2010 Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 552
- 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 552 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 48 records
- wrench light · 23 records
- lost power · 21 records
- side road · 21 records
- engine light · 19 records
- light came · 16 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 310 |
| 60–100k mi | 160 |
| 1–30k mi | 44 |
| 100–150k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle experienced a loss of power, jerked, and the wrench icon illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, it resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body failed and needed to be…
ODI 11289830
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
When the vehicle comes to a stop whether it be a stop sign or red light, the rpm's over rev higher at the time of leaving from a stop when gas is given to vehicle. After the vehicle gets back up to speed the rpm's drop back to a normal range.
ODI 11209253
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
2010 ford escape was pulling out of a parking spot, foot off the accelerator, but vehicle proceeded to gain speed and go forward striking another vehicle. Unintended acceleration
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11058084
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving under normal conditions, approx. 45 mph, [redacted] entering village, car suddenly lost power and entered limp home mode. Wrench light illuminated on the dash. Made it home, but had to pull over to the side of the road several times to regain marginal power to be able to go up hills. Diagnostic testing at the garage revealed electronic throttle body failure, necessitating a replacement.
ODI 11010326
Vehicle Speed Control
In at least 5 incidents i have experienced sudden acceleration. 3 times it has happened while entering a highway. It has happened at least twice in town. In every incident i was accelerating when it would occur. The foot peddle depressed without any pressure to the gas. My foot was not on the break. I have also experienced bucking on numerous occasions when going in reverse. I believe the problem is the electronic…
ODI 11011385
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
Vehicle Speed Control
No response from accelerator pedal. Turn off car after several minutes then restarted ok.
ODI 10969608
Vehicle Speed Control
Had to have throttle body replace for second time first time in december 1 2015 same issue occurred january 13 2017 first time paid nothing but that was after me having to inform them of the 13n03 customers satisfaction from ford. This time had to pay 100 dollars as they call it deductible this car is a 2010 has less than 60,000 mile on its third throttle body . Well my complaint is if its the same issue twice why…
ODI 10945867
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body "secret" recall: for more than a year my gas pedal wouldn't work when accelerating after being stopped at random times, sometimes going months before it did it again, other times doing it multiple times during a 2 mile trip. It never set off any codes relating to the issue. Four mechanics over a year looked at the vehicle including the dealership and fixed multiple things and the car continued to die…
ODI 10917285
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle independently decelerated to 30 mph without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle body was contaminated and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.
ODI 10915449
Vehicle Speed Control
Gas pedal becomes unresponsive without warning. Brakes work but shake car when i try and slow down. Car seems ok after turning engine off and back on. I bought this 2010 escape pre-owned in 2013 and this happened the day we got it. Dealership replaced the electronic throttle body and it has been fine until about a week ago when same issue has happened twice in a week. Dealership is replacing the electronic throttle…
ODI 10905864
Vehicle Speed Control
*p2111 throttle actuator control system-stuck open* the first time it happened i was pulling on to the highway from a side road when i went to accelerate my car started to shake and jerk then lost power. I was able to limp it to a side street where i turned it off and then tried turning it back on again, my car wouldn't turn over at first and took three times before it finally cam back on with no problems at all and…
ODI 10903336
Vehicle Speed Control
On 8/24/2016 my ford escape lost power, accelerator not working, while driving 65 mph on freeway. The wrench light came on. After turning off and on engine, it worked fine.it happened twice within 10 minutes. Ford dealer fixed it by replacing electronic throttle body for on 8/30/2016. On 10/10/2016 it happened twice again and ford dealer did nothing because they couldn't find anything wrong on it. Now it is ok, not…
ODI 10916073
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving 30 mph, the service vehicle soon warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle lost power. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred on ten separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
ODI 10908486
Software · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle independently shifted into limp home mode. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it diagnosed that the vehicle needed a software update. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact manually replaced the throttle body. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.…
ODI 10888284
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled and lost power on several occasions. The contact also stated that the brake pedal stalled and the vehicle accelerated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 64,000.
ODI 10959098
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. The driver coasted to the side of the road, restarted the vehicle, and resumed driving. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that a code p2112 failed, and the throttle body stock closed and needed to be replaced.…
ODI 10874806
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
All of a sudden the engine starts to rev up when i am waiting at a traffic light or driving. It scares me that i push on the brake more as i am waiting for traffic light to change or when i am driving i take my foot off the gas pedal because am afraid of going faster.
ODI 10906370
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
Vehicle Speed Control
For about a month, when i would first begin to leave my residence, the ford escape would surge forward maybe 5 to 10 feet while already in motion on the street. Then the escape stalled completely when i slowed down to make a turn... Thank god i did not turn in front of some on-coming vehicles. The escape has also felt like it wanted to stall several other times while driving around town before it finally did just…
ODI 10863747
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehilcle went into a mode where it was able to keep throttling and was about to stall. It would throttle up and down on its own while moving. Powering off the vehicle corrected the issue for the time being.
ODI 10787629
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my wife's 2010 ford escape in on i40 in heavy traffic the vehicle lost acceleration and the "wrench" check engine light illuminated. Everything else with the vehicle seemed to be functioning ok however i could not accelerate or maintain the speed at which i had been traveling. This was during rush hour traffic on 10/29/15 with my wife and a coworker in the vehicle. I shut the vehicle off and restarted…
ODI 10787517
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My car sometimes suddenly just losing power. I could get killed on the freeway. From researching a bit i see it has something to do with the throttle body control. This has happened two time in the last two weeks. Once as we get getting ready to get on the freeway and the second time as we were crossing a busy intersection, luckily we were able to get across the road without getting hit. I am afraid i have bought an…
ODI 10779589
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my tool light came on and car lost power. Pulled over to side of the road and turned off car. Restarted car and light was off then car drove fine. Took my car into bickford fford and was told they can't do anything because the light wasn't on so they can't get a code. How am i suppose to get get the extended warranty on throttle body issues if the light goes away when the car is turned off? I can't…
ODI 10762529