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
Was driving to work and car stalled. Hit the gas and nothing happened. Pulled over on shoulder, turned car off, and restarted. Immediately took car to dealership and fuel throttle body malfunction was diagnosed as the cause. Can i get a refund, as this seems to be a common problem? *tr
ODI 10555756
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving 40 mph, an unknown warning light illuminated and the vehicle speed independently decreased to 10 mph. The contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver and required excessive force. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate…
ODI 10732918
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000.
ODI 10558140
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving vehicle it will rev high and then stall while in traffic. Starts back up fine and then immediately stalls out again. This has happened three different times in the past 3 weeks. *tr
ODI 10554334
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on freeway, at about 65mph, when all of the sudden the engine stalled and power was cut dramatically from the engine. Unable to control speed and instantly started stopping. Had to pull over sharply and unsafely on the side of an on-ramp narrowly having car behind us miss us. Turned off vehicle and had to wait about 20 seconds before restarting the car. It then worked ok. Happened several times on one trip…
ODI 10554155
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Our 2010 ford escape has had the exact problem described in the nhtsa case number pe 13003. Our vehicle has 43,000 miles on it and driving to work on a fast moving city street at approx 45-50 mph and the car lost all throttle control and went into the described "limp mode", no warning or check engine lights came on. We had a very difficult time controlling the car and getting it off the road while trying to dodge…
ODI 10553815
Vehicle Speed Control
I had just stopped at a stop sign. When i accelerated to go forward, the car died. I pushed it to the side of the road and waited a few minutes. The car started right up. Quite frightening. I was fortunate there was minimal traffic on the road when it died. *tr
ODI 10553539
Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2010 ford escape. While driving home last night (11/19/2013) my car basically died while i was in motion. I applied pressure to the gas petal and nothing happened. The rpms bounced around and the wrench light came on. I was able to coast to safety. I put the car in park and engaged my emergency flashers. I took the key out of the ignition and waited a minute. After starting the car again, everything was ok.…
ODI 10553021
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and took it to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was scheduled for repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage…
ODI 10552754
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
At night, while stopped on red traffic light waiting for change to green, the vehicle stalls an shut off. Did not start right over until a while. All dashboard panel lights were on. After 45 minutes tried to start it and it just move very, very slow and did not accelerate until it died again a 100 feet farther. We call road assistance to take us home in a towing truck. At the other day we call the towing truck again…
ODI 10552749
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down highway in evening heavy traffic with cruise control set at 60mph, when all acceleration cut off. Cars behind me had to hit their brakes just not to crash into me. This was extremely dangerous situation. I hit the gas peddle, both the engine did not accelerate and i had to pull over to the right and put my 2010 ford escape into park, at which point the engine was shaking violently and the wrench…
ODI 10552154
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle would not accelerate. The wrench warning icon illuminated. The contact shut the engine off and was able to restart the vehicle without failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the throttle body would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The…
ODI 10553092
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at a relatively low traveling speed the vehicle seems to lose power and i can no longer accelerate. The tool light/check engine light will come on and i can coast to a stop. Once i stop the vehicle i turn it off. When i restart the vehicle it hesitates for approx 6 seconds and then turns over/restarts with no further problems. This has occurred four times since 11/6/13. *tr
ODI 10553319
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway with my cruise control on when the cruise control shut off and a wrench light came on. The car stopped excelling and i had to cruise from the fast lane over 2 lanes to the side of the road. Once to the side i turned my car off waited a minute and then turned it back on. It turned on fine and ran fine from then on. I of course called ford immediately but it was after hours and i left a…
ODI 10551382
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling down the highway at approximately 70 mph, the car suddenly loses power. The vehicle becomes unresponsive to throttle controls. Vehicle must be pulled off of the highway, onto the shoulder. The vehicle key must be cycled to reset the system. Being an active investigation, there should be known cases of the electronic throttle body failing on these cars. It is a safety concern, and the drive by wire…
ODI 10551180
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the road at about 45mph, the car stopped acknowledging that i was pushing the gas pedal. The car steadily slowed down, regardless of how much i pushed on the gas pedal. I ended up veering off into a parking lot and shutting the car off. I waited about 5 minutes and restarted it. It acted normal and i resumed my driving. It has happened about 5 times since then as well. Thankfully i haven't been on…
ODI 10553311
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Stopped at stop sign, pressed accelerator and engine rpms did not increase. No engine response from accelerator. Turned off engine. Restarted and the throttle/engine worked normally. *tr
ODI 10550688
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling west on i-10 from tallahassee, fl intending to go to pensacola, fl. I was driving the 70 mph posted speed limit. As i neared exit 192 @ quincy, fl i heard a noise from under the hood that sounded like a clunk. The car's engine dropped below 1000 rpm and gradually slowed down. I pulled off to the emergency lane. The escape was towed to havana ford in havana, fl on sat., nov. 2, 2013. The service dept.…
ODI 10551419
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
On highway approx. 5 miles into journey when vehicle suddenly stops with a violent jerk throwing all belongings into the floor. All lights on dash come on vehicle remained on. . Pressing gas pedal but does not engage. Slowly idle over to the side of the road. Turned vehicle off and restarted. Let run for 5 minutes and drove 300 ft to suitable pull off. Orange tool light stayed on in left lower corner of dash after a…
ODI 10551188
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving into work on a 5 lane, heavy traffic road going about 45 mph when my car suddenly lost all of its engine power. The radio, lights were still working, the car simply wouldn't accelerate and actually slowed down considerably to a point where i was basically stopped on the road. I was able to coast into a turning lane so i was at least out of the main traffic lane. I turned the car off, started it again…
ODI 10550591
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving about 2 miles from my home the auto began to be sluggish. Then it would only go about 5 to10 miles an hour and then barely going at all. Auto was towed to mechanic and diagnosed that the throttle body was the issue and it was replaced. *tr
ODI 10551053
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving down the interstate with the cruise control set at 70mph, the vehicle turned the cruise control off and decelerated almost immediately to 60mph which caused an uncomfortable thrashing forward of myself and my 2 children. We had our seat belts on, so we were not injured. The vehicle continued to lose power, so i pulled off the highway and placed the vehicle in park and turned off the engine. I…
ODI 10549834
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle was traveling on the expressway when suddenly the car seemed to "stall" although it never actually stalled out, but rpms dropped to 800-1000 and would not respond to any throttle action . After turning the car off, waiting and starting again, the problem then resurfaced about a half mile later. I was again able to pull off, restart the car and continue normally. Once in a safe location (work), i was able…
ODI 10549248
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the car, the engine suddenly shut down. After coming to a stop, was able to restart the car but the check engine light was illuminated. Took the car to a repair shop and they diagnosed the problem as being the throttle body plate. We have been told this is a common problem on these vehicles but ford has not issued a recall for this problem. This is a very expensive repair that we feel should be paid by…
ODI 10548900
Vehicle Speed Control
It is most likely the throttle body of this vehicle it drives normal than cuts off in traffic, restarts drives normal, and you never know when it cuts off again, extremely concerned that an incident may occur. *tr
ODI 10548353