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.
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body failure. From nov 2012 until july 2013 my ford escape has been bucking and surging at low speeds with no throttle response. Occasionally, the vehicle would die completely unresponsive in the middle of an intersection. On july 11, 2013, my wife took our 2010 ford escape to ernest mccarty ford in alabaster, al. They told us that the throttle body assembly would need to be replaced. This issue is very…
ODI 10524383
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was going approximately 60 to 65 mph on the freeway and i stepped on the gas to accelerate past another vehicle when i very suddenly lost all acceleration. I had to glide across 3 lanes of heavy traffic to try to get off the road. The car idled a little rough, i turned it off and when i started it again it ran fine and the accelerator worked again. I took it to the dealer and they replaced the throttle body. This…
ODI 10482158
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
After driving the vehicle for a couple of hours on saturday morning on the interstate i was driving in city traffic. I made a right turn from a stopped position. As i accelerated the engine began to sputter and acted like it was not in gear. The dashboard wrench light came on and i had no response from the gas peddle and the idle was extremely rough. I coasted to a stop and turned off the vehicle. After reading in…
ODI 10511369
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving in traffic slowed to turn left across railroad tracks and car died. When i tried to accelerate the gas pedal went to floor but car crawled slowly to where we could pull off road. Disconnected and reconnected battery, car started ran 1 mile stopped again. Friend cleared electronic error code with tester and car has run ok until recently when back gate will not open until error code was cleared by car dealer.…
ODI 10500891
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle jerked and then the transmission failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 46,000. Updated 4/1/13 *cn after the vehicle jerkes, the consumer…
ODI 10500635
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My daughter was driving to school and as she was pulling off the highway her escape stopped responding to the accelerator, so she pulled off the side of the road, trying her best to not get hit by cars going much faster than she could move, and put the truck into park. I was now talking to her over her cell and i asked tried to push on the accelerator, but nothing would happen, as if the gas pedal was broken. She…
ODI 10478838
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The throttle body was defective leading to a situation where the vehicle would not accelerate. It would immediate go into a crawl mode just enough toget me to the side of the road. I was able to turn off and restart the vehicle only to have it happen again a few miles later. I took to the dealer immediately, they replaced the throttle body at a cost of $440.00. *tr
ODI 10543105
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving from mississippi to kansas. Had the vehicle set on cruise control and it just quit. Startingslowing down and i could not accelerate using the gas pedal. I had to pull over and shut off the vehicle for a few minutes. It clicked several times before finally turning over. It never did it again until recently and now it does it repeatedly with no indicator(s). There is no way a vehicle that is only three…
ODI 10522525
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The problem was randomly demonstrated several times between 8/31/12 and 9/4/12. The accelerator would seem to stop working or become unresponsive, most often at speeds of 20-30 mph. There would be sputtering, stalling, and then total stoppage.. The motor was running but there seemed to be no fuel flow. I would turn it off, wait several seconds, restart it, and everything would work smoothly until, with no warning,…
ODI 10475123
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle's accelerator (gas) pedal randomly stops working resulting in immediate loss of speed and power to the engine. Accelerator is unresponsive and vehicle will sputter/crawl to 5 mph until ignition is turned off and car restarted. After restart, vehicle runs normal until problem occurs again (sometimes within minutes). Problem occurs randomly as little as 1 time per trip to as many as 8 times in a 25 minute…
ODI 10473925
Vehicle Speed Control
During my lunch hour, the car just stopped running. I was not in a place where it was easy to pull over to the side. I tried pressing the gas pedal but it would just barely creep. I finally turned it off & restarted and it was ok. No warning lights came on. The second occurrence was on 4/26/13. I started to back out of a parking place and the throttle/power train light came on and it would barely move. I pulled back…
ODI 10510035
Vehicle Speed Control
On my way to work, the car started to pull then car just turned off. Did it again a week later and the engine light turned on. Took it to a gas station paid for a diagnose and a code 2111 throttle actuator control system came up. Called dealer and they do not want to change it and be responsible for it cause the warranty just expired at 30 thousand miles. *tr
ODI 10535125
Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at a speed of approximately 65mph my 2010 ford escape failed to accelerate. My speed dropped to a crawl and i was forced to drift to the breakdown lane. At this point the car was jerking back and forth and would not move forward. I turned off the car and re-started, and drove no more then 45 mph to my dealership. About 1 week after the first occurrence, it happened again at a very low speed,…
ODI 10471281
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.
ODI 10555851
Vehicle Speed Control
The first time it happened i thought it was "bad gas". I was driving on the highway in the fast lane and the just lost power and the wrench icon came on the dashboard. I crossed 3 lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder without the ability to speed up and a strange resistance in the pedal as i was braking. Turned the car off and back on again and it started up fine except that the starter seemed to get stuck, as if…
ODI 10535121
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car shuddered then died in middle of very dangerous, narrow, curvy road. Started up immediately but died when put in drive. Eventually got the car home after numerous stalls (a distance of approx. 3 miles) had to have car towed in. Told it was the throttle body and the $514.00 repair bill was not covered under any of the warranties. We had owned the car 30 days, and the extended warranty expired the day of the…
ODI 10533305
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Spouse drove away from house and vehicle stalled on the city street about 400 feet from home. This was on a saturday, i attempted to drive the vehicle, continued to stall. I was able to get it into my garage and the vehicle was brought to the dealership on a flat bed truck to replace the throttle body and motor assembly at my expense. (no charge for towing). *tr
ODI 10507502
Vehicle Speed Control
Car went from 70 mph to idle on the highway, would not accelerate. Dealer replace faulty throttle body, but we continue to have sporadic acceleration issues. Dealer cannot find faults in the current throttle body. *tr
ODI 10500052
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The first incident, the engine stalled as i slowed down to make a turn. The second incident, while driving the engine nearly killed and was in a low speed like it was in neutral, just stayed in one spot like it was stalled. Had vehicle towed to dealership where they replaced the throttle body. *tr
ODI 10535947
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape limited. The contact was traveling 30 mph when the vehicle failed to accelerate. The check engine warning light illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 68,200.
ODI 10469338
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my 2010 ford escape and all of a sudden it started bolting forward but at the same time completely lost acceleration.. I pulled over and put my flashers on and not knowing what was wrong i started car again and it sounded fine so i started out again.. Got about a block down the road and the same thing happened again..i had it towed in to the ford dealership and after they checked it out they told me it…
ODI 10515810
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
While my wife was driving within city limits the car suddenly would not accelerate and simply stopped. She was able to drive it to a dealer because she was able to pull over to the side of the road and turn the car off and on again. It would work for a few miles at most and stop again. Very dangerous problem. This problem first happened in may, but we took it to a mechanic and he told us it was likely the electronic…
ODI 10524256
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on interstate 4 (florida) lost all acceleration of escape while driving middle lane (70 mph). I contacted the dealership and paid for it to get fixed (they said it was a battery cable) . I had two cars swerve to miss me as the car totally shut down as i was trying to get over to shoulder. I contacted ford via email and received emails back indicating (and i have them on file) that there was no recall…
ODI 10512122
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving 60mph on highway when ford escape bucked, slowed, did not accelerate when gas was applied. Pulled to side of road where engine sputtered and died. Restarted truck, drove another 10 miles when same occurred. This has occurred numerous times over the past two years. I assumed i had bought gas with water in it "bad gas". Several times i have used a product to remove water from the gas, this only works…
ODI 10521621
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down highway 65 mph, car decelerates and starts cutting out, we have to stop, put the car in park, kill the engine, restart, and go again. Driving on a 2 lane highway with no place to pull over, no shoulders, steep side ditches it died 6 times in 7 miles. This is just the last incident, there were many others. I had it diagnosed as the throttle body being bad, had it ordered. Found out there was a 3 month…
ODI 10521028