When driving the truck we lose acceleration and pressing the gas pedal does nothing. this has happened now 4 times. the idle sits between 800 & 1100 rpms when this happens. we took the truck to the service department at pine lake ford in laporte, indiana and they said that the throttle body needs to be replaced at a cost of $383. our extended warranty just ran out and this seems to be a recall problem when i investigated it. we are afraid this is going to cause an accident given the fact most of our driving is highway driving. why isn't ford owning up to this problem and recall this part? does someone need to be hurt or be killed before ford takes action? *tr
While driving down the road, pressed the gas pedal and got no response (no acceleration) tried several more times and still had no response as the vehicle continued to slow down. fortunately, there was very little traffic and i was able to pull over on a side street; however, this was potentially extremely dangerous had it happened while i was on a freeway or in heavy traffic. once i turned the vehicle off and restarted it, everything was working again. took my car to the dealership who then had to replace the throttle body, which was on back order due to this being a common problem with my vehicle. *tr
Driving on subdivision street and lost of gasoline to engine. the engine didn't kill. the car reduced speed to 1 mph. *tr
While driving on i55 in chicago going 60 mph the gas peddle went soft. there was no accretion, i was force to move to the shoulder. i turned the car off and then on and it ran fine for 20 miles then the same thing happened again, and then again. i was able to get my vehicle to the ford dealer who told me it was the throttle body and it would take 2 weeks to have a replacement part. *tr
The electronic throttle body on my 2009 ford escape failed causing my car to stall at a high speed and pull over to the side of a busy highway. *tr
I was driving on the freeway going 70 mph. the gas pedal suddenly went all the way to the floor but the car was getting no power. luckily the freeway was not crowded and we were able to coast to the side of the freeway. i turned the car off and restarted it and the pedal seemed to be working. but 30 miles later it happened again. i brought the car to the ford dealership where they said the problem was the throttle body. the part is on back order for 3 weeks. *tr
Due to throttle body failure at highway speed, engine became unresponsive to attempts to keep speed. engine did idle providing power steering and brake operation. engine was successfully restarted and vehicle taken to dealer shop. on way to shop, failure occurred on busy 4 lane street at 45 mph. getting to shoulder was awkward but successful. parts took 11 days to get to dealer service. *tr
Driving in town and it just had nothing... pushed on accelerator and it would not do anything. car did not stall out, sounded like it was going to but didn't. still had all power just would not move when giving it gas. ***took to mechanic error number shows bad throttle body part*** *tr
Electronic throttle body circuit board failed (ford mechanic's diagnosis) while approaching a traffic light. car had been having constant speed surges while driving in 3-4 gear powerband and was serviced. everything seemed fine until a couple of weeks later when the throttle became unresponsive. ford is replacing the tb assembly with what i fear is the exact same part; week and a half wait for the part, no loner car, no warranty coverage. *tr
We were driving to biloxi mi to the va clinic from pace fl and when we arrived at the va clinic on sunday to get our hotel our car started hesitating. when we left to go to the hotel we was going about 40 coming up to a red light and my wife lost the throttle and a wrench showed on the dash. we had no gas pedal so i told her to let it coast to the side of the road and turn it off. it cranked up went a mile and done the same thing so here we are stuck in mississippi with no car. *tr
P2111 error per computer - throttle actuator stuck open. vehicle will not accelerate and engine shakes violently, feels like it wants to stall, but does not. needs to be shut off and restarted to accelerate again. problem has now happened 6 times in the last 2 days. *tr
Wife was coming home form work; she was in the parking, suddenly the power train light came on and the car surged then had no power, pressing gas peddle did nothing, she thought the car stalled and could not restart it. after a few minutes of waiting she started it back up and the throttle responded, so she continued to pick up our kids. once she was on the road traveling approximately 40 mph the exact same thing happened again. her father was following her, and after a few minutes of waiting, they where able to restart and continue the drive. her father drove the car the rest of the distance and, the problem happened again. fortunately in all 3 situations they where able to pull over and off the road. car has been in the shop since thursday of last week awaiting for a new electronic throttle body which apparently is on major back order. attempted to contact our ford dealer but was greeted with less then friendly customer service from the service center. car is out of warranty, and repair is going to be over $325 (quoted) if our repair shop can get the part. my wife and myself are very concerned about this as the problem happened once before several months ago, and happened on a very busy street, fortunately no one rear ended her. at that time we had ford tow the car to their service center and inspect the car, they claimed there was no problems found and no service codes, and returned the car back to us as is. *tr
This has happened to me on 8 occasions in rapid succession. in all instances, i am driving along as usual, and all of a sudden, my accelerator becomes non-responsive. the car is still running, but i am quickly losing speed, i cannot accelerate, and the engine does not rev when i press on the accelerator. i must stop the car, put it in park, turn it off, and restart the car in order to "fix" the problem and continue driving. simply putting the car in neutral, turning it off and restarting it will not remedy the situation. *tr
After use and park, the escape 2009 4 cyl. do not start. several times in between weeks with this trouble. several hours later, start as nothing occur. in an electronic diagnostic, sent a code: 1260 and 1681. starter is good and electronic ignition was recently changed thinking will stop the incidents but without resolving the issue. when the vehicle do the trouble, the antitheft icon keep blinking in the key on position. i changed the main key for the copy and keep doing the trouble. *tr
I accelerated from a stopped position and in approximately 100 feet the accelerator stop working. the engine did not die but the vehicle would only idle at a slow pace. i stopped the car, put in park, turned off the engine and then restarted. the accelerator worked at that time and i continued onto the highway with no problem. i was traveling at 75 mph for about 10 miles when the accelerator stopped working again and the vehicle slowed to an idle. i repeated the same process as before, stop, put in park, turned off engine and restarted. the accelerator worked again and i continued on 10 miles and made it home. the next available day the vehicle was taken to the ford dealership. i experienced (2) of the same scenerios listed above along my 6 mile route to the dealership. after (2) days the problem was diagnosed as a defective throttle body with a $574 price tag to repair. the service person stated this was not covered under warranty or a recall item. she then stated that the part was on a "national backorder" and would not be available for another month. this leads me to believe this is happening alot!! i have read several articles on the internet about this same type of issue happening to other ford escapes, varying years and was surprised there has not been a recall. the incident started when i was out of town, headed toward home at approimately 11:00 pm. it could have been an even more dangerous situation if i had lost power trying to turn across traffic or was on a much busier highway when this happened. i hope others are aware of this website. *tr
Electronic throttle body failure - 2009 ford escape [xxx] first time: driving 35 mph and all of a sudden nothing...no power, no acceleration. luckily i was not rear ended when the vehicle lost power. i had to coast into a parking lot, shut off the truck for 5 minutes, restart and drove home which was less than 1 mile away. next day ran okay, next day no power, no acceleration. took to dealer on june 7, 2013 and they did a diagnostic test and gas fuel induction flush because the electronic throttle body part was unavailable for replacement. second/third time: leaving for vacation. got about 5 miles from home and nothing, no power, no acceleration. coasted into a parking lot and the car lurched...luckily i had my foot on the brake. took vehicle to dealer and the truck is still there because they do not have the part to fix it. it has been parked at the dealership waiting for the electronic throttle body part to fix the issue for over a week. so far i have spend $278.37 for a diagnostic test and gas fuel induction flush and still have an unsafe vehicle due to an electronic throttle body failure. ford you need to fix this and reimburse our expenses related to this dangerous safety issue. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Driving on the highway. the wrench light comes on. i press the gas pedal and there is nothing. the engine is still running but giving it gas will not help it to move. i put my hazards on and pull off road. i shut the car off and restart. this works but the engine light comes on. now it just shuts down sporadically. i cannot be sure when or where it will happen. took it to the dealer (town and country ford) and i am waiting for a replacement throttle body. i contacted ford motor company where i have my loan and they said even if the part is defective it is not covered under any warranties. *tr
Was driving then felt "back fire" then the wrench light and check engine light came on and i couldn't accelerate at all. never lost control just hit brakes to turn on road and pull over. turned off car and restarted it and revved the engine. went another mile and it did the same thing again. took it to a local mechanic to have it checked out because i thought maybe i had gotten bad gas but was told it was the throttle body. taking it too dealership friday june 6th. *tr
Approximately one month ago, while slowing to make a right-hand turn, the vehicle seemed to lose all power; no acceleration, etc. i managed to get on the side of the road, put the vehicle in park, and turned the engine off. when i restarted the engine, everything seemed fine. about 2 weeks later when pulling out onto a main highway, the same thing happened, except this time the "wrench" light came on, and the vehicle started lurching and shaking extremely hard. again, i got to the side of the road (fortunately no volume of traffic), put vehicle in park, turned engine off, and restarted - wrench light gone and all seemed ok. two days ago, same thing happened 4 times within a two mile trip, again fortunately no traffic volume. i had the vehicle towed to the local dealership, and no surprise it was the throttle body, which was replaced at my expense. i see this problem is widespread, and potentially very dangerous. ford should be required to issue a recall before someone gets seriously hurt or killed. *tr
Truck failed to accelerate from a red light, with pedal completely engaged. had continued loss power/thrust when i push the gas. this happens so often now, i am not comfortable driving in heavy traffic as i never know if i'll be able to accelerate. sunday after finally getting home, i was unable to get it to stay cranked when i depress the gas pedal to reverse. this loss of power was exuberated by having the a/c running. first the timing cover leaks at 22, 761, then a pulley falls off the engine at 40,149 spraying oil all over my interior via the a/c. after the pulley was replaced the car would idle high and then started jerking as if it wanted to stall, took to ford dealership and was told there were no codes, finally had the tech drive with me and he felt the jerking. after three visits for this, in november 2012 at 50,000 i was am told the coil pack needs to be replaced, now at 55, 063 miles i am told it is the throttle body that needs to be replaced? i think i was sold a lemon and in the state of florida that's illegal. what if i am rear ended due to the horrible craftsmanship of your product?
I was driving on a city road and the engine randomly died when i was traveling about 40mph. all the lights and radio/electronics remained on (never lost time or preset radio stations, headlights, dash, etc) but as i tried to give it some gas, it wouldn't respond. when i realized the engine was not running after a few seconds, the rpms were at 0 and the battery light and oil light was on. no codes thrown or check engine or wrench light. as i pulled over and put it in park, i attempted to start it, and it started right up like nothing was wrong. didn't "cough" or crank and crank...fired just like it was brand new. i took the vehicle in to a local body shop and they checked normal issues that would cause the escape to randomly shut off and did not find anything. then i did research and determined there was an investigation upon the throttle body. this same issue has happened a total of 3 times, of which the most recent was in july and september. *tr
I had to get the throttle body replaced on my 2009 escape because the car engine would disengage and the gas pedal would stop working. the car would coast to a stop and i would have to shut it off and cut it back on to get it to re-engage. this happened ever couple of days for a few weeks and then i took it to the dealer. the dealer has had my car for almost a month and claims that there was a bad production batch that caused a national backlog of parts. the call center has been unresponsive and ford is claiming that i have to pay full price for the part even though i have been without a car for nearly a month. *tr
Driving down the road at approximately 45 mph and truck had a momentary loss of power, like it was not getting fuel. did not stall and we continued down the road. it happens at various speeds and sometimes once and other times multiple times. gear and speed do not appear to be a factor. on two of the worst cases the power train / throttle control "wrench" light was illuminated, but of course after turning off vehicle and starting it back up and driving to dealership, the light was off and the truck ran fine. nothing was found the first time it was taken in. the second time i pressed them about it and they came back with over $975.00 worth of needed replacement parts (throttle body, mass air flow sensor, fuel injector flush and spark plug replacement @ 56,000 miles. *tr
I had gone of the gas, the vehicle was rolling at about 5miles/h, engine running, towards an intersection when the light turned green and i wanted to accelerate. i stepped on the gas, there was no acceleration, the engine stalled and completely shut off. all engine lights came on similar to when you initially insert the key before starting the car. the escape came to a complete stop at the side of the road. there were no warning lights present, the vehicle was not overheating, it had been serviced and had no prior issues. after putting it back into park i was then able to restart the vehicle without any issues and continue driving. this first happened in january and has since occurred twice again in similar situations, slow rolling and then stalling after an attempt to accelerate. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. while exiting the vehicle, the contact noticed a vapor leak from the fuel tank that evaporated. the contact also stated that the fuel system warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. the vin was not provided....updated 02/03/16 *bf ..updated 03/15/16 *bf updated 12/12/2017*js
We have had problems with this vehicle from day one. currently the big issue is the throttle body (which i've seen has been a problem with all the ford escapes). also the mass air flow system, heating/air, and security system (also it has a problem not starting---not sure if that's also throttle body). is this being recalled? *tr
When driving my car. it constantly will cut off while driving. it also to jerk forward after it is put into drive from a parked position. i have taken it in to sunrise ford dealership on numerous occasions over 6 months. and every time they will not fix it and say that it does not do that when they test drive it. after researching this more, i have noticed that i am not the only person. i just want my car fix. i have a toddler and it is very dangerous to drive especially on the freeway knowing that my car could stop at any moment. please help. *tr
On 10/19/2013 after picking up my car for the 3rd time at ford for transmission problems i was driving on the interstate at approximately 55mph , vehicle lost power, all the lights on the dash turned on including a wrench symbol. i took it to back to the ford dealer where they kept it and stated it was repaired, the second incident was on 06/10/2013 where i was almost involved in a terrible accident because it happened again while i was on the interstate at a speed of 55mph. the vehicles behind me where not aware i had lost power causing a back up until i was able to get the car to the side of the road. ford says its a throttle problem which is now not covered because i am now over 60k miles, therefore i have to pay to get it fixed. *tr
2009 ford escape. consumer writes in regards to acceleration problems. *smd the consumer stated she was driving in the city, at 50 mph, when suddenly the vehicle failed to accelerate. her foot was all the way to the floor, but it would not accelerate. she also noticed two symbols, a gas and a wrench light, appeared on the left side of the dashboard. she was able to pull over, and turned the engine off. shortly after she turned the engine off and started it again, she was able to drive without any problem. she contacted the dealer, and was advised to monitor the situation. on december 21, 2012, as she was driving 40 mph in the city, the vehicle suddenly failed to accelerate again. at that time, only the symbol of the wrench appeared on the left side of the dashboard. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for an inspection, only to be told, they could not find a problem.
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
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
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
I bought my car new in 2009. summer of 2011, it started dying when stopped at red lights or any stops. it did this mostly when it was .25 tank of gas or less and the warmer the weather. i took it to three different mechanics and no one could figure out what was truly wrong. when they plugged it in all it says is emission problem. it happened so inconsistently it was hard to explain or diagnose. i had ford replace a vapor sensor of some sort in summer of 2012 when it was doing it again. it has never ran the same since 2011 when i first had problems. now it is losing power as i drive down the road. it loses power completely, you push the gas and there is nothing and i have to pull over or let it roll to a stop and it jerks or dies. i am taking it to ford service tomorrow and once it is fixed i am trading it in and not buying another ford again. *jb
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
While driving vehicle on busy 4 lane city street vehicle just stopped running. driver was able to coast to center left turn lane bringing vehicle to a stop. vehicle would not start and had to be towed. dealership replaced inertia switch. concern is if fuel shut off switch (inertia switch) had failed while driving on highway at 70 mph with loss of power steering and power brakes it is any ones guess what the outcome may have been. there was no accident, sudden start or sudden stop to cause the switch to fail. *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