2005 Ford Escape acceleration problems

Filed May 13, 2021 · Acceleration · 172,586 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and shifting into drive, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The failure also occurred after stopping at a stop sign and then attempting to drive off, where the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond and stalled without warning. The vehicle was pushed out of the roadway and restarted after waiting for five minutes. The vehicle was then driven to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 172,586.

Filed Oct 18, 2018 · Acceleration · 119,000 miles · GA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that the brake indicator illuminated while exiting a parking area and the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed. As a result, the vehicle drove over a median and crashed into a concrete wall. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency action number: dp12006 (engine). A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.

Filed Dec 11, 2017 · Acceleration · FL

The gas pedal get stuck when the temperature is cold. And is danger because if you are in the stop and you star drive may be gas pedal is not working and you are in the middle the intersection and produce accident. And is all the time when is cold weather

Filed Dec 3, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 85,000 miles · IN

Throttle cable sticks when the 2001-2004 was recalled I questioned ford they said too bad even though I purchased the vehicle in april of 2004 it is a 2005 and they would not cover me on the recall gas pedal sticks a lot using brakes at same time when in park it won't go until you do gas and brake

Filed Oct 6, 2017 · Acceleration · 165,000 miles · UT

I was driving on an interstate and I noticed that the car was going faster than it should as I was heading towards an exit ramp. I pulled over on the shoulder amd the car was revving up like 4000 RPM all by itself. I drove the vehicle alternating between neutral and drive as it was revving up too high. I parked in a lot. Turned the car off... It was revving up like a race car... All by itself. Very scary. Could have died. The floor boards were clean. Nothing could have stuck to the accelerator pedal.... No way this could be operator error

Filed Jun 17, 2017 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 137,000 miles · WA

Gas pedal getting stuck/not working off and on for last year; gasket was replaced, now recently sticking again. Today, was on arterial when pedal stuck, luckily no traffic as for several minutes vehicle would not move. Got pedal unstuck after several tries and lifting with toe, so was able to get home. Car in shop now. Dangerous!

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. ..updated 05/23/17 *bf the consumer stated the accelerator pedal was solid when attempted to be depressed. It was difficult to press. The throttle body cause build up of carbon. Updated 12/4/2017

Filed Dec 7, 2016 · Acceleration · 190,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving 30 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck in the depressed position without warning. As a result, the vehicle drastically reduced speed and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.

Filed Dec 7, 2016 · Acceleration · 1 miles · CA

The gas pedal will get stuck down. The vehicle will stall. I would have to use my foot to try to lift the acceleration pedal up. Sometimes it would pop into place quickly while other times, I had to keep lifting it up with my foot. This happened while on the freeway and other cars were coming full speed behind me, but I was unable to get the vehicle back in motion in a speedy manner. This has occurred early morning, midday, and night. It has been on the city street and the highway. I researched and saw that ford had a recall for 2001 - 2004 for the throttle body issue which is due to the sticking acceleration pedal. When I went to ford, they said that my VIN was not included in the recall nor the consumer appreciation for certain models although it was the exact same issue. My vehicle is a 2005 ford escape. The mechanic said that there were many cars that came in with this issue, but the sales woman pretended as if she never heard of the issue. I paid almost $1,000 to fix an issue that other vehicles had fixed in a recall.

Filed Oct 19, 2016 · Acceleration · 85,000 miles · IN

Throttle body sticks when it's wet outside or cold.