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.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at 71 mph with the cruise control on, i noticed a slowing down feeling, the cruise control light went off, the wrench light illuminated. I pulled to the berm. I turned off the engine. According to the manual it was the throttle. It took 2 tries to restart car, the wrench light went off. A ford dealership was 5 min. From incident. According to invoice, they performed throttle body update. I was told if…
ODI 10639166
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into a garage without warning. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired to determine the cause of the acceleration failure. The vin was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was…
Crash reported
ODI 10625920
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down freeway at 85 miles per hour. Vehicle stalls and rpms or mph won't move. Pull over put in park, vehicle shakes real bad and wrench comes on. Turn off and restart, wrench drops off. 50 miles down the road same instance, except after restarting wrench drops and check engine light comes on. Bring to dealership. Throttle actuator control system stuck open and they say possible recall. Week later going 65…
ODI 10630882
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My ford 2011 escape just completely stalled out driving home. I was on the highway going about 65 mph when it just sputtered and died. I think i even had it on cruise control. It was extremely dangerous and i had to pull over in the middle of traffic. I forced the car into park and turned it off when it kept sputtering. Once i restarted the engine it drove some more but did the same thing about 3 minutes from my…
ODI 10605313
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 30 mph without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 53,000.
ODI 10594236
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on highway when all of a sudden my 2011 ford escape started to accelerate and stop, accelerate and stop. I pulled over, turned the car off and restarted the vehicle. When i put the vehicle in drive vehicle accelerated while people were in front of car. No one was hurt. Had to tow to autozone to have them attach troubleshooting machine. Result was p2111 throttle actuator control system. *tr
ODI 10588955
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle accelerated quickly from a stopped position upon starting in the morning. I have to put my foot on the brake to keep it from surging forward even though i have not pressed the gas peddle at all. Vehicle jolts forward suddenly during driving at slow speeds and often when starting from a stop. Also sometimes increases acceleration when coasting at a medium speed when no gas has been applied. *tr
ODI 10593314
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
During rush hour traffic on a busy highway, my 18 year old daughter was attempting to accelerate from a legal right turn on red. With traffic approaching the gas pedal become unresponsive, she began quickly losing speed, she was in the right hand lane thank god with a turn lane and was able to pull over before slowing to a complete halt. Had she been in a center lane or on a stretch with no shoulder, there could…
ODI 10587002
Vehicle Speed Control
Sudden lost of acceleration at 70 mph per our. Pushing on the pedal would not allow the car to accelerate. Pulled over restarted the car, tested accelerator in park and worked. Continued after pulling over same thing sudden lost of acceleration, car started to decelerating rapidly. *tr
ODI 10586685
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving in the left lane of i-495 in long island, ny around 1:00 pm when my car completely lost power. I pressed the gas pedal and felt that there was no power in the accelerator. The car was now only moving because of the previous highway speed that i had been driving at, and i was able to use the remaining propulsion of the car to pass to the right lane and pull over onto the shoulder. I had to wait 2 hours…
ODI 10573608
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I have no idea what part is bad.... I was driving on a open highway and all of a sudden i had no speed, it was as if i had taken my foot off the accelerator, i was able to get it off the highway but when it was idling, it was running really rough. After setting for awhile it seemed to run ok but of course being a lady i am very uncomfortable driving it now. My husband took it to our dealer, astorg ford, they said it…
ODI 10565740
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Pulling out of the driveway of my home, the car surged forward on its own and narrowly missed the neighbor. This surging of the engine on its own is going to cause a death one of these days. Ford really needs to look into this. *tr
ODI 10562249
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
As my wife was driving one morning the ford escape with out warning started to feel like there was no throttle when she stepped in the gas. She immediately pulled to the side of the road (coasting because the gas peddle wasn't responding. A little wrench (throttle body/powertrain) light came on, on the dash. This happened twice on this day, both times out of the blue. The ford dealership looked at it and it was the…
ODI 10560429
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerating from traffic light, in left lane, in heavy traffic. The car slowed down and would not respond to accelerator. Manage to maneuver to the side of the road. Shut off engine and restarted engine. All appeared normal. I maneuvered to a road with less traffic to continue home. The problem occurred again within a mile. *tr
ODI 10559591
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on a winding, mountainous road the car suddenly lost power and was not responsive to the accelerator. There was no shoulder, so i kept going, very slowly, and then it resumed normal operating responsiveness, only to lose power again. This continued for the 4 miles it took for me to get home. I hoped it was some bad gas and was a one-time event - until it happened again, and i was again able to get home. I am…
ODI 10566810
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on interstate the vehicle suddenly lost power and stalled to a very slow speed. I was able to safely exit the highway and pulled into a parking lot with engine barely running. After turning engine off and preparing to call aaa, tried starting engine and it ran fine. The check engine light came on and i took the car for a code check. Code was p2111 throttle actuator stuck open. I am just going out of…
ODI 10557612
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While trying to accelerate to enter merging highway, my 2011 ford escape took many seconds to stall and then finally engage. My son asked why does this always happen, and its not safe to drive not knowing when entering the traffic, that you will not know if the car is going to make it in the traffic. I drove far and quite a bit yesterday and it happened 3 times. I am taking the car in next week, even though the…
ODI 10557085
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
After intermittent 3 times in 2 weeks, had throttle body cleaned 12/14/2013 per ford tsb. On this date, 12/16/13 it failed again and had the throttle body replaced at my expense. Ford would not cover it after 36,000 or 3 years as out of warranty. It was an extremely hazardous condition not to replace. This part should be recalled immediately for replacement. *tr
ODI 10556783
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While turning into a parking lot my vehicle's accelerator quit functioning. This was the second time within a 14 day period. To overcome the problem, i shut the vehicle off via the key, waited 3 minutes and tried again. Same thing. Next i shut off the engine and waited 5 minutes and the throttle body began functioning again. I drove the vehicle to a repair shop where they cleaned the affected part and re-installed…
ODI 10556068
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the road and my ford escape just lost acceleration. Everything else stay on, but i tried to press the gas pedal with no response and nothing happened, the vehicle just stopped. I turned off the vehicle and restarted it and it started up with no problems. It happened again when i was pulling out of a parking lot, exact same thing. Luckily during both events no cars were behind me at the time. *tr
ODI 10553662
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down i-5 and 2011 ford escape started to decelerate while foot was on the gas pedal. Had to switch lanes and exit highway before i lost momentum. No one was injured in the process. Shut it off for about ten minutes then turned it over but it struggled to fire. When started we drove straight home and parked it. I then got on the computer to research the issue and looked up any recalls on the vehicle. I…
ODI 10553630
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was on i80 heading westbound through lincoln. All the sudden i felt a thump and lost all acceleration. I was in the center lane (of three lane traffic) and was surrounded by semi trucks. Thankfully i was able to get my hazard lights on and coast over to the shoulder. I called aaa for a tow and took my vehicle to the nearest ford dealer. I was advised that i had a stuck throttle body. They said this is quite common…
ODI 10553367
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
In the peak of traffic the vehicle stalled and started choking. Almost would barely run. Had the opportunity to stop in the rest area and had to pay the tow truck. Vehicle currently in the shop and the diagnosis is the throttle body needs replacing. And the warranty is not covering. *tr
ODI 10553774
Vehicle Speed Control
Car 4 months past warranty, stuck in traffic when suddenly not getting gas. Dealership says is throttle body. See lots more complaints so wanted to register mine too. *tr
ODI 10553372
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
This is the second time this has happened to me. Both time i was on my way to work. The first time i was going about 45mph turning on the street to my office and the engine dies. I have no power. I am pressing on the gas and nothing. I stop the car and pit it in park. I restart the car and it starts right up. I think oh no big deal maybe i have a bad tank of gas. Maybe the engine was not getting any fuel. Did not…
ODI 10552868