The electronic throttle body or ETB in the 2017 Ford Escapes has a tendency to underperform. The ETB measures the driver’s impact on the acceleration pedal. It uses a computer and sensors to shift the throttle blade based on the pedal’s data. The Ford Escape has had issues with several...
The Center for Auto Safety , a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, filed a formal petition claiming that model year 2002-2004 Ford Escapes have a safety defect in which the "accelerator cable liner migrates out of position at the dash panel and contacts the accelerator pedal arm, preventing the...