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
Driving vehicle on busy highway with cruise control at 60 mph. The dash wrench light came on and the engine idled down, back-fired and would not acclerate. We had to maneuver off the road and stop the engine for a few minutes then restart. It then ran like it should. Ironically, we were headed to the local ford dealership to have this checked as this failure had happened three (3) times prior. Yesterday, the service…
ODI 10473885
Power Train
The ford escape would refuse to accelerate. This happened multiple times. The wrench warning light would come on. It was dangerous when this would happen entering freeways. The throttle body was replaced by the ford dealer. The dealer seemed to know exactly what was wrong. *tr
ODI 10543754
Power Train
The incident first happened on sep. 2 2013, when i was accelerating on highway ramp. The car suddenly lost pushing power and the wrench light was on while engine was still running. I pulled over and turned off the engine then restarted it and everything back to normal. The same issue happened again when i was on my way to work on sep 6, while i was on the left lane of highway 401 and accelerating to about 60 miles.…
ODI 10542631
Power Train
Driving car on highway on daily commute in 5:00 pm traffic. Merging into traffic, gave it gas and car slowed to nothing, would not increase in speed, rpms very high , wrench light came on had to turn car off and back on to get it home. Took to ford dealership and they stated it was a bad throttle body, not covered by warranty. *tr
ODI 10503440
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Less than two weeks after purchasing the ford escape, i was headed east from south kingstown, ri to ma on rt 79/24 at 6:30 a.m. Driving at approximately 60 miles an hour, without any warning, the car came to a complete stop and the wrench light appeared on the control panel. I was without a cell phone. In the distance i could see an off ramp and was about to walk. I successfully restarted the car, exited the…
ODI 10474445
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving 65 mph on a very busy freeway and without any warning the vehicle jerked and immediately lost power. The engine did not shut off but there was no response from the accelerator. Fortunately we were able to coast to the shoulder where the vehicle would not go more than 5 mph. The wrench warning light (for power train issues) came on. We turned off the car and waited 10 minute and restarted the car. The…
ODI 10472734
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
As i was driving, the engine just stopped, i tried to give it gas, but it wouldn't go. The vehicle slowed down and i had to pull over. The wrench indicator light was on. I turned the vehicle off, then on again, and the wrench light was off, and the vehicle was fine. This has happened about a dozen times since the initial incident. *tr
ODI 10544484
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Multiple noises started to occur. The first was a cracking noise when accelerating, second came a clicking noise while braking and then a howling sound. The crackling noise has yet to be discovered, the clicking was the drive shaft and rotors. The howling noise is supposedly the transfer case. Additionally, the gears do not seem to catch between 50-65mph. *tr
ODI 10473796
Power Train
On 8/11/12 was traveling on interstate highway at 65 mph when i noticed i was losing acceleration despite constant pressure on the gas pedal. The vehicle was unresponsive to the gas pedal. Steering and brakes were responsive for about 30 seconds. After that 30 seconds the steering and brakes also became unresponsive. The engine continued to run. I coasted to a stop, put the vehicle in park, and turned the car off.…
ODI 10473729
Power Train
The car would jerk when you drove it. It was a hard jerk sometimes and hardly noticeable at times. I never owned an suv so i thought maybe it was normal. Asked dealer they drove and stated it was ok. Kept jerking at times when you were driving. Especially when slowing down in vehicle, would jerk when shifting from gear to gear (automatic transmission). Asked white ford service again about hard shifting. In october…
ODI 10501431
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
Power Train
While driving at approx 45mph, my 2010 ford escape suddenly stopped accelerating and the car slowed to a crawl in the middle of traffic. The wrench light on the dashboard came on. I was able to make it through the intersection and get the car into a parking lot. I had the car towed to the dealership who told me my throttle had to be replaced. The car gave no indication of a problem prior to this. *tr
ODI 10470100
Power Train
I have taken this 2010 ford escape to gene messer ford to have it checked and they say they cannot find anything wrong. I am again taking it friday may 3, 2013 for it to be checked again. I will be driving at 60mph and it jerks then the rpm will dropped and then the car will die leaving me stalled in traffic. It will try to start but takes a bit and about a minute it will start up and continue on. It has happened…
ODI 10510477
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
Power Train
Driving on freeway at [redacted] power as if transmission had disconnected (even though transmission shifter was in drive mode) and "wrench" light came on. Tachometer showed about 1100 rpm. Pushing the accelerator pedal down did not increase engine rpm. Coasted to shoulder. Turned off ignition and restarted the vehicle, immediately. Vehicle started up and drove normally. *tr
ODI 10469319
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
I was driving and the car just lost power. I had just exited the hwy. I pulled over to the side of the road put the car in park and turned the key back off and the car restarted. Then this happened again about 5 minutes later. Then two weeks later is happened again same situation. It happened about 3- 4 times. We thought maybe it was bad gas -- so we refilled with premium gas....two weeks later it happened again 3…
ODI 10479860
Power Train
A light in the shape of a wrench suddenly appears on the dashboard of the car. The car goes immediately into neutral but engine keeps running. Managed to get to shoulder and turned off car. Waited and restarted. This was the third time it happened, but the first time it happened on a highway, creating a potentially dangerous situation. Each time, the local ford dealer was unable to diagnose the problem and kept the…
ODI 10467000
Power Train
While driving at 35mph in the city, the car lost all power, while it was able to steer and brake, the gas pedal did not work, rpm slowed to 500 and the car coasted to a stop. The wrench warning light turned on. I turned off the ignition and when i restarted the car, it ran well. The same situation and sequence occurred 24 hours later. I took the care to a local ford dealer who said that the computer revealed no…
ODI 10466803
Engine · Power Train
Driver was accelerating at 35 mph and 2010 ford escape engine became non-responsive. Attempts to press the accelerator were unproductive. Powertrain light came on. Vehicle coasted to shoulder of road and was turned off and restarted. Powertrain light went out upon restarting. Vehicle inspection at ford dealer revealed no problems. Three days alter, same incident happened with a different driver. The experience was…
ODI 10463859
Power Train
Driving on freeway, between 4pm and 5pm, 40mph. Wrench light came on and pressing gas pedal resulted in no forward momentum or response from the rpm gauge. Pulled over coasting, no further response from the gas pedal in park or neutral. Restarted car, proceeded normally. Happened again a month later, same speed, same time of day. Took car to the dealer. They were able to identify the issue (throttle body) right away…
ODI 10466695
Engine · Power Train
Without warning, vehicle lost engine power and entered "limp mode" while driving down the interstate at between 65-70 mph. The power train warning lamp illuminated (wrench indicator light) as i pulled over to the side of the interstate. In this "limp mode" the engine continued to idle, but there was insufficient power to propel the vehicle. I switched the vehicle off and then on again with apparently normal…
ODI 10509496
Engine · Power Train
Engine & powertrain bad hesitation at low speed all the time. Seems like electronic throttle body malfunction that generates engine & powertrain to surge and seems like engine will stall. This also creates hard impact in transmission & driveline system as all of the sudden acceleration happens and sudden torque in transmission & drive line generates high stress (impact) on these systems that affects & degrades…
ODI 10533363
Power Train
I was driving down 128 (a major highway) , when my car 'appeared' to downshift all on it's own. The 'wrench' appeared on the dashboard and i managed to coast into a rest area before the car eventually stalled. I was able to restart the vehicle and at first it seemed like everything was fine again. I attempted to drive it home, but 4-5 minutes in the same thing happened. It hesitated, light came one, car stalled, i…
ODI 10514809
Power Train
As i was slowing down to turn, the entire system died and there was no power. Luckily, i was able to pull over and the vehicle started up again. This happened four times in the past year: may 2012, sept. 2013, march 2013, and again on may 15 2013. Each time i took it to the dealership and was told there was no problem found. After doing some research on line,i discovered many people have experienced the same…
ODI 10512564
Body · Power Train
My 2010 ford escape is making a noise that started about 2 months ago. The noise sounds like tools were being stored in the back and when i stopped, turned, or even began to take off again i would hear this rattling sound. I had to pay a diagnostic fee of 150 something dollars. Test-drove vehicle with mechanic but it was very hard to duplicate. They had vehicle 3 separate times vehicle ended up staying by the 3rd…
ODI 10468391