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2009 Ford Escape Hybrid power train problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid10% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Power Train complaints
10%
share of all complaints
75,358 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was driving my 2009 ford escape hybrid home from work, on the highway during rush hour, when the car went into "limp mode" nearly causing an accident. I could not accelerate at all. I barely avoided a 16 wheeler and made it to the freeway shoulder while hitting a concrete curb nearly causing me…

    filed Aug 5, 2016

  • In 2013, on several occasions, while driving, the car lost power completely under acceleration, while going uphill on city streets. I had to pull over to the side, turn the car off, wait and try to start the car again. After several attempts the car turned on and was able to drive normally. After…

    filed Feb 25, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.