Accelerator Stuck problems of the 2006 Ford Escape - part 1

1) accelerator pedal sticks in an upward position cannot push down to accelerate as if it is frozen. After about a half hour pushing with my foot it will releases. When stopped the pedal stick again but will release but vehicle goes in a jerking motion because it is trying to stick again this happens upon being parked or driving in the city or country it happens whenever I need to accelerate. It has started doing this within the past month but as of 11/10/17 it was completely stuck in the up position and not budging 2) electrical issues- when lights are on or anything inside the vehicle lightsaber are flickering and become slightly dim.

My friend borrowed my 06 Ford Escape, which had not shown any mechanical issues. Shortly after getting on the interstate hwy, the gas pedal stuck to the floor and rapidly excellerated to 85 mph plus, without warning. It is a 6 lane hwy and was Saturday. Putting the vehicle in neutral and using both the brake and the e brake, while trying to maneuver traffic to get to the shoulder, as a tractor trailer rig was barreling by unaware. This was an extremely dangerous situation. It is miraculous that no one was hurt. The brakes smoked and the fire department was called as a precaution. It had to be towed. Upon researching further, we discovered all the complaints about the throttle body problems. I am disappointed that there have been no warnings about this issue. Will someone have to die, before any actions are taken? it seems as though prevention would go further, rather than reacting to only the extremes of death and dismemberment. I am suggesting that Ford take a proactive position here and notify Ford Escape owners. Fix the issue!!!.

Upon putting car into gear, the gas pedal would not cause the car to accelerate. Car had no propulsion. Important to note that the gas pedal had seemed to stick before this incident. Ford motor CO. Refuses to cover the cost of fixing this problem, even though they have known about this issue for some time. This car was bought for my 17 yr old daughter. She did not happen to be driving at the time of the incident thankfully because she would not have known what to do in this circumstance.

While driving, I went to accelerate, but the gas pedal was stuck in the idle position - like it froze up. I stepped on the gas pedal a few times until it loosened up. This has happened multiple times in the past few years about once every 2 months and typically on colder days less than 32 degrees f. After a throttle body cleanout by a licensed mechanic, it got worse. I looked on line for reviews on 2006 Ford Escapes, and saw that many, many other Ford Escape owners have had the same problem. There are currently no recalls on the throttle body, but this is the common problem.

Gas pedal sticks whenever temperature falls below freezing. Had issues since car was new in 2006, but this week issue is much worse. Normally you can push hard on the gas pedal and get it to work. This week I have to wait for the car to warm up before I can drive, the gas pedal will not budge. I've read other complaints that this is a faulty throttle body and would like to know what Ford plans to do about it.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph down hill, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact stated the accelerator pedal became stuck. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and continued to push on the accelerator to release the pedal. The pedal was released but the failure soon recurred. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer, who stated that the throttle body failed and caused the accelerator pedal to stick. The dealer stated the throttle body needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the throttle replaced. The failure mileage was 156,884.

Started to work one morning, have a manual trans after driving about 13 miles went to shift into 4th the accelerator would not move. After several attempts it finally broke free and I continued to work w/o incident. Since then it happens on a weekly basis different times of the day and diff temps no rhyme or reason. Researched and found many other with the same problem. This morning was different. I was only 4 miles from home and the accelerator was stuck again. I was only in 2nd gear, I pushed on the accelerator hard it broke loose but this time it got stuck while almost to the floor and the car took off spinning tires. There was not much I could do but put the clutch in shift to neutral. When I finally stopped the accelerator was stuck again so that I could not accelerate and now my clutch was gone. It is now not drivable. So very very dangerous. Does there need to be a fatality for something to be done?.

While driving the car the gas pedal sticks and it prevents me from accelerating first time it happened it stuck for atleast 3minutes the more I drive the worst it gets. Now it when the gas pedal sticks I have to pull over to the side in the middle of me driving and wait sometimes 5. Minutes at a time until the gas pedal unsticks so I can continue driving.

While driving, my throttle or gas pedal sticks. It will not depress. I have to turn the car off and back on again. Sometimes I have to let the car sit a few minutes before it will unstick. This is very dangerous trying to merge into traffic!!! this has happened several times, and usually when the weather is cold or the engine is cold. That is the only pattern I have been able to figure out.

Gas pedal sticks when cold. The gas pedal will lock up and not unlock.

Accelerator sticks, would not go down. Started sticking when starting engine and would continue until driven for a few miles. Continued to get worse and would stick when pulling out from a side road to a busier road below a hill where oncoming traffic could be popping over hill and my vehicle would not move. Would have to continue to stomp accelerator, finally would take off. Stuck several times when driving during snow storm, had to constantly stomp accelerator, would take off at a higher than safe speed and then I would have to use break which was not safe on snow covered road. Stuck in middle of intersection. Had to continue to stomp accelerator, finally moved before anyone struck my vehicle was told by dealership that problem was due to cold weather but last time it stuck the weather was warm. Dealership finally replaced throttle body at my expense of $400 with mileage at 89888. .

Gas pedal sticks, I purchased this car one year ago. It has consistently had a problem with sticking since I purchased it.

While traveling between 25 and 30 mph, the accelerator became stuck. I was unable to depress it further and it did not release. After 3 or 4 attempts the accelerator freed up. It then worked fine the remainder of the day. This occurred five times sporadically during the first half of 2012. This behavior returned April 2013. The accelerator stuck and freed up 3 or 4 times in a row during a morning commute for several days. The Ford dealer replaced the throttle body (5l8z*9e926*a body asy) and gasket (4l5z*9e936) total cost with labor $474.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the accelerator pedal became stuck. The contact had to constantly depress the accelerator pedal in order for the vehicle to respond. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. The VIN was unavailable.

My 2006 Ford Escape gas pedal got stuck in my neighborhood 9 times in one day. This has happened numerous times but it is usually when it's cold. This is the first time it has happened was in the summer. This indicates to me that situation is getting worse. There is no warning. One time I was leaving my neighborhood onto highway when the gas pedal pressed only enough to get me into highway at the bottom of a hill. Luckily, I was able to coast to the side of rode. There are others having the same problem and it needs to be addressed before someone is killed.

Throttle body continuously sticks when accelerating causing vehicle to not move in traffic or when driving extremely dangerous when you try to make a turn and vehicles accelerator gets stuck causing an accident.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact was accelerating 20 mph from a complete stop when the accelerator pedal became stuck in the open throttle position. The contact proceeded to drive up an incline to determine if the pedal would free itself but it did not. He was able to release the accelerator pedal by constantly depressing with abrupt force. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 54,574. Updated 03/16/11.

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.

Complaint of not being able to start the car in very cold weather/ gas pedal sticks intermittently although frequency of condition increases as temperatures decrease < 25f. Ford dealer diagnoses issue as a failed air bypass valve (part number: 3s6z-9f715-aa), replaced valve. Condition not cleared. Engine pedal sticks, engine rpm increases without driver input. Manual transmission only reason that driver was able to maintain control (jockeying clutch pedal to limit engine rpm). Throttle body was removed, cleaned and reinstalled. Condition not cleared. Suspect failed throttle body.

Accelerator pedal stuck. Could not depress. Car idled perfectly fine but couldn't press the accelerator. After about 5 minutes it was fine again. This has happened on at least a dozen occasions.

This mostly happens in cooler weather, I had started experiencing my accelerator pedal sticking with the throttle closed. It was mainly a nuisance at first but it started to get to the point where I could put my entire weight on the pedal without it budging. At my soonest convenience and mostly because I had a warranty on the vehicle since it was still relatively new to me, I drove to the dealer I purchased it from and they told me it was the throttle body and that it had to do with the differing metals of the throttle body and the ambient temperature, so they ended up replacing it. . . It only cost me $100 at the time due to the warranty. Here I am about three years later and I am experiencing the exact same problem. I don't have a warranty so I investigated the issue myself and discovered the throttle body is mostly plastic with an aluminum butterfly. . . I also discovered a tar-like residue on the edges of the butterfly. I proceeded to clean the assembly, then reinstalled it and there was a major improvement. . . My accelerator feels very different, in a very good way. I'm tired of large companies hiding issues like this. It gets old and causes good products to continue to get cheaper. My money could be put to better use than replacing a part that obviously needed more engineering attention before becoming production.

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.

The accelerator on my 2006 Ford Escape has been sticking on numerous occasions. It feels like it locks in position and I cannot depress it. The first incident happened when I backed out of a parking spot. It worked fine in reverse, but when I switched gears it would not go forward. When I finally got it to work, I traveled about twenty five feet and then it locked up again. You never know when the accelerator is going to stick. This can prove to be very dangerous my son called the dealership regarding the problem, but they said my car is no longer under warranty. It appears to be an expensive fix, and I've read about many, many people who are suffering with the same defects. It seems it's been an ongoing thing since 2001. My husband is currently experiencing the same accelerator problems with his 2005 Ford Escape. We've currently filed a complaint regarding that vehicle also.

2006 Ford Escape. Gas pedal sticks. Accelerating - began at about 55k miles. Does not matter at what speed - can be 5 mph or 60 mph on the freeway. Vehicle cannot accelerate to get out of the way of other vehicles. Car usually needs to be turned off and sit for a period of time - 5 to 10 minutes, occasionally can hit on the gas pedal hard over and over to get it to re-engage. Car at 85k miles now, still happens randomly with no notice.

The gas pedal would get stuck when you were driving. Had to have it replaced. It cost four hundred dollars (I think). Was told there were no other issues like this. Its been a couple of years now. Saw recently there are other complaints for this issue (online). Thanks.

2006 Ford Escape 4door. Gas pedal sticking when car is cold, sometimes even after car is warmed up, will be at stop sign or light and gas pedal stuck to floor not coming up to accelerate. My sister had same problem with her 2006 Ford focus.

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.

Ford Escape-accelerator pedal sticking; appears isolated to cold weather. Initial extra pedal force is necessary to push through "sticking" in order to attain desired speeds. This causes more than desired acceleration, and speed. Not safe; especially on snow, iced surfaces.

Gas pedal stuck within 1/10 mile of travel on cold morning. First happened in January 2009. Has happened twice in January 2011. Car idled, but could not accelerate while traveling. Coasted to stop in right lane. Repeated pressing produced no response. After about 5 minutes in each instance pedal became operable.

Accelerator pedal sticks annoyingly at slow speed part throttle and when starting out. Appears related to very cold temperatures. Requires tapping the pedal sharply with your foot to overcome the resistance without over-accelerating the vehicle. Problem disappears after engine has warmed up.

The accelerator pedal sticks and will not move until after several tries. This has only happened three or four times, but it is scary when it does.

When the outside ambient temperature is below 50 degrees f, the accelerator pedal is stuck in the up position/no throttle and inoperable. This issue only seems to occur in colder months of the year. When first trying to press the accelerator pedal down, it gives resistance as if it's completely stuck. Forcing more pressure onto the pedal will make the pedal depress slightly, however, the vehicle does not accelerate/move. The only way to get the vehicle to accelerate/move is to repeatedly tap or stomp on the pedal to "break it free". Tapping or stomping the pedal often produces a surge of acceleration and is dangerous in close traffic. This issue occurs after initially entering the vehicle and will continue to occur until the vehicle cabin temperature has been raised significantly using the vehicle's heater. The vehicle was out of manufacturer warranty due to mileage and I have not been able to have the vehicle looked at when this issue occurs due to it being weather/temperature related.

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.

Accelerator was sticking in the up position. Took great force to free it from the up position to give the vehicle gas. As this vehicle has a manual transmission, it was a major safety concern. Dealer said they knew of other problems with the throttle body. Replaced the throttle body under warranty and the problem was resolved.

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.