2001 Ford Escape Cruise Control Problems

Your gas pedal is sticking while you're driving, especially in cold weather, which makes it difficult to slow down or stop even after the engine warms up. This has happened multiple times, including on the highway, causing your vehicle to keep accelerating forward even after you've tried to control it. The issue may require inspection and cleaning or replacement of the throttle cable, pedal linkage, or related components.

When you tried to accelerate onto the highway, your car wouldn't go faster than 60 mph and then shifted down and stalled. When you release the gas pedal, the car doesn't slow down on its own, and it's backfiring. This suggests problems with acceleration control, transmission shifting, and engine combustion.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE FEEDBACK EGR (DPFE) SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V353000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

DESPITE NUMEROUS CALLS TO FORD, I STILL RECEIVE RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT WAS A CASH FOR CLUNKERS VEHICLE. I PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM AND THE VEHICLE WAS PERMANENTLY DISABLED BACK IN 2009/2010.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER; 12V353000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WAS RUNNING FINE THEN STARTED THE CAR ONE MORNING AND IDLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE IDLE AS HIGH AS IT IS

I WAS GOING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I THEN CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE AND A BUILDING. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOME PART OF THE THROTTLE ON THOSE MODELS FROM 2001 TOO 2004. NEVER HAD ANY NOTICE OF A FACTORY RECALL FORM WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT CARHOP, OR FROM FORD DEALERSHIP , OR FROM THE DMV ON THIS MATTER. VERY LUCKY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT INCLUDING MYSELF. THERE IS ALREADY CLAIM THROUGH MY INSURANCE AGENCY STATEFARM ON THIS MATTER. ALL MY YRS. OF DRIVING NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD EVER HAPPENED. *TR

STUCK ACCELERATOR - FORD ESCAPE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING OVER DEAD MAN'S PASS IN OREGON. A TREACHEROUS PASS EVEN ON A GOOD DAY. FORD ESCAPE 2001 ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT 80 MILES P/H. MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY WERE FOLLOWING BEHIND US. MY HUSBAND INSISTED THAT HE COULD DRIVE THE OUT OF CONTROL CAR INTO LAGRANDE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND DEMANDED HE TRY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AND LET ME OUT . HE DID THIS BY PUTTING CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURNING IT OFF, AND COASTING TO A STOP (I THINK). I GOT OUT, CRAWLED INTO MY SISTER'S CAR SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. MY HUSBAND DID GET THE CAR INTO LAGRANDE. AS HE CAME INTO THE LOT, IT WAS SCREECHING SIDEWAYS, TIRES SMOKING, AND NEARLY TIPPED OVER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP FIXED IT - AT GREAT EXPENSE TO ME. I PAID THE MECHANIC'S BILL, PLUS TOOK A FLIGHT TO PENDLETON, THEN A 1 HOUR SHUTTLE TO LA GRANDE, OREGON, THEN DROVE HOME 4 HOURS. 5 YEARS LATER I STILL HAVE "ACCELERATOR ANXIETY." ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I GOT A RECALL FROM FORD. I TOOK IT DEALERSHIP HERE IN PORTLAND. THEY LOOKED AT THE MECHANIC'S RECEIPT AND SAID THE PROBLEM THAT WAS FIXED, WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. *TR

ON FRIDAY AUG 31.2013 I WAS COMING UP A HILL ON SOUTH BOUND HIGHWAY 92 WHEN I ACCELERATED AND THERE WAS A DEER SO I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND MY BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK I AGAIN HIT THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ACCELERATED I HIT THE DITCH NO BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS STILL SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL LIKE IT WAS DRIVING ITSELF. BRAKES *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV RAPIDLY AS THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE UNTIL THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THE DRIVER LOOSENED THE THROTTLE BODY CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE MARCH 2013. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE OR GAS PEDAL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE OWNING IT, BUT ON MONDAY, 7/29/13, I HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 18 MILES AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 50 MPH. I PULLED UP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AT 11:00 PM AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING TO WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL BEING FLOORED. I PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING CHANGED. I TRIED PUNCHING THE PEDAL AGAIN WITH MY FOOT, AND STILL NO CHANGE. I EVEN REACHED DOWN TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MAT HAD INTERFERED WITH THE GAS PEDAL, BUT IT HAD NOT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE NEXT MORNING, MY BOYFRIEND, AWARE OF THE ISSUE, TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED MY MECHANIC ON TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013 AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE MECHANIC CANNOT GET ME IN UNTIL NEXT WEEK. THE APPOINTMENT IS SET FOR WED. 8/7/13. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN IT'S UNPREDICTABLE CONDITION. *TR

I HAD ENTERED AN INTERSTATE FROM AN ON RAMP. I ACCELERATED TO GET VEHICLE UP TO SPEED AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL. I APPROACHED A SHARP CURVED AND ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE SPEED CONTROL BY HITTING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO STAY MOVING AT 55 MPH. I AVOIDED THE OUTSIDE LANE AND THE TRAFFIC THAT I WAS MERGING INTO BY GOING INTO THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE HIT AN ELEVATED MAN HOLE IN THE MEDIAN AND WENT AIRBORNE AND HIT A BRIDGE OVERPASS SUPPORT HEAD ON. I SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES DUE TO THE COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ASCENDING A HILL AT 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND THE THROTTLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V353000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,528. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS IDLING IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY CLIENT'S SON WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE ON CENTRAL AVENUE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MARYLAND AT NIGHTTIME WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR. HE SWERVED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND HIS VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A BIKE RIDER THEN STRUCK THE MEDIAN CURB TOTALING THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND BIKE RIDER SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. *TR

SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY VEHICLE ON 2 OCCASIONS NOW, IN LAST 2 DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO KICK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PEDAL AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

OVER THE YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR THAT I BOUGHT NEW FOR MY DAUGHTER WE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR A STICKING THROTTLE AND CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS. I HAVE RECORDS OF 6 DIFFERENT TIMES WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THROTTLE PROBLEMS. THE LAST TIME THE THROTTLE STUCK IT CAUSED OUR VEHICLE TO HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER COMPLAINING OF THE MOTOR REVVING UP CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. WE WERE IGNORED OF THE PROBLEM THEN TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER WORTH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS CAUSED FROM THE ACCIDENT. *TR

2001 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. RECALL # 12V353000. *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO AVAILABLE AS OF AUGUST 5, 2012.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V353000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN CALLING MY LOCAL DEALER TO GET MY RECALLED CAR FIXED. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS HAVE TOLD ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO TELL ME IF THE DEALER HAS THE NECESSARY PART IN STOCK. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AT THAT TIME AND TO CALL BACK LATER. OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR ANY MORE THAN NECESSARY AND THE NEAREST DEALER TO ME ISN'T THAT CLOSE. I AM AT MY WITS END. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 09/19/12*LJ UPDATED 09/19/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION UNTIL A POP NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 236,995.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE ESCAPE DOWN RESIDENTIAL ROADS AROUND 24MPH AND AS SHE LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR IT STILL WAS ACCELERATING. SHE PUT ON THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE STILL WANTED TO ACCELERATE BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE A TURN. AS SOON AS SHE LET OFF THE BRAKE IT STARTED ACCELERATING AGAIN WITHOUT HER DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE PULLED INTO OUR PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE THROTTLE WAS STILL ON. SHE JUST DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AS MUCH AND SHE COULD AND IMMEDIATE TURNED THE CAR OFF. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE APPEAR OUT OF PLACE. I TOOK THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE OFF OF THE THROTTLE CABLE AND TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT APPEARED TO BE WORKING FINE. THEN I DROVE IT LATER THAT DAY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAME OFF THE THROTTLE CABLE SO THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T WORK. I CAN SEE HOW IF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAME OFF THE THROTTLE CABLE IT COULD CATCH THE THROTTLE CABLE AND KEEP THE THROTTLE OPEN. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR AND THE RPM WENT UP VERY QUICKLY AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. EVEN WITH FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL IT CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED. PUT THE CAR TO NEUTRAL AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD RPM STAYED HIGH EVEN IN NEUTRAL. HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT REMOVED FOOT FROM PEDAL HOWEVER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED AND REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL VEHICLE WAS UNDER CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TO: FORD MOTOR COMPANY FROM: OWNERS DATE: 6/8/2012 PURPOSE: 2001 FORD ESCAPE ACCIDENT SUMMARY (ACCELERATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTION) DEAR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THIS LETTER IS TO FORMALLY DOCUMENT AND NOTIFY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTION ON A 2001 FORD ESCAPE XLT. ACCIDENT SUMMARY: ON FRIDAY JUNE 8, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:35 PM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON OUR 2001 FORD ESCAPE XLT MALFUNCTIONED WHEN IT AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED, STUCK, AND ACCELERATED BEYOND DRIVERS DESIRED SPEED. THE DRIVER REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE. THE DRIVER THEN FULLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET WITH NO EFFECT. THE DRIVER THEN FULLY ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PROVIDING SOME SPEED REDUCTION, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO FORCE THE VEHICLE FORWARD. THE DRIVER STEERED THE VEHICLE ONTO CURBS AND OBJECTS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO SLOWDOWN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER, HAVING TO MAKE A QUICK AND TIMELY DECISION TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PROTECT HERSELF AND PASSENGERS FROM HARM, SERVED INTO A CONCRETE OVERPASS EMBANKMENT IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND AVOID A POTENTIALLY MORE SEVERE ACCIDENT INVOLVING MULTIPLE PARTIES IN A HIGHLY POPULATED LOCATION. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED (PUSHED BACK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT) AND BOTH AIRBAGS WERE FULLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS, WHILE ALL WEARING SEATBELTS, SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND WERE EVALUATED AND TREATED AT AN EMERGENCY ROOM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD AFTER HER FOOT WAS REMOVED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V210001 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE TURNING INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ON A LATER DATE WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED YET THE CONTACT DID NOT ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH UP A HILL THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND THE SET SPEED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL FUSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE RPM'S CONTINUED TO INCREASE; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT SUDDEN ACCELERATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,405.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER; HOWEVER THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY YET THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,422. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/26/10*JB

ACCELERATOR CABLE GETS STUCK UNDER PLASTIC ENGINE COVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. SHE PUT BOTH OF HER FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. SHE TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH ALSO DID NOT RESPONSE. AFTER A LONG WHILE, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE TO 40 MPH. SHE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS THEN ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER BEING ON CRUISE CONTROL FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, THEN I GOT OUT TO REALIZE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AS WELL AS ALL OF THE THINGS INSIDE. *TR

ON JULY 4TH, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. SUDDENLY, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND MY HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WITH THE BRAKES. HE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA FORD FOR REPAIR. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS "CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILED". THE RECEIPT STATED THAT "CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILED 1.00 VERIFIED, CRUISE CONTROL CABLE SHEATH BROKEN AND CABLE END FLIPS OVER CAUSE THROTTLE TO BE HELD OPEN". THE FORD SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL ESCAPE'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT HIS MANAGER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO USE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE HOUSING FOR THE SPEED CONTROL COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V210001 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER TO UNHOOK THE SPEED CONTROL BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THAT MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 88,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL # 04V574000 SINCE THE BUILD DATE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 6-11-2001 WHICH WAS CLOSE TO 2002. UPDATED 07/31/08. *JB

THROTTLE STICKS AT INTERMITTENT TIMES UPON ACCELERATION. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL SPEED DOES NOT RESULT IN DECELERATION. WHEN PROBLEM DOES OCCUR THERE IS NO KNOWN WAY OF STOPPING IT. I JUST WAIT IT OUT UNTIL THROTTLE CORRECTS ITSELF. I AM UNABLE TO TELL IF GAS PEDAL REMAINS DEPRESSED WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS. HAVE TRIED PRESSING THROTTLE TO FLOOR QUICKLY AND RELEASING WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. HAVE TRIED PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THAT ONLY CAUSES ENGINE TO RACE. SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING MORE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE ENGINE WOULD STILL ACCELERATE ONCE THE CONTACT RELEASED THE PEDAL. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED BY FORD DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER OF 2007 BECAUSE OF RECALL. THEY SAID IN DECEMBER THAT I SHOULD HAVE NEW PARTS READY FOR INSTALL ON MY 2001 FORD VAN. THIS IS MARCH OF 2008 AND NO ONE CAN TELL WHEN THIS PART WILL BE REPLACED. I FELL LIKE I HAVE PAID FOR THE COMFORT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND DO NOT HAVE IT. I FELL LIKE I CANT SELL VAN WITH A DEFECTIVE PART OR CRUISE UNPLUGGED. HOW LONG DOES FORD HAVE TO REPAIR THIS PART. *TR

2001 FORD EXPEDITION SITTING IN DRIVEWAY CATCHES FIRE. FIRE SPREAD TO HOUSE. CAR A TOTAL LOSS, HOUSE DAMAGED. YARD ALSO DAMAGED. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM 0-45 MPH AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE IN THE STOPPED POSITION. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INCREASED BRAKING AND JOLTS FORWARD WHEN BRAKING IS APPLIED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVS ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF FOR THE ENGINE TO QUIT REVVING. THIS PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY SPORADIC, BUT IS NOW GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND OCCURS MORE OFTEN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, #00V210001, REGARDING THE: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR TWO DAYS WHEN IT SUDDENLY ERUPTED IN FLAMES DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND CONCLUDED THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, BUT DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE HOME AND NO ONE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE ONLY PROBLEM PRESENT WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WAS BROKEN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CRUISE STOPPED WORKING TWO YEARS AGO.*AK

MY VIN# FOR MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. HOWEVER, I AM AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME NOW. *JB

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL, THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS IN THIS VEHICLE. *JB

APPROACHING HIWAY CONSTRUCTION WITH FLAGMAN AND ABOUT 10 CARS STOPPED, WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, THROTTLE STUCK WIDE-OPEN. I TRIED TO TURN IT OFF WITH ON/OFF BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL BUT NO RESULT,APPROACHING STOPPED LINE OF CARS AT FULL THROTTLE, TOWING CAMPING TRAILER. FINALLY, I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR/TRAILER, ENGINE RACING MAX REVS AND MAKING STRANGE NOISE, FALTERING AS IT MIGHT WHEN THE FUEL MIXTURE WAS TOO RICH. I THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND UPON INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD AND LOCATING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL, WE JIGGLED A CABLE GOING INTO IT AND HEARD A CLUNK WITHIN. I THEN STARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN NORMALLY. CONTINUED TRIP, JUST DIDN'T USE CRUISE CONTROL !! UPON RETURNING FROM TRIP, I CALLED MY FORD DEALER IN DURANGO, CO AND WAS TOLD TO CALL CUSTOMER RELATIONS. I DID SO TWICE, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. I THEN SEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE, AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2001 ESCAPE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM (SAFETY RECALL 00S18, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 00V210001), BUT MY CAR'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED! I SUBMIT THAT THIS INCIDENT ILLUSTRATES THAT THIS VIN (AND MAYBE MANY OTHERS) SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED (I JUST DON'T USE THE CRUISE), SO I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART, PENDING RESOLUTION OF THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *NM

IN MAY 2005 THE ACCELERATOR CABLE STUCK WIDE OPEN ON MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE (V-6 ENGINE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I PUNCHED DOWN ON THE PEDAL VERY HARD. THERE IS A PLASTIC COVER ON TOP OF THE ENGINE THAT MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO SEE WHERE THE CABLES HOOK UP TO THE THROTTLE BODY. I REMOVED THIS TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY OR THE CABLE THAT WAS STUCK. AS I WAS TAKING IT OFF THE CABLE BECAME UNSTUCK ON IT'S OWN SO I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. AT THAT POINT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOTHING. ON 8/10/05 MY WIFE PUSHED DOWN HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN AGAIN AND SHE FOUND HERSELF GOING ABOUT 100 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. FINALLY SHE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, COASTED TO THE BERM AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. SINCE THE DEALER COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME I DECIDED TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN MYSELF. AGAIN I TOOK THE PLASTIC COVER OFF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND ONCE AGAIN THE CABLE BECAME UNSTUCK. THIS MADE ME SUSPECT THAT THE PLASTIC COVER MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HOUSING HAD BROKEN RIGHT BEFORE THE PART THAT CONNECTS TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS CREATES A SITUATION THAT CAN CAUSE THE CRUISE CABLE TO PIVOT UP AND WEDGE AGAINST THE PLASTIC ENGINE COVER DURING HARD ACCELERATION INSTEAD OF IT MOVING IN ITS HOUSING LIKE IT SHOULD THUS CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STICK WIDE OPEN. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES SO I AM CONFIDENT THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WORK ON THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK SO I WENT TO THE PARTS DEPT. ORDERED THE PART (UNDER $30) WENT HOME AND PUT IT ON MYSELF (TAKES LESS THAN 5 MINUTES). THE CAR IS FIXED NOW. *NM

WHEN PLACING FOOT ONTO THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. THEN, ONCE IT MOVES IT JUMPS. *AK

THE THROTTLE ON THE CONSUMER'S 2001 FORD ESCAPE FAILED. *NM *SC *JB

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. HAD INSPECTED, DETERMINED THROTTLE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. CURRENT RECALL BY FORD FOR THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE 2001 MODELS. *JB

RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V210001 CONCERNING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLE. WHILE DRIVINGTHROTTLE CABLE BECOMES INOPERABLE. UPON DEPRESSING THE PEDAL IT WILL STICK. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL STATED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THE 2002-2004 FORD ESCAPE SUV'S DUE TO ACCELERATOR CABLE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE A 2001 FORD ESCAPE 4X4 SUV AND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IS ALSO STICKING. WHY NOT RECALL ALL THE MODEL YEARS? WHY WAIT TILL THERE IS AN ACCIDENT OR MAJOR FAILURE?*AK

WHEN I PRESS ON MY ACCELERATOR AT A STOP SIGN IT STICKS. THEN WHEN IT BREAKS THROUGH I ACCELERATE QUICKLY. I AM AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND INJURE MYSELF OR OTHERS. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BEING DRIVEN. OWNER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY.*AK

THE GAS PEDAL ON MY FORD 2001 ESCAPE KEEPS GETTING STUCK WHEN WE ARE DRIVING IT. I'M AFRAID IT MAY GET STUCK AND NOT RELEASE. WHICH COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS?*AK

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE PARKED THE SAME THING OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A STORE WINDOW. *JB THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A STORE WINDOW. *SC

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHILE THE CONSUMER SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THE VEHICLES RPMS WENT UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE AIR IDLE CONTROL. *AK WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE RPM'S ACCELERATED BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000. *SC *JB

TWICE IN LAST YEAR (EXCLUDING TODAY) I HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND SUV HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. I STEPPED ON BRAKES - IT DID NOTHING. I TRIED TO PULL UP ON GAS PEDAL - NOTHING HAPPENED. FINALLY STOPPED WITH NEUTRAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE...TOOK SUV TO FORD - THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ON 6/18/04. TODAY (7/23/04) WHILE ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING TO WORK (IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFICE), I ACCELERATED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A TRUCK THAT WAS GOING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY. ACCELERATOR STUCK; BRAKES DID NOT WORK; I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL; ENGINE MADE REALLY LOUD "REVVING" TYPE NOICES; I PUT CAR BACK IN DRIVE AND BRADES STILL DID NOT WORK.. I HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. WHAT SAVED ME FROM A POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENT WAS THAT THERE WAS NO ONE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME ON FREEWAY. I CALLED FORD AND AM DROPPING VEHICLE BACK OFF.. THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE THE CABLE NOW. I AM AFR AID TO DRIVE IT. I WAS DOING ABOUT 62 MPH THIS AM AND WHEN IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN - I WENT UP TO ABOUT 78 MPH.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH. DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CRASHED. *AK

I EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE LOCAL LIBRARY.*AK

THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK, WHICH EFFECTED THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE . THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *NM

ACCELERATOR STICKS IN IDLE WHILE VEHICLE STOPS. DRIVER MUST "JAB" ACCELERATOR TO GET IT OUT OF IDLE AND START VEHICLE MOVING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. PROBLEM IS CONSTANT SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN DEC 2002.*AK

IT TAKES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP.SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTS FROM STICKING GAS PEDAL. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE HESITATED/OR PAUSED BEFORE IT RESPONDED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. *NLM

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TODAY. WENT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. WAS SET AT 65 MPH, SPEEDOMETER SHOWED RAPID DECELERATION EVEN THOUGH CRUISE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ENGAGED. HAD TO DISENGAGE AND MANUALLY CONTROL SPEED. FOUND 5 OTHER POSTS ON YAHOO INTERNET SITE FOR ESCAPE OWNERS. SAME PROBLEM. LIGHT ON, NO CRUISE. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATER PEDAL GETS STUCK PERIODICALLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

6/10/02 ENGINE STALLED WHILE OFF THROTTLE AT APPROX 30MPH WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO A PLACE OF BUSINESS. LOST ALL POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKES AND NARROWLY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR. HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER ON THE SAME DATE.ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PUTTING IN PARK.DEALER HAD CAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND REPACED PCM. ON 6/22 ENGINE STALLED WHILE GOING 40MPH AND EXITING HWY 1 S ON A VERY CURVY EXIT RAMP. LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAD TO MANHANDLE IT OFF TO THE SIDE.RESTARTED BY PUTTING IN PARK BUT HAD TO WAIT TILL MONDAY TO TALK TO SERVICE DEPT AT DEALER. ON MONDAY 6/24 DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE VEHICLE-TOO BUSY, AND HAD TO WAIT TILL 6/25 TO DELIVER TO DEALER. SERVICE PERSON SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE BUT I DID NOT DUE TO DANGEROUS NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER RECEIVED CAR ON 6/25, HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS AND REPLACED IAC. THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER PICKING IT UP IT STALLED 2 TIMES AT 30MPH OFF THROTTLE. RENDERED UNUSABLE FOR THE WEEKEND. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER FOR THIRD TIME ON 7/1 AND THEY HAVE HAD IT EVER SINCE. TODAY IS 7/16 AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE A TEMPORART FIX THAT SHOULD WORK TILL FORD ISSUES A PERMANENT FIX. I AM NOT RISKING MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS WHO ARE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE DRIVING NEAR ME WHEN IT STALLS SO I AM REFUSING VEHICLE AND SEEKING A NEW IDENTICAL REPLACEMENT. CURRENTLY THE DEALER IS COMMUNICATING THIS TO FORD. DEALER STALFF HAS BEEN POLITE, HELPFUL, CONCERNED, APPOLOGETIC AND WILLING TO BACK ME UP AGAINST FORD. THEY HAVE SUPPLIED ME WITH AN ACCEPTABLE LOANER VEHICLE THE ENTIRE TIME MY CAR HAS BEEN DOWN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS TO FESS UP TO BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. IT'S INTOLLERABLE AND A CORPORATE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. PLEASE RECOMMEND A RECALL.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE AT 55MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. CONSUMER PRESSED GAS PEDAL TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN IT RELEASES VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 2 DEALERSHIPS, BOTH DETERMINED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK *YD

WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE STALLED AT 15 MPH. DEALER REPLACED IAC VALVE WHICH WAS STICKING.

MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE V6 XLT 4X4 PURCHASED NEW (0 MILES) IN AUGUST. ON NOV. 28, 2001, IN THE MORNING, AFTER ABOUT 8 MINUTES OF RUNNING AND LESS THAN A MILE OF DRIVING, I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL (ON RAMP TO HIGHWAY). I HAD ACCELERATED TO A COAST OF ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND WAS ABOUT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, MANY INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEARED (AS A RESULT OF THE KEY BEING IN THE RUN POSITION), POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WERE LOST. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND RE-STARTED WHILE MOVING TO AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THEY SCHEDULED ME FOR 2 DAYS LATER. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE WAS AWARE OF FORD ESCAPES STALLING YET WHEN I DISCUSSED IT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER HE SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF ESCAPES STALLING AND NONE HAD BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS REASON "TO HIS KNOWLEDGE". I PERCEIVED THIS AS DECEIT. HE THEN SAID HE WOULD CONDUCT AN "OASIS" IN WHICH THEY RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM FORD ABOUT KNOWN PROBLEMS. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR THE DAY, THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. I REQUESTED A LIST OF WHAT WAS DONE AS REQUIRED BY NEW JERSEY LAW. I TOLD THEM I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THIS WAS THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT AT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I ALSO STATED THAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND THEY STILL DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I WOULD SEEK A FULL REFUND UNDER NEW JERSEY'S LEMON LAW, FIRST BY SENDING A CERTIFIED LETTER TO FORD. I WOULD REALLY PREFER THAT THE MANUFACTURER FIX THIS LIFE THREATNING PROBLEM THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 10-40 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VERY UNNERVING AND SEEMS TO POSE A DANGEROUS THREAT. APPEARS FORD HAS NO FIX OR SOLUTION YET.*AK

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN PULLING OUT OF A STREET THAT THE CAR COMES TO A STOP; THE RPMS DIE OFF AND PRESSING THE GAS DOES NOTHING, LETTING OFF THE GAS SOMETIMES HELPS BUT IT JUST TAKES A SECOND FOR THE GAS TO WORK, THIS IS SCARRY SINCE I AM USUALLY PULLING OUT ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN TO DO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THIS BUT THEY CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED AN IAC VALVE BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO HESITATE. THE CAR DID STALL WHILE GOING DOWN A SMALL HILL; THE BRAKES AND STEERING COMPLETELY WENT. I HAD TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR.

STALLS WHEN STEPPING ON GAS FROM A STOP AND WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. BROUGHT TO DEALER TWICE ALREADY SINCE INITIAL OCCURRNCE. FIRST TIME (9/22): SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND TIME (10/8): REPLACED IAC VALVE (?). STILL STALLING THE NEXT DAY. CALLED DEALER 10/11: DIDN'T GET BACK TO ME. STOPPED AT DEALER ON 10/12: SAID THEY WERE GOING TO TALK TO A FORD TECH (WHO DIDN'T RETURN THEIR CALL). ALSO CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TALKED TO DEALER (WHO TOLD THEM SAME THING THEY TOLD ME). NOW HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY UNTIL I CAN TALK TO THEM AGAIN. NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

HAD SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO GET OUT OF PARKING SPACE. THEN, STARTED TO BACK UP, AND VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, SOUNDED FUNNY; RPMS REVVED UP,VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE STILL IN REVERSE. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES/SURGES, WITHOUT WARNING WHEN IN REVERSE OR AUTOMATIC LST GEAR. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICTLY, MAYBE ONCE EVERY 2-3 WEEKS, WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THEIR COMPUTOR. THEIR MECHANIC WENT ON THE FORD HOTLINE AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS LISTED, AND A POSSIBLE FIX SUGGESTED. THE MECHANIC REHOOKED THE VEHICLE BACK UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT THE FIX HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK, AND OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT WORKING. AN APPOLOGETIC SERVICE REP. HANDED ME THE KEYS AND I DROVE HOME IN MY DEFECTIVE TRUCK. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO LISTING BY OTHER OWNERS ON FORD ESCAPE OWNER WEBSITES.*AK

CAR JUMPS SUDDENLY FORWARD/BACKWARD WHEN EASING INTO FIRST GEAR OR REVERSE. HAD TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS, 1ST- FLEW BACKWARDS JUST MISSING A TREE, 2ND FLEW BACKWARD IN PARKING LOT NEARLY HITTING A CAR AND PEDESTRIAN. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO POSTED BY OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS AT A "ESCAPE" OWNER INTERNET SITE, SO IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *AK

ON A 4- LANE HIGHWAY GOING 20-25MPH, CONSUMER LET UP OFF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES ,AND VEHICLE WAS BACK TO NORMAL. CONSUMER HAS A UP COMNG APPOINTMENT AT DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT VEHICLE. *AK