2009 Ford Escape Complaint Log

I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED YESTERDAY. WHEN I WOULD TRY AND ACCELERATE MY CAR WOULD SPUTTER AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON. THE FIRST EVENT WAS AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES. IT OCCURRED AGAIN AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THIS TIME THERE WAN NO IGNORING IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

ENTERING INTERSTATE, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH. CODE READER SAYS THROTTLE CONTROL STUCK OPEN? *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND AS THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 5 MPH, IT WENT INTO WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE "LIMP MODE." WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE IDLED AT ABOUT 800 RPM, AND IT TOOK ABOUT A MINUTE OR MORE FOR THE CAR TO "LIMP" OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED IT. IT THEN WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM WHERE THIS HAPPENED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW IN JUNE ( SEVERAL MONTHS LATER), WE HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW YOU WERE INVESTIGATING. I PRINTED OUT THE ARTICLE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A CIRCUIT PROBLEM, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND IT MAY TAKE "WEEKS" FOR THEM TO GET THE PART. WE DROVE THE CAR ONCE MORE AND THE SAME " LIMP MODE" KICKED IN 3 TIMES IN A 3 MILE TRIP. WHILE TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE SEEMS TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO THE LIMP MODE WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO ACCELERATE THE CROSS A ROAD, ETC. WHILE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE REPAIRED SATISFACTORILY, THIS IS POTENTIALLY AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION AND I AM REPORTING IT SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY 2008, ACCORDING TO THE STICKER ON THE DOOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STOP. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE VEHICLE UP AND DRIVE A FEW FEET BEFORE IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN ADVANCED AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THEY PULLED THE CHECK ENGINE ERROR CODE AND IT INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I AM ABLE TO DRIVE IT CURRENTLY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE THROTTLE WILL STICK JUST AS I'M ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY FORD ESCAPE WOULD COME ON AND OFF, ON AND OFF. SOME TIMES IT WOULD STAY ON FOR WEEKS AND THEN JUST DISAPPEAR. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STAY ON FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN DISAPPEAR. AND WHENEVER I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NEVER ON. PEP BOYS COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NEVER ON, AND NO CODES APPEARED. WHEN PEP BOYS DROVE THE CAR, IT NEVER STOPPED ON THEM. IN APRIL OF 2012, AS MY SON WAS HOME FROM COLLEGE AND DRIVING THE CAR, IT SHUT OFF ON HIM ON THE FREEWAY ON MANY OCCASIONS. HE WOULD EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THE ENGINE WENT OFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND EITHER RESTART IT OR WAIT AN HOUR FOR IT TO START SOMETIMES. THIS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AT FAST AND SLOW SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MAINTENANCE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. THE CAR BEGAN STOPPING ON ME WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE. EVERY TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO PEP BOYS, THEY WOULD DRIVE IT FOR HOURS AND IT NEVER STOPPED ON THEM. ON APRIL 29, 2012, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO PEP BOYS, AND THE STOP ENGINE CODE READ THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I GOT THE CAR BACK ON MAY14, 2012, AND IT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON ME. THEN IT RAN GOOD FOR TWO WEEKS, THEN IT BEGAN STOPPING AGAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON JUNE 21, 2012, I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE CODES READ THROTTLE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE AND I GOT THE CAR BACK ON JUNE, 29, 2013. I HAVE SPEND OVER $3500.00 ON THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED. ONE THING TO NOT IS THAT THE ORIGINAL CHECK LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON AROUND AUGUST OF 2011 AND THERE NEVER WAS A CLEAR DIAGNOSIS UNTIL MAY AND JUNE OF 2013. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. CAR SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LOSE POWER, BUT RETAINED POWER STEERING FUNCTION. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT MIGHT HAVE HAD MINIMAL POWER. COASTED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND USED BRAKES TO STOP. WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTED. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR NEXT 90 MILES AND THE NEXT DAY. DEALER EVALUATED THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON YOUR WEBSITE. ALSO REPORTS OF POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BY NHTSB AND AUTOMOTIVE PRESS. IT IS A SERIOUS FAILURE AT SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION. WILL THE DEALER COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR IF THERE IS A SUBSEQUENT RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT? *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO HAVE STALLED. I DID HAVE SLIGHT FORWARD MOMENTUM THAT WAS JERKY AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR DID START AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY SUBDIVISION WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT ONCE I TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE THROTTLE IS CONSIDERED AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE BILL WAS APPROXIMATELY $670. I WAS NOT TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON INCIDENT IN MY MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR. *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

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD AT 35 MPH WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER AND FRIEND IN THE CAR WHEN THE CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY TO AROUND 5 MPH. IT SPUTTERED AND THE "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN" LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH. FORTUNATELY, THE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND CRAWLED TO THE INTERSECTION WHERE I TURNED ONTO A SERVICE ROAD AND PARKED. I WAITED 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND MADE IT HOME SAFELY 3 MILES AWAY. I WILL SEE WHAT FORD DEALER HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. I HAVE THIS CAR NOW FOR LESS THAN FOUR YEARS AND HAVE ONE INCIDENT AFTER ANOTHER. I HAVE PURPOSELY PURCHASED AMERICAN MADE CARS OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS, BUT DON'T SEEM TO HAVE LUCK. I MAY HAVE TO GO BACK TO FOREIGN BRANDS. *TR

CAR IS TRAVELING IN 25-30 MPH RANGE AND SHUTS DOWN. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD COME ON. COAST THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. PUT IN PARK AND START UP AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN LAST TWO DAYS. THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED ON EXPRESSWAY GOING 60 MPH ON 01/03/2011. HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. AT THAT TIME A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND MODULE WAS INSTALLED. *TR

ON APRIL 19, 2013,I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT FROM MY HOME. I STOPPED AT THE EXIT TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR. I GAVE IT GAS IT JERKED AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO BASICALLY CRAWL BACK TO MY HOME. IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD IF U PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHERE IT WOULD JUST COAST SLOWLY. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER & I TOOK IT TO FORD. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG (NO CODE ON COMPUTER). THAT VISIT COST ME $497.89 THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 06-20-13 AGAIN DRIVING LOCALLY MAYBE 25 MI/HR.& TOOK TO FORD. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE IT'S A COMMON PROB. I HAD THEM CHG THE THROTTLE BODY. (MY BOTHER IS A MECHANIC) OF COURSE MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THIS PROB. THAT VISIT WAS ANOTHER $368.49. THIS CAR HAS 23K MI ON IT. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR

FORD ESCAPE- PROBLEM WITH "CHECK FUEL INLET" LIGHT AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. I TOOK MY CAR (ORIGINAL OWNER) IN THE FIRST TIME AND PAID CLOSE TO $500 TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK RUN TO "FIX" THE ISSUE, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REOCCUR DAYS LATER. THE "CHECK FUEL INLET" LIGHT USUALLY COMES AND GOES, BUT RECENTLY HAS REMAINED STEADY. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WILL BE OUT OF MY POCKET. I GOGGLED " FORD CHECK FUEL INLET" AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. EVERYONE KEEPS TAKING THEIR FORD ESCAPE IN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, ONLY TO FIND THE LIGHT RETURNS LATER AND THEY ARE PAYING ADDITIONAL FEES FOR MORE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT MY CONCERN, THE MAN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT MAKE RECORD OF MY COMPLAINT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

2009 FORD ESCAPE WITH 69,282 MILES SPONTANEOUSLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE, CAUSING DECELERATION IN TRAFFIC. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL IT IS STOPPED, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, AND FUEL PUMP RESTART BUTTON PUSHED. THE CAR WILL THEN START AND CAN BE DRIVEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 12-18 MONTHS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60-70 MPH), CITY SPEEDS (35-40 MPH), AND TODAY AT 15 MPH GOING DOWN MY STREET. IT HAS HAPPENED EACH TIME DRIVING ON SMOOTH, PAVED ROADS. ONE INCIDENT WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROX. 6:45 PM ON SMOOTH, PAVED RURAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AFTER 15-20 MINUTES DRIVING. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK AND HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. ONE INCIDENT WAS NOV 2012 WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH, PAVED HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 2 HOURS. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCES WERE 4-4-13 AT 6:45 PM AFTER DRIVING 55-60 MPH FOR 20 MINUTES ON PAVED ROAD. NEXT INCIDENT 4/5/13 AT 11:30 A.M. DRIVING 15 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, ENGINE COLD. TODAY THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND DESPITE STOPPING THE CAR, PUSHING THE FUEL PUMP RESET, AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT STILL WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN. I WILL NOW HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND, ACCORDING TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, REPAIRS PAID FOR AT MY EXPENSE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL AND THERE NEEDS TO BE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS GENERATED MANY COMPLAINTS. THE SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE INTERSTATE. AN UNRELIABLE CAR IS NOT WORTH OWNING. THIS IS MY FIRST FORD AND IT WILL BE MY LAST. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING A RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO FORD DEALER DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STUCK ON. DIAGNOSTICS PULLED 2 CODES, P0011 & P0012. THESE 2 CODES ARE MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS!! BOTH SOLENOIDS NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND POSSIBLY HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH CYLINDER HEADS AND CAM SHAFTS IF HEAD AND CAMSHAFTS SHOW WEAR = THUS A VERY VERY EXPENSIVE ENGINE REPAIR COST FOR ME!! THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 60,000 MILES: MY ESCAPE HAD ONLY 63,296 MILES ON 4-2-13, THE DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I'M CLIMBING UP THE TREE AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AN FEEL I HAVE A "LEMON" FORD VEHICLE!! I WANT TO KNOW WHY FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT SEND OUT ANY RECALL NOTICES TO 2009 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS REGARDING THIS MAJOR-MAJOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION = SERIOUS ENGINE REPAIR COSTS TO ME DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE !! I AM OVER THE WARRANTY TIMELINE BY 3,296 MILES !!! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ENGINE REPAIR !! *TR

FOR PAST COUPLE MONTHS HAVE HAD ISSUE WHERE CAR "STALLS"...FEELS AS IF IN NEUTRAL...WILL NOT REV...AFTER BEING STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT. CONCERNING BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN EVENT WILL OCCUR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HAVE BEEN STUCK UNDER MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND NEARLY RAMMED FROM BEHIND ON EACH OCCASION. WRENCH SYMBOL COMES ON WHEN OCCURS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY ESCAPE NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR PAST WEEK BECAUSE THE PART IS ON "EMERGENCY BACKORDER" FROM NATIONAL SUPPLIER. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CONTACT ME...HAS BEEN 1 WK AND THEY HAVE NOT CALLED BACK. HAVE CALLED 3 TIMES TOTAL. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO PAY FOR RENTAL...SO I AM FOOTING THE BILL FOR THAT AT THIS TIME. THIS ISSUE NEEDS INVESTIGATION...IF A PAST IS ON "EMERGENCY BACKORDER" THERE MUST BE A NATIONAL PROBLEM WITH THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE...IT IS DANGEROUS. RECALL THIS PART! FOR ALL THOSE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM..MAKE SURE TO CALL FORD AND GET A CASE #...CALL: 1-800-241-3673. DO NOT RELY ON DEALERSHIP TO REPORT ISSUE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO REPORT THE ISSUE, THE MORE LIKELY SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE, A 2009 FORD ESCAPE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. UPON STARTING THE CAR BACK UP THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BACK TO NORMAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES LATER THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX IT, IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $1,400.00 TO REPLACE. I HAVE DONE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE THAT FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL IN RESPONSE TO THIS ONGOING ISSUE? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN NOT CONTINUE TO GO UNNOTICED.

WAS DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT SPEED DOWN A FAIRLY BUSY ROAD. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL AND I ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF ACCELERATION THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ME PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT GAME ON. I COULD ONLY COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE SHOULDER WAS NOT WIDE ENOUGH SO PART OF MY CAR WAS STILL IN THE LANE AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF MY WAY. THE CAR WAS STUTTERING AND DID NOTHING WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, CLUTCH, OR CHANGED GEARS. TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE AS IT HAD BEEN BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD DISAPPEARED SO MY MECHANIC COULD NOT PULL ANY CODES, BUT BELIEVES IT IS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE THROTTLE BODY. FOR THE CAR TO SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, NO MATTER HOW SHORT OF TIME. I WON'T DRIVE UNTIL THE NEW PART ARRIVES, WHICH COULD BE A WEEK AS I LIVE IN HAWAII. ALSO, FORD IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR IT AS THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS WEEKEND I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES, BUT AS AN OWNER I WAS NEVER ONCE WARNED OF IT. HAD I BEEN I WOULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT MUCH EARLIER AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY. *TR

DRIVING AT AROUND 70MPH AND I NOTICED A LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION. I HAD TO PULL OVER, STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS AFTER ABOUT 4-5 MIN OF DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN IT WILL START UP AGAIN AND DISAPPEAR AFTER A FEW WEEKS. *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE MOVING FORWARD AFTER BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. CAR HAD OPERATED FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE PULLING INTO SPACE, THEN IMMEDIATELY BACKING OUT WITHOUT STOPPING ENGINE. FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND ONE HALF YELLOW SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON THEN GOES OFF AFTER FEW DRIVING CYCLES. CAR ALSO HESITATES AND JERKS DURING ACCELERATION RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY. SERVICE DEPT OF USED CAR DEALER WHERE PURCHASED CAR HAS DETECTED NO DEFECTS AND HAS NOT REPLICATED PROBLEM WHEN CAR LEFT AT SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SURGED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

THE AFFECTED PART IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS ISSUE HAD HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE MARCH 12TH 2013. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND GOING ABOUT 65 WHEN IT HAPPENED AND IT JUST STALLED. THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT THAT CAME ON. I HAD TO SOMEHOW MERGE OVER TWO LANES WHILE NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE (VERY SCARY)! AGAIN THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES FINALLY TODAY WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHERE THERE WAS BARELY ANY ROOM TO PULL OVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC, SOMEHOW, AND ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE FREEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO PULL OVER AND THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT SOMEWHERE AND WAS ABLE TO GET A FAULT CODE (P2111). THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS! IT WAS NOT ONLY SCARY BUT VERY DANGEROUS. I HOPE THAT IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM THEY MAKE A COMPLAINT. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS (15 - 20 MPH), THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND LURCH, WITH NO INCREASE IN THROTTLE OR POWER DESPITE FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL. YELLOW CHECK ENGINE / REPAIR LIGHTS CAME ON, VEHICLE WOULD JERKINGLY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 5 MPH. AFTER CONDUCTING A SEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE "LIMP HOME MODE" THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM REPORTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMERS COUNCIL. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND ENGINE DID ACCELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE BEFORE REPEATING THE FAILURE. PULLED OVER ONCE AGAIN AND REPEATED THE PROCESS AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME (ABOUT 3 MORE MILES). TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING AND DIAGNOSIS IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. REPAIR COST NORTH OF $400. THIS ALSO HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT REPEATABLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT / DIAGNOSTIC CODES APPARENTLY DIDN'T FIRE. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, POWERSTEERING LOCKED UP. AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, PUMP RE-ENGAGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY SINCE, AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE. STEERING BECOMES SO TIGHT THAT ANY ADJUSTMENT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND DRIVER IS AT THE MERCY OF SPEED UNTIL ABLE TO STOP. DEALERSHIP REPORTS THIS TO BE "COMMON" BUT A MAJOR REPAIR, AND NOT THE RESULT OF EXCESSIVE USE OR ABUSE. CLEARLY, THIS IS A DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED I-10EAST WENT INTO EMERGENCY LANE, VEHICLE WAS STILL TRYING TO RUN THE ENGINE WAS CHOKING BUT NO ACCELERATION. I STOPPED PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TURNED THE KEY AND IT STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME. I DON'T WANT TO BE A STATISTIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. *TR.....UPDATED 05/09/13 *BF UPDATED 05/24/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 39 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST THEN OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WHEN PRESSING ON GAS IT JUST COASTED. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED AND WAS BACK ON THE ROAD. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THERE HAS BEEN SOME SURGING. I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING SOME PRESS THAT THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART (THROTTLE BODY). I CONTACTED FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT IT, BUT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER,THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT INDICATE A POWER TRAIN ISSUE, I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE AND IT TRULY LOOKS LIKE A DEFECTIVE PART. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD RESULT IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25-30 MPH ON A SIDE STREET, VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND STALL, FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS DYING, SO WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, SAT FOR A FEW MINS, THEN RESTARTED AND PULLED OUT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, SIMILAR ISSUE, WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 ON A SIDE STREET, CAR SPUTTERED, STALLED, SO PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, WAITED THEN RESTARTED. A FEW DAYS LATER, WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 ON A SIDE STREET, SAME ISSUE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR A TOW. CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, WHICH I AM HAVING TO PAY $550 TO FIX. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM SUPPER AT A RESTAURANT. WE WERE ON A BUSY CITY STREET DOING ABOUT 30 MPH,WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO AROUND 1 TO 2 MPH. WE MANAGED TO EASE THE CAR HOME(AROUND 2BLOCKS) AMID HORNS BLOWING AND LIGHTS FLASHING FROM OTHER DRIVERS.THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND SHOWED A PICTURE OF A WRENCH. WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THE LADY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY,SHE SEEMED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WOULD BE A WRENCH SHOWING ,WHICH MADE ME ASSUME THAT THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.....BILL FOR REPAIRS WAS $545.00. *TR

OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE IS STALLING AND SURGING. THE ESCAPE SUDDENLY DECELERATES LIKE IT IS STALLING OUT, ON OTHER OCCASIONS IT ACCELERATES AND REVS THE ENGINE REALLY HIGH THEN DROPS BACK DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD MOVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH. WRENCH SYMBOL AND ENGINE SYMBOL LIT UP IN THE DISPLAY AREA. DROVE (VERY SLOWLY) VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. SHUT OFF VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, AND DID NOT GET ENGINE "REV" WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP (DIDN'T TRUST IT TO DRIVE IT). SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE IN A NUMBER OF WAYS THE NEXT DAY AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THE ON-BOARD EVENT RECORDER DID NOT RECORD AN EVENT. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE 2ND AND 3RD INCIDENTS OCCURRED TODAY, APRIL 24 2013. VEHICLE AGAIN STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT AN INTERSECTION. WRENCH SYMBOL AND ENGINE SYMBOL LIT UP IN DISPLAY AREA. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, SHUT OFF VEHICLE, AND THEN IT STARTED AGAIN AND RAN. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AGAIN PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE REMAINING 3-5 MINUTES TO GET HOME. *TR

ON 2/9/2013 I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 25MPH WHEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY SAID IT CORRECTED ITSELF. I TOOK THE CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON 2/18/2013. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS ONLY OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE MODULE AND HAD TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE. THIS COST $1256.22. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PART AS IT WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I CHECKED WITH ANOTHER GARAGE IN ANOTHER TOWN AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD JUST GOT THE SAME COMPLAINT ON ANOTHER 2009 FORD ESCAPE. HE SAID THAT THE NATIONAL BACKORDER INDICATED THIS WAS A PREVALENT PROBLEM AND HE FELT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM A PRETTY RUGGED GUY AND IT TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I KEEP MY VEHICLE EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAVE THE RECORDS TO SHOW ALL THE SERVICE I HAVE HAD DONE SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT. ALSO I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 ON AN INTERSTATE IN MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT 3.0L SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I CAREFULLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AS SPEED DROPPED TO ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR. WHILE PARKED ON THE SHOULDER I NOTICED THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WAS LIT. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING ROUGH AS WELL. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE STEERING SYSTEM WASN'T WORKING, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND, OH. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE AT A COST OF $1500.00. *TR

ON THE FIRST INCIDENT DATE MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WOULDN'T MOVE. SHE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RE-STARTED AND THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. THEN TWO DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING AROUND A LITTLE, FEELING LIKE IT WAS STICKING THEN RELEASING.THE MOVEMENT WAS OCCURRING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I THEN STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN I RESTARTED THE STEERING WAS VERY, VERY HARD TO MOVE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED, THE STEERING WAS EASIER, BUT THERE WAS NOTICEABLE MOVEMENT IN THE WHEEL WHILE STILL PARKED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REP STATED THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE A STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT TO FIX FOR APPROX $1500. I WAS QUIT SURPRISED THAT THE SERVICE REP WAS SO FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL IN TALKING WITH THE REP. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD ANOTHER ESCAPE IN THEIR SERVICE DEPT. AND THAT VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAD FAILED AND IT REQUIRES A NEW STEERING COLUMN ALSO. THE REP. ALSO ELUDED TO IT AS BEING A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. (NOT THAT YOU CARE BUT IT'S NOT EVEN COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PAID SO DEARLY FOR). *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, RESTARTING CAR TEMPORARILY FIXES PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. DOESN'T MATTER IF CAR IS COLD OR WARM, AND DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS OR LONGER FOR THE PROBLEM TO CORRECT ITSELF. EFFECT IS AS IF THERE'S NO POWER STEERING, DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. (I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY POWER STEERING, THERE'S NO FLUID, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO CALL IT.) STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED TO RATTLE AND VIBRATE WHILE IDLING. DEALERSHIP SAID COMPUTER SENSOR WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION, RE-CALIBRATED, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY NEEDS WHOLE NEW STEERING COLUMN, A $1500 FIX. GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM OTHER REPAIR SHOP, SAME CONCLUSION. I KEEP UP ON ALL MAINTENANCE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A REPAIR ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE. I'M SURPRISED THERE'S NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AS I'VE READ NUMEROUS REPORT OF THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE. *TR

MY FORD ESCAPE 2009 KEEPS LOSING ACCELERATION ABILITY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ONLY GOING 25 ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER EASILY. WRENCH LIGHT IS ON, I TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART AND ACCELERATION IS FINE. THE NEXT TIME I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AGAIN TURN CAR OFF WAIT TURN CAR ON AND I'M FINE NEXT TIME HEADING HOME FROM WORK ON A VERY BUSY STREET HAPPENED IN THE INTERSECTION HAD TO GET OVER LIMPED INTO A QUICK TRIP TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON WORKS FINE. BUT WHO IS TO SAY THIS WON'T HAPPEN WHEN I AM TRYING TO TURN AGAINST TRAFFIC I WOULD BE IN A SERIOUS WRECK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET A CODE OFF THE COMPUTER. THEY ARE STILL TRYING BUT WHEN A WOMEN (MYSELF) MENTIONS THROTTLE BODY THEY TRY TO SAY NO THAT COULDN'T BE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED THEN OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,566. UPDATED 06/04/2013*LJ

THE VEHICLE IS HAVING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS. POWER STEERING IS FAILING DURING TRANSIT. STERRING WHEEL IS VIBRATING AND MAKING LOUD NOISES. *TR

FIRST OCCURANCE WAS WHILE AT IDLE THE WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN WITHOUT EXTREME PRESSURE. NOW, 1/24/2013 THE POWER ASSIST GOES IN AND OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE STEERING COMES CLOSE TO LOCKING UP BUT DOESN'T ACTUALLY GET THERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW AND UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE PROBLEM STOPPED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS IT STARTED DOING IT MORE FREQUENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A INTENSE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE CAN'T EVEN BE DROVE NOW DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES IT POSES. *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

STOP AND SPEED UP AND NOT WANT TO MOVE HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. *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