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.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving, my vehicle with no warning lost power. The engine was still running, but roughly. I could press the accelerator, but it no longer caused the vehicle to accelerate. After waiting for help to arrive, i cut the vehicle off and then tried to restart. The vehicle started fine. I took it to a mechanic who thought the throttle box may be gunked up. I paid to have it cleaned out and for a gas additive to…
ODI 10512350
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My daughter was driving the car in florida going approximately 45 mph. The red light with a wrench came on and the car would not accelerate. She finally got pulled over to the side of the highway and called the dealership in orlando. They told her it could be a throttle body problem or it could just be trying to reset. They suggested she turn everything off (which she already had) and restart in a few minutes. She…
ODI 10511298
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The first of 4 incidents occurred while driving on the belt parkway in brooklyn ny. I was driving at a speed of 65 mph in the left lane on a stretch of highway with no shoulder on the left side of the road when i lost all pedal power. I wasn't able to accelerate. The engine was running and all the electronics were working properly except for not being able to accelerate. The small icon of a wrench appeared on the…
ODI 10521562
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on the interstate at the speed of 60 mph, the car started jerking and the acceleration was going down even though my pressure on the gas hadn't changed. The check engine light and the service light came on. I pulled over, turned off the engine and let it sit for 10 mins then started it up and drove home. I took it to the dealership the next day and they did a diagnostic test; nothing failed, they told me to…
ODI 10520468
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
On 27 april 2013 at approximately 0930, i was driving my 2011 ford escape at 70mph on i-[redacted] from macon, ga to atlanta, ga when i lost all power and control of my gas pedal/throttle body system. I felt a jerking motion of the vehicle, it began to decelerate, and i noticed the wrench icon light was illuminated on the dash. I did not lose power to the rest of my vehicle, only the ability of the gas pedal to…
ODI 10510047
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Repeated stalling of vehicle while in the flow of traffic at highways speeds. No shoulder to pull off on. Car has to be completely stopped and restarted to drive again. First visit to dealership they told us the cost to replace the throttle body. The car is less than 3 years old and barely out of warranty. They told us we could continue to drive the vehicle while the part is on order. They don't expect to have the…
ODI 10520176
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling on the highway at 70 mph when the vehicle suddenly just began slowing down. The wrench warning light came on but did not make a noise to indicate a problem. The gas pedal would not work. I was able to safely veer off to the shoulder because, luckily, i was in the slow lane. *tr
ODI 10508827
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle purchased january 2013 with ~37k miles. First month of ownership, i had code indicating a fuel delivery problem but it cleared on its own. I attributed it to bad gas, though it may have been the warning sign i missed. Today on the highway at approximately 60mph, it felt like the vehicle shifted out of sequence, noticing the lack of power/low rpms i tried to give it gas to no avail. I safely navigated to the…
ODI 10508166
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact was driving approximately 2 mph when the vehicle unexpectedly lunged forward as the contact was braking to a complete stop. In addition, the wrench warning symbol illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who detected that the throttle body actuator was faulty. The contact planned to take the vehicle to the manufacturer…
ODI 10505579
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
At approx. 19,800 miles was driving along the interstate and the escape started losing power. I went from running 75 mph to 40 mph. The escape now has approx. 33,000 miles and is a total nightmare. As of april 28, 2013 it has been in the shop for a total of 46 days and has had 8 repair attempts. No warning lights nor the check engine light has ever come on. This escape clunks, surges, loses power, cut's off and at…
ODI 10522370
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When slowing down at about 20-25 mph, car jerks like transmission is trying to slip from 2nd to 1st gear. Has been like this for over two years. Most readings on 'net suggests software issues but not many owners have found satisfaction with the updates and appear to have to pay for them..
ODI 10777772
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate independently and would not accelerate beyond 5 mph. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 32,000.
ODI 10501398
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle would not respond to acceleration attempts. The wrench warning symbol was illuminated and the engine was turned off by the contact. After restarting, the vehicle resumed normally until the failure recurred four additional times. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10548659
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
We were just pulling out onto the highway when the car lost all power. It jerked forward and then stopped. We were stopped on the highway and could not get the car to forward. I turned the car off waited a few minutes and then tried again. The car again jerked forward went a short distance and then shut down again, on the highway. Luckily we were only a mile or so from the dealership where we bought the car. We…
ODI 10500485
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. Upon restarting, the vehicle resumed as normal. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified…
ODI 10500187
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle decelerated on its own. The contact stopped the vehicle on the emergency lane and was able to continue driving normally after restarting it. The wrench warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated a valve had to be replaced.…
ODI 10520376
Vehicle Speed Control
This vehicle is driven by my son while he is at college. The vehicle has had approximately 8 instances in the past 6-9 months (7 of those in the past month during a one week time period) in which the vehicle has lost a significant amount of power and speed which has required him to pull off the highway for his safety. Once off the highway, he turned the vehicle off and then turned the vehicle back on which cleared…
ODI 10515587
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
There have been several different occasions where my car will not accelerate during cold weather months. January 4, 2013 was when i nearly got into an accident because of it. One morning when i was on my way to work, i pulled out onto a main road and my car's acceleration drastically slowed down (to about 5-10 mph on a 40mph road). The vehicle behind me almost slammed right into me because my brake lights were not…
ODI 10495043
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While pulling onto highway onramp the vehicle began to jerk violently and suddenly shut down and would not accelerate. It was a busy traffic time and the sudden deceleration of my vehicle caused others to have to suddenly brake to avoid a collision. Pulled vehicle to side of the road and shut it off. Restarted and the problem seemed to be fixed. Began driving vehicle to dealer with hazard lights and problem occurred…
ODI 10485237
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
2011 ford escape was being driven @ 55 mph in traffic & it suddenly lost power. Orange wrench appeared, motor running rough. Steered to emergency lane. Turned off ignition, waited, re-started. I went on to my meeting the to the ford dealership near where i work. They said to drive it there (if possible) next time without cutting off the engine. Two days later (local dealership closed) while driving 55 mph, rainy…
ODI 10482785
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact merged to the shoulder and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a technician advised that the throttle body assembly would need to be replaced. The vehicle did not have a diagnostic test performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
ODI 10489106
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in the left hand lane on a busy, busy dallas highway at 60+ mph, the engine failed. I managed to pull over -- across 3 lanes of oncoming traffic -- without getting hit from behind, while being honked at along the way, and managed to pull over on a small shoulder. I turned the car off and restarted it. The next two weeks, it did the same thing a few more times, but i was driving in the far right lane so…
ODI 10543371
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While i was driving the engine stalled down so pulled off the road engine was still running but running rough and no throttle response i shut the engine off then started it back up and everything was fine so drove off. Later that same day it did it again. Next day brought to ford dealership and they had it for a week trying to get it to do the same thing for them but never did so i picked it back up and was a couple…
ODI 10551808
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was setting at an intersection pulling out in to oncoming traffic and vehicle died. This has happened on numerous occasions in the past year. At times when i try to stop it feels as though the vehicle is still pulling with foot completely clear of accelerator. *tr
ODI 10555914
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the interstate at 70mph when my car seemed to just completely lose power. I had to coast to the side of the road, put the car in park, turn it off and restart it. The incident happened exactly the same a couple other times. Also happen once when in the middle of the city. I was at a busy intersection and the car lost power in the middle of the intersection. I was not able to go anywhere until i…
ODI 10500036