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.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate and the wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and no repairs had been made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 52,800 and the current mileage was 53,000. Updated…
ODI 10607385
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated while turning a corner, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. Also, the contact indicated that the vehicle had surged intermittently on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,150.
ODI 10597883
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on highway (with two children under 4 in the car), luckily it was stop and go traffic. The car completely and without warning lost power and i could no longer accelerate. I was able to put hazards on and pull over to the break-down lane (across three lanes of traffic), turn the car off and back on again. It restarted immediately. (weather was warm- mid 60s, no humidity, i had driven the car earlier in…
ODI 10595448
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling about 6 pm (rush hour heavy traffic) 3 lane expressway when car would no longer accelerate. Had to coast over to the left shoulder since we were in the left passing lane. The left shoulder was not as wide as the right shoulder and we felt the situation was very dangerous we stayed in the car with our seatbelts on and called for road service (aaa). We did not receive help for two hours. Just purchased this…
ODI 10595738
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This is the third incident in two days, i'm driving along when i take my foot of the gas pedal and coast, the engine dies, the dash shows the battery and oil light. You can still steer, but the car slows down drastically with the engine not running, i had someone almost rear end me, because i slowed down so much. All incidents were the same, but the first time it happened it was very scary because you didn't know…
ODI 10594150
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Entering i-85 going west at approx. 60mph. Approx 1/4 mile the car lost power as i was entering the freeway. Traffic was merging onto the freeway around me and i put on my blinker to get to the side of the freeway to call a tow truck. It was very dangerous. The repair shop told me it was a throttle body issue. *tr
ODI 10588590
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the engine started misfiring and idling rough. Vehicle lost power, would not accelerate and i rolled to the side of the road where i restarted the car and it drove normally. *tr
ODI 10587665
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving at approximately 25 mph, and suddenly the car began to sputter. The gas pedal was non responsive and the car was surging forward. I pulled over to the side of the road and turned the car off. About 5 mins later i turned it back on and the engine and throttle lights came on. After a few seconds the throttle light went off, but the engine light stayed on. I then tried to drive the car home, but after…
ODI 10586434
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
When traveling at approx 50 mph, the engine made an automatic de acceleration, with the rpms going to 1000. Even when stepping on the gas pedal, the rpms did not change and the car came to a very slow speed just over idle speed. A wrench symbol appeared in the indicator lights. I placed in park and turned off the car. When restarting, the wrench symbol went away and the car drove normal for about 20 miles until the…
ODI 10586432
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
On dec.31 at approximately 2 p.m. I was driving south on citrus ave. I was going 55 mph and my vehicle started losing speed. I moved to the side of the road. I turned off the ignition and when i restarted the car it ran as normal. Prior to that, on several occasions upon starting from a stop i had noticed faster acceleration than the amount of pressure i was applying to the gas pedal. *tr
ODI 10577093
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving approx 45-60 mph wrench icon and engine icon lights came on vehicle stopped accelerating everything else worked and engine was still running, gas pedal did not accelerate or raise rpm's. Pulled to side of road put in park and turned engine off, vehicle started with hesitation wrench light did not appear, engine light remained on though vehicle was drivable again. Problem happened repetitively the rest…
ODI 10575744
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was accelerating to get on the i-5 south in carlsbad ca when suddenly the wrench warning light came on and immediately after that the vehicle lost all throttle, pushed the gas pedal down and nothing happened. I was in the third lane and had to coast back to an almost non- existent shoulder and we were nearly struck by two vehicles in the process. I am taking the vehicle back to the ford dealer where it was…
ODI 10575642
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
2010 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle throttle body issues. *smd the consumer she received a letter regarding the throttle body, but didn't think it sounded too serious. The letter stated engine power and vehicle speed would be reduced. The consumer stated she had the misfortune of experiencing the problem on march 16, 2014. The speed was not just reduced, but the gas pedal was inoperable and the…
ODI 10582774
Electrical System · Engine · Fan/Motor · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the vent controls failed without warning. The contact was unable to use the air conditioning and heating function. Years before, the dealer replaced the power steering control module and the ic module, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body sensor and blower motor failed. The contact…
ODI 10825035
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at 55mph on road. I lost all power to gas pedal the car was hard to steer to the side of the road. Put car in park shut car off .waited a few minutes an started car up. It ran this happens 2 or 3 times on the same day then it might not happen again for a week or two this a ongoing problem that ford should place a safety recall not on soft customer satisfaction program#13no3 this is a serious safety…
ODI 10615844
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving down the road when almost all of the power from the engine was lost. Engine was running at an idle. Would not respond to the throttle/gas pedal. I managed to get it to limp close to the dealership and get it towed the rest of the way. Happened just today and the dealership called and said that it is indeed the throttle body. They said it wasn't covered under my power train warranty and they are replacing…
ODI 10560833
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving lost all power at first then was able to move at 2 mph when gas pedal was fully depressed, car started to shake. Heard loud pop then engine light came on dash. I was able to creep along to get out of moving traffic. Drove at the side of the road until i tried to get into a parking area which required me to make a left turn with traffic coming waited and waited then from a complete stop i make the turn…
ODI 10561456
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I own a 2010 ford escape. I was driving approximately 40 mph up a slight incline on a two lane road at 6:30 am in the dark when suddenly the vehicle jerked and would not accelerate. The wrench warning icon illuminated. While on the decline of the road i was able to coast into the first lane and into a break down lane and into a parking lot at a very slow rate of speed because once you applied the brakes and slowed…
ODI 10560178
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on highway using cruise control setting at 65 mph, when all of sudden vehicle began to slow down and stall on me. I had to pull over on the side of the road because the vehicle was shaking and i could not give it power to stay with traffic speed. I got to the side put the vehicle in park and it still was shaken so i turned it off. I then waited a minute or so and started the vehicle back up even though it…
ODI 10574234
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle's engine cuts out and i lose control. It has happened numerous times and one time the engine shut down three times during a short trip of ten miles. I have to turn the key off and start the engine again. Fortunately we don't travel very fast here. *tr
ODI 10559861
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
This is the 2nd time the engine has stalled. First time was oct. 31st, 2013. Driving in residential street and acceleration decreases, car shutters, and wrench light comes on along with other indicators. Coasts to side of road. After about 2-3 minutes, starts up and able to drive home (approximately 2 miles). *tr
ODI 10558416
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle failed to accelerate, lost power and it was necessary to coast to a stop on the side of the interstate. Vehicle continued to idle very roughly. When i depressed the gas pedal the motor would not rev up and remained at an idle. Necessary to tow vehicle to dealership and i was informed it would be necessary to replace the throttle body. *tr
ODI 10556204
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving south on hwy 53, doing 55 mph when the car jumped out of gear. The engine was still running at idlespeed, but when i depressed the gas pedal nothing happened. Also the wrench light and the engine light where both on. I had to pull off the side of the road to avoid traffic and shut off the engine. I waited a minute and it started right back up with only the engine light on. This was the 5th time this…
ODI 10555806
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along at 35-40 mph, in traffic, and the gas pedal completely quit! And a little yellow wrench showed up on my dashboard. No other lights showed up. A complete failure of the gas pedal ensued. I had to coast through traffic to the side of the road. I found that if i turned off engine and restarted car, the "wrench" went away and i had power until the next time it happened. Mechanic said this was "limp…
ODI 10557601
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on four lane road when lost engine power to idle. Accelerator pedal non-responsive. Drove vehicle four miles back to home. Had to restart engine seven times to return home. Plugged in code reader, it stated the throttle body actuator sticking closed. *tr
ODI 10555226