2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM THE CONDENSER, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,700.

WHILE IN MOTION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS A LIKE A DEAD WEIGHT DROPPED ON IT AND WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. I RESEARCHED MY ISSUE AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINS REGARDING THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

I TURNED MY CAR ON AND STARTED DRIVING STRAIGHT FORWARD. SHORTLY AFTER I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE ONLY WAY I COULD TURN WAS TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL. BACKED UP AND PARKED THE CAR FOR THE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING STARTED IT AND HAD NO ISSUES. THE WEEK BEFORE I HAD NOTICED SOME KNOCKING AND TICKING IN THE WHEEL. SO FIGURED I'D GET IT CHECKED OUT AFTER LOOSING IT COMPLETELY. STOPPED TO GET GAS AND AS I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE BUSY HIGHWAY LOST IT AGAIN HAD TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO AVOID BEING T-BONED. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND GAVE ME HIGH ESTIMATES WHICH WAS A RED FLAG FOR ME THAT IT MIGHT BE A COMMON ISSUE IF THE RECEPTIONIST CAN DIAGNOSE IT. DID SOME RESEARCH TO CHECK OTHER OPTIONS LIKE FLUID OR BELTS. SAW 1000'S OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND 100'S HERE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE FORD RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.EVEN IF SOMEONE DIES IT PROBABLY WON'T GET FIXED BECAUSE THEY AREN'T AROUND TO TELL THAT THEY LOST STEERING. PLUS THE PROBLEM FIXES ITSELF AFTER BEING TURNED OFF SO IT MAY NOT SHOW IN INVESTIGATIONS OF A FATALITY. ALSO THE ISSUE SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR REACHES 100,000 MILES. SO COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENTS WILL ONLY GO UP AS MORE CARS HIT THAT 100K MILE MARK. NOW IT THE TIME TO ATTACK THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO HER KARATE CLASS WHEN THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOT OF VIBRATION IN THE WHEEL.THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP CAUSING MY WIFE TO LOSE POWER STEERING ON A SMALL TURN. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OUR CAR OFF THE ROAD AS THERE WAS A DIRT PULLOFF TO THE SIDE. WE TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS WILL HONOR A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. FORD IS NOT HONORING ANY RECALLS AND IS MAKING MONEY OFF OF THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. IT IS SAD TO SEE A CAR MANUFACTURER WHO IS WILLING TO PUT FAMILIES LIVES AT RISK TO MAKE EXTRA CASH. AFTER TALKING AROUND MY MOTHER ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER ESCAPE OF THE SAME YEAR. I HAD ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF FORD PRODUCTS, HOWEVER I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

I WAS GOING TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, UPON GOING TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, 25MINUTES ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER GETTING HOME AND GOING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC THE STEERING WAS FINE. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS ELECTRONIC AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PART THIS EVENING I FOUND HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT. JUST EMAILED FORD FROM THEIR WEBSITE, WILL ALSO TRY CALLING ON MONDAY. THIS PART FAILURE IS GOING TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, ACCIDENT OR DEATH AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING PULLED OVER STOPPED ENGINE RESTARTED STEERING WORKING AGAIN GOOGLE PROBLEM WHEN I RETURNED HOME FOUND MANY ANGRY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT AN EASY FIX AND COMMON TO THE STEERING OF THE 2008 FORD ESCAPES. *TR

NO POWER STEERING UPON VEHICLE START UP. POWER STEERING RETURNS AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING VEHICLE 1-4 TIMES. *TR

OUR FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER STEERING RIGHT AS WERE GOING INTO A CURVE IN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NOT WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. ONCE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THE STEERING STARTED TO WORK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHICH PROMPTED ME TO RESEARCH WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS SURPRISED TO DISCOVER THAT MANY FORD ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ STATES THE STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE'S DAILY DRIVER. *TR

POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD FAST ENOUGH FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC. I SEE THAT THERE HAD BEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE. *TR