As I accelerate from a stop position such as a stop sign, traffic light or accelerate trying to go up an incline or bridge the car loses all power. The engine still runs and the power steering still works but as you try and press down on the pedal to accelerate nothing happens. Eventually the car stops and begins to sputter. I turn off the car and then start it up. The car works fine for a few miles but the situation happens again.
2010 Ford Escape acceleration complaints
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Driving on highway at 50mph and car stopped accelerating. Was able to get to repair shop and told it was throttle body. Was not able to drive it home, d/t unexpected accelerations and slow downs.
While my wife was driving within city limits the car suddenly would not accelerate and simply stopped. She was able to drive it to a dealer because she was able to pull over to the side of the road and turn the car off and on again. It would work for a few miles at most and stop again. Very dangerous problem. This problem first happened in may, but we took it to a mechanic and he told us it was likely the electronic throttle body, but it was functioning at the time we took it in. Finally on june 27, the car was simply not operating. We were told this problem was not a power train function and therefore not covered by warranty. We have read about many other people experiencing the same problem. We are grateful that she was not on the highway at the time. Please investigate this problem!
I was driving down a boulevard in new orleans a month ago, and suddenly I lost power. The engine was on, but it would not take any gas, so I glided to a stop next to the curb. A light on the dash shaped like a wrench came on. I looked in my owner's manual and discovered the light meant that I had a problem with the power train or throttle and that I should take the car to the dealer as soon as possible. I put the car in park and turned the key off. The engine started again, and I drove it home. The next day the same thing happened twice on the way to veterans' ford in metairie. I left the car with them for four hours, but they could find no problem. This stalling continued to happen two or three times a week. Last saturday it happened while I was driving up an overpass on elysian fields, and there was no place to pull off. I stopped the car on the grade as cars stacked up behind me. On monday, I took my wife to a doctor's appointment and ran some errands, and my escape stalled four times in twenty-five miles. Yesterday when the same thing happened, the engine-shaped light on the dash came on in addition to the "wrench" light. So today I took it in to veterans' ford again and left it. I called this afternoon and was told that the "throttle body" had to be replaced but they didn't have one in stock, so I am going to have to pick the car up tomorrow and drive it--sparingly and cautiously--until they receive the part. A few minutes ago I looked up "ford escape throttle body" to find out how much one would cost and discovered that an the federal safety agency investigation has been underway since march. My escape is more than three years old, but I have a 5 year, 50,000 mile warranty on the power train, which may include the throttle body. The clerk at veterans' ford did not know if the warranty applied.
While driving on a back road, our escape started to hesitate. When I tried to accelerate the car did not respond. I then tried to pull off the road and that's when the car started to shudder. I was able to get the car over on the shoulder of the road and turn it off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated the vehicle did not lose electrical power just power to the engine. The contact had to pull over and restart the vehicle however, the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The dealer stated that the throttle body assembly malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The dealer did not replace the throttle body assembly. The failure mileage was 44,600.
While entering the highway from an inclined on-ramp, acceleration began to decrease even as the gas pedal was being pressed. I was able to coast to the shoulder, stop the engine and restart. The vehicle appeared to have returned to normal function. After traveling about 25 miles on the highway, the vehicle began to lose acceleration as I tried to increase speed to change lanes. The gas pedal was pressed to the floor of the car with no results. As I pressed the pedal the maintenance light and engine light lit up on the dashboard. I was able to get to an exit ramp and coasted to a safe stop. There was no previous warning from the dashboard indicators that there was trouble. I was notified by the dealership, that the throttle body assembly had failed.
While traveling at approximately 45mph, without any warning the vehicle lost complete power and stalled in the middle of the road. I was able to restart, drive approximately 50 feet with the same results. A wrench symbol appeared. Called a wrecker and had the vehicle towed to my dealership service department. Was informed by the service rep that they needed to replace the throttle body but did not have the part available. Nine days later today I have no answers, explanations, or transportation,
Driving on 2 lane hwy in 55mph zone in passing lane and came up to red light. When light changed, stepped on gas pedal and had no acceleration. Vehicle had only an idling, surging rough motion that allowed it to slowly move onto the grass median. Caused several cars to back up before vehicle was out of traffic. Restarted vehicle and engine ran a rough idle w/ the wrench and engine lights on. Ironic, that another ford escape owner stopped to help and told me his 2009 had just had same symptoms the week before and he told me his was throttle body and it was over $500 to repair. Diagnosis at ford was code p2112 (throttle stuck closed). Solution was to replace electronic throttle body. Seems to be a familiar issue w/ ford dealer as they had just gotten parts this week after being back ordered last week. Questioned customer service rep to see if new part was same manufacturer as old part. He informed me that new part was from a new manufacturer. Seems like another situation of lowest cost vendor syndrome and ford should have to stand behind their procurement/engineering decisions. Just thankful that I did not get rear-ended while stuck in the passing lane in a 55mph zone.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle however, the failure recurred several weeks later with the illumination of t he check engine warning light. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer stated that the throttle body was defective. The dealer replaced the throttle body. The failure mileage was 36,783.
On 7/1/2013, I was driving my ford escape 2010 on the highway 50-55 MPH and felt the car shift and then the accelerator failed. The car limped onto the shoulder and the wrench light was illuminated. It was towed to the dealer for repair. Technician was not available to diagnose until day 2 then told it was full body throttle electrical component and part is on back order. Still waiting for the part a week later with no end to the wait in sight. 36 month warranty ended may 21, 2013. Dealer did not offer a loaner car and after repeatedly requesting one they say they have none available. Service manager said five other cars are waiting for the part at their dealership. I mentioned that I read about the investigation on the internet and they said they will file a report with ford corporate. As of today, 7/9 the report had not been filed. I am very frustrated with the dealership service personnel. They are not forthcoming with information. I have had to call them numerous times because they are not returning calls.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 20,250.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the engine stalled with the illumination of the wrench warning icon. Upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body motor assembly was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000. Updated 08/15/13
Defective electronic throttle body caused car to stop on a state highway. Conversation with ford dealer and research on internet revealed that ford and the federal safety agency know about this defect. There should be a recall on this item.
The engine lost power while driving multiple times in traffic which caused a dangerous situation. There was a limited area which to pull the car off away from moving traffic. The throttle body is at fault.
I was driving my 2010 ford escape at about 65 miles per hour on the new jersey turnpike when all of a sudden the wrench light came on and I lost power in the engine. I was in the middle lane of a 4 lane highway and had to get over to the shoulder. The engine never shut off but would not go over 5 MPH. I shut the engine down and restarted the car and everything was fine. I had 70 miles to go so I decided to try to drive on and everything was fine for 40 miles when it did it again. I got over to the shoulder, shut the engine off and restarted and was able to make it to my destination. I have an appointment to take the car to a ford dealership to get it fixed on thursday. The dealership told me that they were familiar with this issue and that the throttle control need to be replaced. I have looked online and have seen hundreds and hundreds of posts from owners that are having the same issue. What gives. If ford know about this, shouldn't they take care of it!
Vehicle stalls while driving , stalls while idle , RPM's spike while driving !!! Scary !! Codes read p2112 . (throttle stuck open ) thinking bad throttle body ?
I currently have a 2010 ford escape with 47,000 miles on it . On wednesday july 3 2013 I was returning home from doing errands, and my ford escape came to a complete stop. The vehicle would not move. There were no warning lights on the dash informing me that there was a problem. Fortunately, I had just turned into the lane to my house and was not on a major highway. We had the vehicle towed to a local dealer who informed us that it is the electronic throttle body. We contacted ford corporation and reported the issue, they said that this is not under warranty and there has been no issues with this part in the past. Ford gave us a case number and said that it would take up to four days to determine if they will cover the repair. I had my seven year old grandson with me that day, and all I keep thinking about is what if that would have happen on a busy highway with cars going the speed of 55mph and higher.
While driving on a two lane road doing approximately 40 MPH my vehicle lost power. The car was still running but lost acceleration power. We had to coast until we found a place on the side of the road to move to.
My 2010 ford escape is going into limp mode while driving. It just stops responding to the accelerator and limps along until I can pull off the road and turn the car off. In the beginning, I could start the car back up and drive home. But it is beginning to happen more often and now I cannot drive it at all.
While driving on interstate 95 in lumberton, n.c all of a sudden my 2010 ford escape lost power slowing down drastically almost causing a crash. Cars behind me had to slam on their brakes and going off the side of the road. I took my car to lumberton ford were I bought it. After checking it out, I was told it was the throttle body. I was also told that their was a recall on them but not for my model year. I was told that a recall on 2009 ford escapes but not 2010. This I can not understand. So ford motor co split the cost with me. But if its a faulty part, and they have a recall on the same part, why do I have to pay anything ?
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was advised that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and then independently accelerated with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.
2010 ford escape bought new and taken back to dealership as the vehicle jumps forward. Dealership could not find problem. Within last two weeks vehicle is losing gas pedal power while driving. The vehicle does not stall. If you apply the gas the vehicle jumps forward. The computer code is p2112. Vehicle was surging forward when a dog ran across the road. Couldn't control vehicle. Very busy road and trying to get out of the way. Bumper had to be repaired and car is still losing power and surging when you apply gas.
I made a left turn from a stop light and the car seemed to be accelerating and shifting but suddenly just started "chugging" and become very difficult to steer, almost as if the brake were on. I got as close to the edge of the road as I could and turned the car off. I looked up the symbol (wrench) in the manual and it said "powertrain fault" call your authorized dealer. It was terrifying being stuck in the middle of the street in the dark! I had my hazard flashers on and when I called my son he asked if I could start the car and get off the street. It did start up and I was able to move it about a 100 feet before it started "choking up" again. I waited a few minutes and did that again and was able to get it into a parking lot and off the street. My car was towed to the ford dealership and when I called them the next day they informed me that it was the throttle body and that part is on back order and it may be a couple of weeks. My warranty expired in may at the three year point. Ford said it is not under warranty and will be about $400 to repair; they will not provide transportation and my insurance won't cover a rental unless I am in a collision. Ironically, had I turned left when I left the drugstore I would have been on the main street in town and between a strip shopping center and the mall and probably would have been in a wreck! From what the service man told me this is a problem they are aware of, but through no fault of my own, I have to fix the problem and cover the cost of a rental for possibly several weeks because they cannot keep the part in stock. Insult and injury! I am single and do not have anyone to chauffeur me. My son picks me up at work, I drop him off and keep his truck so I can shop or go to eat and I pick him up in the morning. Please investigate this before someone is seriously injured, as I could have been!!
I was driving along and all of a sudden my 2010 ford escape went from around 35 MPH on a busy road to a rough idle. The engine was still running but would not respond to pressing on the gas pedal, it just stayed running on a rough idle. I continued on at 3 miles an hour waving cars to pass me until I found a safe place to pull over. I waited 20 minutes before starting the vehicle and it then ran normally. So I went on and about 5 miles further it did it again. I had to pull over and I restated the engine in just a few minutes again. It did it again and again sometimes I would only need to shut it off for a second. I took it into the ford dealer and they charged me $125.00 for a diagnostic test to tell me it was the throttle body (ford would not cover the test). They didn't have the part in stock and told me it was on back order as the ford chicago warehouse was out of them. The ford service writer also told me they have replaced a number of them since his hiring just three months prior. He first told me a dirty air filter caused the part to fail, when I explained to him I know what a dirt air filter is and I don't have one. Then he said it was because I didn't drive my car enough and there was carbon buildup causing it. So I asked him if ford was saying they don't build a good enough engine. He admitted he was just reading the print out. They wouldn't honor my power-train warranty of 5 years or 50,000 miles. I wrote a letter and personally delivered it to the ford dealer and no one has bothered to contact me and it's been eight days now. The mechanic actually tried to sell me tires and gave me bogus reasons why the back two needed to be replaced and the back to have 7/32 left according to a real tire store's salesman and are almost like new. I have been a loyal ford man all my life. I may never buy another ford and it will not be from this dealership if I do!
While driving the vehicle began sputtering and then would not accelerate and would barely move when pushing the gas pedal. It was diagnosed initially as the throttle actuator stuck open. It was cleaned. I drove it and less than 24 hours later it lost acceleration on a major highway at a traveling speed of 65 MPH. I had to pull over 3 times and restart it to get it to a car repair place. I ended up having to have it towed to a ford dealership where they replaced the throttle actuator motor. The diagnostic code was p2111. I asked for the old part and it did not look worn or damaged. The repeated loss of acceleration on a major highway during morning rush hour created a great risk to my safety and those of the other motorists around me. The service man at the ford dealership advised me they were seeing a number of similar situations involving this part with ford escapes. The total cost for both service visit was $465.00.
Driving south on highway at 60 miles per hour I heard engine noise and car slowed down to a stop I started it again about 50 feet it did same again I took it to where I bought it and they said throttle body and it was on backorder and would be 10 days to get part never said a word to me about this being a problem with these cars this is a very serious safety issue I was driving in heavy traffic and my car just slows to a stop.
At 45mph the vehicle lost complete throttle and went into low idle. (no gas pedal) luckily the first time I was able to put it into neutral and turn it off and start it back up and it reset itself. On 7/2/13 it happen two more times but at a speed of about 20-25mph. Had a harder time starting back up. It turned over but would not crank. This is not good for any driver to loose your gas pedal!!!!
When driving to the grocery store on sunday, june 23, my boyfriend and I pulled up to a stop sign and then attempted to accelerate to cross 4 lanes of traffic. The car bucked and would not accelerate. Then the gas pedal began to shake. We had to roll across the street and shut the car off for a few minutes. The car turned over twice and then finally started up. The second incident happened on thursday, june 27. My boyfriend and I were on our way home and pulled up to a stop sign. Again, pushing on the gas pedal would not cause the car to accelerate. We had to roll across the intersection and turn the car off. The car turned over about 3 or 4 times and then started. We took the car into a local ford dealership on tuesday, july 2, and were told after a few hours of waiting, that the car has a throttle body issue. The dealer told us the part costs $399 and the labor would be $100. We had to pay $244.05 up front and we were told that the part is on backorder and will take approximately 1 month to come in. My car also has low enough mileage (29,400) that it still has a 5 year powertrain warranty (which covered the engine) but were told that warranty doesn't cover the throttle body. So now, we are out $244 (it will be at least $500 once the part comes in) and don't have the use of our car (we are a one car family) with no relatives,etc. Close by to borrow a car from.
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