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2009 Ford ESCAPE HYBRID problems and owner complaints

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Key facts

153 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

90,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2009 model year. Data updated: . 143 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 69 of 153 complaints (45.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior7448.4%
Braking behavior4126.8%
Electrical and battery issues1711.1%
Engine operation127.8%
Transmission and shifting63.9%
Fuel system concerns10.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering
69
Engine
24
Service Brakes
21
Vehicle Speed Control
17
Power Train
15
Electrical System
11
Fuel/Propulsion System
9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
8
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Steering69
Engine24
Service Brakes21
Vehicle Speed Control17
Power Train15
Electrical System11
Fuel/Propulsion System9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic8

Steering: 69; Engine: 24; Service Brakes: 21; Vehicle Speed Control: 17; Power Train: 15; Electrical System: 11; Fuel/Propulsion System: 9; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 8

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
12
25,000 to 49,999
19
50,000 to 74,999
21
75,000 to 99,999
29
100,000 to 149,999
45
150,000 and above
17
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00012
25,000 to 49,99919
50,000 to 74,99921
75,000 to 99,99929
100,000 to 149,99945
150,000 and above17

Under 25,000: 12; 25,000 to 49,999: 19; 50,000 to 74,999: 21; 75,000 to 99,999: 29; 100,000 to 149,999: 45; 150,000 and above: 17

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (45). 10 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009
5
2010
7
2011
3
2012
9
2013
16
2014
18
2015
14
2016
22
2017
13
2018
15
2019
14
2020
4
2021
4
2022
3
2023
1
2024
2
2025
2
2026
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20095
20107
20113
20129
201316
201418
201514
201622
201713
201815
201914
20204
20214
20223
20231
20242
20252
20261

2009: 5; 2010: 7; 2011: 3; 2012: 9; 2013: 16; 2014: 18; 2015: 14; 2016: 22; 2017: 13; 2018: 15; 2019: 14; 2020: 4; 2021: 4; 2022: 3; 2023: 1; 2024: 2; 2025: 2; 2026: 1

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 74 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 41 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 17 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10296490 · 2009-12-20 (December 20, 2009)

ON OCT 25TH 2008 WE PURCHASED A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM ENCINITAS FORD. ON APRIL 11, 2009(MGE 3809.4)WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 UP A SMALL INCLINE AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND PUT ME INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC BESIDE ME. THIS SAME INSTANCE JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON 12/10/09 (6856.0 MGE) BUT I WAS GOING BETWEEN 30-35 UNDER BATTERY AND TRYING TO CURVE TO THE LEFT WHEN THE STEERING STIFFENED UP AGAIN QUICKLY AND VEERED ME TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE ROAD. I DROPPED THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09 AND THEY CAN'T FI…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,856 miles reported. Look up ODI 10296490 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10328762 · 2010-05-04 (May 4, 2010)

ORGANIZATION OWNS TWO 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS. FIRST VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING AC/HEATING SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, STEERING WHEEL COVER DISINTEGRATED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY COME ON DATING BACK TO WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY CODES, ABS MODULE WENT OUT AT 52,000 MILES, WHEN MODULE WAS REPLACED, CODE FOR HYDRAULICS SHOWED ANOTHER MODULE NEEDED REPLACED, CAR IS STILL IN SHOP, AND DEALER SAYS THERE ARE STILL ADDI…

Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10328762 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10290082 · 2009-10-28 (October 28, 2009)

BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED WITH BRAKES FEELING LIKE THERE WAS NO PRESSURE. THE 3 LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM WERE ON WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10290082 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10291324 · 2009-11-07 (November 7, 2009)

WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON AUGUST 11, 2009. ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH WE LOST BRAKE POWER. SPECIFICALLY, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AS BRAKE FOOT MOVED 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IN LAST 1/3 OF THE WAY AS BRAKING FOOT MOVED TO AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR, THERE WAS ONLY A WEAK RESPONSE. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. WE WERE TERRIFIED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS, AFTER WHICH TIME THEY INFORME…

Owner-reported narrative. 928 miles reported. Look up ODI 10291324 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10292999 · 2009-11-20 (November 20, 2009)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: IN LATE MAY 2009 I PURCHASED A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, FROM STONEHAM FORD IN STONEHAM, MASSACHUSETTS AND WITHIN A PERIOD OF A MONTH PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO SERVICE AS A TAXI CAB. ON THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00PM, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING UNATTENDED IN OUR YARD FOR A PERIOD OF TWO HOURS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. IN A REPORT COMPILED BY THE BOSTON FIRE INVESTIGATION UNIT DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 2009, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS UNINTENTIONAL AND DID NOT RE…

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Owner report 10547156 · 2013-10-07 (October 7, 2013)

DRIVING DOWN HILL ON DRY PAVEMENT AT 35MPH. GENTLE BRAKING FOR RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. EVERYTHING NORMAL UNTIL SLOWED NEARLY TO A STOP. THEN A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECT REQUIRING EXTREME PRESSURE ON BRAKE. SIMULTANEOUS WITH THE LOSS OF BRAKING A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD AND SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING BRAKE, ABS, & TRACTION LIGHTS. DROVE TO A SAFE LOCATION WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON AND THE BRAKES REQUIRING MARKEDLY MORE FORCE TO APPLY. ENGINE NEVER STALLED. ONCE PARKED I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND REMOVED THE KEY. WHEN I REST…

Owner-reported narrative. 63,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10547156 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10549323 · 2013-10-24 (October 24, 2013)

CAR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, DOES NOT COMPLETELY STALL OUT, BUT LOSES POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT SOMETIMES TURNS ON. ONCE I PULL OVER, STOP AND RESTART CAR, IT SEEMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTIONING. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. DEALER DIAGNOSED THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 78,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10549323 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10535820 · 2013-08-16 (August 16, 2013)

IN 2012 A CLUNKING NOISE AND SLIGHT LURCH BEGAN TO BE FELT OCCASIONALLY WHEN BREAKING MY 2009 ESCAPE HYBRID. OVER TIME THE CLUNK AND SURGE INCREASED IN INTENSITY BUT REMAINED INTERMITTENT. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 40,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, I REQUESTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHECK MY BREAKS. THEY REPORTED THE BREAKS LOOKED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. OVER THE NEXT YEAR THE CLUNK AND SURGE GOT WORSE. SUSPECTING PERHAPS MY TRANSMISSION OR U-JOINT WAS THE PROBLEM, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS …

Owner-reported narrative. 39,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10535820 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10564515 · 2014-02-15 (February 15, 2014)

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10564515 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11364375 · 2020-10-14 (October 14, 2020)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITH THE POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART ONCE THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE VEHICLE FAILING TO RESTART. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO…

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11364375 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

153 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

93.5%Usable mileage143 / 153 records
100.0%Valid incident date153 / 153 records
100.0%Valid filing date153 / 153 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates153 / 153 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201120122013202020212022202320242025
Engine
410.8%
ODI 10547838 · 60,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE LOST SPEED, AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PRESSURE TO THE GAS. AS I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THEN. IN A PARKING GARAGE, AT LOW SPEEDS, ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH. *TR

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213.3%
ODI 10713581 · 17,252 mi

4/29/15 THIS ESCAPE WAS PURCHASED 8/17/12 DELIVERED WITH 35 MILES, PRESENTLY AT 17532 WAS SCHEDULED A WEEK IN ADVANCE, AND TO BE SERVICED ON 4/06/15, VERBAL/WRITTEN CONSENT TO REPAIRS. THE MILEAGE WAS 17532 AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY TO INVER GROVE FORD, AN AUTHORIZED FORD MOTOR CO. DEALERSHIP. PLEASE NOTE, THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP'S, AND CURRENT IN SERVICE RECORDS. REAR VIEW CAMERA, (WORKS INTERMITTENTLY) WITH BLACK SQUIGGLY LINES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE M…

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480.0%
ODI 11066010 · 80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE TURBO BOOST DID NOT WORK ADEQUATELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD NORTH CANTON (5900 WHIPPLE AVE NW, NORTH CANTON, OH 44720, [phone removed]) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL…

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6422.2%
ODI 11316185 · 1,875 mi

UNEXPECTED "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. ENGINE LOST POWER AND WAS ON BATTERY-ONLY (HYBRID VEHICLE). PULLED OVER, AND ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. UNABLE TO RE-START ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER. DEALERSHIP STATED "ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN FAULT" BUT FOUND NOTHING. THAT WAS ON FEBRUARY 14TH A 1,875 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AND THE WARNING/LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED AGAIN ON MARCH 2, 2020 WITH 2,003 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ALSO NOTE: THERE ARE ADDITIONAL 2020 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID OWNERS REPORTING THIS…

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3629.5%
ODI 11445900

The Electric Motor Cooling Pump failed and shut down the engine without warning. It occurred the first time on Route 1 at night and about two weeks later it occurred three consecutive times as I was driving on a local street. I was able to restart the car but was told by the dealership to have it towed to them, where it remains now while waiting for the part to arrive (which is on national back order). My safety and the safety of others was put at risk when I lost all power and only through sheer luck was I able to pull over safely. This pr…

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3450.0%
ODI 11476040

UNKNOWN

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313.0%
ODI 11560226

Several symptoms occur: Car goes into deep sleep mode after an hour sitting idle. Car fails to start, with all warning lights active on dashboard. Dome lights don't turn on and remote features not allowed due to low battery. This is related to non-AGM 12V batteries being installed in the 2020, 2022, and 2023 Hybrid Escape. 2021's have the AGM battery and there are no problems reported on the forums regarding this issue for that model year. This is a serious safety concern as the winters get colder, and engines not starting on a brand new v…

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125.0%
ODI 11632556

Sudden Catastrophic engine failure in less than 6 months, brand new. Winter weather driving, onset of engine sounds then louder With grinding noises, loss of power and cessation. Of function. I was stranded In the mountains with little to no phone function..had to arrange tow 1 hour away to nearest Ford dealership. Poor customer service just before the holiday. Stranded with no loaner available and no rentals available. Unknown cause, unknown if reproduced Dealer evaluated but did not providedocumentation Needs new motor in less th…

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00.0%

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Service Brakes
410.8%
ODI 10734918 · 256,000 mi

I WAS PARKING MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WHILE MOVING BACK AND FORWARD I NOTICE BRAKE PADDLE JERK AND PADDLE LOST BRAKING POWER.

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213.3%
ODI 10520859 · 15,000 mi

AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON SAYING CHECK BRAKES. THERE ARE NO CODES WHEN EVALUATED BY THE DEALERSHIP. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON, THE BRAKES WORK AND THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS WEEK, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE BRAKES FAIL BECAUSE I AM STEPPING ON THE BRAKE BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. THEY SAY THIS RESULTS IN BLEEDING PRESSURE FROM THE BRAKES WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE BRAKES FAILING. THE SOLUTION, ACCORDING TO THEM, IS TO NOT STEP ON THE …

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120.0%
ODI 11118117 · 93,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIIVNG ON A CITY STREET WHEN I WAS T-BONED BY A VEHICLE WHO RAN A STOP LIGHT. AS I BECAME CONTACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND ENDED UP HITTING A WATER METER, AFTER TRYING TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES,BECAUSE THEY BRAKES WOULDNT CATCH ON. .NEITHER CONTACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE NOR THE WATER METER ACTIVATED THE AIR BAGS.

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51.7%
ODI 11432216

On quite a few occasions, while braking down hill, it felt like I lost all brakes, despite pedal feel remaining steady. It literally felt like sliding on ice. Most recently, I recently experienced it on a hill where regenerative brakes would normally decelerate vehicle. It felt like the brakes gave out in the middle of the hill. Thankfully had no one in front of me so I was able to pump brakes and barely got vehicle to stop safely. Then waited a few minutes - the brakes resumed normal operation. Spoke with the dealer and they advised no k…

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64.9%
ODI 11453542

The brakes are extremely loud when backing in the morning. I also notice what I would consider a longer breaking time thar I thought was related to the regenerative breaking system. I brought it in once to be looked at and Ford Tallahassee said its fine. It is not.

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1217.6%
ODI 11495655

On November 12, 2022 at approximately 1:00 p.m. an incident occurred with my 2022 Ford Escape Hybrid in Columbia, MO. As I was parking in the Forum Theater parking lot, the engine surged and I had no brakes. I was at a dead stop and when I released the brake to move into a parking slot, the engine surged abruptly. When I applied the brakes, the pedal went clear to the floor with no braking occurring. I absolutely did not hit the wrong peddle causing this surging of power. As a result, the Escape jumped a curb and ran into a tree doing $14,000 …

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Steering
1437.8%
ODI 10532623 · 25,000 mi

AT 40-45 MPH HEAR WHEEL BEARING NOISE. DEALER CONFIRMED AND BOTH RIGHT FRONT BEARINGS (MAIN AND CARRIER) REPLACED BY FORD DEALER. STILL HAD NOISE AFTER REPLACEMENT. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CARRIER BEARING JUST REPLACED WAS BAD. REPLACED CARRIER BEARING AGAIN BUT STILL HAVING SAME NOISE. DEALER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN MANY WHEEL BEARING PROBLEMS, AND THAT FAULTY BEARINGS ARE COMING TO FORD FROM VENDOR. PROBLEM AS YET NOT RESOLVED. SEEMS FORD IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHICH BEARINGS ARE BAD WITHOUT INSTALLING THEM. I AM CONCERNED WITH POTENTIAL…

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213.3%
ODI 10690811 · 4,222 mi

I WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATORS THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH GREAT EFFORT. IT IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED WITH SOME 2011 FORD ESCAPE MODELS MADE AT THE SAME PLANT IN KANSAS CITY AND THOSE VEHICLES WHERE RECALLED.

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00.0%

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41.4%
ODI 11485690

I was driving on the NYS Thruway with lane assist and cruise control enabled. This is after already having an issue with my computer where the car a couple of months ago just stopped in the middle of the road. This morning I was driving on the Thruway when suddenly, if felt like the collision impact system was engaged and the car shifted to the right slamming into the car next to me. No airbag deployment but extensive damage and collision system was completely engaged. The car issued no warnings or other issues afterwards. NYSPD arrived and com…

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00.0%

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11.5%
ODI 11508957

I bought this car in June 2022 brand new. This morning I received an alert on my phone from Ford saying that my car is in "Deep Sleep" mode to conserve battery energy and my remote features including start/stop and lock/unlock. I went to my car and I could not get into my car and it did not start. When I contacted the dealership, Vista Ford in Woodland Hills, CA, they informed me that this is a feature on the car, and that if the car is not driven within 48 hours, the car will go into Deep Sleep. I drove the car the night before, not even 8 hou…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Electrical System
12.7%
ODI 10714060 · 38,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

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16.7%
ODI 10713581 · 17,252 mi

4/29/15 THIS ESCAPE WAS PURCHASED 8/17/12 DELIVERED WITH 35 MILES, PRESENTLY AT 17532 WAS SCHEDULED A WEEK IN ADVANCE, AND TO BE SERVICED ON 4/06/15, VERBAL/WRITTEN CONSENT TO REPAIRS. THE MILEAGE WAS 17532 AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY TO INVER GROVE FORD, AN AUTHORIZED FORD MOTOR CO. DEALERSHIP. PLEASE NOTE, THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP'S, AND CURRENT IN SERVICE RECORDS. REAR VIEW CAMERA, (WORKS INTERMITTENTLY) WITH BLACK SQUIGGLY LINES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE M…

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120.0%
ODI 11066010 · 80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE TURBO BOOST DID NOT WORK ADEQUATELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD NORTH CANTON (5900 WHIPPLE AVE NW, NORTH CANTON, OH 44720, [phone removed]) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL…

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3913.5%
ODI 11330875 · 84 mi

VEHICLE PURCHASED 5/12/20. ON 5/22/20, AT ODO 84 MILES, ON STARTUP, VEHICLE DISPLAYED POWERTRAIN FAULT - ILLUMINATES WHEN A POWERTRAIN OR AWD FAULT HAS BEEN DETECTED. CONTACT YOUR AUTHORIZED DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. VEHICLE FLAT BED TOWED TO SUNSTATE FORD WEST COLONIAL DR ORLANDO FL (PURCHASE DEALERSHIP). SERVICE TEAM HAD VEHICLE 5 DAYS. CLEARED CODES U0131, U0100, U0140, U0155, U0198, U0253, U0257, P0919, U0212, U023A, U0103, U0111, U0121, U013F, U0159, U0232, U0233, U0293, U0401, U0415, U0420, U0424, U0531, U0101, U0418, U0429, U01…

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1814.8%
ODI 11419434

High Voltage battery warning occurs and gives possibility of shutting the car down

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913.2%
ODI 11544446

when I go from reverse to drive my back up camera stay on and the beeping stays going, When I took it to Ford, they told me since they cannot get it to duplicate the issue, they can't help me, i asked about doing a computer reset and they said "no"

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1147.8%
ODI 11534309

Starting on July 12th, 2023, my audio control module stopped working, so there was no sound in my car. I took it into my primary dealership (Bob Maxey Ford of Howell) on July 19th, 2023, they deemed that it was the ACM and order a new one. My navigation and my adaptive cruise control acted funny as well, with my navigation not lining up with my actual location. Fast forward to the weekend just a couple of days later, I received notices that my car was going into deep sleep mode to save battery. This went off and on for several days with no warn…

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250.0%
ODI 11658202

Wireless Apple Carplay KEEPS disconnecting! All the time, phone calls drop all the time and sometimes the system refuses to connect to my phone. All updates are up to date and I always see Wireless Apple Carplay improvements... nothing AT all has happened. Please fix if possible!

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00.0%

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Power Train
513.5%
ODI 10538393 · 62,000 mi

AS I WAS PULLING OUT ON THE ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN ABOARD, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITH OUT WARNING LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. SOME $500.00 PLUS DOLLARS LATER, WE FOUND OUT THE THROTTLE BODY, SAME AS THE ARTICLE MENTIONED, WAS DEFECTIVE AND WE WERE ALSO TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PART FROM THE FACTORY BUT A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED. THANK GOD I WAS NOT PASSING ANYONE AT THE TIME. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. *JS

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16.7%
ODI 11033448 · 145 mi

TAKATA RECALL CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND COMPUTER WRENCH SIGHN 10LIGHT APPEARED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE CITY CAR DRIVE VERY SLOW PULLED OVER SHUT CAR OFF AND IT STARTED WITH WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF .

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120.0%
ODI 11140775 · 94,355 mi

TAKATA RECALL PURCHASE A VEHICLE USED DEALER IN LAS VEGAS. THEY DIDN'T DISCLOSE THE CONDITION OF THE CAR INCLUDING THE TURBO LEAKING OIL, COOLANT RESERVOIR LEAKING, AND HEATER HOSE. THE CAR STOP WHILE DRIVING.

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289.7%
ODI 11318338 · 1,700 mi

MULTIPLE TIMES VEHICLE HAS SAID STOP SAFELY NOW WHILE DRIVING AND LIMITED ME TO ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN 15MPH AT THE MOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND HAS REQUIRED PULLING TO THE SHOULDER.

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1310.7%
ODI 11419434

High Voltage battery warning occurs and gives possibility of shutting the car down

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57.4%
ODI 11514408 · 15,000 mi

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Escape. The contact stated while coming to a stop, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that no failure was found. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.

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14.3%
ODI 11534309

Starting on July 12th, 2023, my audio control module stopped working, so there was no sound in my car. I took it into my primary dealership (Bob Maxey Ford of Howell) on July 19th, 2023, they deemed that it was the ACM and order a new one. My navigation and my adaptive cruise control acted funny as well, with my navigation not lining up with my actual location. Fast forward to the weekend just a couple of days later, I received notices that my car was going into deep sleep mode to save battery. This went off and on for several days with no warn…

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Structure:Body
12.7%
ODI 10954877 · 27,000 mi

WHILE CLOSING LIFT GATE THE GLASS EXPLODED BEFORE THE LIFT GATE EVER MADE CONTACT WITH VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN MY DRIVEWAY.

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213.3%
ODI 10905535 · 49,731 mi

TRAVELING ON 4 LANE STREET AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A 2 LANE STREET; AS I WAS MAKING THE TURN MY LOCKED DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN-TERRIFYING. JUST THAT AM HAD READ IN THE LOCAL PAPER THERE WAS A RECALL OF THESE CARS FOR THIS REASON. GOT HOME AND CALLED VISTA FORD OF OXNARD WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT BUT SCHEDULED AN APT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY-EARLIEST I COULD GET. SATURDAY AM I CALLED THE FORD 800 NUMBER AND THEY GOT ME IN RIGHT AWAY TO DCH FORD IN THOUSAND OAKS. WHEN I AR…

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120.0%
ODI 11118117 · 93,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIIVNG ON A CITY STREET WHEN I WAS T-BONED BY A VEHICLE WHO RAN A STOP LIGHT. AS I BECAME CONTACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND ENDED UP HITTING A WATER METER, AFTER TRYING TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES,BECAUSE THEY BRAKES WOULDNT CATCH ON. .NEITHER CONTACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE NOR THE WATER METER ACTIVATED THE AIR BAGS.

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8228.5%
ODI 11330866 · 500 mi

VEHICLE HAS <500 MILES ON IT. HEADLINER DROPPING BELOW DOOR TRIM ON BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

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2621.3%
ODI 11477774

Driver side door - black door support assembly which opens and closes door - welds broke.

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45.9%
ODI 11589330

My vehicle has a broken spot weld visible on the driver's door near the hinge. This is becoming a more common problem with Escapes according to posts I'm reading on various forums.

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Unknown Or Other
38.1%
ODI 10734918 · 256,000 mi

I WAS PARKING MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WHILE MOVING BACK AND FORWARD I NOTICE BRAKE PADDLE JERK AND PADDLE LOST BRAKING POWER.

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16.7%
ODI 10924867 · 48,000 mi

I OWN A 2012 FORD ESCAPE AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP OVER TEN TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON. MULTIPLE TIMES THEY HAVE GAVE ME AN OIL CHANGE AND CLEANED THE SOLENOIDS. MY TRANSMISSION STILL SPUTTERS AND ONCE AGAIN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON. ONE TIME I LOST COMPLETE POWER AND WAS ALMOST KILLED IN AN INTERSECTION. IF ANYONE WANTS TO TAKE MY CAR FOR TESTING THEY CAN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE AND AM SCARED THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBL…

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6422.2%
ODI 11299378 · 475 mi

WHILE STEADILY DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, I SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVED A WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER'S DISPLAY TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY NOW. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO WHERE ROAD HAD A SHOULDER, BUT THE CAR'S SPEED WAS LIMITED TO MAYBE 10 MPH EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED. (THE CAR IS A HYBRID, BUT HAD ONLY VERY LIMITED PROPULSIVE POWER IN WHAT SEEMED TO BE AN ELECTRIC MODE.) THE GAS ENGINE DID NOT KICK IN EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM …

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1713.9%
ODI 11443503

Stopped in the middle of three lanes at a red light, when light turned green car, which is a hybrid did not power back up. I could not accelerate. Message on dashboard was STOP NOW with red triangle symbol. I was on a State highway in heavy traffic. 55 mph speed limit. Going about 8 mph with flashers on I eventually got to right side of road. Car was then locked into park. , would start but immediately received same message. Vehicle has 130 miles on it. Was towed to dealer.

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57.4%
ODI 11472080

Check manual light with orange wrench popped up. I checked my Ford Pass app and it said there was a high voltage fault. To contact a dealer immediately. But I can't even put it in neutral for a tow truck because the transmission is locked in some sort of safe mode. I think it is a part of the recall with high voltage battery failures.

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626.1%
ODI 11560226

Several symptoms occur: Car goes into deep sleep mode after an hour sitting idle. Car fails to start, with all warning lights active on dashboard. Dome lights don't turn on and remote features not allowed due to low battery. This is related to non-AGM 12V batteries being installed in the 2020, 2022, and 2023 Hybrid Escape. 2021's have the AGM battery and there are no problems reported on the forums regarding this issue for that model year. This is a serious safety concern as the winters get colder, and engines not starting on a brand new v…

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125.0%
ODI 11659524

About 2 weeks ago our 2024 Escape had a back-up camera freeze event just like was happening on our 2023 Ford Maverick. The Maverick had a recall for the problem but as of now no recall yet listed for the Escape having the same issue.

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Vehicle Speed Control
821.6%
ODI 10476529 · 19,517 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM TEXAS MOTORS FORD, FORT WORTH, TX ON OR ABOUT JULY 13, 2011. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN, ON OCTOBER 24, 2011, AFTER COMING TO A STOP IN MY GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM ELECTRIC POWER TO GAS POWER AND LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE CABINET ON THE FRONT WALL OF MY GARAGE, DESPITE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK MY (HAD IT TOWED) VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON THE SAME DAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD ADVISED ME OVER T…

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16.7%
ODI 10605332 · 48,000 mi

IN BOTH INCIDENTS AND THERE WERE TWO I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH OR LESS WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST ACCELERATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT USING THE BRAKES. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND ONE COMING AT ME IN THE OTHER LANE TOO. I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS FORCED TO JUMP A CURB FLATTENING THE TIRES AND DAMAGING THE WHEELS. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE JUST SLOWED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT LOU FUSZ FORD IN CHESTERFIELD , MO TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE BUT TH…

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51.7%
ODI 11331444 · 5,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH A WARNING APPEARED "STOP SAFELY NOW" WITH A HAZARD SIGN. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO APPX 5MPH. WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN SPEED AND ACCELERATOR DID NOT RESPOND. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER AN ONCOMING AMBULANCE APPEARED OVER THE HILL IN THE OPPOSITE LANE AND PROCEEDED PAST. POWER STILL WAS NOT RESTORED. CONTINUED SHORT DISTANCE UNTIL ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. UNABLE TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE. ARRANGED FOR VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO DEALER FRIENDLY FORD…

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54.1%
ODI 11456805

When driving with the automatic cruise control engaged it sometimes reads country road signs as speed limit signs. When I turn onto Dakota County road 85,as an example, it reads it as 85mph and accelerates to 85mph. I have to cancel the cruise to stop it. The speed limit that is shown on the instrument panel also changes to 85mph. The actual speed limit is 55mph. This has happened several times and on other roads.

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14.3%
ODI 11573696

My vehicle incorrectly read highway number signs as though they were speed limit signs. This occurred eight times on state highway [XXX] in Florida; and once on state highway [XXX]. The speed limit was actually 55 mph on highway [XXX]. If I would have had “Predictive Speed Assist” turned on, and was using adaptive cruise control, it would have automatically decelerated to 40, +/- whatever “tolerance” I had set. What would happen if this occurs on highway 80, or highway 100? Acceleration to 100 mph, and possibly to 120 mph if I had the tol…

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Steering70,679–147,000 mi103,500 mi62
ODI 10296490 · 6,856 mi

ON OCT 25TH 2008 WE PURCHASED A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM ENCINITAS FORD. ON APRIL 11, 2009(MGE 3809.4)WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 UP A SMALL INCLINE AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND PUT ME INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC BESIDE ME. THIS SAME INSTANCE JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON 12/10/09 (6856.0 MGE) BUT I WAS GOING BETWEEN 30-35 UNDER BATTERY AND TRYING TO CURVE TO THE LEFT WHEN THE STEERING STIFFENED UP AGAIN QUICKLY AND VEERED ME TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE ROAD. I DROPPED THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09 AND THEY CAN'T FI…

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ODI 10334401 · 21,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ... ONCE RECENTLY, AND ONCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IN BOTH INSTANCES, I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO FOLLOW A CURVE BUT THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR, AND PROPER STEERING THEN RESUMED. I'M VERY FRIGHTENED THAT STEERING MAY NOT RECOVER IN FUTURE INSTANCES, OR THAT EVEN THE SHORT TERM LOSS OF STEERING WILL RESULT IN A WRECK, ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR DEATH. *TR

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ODI 10368559 · 15,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. …

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Engine79,489–109,250 mi87,749 mi24
ODI 10535181 · 79,985 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. A "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO ILLUMINATED, WHICH HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN THE PAST. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS.MAXIMUM SPEED WAS NOW 22-25 MPH. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR DID NOT INCREASE ENGINE SPEED OR VEHICLE SPEED. ENGINE RPM WAS AROUND 1500-1800 RPM ACCORDING TO TACHOMETER. DUE TO FASTER TRAFFIC SLOWING BEHIND ME I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE O…

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ODI 10546240 · 78,000 mi

9-27-2013, MY CAR WAS IDLING WEIRD AT A RED LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RPM GAUGE AND IT WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY. AT SOME POINT MY WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING THRU A NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME SO MY CAR SEEMED TO BE OK GOING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, BUT AT EVERY RED LIGHT MY CAR SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. IT WASN'T GOING INTO ELECTRIC MODE LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A MILE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40-45 MPH SO I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND DID MY BEST DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE ESCAPE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS …

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ODI 10548237 · 43,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC. FROM THAT POINT ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT TRANSITION BACK TO GAS. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *TR

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Service Brakes61,000–101,500 mi95,000 mi19
ODI 10467892 · 78,000 mi

UPON STARTING CAR, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON. ATTEMPTED TO TAKE IT TO DEALER BUT, WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COULD BARELY STOP. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND ALSO NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER HOLD ITSELF UP EVEN ON A SMALL INCLINE. THIS HAPPENED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND BRAKES HAD BEEN WORKING AS NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF WEAR. HAD TOW TRUCK TAKE IT LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE DRIVER SAID HE TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE WORKING. ONCE AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE DROVE IT AR…

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ODI 10535820 · 39,500 mi

IN 2012 A CLUNKING NOISE AND SLIGHT LURCH BEGAN TO BE FELT OCCASIONALLY WHEN BREAKING MY 2009 ESCAPE HYBRID. OVER TIME THE CLUNK AND SURGE INCREASED IN INTENSITY BUT REMAINED INTERMITTENT. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 40,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, I REQUESTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHECK MY BREAKS. THEY REPORTED THE BREAKS LOOKED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. OVER THE NEXT YEAR THE CLUNK AND SURGE GOT WORSE. SUSPECTING PERHAPS MY TRANSMISSION OR U-JOINT WAS THE PROBLEM, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS …

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ODI 10543510 · 42,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 10 MINUTES. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH BOARD, THE ELECTRIC PANEL READS "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AND I LOOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. I SLAM ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, BUT IT BARELY STOPS. I PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS GO AWAY AND THE BRAKES WORK AGAIN. I HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. FAST FORWARD TO SEPTEMBER 12, 201…

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Vehicle Speed Control67,000–129,000 mi86,500 mi17
ODI 10535181 · 79,985 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. A "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO ILLUMINATED, WHICH HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN THE PAST. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS.MAXIMUM SPEED WAS NOW 22-25 MPH. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR DID NOT INCREASE ENGINE SPEED OR VEHICLE SPEED. ENGINE RPM WAS AROUND 1500-1800 RPM ACCORDING TO TACHOMETER. DUE TO FASTER TRAFFIC SLOWING BEHIND ME I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE O…

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ODI 10548237 · 43,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC. FROM THAT POINT ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT TRANSITION BACK TO GAS. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *TR

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ODI 10605336 · 86,500 mi

DRIVING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH, VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING RUSH HOUR. FORCED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF 65MPH TRAFFIC GOING 5-10MPH (LIMITED BY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL.) AFTER SHUTTING CAR IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING, WRENCH LIGHT STILL ON. SHUTOFF IGNITION AGAIN, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR (INTO TRAFFIC) TO COMPLETELY SHUTOFF ELECTRONICS, RADIO, DRIVING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FASTER/SLOWER AS I DROV…

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Power Train48,000–83,199 mi72,715 mi15
ODI 10449908 · 28,005 mi

THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A POWER TRAIN FAILURE. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A FAULTY BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR MOTOR IN THE REAR WHICH CONTROLS AIR FLOW TO THE HV BATTERY. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 MONTHS OUT OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD AND HAS ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS/60,000 AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL WITHIN THAT WARRANTY PERIOD. THE DEALER SAYS THAT COMPONENT IS NOT COVERED BY THE POWER …

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ODI 10516189 · 50,000 mi

2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS…

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ODI 10522053 · 46,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *TR

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Electrical System61,832–99,257 mi75,000 mi9
ODI 10516189 · 50,000 mi

2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS…

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ODI 10520726 · 68,340 mi

BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ACTED AS IF LOST POWER MODE. TURNED OFF CAR, BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF, BRAKES WORKED FINE. TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY ISSUES. PROBLEM OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY BUT I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND IT WOULD BE OK SO I FIGURED IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MODULE REPAIR WHICH COST 1800 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. NOW IT IS JUNE 19TH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T GET OVER 30 MPH. AGAIN I T…

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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Fuel/Propulsion System55,000–108,287 mi86,500 mi9
ODI 10516189 · 50,000 mi

2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS…

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ODI 10546240 · 78,000 mi

9-27-2013, MY CAR WAS IDLING WEIRD AT A RED LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RPM GAUGE AND IT WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY. AT SOME POINT MY WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING THRU A NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME SO MY CAR SEEMED TO BE OK GOING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, BUT AT EVERY RED LIGHT MY CAR SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. IT WASN'T GOING INTO ELECTRIC MODE LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A MILE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40-45 MPH SO I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND DID MY BEST DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE ESCAPE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS …

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic7,510–39,880 mi26,000 mi8
ODI 10290082 · 6,700 mi

BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED WITH BRAKES FEELING LIKE THERE WAS NO PRESSURE. THE 3 LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM WERE ON WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. *TR

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ODI 10291324 · 928 mi

WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON AUGUST 11, 2009. ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH WE LOST BRAKE POWER. SPECIFICALLY, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AS BRAKE FOOT MOVED 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IN LAST 1/3 OF THE WAY AS BRAKING FOOT MOVED TO AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR, THERE WAS ONLY A WEAK RESPONSE. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. WE WERE TERRIFIED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS, AFTER WHICH TIME THEY INFORME…

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ODI 10346820 · 7,780 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 7780 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES OCCURRED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPLOYED IT DID NOT CREATE BRAKING POWER EVEN BEING PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT WAS DOWN SHIFTED AND THEN PLACED IN PARK AFTER IT COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE BREAKS SEEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER IS BEING NOTIFIED TODAY. *TR CONSUMER STATED COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED YEARS AGO, VEHICLE WAS SOLD UPDATED 6/8/18*JB

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-011None
ODI 11638819 · 120,000 mi

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving in a parking lot at 15 MPH, the steering wheel became inoperable. The steering wheel was difficult to turn. The power steering assist failure warning light was illuminated. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The local dealer and an independent mechanic were contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was …

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2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-031None
ODI 11647669 · 260,000 mi

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 8 MPH, the steering wheel failed to respond. There were no warning lights illuminated. The steering wheel ceased to function; however, the contact was able to make a full turn of the steering wheel, and the vehicle was turned off. The vehicle was restarted, and the contact was able to regain power steering functionality. The vehicle was taken to two separate independent mechanics and the contact was informed that the steering wheel module needed to be reprogrammed. The…

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2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-071None
ODI 11753983

Car steering torque sensor not working properly causing power steering assist to be lost compromising electric power steering (eps) assist and increasing the risk of an accident. Ford has a recall 14S05/2014-193, but they are saying my car is not included on this recall at this time although it is exactly the same issue I am having now.

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2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 255 reports

2022: 55 complaints · 2023: 22 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2022103955
202371822
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20226800
20232300

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentSteeringEngineService BrakesVehicle Speed ControlPower TrainElectrical SystemFuel/Propulsion SystemService Brakes, Hydraulic
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1
ODI 10659338 · 45,000 mi

BRAKES HAVE GIVEN OUT, WHILE COMING TO A RED STOP LIGHT LUCK THAT NO ONE WAS AROUND WHEN I RAN THE LIGHT SENT TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE BUT THEY DID A UPDATE ON STEERING AND KNOW WHEN BACKING UP STEERING GETS STIFF, CAUSING TURN RADIUS TO BECOME EXTREME,BUT ONLY DOES IT SOMETIMES.WENT BACK TO DEALER NO PROBLEM FOUND AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.HOPING SOMEONE FIND PROBLEM BEFORE A PERSON OR PERSONS GETS KILLED!!! *TR

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2
ODI 10547049 · 72,715 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR STARTED JERKING. IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS OK. THAT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THAT FIRST INCIDENT. *TR

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ODI 10705960 · 78,000 mi

VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE TURNING LEFT. IN 2014 MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A POWER STEERING RECALL. I DID NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING FAILURE UNTIL AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. *TR

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ODI 10966455 · 112,000 mi

I AM ASKING THAT THE INVESTIGATION INTO FORD RECALL 14S05 BE REOPENED AS THE REPAIR OPTIONS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE BE CORRECTLY REPAIRED AS WELL AS INSURE THE SAFETY OF VEHICLES OPERATION. VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL JITTERING, BUMPING AND VIBRATING WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD RECALL 14S05 PERFORMED ON VEHICLE 12/17/2014. AT THE TIME FORD CHOSE NOT TO REPLACE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTED TO COMPLETE RECALL WITH ALTERNATE SOFTWARE UPDATE. ON 3/17/2017 THE SAME FO…

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ODI 11097117 · 162,600 mi

MY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY VERY HARD TO STEER ON MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE 2 WD. I NEED THIS FIXED BY THE DEALER & WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS PART OF THE RECALL#14S05 MY VIN IS: [XXX] . I HOPE THIS IS PART OF THE RECALL SO MY LOCAL DEALER CAN FIX IT FREE FOR ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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ODI 11179927

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTING THE IGNITION. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE FOR MANY MONTHS. I HAVE TO PUSH IT IN AND TRY OVER AND OVER BEFORE THE CAR STARTS. IT ALSO HAS SO MANY OF MY WARNING LIGHTS ON EVEN THO THE PROBLEMS FIXED OR REPLACED.

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Engine0—
1
ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10535181 · 79,985 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. A "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO ILLUMINATED, WHICH HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN THE PAST. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS.MAXIMUM SPEED WAS NOW 22-25 MPH. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR DID NOT INCREASE ENGINE SPEED OR VEHICLE SPEED. ENGINE RPM WAS AROUND 1500-1800 RPM ACCORDING TO TACHOMETER. DUE TO FASTER TRAFFIC SLOWING BEHIND ME I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE O…

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ODI 10548237 · 43,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC. FROM THAT POINT ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT TRANSITION BACK TO GAS. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *TR

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ODI 10605336 · 86,500 mi

DRIVING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH, VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING RUSH HOUR. FORCED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF 65MPH TRAFFIC GOING 5-10MPH (LIMITED BY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL.) AFTER SHUTTING CAR IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING, WRENCH LIGHT STILL ON. SHUTOFF IGNITION AGAIN, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR (INTO TRAFFIC) TO COMPLETELY SHUTOFF ELECTRONICS, RADIO, DRIVING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FASTER/SLOWER AS I DROV…

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2
ODI 10546240 · 78,000 mi

9-27-2013, MY CAR WAS IDLING WEIRD AT A RED LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RPM GAUGE AND IT WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY. AT SOME POINT MY WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING THRU A NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME SO MY CAR SEEMED TO BE OK GOING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, BUT AT EVERY RED LIGHT MY CAR SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. IT WASN'T GOING INTO ELECTRIC MODE LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A MILE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40-45 MPH SO I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND DID MY BEST DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE ESCAPE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS …

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ODI 10622251 · 88,297 mi

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WHEN CAR BEGIN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING (08/14/2014) AND IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE LISTED IN DP12006 FOR FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES. THE REASON FOR THIS CASE IS FORD MOTOR COMPANY / RANDALL REED FORD WANTS TO EXCLUDE A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 AND HAVE ME PAY FOR THE REPAIR. YOUR HELP IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED IS GREATLY APPREC…

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3
ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10870463 · 61,832 mi

ON MARCH 9, 2016, OUR 2009 ESCAPE HYBRID COMPLETELY "STOPPED" IN TRAFFIC ON BOULDER HIGHWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA WHICH OCCURRED ABOUT 1 MILE FROM A CARWASH THAT WE HAVE FREQUENTLY USED NO LESS THAN 15 TIMES ANNUALLY. OUR VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC 5 TIMES WITHIN A 1 MILE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE INITIAL STOP ON BOULDER HIGHWAY TO OUR RV PARK. AT THE INITIAL STOP IN TRAFFIC MY WIFE AND I HAD TO PUSH OUR VEHICLE INTO A GAS STATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE RED MASTER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL HAZAR…

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ODI 11217258 · 80,000 mi

OUR 2009 FORD HYBRID ESCAPE CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND IT TOOK TWO FIREMEN TO PUT IT OUT. THE ENTIRE FRONT WAS DESTROYED. EVEN THE DASH BOARD WAS MELTED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. IT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL TRIGGER, BUT THERE IS NO CERTAINIY AS TO WHAT CAUSE THIS FIRE, WHICH HAD FLAMES NEARLY 10 FEET HIGH. MY SON WAS SITTING IN THE CAR TALIKING ON THE PHONE. HE CAME RUNNING IN SAYNG THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CAR AND WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW IT HAD ALREADY STARTED TO CATCH FIRE. SMOKE AND CATCH FIRE. I AM THA…

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ODI 10546240 · 78,000 mi

9-27-2013, MY CAR WAS IDLING WEIRD AT A RED LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RPM GAUGE AND IT WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY. AT SOME POINT MY WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING THRU A NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME SO MY CAR SEEMED TO BE OK GOING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, BUT AT EVERY RED LIGHT MY CAR SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. IT WASN'T GOING INTO ELECTRIC MODE LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A MILE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40-45 MPH SO I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND DID MY BEST DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE ESCAPE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS …

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10605336 · 86,500 mi

DRIVING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH, VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING RUSH HOUR. FORCED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF 65MPH TRAFFIC GOING 5-10MPH (LIMITED BY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL.) AFTER SHUTTING CAR IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING, WRENCH LIGHT STILL ON. SHUTOFF IGNITION AGAIN, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR (INTO TRAFFIC) TO COMPLETELY SHUTOFF ELECTRONICS, RADIO, DRIVING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FASTER/SLOWER AS I DROV…

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Service Brakes
1
ODI 10659338 · 45,000 mi

BRAKES HAVE GIVEN OUT, WHILE COMING TO A RED STOP LIGHT LUCK THAT NO ONE WAS AROUND WHEN I RAN THE LIGHT SENT TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE BUT THEY DID A UPDATE ON STEERING AND KNOW WHEN BACKING UP STEERING GETS STIFF, CAUSING TURN RADIUS TO BECOME EXTREME,BUT ONLY DOES IT SOMETIMES.WENT BACK TO DEALER NO PROBLEM FOUND AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.HOPING SOMEONE FIND PROBLEM BEFORE A PERSON OR PERSONS GETS KILLED!!! *TR

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10535820 · 39,500 mi

IN 2012 A CLUNKING NOISE AND SLIGHT LURCH BEGAN TO BE FELT OCCASIONALLY WHEN BREAKING MY 2009 ESCAPE HYBRID. OVER TIME THE CLUNK AND SURGE INCREASED IN INTENSITY BUT REMAINED INTERMITTENT. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 40,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, I REQUESTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHECK MY BREAKS. THEY REPORTED THE BREAKS LOOKED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. OVER THE NEXT YEAR THE CLUNK AND SURGE GOT WORSE. SUSPECTING PERHAPS MY TRANSMISSION OR U-JOINT WAS THE PROBLEM, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS …

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ODI 10553213 · 112,112 mi

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR BLVD. 4 LIGHTS TURNED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY, BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND THE "WRENCH" ICON INDICATING A MAJOR FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I EXPERIENCED AN 80% LOSS OF BRAKING POWER NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH CARS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND BRAKES WERE SEVERELY COMPROMISED AS I LIMPED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR ALL SYSTEMS WERE OPERATIONAL AND ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF. DROVE THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER THE …

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10567725 · 99,257 mi

SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN A SUDDEN STOP WAS INITIATED BY DRIVER. VEHICLE STOPPED AS EXPECTED. VEHICLE ALSO STOPPED AS EXPECTED 3 MORE TIMES OVER NEXT COUPLE MILES. HOWEVER, WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED PRIOR TO NEXT TURN (NOW FROM 45 MPH), BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LOW, PEDAL TRAVEL WAS LONG, AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW. AT THIS TIME 3 DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED: ABS, BRAKE PRESSURE/EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL. NO WARNING CHIME OR DRIVER INFORMATION MESSAGE. VEHICLE DID BEGIN T…

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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Vehicle Speed Control0
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ODI 10535181 · 79,985 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. A "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO ILLUMINATED, WHICH HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN THE PAST. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS.MAXIMUM SPEED WAS NOW 22-25 MPH. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR DID NOT INCREASE ENGINE SPEED OR VEHICLE SPEED. ENGINE RPM WAS AROUND 1500-1800 RPM ACCORDING TO TACHOMETER. DUE TO FASTER TRAFFIC SLOWING BEHIND ME I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE O…

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ODI 10548237 · 43,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC. FROM THAT POINT ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT TRANSITION BACK TO GAS. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *TR

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ODI 10605336 · 86,500 mi

DRIVING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH, VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING RUSH HOUR. FORCED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF 65MPH TRAFFIC GOING 5-10MPH (LIMITED BY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL.) AFTER SHUTTING CAR IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING, WRENCH LIGHT STILL ON. SHUTOFF IGNITION AGAIN, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR (INTO TRAFFIC) TO COMPLETELY SHUTOFF ELECTRONICS, RADIO, DRIVING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FASTER/SLOWER AS I DROV…

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ODI 10615527 · 40 mi

THE SERVICE WRENCH WOULD GO ON AND HOLD AND BUT ALWAYS SEEM TO GO OFF WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD NEVER CHECK THE PROBLEM. THIS WENT ON FOR A MONTH UNTIL IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT A CHARGE OF $476.99 SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS UPSETS ME BECAUSE I FIND OUT TONIGHT THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND BECAUSE NO OFFICIAL RECALL WAS ISSUE, I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. HTTP://WWW.LEMONAUTO.COM/C…

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ODI 10632711 · 62,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE THROTTLE WENT OUT. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 AND WAS VERY SLOW TO GET TO THAT SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AT A HIGHER RPM THAN NORMAL AT STOP LIGHTS. WHEN DRIVING UP HILL THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE TO INCREASE THE SPEED AT ALL. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE I MADE IT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO GET THE CODES PULLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD GONE OFF AND IT RAN LIKE NORMAL. WE COULD NOT GET THE CODES PULLED. *TR

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ODI 10605336 · 86,500 mi

DRIVING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH, VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING RUSH HOUR. FORCED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF 65MPH TRAFFIC GOING 5-10MPH (LIMITED BY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL.) AFTER SHUTTING CAR IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING, WRENCH LIGHT STILL ON. SHUTOFF IGNITION AGAIN, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR (INTO TRAFFIC) TO COMPLETELY SHUTOFF ELECTRONICS, RADIO, DRIVING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FASTER/SLOWER AS I DROV…

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ODI 10863433 · 55,000 mi

TODAY MY WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON AND THEN ROUGHLY 8-10 MINUTES LATER MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST SPEED WHILE TRAVELLING AT ROUGHLY 55-60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE, IT DROPPED DOWN TO ~40 MHP NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED THE GAS. I HAD TO CAUTIOUSLY GET OVER INTO THE SLOW LANE AND LUCKILY MY EXIT WAS CLOSE. AFTER THE EXIT THERE WAS A RED LIGHT WHERE I STOPPED AND RESTARTED, THEN IT SEEMED FINE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THE ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTIONING, IN THE PAST YEAR OR MORE I HAVE HAD 5-6 INSTANCES WHERE I START MY CAR FIRST THING IN …

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ODI 10547049 · 72,715 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR STARTED JERKING. IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS OK. THAT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THAT FIRST INCIDENT. *TR

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ODI 10705960 · 78,000 mi

VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE TURNING LEFT. IN 2014 MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A POWER STEERING RECALL. I DID NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING FAILURE UNTIL AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. *TR

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ODI 10546240 · 78,000 mi

9-27-2013, MY CAR WAS IDLING WEIRD AT A RED LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RPM GAUGE AND IT WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY. AT SOME POINT MY WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING THRU A NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME SO MY CAR SEEMED TO BE OK GOING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, BUT AT EVERY RED LIGHT MY CAR SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. IT WASN'T GOING INTO ELECTRIC MODE LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A MILE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40-45 MPH SO I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND DID MY BEST DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE ESCAPE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS …

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ODI 10622251 · 88,297 mi

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WHEN CAR BEGIN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING (08/14/2014) AND IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE LISTED IN DP12006 FOR FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES. THE REASON FOR THIS CASE IS FORD MOTOR COMPANY / RANDALL REED FORD WANTS TO EXCLUDE A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 AND HAVE ME PAY FOR THE REPAIR. YOUR HELP IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED IS GREATLY APPREC…

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ODI 10535820 · 39,500 mi

IN 2012 A CLUNKING NOISE AND SLIGHT LURCH BEGAN TO BE FELT OCCASIONALLY WHEN BREAKING MY 2009 ESCAPE HYBRID. OVER TIME THE CLUNK AND SURGE INCREASED IN INTENSITY BUT REMAINED INTERMITTENT. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 40,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, I REQUESTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHECK MY BREAKS. THEY REPORTED THE BREAKS LOOKED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. OVER THE NEXT YEAR THE CLUNK AND SURGE GOT WORSE. SUSPECTING PERHAPS MY TRANSMISSION OR U-JOINT WAS THE PROBLEM, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS …

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ODI 10553213 · 112,112 mi

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR BLVD. 4 LIGHTS TURNED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY, BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND THE "WRENCH" ICON INDICATING A MAJOR FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I EXPERIENCED AN 80% LOSS OF BRAKING POWER NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH CARS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND BRAKES WERE SEVERELY COMPROMISED AS I LIMPED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR ALL SYSTEMS WERE OPERATIONAL AND ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF. DROVE THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER THE …

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ODI 10615527 · 40 mi

THE SERVICE WRENCH WOULD GO ON AND HOLD AND BUT ALWAYS SEEM TO GO OFF WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD NEVER CHECK THE PROBLEM. THIS WENT ON FOR A MONTH UNTIL IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT A CHARGE OF $476.99 SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS UPSETS ME BECAUSE I FIND OUT TONIGHT THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND BECAUSE NO OFFICIAL RECALL WAS ISSUE, I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. HTTP://WWW.LEMONAUTO.COM/C…

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ODI 10632711 · 62,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE THROTTLE WENT OUT. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 AND WAS VERY SLOW TO GET TO THAT SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AT A HIGHER RPM THAN NORMAL AT STOP LIGHTS. WHEN DRIVING UP HILL THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE TO INCREASE THE SPEED AT ALL. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE I MADE IT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO GET THE CODES PULLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD GONE OFF AND IT RAN LIKE NORMAL. WE COULD NOT GET THE CODES PULLED. *TR

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ODI 10516189 · 50,000 mi

2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS…

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ODI 10516189 · 50,000 mi

2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS…

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ODI 10546240 · 78,000 mi

9-27-2013, MY CAR WAS IDLING WEIRD AT A RED LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RPM GAUGE AND IT WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY. AT SOME POINT MY WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING THRU A NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME SO MY CAR SEEMED TO BE OK GOING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, BUT AT EVERY RED LIGHT MY CAR SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. IT WASN'T GOING INTO ELECTRIC MODE LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A MILE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40-45 MPH SO I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND DID MY BEST DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE ESCAPE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS …

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ODI 10622251 · 88,297 mi

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WHEN CAR BEGIN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING (08/14/2014) AND IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE LISTED IN DP12006 FOR FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES. THE REASON FOR THIS CASE IS FORD MOTOR COMPANY / RANDALL REED FORD WANTS TO EXCLUDE A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 AND HAVE ME PAY FOR THE REPAIR. YOUR HELP IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED IS GREATLY APPREC…

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ODI 10966455 · 112,000 mi

I AM ASKING THAT THE INVESTIGATION INTO FORD RECALL 14S05 BE REOPENED AS THE REPAIR OPTIONS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE BE CORRECTLY REPAIRED AS WELL AS INSURE THE SAFETY OF VEHICLES OPERATION. VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL JITTERING, BUMPING AND VIBRATING WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD RECALL 14S05 PERFORMED ON VEHICLE 12/17/2014. AT THE TIME FORD CHOSE NOT TO REPLACE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTED TO COMPLETE RECALL WITH ALTERNATE SOFTWARE UPDATE. ON 3/17/2017 THE SAME FO…

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ODI 11097117 · 162,600 mi

MY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY VERY HARD TO STEER ON MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE 2 WD. I NEED THIS FIXED BY THE DEALER & WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS PART OF THE RECALL#14S05 MY VIN IS: [XXX] . I HOPE THIS IS PART OF THE RECALL SO MY LOCAL DEALER CAN FIX IT FREE FOR ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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ODI 11179927

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTING THE IGNITION. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE FOR MANY MONTHS. I HAVE TO PUSH IT IN AND TRY OVER AND OVER BEFORE THE CAR STARTS. IT ALSO HAS SO MANY OF MY WARNING LIGHTS ON EVEN THO THE PROBLEMS FIXED OR REPLACED.

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10870463 · 61,832 mi

ON MARCH 9, 2016, OUR 2009 ESCAPE HYBRID COMPLETELY "STOPPED" IN TRAFFIC ON BOULDER HIGHWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA WHICH OCCURRED ABOUT 1 MILE FROM A CARWASH THAT WE HAVE FREQUENTLY USED NO LESS THAN 15 TIMES ANNUALLY. OUR VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC 5 TIMES WITHIN A 1 MILE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE INITIAL STOP ON BOULDER HIGHWAY TO OUR RV PARK. AT THE INITIAL STOP IN TRAFFIC MY WIFE AND I HAD TO PUSH OUR VEHICLE INTO A GAS STATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE RED MASTER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL HAZAR…

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ODI 11217258 · 80,000 mi

OUR 2009 FORD HYBRID ESCAPE CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND IT TOOK TWO FIREMEN TO PUT IT OUT. THE ENTIRE FRONT WAS DESTROYED. EVEN THE DASH BOARD WAS MELTED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. IT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL TRIGGER, BUT THERE IS NO CERTAINIY AS TO WHAT CAUSE THIS FIRE, WHICH HAD FLAMES NEARLY 10 FEET HIGH. MY SON WAS SITTING IN THE CAR TALIKING ON THE PHONE. HE CAME RUNNING IN SAYNG THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CAR AND WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW IT HAD ALREADY STARTED TO CATCH FIRE. SMOKE AND CATCH FIRE. I AM THA…

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10567725 · 99,257 mi

SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN A SUDDEN STOP WAS INITIATED BY DRIVER. VEHICLE STOPPED AS EXPECTED. VEHICLE ALSO STOPPED AS EXPECTED 3 MORE TIMES OVER NEXT COUPLE MILES. HOWEVER, WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED PRIOR TO NEXT TURN (NOW FROM 45 MPH), BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LOW, PEDAL TRAVEL WAS LONG, AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW. AT THIS TIME 3 DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED: ABS, BRAKE PRESSURE/EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL. NO WARNING CHIME OR DRIVER INFORMATION MESSAGE. VEHICLE DID BEGIN T…

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ODI 10516189 · 50,000 mi

2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS…

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ODI 10516189 · 50,000 mi

2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS…

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10546240 · 78,000 mi

9-27-2013, MY CAR WAS IDLING WEIRD AT A RED LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RPM GAUGE AND IT WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY. AT SOME POINT MY WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING THRU A NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME SO MY CAR SEEMED TO BE OK GOING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, BUT AT EVERY RED LIGHT MY CAR SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. IT WASN'T GOING INTO ELECTRIC MODE LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A MILE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40-45 MPH SO I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND DID MY BEST DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE ESCAPE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS …

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10605336 · 86,500 mi

DRIVING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH, VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING RUSH HOUR. FORCED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF 65MPH TRAFFIC GOING 5-10MPH (LIMITED BY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL.) AFTER SHUTTING CAR IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING, WRENCH LIGHT STILL ON. SHUTOFF IGNITION AGAIN, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR (INTO TRAFFIC) TO COMPLETELY SHUTOFF ELECTRONICS, RADIO, DRIVING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FASTER/SLOWER AS I DROV…

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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ODI 10605336 · 86,500 mi

DRIVING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH, VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING RUSH HOUR. FORCED TO CROSS THREE LANES OF 65MPH TRAFFIC GOING 5-10MPH (LIMITED BY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL.) AFTER SHUTTING CAR IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING, WRENCH LIGHT STILL ON. SHUTOFF IGNITION AGAIN, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR (INTO TRAFFIC) TO COMPLETELY SHUTOFF ELECTRONICS, RADIO, DRIVING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FASTER/SLOWER AS I DROV…

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ODI 10863433 · 55,000 mi

TODAY MY WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON AND THEN ROUGHLY 8-10 MINUTES LATER MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST SPEED WHILE TRAVELLING AT ROUGHLY 55-60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE, IT DROPPED DOWN TO ~40 MHP NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED THE GAS. I HAD TO CAUTIOUSLY GET OVER INTO THE SLOW LANE AND LUCKILY MY EXIT WAS CLOSE. AFTER THE EXIT THERE WAS A RED LIGHT WHERE I STOPPED AND RESTARTED, THEN IT SEEMED FINE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THE ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTIONING, IN THE PAST YEAR OR MORE I HAVE HAD 5-6 INSTANCES WHERE I START MY CAR FIRST THING IN …

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ODI 10516189 · 50,000 mi

2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS…

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ODI 10546240 · 78,000 mi

9-27-2013, MY CAR WAS IDLING WEIRD AT A RED LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RPM GAUGE AND IT WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY. AT SOME POINT MY WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING THRU A NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME SO MY CAR SEEMED TO BE OK GOING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, BUT AT EVERY RED LIGHT MY CAR SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. IT WASN'T GOING INTO ELECTRIC MODE LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A MILE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40-45 MPH SO I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND DID MY BEST DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE ESCAPE WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS …

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ODI 10622251 · 88,297 mi

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WHEN CAR BEGIN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING (08/14/2014) AND IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE LISTED IN DP12006 FOR FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES. THE REASON FOR THIS CASE IS FORD MOTOR COMPANY / RANDALL REED FORD WANTS TO EXCLUDE A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 AND HAVE ME PAY FOR THE REPAIR. YOUR HELP IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED IS GREATLY APPREC…

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ODI 10516189 · 50,000 mi

2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 50,000 MILES. MY THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE SERIOUSLY REDUCED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE, WAYNE FORD, WAYNE, NJ, THAT I NEED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ALSO REFUND CUSTOMERS…

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ODI 10564515 · 12,000 mi

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

51 mentions · 33.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 105,000 mi (47 usable records).

ODI 10368559 · 15,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. …

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ODI 10433793 · 54,000 mi

FIRST OCCURRENCE DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MILES PER HOUR MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND LOST POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO PARKING SPOT, TURN OFF CAR THEN RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. SECOND INCIDENT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 50 MILES PER HOUR MADE A LEFT TURN, AGAIN LOST POWER STEERING, WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP CAR SAFELY DUE TO TRAFFIC AND HAD TO CONTINUE WITHOUT POWER STEERING FOR APPROX 1 MILE UNTIL I COULD SAFE STOP THE VEHICLE. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. *TR

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ODI 10465452 · 45,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 08/16/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE THREE YEARS SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE. SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT SHE DID TALK THEM AND IT SEEMED THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL, THE FAILU…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

27 mentions · 17.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 93,229 mi (24 usable records).

ODI 10328762 · 52,000 mi

ORGANIZATION OWNS TWO 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS. FIRST VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING AC/HEATING SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, STEERING WHEEL COVER DISINTEGRATED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY COME ON DATING BACK TO WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY CODES, ABS MODULE WENT OUT AT 52,000 MILES, WHEN MODULE WAS REPLACED, CODE FOR HYDRAULICS SHOWED ANOTHER MODULE NEEDED REPLACED, CAR IS STILL IN SHOP, AND DEALER SAYS THERE ARE STILL ADDI…

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ODI 10350136 · 45,000 mi

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND A RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT AFFECTED, AND THE LIGHTS DID NOT REAPPEAR AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. I STILL TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, A CHIME OR ALARM-TYPE SOUND WENT OFF, AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND. TO GET HOME I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EVERY TIME I NEEDED TO STOP. TH…

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ODI 10467892 · 78,000 mi

UPON STARTING CAR, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON. ATTEMPTED TO TAKE IT TO DEALER BUT, WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COULD BARELY STOP. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND ALSO NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER HOLD ITSELF UP EVEN ON A SMALL INCLINE. THIS HAPPENED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND BRAKES HAD BEEN WORKING AS NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF WEAR. HAD TOW TRUCK TAKE IT LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE DRIVER SAID HE TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE WORKING. ONCE AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE DROVE IT AR…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

25 mentions · 16.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 102,000 mi (24 usable records).

ODI 10433793 · 54,000 mi

FIRST OCCURRENCE DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MILES PER HOUR MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND LOST POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO PARKING SPOT, TURN OFF CAR THEN RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. SECOND INCIDENT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 50 MILES PER HOUR MADE A LEFT TURN, AGAIN LOST POWER STEERING, WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP CAR SAFELY DUE TO TRAFFIC AND HAD TO CONTINUE WITHOUT POWER STEERING FOR APPROX 1 MILE UNTIL I COULD SAFE STOP THE VEHICLE. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. *TR

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ODI 10520726 · 68,340 mi

BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ACTED AS IF LOST POWER MODE. TURNED OFF CAR, BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF, BRAKES WORKED FINE. TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY ISSUES. PROBLEM OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY BUT I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND IT WOULD BE OK SO I FIGURED IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MODULE REPAIR WHICH COST 1800 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. NOW IT IS JUNE 19TH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T GET OVER 30 MPH. AGAIN I T…

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ODI 10535181 · 79,985 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. A "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO ILLUMINATED, WHICH HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN THE PAST. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS.MAXIMUM SPEED WAS NOW 22-25 MPH. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR DID NOT INCREASE ENGINE SPEED OR VEHICLE SPEED. ENGINE RPM WAS AROUND 1500-1800 RPM ACCORDING TO TACHOMETER. DUE TO FASTER TRAFFIC SLOWING BEHIND ME I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE O…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

17 mentions · 11.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 84,000 mi (16 usable records).

ODI 10290082 · 6,700 mi

BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED WITH BRAKES FEELING LIKE THERE WAS NO PRESSURE. THE 3 LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM WERE ON WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. *TR

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ODI 10346820 · 7,780 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 7780 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES OCCURRED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPLOYED IT DID NOT CREATE BRAKING POWER EVEN BEING PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT WAS DOWN SHIFTED AND THEN PLACED IN PARK AFTER IT COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE BREAKS SEEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER IS BEING NOTIFIED TODAY. *TR CONSUMER STATED COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED YEARS AGO, VEHICLE WAS SOLD UPDATED 6/8/18*JB

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ODI 10350136 · 45,000 mi

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND A RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT AFFECTED, AND THE LIGHTS DID NOT REAPPEAR AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. I STILL TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, A CHIME OR ALARM-TYPE SOUND WENT OFF, AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND. TO GET HOME I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EVERY TIME I NEEDED TO STOP. TH…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 39,500 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10296490 · 6,856 mi

ON OCT 25TH 2008 WE PURCHASED A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM ENCINITAS FORD. ON APRIL 11, 2009(MGE 3809.4)WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 UP A SMALL INCLINE AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND PUT ME INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC BESIDE ME. THIS SAME INSTANCE JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON 12/10/09 (6856.0 MGE) BUT I WAS GOING BETWEEN 30-35 UNDER BATTERY AND TRYING TO CURVE TO THE LEFT WHEN THE STEERING STIFFENED UP AGAIN QUICKLY AND VEERED ME TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE ROAD. I DROPPED THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09 AND THEY CAN'T FI…

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ODI 10535820 · 39,500 mi

IN 2012 A CLUNKING NOISE AND SLIGHT LURCH BEGAN TO BE FELT OCCASIONALLY WHEN BREAKING MY 2009 ESCAPE HYBRID. OVER TIME THE CLUNK AND SURGE INCREASED IN INTENSITY BUT REMAINED INTERMITTENT. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 40,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, I REQUESTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHECK MY BREAKS. THEY REPORTED THE BREAKS LOOKED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. OVER THE NEXT YEAR THE CLUNK AND SURGE GOT WORSE. SUSPECTING PERHAPS MY TRANSMISSION OR U-JOINT WAS THE PROBLEM, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS …

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ODI 10547049 · 72,715 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR STARTED JERKING. IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS OK. THAT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THAT FIRST INCIDENT. *TR

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 113 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10933773 · 113 mi

NO CRANK, NO START. IGNITION SWITCH OR STARTER ISSUE. BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. IF I PUSHED IN AND GIGGLED IT WOULD START FOR A WHILE, NOW IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. I HAD TO PUSH SO HARD TO START IT, THE KEY ALMOST BROKE SEVERAL TIMES.

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b