2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING FAILED, PLACED THE ESCAPE BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. WILL CALL THE FORD DEALER ON MONDAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION WITHOUT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AT 71,000 MILES, NOW AT 122,000 MILES MY STEERING APPEARS TO BE LOCKING UP. OR LOSING POWER STEERING. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON ITS OWN MAKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS AS IF IT IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, AND STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I CALLED FORD AND THEY HAVE YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AS MANY COMPLAINTS THEY HAVE OUT THERE WITH THIS ISSUE, YOU THINK THEY WOULD TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND THE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THIS. *TR

IN FEB. 2013, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE SUV, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ONLY AN ANOMALY, AND PROBABLY WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON NOV. 3RD, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AROUND A TURN WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. SHE NARROWLY MISSED HITTING 2 CARS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE SAME GARAGE, AND ONCE AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS GONE AFTER RE-STARTING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN LOCATED, AND IT WAS A SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH NECESSITATED A $957.14 REPAIR BILL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD NOW EXPIRED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE EXISTED NO RELIEF AS THERE HADN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR SAID PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON AND ONGOING OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES WHICH ATTEST TO SAID PROBLEM INCLUDING WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/ESCAPE/STEERING, WHICH LISTS 155 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF SUCH COMPLAINTS YET NO RECALL. THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM, AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY ACCIDENTS AND/OR DEATHS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS DEFECT. I AM TOLD THAT THIS ELECTRICAL STEERING FEATURE WAS FIRST UTILIZED ON THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE, WHETHER IT WAS USED ON OTHER MODELS, I AM NOT AWARE. HARD TO BELIEVE FORD ALLOWED US TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WHEN THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU CAN SAVE OTHERS FROM SUFFERING NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWES A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY FORD ESCAPE IS RUSTING OUT AROUND THE REAR WHEEL WELL ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE AS WELL AS AT THE WELDED SEAMS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AS THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT CHEAP AND I EVEN PAID EXTRA OR THE RUST PROOFING AND UNDERCOAT BEFORE THE VEHICLE EVER EVEN LEFT THE DEALER PARKING LOT. I DON'T THINK A GOOD QUALITY, WELL MADE VEHICLE WOULD BE RUSTING OUT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD CUSTOMER AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS QUALITY. *TR

BOTH OF THE HINGES ON THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS WERE CRACKED AND SPLITTING. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THAT THIS COULD ALLOW THE REAR GLASS TO FALL OFF IN TRAFFIC CAUSING BOTH DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AND TO OTHER MOTORIST. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS AN INFERIOR PART FOR FORD TO BE USING ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND EXITING OFF THE HIGH WAY AS I TURNED THE CORNER MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE OFF AND WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS TURNING ON TO A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND I COULD STOP IN FRONT OF SOME HOUSES, BUT I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE FORD REPAIR SHOP WHICH THERE IS WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND I HAD TO COME OUT THE POCKET WITH 230.00 AND THAT THEIR HAD BEEN NO RECALLS ON THE FORDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOSS POWER STEERING, LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. SURPRISED TO SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND FORD NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST FORD OUR FAMILY WILL OWN. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN THEY SAY THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS UNBELIEVABLE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE A FATALITY TO GET FORDS ATTENTION? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY DECELERATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.