2010 Ford Escape Electrical Problems

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1.2010 Ford Escape Electronic Throttle Body issue investigated by the NHTSA. 2. Hesitations, surges, stalls. Ford has issued a CSP 13N03 with time and mileage limits. This is a safety issue effecting many Ford vehicles and the symptoms may not surface until beyond the CSP 13N03 time limits imposed by Ford, as in my case. These electronic throttle body hesitations, surges and stalls are very dangerous and result in compromised safety for the driver, their passengers and others on the road. I have come very close to a collision on two separate occasions because of this issue. The NHTSA should force Ford to reclassify this issue as a recall with no time nor mileage limits or lift the current program time and mileage limits for people like me who are beyond the time limit who have just recently developed this problem. This is a mechanical defect as well as a safety issue. 3. Problem confirmed by Ford dealership. 4. Dash warnings - check engine light and wrench lights illuminated. In my case, these have gone on and off, vehicle demonstrates hesitations, surges, stalls, then resets itself and the vehicle functions normally. This has happened twice over the last few months. Just recently, the warning lights have stayed illuminated and the symptoms are now constant.

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BATTERY CONSTANTLY DIES IF LEFT UNUSED FOR MORE THAN 2-3 DAYS. NOTHING IS EVER LEFT ON, NO RADIO, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING BUT SOMETHING KEEPS DRAINING THE BATTERY

@12:56PM ON 2/11/2021, MY CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, ACCELERATION, LIGHTS, PEDAL/GAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. THE TIME REMAINED ON. IT WAS 19* F WITH NO PRECIPITATION ON DRY/PARTLY SNOWY PAVEMENT ON HIGHWAY US31 JUST S OF THE NORTH MUSKEGON/BUSINESS 31 BYPASS. I WAS GOING ABOUT 75 MPH AND ADJUSTED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO SLOW FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE SHORTLY BEFORE THE SHUTOFF. IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THAT IS RELATED, BECAUSE THE TIMING WAS NOT IMMEDIATE. I HAD NOT CHANGED LANES IN MORE THAN A MILE, ALTHOUGH THE ROAD DOES TWIST SLIGHTLY IN THAT LOCATION. I HAD ON AUTOMATIC LIGHTS, DEFROST AND REAR DEFROST, BLUETOOTH AUDIO, AND CRUISE CONTROL. MY TANK WAS JUST BELOW 1/2 FULL OF GAS AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BUT IS NOT STORED IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT. I COASTED TO AN EMERGENCY LANE ON THE PASSING LANE, TURNED THE KEY OFF (OTHER THAN THE TIME, AUDIO, AND BRAKES, NOTHING ELSE WOULD RESPOND.) I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 60 SECONDS, IT STARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM, AND I COULD CONTINUE TO MY VACCINE APPOINTMENT WITH NO DISCERNIBLE SIGNS OF ANY OTHER ISSUE OR ERROR. IT WAS TERRIFYING.

CANNOT START VEHICLE! PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. KEY WILL NOT TURN FORWARD ENOUGH TO ENGAGE STARTER. PROBLEM STARTED YEARS AGO AND NOW HAS PROGRESSED TO THIS POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT START AT ALL USING THE IGNITION. THANKS!

I'VE REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH TWICE, AND NOW HAVING TO REPLACE IGNITION HOUSING. LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS STATIONARY AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THIS MADE ME LATE FOR WORK AND SCHOOL. *TR

ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENTLY COMING ON SINCE AUG. 2019. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE NO CLUE HOW FAST I'M GOING??? I CAN NO LONGER START THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING TO PUSH THE THOB'S SECURITY LOCK BUTTONS TO LOCK/UNLOCK FOR IT TO START. I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO MECHANIC AT SAM'S AUTO IN WATERFORD, WHO THOUGHT HE FIXED IT NO PROBLEM, BUT I DROVE IT OFF HIS LOT, AND ITS STILL DOING IT. THAT WAS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS UNTIL NOW. SAM AND TERRY THINK I COULD BE IN DANGER. I SPOKE TO MY INSURANCE AGENT WHO SAID I NEEDED TO CONTACT YOU ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THE SUV. IT'S SCARY, AND I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2018 WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IN FACT, I AM COPYING THIS REPORT TO MY FILES 12/08/2019, AND TO SEND TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR, AND WOULD LIKE IT REPAIRED, SO THAT I CAN TRADE IT IN, OR JUST GET RID OF IT. THANK YOU, I DID CALL YOU EARLIER THIS YEAR ABOUT THIS CAR. I HAD BEEN TOLD FOR SOMETIME BY MY FRIENDS TO CONTACT YOU ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE MANY RECALLS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES, (IN TOWN AT STOPLIGHT AND ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY) MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE WILL JUST SHUT OFF. NO WARNING, JUST DIES. I HAVE BEEN TO 4 MECHANICS INCLUDING ONE AT A FORD DEALER JUST TODAY. NO CODES SHOW, SO EVERY TIME I AM BASICALLY TOLD THAT THEY "CAN'T DUPLICATE ISSUE" AND I AM SENT ON MY WAY WITH NO REMEDY FOR WHAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. I JUST CALLED FORD AND STARTED A CASE NUMBER TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO. JUDGING FROM OTHER COMMENTS I HAVE READ ON INTERNET, I AM NOT HOPEFUL. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL WASN'T ISSUED AND HOW I AM JUST LEARNING ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM NOW-AFTER SPENDING $20K ON THIS VEHICLE.

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. PER THE FORD DEALER IT IS ONLY COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IF IT DOES IT DURING A TEST DRIVE BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS PATENTLY UNSAFE. IT SHUTS DOWN IN ALL DRIVING SITUATIONS, HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SURFACE ROAD SPEEDS, WHILE MOVING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALER - FOWLER FORD - IS NOT FOLLOWING FORD'S DIRECTIVE AND IS CHARGING ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WHEN FORD SAYS NOT TO. THE 2010 FORD ESCAPE IS A DEATH TRAP. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR LESS SERIOUS ISSUES, BUT THE ONE ISSUE THAT CAN GET SOMEONE KILLED DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL? THIS MAKES NO SENSE, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT HAVE NO CHOICE. WHY WAS FORD ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON A PART THAT FAILS RANDOMLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING IN TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS THAT FORD WAS GIVEN A PASS ON AN ISSUE THAT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED.

THE THROTTLE IS MESSING UP.. IT KEEPS STOPPING AND THEN I TURN MY CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN THEN IT WORKS. IT HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET AND I HAD MY 3 KIDS WITH ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED DOWN WITHOUT THE WINDOW BUTTON BEING PRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR TO MOVE THE WINDOW BACK UP STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. **TR UPDATED 11/9/18*JB

MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 95, A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. IT STALLS AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, I HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RE-START THE ENGINE. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WHERE I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT STALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SILVER CREEK AUTO REPAIR (1881 GREENWOOD RD, PRESCOTT, MI 48756) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH THE DETAILS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT OPERATE ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON TIRAPELLI FORD (4355 W JEFFERSON ST, SHOREWOOD, IL), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE KEY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN FORD (420 MERRICK ROAD, LYNBROOK, NEW YORK 11563, PHONE (516) 599-0600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WATER IS LEAKING DOWN THE INSIDE OF MY BACK LIFTGATE DUE TO A POOR SEAL AROUND THE BACK WINDOW. THE WATER IS SLOWLY LEAKING DOWN THE LIFTGATE GLASS AND INTO THE BODY, EFFECTING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE MOTOR THAT OPENS THE TRUNK. IN SHORT, THE TRUNK BUTTON ATTEMPTS TO OPEN BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS TO SEND A PROPER SIGNAL TO THE MOTOR TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I FIRST DISCOVERED THE ISSUE. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF FORD ESCAPES FROM 2008-2012. FORD TECHNICIANS HAVE EVEN MADE YOUTUBE VIDEOS EXPLAINING HOW AND WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF ESCAPE MODELS. IT ALL STARTS WITH A POOR SEAL SURROUNDING THE BACK WINDOW, LEADING TO MORE PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD DUE TO THE ISSUE.

WHEN YOU TURN ON THE KEY TO START THE CAR, THE LIGHT COME ON, IT DINGS, ALL THAT HAPPENS, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS TO MAKE IT CRANK/START,. ITS LIKE THERE IS NO BATTERY BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS LIGHTING UP AND DINGING, I HAVE TO REPEAT THIS 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR IT TO FINALLY START.

THE ANTI-THEFT SIGNAL KEEPS COMING ON IN MY CAR. WHEN I AM MOVING AND NOT MOVING ALL THE WARNING IN MY CAR COMES ON. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO, THE GAS GAGE GOES TO EMPTY, ETC WITH ALL THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN EVERY SINGLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT AND PARKED AT A GAS STATION. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, BUT IT WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I FINALLY GOT IT TO START AND DROVE QUICKLY TO WORK. I TOOK THE CAR THAT AFTERNOON TO FORD SERVICE. THEY SAID IT WAS MY IGNITION, SO THEY CHANGED THE PART AND CHARGED ME OVER $320. WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD AGAIN THAT MORNING. NOW THEY TELL ME THE BOARD THAT HAD THE ELECTRICAL PARTS IS CORRODED, SO THEY CHANGED THAT AND CHARGED OVER $720. THE NEXT DAY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR HOME IT HAPPENED FOR A QUICK MOMENT, BUT THEN IT STOPPED. TODAY 10/18/17 WHICH IS 2 DAYS AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM FORD SERVICE I LET MY CAR WARM UP IN THE MORNING FOR ABOUT 10 MINS, BUT WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT KEPT BLINKING EACH TIME. SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. SO NOW I HAVE NO CAR, I'M OUT OVER $1,000 AND I HAVE TO GET A CAR RENTAL. AND FORD SERVICE CONTINUES TO CHARGE EACH TIME INCLUDING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR OVER $100. I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND I DON'T NEED ONE. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT FORD SERVICE IS NOT ABLE TO FIX THIS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO NOW. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A FORD MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. I HAVE PICTURES FOR TWO OF THE TIMES THIS HAPPENED. ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENED MORE THAN TWO TIMES.

I NOTICED FROM A GENTLEMAN FROM THE STREET AND TOLD ME AS I WAS PUMPING IT WAS RUNNING OUT ALSO YESTERDAY MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH

VEHICLE CUTS OUT STOPS WHILE RUNNING DOESN'T IDLE CUTS OFF AT LIGHTS

I BOUGHT 2010 FORD ESCAPE 3,MONTHS AGO NOTICED CUTTING G OFF TOOK TO PEP BOYS SAID NO WORRIES. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES IN TOOL LIGHT CUTS OFF GOING DOWN ROAD HESITATES CUTS OFF AT LIGHTS SCARED. FORD SAYS IT WILL COST ME 400 OR MORE TO FIX FORD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. CODE P2119. HELP ME PLEASE I READ ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

BOUGHT 2010 FORD ESCAPE 3 MONTHS AGO NOTICED CUTTING OFF PEP BOYS SAYS NO WORRY. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TOOL LIGHT CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING AT LIGHTS IDLING. SCARED FORD SAYS IT WILL CIST ME 400 500 TO FIX. SAY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13NO3. PLEASE HELP. I HAVE HANDICAPPED DAUGHTER TO TAKE TO DRS AND I WORK. PLEASE.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. VVEHICLE DEVELOPED CONTAMINATION ON THE INTERNAL MOTOR CONTACTS OF THE THROTTLE BODY, RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE MAY ENTERED FAILURE MODE EFFECTS MANAGEMENT (FMEM) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "LIMP HOME" MODE. VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AS WELL AS ON A CITY STREET. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED UNDER FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM #13N03. DUE TO THIS FACT AND DESPITE THAT THE ETB ONCE AGAIN SUFFERED FROM THE SAME ISSUE, FORD REFUSED TO REPAIR THE ETB A SECOND TIME AND ALL COSTS FELL UPON CUSTOMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A BULB WITHIN THE LIFTGATE DOOR, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE LIGHT TO CHANGE THE BULB. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS NO MANUAL OPTION INTERNALLY AND NO OPTION TO USE A FOB TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE HATCH, WHICH FAILED TO OPEN AND SECURE WHEN OPENED. THE DEALER (HOLMAN FORD LINCOLN TURNERSVILLE, 3641 RT 42 SOUTH, TURNERSVILLE, NJ 08012, (888) 471-2313) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THEY PROVIDED NO SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 12-4-3 (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE) WAS REFERENCED. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DAMAGED.UPDATED 09/20/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE TECHNICIAN WAS STILL WORKING ON THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT STARTS AND ALL MY GAUGES GO OFF. TO BE ABLE TO START WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO I HAVE TO HIT THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND I HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING WHEN ALL MY GAUGES GO OFF.

TAKATA RECALL / FORD DEFECTIVE PRODUCT LOW MILEAGE ESCAPE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE (2005 ACCURA) AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY. $13,000 ESCAPE WAS TOTALED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

THE REAR HATCH LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE TO OPEN, ONLY THE WINDOW WILL OPEN. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN ALL OF THE LOCKS ARE OPEN.

CAR DIED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. IT'S WILL START RUNNING RUFF AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. STOP THE CAR, PUT IT PARK AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN CRANK IT BACK UP, THE WRENCH LIGHT IS OFF AND IT IS RUNNING FINE. THE LAST TIME IT DID IT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO TIRE KINDLE SO THEY COULD READ THE CODE AS THE FORD DEALER WAS CLOSED. CODE WAS THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 10,000 BACK WITH MY WIFE. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 45,000 MILES. SHE TOOK IT.TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AS THERE HAVE BEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED AS IT IS LIFE THREATENING BY DOING THIS HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS.

DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WOULD CLOSE, AN HOUR LATER THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE FROM INSIDE CAR, IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDED TO GET OUT THROUGH THE BACK.

CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY REGARDING A USED 2010 FORD ESCAPE THAT WE BOUGHT (FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP) YESTERDAY. I RESEARCHED THE VEHICLE & LEARNED THAT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY" (ETB) IN THIS VEHICLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE FORD CSR THAT THERE A "REDESIGNED" ETB PART THAT IS USED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL PART THAT IS PRONE TO FAIL SUDDENLY. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE ETB WHICH ACCORDING TO FORD IS PRONE TO FAIL COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN STALLING AND/OR REDUCED POWER TO THE CAR.... WHICH COULD PLACE THE DRIVE (MY 16YO SON, NEW DRIVER) IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND/OR LIFE THREATENING SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. THE FORD CSR ACKNOWLEDGED THAT, AND EVEN AFTER HE REPORTEDLY DISCUSSED MY CONCERN WITH HIS "MANAGER", INFORMED ME THAT FORD WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE PART "...AFTER IT FAILS". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AS A CONSUMER & FATHER OF MY SON WHO WILL BE DRIVING THIS CAR. APPARENTLY, FORD IS WILLING TO "GAMBLE" ON MY SON'S (AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD) SAFETY & HEALTH. I CALLED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THE COST OF REPLACING THE (PRONE TO FAULT) ECB WITH THE "REDESIGNED" ETB WAS $386 (=$210 LABOR + $176 PART). IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME THAT FORD WILL NOT, UPON REQUEST OF A FORD ESCAPE OWNER, REPLACE AT FORD'S COST FORD'S ACKNOWLEDGED PRONE-TO-FAIL ETB WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY PUT MY SON'S LIFE AT RISK. THIS FAR EXCEEDS ABYSMAL CUSTOMER SERVICE... APPARENTLY FORD IS WILLING TO TAKE A "KNOWN RISK & GAMBLE" ON THE HEALTH & SAFETY OF THOSE WHO PURCHASE/DRIVE OF THEIR VEHICLES.

FROM THE TIME WE FIRST BOUGHT THE ESCAPE (NEW) THE BATTERY LIGHT HAS CAME ON AT RANDOM TIMES. WE HAVE TAKEN IN AND DEALER SAID THERE IS NOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE THE HEAT OR AIR ON IT WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND THEN A MINUTE LATER COME BACK ON FULL BLAST. I ALSO HAVE RUST UNDER WHEEL WELLS THAT FORD SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE IT DID NOT PREFERATE THE BODY BUT IS CLEARLY CREEPING UP THE UOUSIDE OF THE REAR QUARTER PANEL AS WELL. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON MANY OF THE SAME YEAR ESCAPES. WHEN I PUSHED FOR RESULTS THEY OPENED AN INVESTIGATION THEN CAME BACK AND SAID THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST WITH ME WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE 5 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE BODY COVERAGE. ALSO, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE LAST WEEK AND IT RANDOMLY STALLED ON HER CAUSING HER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. SAFETY IS BECOMING A CONCERN. NOT PLEASED WITH RESULTS GIVEN.

I HAD TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ON A BIT OF A DOWNWARD SLOPE AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE "DEAD" CAR OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A MINUTE. I TURNED ON THE CAR AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED AS I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND IF MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPS LIKE THAT AGAIN, THERE COULD BE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. THE EARLIEST A DEALER CAN LOOK AT MY CAR IS JANUARY 8TH. MY LOCAL DEALER - JANUARY 14TH. TODAY IS DECEMBER 28TH. AFTER READING SOME OF THESE REPORTS, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. MEANWHILE, I NEED TO RENT A CAR, UNTIL SOMEONE AT A FORD DEALER IS ABLE TO LOOK AT IT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. HOWEVER, AFTER PREVIOUSLY HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP - I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE IGNITION WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND ONCE IT WAS STARTED THE IGNITION REMAINED STUCK IN THE START POSITION CAUSING THE STARTER TO REMAIN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HIT THE IGNITION FOR IT TO COME OUT OF THE STARTING POSITION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT PROPERLY CIRCULATING WITHIN THE SYSTEM WHICH WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY FAN DID NOT OPERATE ON THE NORMAL #1 SETTING BUT OK ON THE OTHER SETTINGS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO REPAIR IT I WAS TOLD A BOARD WENT OUT THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, THE CAUSE OF THAT WAS FROM CONDENSATION FROM THE AC TUBING DRIPPING ON ANOTHER BOARD AND CAUSED BOTH BOARDS TO GO OUT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BOARDS AND REROUTE THE AC LINE SO IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I PAID $954.06 FOR POOR DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PREVIOUS ISSUES, MY VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MAKING TURNS AND APPROACHING STOP LIGHTS. BATTERY CHECKED OUT (HAD JUST REPLACED TWO WEEKS PRIOR BUT HAD IT TESTED AGAIN ANYWAYS.) AT THE TIME THE BATTERY WAS TESTED, I DID NOT HAVE AN ENGINE LIGHT ON. AN HOUR LATER A "WRENCH" LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RECEIVED A COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND IT CAME BACK THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR WAS BAD. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR ACTIVATOR LATCH SWITCH MECHANISM SEIZED, WHICH PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM OPENING. IN ADDITION, THE PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I HEARD ALERT CHIME, LOOKED AT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TRACTION CONTROL, WRENCH, BATTERY, ABS, AIRBAG, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALL ON.SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND TEMP GAUGE WERE ALL READING ZERO, FUEL GAUGE APPEARED TO BE WORKING. RADIO VOLUME SPEED COMPENSATION STOPPED WORKING, A/C COMPRESSOR SHUT DOWN, FAN STAYED RUNNING. DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WAS READING ____MILES TO E, FUEL LEVEL LOW. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND NEW MESSAGE ALTERNATED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT. THEN IT JUST AS SUDDENLY, WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW THE SAME THING REPEATS REPEATS ON AND OFF ALMOST EVERY 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING OR SO. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ON INTERNET I FIND THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THERE IS A COMPANY ADVERTISING MAIL ORDER REPAIRS FOR $199.00 PROBLEM IS COLD SOLDER JOINTS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.

TOOK MY CAR TO HARROLD FORD ON HOWE AVENUE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN WORKED ON AND PICKED UP THE CAR AND DIDN'T GET FAR AND THE CAR STALLED. RE-STARTED THE CAR AND BARELY MADE IT BACK HOME AND CALLED HARROLD FORD AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY AGAIN AND RECEIVED A CALL IN THE AFTERNOON AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS READY TO BE PICKED UP AND WE DRIVE OVER THERE AND THE CAR STALLED AFTER A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AND HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY AGAIN AND THE NEXT DAY WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM HARROLD FORD AND TOLD US THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR US AND TO PICK UP MY CAR. " YOUR CAR IS A SALVAGED TITLE" WE TOOK THE CAR HOME VIA TOW TRUCK AND WE HAD A MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AT THE THROTTLE BODY AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS NEVER REPLACED! I FEEL THAT THE COUPLE OF TIMES THAT WE DROVE THAT CAR PUT ME AND MY GRANDCHILDREN IN A GREAT DANGER AND I THANK GOD THAT WE DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR ONLY DROVE 2 BLOCKS AND I TOLD HARROLD FORD THAT WE BROUGHT MY CAR FOR RECALL PARTS AND NOW MY CAR IS NOT EVEN DRIVABLE. TOTALLY DEAD! *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER STATED PERIODICALLY, HE HAD DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. *TA

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND MY CAR STOPPED RECEIVING INPUT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AT 50 MPH ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED A MONTH AGO. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AS WELL AS MY CAR TAKING OFF WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM STOPPED POSITION. TODAY 7/31/14 THE GAS PEDAL FAILED TO WORK AGAIN WHEN IN A TURN THANK GOD NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME. YOU GUYS KNOW THERE IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WITH ALL THESE FORD ESCAPES BUT YET YOU LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FROM A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE THE THROTTLE STAYS CLOSED ON THE HIGHWAY? PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE. MY WIFE AND KID ARE IN THIS CAR WHAT HAPPENS I GO TO PULL OUT AND IT DECIDES TO JUST STAY STUCK HALFWAY INTO THE LANE BAM I GET T BONED THEN HAVE TO SUE EVERYONE THAT KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAD JUST TURNED LEFT UNDER AN UNDERPAS AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE UNDER AN OVERPASS I REMEMBER THINKING "WOW. THIS IS APOWERFUL ENGINE." A CAR WAS COMING IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I BRAKE IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND I HIT THE CAR AND THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER WHEN I CAME TOO THE HORN WAS BLOWING AND TWO PEOPLE WERE POUNDING ON MY WINDOWS AND MY EMERGENCY BAG HAD DEPLOYED, I WAS RELEASED. THEY GAVE ME FIRST AID UNTIL THE AMBULANCE CAME, TREATED ME AND TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THEY KEPT ME OVERNIGHT. I BELIEVE BECAUSE I HAD A CONCUSSION. I WAS VERY CONFUSED. THEY KEPT ME OVERNIGHT AND WENT HOME THE NEXT DAY. THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS IN ACCESS OF $16,000.00. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON I-45 SOUTH OF HOUSTON, TX. MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE COASTING TO A STOP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT!!! I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I RESTARTED IT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH LIMITED OPERATION, DECREASED ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED. I EXPERIENCED FAILURE ONE MORE TIME DURING THIS TRIP. WHEN I HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) PULLED IT WAS P2111, "THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN." RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET REVEALED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13003. *TR

THE BACK HATCH WILL NOT OPEN. THERE'S NO CLICKING SOUND WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING. THE WINDOW DOES OPEN AND CLOSE.

1ST OCCURANCE HAPPENED WHEN GOING INTO AN EXIT IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE HIGHWAY. ALL GADGETS FROZE AND SHUT DOWN. ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT STAYED AT 40 MPH NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE. 2ND OCCURENCE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN NJ, SAME THING SPEEDOMETER STAYED STUCK AT 40 MPH NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FUNCTION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DESICCANT FILTER FRACTURED AS A RESULT, THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,500. DRRK

SINCE DECEMBER, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON MY DASH. IT STARTED WITH A LOW TIRE LIGHT. I VISUALLY CHECKED THE TIRES AND SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM SO I KEPT AN EYE ON THEM. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. NO REASON. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE OTHER TIMES SINCE THEN. NEXT CAME THE FUEL FILL INDICATOR LIGHT WHILE ON A TRIP OVER 300 MILES FROM HOME. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT WENT OFF. CAME ON ONE OTHER TIME SINCE THEN. NEXT WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT CAME ON WHEN ON ANOTHER TRIP OVER 300 MILES FROM HOME. STILL ON A FEW DAYS LATER SO I WENT TO AUTO ZONE FOR THE FREE TEST. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE EITHER THE GAS CAP, WHICH IT DOESN'T COME WITH, OR A LEAK. VAK LEAK SYSTEM. P1111 SEEMS BY DISCUSSION BOARDS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE! HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T35733_DS539369. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROX 50 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE AN AUTOMATIC DE ACCELERATION, WITH THE RPMS GOING TO 1000. EVEN WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPMS DID NOT CHANGE AND THE CAR CAME TO A VERY SLOW SPEED JUST OVER IDLE SPEED. A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED IN THE INDICATOR LIGHTS. I PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN RESTARTING, THE WRENCH SYMBOL WENT AWAY AND THE CAR DROVE NORMAL FOR ABOUT 20 MILES UNTIL THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER BRAINS IS TELLING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES OVER WEEKEND AND THANKFULLY I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. TODAY IS MAY 4, 2014 AND TOMORROW I PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP ON STERLING VIRGINIA. I HAVE READ RECENT COMPLAINTS FROM FORD ESCAPE OWNERS THAT MATCH EXACTLY MY PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE REPORTED AS A RE CALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, OR DROP TO ABOUT 800-900 RPM WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE "WRENCH" WILL COME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES STALL/KILL ALTOGETHER. WE HAVE HAD THE CODES PULLED BY A TECHNICIAN, AND THEY SAY THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY IS STUCK OPEN", "THE THROTTLE BODY IS STUCK CLOSED", AND THERE IS ONE MORE BUT I CANNOT RECALL IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE, NOR IS THIS A FAMILIAR PROBLEM PER THE SYMPTOMS. I HAVE LIKEWISE DONE AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, AND AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED. PLEASE ADVISE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SECURITY CONCERN FOR ME - YESTERDAY I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A MAJOR FREEWAY, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, WHEN MY VEHICLE SEEMINGLY STALLED, DROPPED TO 800 RPMS, AND I HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO SHUT MY CAR OFF, PUT IT IN PARK, THEN START IT BACK UP AND MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC, THEN HAVE IT REPEAT THE PROBLEM LESS THAN A MILE LATER. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, AND IF NOT FULLY ADDRESSED BY FORD, MY FEAR IS IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR FOLLOW-UP AND SUPPORT. *TR

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND EXITED SAFELY. WENT THROUGH TYPICAL STOP-AND-GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES UNTIL REACHING WORK, IN WHICH THE CAMPUS' SPEED IS SET TO 25 MPH THROUGHOUT. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON WORK CAMPUS A LITTLE UNDER 30 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE CAR STALLED AND THE BATTERY AND OIL WARNING LIGHTS HAD COME ON. STEERING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PARKING PLACE WAS DIFFICULT AS THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME TIGHT. ONCE SAFELY PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND AFTER 5 SECONDS TURNED BACK ON. THE ENGINE STARTED UP NORMALLY. STARTED DRIVING THE VEHICLE CLOSER TO WHERE IT WAS NEEDED TO BE PARKED AND THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN AFTER 1000 FEET AND THE STEERING WENT TIGHT AGAIN. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND AFTER 5 SECONDS ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE ENGINE HAD TROUBLE STARTING BUT AFTER AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF TIME TRYING TO TURN OVER, THE ENGINE DID. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN THE APPROPRIATE PARKING AREA. VEHICLE HAS FULL TANK OF GASOLINE, 2000 MILES OVER OIL CHANGE RECOMMENDATION BY DEALER, AND FACTORY BATTERY. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD BUT HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO EASY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SINCE PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL REV HIGH AND THEN STALL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. STARTS BACK UP FINE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STALLS OUT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 45MPH, THE CAR STOPPED ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR STEADILY SLOWED DOWN, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I ENDED UP VEERING OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT. IT ACTED NORMAL AND I RESUMED MY DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE THEN AS WELL. THANKFULLY I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE HAD A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT A RELATIVELY LOW TRAVELING SPEED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND I CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE TOOL LIGHT/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I CAN COAST TO A STOP. ONCE I STOP THE VEHICLE I TURN IT OFF. WHEN I RESTART THE VEHICLE IT HESITATES FOR APPROX 6 SECONDS AND THEN TURNS OVER/RESTARTS WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE 11/6/13. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,771. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY EXPLODED.UPDATED 01/14/14

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED, BUT THE LIGHTS AND RADIO CONTINUED TO WORK. WE PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND IT STARTED. HOWEVER, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER (THIS PAST WEEKEND) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BOTH TIME WE WERE TRAVELING AROUND 20-25 MPH ON CITY STREETS, NO WARNING ON INDICATION PRIOR TO THE STALLING, BUT WHEN IT DOES STALL THE OIL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STOPPED EXCELLING AND I HAD TO CRUISE FROM THE FAST LANE OVER 2 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE TO THE SIDE I TURNED MY CAR OFF WAITED A MINUTE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. IT TURNED ON FINE AND RAN FINE FROM THEN ON. I OF COURSE CALLED FORD IMMEDIATELY BUT IT WAS AFTER HOURS AND I LEFT A MESSAGE. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING IT BEGAN TO SHAKE MY FOOT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR. PRIOR TO THIS I DID FEEL SOME SLIPPING OR SURGES EVERY SO OFTEN WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING AS IF IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO FORD IT WAS DECIDED THAT MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE FAST AND WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IT WAS TO BE FIXED FOR JUST MY DEDUCTIBLE OF $100. ALL FINE AND DANDY UNTIL I READ THE REVIEWS THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. *TR

ON HIGHWAY APPROX. 5 MILES INTO JOURNEY WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS WITH A VIOLENT JERK THROWING ALL BELONGINGS INTO THE FLOOR. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON VEHICLE REMAINED ON. . PRESSING GAS PEDAL BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE. SLOWLY IDLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED. LET RUN FOR 5 MINUTES AND DROVE 300 FT TO SUITABLE PULL OFF. ORANGE TOOL LIGHT STAYED ON IN LEFT LOWER CORNER OF DASH AFTER A SLUGGISH START. DROVE APPROX. 20 MILES TO WORK AT NIGHT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. IN MORNING ON THE WAY HOME, VEHICLE STARTED OK. LET RUN 5 MINUTES TO WARM UP. TRAVELED APPROX. 3 MILES GOING 35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS AGAIN , VEHICLE REMAINED ON. COASTED OFF ROAD. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND LET SET FOR 5 MINUTES AGAIN. VEHICLE SLUGGISHLY STARTED WITH ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON THE DASH. DROVE APPROX. 2 MILES AT 30 MPH WHEN VEHICLE DOES THE SAME THING. COASTED INTO PARKING LOT. TURNED OFF AND CHECKED OUTSIDE VEHICLE FOR ANY LEAKAGE PROBLEMS . NONE NOTED. RESTARTED SLUGGISHLY. TRAVELED APPROX. 22 MILES TO HOME WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. HUSBAND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT AND KNEW BEFOREHAND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE OF A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MILEAGE AT 51814 AT A COST OF $372.61 PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK ON A 5 LANE, HEAVY TRAFFIC ROAD GOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL OF ITS ENGINE POWER. THE RADIO, LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING, THE CAR SIMPLY WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND ACTUALLY SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY TO A POINT WHERE I WAS BASICALLY STOPPED ON THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A TURNING LANE SO I WAS AT LEAST OUT OF THE MAIN TRAFFIC LANE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT AGAIN AND AS I PREPARED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AGAIN AND BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST IT INTO A PARKING LOT. MY CAR REQUIRED A TOW TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE ISSUE WAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLEBODY FAILURE. I'M EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T MAKE IT ONTO THE FREEWAY BECAUSE IF I STOPPED IN THAT TRAFFIC I'M NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

I FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO AS LONG AS THIS IS HAPPENING, WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING I DROVE 3 MILES AND IT STOPPED MOVING, WHEN I PRESS THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, STOPPED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF STARTED IT DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 20 FEET AND IT DID THE SAME. STARTED THE CAR AGAIN MADE IT ALMOST TO WORK 3 MILES AWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. STOPPED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN IT CONTINUED ALL DAY LONG APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES ALL DAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVIN ABOUT FIFTY THE CAR JUST STOPPED GOING, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, I TRIED TO PUSH THE FAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN IT JUST SLOWED TO A STOP. SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND IT STARTED UP AND I DROVE OFF. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT ABOUT 35 MPH, SO I DID THE SAME. THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE AND/OR THE WEATHER BEING THE PROBLEM SO I CALLED FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE THROTTLE BODY. WELL FOR THE PAST MONTH IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY WHILE IM DRIVING 65 OR 15 JUST ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT STOPS GOING AND I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT SOMETIMES IT GOES A FEW FEET AND I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN SOMETIMES IT JUST STARTS AND GOES AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY THIRD TIME IN A ROW THAT IT HAPPENS STAYS ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN GOES OUT FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND SO ON, JUST DO THE RECALL WE HAVE ALL BEEN READING ABOUT IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS LIKE YOU PEOPLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT ........HEAR LET ME HELP YOU DOOOOO THE RECALL. *TR

MY FAMILY WAS TRAVELING 75-80 MPH ALONG I-95 ON THE WAY HOME FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE DASH AND POWER GAVE OUT. WE QUICKLY MOVED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE (WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE ABLE TO GET OVER CONSIDERING WE HAD AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND US) AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN WE PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE POWER CAME BACK. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR UP TO SPEED THEREFORE WE DROVE THE EMERGENCY LANE UNTIL THE NEXT EXIT WHERE WE COULD GET ON 301 UNTIL WE GOT HOME. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE WE BROUGHT THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING AND MY CAR IS STILL THERE TODAY (TUESDAY). I'VE READ HOW FORD DOESN'T THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, NOT ONLY MYSELF AND HUSBAND BUT HAVING MY 1 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK AND DRIVING 75 MPH AND THEN WITH NO WARNING THE POWER GIVES OUT IT DEFINITELY IS! *TR

CRUISING AT 60MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, CAR SLOWS, THROTTLE UNRESPONSIVE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON. CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE. COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, DODGING TRAFFIC. PUT CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. AS OF OCT 7, 2013 THIS HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. CODE READER PICKS UP NO CODES FROM ENGINE PCM. *TR

THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM WORK, I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND IT PASSED INSPECTION FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 5 MONTHS WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE SYMPTOMS THAT I EXPERIENCED WERE LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING AND ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" (ENGINE ECU PROTECTION PROTOCOL SO NO MORE DAMAGE WOULD BE DONE TO THE ENGINE) I NOTICED THAT THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT OF THE BAT THE WOMAN BEHIND THE COUNTER SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE (WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE) SO I BECAME SUSPICIOUS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND I GOT A HOLD OF THE ACTUAL MECHANIC AND RIGHT AWAY HE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, OUT OF GOOD FAITH HE ADVISE THAT I CAN CHANGE THAT PART MYSELF WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FORD FOR THEM TO FIX. THE ESTIMATE FOR GETTING IT FIXED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSE TO $600 +TAX, WHEN THE PART ITSELF COST ONLY AROUND $200 +TAX. I BOUGHT THE PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND CHANGED IT, EVER SINCE THAT FIX MY VEHICLE IS RUNNING EVEN BETTER THAN BEFORE. THE MAN BEHIND THE COUNTER THAT GAVE ME THE PART MENTIONED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THAT USUALLY CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY FIXES THE ISSUE, HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT IF A RECALL IS TO BE MADE TO JUST BRING BACK THE DEFECTIVE PART AND THE PROOF OF PURCHASE IN ORDER TO GET MY MONEY BACK. FORD SHOULD JUST STOP DENYING THIS ISSUE AND JUST ADMIT THAT THE ISSUE WAS NEVER FULLY FIXED.

CAR THROTTLE ALMOST STALLS TO ROUGH IDLE , SPUTTERS BUT CANNOT GIVE IT GAS OR REV ENGINE WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHTS UP YOU MUST TURN OFF CAR TO RESTART AFTER ABOUT 10 TIMES AND IT HAPPENING EVERY MILE OR SO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON EVEN AFTER RESTARTING. THIS WILL HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BUT IDLES JUST ENOUGH TO PULL OVER TO SAFETY ! RESTART AND DRIVE A MIKE AND EITHER JUST IDLING OR ACCELERATING IT JUST QUITS GOING . I CALLED TAYLOR FORD AND WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT NEED THROTTLE BODY AND APPROX $450 ! SO THEY TOO KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 20 MILES AN HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE TOOL LIGHT CAME ON AND MY FORD NO LONGER WOULD GET GAS FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS SUDDENLY COASTING WITHOUT ABILITY TO GIVE GAS TO THE CAR HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. IT CAME TO A STOP AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HIGH TRAFFIC AREA ALMOST GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS. THERE IS NO WARNING IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY. SHUT OFF CAR TURNED BACK ON AND WAS FINE. ON THE 9TH OF SEPT JUST A COUPLE DAYS LATER THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT--SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TOO MANY TIMES AS BEING A ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND IT IS A DEFECT. I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AT THE FORD DEALER TOMORROW AS I HAD IT TESTED TODAY AND HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTICS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT GAVE WARNINGS. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO THE DEALER IT MUST BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ALSO THE RPM'S WERE GOING CRAZY WHEN THIS HAPPENED EACH TIME. THE AGENCY NEEDS TO HAVE IT SO IT IS RECALLED ITEM SO THIS WOULDN'T BE COMING DIRECTLY OUT OF THE CONSUMERS POCKET--IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE FORD 2010 ESCAPE--I WANT A REFUND!!! *TR

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE: REPLACEMENT NOT ONLY COSTLY, BUT ALSO ON BACK ORDER AND IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH, CAR BUCKED, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND DROPPED SPEED RAPIDLY. PULLED OVER, CAR WAS IDLING ROUGH, TRIED TO HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR JUST JUMPED FORWARD SLIGHTLY 3 TIMES GOING LESS THAN 3 MPH. TURNED THE CAR OFF, BACK ON, AND DIDN'T WANT TO START BUT FINALLY DID, WRENCH LIGHT WENT AWAY AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 1.5 MILES AWAY AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY THAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

REPEATED INSTANCES OF THE VEHICLES EITHER STALLING IN MOTION OR SUDDENLY SURGING FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. **JB

FORD ESCAPE HAS NO POWER. IDLES AT LESS THAN 1000 RPMS OCCASSIONALLY SPUTTERS. *JS

WHE LEAVING OUR HOME IN HAINES CITY,FL. THE VEHICLE ROUGHLY CHANGED GEARS. THEN WE ENTERED A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND LOST POWER,AND ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL THE DRIVE TRIAIN LIGHT THEN LIT UP.THE VEHICLES BEHIND BLEW THEIR HORNS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SLOWED SUBSTANTIALY WITHOUT SHOWING BRAKE LIGHTS.WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD GARAGE ,AND CHARGED US FOR ANALIZING THE PROBLEM AND THE COST AND INSTALLATION OF THE THROTTLEBODY. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US HE FTHOUGHT IT WOULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY,PRIOR TO ANALIZING IT.AFTER RESEARCHING FORD VEHICLE PROBLEMS ON THE COMPUTER,I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD VEHICLES.THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE VERY SERIOUS REA END COLLISIONS, AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FORD MOTOR TO REPAIR AND TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.THISSHOULD NOT BE A FAILUR OF THIS PART ON A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE ESPECIALLY. *TT

DRIVING 70 MPH ON HWY TRUCK JUST STARTS TO STALL NO CONTROL OF GAS PEDAL CARS ALMOST CRASHED IN TO ME I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY. TROUBLE CODE IS P2111 NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY THAT IS ON BACK ORDER FOR A FORD NATIONAL RECALL AND I HAVE TO WAIT DAYS TO GET, PRICE FOR PART IS $380 . AFTER A CALL TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT RECALLED BUT FUNNY HOW THE PART NUMBER CHANGED AND IT IS THE SAME ONE THEY HAVE A RECALL ON AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF THE 3 YEARS 36,000 MILE WARRANTY MY TRUCK HAS 50,000 MILE. FORD HAS LOST A LONG TIME CUSTOMER !!! BUY AMERICAN MADE !!!! THANKS FORD EX OWNER OF EXPEDITION, EXPLORER, THUNDERBIRD, COUGARS, TOWN CAR, 2 CONTINENTALS NO MORE FORDS AT MY HOUSE.....!!!!!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 680 IN STOP N GO TRAFFIC. I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS TO GO, BUT MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER IN THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. I PUT MY CAR IN PARKING MODE AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT AGAIN, AND IT WORKED. SO, I WENT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER ABOUT A MILE FURTHER IN STOP N GO TRAFFIC, MY CAR DID THE SAME EXACT THING. IT STOPPED WORKING, AND STARTED SHAKING WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN. I WASN'T FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING MY CAR SINCE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE. SO, I HAD TO CALL THE TOW COMPANY AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME. *TR

DRIVING AT 60MPH MOTOR SHUT OFF NO LIGHTS NO SOUND , NO WARNING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY, MY ENGINE LOST POWER. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY THROTTLE WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT MY CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO, AND THEN RESTARTED MY CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AFTER THAT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, NOW TOTALING 6 TIMES, ALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WENT TO THE MECHANIC, HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT HE COULD PUT A RUSH ORDER ON IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 15% OF THE PRICE, AND IT WOULD STILL TAKE 2 WEEKS. THROUGH NORMAL CHANNELS, IT WOULD WAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. I NEED MY CAR TO WORK, AND TWO THINGS BOTHER ME THE MOST: A RUSH ORDER WOULD STILL TAKE 2 WEEKS TO BE DELIVERED, AND IF IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, IT FEELS AS THOUGH FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IMPAIRS MY ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY ON THE ROAD. I AM CONSTANTLY PARANOID WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, AND I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR, SINCE IT'S MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP, AND LOST ALL THROTTLE FUNCTION. SURGES AT IDLE, AND INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. THROTTLE FAILED THE NEXT DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE FAILED THROTTLE BODY SENSOR ISSUE THAT WAS FIXED BY OCTOBER 2009, BUT MY ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN DECEMBER '09 AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM AND IDLE POSITION THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSE POWER. BY THIS I MEAN THE VEHICLE STAYS ON, LIGHTS ON DASH REMAIN ON, MOTOR IS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS SHUTTER TO IT. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY OR HOW MUCH TIME PASSES. YOU HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO GET THE GAS PEDAL WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS FLAW IN THE VEHICLE AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES IN BUSY LOS ANGELES INTERSECTIONS. I FEAR IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE FORD DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $800 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HAS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS RECURRING AND VERY PROMINENT FLAW IN THEIR VEHICLE AND SAY EVEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED FOR $2,200 WILL NOT COVER THIS PARTICULAR PART. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN BRING SOME JUSTICE TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

WAS DRIVING FAMILY BACK TO OUT CABIN IN PIGEON FODGE TN, ALL OF SUDDEN IN THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC OUR SUV MADE A SUDDEN SURGE AND LOST FORWARD MOTION SPEED DROPPED AND IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1 GRAND ON TACHOMETER. IT WOULD CRAWL BUT BARLEY. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME STARTED BLOWING THEIR HORNS. I HIT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. AND STARTED TO GETUS OFF THE PARKWAY. WE MADE IT. THE YELLOW WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH AND THE SUV IDLED VERY RUFF. I TURNED IT OFF. WAITED LOOKED UNDER THE DASH. GOT THE FAMILY OUT BECAUSE IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. THEN DID NOT LEARN ANYTHING FROM HOOD UP. STARTED THE SUV BACK UP AND IT RAN. GOT THE FAMILY BACK IN THE SUV AND WENT BACK TO CABIN. THANKS THAT IS ALL I KNOW. WE HAVE TO GO BACK HOME IN MORNING SO I HOPE I CAN MAKE IT 3 HOUR TRIP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 75MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ALL POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN AND THE RPM WENT DOWN TO 900. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO MAKE MY WAY ACROSS ALL THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER. *TR

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

UNDER POWER, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND ENTERS "LIMP HOME MODE", IDLING WITH MINIMAL POWER. *TR

VEHICLE HAS THE SAME THROTTLE BODY CONDITION AS OTHER FAILED UNITS. CODE P2111. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO INTO A LIMP MODE CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART. THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AS IT WAS INTERMITTENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING OR HESITATION. I COASTED TO A STOP IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT (LUCKILY!), TURNED IGNITION OFF AND VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. ON SATURDAY, JULY 13TH WHILE DRIVING IN A SIMILAR SITUATION, THE VEHICLE AGAIN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS ABOUT A HALF DOZEN TIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS BY JUST STALLING. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO WENT INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING AND HE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE CLOSE TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE IT SAT OVERNIGHT. WHEN WE STARTED IT THE NEXT TIME IT RAN LIKE IT WAS MISFIRING VERY BADLY, SO WE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND TAPPED ON THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THE HANDLE OF A SCREWDRIVER. IT THEN STARTED AND IDLED NORMALLY AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT ABOUT THREE MILES HOME. IT ALSO HAS SPUTTERED ERRATICALLY SIMILAR TO A VERY BAD REPEATED MISFIRING UNTIL STOPPING AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. IT DID THIS TWICE WITHIN A QUARTER MILE AND THEN RAN FINE FOR OVER 15 MILES THAT I DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHO WANTED $107 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM THAT I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN I ALREADY HAD FIGURED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR 'SPECIALLY TRAINED' TECHNICIANS MAY FIND A DIFFERENT CAUSE THAN THE P2111 CODE I HAD READ WITH A SCANNER FROM A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE SUGGESTED. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED ADDRESSED BY FORD THINKING THAT THERE WAS A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MARCH OF 2010, AFTER THE OCTOBER 15TH, 2009 DATE THEY HAD STARTED USING THE NEW PART. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE NOTHING ELECTRICAL WOULD WORK. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED TWICE BEFORE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BAR ISSUE BY A FORD DEALER. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 30+ DAYS FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY PART. FROM THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT IN APRIL, THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND HAS BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES UPON START UP ABOUT A HALF DOZEN TIMES INCLUDING TODAY. RATHER THAN ENTER A COMPLAINT FOR EACH INCIDENT BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RECALL THE EXACT DATES, WE ARE SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT TO COVER ALL INCIDENTS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PART IS BACK ORDERED AND THERE IS NO ESTIMATED DATE OF DELIVERY. WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A SURGE IN SPEED AS OF YET. IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE FOR US TO BE DRIVING? *TR

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED, BUT NOT SHUTTING OFF AND THE RPM FLUTTERING BETWEEN 1000-2000 RPM. MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS IT TO INCREASE RPM OR MPH. NEXT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL AS WELL. I CALL MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP/SERVICE AND HE EXPLAINED IT TO BE THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE BODY AND THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THIS PART. IF THIS IS THE CASE THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. FROM NOV 2012 UNTIL JULY 2013 MY FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN BUCKING AND SURGING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. ON JULY 11, 2013, MY WIFE TOOK OUR 2010 FORD ESCAPE TO ERNEST MCCARTY FORD IN ALABASTER, AL. THEY TOLD US THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITHIN CITY LIMITS THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SIMPLY STOPPED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A DEALER BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW MILES AT MOST AND STOP AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED IN MAY, BUT WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD US IT WAS LIKELY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, BUT IT WAS FUNCTIONING AT THE TIME WE TOOK IT IN. FINALLY ON JUNE 27, THE CAR WAS SIMPLY NOT OPERATING. WE WERE TOLD THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT A POWER TRAIN FUNCTION AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WE HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT SHE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM! *TR

DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CAUSED CAR TO STOP ON A STATE HIGHWAY. CONVERSATION WITH FORD DEALER AND RESEARCH ON INTERNET REVEALED THAT FORD AND NHTSA KNOW ABOUT THIS DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. *TR

ON 7/1/2013, I WAS DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE 2010 ON THE HIGHWAY 50-55 MPH AND FELT THE CAR SHIFT AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR FAILED. THE CAR LIMPED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. TECHNICIAN WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DIAGNOSE UNTIL DAY 2 THEN TOLD IT WAS FULL BODY THROTTLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND PART IS ON BACK ORDER. STILL WAITING FOR THE PART A WEEK LATER WITH NO END TO THE WAIT IN SIGHT. 36 MONTH WARRANTY ENDED MAY 21, 2013. DEALER DID NOT OFFER A LOANER CAR AND AFTER REPEATEDLY REQUESTING ONE THEY SAY THEY HAVE NONE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID FIVE OTHER CARS ARE WAITING FOR THE PART AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. I MENTIONED THAT I READ ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET AND THEY SAID THEY WILL FILE A REPORT WITH FORD CORPORATE. AS OF TODAY, 7/9 THE REPORT HAD NOT BEEN FILED. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSONNEL. THEY ARE NOT FORTHCOMING WITH INFORMATION. I HAVE HAD TO CALL THEM NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT RETURNING CALLS. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING , STALLS WHILE IDLE , RPM'S SPIKE WHILE DRIVING !!! SCARY !! CODES READ P2112 . (THROTTLE STUCK OPEN ) THINKING BAD THROTTLE BODY ? *TR

CRANKED THE ESCAPE, SELECTED DRIVE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF. CRANK IT BACK UP AND CUTOFF. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY GOT THE CAR MOVING BY KEEPING THE RPMS UP. DROVE ABOUT 40 MINUTES OF SPEEDS UP TO 55 MPH. WHEN WE GOT NEAR OUR DESTINATION EVERYTIME WE SLOWED DOWN THE CAR WOULD KNOCK OFF. CAR WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD KNOCK OFF AGAIN. ABLE TO KEEP CAR GOING BY KEEPING RPMS UP. CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED. *TR

DRIVING AROUND 65MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF ALL POWER ALL I COULD DO WAS TRY TO MAKE MY WAY FROM THE FAST LANE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY HOME, A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING, CUT OFF WHILE DOING AROUND 60MPH AGAIN IN THE FAST LANE I HAD TO TRY AND GET OVER THROUGH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH CARS BLOWING BY ME AT OVER 80MPH TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. I CALLED FORD AND THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, SEEMS THE ISSUE IS SO BAD THE PART THATS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM (THE THROTTLE BODY) IS ON BACK ORDER, YOU HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING SINCE FEB. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET? *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENGINE ACTS AS IF IT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH GAS AND AIR MIXTURE SO IT KICKS OUT OF SHIFTING AND JUST SLOWS DOWN THEN IT STARTS HOPPING. IT GIVES ME A SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD OF A WRENCH. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SAYS IT THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD A MECHANIC COME WITH HIS HANDHELD COMPUTER AND READ THE CODE AND IT SAYS THROTTLE AVIATOR STUCK OPEN, THEN HE ERASES THE COMPUTER CODE ND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE NEXT TOME IT HAPPENS. WHICH IT HAS HAPPEN EVERYDAY NOW SINCE JUNE 12TH. FORD HAS SAID THAT THE PART IS BEING REVAMPED AND NOT SURE WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAS REPLACED MANY OF THESE. WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED? I HAVE LOSES INCOME BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD AND HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME, THEN THEY WILL HAVE A LAW SUIT TO DEAL WITH. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME WED JUNE 12, TURNED A CORNER (GOING APPROX 5-10MPH) AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF. PULLED OVER AND WAITED A MINUTE THEN IT STARTED RIGHT UP; DROVE IT HOME (APPROX 3/4 MILE) AND IT JUST "DIED" AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY. NEXT MORNING I WAS TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND AS I DROVE UP THE ENTRANCE, VEHICLE AGAIN JUST DIED! (HAD IT CHECKED, NOTHING FOUND) APPROX 3 WEEKS LATER, JUNE 27, I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY APPROX 65MPH GETTING READY TO EXIT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY WENT DEAD (FORTUNATELY I COULD PULL OVER SO I DID NOT GET HIT). I STOPPED PUT IT IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE AND THEN IT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING, JUNE 28, AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER 3-4 WEEKS! I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE CAR WAS REALLY TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE SO THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT TILL THE PART COMES IN!! GOOD IF YOU HAVE 2 VEHICLES!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROX. 15MPH, ENGINE STALLED AND ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF STREET, SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. ENGINE RAN FINE FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS AND THEN SAME EVENT OCCURRED WITH WIFE DRIVING. ONE WEEK LATER, DID SAME THING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORD DEALER HAS CAR NOW AND SAYS THEY ARE WAITING FOR A THROTTLE BODY. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR OVER 1 WEEK SO FAR. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @ 65 MPH - LOSS OF GAS PEDAL CONTROL - I COULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS AS IF IT WAS DISCONNECTED - THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT ALL - CAR STARTS LOSING SPEED IN MIDDLE OF HWY - I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD -- THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING - ENGINE WAS SKIPPING AS IT COASTED TO A STOP - THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT - AFTER SITTING STILL FOR 10 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL START UP AND RUN AS USUAL - I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE 2010 - THEY HAD 10 ON ORDER WITHIN 2 WEEKS - THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND I CAN'T GET AN ANSWER ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE - CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS GOT NO WHERE - THE THROTTLE INCIDENT STARTED WEEKLY AND NOW IT HAPPENS 1 - 2 TIMES A DAY - IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE- CAR LOOSES POWER WITHOUT ANY NOTICE - HAS HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHT / INTERSECTION / RR CROSSING / ROADS WITH NO SHOULDER / INTERSTATE - I NEED A VEHICLE THAT I CAN DEPEND ON DAILY TO GET ME HOME SAFETY - IF THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPE WHY CAN'T THE PART BE RECALLED AND FIX THE THROTTLE BEFORE IT FAILS - PAYING FOR THE PART ISN'T AN ISSUE - GETTING THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS THE ISSUE - FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE THROTTLE AND DOESN'T HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE AND CAN'T TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO GET ME A PART OR DATE WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

PURCHASED MAY 30, 2012....LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, I WAS DRIVING ONTO A RAMP AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAR JUST STOPPED BUT I COULD STEER SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER. A STATE POLICEMAN CAME BY AND I SAID I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY MECHANIC. APPARENTLY, THE COMPUTER HAD SHUT DOWN AND THE ISSUE MAY HAVE BEEN THAT THE KEY I WAS USING WAS NOT PROGRAMMED?. I FOLLOWED STEPS TO PROGRAM KEYS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR MONTHS UNTIL THIS PAST APRIL, 2013. DRIVING ALONG ON A MAIN ROAD, THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. COULD STEER IT BUT COULD NOT REPAIR SAME WAY AS BEFORE. I KNOW COMPUTERS AND SAY THAT WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, DISCONNECT IT. SO WE DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND WERE ABLE TO START CAR AND GET HOME BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN ARRIVING AT MY HOUSE. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT BACK IN FEBRUARY. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE DID NOT KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT IS REQUIRED AND TAKE CARE OF THE CAR. I ALSO KEEP A LOG. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE, YESTERDAY AND TODAY, JUNE 17, 2013. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED AND WAS TWO YEARS OLD. THE PREVIOUS DRIVER DID NOT HAVE IT FOR VERY LONG BEFORE TURNING IT IN. I ASKED FOR THE CAR FACTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO REPAIRS DONE. NOT EVEN SURE IF THEY WERE THE ACTUAL CAR FACTS. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE 6 CYC WITH 4 WD. THIS WAS A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASED IN EARLY 2010 AS IT HAD 4.7 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND I PUT MOST OF THOSE MILES ON IT DURING THE TEST DRIVE. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED RECENTLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS AS IF THERE WAS NO GAS PEDAL IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL. NO SHUDDERING, OR CHUGGING AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AT ALL BEFORE IT OCCURRED. IT WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE MY WAY ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE NEVER SHUT OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED, AND THEN RESTARTED AND IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS BAD WHICH THEY REPLACED. I QUESTIONED AS TO HOW A BATTERY COULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AS I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE VEHICLE MECHANICS AND MY RESEARCH SHOWED THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND I WAS ASSURED THAT BATTERY WAS MOST CERTAINLY THE ISSUE DUE TO THE COMPLEX NATURE OF VEHICLES TODAY AND THEIR ON BOARD COMPUTERS. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED MY WIFE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND HAD JUST ENTERED THE INTERSTATE WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED WHERE AN ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST CAUSED BY HER EFFORTS TO EXIT THE ROAD. AGAIN NO WARNING. WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED IT WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. TODAY, IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT IN FACT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE THAT MY RESEARCH HAD SHOW IT TO BE, AND MORE SO, THE PART, WHICH IS SOMEHOW NOT A SAFETY RECALLED ITEM BY THE NHTSA, IS ON BACK-ORDER BY FORD BECAUSE OF THE SHEAR NUMBER OF THESE PARTS GOING BAD AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED IN SO MANY VEHICLES. I NOW OWN A VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE OPERATED SAFELY WITHOUT A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE LOST PROPULSION AND REQUIRED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TWICE IN A DISTANCE OF FIVE (5) MILES. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, HE INDICATED THAT THE ISSUE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS AN CONTINUAL ISSUE ON THIS MODEL AND I WAS ALSO INFORMED THIS PART (THROTTLE BODY) IS CURRENTLY ON A "NATIONAL" BACK ORDER. I WOULD THINK THAT IF THIS SPECIFIC PART IS ON A 'NATIONAL" BACKORDER, FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN REV THE ENGINE AND INCREASE RPMS. IT WILL JERK AND JUMP FORWARD AS IF ITS TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT WONT GO ANY FASTER THAN IDLE SPEED. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF IT WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN. *TR

WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY AT 40MPH THE CAR STALLED,THANKFULLY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL ON TO OTHERWISE WE WOULD'VE BEEN REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERING SPEEDS AS WELL. THE WRENCH LIGHT IN THE DASH COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. RESTARTING VEHICLE WILL USUALLY RESUME WITH NO ISSUES. NO CODES ARE STORED SO DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10X'S AT LEAST. I'M SCARED TO LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. NO SIGNS GIVEN THAT IT WILL STALL. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING COMPLETELY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. DID THIS 6 SEPARATE TIMES 3 ON 5/30 AND 3 ON 5/31/13. THIS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A COMMON PROBLEM BY REPAIR SHOP AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

AT THE INITIAL FAILURE, WHILE TRAVELING ON MANCHESTER ROAD THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A WEEK LATER AT THE SECOND FAILURE WHILE STANDING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I HEARD A CLICK FROM THE CAR ENGINE. ACCELERATION GRADUALLY DECLINED. THE GAS PEDDLE DID NOT RESPOND. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AS I WAS SLOWING TO PARK, TO TURN OFF THE CAR, THE CAR SURGED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, WITH A HESITATED START AND GET HOME. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD OF TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THIS CORRECTED THE ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON I10 AT 60 MILES PER HR IN HOUSTON TX. THE ESCAPE LOST POWER AND WAS HARD TO STEER. I LIMPED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ESCAPE DOWN AND RESTARTED IT. THE ESCAPE WORKED FINE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE OVER THE NEXT MONTHS. I AM TAKING THE ESCAPE TO RUSSELL SMITH FORD IN HOUSTON TX TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK WITH THEM ON THE ISSUE AS I OR OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS THIS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN HOUSTON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY DECELERATES TO A FAST ROUGH IDLE. CAR MUST BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD , THEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES BETWEEN 5/6 AND 5/15/2013. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE FORD DEALERS SHOP FOR A WEEK NOW WITHOUT A FIX, SEEMS LIKE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT SAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC DATA AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. NEW FORDS WITH 1970'S COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ? I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY - CODE P2111 DISPLAYED - ACTION NUMBER PE13003 CAR LOST TRANSMISSION POWER AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED OUT ON ROUTE 1 SOUTH. THE ISSUE BEGAN AT THE TOP OF THE MORRIS GOODKIND BRIDGE , AS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED I NOTICED THE WRENCH ICON IN THE LOWER LEFT OF THE DASHBOARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE TRAVELING AT THE AVERAGE PACE OF TRAFFIC, I MANAGED TO GET TO THE CENTER LANE ONCE I REALIZED THE ISSUE AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP [ ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NO POWER WOULD TRANSFER TO TRANSMISSION] NEAR THE DANGEROUS EXIT RAMP FOR ROUTE 18 N AND S. LUCKILY NO ONE BEHIND ME WERE INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. I TURNED PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE WORKING AGAIN. I GOT PAST THE RT. 18 RAMP AND GOT INTO THE RIGHT LANE I MADE IT ABOUT 1.5 MILES NEAR RUTGERS COOK COLLEGE WHERE THIS ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME I GOT ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE AGAIN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN I DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES BEFORE LEAVING IT PARKED UNTIL TUESDAY MAY 14TH WHEN MY WIFE AND I COULD DROP IT OFF AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, MALOUF FORD IN NORTH BRUNSWICK NJ. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN , THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP OR THE WRENCH ICON DO NOT DISPLAY UNTIL THIS PART FAILS. UNEXPECTEDLY LOSING POWER AND STOPPING ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST MOST TRAVELED PORTION OF ROUTE 1 IS SCARY. I AM GLAD THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON AND MY PREGNANT WIFE WERE NOT INJURED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IN ADDITION COUNTLESS OTHER MOTORISTS WERE PUT AT RISK DUE TO THIS PART FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. ******I HAVE ALL RECIEPTS AND DOCUMENTATION IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 75MPH AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. NO WARNING. PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AND TURNED CAR OFF. PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED KEY OFF. AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS I TURNED KEY ON AND STARTED UP NO PROBLEM WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS ON. DID IT FOUR TIMES WHILE TRAVELING FROM FLORIDA TO TENNESSEE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT CONTINUES TO HAVE INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCES OF "STALLING IN MOTION" WITH NO WARNING. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT THE VEHICLE WILL COAST TO SHOULDER OR A PARKING LOT. IF WE DRIVE ON INTERSTATE WE ONLY TRAVEL IN THE RIGHT LANE IN CASE WE HAVE TO COAST OFF. VEHICLE THEN IDLES ROUGHLY AT ABOUT 800 RPM. VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK AND SHUT-OFF. THEN RESTART SO FAR MAKES VEHICLE GO AGAIN SOMETIMES. VEHICLE MAY HAVE TO BE RESTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET MOVING AGAIN. HOWEVER, THIS IS GETTING MORE COMMONPLACE AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW OUR YOUNG INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS PLACING A HUGE BURDEN ON OUR FAMILY AS WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT FORD DEALER DUE TO THE HIGH EXPENSE INVOLVED. VEHICLE HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH P2111 CODE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHICH SPECIFICALLY ISOLATES THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BY FORD BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS AS IT WILL OCCUR SOON ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATES OR HIGHWAYS. *TR

VEHICLE DROPPED TO IDLE DURING MILD ACCELERATION. PULLED THE CODES AND RECIEVED P2111 CODE FOR THROTTLE BODY. *TR

VEHICLE WILL STALL DURING IDLE, ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT, DECELERATING, AND/OR DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS, AND WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, THE VEHICLE HAS TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED BEFORE CONTINUING. WEATHER HAS NO EFFECT AS IT HAS HAPPENED IN MINUS 5 DEGREES TO 80 DEGREES, RAIN, SNOW, HUMID, DRY, SUNNY... THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM CENTRAL FL TO ASHEVILLE, NC. MY 3.0 LITR ESCAPE BASICALLY LOST ALL POWER A TOTAL OF 6 DIFFERENT TIMES ON INTERSTATES 95 AND 26 BETWEEN SAVANNAH, GA AND COLUMBIA, SC. DRIVING ALONG AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT, ENGINE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY START LOSING POWER AND EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE TACHOMETER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT ABOUT 1000 RPM, BUT IT WOULD NOT TAKE AND THOTTLE AND BARELY MOVE. SWITCHING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, RESET SOMETHING AND ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 20 MILES BEFORE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS WAS A SATURDAY ABOUT NOON AND CALLING SEVERAL FORD DEALERS WAS USELESS AS MOST SAID THEY WERE GETTING READY TO CLOSE, OR COULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL MONDAY. NOT WANTING TO RUIN OUR VACATION, WE TRIED TO CONTINUE WITH THE ABOVE SCENARIO REPEATING ITSELF AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES, EACH TIME GETTING MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS, AS TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND EACH TIME THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER INSTANTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS BEFORE WE COULD GET OFF THE ROAD INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. FINALLY CALLED A FORD DEALER IN COLUMBIA, SC THAT WAS OPEN TILL 4PM. AND SAID THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT. MADE IT THERE AT 3:30 PM AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE TROUBLE AS A CODE P2111 THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK AND $326 LATER WE WERE ON OUR WAY. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 41K MILES. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME EXACT TROUBLE HAPPENING TO THEM. THERE IS EVEN A YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWING THIS DESCRIBED TROUBLE ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE, AFTER A FRUSTRATED DRIVER COULD NOT GET ANY FORD DEALER TO RECREATE THE TROUBLE AND TAKE CARE OF IT, HE VIDEOD IT ACUTALLY HAPPENING. MY CALLS TO FORD MOTOR CO CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND MY EMAILS WERE A WASTE OF TIME. FORD IS IGNORING A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT WILL GET THEM MANY LAWSUITS I AM SURE. FORD NEEDS A RECALL NOW! *TR

THIS IS ABOUT THE 10TH TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. IN EVERY CASE THE CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AND THE CAR DROPS INTO IDLE WITH THE RPM'S RANGING FROM 900-1100. SHIFTING GEARS DOES NOT HAVE AN EFFECT AND YOU HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR TO TURN IN BACK ON. THE AMBER WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME AND THE FEW TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED CONSECUTIVELY IN ONE TRIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON MY FIRST VISIT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SECOND TIME THEY NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION WAS EATING ITS FLUID SO THE FILLED UP THE FLUID. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION AND THE MOST RECENT THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SEEMS TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPEN INVESTIGATION PE13003. I HAVE HAD THE CAR MALFUNCTION OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH 65 TRYING TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY. HAD IT HAPPEN TWICE AT 15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. HAD IT AT 45 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND MULTIPLE TIMES ON BACK ROADS AT 35 MPH. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO FLIP MY HAZARDS ON QUICKLY AND THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO GET AROUND ME WHILE I STOPPED ON THE ROAD, BUT THIS SITUATION IS HIGHLY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY WHEN YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR TO FIX THE SITUATION. BASED ON MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS IT SEEMS TO BE MAINLY THE THROTTLE BODY THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT IT SEEMS TO ALSO DEGRADE THE ENGINE OVER TIME AND CAN END UP COSTING YOU AS AN OWNER OVER TIME DUE TO THE DEALERS INABILITY TO ALWAYS PIN POINT THE ISSUE. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT (V6) IS HAVING REPEATED INCIDENTS (AT RANDOM INTERVALS) OF THROTTLE FAILURES. VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAS NO "GAS PEDAL", IDLES ROUGHLY (800 TO 1000 RPM) AND HAS TO BE COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. ONLY WAY TO RESET IS TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN OFF (DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATES OR IF IN LEFT LANE AND NO PLACE TO PULL OFF), RESTART AND MOST CASES THE PROBLEM IS ELIMINATED FOR HOURS, DAYS OR MORE. SOMETIMES IT CAN OCCUR MANY TIMES WITHIN A SHORT DRIVE PERIOD AND THEN GO AWAY FOR HOURS OF ISSUE-FREE DRIVING. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON ONE DAY AFTER SOME EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLING CAUSED BY ISSUE (ENGINE BUCKED A BIT) AND SERVICE STATION READ COMPUTER ANALYSIS AS "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM" WAS STUCK OPEN AND CLOSED. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS AND THAT I SHOULD PROCEED TO MY FORD DEALER ASAP. I TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER (3/20/13) AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT SAID NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS FOR A 2 YEAR OLD CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I WOULD EXPECT A MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND SHOCKED AT THEIR NONCHALANCE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I WENT HOME AND GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND I SEE MANY ARTICLES AND AGENCIES LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM SO APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT ALLOWING THE MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED BY FORD AT THEIR EXPENSE. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR LAWSUIT (INJURY OR EVEN FATALITIES) DUE TO THE SAFETY OF HAVING TO "LIMP OFF" A BUSY ROADWAY WITH NO WARNING AND BECOMING A TARGET. *TR

VEHICLE'S THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND HAD TO COAST VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY BUT NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THROTTLE WORKING AGAIN. VEHICLE EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES OVER LAST 30 DAYS (EVEN AT 65 MPH WE LOST THROTTLE ON INTERSTATE AND HAD TO COAST OFF IN TRAFFIC). WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE IN AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE STATION WHICH READ COMPUTER READING AND SAID "THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT I SHOULD GO TO LOCAL FORD DEALER ASAP AS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT ITS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AND THAT IT WOULD BE $399 TO FIX. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL FORD FIXES THIS ISSUE AT FORD'S EXPENSE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING A LOT TO MANY OWNERS. THIS NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE MANDATE BY NHTSA TO FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. *TR

UPON ENTERING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND INCREASING SPEED, REALIZING WHAT WAS HAPPENING I ENGAGED THE BRAKE TO NO AVAIL, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I NAVIGATED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS GAINING SPEED ON THE TRAFFIC AHEAD SO I LOOKED FOR AN EXIT INTO A PARKING LOT WITH NO ONE WALKING IN MY WAY AND TURNED INTO THE LOT LITERALLY ON TWO WHEELS DUE TO MY INCREASING SPEED. I SAW A WOODED AREA WITH A SNOW BANK AND THOUGHT I WOULD HEAD THAT WAY RATHER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE OF OTHER VEHICLES, BUILDING OR PEOPLE. AS I GOT CLOSER I THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND STOPPED BUT NOT AFTER STANDING ON MY BRAKES AND SMELLING BURNING FROM THEM. *TR

ON JUNE 15, 2012, THE 2010 FORD ESCAPE WITH 29321 MILES LOST POWER (I.E. NO GAS, BUT ELECTRONICS REMAINED ON) WHILE MERGING ONTO A CROWDED HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. AN ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVOIDED. ERROR LIGHTS WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HOWEVER, UPON REMOVING THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND REINSERTING THEM, THE ERROR LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY DRIVEN TO THE UNIVERSITY FORD DEALERSHIP IN CHAPEL HILL, NC. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETECT A PROBLEM, STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT REGISTERING ANY ERRORS, AND RETURNED THE CAR WITHOUT FIXING ANYTHING. ON JUNE 27, 2012, THE CAR (29988 MILES) AGAIN LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CAR HAD BEEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AGAIN, AN ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVOIDED. THIS TIME, THE CAR'S COMPUTER DID REGISTER AN ERROR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT UNIVERSITY FORD IDENTIFIED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY SENSOR (PART NO. 9L8Z9E926A) AND REPLACED IT WITH PART NO. DS7Z9E926A. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ENSURED THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPEAT ITSELF. ON NOVEMBER 24, 2012, THE CAR (ROUGHLY 34000 MILES) LOST POWER FOR A THIRD TIME WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. REMOVING THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND REPLACING THEM ALLOWED THE CAR TO BE RESTARTED, AND THE CAR WAS PROMPTLY TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY FORD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT NO ERROR WAS REGISTERED ON THE COMPUTER AND THAT THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE RETURNED. THE WARRANTY POLICY STATES THAT NO PARTS CAN BE REPLACED IF A PROBLEM IS NOT DETECTED. *TR

THE CAR LITERALLY DIED WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER (COASTED MORE LIKE), TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART (IT DID). THEN IT DID THE SAME THING AN HOUR LATER. I WAS TOLD BY A TRUSTED MECHANIC IT'S LIKELY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY (TBA) AND THAT THERE'S A NOTE IN THE DATABASE INDICATING THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM. I WON'T KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL IT'S REPLACED ON THURSDAY. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID IT'S POSSIBLE IT COULD BE COVERED UNDER THEIR 60,000/5YR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT THAT A DEALER MIGHT SAY IT'S UNDER THE 3 YR WARRANTY AND THUS PASSED COVERAGE. I WENT TO A NEARBY FORD DEALERSHIP AND SURPRISE, SURPRISE IT'S NOT COVERED. HOW CAN A CAR LITERALLY DYING WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NOT BE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART?! IT'S A 2010 MODEL. I'VE GOT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY BOOK SPECIFICALLY LISTS THE TBA AS COVERED AND IT'S NOT LIMITED TO 3 YEARS. THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT'S NOT A MINOR PROBLEM LIKE THE AIR CONDITIONING GOING OUT. AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT CONCERN THAT A MECHANIC CAN SEE A WARNING ON THE PART. HOPE I'M WRONG. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE WITH REMOTE START MALFUNCTIONED IN 2010 AND 2011. THE UNIT STARTS THE VEHICLE WHEN FOBS ARE LAYING UNTOUCHED ON A TABLE AND AWAY FROM ALL POSSIBLE CONTACT. A REPROGRAMMING OF THE UNIT WAS COMPLETED IN 2010 BUT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2011. THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS REPLACED ON 1/12/2011. CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. *TR

NO ACCELERATOR RESPONSE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFTHAND TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO ENGINE REVS THEN ENGINE ROARED AND I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY TURN. DEALER SAW NO ENGINE CODES,NO NOTES,A 1.5 MILE TEST DRIVE SHOWED NOTHING,NO NOTES WITH VIN AND FORD STATED NO KNOWN ISSUES. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN? *TR

UNEXPECTED GLARE FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BLIND YOU WHILE DRIVING THRU WINDING ROADS IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. THE CURVATURE OF THE LOWER RIGHT AND LEFT CORNERS OF THE PANEL NEEDS TO BE MADE OF A NON-GLARE MATERIAL. I AM GOING TO PLACE SOMETHING IN EACH CORNER TO KEEP THEM FROM REFLECTING THE SUN BACK IN ANYONE'S EYES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD GET SHOCKED FROM ANY METAL PART OF THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,600.

L.E.D. LITES ARE TOO DIM IN BRIGHT DAY LIGHT TO SEE ,,SAFETY ISSUE ,,MUST TAKE EYES OFF ROAD TO LOOK REAL CLOSE TO RADIO INFORMATION SCREEN & ODOMETER ,, THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ENTERING A RAMP THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT CHANGED GEARS TO NEUTRAL, TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. SHE DID NOT USE THE HEAT OR RADIO IN CASE THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTRACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,950.