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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Fuel/propulsion System complaints

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215,000 miles · Jan 6, 2020

Fuel/propulsion System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, AN ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER A…

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NHTSA ODI #11297326

60,900 miles · Nov 29, 2016

Fuel/propulsion System

VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY. AT A LIGHT, VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY, DASHBOARD WRENCH ICON LIGHT UP, AND ENGINE STALLED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. WAS ABLE TO START AGAIN AND DRIVE TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT.

NHTSA ODI #10928600

109,000 miles · Apr 25, 2016

Fuel/propulsion System

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE GOT SLUGGISH. WOULD ONLY GO 35 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF AND TURN ON AND THE SAME THING KEPT HAPPENING. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT IS WELL OVER 35 AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER. WHEN I TOOK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED, IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS FIXED BUT WHEN RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, I NOTICED THERE WERE MANY CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI #10861367

39,000 miles · Jun 13, 2013

EngineFuel/propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control

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TWO WEEKS AGO I PUT GAS IN MY ESCAPE AND THE MILEAGE TO E READER DID NOT GO UP AFTER I FINISHED PUMPING THE GAS LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES. SO I PUSHED THE VAPOR RELEASE LOCK IN THE GAS CAP, AND IT WENT UP TO WHERE THE READER SHOULD HAVE BEEN, WHICH IM NOT SURE IF THAT IS VALID TO THE ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY ESCAPE BUT I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD INCLUDE THIS JUST IN CASE. ANYWAY, LATER THAT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE GAS STATION IS WHEN I HAD MY FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE GAS PEDAL NOT WORKING. I WAS ACCELERATING UP A SMALL INCLINE AND THEN STARTING LOSING POWER AND SPEED. SO I PULLED OVER AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT WAS SPUTTERING SO I TURNED MY CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND TURNED IT BACK ON. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON I TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF MY CAR WOULD MOVE AND IT WORKED FINE, AND I HAD NO ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL TODAY. WHICH LIKE I SAID HAS BEEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS SINCE THAT FIRST INCIDENT. THEN THIS MORNING WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ACCELERATING UP A SMALL INCLINE AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND SPEED, SO I PULLED OVER TURNED MY CAR OFF AND IT WORKED, I GOT ABOUT 2 MILES UNTIL IT DID IT AGAIN. SO I JUST PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. IT PROBABLY STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 30 MORE TIMES WITHIN A 3 MILE TRIP, AND I FINALLY GAVE UP AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WHERE THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10519734

36,530 miles · Mar 28, 2013

EngineFuel/propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control

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THIS IS THE SECOND TIME NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED. I REPORTED THE FIRST TIME TO YOU GUYS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT MY PAPERWORK I CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. YESTERDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING TO THE DMV HERE IN TOWN. JUST AS I WAS COMING AROUND THE CORNER A BLOCK FROM THE DMV THE ESCAPE STARTED STALLING/"HEAVING." I LET UP ON THE GAS AND THE ESCAPE CONTINUED TO HEAVE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS CLOSE TO NORMAL AGAIN. I PULLED INTO THE DMV PARKING LOT AND AS I BRAKED TO PARK IN A SPACE THE ESCAPE STARTED STALLING/HEAVING AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I SAT THERE FOR HALF A MI UTE AND DECIDED I WOULD TRY TO DRIVE THE SHORT DISTANCE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO STALL/HEAVE AGAIN. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND AS I BACKED OUT OF THE SPACE I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE BECOME SOMEWHAT NORMAL AGAIN. DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10504871

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NHTSA investigations

DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.

DP15001 · Loss Of Power Steering While Driving

Opened Apr 1, 2015 · Closed Jun 14, 2018

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:electric Power Assist System

On May 27, 2014, amended June 2, 2014, Ford Motor Company (Ford) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA describing a safety defect that may result in a sudden loss of power steering assist while driving in approximately 746,067 model year (MY) 2008 through 2011 Ford Escape vehicles equipped with electric power assisted steering (NHTSA 14V-284, Ford 14S05). Ford's DIR described the defect condition as a poor signal to noise ratio [SNR] in the torque sensor within the Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) system [which] does not allow the PSCM to determine the driver's steering input. When the system detects this fault condition, it transitions the EPAS system to the fail-safe/manual steering mode.Ford's DIR indicates that loss of power steering assist while driving would require higher steering effort at lower vehicle speeds, which may result in an increased risk of a crash.Ford's remedy instructs dealers to check the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) for Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) to determine the proper repair procedure. If no DTCs are present, dealers are to update the PSCM and instrument cluster module software. The updated PSCM software changes the torque sensor fault strategy so that the SNR condition does not result in a loss of power steering assist while driving.In addition, audible and visual warnings are provided for torque sensor faults.If DTCs indicating faults in the torque sensor, PSCM or Power Steering Motor (motor) are present in the initial recall inspection, the dealer performs the following repairs: 1) replaces the torque sensor for torque sensor faults (DTC B2278); or 2) replaces the steering column for faults related to the PSCM (DTC B1342) or motor (DTC B2277).Continued in attachment pages

DP12006 · Electronic Throttle Body Malfunction

Opened Oct 2, 2012 · Closed Feb 21, 2013

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine

In a letter dated August 30, 2012, The North Carolina Consumers Council (NCCC) petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged electronic throttle body failures resulting in engine stall or surge while driving in model year (MY) 2005 through 2012 Ford Escape vehicles. On October 2, 2012 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Defect Petition DP12-006 to evaluate whether to grant or deny the petition. The petition is hereby granted on certain model years. The NCCC letter cites two complaints of stall while driving in MY 2009 Ford Escape vehicles that were diagnosed as failed throttle bodies with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P2111, Throttle Body Stuck Open, and P2112, Throttle Body Stuck Closed. The petitioner indicates that the owners of both vehicles reported experiencing repeated incidents of stalling and engine surging. According to Ford, Escape non-hybrid vehicles are equipped with Electronic Throttle Body (ETB) assemblies beginning with MY 2009. Vehicles manufactured between June 22, 2009 and October 15, 2009 may contain contaminated printed circuit boards (PCB) with plating variations. Plating variations could lead to a lack of continuity in the throttle position sensor circuit where P2111 and/or other DTCs would be generated and stored. Ford and its electronic throttle body supplier, Delphi, modified the PCB manufacturing process and issued a technical service bulletin (TSB) 09-23-5. Vehicles produced after October 15, 2009 incorporated ETBs manufactured with a PCB process that resolved this condition. ODI's analysis identified a total of 123 unique reports indicating allegations of reduced motive power or vehicle stall. Depending on the condition of throttle control system malfunction, a driver may experience varying levels of reduced engine performance associated with three limp home modes. In two limp modes, reduced engine performance may maintain vehicle speeds above 20mph while the third is a limited limp home mode with engine speeds limited to approximately 900 RPM. Allegations of stall appear to be related to the limited limp home mode. Vehicles are not likely to unexpectedly stall as a result of this condition, but drivers may characterize the reduced functionality as a stall, even though their vehicle may still has motive capability. Allegations of vehicle surge appear to be related to limp home mode operation. Complaints alleging surge are most likely related to engine RPM fluctuations at low vehicle speeds or idle as the control system engages to prevent engine stall. In limited limp mode, rough-idle conditions may exist while the control system attempts to modulate engine RPMs once the vehicle reaches a reduced speed to maintain approximately 900 RPM. Separately, ODI received 59 complaints alleging incidents of engine stall while driving in model year (MY) 2010-2011 Ford Fusion vehicles. Approximately 60 percent (36) of the incidents occurred at speeds of 40 miles per hour or more. Eighty percent of complaints (47) were received beginning March 2012 and 14 complaints reported that the throttle body was replaced or DTCs associated with limp home modes. Additionally, Ford issued TSB 10-21-6 addressing DTCs associated with idle speed drops and limited limp home mode. The petition is granted on certain model years.Preliminary Evaluation PE13-003 has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences associated with the alleged defect.See full copy of the closing resume for this defect petition for list of the VOQs associated with the defect petition analysis.