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.
Vehicle Speed Control
My son was driving to a school event saturday night when the car stalled and the throttle position light came on. He was able to get it of the side of the road safely. I put a scanner on the car and it said throttle control module was stuck open, but when i started the car it ran fine. I think this is a serious issue that needs address by ford. *tr
ODI 10546058
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The dealer stated that the throttle body was defective and needed replacing. The dealer replaced the throttle body. The failure mileage was 32,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10548428
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, he attempted to make a turn when suddenly the engine stalled with the illumination of the warning indicator. The vehicle resumed normally once restarted. The failure recurred once. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis where the technician replaced both the throttle body and motor assembly. The…
ODI 10546629
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling on a major highway in the middle lane at 8:30 pm the truck started to hesitate and act like it wasn't running right. Then i lost total control of the accelerator but the car was still running. I had all i could do to try to coast over to the shoulder of the road to try and figure out what was wrong. Noticing that the accelerator did not engage at all, i turned off the truck and was going to call for a tow…
ODI 10548567
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
With cruise control engaged at 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly disengaged cruise control and went to an extremely rough idle with the vehicle shaking like a leaf in the wind. Had to exit highway through traffic as the throttle would not respond in any position. It was early morning with light traffic thankfully. This could have been different if the problem had occurred later in the day during heavy traffic.
ODI 10544869
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Sitting at a traffic light, when it turned green attempted to accelerate, throttle became unresponsive immediately and the powertrain system fault light came on. After turning off the ignition the car started back up with out incident and continued the drive that day. About 1 week later, had the same thing happen twice in one day and then four times the next. Of the seven total incidents, 3 of which happened in…
ODI 10544674
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When the ford escape is driving and stops at a light the engine starts to riddle. Once you hit the gas the car goes into second gear then the gas pedals stops working. Can't use the gas pedal. *tr
ODI 10544326
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tonight i was driving home doing about 55mph when my vehicle suddenly shuddered and lost all power. Luckily i was able to coast it to where it was mostly off of the road. It did not die but continued to shake while in high idle. The power steering was not working properly and no engine lights came on. Pushing the gas pedal produced zero results. I shut it down and pondered whether to try and start it back up or just…
ODI 10544150
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Defective throttle body was replaced by ford 9/17/2013. *tr
ODI 10544143
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When attempting to accelerate from a stop the throttle did nothing. It barely moved. Pulled off to side of road and restarted. After a bit it started up and drove fine for another 5 miles but then it happened again. Pulled off road, restarted and returned home as i was too afraid to continue driving it. Taking it to mechanic today to have it diagnosed. During the drive home the transmission was shifting early and…
ODI 10543788
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
First incident sept 13, 2013. Traveling at a speed of 55mph on highway 32 when a sensation of someone just pulling the plug on the engine fuel intake. There was no response at all when pushing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle remained idling and i was able to pull safely off the road into a nearby parking lot. I was able to maneuver it still while idling, to position the vehicle of possible towing. I had left the…
ODI 10543801
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the highway my truck lost speed. I kept pressing the gas and it didn't want to move anywhere. The wrench light came on. Seems to be something related to the throttle. My vehicle was purchased in september 2009. This seems to be the same issue related to the investigation on vehicles unexpectedly going into "limp home mode" at reduced power and problems with the throttle. *tr
ODI 10543419
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving to work and the little wrench symbol lit up as my car lost its acceleration. It still idled, but wouldn't move forward. I was able to drift to the side of the road. Turned off the engine and restarted it, drove another 5 feet and it happened again. I was able to pull off into a parking lot and wait for a tow truck to tow my vehicle to the ford dealer. It was found that the throttle body was faulty but…
ODI 10543935
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling at 60 mph on the highway, vehicle suddenly lost acceleration and the yellow wrench light came on. Coasted to the side of the road and put vehicle in park. Pushed down on accelerated, but no response. Shut down vehicle. Waited a few moments. Vehicle started again. Drove directly to dealership. After two days, they were unable to diagnose a problem. That was five days ago. This evening, it happened again.…
ODI 10543957
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the road when all the sudden i car lowered speed super fast, so o had to pull over and turn the card off. Let it sit for about 2-5 minutes then started back up. It is getting worse and it happened 7 times in one day. *tr
ODI 10543570
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While accelerating and switching from first gear, engine slows to rough idle, no throttle response, wrench light comes on, no check engine light though. Seems to be able to creep to the side of road but no real power or control of throttle. Idle and rev the engine after restart are ok but seems to have trouble under the heavier load of pulling second gear then rather than switching back to first the software crashes…
ODI 10543156
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving vehicle onto entrance ramp of freeway when the power suddenly cut out and the car coasted. The "wrench" light illuminated on the dashboard. I was able to steer the vehicle to the side of the road. I called a ford dealer and had the vehicle towed. The throttle body had a fault in the system and was replaced at a cost of nearly $300. *jb
ODI 10544313
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Stopped at light. Got to 20 mph then engine shut off. Coasted 50 feet shifted to neutral restarted car shook, but got me to safety. Got towed. Error code p2112. *tr
ODI 10543164
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
After stopping at a stop light i proceeded to accelerate through the intersection when my ford escape began to jerk, then seemed to die in the middle of the intersection. There was no check engine light on and after listening to the engine i realized that it was still running, but there was no gas getting to the engine when i pressed on the accelerator. I let the car roll out of the intersection, turned off the…
ODI 10543017
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while traveling 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was diagnosed by the contact, who found that the throttle body had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 74,217.
ODI 10545043
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle would not accelerate, would miss fire and stop running. *tr
ODI 10542878
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving about 30mph and car suddenly stops accelerating and won't go, doesn't die but the"throttle control/powertrain" symbol comes on. I shut car off and restart and proceed to drive again and it happens a 2nd time. I have learned that this is happening in these models and i think something should be done about it! *tr
ODI 10542765
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Began at idle at stop light/sign; rpms go up/down then stall. Then while driving approx 45 mph, car does a "thud", doesn't stall, but gas peddle no longer works, you can push it to the floor and nothing. I turned on my flashers, coasted off side of road and stopped. Shut engine off and restarted it. 2nd time, while going threw a huge, busy intersection at rush hour, car started jerking, gas peddle quit working,…
ODI 10546578
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car throttle almost stalls to rough idle , sputters but cannot give it gas or rev engine wrench symbol lights up you must turn off car to restart after about 10 times and it happening every mile or so the check engine light is on and stays on even after restarting. This will happen out of nowhere while driving at any speed but idles just enough to pull over to safety ! Restart and drive a mike and either just idling…
ODI 10543605
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving on the freeway and car started to jerk and i started to lose speed even though i was stepping on the gas nothing was happening. I was able to pull over safely to shoulder and put the car into park while the car was shaking violently and turn it off, waited a few minutes and with hesitation it started back up and i was able to continue home.. Happened a second time the very next day only doing 25 and a…
ODI 10543006