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.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was preparing for a stop light in heavy traffic when my vehicle speed to stall and shake. All ability to accelerate was gone. As i braked the shaking became worse. I was finally able to pull on to a side-road and put the vehicle in park, which made the shake become worse. I cut the vehicle off, waited one minute, turned it on, and it seemed to be fine. I accelerated for approximately 200 ft and the event repeated…
ODI 10521919
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Twice in less than 24 hours, the car went into "limp home" mode complete with wrench indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The engine dropped and would not come above 1000 rpm, and would allow the vehicle to lurch forward at no more than 15-20 miles per hour. The first incident occurred on 6/24 at an intersection, upon the light turning green. As i accelerated to go through the intersection, the vehicle…
ODI 10521734
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
First time i noticed a problem with the car it started to surge at a stop light. This has happened a few times in the last month. Then while driving on the freeway at approx. 65 mph the car stalled out and had to pull over. Turned off vehicle and then restarted car and drove it straight to the dealership. Dealership checked codes and said throttle body assembly failed. Part is on back order. This is a huge safety…
ODI 10521616
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving to the grocery store on sunday, june 23, my boyfriend and i pulled up to a stop sign and then attempted to accelerate to cross 4 lanes of traffic. The car bucked and would not accelerate. Then the gas pedal began to shake. We had to roll across the street and shut the car off for a few minutes. The car turned over twice and then finally started up. The second incident happened on thursday, june 27. My…
ODI 10522959
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving home from louisville headed back to cincinnati my daughter experienced our vehicle stalling out at highway speeds 3 different times. She was able to work her way over to the side of the road and restart the vehicle each time. However this was very scary as at highway speeds the sudden loss of power and speed caused traffic to almost rear end her vehicle on two of the three occasions. When i contacted…
ODI 10521711
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
For the last couple of weeks while at stop lights or when the car was just idling i notice the car would shake/sputter/hesitate, like it was not getting enough fuel to the engine to idle, every once in a while but it did not stall out completely it would recover. Then while driving home on june 23, 2013 at 40mph i took my foot off of the gas pedal for a second to begin to slow down as i was approaching a red light,…
ODI 10521659
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
On june 23, [redacted] about 25 m.p.h. When car suddenly dropped in speed to almost an idle. After pulling to side of road, was able to turn around and return home at about 1 m.p.h. Fortunately, there were no vehicles behind me, otherwise, because of the abrupt stopping of the vehicle a rear end accident would have occurred. Ford roadside service towed car to kindle ford, cape may court house, nj on monday june 24,…
ODI 10521610
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving normal hwy speeds, throttle shuts down. Wrench indicator lights. Have to try to get off of hwy on to shoulder. When stopped, engine still runs but very rough and the throttle does nothing. After turning the engine off the problem resets and runs fine for approx 20 miles or more. Then the same thing happens again. The problem then progressively gets worse. Have read that this is a huge issue and needs t be…
ODI 10521228
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along and all of a sudden my 2010 ford escape went from around 35 mph on a busy road to a rough idle. The engine was still running but would not respond to pressing on the gas pedal, it just stayed running on a rough idle. I continued on at 3 miles an hour waving cars to pass me until i found a safe place to pull over. I waited 20 minutes before starting the vehicle and it then ran normally. So i went…
ODI 10523156
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on interstate i-95 car stopped accelerating and engine went to idle speed - barely managed to avoid getting hit by other cars on highway and limped home at approx 5 mph - vehicle was checked by bonell ford in winchester ma. Ford has indicated that the parts for repair are on national backorder note that the ford dealer i purchased this car from bonell ford in winchester ma. Has 3 other ford escape's waiting…
ODI 10521996
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving at 40mph, lost power. Was told today at ford service dept that it is a failed throttle body. *tr
ODI 10521403
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerator stuck on off ramp and tried to push the vehicle through the intersection. This has happened on three different occasions. Ford dealer can not duplicate problem. *tr
ODI 10521185
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle stalled while driving on the highway at 60 mph. *tr
ODI 10521070
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle hesitated and then independently accelerated with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage…
ODI 10523263
Vehicle Speed Control
On multiple occasions my 2010 ford escape has stalled. The first couple of times it would turn off while i was at a red light or at a stop sign, it then started turning off while i was in active driving. Multiple times while i was on the highway. The vehicle diagnosis resulted defects with the throttle body particularly part 9e926 - body asy-air charge. The warranty documentation states the part is not a covered…
ODI 10522683
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving during favorable conditions, after stop for traffic signal car began to lunge during take off acceleration. The powetrain/throttle control light on dash illuminated. Had vehicle towed to dealership where they diagnosed bad throttle body and reported shortage of part, anticipating 30 day wait for availability. *tr
ODI 10521072
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the interstate at highway speed the vehicle suddenly lost all power. The engine warning lights came on and it had no accelerator response. Managed to pull over onto shoulder, turned off the engine waited a moment and it restarted and ran normally. While i was fortunate enough to pull over safely, this could be a very dangerous situation when you have no control of the vehicle. At first it happened…
ODI 10534722
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving on the highway when car lurched forward and then proceeded to coast. I pressed gas pedal but nothing happened. I had to steer through traffic to get to the shoulder where the car started to stumble like it was going to die. I shut off engine and restarted, it started normal so i proceeded home. I had less than a mile to home yet it died 2 more times. This is a huge safety problem seeing how you're dead…
ODI 10520851
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the vehicle lost power. The contact drove the vehicle onto the emergency lane and restarted it but the failure recurred. A certified mechanic looked at the vehicle and stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,800.
ODI 10520832
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle either stalled or went into safe or limp home mode while traveling around 70 mph on the interstate. This happened during a busy traffic time causing other vehicles to brake hard to avoid an accident. I with my 3 year old son were stranded on the side of the highway until someone was able to get the car back home for me. It was a scary and dangerous situation. P2112 was the code that was read when we had…
ODI 10520797
Body · Vehicle Speed Control
2010 ford escape bought new and taken back to dealership as the vehicle jumps forward. Dealership could not find problem. Within last two weeks vehicle is losing gas pedal power while driving. The vehicle does not stall. If you apply the gas the vehicle jumps forward. The computer code is p2112. Vehicle was surging forward when a dog ran across the road. Couldn't control vehicle. Very busy road and trying to get out…
Crash reported
ODI 10523207
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving in town and vehicle would not accelerate. Turned off engine and restarted. Vehicle ran fine for only a few blocks and had to restart again. Next day the vehicle would only go about 1 block before we had to restart it. It needs a new electronic throttle body and no parts are available. There is a national backorder per ford parts department. *tr
ODI 10522225
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Made turn into traffic, speed was about 30 mph. Went to accelerate, no power. Engine rpms dropped. Stepped on gas pedal to accelerate . No response. Drifted over to side of road. Placed into neutral and tried to increase rpms. No response. Turned off ignition to call for aid as the roadway was busy, then tried to restart car . Car started normally. Rpms resumed normal. Placed car into drive and drove off normally.…
ODI 10525839
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the interstate at about 70 mph. Suddenly, without notice the car began to slow down and depressing accelerated did nothing. I was able to coast to the shoulder where the car continued to idle roughly with the wrench indicator light on. I turned the ignition off and waited a few seconds. I started the car and engine ran somewhat normally. Same issue occurred on return trip a few hours later. Took to…
ODI 10521184
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My vehicle loses all power while pressing the accelerator. I had it diagnosed with problem code p2111. A very dangerous situation to be put in while operating a vehicle. The only way to solve the problem is to stop the engine, then restart. *tr
ODI 10520586