My 2011 Ford Escape has now had service three times in two years for "bucking/slipping" in the transmission. The "bucking/slipping" is experienced with all gears but generally worse between 2nd and 3rd and just starting out. It is also bad when the car has been idle for many days. All three times its been in for service at the Ford dealer they say its the adaptive transmission that is the culprit. They redo the algorithms its fine for a week then goes back to normal. The latest service also included having the transmission axle seals replaced.

- Roseville, CA, USA

Vehicle was running rough at idle and check engine light was on. At stop lights, stop signs, or any idle time car would buck forward like it was going to stall.

- Seabrook, NH, USA

We were just pulling out onto the highway when the car lost all power. It jerked forward and then stopped. We were stopped on the highway and could not get the car to forward. I turned the car off waited a few minutes and then tried again. The car again jerked forward went a short distance and then shut down again, on the highway. Luckily we were only a mile or so from the dealership where we bought the car. We turned the car off and started it 5 times and were able to get the mile to the dealership. When this first happened, a wrench appeared on the dash, signaling a powertrain issue and to get to the dealership as soon as possible. After the car was looked at by the mechanic at the dealership it was determined that it was a defective throttle body and would cost $400 to repair. According to the dealership, this is a major issue for Ford, and I don't understand why something so serious that it can cause a serious accident or death is not being recalled. I guess Ford doesn't want the cost to repair their defective parts and obviously does not care about the safety of its customers or the lawsuit that will follow. For this reason, I have notified all of my family and friends not to buy another Ford. I would hope that the NHTSA would be concerned about the safety of our citizens and make a recall mandatory, not give in to the mighty Ford company and their lack of concern.

- Ocoee, FL, USA

I was driving on the interstate at 70mph when my car seemed to just completely lose power. I had to coast to the side of the road, put the car in park, turn it off and restart it. The incident happened exactly the same a couple other times. Also happen once when in the middle of the city. I was at a busy intersection and the car lost power in the middle of the intersection. I was not able to go anywhere until I turned off the car and restarted it. I was nearly T-boned at 5 months pregnant. Dealer was having a hard time figuring out what was wrong but finally figured out that it was something wrong with the drive train which caused the engine to stall.

- Stockport, OH, USA

Three times while traveling at 60+ mph on the interstate the vehicle lost all throttle response and a yellow wrench illuminated on the instrument panel. Trying to navigate from the left lane across 3 lanes of highspeed rush hour traffic was very dangerous. I took the vehicle to the local dealer as soon as possible and was told it was a bad throttle body. This incident could have resulted in serious injury.

- Wesley Chapel, FL, USA

I was making a right turn as I straighten out my car from the turn my car lost power. I had my foot on the gas but wasn't going forward and the vehicle was shaking really bad. The ironic thing is I felt a tug here and there before but I thought I was being paranoid. I don't think I was!!! thank goodness I had turned out of traffic. I didn't want to turn it on again I remembered I had a tow card from when I bought my vehicle. If this is some defect I need to know. I had my last vehicle for 11 years and never did something like this happen. I bought a new car so that I don't get stranded and I did get stranded. I had it towed to maxwell Ford after they tested it today I was told it was the throttle body.

- Austin, TX, USA

As I was pulling away from the intersection, I lost all throttle. I had no power at all, it wanted to stall and I had nowhere to pull over from the inside lane. The driver behind me almost rear ended me. I had to stop in the middle of traffic with my hazard lights on. This is a serious safety issue, this should not happen on a new vehicle that has only 36,000 miles.

- St. Petersburg, FL, USA

There have been several different occasions where my car will not accelerate during cold weather months. January 4, 2013 was when I nearly got into an accident because of it. One morning when I was on my way to work, I pulled out onto a main road and my car's acceleration drastically slowed down (to about 5-10 mph on a 40mph road). The vehicle behind me almost slammed right into me because my brake lights were not on (and why would they be? I had my foot on the gas petal trying to make it go!) the fact that Ford doesn't acknowledge this problem is scary! I am honestly concerned that one day this will cause me to get into a serious accident.

- Maynard, MA, USA

Turned onto my street on my way home from work and all of a sudden couldn't give the car any gas. Notice wrench light came on. Coasted into driveway turned car off-waited a few and turned back on. No light and car seemed fine. Next day took car out and just after getting on highway car did the same thing this time the check engine light came on as well. Turned off and on and wrench light went off but engine light stayed on. Drove directly to dealership. Was told it was the throttle body got stuck and was being replaced. Very dangerous when driving on busy roads!

- Yukon, OK, USA

After stopping and upon acceleration the engine completely shuts down and the car stalls. After putting the car in park and restarting the car, it runs okay. This has happened to me 4 times over a 23 month period. Each time I have taken the vehicle to the dealership. The first two times I was told the car was still breaking in and it must be due to the gas I was using. The third time, they replaced the throttle body. To my knowledge the "wrench" light only came on once. They said they had a number of vehicles that this had happened with and replacing the throttle body helped. Three weeks after they replaced the throttle body, it happened again! this time only the engine light came on. Ford says they need a code to try to fix the problem. The dealership told me that there was one other person, who has the same make and model as mine that this is happening too. This person also had the throttle body replaced. The fact that no code is tripped is a problem in itself! please help! I do not want anyone to be killed because of this problem.

- Sterling, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 60 mph, the power train warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder but the contact was able to be restart and drive the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to the dealer however, the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 20,690. Updated 01/05/13 updated 02/11/2013

- Hicksville, NY, USA

While pulling onto highway onramp the vehicle began to jerk violently and suddenly shut down and would not accelerate. It was a busy traffic time and the sudden deceleration of my vehicle caused others to have to suddenly brake to avoid a collision. Pulled vehicle to side of the road and shut it off. Restarted and the problem seemed to be fixed. Began driving vehicle to dealer with hazard lights and problem occurred about 4 more times. Dealer replaced throttle body assembly, which fixed the problem. It was a scary incident as we were just seconds away from joining heavy traffic on the interstate.

- Summerville, SC, USA

While cruising at constant speed on the interstate, the "wrench" light came on and car started to slow down. First reaction was to press accelerator pedal but it was unresponsive only by luck we were on the right side of the road and were able to coast to a safe stop. After stopping, the car was placed in park and the engine remained on but idled very rough. The ignition was turned off and back on and the wrench light cleared and the accelerator pedal appeared to work again so we tried to drive on. A short distance later the wrench light came on again and the same thing with the gas pedal. At that point we called a tow truck and transported the car to a local Ford repair shop. The Ford shop claimed there were no codes stored and everything checked out ok and said maybe we ran through some water and sent us on our way. Two days later it happened again under identical conditions. We were able to get it to a different Ford shop and they replaced the throttle body. They also stated there were no codes but apparently our word was good enough this time. The mechanic supervisor commented they have seen this issue frequently. I also was discussing this with a coworker and found out they had the same thing happen on their 2011 Escape. There is obviously a defect in the manufacture or design of this part or programming. If Ford doesn't address this soon, there will be serious accidents if there hasn't been already.

- Winfield, WV, USA

2011 Ford Escape was being driven @ 55 mph in traffic & it suddenly lost power. Orange wrench appeared, motor running rough. Steered to emergency lane. Turned off ignition, waited, re-started. I went on to my meeting the to the Ford dealership near where I work. They said to drive it there (if possible) next time without cutting off the engine. Two days later (local dealership closed) while driving 55 mph, rainy night, county road, no "emergency lane", was able to get pulled over (not always an option on a country road). Daughter was with me - frightened her. Turned it off, restarted. Next day (Saturday) I took it to local Ford dealer. Said need the light on, but would see if the diagnostics told anything. Borrowed car from my daughter. This was inconvenience to me and her. Dealer called Monday, said it clears the code each time the car is re-started. They kept my vehicle overnight. Did it again with the mechanic driving. He drove it at about 10-15 mph to the dealership. I got online and there are many issues involving throttles. Many recalls, but not on my model. On Tuesday afternoon diagnostics showed it was the throttle. This is a safety related defect & it should be immediately recalled. I drive about 60 miles a day on the interstate & I need my vehicle to be dependable. If a semi truck came up behind me it could have caused a wreck, or even loss of life. I love my Escape & have been a loyal Ford customer. Sometimes you just have to admit there's a problem & make things right. Ford should resolve this once and for all. I picked it up last night & am driving it today. I will be in fear of it happening every time I drive this vehicle. My vehicle has low mileage, is maintained regularly. This should not have happened, nor should I have to pay repairs. I would like a refund on the repair costs.

- Shelbyville, KY, USA

Intermittently lose throttle response, engine returns to idle, gas pedal does not respond. This has happened on highway and local roads and creates dangerous situation. Dealer has been able to duplicate problem but not able to repair.

- Naugatuck, CT, USA

While driving the wrench light came on and the car just died, had to pull over, the 2nd time I was going on a busy interstate and going about 70 mph I was lucky there was a place to pull off the road, but then the check engine light came on, and stayed on for the entire trip. When I arrived home and shut the car off and started it again the light was off. I looked into this since I have elderly people I take to and from dr. Visits and this seems to be an ongoing problem since 2005, I have read the complaints on line, my question is does someone have to be in a bad accident or even die before Ford will resolve this problem?

- Shelbyville, TN, USA

8/18/12 while driving on the interstate at 60 mph my truck suddenly lost power. The wrench light on the dash came on and the truck began to slow down in the mist of traffic. I was in the middle lane and needed to pull over to the emergency lane. After much effort I was able to do so. It was a very scary situation. I waited a few minutes before restarting the engine. It started up okay and I pulled out and stayed in the right lane. A fourth of a mile later it did it again. This time the engine light came on. Cars were blowing there horns and I almost got hit a couple of times. My daughter was in the car with me it scared her so bad she began to cry. We were a good distance from home. I did not know what to do or what was going on with the truck. I'd only had it four months. If there were other complaints about this happening, why hasn't something been done" a recall maybe? does someone have to die ?????"

- Houston, TX, USA

While traveling 80mph on the interstate, my 2011 Ford Escape with 27000 miles suddenly lost power as a wrench indicator light came on the dashboard. The gas pedal would not accelerate to pull onto shoulder or to move around traffic. All fuel acceleration was lost. As I finally coasted to the shoulder, narrowly avoiding being the cause of multiple accidents, the vehicle starting shaking. I turned the car off, waited a few minutes, and turned the car back on. The wrench indicator light (powertrain indication) remained off and the vehicle acted normal. There was not an indication before or after the incident of any faulty systems or parts. The vehicle did this without any reason, leaving me in a dangerous situation. The vehicle has been properly maintained and running without any problems since I purchased the vehicle until this incident. I fear it may happen again without reason and place my life and those of my passengers in harms' way.

- St. Petersburg, FL, USA

While I was driving 55 mph on the interstate in the middle lane when suddenly, with no warning, we were no longer able to get enough throttle to continue moving forward. We had to coast to the side of the road. We were almost rear-ended, I really thought we were going to be killed. It is a very scary situation, going from 55 mph to nothing. The throttle body failed completely and had to be replaced. After doing research on this I have found that many other people have had this same experience, including my sisters 2010 Ford Escape with only 45000 miles on it. I had just had my 30,000 mile service done on my vehicle two weeks prior and asked them to please check the throttle body since it had happened to my sister, and it was fine at that time. I believe something needs to be done before someone is killed. When I asked what was to keep this from happening again I was told, "nothing, it could happen again at any time". when I asked if there was a recall on it, I was told, "I have been waiting on a recall on this for two years." I was told this from a Ford service person at the Ford place that repaired my vehicle in Indiana. I have reported this to Ford at the 800-392-Ford number that the same Ford service worker gave me when I asked if there was some place I could call about this situation to help get a recall. I no longer feel safe in my vehicle.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

Last year I purchased a 2011 Ford Escape and have been completely dissatisfied with my purchase. The selling dealer, tower Ford in great neck, New York has done absolutely nothing to help me rectify my serious complaint and concerns with my vehicle. One of my biggest concerns is that the transmission slips, the accelerator pedal sticks, the brakes are very low, and a swishing liquid noise is heard in the fuel tank when stopping, the right side rear passenger door squeaks, and the center console is loose. I've brought my truck back to this dealer many times and all I receive is that they can not verify my complaint and concerns. I am concerned for my family and my safety. Any help would be appreciated.

- Bayside, NY, USA