2012 Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 65
- 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 65 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 15 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- without warning · 8 records
- failure failure · 6 records
- check engine · 5 records
- lost power · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 27 |
| 1–30k mi | 19 |
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2012 ford escape suddenly loses power when driving. It happened on the highway and i was almost rear ended. I googled the symptoms and found that it is probably the etb electronic throttle body. This is dangerous and nhtsa did not issue a recall or protect the public by requiring ford to provide towing. Instead nhtsa only required that ford extend the warranty an additional 10 years leaving ford owners at risk of…
ODI 11278709
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
In a private parking lot, after executing a 90 degree left turn into a parking spot and with the brake pedal applied in order to slow then stop the vehicle, the vehicle surged forward just before coming to a complete stop. You could hear the engine rev up as it surged forward. Application of the brake pedal did nothing to slow it down. After the vehicle was jarred by striking the curb the engine returned to normal…
Crash reported
ODI 11194555
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Takata recall, my car ford escape 2012 engine stall/dies while driving , almost on daily bases now, at any travel point at any road. Check engine light came out but now goes. I took the photo(just in case to prove it) and diagnostic scanner printout the throttle body needs to be addressed . I read that this vehicle has an extended warranty for this part up to 10 years due to defect throttle body . I will take to the…
ODI 11152107
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact was not the first owner of the vehicle and was unaware that there was an internal fault with the throttle body. The wrench icon, check engine, and oil pressure warning indicators kept randomly illuminating. Courtesy ford (6393 us-98 w, hattiesburg, ms 39402, [redacted]) was aware that the manufacturer issued an unknown recall campaign to address the failure;…
ODI 11184401
Vehicle Speed Control
I experienced unintended acceleration while driving my 2012 ford escape on july 7, 2018 while driving in my neighborhood. I was unable to control the speed of the vehicle by using the brakes and crashed into a neighbor's mailbox. I finally shut off the car to make it stop.
Crash reported
ODI 11114411
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact was able to shift the vehicle into neutral to slow down the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure or retrieve a fault code. An unknown dealer was…
ODI 11100411
Electrical System · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I have had 3 serious incidents with the ford escape 2012. First, twice the car has completely shut off while driving. I was thankfully driving at only about 30-40 mph and was able to coast to the side and turn the car off and back on again, which seemed to have corrected the problem. Various mechanics have been unable to recreate the problem and have not fixed it. Second, on 11/11/17, i was stopped at a light…
ODI 11045500
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. After pulling into a parking space, the engine unexpectedly revved very high before the vehicle erroneously accelerated forward and crashed into a tree. During the time of the incident, the contact's foot was positioned on the brake pedal. No injuries were report and no police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer (ted britt ford in…
Crash reported
ODI 11047980
Vehicle Speed Control
Sudden decleration and stall while in highway speeds on highway, likely due to electronic throttle body (etb) issue. Very dangerous issue.
ODI 11046064
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 ford escape. While driving 5 mph, the contact attempted to park the vehicle and it accelerated forward without warning. The contact's foot was not on the accelerator pedal at the time of the failure. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle. There were no injuries. The driver's air bag deployed, but the passenger air bag did not deploy. A police report was filed. The…
Crash reported
ODI 11048888
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
This is an ongoing issue while driving the engine suddenly reduces speed causing the car to stall! At any given time, the car stalls in the middle of the road or highway and while holding up traffic, i turn the ignition switch and the car resumes. This is a safety issue and must be recalled and repaired immediately!
ODI 11031533
Vehicle Speed Control
I was in a turn lane turning onto a highway when my car started sputtering and lost power. I could no longer accelerate when pressing the gas pedal. I coasted through the turn and had to coast across a lane of rush hour traffic to get pulled to the side of the road to safety. The wrench light and check engine light came on. It had to be towed to the dealer. They haven't looked at it yet but from what i can tell it…
ODI 11010042
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home friday afternoon when my car suddenly started to choke down. I was not going more than 25 mph because i had just recently drove over a speed bump. I lost all power and was unable to accelerate. I cruised over to the side of the road and put my car in park. I noticed a wrench light come on and i then turned the car off. Once i had someone there to follow me home, i cranked my car back up and drove…
ODI 10899425
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not remedied. The contact was unaware of nhtsa campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.
ODI 10955281
Vehicle Speed Control
Chronic (many times over a period of years) hesitation when accelerating from a low speed, as when attempting to merge from a highway on-ramp. Only a second or so, but enough to make acceleration uncertain and unpredictable causing several near-miss accidents
ODI 10872653
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine...significant noise and vibration when stationary. I was told from the dealership that i would not find this after i drove the vehicle around for awhile; due to being in the garage and moisture. Seed control...sudden loss of power while driving on interstate between 60- 65 mph. When i took the vehicle to the dealership they said they could find nothing wrong, sent a mechanic out to ride with me in the vehicle…
ODI 10859939
Vehicle Speed Control
Reduced speed when accelerator pedal is pressed causing vehicle to slow to idle condition in city driving speeds of less than 30 mph
ODI 10808633
Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased the vehicle back in december of 2012 from robinson ford in calexico, california. A few months (i can't recall the exact date) after driving the escape when coming to a stop and as i was braking, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Again in 2013, the vehicle accelerated as i was braking for a stop. This time i took the car to the dealer where i purchased the vehicle (record on file with the dealer) to…
ODI 10807274
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my vehicle experienced a rapid reduction of speed and slowed to a crawl. When trying to brake the car would accelerate then decelerate rapidly until i was able to shut the vehicle off.
ODI 10783537
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at approximately 20 mph, the engine seemed to drop to a "surging" idle and manual throttle control was lost. The dash, at this point, indicated the check engine "wrench" light and the rpm indicator seemed to bounce between 300 to 1000 respectively. After pulling to the side of the road, i turned the vehicle off and restarted. The vehicle then, responded normally with no trouble codes indicated on…
ODI 10761183
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While the contacts husband was reversing out of the driveway, the vehicle accelerated independently with force and the brake pedal was depressed in the attempt to stop the vehicle. There were no warning lights. The vehicle did a one eighty degree turn and crashed into a parked vehicle in their driveway where the vehicle came to a stop. The failure had occurred on several…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11282144
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
From a stopped position then excelling or while driving on highway without any warning my car will stall. And wrench will appear.
ODI 10730366
Vehicle Speed Control
My daughter was driving back to school (7 hours) when she would go to accelerate, nothing would happen. She would have to try to move over to the right lane and then get to the shoulder. She would turn her car off and then on and it would let her accelerate again. She called me when it did this a second time. I did some research and figured out it was the throttle body. I called aaa and had her towed for two hours…
ODI 10701965
Vehicle Speed Control
As the vehicle was accelerating (approx. 30 mph), the engine lost power and went into a rough idle state. I had to pull over and turn off the engine. Upon restarting, it didn't start correctly. It sounded like it didn't disengage the key / starter for a few seconds (2-5). The mechanics light lite up when the engine lost power. This has happened 5 times since it first happened. It has also happened while driving on…
ODI 10715178
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
This is a continuous issue first noticed a few months ago when i almost caused an accident on valentine's day because of my car. I was on a ramp about to get into traffic. The highway speed is 75mph and it was busy. I pushed the gas pedal to enter the highway but my car just stood there for about 3 seconds before it finally registered (that i pushed the gas pedal) and sped up really fast. This caused me to cut off…
ODI 10716757