Driving down the highway, my car suddenly lost the ability to accelerate and I could no longer continue down the road. I pulled over and my car was running extremely rough. It almost felt like the car was bucking due to a novice driving a manual transmission - note that this was when I was parked as well as when I was decelerating. I noticed the orange wrench lit up on my dash and got a tow to the nearest dealership. The dealership called me and let me know it was a throttle body issue and it has been replaced. My car only had 48k on it and there is no way in my opinion that this should happen. I feel like I'm having money stolen from my wallet due to the fact ford is fully aware of the problem but is not taking proactive steps to fix it.
2010 Ford Escape transmission complaints
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While driving on 3 lane highway (in traffic) car bucked and lost gas pedal (did nothing when pushed) I was in center lane engine went to idol with no engine control looked in mirror seen truck lights ( very scary ) when u can't do nothing luckily able to get off road . Turned off engine an re started it when a short distance then same thing happened. Did this 7 times in less than 7 miles luck I made it to my drive way (had towed to dealer next day) waiting for it to be fixed. This is a death waiting to happen.
This happened twice with in one week: wrench light turned on and accelerator failed to work while navigating in city traffic. Was forced to pull to the side of the road while cars sped past me. Once safely out of traffic I turned off the car and waited a few moments. When I turned the car back on it operated correctly. A mechanic was unable to locate any codes in the car's computer that would indicate a problem, but the car was clearly unsafe to drive.
I was driving on I-64 westbound in the far left hov lane in newport news, virginia around 4:30 p.m. On august 2 during rush hour when my 2010 ford escape, which was on cruise control set at 60 MPH, suddenly stopped accelerating. I pressed the pedal and it continued to decelerate and started to shake. I put on my emergency flashers. My husband and I almost got hit numerous times by cars traveling at speeds of up to 65 miles per hour, as I was forced to cross four lanes of speeding traffic to reach the right shoulder. I feared that had my car stopped before reaching the shoulder, another car would have easily slammed into the rear of my vehicle, causing major bodily harm or death. After numerous near-collisions, I made it safely to the right shoulder. At that point, my heart was racing and my hands were trembling. My husband and I could have been killed!!! My car is now sitting at the ford dealership with no estimated time of repair. I depend upon my automobile for transportation to and from work, as well as other places. Please help me.
My husband and I were driving from downtown columbus back to our home and we were in between multiple cars on the freeway. While going 65 MPH the vehicle began to slightly jerk and loose speed. The vehicles around us and behind us were attempting to avoid crashing into us. We about half a mile from the nearest exit and by the time we made it to the ramp we were only going 35 MPH. There was no where to safely pull over on the freeway due to ongoing construction. It was extremely dangerous and I felt as though we could have been in a potentially deadly accident. Throughout this ordeal the throttle control/powertrain light was on. Once we got off on the nearest exit we were forced to come to a complete stop. We obviously could not use the gas to go forward and it was scary because we had traffic behind us. We turned the vehicle completely off and restarted it right there on the exit ramp and to our surprise the vehicle started up and the light was off. After reading how many people have had this same incident occur to them while driving this vehicle I am shocked that there has not been a recall. Does someone have to die before someone does something about this? What if my 2 year old had been in the vehicle on the freeway and someone hit us because we were unable to avoid a crash? Now I know that I should not be driving this vehicle because it appears that this will continue from what I have read and I am supposed to give money to ford to fix a problem that is not my fault... *shaking my head*, someone needs to do something about this.
We had just turned onto our street, started to proceed up the hill at about 35-40 MPH. Car suddenly went unresponsive. Wrench light indicator lit up on dashboard. Started to idle very hard, then surge, then low idle, then surge RPM. No gas pedal response at all. Luckily we had just got off the highway, and were close to home. However, we were going uphill. We had just enough momentum to get over the hill and coast down to our driveway. Upon putting the car in park in our driveway, the RPM's were fluctuating from almost 0, then shooting back up to over 2500. From wanting to stall, to wanting to race ahead. In researching, I have seen this described as a faulty electronic throttle body, which apparently has affected over 725,000 of these vehicles and still without recall. This is insane and highly dangerous if you are traveling in heavy traffic or on the highway as you have no control over the vehicle just wanting to stop dead. We were lucky in that we were already off of the interstate and close to home. Please, please investigate this issue further! Our normal warranty has just expired of course, and they say this is not covered by the powertrain warranty. Great, we have to pay not only for the car, but for it's defects as well. We don't just have an extra $500.00 laying around to repair this! This should be a recall.
First time it happened I was coming to a stop when the car jolted forward then lost power to accelerate. The second time it happened I was driving down the road when the vehicle lost power and when I slowed to a stop the vehicle jolted forward again. I took the vehicle into the dealership after the first time and they said that the problem sounds like the throttle body and is not covered under warranty.
Was driving down a busy highway. Suv decelerated in speed and wrench light came on. We had a self test diagnostic got code p2111 took it to shop they got same code and replaced throttle body at my expense. Used a ford authorized dealer.
While traveling on a state highway the vehicle suddenly lost power although it was still running. The powertrain light came on. We limped off the highway. After turning the vehicle off and turning it back on, the vehicle was able to run again. The light goes off and stays off until the next incident. The incidents happen very frequently now, and because of this, we are unable to use our vehicle at all. This has happened with me right in the middle of an intersection. We had a code run and have been told it is the throttle body, which is apparently a common problem. We have been unable to obtain the part to repair it so far.
Engine & powertrain bad hesitation at low speed all the time. Seems like electronic throttle body malfunction that generates engine & powertrain to surge and seems like engine will stall. This also creates hard impact in transmission & driveline system as all of the sudden acceleration happens and sudden torque in transmission & drive line generates high stress (impact) on these systems that affects & degrades durability & reliability of vehicle. Bad engine & powertrain hesitation is a safety concern due to degraded engine performance at intersections where engine power is required to take off from 0mph to 45mph and poor acceleration & hesitation is present.
I had a problem with acceleration where the escape would cough and buck when trying to accelerate. At that time ( a couple of weeks after purchase), I took it back to the dealer and they sent it for a "software update". It didn't buck continually after that, but was still gutless and slow. Yesterday 8/2/2013, I was at a stop light and tried to accelerate and the car just wouldn't go. Engine still running, but no power to propel forward. "wrench" light came on dash and I coasted to repair garage at corner. I restarted engine and light went away. Garage employees recommended I keep driving to see if light comes back on. I continued on my way and was turning right and as I made the turn, the escape completely lost power. Thankfully I had a shoulder to coast on to or I would have been hit by oncoming traffic. This time, "wrench" light and "engine" light came on. I had to be towed to a ford dealership and the repair was made there. The diagnosis and correction was for a throttle body. From my repair slip it says "10foz retrieved codes p2111/p2112 - faulty after researching the problem online, I see it has been an issue with others. Mine was fixed under the warranty. I am reporting the problem just in case you are keeping records of how many ford escapes have had this problem.
On july 20, 2013 going down the highway at 50mph vehicle suddenly jerks and slows down and the wrench (throttle control/power train) light comes on. While pressing gas pedal it would not accelerate it just continued to slow down. I coasted to side of the road and it starts jerking. I put car in park and turned it off. It took 2 tries to get it started, but once it started it ran like nothing was wrong. On july 26, 2013 same symptoms happened 4 times. Same symptoms happened again on aug. 1, 2013 during rush hour traffic when I was sitting at a red light and when light turned green I gave it gas to go and it messed up in the middle of the intersection and I luckily made it to the side of the road! I turned it off and turned it back on (took 2 tries) and drove it home. Next morning I had it towed to local ford dealership and they called me about 4 hrs later stating the throttle body needs to be replaced and it will cost just shy of $600! I was also told the part is on national back order and it may be a week before they get it. This issue happens randomly and there is no warning before it happens. This is dangerous! There needs to be a recall for this issue!
Car shut down while I was driving. The power train light came up. Turn it off then back on and it was fine. Took it to the dealer the charged $109 just for inspection and want $560 for repair and labor.
When driving a wrench light came on and I had no power to the acceleration pedal but the engine never stalled causing the car to coast to the side of the road. The problem was the throttle body. Happened more then one time last time was at 59000 miles first was around 40000 miles.
I was driving when the gas pedal stopped working and would not accelerate. The engine remained running but all the car would do was coast until a I got to the side of the road and turned the engine off and back on. The car reset ran fine then did it again with cars approaching and I barely got to the side of the road before getting hit because the gas pedal would not work the engine just idled. Took it to the dealership was the throttle body that needed to be replaced. Luckily I did not have my daughter in the car or could have been really bad. Major safety issue.
I was driving down a local street then I was approaching a train crossing, just before crossing the tracks, my car went limp and I could no longer accelerate. I was only traveling 5-10mph so when my car stopped, part of my car was over the train tracks. I could not move my car for about a minute while I parked my car and turned everything off, including opening the car door to shut the computer off. Then after resetting the car, it struggled to start up but started and drove as usual. Within the last two days, my car shut down during driving 5 times and when re-starting, it did not indicate that there was a problem. Finally the check engine icon turned on and I was able to take it to the dealership to check the code. It turned out that the throttle body needed replacing. My car is only 3 years old with average mileage. This could have been an terrible accident if there was a train and I was in a state of panic.
Driving at 50 MPH, engine went to idle and was unresponsive to throttle so car coasts to a stop. A warning light that looks like a wrench came on. This indicates a power train fault and a few days later the dealer diagnosed and replaced the throttle body.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the maintenance light. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
Around 5pm driving home on a main street during rush hour, I was driving about 35-40mph and suddenly my vehicle, an automatic transmission 2010 ford escape xlt, stopped accelerating and began to tug. Also, the throttle control/power train light turned on. I turned on the emergency hazard lights and attempted to deviated to a parking lot where I turned off my vehicle. I waited a few minutes to turn it back on, and the vehicle turned on as usual. The throttle control light was no longer on. I proceeded to drive home, but it wasn't 5 miles into the trip when the vehicle malfunctioned again. A few days passed and my vehicle was working okay, however I started to notice a sluggish feel to it, as well as that it was having trouble shifting gears. Today, driving home again, I was driving on the interstate about 50mph, and the vehicle unexpectedly malfunctioned. I nearly got rear ended. Now both the throttle control and engine check lights turned on. I turned off my vehicle, and this time the engine check remains on. I called the ford dealership where I purchased my vehicle and was told to make an appointment.
While driving in light traffic on the interstate freeway, just coming over a hill, the engine lost power. Multiple power loss surges and the engine light came on so the ford escape was allow to coast down hill to the next exit ramp. Once at the bottom of the off ramp, the ignition was turned off and a tow truck was called. To move the car out of the way, the engine was restarted and it was noticed that another light was also turned on indicating something mechanical (transmission) had also failed. The car was barely able to move in 1st gear to clear the side of the road till the tow truck arrived. Later the mechanic read the trouble codes and said the throttle body failed and the transmission torque converter was seriously damaged. Fortunately the traffic was not heavy and there was opportunity to exit the freeway without crashing.
Shifted hard in to gear while driving. Loud shift sounded like transmission blew. Turned off engine and back on and it drove fine for 3 days until started it up one morning and it idled really low like it was going to shut off. Turned it off and back on and ran fine again for 2 days until the hard shift happened again. Shop says its the throttle body and that's the one part my warranty won't cover.
The car seem to loose power shut the car off and restart it and its ok for awhile the computer resets itself. The dealer told me the throttle body is on back order so what do I drive?
While making a right turn in my 2010 ford escape the car loss all acceleration. The next morning it happened twice more. My mechanic took the car & attached to the computer and the code p2112 appeared. He cleaned the throttle body and took a test drive. It lost acceleration 10 more times. This is a disgrace and the part must be recalled by the ford motor company!
While driving from michigan to missouri with daughter and granddaughter on expressway at 70 MPH my vehicle had a wrench light come on dash board along with engine light. I was unable to accelerate. Pulled over to side of road and turned vehicle off and then restarted and proceeded to drive. It did this repeatedly. I pulled off freeway and went to autoparts store that told me that it had to do with throttle body sensor and needed to take to dealer, which I did today. I am on vacation and car is at ford dealership in camdenton, mo. I don't know outcome yet as dealer not able to look at vehicle until tomorrow.
My husband was driving out of a parking lot when all of a sudden the orange wrench light came on. The car started to decrease in acceleration even though his foot was on the gas pedal. He then applied pressure to the brakes to pull over to the side and the car pulsed to a stop. He put the car in park and shut it off. When trying to restart the car would not turn over right away, and took at least 5 seconds or more for it to start. Since this issue has occurred, it has happened 7 more times in a matter of 5 days. Luckily this happened while my husband was driving my car and he continues to drive it until we get it fixed. I primarily drive this car 99% of the time and I am 7 months pregnant. I can't even imagine what I would do if this happened to me on the highway or in the middle of a busy intersection. We are very lucky that no one got hurt during these instances. I can't believe ford has not done a major recall on this issue. My sister in-law had the same issues with her 2009 escape and just recently had her throttle body replaced as well. The lack of caring about its customers will definitely make me rethink about ever buying a ford again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle became resistant to acceleration attempts over 10 MPH. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for repairs. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000. Updated 08/27/13*lj the dealer replaced the throttle body. Updated 08/29/13
Driving along 5-lane interstate at approximately 70-75 MPH when my 2010 ford escape's engine essentially cut out on me. A yellow wrench light came on as well. I avoided several passing cars and semis on this very busy thoroughfare outside our nation's capital and luckily found safety on the right shoulder. After powering down the vehicle, thinking that it may be a computer error, I restarted and everything seemed find. Again, no more than a couple miles down the road the same issue happened. Found a ford dealer eventually and replaced the throttle body. $600 out of pocket cost for something that should be under powertrain warranty.
While driving the engine lost power. The engine continued to run but would not add any rpms when applying the accelerator. The engine light also came on. I was able to keep the vehicle moving at an idle to get out of traffic. Top speed was only about 5 MPH. Vehicle had to be towed to dealership. Service department was unable to find anything wrong with my vehicle. About one month later the same problem occurred while driving on roadway approximately 50 MPH. Same symptoms with same results. Service department did replace the throttle housing this time.
I was driving down the interstate heading to work when I lost all power. The vehicle did not die or stall, it lost power and the gas pedal would not work. As my speed started declining, I had to immediately turn on my emergency lights and move off the side of the road. Which was hard at the time with other traffic in that lane. And the decreasing speed while I was in my lane had me nervous as other vehicles came up flying behind me. As soon as I pulled over on the side of the road, my car immediately died. I tried to turn it on after about ten minutes and the engine just rolled but would not come on. After about 25 minutes, my car started up again. I was able to get it to a dealership and they said right away that it was probably the throttle body, but that the part was on back order and would take up to a week to get in. After they checked it out, it was in fact the throttle body. I ended up lucking out because they did have a part for me. Upon paying for my repair, I was told by the ford service department, that they had seen a major spike in this repair. They even said they once had 15 cars in one day that all needed the throttle body repaired. And that is why the part had originally been on back order. They also stated that they were not the only dealership noticing this spike. I was informed to keep all my paperwork because with this kind of spike, it could lead to a recall.
When driving, the wrench light would come and the engine would stall. The gas medal goes limp and you cant give it gas. I had to pull over and turn it off than back on it began to work. It has been doing it for a week and then I got a diagnostic and code p2112 came up. It said that the throttle actuator control system stuck closed.
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