2010 Ford Escape: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Mar 1, 2024 · Brakes · FL

vehicle getting stuck in park, I have press the brakes several times to get it to unlock and switch to drive, or push the emergency brake.

Filed Jun 26, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 140,000 miles · VA

My ford escape hybrid is experiencing an issue with the etb which is putting the vehicle in limp mode. This issue was investigated on a number of ford vehicles in 2014 and found that it was a defective part of the throttle body, however hybrid vehicles were omitted from the warranty repair. My ford hybrid is experiencing the same issues that other models had verified and should be included in the warranty coverage.

Filed Aug 8, 2019 · Transmission · 68,000 miles · ME

Driving on city street once at about 30mph the first time about 60mph the second time. I suddenly lose speed and vehicle goes into limp mode. The wrench light also comes on. I can turn vehicle off then restart and it seems to be ok. It's happened twice in a month. Took it to dealership for repair under field service action 13no3. Ford refused to repair because they could not get a code off my vehicle indicating it was the electronic throttle body. So I would have to wait until it happens again, have it towed with the engine running so the wrench light will stay on because it goes off when I restart it.

Filed Sep 9, 2015 · Acceleration, Transmission · 60,000 miles · MA

I pulled out of my street on to a main road and with no warning my escape shut off completely while driving and multiple cars almost hit me because it was so unexpected. Now my car randomly shuts off and goes into limp mode, causing it to be quite dangerous to drive my vehicle because it gives you no warning.

Filed Mar 27, 2015 · Transmission · 108,700 miles · MI

My 2010 ford escape has been stalling!!! I have already got the throttle body update last week! That is not the fix. I have had issues with my car (the transmission was bad- recalled, the steering wheel locked up on me driving the highway at 70 MPH with my kid- recalled, the throttle body- fixed last week in the customer satisfaction update/recall) and yet it is still stalling. This is very dangerous and just an accident waiting to happen. This 5 year old car has been nothing but a death trap for me and my toddler. No one can tell me what is wrong with the stalling. I am taking it in yet again in hopes someone can tell me why my 5 year old car is shutting down on me. It shakes really hard like it's going to explode and then smells like gas before it shuts off. I have been beyond frustrated with this 2010 escape and can't get rid of it because everyone knows all of my issues with it. If my daughter and I die while in the car.....it will most likely be fords fault with as many problems I have had. Please please recall whatever is causing these cars to shut off while driving. Http://www.consumeraffairs.com/ford-news-and-recalls?page=2 (the federal safety agency said it has recorded 1,500 complaints about the problem, with three crashes and one injury so far. Besides stalling, the federal safety agency said the affected vehicles may also surge unexpectedly as the rpms increase to prevent stalling during limp mode. An earlier throttle problem in the ford escape has been fixed, ford said. It is not thought to be related to the stalling problem.) please read that last line!

Filed Oct 21, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 68,000 miles · MS

While making a left turn, the vehicle stalled and went into limp mode. Turned ignition off, waited 10 minutes, then cranked vehicle, and it ran normally...updated 12/04/14

Filed Jul 14, 2014 · Transmission · 56,015 miles · MI

The car entered into failure mode effects management (fmem) mode or limp mode when it was on high way, malfunction indicator lamp (mil) or wrench lamp were both on the dash. The power and vehicle speed was getting reduced,even when I was trying to accelerate the car. Before this issue happened, software program for the PCM (powertrain control module) is updated with responding to a service letter from ford and the problem is not fixed.

Filed Apr 2, 2014 · Transmission · 89,406 miles · TX

Traveling on freeway in fort worth and car went into "limp mode". Was fortunate enough to be able to get to the side of the road. The "wrench" light immediately came on as well as the "check engine" light. I turned the car off, then after about 30 seconds, was able to restart the car and proceed approx. 4 more miles before same thing happened again. At this point I contacted the dealer who I purchased the car from and they sent a tow truck out the next morning.

Filed Dec 31, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 48,153 miles · CA

While driving on surface streets the "wrench" indicator light came on and the car went into limp mode. I got to a parking lot and shut off the engine. After about a minute I restarted the engine, the wrench light went out and all seemed ok. After driving about 6-7 miles on the interstate a repeat of the problem happened. I again shut off the engine. After restarting, I drove for another 6-7 miles and had the car again go into limp mode. After restarting the car the engine light came on and stayed on with no further problems. The next day all lights were off and have stayed off since then. I have made an appointment to have the car looked at on jan 2, 2014. I feel that this is a very unsafe condition and should be looked at very closely by the federal safety agency.

Filed Dec 29, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 84,175 miles · WA

I was driving along at 35-40 MPH, in traffic, and the gas pedal completely quit! And a little yellow wrench showed up on my dashboard. No other lights showed up. A complete failure of the gas pedal ensued. I had to coast through traffic to the side of the road. I found that if I turned off engine and restarted car, the "wrench" went away and I had power until the next time it happened. Mechanic said this was "limp mode." I took it into dealer but they could not get the "code" to determine the problem. Over two weeks this became more frequent and after the 4th time, the "check engine" light came on. They finally could get the code and it was a total throttle body failure! I stopped driving the car and am waiting for the part. At this time, I have an appointment for repair on monday, dec 30th. This repair will cost me approx $200-$400 dollars! I'm very upset, of course, but thankful that this didn't cause an accident. I am 64 years old and a single woman!

Filed Nov 26, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 43,000 miles · VA

Our 2010 ford escape has had the exact problem described in the federal safety agency case number pe 13003. Our vehicle has 43,000 miles on it and driving to work on a fast moving city street at approx 45-50 MPH and the car lost all throttle control and went into the described "limp mode", no warning or check engine lights came on. We had a very difficult time controlling the car and getting it off the road while trying to dodge traffic. Limp mode does not describe the available power. At 900 RPM you can walk faster than the car will drive... The transmission is also acting as an engine brake and slowing the car even faster so I popped it into neutral and was able to coast to the side of the road. We turned off the ignition and restarted and the car started fine. Put it in gear and accelerated to approx 20 MPH and it went into limp mode again and this time the small wrench light came on in the dash. A gearbox or transmission problem? Luckily we were still on the side of the road so we again turned off the car and restarted to reset (wrench light went out) and it worked fine for the next 14 miles as we were going to the ford dealer. Just as we were arriving it did it a third time, this time the check engine light came on and they were able to retrieve the dtc code of 2112 and diagnosed a defective throttle body assembly. The service manager was not aware of any recall and charged us $589 dollars for the repair (part, labor, diagnostic test and calibration of the computer). We have been the only owners of this car and it has had all of its normal service done. At 43k miles it is, for all purposes, still a new car. Lucky for us it happened on city streets and not at highway speeds. Hopefully ford will issues a recall on these to repair them.

Filed Oct 29, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 56,382 miles · LA

I was taking the wife home from the hospital after she had surgery and the car stalled on me while I was pulling out into a busy highway and we were nearly hit. On the way home the car stalled and went into limp mode numerous times and we had to call a tow truck. The culprit was a malfunctioning throttle body assembly which the dealer told me was very common. I cant believe there hasn't been a recall on this as it is very dangerous. The car just stalls at random moments and the only way to get going again is to put the car in park, turn it off, and start it back up. The repair bill was $535.29 + towing costs.