Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
When trying to get the car from stop to start the gear are not working correclty seem to skip from 2nd to 1st and studders when trying to move.
The car stalls at low speed, such as stopped at light or slowing way down turning into drive way, car will just shut off, I put in park and restart the car. Can not ever tell when it will happen. Now the car is jerking as I am driving it at speeds of 40-45 mph and 60-65 mph. It seems to slip or missing shifting and jerks very hard. Are these two things related?. I took it into dealer and they told me they couldn't get the car to do that there, while running it while up on the lift. I want to know what I am supposed to do with this issue if I can not get it to do the same thing while at dealership and I can never know when it is going to happen while I am driving it. If this is going to keep happening, I do not want the car anymore and the deal will need to take it back.
My wife was travelling home and the car went from 45 mph to about 1 mph, the car was still running but when she stepped on the gas nothing happened. The car limped home. We did some investigation and found similiar issues with the throttle control body. We contacted gwinnett place Ford and they informed us that no recall was in place and would not correct the issue without payment. If my wife had been on the freeway at that time she would have been involved in a rear end collision.
While driving on the interstate, the vehicle lost propulsion and required the driver to pull off to the side of the road and restart the vehicle twice in a distance of five (5) miles. After speaking with a service technician at our local Ford dealership, he indicated that the issue is a problem with the throttle body. Apparently, this is an continual issue on this model and I was also informed this part (throttle body) is currently on a "national" back order. I would think that if this specific part is on a 'national" backorder, Ford should issue a recall because it is obvious there is a problem.