2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

POWER STEERING WORKS INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL HAS A SLIGHT TWITCH MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT JUST RANDOMLY STOPS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG FORD ESCAPES. *TR

AT FIRST IT WAS HARD TO START UNLESS I PUSHED THE KEY IN WHILE STARTING THEN THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT TOTALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATED WHEN SITTING AND IDLING PRIOR TO THE STEERING GOING OUT. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE, IT THEN BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. RK

STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING, NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. NOW WHEN YOU SIT STILL THE STEERING WHEEL JITTERS AND A KLICKING SOUND FROM WHERE STEERING GOES THRU FIREWALL. POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN BUT STILL NERVOUS ABOUT IT. CAR IS NOW SETTING AT AUTO MECHANIC. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK, AND WHEN IT DOES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING AS WELL AS WHEN IT'S DRIVING. *TR

MY VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF WHEN I STOPPED FOR RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES THEY SAID THE AC CONDENSER WAS BAD. IT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. IN 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 25000 MILES. I BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THAT I WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPLACE THE AC CONDENSER AGAIN. I PURCHASED AN AC CONDENSER FROM THE INTERNET AND HAD SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE DEALER REPLACE. NOW FEBRUARY 2014, I NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONCE AGAIN MY AC CONDENSER NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. ONCE AGAIN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS ITEM. I CURRENTLY HAVE 150000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

TEENAGE DAUGHTER DRIVING TO SCHOOL WHEN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. OBVIOUSLY IT IS THE POWER PORTION ONLY THAT FAILS, BUT SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST IN A VEHICLE THE SIZE OF A FORD ESCAPE FOR A YOUNG DRIVER IS RATHER TRAUMATIC. HAD IT BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A CORNER (LIKE 5 MINUTES EARLIER) INSTEAD OF A PARKING LOT THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE. RESEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE I SEE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON COMPLAINT FOR SUCH A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I WAS PULLING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON AND PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE. HOWEVER, THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY DAY SINCE. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL NOW VIBRATES FROM SIDE TO SIDE ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT! I'M CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT GO OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT'S A COSTLY REPAIR THAT OUR FAMILY CAN'T AFFORD. I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES. HOW CAN FORD NOT ISSUE A RECALL? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE JUST WENT OUT, BEFORE IT WENT OUT THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN AT A IDLE. SOON AFTER THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WHERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND THAT I SHOULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER SEARCHING FOR THIS PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THERE ARE VERY MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AS THE ONE I OWN EVEN THE SAME MILEAGE AT THE POINT OF BREAK DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, THE REPAIR IS CLOSE TO 2,000.00 AND I'M WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE CONSIDERING LIVES COULD BE LOST VERY EASILY IF IT DECIDES TO GO OUT DURING A SHARP TURN OR AT FASTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR