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 taking the wife home from the hospital after she had surgery and the car stalled on me while i was pulling out into a busy highway and we were nearly hit. On the way home the car stalled and went into limp mode numerous times and we had to call a tow truck. The culprit was a malfunctioning throttle body assembly which the dealer told me was very common. I cant believe there hasn't been a recall on this as it…
ODI 10549944
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Backed out of parking space, wrench lit on dash, no throttle control, erratic idle. Have a code scanner, it read p2111. Placed in park, shut engine off and restarted, light went off. Drive 5 minutes, wrench light came on again, no throttle control, erratic idle, codes p2111, p2112. Almost got rear-ended. Again put in park and restarted, made it home. This has happened 3 times before this in the last 2 weeks. Very…
ODI 10548225
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving, the vehicle will stall, or drop to about 800-900 rpm with no response from the accelerator. The "wrench" will come on the instrument panel, and the vehicle will sometimes stall/kill altogether. We have had the codes pulled by a technician, and they say that the "throttle body is stuck open", "the throttle body is stuck closed", and there is one more but i cannot recall it off the top of my head. I…
ODI 10559033
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body replaced on 10/16/2013. Merging onto interstate highway when sudden down shift and engine rev occurred. Car would not accelerate when needed and pulled onto safety lane.. Turned engine off and restarted, same thing occurred with acceleration at 60 mph and higher. Very dangerous because car slows down dramatically and will not accelerate. *tr
ODI 10548231
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling on i 64 east toward richmond in the left lane at approx 70 mph in very heavy, fast moving traffic. The engine immediately begin to lose acceleration, the engine wrench icon came on, and the vehicle was rapidly slowing; depressing the accelerator had no effect. There was no left shoulder, and i had difficulty in maneuvering to the right side of the interstate due to traffic. This was quiet alarming. I…
ODI 10547888
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving out of my subdivision, my ford escape lost all power. The engine was surging but the vehicle would not respond when pressing the gas pedal. I turned the vehicle off and restarted it, but the same problem occurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where a diagnostic test revealed a failed throttle body. Even though my vehicle is slightly under the 5 yr/60,000 mile powertrain warranty, the…
ODI 10547731
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Occassionally, when the vehicle accelerates, usually between 0-50 mph, the gas pedal locks, the engine stalls, and the check engine light appears. The vehicle must then be placed into park and turned off. When turned back on, the check engine light disappears and the vehicle functions normally. This has occurred three times in three months, once while merging onto a highway and twice while accelerating from a stop.…
ODI 10555024
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving, the vehicle was not able to accelerate and the wrench light came on. After pulling over and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle would resume functioning properly for a very short period of time and then the same thing would occur once again. Luckily, these events occurred on side roads and not the highway. This is very dangerous and should be recalled as a preventative measure. I would not drive the…
ODI 10557879
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated while traveling approximately 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000.
ODI 10547563
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Throughout all of last winter, i had issues with my 2010 ford escape stalling. This occurred countless times, and nearly caused many accidents. It most frequently occurred when it was very cold (zero or below), and on some occasions would stall numerous times in a row, or fail to re-start. No warning light of any sort ever came on. After paying well over $1000 to get various things "fixed" that i was told would…
ODI 10615662
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While drive down hwy at 60 mph , engine light/wrench came on and the engine went into slow speed at 900 rpm. Also did it at low speeds while driving away from stopped. Had to replace the throttle body control and problem went away. *tr
ODI 10548888
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at approximately 45 mph ,vehicle dies,no power and the throttle position sensor comes on. *tr
ODI 10547944
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Surging/loss of rpm/power....defective electronic throttle body....had to be replaced....should be a recall on this part. *tr
ODI 10547394
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling 65 mph on the highway the vehicle suddenly lost all power and shuttered to a stop. Throttle body replaced by ford dealer on 10/08/13. *tr
ODI 10547371
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate with the illumination of the wrench warning icon. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. There was a hesitation upon restarting but then the vehicle resumed normally. The failure recurred on a separate occasion. The vehicle was taken to an…
ODI 10547045
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
As i pulled on to the highway the electronic throttle body malfunctioned almost causing an accident. The car lost power and the gas pedal had no effect. The check engine light and small wrench lights came on. After safely getting off the highway i shutdown the engine and when restarted all seemed fine, the warning lights were off and the gas pedal again worked. The similar event took place twice more on my short…
ODI 10546968
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving freeway speeds, i lost power. Wrench light came on, engine remained running and i limped to the side of the freeway. When re-starting car, problem disappeared. Took car to private mechanic ([xxx]) and he could not find a problem in the computer history. He suspected throttle linkage. Car drove fine until oct 25, 2013 when it recurred on the freeway. While coasting in the hov lane, we put vehicle in…
ODI 10550522
Vehicle Speed Control
We were driving the car down the road and the gas peddle stopped working completely. We could not get out of the way of traffic for a bit. We pulled over, turned the car off. Started back and it seemed to be fine. Once we started back down the road it did it again. It seems to be happening more frequently and is very dangerous when pulling out into traffic. My car is under warranty and ford will not cover it. This…
ODI 10547308
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body quit functioning while driving down the road. This caused the vehicle to lose power in the middle of traffic which could have been very dangerous and possibly deadly. *tr
ODI 10546817
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Had to replace throttle body on october 28 ,2013 after many times of truck stalling at speeds up to 40 mph. Most of the issues occurred at speeds of less than 25 mph. The power train warning light (wrench light) and check engine light both would be illuminated. The car could be restarted after each issue. *tr
ODI 10549897
Vehicle Speed Control
I was slowing down almost to a stop at a red light when the light turned green. As i tried to accelerate to continue through the intersection, my car suddenly would only go about 5-10 mph. I had to pull in front of moving cars to cross 2 lanes of traffic to pull over to a nearby gas station. My car was towed to a local ford dealership where the problem was diagnosed as the throttle body. Apparently, this is a common…
ODI 10546703
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving to kansas from iowa on the interstate at 65 mph we suddenly stalled and lost our power steering. We were in heavy traffic which was quite scary. Pulled over to the side of the road stopped, put the car in park and started the car back up. Continued down the road only to have it happen again within 2 minutes. This happened multiple, at least 20 times until finally the car would not respond to the gas pedal.…
ODI 10560542
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
2010 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle decelerates without warning. *smd the consumer stated the deceleration, happened at different speeds. There was no jerking of the vehicle, no warning light illuminated. It just lost speed quickly. The only option the consumer had was to drive the vehicle from the passing lane to the shoulder, crossing several lanes of traffic, turn it off and re-start it. The…
ODI 10550183
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving about 55-60 when the car lost power , pulled over and the car would run at a slow idle. I shut he car off and it restarted drove about another 6 miles and it did it again. Had it repaired today, and told my 60,000 mile power train warranty does not cover this, neither does the engine. Replaced the throttle body. *tr
ODI 10546302
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the interstate in tampa, fl (speed limit 70 mph) and the traffic was fairly heavy. The vehicle suddenly decelerated (the gas pedal was unresponsive) from 70 mph to 0 mph. This forced me to make an emergency change of two lanes to get to a place i could pull off safely. I coasted to a shoulder some distance up the road as there were concrete barriers that immediately bordered this stretch of highway…
ODI 10546214