2009 Ford Escape Fuel System, Gasoline Problems
- 85
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 85 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 33 records
- wrench light · 19 records
- light came · 15 records
- lost power · 14 records
- side road · 14 records
- engine light · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 36 |
| 60–100k mi | 30 |
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Loss of acceleration and/or power. Gas pedal did not respond. After a few scary moments was able to get vehicle to side of road. Had an idea what was wrong based on a conversation with a person who described a similar situation that was do to a malfunctioning throttle body was able to get the car started and the computer reset itself, as was also described, and made it to the local ford dealership who made repairs…
ODI 10546499
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body malfunction. This is the second ford escape 2009 that i have had this issue. Both issues occurred within a month of each other. Vehicle stalls out while driving resulting in loss of all acceleration. Wrench symbol comes on and have to put car in emergency lane. I can turn it off and then it restarts. This has happened multiple times and is very dangerous especially at high speeds with no emergency lane…
ODI 10546194
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Pulling out from a red light car accelerated to 25 and lost all engine power. Stepped on accelerator and nothing happened. Coasted to a stop.in passing lane. Shut off, waited 30 seconds, and restarted to drive away. Traffic behind me in passing line trying to go around me unsafely. Ford dealership tested and said failed throttle body. Mechanic said he has seen quite a few of these. Cost $358.00. Thank goodness i was…
ODI 10547250
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Traveling along a rural highway, vehicle suddenly lost power and wrench light came on. I was forced to coast dangerously to a safe place to pull over, with another vehicle nearly hitting me from behind due to the sudden loss of speed. Gas pedal seemed to not be working. Once vehicle came to a stop, the car had an extremely rough idle. After turning the car off and restarting, the problem seemed to be reset, and gas…
ODI 10546327
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was driving on the highway when the vehicle abruptly shut down in a high traffic metro area as an orange wrench light appeared on the dash. After resting on the shoulder for a minute and speaking with me (her husband), i asked her to try and start the vehicle again. It started back up as normal with the orange wrench light now not showing. The car ran as normal for about 10 minutes and then it happened…
ODI 10544638
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
The car was driving at about 35mph and with no warning... I heard a popping sound and lost all throttle control. Thank goodness i was on a back road with no other cars. This could be very dangerous if i were on the highway or i was passing a car, hauling a trailer. The car will reset after the car is off for a time and will work again for a several minutes. This is the same issue as several other of the ford…
ODI 10543029
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
2009 ford escape 40k miles. Driving down the road in normal driving conditions the vehicle started shaking slightly the idle started fluctuating and the tachometer started rapidly spiking up and down as well as a loss of acceleration. The vehicle also is stalling. Shutting the engine off and restarting vehicle temporarily fixes the problem. It would appear it is the same throttle body issue everyone else is having.…
ODI 10538498
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
[xxx] i was driving 25-30 mph when motor went to idle, gas pedal didn't work and no power to transmission. This caused me to almost wreck. My fast thinking saved my life. I was able to steer the vehicle to a safe place in a major intersection. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
ODI 10536824
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Running down hwy at and car stalled . Made it to side of road. Sat there 10 min started again and made it home. *tr
ODI 10536761
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
While driving on the expressway at 70 mph the rpm dropped to approx. 900rpm. Pushing on the accelerator pedal didn't do anything. A indicator light on the dash came on it is the shape of a wrench. I had to pull the vehicle off the road. After i parked on the side of the road i shut off the engine and waited about 30 seconds then restarted the engine and everything was working fine. I went back onto the road and…
ODI 10536593
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
I was on my way to work and was luckily on a frontage road when suddenly my 2009 escape wouldn't accelerate. I pushed on the gas pedal, but nothing happened. Luckily i was able to coast down the hill and turn off onto a side road. The wrench symbol lit up and my car sputtered and shook. I said a prayer, waited a few minutes, started the car again, and was able to drive. I drove it about a mile down side streets to…
ODI 10535751
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2009 ford escape xlt (this is my third escape, and the only one that has ever caused me any problem) has never accelerated as it should, from the day i drove it new off of the lot. It has always hesitated, lurched, lunged, jerked; most frequently when accelerating from a full stop or a rolling stop. It had never "limped" until at approximately 50k miles, when the throttle body failed twice while traveling at…
ODI 10534850
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Identified as throttle bottle malfunction. Driving in cruise control at 70mph and car stalls out. Wrench symbol comes up and car looses all acceleration. Almost had an accident and had to safely get on the curb. Car continues to rev. Turn car off and then restart and everything is fine. Also took video of incident. This had occurred multiple times. Had ford install new throttle body for $400 on 8/10/13. No more…
ODI 10546189
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
While driving on he interstate at 73 mph, the vehicle lost all power, warning lights came on, and although the engine appeared to be running, there was no action i could take other than to pull off the roadway, turn off the car and wait. Approximately 2 minutes, i attempted to restart, which it did, but ran rough at idle. I waited a few minutes longer, restarted and it performed normally for about ten miles. Then it…
ODI 10534635
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving, the accelerator pedal ceased responding because power to the accelerator was lost. The car coasted to a stop on a busy highway. I was able to turn off the ignition and restart and drive in low gear a short distance. But after about 300 yards, low gear ceased to work as there was no longer any power to the accelerator. I was able to put the car in reverse and back off the road. I consider it…
ODI 10544441
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the freeway the engine dropped to idle and throttle became no responsive. Had to perform evasive maneuvers without power to safely pull over. I was lucky that i was not hit. After calling the dealer service department they informed me that it would likely need to have the throttle body replaced at over $600. This issue has become worse in only a few days and occurs at a variety of speeds. Research…
ODI 10536535
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
7/30/2013 started up after stopping at an intersection. About half a block later, i stepped on the accelerator and nothing happened. Then it sputtered, the wrench light came on and the car would not move. I coasted to the side of the road, turned on hazard lights and turned it off. It started right up after a few seconds and proceeded normally. About a month later, the same thing happened driving home at night.…
ODI 10543343
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
The vehicle jerked and then i started slowing down. I tried to accelerate but my vehicle continued slowing down. I pulled to the side of road & put vehicle in park, turned off the engine and restarted and was able to continue to my destination. It happened again on aug. 2nd, 3rd and 5th, 2013. When it happened on aug. 5th i was a block from home and the engine light came on that time. I turned the vehicle off and…
ODI 10533880
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Came off freeway on multiple occasions after doing 70 mph. Stopped. Traffic was clear. Went to accelerate and severe hesitation. Have also had many times where accelerating with vehicle and it will hesitate and then surge. *tr
ODI 10533293
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
I am so stressed ! I was driving saturday morning july 27, 2013, on rt 287 south in morris county. Nj . My husband and i were in the middle lane of this very busy highway when he stepped on the gas pedal to accelerate- our 2009 ford escape did not accelerate- it stalled out at 70 miles per hour. The wrench light lit up on the dashboard and we had to pray that we could coast over to the right lane and then to the…
ODI 10534579
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along when the car feels as though it's about to stall. I immediately slow down to pull over, turn the car off, let it sit for a moment then start it back up. The problem has continued to happen until i took it into a garage to find out i need a new throttle body. *tr
ODI 10532320
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Car did not die, basically jumped a bit and would not go over 2 or 3 mph as i pressed gas pedal- wrench check light came on- had to turn off and restart - this happened again 2 times yesterday 8/9/2013-- no accident as of yet but extremely dangerous. *tr
ODI 10534617
Exterior Lighting · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on a two lane rt, speed limit 55mph at 9pm, no lighting along rt, accelerating to keep up speed going up a hill, the car started to slow down. Pulling over to my right (off the road ) putting on my flashers, was now at a complete stop was hit in rear left doing damage to my car and the car that hit me.the car that hit me left the seen of the accident. No warning this was going to happen.towed car to a…
Crash reported
ODI 10532547
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving the truck we lose acceleration and pressing the gas pedal does nothing. This has happened now 4 times. The idle sits between 800 & 1100 rpms when this happens. We took the truck to the service department at pine lake ford in laporte, indiana and they said that the throttle body needs to be replaced at a cost of $383. Our extended warranty just ran out and this seems to be a recall problem when i…
ODI 10532160
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle suddenly started decelerating at a rapid pace. I was driving 60 mph, and the gas pedal suddenly seemed to stop sending gas to the engine. I had to pull over and coast to a stop. This was not covered by my lifetime warranty and is going to cost me over $600 in towing, parts and labor. *tr
ODI 10526095