Driving about 30mph and car suddenly stops accelerating and won't go, doesn't die but the"throttle control/powertrain" symbol comes on. I shut car off and restart and proceed to drive again and it happens a 2nd time. I have learned that this is happening in these models and I think something should be done about it!
2010 Ford Escape acceleration complaints
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For the 2nd time in 2 1/2 weeks, my 2010 ford escape has stalled on me. Today it happened while driving on the highway and nearly causing an accident. Thank god I was able to pull over to the shoulder, although without being able to accelerate at all no matter how much I pressed on the pedal. Once I got on the shoulder of the highway and hit the brake, my car jerked a little and then shut off. The first occurrence happened 2 1/2 weeks ago while I was pulling out of a fast food drive-thru. As I started to accelerate, it would not go anywhere. I pushed the pedal all the way down to the floor and my car wouldn't move at all. Then all of a sudden it started jerking and finally stalled on me just as it did today. When I restarted my car, it took a few seconds longer than usual. Last week I took it in for an oil change to my mechanic and explained the first occurrence to him. After he checked it out he stated that it's a throttle body issue which will be expensive. Since then, I have been searching online to see if anybody else has had the same issue with their ford escape and as expected, I found tons of complaints from other ford escape owners that have had the same issue. I contacted the dealership today where I purchased my car and they told me that it would cost $105 just to run a diagnostic. They also stated that the extended warranty that I purchased when I bought the car does not cover any expenses to get this problem fixed. Although there doesn't seem to be any recalls on any 2010 ford escapes that I could find online, I believe there should be a recall placed as this is a huge safety issue. With so many other complaints I've found online, I don't understand how ford hasn't done a recall.
I was driving along & suddenly lost all throttle. A wrench appeared on my instrument panel & it was running very rough. I was able to idle over into a parking lot, but had no throttle power. I shut the vehicle off & just sat there, thinking about my options. I tried to start it & it started, so I drove it straight to a shop, where they hooked it up to their diagnostic machine. The wrench in the instrument panel was no longer there & the vehicle didn't throw any codes. The mechanic told me to drive it & contact ford that next day. I called the ford dealer & was told there are no recalls on this. Since june, this has happened several times & it finally threw a code in which the engine light came on, so I had my mechanic take a look at it. He removed the throttle body & cleaned the plates. It seemed to do much better, until a couple weeks ago. It's started it again & is now happening much more frequently. On 08/27/2013, I was driving on a highway in the passing lane, going about 60 MPH when it happened again. I could have been rear-ended! I was able to limp it over to the shoulder, where I shut it off, waited, & then started it back up again. It happened three times in about a 15 mile period on 09/06/2013 & two times on 09/08/2013. On 09/06/2013, I again called the local ford dealer & spoke to someone in parts. I was told the part I needed was recalled & was also on back order (3,800 parts behind). I called back to speak to someone in the service department & was told the parts person was wrong, because the part had not been recalled, although he had three cars there waiting on the same part for the same exact problem. If this is a known constant problem, why hasn't there been a recall? Someone is going to get hurt in a rear-ender accident & I hope it's not me.
I was driving home with my five year old son when I noticed my vehicle seem to be running rough. First, I noticed a rough idle when I stopped at a stop light. Then, while turning accross on coming traffic the vehicle looses all power with no throttle response and the engine light illuminated. At this point I was still in the way of on coming traffic and could not accelerate to finish the turn. Thank god I did idle to safety. I then stopped on the side of the road and put the vehicle in park and observed a very rough idle and no throttle response at all. I shut off the vehicle and restarted it after thirty seconds and it ran normal again with the engine light off. I immediately took the vehicle to a parts store to have the the ECM scanned for trouble codes. The tech could not recover or read any codes at that time. I found that troubling at the time but found out later that not all scan tools can access stored codes. I had this occur twice the next day while driving to work. I then called my local ford dealer to schedule service and when I told him the symptoms he immediately knew the problem. I ordered a new throttle body assembly per their instruction and asked if there are any recalls or tsb's on this issue if it's that common. The dealer checked and found a tsb on this problem but no recalls. I personally feel this is definately a safety concern and should treated as that before someone does get hurt or worse, killed in an accident. I called ford customer service the next day to file a complaint and find out why they aren't being proactive with this serious issue. I was told that they have no known safety recalls or tsb's at this time. I was also told that this problem was not something they had encountered very often. Since then, I have researched this and found that it is very known and being investigated at this time. Thank you.
Throttle body failure: replacement not only costly, but also on back order and is estimated to take several weeks.
Vehicle stalling, replaced throttle body.
I was driving home from work at 11:45 p.m. And my vehicle started to slow down, I pulled over to the side of the road, I stepped on the gas and nothing. So I shut it off and waited a few minutes and restarted it, the vehicle took off and I made it home, 26 miles. This happened the next morning when my husband drove it took it to decorah auto center ford and they said they can't do anything with out a code. I have to restart the vehicle to drive it and this erases the code. Today is the 5th and it happened again that is 3 times in 5 days. The little wrench lights up in the lower left on dash . This is very scary especially in heavy traffic. How can I get a code to get this fixed? I have to restart to drive.
While driving on the interstate and entering a ramp, the engine just lost power and there was a rapid deceleration. The car had no power and I had to pull over to the shoulder in heavy traffic. There was a wrench symbol lit up on the dash. I towed the car to a ford dealer in bettendorf iowa. They told me the problem was a bad throttle body and it would have to be replaced. There was a shortage of parts because there was 5 cars ahead of me waiting for the same parts. Sounds like a common major problem. Should be recalled for this problem. It could have created a dangerous situation.
Vehicle stalls out while driving and goes into an idle mode. Vehicle has to be shut off and then restarted in order to go back into a mode that allows acceleration.
Was going down highway around 50 MPH and all of a sudden without warning, lost power. Vehicle did not die, just had no gas power, had to coast out of roadway. This same scenario has happened numerous times since then, all without warning and sometimes in dangerous situations in middle of heavy traffic. I have reported this all to ford company headquarters.
Driving on i80 west, when suddenly I lost power and the car started to decelerate, looked at the instrument panel and saw the "wrench" icon lit. Pulled off of the interstate as the car continued to lose speed and limped into a service station parking lot. Turned the ignition off and consulted the user manual and found the issue related to the "powertrain/throttle control". Turned the ignition back on and all of the warning lights went off after starting the car. Headed back to home via side streets and had one more incident after approximately 3 miles. Followed the same procedure as before and was able to make it the rest of the way home (6 miles). If this had happened out in the country miles from nowhere I would have been extremely worried. Parked car until after the holiday and called the ford dealership to arrange service. Took car to ford dealership this morning(9/4) and was told later that the throttle body was bad. New one was back ordered to october 26th. Service technician(kyle) told me I couldn't drive the car because it was a safety hazard. Part is not covered under extended warrant, so a rental car will not be covered. I can't afford $1800 for a rental, so now what? Dealer sympathetic, but unable to help.
I just exited the pa turnpike when my truck began to sputter. The rpms were fluctuating. I was able to coast off to the side of the road, but am glad this happened after I got off the turnpike where I was traveling at 65 MPH and had no shoulder to pull off to. It happened twice this week. Monday, september 2nd, as I was traveling apx 55 MPH on pa rt 422 and again the following day as I was driving on county line rd at apx. 40 MPH. Each time the same thing would happen. My vehicle would sputter and rpms would fluctuate as the engine died. I was almost rear ended by several cars the last time since there was not enough shoulder for me to get my vehicle completely off the road as the engine died. All temperatures were fine and my fluids are good. I took my vehicle into a dealership this morning for diagnostics. I was told it was the throttle vale. After looking online I have noticed many people are having this same issue. Please look into this. Ford needs to fix this unsafe issue!
While driving on the interstate going 65 MPH I felt a jolt like the car had dropped into a lower gear. The speed immediately went down to 40 MPH. When I pushed down on the accelerator it would not go above the 40 MPH. I moved over to the shoulder. The wrench light came on. The engine continued to run, very shaky, and I called for a tow. The dealer replaced the throttle body.
The vehicle needs a new electronic throttle body error code p2111. The car will lose power, the wrench light will come on, then the engine light will follow. Once the car is powered off, then back on it runs again. A few minutes later the same issue occurs.
I am having problems with the throttle body on my 2010 ford escape doing a lot of the same things. Its throwing itself into limp home mode and power failure with the throttle and shifting problems. And no power when stepping on the gas. I have read up on all the reports and the investigation. So I proceeded to take my car to town east ford in mesquite texas where I purchased the car from. The service tech guy at town east ford. Refused to acknowledge the investigation and refused to check my car out without me paying him a bunch of money and refused to call my extended warranty without collecting the money up front. He proceeded to tell me that their dealership is not part of ford so therefore he has no idea what is going on and I can show him all I want to on the internet but he refuses to do anything until I pay all the money up front even though they are a ford dealership. The tech was very rude and I finally left there without getting my car fixed and still having problems. Ford needs to come out with this recall before someone winds up in serious wrecks from it and the dealerships need to honor the products and vehicle they sell of ford.
On wednesday, august 28, 2013 I was on the interstate, outside of town when I accelerated to merge lanes & my escape started lurching and I lost power causing my car to cost to a stop. I was able to limp to a location that was safe and had to call for a tow truck. I had it taken to the dealership where it was purchased and where I have all maintenance done on it. I was told by landmark ford service that it was the throttle body and that it would take about two weeks to get the part in and around $520.00 to fix it. I spoke with ford corp and they said they are aware of this problem (thus, the back order on replacement parts). My escape is 3 years old.
Driving on highway at about 50 MPH, sounded like engine shut down and the gas wouldn't work at all. Thankfully, the brakes worked and I pulled over and turned the car off for a few minutes before turning it back on and driving to my mechanic who recommended going to my ford dealer. They charged me over $500 to replace the throttle body and reprogram the PCM... Any recalls from ford for this?
Driving in the middle lane of a highway going 70 MPH, car bucked, wrench light came on, and dropped speed rapidly. Pulled over, car was idling rough, tried to hit the gas and the car just jumped forward slightly 3 times going less than 3 MPH. Turned the car off, back on, and didn't want to start but finally did, wrench light went away and the car drove fine. Drove it to the ford dealership 1.5 miles away and they stated it was the electronic throttle body that failed and needed to be replaced.
I was driving under normal driving conditions on the expressway when the car suddenly jerked and I no longer could accelerate and the service engine light on the dashboard began flashing. Fortunately, I was able to get on to the shoulder and call a tow truck. It was due to a faulty throttle body. Per the dealer where my vehicle was towed to, the part needed was on ford's national backorder list and they did not know when the part would become available. It took 5 weeks to get the part. It has only been about 7 weeks and my car did the same jerk on the expressway again today. I was able to continue driving to work as no service lights ignited on the dashboard, but I will be taking my vehicle in to get checked again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated the vehicle became hesitant to acceleration attempts while driving 70 MPH. The contact shut off the engine and when restarted, the vehicle regained normal function. The wrench warning icon illuminated after the failure occurred. The vehicle was not taken to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 57,550. .... Updated 10-17-13 *bf the throttle body was replaced.
The vehicle lost power while driving at relatively constant speed. The engine hesitated, car did not accelerate when the gas pedal was applied. The engine then stalled. I pulled over, restarted the engine, and the car seem to run normally after this first incident. The vehicle has continued to intermittently have the same issue, although it may need to be restarted a few times before acting normal again. The vehicle was towed because it stalled and seem unable to make the drive home. The engine throttle was cleaned in august by a mechanic, but stalled repeatedly 3 days later. Using dry gas and keeping the tank nearly full has not solved the issue either. My experience seems similar to many complaints found at this website and other places on the internet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while traveling 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder where it was shut down and restarted. The vehicle then resumed normal function. The contact also mentioned that the failure recurred several weeks later. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the throttle body assembly was replaced. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 27,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis where the contact was informed that the electronic throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 55,174 and the current mileage was 55,900. Updated 10/17/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign, the vehicle would not accelerate. The wrench warning icon was also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated the throttle would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH and making a turn, the vehicle began to decelerate without warning. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. Upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. The failure recurred nine times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they informed the contact that the electronic throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because the part was on back order until october 26, 2013. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while traveling 60 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder where it was shut down and restarted but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle stopped accelerating. The contact had difficulty putting the vehicle in park as it began to lunge and jerk forward. The failure recurred more than twenty times over the following weeks. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the electronic throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 62,000.
While driving about 25 MPH about 0.25 miles from my garage the car would not accelerate when I stepped on the accelerator pedal. There was no throttle response. I was unable to re-start the engine after turning the car off, and had to be towed to a service center. The diagnostic code was p111 -- throttle body stuck open. Upon removal of the throttle body, the service mechanic said the throttle body appeared normal. I retained the original throttle body as evidence after it was replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle decelerated as the wrench warning icon illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 145,000.
Whe leaving our home in haines city,fl. The vehicle roughly changed gears. Then we entered a very busy highway and went to accelerate and lost power,and acted like it wanted to stall the drive triain light then lit up.the vehicles behind blew their horns because the vehicle slowed substantialy without showing brake lights.we took the vehicle to the ford garage ,and charged us for analizing the problem and the cost and installation of the throttlebody. The service representative told us he fthought it would be the throttle body,prior to analizing it.after researching ford vehicle problems on the computer,I found that this is a common problem with the ford vehicles.this is a problem that could cause very serious rea end collisions, and should be the responsibility of the ford motor to repair and to resolve the problem.thisshould not be a failur of this part on a vehicle with low mileage especially.
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