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 · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
I was driving along a road and suddenly my car jolted and almost all of my dashboard lights lit up. The engine was on, but nothing was happening. I pushed the accelerator down and nothing, still. As i was pulling off to the side of the road, the car died. I waited five minutes and the engine was able to be restarted. But the engine light stayed on. I had to turn the engine on and off multiple times to restart the…
ODI 10558263
Engine · Power Train
While driving on surface streets the "wrench" indicator light came on and the car went into limp mode. I got to a parking lot and shut off the engine. After about a minute i restarted the engine, the wrench light went out and all seemed ok. After driving about 6-7 miles on the interstate a repeat of the problem happened. I again shut off the engine. After restarting, i drove for another 6-7 miles and had the car…
ODI 10557977
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the check engine light suddenly illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, who performed a diagnostic and stated that there was a problem with the evaporative emissions system. In addition, fuel was leaking into the charcoal canister caused by a purged solenoid. The vehicle was not repaired…
ODI 10560298
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving south on hwy 53, doing 55 mph when the car jumped out of gear. The engine was still running at idlespeed, but when i depressed the gas pedal nothing happened. Also the wrench light and the engine light where both on. I had to pull off the side of the road to avoid traffic and shut off the engine. I waited a minute and it started right back up with only the engine light on. This was the 5th time this…
ODI 10555806
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on four lane road when lost engine power to idle. Accelerator pedal non-responsive. Drove vehicle four miles back to home. Had to restart engine seven times to return home. Plugged in code reader, it stated the throttle body actuator sticking closed. *tr
ODI 10555226
Engine · Power Train
Began to run very rough. On july 13, 2013, i experienced a similar problem. Malloy ford in winchester, va, charged me $310 to clean the throttle body. After doing some research, i see this is a known problem, i'm disgusted with ford and the dealership. *tr
ODI 10554887
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Was driving the vehicle on the interstate at about 60 mph and exited safely. Went through typical stop-and-go rush hour traffic for about 2 minutes until reaching work, in which the campus' speed is set to 25 mph throughout. Vehicle was traveling on work campus a little under 30 mph. Suddenly, the car stalled and the battery and oil warning lights had come on. Steering the vehicle to a safe parking place was…
ODI 10554644
Engine · Power Train
I was driving down a very busy 5-lane road when all of a sudden a wrench appeared on my dashboard and my car had absolutely no power in the accelerator. It began idling irrationally and my car was shaking. I had it towed to the ford dealership to be fixed. It is the throttle body that is malfunctioning, and they guaranteed to me that it would happen again if not fixed. They informed me that there have been many…
ODI 10554640
Engine
I was stopped at a stoplight and as i accelerated to go through when it turned green, the car just completely died - no warning. It restarted right away so i continued on my way. About an hour later, i had just turned into my neighborhood, so i was going about 10-15 mph and it died again. We took it into the shop and since it was not dying for them, they told us they could not pinpoint the problem. We went for…
ODI 10640391
Engine · Power Train
My wife was driving are escape and she was merging on the freeway. While trying to merge on the freeway she was traveling 60 mph almost to highway speeds she went to merge in front of a truck and the escape stalled. We were almost hit by the truck because the vehicle had lost all power. We took the vehicle to a dealership and the vehicle was diagnosed with a bad throttle body. *tr
ODI 10555773
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on freeway, at about 65mph, when all of the sudden the engine stalled and power was cut dramatically from the engine. Unable to control speed and instantly started stopping. Had to pull over sharply and unsafely on the side of an on-ramp narrowly having car behind us miss us. Turned off vehicle and had to wait about 20 seconds before restarting the car. It then worked ok. Happened several times on one trip…
ODI 10554155
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Our 2010 ford escape has had the exact problem described in the nhtsa case number pe 13003. Our vehicle has 43,000 miles on it and driving to work on a fast moving city street at approx 45-50 mph and the car lost all throttle control and went into the described "limp mode", no warning or check engine lights came on. We had a very difficult time controlling the car and getting it off the road while trying to dodge…
ODI 10553815
Engine · Power Train
I heard a pop sound and there was no response when pressing on the accelerator. Idle was rough, i was able to coast into a parking lot.i let it idle and tried to increase rpm. There was no response to pedal. The car idle roughly. I shut car off and restarted. It cranked longer than normal, like it wasn't getting fuel. Then it ran fine. After about 20 more miles it repeated process, leaving me to coast off the road…
ODI 10553767
Engine
Three times my car gas died with only 28k miles on it. First time i start the car proceed to drive up to fove mph and have a total loss of power. Pedal to the floor and the rpms do not raise. This has happened two more times, both on the expressway where i had to coast to a stop in the far left lane and i was almost rear ended. Turn the car on and off and the problem went away the first two times, including the…
ODI 10555692
Engine · Power Train
While driving approx 20 mph in a community to car slowed down to a crawl. It would not travel faster than approx 5 mph. Happened again a week later. Took it to garage the computer read p2111 - throttle actuator control tac system - stuck open. Description; this powertrain control module pcm fault status indicates the throttle plate is at a greater angle than commanded. Possible causes; binding throttle body stuck…
ODI 10554233
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact was driving 5 mph and preparing to stop for a traffic stop when the vehicle stalled. The oil and battery warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, which proceeded to operate normally. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 86,150.
ODI 10552137
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at a relatively low traveling speed the vehicle seems to lose power and i can no longer accelerate. The tool light/check engine light will come on and i can coast to a stop. Once i stop the vehicle i turn it off. When i restart the vehicle it hesitates for approx 6 seconds and then turns over/restarts with no further problems. This has occurred four times since 11/6/13. *tr
ODI 10553319
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway with my cruise control on when the cruise control shut off and a wrench light came on. The car stopped excelling and i had to cruise from the fast lane over 2 lanes to the side of the road. Once to the side i turned my car off waited a minute and then turned it back on. It turned on fine and ran fine from then on. I of course called ford immediately but it was after hours and i left a…
ODI 10551382
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling down the highway at approximately 70 mph, the car suddenly loses power. The vehicle becomes unresponsive to throttle controls. Vehicle must be pulled off of the highway, onto the shoulder. The vehicle key must be cycled to reset the system. Being an active investigation, there should be known cases of the electronic throttle body failing on these cars. It is a safety concern, and the drive by wire…
ODI 10551180
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Stopped at stop sign, pressed accelerator and engine rpms did not increase. No engine response from accelerator. Turned off engine. Restarted and the throttle/engine worked normally. *tr
ODI 10550688
12v/24v/48v Battery · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that the wrench warning icon illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,500 and the current mileage…
ODI 10552850
Engine · Power Train
I was driving in congested morning traffic and the engine stalled. The wrench indicator light popped on as i lost acceleration. I was able to coast on to the median. However, i was almost struck from behind by another car. After about 30 seconds, the car started back up and i immediately went to work and made it home without problems this evening. After researching on the internet, it appears this is a recurring…
ODI 10550434
Electrical System · Engine
I filed a complaint yesterday and will continue to as long as this is happening, when i started my car this morning i drove 3 miles and it stopped moving, when i press the gas nothing happened and the wrench light came on, stopped the car turned it off started it drove the car about 20 feet and it did the same. Started the car again made it almost to work 3 miles away and it happened again. Stopped the car turned it…
ODI 10549890
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving down the interstate with the cruise control set at 70mph, the vehicle turned the cruise control off and decelerated almost immediately to 60mph which caused an uncomfortable thrashing forward of myself and my 2 children. We had our seat belts on, so we were not injured. The vehicle continued to lose power, so i pulled off the highway and placed the vehicle in park and turned off the engine. I…
ODI 10549834
Electrical System · Engine
While driving the engine stalled, but the lights and radio continued to work. We pulled over and put the car into park and attempted to restart the engine, and it started. However, just a couple of weeks later (this past weekend) it happened again. Both time we were traveling around 20-25 mph on city streets, no warning on indication prior to the stalling, but when it does stall the oil and engine light comes on. *tr
ODI 10551353