2009 Ford Escape engine and engine cooling problems

“The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the failure was caused by the EGR valve. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed there was no recall coverage on the VIN for the repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The approximate failure mileage was 129,082.”

“The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact replaced the camshaft sensor himself; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the camshaft sensor and another unknown sensor had been previously replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.”

“ON THE FREEWAY PRESSED GAS-CAR DID NOT RESPOND, STALLING. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, SLOWED, BACK TO DRIVE, ROUGH SHAKING, HARD TO CONTROL. VERY SCARY! GOT OFF AT THE CLOSEST EXIT -CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING. 3 PASSENGERS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR 6 DAYS PRIOR-SO VERY SCARY. *TR”

“FORD 2009 ESCAPE-CAR STARTED MAKING A SQUEAL NOISE AND BELT STARTED TO COME OFF AND WHEN LOOKED TO SEE THE WHAT WAS GOING ON THE CARS MOUNTING BOSS BROKE OFF OF TIMING COVER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE IDLER PULLER MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE FROM COVER AND CAUSED CAR NOT TO BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. WHEN CHECKED WITH DEALER WAS TOLD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. WHEN PURCHASED NEW PART. THE IDLER PULLER HAS MORE STEEL METAL FOR SUPPORT AND ANOTHER BOLT TO HOLD WHERE AS THE OLD ONE DOES NOT. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF NEED TO BE SEEN. *TR”

“ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL AROUND 7:50 AM, MY SON (NEW DRIVER) STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR TOWN. HE WAS FIRST IN LINE. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY AND THEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. HE SAID HE WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE ENGINE WASN'T RESPONDING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, SO HE TRIED PRESSING THE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES AND STILL GOT NO RESPONSE. HE PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. HE RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND THE GAS PEDAL BEGAN TO RESPOND AND HE WAS ABLE TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. UPON DOING OUR OWN INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH, WE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED LAST WEEKEND (NOT INEXPENSIVELY). SO FAR, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED, BUT THE INCIDENT HAS SHAKEN OUR FAITH IN THAT VEHICLE. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT IT COULD LEAVE HIM IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY AND UNNECESSARILY INJURED (OR WORSE).”

“WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH AT IDLE AND SURGED. CAR TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO FORD AND THEY MISDIAGNOSED. AFTER THAT IT CONTINUED TO DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES ON CITY STREETS AND INTERSTATES. THE CAR WOULD HAVE NO POWER AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I WOULD STEP ON GAS. HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART TO MAKE ANYTHING WORK. AFTER THAT I TOOK IT TO FORD AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY-AIR INTAKE AND ALSO THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR”