2010 Ford Escape Engine Problems
- 481
- 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 481 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 27 records
- wrench light · 20 records
- lost power · 17 records
- engine light · 16 records
- failure mileage · 14 records
- side road · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 263 |
| 60–100k mi | 135 |
| 1–30k mi | 36 |
| 100–150k mi | 22 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
Left work, and as started up a road, the car stalled and wrench light came on. Luckily no one was behind me as i would have been rear-ended i pulled over, restarted car, looked up light, proceeded. It stalled two more times before i got home (driving in the right hand lane so could get out of moving traffic quickly , the third time the engine light came on. Getting it to the dealer the car stalled again. I reported…
ODI 10534059
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down interstate 45 in houston, car was running, but no power from the gas pedal. Needed to coast to an exit where i stopped completely. I needed to power down the car completely then restart the car before the gas pedal worked again. This has happened twice. The other time was about a month earlier. Ford service department said it was a defective "throttle body". Something like that shouldn't fail so early.…
ODI 10533681
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving on 3 lane highway (in traffic) car bucked and lost gas pedal (did nothing when pushed) i was in center lane engine went to idol with no engine control looked in mirror seen truck lights ( very scary ) when u can't do nothing luckily able to get off road . Turned off engine an re started it when a short distance then same thing happened. Did this 7 times in less than 7 miles luck i made it to my drive…
ODI 10533589
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated while traveling 40 mph the vehicle stalled. The contact stated the check engine light and wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel when the failure occurred. The contact had to pull to the side of the road and they were able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where the code indicated the starter actuator was stuck in the…
ODI 10533185
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down the highway and the engine went "limp". The vehicle did not stall but did not have any power. Pulled off to the side of the road, observed the wrench light on the dashboard. After a minute i turned off and then restarted the vehicle without problem. Approximately 8-10 miles down the road the exact same issue arose. Pulled off to the side of the road and restarted once again. Additionally, the engine…
ODI 10533131
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was entering my neighborhood, i noticed that the vehicle's gas pedal was no longer working. I looked at the dash and noticed that a wrench icon on the lower left of the instrument panel was lit. The escape was still going, but was not responding to the gas pedal. I turned on the hazard lights and pulled up to the curb and put the vehicle in park. I turned the vehicle off, counted to 10 and then started it…
ODI 10536555
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was driving down a local street then i was approaching a train crossing, just before crossing the tracks, my car went limp and i could no longer accelerate. I was only traveling 5-10mph so when my car stopped, part of my car was over the train tracks. I could not move my car for about a minute while i parked my car and turned everything off, including opening the car door to shut the computer off. Then after…
ODI 10533121
Engine · Power Train
While driving at highway speed, vehicle stalled, no power, we had to pull over onto the shoulder. The wrench icon was displayed. After turning off the vehicle, we were able to restart engine and travel home. The same thing happened two more times. Luckily, we were able to pull over with no collision, although on two occasions, traffic was heavy. After the third incident, we made an appointment at our ford dealer…
ODI 10535385
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the interstate and entering a ramp, the engine just lost power and there was a rapid deceleration. The car had no power and i had to pull over to the shoulder in heavy traffic. There was a wrench symbol lit up on the dash. I towed the car to a ford dealer in bettendorf iowa. They told me the problem was a bad throttle body and it would have to be replaced. There was a shortage of parts because there…
ODI 10541918
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Just driving along one day and upon crossing an intersection of a busy street the call stalled. I pushed the gas pedal and couldnt accelerate. Luckily i was able to pull of on a side street without holding up traffic. When i got to the side street i shut the car off and started it again and after taking awhile it finally started back up only to do the same thing a block later. The problem seemed to have gone away…
ODI 10535823
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
My husband was driving out of a parking lot when all of a sudden the orange wrench light came on. The car started to decrease in acceleration even though his foot was on the gas pedal. He then applied pressure to the brakes to pull over to the side and the car pulsed to a stop. He put the car in park and shut it off. When trying to restart the car would not turn over right away, and took at least 5 seconds or more…
ODI 10532408
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the freeway at 65 in the slow lane when suddenly the vehicle seemed to loose power. The engine was still running but the accelerator would not work. No gas seemed to be going to the engine but it was still running. The good thing was i was in the slow lane otherwise i would have been in serious trouble. I shut the engine off and waited a few moments before restarting. It started up and i was able to…
ODI 10531572
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Wife was driving vehicle 6 miles from home, vehicle began stumbling and would hardly run. Made it out of [redacted] to safety. Wrench symbol showed till engine was turned off. Shut off vehicle and restarted after approx. 5 minutes, continued 1 mile to destination. After vehicle set for 2 hours drove it 7 miles home and vehicle limped up driveway. Wife was afraid to drive vehicle until 7/28/2013 when we tried it…
ODI 10532981
Engine · Power Train
Around 5pm driving home on a main street during rush hour, i was driving about 35-40mph and suddenly my vehicle, an automatic transmission 2010 ford escape xlt, stopped accelerating and began to tug. Also, the throttle control/power train light turned on. I turned on the emergency hazard lights and attempted to deviated to a parking lot where i turned off my vehicle. I waited a few minutes to turn it back on, and…
ODI 10532758
Engine · Power Train
This is the second incident on vehicle, which occurred on aug.13,2013 while driving approx.35/40 m.p.h. Everything was almost exactly like the first incident, except this time the check engine light stayed on until the next day when i returned it to my ford dealer for repair. The ford dealer replaced ( not for free ) the throttle body & motor asy. They said it was a loss of communication from the tps sensor inside…
ODI 10535660
Engine · Power Train
Driving and gas pedal lost all power. Pulled to side of road, engine continued to run about 700/800 rpm. I noticed the wrench symbol was lit in dashboard so i turned off a/c opened all windows & shut off engine. After about 30 seconds or so, i re-started the car & drove back home (approx. 35 miles) . The following day i took the vehicle to a ford dealer & explained my problem. Dealer said this was probably a…
ODI 10531906
Engine
My wife was driving with my daughter, mother and sister at approx. 40mph. In traffic, when the car apparently went into fail safe mode and bogged down the engine to where she could not accelerate or maneuver the car out of traffic. She finally was able to get out of harms way and pulled of into a parking lot. From there she turned the car off, and started the car and proceeded to baby the accelerator so she was able…
ODI 10526008
Engine · Power Train
While driving down the high way at approx. 65mpg the "check engine" light and the orange wrench light came on indicating an issue with the power train. At the same time the gas pedal became unresponsive while the engine rpms dropped to a rough idle the fluctuated between 800-1200 rpms. After turning the car off and then back on the "check engine" light was on but the orange wrench symbol was no longer lit. I…
ODI 10526077
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving at 60mph on the highway, the car suddenly lost power, i pulled over quickly and it was barely running, the engine was sputtering. I shut it off waited a few minutes and then started, it worked after. That problem then happened 3 more times in the next 20min. I immediately took it to a garage and the error code showed electronic throttle body. *tr
ODI 10525907
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving at 55 mph, car jerked and the gas pedal failed to respond. Coasted over to the side of the road. Turned vehicle off. Restarted and started driving again with out problem. Same thing happened again except with a large cement truck behind me. The ford died and there was no shoulder on the side of the road. The cement truck was able to go into the oncoming traffic lane to miss me. The escape did the same…
ODI 10525897
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
While driving at highway speeds 65 mph , my cars engine suddenly stopped running . This has happened more than once at different speeds. Nearly caused a pile up. *tr
ODI 10532229
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving to work and my car started to jerk. Then my power train light came on and my car totally stopped on me in the middle of the road. I took it to the shop that day and the told me it was my throttle body. My warranty didn't cover it, so i had to pay over 300 dollars for a new part. *tr
ODI 10525849
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the interstate, the car started to de-accelerate. The accelerator did not respond and i went into limp mode. Car was towed to repair shop. It started right up and no problem was found - didn't register on the computer and wrench warning light went off. Ten days later, the car did the same thing, this time in the city. Different repair shop diagnosed the problem as the throttle body. Ford dealers…
ODI 10532576
Engine · Power Train
Driving along 5-lane interstate at approximately 70-75 mph when my 2010 ford escape's engine essentially cut out on me. A yellow wrench light came on as well. I avoided several passing cars and semis on this very busy thoroughfare outside our nation's capital and luckily found safety on the right shoulder. After powering down the vehicle, thinking that it may be a computer error, i restarted and everything seemed…
ODI 10532343
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Noted mileage, date, and speeds approximate. Vehicle has stalled several times (six to seven times since noted date). All times have been when accelerating from a stop or low speed. The stalls have been very dangerous because they occurred while attempting to enter traffic. Check engine / service light comes on, but does not stay on. Vehicle restarts after some attempt and the check engine / service light is gone.…
ODI 10538021