2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO WORK. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE STEERING WORKED, BUT HAD VIBRATIONS WHICH WERE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CLICK AND MOVE ON IT'S OWN. IT HAS CONTINUED AND I AM NOT CONFIDENT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

DURING LUNCH HOUR SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND BRAKES SEEMED TO LOCK AND GRIND. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS. VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO VEHICLE FAILURE. LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 25 MPH. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MORE MINUTES THEY ILLUMINATED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. DURING DRIVE HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES AND ALWAYS WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. NOW ABS LIGHT WON'T GO OFF AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I 40 IN GARNER, NC, AND HEARD VERY LOUD NOISE, IT WAS MY MOON ROOF, EXPLODED, SHATTERED. I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND NO RECALLS ON THIS. DID FIND PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM WITH THEIR ESCAPES AND FORD NOT GOING GOOD FOR IT, WHAT DOES IT TAKE? INJURY? *TR

I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS RECENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT GREEN LIGHTS. THE GAS PEDAL KEEPS FREEZING AND IS LIKE A WALL. IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT MOVE AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH IT IS STUCK. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTS AND ACCELERATES REALLY FAST. IS VERY DANGEROUS AND TODAY IT ALMOST GOT ME INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULDN'T WORK. *TR

LOST POWER STEERING. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN POWER RETURNED. FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE IN PARKING LOT SAME PROBLEM. WHEN LOOKED UP PROBLEM DISCOVERED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF 2008 ESCAPES. THIS WAS THE YEAR FORD CHANGED TO ELECTRONIC STEERING. I COULD NOT TAKE THE CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT A HIGHER SPEED. I TRANSPORT MY GRAND CHILDREN A LOT SO I HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE BILL WAS $1500.00 I REPORTED TO FORD BUT THEY HAD ALREADY DECIDED THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE!!! *TR

MULTIPLE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRENCES RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND JUMPING WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE? *TR

MY WIFE'S ESCAPE SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING ITS POWER STEERING, BUT WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A SHUTDOWN AND RESTART OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE SAME DAY, SHE STARTED NOTICING A CLUNK OR POP DURING TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS NOT AT THE END OF THE TURN, BUT SOMEWHERE AT AROUND 40-50 PERCENT IN EITHER DIRECTION. IF HER CAR FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I WILL SUE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS FAILURE. THAT IS A PROMISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000. *TR UPDATED 05/08/13*LJ UPDATED 05/21/2013 *JS

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD A CLICK IN THE STEERING AND THEN WHEEL LOCKED UP COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR HAD TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT CAR IN PARK TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THEN THE STEERING WAS OK THIS HAS HAPPEND 5 TIMES SINCE MY PURCHASE OF MY ESCAPE VERY DANGERES WHEN DRIVING I HAVE HAD MY ESCAPE TWO WEEKS I PUCHASED USED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE FACT IT IS VERY DANGERES. *TR