2010 Ford Escape Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 419
- 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 419 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- fuel system · 70 records
- system gasoline · 60 records
- parts recall · 33 records
- gasoline part · 26 records
- gasoline parts · 21 records
- part recall · 18 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 178 |
| 60–100k mi | 112 |
| 1–30k mi | 26 |
| 100–150k mi | 23 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on a two lane road doing approximately 40 mph my vehicle lost power. The car was still running but lost acceleration power. We had to coast until we found a place on the side of the road to move to. *tr
ODI 10523448
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling approx 25mph vehicle became unresponsive to gas pedal. Car coasted to side of road (no shoulder on blind curve). Car began to buck and jerk. Wrench light came on.turned off ignition, waited approx 30 seconds and restarted car. No further issue. Extremely dangerous situation. Scared to drive. *tr
ODI 10522790
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at a constant speed of approximately 35 mph, vehicle suddenly stalled without warning or hesitation. I coasted to a stop in a nearby parking lot (luckily!), turned ignition off and vehicle restarted and ran with no problems for almost two weeks. On saturday, july 13th while driving in a similar situation, the vehicle again stalled and would not restart until i coasted to a stop on the side of the road…
ODI 10526226
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling at 65 mph engine suddenly drops in rpm to about 600 - 900 rpm and check engine light comes on. Pulled car to side of road, shut it off and restarted. Engine ran fine and was later inspected. Obd indicates throttle body malfunction and requires replacement. *tr
ODI 10524892
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I made a left turn from a stop light and the car seemed to be accelerating and shifting but suddenly just started "chugging" and become very difficult to steer, almost as if the brake were on. I got as close to the edge of the road as i could and turned the car off. I looked up the symbol (wrench) in the manual and it said "powertrain fault" call your authorized dealer. It was terrifying being stuck in the middle of…
ODI 10523181
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the vehicle began sputtering and then would not accelerate and would barely move when pushing the gas pedal. It was diagnosed initially as the throttle actuator stuck open. It was cleaned. I drove it and less than 24 hours later it lost acceleration on a major highway at a traveling speed of 65 mph. I had to pull over 3 times and restart it to get it to a car repair place. I ended up having to have it…
ODI 10523023
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While pressing the accelerator the car shuts off and comes to a slow stop. Your are not able to accelerate. The wrench light comes on first. I stop the car, turn it off, wait about 10sec and turn the car back on. It starts fine. I travel about 6 miles and the car stops again, this time jerking back and forth a little and then the check engine light comes on. I stop the car and follow the same steps on turning it…
ODI 10522757
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Accelerated to merge into traffic and my 2010 ford escape started to act like it was going to stall when i pressed on the gas pedal. Ever time i tried to accelerate it felt like it was "choking" and wanted to stall. I had to put the vehicle in neutral and press on the gas to keep it from stalling. I had my vehicle towed to the dealership and was told that the throttle body needed to be replaced. In addition to the…
ODI 10522752
Fuel/Propulsion System
The vehicle stalled several times when i was pulling out from a stop or just after i pulled out from a stop. I took it to my dealer to have it serviced and was told that they needed to replace the throttle body. This cost me a total of 384.08. I was told at the dealer that this has happened to other 2010 escapes at that dealerships. A quick google search lead me to see that it has happened to many others as well.…
ODI 10525019
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
As i was traveling down the road and was slowing down the vehicle suddenly acted like transmission kicked into neutral but when i looked down i saw open wrench symbol in cluster lit up and rpm was at idle and would not respond to throttle being applied and engine was running awful. I had to pull off onto shoulder and cut ignition off and restart vehicle but was only able to make it a bout a 100 yds. When it happened…
ODI 10523414
Fuel/Propulsion System
On going problem with truck losing power on the highway at speeds up to 60mph then no power. Finally truck totally stalled out unable to keep running. Now i found out the part is not under warranty even though it is obviously defected----------cost----out of pocket $569.00 plus car rental------perfect!!!!!!! I will never own another ford---fix or repair daily!!!! *tr
ODI 10522609
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The first incident happened as i was leaving work. I'd just pulled out of our parking lot onto the highway when my car failed to accelerate. A wrench symbol light came on and i coasted to the side of the highway, turned it off, let it sit for a moment and then restarted my car. I made it about 7 miles when the same thing happened. I pulled into a parking lot and used my phone to google the symptoms on a ford forum.…
ODI 10524822
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System
6/26/13 - driving in the right lane on interstate 81 in pennsylvania at approximately 65 miles per hour and engine completely lost power. A large truck was behind me and i immediately put my four way flashers on. Luckily there were no vehicles in the left lane and the truck changed lanes. Additional vehicles were coming upon my vehicle quickly so i pulled over on the berm at about 40 mph and applied the brakes and…
ODI 10522032
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Drove about an hour away from home, mostly highway. When i got into the city towards the end of the trip, the wrench light came on and the car stopped accelerating. I pulled over and restarted the car and was able to go a few hundred feet before i lost acceleration again. This time the check engine light came on. I pulled over, waited about 10 minutes, restarted the car, and was able to drive the rest of the way…
ODI 10522836
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along & suddenly lost all throttle. A wrench appeared on my instrument panel & it was running very rough. I was able to idle over into a parking lot, but had no throttle power. I shut the vehicle off & just sat there, thinking about my options. I tried to start it & it started, so i drove it straight to a shop, where they hooked it up to their diagnostic machine. The wrench in the instrument panel was…
ODI 10542586
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car stalled at 35 mph and i became stuck on the road in traffic. The check engine light came on. The engine was idling low and the throttle pedal would not move the car. I got towed to a ford dealer who said the electronic throttle assembly failed. The part is out of stock nation wide and one customer they have has been waiting for 2 months for a throttle body. I called 5 dealers for part availability and they are…
ODI 10521952
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was preparing for a stop light in heavy traffic when my vehicle speed to stall and shake. All ability to accelerate was gone. As i braked the shaking became worse. I was finally able to pull on to a side-road and put the vehicle in park, which made the shake become worse. I cut the vehicle off, waited one minute, turned it on, and it seemed to be fine. I accelerated for approximately 200 ft and the event repeated…
ODI 10521919
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System
Engine simply stopped operating in midst of traffic and immediately decelerated....then resumed operation but vehicle unable to move faster than a crawl....then stopped again....then resumed again. Was able to exit freeway and reach gas station. Turned off vehicle and called aaa for emergency road assistance. Vehicle was towed to ford dealership. Ford replaced the throttle body and motor asy which was on backorder…
ODI 10557370
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Cranked the escape, selected drive but the engine would cut off. Crank it back up and cutoff. Happened several times. Finally got the car moving by keeping the rpms up. Drove about 40 minutes of speeds up to 55 mph. When we got near our destination everytime we slowed down the car would knock off. Car would crank but would knock off again. Able to keep car going by keeping rpms up. Car was towed to ford dealership…
ODI 10522755
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
For the last couple of weeks while at stop lights or when the car was just idling i notice the car would shake/sputter/hesitate, like it was not getting enough fuel to the engine to idle, every once in a while but it did not stall out completely it would recover. Then while driving home on june 23, 2013 at 40mph i took my foot off of the gas pedal for a second to begin to slow down as i was approaching a red light,…
ODI 10521659
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving normal hwy speeds, throttle shuts down. Wrench indicator lights. Have to try to get off of hwy on to shoulder. When stopped, engine still runs but very rough and the throttle does nothing. After turning the engine off the problem resets and runs fine for approx 20 miles or more. Then the same thing happens again. The problem then progressively gets worse. Have read that this is a huge issue and needs t be…
ODI 10521228
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on interstate i-95 car stopped accelerating and engine went to idle speed - barely managed to avoid getting hit by other cars on highway and limped home at approx 5 mph - vehicle was checked by bonell ford in winchester ma. Ford has indicated that the parts for repair are on national backorder note that the ford dealer i purchased this car from bonell ford in winchester ma. Has 3 other ford escape's waiting…
ODI 10521996
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerator stuck on off ramp and tried to push the vehicle through the intersection. This has happened on three different occasions. Ford dealer can not duplicate problem. *tr
ODI 10521185
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle stalled while driving on the highway at 60 mph. *tr
ODI 10521070
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the interstate at highway speed the vehicle suddenly lost all power. The engine warning lights came on and it had no accelerator response. Managed to pull over onto shoulder, turned off the engine waited a moment and it restarted and ran normally. While i was fortunate enough to pull over safely, this could be a very dangerous situation when you have no control of the vehicle. At first it happened…
ODI 10534722