Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | ||||||
| DP12006 | Ford Motor Company | 10/02/2012 | Electronic Throttle Body Malfunction | |||
| In a letter dated august 30, 2012, the north carolina consumers council (nccc) petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged electronic throttle body failures resulting in engine stall or surge while driving in model year (my) 2005 through 2012 ford escape vehicles. as supporting evidence, the petitioner cites two recent complaints of stall while driving in my 2009 ford escape vehicles that were diagnosed as failed throttle bodies with diagnostic trouble codes p2111, throttle body stuck open, and p2222, throttle body stuck closed.the petitioner indicates that the owners of both vehicles reported experiencing repeated incidents of stalling and engine surging. in addition, the petitioner states that ford has released a number of technical service bulletins that cover a wide range of vehicles and throttle body issues related to hesitation and stalling, including 08-18-2 and 09-23-5.a copy of the petition will be placed in the public file.the petition will be evaluated for a grant or deny decision. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 08/28/2012 | 72000 | 1 | |
| Stop safely now appears on screen with red triangle: car goes dead, coast to the side of the road. i caused a bit of a mess of the traffic but no accidents: no warning for a cooling pump to keep the batteries cool. i found the problem online in 5 minutes and it was confirmed the next day at ford. technical service bulletin for this overheating problem. tsb 08-24-5 states that some 2005-2008 escape hybrid and 2006-2008 mariner hybrid vehicles may exhibit a red triangle light and codes indicating a transaxle overtemp. this condition may result in reduced power as the system activates fail safe operation. codes p1a0e, p1a0f, p0a3c, p0a3e, p0a7a, p0a7c and p1a0d may also be set. *tr | |||
| 08/28/2012 | 72000 | ||
| Stop safely now appears on screen with red triangle: car goes dead, coast to the side of the road. i caused a bit of a mess of the traffic but no accidents: no warning for a cooling pump to keep the batteries cool. i found the problem online in 5 minutes and it was confirmed the next day at ford. technical service bulletin for this overheating problem. tsb 08-24-5 states that some 2005-2008 escape hybrid and 2006-2008 mariner hybrid vehicles may exhibit a red triangle light and codes indicating a transaxle overtemp. this condition may result in reduced power as the system activates fail safe operation. codes p1a0e, p1a0f, p0a3c, p0a3e, p0a7a, p0a7c and p1a0d may also be set. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 08/09/2009 | 84562 | 1 | |
| 2006 ford escape hybrid. driving on hwy 75 south in ohio. i was driving about 68 miles an hour. my car stopped running and slowed abruptly. the info display said main engine over heat slow and continue to safe stop. i pulled over and drove off the highway shut the car down and restarted it. it ran for about a 1/2 mile and shut down again. this time i started up again and dove it about five miles before i shut it down for about 20 minutes.there was no signs or smells of hot over heating engine. i then got in a drove it for about 5 more hours without any problems. my concern is that i all most got rear ended from a semi. i have read other hybrid forums with other people having the same problem. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 15000 | 4 | 03/01/2006 |
| As fleet manager , i have experienced engine failure on all 3 2006 ford escape hybrid vehicles. during each failure, the main engine shuts down and the vehicle goes to straight electrical power which could cause a wreck in situations where a rapid drop in speed could cause an accident. the failure has happened on all three hybrids at about 15,000 miles and now again at 36,000 miles. the dealership replaces the water pump that supplies coolant to the electric motor after each failure. i feel that this situation should be reported due to the fact that i researched edmunds.com and this problem is well documented in their carspace automotive forms. ford needs to re-engineer this system. *tr | |||