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 · 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 · Fuel/Propulsion System
On friday, may 31, 2013 while i was on my way to work, my vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating. Luckily i was able to pull off into a bank and turn my car off and then back on again. I pulled out into the street and into the left lane to make a left turn. Half way through the intersection the vehicle stalled/stopped accelerating again. I just purchased this vehicle two weeks ago. I had to have it towed in to the…
ODI 10514993
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
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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I feel like i should document the same issue that happened to many other of these vehicles. I pulled out of the driveway, put it in drive. The engine reved up and down from about 1300 to 2000. There was no power at all. This is so dangerous, everything feels fine, you go to give your car power, and it stutters and doesn't respond. There are no warning signs until it happens. I'm glad it happened to me on my…
ODI 10513078
Fuel/Propulsion System
Repeated incidents of stalling and engine surging. No warning signs prior to the initial failure or prior to subsequent failures. *tr
ODI 10513877
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
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving the car started to sputter and would not accelerate and then would suddenly accelerate without touching the accelerator. Eventually the engine just shut off all together. Has happened several times since then. Found out it was because of the throttle body, which seems to be a recurrence on ford escapes. *tr
ODI 10511417
Accelerator Pedal · Fuel/Propulsion System
I had to have the throttle body replaced yesterday. When i would try and accelerate my car would sputter and go into limp mode. The wrench and engine light would go on. The first event was at about 25,000 miles. It occurred again at about 30,000 miles. This time there wan no ignoring it because it was not drivable after i shut it off and had to have it towed to the dealership. *tr
ODI 10510424
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
Fuel/Propulsion System
Ford escape- problem with "check fuel inlet" light and "check engine" light. I took my car (original owner) in the first time and paid close to $500 to have a diagnostic check run to "fix" the issue, only to have the problem reoccur days later. The "check fuel inlet" light usually comes and goes, but recently has remained steady. I have had this problem for over a year. I have had the car back to the dealership and…
ODI 10654590
Fuel/Propulsion System
2009 ford escape with 69,282 miles spontaneously goes into limp mode, causing deceleration in traffic. Car cannot be driven until it is stopped, the engine turned off, and fuel pump restart button pushed. The car will then start and can be driven. This has happened at least 4 times now in the past 12-18 months. It has happened at highway speed (60-70 mph), city speeds (35-40 mph), and today at 15 mph going down my…
ODI 10507234
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Took my vehicle in to ford dealer due to check engine light stuck on. Diagnostics pulled 2 codes, p0011 & p0012. These 2 codes are major engine problems!! Both solenoids need to be replaced, and possibly have to replace both cylinder heads and cam shafts if head and camshafts show wear = thus a very very expensive engine repair cost for me!! The ford dealership said this is only covered under warranty up to 60,000…
ODI 10507293
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
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 · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My wife and i were driving home from supper at a restaurant. We were on a busy city street doing about 30 mph,when the car suddenly lost power and slowed to around 1 to 2 mph. We managed to ease the car home(around 2blocks) amid horns blowing and lights flashing from other drivers.the engine light had come on and showed a picture of a wrench. When i explained to the lady at the ford dealership the next day,she…
ODI 10501031
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in medium traffic, the engine died and the check-engine-light appeared on the dash. I was able to pull to the side of the road and re-start the car. Once back on the highway, the engine died again less than a quarter of a mile later. I started the car a second time and the engine once again died. By this time, traffic was beginning to back up behind me and i was entering an area where there was no…
ODI 10498145
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Driving and wrench light came on at the same time that the vehicle lost power. This had happened previously on 11/25/12 and the dealer repair was replacing both vct solenoids and valve cover gaskets. Both times when this had happened before i turned the engine off and restarted after 3-5 minutes. I was able to go another 6-8 miles and then the wrench light came back on. The second time, the check engine light came…
ODI 10489270
Fuel/Propulsion System
The car stalled while driving. I pulled over and tried to start the car again. It started and then stalled again. When tested by my mechanic the code came up as a bad throttle body and had to be replaced. Since the car was out of warranty i had him replace the parts and had to pay $300.00 for parts and labor. *tr
ODI 10503484
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
First incident occurred end of november, car stalled while traveling on rte [redacted]. Brought the car to ford where i was told the diagnostic box registered the issue was with the fuel sensors. The fuel sensors were replaced and the car had no issue until april. In april, car stalled again. I brought it to the dealer and the box did not register anything. Last week (may 21st), i left my office to go on lunch break…
ODI 10514015
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2009 ford escape stalled (engine running but no forward motion and no response to accelerator) while driving. This happened while attempting to enter heavy traffic. I was almost rear-ended by oncoming vehicles. The problem was diagnosed as a problem with the throttle body by dealer. I had to pay to have the throttle body replaced. This is known defect, very similar to nhtsa action # dp12006: "...vehicles that…
ODI 10485843
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my 2009 ford escape at around 40-60 mph the car suddenly and without warning lost all acceleration. At the same time the orange wrench came on my dashboard. I was able to pull to the side of the road and when i came to a stop, the engine almost died, but never did. Putting the car in park and turning it off and back on again seemed to alleviate the problem - and the orange wrench went away, until it…
ODI 10482652
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
We were driving our escape back from the store and all of the sudden it lost power and the throttle did not respond, this happened several times over the next few days. We took it to the shop and found out the throttle body was bad, there is no reason the throttle body should fail at all much less in a newer model car with low mileage. Had we been pulling out on to a road we could have been involved in an accident!…
ODI 10478386
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I recently read in a newspaper about an engine probe for ford vehicles and would like to add that i have also experienced this problem with stalling and/or surging engine in my 2009 ford escape limited. I believe my car had experienced this "limp home mode" on the circuit board. On this particular day, i was driving in traffic and then all of a sudden i felt as though i could not accelerate the car at all. The rest…
ODI 10500965