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 · Vehicle Speed Control
Whe leaving our home in haines city,fl. The vehicle roughly changed gears. Then we entered a very busy highway and went to accelerate and lost power,and acted like it wanted to stall the drive triain light then lit up.the vehicles behind blew their horns because the vehicle slowed substantialy without showing brake lights.we took the vehicle to the ford garage ,and charged us for analizing the problem and the cost…
ODI 10537723
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While drivin about fifty the car just stopped going, the wrench light came on, i tried to push the fas pedal but nothing would happen it just slowed to a stop. So i put it in park and turned it off waited a few seconds and it started up and i drove off. A couple of days later it happened again at about 35 mph, so i did the same. Thought it was a fluke and/or the weather being the problem so i called ford dealer and…
ODI 10549732
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
On 8/24/13, while traveling out of state, i entered the highway, got my speed up to 70 mph, when the vehicle jolted hard and all acceleration was lost. I coasted to a stop on the side of the highway, turned the engine off, waited 30 seconds, and restarted it. It cranked hard, but started. I reentered the highway, accelerated to about 70 mph and the escape lost acceleration again. I again coasted to a stop and…
ODI 10547960
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at approximately 70 mph the engine suddenly cut out, there was no response to the gas pedal. A blinking yellow wrench symbol came on the dash board. We coasted to a stop on the side of the road, where i switched the car off and after a couple of minutes started it again seemingly to be fine. The next day it happened again, 70 mph on a toll road, again it restarted after a shutdown. This time we went…
ODI 10537247
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home with my five year old son when i noticed my vehicle seem to be running rough. First, i noticed a rough idle when i stopped at a stop light. Then, while turning accross on coming traffic the vehicle looses all power with no throttle response and the engine light illuminated. At this point i was still in the way of on coming traffic and could not accelerate to finish the turn. Thank god i did idle…
ODI 10542475
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph and making a turn, the vehicle began to decelerate without warning. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. Upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. The failure recurred nine times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they informed the contact that the…
ODI 10537944
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving 70 mph on hwy truck just starts to stall no control of gas pedal cars almost crashed in to me i was lucky i was able to coast out of the way. Trouble code is p2111 needs a new throttle body that is on back order for a ford national recall and i have to wait days to get, price for part is $380 . After a call to ford customer service they said my car is not recalled but funny how the part number changed and it…
ODI 10537474
Vehicle Speed Control
For the 2nd time in 2 1/2 weeks, my 2010 ford escape has stalled on me. Today it happened while driving on the highway and nearly causing an accident. Thank god i was able to pull over to the shoulder, although without being able to accelerate at all no matter how much i pressed on the pedal. Once i got on the shoulder of the highway and hit the brake, my car jerked a little and then shut off. The first occurrence…
ODI 10542643
Vehicle Speed Control
Was going down highway around 50 mph and all of a sudden without warning, lost power. Vehicle did not die, just had no gas power, had to coast out of roadway. This same scenario has happened numerous times since then, all without warning and sometimes in dangerous situations in middle of heavy traffic. I have reported this all to ford company headquarters. *jb
ODI 10541837
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car would occasionally lurch forward while driving, then on august 21st 2013, car lurched forward then felt like it stalled out. Took it to ford dealership they stated that the throttle body went out and needed to be replaced. *tr
ODI 10536797
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving the vehicle normally when suddenly lost all power (limp mode) the lady in the vehicle behind me almost hit me then she went off the road herself. I had to pull over i shut the engine off and went to check on the lady in the other vehicle and luckily her and her vehicle were fine,unfortunately i did not get her name or number. When i restarted the vehicle it operated normally, the throttle was responsive…
ODI 10536484
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Cruising at 60mph. Without warning, car slows, throttle unresponsive. Engine warning light on. Car did not stall, but would not respond to throttle. Coast to side of road, dodging traffic. Put car in park, restarted and everything was normal. As of oct 7, 2013 this has occurred five times. Code reader picks up no codes from engine pcm. *tr
ODI 10547078
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On 2 occasions my 2010 ford escape lost throttle power while driving. This has happened once while starting to accelerate and once while driving 45 mph. The yellow toolbar lights up on the instrument panel and the car essentially loses power and i'm unable to drive forward. After further investigation we need to replace the throttle body which cost $345 (not covered by warranty and no recall). In my opinion this…
ODI 10536509
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on the highway at a maintained speed, my vehicle illuminated a maintenance light, and within seconds the gas pedal was not working. I was on a slight hill at the time so i still had some momentum, enough to pull over out of the traffic. The steering, brakes, and everything else were working fine, but nothing happened when i pressed the gas. When i put the car in park there was some stuttering, almost like it…
ODI 10536453
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I bought vehicle 2010 ford escape in august of 2011. In february of 2011 i was driving down a city road going about 30 mph and my escape starting stalling out would not accelerate wrench light came on. I pulled into a parking lot and it was idling rough like it was going to stall out. I put my escape into park pushed slightly on gas pedal it made no difference with my foot on the brake i switched it into gear made…
ODI 10536367
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving 78mph on a major interstate surrounded by traffic at the same speed. Suddenly the "wrench" icon flashed on and my car went from 78 to 5mph in a matter of seconds. It was an extremely dangerous situation for myself as well as other drivers. I flipped my flashers on and was able to pull to the shoulder. I killed the engine and restarted, made it to my exit where it happened a second time. The next day…
ODI 10537379
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis where the contact was informed that the electronic throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 55,174 and the current mileage was 55,900. Updated 10/17/13*cn
ODI 10538099
Vehicle Speed Control
While being driven on a local [redacted], our escape appeared to stall as if it were not getting gas. The driver was able to "baby" the car to a less busy street where the car could not increase speed more than about 15 mph. The driver then turned off the engine for a few minutes. The engine was restarted and car speed was able to increase to 45 mph. We then drove the car to a local ford dealership where it was…
ODI 10536827
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle stalled upon acceleration from stop, and lost all throttle function. Surges at idle, and intermittently stalls. Throttle failed the next day at highway speed. Same symptoms as the failed throttle body sensor issue that was fixed by october 2009, but my escape was built in december '09 after the problem was supposedly fixed. *tr
ODI 10536347
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the road when my gas pedal stopped working and my car would not accelerate. After turning the car off and back on, the problem recurred four times before i finally called a tow truck. The repair shop diagnosed the problem as the throttle body stuck in an open position. The part is now on national back order. It is an expensive and, due to the back order, long repair. *tr
ODI 10536220
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
P2111 code (throttle body stuck open); accelerator pedal stops working; vehicle goes into a limp home mode. Cycle the ignition key and everything starts working again. Problem keeps repeating itself. Suspect the throttle body is malfunctioning. *tr
ODI 10535830
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on highway 680 in stop n go traffic. I put my foot on gas to go, but my car just wouldn't go. I tried to accelerate, but nothing happened. I quickly pulled over in the shoulder on the right side. The car started shaking. I put my car in parking mode and turned off the engine. I restarted it again, and it worked. So, i went into the oncoming traffic to get back on the highway. After about a mile further…
ODI 10537353
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle lost acceleration power while driving at various speeds. The wrench warning icon illuminated after the failure occurred. The vehicle resumed normal function after the engine was turned off for a moment. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the throttle body. The vehicle…
ODI 10536507
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
In august rush-hour morning traffic at approximately 60mph the vehicle suddenly without warning went into 'limp mode', the engine rpm decreased to under 1000rpm and i was able to fight thru several lanes of traffic while coasting the vehicle to the side of the road. No throttle inputs affected the engine, it remained under 1000rpm and ran very rough as if it was going to stall. I shut the car completely off, waited…
ODI 10536293
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving with cruise control set, 60mph on i-64 @ i-170 the vehicle stopped forward motion. It coasted to a stop but the engine did not stop. The accelerator did not work and the rpm stayed between 750 and 1000. The ignition was tuned off then back on in about 2 minutes and the accelerator worked. Ford dealer replaced the throttle body unit. *tr
ODI 10535817