2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

P2803 & P2800 SENSORS..BOTH SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS FAR ABOVE FAIR PRICING. HYDRAULIC CONTROL APPROX COST TO REPAIR 4100.00 DOLLARS. THIS IS UNUNFAIR REPAIR COSTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH ABOVE AVERAGE CARE AND HAS NOT BEEN MISUSED. CHECKING WEB SITE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. PUBLIC SHOULD BE WARNED ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THIS MODEL AND A POSSIBLE RECALL SHOULD ME MADE.

HAD FORD RECALL #14V284000 (FORD #14S05) PERFORMED IN APRIL 2015 - WHICH COVERED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. WAS TOLD "NOTHING WRONG, UPDATED SOFTWARE". MARCH 2016 STEERING FAILED. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAILED TORQUE SENSOR WHICH SUPPOSEDLY IS ONE OF THE ITEMS COVERED UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER WAS TOLD THIS WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER RECALL - BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS "CLOSED OUT" ON OUR VEHICLE THE DAY THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-392-3673 WHO SAID SAME THING. TOTAL SCAM! IF IT'S NOT BROKE THE DAY YOU TAKE IT IN THEN THEY DON'T REPLACE ANYTHING. SIDE STEPPING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE STEERING COMPONENTS WITH A BOGUS SOFTWARE FIX. THEN LATER EXPOSED TO THE SAFETY RISK OF DRIVING WITH STEERING COMPONENTS THAT MAY (AND IN THIS CASE) DID FAIL. AGAIN I FEEL THIS IS A TOTAL SHAM!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHER IT WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,900.

WE HAD OUR VEHICLE RECALLED. WE TOOK IT TO TAYLOR FORD IN CHANDLER OKLAHOMA, TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND NOW THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, THAT AFTER FORD HAD SO CALLED UPDATED THE PROGRAMING ON THE STEERING SYSTEM, THEY FAIL. SO INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED THEY UPDATE THE COMPUTER AND THEN WHEN DOWN THE ROAD, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM YOURSELF. TAYLOR FORD TOLD MY WIFE THAT THERE WAS NOTING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE SINCE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. HOW DO I GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE RIGHT THIS TIME. THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. SO FORD IS JUST PUTTING BAND AIDS ON THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEN SAYING IT WAS FIXED AND CHARGING THE COMSUMER LATER TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE AND THAT IS WHEN THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. I HAD JUST DROPPED MY 6 YEAR OLD SON OFF AT SCHOOL.

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND I AM HAVING STEERING WHEEL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE AND I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I LOOK LIKE THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IM HAVING AND THAT MIGHT BE THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHILE RATTLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

I TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED ON ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF CORRECTLY TO START WITH. I FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY FOR THAT ISSUE. I FORGOT TO MENTION AND ADD A COMPLAINT FOR ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING ALSO WITH THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE VEHICLE IT WILL NOT START. IF YOU REMOVE THE KEY AND TRY AGAIN THEN IT WILL START. OR IF YOU SIT AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RETRY TO START THE VEHICLE THEN IT WILL START. I THOUGHT AT FIRST THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE SHAKEN IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WAS A SEPARATE ISSUE AND BILL. I COULD ONLY AFFORD TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED FOR THE ELETRIC POWER STEERING WHEEL SO FOR NOW I CAN ONLY HOPE AND PRAY THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT GO COMPLETELY OUT AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. HONESTLY... I WANT TO CRY! EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND IT IS SOMETHING GOING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO I HAD TO GET THE SERPENTINE BELT FIXED LAST WEEK AS WELL. I DONT KNOW OF WHAT MORE I CAN SAY AT THIS TIME. MY NERVES ARE SHOT WORRING ABOUT WHAT WILL GO WRONG NEXT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WORRY IF IT WILL START TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL AND SOCCER OR IF SHE WILL BE LEFT STRANDED BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO WORRY; ABOUT HAVING MONEY FOR REPAIR AFTER REPAIR. I AM SO DISCUSSED WITH FORD! ALSO I HAVE A ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE MAKING A NOISE. I THOUGHT THE NOISE COULD BE RELATED TO THE SERPENTINE BELT BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. IT IS SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE UNTIL I CAN GET THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED.

I TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC POWERING STEERING ON OCTOBER 28, 2015. THE FORD DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. LSS..WHEN I TOOK THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR THE RECALL I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE SENSOR WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE FORD DEALER SAID THEY ONLY HAD TO REPROGRAM IT. FEBRUARY 26, 2016 I TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE TO BE CHECKED AT A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A SENSOR FOR THE ELECTIC POWER STEERING. THE REASON I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED WAS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. ALSO IT IS HARD TO START. WHEN YOU TURN IT OVER, IT WANT DO ANYTHING. THEN WHEN YOU TRY AGAIN IT WOULD START. I FEEL FORD TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME. THEY HAD TO KNOW JUST REPROGRAMMING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WAS NOT ENOUGH. NOW I AM LEFT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL. IT SEEMS LIKE 2 OR 3 MONTHS AFTER I GOT THIS ESCAPE PAID FOR IT WENT DOWNHILL. I HAVE HAD IT IN AND OUT OF THESHOP EVERY SSINCE.IT IS REPAIR AFTER REPAIR ON THIS VEHICLE. ITS HEARTBREAKING! ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO PAY OUT HUNDREDS AND EVEN OVER A THOUSAND FOR CONTINUOUS REPAIRS. THE CURRENT ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKEN WOULD HAPPEN SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT, ETC. ALSO THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO START AND HAVING TO RETRY TO START THE VEHICLE HAPPENED WHEN YOU WOULD TRY TO START THE VEHICLE TO GO SOMEWHERE. THE ISSUE BEING HARD TO TURN HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT ON THE ROAD.

I WAS AT A GAS STATION AND WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AND CALL A TOW. WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER AND TOLD THEM THAT THE RECALL THEY HAD FIXED IN AUGUST OF 2014 WAS DEFECTIVE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED THERE RESPONSE WAS THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM (OBVIOUSLY THEY DID NOT) AS THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME I COULD NOT TOW THE CAR THERE AS THEY DID NOT HAVE ROOM AND THEY COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR TILL MID MARCH. THE CAR WAS AT A GAS STATION THEY RAN A TEST CHARGED ME $200.00 AND COULD NOT FIX IT SAID ONLY FORD COULD. I FINALLY GOT A FORD DEALER TO TAKE THE CAR AND WAS CHARGED $1500.00 THIS IS INSANE FOR ALMOST GETTING KILLED ON THEIR NEGLECT IN THE FIRST PLACE. .

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS STARTING AGAIN THE KEY JUST TURNS AND CAR DOESN'T TURN OVER AND IT BEEPS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT PUT KEY IN RIGHT POSITION.