Ford Escape Complaints

29,499 consumer complaints on file.

#10533698August 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR.THIS SITUATION HAPPENED AFTER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FUEL SERVICE. THE CAR STALLING WAS AWFUL. IT WAS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED DURING THAT WEEK. THE ENGINE SERVICE SOON SIGN WENT ON AFTER THE INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH MY 2 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE HIT BY OTHER CARS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SERVICE AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY CHARGED ME 600 DOLLARS FOR A REPLACEMENT. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS SITUATION BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE A MALFUNCTION. THE CAR IS UNDER 20000 MILES AND I KEEP IT IN TIP TOP CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533706August 5, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,210. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533726August 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME USELESS AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AT THAT POINT. THIS HAPPENED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED ME $159.13 FOR THE PART AND LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533754August 5, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNING, IF GAS IS NOT ACCELERATED I HAVE LOST ENGINE 4 TIMES. 3 TIMES IT WOULDN'T START WHILE PARKED, AND 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY, NO WARNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER AND LEFT IT THERE, HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL IF I LET OFF THE GAS IN ORDER TO REV ENGINE TO KEEP FROM STALLING A 5TH TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THE DEALER (FAIR OAKS FORD, NAPERVILLE, IL) IS TELLING ME THERE ARE NO 'CODES' SHOWING ANYTHING IS WRONG. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS 7,000 MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUES, THUS FAR TO NO AVAIL. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. IT'S UNSAFE AND THERE IS NO REMEDY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533766August 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
THROTTLE BODY STOPS TO ONLY IDLE UPON ACCELERATING OR USE OF THROTTLE FROM STOP. SOMETIMES IT WILL ALLOW TO ACCELERATE UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH BEFORE IT QUITS WORKING UPON THROTTLE INPUT FROM DRIVER. SO, IT WILL ONLY IDLE AFTER ACCELERATING HALF OR PART WAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND YOU ARE AT THE MERCY OF INCLINE OR DECLINE OF ROAD TO HOPEFULLY COAST TO SAFETY. IT HAS DONE THIS WHILE TURNING LEFT WHILE HAVING TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT CAUSED ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO HAVE TO STOP WHILE I GOT STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF TURN. SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533769August 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR IS RUNNING THEN THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533457August 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533462August 4, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR CAME TO AN IDLE SPEED IN TRAFFIC. I EXITED HIGHWAY AND IDLED ONTO THE RAMP TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND TRIED TO RESTART WITH HESITATION AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY.(CROSSROADS FORD- INDIAN TRAIL, NC) THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEANED THE INJECTORS AND FUEL THROTTLE BODY ALONG WITH A OIL CHANGE AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH.($300) THE CAR STILL HAD A IDLING ISSUE BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST LEFT OVER RESIDUE CLEANING ITSELF OUT.( I HAVE COMPLAINED OF SHIFTING PROBLEMS/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE PURCHASE IN 2011. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD OF BELMONT (WHERE PURCHASED) SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT. NOTHING COULD EVER BE FOUND.) THE SECOND INCIDENT DATE IS 8-2-13. I WAS ON HWY 74 IN INDIAN TRAIL AND HAD PULLED OUT AHEAD OF TRAFFIC LEAVING A STOP LIGHT WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND IDLED TO THE NEXT PARKING LOT ON THE RIGHT WHICH WAS A FOOD LION SHOPPING CENTER. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A RED & WHITE TRACTOR TRAILER BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SLOW DOWN IN TIME, IT JUST WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE LEFT LANE BEFORE HITTING ME. SEVERAL CARS WERE BACKED UP AND SLAMMING ON BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER SO I HAD TO IDLE TO THE PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AS IN THE EARLIER INCIDENT AND GOT IT RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE MILE OR 2 BACK TO CROSSROADS FORD. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY FROM THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE FUEL THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $500 TO WHICH THEY WOULD DEDUCT $100 FOR THE SERVICE PERFORMED 2 DAYS EARLIER. THE CAR REMAINS AT THE CROSSROADS FORD WHILE I AWAIT A CALL FROM A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533479August 4, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533483August 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533527August 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533538August 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE ON A CROWDED I-4 AROUND ORLANDO FLORIDA WHEN I COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP (BRAKING), THE CAR JERKED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. I SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND SAT FOR A FEW MOMENTS, WONDERING WHAT TO DO. THE DASH SHOWED A WRENCH SYMBOL, SO I CHECKED THE MANUAL TO SEE WHAT IT MEANT. IT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A FAULT AND THE POWERTRAIN. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND IT DID. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, AND APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE CHECKED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THANKFULLY, HE READ THAT IF I STAYED UNDER 60 MPH AND DIDN'T DRIVE TOO LONG IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK THE BACK WAY HOME AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS MUCH LONGER I MADE IT WITHOUT A FURTHER PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM PART(THROTTLE VALVE) NOT RECALLED. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AND FOR SAFETY REASONS WHY AREN'T THE OWNERS OF THESE 2011 ESCAPE'S MADE IMMEDIATELY AWARE OF THIS HAZARD. THIS WAS THE CLOSEST I CAME TO A FATAL ACCIDENT AND NOT NECESSARILY MY OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533546August 4, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING. IT WILL ALSO LIKE SURGE FORWARD. TODAY IS REPEATEDLY DID THIS TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDNT GET ANYWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533344August 3, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE MARCH 2013. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE OR GAS PEDAL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE OWNING IT, BUT ON MONDAY, 7/29/13, I HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 18 MILES AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 50 MPH. I PULLED UP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AT 11:00 PM AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING TO WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL BEING FLOORED. I PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING CHANGED. I TRIED PUNCHING THE PEDAL AGAIN WITH MY FOOT, AND STILL NO CHANGE. I EVEN REACHED DOWN TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MAT HAD INTERFERED WITH THE GAS PEDAL, BUT IT HAD NOT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE NEXT MORNING, MY BOYFRIEND, AWARE OF THE ISSUE, TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED MY MECHANIC ON TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013 AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE MECHANIC CANNOT GET ME IN UNTIL NEXT WEEK. THE APPOINTMENT IS SET FOR WED. 8/7/13. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN IT'S UNPREDICTABLE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533350August 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY ON VACATION OUT OF STATE THE FORD ESCAPE SLOWED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. "WRENCH LIGHT" LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. IT CONTINUED TO RUN SLOWLY AND WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. CAR RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY OVER 100 MILES TO FINAL DESTINATION. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETECTED NO "CODES" BUT SUGGESTED A FORD DEALER EXAMINE BASED UPON HISTORY. DEALER CONFIRMED COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY FAULTS CAUSED STALL AND REPLACED PART. TOTAL COSTS APPROX $300. NO RECURRENCE OF STALLS ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533351August 3, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LEFT TURN FORM A STOP AND ENGINE WENT TO IDLE, NO ACCELERATION. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED , NORMAL. DROVE HOME THREE MILES AND PARKED. WON'T DRIVE UNTIL PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533357August 3, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DIE.I PULLED OVER AND REALIZED IT WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WOULD ONLY IDLE AND DID NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE ABOUT 50 MILES WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT,BUT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY. I RESTARTED IT AND WITHIN DRIVING 5 MILES IT " DIED" OVER 15 TIMES. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT ONE MORE TIME AND IT REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM 3 TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO THE END OF MY BLOCK..I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533358August 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533363August 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533372August 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE TO WORK WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT LOST POWER. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT THE ENGINE HAD DIED, BUT WHEN I LOOKED DOWN I SAW THAT IT WAS STILL BOUNCING BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 RPM. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RED WRENCH LIGHT HAD COME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER I STARTED THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I THEN CONTINUED ON TO WORK BUT AFTER EXCITING THE FREEWAY I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM THE LIGHT THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND DID THE SAME AS BEFORE. I MADE IT TO WORK WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THAT AFTERNOON I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT BY THE NEXT MORNING. I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THERE WITH NO INCIDENT. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE ESCAPE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS THE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND I ENDED UP HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE CARE GOING INTO WHAT I GUESS THE CALL SAFE MODE. I WAS AS BEFORE ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND START IT BACK UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPEN GOING ACROSS A TWO LANE BRIDGE IN TRAFFIC LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS FAR ENOUGH BEHIND ME THAT THE DID NOT RUN INTO ME BUT CAME REAL CLOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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