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
I was making a right hand turn. Then as i came out of the turn the car stalled i could not go. I pressed on the gas but nothing happened. I turned the car off and restarted it. It worked fine until i went around another right turn, and it did the same thing that's when i took it to the ford dealership. *tr
ODI 10533829
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The car went into limp mode while driving... Gas pedal would not do anything until i pulled over and restarted. Wrench light and check engine come on, but go off after car is restarted. Took to dealer today after about 6 occurrences in the past month. It seems to be happening more frequently.
ODI 10542235
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my 2011 ford escape late at night, 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 something about a fault and the…
ODI 10533902
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving in the far left hand lane on a highway at about 65 mph when all of a sudden my vehicle lost power and would not accelerate when i pushed the accelerator pedal. I immediately put on my flashers and began moving over one lane at a time until finally reaching the shoulder of the road. While doing so, when the vehicle speed was down to about 20 mph, it started shaking (like a jerking back and forth…
ODI 10533805
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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While accelerating from a stopped position the gas pedal stopped working and the car came to an idle speed in traffic. I exited highway and idled onto the ramp to the nearest parking lot. After turning the car off for a while and tried to restart with hesitation and was able to drive home and to the nearest ford dealership the next day.(crossroads ford- indian trail, nc) the service department cleaned the injectors…
ODI 10533462
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle was on the highway and lost power, this was the second time that this had happened in two weeks. The dealer was not able to determine the problem the first go around. Vehicle would start but had no power, engine light and service wrench, had vehicle towed to dealership. They determined it to be a bad throttle body, which was not covered under my warranty. *tr
ODI 10533186
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine cut out while driving at about 55mph and 'check engine' light lit up on the dashboard. I pulled over to side of road and waited about ten minutes before re-starting vehicle. The vehicle started ok but 'check engine' light stayed on. I took it to service station and they ran diagnostic and got code p2111 - throttle actuator stuck open. I made repair appointment at ford dealer for next day. While driving home…
ODI 10532795
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The car is running then the accelerator stops working. *tr
ODI 10533769
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The fuel throttle body failed & the engine died. Pulled off the road & restarted the engine, was able to limp home, (10 miles). *tr
ODI 10547170
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving at highway speed, lost all power, drive train warning light came on, engine light came on. Had to coast across lanes of traffic to emergency lane and shut off car. Turned back on and car worked normally, no warning lights. Traveled several miles and happened again. Ford dealer said it sounded like it was the throttle actuator, they have seen this before and it would cost me $400 to repair. Ford has a design…
ODI 10541717
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on parkway at 60 mph lost power was able to coast to side of road. Once i shut car off then restarted, it would drive fine. Once i hit 60 again it would power off again. I would have to drive under 50 for continuous power. Went to sayville ford for repair. They said it was the throttle. Turns out its the same problem everyone is having. I paid $486.89 for repair. $171.68 for part and $315 for labor. *tr
ODI 10532120
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling 60 mph on the highway when the vehicle lost power, i had to coast over to the side of the road, turn off the vehicle and turn it back on. The vehicle would start but then return to idle with no throttle response. This went on repeatedly before i had to have it towed to a dealership. Because this occurred on a saturday afternoon the service department was closed and i was unable to speak to anyone.…
ODI 10531522
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving pa turnpike at 10:00 pm 7/19/2013 @ 65 mph sb. Heard thump, wrench lite came on, then engine lite. No power on acceleration. Coasted to side of road. Called aaa. Couldn't start car kept sputtering. Waited for 1 1/2 hours no aaa. Tried to start car. Started. Continued on journey. Next day took to dealer. Got an appointment for 7/23/2013 @ 2pm. Drove car on mon. 7/22/2013. Going 35 mph. Same thing. Thump,…
ODI 10532113
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway at about 60 mph for about 50 miles. The car suddenly lost power and went into limp mode. The small tool light came on the dash indicating the throttle. I pulled off the highway and stopped. After a few minutes, i restarted the car, which seemed fine. I drove for about 1/2 an hour, and it did the same thing again. This time it would not go more then 20 mph. I had the car towed to the…
ODI 10531501
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving with my two kids in traffic on 95 when my truck just seemed to stop working. It did not stall, the engine was still working, i could steer but could not accelerate . I quickly had to get over four lanes to the shoulder . When i did, i turned the car off and waited a couple minutes. I turned the car back on and it was a hard start, almost as if it were going to not start. To get .i called my ford…
ODI 10533109
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was taking her mother home on the 18th of july when the escape started to hesitate and surge going up a hill. When she pressed on the gas pedal there was no response from the engine.the powertrain and engine lights came on so she called me immediately. She was afraid to leave it running so she shut it down. What made things worse was the fact that it was 97 degrees out that day and she had her mother with…
ODI 10531896
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
When accelerating the car stalls for no apparent reason. I was driving down a busy highway in the left lane, when i accelerated the made a couple of jerks, thru the wrench sign on the dash and lost all power. This has happened to me 3 times, once from a dead stop turning left across traffic and twice while accelerating at an average speed on the highway there was a total loss of propulsion of the car and all you can…
ODI 10531540
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
After traveling for a approximately 45 minutes, my car stopped accelerating down the road. At this point my gas pedal would not make a difference in rpm or speed, then my engine began shaking violently. I barely was able to make it to the shoulder of the interstate. Then, a wrench light came on the dash of my vehicle. I then turned the ignition off. Upon restarting the vehicle, the light was gone and the gas pedal…
ODI 10526103
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving home from work, i was traveling at aprox. 35mph when it first happened. My rpm gauge started to "bounce" from 1 to 4 repeatedly. Make it very hard to stop and could not give it gas. At the same time, my power-train warning light came on along with my check engine light. I was able to pull over and call for assistance. *tr
ODI 10525517
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down a neighborhood street, when without warning, i suddenly had no power at all. My acceleration was gone, and i thought that the engine had died, however everything was running, and the engine light was not on. I pumped the gas pedal and got nothing, fortunately there was a convenience store coming up on my right, which i was able to turn into. At that point i noticed the "wrench" icon lighted up on…
ODI 10525281
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
At a stop light. Step on gas pedal when light turns green, nothing happens. Able to get car to side of rode. Wrench light on. Turn car off and on. Wrench light gone and car drives fine. Took car to my mechanic that same day and nothing "registered" on the car's computer so no problem identified, although i was told it "might" be the "throttle body," as he'd just replaced one on another ford. As a "safety precaution"…
ODI 10534387
Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling 70 mph on interstate north west of atlanta, georgia at 5:00 in the morning using cruise control. Cruise control went off and car had a catastrophic loss of power. No response to the accelerator pedal. The open end wrench emblem came on the dash board. Car speed dropped to 2.5 mph with occasional double surges up to 4.5 mph. Had to drive on shoulder for 1 1/2 miles at 2.5 mph in order to get to an exit and…
ODI 10525492
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at speed the escape suddenly loses power. The engine remains running but the vehicle begins to slow and depressing the throttle has no effect. The only indication on the dash is a small wrench shaped light on the lower left side. Once the vehicle is stopped, i turn the engine off and restart. From the point the escape runs fine. This problem started two weeks ago. It has occurred six times. 4…
ODI 10524661
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at speed, the vehicle instantly lost power. Gas pedal was non-responsive. I was able to pull the vehicle to a safe spot off the main roadway. When the vehicle was put into park, it idled roughly and the orange wrench warning light came on. Turned the vehicle off and waited a few seconds. Turned the vehicle back on and was able to return home without further incident. Took vehicle to local dealer…
ODI 10524911