2011 Ford Escape Engine Problems
- 239
- 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 239 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 30 records
- engine light · 17 records
- light came · 16 records
- check engine · 15 records
- lost power · 12 records
- wrench light · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 139 |
| 60–100k mi | 47 |
| 1–30k mi | 34 |
| 100–150k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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
Engine · Power Train
I was driving 35-40 mph when all of the sudden my car started to slow down. I did not know what was happening at the time and i kept pressing the gas pedal but the car continued to slow. Before the car stopped, i pulled over to the side of the road, placed the car in park, turned it off, and opened my car door. Then i turned my car on again and was able to drive to the place i was going in about 7 min. I stayed at…
ODI 10538453
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Car slowing down to a stop and the cuts off in the middle of driving around 3/4 had to put foot on brake and gas at same time. *jb
ODI 10538520
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was traveling on interstate at 65-70 mph, when my escape's rpm's all of a sudden dropped to 1 and would not react to the gas pedal, luckily i was in the slow lane and managed to coast off the interstate. There was an 18-wheeler behind me and i started to panic at the speed he was gaining on me. I finally managed to get my hazards on to notify him that i was having issues. If i had not have been in the slow lane i…
ODI 10538023
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
Engine
Driving along and all of a sudden no gas - no power to engine - can push gas pedal to floor with nothing happening. Took car to shop - had fuel injection service, trasmission service on saturday. Same thing happened 3 times on sunday. (once on the highway and twice on back roads) took car to different mechanic on monday. Body throttle cleaned. Happened again on tuesday in the middle of a busy intersection! Did some…
ODI 10537627
Engine · Power Train
Was at the stop light, light turns green press the gas pedal car did not move i was almost rear ended by another vehicle. Wrench light was on dash board car start to putter would not accelerate. Coasted out of the middle of the street and then the transmission light was on dash board, had to get car towed home. Found out it was the throttle body and it is a defect from the manufacturer, but ford will not replace the…
ODI 10537220
Engine · Power Train
On august 21, 2013 driver of a 2011 ford escape was attempting to turn and accelerate the vehicle from a stoplight when the car jerked forward and would not accelerate with oncoming traffic, and with traffic moving behind the vehicle. The dashboard showed a wrench light, and drive found it hard to stop car as it was sputtering and jerking forward. The car was finally moved to the side of the road, shut off, and…
ODI 10537533
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
At first, while driving, the car would shut down and not respond to throttle movement, a huge safety issue in traffic. After pulling over and restarting the car, the problem seemed to go away for a while. The problem seemed to be intermittent the first few times. Finally the car shut down to an idle and would not respond to throttle movement and the wrench and engine lights came on. The car would only run limp mode.…
ODI 10536953
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving back from lunch and as i accelerated up a slight interstate hill, i experienced no acceleration. I immediately went to neutral and tried to rev the engine, nothing. I coasted to the emergency lane where i safely stopped and placed the car in park. Once in park, it was vibrating, sputtering and slightly lunging so i turned the car off. I sat for a few minutes, then restarted my vehicle. I was concerned…
ODI 10536475
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along at about 50mph and i completely lost power to my 2011 escape. The accelerator did not function and would not rev the engine. I tried putting it in neutral and restarting with no success. The engine was still running but i had no power. I pulled off the road and turned off the engine. A couple of minutes later i tried to restart it so i could wait in a better location and the car started. I was…
ODI 10536342
Electrical System · Engine
I was pulling out of the doctor's office with my wife and newborn child and as i pulled out (i had plenty of safe distance if my car were functioning properly) my car all of a sudden lost any acceleration capabilities and the rpm's dropped extremely low. The speed limit on the road was 55 and it started when i got to 30mph making it so the traffic already on the road ran up right behind me and nearly hit me. I was…
ODI 10535803
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While attempting to merge onto the highway i lost engine power in my car. I was unable to accelerate or move and when i put the car into park it began to shake. I had to turn it off and try to get it to start several times before it would start again... *tr
ODI 10535576
Engine · Power Train
Was driving along to my firefighter job when i felt my car loose power and noticed a wrench light come up on my dash. I attempted to accelerate however couldn't. I safely was able to pull off to side of the road where once i came to a stop the car jerked. I shut down my engine, waited a few mins then restarted the car to which car was running fine. I continued to work and started to research what problem can be and…
ODI 10534810
Engine · Power Train
While driving my 2011 ford escape suddenly lost all power (almost felt like a stall) and the wrench light on the dash was illuminated. I pulled to the side of the road, turned it off, and after turning the vehicle back on it operated as normal. This has happened three times over the past week. *tr
ODI 10535047
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Lost throttle control, pulled over, turned engine off, and restarted to correct problem. This happened three more times over following month at 70mph on freeway, 50mph on surface street and an intersection at a stoplight. Exact same behavior (loss of accelerator, turn engine off, restart). Dealership replaced throttle body. Five months (7,000 miles) later problem occurred again at a busy intersection almost…
ODI 10564431
Engine · Power Train
I was accelerating and the car then just stopped accelerating. It felt like the transmission had just let go, because the car would not speed up when i stepped on the gas pedal. When i tried to stop, the idle was very rough and the car wanted to jerk forward. Luckily, i was able to get the car stopped in a safe place. When i re-started the car, the ignition was turning over, but it took several seconds before it…
ODI 10534423
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
When trying to accelerate into traffic, the engine dropped to idle and the gas pedal had no affect. Temporary solution was to pull over, turn engine off, restart (which required excessive cranking) which seemed to resolve the issue. Throttle works again. This issue has now happened 3 additional times and we have parked the car as it is unsafe and unreliable. Ford dealer has no clue about the issue and can't schedule…
ODI 10534029
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at speeds from 50 - 65 mph, my escape will suddenly lose power. The engine remains running, but the accelerator pedal has no effect. The vehicle will continue to move very slowly after moving to the shoulder of the road. The "wrench" light is indicated on the dash. After coming to a stop, turning the engine off and restarting, the problem is temporarily resolved. After some research on the nhtsa site,…
ODI 10533690
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving my family in our 2011 ford escape at 65mph on an interstate - i suddenly experienced a total loss of power. The engine did not quit - but rather decelerated rapidly to idle speed. I immediately pulled over to the side of the highway and attempted to rev the engine and shift the transmission into park, and then back into drive - with no result. I turned the vehicle off and waited 1 minute, to see if it…
ODI 10533807
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at 45 mph, engine cut out but remained idling with no power. Pulled to side of road, shut car off then restarted while in "park" gear position. Traveled 1500 miles without incident, then engine lost power on 08/12/2013 while traveling 70 mph on freeway. Pulled to side of freeway and restarted car while in "park." car ran fine for another 1500 miles, then on 09/06/2013 began losing power several times…
ODI 10542712
Engine · Power Train
Throttle body stops to only idle upon accelerating or use of throttle from stop. Sometimes it will allow to accelerate up to 30 to 40 mph before it quits working upon throttle input from driver. So, it will only idle after accelerating half or part way through an intersection and you are at the mercy of incline or decline of road to hopefully coast to safety. It has done this while turning left while having to yield…
ODI 10533766
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Was driving on highway at 55 mph, the wrench light came on dashboard and the car started decelerating. Would not accelerate, had to pull over, turn car off, then back on, in order for car to accelerate again. Second incident seemed like car's power completely shut off and would not come back on again after a rough idling stop. *tr
ODI 10533437
Engine · Power Train
While driving my 2011 ford escape to work when all of the sudden it lost power. My first thought was that the engine had died, but when i looked down i saw that it was still bouncing between 500 and 1000 rpm. I also noticed that the red wrench light had come on. I was able to get the car pulled over into a parking lot. I was not sure what was going on so i shut the car off. A minute or two later i started the car…
ODI 10533372
Electrical System · Engine
We had our 2011 escape in the dealership 2 times due to it completely shutting down while driving before they could figure out that is was a failed throttle body (electrical issue). They told us it was "bad gas" every other time. We had our infant in the vehicle when it shut down on the freeway and scared the crap out of us. Thankfully we were able to get away from other vehicles and make an emergency exit from the…
ODI 10532820