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Driving on interstate at 55 mph when vehicle lost all acceleration. Gas pedal was ineffective. Had to coast off road, shut vehicle down, restart it and was able to accelerate. At garage was told cost of part (expensive) but part was on back order and that the vehicle was not safe to drive until it was repaired since stalling or failure to accelerate could happen again at any time, and the vehicle might not "recover".
While driving at highway speed, car stopped. I shut off engine waited and restarted. Drove 35 miles this way in rushhour traffic. Went autozone (as Ford was closed for day) and had code pulled. It said electronic throttle body. Cannot get part from parts store, will try to get part from dealer. A friend of mine who use to work for Ford said that there have been 750,000 replaced throttle components for this model year. This left me in a very unsafe situation.
Wrench light lit up on the dash, car decelerated and stopped in the roadway and traffic. Engine was still running, but no response from the gas pedal. Turned the car off for 10 minutes. Started again and drove it home. Could have been a dangerous situation on a more crowded roadway. Based on internet research, a recall on the throttle body should be issued.
After sitting a stop light, when gas pedal was pushed to go there was no power. Engine was running but car would not move. Check engine light also went on. Mechanic diagnosed a throttle body malfunction and has replaced the part. The car is a one-owner, 3-year old Ford Escape.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the engine stalled without warning while driving 60 mph. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic, who diagnosed the failure at the throttle body. The vehicle was repaired and the throttle body was replaced. In addition, the rear hatch door could only be opened electronically and not manually. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000 and the approximate current mileage was 43,100...updated 09-18-13
- Wyomissing , PA, USA
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Taking a turn off the main road when the car started shaking, lunging and had no throttle control, limited to about 10 mph. A dangerous situation on a curvy road, with no break down lane. The error code returned was P2112, the throttle body needed to be replaced. Nothing visually appeared wrong with the old part.
On the highway in the left lane - very busy area with traffic merging from right when engine stopped - no power at all. Terrifying! luckily, I was somehow able to get across three lanes of high speed traffic to the breakdown lane. Needed a tow to my Ford dealer (55 miles). They diagnosed a defective electronic throttle control and due to the fact this part was backordered, I did not have a car for over a week. Expensive fix.
Vehicle lost all power while the electrical system remained on. Unable to supply fuel to the engine. Vehicle coasted to a stop. Was in passing lane at the time, with traffic behind me. Able to pull off highway. The vehicle restarted without icon lights. Drove approximately 2 miles, same situation. Vehicle restarted with check engine light remaining on. Vehicle was taken to a local Ford dealer for repair. Diagnostic codes indicated a failed throttle body assembly. This was a non-warranty repair costing $608.80 plus rental car.
While driving on a busy morning highway my throttle went out. I could not accelerate and had to immediately put on my hazard lights and find a way out of traffic, with no way to accelerate. I thought this might have been a one time fluke, until it happened two more times. My car service provider isn't able to do much for me since no warning sensors have been triggered during any event. The three occurrences were at speeds of 55, 25 and 60 mph. This is a dangerous and scary problem. What if I had not been able to get out of the way in time" when will Ford be held fully accountable for the problems they have acknowledged having with Escape throttles and their sensors"
On the 18th of July, 2013, while driving on a major interstate in my 2010 Ford Escape, my SUV suddenly lost all throttle control and seemed to die. My wrench light came on and I was getting no response from the throttle and my engine was running roughly. I shut off the car and restarted it and tried to drive again. At 20 mph the throttle stopped working again. I was only a few hundred yards from a truck weight station and was able to crawl to the station at about 15 mph to troubleshoot the problem. I have a code reader in my vehicle and got P2111 and P2112 which is the throttle actuator control system - stuck open and stuck closed respectively. After letting the car sit for a while I was able to start it and the wrench light had gone out. I was able to go 60 mph for the rest of my 12 hour trip with no problems. Today August 6, 2013 my car did the same thing. I was hoping it was a computer glitch and that I had gotten away one occurrence, but that was not the case.
I was leaving for work and my vehicle seemed to hesitate and then lost all function to the gas pedal. After shutting the vehicle off, I turned it back on and it appeared to work fine. I brought it to the dealer and they told me it was the throttle body. I'm currently waiting on the estimate but saw all the complaints and needed to add my name to the list of people with this problem. Ford should take this as a loss for the safety and betterment of its clients.
When driving the vehicle, the accelerator became useless and I had to coast to the side of the road, turn the ignition off and back on and everything was fine at that point. This happened on 4 different occasions before I was able to get the vehicle to the local Ford dealer for an analysis of the situation. The dealer replaced the throttle body and charged me $159.13 for the part and labor.
Car stalled while driving at 40 miles per hour.this situation happened after I took the car to the dealership for a fuel service. The car stalling was awful. It was the third time it happened during that week. The engine service soon sign went on after the incident. I was driving my car with my 2 years old daughter in the backseat. It was a dangerous situation. I was lucky not to be hit by other cars. I brought the car to the service again and they said it was a failure of the throttle body. They charged me 600 dollars for a replacement. I am not happy with this situation because it looked like a malfunction. The car is under 20000 miles and I keep it in tip top condition.
Driving down interstate 45 in houston, car was running, but no power from the gas pedal. Needed to coast to an exit where I stopped completely. I needed to power down the car completely then restart the car before the gas pedal worked again. This has happened twice. The other time was about a month earlier. Ford service department said it was a defective "throttle body". something like that shouldn't fail so early. I was just out of my warranty as well.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate any further. The vehicle was shut off and restarted as it operated as designed. The failure recurred one month later while the contact was driving 35 mph. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis where the contact was informed that the throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 47,000. Updated 09/25/13
Driving down the highway, my car suddenly lost the ability to accelerate and I could no longer continue down the road. I pulled over and my car was running extremely rough. It almost felt like the car was bucking due to a novice driving a manual transmission - note that this was when I was parked as well as when I was decelerating. I noticed the orange wrench lit up on my dash and got a tow to the nearest dealership. The dealership called me and let me know it was a throttle body issue and it has been replaced. My car only had 48K on it and there is no way in my opinion that this should happen. I feel like I'm having money stolen from my wallet due to the fact Ford is fully aware of the problem but is not taking proactive steps to fix it.
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- Burgettstown, PA, USA