general problems of the 2011 Ford Escape

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the fuel tank was leaking and there was an abnormally strong fuel odor inside and outside the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who confirmed the fuel leak. The mechanic applied epoxy to the leak, but the failure recurred. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon approaching the vehicle, the contact observed gasoline leaking underneath the fuel tank. The contact became aware of a crack in the gasoline tank seal. The contact stated that there was a constant odor of gasoline on the interior of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 240,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the odor of fuel was present inside the cabin of the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact discovered a crack in the fuel tank which caused the fuel leak. The cause of the failure was not yet determined, and the vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 220,000.

2011 Ford Escape. Consumer writes in regards to fuel problems. The consumer stated the parts were not available to complete recall repair.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline). The part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer informed the contact that the parts would be available in November of 2017. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

2011 Ford Escape. Consumer writes in regards to defective fuel system. The consumer stated the parts necessary to complete the recall were unavailable. Updated 10/05/2017.

In the peak of traffic the vehicle stalled and started choking. Almost would barely run. Had the opportunity to stop in the rest area and had to pay the tow truck. Vehicle currently in the shop and the diagnosis is the throttle body needs replacing. And the warranty is not covering.

Turning off the feeder road of the freeway and the vehicle shook and was unable to apply the gas. The engine was on but the car would not move. The wrench light came on. Have been told this is a throttle body issue and it is not covered under my extended warranty.

After sitting at a red light, I tried to accelerate vehicle to get on the highway then vehicle hesitated and wouldn't respond to any attempts to accelerate and the engine light and wrench light came on. After completely turning the car off and trying to restart it, it took approx 7 seconds to turn over and after making another attempt to accelerate there wasn't any change. I did this two more times and on the third try, the vehicle responded to prompts from the accelerator. Both the engine light and wrench light were still lit up, but I drove the car to the autoport and was given the trouble code p2112 and was told that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced.

While driving along highway, my gas pedal suddenly became completely unresponsive. Was luckily able to coast off to shoulder of the highway and SUV began to idle extremely roughly. Restarted vehicle and was able to drive home without additional problems. Researched issue today and found numerous examples of this problem. Issue should be recalled!!.

While driving on the highway, the car suddenly shuttered and stalled. Check engine light went on and the driver had to guide car to shoulder while avoiding oncoming traffic. No one was injured but the driver was scared and this was a very dangerous situation. The car was towed to our service station and they found that the electronic throttle control was potentially defective or impaired.

Repeated stalling of vehicle while in the flow of traffic at highways speeds. No shoulder to pull off on. Car has to be completely stopped and restarted to drive again. First visit to dealership they told us the cost to replace the throttle body. The car is less than 3 years old and barely out of warranty. They told us we could continue to drive the vehicle while the part is on order. They don't expect to have the parts for another 6 weeks! in the meantime, the car continues to have repeated problems and would just stop and jerk suddenly upon acceleration and the engine would stop functioning. We had the car towed to a different Ford dealer and are waiting on them to complete a diagnostic evaluation. Scared for our lives! surely a recall will reimburse us for repairs, towing and rent car. What a nightmare!!.