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
I was stopped at a stop sign and when i accelerated the car completely shut down and the gas was not working. The little wrench on the dash came on and i was able to coast to the side of the road. After looking it up in the manual it said throttle problem. I shut the car off and restarted it and it worked fine although we where just waiting for it to break again. 2 days later driving home from work up a hill it…
ODI 10545713
Power Train
I was doing a left u turn at an intersection when the car went into a stumble mode, where the speed dropped to 5 mph and the accelerator had no effect on the speed. I drove home at 5 mph and parked. The car started and drove normal the next day but went into stumble mode when i did a left turn. Dealer says it is the throttle body valve, based on error codes. A local mechanic says he has replaced a lot of the…
ODI 10545454
Power Train
Vehicle stalled while driving on the freeway at approximately 55 mph. Initially the check engine light came on, followed by the "yellow wrench" light, at which point the vehicle accelerator no longer affected the rpms and no propulsion was possible. Vehicle was turned off by driver, and later restarted and functioned normally, i proceeded to drive it to a dealership, it stalled again enroute to the dealership, the…
ODI 10545303
Power Train
While driving, vehicle just loses all power to an idle of 1000 rpm with no gas pedal response. Once you pull over turn vehicle off then start it back up it seems to reset itself for awhile. It has happened a few more times and is currently at a ford dealership where they have diagnosed the problem as a faulty throttle body and says it is not covered by warranty or recall. *tr
ODI 10546664
Power Train
I was leaving a shopping center, pulled up to a light and made a left turn on to a major highway. As soon as i accelerated the car was missing out and would not accelerate. I pulled off and shut the car off. I restarted and the car did the same thing. All the while there was a wrench light lit on the dash under the left side of the tach. I let the car sit for a while then restarted and it seemed ok but i was afraid…
ODI 10545528
Power Train
My daughter was driving on the interstate coming to the off ramp on her way to work, when the vehicle acted like it had run out of gas, but when she tried to give the car gas and accelerate, the gas pedal did not respond to acceleration. It started jerking and shaking and then the wrench icon illuminated. She maneuvered it to the side of the road, put it in park and restarted it. She drove slowly (25-35 mph) to her…
ODI 10545152
Horn · Power Train
The throttle body went dead while driving. The car sputtered and shook until it went dead. Happened three times on the way to the repair shop. Had to get a throttle body directly from ford where they informed us this has happened a lot and they have them in stock just for this reason. Also the horns are all dead. Replaced both horns and it still didn't work. The repair shop said it may be a module, or an electrical…
ODI 10545399
Power Train
On 9/20/13 @app 16:00 , i was on i81 / ny 17 in friday traffic . With no warning other then the warning light ( wrench light ) on the dash, my 2010 ford escape stop running . No throttle response , no power , no nothing . Being able to coast to the shoulder , i was able to restart the engine and continue .when this happened i was app. 2 - miles from my exit and home . The vehicle quit 3 times before i was able to…
ODI 10545398
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling on a major highway in the middle lane at 8:30 pm the truck started to hesitate and act like it wasn't running right. Then i lost total control of the accelerator but the car was still running. I had all i could do to try to coast over to the shoulder of the road to try and figure out what was wrong. Noticing that the accelerator did not engage at all, i turned off the truck and was going to call for a tow…
ODI 10548567
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Sitting at a traffic light, when it turned green attempted to accelerate, throttle became unresponsive immediately and the powertrain system fault light came on. After turning off the ignition the car started back up with out incident and continued the drive that day. About 1 week later, had the same thing happen twice in one day and then four times the next. Of the seven total incidents, 3 of which happened in…
ODI 10544674
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My daughter was driving to school and she informed me that she lost all acceleration and the vehicle began to jerk forward. This happened 3 times in four days. The engine light and a "wrench" light came on. I took the vehicle to a local ford dealer approximately 20 miles away. The vehicle lost acceleration 10 times during the trip. The gas pedal would not work and the engine would lower to idle and begin to jerk, as…
ODI 10545622
Power Train
I was traveling in va on 64e with posted speed limit of 70 mph in the left lane on 9/18/2013 at appx 8:30 pm (dark outside) when my car lost acceleration and slowed down to a crawl, jerking and sputter with no pre-warning that something was wrong. Found out later car was in limp home mode. A tool icon was lit on the dashboard when it came to almost a stop from driving 70 mph. The car behind me had to swerve into the…
ODI 10545215
Power Train
I recently purchased a 2010 ford escape xlt. About 5 days after the purchase, my wife and i came to a stop sign. We started to make a left turn and the car stalled, sputtered, and surged around 600 rpm. A car was coming towards us and almost t-boned our vehicle because we could not accelerate. The wrench light indicating that there was a problem with the throttle body came on. We had to get the vehicle off the road…
ODI 10545102
Power Train
Was driving down the road a wrench light came on my dashboard and noticed i was not able to accelerate but was stalling barely able to make it to the shoulder almost stalling in an intersection.i am female was alone and it was evening in a rural area.i quickly shut off vehicle lights etc for maybe 1 minute.restarted the vehicle and was able to leave again only to stall again in the middle of the road 2 miles…
ODI 10544883
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Driving my vehicle home for lunch my vehicle started sputtering and my cruise control kicked off. Vehicle rpm's dropped and accelerator pedal quit working. So i pulled over. I used my dtc device to see what code is popping up and it was p2111. I put car in park, shut it off, waited 30 seconds and started it back up and drove home. Now i'm here typing this up.
ODI 10544248
Power Train
Traveling south on 95 just south of fredericksburg, va in a 70 mph zone in heavy traffic the vehicle suddenly lost all power. Was able to pull off on the left shoulder. After a few minutes restarted the car and was able to complete the trip. The same condition appeared again on 9/24 in a parking lot. Took the car to a local ford dealer and was told the throttle body had to replaced at a cost of $450. *js
ODI 10545545
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tonight i was driving home doing about 55mph when my vehicle suddenly shuddered and lost all power. Luckily i was able to coast it to where it was mostly off of the road. It did not die but continued to shake while in high idle. The power steering was not working properly and no engine lights came on. Pushing the gas pedal produced zero results. I shut it down and pondered whether to try and start it back up or just…
ODI 10544150
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When attempting to accelerate from a stop the throttle did nothing. It barely moved. Pulled off to side of road and restarted. After a bit it started up and drove fine for another 5 miles but then it happened again. Pulled off road, restarted and returned home as i was too afraid to continue driving it. Taking it to mechanic today to have it diagnosed. During the drive home the transmission was shifting early and…
ODI 10543788
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle decelerated as the wrench warning icon illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 56,400.
ODI 10544084
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Was traveling through an intersection and the escape power quit even though the engine was running. Got it pulled into a parking lot where then i looked up to see what the wrench light meant which was powertrain issue, took it home added transmission fluid thinking that might have been the problem since it was a little low. Had no issues until 9/19/2013 when traveling about 40mph and the same thing happened again.…
ODI 10546175
Power Train
I was at intersection trying to cross 4 lanes car lost power barely got acrosss lanes safely. *tr
ODI 10543829
Power Train
On sept 12, 2013 i was driving on i-95 going approximately 75mph when out of nowhere the vehicle felt like it sputtered and then just quit running or stalled out. To my surprise (and thank god) the steering did not lock up when the engine stalled up. I was able to get the vehicle to the side of the road without getting killed. I turned the engine off and waited 5 minutes and then was able to start driving again.…
ODI 10545165
Power Train
While attempting to accelerate after a stop the vehicle lost all power began to shake and jerk then went into limp mode. The car drove fine after pulling off to the side of the road and restarting only to do the same thing a few minutes later. *tr
ODI 10543643
Engine · Power Train
I was on the right hand lane on highway when vehicle all of sudden lost power and would not accelerate. Almost rear ended due to sudden loss of power. Once i pulled over and waited a few seconds it started back up. After exiting and waiting at a red light and then proceeding through the intersection on green to make a left hand turn the vehicle again lost power. This has happened on at least three other occasions.…
ODI 10547096
Power Train
While driving on far left lane of freeway at 70mph, heard/felt clunk (which felt like the transmission slipping but found out after the repair it wasn't trans) pushed gas pedal no acceleration, luckily no one was coming behind me and i was on a slight downhill so i was able to move to the shoulder, put it in park and tried to push gas pedal again still no acceleration, the car was running in idle and stayed that way…
ODI 10543662