WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE MY 2010 ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON, THE GAS PEDAL WAS NON-RESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE IDLED EXTREMELY ROUGH AT A LOW RPM. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. UNSURE WHAT TO DO I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND SAW THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT MEANT POWERTRAIN FAILURE AND IT ADVISED TO CONTACT DEALER. I HAD SHUT THE CAR OFF, BUT DECIDED TO TRY AND MOVE IT FARTHER OFF THE ROAD SO I STARTED IT AGAIN. THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO GET CLOSER TO HOME AND DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL RIGHT OFF THE ROAD. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIME DURING A 20 MILE TRIP. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT TONIGHT AND THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. BY THE SOUND OF IT THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I HOPE FORD STEPS UP AND TAKES CARE OF THIS HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, LOSS OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY. DASH SHOWS WRENCH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD, TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED CAR. SAME SITUATION WITHIN ANOTHER 3 MILES OF RESTART. AUTO ZONE VERIFIED CODE P2111. THIS FAILURE PUT THE FAMILY INTO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR