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.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, there was a sudden loss of engine power as the wrench warning icon illuminated. The contact merged to the shoulder where the vehicle was restarted and resumed normally. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of…
ODI 10550156
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was on the freeway on my 2011 ford escape the 4th lane when the car made a sudden noise of loss of power and my dashboard lights when dimmer...the power of my car was diminishing and it felt as if the car engine was going to die on me...scary...i felt my heart drop to my stomach...looked left and had cars coming on the contiguous lane so i could not move to the emergency lane/shoulder, looked right and fortunately…
ODI 10547454
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
After coming to a near stop, the engine began to surge and the vehicle lurched 6 or 7 times. After touching the throttle, the engine became responsive again. *tr
ODI 10546450
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I bought my 2011 ford escape brand new and it has about 40k miles on it. I've never had any issues. It's been a great car with all of my traveling and i've always trusted that it would get me from point a to point b safely. Until today! I got an oil change and check-up last week, no problems. This morning, i was driving on a busy 4-lane interstate when my car lost all power and started shaking and jerking. I was…
ODI 10546027
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I could've [xxx] died. I was on a busy highway when my car died like the battery was died but the battery was fine and i had gas. I took my ford escape into the dealership to see what the problem was. My suv needed something to do with the throttle. Im not very happy that i will need to pay 600 dollar to fix something that others with a ford escape are having the same problem. Ford needs to recall the ford escapes…
ODI 10550617
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on my morning work commute i was stunned when my 2011 ford escape just became unresponsive and was coasting on a 5 lane freeway doing 65 mph. I really did not know what was going on since the only signal that could classify a problem was the little wrench light at the bottom left of the dashboard that was on. I did not do anything out of the ordinary, and i did not notice anything out of the ordinary…
ODI 10545070
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My vehicle stalled twice yesterday while going though busy intersections and the wrench light came on. I would pull over at a super slow speed and then turn the car off and back on. Finding this rare for a well maintained 2 year old vehicle, i looked up "escape stalling" on google and found a plethora of complaints. I took it to the dealer today and mentioned what was happening with the car and what i had seen on…
ODI 10545072
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the highway, my suv jerked slightly and then just decelerated, and i could not maintain speed. I had to cross over 3 lanes to the side of the road and turned the suv off. There was no warning, and i had not applied the break. I noticed the wrench light came on the dashboard. I waited a minute and turned the suv on again. I was able to get to my destination, however, during this trip, the suv jerked…
ODI 10544918
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the highway my vehicle went straight to limp mode with no warning at all. I had to pull to the side of the highway while traffic was stopping behind me and trying to pass me. A wrench light and check engine light came on and i could not throttle my vehicle at all. I cut the ignition off, let it sit a minute and cranked it again. The problem went away. This has happened numerous times the last 2…
ODI 10544793
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving down the road, all the sudden without notice, the vehicle went to 1 rpm and 5 miles per hour. Tried to accelerate and it would not, then the wrench light came on. I put on my flashers immediately so i would not get rear ended by cars coming fast behind me. Then, the vehicle stalled out. The check engine light never came on. Sat there in the rain for a few minutes. Then, started the vehicle back up…
ODI 10546888
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My daughter was entering an intersection preparing to turn left. When she got enough of a clearing between vehicles to turn she went to accelerate to go thru with the left turn and she had no gas to go. The peddle hit the floor and the car died. She was able to coast thru the light with out being hit. But after that the car had to be towed home. We had to replace the throttle body on the vehicle. She was very lucky…
ODI 10544537
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The car stopped responding to the gas pedal as i was merging into traffic. I pulled over, turned the car off and waited 15 minutes. I turned it back on, had the same behavior when i tried pulling out of the parking lot. I had to toe the vehicle to the dealership. The mechanic knew right away what the issue was, mentioning that it was common. The dealer replaced the throttle body and charged a $100 premium to use my…
ODI 10544988
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. In addition, the vehicle sporadically failed to respond to acceleration attempts. The contact referenced nhtsa action number: dp12006 (engine) and stated that the parts were not available to complete the repair under the technical service bulletin. The approximate failure mileage…
ODI 10544922
Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle just lost power and appeared to stall right in the middle of traffic. I pressed on the accelerator and nothing happened.... No power. I was able to coast over to the curb out of traffic. I turned the engine off and waited a few minutes and then turned it back on . I was able to make it home. The next morning i started the vehicle up again and started to drive it again and while it traffic it did the same…
ODI 10548166
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine speed became unsteady, rising and falling despite steady, even pressure on throttle pedal. Soon after, the engine would die after returning to idle following a stop. Not long after that, unsteady engine speed became more noticeable both at idle and while driving. *tr
ODI 10546065
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle lost power. Would only idle. Wrench light illuminated. Had to shut vehicle off and restart. *tr
ODI 10542785
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving for about an hour, then came to a stop light. When the light turned green and i pressed the accelerator, the engine died (but the car's electronics stayed on) and the check engine light came on, no movement from the car. I turned it off and back on. The engine struggled to start. I then proceeded to drive another half mile at about 55mph, and the engine stalled again while at driving speed. I managed to…
ODI 10547356
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact leased a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving. The vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. It was determined the vehicle needed a new throttle body. The failure and current mileage was 40,000. Updated 10/17/13*lj the consumer has since returned the leased vehicle.
ODI 10542233
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving to work in the morning and my escape stalled while going through a four way intersection. I thought that this may have been an isolated incident so i continued driving. I then noticed while i was in traffic that the engine would shutter and not idle normally. It stalled again the next day. I took it to the ford dealership in the city where i live with the check engine light on, they tested it and then…
ODI 10542431
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Upon entering a busy highway off of my neighborhood the vehicle lost acceleration power and went into a complete slow crawl as if coasting, almost causing me to get rear ended by 60 mph approaching traffic. Fortunately, i was able to barley coast to the shoulder before anyone could hit me. I turned off the vehicle until my husband arrived to bail me out. He then was able to restart the vehicle and managed to drive…
ODI 10542192
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On 08/30/2013, my wife and i drove our 2011 ford escape which has the mileage of 38000 back home from a state park. When we were attempting accelerate the vehicle after a right turn from a stop light, the gas pedal suddenly stop working properly and would not accelerate, the wrench light was on. We stopped the car and restarted, it worked fine. Without thinking much about it, we drove on i-10 highway and luckily we…
ODI 10538527
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently and the accelerator pedal failed to engage. The contact mentioned that the wrench warning icon was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure.…
ODI 10547644
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On august 29, 2013 driver of a 2011 ford escape was attempting to turn left and accelerate the vehicle from a stoplight when the car jerked forward and would not accelerate or go with flow of traffic, and with traffic moving behind the vehicle creating dangerous situation. The dashboard showed a wrench light, and driver found it hard to move car forward as it went into "limp home" mode, sputtering all the way. The…
ODI 10538011
Vehicle Speed Control
8/29/13 - san francisco, ca i was driving down california street and my gas pedal failed at park presidio. I glided through the intersection and pulled over. I shut the engine off and made a few phone calls for assistance. When i turned the engine back on, the car was running fine.
ODI 10537909
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home from work on a street where the speed limit is 50mph and when i went to slow down i lost power, engine seemed to do nothing at all when gas pedal was pushed. The car also began to shake as if i were siting in the cab of a semi. I pulled off to the side of the road and shut the car off. After a couple of seconds i started the car back-up, it did not start immediately it made a weird sound but then…
ODI 10537826