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
The engine stalled while i was driving on the express way. With no power i coasted (luckily) to the shoulder. The same thing happened to my wife in the same vehicle the previous monday. It was towed to a mechanics garage where it was diagnosed with a throttle body problem. He cleaned it, test drove it and sent her on her way. Obviously there is still a problem. *tr
ODI 10515765
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the street when my car stopped and check engine light came on wrench icon also came on as i tried to accelerate car. *tr
ODI 10520634
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving on the interstate in morning rush hour traffic, the vehicle suddenly lost power and throttle control (went into limp mode). I had to move over to the emergency without power and stop the vehicle. After turning the vehicle off for a few minutes, it started and ran ok. Then on 10 june, the same issues occurred again at highway speeds but in little traffic. Again on 14 june it happened 3 times within…
ODI 10519936
Engine · Power Train
Traveling on vacation on an ohio highway when engine stalled and went into limp home mode and yellow wrench light came on. I was able to pull over and had to shut the vehicle completely off. After about 5 minutes i was able to get the car started again. This problem did not reoccur until august 20. *tr
ODI 10536454
Engine · Power Train
The first incident occurred around june 3, 2013, but i don't remember the exact date. After backing out of my driveway and shifting into drive, as i accelerated through 2nd gear, it dropped out of gear into idle and i had no engine acceleration response from the gas pedal, no matter which gear i put it in. The wrench light also came on. After turning the engine off and restarting, the wrench light went out and the…
ODI 10525989
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Power was lost and the throttle had no response-engine ran rough but would not respond to throttle-had to restart to regain power-very,very, frightening. *tr
ODI 10521478
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car suddenly has no gas, engine is running but no control over acceleration . *tr
ODI 10515432
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Engine lost power and coasted to side of road. Towed to dealer, keyser miller ford, [redacted]., collegeville, pa 19426. They stated the problem was the "throttle body", and it needed to be replaced. They said it was a common problem with the escapes. Parts next to impossible to obtain. *tr
ODI 10515104
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving, the vehicle stalled out 1 time today, 1 time yesterday, and 1 time about 3 weeks ago. No sign of a problem until the engine stopped accelerating suddenly. Called the ford dealer today, and they say it is a known problem with this make/model/year. He said the throttle body is bad and will have to be replaced. However, these parts are on about a 2 week wait because they are on "national backorder".…
ODI 10514920
Engine
Vehicle looses power while driving at speed over 65. Would not accelerate and had to pull over while car started to shake. Vehicle also idles very hard while on and in parked position or stopped with brakes on. *tr
ODI 10514844
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My vehicle is a 2010 ford escape 6 cyc with 4 wd. This was a new vehicle purchased in early 2010 as it had 4.7 miles on it when purchased and i put most of those miles on it during the test drive. When traveling at highway speed recently in heavy traffic the vehicle suddenly lost all ability to accelerate. It was as if there was no gas pedal in the vehicle at all. No shuddering, or chugging after this occurred and…
ODI 10519853
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle began idle roughly and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was stopped and restarted before resuming normal operation. The failure recurred on ten occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis but no cause for failure was found. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired.…
ODI 10537747
Engine
The vehicle just dies as though it ran out of gas. The vehicle stays running, does not loose the power to radio or lights etc, but dies as if out of gas. I pull over to the side of the road and it idles very rough. Place in park, turn the key to the off position and restart no problems. However the vehicle now does it on the highway while traveling at 80 miles per hour. There obviously is some thing wrong with…
ODI 10521615
Electrical System · Engine
While entering a freeway at 40mph the car stalled,thankfully there was a shoulder to pull on to otherwise we would've been rear ended. This has happened at differing speeds as well. The wrench light in the dash comes on and the vehicle stalls. Restarting vehicle will usually resume with no issues. No codes are stored so dealer can't find problem. This has happened 10x's at least. I'm scared to let my wife or…
ODI 10514595
Electrical System · Engine
The vehicle lost power while on highway at 65mph. Engine did not stop running completely but the vehicle would not go. Had to pull over, turn vehicle off and restart. Did this 6 separate times 3 on 5/30 and 3 on 5/31/13. This has been diagnosed as a common problem by repair shop as faulty throttle body. *tr
ODI 10514467
Engine
Took off from stop light, made a left turn and while in middle of turn, felt loss of power, car would not accelerate. I looked at dash and noticed what looked like a battery symbol in red and the oil symbol in red. Coasted to side of road. Turned ignition to off position, waited a second or two and turned back on. Vehicle started right back up and i continued on my way. *tr
ODI 10514265
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle lost power while driving at relatively constant speed. The engine hesitated, car did not accelerate when the gas pedal was applied. The engine then stalled. I pulled over, restarted the engine, and the car seem to run normally after this first incident. The vehicle has continued to intermittently have the same issue, although it may need to be restarted a few times before acting normal again. The vehicle…
ODI 10538200
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving off exit ramp and escape went into "limp mode". This "limp mode" has happened on the highway and side roads 6 to 8 times. This throttle box replacement is at my expense. Ford dealer will no cover,as i was told "the escapes do not have a throttle body issue." *tr
ODI 10534714
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving in neighborhood at approx. 15mph, engine stalled and orange wrench light came on. Pulled over to side of street, shut down engine and then restarted. Engine ran fine for another 2 weeks and then same event occurred with wife driving. One week later, did same thing while i was driving. Ford dealer has car now and says they are waiting for a throttle body. Car has been in shop for over 1 week so far. *tr
ODI 10521791
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle started stalling while approaching a traffic light and continued to stall to where eventually the gas pedal was non-operational. The car was taken to a ford dealership and a mechanic diagnosed that the throttle body was not operating properly and needed to be replaced. Ford staff indicated the part is not covered under the power train warranty and the replacement part would have to be paid out of pocket…
ODI 10514142
Engine
I was driving on the highway at 60 mph in cruise control and the car suddenly died. The check engine light came on and when i stepped on the pedal nothing happened. The ac unit and radio continued to work fine. When the car finally came to a stop, i turned off the engine and restarted it and it came back on like normal. The check engine light was no longer on. I was able to drive home fine. *tr
ODI 10513806
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The engine and wrench warning icon illuminated as the vehicle proceeded to engage into limp mode. The failure recurred intermittently. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. *tr
ODI 10534535
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
On the highway in the left lane - very busy area with traffic merging from right when engine stopped - no power at all. Terrifying! Luckily, i was somehow able to get across three lanes of high speed traffic to the breakdown lane. Needed a tow to my ford dealer (55 miles). They diagnosed a defective electronic throttle control and due to the fact this part was backordered, i did not have a car for over a week.…
ODI 10534280
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving in light traffic on the interstate freeway, just coming over a hill, the engine lost power. Multiple power loss surges and the engine light came on so the ford escape was allow to coast down hill to the next exit ramp. Once at the bottom of the off ramp, the ignition was turned off and a tow truck was called. To move the car out of the way, the engine was restarted and it was noticed that another light…
ODI 10532726
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving on highway, heard a little pop and had sudden loss of power from depressed accelerator, but engine was on - no warning light on dash. Was going on downward incline, able to go from left lane to shoulder on right; engine shook violently then and i turned it off. Waited a minutes, turned back on; idling had a little "miss" but able to finish trip. Upon return home, took vehicle to mechanic, found no historic…
ODI 10515854