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 · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along and my car stopped receiving input from the gas pedal at 50 mph entering the highway. This happened a month ago. This has happened twice as well as my car taking off when i accelerate from stopped position. Today 7/31/14 the gas pedal failed to work again when in a turn thank god nobody was behind me. You guys know there is a throttle body issue with all these ford escapes but yet you let them…
ODI 10618061
Electrical System · Engine
While traveling 60 mph on i-45 south of houston, tx. My 2010 ford escape lost power. I immediately had to maneuver across 3 lanes of traffic while coasting to a stop. Luckily i was not hit!!! I turned the vehicle off and allowed it to sit for a few minutes. I restarted it and the orange wrench symbol appeared on the dash. I turned it off and restarted it again. This time the malfunction indicator lamp came on. I…
ODI 10598525
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
The first incident occurred approximately 2months ago (april 2014) as i was driving on a state road (new circle rd in lexington ky)at around 60mph during my morning commute around 8am. The vehicle seemingly stalled but all the systems were fine (still had power steering, lights, radio, braking system etc) with the exception of the accelerator which didn't do anything when i put my foot on the gas. I was able to…
ODI 10597085
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
While making a left turn, the vehicle stalled and went into limp mode. Turned ignition off, waited 10 minutes, then cranked vehicle, and it ran normally...updated 12/04/14 *bf
ODI 10661733
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
When traveling at approx 50 mph, the engine made an automatic de acceleration, with the rpms going to 1000. Even when stepping on the gas pedal, the rpms did not change and the car came to a very slow speed just over idle speed. A wrench symbol appeared in the indicator lights. I placed in park and turned off the car. When restarting, the wrench symbol went away and the car drove normal for about 20 miles until the…
ODI 10586432
Electrical System · Hatchback/Liftgate
The back hatch will not open. There's no clicking sound when locking or unlocking. The window does open and close.
ODI 10597738
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the air conditioner function failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the desiccant filter fractured as a result, the air conditioner unit needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 32,500. Drrk
ODI 10588580
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
On dec.31 at approximately 2 p.m. I was driving south on citrus ave. I was going 55 mph and my vehicle started losing speed. I moved to the side of the road. I turned off the ignition and when i restarted the car it ran as normal. Prior to that, on several occasions upon starting from a stop i had noticed faster acceleration than the amount of pressure i was applying to the gas pedal. *tr
ODI 10577093
Electrical System · Engine · Fan/Motor · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the vent controls failed without warning. The contact was unable to use the air conditioning and heating function. Years before, the dealer replaced the power steering control module and the ic module, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body sensor and blower motor failed. The contact…
ODI 10825035
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at 55mph on road. I lost all power to gas pedal the car was hard to steer to the side of the road. Put car in park shut car off .waited a few minutes an started car up. It ran this happens 2 or 3 times on the same day then it might not happen again for a week or two this a ongoing problem that ford should place a safety recall not on soft customer satisfaction program#13no3 this is a serious safety…
ODI 10615844
Electrical System
Since december, i have had several warning lights appear on my dash. It started with a low tire light. I visually checked the tires and saw nothing wrong with them so i kept an eye on them. After about a week, the light went off. No reason. It has happened three other times since then. Next came the fuel fill indicator light while on a trip over 300 miles from home. After a few days it went off. Came on one other…
ODI 10586729
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Was driving the vehicle on the interstate at about 60 mph and exited safely. Went through typical stop-and-go rush hour traffic for about 2 minutes until reaching work, in which the campus' speed is set to 25 mph throughout. Vehicle was traveling on work campus a little under 30 mph. Suddenly, the car stalled and the battery and oil warning lights had come on. Steering the vehicle to a safe parking place was…
ODI 10554644
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving vehicle it will rev high and then stall while in traffic. Starts back up fine and then immediately stalls out again. This has happened three different times in the past 3 weeks. *tr
ODI 10554334
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
At night, while stopped on red traffic light waiting for change to green, the vehicle stalls an shut off. Did not start right over until a while. All dashboard panel lights were on. After 45 minutes tried to start it and it just move very, very slow and did not accelerate until it died again a 100 feet farther. We call road assistance to take us home in a towing truck. At the other day we call the towing truck again…
ODI 10552749
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape xlt. The contact stated that the fuel light illuminated followed by the check engine warning light illuminating. Several days later, the vehicle failed to start. The dealer was notified and stated that the ignition switch would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000. The vehicle was not repaired.
ODI 10562197
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at a relatively low traveling speed the vehicle seems to lose power and i can no longer accelerate. The tool light/check engine light will come on and i can coast to a stop. Once i stop the vehicle i turn it off. When i restart the vehicle it hesitates for approx 6 seconds and then turns over/restarts with no further problems. This has occurred four times since 11/6/13. *tr
ODI 10553319
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway with my cruise control on when the cruise control shut off and a wrench light came on. The car stopped excelling and i had to cruise from the fast lane over 2 lanes to the side of the road. Once to the side i turned my car off waited a minute and then turned it back on. It turned on fine and ran fine from then on. I of course called ford immediately but it was after hours and i left a…
ODI 10551382
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the road at about 45mph, the car stopped acknowledging that i was pushing the gas pedal. The car steadily slowed down, regardless of how much i pushed on the gas pedal. I ended up veering off into a parking lot and shutting the car off. I waited about 5 minutes and restarted it. It acted normal and i resumed my driving. It has happened about 5 times since then as well. Thankfully i haven't been on…
ODI 10553311
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
On highway approx. 5 miles into journey when vehicle suddenly stops with a violent jerk throwing all belongings into the floor. All lights on dash come on vehicle remained on. . Pressing gas pedal but does not engage. Slowly idle over to the side of the road. Turned vehicle off and restarted. Let run for 5 minutes and drove 300 ft to suitable pull off. Orange tool light stayed on in left lower corner of dash after a…
ODI 10551188
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving into work on a 5 lane, heavy traffic road going about 45 mph when my car suddenly lost all of its engine power. The radio, lights were still working, the car simply wouldn't accelerate and actually slowed down considerably to a point where i was basically stopped on the road. I was able to coast into a turning lane so i was at least out of the main traffic lane. I turned the car off, started it again…
ODI 10550591
Electrical System · Engine
I filed a complaint yesterday and will continue to as long as this is happening, when i started my car this morning i drove 3 miles and it stopped moving, when i press the gas nothing happened and the wrench light came on, stopped the car turned it off started it drove the car about 20 feet and it did the same. Started the car again made it almost to work 3 miles away and it happened again. Stopped the car turned it…
ODI 10549890
Electrical System · Engine
While driving the engine stalled, but the lights and radio continued to work. We pulled over and put the car into park and attempted to restart the engine, and it started. However, just a couple of weeks later (this past weekend) it happened again. Both time we were traveling around 20-25 mph on city streets, no warning on indication prior to the stalling, but when it does stall the oil and engine light comes on. *tr
ODI 10551353
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving, the vehicle will stall, or drop to about 800-900 rpm with no response from the accelerator. The "wrench" will come on the instrument panel, and the vehicle will sometimes stall/kill altogether. We have had the codes pulled by a technician, and they say that the "throttle body is stuck open", "the throttle body is stuck closed", and there is one more but i cannot recall it off the top of my head. I…
ODI 10559033
Electrical System
My family was traveling 75-80 mph along i-[redacted] home friday night when all of a sudden all the lights flashed on the dash and power gave out. We quickly moved into the emergency lane (we were lucky we were able to get over considering we had an 18 wheeler behind us) and came to a stop. When we put the car in park the dash lights went off and the power came back. We were unable to get the car up to speed…
ODI 10547982
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at approximately 45 mph ,vehicle dies,no power and the throttle position sensor comes on. *tr
ODI 10547944