2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

THE GAS PEDAL IS GETTING STUCK AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO MOVED VEHICLE FORWARD THE PEDAL GETS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN AND VEHICLE DOESN'T MOVE. ONCE IT DOES WORK IT JERKS THE VEHICLE FORWARD IN WHICH IF ANOTHER CAR IS IN FRONT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

UPON START-UP THE STEERING LACKED ASSIST. IT DROVE FINE, BUT TOOK ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WAS FINE BUT IT WAS STILL APPARENT THAT ASSIST WAS GONE. DURING DRIVE HOME, I STOPPED ONCE AND RESTARTED CAR AT WHICH POINT THE POWER ASSIST RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 2/26/14*CN

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER ESCAPE DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER AND CALL ME. WHEN I GOT THERE I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD TELL ME A MAJOR FAILURE HAD HAPPENED. I STARTED THE ESCAPE AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME OF THE ESCAPES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SENSOR. THEY QUOTED ME $1200-1400.00 TO FIX IT. THIS MAKES THIS CAR DANGEROUS. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON 1-18-2014 MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I WAS SITTING IDLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, THEN IT JUST STOPPED. DROVE ABOUT 1/2 BLOCK AND STARTED PULLING; TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT IS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING $1200-1500 TO REPAIR AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC WHEN HE TALKED TO THE LOCAL FORD PARTS HOUSE THEY TOLD HIM THIS PART# HAS BEEN CHANGED 17 TIMES BECAUSE THEY KEEP FAILING. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! HOW CAN A PROBLEM WITH YOUR STEERING NOT POSSIBLE BE A RECALL ITEM? *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS A BAD STEERING SENSOR THAT CAUSED ISSUES WITH STEERING AND HAD PULLING TO THE LEFT. FORD INFORMS ME THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX FAILED SENSOR AND ARE QUOTING $1675. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORD ESCAPES 2008-2010. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE 2-4 BAND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

HEY BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. IT WASN'T A VIOLENT SHAKE BUT IT WAS NOTICEABLE. NOW I KNEW I NEED MY SWAY BAR LINKS REPLACED SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE. AS WE ENTERED INTO 2014, (JANUARY) IT WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ON 1/16/2014 (THURSDAY) THAT MORNING BEFORE I WENT TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF. SO I HAD TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON AND IT LOOSENED UP. I KNEW AT THAT POINT THAT IS WASN'T THE SWAY BAR LINKS. SO THAT FRIDAY (1/17/2014) I TOOK IT IN TO A CAR SHOP CLOSE TO MY HOUSE (WASN'T A FORD DEALERSHIP) AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AND THAT THE SENSOR WAS DYING. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING UNTIL I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE PEOPLE ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY AND IN CANADA WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TO BE EXACT THE SAME PROBLEM!! FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE. I'M SURE FORD HAS TONS OF PEOPLE THAT REVIEW ALL ONLINE COMMENTS, SO THEY HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE JUST TODAY(1/21/2014) MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND SHE CAME TO A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND MADE IT HARD TO TURN. THE SENSOR WENT OUT AND IT WAS MANUAL TURNING. SHE GOT TO WORK AND WHEN HER SHIFT WAS OVER, SHE STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AGAIN. WE CAN NOT DRIVE LIKE THIS AND KNOW ONE ELSE WITH AN FORD ESCAPE SHOULD HAVE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS EITHER. I ALSO FOUND OUT THROUGH VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT 2008 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THEY WENT TO THIS ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN. THEY COULDN'T HAVE DONE THE PROPER TESTING ON THIS VEHICLE, I ONLY HAVE 63000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE SO SOON! PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO TO MAKE FORD RECALL THIS. THANK YOU *TR

NOTICED A VIBRATION IN STEERING ON THE WAY HOME YESTERDAY ON THE HIGHWAY. MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO STREET AND STEERING WHEEL GOT EXTREMELY TIGHT AND HARD TO STAIGHTEN. THIS MORNING STARTED THE 2008 ESCAPE AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. I AM A FAIRLY LARGE MALE AND IT IS TOUGH FOR ME TO STEER IT WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW A FEMALE COULD. IT WAS LUCKY I WAS DRIVING IT WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT OR ELSE I GUARANTEE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT, IF NOT WITH ANOTHER CAR, INTO A HOUSE OR BUSINESS BUILDING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF INSTANCES JUST LIKE MINE AND SOMEBODY WILL EVENTUALLY BE KILLED. LETS HOPE A RECALL HAPPENS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS! *TR

MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, WHEN SHE GOT TO THE STOP SIGN THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT AND STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I WENT OUT THERE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I'M VERY GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. SHE WOULD HAVE CRASHED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED WITH HOW MANY INCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEED REPORTED. *TR