2011 Ford Escape Power Train

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact attempted to make a right turn however, the power steering failed, and the steering wheel became difficult to steer in either direction. No warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to an unknown recall however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 152,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle hesitated upon depression of the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that there might have been a recall on the vehicle for the transmission. The manufacturer was notified, and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the front driver side wheel seized and would not release. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a fractured wheel dimension as a result the dimensions needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,899.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after turning off the cruise control to reduce the speed from 65 MPH to 60 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal to adjust the speed and then depressed the accelerator pedal to readjust the cruise control however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The contact then coasted to the side of the road and shifted the vehicle into park(P) then to drive(D), reverse(R) and then neutral(N) while depressing the accelerator pedal however, the failure persisted. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called Roadside Assistance who was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEAR, AND FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TRANSFER CASE OVERHEATING AND DUMPING LUBRICANT ON TRANSMISSION/DRIVERS SIDE AXLE SPRAYING ALL OVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. *BF VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VALLEY FORD (WAVERLY, OH) WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE AIR FILTER HOSE KEPT COMING OFF BECAUSE IT WAS TOO SHORT. CONSUMER STRETCHED THE HOSE TO KEEP IT FROM COMING OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *DL

FORD PART BL8Z-7251-A IN 2001-2012 ESCAPE/MERCURY MARINER/MAZDA TRIBUTE,& SIMILARLY DESIGNED FORD EXPLORER,EDGE, TAURUS, AND SEVERAL MAZDA--ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND 4X4 MODELS ARE MADE WITH KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSFERCASES/AUTOMOBLIE DESIGN. THE ENGINE EXHAUST IS PLACED TOO CLOSE TO THE GEAR CASE WHICH DRIES THE LUBRICANT WITHIN (12 OZ.). MASSIVE BEARING FAILURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY MOMENT DESTROYING THE TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING A LOCKUP CONDITION, THE CASE OR DRIVE SHAFT CAN BREAK FREE AND RESULT IN A CRASH.

I BOUGHT AN RV LAST YEAR AND DECIDED TO PULL IT BEHIND MY RV. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT PROCEDURE IN NEEDED TO DO TO PULL MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE ON ALL FOUR WHEELS BEHIND MY RV AND SO I FOLLOWED THE MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS AND DID SO. WELL I GOT ABOUT 300 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND THE TRANSMISSION BURNS UP! I HAVE CONTACTED FMCO AND THEY ARE GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND AND NOT WANTING TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY TRANSMISSION WHICH I TOTALLY DISAGREE BECAUSE I FOLLOWED THE MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS.

A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM ON 2001-2012 FORD ESCAPE AWD MODELS: THE TRANSFER CASE ON AWD MODELS IS MOUNTED NEAR THE EXHAUST WHICH BAKES AND DRIES LUBRICATION GREASE IN THE TRANSFER CASE RESULTING IN BEARING FAILURE AND LOCK-UP CONDITIONS WHICH CAN CAUSE A CRASH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE FLAT TOWING.

FLAT TOWING, ALL FOUR WHEELS ON GROUND, SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD, TOWED IN TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED UP. IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE IF LET GO. 86986 MILES ON 2011 ESCAPE. HAVE BEEN FLAT TOWING BEHIND MOTORHOME FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS.

THIS VEHICLE IS BUCKING AND JOLTING GOING UPHILL ON A LEVEL SURFACE. IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS HIT ME FROM BEHIND. IT IS NOT NOT SHIFTING AT ALL THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSE TO. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. THIS IS NOT VIN.RELATED IN ANY SENSE. THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.

SHIFT SOLANOID PROBLEMS WHERE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT. FORD DOES NOT HAVE THESE PARTS ON HAND AND ARE ON BACK ORDER UNTIL MID OCTOBER 2018. WHY? BECAUSE TOO MANY ESCAPE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO CONDUCTED ON THIS ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REPLACE THESE SOLANOIDS.

CAR JERKS,LAGS,BUCKS ON ACCELERATION. DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE FLUID IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS12279241. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH, MY CAR JUST LOST POWER AND BEGAN COASTING. THE ONLY LIGHTS OR INDICATORS ON THE DASH WAS THE WRENCH SYMBOL. THE CAR WOULD START UP AGAIN AND RUN BUT IT REPEATED THE LOSS OF POWER SEVERAL TIMES...AT ANY SPEED, AT ANY TIME! (25-65MPH) TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY IN FAST TRAFFIC! WENT TO THE FORD DEALER BY ME AND THEY REPAIRED THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN MODULE AT NO COST TO ME. APPARENTLY A RECALL WAS IN PLACE. THIS WAS A PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH MANY FORD VEHICLES I FOUND OUT WHILE DOING RESEARCH! THIS WAS IN SEPT/OCT OF 2015 AND TODAY IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN...TWICE IN ONE HOUR. (MAY 22, 2017) MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE V6 IS NOW BACK AT THE SAME DEALER. I AM BEING TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS AND THE LABOR AND PARTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE ONLY 19 MONTHS LATER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS BOOKED SOLID FOR TWO DAYS AND THEY COULD GET ME IN ON THE THIRD DAY. I AM SINGLE AND ON PARTIAL DISABILITY AND CANNOT AFFORD A HUGE BILL FOR THE CAR OR TO MISS WORK. CERTAINLY NOT WITH SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT CAUSE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE! I HAVE ALL OF THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF IT. IF NEED BE, THE DEALER HAS ALL OF MY ORIGINAL INFORMATION ON THE WORK AND REPAIRS AND THEY HAVE MY VEHICLE NOW AND I AM HOPING THAT THEY WILL GET TO LOOK AT IT TODAY. THEY SAID THAT I COULD RENT A CAR TOO! ONLY $30 A DAY! NOT! PLEASE HELP! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND THE CAR STALLED WITH NOT WARNING. THE "WRENCH LIGHT" OR THROTTLE BODY/POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED TO A PERSON'S DRIVEWAY AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND CAR RAN FINE. MECHANICS CAN'T FIND PROBLEM OR ERROR CODE AND I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY NEW VEHICLE.

DRIVING AND TRUCK JUST CUTS OFF. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FIRST THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR.. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENED. THEN IT WAS SAID IT MIGHT BE THROTTLE BODY. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND ALREADY HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS.

"TAKATA RECALL" A LIGHT POPPED ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL CITY STREET A LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH AND IT IS CAUSING ME HESITATION WHILE DRIVING WON'T PICK UP SPEED OR GIVE ANY GAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND DECELERATED. THE SERVICE ENGINE NOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2015 PER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THAN ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSES POWER. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO AUTONATION FORD KATY AND WAS TOLD THEIR IS A RECALL FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. ASKED PROPERTY TO REPAIR TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO SO UNLESS VEHICLE SHOWED ISSUE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I THINK THIS IS AN UNSAFE PRACTICE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED ASAP.

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 70 MPH VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO AUTONATION FORD KATY TEXAS WAS TOLD THERE WAS A ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY RECALL. ASKED DEALERSHIP TO FIX AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT UNLESS VEHICLE REPLICATED ISSUE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I FEEL THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE DO TO FUTURE SAFETY ISSUES

POWER TRAIN , I WAS DRIVING ON I-4 AND DRIVING WITH THE TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST STARTS TO JERK AND CUTS OFF, NEEDLESS TO SAY I GOT OFF ON SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED CAR OFF. I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND I THOUGHT I WAS DEAD. I HAD TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO THINK I COULD HAVE DIED TODAY. RESEARCHING IT REALLY ANGERS ME BECAUSE THIS COULD AND CAN BE PREVENTED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET A RECALL. AS FOR THE CAR IT STARTED BACK UP AND GOT ME HOME. I CANNOT SAY I AM SAFE IN MY OWN CAR. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP PLEASE CALL A RECALL BEFORE MYSELF OR ANYONE OF THE OTHERS GETS KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS WALKING TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO PUT LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING TOWARDS HER. THE CONTACT DOVE TO THE GROUND ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO AVOID BEING HIT. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND STRUCK THE POLE TO THE BUILDING. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE OWNER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER KNEE AND BACK WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED OR TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.