2009 Ford Escape Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 109
- 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 109 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 39 records
- engine light · 24 records
- wrench light · 21 records
- check engine · 18 records
- light came · 18 records
- side road · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 42 |
| 30–60k mi | 28 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Driving to work this morning at 70 mph in the far left lane, car again suddenly loses power, slows way down, no response when pushing on gas pedal and the wrench light was on again. Turned on hazards and had to cross 4 lanes of heavy morning commuting traffic to get off the freeway. As i stopped the car, again it acted like it was going to stall out. Put the car in park and turned off the motor. Turned the car back…
ODI 10713832
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Started accelerating as i was approaching the freeway entrance, suddenly lost power. Pushed down on gas pedal and felt no response in acceleration. Turned on hazards and crossed two lanes of traffic to get to the side of the road. As i stopped to put the car in park, the car seemed jerky like it was about to stall. Put the car in park, tuned off the engine. Restarted the car, it didn't fire up right away as it…
ODI 10713826
Fuel/Propulsion System
I drive a 2009 ford escape which has been meticulously maintained and is in excellent shape. In march of 2015 i began to notice that puddles of gasoline were appearing under my vehicle. I took it to the dealer immediately and was informed that the fuel tank had rusted through and was leaking. This is arguably one of the most serious safety hazards that can be found on a vehicle, especially for one that is only 6…
ODI 10702943
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that the fuel cap warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the fuel cap malfunctioned and the transmission developed a leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
ODI 10725974
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
September 10 2014, vehicle was serviced at henry curtis ford in petaluma california for recall 14s05. Prior to this recall, we had no problems with our vehicle. October 3 2014, vehicle stalled at 65 mph driving on highway. My wife was driving up hill on the highway in the far right lane and was able to pull off the highway to the shoulder. Vehicle towed to repair shop, unable to find any error codes. Vehicle towed…
ODI 10648279
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
Vehicle stalled about 2 weeks ago. Oil change light and low tire pressure light came on a week later. Had maintenance done a week later. I was not notified about any recalls. Noticed that the steering wheel was really loose after rotate and balance was done. Took car to dealership and reported issue with steering. Dealership stated that it may need alignment but could not do service until next week. Put gas in car…
ODI 10637792
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
At 35 mph and for no apparent reason, engine started sputtering and did not respond to pressing on gas pedal. In less than one minute the engine quit running altogether. I turned off ignition key and waited a few seconds and tried restarting the engine. It restarted and ran properly afterwards. Called local ford dealer and described problem and they said it was a problem with the electronic throttle body - about an…
ODI 10631245
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle suddenly looses power and idles hard. Repeatedly over the past month when trying to accelerate from a stop vehicle will loose all engine power. The vehicle will still move forward as if it was in gear without your foot on the gas/brake. I was almost t-boned when trying to make a left turn in the middle of an intersection and when i went to accelerate suddenly i had no power. I have to turn the engine off…
ODI 10631340
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Had car set on cruise control, felt a pop or a snap under car, looked down and cruise went off and i was coasting, i had my foot in the gas and the rpm's were at 1000, gas was not revving and the rpm's didn't move, coasted to side of road. The engine sputtered as if it was going to shut off, but it didn't. I shut the car off and restarted it and it was fine, until 3 days later when it happened again. Have taken it…
ODI 10594356
Engine · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Fuel/Propulsion System
P2111, throttle actuator control system stuck open, i had to drive to an auto zone to get this code while the car was in this condition. Otherwise these was no error code recorded. The engine run at an idle and will not accelerate when accelerator is depressed. *js
ODI 10585510
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body emissions sensor. Eec test codes for throttle position sensors a & b. Check engine light started to come on and go off periodically. Had is checked out at multiple places over the next year and now is over 80,000 and ford refuses to cover under warranty. *tr
ODI 10681492
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
As i tried to accelerate the vehicle went into a limp mode. I had no response from the accelerator pedal. The vehicle would move forward at a idle speed. Yellow wrench light came on. After engine was turned off and restarted vehicle ran as normal for a few days and it happened again. *tr
ODI 10557626
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
On friday, november 1, i was driving to work when suddenly the escape failed to accelerate. The wrench light appeared. I coasted to the right turn lane then stopped. Turned the escape off, waited a few seconds and then tried starting it. It started but the entire vehicle shook. I was able to get the escape to crawl to a parking lot. I turned it back off and waited a few minutes longer. After about ten minutes, i…
ODI 10550864
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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
This has happened twice now. I have been driving my car and all of a sudden i loose gas power, but my brakes and steering still works fine. I have to pull over to the side of the road and come to a complete stop. While at a complete stop i can feel my car/ engine making a jerking "thudding" noise/ motion. I then turn my car off and take my key out of the ignition for the a couple of minutes. After letting the car…
ODI 10550687
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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While in the left lane of a 3 lane highway (bishop ford) i was traveling about 65 mph then accelerating to 72 mph the car made a jerk ( felt like the transmission) then there was no acceleration and the wrench light came on. I tried to push the gas and nothing. I slowly moved to the emergency lane which was very dangerous because the average speed on this highway is about 70 and i had to crossover 2 lanes and at…
ODI 10547517
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Started to accelerate and the car just has no power to go. Engine runs but touching the gas does nothing. Engine runs around 1k rpm's. The wrench light comes on. If you can live to turn the vehicle off and restart, the light goes out and the vehicle works fine. Seems like a lot of owners are having this problem. This is a life threatening problem. *tr
ODI 10547451
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
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
After waiting at a red light, my vehicle travelled about 100 yards. The engine shuttered, accelerator pedal was unresponsive, and the engine rpms dropped to 900. I pulled to the side of the road and turned off the car then restarted it. Everything was fine, except for my confidence, for the next 6 miles. While driving 45 mph, the engine shuttered, wrench light and check engine light illuminated, and rpms immediately…
ODI 10544832
Fuel/Propulsion System
Car started shuttering while maintaining a constant speed. Car was taken to the dealership and i was told that it was not covered under warranty, throttle body was the problem and the part was replaced.
ODI 10542275
Fuel/Propulsion System
While exiting a parking lot at low speed, the vehicle shut down completely. The vehicle was restarted a few minutes later with no apparent problems. The dealer diagnosed a faulty throttle body and replaced the part.
ODI 10542396
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the 2009 ford escape down highway, experienced a brief lurch then complete and immediate loss of throttle control. Engine speed decreased to approx. 1000 rpm making it impossible to continue driving and forcing an emergency stop on shoulder. While stopped on shoulder, engine was completely unresponsive to throttle, and remained roughly idling at 1k rpms. Shut off engine, and restarted the vehicle.…
ODI 10537825
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Driving down the street and the wrench light came on all of a sudden. Then my car dies. Put it in park then started it and as i tried to accelerate the car started to jerk then died. I repeated this till i got to the nearest repair shop and after $600 later found out it was the throttle body sensor. Ford won't sell the plastic sensor by itself, you have to buy the whole aluminum unit at $400! Plus labor! I will…
ODI 10553939