2010 Ford Escape Speed Control & Cruise Problems

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO HESITATE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, AND LEFT ME WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE... I WAS A SITTING DUCK, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HURTING MYSELF OR HURTING ANYONE ELSE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I REALIZE THAT FORD HAD RECALLED A CERTAIN NUMBER OF 2010 FORD ESCAPES AS WELL AS 2010 FORD FUSION FOR THE THROTTLEBODY TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO BACK IN JANUARY 2014 SENT OUT A LETTER TO FORD OWNERS STATING THAT IT IS POSSIBLE YOUR ESCAPE'S THROTTLE BODY COULD GO OUT; AND EXPLAINED EXACTLY WHAT THAT WOULD FEEL LIKE AND WHAT THEY COULD EXPECT IF IT WAS TO GO OUT. WHY WE RECALL SOME AND NOT RECALL ALL; WHY WAIT TILL THERE IS A PROBLEM UNTIL THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, JERKED, AND THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT POSTED SPEEDS ON A STATE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND THE GAS PEDAL WENT LIMP. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH IN IDLE. THE WRENCH ICON ALSO COMES ON. WHEN USING AN OBD2 READER A CODE OF P2112 WAS GIVEN. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IT SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN A SPAN OF 2 WEEKS. IT HAPPENS WHILE TURNING AND DRIVING STRAIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS HAS TO DO WITH A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY.

WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP WHETHER IT BE A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, THE RPM'S OVER REV HIGHER AT THE TIME OF LEAVING FROM A STOP WHEN GAS IS GIVEN TO VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE GETS BACK UP TO SPEED THE RPM'S DROP BACK TO A NORMAL RANGE.

2010 FORD ESCAPE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, BUT VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO GAIN SPEED AND GO FORWARD STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION

DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, APPROX. 45 MPH, 2 LANE ROAD ENTERING VILLAGE, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENTERED LIMP HOME MODE. WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. MADE IT HOME, BUT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES TO REGAIN MARGINAL POWER TO BE ABLE TO GO UP HILLS. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT THE GARAGE REVEALED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE, NECESSITATING A REPLACEMENT.

IN AT LEAST 5 INCIDENTS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. 3 TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE IN TOWN. IN EVERY INCIDENT I WAS ACCELERATING WHEN IT WOULD OCCUR. THE FOOT PEDDLE DEPRESSED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE TO THE GAS. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BREAK. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED BUCKING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER. THEY NEVER DISCLOSED ANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND CALLED A FORD DEALER BUT CANNOT FIND A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS A VERY REAL ISSUE. FEEL FREE TO COME TEST DRIVE MY CAR! IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF IT WILL HAPPEN BUT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. JULY 17, 2017 WAS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TURN OFF CAR AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THEN RESTARTED OK.

HAD TO HAVE THROTTLE BODY REPLACE FOR SECOND TIME FIRST TIME IN DECEMBER 1 2015 SAME ISSUE OCCURRED JANUARY 13 2017 FIRST TIME PAID NOTHING BUT THAT WAS AFTER ME HAVING TO INFORM THEM OF THE 13N03 CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION FROM FORD. THIS TIME HAD TO PAY 100 DOLLARS AS THEY CALL IT DEDUCTIBLE THIS CAR IS A 2010 HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILE ON ITS THIRD THROTTLE BODY . WELL MY COMPLAINT IS IF ITS THE SAME ISSUE TWICE WHY AM I HAVING TO PAY FOR IT AT ALL . BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED WAS LIGHT CITY TRAFFIC AND BOTH TIMES WHEN MY WIFE WAS ON THE WAY TO PICK UP OUR CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL AND WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 40 MPH I WANT MY FAMILY SAFE GOD FORBID IT HAPPEN ON FREEWAY FAR FROM HOME PLEASE PLEASE RESOLVE BOTH ISSUES THANK YOU *TR

THROTTLE BODY "SECRET" RECALL: FOR MORE THAN A YEAR MY GAS PEDAL WOULDN'T WORK WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES GOING MONTHS BEFORE IT DID IT AGAIN, OTHER TIMES DOING IT MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A 2 MILE TRIP. IT NEVER SET OFF ANY CODES RELATING TO THE ISSUE. FOUR MECHANICS OVER A YEAR LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP AND FIXED MULTIPLE THINGS AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, USUALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AFTER SPENDING $600+, FORD FINALLY DECIDED TO TRY A NEW PART (THROTTLE BODY), WHICH WAS FREE TO ME BECAUSE OF A RECALL THAT WAS NOT ADVERTISED. AFTER A WEEK, THIS SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE. NOW I HAVE PAID $600+ FOR PARTS THAT WEREN'T CAUSING THE ISSUE AND SPENT A YEAR TRYING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CONTAMINATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

GAS PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE WITHOUT WARNING. BRAKES WORK BUT SHAKE CAR WHEN I TRY AND SLOW DOWN. CAR SEEMS OK AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON. I BOUGHT THIS 2010 ESCAPE PRE-OWNED IN 2013 AND THIS HAPPENED THE DAY WE GOT IT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND IT HAS BEEN FINE UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN A WEEK. DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ONCE AGAIN FOR FREE. IT CONCERNS ME THAT THIS IS HAVING TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. IF A MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS AND THEY REPLACE THE PART, I'M EXPECTING WHATEVER WAS INHERENTLY WRONG WITH THE PART CAUSING IT TO FAIL TO BE FIXED. NOW I'M WONDERING HOW LONG UNTIL IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN OR IF IT WILL GO OUT DURING HIGH TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY PUTTING MY WIFE IN HARMS WAY WITHOUT ANY WAY TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE.

*P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM-STUCK OPEN* THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS PULLING ON TO THE HIGHWAY FROM A SIDE ROAD WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND JERK THEN LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT TO A SIDE STREET WHERE I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON AGAIN, MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT FIRST AND TOOK THREE TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY CAM BACK ON WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL AND I TOOK IT BACK HOME WHERE IT STAYED TILL A FRIEND COULD COME LOOK AT IT. NOTHING WAS FOUND AT FIRST. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I STARTED TO LOSE POWER I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO O'REILY'S WHERE THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND CAME UP WITH THE CODE LISTED ABOVE.

ON 8/24/2016 MY FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER, ACCELERATOR NOT WORKING, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TURNING OFF AND ON ENGINE, IT WORKED FINE.IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 10 MINUTES. FORD DEALER FIXED IT BY REPLACING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FOR ON 8/30/2016. ON 10/10/2016 IT HAPPENED TWICE AGAIN AND FORD DEALER DID NOTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG ON IT. NOW IT IS OK, NOT SURE IF IT WILL HAPPEN LATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO LIMP HOME MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MANUALLY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STALLED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

I WAS BRAKING AND PARKING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE CAR ACCELERATED WENT OVER THE EDGE OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK SEVERAL TREES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DRIVER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A CODE P2112 FAILED, AND THE THROTTLE BODY STOCK CLOSED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED ACTION NUMBER: PD12006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTS TO REV UP WHEN I AM WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR DRIVING. IT SCARES ME THAT I PUSH ON THE BRAKE MORE AS I AM WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE OR WHEN I AM DRIVING I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE AM AFRAID OF GOING FASTER.