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.
2010 Ford Escape transmission complaints
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Car shifted hard then stalled out. The wrench light came on the dash. When car was re started as it would flood ran for a day fine then the instances became more frequent .
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,
I was driving with my 7 week old son and 3 year old daughter. I pulled up to a red light and stopped. When the light turned green I pressed the gas to go. My vehicle surged forward into the intersection and then only slowly moved. There was power to the car, lights, music, and air were working but my car was only slowly moving and shaking. It was as if no gas was getting to the engine. I had to pull over onto the right lane, because the road had no shoulder. The sound and feeling the car was making made me feel like I needed to drive with my foot on the brake and the gas at the same time. There was no warning signs that there was anything wrong with my car, it just all of a sudden stopped. It was the worst feeling ever being stuck on a busy road with no shoulder to pull over onto and having my 2 babies in the car with me, as cars come driving up and having to switch lanes or slam on their brakes to avoid me.
My wife driving the SUV in city traffic .the car died ,wife then pulled into a parking lot .the car check engine light and transmission light were on . She called a local tow truck to tow car to local ford dealership. Dealership said it was the cars throttle body malfunction that caused the engine to stop. I think this should be a safety recall on fords part.
I was going around a bend to enter a highway when my car "stuttered" and stopped running. I saw the powertrain light come on before it stopped. I put my hazards on and sat there for a few minutes. I was afraid of somebody coming around the bend behind me and not realizing I am stuck. I tried to restart it and it fortunately it did. There was no indication that the car was just going to abruptly come to a stop. I was lucky to not be on the highway. I was able to drive it home but the next day it didn't start at all. I brought it to my ford dealer who told me it was a problem with a throttle body and that they have had several problems with them.
The escape engine stopped providing power and the accelerator stopped responding. The car engine went to idle. After pulling over shutting car off then on again the engine began responding. This happened about 10 times before getting the car to a service dealer. The problem was identified as a failed throttle body. The dealer indicated that these parts are on a 10 day back-order due to so many vehicles having the same failure and parts are not available due to surge in demand.
My daughter was driving my 2010 for escape at approximately 40 MPH. As she was slowing down for a red light, it turned green. However, as she tried to press on the gas to continue accelerating, there was absolutely no rpms. And, as she pressed on the gas, the car made a constant lunging motion. We switched positions, and I was able to babystep my way to an empty parking lot to wait for the tow truck to take it to the shop for repair. Not even talking to them about the issue, I see now that this is a defect in 2009 and 2010 for escapes. There are pages and pages of the same complaint out there online. With 6000 of these on a national back order, this absolutely should make the national recall list!!!
A "wrench" symbol came on in the instrument panel. Checked the manual. Took the 2010 ford escape to waconia ford dealership where it was purchased new. Diagnostics came back as transmission problem with 5th gear. Options were repair at approximate $2750-3000 / 1 yr warranty or new/rebuilt at approximate $4500 / 3 yrs warranty the original warranty was for 60,000 miles the vehicle has around 62,500 miles chose not to extend the warranty. Yup, broke after about 2,500 miles after warranty expired. Dealership stated nothing they could do - I understand as they are the dealer not the manufacturer. Opted to have new/rebuilt done by waconia ford dealership. I believe it is a ford company problem and the company/manufacturer should take responsibility for its repair - at least to some degree with only about 2,500 miles after warranty expiration.
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!
As I was traveling down the road and was slowing down the vehicle suddenly acted like transmission kicked into neutral but when I looked down I saw open wrench symbol in cluster lit up and RPM was at idle and would not respond to throttle being applied and engine was running awful. I had to pull off onto shoulder and cut ignition off and restart vehicle but was only able to make it a bout a 100 yds. When it happened again. We caught a ride home and I came back with my scanner and drove it down the highway and it did it again at 55 MPH. So I pulled off the road and scanned for codes and it had pending code p2111- throttle actuator control system stuck open. I purchased new throttle body and installed myself at a cost of 171.68 less tax. Not covered by powertrain warranty. Car operates fine so far. 2010 ford escape 3.0liter v-6 with 55 thousand miles.
The car had been parked and when I started it and backed up the wrench light was on and it had not power the second time I was stopped at a red light and when the light changed I stepped on the gas and had no power and the wrench light was on it was happen several times I turn the car off and restart it and it drives fine.
On 06/12/2013 while driving on a 2 lane highway the engine went into the "limp" mode with rough idle and no power. The wrench light on the instrument cluster came on. We were able to stop on a side street to check the vehicle out. After restarting the vehicle, it ran fine for several days, then repeated the same "limp" mode twice in a few miles with a shut down and restart of the engine clearing the symptom. Today 07/04/2013 on a 20 mile trip the vehicle went into the "limp" mode 6 different times. A couple of these times were on a busy 2 lane road with no shoulder almost resulting in being hit in the rear. The vehicle currently has 93500 miles on it and will be parked until repairs can be made. From reading other complaints this also sounds like a throttle body issue that others are having. We were fortunate not to be involved in an accident on each of these stalls. I urge that continued investigation go into this problem so that if it is the issue with other vehicles that causes the stalls these vehicles can be recalled and the issue corrected before someone is involved in an injury or worse accident.
The car stalled in an intersection. No light or warning, just instantly stopped. Called the dealer, he said no light, no code, no idea. After multiple more times, it finally did it and engine light came on. It indicated a bad throttle body. Took it to the dealer. He called a day later and said part would not be in for over a month. Although the vehicle is still under emissions and drive train warranty, apparently the throttle body has nothing to do with either. I feel ford should recall, pay for repair and compensate if part is unavailable for over a month. There is not much incentive to purchase new as this is the newest vehicle I own. Currently relying on 15 year old truck to get to work.
While driving our escape, you try to accelerate and there is nothing there. You can push the gas pedal to the floor and the engine does not respond. This has happened 4 times in about 6 day period. We have had to pull our vehicle to side of the road/highway and shut it off and then restart it. It does starts working again but we don't know when it will happen again. We took it to harrold zeiglers in kalamazoo michigan, and they told us it was a electronic throttle body and there was 8013 of them on back order and no eta on when they will be in. I called ford customer service and they told me the same story.[xxx], and [xxx] were the first to agents I spoke with. I told them that their answers were not good enough and I wanted to speak to their manager. He called me back 2 hours later(terry badge#62889) and he told me they were already aware of this issue and they could not help me because I had too many miles on my escape(75000) which I told him I wanted to speak to his supervisor. He told me his boss would give me the same answer. I asked him if the national highway safety commission was aware of this issue and he said they were and that my issue and conversation would also be reported. I am not sure why there is not a recall for this issue as there are currently 8013 on back order. I wonder how many have already been replaced. This issue could cause a serious accident for someone else or my wife as she is the driver of our escape. We are currently without a vehicle to drive because of this. Thank you for your time. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was driving on i35 e in lewisville, tx when the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating, I had been traveling at approx 40 MPH in rush hour traffic. The vehicle/engine was still on but I could not continue forward. I exited the highway and glided into a parking lot ( after nearling being killed by a large truck on the service road) the wrench light came on as well as the engine light. I pulled into a parking space and the vehicle started to violently shake. I put in park and turned the vehicle off. I waited a few minutes and started the vehicle with no issues. The vehicle idled fine and I could rev up the engine. I drove around the parking lot with no issues however the check engine light was still on. I tried going onto a residential street and when I accelerated above 20mph the vehicle would no longer accelerate and had to pull over and had the same before mentioned results. I called a tow truck and had the vehicle towed. I called a local ford dealership and I was advised it was most likely an electronic throttle body issue and they have them come in all the time. This needs to be recalled immediately as this very well could have cause a major accident.
Getting onto the expressway at about 55mph when the cars engine light came on. Shortly after the wrench light came on the car thudded forward and lost power. Very scary, easily could have caused an accident. We were able to start the car immediately after and start going but the car wouldn't make it a mile before losing power again. Next day took it to the dealership to find the part was on back order and it may be weeks before the dealer can get it in. A couple weeks and $525 later we are not happy campers. This should be a safety recall.
Ford escape approx 40,000 miles. Traveling 50 MPH when car lost all acceleration power. Engine still running, had to coast off of the highway. Dash board emblem was the wrench - referred to owners manual which indicated a problem with the power train or throttle. Turned engine off, restarted the car and succesfully traveled the 6 miles to my house. Same evening attempted to drive car to the dealership - 10 miles away....got 1 mile down the highway, car lurched, acceleration lost, engine still running, coasted to side of road, turned of ignition, restarted and successfully drove the mile back to my house. Had car towed on the following day. Electronic throttle body replaced....under extended warranty with $200 deductible.
On 6/18/13 driving on a 45 MPH road slowed to make a turn and lost all power to by 2010 ford escape, also the wrench showed up on my dash. I turned it off and back on again and it ran fine. The next day took it to my local dealer in clarion, pa and they couldn't figure out what the problem was. On 7/1/13 I experienced the same problem, driving 45 MPH when I experienced complete loss of power. This time the vehicle was sputtering, turned it off & back on but had to give it gas to start. The wrench showed up again. Called the local dealer in clarion, pa and stated I had researched this on the internet & found 21 pages of other people experiencing the same exact problem with the majority having to have the throttle body changed. Also found that the federal safety agency is investigating the complaints. I don't appreciate it when the dealership does not take the severity of this problem seriously. They stated they would order part but didn't know when it would come in. I called another local dealership & they said they could have the part in 3 days. What's up with that? Really don't like driving this vehicle since you never know when it is going to occur. This is definitely a safety issue and feel it should be addressed by ford. Do we need to have numerous people getting killed before something is done about it?
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.
Driving at highway speed when accelerate failed to engage. Truck was no longer able to accelerate. In other cases when applying breaks care seemed to be trying to accelerate..eventually check engine light came on. Diagnosed as failure of throttle body.
Accelerated to merge into traffic and my 2010 ford escape started to act like it was going to stall when I pressed on the gas pedal. Ever time I tried to accelerate it felt like it was "choking" and wanted to stall. I had to put the vehicle in neutral and press on the gas to keep it from stalling. I had my vehicle towed to the dealership and was told that the throttle body needed to be replaced. In addition to the fact the throttle body needs to be replaced I am now being told there is a nationwide back order on the part and I will not get the repair completed for 2-3 weeks. I am 1-1/2 months passed warranty with only 26,000 miles and neither ford nor the dealership will loan me a vehicle while my car sits at the dealership nor will this even be considered warranty work.
2010 ford escape v6 awd - built june 14, 2010 while driving on major local road, vehicle lost almost all power. "wrench" (throttle control/powertrain warning) light came on. Vehicle slowed to a roll with gas pedal providing no acceleration. After coming to a stop vehicle would only accelerate to between 2-4 MPH. Vehicle was able to be driven to dealer about a mile away after sitting on shoulder for 15-20 minutes. Dealership diagnosed problem as a failed throttle body and replaced under warranty with a deductible charge. This would have been a dangerous situation had the vehicle been merging, etc. At the time.
On saturday, june 22, 2013, I drove 2.5 hours north for one of my best friends weddings. I was on the interstate with cruise control set at about 70 MPH when suddenly my car lost power. I was in the left lane with a semi behind me. Luckily the semi driver was paying attention and was able to move into the right lane before rear-ending me. I was able to move on the shoulder of the interstate and come to a stop. As I did, my escape acted as though it was going to die but did not completely. I noticed an open-ended wrench in the bottom left of my instrument panel and my check engine light was on. I turned the car off and looked through the manual to figure out what the wrench light meant. It said throttle control/powertrain. I was running late to begin with so I started freaking out. I turned my escape back on and everything seemed to be fine. Both lights went off so I put it in drive and got back on the interstate without any more problems. At first I thought maybe it was cruise control going out so I didn't use it the rest of the way. Once I got off the interstate, I stopped at a light and when the light changed I proceeded through it with my escape stalling as soon as I turned, along with both lights back on. I knew it was something other than the cruise. Once I got to the nearest town, I stopped at autozone and had them test it. Their computer showed tps/throttle body failure. I immediately started doing some research to find this part since autozone doesn't carry it. I was surprised to find out that no one can get this part and ford has been on back order for quite a few months. After the wedding, I drove back home with my car stalling many more times. Since then, it happens at least once a day, if not more. Twice, my car has stalled in the middle of a very busy highway intersection on my way to work, freaking me out I was going to get hit. Help needed soon!
While driving at 40 MPH the car suddenly lost forward motion even though the engine was still running; pressing the accelerator had no affect on the rpms; a wrench symbol appeared in dashboard. I turned the motor off; restarted and was able to turn around but the car stopped again as I was pulling into an intersection from a stopped position. After three more times of stopping and restarting the car, I was able to continue on and drove to the ford dealer about a mile from the incident. I was told the "wrench symbol" indicated transmission trouble. After their diagnosis I was told we needed a throttle body. The part is on national backorder, and I have now been one week without a car. I was told this has become a major problem everywhere and over 9,000 of this part are on backorder and all are needed to complete repairs. I was also told by the parts dept. That ford expected to need an additional 14,000 throttle bodies to meet the demand of the failing part. He also told me that the part has been re-engineered from the original factory installed part because of these failures. I have had to rent a vehicle at my own expense.
Leaving home check engine light and throttle lights came on and the vehicle was jerking and would allow me to give it any gas.
Driving my 2010 ford escape xlt on sr 58 the vehicle began to shake, could not accelerate and the car immediately slowed down to about 3-5mph. I coasted to the side of the road and turned the vehicle off. This was a very scary situation. Other vehicles were driving past & beeping, not knowing what was happening. The could have created a dangerous situation. Luckily I focused, went to the side of the road to prevent any accidents. After about 30 minutes, started the vehicle and slowly drove approximately one mile down the road the a ford dealership. Again while driving, the vehicle started to shake and I could not accelerate. The ford service dept performed a diagnostic test. The result was a failed throttle body. The service technician said the vehicle was unsafe to drive. And said the ford parts to fix the vehicle are on a national backorder for 2-3 weeks. Unfortunately, I have to rent a vehicle, very expensive. Ford did not offer a loaner vehicle. Ford needs to have a recall on this part and correct their mistake before multiple fatalities occur. All ford escape owners will soon fall victim to this hazard.
Car stuttering then shutting off while driving. Dealership said that it is the throttle body assembly. This is a known problem with many vehicles. So common that the part is on back order for over a week.
This has happened several times now. Driving and all of a sudden my car has no power. No matter how hard the gas pedal is being pushed the car will not move. I have to try to pull over to the side of the road without getting hit. Then I can turn the car off and turn back on and it works decent. The first time it happened I was in the middle of an intersection and could not go anywhere. The last time it happened I was on the freeway. This is a huge problem that needs to be fixed.
Driving my vehicle on a residential street I began to lose power to the gas pedal. My 2010 ford escape began to act as though it would stall however all I could do was coast to a side street to get out of the way of traffic behind me. Once in park I noticed the wrench light come on my dashboard. I shut the truck off and restarted to which the light indicator went away and the vehicle acted fine. I had the truck towed to my local dealership where I was told it was the throttle body that needs to be replaced. This part is on national backorder! I will be without my vehicle for possible 30 business days. Ford will only give me a rental for 4 days! Why is this not a recall yet? I thank god I was not on the highway with my two small children in the car with me. This is a safety hazard and needs to be addressed appropriately by ford.
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