Problems with 2009 Ford Escape VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I was driving on a freeway going approx 55 mph. after driving approx 6 miles the rpm's started to rev up and down from 500 to the max rpm. i could hear the engine revving but my speed was not changing. i could not accelerate, i could only break. i quickly pulled to the side of the road, shut off the engine and waited for approx. 5 minutes. i restarted the engine, revved the engine a few times. all seemed normal. so i continued slowly. nothing further happened for 3 weeks. then it happened again, also on the freeway at the same approximate speed. i did the same thing and had no issues until recently. since then my mpg has gone down from avg 28 to avg 24 mpg. the engine/trans? always hesitates to shift and occasionally the rpm's go higher then they should before the engine shifts back down. two days ago on 11/22/12 i was stopped at a red light after getting off the freeway (70 mph). after sitting through the red light i attempted to accelerate, my car would not move. the rpm's did not move either, they were steady at idle rpm of about 1500. i hit the gas peddle again and finally my car jerked into gear and revved up to about 3000 rpm. i tried to replicate this at the next stop light but it hasn't done it since. i will be taking my car in on monday to have it looked at but fear that dealer will again find nothing wrong. after my first incident i took it to the dealership and they found nothing wrong with it. i was told it was probably just because it was hot outside. *tr

I was driving down highway in morning traffic with cruise control set at 55-60mph when all acceleration cut off and i had to immediately pull over and put my 2009 ford escape into park, at which point the engine was shuddering violently and my wrench light (powertrain) appeared in the dash. shut off engine, waited 1-2 mins and restart engine. ran normally, pulled onto highway again and set cruise when the same happened a 2nd time. happened 3-5 more times (with & without cruise) over the next day until i could get my car to the ford dealer for service. ford dealer advised it was throttle body in addition to other sensors. (the throttle body was not covered under powertrain warranty and cost me $300 in parts & labor!!) the error codes were: p0012, p0341, p0346, p2111, & p2112. *tr

While driving on the highway the vehicle lost power and the wrench light came on. it wouldn't accelerate i was able to coast to the shoulder unharmed, but it was a morning commute and the highway was very busy i could have easily been hit. i turned the car off and it did start up again. this happened 2 more times in the same morning. i called the ford service department and immediately brought my car in per their instruction. after holding my car for 2 days and charging me $130 for service they told me there was nothing they could do because the wrench light doesn't hold codes. they knew when i dropped it off the only light that came on was no longer on when i brought the car in and they didn't warn me in advance that they weren't going be able to do anything without it happening while they had it. my vehicle at this time was under maintenance and power train warranty. so i took it home and this happened about 20 more times both on the highway and driving through town over about a 7 month period. this happened again 2 days ago 4 times on my way home from work on a very narrow road so it was very dangerous. this time the check engine light stayed on and i made another appointment with ford. i was told it had the codes for (throttle body stuck open/closed) they were able to replace the throttle body which i hope will fix this extremely dangerous problem. my car is still under powertrain warranty, but i was told that this part is not covered. so i paid full price for the part because my safety is more important, but this should really be recall. there were numerous times i could have been in a very serious accident. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle engaged into a rough idle and stalled. the contact mentioned that the check engine warning light and the wrench warning light illuminated. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of failure who filed a report and did not offer any assistance. the failure mileage was 51,500 and the current mileage was 52,000.

Escape was in for scheduled oil change. upon leaving the authorized ford garage the vehicle started shaking and had little acceleration. i turned around and went back to the ford garage and had them look at it. the problem self corrected while at garage. they said that it was the throttle body and according to the computer, there had been another incident recorded while under previous ownership. ford garage said to replace throttle body. i have not yet replaced it. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. the contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the contact also mentioned that the vehicle intermittently stalled. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body had failed. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was 25,000.

Pulled out onto a very busy secondary roadway...applied pressure to the accelerator and it just sat there while oncoming traffic closed in on me. this was the first of many hesitations that nearly got me killed. to make it worse...when power comes back it comes back so fast it throws you back in the seat...actually burning rubber. after a year of intermittent problems with this i took it into ford dealership and they diagnosed a faulty throttle body....trouble code p2112. since this is a safety issue and had nothing to do with routine maintenance i expected ford to take care of it. they want to charge me $400 dollars to fix a problem they created with substandard parts. *tr

was entering highway, attempting to merge. attempted to accelerate and it stalled. we were approximately 115 miles from home, and it attempted to stall twice on the way home. took it to local dealer, they tried to diagnose the problem with no luck, kept it overnight to drive it the next day in hopes it would duplicate the issue, but, it didn't. since then, it has done it, probably, twice a year. sometimes it will do it on the interstate, and, sometimes in town. we now have 36000 miles on it. *tr

First incident 1-3-12, took to ford dealership, they replaced the throttle body. then on 8-10-13 the car just died going up my drive way, but it cranked right back up. then on 8-11-13 the engine quit again going about 10 mph. it cranked right back up. i took it in to ford dealership on tuesday 8-13-13 and they could not find anything wrong. i , then saw on the news a report about ford escapes stalling and the throttle body issue. this example on the news happened on an expressway. fortunately they were not hurt. my question is how do i know for sure if the throttle body is bad again on my escape.? it stalled 2 times while moving, but they could not find anything. i am afraid to drive in heavy traffic. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate while the accelerator pedal was being depressed. the failure was experienced intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed however, the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacture was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 46,000 and the current mileage was 75,000. updated 4/24/13 *cn updated 05/20/2013*js

Drive south on i-95 at rush hour heading home. with no warning engine power just goes away, check engine light came on and no matter how much the gas pedal was push there was no power from engine, hurried as it slowed down to the right lane and was able to exit. shut off engine for 5 minutes started it up and all was good. 2nd time was light came on and engine just fluttered, service tech stated that the codes in computer were throttle actuator open. *tr

The accelerator of this rental car failed, after accelerating to over 40mph on a highway. it would only begin to work again once we stopped and restarted the car. it failed 5 more times before we were able to park it safely. *tr

I first purchased this vehicle in sep 2010. the problem was when i was stopped or made a turn coasting slowly, when i attempted to accelerate the engine did not kick in for a second or two. when it did it jerked hard and felt like it slammed into gear. the dealer could never id the problem and put it off as normal. then very recently i have had the vehicle not respond to the gas pedal. it keeps the rpm's at an idling level but does not respond to the accelerator pedal-like you put it in neutral. this has happened twice now. when i shut the engine off and restart it appears to self correct. this happens while i'm driving slowly once and again when i was at a stop and tried to accelerate. i have not yet taken to a dealer yet. *tr

This is to report a recent issue with my 2009 ford escape. i was driving 65 - 70 mph when suddenly my accelerator died. it is like losing the brakes but the opposite. pressing the accelerator does not do anything and you have to go on the side for emergency stop. this is a safety concern given that it is a possible cause of a crash with any vehicle around you at the time of suddenly losing your speed in a highway. the dash showed a wrench light, which tells me to bring the car to dealer. the dealer on the other hand will not fix it because they cannot find a service code from computer. it happened 4 times and i have to bring the car the 2nd time, then they replaced the throttle body even without getting a service code. so far no repeat of the problem. but i think ford should investigate this for recall issue and for safety reason since i see similar discussions from other customers in the web. *tr

Fall of 2011, i noticed that my gas pedal was not always responsive. coming off a stop or low speeds, the gas pedal would not respond until after i had pumped it and pressed it nearly to the floor, then my escape would take off, squealing tires and all. i noticed it a couple times on the highway as well, slowing for a curve and then unable to promptly accelerate coming out of the curve. then one day i was on the highway and the gas pedal was completely unresponsive, and my car just completely shut off. this was really bothering me because there were multiple times i felt like i was going to get hit when i couldn't accelerate out of an intersection. i took the vehicle back to hastings ford, and after multiple appointments and keeping my vehicle for several days, they were unable to confirm or repair anything. i kept driving it for a while, the same issues still happening, and then after the second time the car shut off on the highway, and after consulting a relative who is a former ford mechanic, i brought it to another dealership. they kept the car the max number of days they were allowed to without repairing anything, and found on the last day that it was a faulty throttle body. the replaced the throttle body but the issue still lingers. and i also feel a short vibration in the pedal nearly every time i accelerate from a slow or stop. i still do not feel the issue is fully resolved. i still consider my throttle body to be defective.

I've had to replace the throttle body for my vehicle once before approximately in august 2011. the car would stall and then turn off. fuel didn't seem to be passing thru while i was driving and when i was at stop lights. often times, it turned off and i would have to wait a while for it to turn back on. when i was at stop lights and this happened, i would have to press on the brake and the gas at the same time to try to avoid the car turning off. my car was not safe to drive because i never knew when it was going to stall or turn off in the middle of the road. i finally was able to get this fixed. i am now having the same problem again with this car. it hasn't been that long ago when i had this fixed. i keep checking to see if there are any recalls for this vehicle and part and have not seen anything. i don't understand why there is no recall for this part. please let me know if there is anything i can do to have the dealer pay for this repair. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. the contact stated that while the brakes were applied, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. the failure recurred on multiple occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer but the vehicle was unable to be diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Traveling on highway 58 doing approximately 65 mph. there was a lunge - accelerator didn't function - drifted to side of road - vehicle was idling very rough. noticed the little wrench was lighted on the instrument panel. i turned the vehicle off for a couple minutes - then it started right up. thought it was a glitch - approximately 5 miles further it did it again. wasn't sure what it was so i had it towed 50 miles to my residence. the next morning i contacted the ford dealership from where i had purchased it. took it in for a diagnostic - $134.40 only to be told they could find nothing wrong. on june 22, 2011 during evening traffic it occurred 5 times within approximately 8 miles. the 5th time i called the dealership again - they had me bring in right in. next day told me the throttle body and motor assembly had to be replaced. well $406.35 and two years later it's happening again. three (3) times in the past two weeks -first time on the interstate - traveling approximately 65 mph - in the rain - made my way to the side of the road - turned it off for a couple minutes and started right back up. last week on a residential road and today september 10, 2013 as i was pulling out of a store parking lot. ford needs to be held responsible for this and have the vehicles recalled to fix the on-board computer problem they have admitted to. i am not lucky enough to have that kind of money to have the parts replaced again only to possibly have to do it again!! *tr

Letter from congressman brown on behalf of constituent regarding problems with her 2009 ford escape; she has an arbitration date on june 28 in columbus, ohio; please respond directly to the cleveland office *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle has been to the dealer on five occasions because the vehicle would jump/lunge while engaging it into drive or reverse. within the last year, the vehicle began to lung/jump while driving down the highway. the vehicle has also been to the dealer six times for a rear leaking window. the weather striping was replaced, but the leak continued. recently, when the consumer filled the gas tank, it only registered a half tank. also, there was a vibration coming from the vehicle while driving 25 mph. *jb

The traffic was light; i was driving on rt. 173 going east between hunt club rd and 41. as i passed over the bridge covering i-94, i let my foot off the gas to cruise which allowed traffic to merge and clear. the road changes from two lanes to one lane at this point. i was driving about 40-45 mph and i slowed down to about 30-35 mph. i was driving straight in the left lane. as i started to accelerate after traffic in front of me cleared, i stepped on the gas and there was no response. i repeated and looked down and saw that all the gauge lights were on. the steering was difficult and i applied the brakes slightly and realized that the engine was off. the engine stalled. there were no noises. the windows were open. the ac was off. i shifted the car in neutral and started the engine as the car coasted in a straight line. the engine re-started and i continued to drive to rt. 41. the engine stalled again 2/4/12 with mileage at 33,866. both times i informed the dealer who said there were no issues found. *tr

I was driving on the highway when the suv started to decelerate. i was traveling at 70mph. the rpm did not change when i pressed the gas pedal. the suv coasted to 0mph. i had to turn the car off for a few minutes. when i restarted it, it drove well enough to get to the ford dealership. diagnostics were run and i was told that it was a "hiccup" and nothing registered in the computer as an alert. i was told to return if it happened again but was told again that it was a "hiccup." the following week, it happened again as i was leaving work. i drove to the ford dealership but this time i took video. i was told it was the throttle that needed to be replaced. possibly a sensor?? i'm not sure. because the suv was out of warranty and it was a saturday, ford didn't know if my extended warranty would cover the part. they cleaned the throttle, i think, and told me to come back on monday. i drove out into the road in front of the dealership and the throttle messed up again. the car decelerated. i turned it off, waited, turned it back on and drove back and paid for ford to install the part. the car still seems to want to decelerate at times but it doesn't and there are no warning alerts/lights. again, i do have video of what actually happened the 2nd time the suv's throttle messed up. *tr

Vehicle accelerated while on cruise control and cruise had to be disengaged to stop acceleration. vehicle failed on 2 occasions to accelerate to highway speed after entering merge lane. *tr

A few months after i purchased a 2009 ford escape, i noticed my accelerator vibrating under my foot. within a few weeks while accelerating my car felt like it stalled- to explain i would push down the pedal and the car would sound as if it was revving up then nothing! my car would stop,no forward movement, no engine sound, nothing for several seconds. then my car would kick in and move, this "stalling" almost got me hit by another car. i took it into the dealership where they told me they fixed it. within a few months this occurred again while merging onto the freeway and i came very close to being hit by a truck. i took the car back where they claimed to fix the car again. this happened a total of four times now, each incident had me just nearly getting into an accident. the dealership has had my car in total for over a month trying to fix this, not including now having had my car for 10 days after my almost getting hit by a bus. so far no one can figure out what is the problem- they have recalibrated the computer, replace the petal twice and made other adjustment without a successful repair. has anyone had this problem? *tr

While driving down the highway, 45mph zone, i noticed the accelerator was having no effect, however the tach was still showing the engine running. i coasted off the road and while the engine was running it was not connected to the transmission. as i do with my computer, i turned off the car waited a short while and turned it back on......everything seemed to work fine, but of course i took it to ford as soon as possible. it was diagnosed as a throttle body assemble malfunction and was repaired under warranty. it has happened twice since then, the last one being out of warranty and costing me 1000 dollars. three throttle body assembles in a car not 4 yrs old with still less than 30000 miles on it. *tr

At the shift level of 40 to 45 mph the gas pedal vibrates. it is most pronounced during the first shift of the day. *tr

Stalling when going on gas to pass another car or up a steep hill. after releasing gas pedal quickly, car wants to still accelerates for a good three to four seconds. also engine stalls out at low speeds when making a sharp turn, like into a parking space. was told by dealer the first two are normal and the third item they could not find anything wrong. *tr

The gas pedal of the escape (2009 model) vibrates when accelerates to about 45 mph. it happens frequently. *tr