2009 Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 275
- 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 275 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Accelerator Pedal · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 117 |
| 30–60k mi | 86 |
| 100–150k mi | 41 |
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was stopped waiting at a red light at the top of a very steep hill. The light changed to green and i let my foot off the brake and went to push the gas and my ford escape lost all power and stalled. The battery light and oil light came on as it stalled and i started rolling backwards down the steep hill. I had no ability to steer the car and i also didn't have any brakes, i tried to slam the brakes as we were…
Crash reported
ODI 10554724
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on highway at a speed of around 60mph my truck beeped and signaled a wrench light on the dashboard and my vehicle just stopped and lost speed and i couldn't accelerate to continue to move to a safe area. My vehicle just completed stopped in the middle of the highway while vehicles are coming at the same speed behind me. This has happened several times once entering a ramp on to highway accelerating on…
ODI 10554777
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
On monday november 5th, 2013 i was driving my 2009 ford escape down the freeway at 9pm going home. I had been driving for about 10 minutes when the engine felt like it hesitated and stumbled. I realized that i could not get the vehicle to accelerate so i pulled off to the side of the road. There was a wrench symbol on the dash board. I experienced the same issue on sunday november 11th, 2013 i was driving for about…
ODI 10551982
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Was pulling out of gas station to merge onto busy street, car began to roll forward upon acceleration then lost all response and lurched into road stopping there. Engine shut off and check engine light came on. Attempted to restart vehicle, car would rev but not respond with any acceleration. During this time incredibly loud harsh shifting occurred , sounded as though transmission fell out of car. Dealership…
ODI 10552531
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle lost power up steep hill almost resulting in rolling backwards down hill. Car had previously and intermittently lost power surge when accelerating onto highway into a merge situation. *tr
ODI 10551004
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
All the sudden the gas pedal didn't do anything when i pressed it and my vehicle slowed to a dangerous speed for the road i was on forcing vehicles to swerve around to miss hitting me. The wrench light also came on. I was able to eventually pull over and turn my vehicle off and restart it. After restarting it the gas pedal seemed to work fine. I took it into the dealership and they said it was the throttle body and…
ODI 10549938
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that the cruise control was activated while driving approximately 65 mph when an unexpected increase in acceleration occurred. In addition, the engine began to race. The wrench warning indicator was also illuminated on the instrument panel when the malfunction occurred. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The manufacturer was not…
ODI 10550021
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my 2009 ford escape (v6) home from work, my car lost acceleration. The engine was still running, the lights still worked, radio on, power steering, but i had no acceleration response from the gas pedal. I was able to coast my car onto a side road without incident, and noticed the service light was on before turning my car off (wrench symbol). I waited for a few moments, and tried to restart the car. To…
ODI 10552621
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
As exiting a highway the car just lost power. The gas pedal was useless and the rpms were about 1000. Pulled off to shoulder and shut car down, waited 5 minutes and started car and it was ok. Three days later it did the same thing while driving in the middle lane of highway. Had to coast to the shoulder did the same thing of shutting car down and starting again. Took car to dealership service and was determined it…
ODI 10550667
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic for a diagnostic test, which confirmed a defective throttle. The contact did not have the vehicle repaired or contact the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 81,000.
ODI 10549506
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving at 55mph a wrench icon on the instrument panel came on and the accelerator suddenly became non responsive. The driver was able to coast to the side of the road and turned off the engine. After waiting a few minutes the driver was able to continue a short distance to home. I took the vehicle to the dealer the next day and was advised the throttle body needed to be replaced at a cost of $564. I learned the…
ODI 10549760
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling 60mph in my 2009 ford escape on the highway and all of a sudden an orange wrench warning light came on and my car immediately drops to less than 10mph. I was fortunate enough to be able to get to the median with out incident. The car did start up again and was able to get to a mechanic after it did the same thing about 10x in a [redacted]. The mechanic said this was the second time in less than a…
ODI 10549242
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on interstate 71 in ohio when my car lost power totally, it had to be flat-bed towed to mansfield ford where i was told there was a problem with the throttle body. This was very dangerous and frightening to me, now i am afraid to travel in this vehicle. I had to pay 474.00 to repair, which i think ford should reimburse. *tr
ODI 10550642
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
We have been having issues with the car since august of 2013. The car would lose power while driving slowing down to a crawl without notice. This issue happened about 5 times since that occurrence. Car has been in the shop 5 times since that time with about $2000 in repair bills that included engine work, new battery, new alternator, etc. The car was towed each time to mongos auto repair in cinnaminson nj. On this…
ODI 10548198
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Initial incident was near home in residential neighborhood. Wrench symbol appeared & vehicle began to slow down with inability to accelerate. Turned car off & then back on with no light present. Incident happened again next day driving on the expressway at about 65 mph. Vehicle began to shake & lose speed & wrench symbol reappeared. Was early morning & dark out & had to merge to shoulder. Had to frequently stop &…
ODI 10548027
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving on a busy [redacted], the vehicle suddenly lost fuel power and began creeping down the road at less than 5 km/h the wrench light was flashing and it was a few hundred meters to the nearest side street, fortunately i was able to make it to the side street without getting struck by traffic moving 60 km/h faster than i was, i thought that the computer may have had a one time failure but this happened again…
ODI 10547910
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the highway, at approximately 65 mph, the vehicle bucked and instantaneously slowed down and was unable to accelerate. At that moment when the vehicle bucked the dash indicator (a wrench) came on showing the problem being the throttle control/powertrain. I was on the highway in the middle lane, in traffic when i lost the ability to accelerate and was luckily able to navigate to the right and coast…
ODI 10547580
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving to work on the expressway during the morning rush hour doing 70 mph when my vehicle stalled. I had to risk moving over three lanes to the off ramp without having power. I rolled up the exit ramp and pulled safely to the side of the road. I was able to restart the car but noticed both the check engine light and service light were on. The car died two additional times before i got to an auto repair shop.…
ODI 10547410
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The first time i had a throttle failure (first time wrench light came on), i was on the free way going about 65 mph. My acceleration quickly died and the gas pedal was inactive and useless while my car slowed down . I pulled over on the side of the freeway left shoulder going north on the 5, and after a few minutes, my car turned back on and worked fine . I took my car to firestone to cleanup throttle , only to find…
ODI 10547518
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving and vehicle kept acting like it was stalling while trying to drive. Knew that the gas was not low, so wasn't sure what the issue was. Made it to destination and called mechanic. Brought it in to the shop, still with intermittent stalling while driving. Ran a test and said that the throttle actuator control system was stuck open - this has seemed to be a problem with ford escape vehicles. Got it fixed with no…
ODI 10551482
Vehicle Speed Control
The suv was stopped at light and when the light turned green the engine would not speed up. Coasted out of traffic and shut off engine. Engine started normally and ran. Took to shop after researching and was told my mechanic that the throttle body assembly was faulty. Paid $356 to have replaced. Ford is aware of this problem. *tr
ODI 10547114
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving appx 50 mph and out of the blue the car briefly sputtered and the wrench light came on. I pressed the gas but couldn't accelerate. I coasted to the side of the road and turned the engine off. When i cranked it back up everything seemed to work, and the wrench light was off. I called my ford service department from the roadside and immediately drove it in for diagnostics. They said it was the throttle…
ODI 10546546
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the ford escape under normal driving and road conditions at 60 mph, i lost complete acceleration and had to steer the vehicle to the shoulder off the freeway to avoid traffic trailing behind and beside me. It was a dangerous situation to say the least. The engine was still running but i had no power to accelerate. I turned off the vehicle and restarted it. I was able to drive the vehicle slowly off the…
ODI 10546382
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Faulty electronic throttle body vehicle lost power twice while my wife was driving home - extremely dangerous situation. Engine remained running but all power lost. Had vehicle towed to ford in hopes the repair would be covered under extended powertrain warranty or via technical service bulletin. No . . . . This is astounding to me - a quick google search will tell you there are many issues with this part across…
ODI 10546539
Vehicle Speed Control
I would like to preface that this vehicle is not driven every day. Starting in july i had started experiencing drops/spikes in the rpm's. I would be pulling into my garage and the truck would suddenly lunge forward. Thankfully already having my foot on the brake; i could stop the truck before causing any damage to items in the garage. Then i started to noticed while sitting at traffic lights the rpm's would drop and…
ODI 10546355