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.
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the freeway when suddenly, my engine lost power. A wrench light came on, and my throttle was completely unresponsive. Fortunately, i was in the right lane, so i was able to coast safely off the freeway and onto the side of the road. I shut my car off, waited a minute or two, and then restarted my car. Everything seemed fine after that. This happened again, now totaling 6 times, all while i was…
ODI 10536613
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving to work, the engine suddenly lost power. Stepping on the gas produced no effect. Driving slowly to the side of the road i restarted the engine, and proceeded to work. This was a daily occurrence both going to work in the morning, and returning in the evening. Took the car to a mechanic and was told that it was the throttle body. *tr
ODI 10535841
Engine · Power Train
My vehicle started shaking and the wrench light came on i pulled over and turned it off, restarted it and was able to drive home the next day it happened again and i drove it into the dealer that i had just purchased the vehicle from 6 weeks earlier and they determined it was the throttle motor. The vehicle is still under warranty but they want me to pay for half of repair and i have discovered this is a common…
ODI 10535448
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact pulled to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or mechanic. The contact did not call the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 62,189.
ODI 10536089
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving around 60mph and car started to shake as i tried to accelerated to pull over i could not get the car to accelerate. I coasted to the side of the rode and put on my hazzard lights. I turned the car off for a few minutes and placed a call to my son to come get me. I started it again and tried to go and it started to accelerate again and then called hub city ford where i purchased the car. They said they had…
ODI 10534971
Engine · Power Train
Car stalled with a wrench on dashboard. Had to turn the car off and on again. Took longer to start. *tr
ODI 10534821
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
After being at a stoplight, i was accelerating around a corner about 25 mph and the car suddenly lost power and would no longer accelerate. The engine light came on. I had to coast to the side of the road and put my hazards on. I was quickly able to restart the car and drive home, although the same thing happened twice the very next day while accelerating after being at a stoplight. *tr
ODI 10535210
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
While on my way home one night my car just cut off and left me stranded on the side of the road. *tr
ODI 10534974
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle would stutter and then stall on multiple occasions. Happened once on the first day, twice on the second, and 5 times (including [redacted] to the dealership) on the third day. This is extremely unsafe, as you are never sure when it is going to happen. I was told that i have a "bad throttle body." *tr
ODI 10535314
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
At 35 mph engine rpm decreased to idle and i had to stop and turn off engine and restart. This then again happened at a higher speed the engine rpm decreasing to idle. I was able to pull to the side of road to restart engine. On a busy road this could cause an accident. *tr
ODI 10534696
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
We were traveling at 55 mph on the highway when my ford escape suddenly stalled and would no longer respond when i pressed the accelerator. My suv slowed to a stop where i cut it off. Unfortunately, i did not have enough speed to pull off to a safe location and was stuck in the middle of the very busy highway where i was almost sideswiped by a tractor trailer truck. It was a very scary situation to say the least.…
ODI 10536871
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on major highway at 60 mph the engine shut off and we coasted to the grassy part of the shoulder. Shut car off, waited 5 mins. Restarted the car. Than it happened several times after that. Took it to dealer and had the throttle body replaced. Thank god were able to pull of on the shoulder each time. Looking on the internet, this has happened many times to several other owners. *tr
ODI 10535078
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Taking a turn off the main road when the car started shaking, lunging and had no throttle control, limited to about 10 mph. A dangerous situation on a curvy road, with no break down lane. The error code returned was p2112, the throttle body needed to be replaced. Nothing visually appeared wrong with the old part. *tr
ODI 10534374
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
We were riding on interstate 40 traveling at about 75mph. My 18 year old son was driving. The vehicle suddenly lost power. We had to pull to the side of the interstate. Luckily there was not any traffic or transfer trucks directly behind us. Without warning, the vehicle lost power and the 'wrench light' came on. We immediately dropped down to about 40 mph. We sat beside of the interstate and called my husband to…
ODI 10534349
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC! *TR
ODI 10535324
Engine
Driving my 2010 ford escape on highway at 55 mph in heavy traffic when the engine stopped running. Was lucky to get off highway. Tried to start car for 10 minutes, finally started. Went a few miles and motor cut off again in heavy traffic and cost into shopping center. After another 10 minutes it started and was able to get it home. I was lucky that i was near home and not on a trip. Was able to get it to ford…
ODI 10534314
Engine · Power Train
While traveling at highway speed car lost all power. I was able to slow to a safe stop. Dealer tells me its the electronic body. I find out that another area dealer has replaced 96 of these this year alone. This sounds like a problem ford needs to take care of. The kicker is that its not covered by my warranty. *tr
ODI 10534154
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle has the same throttle body condition as other failed units. Code p2111. *tr
ODI 10533997
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Vehicle begins to loose power/ stall. The "wrench" light illuminates on the dash. After pulling over and restarting, it will go another 5 - 10 miles and it does it again. After 2 - 3 times it will throw the "check engine" light (code p2112). We checked/ cleaned the throttle body and cleared the code. Car ran ok for about 3 days (50 miles), and it happened again. We are looking into hiring an attorney as ford does…
ODI 10536425
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Vehicle was traveling on highway when the vehicle shook and started to stall and shut off at 55 mph. The vehicle slowed down and the engine light and wrench light illuminated. Vehicle was shuttering and slowing down with the engine cutting out. I immediately attempted to get off the road in order to not have a rear end accident with any speeding vehicles traveling behind the car. Once car was shut off, vehicle had a…
ODI 10533915
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down the highway, my car suddenly lost the ability to accelerate and i could no longer continue down the road. I pulled over and my car was running extremely rough. It almost felt like the car was bucking due to a novice driving a manual transmission - note that this was when i was parked as well as when i was decelerating. I noticed the orange wrench lit up on my dash and got a tow to the nearest…
ODI 10533647
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
On 6/18/2013 i was driving around 45 mph and my escape's engine/power train completely turned off and i coasted onto the shoulder. I waited a few minutes and it started again. I took it to a garage we use and they could not find the problem. A few days later the engine shut down again when i was driving around 60 mph. I coasted to the shoulder of the highway, waited a few minutes and started it again. On 8/2/2013…
ODI 10535072
Engine · Power Train
We were driving down the highway as a family with 4 total people in the car. The engine and motor lost total power. You could put your foot to the floor on the gas pedal and the engine would have no power and not rev up with no rpm. We almost got rear ended and blasted from behind by a semi-truck. The semi-truck had to take evasive action and if the outside lane had be blocked and he was not able to change lanes…
ODI 10544914
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
It, has happen various times since august, as i drive, the engine start to either misfire or no power at all, it idle normal but as soonest i step on the accelerator start the problem, has light the check engine several times and as the mechanic scans the vehicle the only code that shows is p2111, the last time that happens, have to use a towing service because can get it moving, before i used to turn the engine…
ODI 10543872
Engine
Vehicle suddenly shut off while driving. Now vehicle shuts off every time when driven around 40-45 and 55-60. *tr
ODI 10536417