I was driving on the highway going in a steady 55 miles per hour. I wanted to increase the speed but no gain in speed. Pressing the acceleration paddle speed is still dropping fast. I turned the car off and than restarted the car. After about 10 miles same thing happened again, but this time the check engine light went on. I never received any warning before that , that there was something so wrong with my car. I wish it would have given me some warning ahead of time. The ford service department had to replace the throttle body. Lucky us, we did not get hurt. Very dangerous and very scary for passengers and cars passing.
2010 Ford Escape acceleration complaints
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Drove about an hour away from home, mostly highway. When I got into the city towards the end of the trip, the wrench light came on and the car stopped accelerating. I pulled over and restarted the car and was able to go a few hundred feet before I lost acceleration again. This time the check engine light came on. I pulled over, waited about 10 minutes, restarted the car, and was able to drive the rest of the way (less than a mile). The car was towed to the nearest dealer where it was determined the throttle body needed to be replaced. I am currently on a long waiting list for parts.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the throttle body would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
While driving in the middle lane of heavy traffic, my vehicle suddenly became unresponsive. Even though I had my foot on the accelerator, the vehicle would not accelerate and the engine started sputtering. The wrench light came on. I had to coast to the right lane in front of on-coming traffic to get off the road and to safety.the approaching vehicle had to slam on his breaks and narrowly missed colliding with me. If the vehicle had been any closer or if I would have been on the interstate, I would have had a serious crash with someone being badly injured or killed. This is a very serious problem. I just read about another 2010 ford escape owner that the same thing happened to them four times and they could not fix the problem. I am afraid of driving this vehicle again and I believe ford is aware of this happening should be held responsible to investigate and correct this problem before people are killed.
Traveling approx 25mph vehicle became unresponsive to gas pedal. Car coasted to side of road (no shoulder on blind curve). Car began to buck and jerk. Wrench light came on.turned off ignition, waited approx 30 seconds and restarted car. No further issue. Extremely dangerous situation. Scared to drive.
Vehicle lost power while driving. The wrench light came on and the the car died. The check engine light came on and it was showing code p2111 for the throttle body.
While pressing the accelerator the car shuts off and comes to a slow stop. Your are not able to accelerate. The wrench light comes on first. I stop the car, turn it off, wait about 10sec and turn the car back on. It starts fine. I travel about 6 miles and the car stops again, this time jerking back and forth a little and then the check engine light comes on. I stop the car and follow the same steps on turning it back on. I am still able to break and steer off of roads. However, not with much time before it completely stops. I took it to advanced auto parts and got the vehicle diagnosed. The code was p2112/throttle actuator per the representative. This is highly dangerous when traveling on the highway or any busy roadway during rush hour traffic everyday to and from work.
On multiple occasions my 2010 ford escape has stalled. The first couple of times it would turn off while I was at a red light or at a stop sign, it then started turning off while I was in active driving. Multiple times while I was on the highway. The vehicle diagnosis resulted defects with the throttle body particularly part 9e926 - body asy-air charge. The warranty documentation states the part is not a covered repaired in my state however it is covered in california up to 7 years or 70,000 miles. The part required is currently on national backorder.
I was driving from mississippi to kansas. Had the vehicle set on cruise control and it just quit. Startingslowing down and I could not accelerate using the gas pedal. I had to pull over and shut off the vehicle for a few minutes. It clicked several times before finally turning over. It never did it again until recently and now it does it repeatedly with no indicator(s). There is no way a vehicle that is only three years old should gave a major functioning paft malfunction like that. And definitely not for the price we pay for a vehicle. Its going to cause an accident (if it hasnt already) suddenly losing power like that in a high traffic area and at any speed is dangerous.
Was driving home wed june 12, turned a corner (going approx 5-10mph) and the car just turned off. Pulled over and waited a minute then it started right up; drove it home (approx 3/4 mile) and it just "died" again in my driveway. Next morning I was taking it in to the shop to see what the problem could be and as I drove up the entrance, vehicle again just died! (had it checked, nothing found) approx 3 weeks later, june 27, I was going down the freeway approx 65mph getting ready to exit and the car completely went dead (fortunately I could pull over so I did not get hit). I stopped put it in park, waited a minute and then it started right up again. Took it to the ford dealer the following morning, june 28, and was told it needed a new electronic throttle body which is on back order 3-4 weeks! I was also advised that the car was really too dangerous to drive so they recommended that I try not to drive it till the part comes in!! Good if you have 2 vehicles!!
Leaving home check engine light and throttle lights came on and the vehicle was jerking and would allow me to give it any gas.
I will be driving along and the engine acts as if it didn't get enough gas and air mixture so it kicks out of shifting and just slows down then it starts hopping. It gives me a symbol on the dashboard of a wrench. I looked it up and it says it the throttle body. I had a mechanic come with his handheld computer and read the code and it says throttle aviator stuck open, then he erases the computer code nd I am able to drive until the next tome it happens. Which it has happen everyday now since june 12th. Ford has said that the part is being revamped and not sure when it will be available. My mechanic said that he has replaced many of these. Why has it not been recalled? I have loses income because I do not want to be out on the road and have this happen when I'm on the highway with a semi behind me, then they will have a law suit to deal with.
Driving in town and vehicle would not accelerate. Turned off engine and restarted. Vehicle ran fine for only a few blocks and had to restart again. Next day the vehicle would only go about 1 block before we had to restart it. It needs a new electronic throttle body and no parts are available. There is a national backorder per ford parts department.
We where traveling northbound on i675 traveling at 70 MPH when the vehicle started to lose speed went into limp mold.
No throttle response.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled and could not be restated. The check engine and the power train warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The failure was reported to the manufacturer and they stated that the part was on back order. The failure and current mileage was 43,000. The consumer stated while driving, she suddenly felt the vehicle loose power even though she was pressing on the accelerator. The wrench and engine light illuminated on the dash.
Driving on interstate I-95 car stopped accelerating and engine went to idle speed - barely managed to avoid getting hit by other cars on highway and limped home at approx 5 MPH - vehicle was checked by bonell ford in winchester ma. Ford has indicated that the parts for repair are on national backorder note that the ford dealer I purchased this car from bonell ford in winchester ma. Has 3 other ford escape's waiting for the same parts - this is a serious safety issue and this vehicle should be recalled before someone is killed.
Car stalled at 35 MPH and I became stuck on the road in traffic. The check engine light came on. The engine was idling low and the throttle pedal would not move the car. I got towed to a ford dealer who said the electronic throttle assembly failed. The part is out of stock nation wide and one customer they have has been waiting for 2 months for a throttle body. I called 5 dealers for part availability and they are out too and have customers waiting for a part.
I was preparing for a stop light in heavy traffic when my vehicle speed to stall and shake. All ability to accelerate was gone. As I braked the shaking became worse. I was finally able to pull on to a side-road and put the vehicle in park, which made the shake become worse. I cut the vehicle off, waited one minute, turned it on, and it seemed to be fine. I accelerated for approximately 200 ft and the event repeated itself. This cycle continued until I was able to drift into a midas shop approximately 1/8th of a mile from the onset of the incident. The mechanic performed a diagnostic and reported the throttle body was damaged. The ford escape did not exhibit any symptoms or warning signs prior to this incident.
At a stop light, light turned green got up to about 10mph and the vehicle just lost power...still at an idle in morning traffic almost hit by two cars. This is ridiculous if all of these people are having the same issue then why wont a recall be issued? I am a single working parent of three and $600 to shell out to fix a problem that ford knows is an issue? How will I be compensated after the fact because I know sooner or later ford will have to stop pushing all of us off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH there was a complete loss of engine power followed by the illumination of the engine and wrench symbol warning indicators. After the vehicle was turned off and restarted it functioned normally. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced; however, the part was on a massive back order. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.
While driving the car it started to shake and the pedal of the gas stop working completely the car would not accelerate and rolled until it stopped. All vehicles behind us started to beep as we had no idea what happened. After stopping the car we checked around the car had no issues in the engine . We started again and it work fine. Since the 1st accident the same thing has been happening at least once per week and one time at high speed.
The first time the SUV completely lost acceleration at 45mph. It was extremely dangerous. I was on a bridge & the emergency lane was so narrow that traffic was within inches of me. I sat for a while and then restarted the vehicle. I feel fortunate to have made it off the bridge without being in an accident. I made an appointment with my dealership, but before my appointment date I had to make an extended trip out-of-state. The second time it occurred was even worse. It occurred exactly one week later. I was taking my husband to the atlanta airport. Less than 40 miles of the airport and while driving 75 MPH, it completely lost acceleration again. I was able to steer the vehicle off to the side of the road. We sat for a short while. I restarted the vehicle. We took the next exit and barely made it to a ford dealership. After sitting in a hotel for three days, we finally learned that the throttle body part is not available anywhere! And to make matters worse, the ford dealership in lagrange refuses to provide transportation and expects us to foot the bill for a 3 week or longer rental car (the part will not be released until july 2). The dealership will not even tell us when we can expect our vehicle to be fixed! And they expect us to pay for labor and the defective throttle body, too! This defective part is going to cost us: an airline cancellation fee - $100; 2 nights of non-refundable hotel rooms (I was continuing on from atlanta to visit a relative) - $130; 2 additional nights of hotel in lagrange $140; rental car - $588 (and will be higher, I'm afraid); 2 additional tanks of gas $90 (I have to return the rental car to ga from fl); the repair & part - $500-$600. I don't understand why I am responsible for paying for an obviously defective part and why a dealership would be so unwilling to provide transportation to us for a problem that we didn't create.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the throttle sensor and 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. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
Twice in less than 24 hours, the car went into "limp home" mode complete with wrench indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The engine dropped and would not come above 1000 RPM, and would allow the vehicle to lurch forward at no more than 15-20 miles per hour. The first incident occurred on 6/24 at an intersection, upon the light turning green. As I accelerated to go through the intersection, the vehicle dropped into "limp" mode and forced a left turn to park and turn off the engine. Doing so and allowing it to sit for a few minutes got it to reset and not happen again on my way home. The second occurrence was the morning of 6/25, in the middle of I-95 on my way to work; approximate speed was 55-60 miles per hour. Thankfully, I was in the far right lane and able to drift to the shoulder to repeat last night's procedure. Considering the negative press the "limp home" mode and throttle body assembly get from various forums recounting very similar occasions to my own experience, this needs to be a recall before somebody gets killed! A tsb or "suggested solution" is not enough!
While driving home from louisville headed back to cincinnati my daughter experienced our vehicle stalling out at highway speeds 3 different times. She was able to work her way over to the side of the road and restart the vehicle each time. However this was very scary as at highway speeds the sudden loss of power and speed caused traffic to almost rear end her vehicle on two of the three occasions. When I contacted the local ford dealer upon safely returning home they made it sound like it was an issue with the throttle body and that this is a very common problem in these vehicles. I was also told by my son that I needed to report this because this is a widespread problem. He did a quick google search and was able to see the investigation into this issue. Please do something about this before there is innocent loss of life.
For the last couple of weeks while at stop lights or when the car was just idling I notice the car would shake/sputter/hesitate, like it was not getting enough fuel to the engine to idle, every once in a while but it did not stall out completely it would recover. Then while driving home on june 23, 2013 at 40mph I took my foot off of the gas pedal for a second to begin to slow down as I was approaching a red light, however, the light changed before I got to the intersection and then the car made a shutter/thud not a loud sound but you knew something has just happened, I thought maybe my transmission had just gone out because when I was pressed on the gas pedal it did not respond. I pushed the pedal all the way to the floor but nothing happened. I could not tell if the car really stalled out it seemed more like the gas pedal was just not responding. I lost speed rapidly and coasted into a parking lot. The first time I restarted the car the gas pedal still did not work but the car did go into gear so I thought it must not be the transmission. The second time I restarted the car I gave the gas pedal a couple of pumps before putting into gear to make sure it was responding that worked and I made it home. The car did hesitate and sputter when I was sitting still at the lights so I would put it in park and rev the engine until the light changed. I took the car to a ford dealership the next day and they informed me that the throttle body needs to be replaced and of course that is an out of pocket expense as my warranty is expired. How many of these complaint have to be filed before ford has to admit this is there fault for putting faulty throttle bodies in these cars and issues a recall ?
Was driving about 60mph on in mountains of maryland, 3hrs from home when vehicle started to hesitate and then I had no power at all even though I was depressing pedal. Seemed to be idling and coasting. Was nearly rear ended....pulled over to emerg lane quite shaken up vehicle was idling vary rough. Wrench light was on. Shut off vehicle, waited about 10min. Then restarted light was off. Book idicated powertrain or throttle issue. Was able to drive for about 20-30 minutes then same thing occured. This happened about 4 times. Made it to a dealer and had someone pick me up. 38000 miles on the vehicle - absolutely no reason for this part to fail. Had regulaer maintanance and even had throttle body cleaned and reprogram done as part of a technicain bulletin. Part has been back ordered for 3 weeks. Still no vehicle. There is a definite vehicle safety issue here. Somebody is going to be killed in an accident by losing all power in the middle of driving. This is a defective part that ford needs to recall and address immediately!!!
Driving 60mph on highway when ford escape bucked, slowed, did not accelerate when gas was applied. Pulled to side of road where engine sputtered and died. Restarted truck, drove another 10 miles when same occurred. This has occurred numerous times over the past two years. I assumed I had bought gas with water in it "bad gas". Several times I have used a product to remove water from the gas, this only works sometimes. I have an appointment with ford on july 5th, I believe its another problem with the ecoboost engine in my SUV. Ford should recall this engine before a fatality occurs, I have visions of someone plowing into the back of my vehicle while my engine stalls unexpectedly.
For a couple weeks previous to the final incident, while coming to a stop, the car would stutter then turn off...one time while driving 80mph on the highway. The final time I was pulling out of a gas station and the car started stuttering, then shut off in the middle of the intersection with just enough power to get to a turn-off. The check engine light came on and the yellow wrench. The car would not start for approximately 45 min. I was able to make it around the corner from the ford dealership and pushed it the remaining way. Ford is saying it is a throttle body issue and the part is on an emergency nationwide backorder which may take 3 weeks to 6 months to get the part...and it's not covered under warranty because it is considered 'normal wear and tear,' according to ford. I am about to make my fourth, yes, fourth payment on the escape.
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