2011 Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 242
- 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 242 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 41 records
- wrench light · 23 records
- light came · 22 records
- engine light · 19 records
- lost power · 18 records
- check engine · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 158 |
| 1–30k mi | 41 |
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. While driving approximately 62 mph with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle stalled. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stopped, turned off, and restarted the vehicle for it to operate normally. The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic, but the failure recurred. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The cause of the failure was…
ODI 11234228
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on street and engine shut down. Restarted engine and could not accelerate to more than 20 mph. I pulled off of street and shut engine off for about a minute. Restarted engine and every thing worked fine except check engine light was on and cruise control would not work.
ODI 11001532
Vehicle Speed Control
The throttle body of my ford escape 2011 seems to be malfunctioning, since it has a drive by wire system, i want to complain about the defects ford cars have been having surrounding its throttle functionality. Whenever i am accelerating from a stop light or on the highway, the car jumps forward and starts to shake, and then simply does not accelerate. It happens sporadically, and after an inspection from a mechanic,…
ODI 10986046
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Ford consumer satisfaction program 13n03. Related to etb. Car randomly would not accelerate - had to pull over three times while driving on the highway to turn car on and off. After turning car on, it was like nothing had happened.
ODI 10924884
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owned a 2011 ford escape. While stationary, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into a stone wall. The driver sustained a fractured left arm, various body bruises, right and left leg injuries, and facial lacerations. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. A police report was not filed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10919760
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on my way home my wrench light turned on. My car started hesitating and couldn't have control of my speed. I checked the manual and the it read the problem was some issue with the throttle body. Taking it to ford dealership to see what they will say /fix.
ODI 10911092
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. While driving at any speed, the rpms increased and the contact heard a clicking noise. Afterwards, the vehicle accelerated on its own. The issue recurred numerous times. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
ODI 10917520
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle would engage in jerky motion and reduced power when accelerating to highway speed followed by "throttle fault light" on instrument panel. More jerky motion during downshift/deceleration. Odb2 code p2119
ODI 10908318
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
6 times suddenly lost acceleration without warning while driving. 4th, 5th and 6th time on 8/3/2016 on u.s. 25 at about 55 to 60 mph all in one day. No response from gas pedal, tachometer dropped to 0, wrench light came on. Was able to coast to side of road. Maintained pwr steering/brakes. Shut off engine, restarted/worked fine, wrench light off. Mileage about 65,000. 1st, 2nd it happened on side roads in town and…
ODI 10893184
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving, my check engine light came on. Actually the first light to come on was the power train indicator. While pressing accelerator, the speed continued to decrease. I was in rush hour traffic and it really scared me. I pulled into a parking lot and was unable to take it to an automotive repair shop because it was late in the evening. The next morning i drove slowly to treadquarters auto service center and…
ODI 10885956
Vehicle Speed Control
3 times suddenly lost acceleration without warning while driving. 1st time on 6/17/16 on interstate at 70mph: no response from gas pedal, tachometer dropped to 0, wrench light came on. Was able to coast to side of road. Maintained pwr steering/brakes. Shut off engine, restarted/worked fine, wrench light off. Mileage about 64,920. 2nd & 3rd time same happened driving on country roads (on 6/22/16 mileage about 64,993…
ODI 10884124
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the street and my vehicle started to idle funny, like it was going to stop running and it would not accelerate at all, i had to coast to the side of the street. When i pressed the gas pedal it would not accelerate or do anything almost like it was disconnected. The engine light also came on at this time. My fiancee' came to where i was at and he shut the vehicle off and then started it back up and…
ODI 10873640
Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2011 ford escape. I was driving on a [redacted] and the gas pedal stopped working out of nowhere and i could not accelerate. Luckily i was able to coast to the side before getting rear ended. What is frustrating about this is ford had a recall a couple years ago for my make and model for a bad throttle .. Same exact issue i had where i was driving and couldnt accelerate. Instead of replacing the throttle…
ODI 10870604
Vehicle Speed Control
While merging onto the interstate the the car suddenly began to accelerate at full throttle. Temp ~30 deg, road - dry pavement odometer: 110367.0 miles. The throttle body was replaced in september 2015 by the ford dealer, as well as a new exhaust system at the same time. The check engine light came on the day before. Incident: i do not know my actual speed at the time of the incident because i was merging on to the…
ODI 10839992
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Stalling out in traffic speeding up for no reason.all symptoms point to throttle body exactly what they described to me at my local dealer! But told me they will not fix it until it sets a code !!!!!!!!!!! In the mean time i am afraid i will get hurt because it has stalled in traffic . I am really concerened for my safety.
ODI 10823896
Vehicle Speed Control
Our ford stalls then jerks/jumps when accelerating at times. It's starting to happen more often. It mainly happens after turning on and driving it for the first time during that day although there have been times where it will still do it even after it has been running throughout the day.
ODI 10824730
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving at 50-55 miles an hour my vehicle bucked and lost power and when accelerating it feels as if the car is going to stall. When starting up from a complete stop the car will hesitate when trying to accelerate and bucks.
ODI 10732150
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Going south on i81 to watertown, ny. Vehicle quit and i coasted to the side of the highway. Tractor-trailer behind me swerved to miss me. Almost hit a car coming off the exit ramp, had no power to excelerate to get by him. Could have been a wopper of an accident.
ODI 10730874
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving through town, vehicle revved up and then stalled. Stopped vehicle, turned off, and restarted. Started up without an issue. 3 days later, while driving to work, vehicles wrench indicator light came on and vehicle lost power. Restarted okay. As the week progressed, vehicle started losing power several times during my 20 mile trip to work and back, 40 miles round trip. Then on 7/7/15, vehicle lost power 4…
ODI 10733069
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated while driving with the vehicle on cruise control at 75 mph, the vehicle decelerated. As a result, the vehicle stalled and the service engine soon warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the vehicle was operating as designed. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed…
ODI 10680820
Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling from virginia to michigan on pennsylvania turnpike at a speed of 75 mph my cruise control switched off and the vehicle decelerated. I thought maybe it was because i hit a bump in the road so i tried to engage the cruise control again, it stayed on for a few minutes then disengaged again. This is not the first time this has happened, on a previous trip it did the same thing. I took my vehicle in to…
ODI 10689825
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on a regular street in my area at the rate of 35. The speed limit is 40, so i decided to increase my speed to that of the speed limit. When i proceeded to accelerate, it appeared that the engine was just spinning, but not accelerating, when all of a sudden, it just lunged forward, not once, but twice. This was quite frightening as i had no advanced warning this was going to happen. After that incident,…
ODI 10661533
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. After coming to a complete stop, the contact attempted to accelerate and the vehicle jolted forward violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a dealer, but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000.
ODI 10906472
Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I was crossing a highway and when i stepped on the gas i had no power! Just a few weeks before it was at ford for a torque and steering recall. When i called ford to inform them what happened they said i will have to pay $130 for them to diagnose it! I'm not happy with fords response. This is a real danger and they need to take it serious! *tr
ODI 10660280
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving along my ford escape suddenly refused to accelerate, i was holding the gas to the floor and it wouldn't budge. It was idling strangely and surging. A wrench symbol appeared in the screen on the dash. I was on a hill and was unable to pull of the road. Luckily, no one was behind me. I waited a few moments and restarted the escape, it went and then continued to decelerate once again. I will be taking…
ODI 10651677