2010 Ford Escape VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKING METER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 07/01/13

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED FROM 60 MPH TO 5 MPH HAD TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER OF ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAIT FOR TOW. *TR

I AM WRITING TO YOU REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR UP AGAIN AND IT SEEMED FINE. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS ACCELERATING FROM BEING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A THROTTLE BODY RECALL. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THIS AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS OR WARNINGS BEFORE THE VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS RANDOMLY HAPPENED 5-6 MORE TIMES THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WE PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF EACH TIME. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, WE START THE VEHICLE, ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND SO FAR HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO OUR DESTINATION. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AGO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. WE JUST HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ERROR CODES AND IT SHOWS P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 4 (FLORIDA) LOST ALL ACCELERATION OF ESCAPE WHILE DRIVING MIDDLE LANE (70 MPH). I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID FOR IT TO GET FIXED (THEY SAID IT WAS A BATTERY CABLE) . I HAD TWO CARS SWERVE TO MISS ME AS THE CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN AS I WAS TRYING TO GET OVER TO SHOULDER. I CONTACTED FORD VIA EMAIL AND RECEIVED EMAILS BACK INDICATING (AND I HAVE THEM ON FILE) THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTICE OF THIS KIND OF ISSUE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES WILL ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. *TR

VEHICLE STALLING, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AS IT OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 09/25/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN LUMBERTON, N.C ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER SLOWING DOWN DRASTICALLY ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR TO LUMBERTON FORD WERE I BOUGHT IT. AFTER CHECKING IT OUT, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THEM BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL YEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL ON 2009 FORD ESCAPES BUT NOT 2010. THIS I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND. SO FORD MOTOR CO SPLIT THE COST WITH ME. BUT IF ITS A FAULTY PART, AND THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE SAME PART, WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING ? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES AN HOUR, I NOTICED MY VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN, AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE GAS I WAS STILL SLOWING DOWN AND IT WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER. I QUICKLY PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND NOTICED THE CAR SHAKING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON. I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND CALLED FOR HELP. A FEW MINUTES LATER HELP ARRIVED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN ON THE ESCAPE AND DRIVE IT INTO TOWN TO A CAR CENTER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN. IT DID NOT PULL UP ANYTHING ON THE TEST. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT NOW IN THE EVENT IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I AM LUCKY THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I COULD GET OVER QUICKLY AND OUT OF THE WAY. I HOPE WE ARE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND GET THIS FIXED. *TR

DURING MY LUNCH HOUR, THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS NOT IN A PLACE WHERE IT WAS EASY TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. I TRIED PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WOULD JUST BARELY CREEP. I FINALLY TURNED IT OFF & RESTARTED AND IT WAS OK. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 4/26/13. I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AND THE THROTTLE/POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. I PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT HAS BEEN OK SINCE. *TR

FAX LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING A POTENTIAL COMPELLING SAFETY ISSUE WITH HER FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED FROM HERB CHAMBERS FORD OF BRAINTREE, MA; SHE BELIEVES FOR " NO REASON" IT LOSES ACCELERATION AND CAUSES THE OPERATOR TO "GLIDE" TO FIND SAFETY. *SMD UPDATED 06/30/14

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A 4-LANE FREEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. EFFORTS TO APPLY MORE ACCELERATION FROM THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE BERM AND ACTIVATED MY HAZARD LIGHTS IN THE PROCESS AND MY SON WHO WAS FOLLOWING ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE SUV NEVER COMPLETELY STOPPED BUT WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 2 MPH ON THE BERM. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT APPEARED TO START OKAY BUT AN OPEN-END WRENCH APPEARED AS A WARNING LIGHT (THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN). AFTER GETTING BACK UP TO SPEED AND MERGING WITH TRAFFIC THE SUV DIED AGAIN IN ABOUT 1/4 MILE. I PULLED OVER TO THE BERM AND RESTARTED A SECOND TIME. THIS TIME A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED BUT THE SUV APPEARED TO RUN NORMALLY. I CONTINUED HOME AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME UNTIL THE SERVICE GROUP CAME IN ON MONDAY. I ASKED TO TALK TO A MANAGER BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE ALL BUSY AND THAT I'D HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY. I LEFT VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE UNTIL MONDAY AND THEN WILL TRY TO TAKE TO HAVE IT SERVICED. *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. I WILL LOSE ALL ACCELERATION AND IT WILL THEN BEGIN TO JOLT AND SHAKE UNTIL I TURN IT OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP SOMETIMES I WILL HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES. THERE IS NO WARNING, IT HAS DONE IT WHEN I'M GOING SLOW AND IT'S DONE IT WHEN I AM ON INTERSTATE GOING 65MPH, IT HAS DONE IT WHEN I'M STOPPED AND TRY TO GO. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I'VE SPOKEN WITH MANY MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE ALL TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WILL COST BETWEEN 400-600 DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR

I WAS SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5-10 MPH. I HAD TO PULL IN FRONT OF MOVING CARS TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE FORD MODELS, YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $90 FOR A TOW AND $30 FOR A RENTAL CAR. THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS ABOUT $450. *TR

WAS GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AROUND 50 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING, LOST POWER. VEHICLE DID NOT DIE, JUST HAD NO GAS POWER, HAD TO COAST OUT OF ROADWAY. THIS SAME SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN, ALL WITHOUT WARNING AND SOMETIMES IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ALL TO FORD COMPANY HEADQUARTERS. *JB

LEFT TURN FORM A STOP AND ENGINE WENT TO IDLE, NO ACCELERATION. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED , NORMAL. DROVE HOME THREE MILES AND PARKED. WON'T DRIVE UNTIL PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. *TR

AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE THROTTLE AND WENT INTO LOW IDLE. (NO GAS PEDAL) LUCKILY THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN IT OFF AND START IT BACK UP AND IT RESET ITSELF. ON 7/2/13 IT HAPPEN TWO MORE TIMES BUT AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 20-25MPH. HAD A HARDER TIME STARTING BACK UP. IT TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT CRANK. THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR ANY DRIVER TO LOOSE YOUR GAS PEDAL!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE AIR FILTER AND THEN REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TROUBLE CODE DETECTED A FAULTY THROTTLE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 07-17-13 *BF

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX. 55-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM CRUISING SPEED DOWN TO APPROX. 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED. THE DASHBOARD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ILLUMINATED . THE VEHICLE WAS APPARENTLY IN SAFE MODE AND ONLY ABLE TO GO A SPEED OF 30 MPH. AFTER CRUISING ONTO THE SHOULDER OF FREEWAY, THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND CONTINUED WITH SAME PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MILES. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN REGULAR SPEED WITH WARNING LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES AND THE PART NEEDED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FROM FORD AND IS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL OR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE SEPARATE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 3/28/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 4/1/13 *CN AFTER THE VEHICLE JERKES, THE CONSUMER STATED HE SPEED WAS 3 MPH. THE INCIDENT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVNG 15-20 MPH.

CAR WENT FROM 70 MPH TO IDLE ON THE HIGHWAY, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DEALER REPLACE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY, BUT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE SPORADIC ACCELERATION ISSUES. DEALER CANNOT FIND FAULTS IN THE CURRENT THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,336.