2009 Ford Escape Engine Problems
- 244
- 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 244 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 24 records
- lost power · 20 records
- wrench light · 16 records
- light came · 15 records
- check engine · 14 records
- failure mileage · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 108 |
| 30–60k mi | 78 |
| 100–150k mi | 38 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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 · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
While driving on monday 11/18/13 my wife was stopping then went to accelerate and the vehicle stalled. Upon turning it off it restarted just fine. This happen 3 more times from then to tuesday evening. I drove it to work wednesday 11/20/13 and while accelerating on to hwy 94 the vehicle stalled. It did hesitate upon restarting but started and ran. Wednesday evening on our way home doing approx 30mph the vehicle…
ODI 10553192
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Vehicle suddenly lost power and slowed down. Symptoms match what others report to be a bad throttle body which ford has changed design of. Has happened twice now. Ford says we have to pay for this repair but it sounds like it should be a recall. *tr
ODI 10552686
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
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
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
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Vehicle enters limp mode and all power is lost, engine starts to stutter and tachometer jumps, wrench light (power-train) comes on. 3 times in 1 week. Mph = 60, 45, 30. Avoided accident and pulled over. Restarted vehicle and back to normal. No check engine light or codes stored. Dealer states they cannot diagnose unless they can recreate the problem. Danger of rear ending, t-bones upon left turns, and intersection…
ODI 10549619
Engine · Power Train
During a basic oil change, we were informed the oil pan needed to be replaced because the threads for the plug were stripped. The service manager, i am basing this on what we were told by trained ford technicians, stated "the oil pan is made of aluminum and it has stripped out." when asked what the plug was made of he said, " steal.". So now we have a car that has an oil plug that could come open at any time because…
ODI 10549289
Engine · Power Train
I had just come off a highway exit ramp and drove about 100 yards at 40mph, when the car suddenly slowed down to a stop. The odometer dropped from 40mph to zero in about 4 seconds when i just coasted to the side of the road. A wrench light appeared on the dash. I place the car in park and the only power i had was the electric that powered the headlights. I shutoff the ignition and restarted the car after about 15…
ODI 10548629
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
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
While driving the vehicle at around 50 mph it lost all reaction to the accelerator and coasted to a stop while in heavy traffic. I turned the car off and waited 5 minutes, then started it again and began to drive. Within seconds the vehicle repeated the incident. I managed to get it into my driveway after repeated stops and restarts of the engine. *tr
ODI 10548356
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
As i was driving and the cruise control was set the road i was traveling had slight hills. It seems as though when the car went to down shift and speed up is when it lost power and went into limp mode. The last occurrence was on 10-17-13 while i was driving on a flat road. I had to brake for traffic when i went to accelerate is when it lost power and went into limp mode. *tr
ODI 10548305
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
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving at highway speed i lost acceleration. Suv shook then lost speed quickly. Was able to pull onto off road. Wrench lite on dash. I turned off suv then restarted and lite went away. Drove to next turn off so i could turn around to head home. Samething happened on way home but after restarting suv the wrench lite changed to engine service lite. Was able to get home from there. Took for service which…
ODI 10549409
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
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, there was a sudden loss of engine power. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the dealer but no failures were found. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,700. Updated 12/20/13*cn the throttle body was replaced. Updated 12/26/13
ODI 10545634
Engine
I turned on car, proceeded to drive, yellow wrench illuminated on dash, tried to accelerate, vehicle was bucking and losing power, turned vehicle off and it was fine. Until 9/23/13 when the car repeated this action again. *js
ODI 10545270
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Several times, driving at high speeds, lost complete control of acceleration. Engine throttle revved but pushing pedal made no difference. One occasion we almost wrecked at high speed. The car remains on, but acceleration pedal does nothing. Turn car off, turn back on and it works fine. Has happened in park, slow speeds and high speeds. Ford won't do anything. Please help!
ODI 10545039
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Earlier in the day, the car lunged and it felt like it had dropped out of gear. Later that evening while driving home from vacation, i lost all acceleration from the pedal. Luckily i was able to coast off the highway and get out of the flow of traffic. I turned the car off, let it sit for a minute and then restarted. It went into gear and i was able to get the car home. It did this about 4 more times over the next…
ODI 10548178
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I had my 2month old great granddaughter with me as i was taking her home. I was a block from entering the freeway and the car just quit running. I tried to start it but it kept dying. Finally it started and i went 10 miles an hour back home which was only a few blocks from there. I had it towed to ford the next morning. They called today 9/20 that the problem was the throttle body. They would have to order it and it…
ODI 10544636
Engine
Tl* the contact owns 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, there was a sudden reduction in engine power as the vehicle failed to respond upon engagement of the accelerator pedal. The wrench warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. The vehicle resumed normally once restarted. The…
ODI 10547289
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling in heavy traffic the engine seemed to quit. A "wrench" icon light came on and the car came to a stop. I was unable to pull to the side of the rode and remained in the middle lane of an interstate highway until i managed to restart the car, approximately 5 minutes. The car ran normally for about 10 minutes and stopped again this time in the middle of an intersection. Research confirms this problem is…
ODI 10546419