2011 Ford Escape Power Train Problems
- 252
- 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 252 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 36 records
- wrench light · 29 records
- light came · 26 records
- side road · 16 records
- lost power · 13 records
- engine light · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 148 |
| 60–100k mi | 47 |
| 1–30k mi | 38 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Stalling and surging without warning while i was in heavy traffic. Warning light came on looked like a wrench. This happened three times was able to get into parking lot and had car towed to ford dealer for repair. Dealer indicated was throttle auto body problem and parts will not be in for 10 days due to a national back order on the same part (s). I have taken great care of this car and was livid it could have such…
ODI 10537968
Power Train
I was driving down the interstate at 65 mph and my escape just started decreasing in speed, and i tried to accelerate and it would not gain any speed at all. I tried to make it to the next exit, but that did not happen because the power was continuing to decrease. I was glad i was already in the far right lane and could pull over to avoid an accident! Once i pulled over the wrench light came on and the truck started…
ODI 10537445
Engine · Power Train
On august 21, 2013 driver of a 2011 ford escape was attempting to turn and accelerate the vehicle from a stoplight when the car jerked forward and would not accelerate with oncoming traffic, and with traffic moving behind the vehicle. The dashboard showed a wrench light, and drive found it hard to stop car as it was sputtering and jerking forward. The car was finally moved to the side of the road, shut off, and…
ODI 10537533
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
At first, while driving, the car would shut down and not respond to throttle movement, a huge safety issue in traffic. After pulling over and restarting the car, the problem seemed to go away for a while. The problem seemed to be intermittent the first few times. Finally the car shut down to an idle and would not respond to throttle movement and the wrench and engine lights came on. The car would only run limp mode.…
ODI 10536953
Power Train
My ford would not accelerate, it sputtered and went dead. It would not restart. It had done this before but previously i could restart it. Dealership replaced throttle body. *tr
ODI 10595186
Electrical System · Power Train
On four separate occasions, while accelerating the throttle gave out. The vehicle had no power to move forward, except what was left from the original speed. On one of theses occasions, i was on a major highway in the dc area when the throttle gave out. I turned on my hazards and pulled over. Thankfully the cars behind me had enough room not to crash into me. I then turned off the car. Once restarted, it seemed to…
ODI 10535879
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving at interstate speeds (65 mph), the vehicle just seemed to stop, but the engine was still running. I had just gone over a bridge and was able to coast down and pull off the side of the road. A yellow wrench was displayed in the instrument panel. I turned the vehicle off and removed the key. After waiting for a minute, i was able to start the vehicle and return home. This has happened three times now. I…
ODI 10535745
Engine · Power Train
Was driving along to my firefighter job when i felt my car loose power and noticed a wrench light come up on my dash. I attempted to accelerate however couldn't. I safely was able to pull off to side of the road where once i came to a stop the car jerked. I shut down my engine, waited a few mins then restarted the car to which car was running fine. I continued to work and started to research what problem can be and…
ODI 10534810
Power Train
Throttle control failed driving on interstate. We could have been killed. Same thing happened two weeks prior and dealer claimed it was fixed. *tr
ODI 10535254
Power Train
After only owning the vehicle for 2 weeks (purchased used) vehicle began to stall/loose power, and immediately slows. It does start back up, but then repeats the behavior. *tr
ODI 10534526
Engine · Power Train
While driving my 2011 ford escape suddenly lost all power (almost felt like a stall) and the wrench light on the dash was illuminated. I pulled to the side of the road, turned it off, and after turning the vehicle back on it operated as normal. This has happened three times over the past week. *tr
ODI 10535047
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Engine suddenly reduces to high idle - throttle totally unresponsive. Turning engine off and restarting temporarily restores performance. I endorse the ongoing nhtsa investigation of this well known problem which is a severe safety threat as the vehicle unpredictably looses all power in the middle of other traffic. *tr
ODI 10534963
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. While driving 25 mph and making a right turn, the vehicle slowed down without warning. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 7/16/15*cn the consumer stated no accidents occurred but, there were a few…
ODI 10721495
Engine · Power Train
I was accelerating and the car then just stopped accelerating. It felt like the transmission had just let go, because the car would not speed up when i stepped on the gas pedal. When i tried to stop, the idle was very rough and the car wanted to jerk forward. Luckily, i was able to get the car stopped in a safe place. When i re-started the car, the ignition was turning over, but it took several seconds before it…
ODI 10534423
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving on an expressway around 35-40mph, vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power and went into limp mode (less than 1000rpm) with a wrench indicator illuminated on the dashboard. Pulled over, shut down vehicle and then restarted engine. Vehicle was driven home and taken to the dealership the next day. Ford diagnosed and is replacing the throttle body under powertrain warranty. *tr
ODI 10534287
Electrical System · Power Train
Vehicle shuts down or does not respond to accelerator. You turn it off wait a few minutes, start it again and it gets moving. Problem occurred twice in one day. 10 days later the problem re-emerged three times.
ODI 10535987
Power Train
I was driving my 2011 ford escape on a crowded i-4 around orlando florida when i completely lost power on my vehicle. I was able to safely pull off to the side of the road. As i brought the car to a stop (braking), the car jerked forward before stopping. I shut off the car, and sat for a few moments, wondering what to do. The dash showed a wrench symbol, so i checked the manual to see what it meant. It said…
ODI 10533538
Power Train
Transmission slips twice and jerks forward when first driven cold.........very dangerous when entering a busy highway................took to palm springs motors 3 times and the problems was never solved...........they told me that they could not solve the problem and to drive it until it breaks down and then they could tell what the problem is................this is unacceptable and needs to be taken care by ford…
ODI 10569106
Engine · Power Train
Throttle body stops to only idle upon accelerating or use of throttle from stop. Sometimes it will allow to accelerate up to 30 to 40 mph before it quits working upon throttle input from driver. So, it will only idle after accelerating half or part way through an intersection and you are at the mercy of incline or decline of road to hopefully coast to safety. It has done this while turning left while having to yield…
ODI 10533766
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Was driving on highway at 55 mph, the wrench light came on dashboard and the car started decelerating. Would not accelerate, had to pull over, turn car off, then back on, in order for car to accelerate again. Second incident seemed like car's power completely shut off and would not come back on again after a rough idling stop. *tr
ODI 10533437
Engine · Power Train
While driving my 2011 ford escape to work when all of the sudden it lost power. My first thought was that the engine had died, but when i looked down i saw that it was still bouncing between 500 and 1000 rpm. I also noticed that the red wrench light had come on. I was able to get the car pulled over into a parking lot. I was not sure what was going on so i shut the car off. A minute or two later i started the car…
ODI 10533372
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving on the interstate on afternoon 31jul13, traveling approximately 60 mph with foot on the accelerator when the car began to completely decelerate. Rpm went to zero and with foot on the gas pedal no acceleration was possible. Was able to get to the side of the road with emergency blinker lights on. Turned car off. When restarting car, car had issues restarting. Drove for another 7 miles with no warning…
ODI 10533056
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on major interstate in downtown houston at rush hour doing 65 mile an hour when car suddenly stalled causing me to come to almost a complete crawl and i kept seeing a flashing wrench in my dash area as the car tugged roughly when i attempted to accelerate. My car was almost hit by several cars as others slammed on brakes behind. I was in the middle of a 5 lane highway and i had to cross two lanes doing 10…
ODI 10532964
Power Train
I was driving at a speed of 45 mpg and my escape sounded like it went into neutral, i tried to give it gas and it wouldn't move, i pulled over and it was just running but still would not move, the wrench came up on the dash lights so i looked in the owners manual and it said it was throttle control/powertrain , i had to get it towed to my dealership. *tr
ODI 10532586
Engine · Power Train
I was about two blocks from home, driving the suv and slowed down to turn the corner, when i tried to hit the gas to accelerate, the car wouldn't accelerate past 5mph. The wrench icon came on, and the rpm wouldn't go past 1. When i restarted it, it worked fine. I had the car towed to the dealership. This is the second time that this has happened. My car is only 2 years old. The first incident was when it was 6…
ODI 10532339