2010 Ford Escape Power Train Problems
- 481
- 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 481 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 35 records
- wrench light · 30 records
- light came · 24 records
- engine light · 21 records
- side road · 17 records
- lost power · 17 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 271 |
| 60–100k mi | 126 |
| 1–30k mi | 39 |
| 100–150k mi | 22 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
While driving the power train will reve up like it miss a gear and then resume to normal, sometimes it will shift gears on the highway while driving and hit real hard, like a clutch; this happens quite often during driving on the highway.
ODI 11306774
Power Train
Driving on city street once at about 30mph the first time about 60mph the second time. I suddenly lose speed and vehicle goes into limp mode. The wrench light also comes on. I can turn vehicle off then restart and it seems to be ok. It's happened twice in a month. Took it to dealership for repair under field service action 13no3. Ford refused to repair because they could not get a code off my vehicle indicating it…
ODI 11242647
Engine · Power Train
Vehicle has taken to stalling/dying without warning. This has happened three times in the past week. The car was in gear and going approximately 20-25 mph each time this occurred. Fortunately, i was on residential streets with 25 mph limits and no cars were in the immediate vicinity on each occasion.
ODI 11230328
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving approximately 2 mph, a knocking sound was heard without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission seal fractured and caused the transmission fluid to flush out. The contact was informed to take the vehicle to a repair shop. The seal was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to another…
ODI 11205606
Power Train · Service Brakes
The transmission makes a grinding noise when u put in drive and won't go anywhere and wants to roll away if the emergency brake isn't applied and the brake pedal vibrates when u step on the pedal
ODI 11164420
Power Train
Power steering assist light came on couldn't turn steering wheel..while driving especially trying to turn or steer
ODI 11141705
Power Train
As i'm driving the car would just stop giving gas the wrench light shows up and i have to cut the car off to get any gas it says it's the throttle body but i fixed that and it's still doing the same thing the wrench pops up and no gas pressure as i'm driving, and i was reading up on this it says ford has a problem with the power train or something that it causes the same problem, says it's official not a recall but…
ODI 11130527
Power Train
I was driving my son home from school in my 2010 escape, i went to merge onto the highway and as i pressed on the gas pedal to gain speed, my vehicle didn't want to take the gas and i thought it was going to stall. A wrench appeared on the panel and so did the service engine light. When i took it to my ford dealer, they told me it was the throttle body again and the purge valve again. I had the throttle body…
ODI 11121873
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the transmission failed to function properly. The dealer (jack metzer ford-lincoln, [redacted], danville, pa 17821, [redacted]) was contacted. An independent mechanic was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The power train warning indicator flashed. The manufacturer issued one recall for the power train and nine tsbs for the power train;…
ODI 11079638
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the transmission failed to handle rapid acceleration when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The transmission remained in a higher gear despite the driver decelerating and the vehicle surged to a high rate of speed, which increased the risk of a crash. The contact heard an abnormal noise, the transmission was hesitant, and the vehicle lunged forward…
ODI 11219738
Power Train
Our 2010 dord escape's transmission failed in october, 2017 with only 41590 miles on the vehicle wile moving on city streets. Replacement of the transmission was required costing us .$4,848.22.
ODI 11040970
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Steering
Power steering assist fault light came on now i have no power steering, check fuel inlet light cover light keeps coming on, my transmission seems to lag alit and stuffers up hills and if i try to pass anyone
ODI 11034203
Power Train
Vehicle has a power train failure when driving on the highway. At about 70 mph the car will begin to shudder and lose speed rapidly. The problem does not persist immediately thereafter, if we pull off of the highway and shut the car off, wait a few minutes, and start it up again, the power train light is off.
ODI 11024011
Power Train · Service Brakes · Steering
I was driving down the highway going around a turn the abs light and traction control light came on and the steering became hard like no power steering. Shut car off when i arrived at destination started vehicle again lights were off drove a little ways same thing happend again
ODI 10986064
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While at highway speeds, car rmps become erratic and no response from gas peddle. Car goes idle and then stalls. Vehicle must be restarted. Yellow 'wrench' light comes on however once the car is restarted, it is no longer illuminated. No codes available from computer scan.
ODI 10983374
Body · Electrical System · Power Train
My car is rusting underneath the wheel suspension. The dealer is trying to make me pay nearly $800.00 to clear up the rust. The paint is also beginning to peel off the whole side of the car.the top molding is coming off the top of the car. My truck was defective and would not open. I paid $140.00 to repair. I paid for a noise in the rear of the car while the car was under warranty of $454.00. I had to pay for power…
ODI 10979569
Engine · Power Train
Despite having the throttle body replaced, the vehicle still suffers from minor power surges and has stalled at highway speeds several times. These happen so randomly that it is difficult to predict when this might happen. *tr
ODI 10939043
Power Train
Transmission - center support snap ring failure at 47,774 miles on vehicle. While parked attempting to shift from "park" to "drive" very loud clunking sound under vehicle at shifter/center console. Vehicle was inspected 8/2016 all fluids topped off at dealer. A few days ago heard loud clunking sound - checked transmission fluid "none" completely empty (no leaking on ground) filled transmission fluid - same sound -…
ODI 10915033
Power Train
The automatic transmission in my 2010 ford escape started "flaring" between 2nd and 3rd gears "flaring" is a term used by ford to describe when the transmission delays shifting between gears and the engine revs until it finally shifts. . This has not really been a safety issue until two weeks ago. It started "flaring" occasionally between 1st and 2nd gears also. This is a concern because i'm not up to speed when…
ODI 10924394
Power Train
I was with my daughter on our way to take her back to college. While in motion driving westbound on 595 (a major hwy) my vehicle felt to have surged and lulled, surged and lulled a few times as i accelerated pulling on to 595 (an entrance with a slight incline) i continued to accelerate to safely merge with traffic on 595 w within moments the little yellow/orange "wrench" light illuminated on my dash and suddenly i…
ODI 10909601
Power Train
Recall has expired on my suv due to it being over 150,000 miles. I didnt not recieve a letter indicating that i needed this update done to my car until aug 19 2016 when my car started to loose power with the wrench symbol being displayed on the dash. I called customer service on aug 20 2016 and spoke to representive that told me that my car had a recall on it that i needed to have done and said that i had 10 years…
ODI 10897534
Power Train
The wrench light comes on. Whenever it does car almost goes into a stall of sorts and am unable to go above 55 mph on highway. I know there was a safety issue with this but no real recall that ended july 2015. The warranty extended from what i have read. Can i still get this fixed under warranty?
ODI 10898056
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving at any speed and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle lost power. The wrench icon indicator remained illuminated on the instrument panel. The ignition was turned off and restarted. The vehicle was driven home and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was not duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The…
ODI 10904785
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Like millions of other ford escape owners, i have a big problem with the throttle body on my 2010 ford escape limited v6. First i completely lost all propulsion/acceleration while driving at approx. 35mph. Coasted to side of road, turned engine off. Turned engine on and voila! Runs just fine. Several weeks later, at 75mph full loss of propulsion on a major highway, coasted to side of road, turned engine off. Turned…
ODI 10920245
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Turned right onto freeway onramp with slight incline, after driving a couple of miles. Made it about 20 feet when the accelerator pedal stopped working. Unable to coast out of lane of traffic due to incline and was almost hit by multiple vehicles during rush hour. Two red warning lights on dash (i think engine oil and battery). Nothing stopped besides the gas pedal (radio, a/c were still running). Put vehicle in…
ODI 10871491