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While driving in light traffic on the interstate freeway, just coming over a hill, the engine lost power. Multiple power loss surges and the engine light came on so the Ford Escape was allow to coast down hill to the next exit ramp. Once at the bottom of the off ramp, the ignition was turned off and a tow truck was called. To move the car out of the way, the engine was restarted and it was noticed that another light was also turned on indicating something mechanical (transmission) had also failed. The car was barely able to move in 1st gear to clear the side of the road till the tow truck arrived. Later the mechanic read the trouble codes and said the throttle body failed and the transmission torque converter was seriously damaged. Fortunately the traffic was not heavy and there was opportunity to exit the freeway without crashing.
Shifted hard in to gear while driving. Loud shift sounded like transmission blew. Turned off engine and back on and it drove fine for 3 days until started it up one morning and it idled really low like it was going to shut off. Turned it off and back on and ran fine again for 2 days until the hard shift happened again. Shop says its the throttle body and that's the one part my warranty won't cover.
The car seem to loose power shut the car off and restart it and its ok for awhile the computer resets itself. The dealer told me the throttle body is on back order so what do I drive?
While making a right turn in my 2010 Ford Escape the car loss all acceleration. The next morning it happened twice more. My mechanic took the car & attached to the computer and the code P2112 appeared. He cleaned the throttle body and took a test drive. It lost acceleration 10 more times. This is a disgrace and the part must be recalled by the Ford Motor Company!
While driving from Michigan to Missouri with daughter and granddaughter on expressway at 70 mph my vehicle had a wrench light come on dash board along with engine light. I was unable to accelerate. Pulled over to side of road and turned vehicle off and then restarted and proceeded to drive. It did this repeatedly. I pulled off freeway and went to autoparts store that told me that it had to do with throttle body sensor and needed to take to dealer, which I did today. I am on vacation and car is at Ford dealership in camdenton, mo. I don't know outcome yet as dealer not able to look at vehicle until tomorrow.
- Lake Orion, MI, USA
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My husband was driving out of a parking lot when all of a sudden the orange wrench light came on. The car started to decrease in acceleration even though his foot was on the gas pedal. He then applied pressure to the brakes to pull over to the side and the car pulsed to a stop. He put the car in park and shut it off. When trying to restart the car would not turn over right away, and took at least 5 seconds or more for it to start. Since this issue has occurred, it has happened 7 more times in a matter of 5 days. Luckily this happened while my husband was driving my car and he continues to drive it until we get it fixed. I primarily drive this car 99% of the time and I am 7 months pregnant. I can't even imagine what I would do if this happened to me on the highway or in the middle of a busy intersection. We are very lucky that no one got hurt during these instances. I can't believe Ford has not done a major recall on this issue. My sister in-law had the same issues with her 2009 Escape and just recently had her throttle body replaced as well. The lack of caring about its customers will definitely make me rethink about ever buying a Ford again.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle became resistant to acceleration attempts over 10 mph. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for repairs. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000. Updated 08/27/13 the dealer replaced the throttle body. Updated 08/29/13
Driving along 5-lane interstate at approximately 70-75 mph when my 2010 Ford Escape's engine essentially cut out on me. A yellow wrench light came on as well. I avoided several passing cars and semis on this very busy thoroughfare outside our nation's capital and luckily found safety on the right shoulder. After powering down the vehicle, thinking that it may be a computer error, I restarted and everything seemed find. Again, no more than a couple miles down the road the same issue happened. Found a Ford dealer eventually and replaced the throttle body. $600 out of pocket cost for something that should be under powertrain warranty.
While driving the engine lost power. The engine continued to run but would not add any rpms when applying the accelerator. The engine light also came on. I was able to keep the vehicle moving at an idle to get out of traffic. Top speed was only about 5 mph. Vehicle had to be towed to dealership. Service department was unable to find anything wrong with my vehicle. About one month later the same problem occurred while driving on roadway approximately 50 mph. Same symptoms with same results. Service department did replace the throttle housing this time.
I was driving down the interstate heading to work when I lost all power. The vehicle did not die or stall, it lost power and the gas pedal would not work. As my speed started declining, I had to immediately turn on my emergency lights and move off the side of the road. Which was hard at the time with other traffic in that lane. And the decreasing speed while I was in my lane had me nervous as other vehicles came up flying behind me. As soon as I pulled over on the side of the road, my car immediately died. I tried to turn it on after about ten minutes and the engine just rolled but would not come on. After about 25 minutes, my car started up again. I was able to get it to a dealership and they said right away that it was probably the throttle body, but that the part was on back order and would take up to a week to get in. After they checked it out, it was in fact the throttle body. I ended up lucking out because they did have a part for me. Upon paying for my repair, I was told by the Ford service department, that they had seen a major spike in this repair. They even said they once had 15 cars in one day that all needed the throttle body repaired. And that is why the part had originally been on back order. They also stated that they were not the only dealership noticing this spike. I was informed to keep all my paperwork because with this kind of spike, it could lead to a recall.
When driving, the wrench light would come and the engine would stall. The gas medal goes limp and you cant give it gas. I had to pull over and turn it off than back on it began to work. It has been doing it for a week and then I got a diagnostic and code P2112 came up. It said that the throttle actuator control system stuck closed.
Was driving to work on local interstate @ 60mph, approx 5am (luckily very few cars on road at this hour). Lost all power, no acceleration possible, but engine dial still showing <1000rpm. Was able to coast to shoulder, yellow wrench symbol was lit up, turned off engine, re-started, continued to work. Happened again @ about 30 mph, 15 minutes later, on city street. Called Ford service later that morning and scheduled to drop vehicle off next business day (had to drive it for two more days). Happened several more times during all types of driving: Highway, rural, city; at speeds between 25-70 mph, both with and without cruise control being used. Got vehicle to dealer in afternoon. Service tech called around dinner time to say the throttle body would need to be replaced. Repairs made at a cost of about $450. Picked vehicle up later in evening. No problems so far. This appears to be a common problem as seen/read in several forums and news reports.
Car is stalling while driving. Sitting at dealer, waiting to have throttle body replaced. Part is on back order not covered under power train warranty.
Driving and gas pedal lost all power. Pulled to side of road, engine continued to run about 700/800 RPM. I noticed the wrench symbol was lit in dashboard so I turned off A/C opened all windows & shut off engine. After about 30 seconds or so, I re-started the car & drove back home (approx. 35 miles). The following day I took the vehicle to a Ford dealer & explained my problem. Dealer said this was probably a throttle control / powertrain problem. They offered me some suggestions to help with this trouble, which I have done. As of today 7/25/2013 vehicle seems to be running fine. I hope this gets resolved because I really like this vehicle.
I was traveling at apx 45 mph when the yellow wrench error message appeared on the dash. At the same time the vehicle ceased to respond to the gas pedal. The engine and electrical system remained on however there was no power coming from the engine. The vehicle coasted as it lost momentum. I was able to pull off the major road that I was on. The vehicle shuddered as I came to a stop and turned it off. When I restarted the vehicle, the yellow wrench error light went out and the vehicle started with no problems. The Ford dealership later diagnosed the problem as the throttle body component. There had been no previous indicators of any problems. Vehicle had been serviced following the manufacturers service requirements.
While driving my vehicle lost acceleration and then began to shake the wrench and engine lights came on. Recently went to a shop and the issue is because of a part called throttle body.
On July 20, 2013 I was driving my vehicle on the highway with my parents (63 & 67 respectively) when suddenly (out of the blue) I pushed the gas pedal but vehicle would not accelerate. The wrench light illuminated on the dashboard and the vehicle was jerking. I had a car behind me that almost crash on me. I managed to pull over to the shoulder. I turned off the vehicle and turned it on within 2-3 minutes and it worked perfectly (as if nothing has happened). I went home that night (10:30pm more or less). I went to a local pep boys store next day since the dealers were closed (Sunday). They checked it and said everything was ok. On Monday, July 21, same issue happened twice within 30 minute range. I called my local dealer and made an appointment for Tuesday. I've left it there for a check up. However, I was told that the warranty expired 5 months ago and the power train warranty is limited... losing power of gas and vehicle dying in the middle of the highway/road certainly seem to be a safety hazard!
I was driving my car, there was a noise and then a little wrench appeared on my control panel. The car started to decelerate and then I shut it down. I turned it back on, it seemed to be okay, as I drove down the road I heard the noise again and the car stayed at 40 mph. I could not accelerate. Once again I stopped, turned it off. I started it back up. I called the Ford dealer, they said to bring it in, they put it on the computer and said that the throttle body was bad.
While driving on highway around 70mph when car went into a "limp" mode and would not accelerate. Wrench light came on. After restarting the car, it performed as normal and no wrench light was lit. This has happened several times in one week at varying speeds. My Ford store did not find a problem. I've also felt a surge when the accelerating the vehicle.
On July 14 2013, my vehicle 2010 Ford Escape XLT stalled in the middle of the highway. The vehicle was traveling at 60 mph when the incident occurred. After the stall, the vehicle did not respond to gas pedal. It slowed down. I was able to pull the vehicle to safety lane. During the incident, the wrench sign appeared on the dashboard indicator. After the vehicle came to complete stop, I was able to restart the vehicle. I drove the vehicle to the dealership service center at reduced speed of 25 mph. They diagnosed that the issue is with the throttle body and mentioned that the whole throttle body needs to be replaced.
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- Valencia, CA, USA