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
Was driving vehicle then all of a sudden had no pedal then the wrench came on the dashboard had to get over 2 lanes to side of road turned car motor off then turned back on was ok for a while then happened again my wife and i could very easily of been killed see where people having this problem cant believe ford hasn't re-called this was the throttle body. *tr
ODI 10546685
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving about 30mph and car suddenly stops accelerating and won't go, doesn't die but the"throttle control/powertrain" symbol comes on. I shut car off and restart and proceed to drive again and it happens a 2nd time. I have learned that this is happening in these models and i think something should be done about it! *tr
ODI 10542765
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving on the freeway and car started to jerk and i started to lose speed even though i was stepping on the gas nothing was happening. I was able to pull over safely to shoulder and put the car into park while the car was shaking violently and turn it off, waited a few minutes and with hesitation it started back up and i was able to continue home.. Happened a second time the very next day only doing 25 and a…
ODI 10543006
Power Train
While driving my mothers 2010 ford escape, it suddenly lost all power and came to almost a complete stop. The vehicle was only able to creep along, barely allowing me to pull off the side of the road. Thankfully, no one was behind me, otherwise there would have been a serious accident because as i said, it came out of nowhere and brought the vehicle from 35mph down to 2 mph in a matter of seconds. The wrench light…
ODI 10542879
Engine · Power Train · Steering
1st - vehicle was refueled with 87 octane and just drove one mile down and up a hill were it stopped at a red light. Light turned green and the throttle was applied and vehicle lurched and stalled. 2nd - vehicle was driving around neighborhood going 20 mph and started to sputter and hesitate 3rd - rush hour traffic were it was stopped then throttle applied and lurched and stalled 4th - using cruise control driving…
ODI 10544689
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving approx. 40mph over a freeway overpass, the car lurched repeatedly, and slowed way down. I could not accelerate. The wrench light came on. I was able to eventually get it pulled over, turn it off and restart it. For the next day and a half, it would die almost every time i came to a stop for more than 30 seconds, or any time i tried to drive up my inclined driveway. I rested it the next day (sunday) and…
ODI 10542952
Power Train
Complete loss of acceleration, but never stalled. The vehicle began shaking. We turned it off and restarted and it drove fine.
ODI 10542323
Engine · Power Train
2010 ford escape had been having an uneven idle while in drive with foot on brake. In this case, while accelerating at a stop light, the car would not accelerate and stalled with the engine and wrench light illuminating. Pulled over turned key to off position put car in park and restarted. Took to dealership that weekend. Technician witnessed the uneven idle. No codes would show up on computer. Technician…
ODI 10547386
Engine · Power Train
The first incident happened on 09-10-13, a week after having the works and an alignment done on my car at a ford dealer. While driving 40mph, my vehicle surged and lunged, then i lost ability to accelerate my vehicle had to pull over put flashers on and restart vehicle. A yellow wrench light lit up on my dash. I looked it up in the manual which indicated a throttle problem. I called the dealership which serviced my…
ODI 10544103
Power Train
I was going home from work in a middle lane of the interstate at 60 mph. The escape starting coasting down as if the engine had died. I gave a little more gas, no effect. I gave more and more gas until floored, no effect. By now i was down to 45 mph in multiple lanes of heavy interstate traffic. It was difficult to just get into the right lane in order to get to the shoulder. On the shoulder, i found that the engine…
ODI 10543123
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
My daughter was driving to school on the hwy to school and car shut down completely which lost all power pulled over and tried to restart and had to wait places to me (father) and then it restarted then she drove on to school then she took car on to dealership and dealership performed search and found that it was a throttle body that was going out.
ODI 10542321
Engine · Power Train
Driving approximately 65 miles per hour, without warning the car just stop going the wrench light showed up on the dash, thank goodness i was able to avoid a collision by coasting off the road. The next day in heavy traffic going 35 miles per hour same thing happened , had to be pushed out of rush hour traffic, narrowly escaping being in an accident. There is no warning what so ever. On way home the car did it again…
ODI 10542320
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle needs a new electronic throttle body error code p2111. The car will lose power, the wrench light will come on, then the engine light will follow. Once the car is powered off, then back on it runs again. A few minutes later the same issue occurs. *jb
ODI 10538605
Power Train
I was on i-630 crossing over to financial parkway in little rock when my vehicle lost power and would not accelerate. I was able to cross the intersection and pull into a bank parking lot where i requested a wrecker to take my vehicle to the crain ford dealership. Initial testing revealed no problem but after driving the vehicle for about 15 minutes the problem re-occurred for the service technician and the problem…
ODI 10561709
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated the vehicle became hesitant to acceleration attempts while driving 70 mph. The contact shut off the engine and when restarted, the vehicle regained normal function. The wrench warning icon illuminated after the failure occurred. The vehicle was not taken to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and…
ODI 10538463
Power Train
Crossing traffic to turn left, the car sputtered and practically stopped in the middle of the road with oncoming traffic. Fortunately, there was enough distance that i was able to pull into the median and stop. This was about the 8th time the car had stalled in motion or suddenly surged forward but was the scariest as an accident could have easily happened if the oncoming cars were travelling faster or if i had been…
ODI 10542357
Power Train
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 58 mph, the vehicle decelerated without manual force with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The failure was recurring. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000. ...updated 11-12-13 *bf the consumer stated the…
ODI 10542062
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Ford escape 2010, driving on the highway , the wrench light comes on and the car begins to sputter and loses power. It revs up then down. I turn off the car, wait a minute, and when i start it back it runs fine, then repeats after 20 minutes of driving. *js
ODI 10538192
Power Train
Driving on major highway during morning rush hour when traffic slowing, traffic was clearing and everyone accelerating back to speed and i tried to accelerate to speed and my escape just died. Tried to restart several times, but it kept dying when attempting to accelerate. I could get it started again, but could only accelerate to 5-10 mph. I had to cross several lanes of traffic to get out of harms way, very…
ODI 10542304
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on highway at about 50 mph, sounded like engine shut down and the gas wouldn't work at all. Thankfully, the brakes worked and i pulled over and turned the car off for a few minutes before turning it back on and driving to my mechanic who recommended going to my ford dealer. They charged me over $500 to replace the throttle body and reprogram the pcm... Any recalls from ford for this? *jb
ODI 10538528
Power Train
Last friday, august 23, my car started to shake and jerk and the engine light came on. It slowed to limp mode. I turned it off, restarted it and it did again. I had the car towed to my mechanic because it's not under warranty anymore. They said the that i had a blown water pump and thermostat, and replaced both. I got the car back from my mechanic and after only driving a few miles, the car started to jerk and the…
ODI 10538081
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While accelerating onto the highway, the vehicle lost all power and forward motion. It went into "limp" mode and i had to pull over. Once i shut the vehicle off and restarted it, the vehicle was fine. After the ford dealer's inspection, it was deemed that the throttle body is the culprit, and needs replaced.
ODI 10538065
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently. The contact shut the engine off and was able to drive without failure after restarting the engine. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000. *tr
ODI 10537270
Power Train
Extremely dangerous, life threatening malfunction!!! Deserves official recall. While traveling in the evening of aug. 24, 2013, on a dark and lonely stretch of interstate 10, our 2010 ford escape uncontrollably decelerated from 60 to 0 in about 30 seconds. What, likely, saved our lives, was that we were in the right lane and were able to access the shoulder of this interstate quickly, without causing a collision. We…
ODI 10537188
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
While driving in heavy city traffic at 35-40 mph, engine lost power and died making it very hard to brake and steer. I was able to steer into a turn lane without incident but was lucky not to be hit in the rear. This could be especially dangerous at highway speeds if you are unable to get off of the road. Vehicle was able to be restarted after waiting about 5 minutes. This is the second time in as many days that…
ODI 10537082