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
Driving in town and vehicle would not accelerate. Turned off engine and restarted. Vehicle ran fine for only a few blocks and had to restart again. Next day the vehicle would only go about 1 block before we had to restart it. It needs a new electronic throttle body and no parts are available. There is a national backorder per ford parts department. *tr
ODI 10522225
Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving on interstate at approximately 60 mph, engine suddenly lost power. I looked down and saw the yellow wrench light on. Car continued to coast and began slowing down. Luckily there were no vehicles immediately behind me and i had time to find a location to pull over. Pulled over and engine began to buck and sputter. Turned off ignition. Waited about 15 seconds and started engine. Wrench light was gone. Put car…
ODI 10520356
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I had a problem with acceleration where the escape would cough and buck when trying to accelerate. At that time ( a couple of weeks after purchase), i took it back to the dealer and they sent it for a "software update". It didn't buck continually after that, but was still gutless and slow. Yesterday 8/2/2013, i was at a stop light and tried to accelerate and the car just wouldn't go. Engine still running, but no…
ODI 10533358
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving our escape, you try to accelerate and there is nothing there. You can push the gas pedal to the floor and the engine does not respond. This has happened 4 times in about 6 day period. We have had to pull our vehicle to side of the road/highway and shut it off and then restart it. It does starts working again but we don't know when it will happen again. We took it to harrold zeiglers in kalamazoo…
ODI 10523163
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving around 65mph and the car suddenly shuts off and the check engine light came on, loss of all power all i could do was try to make my way from the fast lane over to the shoulder, drifted to the side of the road and turned the car off and it restarted after a few minutes and drove fine all the way home, a few days later it did the same thing, cut off while doing around 60mph again in the fast lane i had to try…
ODI 10522199
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Vehicle (2010 ford escape) traveling at appx. 20mph on freeway when it started bucking, lost some but not all power. Pulled vehicle to side of freeway, shut off engine. Restarted 30 seconds later. Restart was difficult but successful. Successfully drove vehicle to dealer for repair. Dealer claims this is electronic throttle body issue. Cannot repair until part arrives in approximately one week. Very similar behavior…
ODI 10520390
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Made turn into traffic, speed was about 30 mph. Went to accelerate, no power. Engine rpms dropped. Stepped on gas pedal to accelerate . No response. Drifted over to side of road. Placed into neutral and tried to increase rpms. No response. Turned off ignition to call for aid as the roadway was busy, then tried to restart car . Car started normally. Rpms resumed normal. Placed car into drive and drove off normally.…
ODI 10525839
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the interstate at about 70 mph. Suddenly, without notice the car began to slow down and depressing accelerated did nothing. I was able to coast to the shoulder where the car continued to idle roughly with the wrench indicator light on. I turned the ignition off and waited a few seconds. I started the car and engine ran somewhat normally. Same issue occurred on return trip a few hours later. Took to…
ODI 10521184
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving on i-95 north....at 60 mph....when the engine almost completely stalled out without warning. The car speed dropped down to 5-7mph...and the car started shaking and the engine began rough surging. I barely missed being hit by a large semi truck as i inched the car over to the curb. I was able to get the car off the expressway (going about 5 mph) at the next exit and then turned the car off. The wrench light…
ODI 10524847
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
We where traveling northbound on i675 traveling at 70 mph when the vehicle started to lose speed went into limp mold. *tr
ODI 10522197
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
For a couple weeks previous to the final incident, while coming to a stop, the car would stutter then turn off...one time while driving 80mph on the highway. The final time i was pulling out of a gas station and the car started stuttering, then shut off in the middle of the intersection with just enough power to get to a turn-off. The check engine light came on and the yellow wrench. The car would not start for…
ODI 10521618
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving 70 mph down interstate my 2010 escape suddenly lost all power without warning. The wrench light on the dash came on, the gas pedal was non-responsive and the engine idled extremely rough at a low rpm. Luckily i was able to get to the side of the road - nearly caused an accident. Unsure what to do i looked in the manual and saw that the wrench light meant powertrain failure and it advised to contact…
ODI 10519760
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was traveling at highway speed, 60 mph, when the engine suddenly lost power and i had to coast to the side of the road. The warning indicating a problem with the throttle control/powertrain came on. I turned the motor off and restarted the engine, the light went off, and i proceeded to work without further incident. After researching on the internet and talking to my dealer, i was told it was a defective throttle…
ODI 10519726
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
During highway driving at approximately 40 mph the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration, stalling, and the throttle/power train indicator light came on. I was forced to pull over on the side on the road, turn off the vehicle and restart. The care drove for approximately 3 more miles and then the issue recurred. I immediately proceeded to my local dealership (dealership where vehicle was purchased). During that trip,…
ODI 10519661
Body · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My car stalled out as i was driving down the street. I had to turn off my car and restart it. It was able to restart but about 5 minutes later it did the same thing. At one point i was in the middle of an intersection. When i took it in to the dealership they told me this was happening to many other ford escapes as well as ford fusions. At this point they told me the part was back ordered for 2-3 weeks. They told me…
ODI 10520938
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Wife was driving home and her vehicle stalled. She was able to get out of traffic and into a parking lot, where she had her car towed to the nearest dealer. Dealer told her the issue was with the throttle body. *tr
ODI 10519762
Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving along highway at 55 mph. Suddenly, could no longer accelerate, despite engine still running at rough idle. Had to drift to side of road. Had no throttle response. To continue, we had to shut down engine. We restarted the engine, and proceeded down the highway. The symptom repeated itself several times while driving to the car dealer. We took it there because we feared for our safety. Our vehicle has been on…
ODI 10521536
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The auto "jumped" then decelerated immediately. I had to move from middle lane to right then off the road with only coasting-no fuel power at all. *tr
ODI 10519998
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While making left hand turn vehicle abruptly stalled, yellow warning light showed fault with powertrain. Vehicle was towed to dealer on 6/10/2013 still waiting for throttle body assembly three days. *tr
ODI 10519542
Fuel/Propulsion System
I was cruising at highway speeds when the car began slowing despite no change in gas pedal pressure. Additional gas did not result in the car maintaining speed or speeding up. I coasted to the side of the highway and turned the car off. I restarted the car and was able to accelerate to highway speeds. About a mile later, the same thing happened. I called a tow truck and the car was taken to a local ford dealer. The…
ODI 10516063
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Wrench light came on while driving car and barely had enough rpms to get off road. Had to pull battery cable off to get car to move. This happened three times to get the car 20 miles to home then trailered to ford dealer. Said it was a bad tb. The car has also stalled at 0mph and sometimes surges. One time this winter the car surged causing it to hit my tractor and busted bumper cover and fog lamp. *tr
ODI 10522163
Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving from the bank to home and all of the sudden i had no power. I stepped on the gas and nothing happened. I had to ease over to the right lane with no power and when i got to the side of the road i shut off the engine and then i restarted it. My escape then ran fine the rest of the way home. I called the dealership and brought my escape into the service department. They said i need a new throttle box and…
ODI 10515744
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While traveling on a state highway the vehicle suddenly lost power although it was still running. The powertrain light came on. We limped off the highway. After turning the vehicle off and turning it back on, the vehicle was able to run again. The light goes off and stays off until the next incident. The incidents happen very frequently now, and because of this, we are unable to use our vehicle at all. This has…
ODI 10533376
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
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was driving on the highway when the motor in the escape just died, i was forced to move from the left lane of the highway to the right with almost no power. No accident occurred i took the truck to the ford dealership and they say that part is on national backorder ford is making 4000 of the throttle bodies in order to keep with the demand. *tr
ODI 10515413