2009 Ford Escape Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE MAINTENANCE SERVICE SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,320.

I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AND WAS HOLD THAT I HAVE A "PERFUSE" OIL LEAK IN MY MOTOR. AND MY MOTOR HAS LESS THAN A 100,000 MILES ON IT.. *JS

ENGINE STARTED IN PARKING LOT WITH A VERY ROUGH IDLE. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE A FUEL ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED BUT DIES IMMEDIATELY AFTER GIVING GAS TO THE PEDAL. THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE WAS TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE REPORTED IT HAS A SEIZED ENGINE ON THE EXHAUST VAVLE #1 CYLINDER. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A NEW FORD ENGINE REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED THIS IS RELATED TO THE GAS THROTTLE RECALL AS THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE AND WITH LOW MILES AND OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES IT JUST DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP COST FOR A NEW ENGINE IS $7000. YOU WOULD HOPE FORD COULD STAND BY THEIR RECALL PRODUCT, BUT THEY SAID NO WARRANTY ON POWERTRAIN. THIS IS A VERY UNFORTUNATE AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

FORD 2009 ESCAPE-CAR STARTED MAKING A SQUEAL NOISE AND BELT STARTED TO COME OFF AND WHEN LOOKED TO SEE THE WHAT WAS GOING ON THE CARS MOUNTING BOSS BROKE OFF OF TIMING COVER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE IDLER PULLER MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE FROM COVER AND CAUSED CAR NOT TO BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. WHEN CHECKED WITH DEALER WAS TOLD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. WHEN PURCHASED NEW PART. THE IDLER PULLER HAS MORE STEEL METAL FOR SUPPORT AND ANOTHER BOLT TO HOLD WHERE AS THE OLD ONE DOES NOT. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF NEED TO BE SEEN. *TR

AFTER FILL-UP, ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. FIRST INSTANCE HAPPENED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND RESULTED IN NEAR ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL ADDITIONAL TIMES BUT NOT FOR LONG ENOUGH TO SET THE TROUBLE CODE OR LIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION AND ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS POTENTIAL DEFECT NEED TO BE RECALLED. TOOK TO THE FORD DEALER ON 7/28/14 AND THEY ADVISED ME THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE TROUBLE CODES WERE STORED IN THE PCM. 'THIS IS NOT RIGHT- THEY NEED TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE NHTSA STATES THAT ONLY APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE TRIGGERED THE TROUBLE CODES. *TR

THE THROTTLE HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES IN TRAFFIC.THE ENGINE HAS LOST POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED HAS BEEN GREATLY REDUCED.I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD IF IT DID NOT OCCUR WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THAT FORD MOTOR CO.WOULD NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY. HERE IS MY QUESTION ,HOW DO I GET THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP WHEN IT OCCURS? FORD ISSUED ME A WARNING BUT WANT MAKE REPAIRS,WHAT GOOD IS THE WARRANTY? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO AN EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TURN OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING IT RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SLOWLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM NOTIFICATION RELATED TO THE FAILURE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE REPAIRS LISTED SINCE THE FAILURE CODE DID NOT SHOW DURING THE DIAGNOSIS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO HONOR THE CAMPAIGN UNLESS THE CODES WERE AVAILABLE DURING THE DIAGNOSIS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,500.

ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL AROUND 7:50 AM, MY SON (NEW DRIVER) STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR TOWN. HE WAS FIRST IN LINE. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY AND THEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. HE SAID HE WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE ENGINE WASN'T RESPONDING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, SO HE TRIED PRESSING THE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES AND STILL GOT NO RESPONSE. HE PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. HE RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND THE GAS PEDAL BEGAN TO RESPOND AND HE WAS ABLE TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. UPON DOING OUR OWN INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH, WE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED LAST WEEKEND (NOT INEXPENSIVELY). SO FAR, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED, BUT THE INCIDENT HAS SHAKEN OUR FAITH IN THAT VEHICLE. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT IT COULD LEAVE HIM IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY AND UNNECESSARILY INJURED (OR WORSE).

I HAVE A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES, I DO NOT EVEN REMEMBER THE FIRST DATE OF INCIDENT ANYMORE (ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO) - THE MOST RECENT WAS 1-27-2014. AS I AM AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, MY ENGINE STUTTERS AND CHOKES, OCCASIONALLY GIVES A TINY LITTLE "POP" SOUND, SOMETIMES STALLING RIGHT IN A TRAFFIC LANE. WHEN I RESTART IT, THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE PROBLEM. THIS IS RANDOM, AND DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE PAST, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE CODES, SO THEY DID NOT REPAIR ANYTHING. I AM TAKING IT IN AGAIN NEXT WEEK FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM - THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, AND WILL CHECK IT OUT ONCE AGAIN TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY FAILURE CODES SHOWING THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITION !! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,902.

DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THIS REDUCED CAR SPEED TO 20MPH AND I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. TURNED CAR OFF FOR 30 MINUTES AND STARTED CAR UP AND DROVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED 2 WEEKS LATER. *TR

EVEN PRIOR TO THE DATE INDICATED THE CAR WOULD SPUTTER AND LOOSE POWER DRIVING ALONG BUT WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL WITH NO CODES THROWN THIS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES ? APPROX. ON DATE INDICATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT APPROX 50 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER BUT WAS STILL RUNNING AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO GAS BEING PRESSED DOWN OR UP ? CAR WAS IN THE SPEED LANE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY ! NO CODES OR ANYTHING WERE FOUND ? THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SENSE WITH ON BEING TODAY ON THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY , I THINK THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN,PLEASE HELP! *TR

THIS VIDEO DEMONSTRATES THE EXACT PROBLEM I HAVE. HTTP://YOUTU.BE/6HKMOS9POHU HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

I WAS RUNNING SOME ERRANDS AND AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE SHUT DOWN. I WAS ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE THEN AFTER A FEW MOMENTS I RESTARTED IT. LUCKILY THAT HAS BEEN THE ONLY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED BUT I STILL WORRY ABOUT IT DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. AT THE TIME I WAS SO SHAKEN UP THAT I WENT STRAIGHT HOME BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO GET STRANDED. MY SUV JUST HIT 100K SO I WAS LOOKING UP ANY INSPECTIONS IT MIGHT NEED AND CAME ACROSS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

CAR DECELERATED AND WRENCH SIGN CAME ON. HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK TO GET IT TO RESTART. KEPT LOSING POWER. *TR

I TURNED ON CAR, PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, YELLOW WRENCH ILLUMINATED ON DASH, TRIED TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE WAS BUCKING AND LOSING POWER, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND IT WAS FINE. UNTIL 9/23/13 WHEN THE CAR REPEATED THIS ACTION AGAIN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY AS THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96000.

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND MUST PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGHLY BUT NO POWER GOES TO THE WHEELS. ONCE STOPPED I TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A MINUTE. ONCE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO RUN OKAY. BUT IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON 7/8/2013. THE CODE IS P2111. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER SO I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS WILL BE RESOLVED. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSIGHT THERE ARE 2 ACTION REPORTS. #S PE13003 & DP12006. AND 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS #S 09-23-5 & 10-21-6. *TR

AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5MPH MY VEHICLE STALLED HALLWAY IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HALFWAY IN THE STREET. THE RED ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD AT THAT TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN THE CENTER SOUTHBOUND LANE ON ROUTE 93 THROUGH THE THOMAS P. O'NEILL TUNNEL IN BOSTON WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY CAR STALLED. THE RED ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN DECELERATING. THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AND I AM UNBELIEVABLY LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I GUIDED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT LANE (THERE ARE NO BREAKDOWN LANES IN THE TUNNEL). I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE THROTTLE BODY ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. *TR

ENGINE LOSES POWER SUDDENLY AND THE WRECH COMES ON AND I HAVE TO DRIVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE WRENCH GOES OFF OF THE SCREEN AND THE CAR DRIVES NORMAL FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN.

ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, BEGAN TO SPUTTER WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS "NEEDING THROTTLE BODY," WHICH CONTROLS AIR FLOW TO ENGINE AND WAS "STUCK IN EITHER THE OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION." I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED, AND REPAIRS COULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED ON MY HAZARDS. A LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT POPPED UP, WHICH I LATER LOOKED UP AND REALIZED ITS THE THROTTLE BODY. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WENT AWAY. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO BE FAILING ALREADY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND UPON ENGAGEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY ONCE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.