2010 Ford Escape Electrical System Problems
- 182
- 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 182 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 26 records
- wrench light · 22 records
- light came · 19 records
- engine light · 14 records
- side road · 14 records
- power steering · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 80 |
| 60–100k mi | 54 |
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving 10 mph, the power steering seized and the power steering assist fault warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque and bolt sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The…
ODI 10919191
Electrical System · Steering
This can happen any time the engine is stop, while park at home,shopping any where the engine is stop . To start the key in inserted to steering column opening and it will not engage properly at times it takes to move back and fort the key while inserted and it will start, this is happening more often now. Took the escape to grand prairie ford texas and they said it was the steering column lock module need to be…
ODI 10904529
Air Bags · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall / ford defective product low mileage escape involved in a frontal crash and rear ended another vehicle (2005 accura) and the air bag system failed to deploy. $13,000 escape was totaled. This is unacceptable.
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10904377
Electrical System · Steering
The ignition switch on my vehicle no longer works and has to be replaced. This is a recall for the 2009 ford escape but not the 2010 and ford is telling me i have to pay between $500 and $600 to fix something they know if broken. The advisor even told me that ford is aware it is the exact same parts in the 2009 and 2010 that is broken but ford will not issue a recall until enough people complain about the issue.…
ODI 10896328
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
My 2010 ford escape has a misfire between the steering or ignition column and the electrical system, the car rides very rough and has lost power steering during driving on a highway, brought into ford dealership and they said no recall for the parts needed to repair, i read thenhtsa reports and read all the facts that happened to my car it said it is the control module and instrument cluster module.. But dealership…
ODI 10889156
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The rear hatch lock will not release to open, only the window will open. This happens even when all of the locks are open.
ODI 10882683
Electrical System
Car died 3 different times while in traffic on a 4 lane highway. It's will start running ruff and the wrench light comes on the dash. Stop the car, put it park and shut it off for a couple of seconds, then crank it back up, the wrench light is off and it is running fine. The last time it did it, the check engine light came on. Took car to tire kindle so they could read the code as the ford dealer was closed. Code…
ODI 10862699
Body · Electrical System
Driver side rear window would close, an hour later the rear lift gate would not open. There is no way to open the lift gate from inside car, if we were in an accident and needed to get out through the back.
ODI 10853151
Electrical System
Called ford motor company customer service today regarding a used 2010 ford escape that we bought (from a nissan dealership) yesterday. I researched the vehicle & learned that is a problem with the "electronic throttle body" (etb) in this vehicle. I was also told by the ford csr that there a "redesigned" etb part that is used to replace the original part that is prone to fail suddenly. It also appears that sudden…
ODI 10839910
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I had turned off the highway and was traveling down a busy road when my car completely stopped without warning. Luckily, i was in the right lane and on a bit of a downward slope and was able to steer the "dead" car off the road. I turned off the engine and waited a minute. I turned on the car and it started again. I am concerned as i do a lot of highway driving and if my car suddenly stops like that again, there…
ODI 10816470
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving 55 mph, the steering wheel shook and became difficult to steer. The power steering fault warning light illuminated and the vehicle was pulled to the side of the road and shut off. The vehicle was restarted and the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering assist motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle…
ODI 10807938
Electrical System · Steering
I had been driving, then made a brief stop. When i started my car and put in "drive" to begin driving, my power steering was out. It was very difficult to turn the steering wheel. Luckily i was only about 1.5 miles away. I managed to get home but had the car towed to northgate ford in cincinnati, oh the next morning. After 3 days at the dealership, they called to say there was nothing wrong with it. I know that…
ODI 10810181
Electrical System
My fan did not operate on the normal #1 setting but ok on the other settings. When i took it in to repair it i was told a board went out that caused the failure, the cause of that was from condensation from the ac tubing dripping on another board and caused both boards to go out. They had to replace both boards and reroute the ac line so it wouldn't happen again. I paid $954.06 for poor design/construction.
ODI 10749919
Electrical System
Without any warning or previous issues, my vehicle stalled several times when making turns and approaching stop lights. Battery checked out (had just replaced two weeks prior but had it tested again anyways.) at the time the battery was tested, i did not have an engine light on. An hour later a "wrench" light and the engine light came on. I received a computer diagnosis and it came back that the throttle body…
ODI 10735920
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the rear hatch door activator latch switch mechanism seized, which prevented the door from opening. In addition, the panel lights failed. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.
ODI 10733201
Electrical System
I heard alert chime, looked at instrument cluster. Traction control, wrench, battery, abs, airbag, and brake lights were all on.speedometer, tachometer, and temp gauge were all reading zero, fuel gauge appeared to be working. Radio volume speed compensation stopped working, a/c compressor shut down, fan stayed running. Driver information center was reading ____miles to e, fuel level low. After a few more minutes,…
ODI 10725600
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While parked, the ignition was difficult to turn and once it was started the ignition remained stuck in the start position causing the starter to remain engaged. The contact stated that he would have to hit the ignition for it to come out of the starting position. The vehicle would not start on several occasions. While driving at 30 mph, the vehicle started to experience a…
ODI 10783329
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Took my car to harrold ford on howe avenue dealership and was told that the car has been worked on and picked up the car and didn't get far and the car stalled. Re-started the car and barely made it back home and called harrold ford and told them what had happened and they told me to bring the car back and we had it towed to their facility again and received a call in the afternoon and was told that the car is ready…
ODI 10713250
Electrical System · Steering
My car cut off while i was driving & when i was at a stop light. The car came to a sudden stop in the middle of an intersection (completely losing all power) a large suv swerved to prevent from hitting me. I immediately took the car to the vic bailey ford, they kept my car on & off for 5 days. Charging me $98 for a diagnostic test (that they stated revealed nothing about the problem) & then they turned around &…
ODI 10669870
Electrical System
2010 ford escape. Consumer stated periodically, he had difficulty inserting the key into the ignition. *ta
ODI 10659561
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than twice where it was diagnosed several times that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The technician mentioned that the fuel was not properly circulating within the system which was causing the failure. The…
ODI 10776573
Electrical System · Steering
The first time this happened i was coming to a stop during rush hour traffic in feb 2014. I was slowing down to stop when i noticed the red battery & wrench light come on. When i tried to accelerate the vehicle wouldn't move & the engine was off. I attempted to restart the vehicle several times with no luck. The dash lights & radio would work but it wouldn't start. I had to be pushed out of traffic. While waiting…
ODI 10651729
Body · Electrical System
From the time we first bought the escape (new) the battery light has came on at random times. We have taken in and dealer said there is not an electrical problem. When we drive the car and have the heat or air on it will randomly turn off and then a minute later come back on full blast. I also have rust under wheel wells that ford said they would not cover because it did not preferate the body but is clearly…
ODI 10818398
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle had exited from freeway and was stopped on an exit ramp stop light. When gas was pushed to move vehicle from stopped position, the engine accelerated but the vehicle would not move forward. Initially, the wrench light appeared on dash and then later, this disappeared and the check engine light came on. Vehicle was taken to a nearby auto parts facility where a computer code evaluation was completed- this…
ODI 10617790
Electrical System · Power Train
While traveling on i495 at a steady highway speed of 68mph the car without warning dropped to idle speed with rapid deceleration. The engine did not shut down but ran approx. 800-900rpm. We pulled to the side of the to avoid being hit from behind. I had to shut the car off and restart to get any throttle response. I traveled off the interstate on slower roads to get home for fear of this happening at high speed…
ODI 10610219