2011 Ford Escape Complaint Log

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER. IT STAYED RUNNING AND I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS AND COASTED TO THE FIRST TURN. I TURNED OFF THE MAIN RD AND PARKED, SHUT OFF THE CAR, THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WORKED FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN SO I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE, ON A SATURDAY MORNING. THE SERVICE MAN ON DUTY TOLD ME " THIS TIME OF YEAR THERE ARE FUZZIES FROM THE TREES FLYING AROUND, THE GET STUCK IN YOUR AIR FILTER AND WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN THE FUZZIES GET SUCKED IN THE ENGINE AND THE CAR IS FINE. HE SAID HE KNOWS THIS HAS HAPPENED AND WHAT I DESCRIBED HAPPENED TO MY CAR SOUNDS LIKE THIS. HE SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO CALL BACK". I SAID "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?". IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO I CALLED BACK, GOT AN ANSWERING MACHINE AND LEFT A MESSAGE. NO ONE CALLED ME BACK, AND THE CAR STOPPED DOING THIS. TWO WEEKS LATER IT LOST POWER TWICE IN ONE DAY, ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH WAS SCARY, THEN TWICE MORE ON MY 3 MILE DRIVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING. I HAD MY SON LOOK AT THE AIR FILTER, HE SAID IT LOOKED FINE AND NOTHING SHOULD GET THROUGH IT AND TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD GARAGE, THEY SAID IT NEEDS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND WILL COST $420, THAT IS THE ESTIMATE. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE FORD GARAGE FOR 6 DAYS NOW. THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART BECAUSE IT IS ON BACKORDER. THEY DID GIVE ME A LOANER CAR AT NO COST, WHICH I APPRECIATE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED JOLTING AND SOUNDING AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS DYING OR OUT OF GAS(I HAD A 3/4 TANK). I SHUTTERED TO A STOP AND DIED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO START IT AGAIN AND IT ROLLED OVER FOR 20 SEC AND THEN STARED. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT IMMEDIATELY BOGGED DOWN AND DIED. AL MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME HELP ME. WHEN HE GOT THERE HE WAS ABLE TO START IT UP AND GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE IT SHUTTERED AND DID AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED AND THIS MORNING THEY CALL ME AND TELL ME IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS ON BACK ORDER FOR WEEKS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM TOO. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLED AS IT IS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND GETTING UP TO SPEED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN A 2 WEEK PERIOD, THE LATEST BEING THE DATE IDENTIFIED ABOVE. *TR

I WAS IDLING AT A STAND-STILL ON THE HIGHWAY (OR VERY CLOSE TO A STAND-STILL - MAY HAVE BEEN ROLLING AT APPROX. 5 MILES PER HOUR) AS TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP DUE TO A LANE MERGE AHEAD. WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD AGAIN, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE FORWARD BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. I TRIED STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL ONCE MORE AND AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE GEAR, I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO ROLL INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD ON ITS OWN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. CAR STARTED TO BUCK AND VIBRATE WHEN I TRIED USING THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD IN THE SHOULDER AND WOULD STILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. I NOTICED THEN THAT THE ORANGE WRENCH ICON WAS LIT UP ON THE DASH. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AS I FELT IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC/EXTERNAL PART. HAD BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN DEC 2010. I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 2 1/2 YEARS OLD AND HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE LED TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS MOVING SLOWLY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE DURING HOLIDAY TRAFFIC WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION OR TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN I LOST ACCELERATION DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS EXITING OFF I-295 WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I PUSHED ON IT THE ENGINE DID NOTHING BUT IDLE VERY ROUGHLY. THE ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED TO A STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGHLY. *TR

ON MAY 23RD WE WERE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND LUCKILY ABLE TO AVOID OTHER CARS. WE TURNED OFF ENGINE AND IT STARTED AGAIN BUT WAS VERY APPREHENSIVE. THE CAR DID OK UNTIL JULY 20TH WHEN WE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN WE STARTED THE ACCELERATION WAS GONE AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT IT TOOK 3 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. WE TRIED TO GET HOME BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM OUR HOME IT DIED AGAIN. WE WERE ON A 2 LANE ROAD BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT STARTED AND WE TRIED TO GET BACK ON ROAD BUT IT DIED AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE MORE TRIES IT STARTED AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YRS AND IT ONLY HAS AROUND 38000 MILES. *TR

VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. FORD COMPANY IS UNABLE TO FIND REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE THROTTLE BOTTLE, ASSUMING IN HIGH DEMAND. WAS INFORMED NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND ENGINE DECELLED TO AN IDLE CONDITION - THIS HAPPENED AT SPEED ALSO - VERY DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT NOTICE - ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WAS VERY INTERMITTENT TO BEGIN WITH - DEALER ATTEMPTED TSHOOT AND REPAIR BUT NO CODES FOUND - NEXT DAY AFTER DEALER ATTEMPT PROBLEM HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE DEALER DETERMINED A BAD THROTTLE BODY. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND HAD TO CRUISE INTO A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS WITH NO FIX. IF THE EVENT HAD HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, INSTEAD OF IN THE FLOW, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY FORD ESCAPE WAS STOPPING MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WOULD STAY RUNNING IN VERY SLOW MOVEMENT UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND THEN IT WOULD SHUT DOWN. THEN WRENCH LIGHT WOULD BE LIT. I HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING SIDE ROADS AND THE INTERSTATE. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. I FIRST TOOK IT TO A DEALER NEAR MY HOME AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ONE MORNING ON THE INTERSTATE, I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AND TOOK IT IN. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY AND STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL, THEY STATED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. IT SEEMS THAT THESE WERE AN ISSUE AND THE COULD NOT RECEIVE FROM MANUFACTURE RIGHT AWAY DUE TO A RELEASE ISSUE. THEY FINALLY WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN ONE AND I HAD TO PAY $371.79 FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. EVEN THOUGH I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY THIS, FROM DOING RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURES ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON A BUSY ROAD MY ACCELERATION QUIT AND ONLY THE RPM REVVED UP WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE TRUCK LANDED ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE ACCELERATION STOPPED IT WAS IMMEDIATE AND IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE JERKED AND DIED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS TECHNICALLY STILL RUNNING (IDLING) WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHOOK AS IT SLOWED UNTIL IT DIED. *TR

TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, HEARD A NOISE AND LOST ALL BUT LIMP HOME MODE POWER. NO SHOULDER ON THE ROAD AND CREATED A DANGEROUS LANE BLOCKAGE. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE NEEDED PART. TOLD IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. WE HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH RENTAL COVERAGE BUT SINCE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR RENTAL WAITING FOR THE PART. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESS WAY FEEDER ROAD ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER XWAY RAMP WHEN CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO QUICKLY DECELERATE. APPLYING GAS YIELDED NO RESULT. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ESSENTIALLY COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND PROBLEM WAS GONE. SECOND INCIDENT: ONE DAY LATER, WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN AGAIN THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. APPLYING ACCELERATED YIELDED NO RESULTS. COASTED TO STOP AT SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED OFF ENGINE. WAS AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND PROBLEM WAS GONE. *TR

ENGINE STALLS UPON ACCELERATION, HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN DO A RESTART. IT IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WAITING ON THE PART. I NOW UNDERSTAND IT IS BEING RE-DESIGNED WITH NO ETA ON MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY TO MY DEALER. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER - WAS RUNNING BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE TO INQUIRE IF THEY KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. THEY ADVISED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE. INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE ADVISED CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. WE INSISTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. THEY WOULD NOT TOW SO WE DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. WE WERE ONLY CHARGED A $75 DEDUCTIBLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED ENOUGH TO DETERMINE IF PROBLEM IS FIXED. *TR

WIFE PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PUT IT INTO PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. FIRST ATTEMPT TO RESTART VEHICLE FAILED, SECOND ATTEMPT, VEHICLE STARTED AND WRENCH SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES UNTIL SHE ARRIVED AT WORK. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT SURGING FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION BANGING INTO REVERSE WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE RPMS HAVE BEEN SURGING SPORADICALLY WHEN CRANKING THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD DEALER ON FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013, RECEIVED A CALL FROM SERVICE REP. SAYING THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT HOWEVER, PART IS ON BACKORDER AND THEY ARE SEARCHING NATIONWIDE FOR THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE RETURNING THE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART IS FOUND DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HER HAVING A ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, UNTIL THEN, WE ARE OUT A VEHICLE, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR NTHSB TO FORCE FORD INTO ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ??????? *TR

MY ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR GOT NO RESPONSE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. BECAUSE I WAS IN TRAFFIC, THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS QUITE DANGEROUS. THE MECHANIC SAYS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE UNTIL HE CAN GET A REPLACEMENT PART. HE SAYS THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT THE PARTS ARE HARD TO GET. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, MY VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT ROUGHLY. I COULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, BUT IT NO LONGER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. AFTER WAITING FOR HELP TO ARRIVE, I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE STARTED FINE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO THOUGHT THE THROTTLE BOX MAY BE BAD. I PAID TO HAVE IT CLEANED OUT AND FOR A GAS ADDITIVE TO DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, MY ESCAPE STALLED AGAIN IN THE SAME WAY AND WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW SINCE MAY 2ND. I REALIZE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY IN FORD ESCAPES INCLUDING THE 2011 MODEL. WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE SITUATIONS IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE IN CURB LANES AND ABLE TO MANEUVER SAFELY OFF THE ROAD EACH OF THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. IF I HAPPEN TO BE IN A CENTER HIGHWAY LANE WHEN IT HAPPENS, I MAY NOT BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESTART MY VEHICLE SAFELY. *TR

DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED BACK ON TO FREEWAY. INCIDENT REPEATED 5 TIMES IN 10 MILES OF DRIVING. FINALLY LOCATED A FORD DEALERSHIP. COMPUTER CODE INDICATED FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. UNABLE TO REPAIR SAME DAY BECAUSE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PART. CALLED 7 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WITHIN A 200 MIL RADIUS AND ADVISED NO ONE HAD THE PART IN STOCK. APPEARS THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM. FINALLY FOUND THE PART THE FOLLOWING DAY AND DEALER INSTALLED. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PART ARRIVED AS I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION RESULTED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I EXPERIENCED THIS NOT ONLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT ALSO WHEN TRYING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE. *TR

I WAS MOVING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED DOWN TO A ROUGH IDLE. THE WENCH SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CODE OF P2111. THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR FAILURE - STUCK OPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED FAILED AND WOULD NOT BLOW COLD AIR. THE CONDENSER ALSO ACTIVATED AND DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER ONE THIRD OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

THIS VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER UNEXPECTEDLY TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH WHILE EITHER DECELERATING FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS (FIRST TIME) AND WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (SECOND TIME). IN BOTH INSTANCES THE WRENCH LITE CAME ON AND THE RPM LEVEL DROPPED TO BELOW 900 RPM AND WAS ERRATIC. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARD FLASHERS AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN BOTH CASES. BOTH TIMES, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT RESTARTED RESUMING NORMAL PERFORMANCE. THIS UNPREDICTABLE LOSS OF POWER CAN BECOME A SERIOUS HAZARD IN A FREEWAY FULL OF DRIVERS. I SEE A GROWING NUMBER OF ESCAPE DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING, SO IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A TREND IS HAPPENING FOCUSING ON SUSPECT THROTTLE BODY UNITS. I AM SURE FORD WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BUT WONDER HOW BAD IT NEEDS TO GET BEFORE THEY DO. *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

I HAVE A 2011 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR QUIT MOVING FORWARD ON ITS ENGINE POWER. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RE-START MY VEHICLE TO MAKE IT RUN CORRECTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SOME FORD VEHICLES ( ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MGR IT IS MORE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE FUSION BUT THEY ARE SEEING IT WITH THE ESCAPE ALSO). OF COURSE I'M OUT OF WARRANTY BY 10,000 MILES AND THE REPAIR IS 750.00. I FEEL LIKE FORD IS SIDE STEPPING THIS AND I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF MINE WAS NOT THE NORM I COULD UNDERSTAND BUT THE FACT THAT EVEN THE PART IS HARD TO GET AND FORD IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER OF IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING. NEEDLESS TO SAY--I'M GOING BACK TO GM. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH AND COMPLETE LOSS OF DRIVE POWER/SPEED OCCURRED (VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWS TO ~4 MPH). IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS (TWO INCIDENTS ON 5/19/13). VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR WEEK OF 5/19/13. ENGINE STAYS RUNNING AT IDLE, BUT VERY ROUGH WHEN IN DRIVE. IF PLACED IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE RUNS, BUT WILL NOT REV UP WITH GAS PEDAL. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN ISSUE OCCURS. AFTER KEY OFF AND 30 SECOND WAIT AND RESTART, VEHICLE PERFORMS AS INTENDED. NO MIL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, MY VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT ROUGHLY. I COULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, BUT IT NO LONGER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. AFTER WAITING FOR HELP TO ARRIVE, I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE STARTED FINE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO THOUGHT THE THROTTLE BOX MAY BE GUNKED UP. I PAID TO HAVE IT CLEANED OUT AND FOR A GAS ADDITIVE TO DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, MY ESCAPE STALLED AGAIN IN THE SAME WAY AND WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW SINCE MAY 2ND. I REALIZE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY IN FORD ESCAPES INCLUDING THE 2011 MODEL. WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE SITUATIONS IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE IN CURB LANES AND ABLE TO MANEUVER SAFELY OFF THE ROAD EACH OF THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. IF I HAPPEN TO BE IN A CENTER HIGHWAY LANE WHEN IT HAPPENS, I MAY NOT BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESTART MY VEHICLE SAFELY. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN FLORIDA GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE RED LIGHT WITH A WRENCH CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE FINALLY GOT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO. THEY TOLD HER IT COULD BE A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM OR IT COULD JUST BE TRYING TO RESET. THEY SUGGESTED SHE TURN EVERYTHING OFF (WHICH SHE ALREADY HAD) AND RESTART IN A FEW MINUTES. SHE RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, ONLY WORSE, AND SHE TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN AS SHE WAS TURNING A CORNER. SHE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR 3 OR 4 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SO FAR, IT'S BEEN A WEEK AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND THE PART. SHE HAS HAD TO RENT A CAR UNTIL THE ESCAPE IS FIXED. ANOTHER EXPENSE! EVIDENTLY, 45,000 OF THESE THROTTLE BODIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THEY ARE USING THE PARTS UP AS FAST AS THEY CAN MAKE THEM. HOW SAFE CAN THIS BE???!!! WE PLAN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FORD PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE BUCKED VIOLENTLY AND STALLED. CALLED FORD TO HAVE IT TOWED. BEFORE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, VEHICLE RESTARTED AND DROVE 2 MILES TO NEAREST FORD DEALER. THROTTLE BODY WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED. I HAD MADE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT POOR SHIFTING, BUCKING, BAD MILEAGE, ETC. AND DEALERSHIP ALWAYS TOLD ME IT WAS NOT BROKEN IN YET, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS IT "THREW A CODE". WELL IT THREW ONE THIS TIME. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN MADE, A WARRANTY EXTENSION ISSUED, AND THE PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH SHIFTING, BAD MILEAGE AND AN OCCASIONAL FEELING LIKE I HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED (WHEN NO ONE IS AROUND) HAVE CONTINUED. I HAVE JUST GOTTEN A CASE NUMBER FROM FORD. WE'LL SEE WHERE THIS GOES. *TR

THE FIRST OF 4 INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELT PARKWAY IN BROOKLYN NY. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE ON A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN I LOST ALL PEDAL POWER. I WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND ALL THE ELECTRONICS WERE WORKING PROPERLY EXCEPT FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE SMALL ICON OF A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH. I MANAGED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO REV THE ENGINE, NOTHING HAPPENED. IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS NO GAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE. I THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE ICON OF THE WRENCH. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WRENCH ICON STATES THAT A THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN FAULT HAS BEEN DETECTED AND I SHOULD CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER HE INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY MAKE AND MODEL AND ALSO STATED THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE COST WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I PROCEEDED TO HAVE THEM ORDER ME A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE LEAD TIME WOULD BE 2-3 WEEKS FOR THE NEW PART. DURING THAT TIME THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES, 2 OF WHICH WERE AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH AND 1 TIME STARTING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AT A SPEED OF LESS THAT 10 MPH. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON LINE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE AND A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE ISSUED AND REPAIRS MADE BY FORD AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. I FEEL THAT I WAS PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING POSITION. *TR

ON 27 APRIL 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE AT 70MPH ON I-475 ON MY WAY FROM MACON, GA TO ATLANTA, GA WHEN I LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF MY GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM. I FELT A JERKING MOTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO DECELERATE, AND I NOTICED THE WRENCH ICON LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I DID NOT LOSE POWER TO THE REST OF MY VEHICLE, ONLY THE ABILITY OF THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF, AND I ONCE AGAIN HAD POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MORE MILES, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME I HAD A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THEY SAID THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITH SO MANY VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THE INTERSTATE WAS NOT BUSY AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AND MY FAMILY WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FROM A REAR-END COLLISON. *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE SPEED OF 60 MPH, THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND THE ACCELERATION WAS GOING DOWN EVEN THOUGH MY PRESSURE ON THE GAS HADN'T CHANGED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 MINS THEN STARTED IT UP AND DROVE HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST; NOTHING FAILED, THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO DRIVE IT STRAIGHT TO THEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LESS THEN 2 MONTHS LATER THIS TIME ON A SUN. DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND THE ACCELERATION WENT DOWN. SAME LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 MINS THEN STARTED IT UP AND DROVE FOR A BIT. HAPPENED BACK TO BACK 3 MORE TIMES TRYING TO GET AS CLOSE TO HOME AS POSSIBLE. AFTER THE 3RD TIME I BELIEVED THE RISK WAS TOO HIGH TO CONTINUE DRIVING. CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TESTED AND FOUND OUT IT HAD A BAD THROTTLE. IT WAS TOLD THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE FORESEEN WAIT IS 12 DAYS TO A MONTH. *TR

MY ESCAPE HAD BEEN RUNNING ROUGH TODAY AND DECIDED MAYBE I NEEDED TO TAKE IT ON THE INTERSTATE. WHILE DOING ABOUT 65 THE "OPEN WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST COMPLETE POWER. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. I COASTED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ESCAPE AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. I HAD READ ABOUT NUMEROUS OTHER RELATED ISSUES ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE. I AM GLAD I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LAND AND NOT THE LEFT LANE; IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD AND THEN STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT WAS DARK. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A MOMENT. IT THEN STARTED UP AND I WENT BACK ON THE ROAD. IT THEN BEGAN TO LUNGE AND STOPPED AGAIN. THE WRENCH LIGHT SHOWED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BOTH TIMES. BY THE MANUAL, IT SHOWED A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY, BUT THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE, IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID $426.00 TO GET IT FIXED. WHEN I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP I ASKED THEM IF THIS WAS A RECALL AS I SAW COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. THE TECHNICIAN SAID NOT YET, BUT TO KEEP MY PAPERWORK AS IT PROBABLY WOULD BE A RECALL AT SOME POINT. *TR

REPEATED STALLING OF VEHICLE WHILE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS. NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. CAR HAS TO BE COMPLETELY STOPPED AND RESTARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN. FIRST VISIT TO DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD US THE COST TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY TOLD US WE COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE PART IS ON ORDER. THEY DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE THE PARTS FOR ANOTHER 6 WEEKS! IN THE MEANTIME, THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE REPEATED PROBLEMS AND WOULD JUST STOP AND JERK SUDDENLY UPON ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER AND ARE WAITING ON THEM TO COMPLETE A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION. SCARED FOR OUR LIVES! SURELY A RECALL WILL REIMBURSE US FOR REPAIRS, TOWING AND RENT CAR. WHAT A NIGHTMARE!! *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JUST BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BUT DID NOT MAKE A NOISE TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY VEER OFF TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE, LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE. *TR

IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON DRIVING 60 MPH CAR SLOWED DOWN, WOULD NOT ACCELERATED, JERKED,, WAS ABLE TO EXIT, TURNED OFF RESTARTED , MADE IT WORK OK, DROVE HOME ABOUT 22 MILES, NO PROBLEM. WENT FOR DINNER STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, WOULD NOT GO WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TURN OFF RESTART, TAKEN TO DEALER ON SATURDAY MORNING WAS TOLD NOT PART OF POWERTRAIN. COST $531 FOR REPAIR, VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON A MAJOR ROAD IN DALLAS.. *TR

I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR MONTHS WITH MY ENGINE SURGING AND ALMOST PULLING AND DRAGGING ALMOST LIKE SLOWING TO A STOP. I DO NOT KNOW A LOT ABOUT CARS SO I JUST CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. FINALLY ONE MORNING IN APRIL I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 5AM. I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN WHILE I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS WITHOUT WARNING ALL POWER WAS LOST. THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY RAMP INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE I COULD HAVE POSSIBLE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED IN A CRASH OR HAVE BEEN A CRASH FATALITY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO STORE TO HAVE BATTERY CHANGED. JUST A WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE SURGES WERE MORE EVIDENT AFTER I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WOULD START DECELERATING AND LOOSING POWER WHILE I WAS FLOORING THE GAS EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I BECAME NERVOUS ABOUT THIS WHERE I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED OUT AT FORD WHERE I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY DEVICE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A NATIONAL RECALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE NO WARNINGS WERE GIVEN ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGERS WITH THESE OCCURRENCES. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, BUT TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF CONCERNING ISSUE NOW, WHO KNOWS WHAT'S TO COME. I REALLY WANT OUT OF THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE THE OPTION TO TRADE IT IN NOW. *TR

TIME OF INCIDENT: 7:45AM, DRIVING 40MPH, APPROX. OUTSIDE TEMP: 70 DEGREES, CONDITIONS: DRY 40 MINUTES INTO DRIVE TIME ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT, HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR GLASS LITERALLY EXPLODED OFF THE MIRROR MOTOR AND IMPACTED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT LEFT AN OUTLINE OF THE MIRROR ALONG WITH PUTTING GASHES IN THE WINDOW, A GASH IN THE RUBBER MOLDING AND A WHITE POWDER RESIDUE, AND THEN PROJECTED APPROX 6 FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I WENT BACK TO LOCATE AND RETRIEVE THE MIRROR GLASS SO I COULD BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALERSHIP. I AM ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE THERE WAS NO OBJECT THAT HIT THE MIRROR GLASS. THE SEPARATION OF MIRROR GLASS FROM THE MOTOR WAS CLEAN. NO REMNANTS OF MIRROR GLASS ON MOTOR ASSEMBLY OR WITHIN THE MIRROR HOUSING ITSELF. THE MIRROR HOUSING HAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN AT THE POINT OF IMPACT ON PASSENGER WINDOW - ALL CONFIRMED BY MY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SUBMITTED PICS W/DESCRIPTION TO FORD COMPANY. FORD COMPANY RESPONDED WITH "UNWARRANTED" STATING AN OBJECT HIT THE MIRROR PER THE GREEN ARROW POINTING TO THE PLACE OF IMPACT ON THE PICTURE. CLEARLY FORD COMPANY IS INCORRECT AND OUTLANDISHLY SO. THE ALLEGED POINT OF IMPACT IS AN AREA NO MORE THAN 3/16 INCH. THE PLACEMENT OF THE IMPACT IS SUCH THAT IT WOULD HAVE PROJECTED THE MIRROR GLASS IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. THE SPEED OF THE ALLEGED OBJECT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED. THE TRUTH IS, THERE WAS NO PHANTOM OBJECT. FORD COMPANY FURTHER REVIEWING AND WILL CONTACT ME THIS WEEK. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY ENGINE HAS STALLED. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT A STOP AND WHEN I STARTED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTIONS THE ENGINE STALLED. IT WOULD START AGAIN BUT THE STALL PUT ME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *TR

VEHICLE PURCHASED JANUARY 2013 WITH ~37K MILES. FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, I HAD CODE INDICATING A FUEL DELIVERY PROBLEM BUT IT CLEARED ON ITS OWN. I ATTRIBUTED IT TO BAD GAS, THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE WARNING SIGN I MISSED. TODAY ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF SEQUENCE, NOTICING THE LACK OF POWER/LOW RPMS I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS TO NO AVAIL. I SAFELY NAVIGATED TO THE SHOULDER AS IT COASTED DOWN TO A STOP. THE ORANGE WRENCH LIT UP. UPON STOPPING THE CAR SPUTTERED HARD AND THREATENED TO STALL. THE GAS PEDAL WAS USELESS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, SHUT OFF THE RADIO/AC AND GAVE IT A MOMENT. IT RESTARTED WITH MINOR HESITATION. THE ORANGE WRENCH HAD CLEARED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME IN (IT STAYED IN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS POST). IT IDLED OK, ALLOWED ME TO ADMINISTER FUEL AND REV THE ENGINE. THINKING THE PROBLEM HAD PASSED, I MERGED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND CAME UP TO SPEED. ABOUT A HALF A MILE LATER I FELT THE NOTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (I BELIEVE THIS IS THE "LIMP-HOME" METHOD THAT IS CITED IN SOME THINGS I HAVE READ TODAY). AGAIN, MY GAS PEDAL IS USELESS AND I RE-ENGAGE THE HAZARDS AND MOVE OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS TIME THE CAR DOES NOT STALL BUT IDLES AROUND 900RPM WITH SOME SPUTTERING. GAS PEDAL IS STILL USELESS. I RINSE AND REPEAT THE ABOVE PROCESS A THIRD TIME, WHEN IT DOES THE SAME THING ANOTHER HALF MILE LATER, I GIVE UP AND CALL A MORE CAR SAVOY FRIEND. HIS FIRST GUESS IS ALSO FUEL PUMP/SOMETHING CLOGGED BUT WE ARE BOTH BAFFLED BECAUSE THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH ANY CONDITION WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. DECIDING IT COULD BE NURSED HOME, THE FOURTH ATTEMPT AT STARTING IT, I MADE THE LAST 2 MILES STAYING 40MPH OR BELOW. THERE WAS NO SPUTTERING/LOSS OF FUEL DELIVERY CAPABILITIES DURING THIS ATTEMPT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COMMON THROTTLE BODY ISSUES FOUND ME... *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD GOING APPROX. 50MPH, I SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT WOULD TEND TO LUNGE FORWARD. ONCE STOPPED, I PLACED IN PARK, SHUT OFF ENGINE THE ATTEMPTED TO START UP AGAIN. IT DID START UP, HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES LATER THAT DAY. I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC....COULD BE DEADLY!!! FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THIS RIGHT AS I HAVE NOW READ FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME THING. THE NEXT OCCURRENCE COULD BE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I SHOULD NOTE THAT AS OF 1 WEEK LATER, I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET AND THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED ABOVE HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 2 TIMES PER DAY NOW. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RAN ROUGH AND LOST MOST ACCELERATION POWER. FORCED TO DRIVE ON TO CENTER MEDIAN TO AVOIDS ACCIDENT. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD WAS FAULTY CHARCOAL CANISTER SENSOR. AND OTHER COMPONENTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND MY GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MY CAR. WHEN I PULLED OVER, MY CAR WAS JUMPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, GOT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 4 TIMES, PAID $80 FOR THEM TO RUN SOME TESTS AND TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AT THE FIRST DEALERSHIP, THE SECOND DEALERSHIP THEN SPECULATED THAT IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY. WHEN I ASKED THEM TO FIX IT, I WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THERE WAS NO TELLING HOW LONG IT WOULD BE BEFORE THEY GOT THE PART IN. SO THEY SENT ME AWAY IN MY BROKEN CAR AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WOULD PROBABLY START OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. IF THAT IS NOT A CLUE TO THE FORD COMPANY THAT THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL, THEN I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS. EVERYONE IS OBVIOUSLY EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS AND IT HAPPENED TO ME 1,000 MILES OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY. I AM IRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD AS THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETECTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

AT APPROX. 19,800 MILES WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND THE ESCAPE STARTED LOSING POWER. I WENT FROM RUNNING 75 MPH TO 40 MPH. THE ESCAPE NOW HAS APPROX. 33,000 MILES AND IS A TOTAL NIGHTMARE. AS OF APRIL 28, 2013 IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 46 DAYS AND HAS HAD 8 REPAIR ATTEMPTS. NO WARNING LIGHTS NOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON. THIS ESCAPE CLUNKS, SURGES, LOSES POWER, CUT'S OFF AND AT TIMES WILL NOT EVEN CRANK. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED, THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY - THROTTLE BODY AIR INTAKE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE TORQUE CONVERTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. LOST IN ARBITRATION WITH THE BBB BECAUSE FORD SAID IN THEIR LAST REPAIR ATTEMPT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. JUNE 5, 2013 CAR WAS BACK IN SHOP BECAUSE AT 7:45 AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE RPM'S SURGED UP TO 4000, COULD HARDLY KEEP IT FROM RUNNING THE LIGHT, ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED TOOK OFF AND WITHIN 4 TENTHS OF A MILE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. IT TOOK ME 8 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CRANK, DROVE ABOUT 15 MILES, SURGING ALL THE WAY, AND THE CAR DIED AGAIN, TAKING ME 10 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CRANK. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP, THEY KEPT IT FOR 7 DAYS, RETURNED IT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. JUNE 20, 2013 TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR AT 10:00 AM, IT WOULD CRANK, BUT GO DEAD, FINALLY AT 11:10 AM IT STAYED CRANKED, DROVE AT 3 TENTHS OF A MILE, CAR GOES DEAD. TAKES ME 5 MINUTES TO RE-CRANK WENT STRAIGHT TO THE SHOP. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND FORD NEEDS TO RE-CALL.

MY 2011 ESCAPE CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT ON RED, WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WERE BOTH ILLUMINATED AFTER IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE STARTED PROPERLY AFTER I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. FORD MUST ADDRESS THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM WITH IT'S ENGINE DESIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPUTER WAS READING AN ERROR AND THE VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE HAS NOW HAD SERVICE THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS FOR "BUCKING/SLIPPING" IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE "BUCKING/SLIPPING" IS EXPERIENCED WITH ALL GEARS BUT GENERALLY WORSE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD AND JUST STARTING OUT. IT IS ALSO BAD WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IDLE FOR MANY DAYS. ALL THREE TIMES ITS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AT THE FORD DEALER THEY SAY ITS THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT IS THE CULPRIT. THEY REDO THE ALGORITHMS ITS FINE FOR A WEEK THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THE LATEST SERVICE ALSO INCLUDED HAVING THE TRANSMISSION AXLE SEALS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.