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/Propulsion System
Standard transmission vehicle. Traveling on city street at 35 mph, vehicle started losing power and engine died. Initially not able to restart, waited 4 minutes and engine started. Few minutes later at a stop, began accelerating but engine died again. After first occurrence, engine light came on and wrench light went on and off. Was able to get vehicle started and proceeded to ford dealer. Ford dealer diagnosed…
ODI 10544772
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
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
Engine
While driving the freeway the engine loss power, the yellow 'wrench" light came on and i had to coast to the side of the road. I tried to rev the engine, no power but the engine was running with a rough idle. I turned off the car waited 3-4 min it started right up i continued on my way this has happened to me several times thru-out the months of sept., oct and the first week of nov.. Near the 15 of oct was the…
ODI 10551154
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Was traveling through an intersection and the escape power quit even though the engine was running. Got it pulled into a parking lot where then i looked up to see what the wrench light meant which was powertrain issue, took it home added transmission fluid thinking that might have been the problem since it was a little low. Had no issues until 9/19/2013 when traveling about 40mph and the same thing happened again.…
ODI 10546175
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
This occurred while driving back from work, i bought the vehicle used and it passed inspection from the ford dealership. I have owned vehicle for almost 5 months when this failure occurred. The symptoms that i experienced were loss of power while accelerating and engine automatically goes into "limp mode" (engine ecu protection protocol so no more damage would be done to the engine) i noticed that the orange wrench…
ODI 10544982
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
Engine · Power Train
I was on the right hand lane on highway when vehicle all of sudden lost power and would not accelerate. Almost rear ended due to sudden loss of power. Once i pulled over and waited a few seconds it started back up. After exiting and waiting at a red light and then proceeding through the intersection on green to make a left hand turn the vehicle again lost power. This has happened on at least three other occasions.…
ODI 10547096
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
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
Engine · Power Train · Steering
1st - vehicle was refueled with 87 octane and just drove one mile down and up a hill were it stopped at a red light. Light turned green and the throttle was applied and vehicle lurched and stalled. 2nd - vehicle was driving around neighborhood going 20 mph and started to sputter and hesitate 3rd - rush hour traffic were it was stopped then throttle applied and lurched and stalled 4th - using cruise control driving…
ODI 10544689
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body sensor malfunctioned, and accelerator peddle went limp. Dealership is telling us it's not under warranty, we're under the 36,000mi but over on the 3 years however now i'm reading this is a very common problem with this make and model. *tr
ODI 10543098
Engine
Driving home from a day trip w/ friends and when approaching light, car started bucking. When the gas petal was pushed down, the vehicle only went 20 mph and was quickly dropping speed. The red wrench appeared on the dash. We pulled over in a not so very nice part of this particular town, shut off the car. Fortunately for us, the vehicle started and we got home. I have a call to the dealership who sold the vehicle…
ODI 10542518
Engine · Power Train
2010 ford escape had been having an uneven idle while in drive with foot on brake. In this case, while accelerating at a stop light, the car would not accelerate and stalled with the engine and wrench light illuminating. Pulled over turned key to off position put car in park and restarted. Took to dealership that weekend. Technician witnessed the uneven idle. No codes would show up on computer. Technician…
ODI 10547386
Engine · Power Train
The first incident happened on 09-10-13, a week after having the works and an alignment done on my car at a ford dealer. While driving 40mph, my vehicle surged and lunged, then i lost ability to accelerate my vehicle had to pull over put flashers on and restart vehicle. A yellow wrench light lit up on my dash. I looked it up in the manual which indicated a throttle problem. I called the dealership which serviced my…
ODI 10544103
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body failure: replacement not only costly, but also on back order and is estimated to take several weeks. *jb
ODI 10542107
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
My daughter was driving to school on the hwy to school and car shut down completely which lost all power pulled over and tried to restart and had to wait places to me (father) and then it restarted then she drove on to school then she took car on to dealership and dealership performed search and found that it was a throttle body that was going out.
ODI 10542321
Engine · Power Train
Driving approximately 65 miles per hour, without warning the car just stop going the wrench light showed up on the dash, thank goodness i was able to avoid a collision by coasting off the road. The next day in heavy traffic going 35 miles per hour same thing happened , had to be pushed out of rush hour traffic, narrowly escaping being in an accident. There is no warning what so ever. On way home the car did it again…
ODI 10542320
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The first occurrence i was driving in normal conditions at 40 mph and the engine lost power completely and a small wrench lit up on the dashboard. I pulled over safely and shut the engine down, waited a minute and the engine started right up. The same thing began happening at least once a day. In traffic, on the highway. This problem has almost caused serious accidents. I called the dealer and they said they have no…
ODI 10553274
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home from work at 11:45 p.m. And my vehicle started to slow down, i pulled over to the side of the road, i stepped on the gas and nothing. So i shut it off and waited a few minutes and restarted it, the vehicle took off and i made it home, 26 miles. This happened the next morning when my husband drove it took it to decorah auto center ford and they said they can't do anything with out a code. I have to…
ODI 10542064
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
Engine failed. Car abruptly stopped. Wrench light appeared. Restarted car and wrench light went out but engine light remained on solid. Got going on third try and managed to get home about 8 miles. Same scenario continued and my mechanic thoroughly cleaned throttle assembly. Problem continues... Tried again....this time failed at intersection...got going again but almost had vehicle behind me rear end…
ODI 10541710
Engine
While driving down the interstate the car lost all power and the check engine light (wrench) came on. The gas pedal was completely unresponsive but i was able to coast to the side and come to a complete stop. I then shut off the engine which was still running at a low rpm. I then re-started the car, the light did not come back on and the car then ran normally.
ODI 10538620
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on i-66 at about 60 mph and suddenly lost power. Luckily i was just approaching an exit in a rural area and was able to coast onto the ramp, which sloped downward ahead of me. The engine continued to run but at a very low rpm and there was no response to the gas pedal. The wrench symbol came onto the instrument panel. I had the car towed about 40 miles to my usual independent mechanic. After…
ODI 10577365
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the interstate going 65 mph i felt a jolt like the car had dropped into a lower gear. The speed immediately went down to 40 mph. When i pushed down on the accelerator it would not go above the 40 mph. I moved over to the shoulder. The wrench light came on. The engine continued to run, very shaky, and i called for a tow. The dealer replaced the throttle body.*jb
ODI 10541705
Engine
Pulling out of intersection, vehicle stuttered twice and lost power. Pressed accelerator to the floor with no response. Pulled off on side of road and was nearly hit several times. Turned vehicle off for a few minutes and re-started, then everything was fine. No check engine light ever came on. *js
ODI 10538231