The Lemon Index$474 middle bill · most between $366 and $600
Lower than the $600 middle bill owners of all 76 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 53,000 miles (134 reports).
Ford Escape owners reported paying a median of $474 for a throttle body replacement, with the middle half of bills between $366 and $600. That's from 138 owner reports (138 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50052%
- $500–$1,00043%
- $1,000–$2,5004%
- $2,500–$5,0001%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 138 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2004 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2006 Ford Escape5$474 middle bill
- 2008 Ford Escape9$629 middle bill
- 2009 Ford Escape40$436 middle bill
- 2010 Ford Escape55$450 middle bill
- 2011 Ford Escape21$461 middle bill
- 2012 Ford Escape3$520 middle bill
- 2014 Ford Escape2too few for a middle
- 2016 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2010 Ford Escape693 complaints name it33% of that year's complaints
- 2009 Ford Escape374 complaints name it20% of that year's complaints
- 2011 Ford Escape295 complaints name it22% of that year's complaints
- 2008 Ford Escape153 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2013 Ford Escape98 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
- 2012 Ford Escape52 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a throttle body / loss of power. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Engine codes that can lead here: P2135 P2111 P2112 P2101 P2119 P0121 P0122. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Ford Escape reliability by year
- Throttle body replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Escape owners reported
Engine replacement (248) · Transmission replacement (91) · Steering column repair (90) · ABS module replacement (45) · Brake repair (39) · Steering rack replacement (26) · Brake master cylinder replacement (20) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (13) · Ignition coil replacement (12) · Wiring harness repair (11) · Torque converter replacement (9) · EVAP system repair (7) · Fuel pump replacement (7) · CV axle replacement (6) · Head gasket replacement (6) · Hybrid battery replacement (6) · Spark plug replacement (6) · Turbocharger replacement (6) · Water pump replacement (6) · AC condenser replacement (5) · Catalytic converter replacement (5) · Strut and shock replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11473089, 11372970, 11062498, 11057082, 11020932, 10917285, 10876933, 10864042, 10817015, 10806377, 10638722, 10632907 and more.
Quick answers
How much does throttle body replacement cost on a Ford Escape?
Ford Escape owners reported a median of $474, and the middle half paid $366 to $600, from 138 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Escape throttle body replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Escape middle bill of $474 is lower than the $600 owners of all 76 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Escape repair costs come from?
From 138 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Ford Escape years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2010 (693), 2009 (374), 2011 (295) Ford Escape named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.