2010 Ford Escape Engine Problems

Your car has an oil leak that has proven difficult to locate, even after three separate visits to different mechanics who used diagnostic dye to trace it. The leak is causing you ongoing problems, though the exact source remains unidentified. Finding and sealing the leak source will likely require additional diagnostic work or inspection of common leak points like gaskets, seals, and oil lines.

My vehicle is not able to pass the inspection and I have had a brand new gas tank put in and the engine lights are always on. I can’t get a new tag for the car and I have been pulled over by police 5 times now and received a citation due to this issue. Please if possible could you help me with this situation. Thank you so much for your time and understanding.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle was vibrating abnormally. The contact also stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle was vibrating abnormally. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was flashing on and off. The vehicle was previously repaired, and the spark plugs were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 265,000.

ENGINE WAS BUCKING, STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING ME TO BE IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. (CUSTOMER SAT. PROGRAM 13N03)

WHILE DRIVING ON COUNTY ROAD (CR475) @ 50 MPH EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMEON. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED CLEARS LIGHTS FOR AWHILE, THEN THEY REAPPEARED WHILE DRIVING. CALLED FORD DEALER (OCALA, FL) TOLD ME ISSUE IS KNOW TO THEM BUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED @ 4 MONTHS PRIOR FOR MY VEHICLE! I PURCHASED AND REGISTERED VEHICLE 12/2015, HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES OF THIS ISSUE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS THROTTLE ACTUATOR FAILURE WAS A DANGEROUS ISSUE SAID I SHOULD REPLACE IT MYSELF "IF I CHOSE TO" AND KEEP RECEIPTS "IN CASE THEY ISSUE A RECAL IN THE FUTURE" FORD DEALER GAVE ME COMPLIANT # CAS26375302.. SPENT $400 TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IF IT OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED OR IN AN INTERSECTION. I GUESS FORD WILL WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGING THE SEVERITY OF THIS THROTTLE MALFUNCTION.

EXHAUST HOSE UNDER VEHICLE DRIVE SIDE LEAKED CAUSING EXHAUST CREEP INTO CABIN WITH EXCESSIVE STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CABIN BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FUEL FILL INLET AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH STARTING THE ENGINE AND THAT THE STARTER HESITATION BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH GENE LATTA FORD INC (1565 CARLISLE ST, HANOVER, PA 17331, (717) 633-1999) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO PARK AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO START, BUT IT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A FRIEND OF THE CONTACT'S FAMILY GOOGLED THE FAILURE, WHICH INDICATED TO RESET THE FUEL PUMP SWITCH LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FUEL PUMP SWITCH WAS RESET AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

THE VEHICLE FLEX FUEL SYSTEM IS HORRIBLE AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE HAVE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REVIEWED BY MECHANICS, WHO COME BACK WITH ONE ISSUE, THE FLEX FUEL SET UP. SO WE ORDERED AND REPLACED THE FLEX FUEL PIPE 2 TIMES NOW. THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL CONTINUES TO POP BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS GO BY. THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM A DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. I AM SCARED TO DEATH SHE WILL CRASH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ON THE INTERSTATE. THE 2011 RECALL FORD ISSUED COVERED THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE, WHICH IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE EXPANDED. MY DAUGHTER JUST CALLED AND STATED THAT THE CAR SHUT OFF 5 TIMES IN THE COURSE OF A MILE. LUCKILY, SHE WAS LOCAL.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE IN PARK OR WHEN DRIVING. MARKED TODAY GOING 45 AND ENGINE SHUT OFF.

THE "CHECK FUEL FILL INLET" CAME ON A COUPLE OF MILES AFTER FILLING GAS AND STAYED ON. AFTER A FEW MORE MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON EVER SINCE. I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 4 MONTHS AGO, BUT MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE COMPUTER SO WE REPLACED THE COMPUTER. BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE FOR SOLUTIONS AND IT SEEMS MANY OTHER FORD ESCAPE USERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

2010 FORD ESCAPE 2.5L. CONSUMERS WRITES WITH CONCERNS RECALL FOR ENGINE OF VEHICLE MODEL AND REPAIRS. *AS *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IDLING VERY ROUGHLY WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IN DRIVE. WHILE IN PARK MY VEHICLE IDLES NORMALLY BUT AFTER COMING TO A STOP IT BEGINS IDLING SO ROUGH IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS SHAKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,044.

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. *LD *JS

ENGINE STALLING. OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD ESCAPE RANDOMLY STALLING. I HAVE HAD IT AT 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BOTH HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND OTHERS HAS SIMILAR ISSUES. THEY STATED THE CAUSE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD THAT REPLACED. I AM HAVING LESS OF THESE EPISODES, BUT STALLING IS STILL OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY. THE STALLING ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT EITHER A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT.

ON SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018, WHILE ASCENDING A GRADE ON THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN NEWPORT BEACH, CA, THE 'YELLOW WRENCH' WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY DEACCELERATED AND DID NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE. AT THAT MOMENT I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 3-LANE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM BEHIND AND PASSING AT 50 MPH. MY VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 5 MPH AS I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT WHERE I HOPED IT HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM THAT I COULD MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE GRADE AND EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE RIGHT-HAND EXIT WAS DOWNHILL AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST AND CREEP INTO A MARKET PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO CALM DOWN. FROM THE VEHICLE MANUAL I LEARNED THAT THE 'YELLOW WRENCH' INDICATED 'THROTTLE CONTROL OR DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEMS.' AS IT TURNED OUT IT WAS A SUNDAY MORNING AND I DID NOT HAVE A PHONE WITH ME SO I DECIDED TO TRY RESTARTING THE ENGINE. IT STARTED AND THE YELLOW WRENCH DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER A SHORT TEST DRIVE IN THE PARKING LOT I DECIDED TO CANCEL MY ERRANDS AND TRY TO RETURN HOME, A DISTANCE OF A FEW MILES. I DROVE AT 25-30 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL SIDE STREETS AND MADE IT HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND REPORT BACK. LATER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND THEY HAD A REPLACEMENT PART. WHEN I CAME IN TO PICK UP THE CAR I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO CHARGE BECAUSE THE REPAIR 'WAS UNDER WARRANTY!' THIS WAS A BIG SURPRISE, SINCE I HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM NOR OF A WARRANTY EXTENSION. SUDDEN DEACCELERATION WOULD BE DANGEROUS ON A FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, NOT MITIGATED BY "LIMP HOME" CAPABILITY

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHUTS OFF. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OVER AND NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS THIS WAS DURING MY NORMAL MORNING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. MECHANIC SAID HE TEST DROVE THE CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE SUDDEN SHUT DOWN. ADDITIONALLY, THIS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SAME THING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SHUTS DOWN.

ENGINE STALLS AND WONT IDLE ENGINE CODE PO2111

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR AND CHECK FUEL MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHAPMAN FORD OF HORSEMAN DEALER WHO READ THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE AND CLEARED IT TO HAVE THE MESSAGE AND WARNING INDICATOR DISABLED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE SAME WARNING INDICATOR AND MESSAGE RETURNED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC CODE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR AND MESSAGE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL THE RECALL REMEDY WAS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2017. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ESCAPE RANDOMLY STALLS OUT AND IS UNRESPONSIVE. CAN BE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, A MILE FOR HOME OR ON 45MPH STREETS. UNABLE TO REPRODUCE BUT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. FORD WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A CAR RANDOMLY STALL OUT ON ANY STREET AND MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING OR CAN'T FIX. HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR FORD ESCAPES BUT NO RESOLUTION AND NO HELP FROM FORD. I'VE CONTACTED DEALERSHIPS AND FORD SERVICE WITH SAME DISAPPOINTING RESPONSE. KEEP SPENDING MONEY HAVING DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT IN HOPES THEY CAN REPRODUCE IT. NOT A GOOD USE OF ANYONE'S TIME OR MONEY TO DO THIS WHEN THIS SEEMINGLY IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF BASED ON MY RESEARCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,100. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/15/17*LJ *JS UPDATED 9/27/18*JB

CAR KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN ON ME BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 65000FROM WHAT I'M READING FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS CAUSING MAJOR ISSUES WHILE DRIVING

CAR STALLS AND RUNS ERRATIC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED. AUTO REPAIR PLACE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED AND IS COVERED UNDER A FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AGREEMENT FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD.

CAR STARTED STALLING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE NEXT EXIT BY DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER AND REPEATEDLY RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE GARAGE SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LOST ACCELERATION GOING UPHILL AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED. STOPPED ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED. ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ACCELERATION ERRATIC AND RPM ON ACCELERATION HIGH BUT NOT IN THE REDLINE. ONCE ON LEVEL HIGHWAY COULD GET TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LEVELED OUT AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND RPM WAS NEAR NORMAL. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPORTED NO CODES BUT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SHORTING INTERNALLY. REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. DEALERSHIP STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD 90, 232 MILES AT DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

THERE IS A POSSABLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE ( I WAS SENT A EXTENDED WARRANTY) THE DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE MAY JUST QUIT AT ANY TIME WITH LOSS OF ALL POWER THATS DANGEROUS! THE DEALER SAYS I MUST DRIVE IT UNTIL IT FAILS (FORD WANTS TO SAVE MONEY)YOU CAN GET KILLED DRIVING THE TURNPIKE WITH THIS PROBLEM.

WHEN I PUT GAS IN CAR IT IS DIFFICULT TO START, AFTER STARTING IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. WHEN I REALIZED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK AND ON THE GAS BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE BREAK, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER 3-4 TRIES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I WAS IN LA COUNTY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO PULL OVER SINCE THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH NO ENGINE POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEED SUDDENLY REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

THE INDICATOR SHOWED UPON STARTING THE CAR, A RED WARNING LIGHT "ENGINE CHECK". I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME LESS THAN A MILE IN AT A SLOW SPEED, NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE. THE NEXT MORNING MY HUSBAND FOLLOWED ME TO THE NEAREST LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP WHICH IS 12 MILES FROM MY HOME. AGAIN, NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE. THE CAR REQUIRED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY BE REPLACED. THERE IS A FIELD SERVICE ACTION ON THIS MODEL. THE PREVIOUS YEAR THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, FOR A VOLUNTARY SAFETY DEFECT CHECK FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE TEMPORARY FIX, REPROGRAMMING THE CONTROL, THAT WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS NOT SATISFACTORY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A DANGER TO OPERATING VEHICLES, SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING UNTIL THE SERVICE GOES OUT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PART. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR MY HOME AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP DOWN A RURAL ROAD FOR REPAIRS. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY. BASICALLY THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS. *TR

FOR THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO MY MOTHER'S STREET, GOING APPROXIMATELY 20/25 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND RESTART THE CAR WITHOUT A PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 4 WEEKS LATER AND AGAIN, I WAS GOING SLOW AS I WAS IN MY PARKING GARAGE AT WORK, APPROXIMATELY 15/20 MPH WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. AS I WAS APPROACHING ANOTHER LEVEL IN THE PARKING GARAGE, THE SAME THING HAPPENED-THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND START DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS CARS HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED ME AND I DRIVE WITH MY 2 YOUNG SONS IN THE CAR. PREVIOUS TO THESE INCIDENCES I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD FOR RECALLS REGARDING THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH CAN APPARENTLY CAUSE THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. *TR

MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING HOME TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR TOTALLY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO COAST INTO A DRIVEWAY. HAD MY DAUGHTER BEEN DRIVING BY HERSELF SHE WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO REMAIN CALM AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME AND KNEW WHAT TO DO. ONCE I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON IT RAN FINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE AND THOUGHT MAYBE WE HAD JUNK IN THE FUEL. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE WE WERE DOING 60 MPH WHEN IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY NEXT TO A SEMI IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO TURN MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD TO CUT OFF VEHICLES IN THE RIGHT LANE TO GET SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE AGAIN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND WENT HOME. MY HUSBAND DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS WITH IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AND WHEN THEY WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WERE TOLD THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE OTHER PEOPLE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WE WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT IT AND THEY PLAYED DUMP AND SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WERE ACTUALLY RUDE TO US. I LOCATED A THROTTLE BODY IN STOCK AT A FORD DEALERSHIP 3 HOURS AWAY. WE PICKED THE PART UP AND MY HUSBAND INSTALLED IT. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR TO REPLACE AND COST $207.22. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. IT IS CRIMINAL TO ALLOW THIS TO GO UNFIXED. IT POSSES A TERRIBLE RISK TO DRIVERS. THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT JUST ON THE 2009-2013 FORD ESCAPE IT IS ALSO ON : 2010-2012 FORD FUSION, 2011-2013 LINCOLN MKZ, 2010-2011 MERCURY MILAN, AND 2009-2011 MERCURY MARINER. *TR

IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING TWO ITEMS FIXED THAT WERE RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE, (THROTTLE BODY ETC), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING DONE WHILE FIXING RECALL ITEMS; HOWEVER, THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL ITEMS FIXED. ALSO IT WOULD COST $527.00 TO FIX, AS THE FLAP INSIDE THE NOZZLE/FLEX FUEL PIPE WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. I SHOWED MY ANGER AND DISAPPOINTMENT - WHICH AT THAT POINT, THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT MY CAR HAD A WHITE FUNNEL THAT THEY WOULD USE TO TRY TO UNDO THE FLAP. IT WORKED. WHY IN THE WORLD DID THEY TRY TO GET ME TO PAY $527 WITHOUT FIRST TRYING THE FUNNEL. ANOTHER CLIENT IN THE SERVICE DEPT ADVISED ME TO DO THE FUNNEL THING BEFORE THE SERVICE GUY DID. HE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUES. AS OF THIS MORNING, HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I AM GOING TO TRY THE FUNNEL FIRST, BEFORE I TAKE IT TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. I FEEL ASSURED THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST FORD ESCAPE 2010 OWNER THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CHECK INTO RECALLING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. TURNED IGNITION OFF, WAITED 10 MINUTES, THEN CRANKED VEHICLE, AND IT RAN NORMALLY...UPDATED 12/04/14 *BF

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND AS I ACCELERATED TO GO THROUGH WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY DIED - NO WARNING. IT RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY SO I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, I HAD JUST TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, SO I WAS GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND IT DIED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND SINCE IT WAS NOT DYING FOR THEM, THEY TOLD US THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. WE WENT FOR PROBABLY 9 MONTHS WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN, AND THEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND IT JUST RANDOMLY DIED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP THIS TIME AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE PURGE VALVE. $1500 LATER, THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. TODAY, IT DIED 3 TIMES IN A MATTER OF 5 MINUTES, ALL INSIDE OF A PARKING GARAGE. THIS CAR IS TOO NEW TO BE POURING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO IT - ESPECIALLY IF THIS PROBLEM IS AS COMMON AS IT SEEMS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-75 WHEN I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED MY CAR. THE CAR WHEN INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATED WITH NO PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR HIGHWAY THAT I TRAVEL DAILY TO AND FROM WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT HIT IN THE REAR OF THE CAR BY ONCOMING SEMI TRUCKS. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME ADVICE ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE THROTTLE FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ENGINE STALLED AT 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. STILL HAD POWER STEERING. NEEDED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES. EACH TIME ENGINE WOULD START, IDLE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND THEN CUT OFF. EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE, PUT ENGINE INTO NEUTRAL AND REVVED ENGINE TO MODERATE RPM SPEED. SEEMED TO RESET ISSUE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DEACTIVATE WHEN THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAME HOME FROM A 45 MILE TRIP. PULLED UP IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE & THE ENGINE DIED. FORD HAD JUST REPROGRAMMED THIS VEHICLE PER A RECALL ONLY ABOUT 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD NOTICED SINCE THE REPROGRAMMING THAT THE ENGINE HESITATED AT TIMES & SOUNDED/FELT LIKE AT OTHER TIMES LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO DIE. FORD REPLACED SPARK PLUGS 1, 2, & 4 STATING THAT THEY WERE INTERMITTENTLY MISFIRING UNDER LOAD. SINCE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED VEHICLE NO LONGER HESITATES BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO SOUND/FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE AT TIMES. *TR

DRIVING IN CITY 35-40 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED TO IDLE .PULLED OVER BECAUSE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP,SAT FOR 15-20 MINUTES VEHICLE RESTARTED. *TR

WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND IDLING LOW, UNABLE TO EXCEED 5 MPH. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,958.!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/05/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,958.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH. THEN POWER WAS CUT TO THE ENGINE AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. RESTARTING THE CAR REMOVED THE WRENCH AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN FOUR DAYS LATER ON 5/29/14. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT STALLS OUT AND WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN IT CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. IT SURGES WHILE TRAVELING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A GROWLING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,104.

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN STALLING OUT FROM A STOPPED POSITION AROUND THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY. THIS WAS AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT THE EXIT RAMP LIGHT. THIS HAS, THUS FAR, OCCURRED TWICE OFF THE HIGHWAY. (AND ONCE IN A VERY QUICK, CROWDED, DANGEROUS OFF RAMP INTERSECTION.) OTHER INCIDENTS INCLUDE MULTIPLE TIMES STALLING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AFTER DRIVING A PERIOD OF TIME (APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES), AND MULTIPLE TIMES STALLING OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MPH WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. I NOW HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL WHILE IDLING AT A LIGHT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE ESCAPE IS SURGING WHEN SLOWING BEFORE A STOP. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 2014 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED, AS IT STOPPED AN ALARM LIT UP, SHOWING A WRENCH,DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED A TROTTLE FAILURE. IT HAS HAPPENED (5) TIMES SINCE DEC 04, 2013. LAST TIME, IT FAILED AFTER SEVENTEEN (17) MILES RUN. WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, THE ALARM LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE VEHICLE RUNS AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO AROUND 5 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, THEN STARTED IT AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE, BOTH WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH IN TOWN. I FOLLOWED THE SAME PROCEDURE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, AS I HAVE CONSULTED MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS SEEN A FEW ESCAPES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I WAS STOPPED, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MID-TURN, THE CAR TURNED OFF. FORTUNATELY, THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC APPROACHING MY CAR OR THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER CAUSED BY A PURGED SOLENOID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,456.

ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED OPERATING IN MIDST OF TRAFFIC AND IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED....THEN RESUMED OPERATION BUT VEHICLE UNABLE TO MOVE FASTER THAN A CRAWL....THEN STOPPED AGAIN....THEN RESUMED AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO EXIT FREEWAY AND REACH GAS STATION. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND CALLED AAA FOR EMERGENCY ROAD ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY WHICH WAS ON BACKORDER FOR 2 WEEKS. TODAY, DECEMBER 26 2013 THE SYMPTOM HAS RESURFACED. THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. CAR RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING HOME. *TR

FORD ESCAPE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THREE TIMES MY CAR GAS DIED WITH ONLY 28K MILES ON IT. FIRST TIME I START THE CAR PROCEED TO DRIVE UP TO FOVE MPH AND HAVE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE RPMS DO NOT RAISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, BOTH ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHERE I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY THE FIRST TWO TIMES, INCLUDING THE WRENCH LIGHT. THIRD TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. OWNED THE CAR FOR A SMIDGE OVER THREE YEARS AND MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: 05/03/2013: AC STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. CAR SPUTTERED. STOPPED. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON: BATTERY, WRENCH, ETC. LOST POWER. THEN WOULD ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER AND HAD TOWED. DEALER FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED. REPLACED BAD FLOOR ACTUATOR MOTOR - CC42.. FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AS OWNER WAS ONLY 3 WEEKS OUT OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY, WITH A MILEAGE OF ONLY 34,646 MILES. (INVOICE RECEIPT: TEST CODES PERFORMED BY DEALER: P2111, P2112, MONITOR PIDS. OASIS-SSM 32170. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY, RESET KAM, CC42.) SECOND INCIDENT: 11/17/2013: SIMILAR TO 05/03/2013 INCIDENT. AC STOPPED COOLING. TURNED OFF CAR. TRIED TO START AND DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR ACTED LIKE IT WOULD START, SPUTTERED AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. WAITED 30 MINUTES. CAR STARTED BACK UP. LEFT PARKED, AS FELT DANGEROUS SITUATION IF WERE TO OCCUR ON INTERSTATE. WILL HAVE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. WHY, IF DEALER REPLACED ACTUATOR MOTOR 6 MONTHS EARLIER WOULD SAME SITUATION OCCUR? THERE MUST BE ANOTHER ISSUE CAUSING THE ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILURE OTHER THAN THE ACTUAL MOTOR FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND PREPARING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE OIL AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH PROCEEDED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,150.

I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON I-10 FROM TALLAHASSEE, FL INTENDING TO GO TO PENSACOLA, FL. I WAS DRIVING THE 70 MPH POSTED SPEED LIMIT. AS I NEARED EXIT 192 @ QUINCY, FL I HEARD A NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD THAT SOUNDED LIKE A CLUNK. THE CAR'S ENGINE DROPPED BELOW 1000 RPM AND GRADUALLY SLOWED DOWN. I PULLED OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ESCAPE WAS TOWED TO HAVANA FORD IN HAVANA, FL ON SAT., NOV. 2, 2013. THE SERVICE DEPT. OPENED MONDAY AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY BROKE. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET REPLACED. *TR

THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. AFTER I CAME TO A STOP, THE CAR RESTARTED AND AFTER DRIVING 2 MORE MINUTES IT STALLED AGAIN AT 45 MPH. AFTER THE SECOND STALL THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT DONE AND THE REPORT SAID "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM-STUCK CLOSED" AND "DETECTED THE THROTTLE PLATE IS AT A LOWER ANGLE THAN COMMANDED." I HOPE THIS IS RESOLVED QUICKLY. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE LOSS POWER, THE YELLOW 'WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO REV THE ENGINE, NO POWER BUT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH A ROUGH IDLE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR WAITED 3-4 MIN IT STARTED RIGHT UP I CONTINUED ON MY WAY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES THRU-OUT THE MONTHS OF SEPT., OCT AND THE FIRST WEEK OF NOV.. NEAR THE 15 OF OCT WAS THE WORST, WHILE TRAVELING HOME THE CAR STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES, THIS TIME BOTH SERVICE AND WRENCH LIGHTS CAME ON AND I LIMPED HOME, STOPPING/ RESTARTING EVERY BLOCK. ON REACHING HOME, I PARKED THE CAR AND THERE SHE STAYED TILL ABOUT NOV, 1ST, WHEN I STARTED HER UP TO KEEP THE BATTERY TOP OFF, WHEN SHE STARTED NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. OHH, I HAVE THE SINC SYSTEM WHICH OFFERS A VEHICLE REPORT AND SAID ITS WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT, I'VE REPLACED THE CONTROL UNIT TODAY (11/06/2013) AND HOPE THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE SHE DROVE AT 65 MPH. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THAT THE EVAPORATION CANISTER. THE MAIN COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS RESET BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,306.

IN SEPT WHILE GOING UP A HILL, JUST MADE IT TO THE TOP, HAD LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE RUNNING BUT ACCELERATOR WILL NOT WORK. ABLE TO COAST DOWN HILL INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER TURNED CAR OFF, STARTED BACK UP. RAN FINE UNTIL TODAY. LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SPOKE TO MECHANIC, HE STATED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, OK TO DRIVE UNLESS YOU HAVE FURTHER PROBLEMS, IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE FUTURE. TODAY, NOV. 3, WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT, INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC, CAR ENGINE STALLED, PUT CAR INTO PARK, TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION, THEN CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. VEHICLES BEHIND OURS WERE ABLE TO STOP, LUCKILY NONE COLLIDED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING @ ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN IT SOUNDED & FELT LIKE THE ENGINE QUIT. THERE WAS A WIDE SHOULDER SO, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT RUNNING POORLY AND WOULDN'T REV UP OVER ABOUT 1000 RPM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH AN ORANGE "WRENCH" LIGHT. I SWITCHED THE ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED IT, AND IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE. THEN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. IN THE NEXT 2 MILES THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. AFTER ALMOST GETTING REAR-ENDED BY A RAM TRUCK THE LAST TIME IT QUIT, I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED MY MECHANIC WHO CAME AND TOWED IT TO HIS GARAGE. ALMOST $400 LATER, MY MECHANIC HAD REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. HE TOLD ME THE FORD DEALER PARTS PERSON SAID HE KNEW THE PART NUMBER BY HEART BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED SO MANY OF THESE PARTS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY, AT ABOUT 65 MPH THERE WAS AN ENGINE SHUDDER, THEN THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON LEFT SIDE OF CONSOLE. ENGINE WAS NOW VIBRATING AND SHAKY. STEPPED ON GAS AND NO ACCELERATION, ALTHOUGH ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS WERE RUNNING. WITH THE FORWARD MOMENTUM I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND IN THE PROCESS, I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE AGENT ON THE PHONE ASKED FOR THE MILEAGE OF VEHICLE AND I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED NORMAL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SAFELY HOME. THE VEHICLE HAS DISPLAYED NO FURTHER ISSUES SINCE THEN. THIS VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE THE DAY PRIOR, SATURDAY. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE IT WAS FOUND THIS BRAND OF VEHICLE HAD A REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE MANIFOLD INTAKE. *TR

ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED GOING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES SINCE, ALWAYS WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED. HAS HAPPENED GOING 30MPH, 50 MPH, ETC. *TR

AS I PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY ESCAPE ENTERED "LIMP MODE". I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED RUNNING FINE. TODAY (OCT.4TH 2013) THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. SAME ISSUE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE FIXED THE ISSUE. I PLAN ON TAKING TO DEALER ASAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 7, 2013

DURING STOPPING AT STOP LIGHTS/STOP SINGS THE ENGINE SURGES BACK AND FORTH LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE. NOW IT HAS STARTED TO ACTUALLY STALL OUT. THE STALLING HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON FREEWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AT 60 MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR TO GET POWER. *JS

DRIVING 40 MPH AND MY CAR JUST STALLED. CAR STUTTERED, QUIT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY IT WAS A SUNDAY MORNING AND ROADS WEREN'T TO BUSY. I COASTED TO A SIDE ROAD, PULLED OVER, WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND RESTARTED. I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED 2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED A WEEK AGO. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE GOOGLED THE VEHICLE SOONER. :(

STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. TRAVELING ON CITY STREET AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND ENGINE DIED. INITIALLY NOT ABLE TO RESTART, WAITED 4 MINUTES AND ENGINE STARTED. FEW MINUTES LATER AT A STOP, BEGAN ACCELERATING BUT ENGINE DIED AGAIN. AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE STARTED AND PROCEEDED TO FORD DEALER. FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED.

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED, I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF, AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. *TR

MY ESCAPE OFTEN STALLS, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTART IT WITHOUT PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE THROTTLE COULD BE AN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN

STARTED ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO, HOWEVER ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAME ON. TURNED IGNITION OFF THEN STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP. VEHICLE RAN FINE AND NO CODES WERE STORED IN COMPUTER. CONDITION HAS GOTTEN SO BAD WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD THAT IT HAS SET THE P2112 CODE FOR STUCK OPEN/STUCK CLOSED THROTTLE BODY. IT APPEARS AS IF THE THROTTLE BODY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS VEHICLE MAY STOP ON RAILROAD TRACKS, IN INTERSECTIONS, AND WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS NO WARNING WITH THIS CONDITION.

DRIVING HOME FROM A DAY TRIP W/ FRIENDS AND WHEN APPROACHING LIGHT, CAR STARTED BUCKING. WHEN THE GAS PETAL WAS PUSHED DOWN, THE VEHICLE ONLY WENT 20 MPH AND WAS QUICKLY DROPPING SPEED. THE RED WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH. WE PULLED OVER IN A NOT SO VERY NICE PART OF THIS PARTICULAR TOWN, SHUT OFF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY FOR US, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WE GOT HOME. I HAVE A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE (USED) TO ME IN 2012. I AM HOPING TO HEAR FROM THEM TOMORROW. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE MANY TIME WHILE DRIVING ; ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I KNOW OF TWO FRIENDS WHO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR THIS FOR FREE. I AM HOPING THE SAME. IT SEEMS TO BE THOUGH, THAT THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. IMAGINE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND A BIG MAC TRUCK WAS BEHIND US. I WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS TODAY. THANK YOU. *LN

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OF TRAVEL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BRAKED SO THAT WE WERE TRAVELING AT AROUND 6 MPH. THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. I RETURNED HOME AND PARKED THE CAR AND USED ANOTHER ONE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER THE CAR STARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. MY POCKET SCANNER SHOWED OBD2 CODE 2111, MEANING THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL WAS STUCK OPEN. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, INCLUDING THE ACTUATOR CONTROL THAT MORNING. THE CAR HAS NOW RUN ABOUT A WEEK AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES WITH NO TROUBLE. THE NUMBER ON THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE IS 100053000805. THE NEW ONE IS DS7Z*9E926*D, AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TICKET. I HAVE THE OLD PART BOXED UP IN CASE FORD EVER RECALLS IT. THE PARTS MAN AT FORD SAID THAT THE THROTTLE PART NUMBER HAD BEEN REVISED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I AM JUST GLAD THAT IT WENT BAD ON A QUIET STREET AND NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM ALSO GLAD THAT I COULD CHANGE IT MYSELF AND NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO RUN AROUND.

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WONT ACCELORATE FOR ME AS HARD AS I PRESS ACCELORATER DID NOT MAKE DIFFERENCE JUST WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. IF I WAS ON HIGHWAY OR SOMEONE BEHIND ME IT SURE WOULD BE MAJOR PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN, AFTER A MINUTE, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AGAIN. IT WORKED BUT I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY INDICATED THAT IF THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON (THERE WAS NONE) THEN IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THREE DAYS LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AGAIN. AGAIN, I TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT, AND DROVE OFF. IT WAS IN THICK TRAFFIC SO WE WERE MOVING SLOWLY FOR THE HIGHWAY, BUT AGAIN IT WAS BETWEEN 40-50 MILES/HOUR. I BELIEVE THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE THE INCIDENTS DETAILED IN THE CURRENT OPEN INVESTIGATION, PE13003, OPENED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. A RECALL OF THESE FORD ESCAPES NEEDS TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY. IT IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP FOR NO REASON ESPECIALLY IF THE SUV IS CARRIED SMALL CHILDREN (MINE WAS NOT). I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL I DID SOME INVESTIGATION ONLINE, AND THE FORD DEALER NEVER MENTIONED IT TO ME AT ALL WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN. IN FACT, THEY SAID IT "JUST MIGHT GO AWAY". THEY DIDN'T APPEAR TO TAKE THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY AT ALL.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON. THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE BUT I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHICH WAS STILL RUNNING AT A LOW RPM. I THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AND THE CAR THEN RAN NORMALLY.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND NOW IS MORE FREQUENT. *JS

PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STUTTERED TWICE AND LOST POWER. PRESSED ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. PULLED OFF ON SIDE OF ROAD AND WAS NEARLY HIT SEVERAL TIMES. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RE-STARTED, THEN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND SPIT AND SPUTTERED. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WENT ABOUT A MILE AND DID THE SAME THING. AT THAT POINT A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 25MPH ON A SURFACE ROAD, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, AND MY SPEED DROPPED TO 5MPH ("LIMP MODE"). I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER A MINUTE. IT SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY. I TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. HOWEVER ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER, THE EXACT SAME SITUATION REOCCURRED, SO I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A BAD THROTTLE BODY. IT TOOK 3 WEEKS FOR THEM TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY BACKORDERED, PROBABLY BECAUSE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR THROTTLE BODIES AS WELL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. IT WOULD SEEM THIS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AMONG CERTAIN FORD MODELS, INCLUDING THE ESCAPE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE DEFECT, AND THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING. I'M VERY UPSET THAT DESPITE THIS ISSUE HAVING BEEN KNOWN ABOUT SINCE LATE 2011/EARLY 2012, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD AND HAD TO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY, WITH MY CAR LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TRAFFIC. ON TOP OF THAT, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WAS FORCED TO PAY $670 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH, WHEN I LOST ENGINE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT AN IDLE SPEED BUT WOULD NOT INCREASE RPM UPON PRESSING ACCELERATOR WITH THE SUV IN PARK. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE SUV AND PROCEED BACK DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AFTER ABOUT 25 MILES, IT DID THE SAME THING. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE. SINCE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, I DECIDED TO HEAD BACK. I DROVE 125 MILES WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I TOOK INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A REPAIR CODE OF P2111. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I DROVE THE SUV FOR TWO WEEKS AND IT STARTED TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE PART WAS ORDER ON JULY 11 AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF OTHER VEHICLES. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND I AM AWARE OF TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLE ROUGHLY AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I CAME TO A STOP. THE CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY ON ITS OWN AND WAS UNABLE TO START IT UP FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IN EITHER PARK OR DRIVE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AT APPROX. 7000 MILES. EACH TIME I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP, THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR FIND ANY ERRORS WITHIN THE SYSTEM, SO THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT OR TRY FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOW VEHICLE SHUTS OFF EVERY TIME WHEN DRIVEN AROUND 40-45 AND 55-60. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,189.

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. AFTER SHUTDOWN, VEHICLE RESTARTS AND RUNS FINE FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN STALLS AGAIN. *TR

CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ

DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. TRIED TO START CAR FOR 10 MINUTES, FINALLY STARTED. WENT A FEW MILES AND MOTOR CUT OFF AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COST INTO SHOPPING CENTER. AFTER ANOTHER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NEAR HOME AND NOT ON A TRIP. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO FORD DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND NOT COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IN THE OWNER'S GUIDE THE LIGHT FOR THE "WRENCH" (WHICH CAME ON WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) INDICATES "THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN". MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS STILL IN EFFECT. I WAS TOLD THAT "THEY" HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND JUST GOT A SHIPMENT IN WITH MANY "THROTTLE BODIES". THE COST TO ME WAS $761.62 (PARTS $432.02). I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES ON 2010-2012 ESCAPES AND SENT EVERYONE TO FORD BECAUSE HE CAN'T FIX IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN APPARENT RECURRING PROBLEM IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX.40 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR DOESN'T SPUTTER OR ANYTHING IT JUST QUITS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS,LAST TIME BEING TODAY 8/7/2013. I HAVE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING REAR ENDED , AND THEN I CAN START IT BACK UP AND WILL RUN FINE FOR A WHILE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CODE INDICATED THE STARTER ACTUATOR WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE MECHANIC CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HELPED THE CONTACT DRIVE HOME BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE LOST PROPULSION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY CARS ABLE TO TRAVEL THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BOTH ON THE PARKWAY AND OTHER ROADS. *TR

VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE STALLING OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO POWER FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND NO RPM MOVEMENT. AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. MUST PULL OVER AND TURN ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART TO CORRECT. THE ENGINE SPUTTERS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UPON RESTART BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. THIS PROCESS OFTEN HAS TO REPEATED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF A SINGLE TRIP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO CARE SHOP ON 8/1/13 AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY IS MALFUNCTIONING. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE PART FROM FORD AND IT COULD TAKE UP TO A MONTH TO GET THE PART IN. THE QUOTE FOR THE REPAIR WAS $420 (INCLUDING THE COST OF LABOR). UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE ISSUE OVER THE INTERNET IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OVER 725,000 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED OVER THE SAME ISSUE ON THE FORD ESCAPES, YET NO RECALL HAS TAKEN EFFECT. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 6 MILES FROM HOME, VEHICLE BEGAN STUMBLING AND WOULD HARDLY RUN. MADE IT OUT OF 4 LANE ROAD TO SAFETY. WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWED TILL ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED AFTER APPROX. 5 MINUTES, CONTINUED 1 MILE TO DESTINATION. AFTER VEHICLE SET FOR 2 HOURS DROVE IT 7 MILES HOME AND VEHICLE LIMPED UP DRIVEWAY. WIFE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL 7/28/2013 WHEN WE TRIED IT AGAIN. I CAN NOT DRIVE VEHICLE SINCE HAVING A STROKE BUT WAS WITH HER. WE DROVE VEHICLE TO YMCA AND IT WENT TO LIMPING AFTER 9 MILES, SHUT OFF AND LET SET FOR 5-6 MINUTES. VEHICLE RAN OK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILES TO Y. STARTED HOME AFTER 1 HOUR AT Y. VEHICLE RAN APPROX 5 MILES IN 45 AND 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT AREA. IT STARTED LIMPING APPROX. 500 FEET FROM STOP LIGHT. IT WENT IN LIMP MODE 4 MORE TIMES IN THE LAST 9 MILES TO GET HOME. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT REAL HEAVY LATE IN AFTERNOON AND WE MADE IT HOME WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENTS; ONLY A VERY STRESSFUL RIDE HOME. VEHICLE NOW SHOWED ENGINE SYMBOL. WE READ THE FAULT CODE AND IT WAS P2111 OR FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHICH DEALER SAID WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 36K. MILES. *TR

WHILE AT STOP LIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF NOTHING HAPPENED AS GAS PRESSED. VEHICLE STALLED RESTART AND DROVE FINE. MADE SERVICE APPOINTMENT HAD TO WAIT 6 DAYS. MEANTIME THE RPM FLUCTUATED AT IDLE AND ACTED AS IF WANTED TO STALL. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WENT IN FOR SERVICE TOLD IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW VALVE SENSOR. WE CLEANED, CAR RAN FINE FOR A WEEK THEN WE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON I-75. REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR BUT NO CHANGE TO THE RMPS. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY STATED IT COULD BE ABS RELATED KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT TO CALL AND TELL ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A TROUBLE BUT THEY SUSPECT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL BUT COULD NOT BACK THAT IN WRITING. I DROVE THE CAR HOME (LESS THAN 10 MILES) RAN IN HOUSE GET SOMETHING AND THE CAR STALLED IN DRIVEWAY. RESTARTED STALLED THREE MORE TIMES. HOW CAN I BE TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THREE MECHANICS DROVE IT ON THREE DIFFERENT DRIVES AND I GET IN THE CAR AND IT OCCURS IMMEDIATELY. I FEEL LIED TO AND DON'T THINK I WILL EVER BE COMFORTABLE DRIVING A FORD CAR. THIS WAS MY FIRST AND IT WILL BE MY LAST. FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND THEIR CUSTOMER CARE IN POOR. IT HAS BEEN 11 DAYS AND THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND I DON'T FEEL I CAN TRUST THE FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

I DRIVE A 2010 FORD ESCAPE AND IT WILL LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. ONCE POWER DROPS OUT, THE VEHICLE MAY ONLY BE DRIVEN AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS AND SOUNDS/DRIVES ROUGH. I PULL OVER, SHUT VEHICLE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE OR SO AND RE-START AND IT WILL RUN FINE. THEN AT SOME LATER POINT WILL RANDOMLY QUIT AGAIN. A LITTLE WRENCH SHOWS UP ON THE CORNER OF THE SCREEN BUT GOES AWAY AND RESETS ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RE-STARTED SO NO INFORMATION THERE TO ASSIST WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED ON JULY 09, 2013. MY WIFE WAS DROPPING OUR KIDS OFF AT DAYCARE AND A SUMMER PROGRAM WHEN THE CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER COULDN'T ACCELERATE OR ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE COULD JUST COAST. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE, SO I TOLD HER TO TRY AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE TO RESTART IT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND IT WORKED FINE. THEN AFTER DROPPING THE KIDS OFF IT HAPPENED TO MORE TIMES TO HER ON HER WAY TO WORK. AFTER I GOT OFF OF WORK, I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT AROUND NON-BUSY ROADWAYS TO SEE IF IT COULD HAPPEN TO ME, AND IT DID. I IMMEDIATELY DROPPED IT OFF AT A SERVICE CENTER CLOSE BY. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE INCIDENTS AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS NOT A RANDOM INCIDENT. IT IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE. SOMETHING IN THE THROTTLE BODY GOES BAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE CALLING "LIMP MODE". MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH VEHICLES BEHIND HER AND MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING AND I AM GLAD THAT IT WASN'T. I DO NOT WANT IT TO BE DEVASTATING FOR ANYONE ELSE EITHER THOUGH. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT CLOSELY. AFTER TALKING TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT OF A FORD DEALER, IT SEEMS THAT FORD HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE PART. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT ONLY HELPS IF YOU CHANGE THE PART. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TO ENSURE NOBODY IS INJURED BADLY OR WORSE. *TR

VEHICLE HAD ENTERED "LIMP" MODE SEVERAL TIMES. IN THE BEGINNING, IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE, BUT SOON PROGRESSED TO HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES IN A SINGLE TRIP. SEVER TIMES IT OCCURRED WHILE ON A FREEWAY. FORD HAS HAD THE PART TO FIX IT ON BACK ORDER AND IS NOT ESTIMATED TO BE IN STOCK UNTIL SEPTEMBER. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE NOW FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUT ONE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE 2 MORE MONTHS. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER, MOTHER AND SISTER AT APPROX. 40MPH. IN TRAFFIC, WHEN THE CAR APPARENTLY WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND BOGGED DOWN THE ENGINE TO WHERE SHE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MANEUVER THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. SHE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY AND PULLED OF INTO A PARKING LOT. FROM THERE SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO BABY THE ACCELERATOR SO SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN SEVERAL MILES HOME. FROM THERE, I TOOK THE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK AND ACCELERATED QUICKLY WHERE THE CAR RETURNED TO FAIL SAFE MODE AND CUT THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE CAR WITH AN OBDII CODE READER WHICH CAME UP WITH THE P2112 CODE AND SAID "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED FOR A FEW MILES AT WHICH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS SCHEDULED WITH A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

DRIVING ON I-95 NORTH....AT 60 MPH....WHEN THE ENGINE ALMOST COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 5-7MPH...AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THE ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH SURGING. I BARELY MISSED BEING HIT BY A LARGE SEMI TRUCK AS I INCHED THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE EXPRESSWAY (GOING ABOUT 5 MPH) AT THE NEXT EXIT AND THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO APPEARED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF .I CALLED MY HUSBAND, WHO TOLD ME TO SEE IF I COULD RESTART THE CAR AFTER 15 MINUTES. IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE CAR WORKED OKAY FOR 3 MORE WEEKS AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN .....AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME, I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND WILL NO LONGER USE IT. *TR

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLED ON ME AROUND MAY 5TH, 2013. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT WENT AWAY WHEN I RESTARTED ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AT THE TIME. ON MAY 13TH, 2013 IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN THE COMPUTER TEST ON IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY CHARGED ME $40. THEY TOLD ME UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. IF IT DIED AND WOULDN'T RESTART, THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING THEN ALSO. THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $40 EACH TIME I BROUGHT IT BACK TO HAVE IT CHECKED. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED ON ME ABOUT FOUR MORE TIME, MOST RECENTLY 7/3/2013. EACH TIME HAS BEEN CITY DRIVING NOT ABOVE 30MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THESE TIMES. I HAVE BEEN AVOIDING DRIVING IT MUCH BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IT CONSTANTLY SURGES WHEN DRIVING AND SOMETIMES JERKS WHEN FIRST TAKING OFF FROM A START. WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT OR EVEN IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING THE RPMS CONSTANTLY GO UP AND DOWN. *TR

THIS INCIDENT WAS THE SECOND ONE WITHIN ONE MONTH. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE, ALTHOUGH DID NOT CUT OFF COMPLETELY, IT SLOWED DOWN TO LOWEST POSSIBLE RPM, REDUCING THE VEHICLE SPEED FROM 30MPH TO ABOUT 3 MPH. BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE WERE LUCKY IN THAT THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND US FOR THEY FOR SURE WOULD HAVE RUN INTO US. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IT AND THEY TOLD US WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, STATING THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES RETURNED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR REPLACEMENTS PARTS BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS DUE TO DEMAND. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY ARE CHARGING US 440 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY. *TR

ON SEVERAL INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS BEGINNING ON JUNE 15, 2013 MY FORD ESCAPE WOULD JERK FORWARD AND LOSE POWER (EVEN ON THE FREEWAY). SOMETIMES I AM ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OTHERS IT DIES BEFORE I CAN MOVE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION OR STREET. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN ME AND MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH ILLUMINATES. THIS PROBLEM IS SPONTANEOUS AND CAN DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MILES WITHOUT AN INCIDENT AND THEN OCCURS OUT OF NOWHERE AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CODE P2112 SHOWED THAT MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS GETTING STUCK CLOSED. I HAVE HEARD THAT SEVERAL OTHER FORD VEHICLES ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ASAP. AFTER SPENDING $370 TO FIX THE PROBLEM I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BEFOREHAND. PLEASE PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER FAMILIES. *TR

6/26/13 - DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON INTERSTATE 81 IN PENNSYLVANIA AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR AND ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. A LARGE TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOUR WAY FLASHERS ON. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THE LEFT LANE AND THE TRUCK CHANGED LANES. ADDITIONAL VEHICLES WERE COMING UPON MY VEHICLE QUICKLY SO I PULLED OVER ON THE BERM AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND CONTINUED ON TRIP. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY 6/27/13 DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. SAME PROBLEM WHERE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I PUT ON MY FOUR WAY FLASHERS AND APPROACHING TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING TO THE LEFT LANE. PULLED OVER TO THE BERM AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED AND TRIED TO PULL OUT. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. SHUTOFF AND RESTARTED AND WAS THEN ABLE TO PULL OUT AND FINISH TRIP. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED. AFTER THE FIRST TIME I CONTACTED FORD AND ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND KEEP BEING TOLD NEXT WEEK. FORD MADE ME GIVE THEM A CREDIT CARD TO ORDER THE PART AND HAS CHARGED MY ACCOUNT BUT HAS NOT GIVEN ME THE PART. *TR

THE VEHICLE JUST DIES AS THOUGH IT RAN OUT OF GAS. THE VEHICLE STAYS RUNNING, DOES NOT LOOSE THE POWER TO RADIO OR LIGHTS ETC, BUT DIES AS IF OUT OF GAS. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT IDLES VERY ROUGH. PLACE IN PARK, TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE NOW DOES IT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 80 MILES PER HOUR. THERE OBVIOUSLY IS SOME THING WRONG WITH THIS....A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND REQUIRED A RESTART IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE ISSUE. IN ALL INSTANCES, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND STRUGGLED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FROM LOCAL FORD DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THROUGH 36K MILES. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY ESCAPE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START TO SHUTTER. THE RPM WILL GO DOWN TO 1 AND THEN FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 1 AND 2. THE GAS PEDDLE WILL NOT RESPOND. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SMALL WRENCH LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASH. I HAVE TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. SOMETIMES IT WOULD CRANK BACK UP WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS. BUT OTHER TIMES THE CAR WILL ONLY TRAVEL A FEW YARDS BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH A LIGHT ON. FINALLY IT HAPPENED ONE DAY WHEN I WAS CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID MY THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY. THEY CHARGED ME $406 TO "CLEAN" IT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT WHILE IN PARK IT STARTED DOING THE SHUTTER THING AGAIN. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT BACK AND WITHOUT A LIGHT ON THE DASH THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. IT DID THIS 4 MORE TIMES UNTIL MY FIANCE' AND I WERE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 AND IT DID IT AND JERKED SO BADLY WE ALMOST WRECKED. HIS FATHER HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER TO HOOK UP TO CARS AND THE CODES CAME BACK AS THE THROTTLE BODY DOOR WAS JAMMED OPEN AND THE OTHER CODE SAID IT WAS JAMMED OPEN AT THE SAME TIME? WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A TON OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT TO CLEAN IT AGAIN. WE SAID NO BECAUSE THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM LAST TIME. INSTEAD WE WANTED TO BUY A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER SAID IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING HUGE PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY PARTS SO WE WOULD HAVE TO TOUGH IT OUT UNTIL SOME CAME AVAILABLE. LUCKILY MY FIANCE CALLED ANOTHER DEALER WHO HAPPENED TO HAVE ONE THAT THEY EMERGENCY ORDERED FOR SOMEONE ELSE. ONCE WE HAVE THAT ONE INSTALLED WE WILL BE OUT ABOUT 1000 FOR SOMETHING ON A CAR THAT IS NOT OLD AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I WILL NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HEARD A LITTLE POP AND HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER FROM DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR, BUT ENGINE WAS ON - NO WARNING LIGHT ON DASH. WAS GOING ON DOWNWARD INCLINE, ABLE TO GO FROM LEFT LANE TO SHOULDER ON RIGHT; ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY THEN AND I TURNED IT OFF. WAITED A MINUTES, TURNED BACK ON; IDLING HAD A LITTLE "MISS" BUT ABLE TO FINISH TRIP. UPON RETURN HOME, TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, FOUND NO HISTORIC CODE IN COMPUTER AND NOTHING FOUND ON TEST DRIVE. ON 6/07, AGAIN ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAR AGAIN LOST POWER FROM ACCELERATOR - IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOMENTUM ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE BROADSIDED BY LARGE SUV MERGING FROM OFF RAMP AS I AM TRYING TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. SAME THING, ENGINE SHOOK, I TURNED IT OFF; AGAIN NO WARNING LIGHT. OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES AND WE TURNED AROUND FOR HOME. SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON THE RETURN TRIP - THE YELLOW WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE LAST TWO TIMES. VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, I PLAN TO NOT DRIVE AND TAKE TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS I CAN. I SEE THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CONDITION SUDDENLY PUTS A DRIVER IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DESIGN / DEVICE PROBLEM TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE NEARLY STALLED (SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN) AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. IT HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN TWO DAYS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL. DURING THOSE 5 INSTANCES, I WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN MY CAR SLOWED TO A NEAR STOP. A COUPLE TIMES IT HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT (SLOW) AND THREE TIMES ON THE ROAD BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MILES AN HOUR. ALL I KNOW IS I'M TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS UNSAFE AND I HAVE KIDS. NOT SAFE!!! *TR

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 65. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PULL OVER WHILE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. VEHICLE ALSO IDLES VERY HARD WHILE ON AND IN PARKED POSITION OR STOPPED WITH BRAKES ON. *TR

TOOK OFF FROM STOP LIGHT, MADE A LEFT TURN AND WHILE IN MIDDLE OF TURN, FELT LOSS OF POWER, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LOOKED AT DASH AND NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BATTERY SYMBOL IN RED AND THE OIL SYMBOL IN RED. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF POSITION, WAITED A SECOND OR TWO AND TURNED BACK ON. VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT SPEED AND VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM SEEMED TO SHUT OFF CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUTTER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND VEHICLE FINALLY RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION, AT WHICH TIME I DROVE DIRECTLY TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE IN PROCESS OF CLOSING FOR THE DAY AND VEHICLE HAD RESUMED PROPER OPERATION BY THEN AND DEALER FELT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE DAMAGED TO CONTINUE ON TRIP IF WE WISHED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE RETURNING HOME. WHEN HOME, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHICH AS OF 5/30/13 ARE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO NATIONAL BACK ORDER. EVIDENTLY LOTS OF ESCAPES SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY ON LIST FOR THE PART IN QUESTION. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1 MONTH BUT NOT BY MILEAGE. *TR

AS VEHICLE WAS PROCEEDING FORWARD FROM A STOP ONTO A FOUR LANE ROAD WITH THE SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH, IT ROLLED FORWARD AND NO POWER WAS PROVIDED. NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS. THE THROTTLE CONTROL / POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO GO APPROXIMATELY 20 -30 YARDS ONTO THE SHOULDER ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND THE CORNER AND UP A HILL THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO DO THIS WE ROLLED BACK TO THE SHOULDER THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR UP THE HILL AND HOME. CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE AC UNIT AND RADIO CONTINUED TO WORK FINE. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT CAME BACK ON LIKE NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME FINE. *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 55 MPH AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE APPEARED TO SHUT OFF CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT APRIL 18, 2013 AND AGAIN MAY 24, 2013 BOTH TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO NOTED THAT CAR SURGES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING DRIVING CITY STREETS. CALLED FORD AFTER FIRST INCIDENT AND TOOK CAR IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. NO MENTION OF ANY ISSUE WITH SAFETY OF CAR. LAST INCIDENT ASKED FORD TO DO A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE HAVING TO DO WITH A STUCK THROTTLE AND IT WOULD BE OVER A MONTH BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE PART COMES IN AND I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 500-700 DOLLARS. FORD ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY RECOMMENDED I HAVE SENSORS CLEANED ALSO DUE TO BUILD-UP WHICH COULD AFFECT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER??? CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE PROBLEM?? I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NONE OF THIS REPAIR IS COVERED UNDER MY FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROLLER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. LOCAL SERVICE FACILITY CITED A RECALL P2111-FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED THIS-SAYING THAT I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AND SURGES UPON ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNDER THIS CONDITION. HOWEVER, A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME/MILEAGE LATER, THE CONDITION EVENTUALLY PROGRESSED TO THE POINT OF KEEPING ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE STOPPED AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING AS WELL AS PULLING OFF THE ROADWAYS AND INTERSTATES UNTIL VEHICLE WAS MARGINALLY OPERATIONAL AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY DRIVING UNDER HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY, WITH TROUBLE CODES P2111 AND P2112 PRESENT IN THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM, INDICATING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS STUCK OPEN AND CLOSED, RESPECTIVELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL FAILURE OR PRIOR TO SUBSEQUENT FAILURES, ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING DID THE CHECK ENGINE/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHTS BEGIN TO ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TO WHICH THIS KNOWN CONDITION WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY CONDITION UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX HOURS LATER. 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 55,000. UPDATED 6/14/13 *CN UPDATED 07/19/2013*JS

ENGINE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED SEEMED NORMAL BUT REPEATED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. NO TROUBLE CODE OR IDIOT LIGHT IS ON. *TR

THE ENGINE LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT STALL, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN JUST A FEW SECONDS LATER. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE ENGINE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED IT ONCE MORE. I MANAGED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 2 MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. IT ONLY SEEMED TO HAPPEN IF I TRIED TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 30MPH OR TRIED TO ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE GINGERLY AND KEEP MY SPEED AT 25MPH AND I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT 13 MILES AWAY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE MORE WHILE DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

OUR VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES, WITH TWO HAPPENING IN THE LAST WEEK. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE FLASHING WRENCH COMES ON, AND THE CAR BEGINS TO STALL/SURGE UNTIL YOU PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESET AFTERWARD WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MY WIFE NARROWLY AVOIDED A WRECK WITH OUR TWO TODDLERS IN THE CAR TODAY. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I AM FEARFUL FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

I WAS COMING DOWN A ROAD TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE CAR SHOOK THEN JUST IDLED. WHEN I LIMPPED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE LITE WENT OUT AND IT WAS FINE. *TR

PROBLEM WITH A 2010 FORD ESCAPE STALLING: THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS JUST LEAVING HOUSE AND WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN THE CAR STALLED, I WAS ABLE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND PROCEEDED TO WORK BUT THEN APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART AND DRIVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY; ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE CAR JUST STALLED AND AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE CAR AND THEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE. I NEEDED HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED. OF NOTE, EVEN THOUGH THE PICTURE OF THE WRENCH SHOWED UP ON THE DASH, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWING UP WHEN HE HOOKED IT UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. IT ALSO DID NOT SHOW UP ON MY VEHICLE HEALTH REPORTS THAT I RAN. HE STATED THAT HE HAD TO CHECK WITH A FEW FORD SERVICE MANAGERS TO HELP HIM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I SEE THROUGH SOME RESEARCH THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T WANT SOMEONE INJURED. I HAVE ALSO LET FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY STOP OR SLOW TO A MINISCULE SPEED. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT CONDITION AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA INVESTIGATION # PE13003. TRAVELING STEADILY AT 30 MPH, FELT A SUDDEN 'THUMP' FROM THE DRIVETRAIN. THE 'WRENCH' INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE INDICATOR PANEL AND VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE' AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT LOW RPM (@ 900). THE THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ACCELERATED. ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC POWER WAS MAINTAINED, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED NORMALLY. ONCE IN PARK THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV ERRATICALLY AT LOWER RPMS. TURNED OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY. I HAVE AN OBD SCANNER WHICH I USED TO CHECK FOR CODES - DELIVERED CODE "P2111". WE WERE ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AND SUCCESSFULLY DROVE HOME AND HAS CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION TO PRESENT TIME (MARCH 11, 2013). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHICH SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR'S RPM JUMPS REALLY HIGH BUT THE CAR IS NOT MOVING ANY FASTER. ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE IT IS LOSING POWER. EXACT SAME TYPE OF FEELING AS INDICATED IN THE 2/25/13 REPORTS IN THE NEWS ON THE FORD INVESTIGATION. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE IT. *TR

IN HEAVY, SLOW TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND IN RIGHT LANE ON I-93 SOUTH EXPRESSWAY IN BOSTON FIRST SAW "CHECK BRAKING SYSTEMS" MESSAGE, THEN ENGINE QUIT AND I HAD NO BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND STOPPED CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AAA TOWED US TO HOTEL, SENTRY FORD IN MEDFORD, MA TOOK CAR FROM THERE TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS NOT COVERED, SINCE CAR WAS ABOUT 4 MOS. PAST WARRANTY. TOTAL BILL $1617.33. (DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF A 4 DAY RENTAL CAR.) IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE RIGHT LANE AND IN SLOW TRAFFIC, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN VERY SERIOUS TROUBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IDLING OR WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DECEMBER 28 ,2012- WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH MY 2010 ESCAPE ENGINE CUT OFF. I FINALLY GOT TO EMERGENCY LANE AND THE SUV WAS IDLING ROUGH. I CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT IN A FEW MINUTES.I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY OFFER TO DRIVE IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD CUT OFF AGAIN. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT TOYOTA BUT THOUGHT I WOULD BUY FORD THIS TIME. THEY ARE DEFINITELY A PROBLEM SO FORD STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT AND FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

2010 FORD ESCAPE ENGINE STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES: IT'S HAPPENED TO ME SIX TIMES NOW. FIRST WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING, I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO GET ENOUGH THROTTLE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED, I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE KILLED. IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION, GOING FROM 65 MPH TO NOTHING. THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND GOES INTO SOME TYPE OF ROUGH IDLE MODE AND A LITTLE ORANGE WRENCH APPEARS ON THE DASH. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IT WILL START BACK UP. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DECEMBER 7TH, 2012, SECOND AND THIRD WERE SEVERAL DAYS LATER. FOURTH AND FIFTH WERE JANUARY 24TH 2013 AND THE SIXTH ON JANUARY 25, 2013. FOUR TIMES WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 60-65MPH. TWO TIMES WERE ON MAIN STREETS AT 35-40 MPH. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ALL SERVICE AS REQUIRED HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. TOOK CAR IN AFTER FIRST TWO STALLS THEY STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

VEHICLE BEING OPERATED ON CONGESTED HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS RESET THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ASSUMED THIS WAS A RANDOM EVENT. CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND NO CHECK ENGINE CODE LIGHT CAME ON ETC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE SERVICE ENGINE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE REACHING THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

LOSS OF POWER - VEHICLE STOPS AT RANDOM - OBD CODE P2111. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEADILY OUT OF THE BLUE. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE A FAULTY PURGE VALVE. PART NUMBER:9U5Z-9C915-H. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ESCAPE'S AND FUSION'S. THERE WERE 3 ESCAPES TODAY HAVING THE SAME PART REPLACED. NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND $300. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT A RECALL. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON DEFECT COULD HAVE SAFETY REPERCUSSIONS SINCE IS THE FUEL FUMES NOT EXHAUSTING PROPERLY. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: NOV 2011 - SLOWED TO ENTER ROUND ABOUT AND VEHICLE STALLED/LOST ALL POWER. I DRIFTED ACROSS THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, PUT IT IN PARK, AND IT RESTARTED. SECOND INCIDENT: OCT 26, 2012 - STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN AND VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER. PUT IT IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED, DEALER SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT (AND CHARGED ME) AND SAID THERE WERE NO TECHNICAL BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST LOST POWER. I HAD JUST EXITED THE HWY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY BACK OFF AND THE CAR RESTARTED. THEN THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. THEN TWO WEEKS LATER IS HAPPENED AGAIN SAME SITUATION. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 3- 4 TIMES. WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS -- SO WE REFILLED WITH PREMIUM GAS....TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN 3 TIMES IN A ROW. ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY -- IT WAS VERY SCARY..I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY FOUND NOTHING - DID NOT CHARGE ME AND THERE WAS NO REPORT THAT I EVEN TOOK THE CAR IN TO THEM .3 WEEKS AFTER THAT ..IT HAPPENED CONSTANTLY BUT I WAS ON A TRIP AWAY FROM HOME -- IT STARTED BACK UP EVERY TIME ..I IT HAPPENED 9 TIME IN ONE DAY. 3 TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 60 MPH -- IT WAS VERY UPSETTING..WHEN I GOT HOME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ABS AND IT WOULD COST 800$+ -- I TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE CAR AND DRIVE IT UNTIL THE ISSUE I HAD HAPPENED TO THEM -- THEY HAD IT 2- 3 DAYS AND IT FINALLY HAPPENED TO THEM WHEN THEY HAD THE DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR...IT WAS THE THROTTLE SENSOR ...THEY CHARGED ME $400+ AND IT IS NOW FIXED--MY SISTER HAD AN ESCAPE AN DID HAVE THE SAME ISSUE -- MY 83 YEAR OLD MOTHER HAS THE SAME CAR AND I WOULD NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO HER! THANKS *TR

IN THE SPAN OF 4 DAYS MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLS ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS WERE RESOLVED BY JUMP STARTING PROBABLY DUE TO LOW BATTERY OUTPUT. SO YESTERDAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND REPLACED THE FACTORY-INSTALLED BATTERY THINKING THIS WAS IT. TODAY THIS MORNING, AS MY FAMILY AND I WERE ABOUT TO HEAD OUT FOR GROCERY SHOPPING, THE IGNITION WON'T START AGAIN. SO I CALLED FOR A JUMP STARTING SERVICE THROUGH MY INSURANCE AND THIS TIME IT WON'T START AT ALL. IT WAS TOWED AND MOVED TO THE MECHANIC SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. SINCE IT WASN'T A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DO A COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS. BUT BASED ON WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IGNITION AND ENGINE. I HAD THIS FOR TWO YEARS NOW ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM AAFES MILITARY SALES KOREA AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I AM COMPLETELY BAFFLED AND IRRITATED BY ALL THIS EVENT BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE CAR TO STALL LIKE THAT. CURRENTLY I AM OVERSEAS IN KOREA WITH THE US ARMY AND THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF FORD DEALERSHIPS OVER AND THEY ARE NOT NEAR BY. *TR

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE FORD ESCAPE, I WAS HEADED EAST FROM SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI TO MA ON RT 79/24 AT 6:30 A.M. DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE CONTROL PANEL. I WAS WITHOUT A CELL PHONE. IN THE DISTANCE I COULD SEE AN OFF RAMP AND WAS ABOUT TO WALK. I SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE CAR, EXITED THE HIGHWAY, TO RETURN TO RI. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES, THE CAR AGAIN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN SEEKONK AND THE WRENCH LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON THE CONTROL PANEL. AGAIN, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY TO SOUTH KINGSTOWN, WHEN THE CAR AGAIN STOPPED IN WAKEFIELD, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT INDICATING A POWER TRAIN FAILURE APPEARED ON THE CONTROL PANEL. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. IT STILL HAD A MONTH LEFT ON THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. UPON INSPECTION THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY TOLD ME THAT UNLESS THE PROBLEM COULD BE RECREATED, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS. BECAUSE IT WAS LABOR DAY WEEKEND, I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY AND TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER IN NARRAGANSETT RI, WHERE THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS. THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE INCIDENT AND SAID THAT UNLESS THEY COULD SIMULATE IT, FORD WOULD NOT PAY TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, TO TRY AND RECTIFY THE STALLING ISSUE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. UPDATED IVOQ 10/22/12

A/C NOT COOLING, AFTER CHECKED BY DEALER I WAS TOLD THE COMPLETE SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED BY COMING APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT. COMPLETE A/C AND LINES REPLACED. OK FOR ABOUT 8 WEEKS, NOW SAME PROBLEM NO A/C AND DEALER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK, NOR WILL FORD MOTOR. THEY WANT ME TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE UNIT CHECKED AND THEY ARE NOT EVEN WILLING TO GIVE ME A LOANER FOR THE 3 DAYS THEY CLAIM IT IS GOING TO TAKE THEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. FORD STATES I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CHECK AND THEY ARE UNSURE IF THEY WILL HELP ME PAY TO THE REPAIRS AGAIN. *TR

I HAD JUST ENTERED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED. SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER, A LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THERE WAS A SIGNAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND I WENT ON WITH MY BUSINESS. LATER THAT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPEND AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I GOT HOME I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS BY 8 OR 9 PERCENT. THEY ALSO STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRENTY. I TOLD THEM IT WAS A CPO VEHICLE THAT I HAD PURCHASED 3 DAYS BEFORE. I PAID THE BILL AND MY DEALER REIMBURSED ME THE $100 DEDUCTABLE DUE TO THE FIRST DEALER FILING THE PAPERWORK INCORRECTLY. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE AND IT NOW HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. *JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ESCAPE JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A REASON. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 8TH OF APRIL WHEN DRIVING TO WORK I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AN EXIT RAMP AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED BACK UP AND SHUT OFF AGAIN JUST OVER A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ESCAPE. *TR

WHILE MAKE A MOVING LEFT HAND TURN... ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. AS I CAME OUT OF THE TURN & STARTED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE I QUICKLY REALIZED I HAD NO ENGINE POWER... DRIFTED FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS & PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. TRIED TURNING ENGINE ON... VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP. WENT ON MY WAY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE ESCAPE STRAIGHT DOWN TO OUR FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD RAN A BUNCH OF TESTS BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW (HER VEHICLE) BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE I WAS 11 YEARS OLD. I AM NOW NEARLY 40. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS SITUATION. I LOOKED ALL AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL/ETC. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE WAS SOME WAY I COULD HAVE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE (BESIDES THE KEYS)... I CANNOT SEE ANY OTHER POSSIBILITY... THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN "DRIVE" & THE FUEL TANK WAS MORE THAN HALF FULL. THE VEHICLE KEY IN THE IGNITION WAS STILL TURNED ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I CANNOT SAY FOR SURE THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS ABSENT WHEN THE ENGINE INITIALLY TURNED OFF... DID I STILL HAVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF ENGINE POWER?... I DO NOT KNOW... BUT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. PLEASE CONTACT ME GUYS IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS... THANK YOU. *JS

AT STOP OR IDLE, ENGINE SURGES, HESITATES, STALLS, SMELL GAS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK ESCAPE TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS ITS THE PURGE VALVE AND EVAP CANISTER. PURGE VALVE FAILED AND RAW GAS FILLED EVAP CANISTER. DEALER SAYS ITS OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOW PROBLEM SINCE 2006, TSB BULLETIN 11-3-22, PART # 9U5Z-9C915H-PURGE VALVE, PART # 9R3Z-9C985-B EVAP CANISTER. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE DAMAGED PARTS WITH THE SAME PARTS WITH NO FIX FOR THE SPILLAGE OF RAW FUEL, ON THE GROUND, IN THE AIR, ON THE VEHICLE. THIS RAW FUEL SITUATION COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION AT ANY TIME. YET FORD SAYS ITS NOT AN EMISSION ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FORD FORUMS ON THE INTERNET ARE FULL OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME RAW FUEL SPILLAGE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD ADMITS THEY HAVE A DESIGN PROBLEM AND FIXES IT??? THIS SAME ISSUE IS ALSO RELATED TO THE 2010-12 FUSION. *TR

WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC - TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE, I PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR AND PROCEEDED. HIT ABOUT 5 MPH AND ENGINE LOST POWER COMPLETELY AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP - RADIO AND A/C REMAINED ON. BATTERY AND OIL WARNING LAMPS ON DASH ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND MOVE TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RE-START VEHICLE AS NORMAL. PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION AS NORMAL. *TR

DRIVING OFF ROAD UP A STEEP INCLINE (40-45 DEGREES), THE VEHICLE CAME TO A HALT. THERE WASN'T ANY POWER GOING TO THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE RPM WOULD ONLY REV UP TO ABOUT 1200 RPM. IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE AS THERE WAS NO POWER BEING DELIVERED TO THE TIRES. THE TIRES DID NOT LOOSE TRACTION OR SPIN EITHER. WHAT WAS ESPECIALLY UNSAFE ABOUT THIS IS THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BACKING DOWN THE STEEP HILL I HAD TRIED TO ASCEND. I WAS TRYING TO BACK DOWN SLOWLY BY USING THE BRAKE, BUT MANY TIMES THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT AND SLIDE SOMETIMES SIDEWAYS WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. I TRIED TO GO UP THE HILL AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. THIS VEHICLE IS USED BY THE US FOREST SERVICE IN WHICH MANY TIMES THE VEHICLE IS REQUIRED TO GO OF ROAD ON FOREST SERVICE ROADS. THERE IS A SECTION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT OFF ROAD DRIVING, BUT IT MAKES NO MENTION THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UP STEEP INCLINES.

S10 DIRECT REPLY-LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR FROM CONGRESSMAN STEARNS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HER ORDEAL WHILE DRIVING HER 2010 FORD ESCAPE *TGW CHEMICALS WERE DISCHARGED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE INHALATION OF THE CHEMICALS THE CONSUMER WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DOCTORS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HER CONDITION HAD FORMED INTO PNEUMONIA AS A RESULT OF INHALING THE CHEMICALS. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE STATED THE DISCHARGE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVAPORATOR TUBE AND IT WAS COMMON. THEY ALSO STATED IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *JB

PURCHASED A 2010 FORD ESCAPE NEW, 4 MONTHS AFTER THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY CLAIMED IT COULD NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGED BY AN OBJECT MOST LIKELY FROM THE ROAD. DAMAGES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE TECH WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE GRILL DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR THE AC CONDENSER THEREFORE EVEN IF I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND DIDN'T REPLACE THE GRILL, IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN OVER 3 MONTHS AND FORD STILL REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IT IS NOW ON AVERAGE 102 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE HEAT AND INABILITY TO USE THE AC. *TR

ENGINE RACING AND JUMPING WHILE DRIVING. REVERSE MAKING LOUD NOISE. REPORTED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. JOLTED AT A STOP AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE FORCING DRIVER TO TURN INTO CURB. HAD TO FILE CLAIM WITH INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET CAR FIXED. DEALER CLAIMS NO ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. DID TESTING W/O INSURANCE ENGINEER PRESENT AS AGREED TO. *TR