2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT V6 33,000 MILES CONTINENTAL CONITRAC TIRES WEARING VERY UNEVEN CAUSING EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE. COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS STILL TREAD LEFT ON TIRE AND THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED 4 TIMES. HAVE CONTACTED TWICE, AND THEY HAVE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AS SHE TURN THE IGNITION OFF SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. SHE BELIEVES THE CLICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. SHE ALSO STATED THAT WHITE PARTIALS WERE ALL OVER HER SEATS AND INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT WITH 29,950 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV TIRES. IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS, I HAVE HAD 2 OF THE TIRES BLOW OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRES APPEAR TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/26/10, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW. THE TIRE TECHNICIAN WHO EXAMINED AND REPLACED THE TIRE (WITH A COMPARABLE CONTINENTAL TIRE) SAID THAT THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO BELT/TREAD SEPARATION. THE 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9/6/10, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. WE HAVEN'T REPLACED IT YET, BUT THE TIRE TECH SAID IT LOOKED IDENTICAL TO THE 1ST TIRE, AND HAD FAILED DUE TO BELT/ TREAD SEPARATION. I'VE CONTACTED BOTH FORD MOTOR COMP. AND CONTINENTAL TIRES. I WANT THEM TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. CONSIDERING THAT I WAS DRIVING AT 75MPH WHEN BOTH TIRES BLEW, IT'S A MIRACLE THAT I DIDN'T WRECK. *TR

AFTER STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS TO DRIVE OR SPEED UP THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN KICK INTO GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD JERK AND THE TIRES WOULD SKID. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND THEN MY CAR STOPPED DRIVING. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 10,000 MILES AND THE BAND BROKE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION SO NOW IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. *TR

THE PASSAGE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OF THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. FORD DEALER SAID THE MOTOR THAT THE MIRROR SNAPS INTO IS BROKEN AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOTOR IS NOT BROKEN AND IN FACT THE MOTOR AND MIRROR WERE REDESIGNED TO CORRECT THE SAFETY DEFECT. FORD CONTENDS THAT THE MIRROR AND MOTOR THAT HOLDS THE MIRROR ARE NOT DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE BUT HE REPLACED THE BRAKES HIMSELF. THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE SO HE CONTINUED TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THE SENSING RING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE AXLE WAS BROKEN. HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON EXAMINATION HE NOTICED THE SENSING RING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE AXLE WAS BROKEN. HE AGAIN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,600.

TIRE STEM FAILURE ON CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC P235/70R16 104T CAUSED TIRE TO LOOSE PRESSURE AND MADE A ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CALL NECESSARY AND SIDE TRIP TO REPAIR TIRE. SECOND TIRE TO HAVE THIS FAILURE THIS MONTH. *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE LOSES IT'S POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. HAS TRIED TO FIX IT TWICE AND IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. I AM AFRAID OF LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE I FOUND IT HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ONE WOMAN SAID SHE CRASHED WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. IN HER INSTANCE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT SURPRISE ME. MY AIRBAG AND TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM LIGHTS APPEAR EVERYTIME THE STEERING FAILS. *TR

ABS FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO 2 BROKEN TONE RINGS . THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL YEAR ESCAPES . SUDDEN LOSE OF ANTI LOCK CAUSES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES AND CAN CAUSE LOCK UP WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF MANY COMPLAINTS AS WELL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A REALLY LOUD SOUND LIKE I AM DRIVING AN AIRPLANE AND IT IS COMING FROM THE TIRES. I HAVE ROTATED, ALIGNED, AND BALANCED MY TIRES AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. THE TIRES HAVE ALSO STARTED TO CUP. I WAS TOLD BY BRAKE CHECK THAT I HAD BAD SHOCKS, BUT I DID A FEW TESTS TO BE SURE OF THAT. IT IS NOT THE SHOCKS. THERE IS SOMETHING WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WORRIES ME THAT IT MAY BE THE VEHICLE ITSELF AND MY FAMILY AND I MAY BE IN DANGER. I AM CHANGING OUT THE TIRES WITH NEW ONES. BUT I REMEMBER THE EXPLORER CASE AND HOW IT WAS BLAMED ON THE TIRES, BUT WHY IS IT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES AND TIRES. THERE ARE MANY FORD VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND CHANGING OUT THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND DOES NOT HELP. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE MORE ARE KILLED BECAUSE OF FORD'S NEGLECT AND POORLY DESIGN OF THEIR VEHICLES. I HAD AN OLD CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I NEVER DID ANYTHING WITH MY TIRES AND IT RAN BEAUTIFUL. I BOUGHT THIS ESCAPE BRAND NEW AND IT HAS OCCURRED EARLY ON ABOUT 15,000 MILES AND FORD WILL IGNORE IT EVEN WHEN YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WILL TELL YOU IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER YOUR WARRANTY. WHY IS IT THAT I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE (MY FIRST) AND ALL THE OLD AND USED CARS I HAD BEFORE NEVER GAVE ME THIS MUCH GRIEF. I AM PAYING FORD TO GIVE ME A CAR WITH PROBLEMS. IT IS ALL THE TIRES AND MAINLY IN THE REAR THAT I HEAR THE MOST NOISE COME FROM. PLEASE HELP!!!!! *TR