2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AS I AM TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. IF I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT, IT WILL BE JUST FINE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, CROSSING A HIGHWAY, OR TURNING OUT INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC IF THE STEERING FAILS YOU DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE WHEEL, REQUIRES GREAT DEAL OF STRENGTH TO WRESTLE THE VEHICLE OUT OF HARMS WAY,

2008 FORD ESCAPE - 28,500 MILES - PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR STICKING. LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE REQUIRED TO BREAK THROUGH THE STICKING POINT WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FASTER THAN DESIRED - ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED IT. THANKFULLY, THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

2008 FORD ESCAPE FAILURE TO EXCEL OR STICKING WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER HAPPENING TOO MANY TIMES, AND SCARES US TO USE THE CAR WE TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO WARRANTY, THIS IS NOT COVERED YET THERE WAS NO REGULAR MAINTENANCE NEEDED OR REQUIRED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HONOR OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL WE SHOWED THEM NUMEROUS ONLINE EMAILS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE FROM OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY. WE FEEL THEY AREN'T TELLING THE GENERAL PUBLIC THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. WE FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS A RECALL. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN THE MORNING AFTER A COLD NIGHT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. AFTER WARMING IT IS DRIVABLE BUT HAS OCCASIONALLY, IN COLD WEATHER BECOME DIFFICULT TO PUSH DOWN AFTER A FEW MILES ALSO. THIS IS VERY SCARY. MY ESCAPE IS A STICK SHIFT SO I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRY TO PUMP THE PEDAL UP AND DOWN TO LOOSEN IT UP. CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND WAITING FOR THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. WEB SEARCH FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER CAR HAS ABOUT 40K MILES. DO NO SEE ANY RECALLS AT THIS TIME BUT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND WHEN YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY JERKS YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL IT REMAINED STUCK. THE DEALER WAS ADVISED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM BE CLEANED ONCE EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT IN 2007. IN AUG. OF 08' I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. THEY FOUND THAT THE PUMP SUPPORT WAS WORN AND WORN THROUGH THE SEAL RINGS. I WAS AT 29,094 MILES. FORD FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NOW DECEMBER OF 10' AND I AM AT 73,000 MILES AND HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES ONLY THIS TIME I TOOK IT IN AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE TECH REPORT I RECEIVED STATES THE EXACT SAME THING IT DID WHEN I TOOK IT IN 08'. I WENT TO THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2008/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_COOLER_FAILURE-TSB_EXISTS.SHTML AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I PAID 25,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 TRANSMISSIONS! WHAT I NOTICED BOTH TIMES IS THAT IT WOULD SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE AND IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIPPING ONCE IT WARMED UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT HER REAR WINDSHIELD HAD EXPLODED. SHE INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD HERSELF AND SAW THAT PIECES OF THE GLASS WERE STAINED BROWN AND SHE BELIEVED THAT THE DEFROSTER HAD OVERHEATED. NO POLICE WERE CALLED AND NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE 2008 THAT HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DIFFICULT TO PRESS OR GETTING STUCK WHILE DRIVING. I REPORTED THE ISSUE IN MARCH 2010 TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO REPLICATED SO I WAS TOLD NO CONCERN FOUND. HOWEVER RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON 12/04/2010 WHICH IS MY BIRTHDAY AND MY VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE GROUND OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE GONE TO FORD WEBSITE AND NOTED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AM STRUGGLING WITH THEM TO GET THE REPAIR DONE AT COST TO FORD. FORD CUSTOMER CARE STATES THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IN MY CAR AND OTHERS LIKE MINE NEEDS REPLACING. ALSO I HAVE SEEN ON THE OFFICIAL FORD SITE WHERE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SITED BY OTHER CUSTOMERS AND YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THE COMPANY OR THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP LUCKILY MY PROBLEM GOT THAT HIGH UP THE CHAIN TO GET RECOGNIZED OTHERWISE I WOULD STILL BE DRIVING MYSELF, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES IN A DEFECTIVE CAR... FOR ALL THE FORD ESCAPE DRIVERS WITH THE YEAR MAKE AND MODELS OF 2008 WE NEED YOUR HELP! THE ECONOMY IS IN A RECESSION AND YET WE ARE STILL BEING GOURGED BY CAPITALIST COMPANIES THAT WON'T DO RIGHT BY CONSUMERS... *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE, BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. DID GET IT MOVED OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. BUT IT WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AND, AFTER 7 WEEKS AND FINDING OUT THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A RECALL AND FORD STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES, BUT JUST IF IT HAPPENS TO REPLACE IT. NOT EVERYONE COULD BE SO LUCKY AS ME TO GET OUT OF IMMINENT DANGER! WHEN THIS GOES OUT, THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. *TR