2011 Ford Escape Power Train

WAS DRIVING 2011 FORD ESCAPE AND CAR STARTED TO JERK AND DECELERATED WITH GAS PEDAL NOT DOING ANYTHING. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE POWERTRAIN WRENCH LIGHT HAD COME ON THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. RESTARTED THE CAR A MINUTE LATER AND IT DROVE A FEW HUNDRED FEET BEFORE SAME THING HAPPENED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WILL GET CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I AM A LONG-TIME FORD OWNER. FORD NEEDS TO STEP TO THE PLATE AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL RANDOMLY LOSE ALL POWER AND NO LONGER MOVE. I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT BECAUSE I CANNOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS!! FORD TELLS ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! *TR

FIRST TIME, DRIVING VEHICLE NO FASTER THAN 40MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING, WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH APPEARS. NO POWER TO VEHICLE. COAST TO PULL OVER, RESTART VEHICLE. HAPPENED ON FREEWAY TWO DAYS LATER. DRIVING ABOUT 65MPH, CAR STOPS WORKING, ALL POWER LOST. WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS. COAST TO PULL OVER, RESTART VEHICLE. NO CODES APPEAR TO BE LISTED IN VEHICLE "BRAIN" THAT FORD WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE. DEALER UNABLE TO REPLICATE ISSUE. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS HAVING VERY SAME ISSUE. FORD UNABLE TO FIX. *TR

LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 55 MPH MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SOUNDS SLOWED IMMEDIATELY TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. I MANAGED TO LET THE CAR CREEP INTO A LOCAL CAR TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS MORNING I CALLED MY FORD DEALER WHO ASKED THAT I LEAVE THE KEYS WITH THE VEHICLE AND ARRANGE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON ARRIVING TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP A SERVICEMAN SUGGESTED I TRY ENGAGING DRIVE AND REVERSE, I DID SO AND THE VEHICLE DID ENGAGE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE FORD DEALER PRIOR TO CALLING ROADSIDE TOWING AND STATED THAT I WOULD NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD ADVISE ME AS SOON AS THEY INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH, WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW. I NOTICE THAT THE WRENCH ICON WAS LIT ON THE DISPLAY. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT ONLY AT ABOUT 1000RPM AND STILL SLOWING DOWN. INCREASING THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO AFFECT ON THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD ON TO A SIDE STREET. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO PULL ITSELF ALONG, BUT ONLY AT A SNAILS PACE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT ENGINE OFF FOR A MINUTE OR 2, RETRIED STARTING IT AND IT CRANKED SO I MADE IT HOME. THE CAR DONE THE VERY SAME THING THE NEXT NIGHT, THIS TIME DRIVING AT 65MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY.. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED CONCERNING THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS VEHICLE IS TOO NEW FOR THESE PROBLEMS TO BE HAPPENING. A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,824.

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IN THE CENTER LANE, MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY MADE A JERKING MOTION, MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN STARTED SLOWING DOWN QUICKLY. I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR KEPT SLOWING DOWN. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE WHILE DOING THIS. I THEN NOTICED A WRENCH SYMBOL LIT ON MY DASH. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWED THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN. SINCE I HAVE CERTIFIED PRE OWNED WARRANTY WITH FORD, I CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. WHILE WAITING ALMOST THREE HOURS IN THE RAIN FOR A TOW TRUCK AND SITTING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, I WAS TERRIFIED. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY FIVE SEMIS. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO FIX THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION. ON OCCASION THE VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY ACUTE HAVING BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE IN THE FIRST 300 FEET THE VEHICLE "KICKBACKS". THE DEALER CAN ONLY REBOOT THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION. THIS RESETS THE CAR FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK AND AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE GOES BACK TO THE HERKY JERK PATTERN BETWEEN GEARS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TO WORK, MY 2011 FORD JUST STOPPED ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THANK GOD I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY WAY INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND OUT OF DANGER. HAD I BEEN IN A MIDDLE LANE, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE MAKING A COMPLAINT RIGHT NOW. IT WAS REALLY A SCARY FEELING. AFTER GETTING MY COMPOSURE BACK, I NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN LIGHT WAS ON, AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. *TR

REPEATED INCIDENTS OF TWO SYMPTOMS: 1) POWER SURGES WHEN I'M HITTING THE GAS TO PULL OUT OR PASS SOMEONE AND CAR FEELS MOMENTARILY LIKE IT WILL JUMP FORWARD. 2) POWER FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL AND THE CAR SORT OF JUST POWERS DOWN. UNTIL TODAY THAT WOULD JUST PASS AND THE CAR WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. TODAY (AUG. 11) I HAD TO PULL OVER AS IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH SUDDENLY. IT RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IN A FEW MINUTES. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PULL A SMALL INCLINE AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP, A REAL HARD JERK AND I HAD NO GEARS AT ALL. THE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON, I TURNED MY EMERGENCY FLASHER ON, SHUT ME ENGINE OFF. THANKS GOODNESS I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED OR ELSE I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I RESTARTED MY ENGINE AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN LOW TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST WIDE SPOT TO GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE 4-LANE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY KEPT IT 5 DAYS AND I WAS NOTIFIED ON TUESDAY, THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT IS STILL DOING THE EXACT SAME THING, SHIFTS HARD, HESITATES TO SHIFT, REVS UP TO 5000 - 5500 RPM'S BUT WON'T DO OVER 20 MPH. IT JERKS AND MAKE SOME TERRIBLE NOISES. ALSO YESTERDAY WHILE TRYING TO PULL A HILL NEAR MY HOME, IT WOULD NOT PULL IT AND I HAD A VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME AND ALL I COULD DO WAS PRAY THAT HE WOULDN'T HIT ME. I HAD TO PULL OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT MY ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO IT TO TAKE OFF AND PULL AGAIN. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE THEM IN ON THE HIGHWAY, IT ISN'T SAFE FOR ANYONE TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY IN. I HAVE DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL ON MINE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NAVIGATED CAR TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY, TURNED IGNITION OFF AND ON. CAR ACCELERATED NORMALLY TO 60 MPH, ONCE AGAIN LOST POWER AND WARNING LIGHT ONCE AGAIN ILLUMINATED. NAVIGATED CAR OFF HIGHWAY, TURNED IGNITION OFF AND ON. DROVE SLOWLY HOME, WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I75 NORTH NEAR DAYTON, OH MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S DROPPED DOWN TO 0 AND THE POWER TRAIN/TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS NO ABILITY TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN BRAKE AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. ON THE SHOULDER I SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND RESTARTED IT. EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I NEEDED TO GET BACK TO TOLEDO, OH. ABOUT 30 MILES LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AS BEFORE. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS FORTUNATELY ON A SECTION OF I75 WITH A SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THE REST OF THE WAY ON THE TRIP. IF THIS INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED IN AN AREA WITH NO SHOULDER, IN CONSTRUCTION, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WAY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, ON A HILL.....ETC THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THE FORD DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. ONCE AGAIN, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. TO LOSE ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 70MPH IN BUSY TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REMOVED FROM OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE SUFFERS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS FAILURE. *TR

JUST LEFT HIGHWAY SITTING AT RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND PROCEEDED TO GO WHEN A TOOL LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH LIT UP ON THE DASH. CAR WOULD NOT GO JUST COASTED ALONG. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY COAST THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER I TURNED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO ALERT THE OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO AND WAS TOLD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF AROUND 50MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUMPED AND LOST POWER. WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS NOTHING AND EVEN THE TACHOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE. WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURN CAR OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR CRANKED AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT CRAZY. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME, BUT CAR WAS RUNNING VERY SLUGGISH. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ON A QUIET COUNTRY ROAD. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON A MORE HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING I HAD 6 AND 7 YEAR OLD GRANDCHILDREN IN MY CAR.DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THE THROTTLE BODY IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY??A $800 REPAIR AT 45K MILES IS NOT SOMETHING YOU LOOK FORWARD TO. *TR

ON 9/23/13 I WAS DRIVING FROM HOUSTON TX TO HENDERSONVILLE NC. OUTSIDE MOBILE AL JUST BEFORE DUSK, IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. I LEFT EXXON AFTER FUELING. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE SUDDENLY GUSHED AND PAUSED. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I APPLIED GAS, BUT ENGINE WOULDN'T RESPOND. PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF ENGINE. TURNED BACK ON, WRENCH LIGHT GONE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. DROVE ACROSS INTERSECTION, PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. CAR SEEMED FINE EXCEPT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. DROVE OUT, ENTERED FREEWAY, WENT ONE MILE, CAR REPEATED PROBLEM: SUDDENLY GUSHED, PAUSED, REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO GAS. WRENCH LIGHT ON. PULLED OFF FREEWAY, TURNED OFF CAR, TURNED BACK ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. DROVE ONE MORE MILE ON SIDE OF FREEWAY. NOW FULL DARK, NO OTHER PLACE FOR ME BUT EDGE OF ROAD OR DITCH. PULLED INTO TRUCK WEIGH STATION, CALLED FORD. FORD REPRESENTATIVE AND I DETERMINED CAR WAS DRIVABLE, SO DROVE TO MONTGOMERY AL, PLANNING TO VISIT FORD DEALER. NEXT MORNING WHEN I STARTED CAR, NO LIGHTS ON DASH. CONTINUED TRIP. THOUGHT IT WAS ISSUED WITH GAS CAPLESS SYSTEM, PERHAPS NOT COMPLETELY SEALED WHEN FINISHED GASSING. I DISCUSSED WITH FORD REP, HE SAID THERE HAD BEEN REPORTS SIMILAR, BUT HE DID NOT GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THROTTLE BODY. IF HE HAD, I WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED HIS OFFER OF TOW IMMEDIATELY. NEVER WOULD I HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT (AND AS A WOMAN BY MYSELF). *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND CAR QUIT RUNNING, NO GAS, NO POWER. HAD TO PULL OVER, WAITED 5 MIN AND STARTED ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY. CAR RAN ROUGH FOR A WHILE AFTERWARD. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER IN DRIVE AND DECELERATED. FORD SERVICE DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

AS I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10 @ 70 MPH OVER LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN NEAR NEW ORLEANS, MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE STALLED; I LOST ALL POWER. ACCELERATOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED AND IT STARTED UP, RUNNING NORMALLY AGAIN FOR ABOUT 2 MILES, WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED WITH THE STALL AND THEN DISAPPEARED ONCE I RESTARTED, THOUGH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WHEN I RESTARTED. I ALSO NOTICED AT TIMES I HAD TO REALLY HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THE PROBLEM KEPT OCCURRING EVERY FEW MILES, AND I REPEATED THE SAME PROCEDURE. I ELECTED TO KEEP ATTEMPTING TRAVEL; THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND I WAS IN AN UNSAVORY SECTION OF EASTERN NEW ORLEANS. SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD GO 5 MILES, SOMETIMES 5 BLOCKS, SOMETIMES 5 FEET. I NERVOUSLY MANAGED TO GET HOME, AND AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WITH FORD ESCAPES, AS RECENTLY AS 2 DAYS AGO (SEP. 28, 2013), DETAILING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE WHO HAD THESE IDENTICAL ISSUES RESOLVED SAID THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS CLAIMED IT WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY." I HAVE ONLY EVER TAKEN THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL SERVICE, ALWAYS ON TIME, TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED IN MANDEVILLE, LA. APPARENTLY THIS "THROTTLE BODY" ISSUE IS COMMON AND CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD ALL IMMEDIATELY BE RECALLED. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A FATAL CRASH OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE AUTOMATIC SURGE PROBLEM IS ABSOLUTELY LETHAL. I'M GOING TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER IN THE MORNING, BUT AM PREPARED TO BE SERVED WITH THE $600-$1200 "THROTTLE BODY" REPAIR BILL. I FOUND THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_ESCAPE.HTM SEARCH "THROTTLE BODY" & YOU'LL FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. *TR

WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2011 ESCAPE IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING THE ISSUE (AND WHO WOULD BE) IT IS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER A FAILING VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ISSUE CLEARED. INVESTIGATING THIS AM I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM YET. IF THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE, THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT OUT. PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR HAD NO EFFECT. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IN A FEW MINUTES, I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I WAS VERY LOW ON GAS AT THE TIME SO I ASSUMED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I FILLED UP WITH GAS AND IT RAN OKAY FOR ANOTHER 5 DAYS. ON 9/18, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 4-LANE STREET AND IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CUT IT OFF, RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE CAR DRIVES. I REALIZED THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR FOR AWHILE BEFORE IT FINALLY GOT BAD ENOUGH TO GET MY ATTENTION.

I WAS TAKING MY FATHER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHEN MY VEHICLE STARED TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULDN'T MOVE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE, AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO COAST TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT TO AVOID GETTING INTO A WRECK. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD, AFTER HAVING IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND OF COURSE WAS NOT COVERED AS THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AND HAD TO ORDER IT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR EIGHT DAYS WAITING FOR THE PART SO IT COULD BE FIXED. I HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULDN'T DRIVE THE ESCAPE AND THAT COST A FORTUNE NOT TO MENTION THE $406 I PAID TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. EVER SINCE THE REPLACEMENT MY ESCAPE HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME. I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AND I WOULD BE REIMBURSED, BUT OF COURSE THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. *TR

AFTER ONLY OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS (PURCHASED USED) VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL/LOOSE POWER, AND IMMEDIATELY SLOWS. IT DOES START BACK UP, BUT THEN REPEATS THE BEHAVIOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE "MONKEY WRENCH" LIGHT TURNED ON AND I NO LONGER HAD ANY THROTTLE. I STILL HAD STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR SPUTTERED AND I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. AS I BEGAN PICKING UP SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, I AGAIN LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL AND HAD NO POWER WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD A FEW MILES TO GET HOME, AND THIS OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE ONLY WAY I COULD DRIVE WAS TO BE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND BE READY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I AM VERY FORTUNATE I WAS NOT DRIVING DURING PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS. THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF THROTTLE POWER WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY CHALLENGING TO NAVIGATE AROUND OTHER CARS. *TR

VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION BUT STILL HAD POWER, BRAKES, ETC. AFTER SLOWING DOWN, PULLED OVER AND TRIED SELECTING DIFFERENT, GEARS, ETC BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WRENCH INDICATING ENGINE PROBLEM WAS ON. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED VEHICLE AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO MOVE. VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEM ON WAY TO DEALER. COMPUTER TROUBLE CODES WERE NOT STORED. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD. VEHICLE IS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE FWD LIMITED WITH 3.0 V6. *TR