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 · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When i'm driving my car, it will suddenly stop accelerating as though someone threw the car into neutral. When this happens, the wrench light comes on and i have to coast over to a safe area to turn the car off and turn it back on. This happened on the freeway at speeds over 70mph, on streets, after a red light, turning corners. Over and over again this happens and it started happening at about 50-thousand miles and…
ODI 10513584
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
This is about the 10th time i have experienced this issue. In every case the car stops accelerating and the car drops into idle with the rpm's ranging from 900-1100. Shifting gears does not have an effect and you have to shut off the car to turn in back on. The amber wrench light comes on every time and the few times that it happened consecutively in one trip the check engine light came on. On my first visit to a…
ODI 10507012
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on highway @ 65 mph - loss of gas pedal control - i could press the gas pedal and it was as if it was disconnected - there was no response at all - car starts losing speed in middle of hwy - i had to coast to the side of the road -- the engine kept running - engine was skipping as it coasted to a stop - the wrench light came on along with service engine light - after sitting still for 10 minutes vehicle will…
ODI 10520699
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle's throttle stopped working in traffic traveling at 35 mph and had to coast vehicle to side of road where engine was idling roughly but no response to pressing accelerator pedal. Vehicle needed to be shut off and restarted several times to get throttle working again. Vehicle exhibited this problem many times over last 30 days (even at 65 mph we lost throttle on interstate and had to coast off in traffic). We…
ODI 10504054
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
2010 ford escape xlt (v6) is having repeated incidents (at random intervals) of throttle failures. Vehicle suddenly has no "gas pedal", idles roughly (800 to 1000 rpm) and has to be coasted to side of road. Only way to reset is to put vehicle in park and turn off (dangerous on interstates or if in left lane and no place to pull off), restart and most cases the problem is eliminated for hours, days or more. Sometimes…
ODI 10504051
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Upon entering the flow of traffic on highway my 2010 ford escape began to accelerate on its own and increasing speed, realizing what was happening i engaged the brake to no avail, i was unable to stop my vehicle. I navigated to the shoulder and was gaining speed on the traffic ahead so i looked for an exit into a parking lot with no one walking in my way and turned into the lot literally on two wheels due to my…
ODI 10500171
Electrical System · Engine
While driving to work on i10 at 60 miles per hr in houston tx. The escape lost power and was hard to steer. I limped off the road and shut the escape down and restarted it. The escape worked fine again. This happened twice more over the next months. I am taking the escape to russell smith ford in houston tx to have them correct the problem. Please check with them on the issue as i or others could have been killed as…
ODI 10513464
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the road and my car stalled and started jerking before shutting down entirely. I would push on the gas and my car would not drive forward, as if it lost its power. The ford dealership had to replace the throttle body, after i owned the car for less than a year. *tr
ODI 10496657
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle will stall during idle, accelerating from a stoplight, decelerating, and/or driving at highway speeds. There are no warnings before this happens, and when it does happen, the vehicle has to coast to the shoulder, turned off, and then restarted before continuing. Weather has no effect as it has happened in minus 5 degrees to 80 degrees, rain, snow, humid, dry, sunny... This has happened at least 20 times in…
ODI 10509821
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The wrench icon illuminated the 4 times the escape failed to respond to acceleration. Each time it needed to be turned off and restarted. 1st failure (1/24/13) was at about 20mph (or less) while making a u-turn. I was able to coast over to bus lane. 2nd failure (2/4/13) was at 50mph after traveling 30 miles in heavy traffic. I drove directly to a transmission shop and was told "what an extreme safety issue this…
ODI 10502694
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
At freeway speed the car lost power. We were able to pull to the shoulder of the highway. A small wrench warning light appeared on the dashboard. We checked the owner's manual, and it referred to a "throttle/power train" issue and told us to seek dealer attention as soon as possible. The engine restarted, so we continued our trip. We stopped in sulfur springs, tx, at the ford dealership. That morning the vehicle…
ODI 10490704
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The car lost engine power unexpectedly while under way. Pressing the gas pedal made no difference, and the car would not coast - it lost speed rapidly. Upon turning the car off and waiting a few minutes, the car would restart and operate normally. Sometimes it would operate for normally for the entirety of the trip, other times the car would exhibit the problem again. *tr
ODI 10495324
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body failure. From nov 2012 until july 2013 my ford escape has been bucking and surging at low speeds with no throttle response. Occasionally, the vehicle would die completely unresponsive in the middle of an intersection. On july 11, 2013, my wife took our 2010 ford escape to ernest mccarty ford in alabaster, al. They told us that the throttle body assembly would need to be replaced. This issue is very…
ODI 10524383
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Structure · Visibility
Right after the warranty went out the vehicle starting slamming from 1st into 2nd upon acceleration. The idle is very rough and quite loud, the engine makes a funny noise and i take extremely good care of my vehicle, getting all of the scheduled oil changes on time, replacing the air filter, etc. I also explained to them that the vehicle wasn't idling properly and that the engine used to be quiet. The windshield is…
ODI 10563094
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving from central fl to asheville, nc. My 3.0 litr escape basically lost all power a total of 6 different times on interstates 95 and 26 between savannah, ga and columbia, sc. Driving along at posted highway speed limit, engine would unexpectedly start losing power and eventually come to a stop in the emergency lane. The tachometer indicated that the engine was running at about 1000 rpm, but it would not…
ODI 10505856
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving at highway speeds the engine revs up and losses power to the transmission as if it was out of gear. It also has happened and standing, i need to shut off the motor and reset it as to speak. The ford dealer has said that it is a throttle body issue, but i am scared to drive it down the highway for fear that i may be rear ended. I have found that there is a current investigation under way for throttle…
ODI 10521424
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I was driving on the highway when suddenly i lost all acceleration and had to coast off the road. A wrench was lit up on my dashboard and although i had no acceleration, my engine was still sputtering/running. After turning the car off for a few minutes and restarting it, it ran fan and the wrench light was off. It ran fine for the next week until it happen again. I was pullin onto the access road to the highway and…
ODI 10484645
Electrical System · Power Train
Twice, vehicle went into "limp mode" and failed to accelerate, once while stopped at a traffic signal, and a second time when turning onto another roadway. The engine would only idle and we had to pull out of moving traffic and shut down the engine for a minute and then restart. It would then run fine. Guessing the throttle computer had to reboot to function again. *tr
ODI 10473310
Electrical System
The car literally died while driving. I pulled over (coasted more like), turned off the engine and then tried to restart (it did). Then it did the same thing an hour later. I was told by a trusted mechanic it's likely a defective throttle body assembly (tba) and that there's a note in the database indicating there might be a problem. I won't know for sure until it's replaced on thursday. I called ford and they said…
ODI 10468462
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
While my wife was driving within city limits the car suddenly would not accelerate and simply stopped. She was able to drive it to a dealer because she was able to pull over to the side of the road and turn the car off and on again. It would work for a few miles at most and stop again. Very dangerous problem. This problem first happened in may, but we took it to a mechanic and he told us it was likely the electronic…
ODI 10524256
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
On june 15, 2012, the 2010 ford escape with 29321 miles lost power (i.e. No gas, but electronics remained on) while merging onto a crowded highway at 50 mph. An accident was barely avoided. Error lights were lit on the dashboard and the car would not restart. However, upon removing the keys from the ignition and reinserting them, the error lights turned off and the car restarted without any apparent problems. The…
ODI 10487542
Electrical System · Power Train
While driving to the tpa on i-75 approaching the exit for i-4 we slowed for a truck that cut us off. Our vehicle shifted down at least two gears which caused the engine to over rev. We tried to speed up, but the engine just revved higher. So we slowed while exiting on to the ramp for i-4. We were able to get over to the right and pull off the ramp road before getting on to i-4. We turned the engine off and sat for a…
ODI 10423609
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
Was stopped in traffic - traffic began to move, i pressed on accelerator and proceeded. Hit about 5 mph and engine lost power completely and steering wheel locked up - radio and a/c remained on. Battery and oil warning lamps on dash illuminated. Was able to put vehicle in neutral and move to side of road. Turned ignition off and was able to re-start vehicle as normal. Proceeded to my destination as normal. *tr
ODI 10392323
Body · Electrical System · Engine
I had just turned left under an underpas and was in the middle lane under an overpass i remember thinking "wow. This is apowerful engine." a car was coming in front of me and when i brake it did not slow down and i hit the car and that's all i remember when i came too the horn was blowing and two people were pounding on my windows and my emergency bag had deployed, i was released. They gave me first aid until the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10609890
Electrical System
My 2010 ford escape with remote start malfunctioned in 2010 and 2011. The unit starts the vehicle when fobs are laying untouched on a table and away from all possible contact. A reprogramming of the unit was completed in 2010 but the incident occurred again in january of 2011. The entire unit was replaced on 1/12/2011. Carbon monoxide poisoning a distinct possibility. *tr
ODI 10378143