Tonight i was driving home doing about 55mph when my vehicle suddenly shuddered and lost all power. luckily i was able to coast it to where it was mostly off of the road. it did not die but continued to shake while in high idle. the power steering was not working properly and no engine lights came on. pushing the gas pedal produced zero results. i shut it down and pondered whether to try and start it back up or just call a tow truck. being out in the country i decided to take a chance. it started up and ran fine...for less than two miles...when it repeated the same scenario only in a much more dramatic loss of power shudder and real rough idle. wrench light came on. i took a picture of the display panels. didn't notice the loss of power steering that time and the engine did not die. called the dealership... no tow truck available. took my chances again and drove it to the dealership since it was only a few miles further then going home. didn't have any problem during that drive but detected an engine whine sound that i had never noticed before. vehicle has 53,393 miles on it. engine was pulled at 8k for oil leaks. have had numerous incidents of shifting clunking sound at take off over the life of it. have had brakes fail in reverse. always pump them before backing out of my garage to make sure they're working ok that day. all work, right down to tire rotations have been done only at the dealership i purchased this brand new at. luckily i purchased an extended warranty. guess i'll learn tomorrow what's up with it this time. sad to have a $28,000 vehicle that i've never really trusted since its early failure. just thankful i wasn't still on the interstate moving along in 70+ mph rush hour traffic. i will never trust this vehicle again after experiencing this. *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.
When attempting to accelerate from a stop the throttle did nothing. it barely moved. pulled off to side of road and restarted. after a bit it started up and drove fine for another 5 miles but then it happened again. pulled off road, restarted and returned home as i was too afraid to continue driving it. taking it to mechanic today to have it diagnosed. during the drive home the transmission was shifting early and otherwise acting slightly strange. *tr
While driving the freeway the engine loss power, the yellow 'wrench" light came on and i had to coast to the side of the road. i tried to rev the engine, no power but the engine was running with a rough idle. i turned off the car waited 3-4 min it started right up i continued on my way this has happened to me several times thru-out the months of sept., oct and the first week of nov.. near the 15 of oct was the worst, while traveling home the car stopped several times, this time both service and wrench lights came on and i limped home, stopping/ restarting every block. on reaching home, i parked the car and there she stayed till about nov, 1st, when i started her up to keep the battery top off, when she started no warning lights were on. ohh, i have the sinc system which offers a vehicle report and said its was caused by the throttle control unit, i've replaced the control unit today (11/06/2013) and hope this fixes the problem. *tr
Was traveling through an intersection and the escape power quit even though the engine was running. got it pulled into a parking lot where then i looked up to see what the wrench light meant which was powertrain issue, took it home added transmission fluid thinking that might have been the problem since it was a little low. had no issues until 9/19/2013 when traveling about 40mph and the same thing happened again. my escape of course is out of warranty and has been sitting at the butler county for now for 10 days waiting for this throttle body to come in since it is on back order (and ford wont do a recall when this is happening to so many vehicles they cant get the part) i have been without a vehicle since (borrowing the parents to get to and from work) and the part is still not in and i keep hearing that it is on its way. never had an issue with the last 6 ford products i have owned but this is pathetic that nothing is being done before someone gets hurt. *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.
Was driving to work and the little wrench symbol lit up as my car lost its acceleration. it still idled, but wouldn't move forward. i was able to drift to the side of the road. turned off the engine and restarted it, drove another 5 feet and it happened again. i was able to pull off into a parking lot and wait for a tow truck to tow my vehicle to the ford dealer. it was found that the throttle body was faulty but the ford dealer said it was not covered under my warranty. *tr
While accelerating and switching from first gear, engine slows to rough idle, no throttle response, wrench light comes on, no check engine light though. seems to be able to creep to the side of road but no real power or control of throttle. idle and rev the engine after restart are ok but seems to have trouble under the heavier load of pulling second gear then rather than switching back to first the software crashes or something. stupid way to handle a problem on fords end. *tr
I was on the right hand lane on highway when vehicle all of sudden lost power and would not accelerate. almost rear ended due to sudden loss of power. once i pulled over and waited a few seconds it started back up. after exiting and waiting at a red light and then proceeding through the intersection on green to make a left hand turn the vehicle again lost power. this has happened on at least three other occasions. when i first took vehicle to mechanic they tell me that they could not find anything wrong and after the third occurrence the wrench light finally came on and now i'm told its the throttle that shows to be stuck in open. i have been given the price from $750-$1000 for parts and labor. no recall as of todays date. the auto mechanic at the ford dealership tells me that there has been complaints but no recall so i would have to pay to have this fix. i own another ford vehicle a 2004. never had a problem and very reliable, this is extremely frustrating and bad business for customer relations when there are so many complaints about the same issue that it is obvious for this particular part the is a defect. there should be recall. this may be my last ford vehicle. *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
Driving home from a day trip w/ friends and when approaching light, car started bucking. when the gas petal was pushed down, the vehicle only went 20 mph and was quickly dropping speed. the red wrench appeared on the dash. we pulled over in a not so very nice part of this particular town, shut off the car. fortunately for us, the vehicle started and we got home. i have a call to the dealership who sold the vehicle (used) to me in 2012. i am hoping to hear from them tomorrow. prior to this happening, i explained to them that the vehicle seemed to hesitate many time while driving ; only to be told they couldn't find anything. i know of two friends who experienced this problem and the dealership repair this for free. i am hoping the same. it seems to be though, that this is a recall issue. imagine if i would have been traveling at high speeds and a big mac truck was behind us. i wouldn't be writing this today. thank you. *ln
Throttle body sensor malfunctioned, and accelerator peddle went limp. dealership is telling us it's not under warranty, we're under the 36,000mi but over on the 3 years however now i'm reading this is a very common problem with this make and model. *tr
1st - vehicle was refueled with 87 octane and just drove one mile down and up a hill were it stopped at a red light. light turned green and the throttle was applied and vehicle lurched and stalled. 2nd - vehicle was driving around neighborhood going 20 mph and started to sputter and hesitate 3rd - rush hour traffic were it was stopped then throttle applied and lurched and stalled 4th - using cruise control driving 75 mph down parkway, vehicle hesitated and then quickly slowed down to 20 mph and stalled 5th - driving to dealer to figure out hesitation and stall, accelerated from red light and hesitated and stalled 6th - still enroute to dealer, check engine light is now illuminated, and vehicle stalls again only 300 feet from last stall. engine has rough idle. police officer suggested throttle body problem because his ford expedition recently had the same problem and symptoms. dealer diagnosed a bad throttle body. vehicle did not have any check engine light illuminated until the last 6th stall. every time vehicle experienced problem there was no throttle response and restart in neutral led to re-stalling. vehicle had to be stopped and re-started after transmission was placed in park. engine sputtered and was resistant to acceleration after 6th stall but slow smooth acceleration proved effective. all stalls were experienced with light to moderate acceleration. *ln
2010 ford escape had been having an uneven idle while in drive with foot on brake. in this case, while accelerating at a stop light, the car would not accelerate and stalled with the engine and wrench light illuminating. pulled over turned key to off position put car in park and restarted. took to dealership that weekend. technician witnessed the uneven idle. no codes would show up on computer. technician re-calibrated idle. car ran smooth for 3 days and uneven idle reappeared. three weeks later when trying to accelerate from a stop sign, car went into "limp" mode; wrench light illuminated and would not accelerate. next day while driving about 55 mph with cruise set i could feel "surges" in the engine. took car off cruise, could still feel something just wasn't right. uneven idle still persists although not consistently. taking back to dealership today. have done lots of research online and believe this may be connected to all the complaints with the throttle body. *tr
The first incident happened on 09-10-13, a week after having the works and an alignment done on my car at a ford dealer. while driving 40mph, my vehicle surged and lunged, then i lost ability to accelerate my vehicle had to pull over put flashers on and restart vehicle. a yellow wrench light lit up on my dash. i looked it up in the manual which indicated a throttle problem. i called the dealership which serviced my vehicle from the side of the road and they agreed that it was a throttle problem but not to worry unless it happens again; then call to make an appointment. the second incident occurred 09-14-13 while driving at 45 mph. again i lost ability to accelerate and the wrench light lit up on my dash. i had to coast into a parking lot to restart my vehicle. i called the dealership and made an appointment to have this problem addressed. i pay for an extended service plan for my vehicle and they still told me it was not covered and that they have been having a lot of problems with vehicles experiencing the same thing. i had to pay out of my pocket to replace and fix the problem on a vehicle that is just over three years old and that is not right. the problem did not stem from my operating the vehicle. *tr
Throttle body failure: replacement not only costly, but also on back order and is estimated to take several weeks. *jb
Driving approximately 65 miles per hour, without warning the car just stop going the wrench light showed up on the dash, thank goodness i was able to avoid a collision by coasting off the road. the next day in heavy traffic going 35 miles per hour same thing happened , had to be pushed out of rush hour traffic, narrowly escaping being in an accident. there is no warning what so ever. on way home the car did it again as i was coasting around the corner. that's when i took i to the dealership. only to be told the part. the throttle body is on national back order. seems a recall is in order. over 700.00 to be fixed, plus possibly 3 weeks waiting for the part.
My daughter was driving to school on the hwy to school and car shut down completely which lost all power pulled over and tried to restart and had to wait places to me (father) and then it restarted then she drove on to school then she took car on to dealership and dealership performed search and found that it was a throttle body that was going out.
The first occurrence i was driving in normal conditions at 40 mph and the engine lost power completely and a small wrench lit up on the dashboard. i pulled over safely and shut the engine down, waited a minute and the engine started right up. the same thing began happening at least once a day. in traffic, on the highway. this problem has almost caused serious accidents. i called the dealer and they said they have no idea what it could be. i looked the problem up and there are numerous complaints. there should be a recall before someone gets seriously hurt! *tr
I was driving home from work at 11:45 p.m. and my vehicle started to slow down, i pulled over to the side of the road, i stepped on the gas and nothing. so i shut it off and waited a few minutes and restarted it, the vehicle took off and i made it home, 26 miles. this happened the next morning when my husband drove it took it to decorah auto center ford and they said they can't do anything with out a code. i have to restart the vehicle to drive it and this erases the code. today is the 5th and it happened again that is 3 times in 5 days. the little wrench lights up in the lower left on dash . this is very scary especially in heavy traffic. how can i get a code to get this fixed? i have to restart to drive. *jb
While driving down the interstate the car lost all power and the check engine light (wrench) came on. the gas pedal was completely unresponsive but i was able to coast to the side and come to a complete stop. i then shut off the engine which was still running at a low rpm. i then re-started the car, the light did not come back on and the car then ran normally.
Engine failed. car abruptly stopped. wrench light appeared. restarted car and wrench light went out but engine light remained on solid. got going on third try and managed to get home about 8 miles. same scenario continued and my mechanic thoroughly cleaned throttle assembly. problem continues... tried again....this time failed at intersection...got going again but almost had vehicle behind me rear end me....../totally unsafe. my wife drives this vehicle and the ramifications are apparent. had similar problem with my brand new 2008 taurus if i recall correct. ford fixed immediately.. i believe they should cover this also although. i must correct immediately. i will keep all invoices for reimbursement. i would appreciate your prompt response. thank you.*jb
Pulling out of intersection, vehicle stuttered twice and lost power. pressed accelerator to the floor with no response. pulled off on side of road and was nearly hit several times. turned vehicle off for a few minutes and re-started, then everything was fine. no check engine light ever came on. *js
I was driving on i-66 at about 60 mph and suddenly lost power. luckily i was just approaching an exit in a rural area and was able to coast onto the ramp, which sloped downward ahead of me. the engine continued to run but at a very low rpm and there was no response to the gas pedal. the wrench symbol came onto the instrument panel. i had the car towed about 40 miles to my usual independent mechanic. after investigation, i was told that this was a throttle body problem. they installed a new throttle body and the problem has not returned for seven months. *tr
While driving on the interstate going 65 mph i felt a jolt like the car had dropped into a lower gear. the speed immediately went down to 40 mph. when i pushed down on the accelerator it would not go above the 40 mph. i moved over to the shoulder. the wrench light came on. the engine continued to run, very shaky, and i called for a tow. the dealer replaced the throttle body.*jb
Traverse city mi driving around 55 mph vehicle started loosing power. pulled off side of road tried putting it in reverse since it wouldn't go forward slowly went. check engine light was not on. ran vehicle health report. turned engine off and back on hesitated to start but did. ran a little rough but than went for a mile or less check engine light came on. ran vehicle health report again. . did the same again rolled to a stop. turned engine off and on finished going 5 miles to work. called a wrecker had towed to ford garage. they said throttle body had to be replaced part wouldn't be in until tuesday due to labor day. cost would be $503. tuesday told me it wouldn't be here until 10:00 a.m. wednesday .car would be done by noon. called at 12:30 wednesday told me part is on national back order won't be in until october,17 2013. *jb
Driving on highway at about 50 mph, sounded like engine shut down and the gas wouldn't work at all. thankfully, the brakes worked and i pulled over and turned the car off for a few minutes before turning it back on and driving to my mechanic who recommended going to my ford dealer. they charged me over $500 to replace the throttle body and reprogram the pcm... any recalls from ford for this? *jb
After approximately 100 feet of travel the engine suddenly braked so that we were traveling at around 6 mph. throttle was not responsive. i returned home and parked the car and used another one. about an hour later the car started and performed normally. my pocket scanner showed obd2 code 2111, meaning the throttle actuator control was stuck open. i replaced the throttle body, including the actuator control that morning. the car has now run about a week and several hundred miles with no trouble. the number on the original throttle is 100053000805. the new one is ds7z*9e926*d, at least that is what it says on the ticket. i have the old part boxed up in case ford ever recalls it. the parts man at ford said that the throttle part number had been revised a couple of times. i am just glad that it went bad on a quiet street and not in heavy traffic. i am also glad that i could change it myself and not have to listen to run around.
The car started feeling vibrations in the pedals, lost speed, eventually stalled on a highway. i had it towed to a repair shop and they said the fly-by throttle body unit had failed. *tt
I was driving down the road in light traffic. all of a sudden my car jerked a little and lost acceleration. the wrench light came on, and i was able to pull over to the side of the road. i stopped the car, and cut it off. i started it back up, and the light was off. and everything ran fine for the remainder of the drive. since then, this behavior has happened once or twice every couple of days. i have taken it to a shop to look at it, but will be taking it to the ford service department as soon as i can after the shop confirmed that it is a problem with the electronic wiring with the motor. *jb
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.
I was driving about 60 mph when the car lost all power, let cool for about 20 minutes. then drove it about 20 miles it died again. let it cool again an it did this 4 times before getting to dealer. the same thing happen on aug 9 2013 but would not start. dealer examined starter and found nothing wrong by checking codes. this has happened today a total of three times in one year two of those times i was in heavy traffic and was lucky i was not hit from behind. ford needs to check and recall these cars, but they need to see body counts before they see a need to do something.*jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. the contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle shook with the illumination of the maintenance warning light. the dealer vehicle was not diagnosed for the failure. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
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
Started accelerating from a stop light, vehicle stalled and would not go, however engine continued to idle. wrench light on dash board came on. turned ignition off then started vehicle back up. vehicle ran fine and no codes were stored in computer. condition has gotten so bad within a two week period that it has set the p2112 code for stuck open/stuck closed throttle body. it appears as if the throttle body will need to be replaced. this is a very unsafe condition as vehicle may stop on railroad tracks, in intersections, and while traveling down a highway at highway speeds. there is no warning with this condition.
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
While driving on the freeway, the engine cut out and spit and sputtered. vehicle restarted and went about a mile and did the same thing. at that point a tow truck was called and vehicle was towed to a service shop where the throttle body was replaced.
I was driving home with my five year old son when i noticed my vehicle seem to be running rough. first, i noticed a rough idle when i stopped at a stop light. then, while turning accross on coming traffic the vehicle looses all power with no throttle response and the engine light illuminated. at this point i was still in the way of on coming traffic and could not accelerate to finish the turn. thank god i did idle to safety. i then stopped on the side of the road and put the vehicle in park and observed a very rough idle and no throttle response at all. i shut off the vehicle and restarted it after thirty seconds and it ran normal again with the engine light off. i immediately took the vehicle to a parts store to have the the ecm scanned for trouble codes. the tech could not recover or read any codes at that time. i found that troubling at the time but found out later that not all scan tools can access stored codes. i had this occur twice the next day while driving to work. i then called my local ford dealer to schedule service and when i told him the symptoms he immediately knew the problem. i ordered a new throttle body assembly per their instruction and asked if there are any recalls or tsb's on this issue if it's that common. the dealer checked and found a tsb on this problem but no recalls. i personally feel this is definately a safety concern and should treated as that before someone does get hurt or worse, killed in an accident. i called ford customer service the next day to file a complaint and find out why they aren't being proactive with this serious issue. i was told that they have no known safety recalls or tsb's at this time. i was also told that this problem was not something they had encountered very often. since then, i have researched this and found that it is very known and being investigated at this time. thank you.
I had just left work yesterday 0821/2013 and was driving maybe 40 mph. my 2010 ford escape just died on me. i had driven but a half mile. i coasted into a parking lot, turned it off. i checked under the hood and all looked ok so i tried starting it. after some hesitation, it did start. i drove it straight to my mechanic. he could not find anything wrong so i picked it back up. this morning 08/22/2013 it did it again when i was turning through an intersection, not a mile from my house. i was almost hit by an oncoming car. it did it again, on the highway, about 10 miles later. this time the check engine light came on. i drove it straight to my mechanic because i knew he should now be able to pull something up on the computer. he was able to confirm that the throttle needed to be replaced. he did tell me to call the ford dealership to see if there was a recall but there wasn't. he felt bad and gave me a great deal, $410, to replace it. ford needs to do something!!! *tr
I was coming to a stop light near work when engine suddenly shifted into limp home mode. was in a construction zone with only one lane. the yellow wrench light came on. i was able to pull slightly over and after completely shutting off the vehicle, was able to get it restarted. *tr
On 2 occasions my 2010 ford escape lost throttle power while driving. this has happened once while starting to accelerate and once while driving 45 mph. the yellow toolbar lights up on the instrument panel and the car essentially loses power and i'm unable to drive forward. after further investigation we need to replace the throttle body which cost $345 (not covered by warranty and no recall). in my opinion this should be a recalled part considering how common this problem appears to be and more importantly the extremely dangerous position it leaves you on the road when the throttle body fails. *tr
While driving at approx 45mph, the vehicle's throttle dropped to idle speed. the accelerator would not allow the car's rpm's to increase despite pushing it to the floor. the car did not stall, but rather was in a sudden state of idle. after car's ignition was shut off, the car restarted without problem. however, the incident happened again the following day, nearly causing a serious accident as it happened in the midst of heavy traffic and there was nowhere to move the car. we took it to the dealer who could find nothing abnormal on the diagnostic computer. however based on the description of the problem, the dealer replaced the throttle body today and reprogrammed the power train control module at a cost of over $500. *tr
Vehicle abruptly stalled with check engine light on, at highway speed. an accident was barely averted. car was taken to dealership and diagnosed as a faulty throttle body. the defective throttle body was replaced. vehicle only has 32k miles. research shows that this is a common problem. *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
While driving at approx 65mph on freeway, the vehicle's throttle dropped to idle speed. the accelerator would not allow the car's rpm's to increase despite pushing it to the floor. the car did not stall, but rather was in a sudden state of idle.the "wrench" icon flashed on, then "check engine light" and my car went from 65 to 5mph in a matter of seconds. after car's ignition was shut off, the car restarted without problem. however, the incident happened again after reentering freeway nearly causing a serious accident. dealership was able to confirm that the throttle needed to be replaced, but not under powertrain warranty. research shows that this is a common problem. this is very dangerous and needs to be recalled asap. *tr
Car stalled while i was driving over the railroad track. after barely got it to go over the railroad (luckly train didn't come while i was barely moving) pulled over to side and shut the car off and started back up. wrench looking light and engine check light came on while it was trying to stall, it happened 2more times while trying to make it back home. after few checking around it is caused by the faulty throttle body. *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
I was stopped at a red light and the car gave a sudden jolt and died. i start it back up just fine, but when i stated going again, it stalled and died again. i got it started, got onto a busy street, made a u- turn and it did again. i was lucky enough to get it started and off the incredibly busy street before there was an accident. i am now having a problem, i cant even drive a quarter mile before it dies again. *tt
In august rush-hour morning traffic at approximately 60mph the vehicle suddenly without warning went into 'limp mode', the engine rpm decreased to under 1000rpm and i was able to fight thru several lanes of traffic while coasting the vehicle to the side of the road. no throttle inputs affected the engine, it remained under 1000rpm and ran very rough as if it was going to stall. i shut the car completely off, waited a minute, then restarted the engine and was able to continue to the workplace. two days later on a short trip to a restaurant, the engine again went into 'limp mode'. i shutoff the vehicle and restarted and continued on my way. about 1/4 mile later the engine went into 'limp mode' again. the vehicle would go into 'limp mode' after every 1/4 - 1/2 mile for a total of 4 times on the short trip. i then took the vehicle to the dealership, where it is now. this 2010 ford escape has 86k miles. the dealership says it is a bad throttle body. i called ford customer relations and they will not do anything to help because of the mileage and no recall has been issued due to nhtsa action number: pe13003 as of yet (still in investigation since february). i cannot safely drive this vehicle. *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