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.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that she attempted to accelerate but the accelerator pedal failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 33,850.
ODI 10524349
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at 45 mph on a busy road, the engine stopped responding to the accelerator and began decelerating. The throttle/power-train warning light was activated. I had to pull over the the shoulder of the road to avoid being hit by other traffic. The car began jerking forward as though it was trying to accelerate on its own. I shut off the engine for a minute and once i restarted the car, the warning light…
ODI 10521849
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving in town and it just had nothing... Pushed on accelerator and it would not do anything. Car did not stall out, sounded like it was going to but didn't. Still had all power just would not move when giving it gas. ***took to mechanic error number shows bad throttle body part*** *tr
ODI 10521454
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently with the illumination of the wrench warning icon. The contact stated that the failure had occurred several times prior to the recent failure. The vehicle was taken the dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
ODI 10522901
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Electronic throttle body circuit board failed (ford mechanic's diagnosis) while approaching a traffic light. Car had been having constant speed surges while driving in 3-4 gear powerband and was serviced. Everything seemed fine until a couple of weeks later when the throttle became unresponsive. Ford is replacing the tb assembly with what i fear is the exact same part; week and a half wait for the part, no loner…
ODI 10520407
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
On 5 different occasions while driving anywhere from starting from a stop light to traveling up to 70 mph on a major interstate my ford escape has suddenly lost power. The engine does not lock up, just all power is lost. I press the accelerator and there is no revving of engine. I have been able to get the car to a stop, but it will start to jerk and stall. Finally i turn it off, then restart it but it i having…
ODI 10522823
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On sunday, june 16, 2013, i was driving near topeka, kansas, in a suburban area with my wife, 5 year old daughter & 6 month old son in our 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 25 mph the vehicle stalled while driving. Luckily we were not on a high traffic street so we were able to pull over to the side of the road, shut off the vehicle, and restart the car successfully. The escape continued on without issue…
ODI 10521460
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000. *tr
ODI 10521006
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that he attempted to accelerate but the vehicle would not respond and would not gain power. The vehicle was restarted and the vehicle functioned properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10523739
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
P2111 error per computer - throttle actuator stuck open. Vehicle will not accelerate and engine shakes violently, feels like it wants to stall, but does not. Needs to be shut off and restarted to accelerate again. Problem has now happened 6 times in the last 2 days. *tr
ODI 10520837
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This has happened to me on 8 occasions in rapid succession. In all instances, i am driving along as usual, and all of a sudden, my accelerator becomes non-responsive. The car is still running, but i am quickly losing speed, i cannot accelerate, and the engine does not rev when i press on the accelerator. I must stop the car, put it in park, turn it off, and restart the car in order to "fix" the problem and continue…
ODI 10519933
Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving home from work, my vehicle stopped moving. I pressed on the gas, but it would not accelerate. I had to pull over and turn my vehicle off. When i restarted it, it came on, but there was a wrench light that appeared. I was able to make it home, but when i tried to restart it, it would not move. *tr
ODI 10516221
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
At or about 2:30pm on sunday, june 9, 2013, the identified vehicle was being operated on a limited-access state highway at or around the posted speed limit of 70 mph. The vehicle took an exit ramp onto the frontage road and decelerated to posted speed limit of 50 mph. Without warning or any prior indication, the vehicle entered the ford-defined "limp home mode," which included a loss of engine power (governed to…
ODI 10515959
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the road at approximately 70 mph all of a sudden i had no throttle control all i was doing was coasting on the momentum that i had at that moment. I happened to coast into a gas station had to get the car towed to a local dealer. This was not covered by warranty on monday so i had to pay almost $500 for the repairs. Had this happen on a busy interstate it could've been a lot worse than it was. *tr
ODI 10519372
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving and engine lost power check engine light on pulled code 2112. *tr
ODI 10515842
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the engine suddenly would no longer respond to the gas pedal and would not accelerate. After pulling over and restarting the car, the problem went away. However, after a few days the problem happened twice more, this time with the engine completely shutting off while idling at a stop light and while driving slowly down a neighborhood street. The garage determined there to be a problem with the throttle…
ODI 10521668
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I accelerated from a stopped position and in approximately 100 feet the accelerator stop working. The engine did not die but the vehicle would only idle at a slow pace. I stopped the car, put in park, turned off the engine and then restarted. The accelerator worked at that time and i continued onto the highway with no problem. I was traveling at 75 mph for about 10 miles when the accelerator stopped working again…
ODI 10519754
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on a residential street at 30mph, when i lost speed control. The car lunged forward and while it was still on(the engine), i could not accelerate. I coasted into a gas station and put the car in park. The engine was at a very low idle and it sounded as if it were going to cut off. I also got the check engine light on the left side of the dash. A guy looked under the hood, there was no smoke, nothing…
ODI 10520081
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Electronic throttle body failure - 2009 ford escape [xxx] first time: driving 35 mph and all of a sudden nothing...no power, no acceleration. Luckily i was not rear ended when the vehicle lost power. I had to coast into a parking lot, shut off the truck for 5 minutes, restart and drove home which was less than 1 mile away. Next day ran okay, next day no power, no acceleration. Took to dealer on june 7, 2013 and they…
ODI 10522387
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on major thorough fair at a high rate of speed, the vehicle lost all speed. Went to limp mode. The gas pedal did not work. I pulled over to the emergency lane and restarted the vehicle and all was fine. This exact same thing happened again later that same day. I took the vehicle to a ford dealer and they confirmed it was the throttle body assembly. They could not guarantee the vehicle was safe to…
ODI 10516219
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Lost power while driving, applied pressure to the accelerator and nothing.after a year of intermittent problems with this i took it into ford dealership and they diagnosed a faulty throttle body....trouble code p 2111 .diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p2111, throttle body stuck open. Its cost me us$275. I think ford must be assume the cost because is car failure from fabric. Let me know about the recall for the nhtsa…
ODI 10515945
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving then felt "back fire" then the wrench light and check engine light came on and i couldn't accelerate at all. Never lost control just hit brakes to turn on road and pull over. Turned off car and restarted it and revved the engine. Went another mile and it did the same thing again. Took it to a local mechanic to have it checked out because i thought maybe i had gotten bad gas but was told it was the…
ODI 10595816
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car intermittently stalled while driving at speeds from 1-30 mph or following a stop. This continued to increase to the point that the car stalled every few feet. Car had to be towed to ford dealer for throttle body replacement and reprogram. Dealer charge for labor and parts was $ 732.00. *tr
ODI 10546848
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced however, the dealer stated that the part was not available because it was being re-manufactured. The contact did not call the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 76,000. Updated 07/23/13*lj
ODI 10515088
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
We had seen some issues with power when accelerating, but was minor until may 30th, 2013. We were driving in stop and go traffic and when i accelerated the engine "bogged down" and didn't accelerate. The car wouldn't move forward. We had just filled up and originally believed it was bad gas. It happened about 4 more times as we got home (engine light was on and little wrench icon shows up on bottom left of dash when…
ODI 10514489