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 · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving around 65mph and the car suddenly shuts off and the check engine light came on, loss of all power all i could do was try to make my way from the fast lane over to the shoulder, drifted to the side of the road and turned the car off and it restarted after a few minutes and drove fine all the way home, a few days later it did the same thing, cut off while doing around 60mph again in the fast lane i had to try…
ODI 10522199
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Vehicle stalled several times. Loses power with no acceleration when feeding gas. Wrench indicator light comes on, indicates throttle body issue. Vehicle needs to be restarted. Took to the shop after 3 incidences. Mechanics tell me the electronic throttle body has failed. Parts on national back order due to high frequency of incidences. Please issue a recall! *tr
ODI 10521389
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving home wed june 12, turned a corner (going approx 5-10mph) and the car just turned off. Pulled over and waited a minute then it started right up; drove it home (approx 3/4 mile) and it just "died" again in my driveway. Next morning i was taking it in to the shop to see what the problem could be and as i drove up the entrance, vehicle again just died! (had it checked, nothing found) approx 3 weeks later,…
ODI 10522311
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was stopped at a red light preparing to turn right. While at a complete stop, the vehicle jolted forward momentarily and again came to a stop. I turned right and immediately my accelerator failed and the car would only move forward at a speed less than 5 miles per hour. I coasted into a parking lot where i turned off the vehicle and restarted it. It accelerated normally for a moment before failing again. The…
ODI 10516254
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline
Vehicle will cut off while driving, when i get off the road to a stop it sounds like it is idiling rough but will not move. This vehicle will shut off at any speed without warning. Very dangerous to drive on interstate. *tr
ODI 10515660
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was driving on the highway when the motor in the escape just died, i was forced to move from the left lane of the highway to the right with almost no power. No accident occurred i took the truck to the ford dealership and they say that part is on national backorder ford is making 4000 of the throttle bodies in order to keep with the demand. *tr
ODI 10515413
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My vehicle is a 2010 ford escape 6 cyc with 4 wd. This was a new vehicle purchased in early 2010 as it had 4.7 miles on it when purchased and i put most of those miles on it during the test drive. When traveling at highway speed recently in heavy traffic the vehicle suddenly lost all ability to accelerate. It was as if there was no gas pedal in the vehicle at all. No shuddering, or chugging after this occurred and…
ODI 10519853
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving about 40mph and my escape all of sudden lost power. The vehicle stayed running but it would not drive forward. The traffic was light, so i was able to pull over with my flashers on and stop. Had the traffic been in rush hour there could have been a major accident. I tried to put the vehicle in reverse and drive and it wouldn't do anything, but the engine stayed running and the "wrench warning light"…
ODI 10519784
Electrical System · Engine
While entering a freeway at 40mph the car stalled,thankfully there was a shoulder to pull on to otherwise we would've been rear ended. This has happened at differing speeds as well. The wrench light in the dash comes on and the vehicle stalls. Restarting vehicle will usually resume with no issues. No codes are stored so dealer can't find problem. This has happened 10x's at least. I'm scared to let my wife or…
ODI 10514595
Electrical System
While driving my 2010 ford escape it would occasionally go into a limp mode causing me to pull over on the highway and turn off the car and attempt to restart. There is no telling when it would happen as it was intermittent. *tr
ODI 10533899
Electrical System · Engine
The vehicle lost power while on highway at 65mph. Engine did not stop running completely but the vehicle would not go. Had to pull over, turn vehicle off and restart. Did this 6 separate times 3 on 5/30 and 3 on 5/31/13. This has been diagnosed as a common problem by repair shop as faulty throttle body. *tr
ODI 10514467
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving in neighborhood at approx. 15mph, engine stalled and orange wrench light came on. Pulled over to side of street, shut down engine and then restarted. Engine ran fine for another 2 weeks and then same event occurred with wife driving. One week later, did same thing while i was driving. Ford dealer has car now and says they are waiting for a throttle body. Car has been in shop for over 1 week so far. *tr
ODI 10521791
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
At the initial failure, while traveling on manchester road the vehicle stalled and i had to pull to the side of the road. A week later at the second failure while standing at a stop light the vehicle stalled and i had to restart the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10514369
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I will be driving along and the engine acts as if it didn't get enough gas and air mixture so it kicks out of shifting and just slows down then it starts hopping. It gives me a symbol on the dashboard of a wrench. I looked it up and it says it the throttle body. I had a mechanic come with his handheld computer and read the code and it says throttle aviator stuck open, then he erases the computer code nd i am able to…
ODI 10522234
Electrical System · Power Train
I was driving the vehicle at approximately 40mph when with no warning, the car started to stutter like it was going to stall out and i lost all ability to accelerate. The monkey wrench warning light came on and i was able to pull off to the side of the before someone hit me from behind and turned off the vehicle. I called for assistance, but the vehicle started up again fine, and i was able to drive it to the…
ODI 10511715
Electrical System · Engine
Electronic throttle body - code p2111 displayed - action number pe13003 car lost transmission power and eventually stopped out on route 1 south. The issue began at the top of the morris goodkind bridge , as the incident occurred i noticed the wrench icon in the lower left of the dashboard and the check engine light i was in the left lane traveling at the average pace of traffic, i managed to get to the center lane…
ODI 10512538
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
2010 ford escape xlt continues to have intermittent occurrences of "stalling in motion" with no warning. We have been lucky so far that the vehicle will coast to shoulder or a parking lot. If we drive on interstate we only travel in the right lane in case we have to coast off. Vehicle then idles roughly at about 800 rpm. Vehicle has to be put in park and shut-off. Then restart so far makes vehicle go again…
ODI 10511204
Electrical System · Power Train
While driving approx 55mph the vehicle shut down. Had to pull over and restart vehicle twice before it would move. *tr
ODI 10525372
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving at highway speed when i heard a click from the car engine. Acceleration gradually declined. The gas peddle did not respond. I pulled over to the side of the road and turned the engine off. As i was slowing to park, to turn off the car, the car surged several times. I was able to restart the car, with a hesitated start and get home. This happened 5 times over a two week period of time. I took the car to…
ODI 10513452
Electrical System · Engine
While driving car engine suddenly decelerates to a fast rough idle. Car must be pulled to the side of the road , then shut off and restarted to continue driving. This incident has occurred 4 times between 5/6 and 5/15/2013. Car has been in the ford dealers shop for a week now without a fix, seems like the onboard computer does not save the diagnostic data after being shut off. New fords with 1970's computer…
ODI 10513119
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle dropped to idle during mild acceleration. Pulled the codes and recieved p2111 code for throttle body. *tr
ODI 10510478
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
For the past 8 months my escape has been stalling while i am driving or at a stop light, and when i am at a complete stop the car moves forward without stepping on the gas pedal!!! *tr
ODI 10563321
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the motor shuts down. It is impossible to even rev the engine and increase rpms. It will jerk and jump forward as if its trying to accelerate but wont go any faster than idle speed. If i turn the engine off it will work properly for about 50 yards then shut down again. *tr
ODI 10514795
Electrical System
Started vehicle nothing electrical would work. Turned vehicle off and restarted twice before everything was working again. *tr
ODI 10525369
Electrical System
Driving down highway 75mph and car completely shuts off. No warning. Pull off to the side and turned car off. Put it in park and turned key off. After a couple seconds i turned key on and started up no problem with no warning lights on. Did it four times while traveling from florida to tennessee. Extremely dangerous. *tr
ODI 10511790