Ford Escape Complaints

29,499 consumer complaints on file.

#10534714August 11, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING OFF EXIT RAMP AND ESCAPE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". THIS "LIMP MODE" HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND SIDE ROADS 6 TO 8 TIMES. THIS THROTTLE BOX REPLACEMENT IS AT MY EXPENSE. FORD DEALER WILL NO COVER,AS I WAS TOLD "THE ESCAPES DO NOT HAVE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534722August 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT HAD NO ACCELERATOR RESPONSE. MANAGED TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WAITED A MOMENT AND IT RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. WHILE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PULL OVER SAFELY, THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED JUST ONCE OR TWICE MAKING ME THINK. IT WAS JUST BAD GASOLINE OR A FUEL FILTER. OVER THE MONTHS SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I LEARNED OF THE THROTTLE BODY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534745August 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE I LOOSE ALL POWER AND ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND. DIAGNOSTIC CODE READS A P 2111 (THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN) THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHAT IT HAS. LUCK I WASN'T KILLED BY A SEMI. AS I SAID IT LOOSES POWER AND ACCELERATION AND STALLS OUT I HAVE LOOKED AROUND ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OUT THERE BUT NO RECALL FOR IT. WHY IS THIS? IF THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS THAT THE PART TO THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS ON BACK ORDER NATION WIDE THEN THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT NOT A PART FAILURE DO TO USE. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534749August 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
REPEATED INCIDENTS OF TWO SYMPTOMS: 1) POWER SURGES WHEN I'M HITTING THE GAS TO PULL OUT OR PASS SOMEONE AND CAR FEELS MOMENTARILY LIKE IT WILL JUMP FORWARD. 2) POWER FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL AND THE CAR SORT OF JUST POWERS DOWN. UNTIL TODAY THAT WOULD JUST PASS AND THE CAR WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. TODAY (AUG. 11) I HAD TO PULL OVER AS IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH SUDDENLY. IT RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IN A FEW MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534754August 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45-50 MPH AND SUDDENLY I LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT EVEN WITH PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR I ONLY HAD A SPEED OF 5 MPH FOR AN ADDITIONAL 500 YARDS. THEN I LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING BUT NO POWER. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534752August 11, 2013
ENGINE
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AFTER CAR WAS OFF FOR MORE THAN 10 HOURS, I STARTED CAR TO SEE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" ERROR. BACKED A FEW FEET OUT OF GARAGE, TURNED OFF VEHICLE. TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. NO ERROR. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. NO PROBLEMS. TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR 70 MINUTES LATER TO SEE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW ERROR APPEARED AGAIN. DROVE CAR FOR 10-15 MINUTES WITH HESITATION, LURCHING AND NEARLY STALLING. TURNED CAR OFF. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT DAY. THEY COULD NOT SEE THE ERROR IN THE COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534778August 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ALONG I30 AND GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO CROSS OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. MY CAR WAS IDLING ROUGHLY AND GAS PEDAL STILL DID NOT MAKE MY CAR GO. I TURNED CAR OFF. MY CAR WOULD START BUT WHEN IT GOT PAST 30 MPH, THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE BROUGHT OUR TRUCK AND TRAILER, AND WE HAULED IT HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534795August 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I LIMPED MY CAR TO A PARKING LOT AND ONCE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED IT SEEMED FINE. IT WORKED FINE FOR 3-4 DAYS AND IT OCCURRED TWICE ON MY WAY TO WORK WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. ONCE AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND ONCE SHUT DOWN AND STARTED FINE. THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC I KNOW AND TRUST AND SAID THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS P2111 AND I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534617August 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR DID NOT DIE, BASICALLY JUMPED A BIT AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 2 OR 3 MPH AS I PRESSED GAS PEDAL- WRENCH CHECK LIGHT CAME ON- HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART - THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 2 TIMES YESTERDAY 8/9/2013-- NO ACCIDENT AS OF YET BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534635August 10, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON HE INTERSTATE AT 73 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING, THERE WAS NO ACTION I COULD TAKE OTHER THAN TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY, TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, WHICH IT DID, BUT RAN ROUGH AT IDLE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES LONGER, RESTARTED AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY FOR ABOUT TEN MILES. THEN IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING OVER AGAIN. LAST YEAR, IN MY WIFE'S 2010 FORD ESCAPE, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND PAID $541.00 (THE REQUESTED FACTORY ASSISTANCE WAS REFUSED). BOTH PROBLEMS ARE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY PROBLEM OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AT IDLE WAITING FOR A LIGHT TO CHANGE, OR WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. NO POWER, PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND WAIT TO RESTART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534643August 10, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR STALLS OUT AND LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING DURING OPERATION. SPEED AT THE TIME IS IRRELEVANT. PEOPLE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. ITS INEVITABLE. DON'T WAIT FOR A FAMILY OF 4 TO STALL OUT ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH CAUSING AN 8 CAR PILE UP INVOLVING A TRACTOR TRAILER AND CATASTROPHIC INJURIES/FATALITIES. RECALL THE CARS. SAVE LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534676August 10, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD ON MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED V6 3.0L ENGINE. MY CAR IS 41 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE FOR DEALER CHARGE ME CLOSE TO 500. DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I KEPT THE OLD THROTTLE BODY FOR EVIDENCE. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF REGULATION ON THIS ITEM. BECAUSE I ALMOST GOT KILLED BY THIS DEFECT. FORD MANAGER CONTACTED ME,HER NAME IS [XXX]. SHE TOLD ME TO KEEP MY RECEIPT BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY'S VENDOR. THAT THIS MAY COME TO A RECALL.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6), *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534690August 10, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON I-195 EAST GOING TOWARDS BWI THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF FOR NO REASON OR WARNING THEN A RED TRAINGLE APPEARED STOP SAFELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER IT STARTED I HAD NO POWER WHAT SO EVER WHEN ABOUT 2 MILES AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND IT DID IT AGAIN MANAGED TO GET IT HOME BASED ON WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING WHY HAS FORD NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUES OR ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOME ONE TO GET KILLED THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I AM LOOKING INTO GETTING A LAWYER IF FORD DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534423August 9, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS ACCELERATING AND THE CAR THEN JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD JUST LET GO, BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP, THE IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH AND THE CAR WANTED TO JERK FORWARD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED IN A SAFE PLACE. WHEN I RE-STARTED THE CAR, THE IGNITION WAS TURNING OVER, BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE IT FIRED. I HAVE SINCE BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE SERVICE SHOP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THIS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. THE GENTLEMAN SITTING NEXT TO ME SAYS THAT HE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH A SIMILAR VEHICLE - SAME FAMILY OF CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534425August 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVE WAY. THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,050.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10534461August 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
JULY 2, 2013, I JUST PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE, CAME TO A STOP SIGN, MADE A COMPLETE STOP, PROCEEDED TO GO FORWARD, HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, RPM GAUGE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND THEN STARTED TO SHAKE, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY FIRST TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. AUGUST 2, 2013, I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES GOING AT 55 MPH, THE RPM GAUGE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE LOSE POWER EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 55 MPH TO 20MPH WITHIN A MINUTE, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. CALL THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF FOR INSPECTION AGAIN, THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE THAT STICKS AND THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO GET THE PART BECAUSE ITS ON BACK ORDER, I HAVE TO WAIT 2 TO 3 MONTHS FOR THIS PART. AUGUST 9, 2013, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, I PROCEEDED TO GO FORWARD WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I AGAIN WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534465August 9, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR HATCH DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED ELECTRONICALLY AND NOT MANUALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,100...UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534473August 9, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BEGAN JERKING FORWARD PARKED IN FRONT OF A BUSINESS AND PUT CAR IN PARK AND AGAIN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND AGAIN IT DID NOT ACCELERATE. BACKED OUT AND PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND MOVED ABOUT 10 FEET FROM WHERE I HAD PARKED AND AGAIN IT JERKED FORWARD AND DID NOT ACCELERATE. TRIED MOVING A SECOND TIME WITH THE SAME RESULTS. PARKED IT AND TURNED IT OFF TO CALL A WRECKER. TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND TURNING IT ON AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WORKED; ACCELERATED WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, DID NOT JERK AS IT HAD PREVIOUSLY. DROVE IT WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER IN WHARTON, TEXAS WHO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT CAME UP WITH NO CODE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE FORD ESCAPES AND FUSIONS HAD A THROTTLE PROBLEM AND HE WAS SURE THAT WAS WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, HE REPLACED IT AT A COST OF $484.60. ALTHOUGH I HAD JUST PURCHASE THE CAR, USED ON JULY 13, 2013 AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR ENGINE AND POWERTRAIN, THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS EXPENSE. I FEEL THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT SEEING THAT I AM A WOMAN, HIS BOTTOM LINE WAS PROFIT AT ANY COST, HE DID NOT INFORM ME. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THE FORD ESCAPES ARE RIDDLED WITH PROBLEMS. SO MUCH FOR BUYING AMERICAN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534517August 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER SITTING A STOP LIGHT, WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO GO THERE WAS NO POWER. ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO WENT ON. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION AND HAS REPLACED THE PART. THE CAR IS A ONE-OWNER, 3-YEAR OLD FORD ESCAPE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534535August 9, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ENGAGE INTO LIMP MODE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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