2012 FORD ESCAPE Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 5 MPH, the steering wheel failed to respond as needed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was attempting to straighten the steering wheel and the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start, and the gear shifter failed to move or operate as intended. The local dealer was not contacted, and the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the gear shifter was shifted into drive however, the gear shifter failed to respond as intended. The contact stated that after several attempts, the gear shifter responded as needed. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was informed of an unknown recall with a similar failure; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

Mileage: 65,500

After starting the vehicle for the first time that day, the vehicle was driven 4 miles. When attempting to shift the center console shifter into the PARK position, the shifter was unable to fully move into the PARK position as it was blocked from transiting through the REVERSE position. The vehicle could only fully reach the NEUTRAL position from DRIVE position. After a few more attempts to move the shifter later the shifter was able to fully reach the PARK position. Subsequent attempts were inconsistent. In one case, the shifter showed PARK but when driver released the foot brake, the vehicle starting rolling backward in reverse (it was determined to be engaged in REVERSE). The issue was resolved by installing a new SHIFTER CABLE fitting at the transmission. The small two-piece plastic fitting that attaches (snaps on and then adjusts/locks) the cable assembly (part number AL8Z-7E395-A) to the transmission Manual Control Lever Ball Stud was loose and likely worn. Before installing the new snap on plastic fitting , attempts were made to adjust the original cable plastic fitting without success. Note that subsequent model years 2013 - 2019 had a similar failure result (Safety Recall 22S43).

The contact's friend owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated after parking and exiting the vehicle, the vehicle began to roll backwards. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

Torque converter lock up issues from friction. Many issues and FORD will not repair assistance or recall. It about stalls on highway and acceleration into traffic. Many reports but not action. Been waiting on parts. Goes in shop 9/12/22 for $1,800 repair

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while shifting out of park(P) into drive(D), the vehicle started jerking. The contact kept the brake pedal depressed and shifted back to park(P) before attempting to shift to drive(D) again. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the PIN needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle failed to shift from 2nd to 3rd without force. The contact also stated she had to depress the accelerator pedal for the vehicle to change gear. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The approximate failure mileage was 46,236.

Mileage: 46,236

The contact owned a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle on an inclined road and turning the engine off the vehicle erroneously rolled down the hill and crashed into a tree. During the crash, the front driver sustained facial, right knee, injuries, and a concussion which required medical treatment. The front passenger sustained two fractured wrists. The vehicle was destroyed during the crash. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

My car was accelerating slowly and making rough sound. The power steering goes out too often without any warning

COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS FOUND TRANSMISSION A-1 CELL DEFECTED IN TWO AREAS CAUSING MY 2012 F-ESCAPE LIMITED THE INABILITY TO SEND PROPER SIGNALS FOR THE ENGINE TO RECEIVE POWER/ENERGY NECESSARY TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. MY SUV HAS UNDER 60,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION BUT, HAS YET TO BE RECALLED. SINCE, I MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS ENDED. I HAVE NO COVERAGE FOR THIS MOST EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR ANY/MY AUTOMOBILE. MY CAR IS NOW CONSIDERED WORTHLESS FOR A TRADE IN OR TO GO TOWARDS A NEW PURCHASE. PLEASE SEND ME A CONFORMATION OF MY COMPLAINT WITH AN EXPLANATION OF HOW MY SITUATION CAN BE RECTIFIED. IN REGARD FOR DESCRIPTION OF CAR PERFORMANCE, MY CAR ROLLS OUT IF PARKING,/OR AT STOP LIGHTS BY HEAVY GAS REVVING, ONCE ON HIGHWAY GOING 59-60 MPH CAR DRIVES AS NOTHING IS WRONG DUE TO BEING STUCK IN 5TG GEAR. PLEASE REPORT MY COMPLAINT SO FORD MANUFACTURING CAN RESOLVE AND APPROPRIATELY PAY REPARATIONS FOR REPAIRS, RENTAL, TOWING, AND LOSS WAGES DUE TO NO TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I COULD NOT EXCELLERATE PROPER SPEED LIMITS WHEN STOPPING, PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, OR AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR OFF RAMPS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. RESPECTFULLY, FORD OWNER. DEC. 1 2019

Mileage: 57,000

2012 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILED TRANSMISSION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE REVERSE OPTION FAILING WHILE DRIVING. *JS

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY ESCAPE XLT AWD HAS FAILED AT 142,742 MILES. DEALER AND TRANSMISSION SHOP HAVE ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. FORD KNOWS THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY AND FORD SHOULD REPAIR, REPLACE THEM AND REIMBURSE IF SOMEONE HAS ALREADY HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP. ONE CAN GO ONLINE AND PERFORM A GOOGLE, BING OR YAHOO SEARCH AND SEE A PLEATHERA OF ESCAPE TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAULT WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THE WRENCH ICON, CHECK ENGINE, AND OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS KEPT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. COURTESY FORD (6393 US-98 W, HATTIESBURG, MS 39402, (601) 264-5555) WAS AWARE THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED AN UNKNOWN RECALL CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13N03 (THROTTLE BODY EXTENDED COVERAGE). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED BECAUSE THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED 8,000. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED; HOWEVER, BOTH REPAIRS FAILED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER EXPECTED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE...*BF CONSUMER ASKED THE MANUFACTURER FOR TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE CAMPAIGN #13N03 AND WAS TOLD CONSUMER WOULDN'T GET WHAT WAS NEEDED. THROTTLE REPLACED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH; DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE I HAD RAN SOMETHING. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE A RUBBER BAND UNWINDING AND BEGAN VIBRATING SEVERELY AT RIGHT FRONT. IT APPEARED I MIGHT LOSE CONTROL. I DE-ACCELERATED AND SAFELY EXITED THE HIGHWAY. I COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG WHEN VISIBLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A DAMAGED CV BOOT, CV JOINT AND THREE FRACTURED BOLTS FOR THE UPPER ENGINE MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TWO OF FRACTURE SURFACES APPEARED THEY HAD BEEN FRACTURED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE THIRD BOLT HAD A FRACTURE SURFACE THAT WAS ROUGH AND CRYSTALLINE IN APPEARANCE ) ALLUDING TO INSTANTANEOUS FRACTURE OF THE BOLT.

Mileage: 93,385

VEHICLE HAS HARD DOWN SHIFTS JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING HAS BEEN IN SHOP TWICE GOING AGAIN ON 6-27-18 AFTER ABOUT 150 MILES OF DRIVING IS WHEN THIS OCCURS

Mileage: 88,000

PURCHASED CAR USED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. HAVE HAD VERY HARD SHIFTS 1-->2, BUT TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK. AT TIME OF PURCHASE CAR HAD ABOUT 30K MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 51K MILES. SHIFT IS NOW EXTREMELY HARD 1->2, 2->1. CAR GOT STUCK AND WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE LAST WEEK AND I ENDED UP STUCK ON A RAMP IN A PARKING GARAGE. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE FORMWARD AND IT TOOK 5-6 TRIES. CAR WAS THEN STUCK IN FIRST GEAR FOR ABOUT 2 MILES, THEN SUDDENLY SHIFTED AND WAS NORMAL. IT HAS LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION AT TIMES SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET, CAR UNABLE TO SHIFT. NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 51K MILES ON THE CAR. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS DRIVEN VERY LIGHTLY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CAR COME OUT OF GEAR (?) WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 51,000

NO COLD AIR IN AIR CONDITIONER WHOLE MOTOR REPLACED IN 2014 LOCK ON BACK HATCH REPLACED BROKE AGAIN . THE ELECTRICAL RADIO DASH BROKE. RECALL POWER CHAIN WRENCH LIGHT ON AGAIN. HEATING COAL REPLACED

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, AS I ACCELERATED TO TURN LEFT, THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND MADE A THUMPING NOISE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND IT STARTED AND THEN ACCELERATED. THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS DRIVING WHEN MY CAR STOPPED AND HE WAS BEEPING AT MY CAR. IT WAS LUCKY THAT HE WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND QUICKLY STOPPED AS THIS WAS VERY UNEXPECTED AS I WAS ACCELERATING AND NOT BRAKING TO CLUE HIM INTO STOPPING. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS TURNING LEFT AGAIN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD AND THEN WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AGAIN AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE WAS ON AND IT WAS MAKING A THUMPING NOISE AGAIN. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AS THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE AT FULL SPEED, AT LEASE 30MPH AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CARS DRIVING AT FULL SPEED HAD TO QUICK GO INTO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING MY CAR. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. I QUICK PUT THE BRAKE ON SO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE SEEN AND THEN THE FLASHERS. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP AND THEN ACCELERATED. I AM GOING RIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING AS THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I JUST GOOGLED THE THROTTLE AS THAT IS WHAT THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT STOOD FOR IN THE MANUAL AND I AM SEEING THIS HAD BEEN A FORD ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS PROBLEM. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. I GET MY OIL CHANGES AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND THIS WAS NEVER TOLD TO ME. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2012 FORD ESCAPE. I HAVE HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND IT JUST STARTED ACTING UP. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS SEPT 12, 16 WHILE I WAS HEADED TO WORK. WHILE ACCERLERATING FROM BEING IN PARK, THE THROTTLE BODY/ POWER TRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATES CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHOULD AND A LOT OF SQUEAKING COMES FROM THE CAR. SO, I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE EGNITION. ONCE I TURN IT BACK ON IT GOES BACK TO DRIVING NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES WITHIN 45 DAYS.

Mileage: 74,500

I WAS DRIVING HOME FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO CHOKE DOWN. I WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 25 MPH BECAUSE I HAD JUST RECENTLY DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP. I LOST ALL POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I CRUISED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I NOTICED A WRENCH LIGHT COME ON AND I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. ONCE I HAD SOMEONE THERE TO FOLLOW ME HOME, I CRANKED MY CAR BACK UP AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY THE REST OF THE WAY(3 MILES MAX) TO MY HOUSE. THE CAR DID TAKE A FEW EXTRA SECONDS TO CRANK BUT SEEMED TO DO FINE ON THE TRIP HOME. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT SOMETIME TODAY.

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STARTED MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AND VIBRATING A LOT. CHECKED LUG NUTS AND FOUND ALL TIGHT. GOT UNDER VEHICLE AND FOUND THE RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT HAD COME APART. HAVE NEVER HAD ONE FAIL SUDDENLY LIKE THIS. HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE FOUND ONE OF THE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS HAD BACKED ALL THE WAY OUT, A SECOND ONE HAD BACKED OUT A LITTLE AND BROKE, THE THIRD REMAINED TIGHT BUT HAD SHEARED OFF. THIS ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO DROP DROP AND DESTROYED THE DRIVE SHAFT. BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2012. BOLTS HAVE NEVER BEEN LOOSENED DURING THIS TIME. DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THEY WOULD COME LOOSE. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS 85000.

Mileage: 85,000

I PURCHASED MY 2012 FORD ESCAPE IN 2012. ABOUT 2 YRS. LATER AS I EXITED OFF A RAMP OF OUR LOCAL BY-PASS, THE CAR UNEXPECTANTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS QUITE FRIGHTENED; AND, AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES, I GOT THE CAR STOPPED. I CALLED OUR FORD DEALER; HAD THE CAR TOWED; THE SERVICE MECHANICS PUT IT ON A COMPUTER WHICH "DID NOT" PICK UP ANY RECENT MALFUNCTION. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MOST RECENT CALAMITY OCCURRED ON MAY 29, 2016 IN THE PARKING LOT OF OUR CHURCH. I WAS DRIVING; MY HUSBAND WAS THE PASSENGER. AS I PULLED MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE, I REALIZED I NEEDED TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. UPON MY OBSERVATION OF ANOTHER CAR COMING IN TO PARK BEHIND ME, I WAITED UNTIL THE CAR WAS PARKED, PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, AND "ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE". THE CAR FULLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE PARKED CAR. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, DAMAGE TO THE R REAR OF MY ESCAPE, AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE R SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE HAD DEVASTATING RESULTS: (1) IF THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN GETTING OUT SECONDS BEFORE, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! (2) IF THE OTHER CAR HAD NOT BEEN PARKED, MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED OVER A SMALL EMBANKMENT (POSSIBLY TURNING OVER) AND TAKING WITH IT NUMEROUS OTHER PARKED CARS AND MEMBERS WALKING INTO THE SERVICE. UPON EXAMINING MY VEHICLE AND HEARING THE REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT, OUR INSURANCE ADJUSTOR/APPRAISER WAS WISE ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CAR "OFF THE ROADS"! HE DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS. THIS ACCIDENT HAS BEEN VERY TRAUMATIC FOR ME~~CAUSING ME UNDUE RESTRAINT IN WANTING TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN A SAFE DRIVER FOR 56 YEARS WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I TRUST THAT FORD MOTOR WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHATEVER DEFECT CAUSED THIS INCIDENT - POSSIBLY THE ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY). WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS.

Mileage: 62,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM LEFT HALF SHAFT SEAL

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE CRUISING AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 55 MPH, CAR WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER, WITH RPMS DECREASING TO 1200-1500. DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT FOR 3-5 SECONDS, WHEN THE CAR WILL ACT NORMALLY. A SIMILAR PROBLEM IS NOTED AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE FROM A STOP OR WHEN APPLYING FULL POWER TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THE CAR CANNOT BE RELIED UPON TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ISOLATED TO ANY SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL OR OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE DURING THE FIRST 5,000 MILES, BUT CONTINUES LESS FREQUENTLY (VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES NOW). DEALER TECHNICIANS ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FAULTS.

Mileage: 40,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY ESCAPE SHIFTS BADLY. HAS A LAGGING UPSHIFT FROM STARTS AND A HARSH DOWNSHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 ESCAPE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG JUST THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION IS.

Mileage: 46,000

I WAS GETTING READY TO BACK INTO A MY PARKING SPACE, SO I HAD JUST PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT (GOING FORWARD) AND CAME TO ALMOST A STOP SO I COULD PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, NO SOUNDS, NOTHING. BECAUSE IT HAD NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE AND I HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE IT. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT. IT STARTED JUST FINE. *TR

Mileage: 31,500

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS TIME I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U-TURN IN A LOADING DOCK ON A BUSY STREET, AND WAS GOING FORWARD, TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. AGAIN THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD, NO SOUNDS AND NO LIGHTS. THIS TIME THERE WERE CARS COMING TOWARD ME HONKING AT ME, AND ONE IN THE LOADING DOCK TRYING TO BACK UP HONKING AT ME. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND BACKED UP TO CONTINUE WHERE I WAS GOING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TESTED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAID THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IF THIS CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION? SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX THIS!!! *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO REVERSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, A POPPING NOISE WAS PRESENT AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHEN THE CAR SLOWED ALMOST TO A STOP AND STARTED MAKING A JERKING MOTION. I COULDN'T GET ENOUGH POWER TO STAY IN TRAFFIC SO I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE AND SHUT IT OFF. BY THIS TIME THE WRENCH SIGNAL CAME ON THE DASH. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT SEEMED OK SO I DROVE IT TO A NEARBY GARAGE MY MECHANIC OWNS. IT SLOWED DOWN AGAIN AND STARTED JERKING ON THE WAY. I SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND DROVE 2 MORE BLOCKS TO THE GARAGE. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR COMPUTER AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE SENSOR. IT WORKS FINE AGAIN AFTER A BILL OF $455.68. *TR

Mileage: 44,915

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING UP TO STANDARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CAR MAKES A JUMP WHEN ACCELERATING WAS TOLD THERE IS A EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT ITS POSSIBLY THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE JOLT, BUT FORD WILL NOT FIX UNDER THE EXTENDED COVERAGE RECALL UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO US A BEING CAPABLE OF BEING TOWED BEHIND A MOTOR HOME. DURING THE TOWING PROCESS, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME SO HOT THAT COMPONENTS OF THE DRIVE TRAIN MELTED AND LIQUEFIED AS DETERMINED BY FORD. THIS PRESENTS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN AS THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND THERE WOULD BE NO WAY WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION OR WORSE. WE HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT FORD, WITHOUT TELLING US, ISSUED A BULLETIN STATING THAT THE CAR CAN NOT IN FACT BE TOWED. THIS INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED AND NONE OF THE FORD DEALERS WE TALKED TO WERE AWARE OF IT. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE WEBSITES FROM MOTOR HOME MAGAZINE AND EDMONDS AS WELL AS OTHERS THAT STILL LIST THE 2012 ESCAPE AS A GOOD CHOICE FOR MOTOR HOME TOW VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 32,737

AS I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON MY WAY TO WORK, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THEN OIL CAN LIGHT AND THEN THE CAR STALLED/SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO RE-START IT AND IT WOULDN'T WORK. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I TURNED MY HAZARDS ON SO FOLKS WOULD KNOW TO PASS ME. I STARTED DIALING AAA AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. IT DID START AND NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID PROBABLY JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH AND TO JUST DRIVE IT AROUND MY WORK PARKING LOT A FEW TIMES, THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THIS. THEN I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND IT COULD BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEM TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THIS WEEKEND. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE INITIAL STALL. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

MADE LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOP SIGN, AS ACCELERATING, LOST POWER., PUT IT IN NEUTRAL STARTED IT AGAIN, PUT IN GEAR, ACCELERATED, APPROX 30 FT, DID IT AGAIN, I PULLED OVER, CALLED ROADSIDE ASSIST, IT WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, NEXT DAY, THEY "SAID" IT WOULD COST ME 104.50(ISH) TO HAVE IT ANALYZED, I SAID OK, LATER THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE AIR INTAKE MODULE WAS CLOGGED, THIS ALL COST ME 184.18. THEY ALSO SAID THAT I HAVE AN OIL LEAK, AND HE WAS GOING TO "TRY" TO GET IT FIXED ON MY DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME IF HE COULD, NOW THE CONTROL ARM IS A DIFFERENT STORY, HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS ALSO, HE WOULD LET ME KNOW. IF NOT IT WILL COST 452.00 PLUS TAX I DO NOT UNDERSTAND, THE VEHICLE IS JUST NOW 2 YRS OLD AND I CAN UNDERSTAND IF I LIVED ON BUMPY GRAVEL ROAD OR TRAVELED ON ALOT OF BUMPY GRAVEL ROADS, BUT I DO NOT, IN FACT 90% OF THE MILES ON MY VEHICLE ARE HIGHWAY MILES, AND I AVOID BUMPY GRAVEL ROADS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY WILL EVENTUALLY TEAR UP A VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 56,603

FORD ESCAPE LOST SPEED AND WAS MANUEVERABLE AT IDLE SPEED ONLY. REPAIR WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND PULLED INTO NEARBY PARKING LOT AFTER ALMOST GETTING RUN IN TO BY ANOTHER CAR WHO DID NOT SLOW DOWN IN RESPONSE TO HAZARD LIGHTS. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. IN DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK, THE CAR STALLED OUT/ENTERED LIMP HOME MODE 2 MORE TIMES. COMPUTER UPDATE DONE. CAR STILL HAVING ENGINE SURGES MULTIPLE TIMES ON WAY HOME. BROUGHT TO SECOND DEALERSHIP WHICH SAID FIRST DEALER MADE COMPUTER ADJUSTMENTS INCORRECTLY. AWAITING PICKUP OF CAR FOR 2ND TIME TO SEE IF CORRECTED. DEALERS REFUSING TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH) THE FIRST TWO TIMES VEHICLE LOST POWER, THROTTLE/POWER TRAIN LIGHT ON, WENT TO IDLE. FORCED TO SHOULDER, SHUTOFF VEHICLE, RESTART, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THIRD OCCASION SAME DAY SAME PROBLEM IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION (25MPH) IN ADDITION TO THROTTLE LIGHT GOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FOURTH OCCASION SAME RESULTS(35MPH). *TR

Mileage: 32,992

THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. TWICE ON SURFACE STREETS. TWICE WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY ON-RAMP. ONCE WHILE ENTERING A DRIVEWAY. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 8, 2012. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 16, 2014. THE DEALERSHIP (GALPIN FORD) HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES. FORD FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED (APPROXIMATELY APRIL 2014) THAT THE ISSUE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY "THROTTLE BODY" AND GALPIN FORD SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE PART. APPROXIMATELY JUNE 9, 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO GALPIN FORD TO "RECALIBRATE" THE "THROTTLE BODY". THIS VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE, COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OPENED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

AS PER MY VEHICLE REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP: CONCERN 51: C/S THAT BATTERY LIGHT IS ON, PLEASE CHECK AND ADVISE. CAUSE: VERIFIED CONCERN. FOUND BELT THROWN. ALSO FOUND AND OIL LEAK AT THE FRONT COVER VIA A DIME SIZED HOLE IN THE COVER. CORRECTION: REPLACED FRONT COVER AND VBELT. ALSO REPLACED MOTOR MOUNT THAT WAS STRIPPED OUT. VERIFIED REPAIR. BATTERY LIGHT IS OFF AND NO OIL LEAKS AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 15,295

AS PER MY VEHICLE REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP: CONCERN 51: VERIFY CUST CONCERN, FIND THAT VEH SPINS OVER BUT WILL NOT START, INSTALL IDS & PERFORMED KOEO, ALL PASS. PERFORM RELATIVE COMPRESSION TEST, 80% LOSS 3,4. CORRECTION: PERFORM MANUAL COMPRESSION TEST. CYL 1-180, 2-175, 3-0, 4-0. PERFORM LEAKDOWN & PRESSURE TEST, FIND THAT INTAKE VALVES IN 3 & 4 ARE NOT SEALING. REMOVE VALVE COVER & INSPECT CAMSHAFTS, NO DAMAGE FOUND. SPIN VEHICLE OVER & VERIFY TIMING. FIND THAT CRANK PULLEY HAS BRACKET OUT & VEHICLE HAS JUMPED TIME. 51-1: REMOVE INTAKE, EXHAUST MANIFOLD, TIMING COMPONENTS & CYL HEAD. INSPECT AND FINDS THAT VALVES IN 3,4 HAVE CONTACTED PISTONS, NO DAMAGE FOUND ON PISTONS. INSTALL NEW HEAD GASKET, CYL HEAD BOLTS, 2 NEW DIAMOND WASHERS, ALL RELATED GASKETS & PERFORM TIMING PROCEDURE. ASSEMBLE VEHICLE, CHANGE OIL & FILL FL. 52-2 KOEO, PASS. ROER VEHICLE HAS DTC PO524. PERFORM PINPOINT TEST, REPLACE VCT SOLENOID, KOER ALL PASS. TEST DRIVE. VEHICLE RUNS PROPERLY AT THIS TIME. 51-5: CYLINDER HEAD GASKET- LEAKAGE (EXTERNAL LEAKS)- TEST. *TR

Mileage: 18,678

AS PER MY VEHICLE REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP: CONCERN 52*: TECH NOTES CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER IS LEAKING. CAUSE: VERIFY CONCERN, FIND THAT VEHICLE HAS CLUTCH FLUID LEAKING FROM INSIDE BELL HOUSING AREA. CORRECTION: REMOVE TRANS & INSPECT, FIND THAT SLAVE CYL IS SEEPING FLUID. INSTALL NEW SLAVE CYL & ADAPTER. ASSEMBLE VEHICLE, NO LEAKS FOUND INSIDE BELL HOUSING, BUT CLUTCH LIVE FROM MASTER CYL TO SLAVE CYL WILL NOT SEAL PROPERLY. INSTALL LINE, BLEED SYSTEM & RETEST, ALL PASS. 52-3: MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLAVE CYLINDER- HYDRAULIC CLUTCH - REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 18,678

MY 2012 FORD ESCAPE HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES, AND FROM WHAT I'M BEING TOLD IT'S NOT ONLY MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE ALL OVER THE PLACE AS I DRIVE IT. ONE TIME AT A STOP LIGHT IT WILL SLIP, AND NOT GO INTO GEAR JUST ACTING LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. THE NEXT TIME I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND IT WILL JAM IT SELF INTO GEAR ALMOST REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT DOES THE SAME AS I DRIVE IT I'M NEVER SURE WHICH RESULT I'M GOING TO GET, BUT I DO GET ONE OR THE OTHER. I'VE HAD IT INTO THREE FORD DEALERSHIPS A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES, BUT FROM REBOOTING THE SOFTWARE TO REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE LIMITED PARTS AVAILABLE IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. I WAS TOLD AT THE LAST DEALERSHIP THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT NONE ARE AVAILABLE AS THEY HAVE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM. I'VE COMPLAINED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO TOLD ME TO TALK TO CUSTOMER RELATIONS, AND THE CASE MANAGER DOESN'T CALL ME BACK. I FINALLY CALLED FORD CREDIT TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE SITUATION, BUT THEY JUST TRANSFERRED ME TO THE VOICEMAIL OF THE CASE MANAGER THAT DOESN'T CALL ME BACK. IF THEY ARE HAVING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOULD REPORT IT TO YOU BEFORE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS DATE, I WAS GOING HOME, 50MPH MERGING TOWARDS ANOTHER LANE WHEN THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, BEGAN SHAKING AND THE ACCELERATION SLOWED DOWN TREMENDOUSLY. I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA STALL SO I DECIDED TO PUSH MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PARKED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT WAS TRAFFIC TIME, BUT LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT. A MINUTE LATER, I TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND DROVE, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. ON APRIL 1, 2014, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON I-5, SAN DIEGO, CA GOING 60, I HEARD A THUD, AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON I WAS ABLE TO COAST VERY SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT, NARROW SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. EVERY DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS SO MAD, BLOWING THEIR HORN. A MINUTE LATER, I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND LEFT. I ARRIVED AT WORK VERY UPSET, DISTURBED, AND STILL A BIT SHAKING. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR PILE-UP, AND PERHAPS I COULD HAVE BEEN IN SEVERELY INJURED. THAT AFTERNOON, WHEN I DROVE HOME, I TOOK THE INLAND STREET TO BE A LITTLE SAFER. AND LO AND BEHOLD, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SO WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON, I QUICKLY PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THEN I PROCEEDED DRIVING HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I WANT TO ENSURE THE PROBLEM IS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. ON APRIL 8, 2014, I WILL DRIVE MY CAR TO PERRY FORD IN NATIONAL CITY, CA. I ALSO CALLED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM TWICE, AND I HOPE THEY COULD RELAY MY MESSAGE TO THE DEALER I WAS GOING TO DRIVE MY CAR TO FOR REPAIR. IN GOOGLE, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS MENTIONED THE EBT, AND I'M SURE IT'S THE PROBLEM. I AM A 67 YEAR OLD DRIVER WHO NEEDS THE SAFEST CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY, MONDAY TO FRIDAY. *TR

Mileage: 43,583

IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 9AM AND I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY (BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN) AND I TOOK A RIGHT OFF THE EXIT RAMP ONTO A SECONDARY STREET. I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 AND STARTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A YELLOW LIGHT, WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS (THAT I REMEMBERED, BECAUSE I PANICKED), NO SOUNDS. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND SO I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO START THE CAR. NOTHING. NO SOUNDS, NOTHING. I THEN TURNED ON MY FLASHERS. TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, NOTHING. I WAITED ABOUT 3 MIN. AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. IT HAS NOT DONE IT IN THE 2 DAYS SINCE, BUT I AM NOW TO SCARED TO DRIVE ME CAR AFRAID THAT IT WILL DIE AND I WILL CAUSE A CAR PILE UP. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO FORD AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE I FELT THE VEHICLE JERK. I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AND CHECKED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS NEAR EMPTY. A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE POWER TRAIN AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON YOUTUBE AND VARIOUS CONSUMER SITES TO THE SHOOTY DESIGN OF THE 4 CYLINDER FORD ESCAPE MODELS. IN THE END, FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ESCAPE MODELS. TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION FROM LEAKING THEY REPLACED THE SEALS AND INFORMED ME TO CHECK MY FLUIDS EVERY MONTH. I WAS INFORMED BY THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP BEFORE HAND, THAT JUST REPLACING THE SEALS WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH AND I CAN EXPECT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THE CAR NOW HAS LESS THAN 52000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY. THE POWER TRAINS HAVE A FLAWED DESIGN AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE THOUSAND OF MOTORIST ARE FORCED TO PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REMEDIES DUE TO NO FAULT OF THERE OWN. IT IS UP TO THE GOVERNMENT TO FORCE A RECALL ON THE FORD ESCAPE POWER TRAIN SYSTEMS. *TR

Mileage: 49,750

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, CAME TO A STOP SIGN, STOPPED AND PROCEEDED TO PRESS GAS AND TURN INTO LANE. THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD AND ALMOST STALLED. IT DID NOT STOP RUNNING HOWEVER IT WOULD ONLY MOVE APPROX 1 MPH. JUST ENOUGH TO PULL OF ROAD AND PARK. WHEN I RESTARTED, THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING. WHEN IN LOW GEAR, THE CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD AND STOP, JUMP FORWARD AND STOP. IN DRIVE, IT WOULD ONLY GO 1 MPH.I TOOK CAR TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR AND THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN/POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND WOULD COST ME $520. *TR

Mileage: 460,900

AFTER SLOWING DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I FELT A JOLT OR THRUST FORWARD. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD I NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT. I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AND IT WENT NO WHERE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND LOOK UP THE LIGHT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. IT SAID IT WAS A POWER TRAIN/THROTTLE BODY FAULT. AFTER WAITING 15 MINUTES FOR A TOW TRUCK I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY THE REST OF THE DAY. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED THE NEXT MORNING. THEY EVENTUALLY TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED/SHORTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS 700 MILES OVER. AFTER FILING A CASE WITH FORD AND DOING RESEARCH, I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 36,749

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND WAS A POP AND I HAD NO GAS AT ALL. I HAD TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY. THE REPAIR BILL WAS OVER $400.00 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT IS NOT COVERED IN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WHEN PULLING OUT FROM AN INTERSECTION, I EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE LOAFING FORWARD THEN STALLING OR ENTERING SAFETY MODE LOW IDLE MANEUVERABILITY WITH WRENCH LIGHT ON. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR, PLACE IN PARK THEN RESTART ONLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LURCH THEN SHUT OFF OR RETURN TO SAFETY IDLE AGAIN BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE STREET SAFELY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RESULTING IN TROUBLE CODE P2111 "CURRENT" FAULT THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN AND CODE P2112 " PENDING THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING HOME AND TURNED ONTO A STREET AS I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. I HAD MY FOOT AS LOW AS THE PEDAL WOULD GO AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I SWITCHED IT TO PARK TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED UP AND WAS FINE AT ACCELERATING. SO THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH LATER I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN MY ESCAPE SLOWED DOWN AND COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STREET. I PUSHED SO FAR ON THE ACCELERATOR THAT THE PEDAL WAS AS LOW AS IT COULD GO BUT STILL NO MOVEMENT. I QUICKLY SWITCHED IT INTO PARK TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON BUT IT JUST MADE THE NOISE LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START. SO I TRIED AGAIN AND IT FINALLY TURNED ON, SWITCHED TO DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE STREET AS A SEMI WAS FLYING UP BEHIND ME. VERY SCARY MOMENT IN MY LIFE. I GOOGLED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS GOING ON REGARDING THE THROTTLE ON 2012 ESCAPES. I THINK MY VEHICLE MAY BE A PART OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 26,075

CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY DURING ACCELERATION , WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED. TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND P211 WAS THE CODE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 ON THE INTERSTATE, MY FORD ESCAPE JUMPED FORWARD AND THEN SLOWLY SHUT DOWN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 47,000

LEAVING THE PARKING SPACE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER, PUTTER AND WOULD NOT TAKE GAS. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE CAR RUNS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME WHICH WAS THE DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 7/30/2013. ON 7/31/2013, THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN ALL OVER AGAIN AND I HAD TO RETURN THE SUV TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR REPAIR. EACH TIME IT'S HAPPENED, I WAS FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 16,643

I PULLED OUT OF A POST OFFICE PARKING LOT ONTO A TWO LANE ROAD AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. MY VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING ON ITS OWN EVEN THOUGH I WAS PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS CREEPING ALONG, BARELY MOVING, AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ME PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED A LOT BUT NEVER COMPLETELY STALLED. POWER STEERING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ETC., WAS ALL WORKING FINE. THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT ON SHAPED LIKE A WRENCH. I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND CONTINUED COASTING IN THIS MANNER TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE SPOT I COULD PULL OVER. AFTER PULLING OVER, I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, AND THEN IT SEEMED TO BE IDLING AND RUNNING FINE. THE WARNING LIGHT SHAPED LIKE A WRENCH IS A "THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN" ISSUE INDICATOR. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES INDICATING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPES. THE NORTH CAROLINE CONSUMERS COUNCIL RECOMMENDED OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE FILE A COMPLAINT. I FELT LUCKY THAT I DID NOT PULL OUT INTO A BUSY ROAD AND LOSE THROTTLE POWER LIKE THAT AND BE AT RISK OF GETTING T-BONED BY ANOTHER CAR. I AGREE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

NOTE, THIS HAS OCCURRED AT VARYING TIMES/DATES SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN 2012, HAS NOT JUST OCCURRED AT THE DATE LISTED. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A PROLONGED HESITATION AND EVEN A LOSS IN SPEED WHEN SWITCHING VIA THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, NOT RANDOMLY. ALSO, WHEN GETTING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED, THERE IS A HESITATION IF YOU TOUCH THE GAS TO ACCELERATE UP TO THE HIGHWAY SPEED; IT WILL HESITATE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE KICKING INTO ACCELERATION MODE. *TR

Mileage: 4,849

THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT GEARS SMOOTHLY UPON ACCELERATION. THE ISSUE INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE IT BECAME DANGEROUS TO OPERATE BECAUSE OF THE DELAYED RESPONSE. I WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD AS I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN SEVERAL SECONDS LATER. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH DIFFERENT RESULTS EACH TIME. I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NO ISSUE WAS FOUND THE FIRST TIME AND THE ISSUE WAS DETERMINED TO BE RELATED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS THE SECOND TIME. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE 2ND SERVICE VISIT AND TOOK THE CAR BACK A FEW DAYS LATER. (I DROVE MY MINI CAR IN THE INTERIM BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE ESCAPE.) THIS TIME THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RESPONSE IS MUCH BETTER THAN BEFORE, BUT NOT COMPLETELY SATISFACTORY. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUE- I HAVE A 2012 FORD ESPAPE 6 CYLINDER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED (20MPH) THE VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS NOT IN THE RIGHT GEAR, IT MAKES A NOISE AS IF IT WANTS TO CHANGE GEARS BUT CAN'T. WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AND THEN TRY TO PROCEED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR, THEN IT LUNGES FORWARD INTO GEAR. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THE DEARLERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM,BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I HAD 8402 MILES ON IT AND NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 9400 AND I AM STILL RETURNING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID IT CAN POSSIBLY BE THE ADAPT SHIFT STRATEGY, WHICH IS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS TO LEARN THE DRIVER. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE VEHICLE THEY STATE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T DO IT. WHEN I PICK THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER ONLY DRIVING IT ABOUT 26-30 MILES. I KNOW IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND I FEEL FORD IS NEGLECTING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE PERFORMING BETTER THAN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE (4 CYLINDER) I PREVIOUSLY OWNED, AND WAS SATISFIED WITH. THIS 6 CYLINDER HAS NO POWER TO GO. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN IDLE MODE IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL VEHICLE THAN A REGULAR GASOLINE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 8,402

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION LAGS, OR SHIFTS HARD, SLIPS, HESITATE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TWICE, FIRST TIME WAS TOLD THE COMPUTERS WERE NOT COMMUNICATING THE WAY THEY SHOULD, THE SECOND WHICH WAS TODAY, WAS TOLD IT WAS A QUART LOW? VEHICLE NOW HAS 32000 ON IT DOES NOT LEAK FLUID, AND WAS LOW ON FLUID WHEN BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALER WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? DEALER SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF LOW FLUID, BUT I AM NOT BUYING THAT. AND PROBABLY WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

WHEN MY ESCAPE IS IN THE RUNNING MODE, THE ENGINE DOES NOT SOUNDS LIKE A GAS RUNNING VEHICLE, BUT IT RUNS LOUD LIKE A TRUCK. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BEFORE MOVING AT A GOOD SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 6,412

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS FREEWAY SPEEDS. PRESSING ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE RECOVERS ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT 325 MI. ON THE ODOMETER AND "NO VEHICLE PROBLEM FOUND". VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED EIGHT FREEWAY INCIDENTS OF STALLS IN 3908 MI.ON THE ODOMETER, THE STALLS HAVE OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OR VEHICLE MANEUVERS. *TR

Mileage: 325

VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC ON BUSY INTERSTATE (I-635E) DALLAS, TX ON SUNDAY 11/18 AT APPROX 11 AM. VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN DRIVEN 10-15 MILES WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. TACHOMETER SHOWED 1000 RPM AND ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO NEXT OFF-RAMP THOUGH INTERSTATE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND CONCRETE BARRIERS DENIED ACCESS TO SHOULDER. AFTER COASTING TO OFF-RAMP I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE EMISSIONS INDICATOR WAS LIT AND I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED AND TRIED TO PROCEED. THE ENGINE LURCHED AND STALLED AND THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. FORCED TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY (FOMOCO PN DS7Z-9E926-A) AND CLEARED THE ODBC CODES. VEHICLE HAS DRIVEN FINE WITH NO ISSUES FOR NEXT 100 MILES. PERSONAL NOTE: FORTUNATELY THE INCIDENT HAPPENED CLOSE ENOUGH TO AN OF RAMP I COULD EXIT THE BUSY INTERSTATE. THE CONSTRUCTION HAD CONCRETE BARRIERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE INTERSTATE PREVENTING SHOULDER ACCESS. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN OFF RAMP THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN STALLED IN A MULTI-LANE INTERSTATE LIKELY RESULTING IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 42,933

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEARS THEN ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. AFTER DEPRESSING AND HOLDINGTHE ACCELERATOR DOWN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS TO REPLICATE IT TWICE WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,100. UPDATED 11/07/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THERE A DEFINITE STRONGHESITATION AROUND 20 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

Mileage: 200

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEB 2012...DRIVE IT AN HR OR SO 1 WAY EVERYDAY TO WORK...IN JULY STARTED TO NOTICE IT WOULD LAG WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS...AT START AND IN BETWEEN GEARS. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THEY HAD IT FOR LESS THEN 3 HRS AND SAID THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG BUT RESET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER PROBLEM SHOULD GO AWAY. IT GOT WORSE TOOK IT BACK 2 WKS LATER FOR SAME ISSUE TRANSMISSION TECH DROVE IT WITH ME IN THE CAR, FOUND NO ISSUE...TOOK IT BACK 3 WKS LATE SAME ISSUE A DIFFERENT PERSON TOLD ME THAT'S NOT NORMAL THEY DROVE IT SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT FORD SAYS IT'S NORMAL FOR A HARD SHIFT ON A COLD START. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK NOW FOR A 4TH TIME TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT......CAR HARD SHIFTS NOT JUST ON COLD START AND IF THIS WAS THE CASE I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FROM DAY 1 NOT 5 MONTHS INTO DRIVING........THIS DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE BUT I AM TOLD I HAVE TO GET USED TO IT...... *TR

Mileage: 10,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55-60 AND THEN COASTING COMING TO A STOP, ONCE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION HITS AROUND 35-40...VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD...CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR...I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE BEHAVE LIKE THIS AND WOULD NOT CONSIDER THAT NORMAL.. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

VEHICLE WAS BEING PREPARED TO BACK OUT OF LEVEL GARAGE ONTO DRIVEWAY WITH MILD DOWNHILL SLOPE. VEHICLE WAS STARTED, EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PLACED IN REVERSE, DRIVER'S FOOT ENGAGED BRAKE. DRIVER REALIZED WALLET WITH DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS LEFT INSIDE HOUSE. TRANSMISSION PLACED IN PARK, DRIVER REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE AND EXITED VEHICLE. VEHICLE NOT NOTED TO BE MOVING WHEN DRIVER EXITED. DRIVER ENTERED HOUSE THROUGH GARAGE ENTRY, RETRIEVED WALLET. WHEN GARAGE WAS RE-ENTERED VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE ONTO DRIVEWAY ON ITS OWN. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO CATCH UP TO VEHICLE ON FOOT AND ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL. VEHICLE BACKED DOWN FULL LENGTH OF DRIVEWAY (APPROX. 100 FEET) AND BACKED ACROSS ROAD AND DOWN FAIRLY STEEP EMBANKMENT ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE THEN BACKED INTO A LARGE TREE ABOUT 10-15 FEET FROM ROAD AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED, AND AN ADJACENT TREE WAS SIDE-SWIPED BY THE REAR/LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED, SCANT DAMAGE TO 2 LARGE TREES. DRIVER ASSESSED THE DAMAGE, RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE. DRIVER CANNOT DEFINITIVELY RECALL WHAT GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN WHEN VEHICLE WAS RE-ENTERED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE AND MOVE IT ACROSS THE ROAD AND BACK ONTO DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 3,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 03/16/12*LJ UPDATED 05/03/12

Mileage: 500