2013 Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 62
- 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 62 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 10 records
- accelerator pedal · 9 records
- check engine · 8 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
- light came · 7 records
- brake pedal · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 22 |
| 60–100k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
After almost being killed when my car just stopped accelerating and check engine light came on it has happened more than once, several times. Does someone have to die before we get this fixed???? I have seen 855 complaints for same problem with the same vehicle.... I have replaced 2 of the same sensors at metro for schenectady... When is there going to be a recall for my vehicle? There are numorous times this…
ODI 11079643
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving 70 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle decelerated to 50 mph. In addition, the engine overheat warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred several other times. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (ron carter ford located at 3005 fm 528 rd, alvin, tx 77511; [redacted]), but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The…
ODI 11002451
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While at a stop, the vehicle shook violently. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle was slow to move. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (parks ford of wesley chapel, 28739 fl-54, wesley chapel, fl, [redacted]) where a diagnostic test was performed. The technician was unable to…
ODI 11030194
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Loss of power trun car off waite few mins star up run find till next time push on gas padal norting happen
ODI 10937130
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle independently reduced speed advertently as the engine or transmission warning light illuminated. The contact was unsure of which warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the sensor in the cooling system failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10937582
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My car started acting up when the check engine light came on. It has run at lower speeds , sputtering and seems to have loss of power while driving in local conditions no more than 15 miles or so. I called ford where i purchased the vehicle, and they offered to tow it. At first they made it seem like everything is covered, and now its 2 weeks later after them telling me its some sort of sensor that needs to be…
ODI 10937424
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving approximately 10 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The engine stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was…
ODI 10934065
Vehicle Speed Control
Engine fault service now signal came on & car would not accelerate. Car was cutting out & difficult to drive.... Manage to make it home slowly while driving w/emergency flashers. Signal went away after car was turned off & was driven just fine after that. 2 weeks later exact same thing happened & fortunately i was close to ford dealership & was able to drive it there. Electronic throttle body needs replaced & part…
ODI 10916120
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Looses power, unable to accelerate even when gas pedal pushed to floor. It's been to the dealer twice. No problems detected. Unable to duplicate. Seems to occur while driving various speeds 55-45 mph, city driving, stop and go traffic. Usually occurs after a stop/go traffic lights, right hand turns. Occurred after first time between 25k?-30k miles. 2013 ford escape 1.6 ecoboost engine.
ODI 10862991
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Was in reverse pulling out of drive way, cross traffic indicator went off and car began to shake, put car in drive and drove after it stopped shaking. When i came to the first light the car would not go even as i had accelerator all the way down, the car revved but did not move until a minute later it slowly began to move with accelerator all the way down. Gradually it picked up speed again but kept on shaking.…
ODI 10824064
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the manifold absolute pressure sensor had failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not included in the nhtsa campaign…
ODI 10822832
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
At start-up, there was an error message on the instrument panel about an engine fault instructing me to seek service immediately. As it was after 6 pm, and the dealer service shop was closed, i drive home. The engine was "sputtering" as if it was going to stall. The car had minimal power and didn't achieve a speed over about 25 mph. I ran a vehicle health report, which indicated a problem in the engine,…
ODI 10705086
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle loses power and stalls either idling after start or within a tenth of a mile. This occurs even if the vehicle has been driven extensively then parked and restarted or from a cold start. This condition is hazardous as power has been lost entering traffic. The car must be stopped and placed in park and restarted. This occurs about every other day. Ford dealership replaced splices in wiring harness per ford…
ODI 10694355
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving at 30 mph, the vehicle decelerated, the transmission failed to shift into gear, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The engine was shut off and restarted, and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure recurred multiple times intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10723597
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving various speeds, the engine stalled without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle restarted after numerous attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v495000…
ODI 10689928
Vehicle Speed Control
Mileage above is from incident in 2/15, occurred first time at or about 9/14, and occurred again 3/15. On each occasion the car stopped accelerating. On the 3/15 occasion i was traveling about 45 mph on a [redacted]....when this occurs i am on the gas pedal....not the brake pedal as i am trying to move the vehicle forward. I was terrified to be struck from behind and watched as traffic was coming towards me. Each…
ODI 10695511
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl- the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the cruise control failed to engage and disengage intermittently. The contact experienced an electrical short with the radio shorting out as well. The vehicle stalled multiple times and the contact had to make several attempts to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who replaced the wiring harness and the failure recurred.…
ODI 10630776
Service Brakes · Structure · Vehicle Speed Control
Foot slips off brake pedal..accelerator pedal and brake pedal are to close together.brake pedal needs to be wider to accommodate larger shoe sizes,mine are size 13.. In rainy conditions foot slides off brake pedal frequently. Bad design from ford...hope i don`t have an accident before this condition is corrected. *tr
ODI 10614544
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving in parking lot fan speed accelerated and then engine shut off. I tried starting again 3 times and the same thing happened. I called aaa and had the car towed to hyundai dealership in reno where we purchased the car. There was a smell of burning in the engine. The dealer reported the smoke was coming from under the hood of the air compressor clutch coil is internal short cause burning smoke. They recommended…
Fire reported
ODI 10574053
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was ~350 miles from home in n. Minnesota on 2/7/2013 and was accelerating from ~30 mph to 55 mph when the vehicle started to shake violently and loose power. A default message appeared on driver's information display followed by an ok message. The vehicle continued to shake and would not accelerate past ~5mph. I pulled into a local business parking lot and turned off the engine. I then added a bottle of gas line…
ODI 10578954
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that while slowly moving forward, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning as the brake pedal was being depressed. The contact crashed into a house. The front and knee air bags deployed. The contact suffered injuries to the left leg, knee and chest. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the failure,…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10553864
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control · Wiring
2013 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to "engine fault- service now" warning appeared on the dash when starting vehicle. Consumer states vehicle stalled and lost all power. *smd the consumer stated the first engine fault light happened in october 2013. He turned the engine off and re-started it again, and the light didn't come back on. The second fault occurrence as he was leaving the house in mid-february.…
ODI 10585892
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
The auto stalls randomly on occasion. I feel this is a dangerous situation, however, the dealer can't get a code so ford will not fix. Ford clearly knows this is a throttle problem with many of their vehicles, and as i understand, it has been investigated for a recall several times. How can i get them to fix it? *tr
ODI 10551574
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 69 mph with the cruise control activated, the gears would not engage, causing the vehicle to lunge forward. The contact mentioned that once the gears had engaged, the vehicle would jerk in reverse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
ODI 10548265
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While sitting at a light with my foot on the brake, car jumps/lunges forward. It feels as though someone is hitting it from behind. *jb
ODI 10538462