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.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle suddenly lost power, wrench icon and check engine light came on. Car lost all mobility and use of gas peddle. Luckily was on a street and not a highway. After turning the car on and off the car appeared to be working normally. Several minutes later the condition repeated itself, and then once again several minutes later after turning the car off and on again. Took car to get error code and returned a…
ODI 10513966
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I drive a 2009 ford escape automatic with a v6 engine. On sunday, may 26, 2013 at approximately 1:00 am, i was driving at 70 mph on interstate 10 west. Suddenly, i heard a single click sound. The wrench was illuminated on my dash board and the accelerator pedal stopped working. No matter what i did, nothing happened. I was terrified that i would be rear ended by the cars behind me for slowing down suddenly, so i put…
ODI 10513828
Vehicle Speed Control
In may 2013, my escape lost the ability to accelerate in my home neighborhood. I called the local ford dealership, and they said i should shut the car off and restart. I did and it worked fine. I took the car in to be evaluated and ford said they could find nothing that would have caused that issue. Then on july 13, 2013, i was driving on the interstate at 65 mph and the vehicle lost all acceleration ability. The…
ODI 10524250
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was on the interstate, approximately 6:30am, going 70 in a 65 zone. The radio was on, so i heard nothing strange, but suddenly, with no warning, my car lost the power moving it forward. I did not lose control of my 09 escape. The steering remained ok, as did the brakes, but my car suddenly lost power in the engine to keep my car moving forward. As if maybe i had run out of gas - but there was no sputtering and i…
ODI 10522210
Vehicle Speed Control
In september of 2012, i had a problem with the ability to accelerate completely gone when i was going 40 mph in a crowded intersection. The wrench light came on. I got into a rite aid parking lot and called the dealership (my vehicle was still under warranty). They told me to try to restart it and see if the wrench light turned off. It did not and i could not restart the car, so i had it towed in. They told me the…
ODI 10515160
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Approximately one month ago, while slowing to make a right-hand turn, the vehicle seemed to lose all power; no acceleration, etc. I managed to get on the side of the road, put the vehicle in park, and turned the engine off. When i restarted the engine, everything seemed fine. About 2 weeks later when pulling out onto a main highway, the same thing happened, except this time the "wrench" light came on, and the…
ODI 10520810
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on a busy freeway in houston my car jerked, the wrench light lit up, then would no longer accelerate. I was able to get over the shoulder of the freeway, but the car would not move after that. It stayed on, but was bouncing up and down. I had to have my car towed off the freeway. Once towed, we turned the car off and back on and it ran fine. I took it to a local mechanic the next day and was told…
ODI 10514058
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Truck failed to accelerate from a red light, with pedal completely engaged. Had continued loss power/thrust when i push the gas. This happens so often now, i am not comfortable driving in heavy traffic as i never know if i'll be able to accelerate. Sunday after finally getting home, i was unable to get it to stay cranked when i depress the gas pedal to reverse. This loss of power was exuberated by having the a/c…
ODI 10513187
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the vehicle there is frequent surging and stalling with eventual result in a nonresponsive gas pedal. The check wrench service light and the engine light were illuminated and the vehicle would become responsive again if the engine was turned off then back on. After restarting the vehicle would soon begin to surge and stall again. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10511653
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased a 2009 ford escape from suncoast chrysler jeep dodge on 5/7/13. My salesman [xxx]took me on test drive in the vehicle, which had 79818 miles on it. Right away, the vehicle began to putt-putt, and act like it doesn't want to accelerate, yet the rpm shot up. It ended up cutting off on us around the corner from the dealership. Rob managed to get it back started and told me he will have service dept check it…
ODI 10522425
Vehicle Speed Control
Stopped at light, went to acceclerate to go on green light and had no acceleration. Turned vehicle off and it restarted, went immediately to ford. *tr
ODI 10510828
Vehicle Speed Control
Entering interstate, car would not accelerate above 40 mph. Code reader says throttle control stuck open? *tr
ODI 10511867
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along when my vehicle began to sputter and stop. I was able to crank the vehicle up and drive a few feet before it started back up again, this time with the check engine light on. I was able to make it to an advanced auto parts store where they pulled the check engine error code and it indicated that it was an issue with the throttle body. I am able to drive it currently, but i am concerned that the…
ODI 10513864
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
In september of 2010, the check engine light on my ford escape would come on and off, on and off. Some times it would stay on for weeks and then just disappear. Sometimes it would stay on for a day or two and then disappear. And whenever i need to take it to the repair shop, the check engine light was never on. Pep boys could never find anything wrong because they check engine light was never on, and no codes…
ODI 10522773
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was stopped at a red light and when the light turned green i pressed the accelerator but the engine seemed to have stalled. I did have slight forward momentum that was jerky and i was able to pull off to the side of the road. I turned the car off, sat for a few minutes, then tried to restart the car. The car did start and no warning lights were on the dashboard. I was able to drive to my subdivision without…
ODI 10509708
Fuel System, Gasoline · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I had to get the throttle body replaced on my 2009 escape because the car engine would disengage and the gas pedal would stop working. The car would coast to a stop and i would have to shut it off and cut it back on to get it to re-engage. This happened ever couple of days for a few weeks and then i took it to the dealer. The dealer has had my car for almost a month and claims that there was a bad production batch…
ODI 10515387
Vehicle Speed Control
On april 19, 2013,i was driving out of the parking lot from my home. I stopped at the exit to wait for traffic to clear. I gave it gas it jerked and i was no longer able to accelerate the car. The wrench icon came on. I was able to basically crawl back to my home. It felt like it would if u put the car in neutral where it would just coast slowly. The next day i started the car and it went back to normal. It happened…
ODI 10521410
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car stalled while moving forward after backing out of parking space. Car had operated for 15 minutes before pulling into space, then immediately backing out without stopping engine. For approximately a year and one half yellow service engine light intermittently comes on then goes off after few driving cycles. Car also hesitates and jerks during acceleration randomly and frequently. Service dept of used car dealer…
ODI 10503472
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the vehicle surged suddenly while driving under 30 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated the throttle body would had to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was…
ODI 10511667
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While accelerating at low speeds (15 - 20 mph), the vehicle suddenly began to shudder and lurch, with no increase in throttle or power despite flooring the gas pedal. Yellow check engine / repair lights came on, vehicle would jerkingly continue to move forward at a speed of less than 5 mph. After conducting a search, it appears to be similar to the "limp home mode" throttle body problem reported by the north…
ODI 10502256
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving approximately 45 miles per hour when the vehicle lost acceleration. The engine continued to run but would not accelerate. Was able to pull over to the side of the road and engine continued running. Turned the engine off and back on and engine did accelerate for approximately 1 mile before repeating the failure. Pulled over once again and repeated the process and was able to make it home (about 3 more miles).…
ODI 10501039
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving about 25-30 mph on a side street, vehicle started to sputter and stall, felt like the engine was dying, so was able to pull off into a parking lot and turned the car off, sat for a few mins, then restarted and pulled out and everything was fine. Approximately 6 months later, similar issue, was driving about 25 on a side street, car sputtered, stalled, so pulled over, turned off, waited then restarted. A…
ODI 10524816
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30-60 mph, the vehicle would decelerate independently. The wrench warning light would illuminate immediately afterward. The vehicle was later taken to a dealer where they advised her that the throttle body failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the throttle body. The manufacturer was contacted and…
ODI 10500142
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle stalled when attempting to accelerate after stopping at a light. Vehicle would move approximately 3 mph. Wrench symbol and engine symbol lit up in the display area. Drove (very slowly) vehicle into a parking lot. Shut off vehicle, restarted it, and did not get engine "rev" when depressing gas pedal. Approximately 30 minutes later, the vehicle started and operated normally. Had vehicle towed to repair shop…
ODI 10509491
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the accelerator became unresponsive without warning. The vehicle was shut down and restarted then operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated there was no…
ODI 10495199