2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FORD ESCAPE ON A TRIP THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON. THIS DID NOT INITIALLY CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS WITH NORMAL BRAKING WHILE DRIVING IN DRY CONDITIONS. AT THE END OF THE TRIP THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON EVERY STOP, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY GROUND. MY INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FOLLOWING: RUSTING OF THE DRIVESHAFT SURFACE APPARENTLY CAUSED OUTWARD PRESSURE ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT RIGHT ABS TONE RING RESULTING IN IT SEPARATING IN ONE SPOT. THIS PROBABLY CREATED A ERROR IN THE MONITORING BY THAT ABS SENSOR RESULTING IN THE LIGHTS COMING ON. THE RING MAY HAVE HELD FAST TO THE RUST UNDER THE REMAINDER OF THE RING DURING MOST OF MY TRIP CAUSING NO OTHER PROBLEMS. NEAR THE END OF MY TRIP THE CRACKED RING APPEARS TO HAVE SHAKEN FREE, SLIPPING ON THE ROTATING DRIVESHAFT SURFACE. THIS MAY HAVE MADE THE SENSOR THINK THE WHEEL WAS NOT TURNING AND APPLIED THE ABS TO THAT WHEEL EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DANGER THEN BECAME INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY GROUND AND UNKNOWN PERFORMANCE ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. IN CHECKING AROUND, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE OTHER RING WILL CRACK EVENTUALLY DUE TO SIMILAR RUSTING. REPAIRING THIS REQUIRES THE RING TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE DRIVESHAFT SECTION IT IS MOUNTED ON. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT OUR SPEED WASN'T INCREASING AND IT SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WASN'T GOING INTO GEAR. FINALLY ONCE IT DID SHIFT THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT EVALUATED I WAS TOLD THAT THE BANDS FOR 2ND AND 4TH GEAR WERE BUSTED AND I'D NEED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. I WON'T EVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER REPORTS ON THIS AND KNOWING THAT THEY AREN'T ISSUING A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE REAL DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE IS COMING AT YOU AND YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY FAST ENOUGH! I'M TAKING THE LOSS AND TRADING IT IN ON SOMETHING MORE RELIABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL OFTEN. AT FIRST IT WOULD NOT WORK RIGHT AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING IT WOULD OFTEN KICK BACK IN AND WORK. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER INITIAL INCIDENT IT WOULD OFTEN FAIL WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AT THOSE SPEEDS SHE WOULD NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO PROPERLY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OUT OF DANGER. *TR

I WAS DECELERATING TO A RED LIGHT, WHEN MY ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED AND STUCK TO THE FLOOR ON IT'S OWN, I HAD TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND COAST INTO THE GAS STATION TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TOO A STOP. I TOOK IT TO ANDY MOHR FORD AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS A 600.00 REPAIR. I BOUGHT MY ESCAPE USED SO THERE IS NO WARRANTY NOR COULD I AFFORD THIS REPAIR. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, BUT WAS TOLD BY ANDY MOHR, THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC BUILD. I THEN CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE AND OPENED A CLAIM WITH THEM, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT ( BECAUSE IT'S A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE )AND WAS REFERRED BACK TO ANDY MOHR THIS TIME I SPOKE WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER AND TOLD THE SANE THING, THAT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY,, THE REPAIR ISN'T COVETED AND I'M THEREFORE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT OR LEGAL, THIS PROBLEM POSES A SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS MY FELLOW DRIVERS I COULD POTENTIALLY HURT OR KILL WHEN THIS ACCELERATOR DECIDES TO DEPRESS AND STICK AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2008 FORD ESCAPE ELECTRICAL STEERING WOULD QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND GO INTO MANUAL STEERING MODE. IF THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ELECTRICAL STEERING WOULD WORK. CHECKED TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM ONLINE AND THE VEHICLE DID. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 2008 FORD ESCAPE ELECTRICAL STEERING FAILURE RECAL # 14S05. TOOK THE 2008 IN FOR REPAIRS AT ED KOEHN FORD DEALERSHIP IN WAYLAND, MICHIGAN FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC STATED THAT STEERING HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. NOW AFTER THE FIX (PROGRAMING) VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE NOT IN MOTION WHILE PARKED. UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE. FORD STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS BEEN FIXED AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED FORD SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE SHAKING STEERING (WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SITTING MOTIONLESS) AND DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT SHAKE UNTIL FORD MADE THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE (1-800-392-3673) WHICH STILL ADVISES IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. CASE #5055156-F5P7BQ. THE RECALL STATES THAT ALTERNATIVELY, THE DEALER MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN. IN THIS CASE, SINCE THE REPROGRAMMING DID NOT WORK THE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED. IT APPEARS TO BE A CHEAP FIX BY FORD AT MY EXPENSE. NOW FORD WANTS $950 TO MAKE THE REPAIR WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED AT NO COST UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. SHE CALLED THREE DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY ALL HAD SOME TYPE OF ISSUE. RECALL # 14V284000.

THIS MORNING DRIVING TO WORK, AGAIN....MY GAS PEDAL STUCK...WAS GOING 50 TO 1 MPH IN A SECOND. I HAVE HAD MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE BACK TO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2009 AND THEY STATED...THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE ISSUE. I HAVE JUST LEARNED ON 8/12/14 THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE AND I HOPE THEY HONOR THE RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY SCARY SITUATION OVER THE YEARS, WHERE MY LIFE WAS PUT IN DANGER AND ALL I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THAT THEY CANNOT "REPLICATE" THE ISSUE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN EACH TIME SOON AFTER IT HAPPENED. I AM CALLING MY LOCAL FORD DEALER NOW! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING), THE FAILURE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL NOTICE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,222.