2014 Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 19
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Car kept stalling in the middle of the road and then completely stalled out after going 40mph. No indication of a transmission error. Changed transmission fluid and still doesn't want to drive. Sometimes the acceleration on the vehicle is terrible and the ac gives out and i need to constantly turn it off and turn it back on to work. Having to tow it to ford because it's not drivable and spend all this money on a car…
ODI 11307380
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Over the past few months my car has started to loose power and cut off randomly. I was out on december 26, 2019 and my vehicle cut off 4 times. Luckily i was not in heavy traffic so i did not get into an accident. I have to restart the car each time. When i called ford motor company on december 23, 2019 to report what was happening, i was told i would have to pay $125 for a diagnostic to be ran on the vehicle and…
ODI 11291478
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
I'll be driving, the it will stop and throw up the oil light, battery light and the airbag light. I took it to the ford dealership on 122nd st in portland, they said they couldn't find anything wrong because it wasn't throwing any codes. Now i'm sitting on the side of the road and the error code says engine fault service now. I've had regular maintenance on the car so not sure why this is happening. Cars/suvs…
ODI 11256368
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
This car has had 13 recalls since manufactured for different mechanical and safety issues some even resulting in spontaneous eruption of fire to the engine bay. While replacing my battery the delearahip notified me of several recalls that required attention, so i had them replace each item that had been recalled, one of which was a sensor within the transmission. After i took the vehicle to have it replaced…
ODI 11173729
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased my 2014 ford escape in april 2017. I also purchased the ford protect 75000 mile extended warranty. From time to time i would notice a hard shift or slip. I was getting close to my warranties end and brang the vechile in to the dealership from which it i had purchased it from. They said they updated the pcu (which after researching is fords recommended fix). Couple weeks past and its still doing the same…
ODI 11151851
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
A dozen times now when we start it up it run real ruff and will lurch, the rpms go up but not mph being gained. I have to pull over and turn it off and restart and it runs fine. We get a message that reads "engine fault service now". When we take it to the dealer they can't fine any errors on when they hook it up to their computer. This has happened multiple times within the last week and over the almost 4 years…
ODI 11128635
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Transmission has a hard shift from time to time making it feel like the engine is just going to fall out. It does not happen during a specific occurrence but it seems as if the transmission is delayed going gear to gear wether it be from park to reverse to drive, or from gears 1-5
ODI 11245150
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle was being driven approximately 65 mph on a highway in moderate traffic at the time of the incident. Road conditions were dry, outside temperature was cold (<32 degrees f). Vehicle was being driven on a route that is often driven with this vehicle. Vehicle has approximately 40k miles with no known mechanical problems. Driver routinely uses cruise control almost every time the vehicle is driven. In this…
ODI 11057987
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Instrument panel flickers and goes black. We are told this is the software update which is part of a recall. However, the recall does not cover this date of manufacture.
ODI 10993804
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
February 2017, vehicle in motion, 50 mph & suddenly alarm/engine light & temp gauge went crazy, vehicle stalls out from overheating in left lane of 2 ln hwy. Able to cruise to shoulder. Knew it was an issue w/ radiator or coolant from the smell & warning on dash. In close proximity of store where friend works so waited 45 min to cool& vehicle did start. Able to nurse it over to the parking lot that was 5min away,…
ODI 10991943
Engine · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine light keeps on and off with not a reason and when i bring the car for an oils change into the dealer they are saying that is not important and it is going off when the oil is changed. I also notice that the car is very short after the gently breakdown. The other issue is the unexpected acceleration itself, even if i do not use the accelerator pedal. This happens anywhere anyhow and when the vehicle is in…
ODI 11061464
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I experienced on three occasions that this vehicle misfires, stumbles, shudders and almost shuts off under heavy acceleration while attempting to merge onto a highway.the last time this problem occurred i was forced to pull onto the breakdown lane and almost caused an accident due to highway traffic traveling at 70 mph and my inability to attain a suitable merging speed. I have further observed that this situation…
ODI 10789429
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine fault service now light came on twice with "hill start assist not available" both times. After stopping at traffic light and stepping on gas pedal, car would not move and gave no indication it had stalled. All normal lights were on. I put car in "park" and restarted. This has happened twice on hills and has died on me four times.
ODI 10726336
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I have issued a complaint about three and a half months ago. Again, my mother is still having acceleration problems with her car. On april 22nd, she stated that she was going up a hill, and the car suddenly started revving to 4000-5000rpm. At one point, she said she lightly went on the gas to see if the fuel would kick in and it revved up 500 rpm past the redline, and still no acceleration. One day, my mom is going…
ODI 10713507
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
We leased a 2014 escape in march of 2014. From the start it has a problem on acceleration, it will hesitate and almost stall when pulling out into traffic. The hesitation is sporadic as at times it is ok. We notice at low speeds around 20 30 mph when accelerating it bucks, will not take gas. At times it has become so frustrating i will stop the car and re start if traffic permits. This could be a very unsafe…
ODI 10650005
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along with cruise control on at 73 mph, when i could no longer accelerate, my escape just died with no warning lights, stall out or anything. Just as if someone turned it off. I had to coast to the side of the road. I waited a few minutes and tried to start it again with no luck. When i turned the key over, it seemed like it wanted to start but was not getting the gas to. I tried 3 more time and…
ODI 10648707
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Travelling center lane on route 81, at 65 mph, car lost all throttle, felt like it came out of gear, while driving, and could not get into gear. Managed to get off to shoulder. Had a tractor trailer been behind me, there is no doubt they would've hit me. Apparently the dealership had 3 other ford escapes with the same problem in their shop. Another friend of mine just purchased her ford escape a couple of months…
ODI 10625729
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration and surged forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,000.
ODI 10744713
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While accelerating to pass a slower vehicle the engine started stumbling and went into some type of limp mode and lost power. I had to rapidly pull back into the slower lane to avoid having cars behind me rear-end me. I stopped the car, turned it off , and when i restarted the car the problem was gone. I took the vehicle to a ford dealer but they stated there was no error codes stored in the ecu so they couldn't…
ODI 10683581