2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

WHEN GOING FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO ACCELERATING THE THROTTLE STICKS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE! THIS HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES BEFORE AND HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY! *TR

I WAS TRYING TO GO FROM STOPPING TO ACCELERATING. I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, BUT NEVER ON THE ON RAMP TO A HIGHWAY. IT IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT IN DETROIT, THE EPAS (STEERING) FAILED. I AM A GROWN MAN AND IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO STEER THE CAR TO SAFETY, HOLDING UP TRAFFIC ALL AROUND ME. ONCE IT WAS TURNED OFF, IT RESET ITSELF AND WORKED AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE AND AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, ALL AT ZERO OR LOW SPEEDS. IF A WEAKER PERSON WERE TO EXPERIENCE THIS IT COULD RESULT IN A REAL PROBLEM AS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE ENGAGED IN MANUAL STEERING MODE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

JUST STARTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP SIGN. STEERING SEEMED TO BE LOCKED UP, VERY HARD TO MOVE WHEEL. CAR ALMOST WENT OFF ROAD AS IT WAS A T INTERSECTION. SPEED ON CROSS ROAD IS 40 MPH AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO BACK UP PRIOR TO BEING HIT. ONCE THE CAR WAS BACK BEHIND STOP SIGN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND STEERING STARTED FUNCTIONING AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE STEERING WENT OUT. THE FIRST TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, SPEED APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO SCHOOL PARKING LOT TO DROP OFF CHILDREN. I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO CURB AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR IDIOT LIGHT PRIOR TO STEERING GOING OUT ON EITHER TIME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. I AM SURPRISED NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THERE ARE QUITE A LARGE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS RECORDED ONLINE OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. NOT MUCH WORD FROM FORD THOUGH... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT TURN. DEALERSHIP HAS CONFIRMED MANY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES HAVE OCCURRED YET WILL NOT FIX THE KNOW PROBLEM AS A RECALL. ONE DAY SOON THIS WILL BE MAJOR ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE FATAL OUTCOME. MY DAUGHTER IS A MOTHER OF ONE AND ANOTHER DUE EARLY NEXT YEAR, SUCH AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE MAJOR INJURIES OR WORTH. THIS NEEDS ATTENTION EVEN MORE THAN THE HEALTH CARE PLAN WHICH WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE INJURIES WHICH COULD OCCUR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO SHAKE AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THIS HAS CAUSED WEAR ON MY TIE RODS AND THEY ARE NOW IN NEED OF REPLACING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST SO SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. SHE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. THE SAME THING HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ABOUT TWO TO THREE WEEKS LATER. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND WAS ABLE TO LOCATE HUNDREDS OF 08 ESCAPE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR