Was driving lost all power at first then was able to move at 2 mph when gas pedal was fully depressed, car started to shake. heard loud pop then engine light came on dash. i was able to creep along to get out of moving traffic. drove at the side of the road until i tried to get into a parking area which required me to make a left turn with traffic coming waited and waited then from a complete stop i make the turn into the lot which has a slight incline i was flooring the gas pedal still with out any power of more than 2 mph worried i would slip back into moving traffic. parked called a tow truck. turned off engine went into work. came back out of work restarted car no check engine light and everything seem to work fine after that. frightened i could have caused a serious accident for other and myself. *tr
While driving at approximately 45 mph, the wrench indicator light lit up on my instrument panel and i lost power to the wheels. had vehicle towed to dealership on 1/10/14 where the mechanics diagnosed a throttle body failure. *tr
Vehicle failed to accelerate, lost power and it was necessary to coast to a stop on the side of the interstate. vehicle continued to idle very roughly. when i depressed the gas pedal the motor would not rev up and remained at an idle. necessary to tow vehicle to dealership and i was informed it would be necessary to replace the throttle body. *tr
I was driving along at 35-40 mph, in traffic, and the gas pedal completely quit! and a little yellow wrench showed up on my dashboard. no other lights showed up. a complete failure of the gas pedal ensued. i had to coast through traffic to the side of the road. i found that if i turned off engine and restarted car, the "wrench" went away and i had power until the next time it happened. mechanic said this was "limp mode." i took it into dealer but they could not get the "code" to determine the problem. over two weeks this became more frequent and after the 4th time, the "check engine" light came on. they finally could get the code and it was a total throttle body failure! i stopped driving the car and am waiting for the part. at this time, i have an appointment for repair on monday, dec 30th. this repair will cost me approx $200-$400 dollars! i'm very upset, of course, but thankful that this didn't cause an accident. i am 64 years old and a single woman! *tr
Was driving to work and car stalled. hit the gas and nothing happened. pulled over on shoulder, turned car off, and restarted. immediately took car to dealership and fuel throttle body malfunction was diagnosed as the cause. can i get a refund, as this seems to be a common problem? *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
About 3 years ago, we started having problems with the component within in the fuel take that shuts after you put gas in the vehicle. we kept getting an error notice that it was not shutting. we took it in to the ford dealer, where they claimed to have fixed it. about 2 weeks later, we the code came up again. we took it back to the ford dealer and this time, the neck of the fuel tank had to be replaced. this seemed to take care of the issue for some time, but within the last 6 months, we've been getting really bad gas mileage. we maintain our vehicle very well, so this was concerning. we put new tires, did a completed tune-up, etc., but this didn't help. about 4 months ago, our check engine light came on & the code said there was a part that needed replacing; the vent valve. we did that, and then 2 weeks later, the check engine light came on again for the same thing. and then, as we're pumping gas, the gas keep shutting off, as if we are topping it off, when it's actually empty. we were having a hard time just filling up our tank. we finally took the vehicle in to our local repair shop (whom we trust). the vent valve that was replaced was full of fuel. they are having to replace the canister. we are hoping this will fix the problem. if not, they said we'll need to replace the fuel tank, which is currently on a national back order. but i checked my vin# & was told my particular vehicle isn't part of that recall. i love my little escape, but we've had problem after problem with the fuel system for some reason, for the last 4 years. it's very frustrating & ford just shrugs their shoulders at us now. *tr
Driving on freeway, at about 65mph, when all of the sudden the engine stalled and power was cut dramatically from the engine. unable to control speed and instantly started stopping. had to pull over sharply and unsafely on the side of an on-ramp narrowly having car behind us miss us. turned off vehicle and had to wait about 20 seconds before restarting the car. it then worked ok. happened several times on one trip of about 20 miles. took to a dealer and they diagnosed it as the throttle body needing to be replaced. *tr
On a city street headed out of town in the morning. started to pull out from a stop sign into traffic when the engine began to run really rough. stopped just into intersection. first thought it might be water in the gas. vehicle would idle very rough between 500-800 rpm. put isopropyl dry gas in the tank...no better after 35 minutes. vehicle would not move! called the dealership and ended up having it towed. dealer called on monday to tell me the throttle body had failed and needed replaced. cost was $417.63. made a comment to the service manager that the apparatus should not have gone out at 31,000 miles (vehicle out of warranty by date). the gentleman politely avoided any answer. today i googled the problem only to find out that this is not an uncommon occurrence with 2009-2010 escapes, and the condition is under investigation. add my name to one of the lucky recipients! *tr
While traveling down the highway at approximately 70 mph, the car suddenly loses power. the vehicle becomes unresponsive to throttle controls. vehicle must be pulled off of the highway, onto the shoulder. the vehicle key must be cycled to reset the system. being an active investigation, there should be known cases of the electronic throttle body failing on these cars. it is a safety concern, and the drive by wire design of the vehicle does not allow a throttle body to be cleaned. *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
I was traveling west on i-10 from tallahassee, fl intending to go to pensacola, fl. i was driving the 70 mph posted speed limit. as i neared exit 192 @ quincy, fl i heard a noise from under the hood that sounded like a clunk. the car's engine dropped below 1000 rpm and gradually slowed down. i pulled off to the emergency lane. the escape was towed to havana ford in havana, fl on sat., nov. 2, 2013. the service dept. opened monday and i was informed that the throttle body broke. i had the throttle body and gasket replaced. *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
Driving about 2 miles from my home the auto began to be sluggish. then it would only go about 5 to10 miles an hour and then barely going at all. auto was towed to mechanic and diagnosed that the throttle body was the issue and it was replaced. *tr
The vehicle was traveling on the expressway when suddenly the car seemed to "stall" although it never actually stalled out, but rpms dropped to 800-1000 and would not respond to any throttle action . after turning the car off, waiting and starting again, the problem then resurfaced about a half mile later. i was again able to pull off, restart the car and continue normally. once in a safe location (work), i was able to connect a obd-ii reader to the car and found the following: p2112: tac system stuck closed running a google search of the above error gave many many articles pointing to a throttle body issue. this issue was preceded by the car randomly stalling out (this time actual stalls). these happened at very random intervals for approx. 2-3 weeks before the expressway issue. *tr
I was accelerating into traffic when, all of a sudden, my vehicle lurched forward, began to rapidly lose speed, and would not accelerate--even with the gas pedal pushed to the floor. simultaneously, the yellow wrench light illuminated on the lower left-hand side of the dashboard. i had to immediately cross over two lanes of traffic and pull to a side street, at which time, my car came to a complete stop. i then put the car in park and turned off the ignition. a search of my owner's manual revealed that the wrench light indicated a powertrain or throttle failure. i immediately contacted the ford dealership and had the car towed in for inspection. i was told it was a burned out throttle body assembly as a result of a faulty vapor lock cap. a day later, the throttle body was replaced along with the faulty vapor lock component at a cost of over $700. neither part was covered under my warranty. interestingly, i went back through my service records and noted that in december of 2012, i stated to a local ford service manager that my car was sluggish and would not immediately accelerate through turns. the service tech could not replicate the problem and so nothing was done aside from cleaning the throttle body and fuel system. if you are experiencing occasional "hitches" or lag times in acceleration when the gas pedal is depressed, be aware that these are hallmarks of a failing throttle body and it may be time to take your vehicle in and have the throttle body and vapor recovery system examined. it's time to issue a recall, ford. *tr
I was taking the wife home from the hospital after she had surgery and the car stalled on me while i was pulling out into a busy highway and we were nearly hit. on the way home the car stalled and went into limp mode numerous times and we had to call a tow truck. the culprit was a malfunctioning throttle body assembly which the dealer told me was very common. i cant believe there hasn't been a recall on this as it is very dangerous. the car just stalls at random moments and the only way to get going again is to put the car in park, turn it off, and start it back up. the repair bill was $535.29 + towing costs. *tr
Backed out of parking space, wrench lit on dash, no throttle control, erratic idle. have a code scanner, it read p2111. placed in park, shut engine off and restarted, light went off. drive 5 minutes, wrench light came on again, no throttle control, erratic idle, codes p2111, p2112. almost got rear-ended. again put in park and restarted, made it home. this has happened 3 times before this in the last 2 weeks. very dangerous loosing power like that with no warning, i'm afraid to let my wife drive the vehicle, she is on the freeway more. i'm lucky to be on less traveled side roads where i can pull over to shoulder to restart vehicle. some say its the throttle body, others the electronic gas pedal. vehicle is out of warranty and i don't want to throw money at parts. ford should recall this. *tr
While making a left at an intersection the engine cut to idle and would not accelerate. after pulling to the side of the road the car was shut off and started again and ran ok. the car was take to the dealer the next day. we were told the throttle body was bad. i was also told they go bad a lot and they not covered by the engine warranty. traffic was light at the time if it was heavy this could have caused an accident. there have been times in the past were the car hesitated badly from a stop. *tr
Throttle body replaced on 10/16/2013. merging onto interstate highway when sudden down shift and engine rev occurred. car would not accelerate when needed and pulled onto safety lane.. turned engine off and restarted, same thing occurred with acceleration at 60 mph and higher. very dangerous because car slows down dramatically and will not accelerate. *tr
While traveling on highway with my family, at about 65 mph there was an engine shudder, then the yellow wrench light illuminated on left side of console. engine was now vibrating and shaky. stepped on gas and no acceleration, although all other electrical items were running. with the forward momentum i was able to get over. pulled over to side of highway, called roadside assistance and in the process, i shut off the vehicle. the agent on the phone asked for the mileage of vehicle and i turned the vehicle on again. the yellow wrench light was off and the vehicle seemed normal. i was able to drive to the next exit and get off the highway and safely home. the vehicle has displayed no further issues since then. this vehicle had just been in for normal service the day prior, saturday. after doing further research online it was found this brand of vehicle had a reported problem with the throttle manifold intake. *tr
Traveling on i 64 east toward richmond in the left lane at approx 70 mph in very heavy, fast moving traffic. the engine immediately begin to lose acceleration, the engine wrench icon came on, and the vehicle was rapidly slowing; depressing the accelerator had no effect. there was no left shoulder, and i had difficulty in maneuvering to the right side of the interstate due to traffic. this was quiet alarming. i called for assistance. after researching on internet for about 5 minutes, i started the car, cancelled the tow truck and continued. it appears that this is a common issue with the throttle body assembly and will become increasingly more frequent on my automobile. it is definitely a safety issue. *tr
I was driving from virginia towards the delaware beaches. after crossing the bay bridge in maryland on route 50 ... driving in the left lane traveling 55mph, and all of a sudden i lost the ability to accelerate and began losing speed. i had to pull all the way over to the right lane losing power as each second passed. i was able to coast along the side of the road to pull off the highway. after getting to the ford dealership .. i was told that i need a throttle body .. i'm here at the dealership now .. and the part is well over $400 .. have not received the bill yet.. but my guess, with labor between $500-$600! this is ridiculous as the car is only 3 years old! please make ford recall this part - throttle body - as it seems unfair to have such a high cost repair after 3years of owning the vehicle -- thank you for all your help! this is a safety risk -- someone could have died in this process ..as this occurred on the highway -- please do the right thing, and save future lives.. thank you! *tr
Surging/loss of rpm/power....defective electronic throttle body....had to be replaced....should be a recall on this part. *tr
While traveling 65 mph on the highway the vehicle suddenly lost all power and shuttered to a stop. throttle body replaced by ford dealer on 10/08/13. *tr
As i pulled on to the highway the electronic throttle body malfunctioned almost causing an accident. the car lost power and the gas pedal had no effect. the check engine light and small wrench lights came on. after safely getting off the highway i shutdown the engine and when restarted all seemed fine, the warning lights were off and the gas pedal again worked. the similar event took place twice more on my short drive home, engine idle only with no ability to add power, turning the car off reset the system returning power. *tr
Throttle body quit functioning while driving down the road. this caused the vehicle to lose power in the middle of traffic which could have been very dangerous and possibly deadly. *tr
While driving at 55 mph, car went into limp home mode, greatly reducing speed on rural highway. code was for throttle actuator stuck closed. dealer cleaned throttle plates only, and returned car. next day, the same thing occurred. this time dealer replaced throttle body. this is a dangerouls situation for which i have noticed there have been complaints and an investigation. a safety recall should be ordered. a side effect in limp mode was the engine ran rough with decreased gas mileage while car was driven a few miles to dealer in limp mode. *tr
Had to replace throttle body on october 28 ,2013 after many times of truck stalling at speeds up to 40 mph. most of the issues occurred at speeds of less than 25 mph. the power train warning light (wrench light) and check engine light both would be illuminated. the car could be restarted after each issue. *tr
Driving to kansas from iowa on the interstate at 65 mph we suddenly stalled and lost our power steering. we were in heavy traffic which was quite scary. pulled over to the side of the road stopped, put the car in park and started the car back up. continued down the road only to have it happen again within 2 minutes. this happened multiple, at least 20 times until finally the car would not respond to the gas pedal. we would step on the gas but the engine would not respond. then we turned the car off, waited a minute and tried it again until we could get back on the road. the last 13 miles of our trip took over a hour. took our car to the dealership the next day and they replaced the throttle body which cost us 462.57. the mechanic told us this is a recurring problem and there will most likely be a recall. the error codes were p2111 and p2112 throttle body stuck open and closed. the next day we had a tire blowout on the interstate, which was also scary and in heavy traffic, because we spent so much time on the shoulder of the road which cost us another 180 dollars. i would like to see this recalled as a safety defect. *tr
Driving about 55-60 when the car lost power , pulled over and the car would run at a slow idle. i shut he car off and it restarted drove about another 6 miles and it did it again. had it repaired today, and told my 60,000 mile power train warranty does not cover this, neither does the engine. replaced the throttle body. *tr
Driving on northern state highway at about 55 - 60 mph when the engine started to sputter and lost power engine light came on managed to get onto side of highway without getting hit. *tr
Sitting at a traffic light, when it turned green attempted to accelerate, throttle became unresponsive immediately and the powertrain system fault light came on. after turning off the ignition the car started back up with out incident and continued the drive that day. about 1 week later, had the same thing happen twice in one day and then four times the next. of the seven total incidents, 3 of which happened in major intersections blocking flow of traffic and turned me into a safety hazard. *tr
My daughter was driving to school and she informed me that she lost all acceleration and the vehicle began to jerk forward. this happened 3 times in four days. the engine light and a "wrench" light came on. i took the vehicle to a local ford dealer approximately 20 miles away. the vehicle lost acceleration 10 times during the trip. the gas pedal would not work and the engine would lower to idle and begin to jerk, as if it were going to stall. i had to shut the engine off and wait a few minutes before cranking again. i would make it 100 yards to 3 miles between each incident. the ford dealer stated that the throttle body needs replacing. it is being replaced this week. luckily i had purchased an extended warranty that covers this repair or it would be over $400.00. *tr
Standard transmission vehicle. traveling on city street at 35 mph, vehicle started losing power and engine died. initially not able to restart, waited 4 minutes and engine started. few minutes later at a stop, began accelerating but engine died again. after first occurrence, engine light came on and wrench light went on and off. was able to get vehicle started and proceeded to ford dealer. ford dealer diagnosed problem as faulty throttle body and replaced.
Defective throttle body was replaced by ford 9/17/2013. *tr
First incident sept 13, 2013. traveling at a speed of 55mph on highway 32 when a sensation of someone just pulling the plug on the engine fuel intake. there was no response at all when pushing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle remained idling and i was able to pull safely off the road into a nearby parking lot. i was able to maneuver it still while idling, to position the vehicle of possible towing. i had left the vehicle idling and called my local ford dealer. they asked me if i had "cycled" through by turning the motor off and trying to restart. i told them i had not. they told me to turn it off and let it sit for a few minutes and try to start it and see if the electronic throttle body would reset itself. i did and it did reset. second incident sept 16, 2013. car was parked in my driveway on slight incline. i put into reverse to exit the driveway. once in the street i put into drive to start going forward and there was not response at the accelerator, just like the first time. i turned the car off and let it sit for a minute and restarted it. throttle body had reset and i proceeded on my way again. *tr
Just started to pull away and the accelerator just stopped. the pedal would not work, the engine continued to run but would not move. coasted into a gas station that was right next to us and shut it off. after a restart it was fine. it has happened six times since then, sometimes when i am going down the road at 60 mph. *tr
Going around a turn, the car started sputtering and would no longer accelerate. i pulled over, turned off the vehicle and then restarted it. i took my vehicle to the dealership to have it checked and was told it was a bad throttle body assembly and the part was not under warranty. i have continued driving without having the part repaired, and it has happened three more times in the past week. i will be paying for the repair, but disappointed that this is a wide spread issue with ford and it has not been recalled.
Traveling at 60 mph on the highway, vehicle suddenly lost acceleration and the yellow wrench light came on. coasted to the side of the road and put vehicle in park. pushed down on accelerated, but no response. shut down vehicle. waited a few moments. vehicle started again. drove directly to dealership. after two days, they were unable to diagnose a problem. that was five days ago. this evening, it happened again. vehicle is returning to dealership along with several articles regarding ford's throttle body issue. i have also filed a complaint with ford on their website. *tr
After stopping at a stop light i proceeded to accelerate through the intersection when my ford escape began to jerk, then seemed to die in the middle of the intersection. there was no check engine light on and after listening to the engine i realized that it was still running, but there was no gas getting to the engine when i pressed on the accelerator. i let the car roll out of the intersection, turned off the engine and restarted it. after another mile upon stopping before making a left hand turn it stopped again after gaining up to about 10 mph. i turned the engine off again and when attempting to start it cranked, but would not turn over. on my third attempt to restart the engine it turned over and the check engine light came on. *tr
Stopped at light. got to 20 mph then engine shut off. coasted 50 feet shifted to neutral restarted car shook, but got me to safety. got towed. error code p2112. *tr
Vehicle would not accelerate, would miss fire and stop running. *tr
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
Driving down road at 55mph, suddenly the gas pedal was unresponsive (no power) . pulled to the side of road, shut car down and waited approx. 5 min. then restarted car. ran ok. since then this has been a recurring event. recently stalled on railroad tracks as my wife was driving to work. would like to see ford step up and recall before someone losses their life in an accident. this is a fairly expensive repair,approx. $650 from what we've read on line. seems to be happening with more frequency since first occurrence. *tr
While driving approx. 40mph over a freeway overpass, the car lurched repeatedly, and slowed way down. i could not accelerate. the wrench light came on. i was able to eventually get it pulled over, turn it off and restart it. for the next day and a half, it would die almost every time i came to a stop for more than 30 seconds, or any time i tried to drive up my inclined driveway. i rested it the next day (sunday) and monday morning drove it to the dealership for repair. it did not die on the way to the dealership. now the dealership has it and they have road tested it 2 or 3 times and can't get it to repeat the problem or show codes. i've found several links online to people having the exact same problem and it turns out to be the throttle body. however, the ford dealer says they cannot fix it under warranty unless it shows them codes or repeats the behavior for them. they are not allowed to just take my word for it that this happened. as it's apparently an intermittent problem, who knows when it will happen again? so if it doesn't do it for them in the next day, i'll have to pick the car back up unfixed, and am terrified to drive it on the freeway for fear of being killed when it loses power at 65mph and causes an accident. *tr
My service engine light came on. i took the car to the shop to get it checked out & they did a smoke test & determined that my car was leaking gas vapors from the vapor lock system - to be specific the fuel filler area. it cost me $500 to fix. the shop said my car was leaking a lot of gas vapors which is dangerous. thank goodness i dont smoke. there seem to be quite a few of these complaints & there should be a recall on this. aparently from what i have been told - ford has known about this issue since 2006 & yet they still put them in vehicles.
While accelerating onto the highway, the vehicle lost all power and forward motion. it went into "limp" mode and i had to pull over. once i shut the vehicle off and restarted it, the vehicle was fine. after the ford dealer's inspection, it was deemed that the throttle body is the culprit, and needs replaced.
While driving at approximately 70 mph the engine suddenly cut out, there was no response to the gas pedal. a blinking yellow wrench symbol came on the dash board. we coasted to a stop on the side of the road, where i switched the car off and after a couple of minutes started it again seemingly to be fine. the next day it happened again, 70 mph on a toll road, again it restarted after a shutdown. this time we went about 3 more miles down the road and it cut out again. 2 more times after that, before getting it back home. it was the throttle body unit according to the failure codes, i have replaced it at a cost of $295. *tr
On 8/24/13, while traveling out of state, i entered the highway, got my speed up to 70 mph, when the vehicle jolted hard and all acceleration was lost. i coasted to a stop on the side of the highway, turned the engine off, waited 30 seconds, and restarted it. it cranked hard, but started. i reentered the highway, accelerated to about 70 mph and the escape lost acceleration again. i again coasted to a stop and repeated the above steps. the car once again started and i was able to complete my trip home, keeping my speed to around 55mph. no problems with the vehicle from 8/24/13 until 10/15/13. on 10/15/13, the vehicle was being driven around 25 mph when it lost all acceleration. by turning the vehicle off and back on, it was able to be driven to its destination. about 4 hours later, returning home, the vehicle twice more lost all acceleration while going about 25 mph. all 5 of these incidents happened in busy, high trafficked areas, and posed a real accident potential for my family. *tr