2011 Ford Escape Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 241
- 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 241 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- fuel system · 63 records
- system gasoline · 55 records
- parts recall · 45 records
- gasoline parts · 20 records
- recall remedy · 18 records
- gasoline part · 18 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 107 |
| 60–100k mi | 40 |
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving to work on the freeway in the express lane and trying to accelerate and got no response from the engine. Had to coast over to the side during morning rush hour. Shut car off. Tried to restart and it worked. Took off again and it happened again about three miles down the road. It just cuts off with no warning. Happened about 4 more times before i could get it in the shop. It was the throttle body.$291.91 for…
ODI 10535015
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving on an expressway around 35-40mph, vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power and went into limp mode (less than 1000rpm) with a wrench indicator illuminated on the dashboard. Pulled over, shut down vehicle and then restarted engine. Vehicle was driven home and taken to the dealership the next day. Ford diagnosed and is replacing the throttle body under powertrain warranty. *tr
ODI 10534287
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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the interstate when all of a sudden lost power and accelerator became inoperative and small wrench light came on indicating a problem.. Pull over to side of highway and turned off motor. Waited several minutes and started vehicle back up and was fine again. Drove vehicle several days later in city traffic and same thing occurred. Took vehicle to ford dealer and they said it needed an electronic…
ODI 10534276
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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving on the interstate on afternoon 31jul13, traveling approximately 60 mph with foot on the accelerator when the car began to completely decelerate. Rpm went to zero and with foot on the gas pedal no acceleration was possible. Was able to get to the side of the road with emergency blinker lights on. Turned car off. When restarting car, car had issues restarting. Drove for another 7 miles with no warning…
ODI 10533056
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My car has "missed" or "skipped" a couple of times in the past few weeks. Yesterday, it quit pulling. The motor was still running, but would not accelerate. The engine light and the wrench light came on. When i was able to pull over, while coasting, i turned off the ignition - restarted the car, and drove another 2 miles, and it happened again. I restarted the car, drove another couple of miles, and it did it again.…
ODI 10525963
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 · Power Train
My ford escape has stalled 11 times in the past five days. It has happened at various speeds, ranging from 20 mph to 65 mph. The first 8 times the vehicle stalled (as if out of gear), the "wrench" light came on the dash, and i was able to coast to the side of the road. As i came to a final stop each time, the vehicle would jerk and then i was finally able to put the car in park. I turned the vehicle off and…
ODI 10531629
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
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
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was driving and the vehicle stalled. I turned the engine off and restarted it drove fine almost a week later it happened again maybe 3 miles from my home i turned engine off and restarted drove about 1 mile and it done it again and picture of a wrench came on instrument panel i drove about 1 mile again and stalled again. I started vehicle again and the check engine light was on and i made it to my driveway. Had…
ODI 10526454
Fuel/Propulsion System
My husband was driving with two young children and myself as passengers when, without warning the car went into limp mode. We had it towed to a mechanic who could not find any problem. I drove it about two miles and it, again, went into limp mode......engine running but no power. We had it towed to the dealership. They have had it over a week and say that they have driven it and cannot find anything wrong with it.…
ODI 10526260
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My wife was driving approximately 50 mph when gas pedal on 2011 ford escape v6 became unresponsive. Got vehicle to shoulder after almost crashing in traffic. Red wrench light on dashboard was on. Turned vehicle off then restarted and appeared to be ok. Drove home approx. 10 miles. Took to dealer who checked codes and found nothing wrong. Told us the only way to get the code was to have it towed in without a restart…
ODI 10533436
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving the truck suddenly would not accelerate and just shut off. I was able to start and coast over out of traffic.truck would start again but would not accelerate no more then 5-10mph and shut off.vehicle was towed to southgate ford i was put in a dangerous position on the road.this could have been fatal if i was on the freeway. On top of all of the same complains of the same thing the dealership says i have to…
ODI 10524371
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
On wed july 3, i was backing it out of garage to take a trip to san antonio. I pulled out onto the street to leave when all of a sudden i lost all power. The check engine light came on along with a tool wrench. I looked in the manual and it said throttle problem. I turned it off and started it again and it drove perfect for half a block and lost power again. Finally i got it around the block and put it back in the…
ODI 10523333