2009 Ford Escape fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 204 complaints for the 2009 Ford Escape, 9% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 204 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 68,000 miles 193 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 4 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Based on 193 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	4
20k to 40k miles	16
40k to 60k miles	54
60k to 80k miles	47
80k to 100k miles	27
100k to 120k miles	23
120k to 140k miles	14
140k to 160k miles	6
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 193 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes.

What owners wrote

While driving the vehicle there is frequent surging and stalling with eventual result in a nonresponsive gas pedal. The check wrench service light and the engine light were illuminated and the vehicle would become responsive again if the engine was turned off then back on. After restarting the vehicle would soon begin to surge and stall again.

Reported at 72,800 miles, May 2013 Crash

Driving down the road at approximately 45 MPH and truck had a momentary loss of power, like it was not getting fuel. Did not stall and we continued down the road. It happens at various speeds and sometimes once and other times multiple times. Gear and speed do not appear to be a factor. On two of the worst cases the power train / throttle control "wrench" light was illuminated, but of course after turning off vehicle and starting it back up and driving to dealership, the light was off and the truck ran fine.

Reported at 45,547 miles, March 2013

Fuel system problems in other years

Fuel system problems across all Ford models