Ford Escape Complaints

29,499 consumer complaints on file.

#10513137May 22, 2013
ENGINE
ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROLLER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. LOCAL SERVICE FACILITY CITED A RECALL P2111-FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED THIS-SAYING THAT I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513162May 22, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED FROM 60 MPH TO 5 MPH HAD TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER OF ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAIT FOR TOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513163May 22, 2013
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 WHILST I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE ENGINE IDLED VERY ROUGH WITH A HEAVY SURGE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 IT RE-OCCURRED ABOUT 7 TIMES IN A 12 MILE JOURNEY AND I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER FOR A CHECK. THE SCAN INDICATED AN ERROR CODE P2112 INDICATING A FAULTY THROTTLE SWITCH POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CHANGE THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER THE SCAN THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE AND THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY.. ON MAY 22, 2013 THE PROBLEM RESURFACED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN A MILE WITHOUT THE SUDDEN DECELERATION IS NOW AT THE POINT WHERE IT CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513165May 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR JUST LOST ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. JUST TODAY WE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. FORD DEALER TELLS ME THERE WAS NO CODE SO THEY CAN'T ORDER THE PART. HOWEVER, THEY BELIEVE THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD BUT NEED THE CODE TO BE SURE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT ARE UNWILLING TO FIX THIS. THEY TELL TO JUST RESTART AND KEEP GOING SOONER OR LATER IT WILL TO START AND THEY CAN FIX IT. I AM GOING ON VACATION TOMORROW JUST WHAT I NEED IS THIS TO FAIL AT THE WRONG TIME. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. SURE SEEMS TOYOTA WASN'T GIVEN THIS MUCH LEEWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513207May 22, 2013
ENGINE
I JUST LEASED A NEW CAR, A 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH A 2.0 L ECOBOOST ENGINE. I HAD ONLY FILLED THE TANK ONCE BEFORE I NOTICED SERIOUS PROBLEMS; WHENEVER I CAME TO A STOP, THE ESCAPE WOULD SHUDDER AND STALL OR SIMPLY TURN OFF. IT HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DAILY FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. AS A SURGEON, I TYPICALLY GET OFF MUCH LATER THAN THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS OPEN. THEY HAVE TAKEN IT FOR REPAIR, BUT IT WAS PRETTY SCARY BECAUSE IT WOULD SHAKE AND RATTLE WHEN ACCELERATING SOMETIMES AND I WAS CONCERNED IT MIGHT STALL MID INTERSECTION. LUCKILY IT ONLY STALLED WHEN I HAD COME TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513053May 21, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM WRITING TO YOU REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR UP AGAIN AND IT SEEMED FINE. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS ACCELERATING FROM BEING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A THROTTLE BODY RECALL. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513054May 21, 2013
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT V-6 WITH 40,900 MILES AIR CONDITIONER WON'T RUN SHOOTING WARM AIR WHEN 80* OR HIGHER BUT WILL PROVIDE COLD AIR WITH COOLER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512760May 20, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FIRST INCIDENT: WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESS WAY FEEDER ROAD ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER XWAY RAMP WHEN CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO QUICKLY DECELERATE. APPLYING GAS YIELDED NO RESULT. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ESSENTIALLY COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND PROBLEM WAS GONE. SECOND INCIDENT: ONE DAY LATER, WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN AGAIN THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. APPLYING ACCELERATED YIELDED NO RESULTS. COASTED TO STOP AT SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED OFF ENGINE. WAS AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND PROBLEM WAS GONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512837May 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON A BUSY ROAD MY ACCELERATION QUIT AND ONLY THE RPM REVVED UP WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE TRUCK LANDED ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE ACCELERATION STOPPED IT WAS IMMEDIATE AND IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE JERKED AND DIED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS TECHNICALLY STILL RUNNING (IDLING) WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHOOK AS IT SLOWED UNTIL IT DIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512840May 20, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512923May 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SPUTTER, SHUTTER AND LURCH FORWARD WHILE LOSING SPEED AND MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT DISPLAYED WHICH IDENTIFIES A POWER TRAIN/THROTTLE PROBLEM. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED AND ALL APPEARED FINE, WRENCH LIGHT TURNED OFF AND DROVE REST OF WAY HOME. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WHICH APPEARS TO BE TIED TO THE THROTTLE BODY OR ELECTRIC SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE INPUT BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY PROBLEM AND I'M VERY CONCERNED IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN SOON. BASED ON ONLINE REPORTS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD APPEARS TO BE WELL AWARE OF BUT WILL NOT COVER EXPENSE TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512711May 19, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH AND COMPLETE LOSS OF DRIVE POWER/SPEED OCCURRED (VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWS TO ~4 MPH). IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS (TWO INCIDENTS ON 5/19/13). VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR WEEK OF 5/19/13. ENGINE STAYS RUNNING AT IDLE, BUT VERY ROUGH WHEN IN DRIVE. IF PLACED IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE RUNS, BUT WILL NOT REV UP WITH GAS PEDAL. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN ISSUE OCCURS. AFTER KEY OFF AND 30 SECOND WAIT AND RESTART, VEHICLE PERFORMS AS INTENDED. NO MIL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512727May 19, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IT WAS LAST FRIDAY WHEN I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE. THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL IS NOT FIXED. I WENT TO KEITH HAWTHORN FORD ON SOUTH BLVD, HERE IN CHARLOTTE, LAST YEAR, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER A PART. I WAITED A FEW WEEKS, THEN I CALLED THEM AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS IN, I TOOK MY CAR IN, AND IT DID NOT TAKE 40 MINUTES THE CAR WAS READY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID BUT I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH SPEED. IT IS VERY SCARY. THIS IS ALL THE TIME, NOT JUST LAST FRIDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512732May 19, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THIS AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS OR WARNINGS BEFORE THE VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS RANDOMLY HAPPENED 5-6 MORE TIMES THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WE PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF EACH TIME. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, WE START THE VEHICLE, ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND SO FAR HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO OUR DESTINATION. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AGO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. WE JUST HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ERROR CODES AND IT SHOWS P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512736May 19, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MANY OF THE CASES INCLUDE THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OF FORD AND THEIR NEGLECT TO HANDLE ANY OF THE ISSUES. ONE OF THE CASES INCLUDED A TEENAGE GIRL HAVING THE SAME VEHICLE AS MYSELF. HER PARENTS HAD REPORTED THE ISSUES TO FORD AND THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM(S) TO MAKE THIS ONE STORY OF MANY SHORT...THE GIRLS CAR BROKE DOWN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HOME AND FROM THE CASE HER PHONE DID NOT HAVE RECEPTION. A MAN WAS DRIVING BY AND SHE HAILED HIM TO PULL OVER AND HE ENDED UP RAPING THE GIRL AND MURDERING HER. THE FAMILY WAS BLAMED AND FORD WAS NOT PROPERLY CHARGED. THERE WERE OTHER CASES I STUDIED THAT INVOLVED FORD THAT INCLUDE MOSTLY THE TRANSMISSIONS LIGHTING ON FIRE AND KILLING THE INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT FORD NEEDS TO BE FACE JUDGMENT UNDER THE SUPREME COURT FOR THIS GROSS NEGLIGENCE. THEY HAVE LET SEVERAL INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE WHILE THEY ARE POCKETING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. EVERY TIME I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP OR GONE TO THEM IN PERSON THEY TRY TO RAISE PRICES ON SIMPLISTIC PARTS THAT YOU CAN BUY CHEAPER ONLINE OR AT WALMART. THEY CHARGE FEES FOR EVERY SINGLE THING; EVEN IF YOUR FULLY COVERED WITH INSURANCE IT STILL IS NOT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. THEY HAVE HIDDEN IMPORTING PARTS FROM THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES AND IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT THEY ARE EXPOSED FOR ALL THEIR MISCONDUCT; AS I DO NOT FIND IT IN ANY WAY FOR ANYONE NOR A COMPANY TO LET INNOCENT PEOPLE BE MURDERED. IT IS A FELONY UNDER THE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE COURT CASES DATE BACK DECADES, IF THEIR WORKERS COULD NOT FIX THE "ISSUES" YEARS AGO AND THEY EVEN HAD ISSUES THE LAST YEAR WITH SEVERAL TEENAGERS GOING TO THEIR PROM THAT RESULTED IN DEATH AS WELL THEN I WOULD STATE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT FORD COMPANY SHOULD GO OUT OF BUSINESS AND MAKE SURE THEY PAY EVERY PENNY BACK TO ALL THE VICTIMS INCLUDING MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT PURCHASED THEIR TOY CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512623May 18, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM NO LONGER SECURELY ATTACHED TO CAR FRAME BECAUSE CRADLE OR SUBFRAME RUSTED THRU. QUICK SEARCH ON INTERNET INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2001 - 2004. LEFT FRONT CRADLE THAT ATTACHES CONTROL ARM TO BODY IS GOOD. PERHAPS CONSTANT WATER DRIPPING FROM AIR CONDITIONER HAS CAUSED THAT AREA OF THE FRAME TO RUST. FORD DEALER CAN NOT FIND A SUPPLY OF SUBFRAME PART PERHAPS BECAUSE OF FREQUENCY OF RUST THRU FAILURE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512629May 18, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH. NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. SHUT IGNITION OFF AND CAR RAN FINE FOR A WHILE. HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE IS STILL IN SHOP AS THERE APPARENTLY IS A "NATIONAL BACKORDER" ON THE PART - NONE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512637May 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
2010 FORD ESCAPE - SEVERAL INSTANCES OF DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN 'LIMP MODE' DUE TO THROTTLE BODY STICKING CLOSED. THIS REQUIRES RESTARTING THE CAR AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY SINCE FIRST INCIDENT. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CANNOT BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PART BEING ON BACKORDER 'INDEFINITELY.' DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH LATE MODEL ESCAPES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY SUGGESTION OR TIME FRAME FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512491May 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR GOT NO RESPONSE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. BECAUSE I WAS IN TRAFFIC, THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS QUITE DANGEROUS. THE MECHANIC SAYS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE UNTIL HE CAN GET A REPLACEMENT PART. HE SAYS THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT THE PARTS ARE HARD TO GET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512494May 17, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVEN THOUGH THAT HAD HAPPENED SOME MONTHS BEFORE BUT STOPPED, IT DID IT AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2013. THE VEHICLE STALLED UNABLE TO BE ACCELERATED, THE WRENCH SIGN APPEARED AND ALL I COULD DO WAS COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. SINCE THIS HAPPENED BEFORE, I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO FORD TO HAVE IT FIX. I TOLD THEM WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS AND THEY CONFIRMED IT. THE REPAIRED WAS $304. SINCE FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES, THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PART AND PAY YOU FOR THE REPAIR. I LIKE THE ESCAPE BUT I THINK FORD HAS NOT BEEN PROACTIVE IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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