2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE MAINTENANCE WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/24/14*CN UPDATED 4/17/15 *JS

IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS 3 OF THE 4 ELECTRIC WINDOWS IN MY WIFE'S FORD ESCAPE HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR DUE TO THE REGULATORS FAILING. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A RECALL FOR THIS EQUIPMENT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. IN 2 OF THE INCIDENTS, THE WINDOWS FELL WHILE BEING PARKED IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT WHICH COULD'VE MADE THE VEHICLE OPEN TO THEFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED HONORING THE RECALL SINCE THE REPAIRS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 11/12/14*LJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY UPDATED THE MODULES. A MONTH LATER, A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT STATED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/03/15*JB

I WAS TURNING RIGHT ON A STOP LIGHT AND FRONT LEFT ABS TONE RING BROKE. CAR SLIPPED GEARS AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR 5-10 SECONDS. RSC LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY. CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS RANDOMLY AND ABS BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. ISSUE IS WITH TONE RING ON MANY FORD ESCAPES FROM 2000-2008. RINGS OFTEN BREAK BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE RUST BUILD UP ON FORD COMPONENTS CAUSING EXPANSION. PART IS CONSTRUCTED VERY POORLY AND AS A RESULT SAFETY IS COMPROMISED AND SERVICE REPAIRS PROFIT GOES UP! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN I CAME TO A STOP VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR UNTIL I WAS AT 3500 -4000 RPM. I GOT ON FREEWAY &COULDN'T GET TO SPEED LIMIT. THE WRENCH LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED & WHEN I LOOKED UP DESCRIPTION IN MANUAL IT STATES IT IS THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN.AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THEY DO HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS BUT ON THE 2009-2012 MODELS. IT ALSO SPECIFIED THAT FORD AS OF FEB. 2014 HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES FOR 2005 - 2012 FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. I CONTACTED FORD & THEN STATE THERE IS NO RECALL NOR CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 FOR MY CAR. YET, THE HAVE THE SAME CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR THE 2011 MILANS. THIS I KNOW CAUSE MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2011 MILAN & SHE RECEIVED NOTICE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW FORD CAN NOT COMPLY WHEN THIS ESCAPE CLEARLY HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES FOR 2009-2012. ALL I WAS TOLD WAS TO GET IT FIXED & KEEP RECEIPT AND MAYBE SOME DAY COULD GET REIMBURSED. THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING AND ON FORD'S PART TOTALLY UNAWARE AND UNFAIR TO THEIR CONSUMERS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS TONE RING BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE NOTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY ACCOMPLISHING CURVE, STOPPED AT SIDE OF ROAD WHEN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED AND VEHICLE RETURNED POWER STEERING. RETURNED VEHICLE TO PLACE OF PURCHASE AS WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY WERE NOT A FORD DEALER, MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO WIRING HARNESS THEY FELT WAS AT FAULT, VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY FOR SOME WEEKS. THEN VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE POWER ASSIST AND AT TIMES UPON STARTUP WOULD NOT HAVE POWER STEERING, EACH INSTANCE WAS RELIEVED BY TUNING OFF AND RESTARTING VEHICLE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH AND CONVERSATIONS WITH FORD PERSONAL WAS ADVISED ENOUGH PROBLEMS REPORTED TO EXPECT RECALL AND TO WAIT TILL THEN FOR REMEDY. UPON RECALL TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER THEY REPROGRAMMED AND ASSURED PROBLEM WAS FIXED. PROBLEM RETURNED THAT PM, RETURNED TO DEALER THEY REFUSED TO DO MORE WORK AS THEY CLAIMED RECALL WAS DONE IGNORING STEPS 2 AND 3 OF RECALL. NOW FORD CORPORATION SAYS I AM ON MY OWN TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

TWO DAYS AGO, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY, MY GEARS STARTED SLIPPING. I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND THEN MY CAR DECELERATED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THIS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET BACK HOME AND I FEARED THAT I WOULD BE AT RISK FOR A CRASH. IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT MORNING, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY OPTIONS WERE TO FIX ONE BAND OR THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. UPON DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER FORD CUSTOMERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2008 FORD ESCAPE'S TRANSMISSION. *TR