2014 Ford Escape: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Jun 19, 2022 · Acceleration, Engine · MN

I'll be driving along and sometimes going 30 miles an hour sometimes going up to 65 70 miles an hour on the interstate And while I'm accelerating the car will start shaking like the the whole thing wil. In the only way that it stops is if I let off the accelerator and go slower speed accelerate you know what it means there's that magic speed but like if I have my cruise control on then it has to be at a certain speed because otherwise it will just start shaking and shaking and shaking

Filed Jul 5, 2018 · Transmission · 74,000 miles · MI

Was traveling on the highway on cruise control. Speed was approximately 75 MPH. Noticed the RPM's climbing while the speed remained constant. Took the car off of cruise control. That did not solve the issue. The RPM would climb while the speed would not. We pulled off at the nearest exit. Smoke was coming from under the car. Basically the transmission stopped working with no warning. Car had 74,000 miles when this happened.

Filed Apr 11, 2018 · Electrical · 33,300 miles · FL

I was driving on the interstate in the left lane going about 74 MPH with my cruise control on and using my navigation when the screen suddenly went blank and the car starting slowing down and everything shut down. The traffic was very heavy and I had to swerve over 3 lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder of the road. Other cars and trucks were honking their horns and swerving around me. I was very luck not to been involved in a serious accident. After I got to the shoulder of the road I tried several times to restart my vehicle and was unable to. I waited about 5 minutes and tried again to start it and was unable to do so. I called aaa and and tow truck came about 20 minutes later and when he got it it started up again. The car has a little over 33,000 miles and I bought it as a pre-owned certified car from the brandon ford dealership about 9 months ago.

Filed Feb 23, 2018 · Transmission · 74,400 miles · PA

Purchased vehicle on 2/17/2018 with 73,600 miles on the vehicle on 2/20/2018 drove vehicle for approximately 6 hours (pittsburgh to cleveland and back) near the end of the return trip, the transmission started to randomly downshift and up shift on relatively level ground while cruise control was on at about 67 MPH. Within a minute of this behavior, the information display indicated a transmission fault: service immediately. I pulled over and turned the car off and on again. The fault cleared. Called dealer and stated my issue. Took car to dealer (smail honda greensburg, pa) on 2/21. On the trip to the dealer, the fault happened two more times. One of those times I heard a loud clunking noise.while I was applying the brakes. Dealer found a wrong gear ratio fault on the transmission and is replacing the unit with one that has 46000 mile on it. All occurrences of the fault were on the highway above 50mph vehicle had 74400 miles when dealer took possession to repair

Filed Jan 2, 2018 · Acceleration · 41,000 miles · MD

Vehicle was being driven approximately 65 MPH on a highway in moderate traffic at the time of the incident. Road conditions were dry, outside temperature was cold (<32 degrees f). Vehicle was being driven on a route that is often driven with this vehicle. Vehicle has approximately 40k miles with no known mechanical problems. Driver routinely uses cruise control almost every time the vehicle is driven. In this instance, driver attempted to engage cruise control and the control engaged for only 1 sec before automatically disengaging. Driver attempted this three more times to the same effect. At the same time as this cruise control malfunction, the driver was receiving a cellular call on an iphone 6, service with us cellular. Driver did not pick up the phone but continued to let it ring. The iphone was sitting in the drivers left front pants pocket. On the fourth attempt to engage the cruise control, it failed again but after another 2 seconds, immediately engaged without input from the driver. When the cruise control engaged, it engaged at 72 MPH, causing sudden, unintended acceleration from approximately 67 MPH to 72 MPH. Driver disengaged cruise control and then continued to drive normally. At this time, the iphone also stopped ringing. Continued driving since that time - with no additional calls received on the iphone - have no had any further effects on the cruise control. Unknown cause for cruise control malfunction, but given that it is used frequently every time the car is driven for commuting without problems with the exception of this instance, driver suspects emi/interference.

Filed Oct 14, 2016 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · AK

While driving on the hwy at 72mph on cruise control, the transfer case failed, causing the car to lose gear completely. This caused the rpms to skyrocket and the car to immediately begin slowing down - resulting in significant safety risks associated with surrounding traffic. Unknown what caused the transfer case to fail.

Filed May 20, 2016 · Transmission · 21,000 miles · FL

When driving at highway speeds on cruise control and you push the accelerator to pass another vehicle, when the transmission downshifts it sounds like two manhole covers slamming together with a strong shudder. It does not occur every time. Took it to the dealer and they could not replicate it.

Filed Oct 19, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 9,500 miles · TX

I was driving along with cruise control on at 73 MPH, when I could no longer accelerate, my escape just died with no warning lights, stall out or anything. Just as if someone turned it off. I had to coast to the side of the road. I waited a few minutes and tried to start it again with no luck. When I turned the key over, it seemed like it wanted to start but was not getting the gas to. I tried 3 more time and finally called ford roadside assistance and had it towed to the nearest ford dealership. I am waiting on a reply (with no loaner etc) the reason I buy new is for peace of mind. Not even , 10,000 miles on the car and it brakes? What gives. I have already taken it back to the dealer once (the day after I bought it) because it tries to stall when switching from reverse to drive, but the dealer made some excuse and said to watch and see if it continues. I am just glad that I was within cell phone signal range because I had just not been a few minutes before (scary).