2006 Ford Escape

INCIDENTS OF THE ACCELERATOR STICKING WITHOUT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ACCELERATE HAS BEEN NOTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT A DRIVER COULD BE TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC, GET PARTIALLY INTO THE LANE THEN THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND YOU HAVE CARS COMING TOWARD YOU AT 30-70 MPH. I LIVED IN FL WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THIS HAPPENING. NOTICED A PATTERN: ONLY DOES THIS WHEN WEATHER IS AT LEAST BELOW 60. NOW I LIVE IN A NORTHERN STATE AND THIS IS EVEN MORE OF A DANGER DUE TO THE FACT THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE THERE IS ICE ON THE ROAD IN THE COMING MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDERS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THEIR HAND TO PULL UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING IT TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED, IT REMAINED STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FULLY DEPRESS THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WHEN DEPRESSED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN DRIVING IN THE COLDER WEATHER. THE CONTACT RESOLVED THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY BY CONTINUOUSLY PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL IT WOULD RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OR TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 9/19/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE "STICKY PEDAL" ISSUE OCCURRED A FEW DOZEN TIMES WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35MPH. THE FAILURE MOSTLY OCCURRED IN COOLWEATHER. IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR 5-10 MINS AT A TIME. UPDATED 09/20/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN BUT REPLACED THE THROTTLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE CONTACT MADE A TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAN TO THE SIDE MORE THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE STABILIZER LINKS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE STABILIZER LINKS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER LINK, WHICH WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF BOTH FAILURES HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK IN A LOCKED UP POSITION. IT IS LOCKED UP AND DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN PULLING ONTO A STREET, MANY TIMES ALMOST CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO SPEED OR EVEN OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH JUST MY VEHICLE HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I SEE THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND EVEN AFTER THE SUGGESTED FIX PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I SURE WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO BE INJURED OR GOD FORBID KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

ON THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT I HAD LET MY CAR WARM UP SINCE IT WAS WINTER I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY CAR DID FINE BUT WHEN I CAME TO STOP SIGN TO GO OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD MY PEDAL MOVED JUST ENOUGH TO GET ME ONTO HIGHWAY THAT WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL. LUCKILY THERE WAS ARE CAR COMING SO I COULD COAST OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD PUT A BRICK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THIS WAS THE WORSE CASE BUT, IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT MILEAGE AND DATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND A LOCAL MECHANIC. NEITHER COULD DIAGNOSE AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR OFTEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK GOING TO 65-70MPH AS WELL. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES A WEEK DURING THE WINTER. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HASN'T BEEN IN USE FOR A WHILE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOSES POWER AND THE DECELERATES. UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE XLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AFTER BEING SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE AND THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.