IN MY CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MOVE AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK IT BEGAN TO SHAKE. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND TRY TO GET IT TO START SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN... *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,800.

Mileage: 41,800

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 55MPH. WHEN MY FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE IF THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND CALL FOR HELP. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT HAD WENT OUT AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I THINK THAT AFTER REVIEW THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE RECALLED IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

DRIVING HOME ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH. SUDDENLY ENGINE SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. PUSHING DOWN ON ACCELERATOR HAD NO EFFECT. FINALLY ENGINE DIED. RESTARTED ENGINE BUT CAR ONLY JERKED AND JOLTED AS IT TRIED TO GO FORWARD. ENGINE DIED AND RESTARTED A COUPLE MORE TIMES, THEN DIDN'T WANT TO RESTART AT ALL. WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED AN ORANGE WRENCH. A CITY PATROLMAN CAME SOON AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AS IT WAS DARK AND WE WERE ON A NARROW SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. HE SAID WE WERE IN A DANGEROUS PLACE. AFTER REPAIRS AT FORD DEALER, WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD ESCAPE IN OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO INCUR THIS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM/FAILURE IN JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS. THE OTHER ONE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 23,610

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ UPDATED 10/25/2013 *JS

Mileage: 41,000

WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AND IT LOST POWER, AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. AFTER SHUTTING IGNITION OFF, DROVE THE CAR A LITTLE FARTHER, AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. GARAGE DIAGNOSED IT AS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 64,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,800.

Mileage: 36,800

CAR DIED WHILE CROSSING FOUR LANE HIGHWAY- NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, ALMOST GOT HIT B Y SEMI SUPPOSE TO HAVE 60000 MILE WARRANTY ON DRIVE TRAIN FORD GARAGE SAID NO TO WARRANTY CLAIM. THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 43,744

DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY IN THE EXPRESS LANE AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND GOT NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. SHUT CAR OFF. TRIED TO RESTART AND IT WORKED. TOOK OFF AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT THREE MILES DOWN THE ROAD. IT JUST CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. HAPPENED ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT IN THE SHOP. IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY.$291.91 FOR THE PARTS AND $296.0 FOR LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 56,900

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND ACCELERATOR BECAME INOPERATIVE AND SMALL WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM.. PULL OVER TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF MOTOR. WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES AND STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP AND WAS FINE AGAIN. DROVE VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS LATER IN CITY TRAFFIC AND SAME THING OCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN MY CAR SHUDDERED, AND I NO LONGER HAD ANY GAS WHEN I PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN. THE CAR WAS STILL ON, SO I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET, TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES--ALWAYS A SHUDDER AND THEN NO GAS--BEFORE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. THEY LOOKED FOR A REPLACEMENT, BUT THEY SAID THE PART WAS ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER. THEY SAID I COULD GET THE PART CLEANED (AT MY EXPENSE), BUT THEY WOULDN'T GUARANTEE IT. SINCE I FREQUENTLY HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN MY CAR, AND SINCE I AM FREQUENTLY ON THE INTERSTATE AT MUCH, MUCH HIGHER SPEEDS, I THINK I'LL WAIT FOR THE NEW PART--WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. OF COURSE INSURANCE AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES WON'T PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR WHILE WAITING FOR A PART, SO I'M AT HOME--WRITING YOU! THE REAL REASON THAT I'M WRITING, OF COURSE, IS THAT THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. FOR MY CAR TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WAS A LITTLE SCARY. SINCE THERE IS A BACKORDER ON THE PART NATIONWIDE, I ASSUME I'M NOT THE FIRST, OR EVEN THE SECOND, PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD CAR. BTW, I CALLED NHTSA, AND MY REFERENCE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 57,500

AT A STOP LIGHT. STEP ON GAS PEDAL WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN, NOTHING HAPPENS. ABLE TO GET CAR TO SIDE OF RODE. WRENCH LIGHT ON. TURN CAR OFF AND ON. WRENCH LIGHT GONE AND CAR DRIVES FINE. TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC THAT SAME DAY AND NOTHING "REGISTERED" ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER SO NO PROBLEM IDENTIFIED, ALTHOUGH I WAS TOLD IT "MIGHT" BE THE "THROTTLE BODY," AS HE'D JUST REPLACED ONE ON ANOTHER FORD. AS A "SAFETY PRECAUTION" I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN IT ON/OFF TO GET IT GOING IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. CALLED THE FORD SERVICE PEOPLE AND TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED - THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX ANYTHING IF NOTHING REGISTERED ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER., I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TWO-THREE WEEKS GO BY - CAR DRIVING OK (WHEN GOING TO WORK I MAKE SURE TO DRIVE IN RIGHT LANE "JUST IN CASE" AND I NO LONGER CAN DRIVE ON HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILD IN CAR). THEN, IT HAPPENS: WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CAR LOSES POWER AGAIN. I GET OFF THE ROAD. ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ARE ON. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I AM DRIVING A RENTAL. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE AND THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO AFFECT. TEMPORARY SOLUTION WAS TO PULL OVER, TURN ENGINE OFF, RESTART (WHICH REQUIRED EXCESSIVE CRANKING) WHICH SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THROTTLE WORKS AGAIN. THIS ISSUE HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES AND WE HAVE PARKED THE CAR AS IT IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. FORD DEALER HAS NO CLUE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND CAN'T SCHEDULE GETTING IT INTO THE SHOP FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR LEFT HAND LANE ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND BEGAN MOVING OVER ONE LANE AT A TIME UNTIL FINALLY REACHING THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHILE DOING SO, WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH, IT STARTED SHAKING (LIKE A JERKING BACK AND FORTH MOTION). AFTER LETTING THE CAR REST FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES I TRIED TO START IT UP. THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS IN THE VEHICLES MANUAL AND DROVE SLOWLY TO MY MECHANIC, NOT ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING ABRUPTLY. THE INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND THIS WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK, BOTH ON HIGHWAY AND LOCAL CITY ROADS. ONE WEEK LATER, DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A LOCAL STREET, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY MECHANIC WHO AFTER DOING THE DIAGNOSTICS TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY THE MECHANIC FOLLOWED THE BULLETINS WHICH WERE ISSUED BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER, WHICH BY VIRTUE OF ISSUING THESE BULLETINS KNEW OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS LUCKY, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE AT THE TIME THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. DEFINITELY, IF I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH, AND THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED, THERE WOULD BE KNOW WAY FOR THEM TO STOP, WHEN MY CAR DECELERATED SO RAPIDLY. *TR

Mileage: 40,329

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THEN AS I CAME OUT OF THE TURN THE CAR STALLED I COULD NOT GO. I PRESSED ON THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL I WENT AROUND ANOTHER RIGHT TURN, AND IT DID THE SAME THING THAT'S WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE LATE AT NIGHT, WHEN I COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP (BRAKING), THE CAR JERKED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. I SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND SAT FOR A FEW MOMENTS, WONDERING WHAT TO DO. THE DASH SHOWED A WRENCH SYMBOL, SO I CHECKED THE MANUAL TO SEE WHAT IT MEANT. IT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A FAULT AND THE POWERTRAIN. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND IT DID. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, AND APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME AT A SPEED OF OVER 60MPH. I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE CHECKED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THANKFULLY, HE READ THAT IF I STAYED UNDER 60 MPH AND DIDN'T DRIVE TOO LONG IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK THE BACK WAY HOME AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS MUCH LONGER I MADE IT WITHOUT A FURTHER PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM PART(THROTTLE VALVE) NOT RECALLED. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AND FOR SAFETY REASONS WHY AREN'T THE OWNERS OF THESE 2011 ESCAPE'S MADE IMMEDIATELY AWARE OF THIS HAZARD. THIS WAS THE CLOSEST I CAME TO A FATAL ACCIDENT AND NOT NECESSARILY MY OWN. *TR

Mileage: 44,800

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM 50 - 65 MPH, MY ESCAPE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE REMAINS RUNNING, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT. THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY AFTER MOVING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT IS INDICATED ON THE DASH. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA SITE, THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURS IN THE ESCAPE AND FORD FUSION. FORD IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY. A LOCAL FORD DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE PART FOR APPROXIMATELY $600. I PURCHASED THE PART FOR $350 AND WILL REPLACE MYSELF AS IT IS A SIMPLE 10 MINUTE JOB. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND I WISH THAT FORD WOULD TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 46,055

THE CAR IS RUNNING THEN THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 33,275

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR CAME TO AN IDLE SPEED IN TRAFFIC. I EXITED HIGHWAY AND IDLED ONTO THE RAMP TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND TRIED TO RESTART WITH HESITATION AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY.(CROSSROADS FORD- INDIAN TRAIL, NC) THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEANED THE INJECTORS AND FUEL THROTTLE BODY ALONG WITH A OIL CHANGE AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH.($300) THE CAR STILL HAD A IDLING ISSUE BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST LEFT OVER RESIDUE CLEANING ITSELF OUT.( I HAVE COMPLAINED OF SHIFTING PROBLEMS/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE PURCHASE IN 2011. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD OF BELMONT (WHERE PURCHASED) SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT. NOTHING COULD EVER BE FOUND.) THE SECOND INCIDENT DATE IS 8-2-13. I WAS ON HWY 74 IN INDIAN TRAIL AND HAD PULLED OUT AHEAD OF TRAFFIC LEAVING A STOP LIGHT WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND IDLED TO THE NEXT PARKING LOT ON THE RIGHT WHICH WAS A FOOD LION SHOPPING CENTER. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A RED & WHITE TRACTOR TRAILER BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SLOW DOWN IN TIME, IT JUST WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE LEFT LANE BEFORE HITTING ME. SEVERAL CARS WERE BACKED UP AND SLAMMING ON BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER SO I HAD TO IDLE TO THE PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AS IN THE EARLIER INCIDENT AND GOT IT RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE MILE OR 2 BACK TO CROSSROADS FORD. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY FROM THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE FUEL THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $500 TO WHICH THEY WOULD DEDUCT $100 FOR THE SERVICE PERFORMED 2 DAYS EARLIER. THE CAR REMAINS AT THE CROSSROADS FORD WHILE I AWAIT A CALL FROM A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 53,530

WHETHER I DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC OR HIGHWAY MY FORD ESCAPE WOULD START HESITATION. COULD NOT GET A CHARGE FROM TO DRIVE SUV. OR MY ESCAPE WOULD POWER AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT FROM INTERSECTION. I TOOK FORD ESCAPE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY DID WHATEVER TEST AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER PART. TWO WEEKS OF WAITING FOR PART TO ARRIVE AND STILL NO PART DEALERSHIP TOLD ME PART WAS ON A STATE ORDER BECAUSE I WAS IN FLORIDA WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS FROM ILLINOIS WITH MY TRIP ENDING AND NEEDED TO GET HOME. I FELT DEALERSHIP WAS GIVING ME RUN AROUND SO I CALLED MAIN HEADQUARTERS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WAS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS FIGURING OUT PROBLEM AND THEREFORE COULD NOT SEND PART BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CORRECTED THROTTLE BODY PART TO SEND. I ASKED IF FORD WAS DOING A RECALL ON ESCAPE AND WAS TOLD NOT AT THIS TIME. I RECEIVED A CALLED FROM FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER TELLING ME THE PART WOULD BE SENT TO DEALERSHIP BY WEDNESDAY OF FOLLOWING WEEK AND THAT A CALL WAS ALSO PLACED TO DEALERSHIP TO INFORM THEM THE PART WAS FOR MY ESCAPE NOT THE TWO FORD ESCAPES WITH SAME PROBLEM THAT WERE AHEAD OF MINE. BY THE FOLLOWING WEEK ON WEDNESDAY MY FORD ESCAPE WAS REPAIRED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME BACK TO ILLINOIS. TO THIS DAY I AM NOT SURE IF I HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART THAT HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM OR IF FORD MOTOR CO. SENT ME THE SAME PART THAT WILL AGAIN BREAK DOWN ON ME. I HAVE KEPT TRACK OF ALL PHONE CALLS I MADE DATE TIME AND WHO I SPOKE WITH AND ALSO THE CALLS FROM FORD MOTOR CO. TO ME. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WHOLE MATTER AND I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM THE FIRST GO AROUND. VEHICLE WOULD START BUT HAD NO POWER, ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE WRENCH, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED IT TO BE A BAD THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 57,500

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO KIDS IN TRAFFIC ON 95 WHEN MY TRUCK JUST SEEMED TO STOP WORKING. IT DID NOT STALL, THE ENGINE WAS STILL WORKING, I COULD STEER BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE . I QUICKLY HAD TO GET OVER FOUR LANES TO THE SHOULDER . WHEN I DID, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS A HARD START, ALMOST AS IF IT WERE GOING TO NOT START. TO GET .I CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED AS BEST AS I COULD TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT~ WHO IN TURN ,OVER THE PHONE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS ELECTRICAL AND INFORMED ME MY WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. I DROPPED MY TRUCK OFF AND HE TRIED TO FIX WHATEVER MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM, COSTING US $500. MY HUSBAND PICKED IT UP AND WE TOOK IT OUT THAT NIGHT ~ IT HAPPENED FIVE MORE TIMES . THIS WAS SATURDAY NIGHT, MONDAY I TRIED TO CALL FORD AND TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS ON THE PHONE OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 3-4 HOURS TRYING TO HAVE THIS HANDLED. FINALLY, I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC~NOT THE DEALERSHIP~ ABOUT THIS BEING SOMETHING I COULD LOOK UP, THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. FORD TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN ON WED, I HAD TO CALL FORD CORPORATE TO FIND OUT IF I WAS ENTITLED TO A RENTAL AND DID I HAVE TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH TO HAVE THIS HANDLED. ON WED WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO DROP IT OFF, AFTER MORE DISCONNECTED PHONE CALLS AND VOICEMAILS~ I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A DIRECTOR OR MANAGER. IN MIND EXPERIENCE HE WAS TREATING ME AS IF I WERE A CHILD AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPES.AFTER TELLING HIM WHAT I FOUND OUT ONLINE I WAS TOLD "IF YOU READ ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET, THAT'S SIMPLY YOUR RESEARCH." I AM DISGUSTED WITH MY EXPERIENCE,MY TRUCK IS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. I DO NOT TRUST A COMPANY TO FIX SOMETHING THEY ARE PRETENDING DOESN'T EXIST. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55MPH AND 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WAITED ABOUT TEN MINUTES BEFORE RE-STARTING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED OK BUT 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO SERVICE STATION AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND GOT CODE P2111 - THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. I MADE REPAIR APPOINTMENT AT FORD DEALER FOR NEXT DAY. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE ENGINE STALLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BUT RE-STARTED OK. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

DRIVING ON MAJOR INTERSTATE IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON AT RUSH HOUR DOING 65 MILE AN HOUR WHEN CAR SUDDENLY STALLED CAUSING ME TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE CRAWL AND I KEPT SEEING A FLASHING WRENCH IN MY DASH AREA AS THE CAR TUGGED ROUGHLY WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. MY CAR WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS AS OTHERS SLAMMED ON BRAKES BEHIND. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES DOING 10 MILES PER HOUR TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT. I WAS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL, I WAS SHOOK UP AND DISORIENTED BY THE ORDEAL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND SAT ON THE MEDIAN FOR 10 MINS AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE FLASHING WRENCH WAS GONE. I CALLED FORD ABOUT A SIMILAR INCIDENT THAT I HAD LAST FALL OF 2012 AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES REPORTED LIKE THIS FOR THE VEHICLE. PLEASE RESEARCH THE FACT THAT MY VIN IS STATED AS INVALID. MY VIN IS [XXX]. I GAVE THIS # TO THE FORD COMPANY WHEN I CALLED LAST YEAR AND NOW IT'S SHOWING AS INVALID?? THE BIGGER ISSUE IS THAT I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS UNSAFE AFTER THIS HAPPENING AGAIN TODAY AND KNOWING THAT I NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ON THE INTERSTATE AND PUT MY OWN LIFE IN DANGER IS CAUSING ME TO REACH OUT SEE WHAT ACTIONS I CAN TAKE AGAINST FORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS ABOUT TWO BLOCKS FROM HOME, DRIVING THE SUV AND SLOWED DOWN TO TURN THE CORNER, WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 5MPH. A FEW LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT WORKED FINE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 3,500

GOING DOWN ROAD, FIRST NO GAS PEDAL CONTROL , THEN STARTS TO MAKE ENGINE AND WHOLE VEHICLE PULSATE. STARTING TO GET WORSE AND DANGEROUS, ABOUT 3 TO4 TIMES A TRIP. DEALER HAS TOLD US THE PART IS ON BACKORDER ,MEANWHILE TRYING TO DEAL WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED BACK ON TO FREEWAY. INCIDENT REPEATED 5 TIMES IN 10 MILES OF DRIVING. FINALLY LOCATED A FORD DEALERSHIP. COMPUTER CODE INDICATED FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. UNABLE TO REPAIR SAME DAY BECAUSE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PART. CALLED 7 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WITHIN A 200 MIL RADIUS AND ADVISED NO ONE HAD THE PART IN STOCK. APPEARS THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM. FINALLY FOUND THE PART THE FOLLOWING DAY AND DEALER INSTALLED. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PART ARRIVED AS I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION RESULTED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I EXPERIENCED THIS NOT ONLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT ALSO WHEN TRYING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVING PA TURNPIKE AT 10:00 PM 7/19/2013 @ 65 MPH SB. HEARD THUMP, WRENCH LITE CAME ON, THEN ENGINE LITE. NO POWER ON ACCELERATION. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CALLED AAA. COULDN'T START CAR KEPT SPUTTERING. WAITED FOR 1 1/2 HOURS NO AAA. TRIED TO START CAR. STARTED. CONTINUED ON JOURNEY. NEXT DAY TOOK TO DEALER. GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR 7/23/2013 @ 2PM. DROVE CAR ON MON. 7/22/2013. GOING 35 MPH. SAME THING. THUMP, WRENCH LITE, ENGINE LITE.NO POWER. COASTED TO OFF RAMP. TOOK TO DEALER ON 7/23/2013 FOR DIAGNOSTIC.FAILED THROTTLE BODY ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND RETESTED. COST..$500.68...OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 37,311

WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY AT 60 MPH LOST POWER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. ONCE I SHUT CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED, IT WOULD DRIVE FINE. ONCE I HIT 60 AGAIN IT WOULD POWER OFF AGAIN. I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE UNDER 50 FOR CONTINUOUS POWER. WENT TO SAYVILLE FORD FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE. TURNS OUT ITS THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE IS HAVING. I PAID $486.89 FOR REPAIR. $171.68 FOR PART AND $315 FOR LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 40,638

ON MAY 23RD WE WERE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND LUCKILY ABLE TO AVOID OTHER CARS. WE TURNED OFF ENGINE AND IT STARTED AGAIN BUT WAS VERY APPREHENSIVE. THE CAR DID OK UNTIL JULY 20TH WHEN WE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN WE STARTED THE ACCELERATION WAS GONE AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT IT TOOK 3 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. WE TRIED TO GET HOME BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM OUR HOME IT DIED AGAIN. WE WERE ON A 2 LANE ROAD BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT STARTED AND WE TRIED TO GET BACK ON ROAD BUT IT DIED AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE MORE TRIES IT STARTED AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YRS AND IT ONLY HAS AROUND 38000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 38,500

SMALL SURGES JUST AFTER STOPS. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. JULY 2012 SHOWED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, GAS PEDAL TOTALLY DEAD, ENGINE AND CAR STILL RUNNING. TURN OFF AND RESTART AND ALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS GO AWAY AND CAR ACTS NORMALLY. DEALERSHIP FOUND NO CODES. JUNE 2013 AGAIN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS TIME POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE CAR HAS TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GAS PEDAL TOTALLY DEAD, ENGINE AND CAR STILL RUNNING. TURN OFF AND RESTART AND ALL POWERTRAIN LIGHTS GO AWAY AND CAR ACTS NORMALLY. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAS HAPPENED 15-20 TIMES TO DATE FROM JULY 2012 TO JULY 2013. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY WIFE WAS TAKING HER MOTHER HOME ON THE 18TH OF JULY WHEN THE ESCAPE STARTED TO HESITATE AND SURGE GOING UP A HILL. WHEN SHE PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE.THE POWERTRAIN AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON SO SHE CALLED ME IMMEDIATELY. SHE WAS AFRAID TO LEAVE IT RUNNING SO SHE SHUT IT DOWN. WHAT MADE THINGS WORSE WAS THE FACT THAT IT WAS 97 DEGREES OUT THAT DAY AND SHE HAD HER MOTHER WITH HER WHO IS HANDICAPPED. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLED A BIT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY TO HER MOTHER'S HOUSE. AFTER DROPPING HER OFF, THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN TWICE ON THE WAY TO THE REPAIR FACILITY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. AS A FORMER MECHANIC AND NOW A PARTS PERSON I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 46,670

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE, WHEN I ACCELERATED THE MADE A COUPLE OF JERKS, THRU THE WRENCH SIGN ON THE DASH AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, ONCE FROM A DEAD STOP TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC AND TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF PROPULSION OF THE CAR AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS HOPE AND PRAY YOU CAN COAST TO SAFETY. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE WHEN THE THROTTLE GOES OUT. FORD REPLACED MY THROTTLE YESTERDAY FOR $328 AND NEVER SAID A WORD ABOUT THIS BEING AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR! THIS ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND RECALLED! *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/QUIT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTICS BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH FOR ABOUT 50 MILES. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE SMALL TOOL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH INDICATING THE THROTTLE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR, WHICH SEEMED FINE. I DROVE FOR ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR, AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT GO MORE THEN 20 MPH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE CODE SHOWED THAT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THEY RESET THE CODE AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING ELSE WRONG. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED AT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM. APPARENTLY I HAVE TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT TO BE DONE AND IT HAS TO BE TOWED TO THAT PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP. A RECALL WOULD BE GOOD, AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN SO THAT I CAN GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 35,500

I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD START BUT THEN RETURN TO IDLE WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS WENT ON REPEATEDLY BEFORE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. BECAUSE THIS OCCURRED ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND I WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO ANYONE. FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING WHEN I WENT IN THEY FIRST TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT. UPON PRESENTING THEM WITH NUMEROUS COPIES OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON LINE THEY FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER WITH NO RECALL I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT WHICH WITH TOWING RESULTED IN A $550.00 BILL. APPARENTLY I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS ONE REPLACEMENT IN STOCK (HMMM), OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE WEEKS. I HOPE THE REPLACEMENT WORKS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR MONTHS. SKEPTICAL TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

Mileage: 59,700

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 70MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY DISENGAGED AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN, PLUS THE WRENCH MAINTENANCE SIGN IN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. I HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, I BASICALLY PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESULTS. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AVOIDING TRAFFIC, AND PARKED THE CAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN PARK, THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING HEAVILY. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND WAITED ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AND THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, IT TOOK ABOUT 3 TRIES TO GET THE CAR TO START AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR REPEAT THE FAILS AT THAT TIME, SO THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I'M ON THE HIGHWAY HEADED TO WORK AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN, SAME SITUATION, EXCEPT THIS TIME ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE WORKED ON IT FOR A FEW DAYS, CAME BACK AND SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BEFORE I DID THAT, I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THE LEAD MECHANIC THERE AND WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE CAR, HE AGREED WITH MY MECHANIC THAT IT 100% SOUNDED LIKE A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. SO IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

AFTER TRAVELING FOR A APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES, MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT MY GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN RPM OR SPEED, THEN MY ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I BARELY WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. THEN, A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE. I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE GAS PEDAL WORKED ONCE MORE. I MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AND CONTINUED ON MY TRIP WITH SLIGHT HESITATION ON THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP. THIS WHOLE SCENARIO HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 19TH OF JULY 2013 ONLY 20 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP HOME. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT FORD DEALERSHIP BEING CHECKED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS TRAVELING AT APROX. 35MPH WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. MY RPM GAUGE STARTED TO "BOUNCE" FROM 1 TO 4 REPEATEDLY. MAKE IT VERY HARD TO STOP AND COULD NOT GIVE IT GAS. AT THE SAME TIME, MY POWER-TRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, I SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER AT ALL. MY ACCELERATION WAS GONE, AND I THOUGHT THAT THE ENGINE HAD DIED, HOWEVER EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT NOTHING, FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A CONVENIENCE STORE COMING UP ON MY RIGHT, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED THE "WRENCH" ICON LIGHTED UP ON THE DASHBOARD, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND SEE IF IT WAS A GLITCH, SINCE I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP EARLIER IN THE DAY. AT LEAST I WAS HOPING THAT WAS THE CASE. THE CAR STARTED PERFECTLY, IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO SHAKE ITSELF, WHICH STILL WORRIED ME, AND PROCEEDED TO ACT NORMALLY AS I DROVE HOME, WHERE I CURRENTLY AM. I ADVISED MY SON ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND HE CHECKED UP ON AUTO DEFECTS ON THE FORD ESCAPE AND BROUGHT THEM TO MY ATTENTION, THAT IS WHY I AM REPORTING WHAT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY. I WILL BE BRINGING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING DUE TO MY NEEDING THE USE OF MY VEHICLE FOR WORK. *TR

Mileage: 59,294

TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE NORTH WEST OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING USING CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF AND CAR HAD A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF POWER. NO RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE OPEN END WRENCH EMBLEM CAME ON THE DASH BOARD. CAR SPEED DROPPED TO 2.5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL DOUBLE SURGES UP TO 4.5 MPH. HAD TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER FOR 1 1/2 MILES AT 2.5 MPH IN ORDER TO GET TO AN EXIT AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. WAS ON MY OWN AND TOTALLY UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. CALLED FORD MOTOR ASSIST AND THEY TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS A SUNDAY SO HAD TO SPEND NIGHT IN MOTEL BEFORE COULD SEE SERVICE PEOPLE. DIAGNOSIS ENDED UP BEING THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDING REPLACED. HAD COMPLAINED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT SOMETHING BEING WRONG WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AS THE CARE WOULD SURGE OR SHIFT FUNNY SEVERAL TIMES CLEAR UP TO JUST PRIOR TO REACHING 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. SINCE THIS OCCURRED AT 37,195 AND 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME IT WAS CONSIDERED AN OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR AND COST $478.00. I AM THANKFUL IT WAS 5:00 IN THE MORNING ON A SUNDAY AS HAD THIS OCCURRED IN RUSH HOUR IN A FURTHER LEFT HAND LANE, THE SUDDEN DECELERATION WOULD LIKELY HAVE CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 37,195

LEAVING PARKING LOT AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LURCH. THEN IT BEGAN TO IDLE WITH THE LURCH. PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN THE LURCHING IDLE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR LATER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. PROBABLY 12 DAYS WAS HIS STATEMENT. RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT IT MAY BE 3 TO 4 MORE WEEKS FOR THE PART. *TR

Mileage: 48,500

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH SPEED APPROX. 60MPH, ACCELERATOR BECAME INACTIVE, NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE, THE CAR SEEMED THAT IT HAD DIED. WE MANEUVERED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ONCE MORE A WEEK LATER - WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO FORD SERVICE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS LIKELY THE THROTTLE MODULE BUT FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH OUR CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. ON 7/13/2013, WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN AT 60MPH APPROX. AND WITHIN A 5MILE STRETCH OF FREEWAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED 5 TIMES, EACH TIME WE WERE IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC. WE WERE ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN, BUT TURNED AROUND AND CAME BACK, TAKING A BACK ROAD RATHER THAN THE FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 23,700

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY LOST POWER. GAS PEDAL WAS NON-RESPONSIVE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE SPOT OFF THE MAIN ROADWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, IT IDLED ROUGHLY AND THE ORANGE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS. TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER SERVICE THE NEXT DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE REPAIR PART NEEDED IS CURRENTLY ON EXTENSIVE BACKORDER, MAYBE UP TO SEVERAL WEEKS. THE PRIMARY CONCERN OVER THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS THAT IT COULD OCCUR TO SOMEONE WHO IS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO REACH A STOPPING POINT SAFELY. THE FACT THAT THE PART NEEDED TO FIX THE ISSUE IS ON EXTENSIVE BACKORDER INDICATES THAT THIS IS HARDLY AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 56,700

MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE HAS GONE INTO LIMP MODE WHILE IN MOTION THREE TIMES THIS MONTH, JULY 2013. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

VEHICLE LOST POWER - WAS RUNNING BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE TO INQUIRE IF THEY KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. THEY ADVISED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE. INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE ADVISED CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. WE INSISTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. THEY WOULD NOT TOW SO WE DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. WE WERE ONLY CHARGED A $75 DEDUCTIBLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED ENOUGH TO DETERMINE IF PROBLEM IS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 35,300

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED THE ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. THE ENGINE REMAINS RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SLOW AND DEPRESSING THE THROTTLE HAS NO EFFECT. THE ONLY INDICATION ON THE DASH IS A SMALL WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. FROM THE POINT THE ESCAPE RUNS FINE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO. IT HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES. 4 OCCURRENCES ON THE HIGHWAY AND SPEED AND 2 OCCURRENCES ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WHILE TRAVELING IN THE 20 - 25 MPH RANGE. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

DRIVING THE TRUCK SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO START AND COAST OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC.TRUCK WOULD START AGAIN BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NO MORE THEN 5-10MPH AND SHUT OFF.VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHGATE FORD I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS POSITION ON THE ROAD.THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. ON TOP OF ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINS OF THE SAME THING THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I HAVE TO PAY FOR WORK & PARTS TRUCK PASS MY WARRANTY LIMIT AND WOULD NOT HONOR MY FORD EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT FOR PARTS OR AARP DISCOUNT TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY PLUS ICAN PURCHASE ONLINE THE PARTS FROM FORD .SOUTHGATE WANTS TO CHARGE ME $476.54 FOR PARTS I CAN ORDER FROM FORDS THE PARTS MYSELF FOR $262.09 ONLINE. WHAT A SHAME CHECKIN THE OASIS RESULTS FOR MY VEHICLE I AM APPAULED THIS IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED FIRST BEFOE THIS IS ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 68,256

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR MANY MONTHS WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD & JERK EVEN HARDER FROM 1ST/2ND & 2ND/3RD. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP & THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SO I PAID FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAD 32K MILES. THEY ALSO AT THIS TIME RESENT THE COMPUTER TO MY DRIVING HABITS? THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP LAST WEEK TWICE & THEY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT ALL COMPUTER CHECKS SHOWED THE TRUCK AS FINE. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, IT ALL OF SUDDEN SHIFTED HARD LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL & THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I DID NOT LOSE POWER STEERING & WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AT THIS TIME NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE DASH. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT FORD TOLD ME THIS WOULD HAPPEN & THAT I NEEDED TO GET THE TRUCK TO THEM WITH THE LIGHT ON SO THAT THEY COULD GET THE CODE THEY NEEDED IN ORDER TO FILE THE CLAIM WITH FORD & REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOO FAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO JERK DOWN THE ROAD OVER 5 MILES IN NOTHING MORE THAN A CREEPER PACE ESPECIALLY DURING RUSH HOUR. WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL IT WAS NON RESPONSIVE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IF I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK & RESTARTED IT THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY & THAT IT DOES NOT SEND AN ERROR CODE TO THE COMPUTER FOR THEM TO REFERENCE. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF, BUT NOT BEFORE TAKING PICTURES FOR MY RECORDS. I TRIED TO RESTART THE TRUCK & IT STRUGGLED BUT FINALLY TURNED OVER OF WHICH THEN IT DROVE FINE. ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP & THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THAT THE PARTS ARE ON AN INDEFINITE BACK ORDER. NOW WE WAIT. A COMPLETE INCONVENIENCE & RIDICULOUS THAT FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 32,596

WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON TIDEWATER TRAIL (RT 17) BETWEEN GLOUCESTER COUNTY AND TAPPAHANOCK, VA THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH FORWARD MOTION AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE AND PARKED ON THE SHOULDER, OR GRASS BESIDE THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE, THEN STARTED IT UP AGAIN. IT SEEMED TO BE OK FOR ABOUT 3 MORE MILES AT A REDUCED RATE OF SPEED WITH FLASHERS ON, THEN IT DID THE SAME THING. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO A GARAGE UP THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE. THEY INDICATED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY DEFECT AND THAT THE PART WAS BACKORDERED. I HAD FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOW THE CAR TO HARRIS FORD IN NEWPORT NEWS VA AND THEY CONFIRMED YESTERDAY THAT THE THROTTLE BODY PART HAD FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS BACKORDERED. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BRINGING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD AT THE LEAST DO A RECALL AND HAVE AMPLE PARTS ON HAND TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES IN A TIMELY MANNER, OR PREVENT FAILURE BEFORE A FEMALE DRIVING ALONE IS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DRIVING WHAT SHE ASSUMES TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY HAS A DECREASE IN POWER. AFTER STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL STARTS TO "CHUG" ALONG SLOWLY EVENTUALLY SPEEDS BACK UP AND ENGAGES TO NORMAL SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND APPROACHING AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED WITH THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE UPON APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY ESCAPE WOULD SLOW DOWN AND OR STOP INTERMITTENTLY FOR NOW REASON. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME 2 TIMES IN ONE WEEK AND BY TWO WEEK FROM THE FIRST DATE OF OCCURRENCE. IT HAD STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AND OCCURRING THE LAST TIME 3 TIMES THAT DAY. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP (JACK MADDEN FORD) IN NORWOOD, MA. I WAS OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY SO I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ORIGINALLY BUT THEN I WAS CALLED LATER THAT DAY AND TOLD THAT I HAD A FAULTY THROTTLE DRIVE AND THAT IT WOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE. I WAS NOT TOLD WHY IT WOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE BUT THAT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. VEHICLE LOST POWER LIKE YOU HAD KICKED THE CRUISE OFF. PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WORKED FINE. WENT ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DID IT AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH THEY SAID WOULD COST $300 PLUS THE COST FOR TOWING. THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN IT SUDDENLY DECELERATED. *TR

Mileage: 45,565

I AM A SINGLE FEMALE AND KEEP MY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE. I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE TO CALL ON TO HELP IN TIMES OF CAR TROUBLE. THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER AND START TO 'COAST' TO A STOP AT VARYING SPEEDS, INCLUDING ON AN INTERSTATE. I HAD TO PULL THE CAR OVER, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART. THE RESTART WAS ALWAYS TROUBLESOME. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE CAR, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 2 WEEKS FOR A REPLACEMENT PART. I HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE FOR 2 WEEKS, PUTTING MYSELF AND ANY PASSENGER IN DANGER OF BEING INVOLVED IN AND CAUSING A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALER 2 WEEKS LATER; THE DEALER DID NOT CONTACT ME. I PICKED UP THE PART AND HAD IT INSTALLED. I ALSO PURCHASED A CABIN AIR FILTER IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. TO MY SURPRISE, THE CAR DID NOT EVEN HAVE A CABIN AIR FILTER INSTALLED WHEN I PURCHASED THE NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT FILTER REPLACED. I HAVE SEVERE ALLERGIES AND CURRENTLY TAKE 2 SHOTS. I WAS NOT HAPPY TO DISCOVER THE AIR ENTERING MY CAR WAS HELPING TO CONTRIBUTE TO MY PROBLEMS WITH MY ALLERGIES. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES NOT PROMOTE REPEAT CUSTOMERS. FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AND ARE NOT CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS DRIVING WHEN IT APPEARED TO STALL SHUT CAR OFF I DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS BAD THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. IT WILL COST $411TO FIX DEALER OFFERED TO TAKE 10% OFF.IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE TOTALLY TOTALLY PANICKED AND MOST LIKELY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO STEP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 44,500

I WAS TRAVELING AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER OR THROTTLE CONTROL. THE CAR STARTED STUMBLING AND I HAD NO POWER AS I PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR. THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON MY CONTROL PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 66,250

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE LOST ALL RPM'S, I COASTED ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF. DURING THIS TIME A WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON MY VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER I RESTARTED IT AND IT WENT APROX 1/2MILE BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, RESTARTED ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. THE FORD SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT WITHOUT US PAYING IN FULL FOR THE REPAIR. THE WRENCH LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON. WE WERE TOLD THE ACTUATOR WAS STUCK OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

AT APPROX. 19,800 MILES WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND THE ESCAPE STARTED LOSING POWER. I WENT FROM RUNNING 75 MPH TO 40 MPH. THE ESCAPE NOW HAS APPROX. 33,000 MILES AND IS A TOTAL NIGHTMARE. AS OF APRIL 28, 2013 IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 46 DAYS AND HAS HAD 8 REPAIR ATTEMPTS. NO WARNING LIGHTS NOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON. THIS ESCAPE CLUNKS, SURGES, LOSES POWER, CUT'S OFF AND AT TIMES WILL NOT EVEN CRANK. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED, THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY - THROTTLE BODY AIR INTAKE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE TORQUE CONVERTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. LOST IN ARBITRATION WITH THE BBB BECAUSE FORD SAID IN THEIR LAST REPAIR ATTEMPT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. JUNE 5, 2013 CAR WAS BACK IN SHOP BECAUSE AT 7:45 AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE RPM'S SURGED UP TO 4000, COULD HARDLY KEEP IT FROM RUNNING THE LIGHT, ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED TOOK OFF AND WITHIN 4 TENTHS OF A MILE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. IT TOOK ME 8 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CRANK, DROVE ABOUT 15 MILES, SURGING ALL THE WAY, AND THE CAR DIED AGAIN, TAKING ME 10 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CRANK. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP, THEY KEPT IT FOR 7 DAYS, RETURNED IT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. JUNE 20, 2013 TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR AT 10:00 AM, IT WOULD CRANK, BUT GO DEAD, FINALLY AT 11:10 AM IT STAYED CRANKED, DROVE AT 3 TENTHS OF A MILE, CAR GOES DEAD. TAKES ME 5 MINUTES TO RE-CRANK WENT STRAIGHT TO THE SHOP. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND FORD NEEDS TO RE-CALL.

Mileage: 19,800

AT A STOP LIGHT, ACCELERATING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT APPROX. 30 MPH, THE CAR JERKED AND LOST SPEED. PUT GAS PEDAL DOWN TO FLOOR. THE CAR WAS NEVER ABLE TO GO OVER 10 MPH. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD TODAY IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND DUE TO BACK ORDER ON THE PART IT WOULD TAKE UP TO 2-3 WEEKS TO RECEIVE A PART. THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY BROTHER'S 2009 FORD ESCAPE. SEEMS IF THIS IS RECURRENT ISSUE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED SEEING AS THE POTENTIAL DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER'S ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE FIRST OF 4 INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELT PARKWAY IN BROOKLYN NY. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE ON A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN I LOST ALL PEDAL POWER. I WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND ALL THE ELECTRONICS WERE WORKING PROPERLY EXCEPT FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE SMALL ICON OF A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH. I MANAGED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO REV THE ENGINE, NOTHING HAPPENED. IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS NO GAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE. I THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE ICON OF THE WRENCH. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WRENCH ICON STATES THAT A THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN FAULT HAS BEEN DETECTED AND I SHOULD CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER HE INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY MAKE AND MODEL AND ALSO STATED THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE COST WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I PROCEEDED TO HAVE THEM ORDER ME A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE LEAD TIME WOULD BE 2-3 WEEKS FOR THE NEW PART. DURING THAT TIME THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES, 2 OF WHICH WERE AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH AND 1 TIME STARTING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AT A SPEED OF LESS THAT 10 MPH. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON LINE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE AND A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE ISSUED AND REPAIRS MADE BY FORD AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. I FEEL THAT I WAS PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 51,100

VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME ON 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. ALWAYS DURING A TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, WAS ON JUNE 5TH. THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID IT HITTING ME. I REPORTED THIS TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I ALSO NOTICE THAT AT TIMES WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE THAT THE CAR WILL KIND OF JERK OR SURGE, ALMOST LIKE IT'S TRYING TO GET FUEL TO THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP-HOME MODE WHILE UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,900.

Mileage: 29,900

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A ROAD WITH A 45 MPH LIMIT. I JUST INITIATED THE TURN WHEN IT FELT LIKE I LOST ALL POWER & WAS BARELY COASTING. I WAITED 'TIL THE ROAD WAS CLEAR TO TURN, BUT NOW THERE WERE 2 CARS BEARING DOWN ON ME SOUNDING THEIR HORNS & WITH SQUEALING TIRES AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING ME. I BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. AT WHAT FELT LIKE ONE MPH, I DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF THE CAR & GATHERED MY WITS AS I WAS TERRIFIED. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON & IT WAS THE SAME, BUT NOTICED A WRENCH ON THE DISPLAY. TURNED MY CAR OFF & CALLED MY MECHANIC FOR A TOW. WHILE WAITING, TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AGAIN & IT WORKED. DROVE TO THE MECHANIC & HE SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY PROBLEM, BUT NO CODE HAD BEEN SET IN THE COMPUTER. HE CALLED SCHAUMBURG FORD & THEY SAID UNLESS A CODE WAS SET, IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR 'TIL IT FAILED AGAIN & SET THE CODE--LIKE DRIVING A TIME BOMB! THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO HOPKINS FORD WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR 6/30/12 & THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILED THE TEST, SO IT WOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT THAT IT WOULD BE AT LEAST JULY BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE PART BECAUSE SO MANY HAVE FAILED & ARE ON ORDER. I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR 'TIL THEN. LATER THAT DAY THEY CONTACTED ME & SAID FORD ADVISED THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY & THE SERVICE PERSON ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT OVER $500. WITH THIS MANY FAILED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL ITEM. SURE HOPE I DON'T GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEBODY WHILE I WAIT FOR THE PART. *TR

Mileage: 41,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY AFTER RESTARTING IT. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED A VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE SPEED OF 60 MPH, THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND THE ACCELERATION WAS GOING DOWN EVEN THOUGH MY PRESSURE ON THE GAS HADN'T CHANGED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 MINS THEN STARTED IT UP AND DROVE HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST; NOTHING FAILED, THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO DRIVE IT STRAIGHT TO THEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LESS THEN 2 MONTHS LATER THIS TIME ON A SUN. DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND THE ACCELERATION WENT DOWN. SAME LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 MINS THEN STARTED IT UP AND DROVE FOR A BIT. HAPPENED BACK TO BACK 3 MORE TIMES TRYING TO GET AS CLOSE TO HOME AS POSSIBLE. AFTER THE 3RD TIME I BELIEVED THE RISK WAS TOO HIGH TO CONTINUE DRIVING. CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TESTED AND FOUND OUT IT HAD A BAD THROTTLE. IT WAS TOLD THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE FORESEEN WAIT IS 12 DAYS TO A MONTH. *TR

Mileage: 22,119

REPEATED STALLING OF VEHICLE WHILE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS. NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. CAR HAS TO BE COMPLETELY STOPPED AND RESTARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN. FIRST VISIT TO DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD US THE COST TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY TOLD US WE COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE PART IS ON ORDER. THEY DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE THE PARTS FOR ANOTHER 6 WEEKS! IN THE MEANTIME, THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE REPEATED PROBLEMS AND WOULD JUST STOP AND JERK SUDDENLY UPON ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER AND ARE WAITING ON THEM TO COMPLETE A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION. SCARED FOR OUR LIVES! SURELY A RECALL WILL REIMBURSE US FOR REPAIRS, TOWING AND RENT CAR. WHAT A NIGHTMARE!! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. MY CAR SHIFTED QUICKLY INTO A LOW GEAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING A POWERTRAIN FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE FREEWAY AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN. IT WOULD START UP AGAIN, AND WE LIMPED INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS ABOUT 1/4 MILE AWAY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE "THROTTLE BODY" AND INDICATED I WAS THE "THIRD ONE THIS WEEK". *TR

Mileage: 20,650

DRIVING THE CAR WE START TO EXCEL AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY NOT FUNCTIONING RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO SHIMMY, THEN WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. TURNED OFF. RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. ON THE WAY TO THE REPAIR SHOP ON JUNE 3, 2013, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED TO SHIMMY THEN WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. TURNED OFF. RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 52,130

THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY MY SON WHILE HE IS AT COLLEGE. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD APPROXIMATELY 8 INSTANCES IN THE PAST 6-9 MONTHS (7 OF THOSE IN THE PAST MONTH DURING A ONE WEEK TIME PERIOD) IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAS LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER AND SPEED WHICH HAS REQUIRED HIM TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR HIS SAFETY. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY, HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON WHICH CLEARED THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME OF THESE ISSUES, THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES AND WAS 2 1/4 YEARS OLD. HE SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE WEEK IN WHICH HE HAD 7 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, AND THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE THAT INDICATES FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON LATE-MODEL ESCAPES. FORD SHOULD, AT A MINIMUM, ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SAFETY CONCERN, AND ALSO MAKE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER, TO MITIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

ENGINE STALLS UPON ACCELERATION, HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN DO A RESTART. IT IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WAITING ON THE PART. I NOW UNDERSTAND IT IS BEING RE-DESIGNED WITH NO ETA ON MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY TO MY DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL WHEN MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND CAR STARTED LURCHING FORWARD. THE BRAKES SLOWED THE CAR DOWN BUT LURCHING CONTINUED. THE CAR RESTARTED OKAY BUT STALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING IT TO THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AND I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THE CAR. THERE WERE NO ODD NOISES OR SIGNS THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE CAR STOPPED. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS ON A NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD AND NOT A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY. DEALER SAYS THE ISSUE IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND MAY TAKE 6-8 WEEKS TO REPAIR. IF SOMETHING IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, DOES THAT MEAN THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS WELL? PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING, IT SEEMS TO HAVE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 26,500

VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND ENGINE DECELLED TO AN IDLE CONDITION - THIS HAPPENED AT SPEED ALSO - VERY DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT NOTICE - ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WAS VERY INTERMITTENT TO BEGIN WITH - DEALER ATTEMPTED TSHOOT AND REPAIR BUT NO CODES FOUND - NEXT DAY AFTER DEALER ATTEMPT PROBLEM HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE DEALER DETERMINED A BAD THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND HAD TO CRUISE INTO A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS WITH NO FIX. IF THE EVENT HAD HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, INSTEAD OF IN THE FLOW, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

ENGINE WILL START HEAD DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL THE SUDDEN WILL LOSE PICK UP ,PUSH ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS THEN ALL THE SUDDEN IT WILL SPEED UP ,INCLUDING THIS ONE THAT I HAVE ESTIMATED THE DATE AND MILEAGE FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY.....THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 02SEP12 MILEAGE WAS 39619 IT DID THE SAME THING BUT LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED(90$) TO REPAIR ,FORD FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY UNABLE TO MAINTAIN IDLE COST ME ALMOST 400$ TO REPAIR ,THAT LEADS US UP TO TODAY WHERE I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT CUT OUT AND HAD TO COST OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MIN THE TRUCK PICKED UP AND RAN FINE TILL I GOT HOME AND CALLED FORD AND ASKED THEM WHAT I NEED TO DO CAUSE ITS DOING THE SAME THING IT HAD THE PREVIOUS TIMES.WAS INSTRUCTED TO GET IT TO A SERVICE DEPT TO HAVE IT CHECKED,ON THE WAY TO FORD DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION AND THANKFULLY THE OTHER DRIVER WAS PAYING ATTENTION HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THEIR COULD HAVE DEF BEEN A FATAL INJURY IF NOT BUT AS I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE 04JUN13 58053 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DROVE AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS FAILURE 46,851.

Mileage: 46,851

WHILE DRIVING ON I40 MY VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD AND STOP WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT IN PARK. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE ON THIS TRIP, AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE TO REST THE ISSUE SO I COULD DRIVE AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD THREE TIMES FOR SERVICE FOR THIS. THEY REST CODE AND TELL ME FORD IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT IN THE THROTTLE BODY BUT WON'T FIX IT FOR FREE. I AM IN FACT TYPING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE SERVICE WAITING AREA. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SURGES FORWARD WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND HAD ALL POWER DROP OUT AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. IT'S INSANE FORD HASN'T RECALLED THIS PART AND REPAIRED IT. I HOPE ME OR MY FAMILY DON'T HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED FOR THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THIS FAULTY PART. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH AND VEHICLE JUST NO LONGER HAD ANY. ACCELERATOR RESPONSE I PRESSED REPEATEDLY AS VEHICLES WERE BEHIND AND TO THE LEFT OF ME. NO RESPONSE I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY CUT HARD RIGHT OFF INTERSTATE TO SIDE OF ROAD, VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND ENGINE REPAIR INDICATOR CAME ON STILL NO ACCELERATOR RESPONSE I PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED. VEHICLE RESTARTED WILL ENGINE INDICATOR STILL ON BUT NOW HAD ACCELERATOR RESPONSE. BROUGHT TO DEALER DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF FAILURES AND WAS TOLD IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR THAT PART TO GO, ESPECIALLY WILL SO FEW MILES. *TR

Mileage: 64,117

DRIVING DOWN I-55 IN ST. LOUIS, MY CAR LOST POWER. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE THROTTLE WAS INOPERATIVE. TURNED THE KEY OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, AND STARTED THE CAR. IT RAN FINE, LIKE REBOOTING A COMPUTER. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE ON SIDE STREETS AND IT HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME BEFORE I GOT HOME ON I-55. WENT TO THE DEALER WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. $98 FOR DIAGNOSIS, THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. BACK ORDER FOR OVER 30 DAYS, SO THIS MUST BE A BIGGER PROBLEM. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND FUEL SYSTEM, ANOTHER $140, WHICH THEY SAID WOULD HELP UNTIL THE PART CAME IN. CAR JUST OUT OF WARRANTY 2700 MILES. KINDA SCARY TO LOSE POWER WHEN YOUR IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 38,700

THIS VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER UNEXPECTEDLY TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH WHILE EITHER DECELERATING FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS (FIRST TIME) AND WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (SECOND TIME). IN BOTH INSTANCES THE WRENCH LITE CAME ON AND THE RPM LEVEL DROPPED TO BELOW 900 RPM AND WAS ERRATIC. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARD FLASHERS AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN BOTH CASES. BOTH TIMES, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT RESTARTED RESUMING NORMAL PERFORMANCE. THIS UNPREDICTABLE LOSS OF POWER CAN BECOME A SERIOUS HAZARD IN A FREEWAY FULL OF DRIVERS. I SEE A GROWING NUMBER OF ESCAPE DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING, SO IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A TREND IS HAPPENING FOCUSING ON SUSPECT THROTTLE BODY UNITS. I AM SURE FORD WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BUT WONDER HOW BAD IT NEEDS TO GET BEFORE THEY DO. *TR

Mileage: 42,535

MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OXMOOR FORD AND WAS TOLD MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. NO ETA AS TO WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE QUOTED $600. SPENDING $53 PER DAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. I GOOGLED THROTTLE BODY SAW WHERE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS WERE POSTED THOUGHT I WOULD ADD MINE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS IDLING AT A STAND-STILL ON THE HIGHWAY (OR VERY CLOSE TO A STAND-STILL - MAY HAVE BEEN ROLLING AT APPROX. 5 MILES PER HOUR) AS TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP DUE TO A LANE MERGE AHEAD. WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD AGAIN, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE FORWARD BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. I TRIED STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL ONCE MORE AND AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE GEAR, I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO ROLL INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD ON ITS OWN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. CAR STARTED TO BUCK AND VIBRATE WHEN I TRIED USING THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD IN THE SHOULDER AND WOULD STILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. I NOTICED THEN THAT THE ORANGE WRENCH ICON WAS LIT UP ON THE DASH. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AS I FELT IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC/EXTERNAL PART. HAD BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN DEC 2010. I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 2 1/2 YEARS OLD AND HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE LED TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS MOVING SLOWLY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE DURING HOLIDAY TRAFFIC WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION OR TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN I LOST ACCELERATION DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 45,600

FIRST INCIDENT: WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESS WAY FEEDER ROAD ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER XWAY RAMP WHEN CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO QUICKLY DECELERATE. APPLYING GAS YIELDED NO RESULT. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ESSENTIALLY COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND PROBLEM WAS GONE. SECOND INCIDENT: ONE DAY LATER, WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN AGAIN THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. APPLYING ACCELERATED YIELDED NO RESULTS. COASTED TO STOP AT SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED OFF ENGINE. WAS AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND PROBLEM WAS GONE. *TR

Mileage: 16,780

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH AND COMPLETE LOSS OF DRIVE POWER/SPEED OCCURRED (VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWS TO ~4 MPH). IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS (TWO INCIDENTS ON 5/19/13). VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR WEEK OF 5/19/13. ENGINE STAYS RUNNING AT IDLE, BUT VERY ROUGH WHEN IN DRIVE. IF PLACED IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE RUNS, BUT WILL NOT REV UP WITH GAS PEDAL. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN ISSUE OCCURS. AFTER KEY OFF AND 30 SECOND WAIT AND RESTART, VEHICLE PERFORMS AS INTENDED. NO MIL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 15,500

MY ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR GOT NO RESPONSE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. BECAUSE I WAS IN TRAFFIC, THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS QUITE DANGEROUS. THE MECHANIC SAYS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE UNTIL HE CAN GET A REPLACEMENT PART. HE SAYS THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT THE PARTS ARE HARD TO GET. *TR

Mileage: 37,350

AS I WAS DRIVING, MY VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT ROUGHLY. I COULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, BUT IT NO LONGER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. AFTER WAITING FOR HELP TO ARRIVE, I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE STARTED FINE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO THOUGHT THE THROTTLE BOX MAY BE GUNKED UP. I PAID TO HAVE IT CLEANED OUT AND FOR A GAS ADDITIVE TO DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, MY ESCAPE STALLED AGAIN IN THE SAME WAY AND WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW SINCE MAY 2ND. I REALIZE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY IN FORD ESCAPES INCLUDING THE 2011 MODEL. WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE SITUATIONS IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE IN CURB LANES AND ABLE TO MANEUVER SAFELY OFF THE ROAD EACH OF THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. IF I HAPPEN TO BE IN A CENTER HIGHWAY LANE WHEN IT HAPPENS, I MAY NOT BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESTART MY VEHICLE SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN FLORIDA GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE RED LIGHT WITH A WRENCH CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE FINALLY GOT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO. THEY TOLD HER IT COULD BE A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM OR IT COULD JUST BE TRYING TO RESET. THEY SUGGESTED SHE TURN EVERYTHING OFF (WHICH SHE ALREADY HAD) AND RESTART IN A FEW MINUTES. SHE RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, ONLY WORSE, AND SHE TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN AS SHE WAS TURNING A CORNER. SHE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR 3 OR 4 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SO FAR, IT'S BEEN A WEEK AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND THE PART. SHE HAS HAD TO RENT A CAR UNTIL THE ESCAPE IS FIXED. ANOTHER EXPENSE! EVIDENTLY, 45,000 OF THESE THROTTLE BODIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THEY ARE USING THE PARTS UP AS FAST AS THEY CAN MAKE THEM. HOW SAFE CAN THIS BE???!!! WE PLAN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FORD PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

ON 27 APRIL 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE AT 70MPH ON I-475 ON MY WAY FROM MACON, GA TO ATLANTA, GA WHEN I LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF MY GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM. I FELT A JERKING MOTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO DECELERATE, AND I NOTICED THE WRENCH ICON LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I DID NOT LOSE POWER TO THE REST OF MY VEHICLE, ONLY THE ABILITY OF THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF, AND I ONCE AGAIN HAD POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MORE MILES, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME I HAD A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THEY SAID THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITH SO MANY VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THE INTERSTATE WAS NOT BUSY AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AND MY FAMILY WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FROM A REAR-END COLLISON. *TR

Mileage: 49,325

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JUST BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BUT DID NOT MAKE A NOISE TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY VEER OFF TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE, LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

VEHICLE PURCHASED JANUARY 2013 WITH ~37K MILES. FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, I HAD CODE INDICATING A FUEL DELIVERY PROBLEM BUT IT CLEARED ON ITS OWN. I ATTRIBUTED IT TO BAD GAS, THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE WARNING SIGN I MISSED. TODAY ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF SEQUENCE, NOTICING THE LACK OF POWER/LOW RPMS I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS TO NO AVAIL. I SAFELY NAVIGATED TO THE SHOULDER AS IT COASTED DOWN TO A STOP. THE ORANGE WRENCH LIT UP. UPON STOPPING THE CAR SPUTTERED HARD AND THREATENED TO STALL. THE GAS PEDAL WAS USELESS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, SHUT OFF THE RADIO/AC AND GAVE IT A MOMENT. IT RESTARTED WITH MINOR HESITATION. THE ORANGE WRENCH HAD CLEARED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME IN (IT STAYED IN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS POST). IT IDLED OK, ALLOWED ME TO ADMINISTER FUEL AND REV THE ENGINE. THINKING THE PROBLEM HAD PASSED, I MERGED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND CAME UP TO SPEED. ABOUT A HALF A MILE LATER I FELT THE NOTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (I BELIEVE THIS IS THE "LIMP-HOME" METHOD THAT IS CITED IN SOME THINGS I HAVE READ TODAY). AGAIN, MY GAS PEDAL IS USELESS AND I RE-ENGAGE THE HAZARDS AND MOVE OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS TIME THE CAR DOES NOT STALL BUT IDLES AROUND 900RPM WITH SOME SPUTTERING. GAS PEDAL IS STILL USELESS. I RINSE AND REPEAT THE ABOVE PROCESS A THIRD TIME, WHEN IT DOES THE SAME THING ANOTHER HALF MILE LATER, I GIVE UP AND CALL A MORE CAR SAVOY FRIEND. HIS FIRST GUESS IS ALSO FUEL PUMP/SOMETHING CLOGGED BUT WE ARE BOTH BAFFLED BECAUSE THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH ANY CONDITION WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. DECIDING IT COULD BE NURSED HOME, THE FOURTH ATTEMPT AT STARTING IT, I MADE THE LAST 2 MILES STAYING 40MPH OR BELOW. THERE WAS NO SPUTTERING/LOSS OF FUEL DELIVERY CAPABILITIES DURING THIS ATTEMPT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COMMON THROTTLE BODY ISSUES FOUND ME... *TR

Mileage: 43,082

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD AS THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETECTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I CALLED THE POLICE AND A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. ... UPDATED 04/11/13 *BF

Mileage: 7,000

PERIODICALLY THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO LOSE POWER OR HESITATED THEN ACCELERATE, I'VE NEVER HAD IT STALL OUT. ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES EARLY ON THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN MORE FREQUENT LATELY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING, FOR EXAMPLE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLES TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE IDLES VERY ROUGH, IT HAS BEEN SINCE I BOUGHT IT BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE RECENTLY. I'VE MENTIONED IT TO THE TECHNICIAN WHEN I'VE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR A FOUR CYLINDER. I'VE HAD MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS 4 CYL AND 6 CYL AND I'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. I'VE READ SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME DESCRIPTION AS WHAT MY VEHICLE IS DOING. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 5 MPH. 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 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR HOWEVER, THERE WAS A DELAY IN VEHICLE RESPONSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN UPDATED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND TIME AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,520. ...UPDATED 03/27/13 *BF UPDATED 3/28/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE ON HIS WAY TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A LURCHING MOTION FOUR TIMES. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME, SO HE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THREE WERE RECORDED ON THE BLACK BOX, WHICH REACHED ITS CAPACITY. THE LAST ONE, CAUSED THE WRENCH LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND IT REMAINED ON. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. AS OF 03/22/13, THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ENTERED A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROAD WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC COMING TOWARD HIM. AS HE ENTERED THE FIRST WESTBOUND LANE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A LURCHING MOTION, SLOWING DOWN HIS FORWARD MOVEMENT WITH TRAFFIC COMING CLOSER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO NEUTRAL MODE AND HE WAS BALE TO COAST INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE, CONTINUE THROUGH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTING ROADWAY. HE NOTICED THE TAX SHOWED 2,000 RPM. HE CYCLED THE KEY AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY.

Mileage: 28,520

WE WERE JUST PULLING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. IT JERKED FORWARD AND THEN STOPPED. WE WERE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO FORWARD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TRIED AGAIN. THE CAR AGAIN JERKED FORWARD WENT A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN, ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY A MILE OR SO FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT 5 TIMES AND WERE ABLE TO GET THE MILE TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH, SIGNALING A POWERTRAIN ISSUE AND TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AFTER THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR FORD, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOMETHING SO SERIOUS THAT IT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH IS NOT BEING RECALLED. I GUESS FORD DOESN'T WANT THE COST TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS AND OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS OR THE LAWSUIT THAT WILL FOLLOW. FOR THIS REASON, I HAVE NOTIFIED ALL OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS NOT TO BUY ANOTHER FORD. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS AND MAKE A RECALL MANDATORY, NOT GIVE IN TO THE MIGHTY FORD COMPANY AND THEIR LACK OF CONCERN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WHEN MY CAR SEEMED TO JUST COMPLETELY LOSE POWER. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED EXACTLY THE SAME A COUPLE OTHER TIMES. ALSO HAPPEN ONCE WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY. I WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE CAR LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS NEARLY T-BONED AT 5 MONTHS PREGNANT. DEALER WAS HAVING A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT WHAT WAS WRONG BUT FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2011 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE. *SMD THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE DURING COLD WEATHER MONTHS. JANUARY 4, 2013 WAS WHEN I NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. ONE MORNING WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, I PULLED OUT ONTO A MAIN ROAD AND MY CAR'S ACCELERATION DRASTICALLY SLOWED DOWN (TO ABOUT 5-10 MPH ON A 40MPH ROAD). THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST SLAMMED RIGHT INTO ME BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON (AND WHY WOULD THEY BE? I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PETAL TRYING TO MAKE IT GO!) THE FACT THAT FORD DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM IS SCARY! I AM HONESTLY CONCERNED THAT ONE DAY THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AND UPON ACCELERATION THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND THE CAR STALLS. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT RUNS OKAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES OVER A 23 MONTH PERIOD. EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TWO TIMES I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS STILL BREAKING IN AND IT MUST BE DUE TO THE GAS I WAS USING. THE THIRD TIME, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ONLY CAME ON ONCE. THEY SAID THEY HAD A NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED WITH AND REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY HELPED. THREE WEEKS AFTER THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN! THIS TIME ONLY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FORD SAYS THEY NEED A CODE TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ONE OTHER PERSON, WHO HAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS MINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TOO. THIS PERSON ALSO HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE FACT THAT NO CODE IS TRIPPED IS A PROBLEM IN ITSELF! PLEASE HELP! I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO BE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 01/09/13*LJ

Mileage: 45,500

WHILE PULLING ONTO HIGHWAY ONRAMP THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS A BUSY TRAFFIC TIME AND THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OF MY VEHICLE CAUSED OTHERS TO HAVE TO SUDDENLY BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION. PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. BEGAN DRIVING VEHICLE TO DEALER WITH HAZARD LIGHTS AND PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT WAS A SCARY INCIDENT AS WE WERE JUST SECONDS AWAY FROM JOINING HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2011 FORD ESCAPE WAS BEING DRIVEN @ 55 MPH IN TRAFFIC & IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED, MOTOR RUNNING ROUGH. STEERED TO EMERGENCY LANE. TURNED OFF IGNITION, WAITED, RE-STARTED. I WENT ON TO MY MEETING THE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP NEAR WHERE I WORK. THEY SAID TO DRIVE IT THERE (IF POSSIBLE) NEXT TIME WITHOUT CUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. TWO DAYS LATER (LOCAL DEALERSHIP CLOSED) WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, RAINY NIGHT, COUNTY ROAD, NO "EMERGENCY LANE", WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER (NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION ON A COUNTRY ROAD). DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME - FRIGHTENED HER. TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED. NEXT DAY (SATURDAY) I TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. SAID NEED THE LIGHT ON, BUT WOULD SEE IF THE DIAGNOSTICS TOLD ANYTHING. BORROWED CAR FROM MY DAUGHTER. THIS WAS INCONVENIENCE TO ME AND HER. DEALER CALLED MONDAY, SAID IT CLEARS THE CODE EACH TIME THE CAR IS RE-STARTED. THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. DID IT AGAIN WITH THE MECHANIC DRIVING. HE DROVE IT AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH TO THE DEALERSHIP. I GOT ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY ISSUES INVOLVING THROTTLES. MANY RECALLS, BUT NOT ON MY MODEL. ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED IT WAS THE THROTTLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT & IT SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY RECALLED. I DRIVE ABOUT 60 MILES A DAY ON THE INTERSTATE & I NEED MY VEHICLE TO BE DEPENDABLE. IF A SEMI TRUCK CAME UP BEHIND ME IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK, OR EVEN LOSS OF LIFE. I LOVE MY ESCAPE & HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER. SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO ADMIT THERE'S A PROBLEM & MAKE THINGS RIGHT. FORD SHOULD RESOLVE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL. I PICKED IT UP LAST NIGHT & AM DRIVING IT TODAY. I WILL BE IN FEAR OF IT HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE, IS MAINTAINED REGULARLY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND ON THE REPAIR COSTS. *TR

Mileage: 44,700

I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE NEXT TO THE BUILDING WHERE I WORK AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND HIT THE BRICK WALL, BROKE A WINDOW AND DENTED THE BUILDING AC UNIT. DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE HOOD, BUMPER AND GRILLE. COST TO REPAIR $4282.75. *TR SEPTEMBER 25,2012 I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO SURG FORWARD ON A DAILY BASIS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 4,267

WHILE TRAVELING 80MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE WITH 27000 MILES SUDDENLY LOST POWER AS A WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER OR TO MOVE AROUND TRAFFIC. ALL FUEL ACCELERATION WAS LOST. AS I FINALLY COASTED TO THE SHOULDER, NARROWLY AVOIDING BEING THE CAUSE OF MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE STARTING SHAKING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT (POWERTRAIN INDICATION) REMAINED OFF AND THE VEHICLE ACTED NORMAL. THERE WAS NOT AN INDICATION BEFORE OR AFTER THE INCIDENT OF ANY FAULTY SYSTEMS OR PARTS. THE VEHICLE DID THIS WITHOUT ANY REASON, LEAVING ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND RUNNING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. I FEAR IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT REASON AND PLACE MY LIFE AND THOSE OF MY PASSENGERS IN HARMS' WAY. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

LAST YEAR I PURCHASED A 2011 FORD ESCAPE AND HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE. THE SELLING DEALER, TOWER FORD IN GREAT NECK, NEW YORK HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP ME RECTIFY MY SERIOUS COMPLAINT AND CONCERNS WITH MY VEHICLE. ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, THE BRAKES ARE VERY LOW, AND A SWISHING LIQUID NOISE IS HEARD IN THE FUEL TANK WHEN STOPPING, THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SQUEAKS, AND THE CENTER CONSOLE IS LOOSE. I'VE BROUGHT MY TRUCK BACK TO THIS DEALER MANY TIMES AND ALL I RECEIVE IS THAT THEY CAN NOT VERIFY MY COMPLAINT AND CONCERNS. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY AND MY SAFETY. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *JS

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP THROTTLE OPENED TO MAXIMUM. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 OTHER TIMES SINCE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO FORD THEY SAID THAT SINCE IT WAS AN INTERMITTANT PROBLEM AND NO ONE ELSE HAS REPORTED IT THEY WOULD NO DO ANY REPAIRS.

Mileage: 3,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE IDLING WITHOUT A FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. I HAVE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. TWICE THEY SAID THE HAVE RESET THE COMPUTER THROTTLE BUT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/10/2011 *LN *TR

Mileage: 50