2009 Ford Escape: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Feb 24, 2020 · Fuel system · 47,000 miles · CA

When pushing throttle, engine hesitates. I have complained to dealer before, but they say they can't find anything wrong. I suspect throttle body but now not covered even though under recall. I believe to be a safety hazard. 48000 miles.

Filed Oct 24, 2018 · Fuel system · 82,000 miles · FL

Intermittent rough idle/stalling at traffic lights as well as hesitation when accelerating at all speeds. Throttle body replaced under extended warranty when issue first presented last year; symptoms persist without check engine light; independent mechanic unable to diagnose/reproduce issue. Issue has been occurring for the last twelve months without resolution.

Filed Jul 18, 2018 · Steering · 139,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 25 MPH and attempting to make a turn, the vehicle hesitated, stalled, and restarted. The contact stated that the steering lost power and the "power steering assist fault" indicator illuminated. The contact called turnpike ford of charleston/marmet at 304‑925‑0431 (located at 7891 maccorkle ave, charleston, wv 25315) and was informed that the steering was serviced in 2014 per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The failure was not diagnosed due to the diagnostic testing fee. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.

Filed Jan 15, 2018 · Engine · MI

I have 80,000 miles on this vehicle. My check engine came on. I have hesitation when giving it gas. I have a vibration when car is running and in drive I took to a ford dealership, they check for the issued ans it came up with a codes, p0012, p0022, p0341, p0346 related to 11-12-5. The dealer stated they would need to tear down the engine to inspect, not repair, but inspect. Estimated cost would be $1500. My car only have 80000, should this be under a warranty.ford need to stand behind their product and repair my car. I'm confused why would my car have this issue when it only have 80000 miles and not 10 years old.

Filed Jun 16, 2016 · 98,000 miles · SC

Was driving at approximately 20-25 MPH, slowing down when car lost power. Wrench light came on first time this happened. Pressing accelerator did nothing. Car continued to slow down to a stop with car still running, albeit hesitating and "idling rough". Turned car off and back on. Car started back up and ran ok but did the same thing the next day, but this time the wrench light did not come on. Online research indicated it was likely the throttle body, which had potential for dangerous situations, citing possible sudden deceleration. So I took the car to a local ford dealer to fix it, but they did not fix it. Instead they "fixed" a different code they said showed up on the computer and did not even address the throttle body issue. The same thing happened two days later but, again, no lights came on. The third time it happened, the same thing occurred twice within 2 miles. Apparently it's still the throttle body I asked the dealership to fix a month ago that they did not fix. So now I'm out $600 to the dealership, and the problem is still not fixed. On all occasions, the car was being driven on side city streets at a fairly slow rate of speed, not exceeding 25 MPH. And fortunately traffic was clear so I could pull off to the side of the road to get the car re-started safely.

Filed Nov 26, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 72,200 miles · FL

While driving steady at 50+ MPH on an interstate, there was slight on again/off again hesitation while keeping constant pressure on the gas pedal. Without warning, the engine seemed to lose all power, and forced me to coast to the side of the road. A 'wrench' warning light appeared on my dashboard system, and while the engine had not stalled, it was running very low and rough. I again tried to apply pressure to the gas pedal and it was completely unresponsive. I turned the vehicle off, waited a few seconds and restarted it. It ran as if there was nothing wrong, and there were no more warning icons showing on the dashboard. It ran without issue for another 15 minutes on the highway, until it again lost all engine power, and this time the engine warning light came on instead of the wrench icon. Restarting it let me drive a few more miles to reach my home.

Filed Nov 21, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 87,210 miles · MN

While driving on monday 11/18/13 my wife was stopping then went to accelerate and the vehicle stalled. Upon turning it off it restarted just fine. This happen 3 more times from then to tuesday evening. I drove it to work wednesday 11/20/13 and while accelerating on to hwy 94 the vehicle stalled. It did hesitate upon restarting but started and ran. Wednesday evening on our way home doing approx 30mph the vehicle stalled and again hesitated to start but did and ran ok. Thursday morning 11/21/13 while on my way to work I was at cruising speed doing approx 60mph on hwy 94 the vehicle stalled. It hesitated to restart again but started after leaving the vehicle off for a few seconds.

Filed Nov 12, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 117,000 miles · MI

On monday november 5th, 2013 I was driving my 2009 ford escape down the freeway at 9pm going home. I had been driving for about 10 minutes when the engine felt like it hesitated and stumbled. I realized that I could not get the vehicle to accelerate so I pulled off to the side of the road. There was a wrench symbol on the dash board. I experienced the same issue on sunday november 11th, 2013 I was driving for about 15 minutes and the vehicle stumbled again and the symbol came on the dash. I turned the car off and waited 5 minutes. It started up and did not have any issues until today tuesday november 12th, 2013. I was driving on the freeway at about 70 miles an hour and the engine stumbled again. I pulled off the side of the freeway and turned the vehicle off, waited 10 minutes and the car started up with no fault code on dash. I drove home the back roads. After investigating online I came across the article that this is a recurring event for the ford escapes.

Filed Nov 3, 2013 · Fuel system, Transmission · 86,432 miles · IL

This has happened twice now. I have been driving my car and all of a sudden I loose gas power, but my brakes and steering still works fine. I have to pull over to the side of the road and come to a complete stop. While at a complete stop I can feel my car/ engine making a jerking "thudding" noise/ motion. I then turn my car off and take my key out of the ignition for the a couple of minutes. After letting the car sit I out my key back in and try to start it. But the car hesitates to start, it cranks for a while and then eventually turns over and starts. When I begin driving again after the incident I can feel that my car is not driving the same. Both times it has occurred I was driving two completely different speeds.

Filed Oct 20, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 100,003 miles · NY

I had just come off a highway exit ramp and drove about 100 yards at 40mph, when the car suddenly slowed down to a stop. The odometer dropped from 40mph to zero in about 4 seconds when I just coasted to the side of the road. A wrench light appeared on the dash. I place the car in park and the only power I had was the electric that powered the headlights. I shutoff the ignition and restarted the car after about 15 seconds. The start was sluggish and when I placed the car in drive, it jerked forward. The car acceleration was poor for about 10 seconds before it finally caught the proper gear. I drove the car another two miles at 30mph with a little bit of hesitation in the engine. At this point the wrench light on the dash shut off. I have had no further issues since.

Filed Sep 14, 2013 · Transmission · 56,000 miles · PA

We have had this vehicle in for service many times to try and find out why it often will hesitate to accelerate. Recently it has begun to stall while driving. This has happened numerous times and without warning and at various speeds. Luckily we have been able to avoid an accident. Tonight when it happened the car stalled and the power train throttle control light came on. After the stall we put the car in park, then restarted it. We were able to drive to safety but the car was not driving smoothly.

Filed Aug 28, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 12,000 miles · TN

When slowing down engine would stall at any speed. Slowly progressed into a hesitation from a red light. Sparatic idle after stopping. Wrench light would come on every time. Now check engine light and wrench light on together.