2009 Ford Escape Hybrid: check engine light

Filed Apr 15, 2019 · Brakes · 95,000 miles · IL · fire

My ABS brakes on my 2009 ford escape hybrid engine light came on and the RPM ramped while I was going 65 MPH down a highway and the front passenger brakes started smoking. I took it in to have it fixed and it was going to cost $5700 to fix because of some hcu unit that failed while I was driving at pretty good rate of speed. I am glad it didn't throw me off into a ditch or catch on fire with me in it. What a crappy design this is. Wow!!! Scary stuff.

Filed Jul 23, 2018 · Engine · 87,201 miles · NC

Throttle body replacement after repetitive wrench light, limp mode, and engine light. Dealer stated ours was not to have recall, but active warranty extension shows other 2.5l vehicles under 150,000 miles and within the 10 years of the model. Looking up the part they are the same part numbers being replaced non hybrids. This is excluding vehicles that not only originally cost more, but have defective parts int eh same year ranges as other 4 cylinders. They also have 6 cylinders showing that this is a more widespread issue with other parts on other throttle bodies outside that engine size. This shows poor manufacture of similar and for mine the same as the non-hybrid. Will contact national service next. Hybrids should be included. I have had 5 and feel my current model may be next and is showing some symptoms. This 2009 has always shown some surging surging for the 4 years. It is in the south where moisture is a problem when humidity and ocean salt can amplify when visiting on occasion. The issues appeared on the highway at first in a feeling of surging when on cruise control and could be seen in the RPM, almost like the transmission was slipping. As it progressed we replaced 3 emission parts, and finally in the last month the car was crippled to a point that the check engine light came on and the wrench light may or may not light, but car would not go past 45mph, and even felt sluggish like it was not accelerating making it dangerous to drive to work. We could not call off work to take it to the service garage, and almost had it towed to the shop. This was similar to the 2005 we had except it was due to the coolant circulation pump. The only difference was the engine did not shut down after limping as the other did. They normally are good, but I felt not represented this time, and they were just happy to have me pay. I do have receipt. 485.00

Filed Jun 14, 2018 · Fuel system · 150,000 miles · CO

Turned the car on and the wrench light was on. Driving it felt a little bit strange because it didn't feel like it had good power. Turned the car off and back on and it was running fine again. Drove about 5 miles and once I got to a parking garage, the check engine light came on and the car went into "limp" mode. Pulled into a parking space and had it towed to the dealer. They said that the throttle body was sticking. This is the third failure of this part in 33 months. Part was first replaced in september 2015. Had a failure of the part they replaced in january 2017 and now a third failure of the same part in jun 2018. The throttle body has been replaced each time that it has failed. This seems like a defective part that only lasts for about 15-18 months. There was less than 20,000 miles put on the car before this part failed in june 2018.

Filed May 11, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 108,287 miles · CA

My 2009 escape hybrid had the same throttle body failure as shown in pe13003 and dp12006. I was driving on busy street on way to airport when wrench light and engine light came on and car lost power to accelerate which was scary to say the least! I managed to drive (or rather limp) to side street to prevent being hit and tried turning engine on and off. Wrench light went off but engine light remained on and drove car to ford dealer in limp mode. I was advised by them that my car went into limp mode to prevent any further damage to engine. I let them know I have extended warranty(premium esp) that was good up to 109,913 miles /aug. 2017 and currently had 108,287miles. The throttle is covered under this warranty however I was told the throttle did not need replacing. I was told the throttle was spitting gas as throttle door not opening properly and "the throttle had a cold which needed taking care of" and just needed a throttle/ fuel injection cleaning service. I was charged $346.18 for fuel injection cleaning and flush, hybrid battery filter and labor. I'm concerned this will happen again as throttle was not replaced and my problem was identical to the others investigated in pe13003. I don't understand why throttle wasn't replaced. Are escape hybrids not included in previous investigations? Why not??? Under my warranty, if throttle was replaced it would have cost me less than cleaning it. Is this just a money making ploy at the expense of safety? Please advise if escape hybrids will be investigated for throttle problems. Thank you

Filed Aug 8, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 135,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape hybrid. While driving 65 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000.

Filed Jul 26, 2016 · Engine · 137,000 miles · IL

I was driving at 55 MPH on the highway and the wrench light came and following engine light , the car suddenly began to slow down , after that acerlation would not go more than 15mph, checked the code got p2112

Filed Feb 25, 2016 · Transmission · 58,000 miles · HI

In 2013, on several occasions, while driving, the car lost power completely under acceleration, while going uphill on city streets. I had to pull over to the side, turn the car off, wait and try to start the car again. After several attempts the car turned on and was able to drive normally. After the first incident, the engine indicator light came on. At the dealership, they informed me the throttle body accentuator was faulty, not under warranty ( car 3 years old at time) because it was really an electrical malfunction. The was replaced in 2013. Now again in 2016, engine light on again...same diagnosis. Part replaced again, not under warranty. Dealership says it has no indications that this is a common problem in the ford escape hybrids. Engine light still on...yet to be resolved.

Filed Jun 30, 2015 · Engine · 85,000 miles · FL

While driving, the 2009 ford escape hybrid slowed suddenly and while I still had power, I was unable to accelerate. I was on a busy road and there was nothing I could do to get my vehicle to "go". The "service engine soon" light came on and we were able to enter a neighborhood and pull over. We turned off the car and looked through the manual but couldn't find anything. The car started up again and seemed to drive normal but with the "check engine light" illuminated. The dealership said the electronic throttle needed to be replaced. Upon investigation, it appears to be a common issue and while they refused to issue a recall, ford has issued a "customer satisfaction program" to extend the warranty on that particular part - with the exception of the hybrid model. This problem is the exact issue that has been happening in the other escapes and I don't understand why the hybrid is excluded from the extended warranty. That was not only terrifying but dangerous.

Filed Jun 8, 2015 · Engine · 81,350 miles · TX

On wed, jun 3, 2015 - I was driving, engine cut out and would not let me go over 35-40, wrench light came on, I pulled over, stopped, turned ignition off, waited a minute, turned back on, wrench light stayed out. On fri, jun 5, 2015 - I called the local ford dealer for an appointment, got one for mon, june 8, 2015. As I started driving, the same thing happened except after I started the car and began driving again the wrench light came on and the service engine light came on. I had the car towed to the dealer. Mon, jun 8, 2015 - was called and informed the throttle body needed to be replaced, and that it is not covered under the consumer satisfaction program 13n03. Was told it only applies to gas models not hybrids. I will be contacting ford to file a formal complaint.

Filed May 28, 2015 · Engine · 110,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape hybrid. While driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle lost power. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Aug 14, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 88,297 miles · OK

Stopped at red light when car begin to run extremely rough, service engine light came on and when light turned green it would only accelerate up to 20 miles per hour. Vehicle was towed to the dealership this morning (08/14/2014) and it is the throttle body issue listed in dp12006 for ford escape vehicles. The reason for this case is ford motor company / randall reed ford wants to exclude a 2009 ford escape hybrid from the customer satisfaction program 13n03 and have me pay for the repair. Your help in getting this resolved is greatly appreciated.

Filed Oct 17, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 43,000 miles · FL

While driving on the highway, my check engine light came on and the car immediately switched from gas to electric. From that point on, the car would not transition back to gas. Took the car to ford and had to have the throttle body and motor assembly replaced.