2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

MY GAS PEDAL ON MY 2008 ESCAPE WAS STICKING IN COLD WEATHER. IT KEPT GETTING WORSE. I HAD TOO REALLY PUSH HARD ON IT TO FREE IT UP. IF IN GEAR IT ACCELERATED VERY FAST OR IN NEUTRAL IT REVVED ENGINE VERY FAST. I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE SO I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AT MY COST . ARE THEIR ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. FORD DEALER KEPT PART. I UNDER STAND FORD IS REPLACING A LOT OF THESE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN KANJORSKI ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT JEREMY ROTH RE A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER OF HIS 2008 FORD ESCAPE. *NJ

DEVELOPED LEAK IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER ON 2008 FORD ESCAPE. LED TO NO SHIFT IN TRAFFIC CONDITION.*CW

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED TO GO FORWARD IT JUST ROLLED BACK AND THEN LUNGED FORWARD BARLEY MISSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I FINALLY NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE FROM END OF THE CAR TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THERE ARE 100S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROB FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE SAYING IT WASN'T COVERED AFTER 36K THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FORD SHOULD OWN UP TO THERE POOR WORKMANSHIP TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION/ A/C COOLER IS BAD (PER THE MY LOCAL FORD DEALER) AND LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AT A RAPID RATE WHICH COULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY WIFE AND KIDS TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO THEM TO BE INJURED OR WORST, KILLED BECAUSE FORD WANT OWN UP AND REPLACE THIS PART. THE COOLER HAS TRANSMISSION FLUID RUNNING THRU IT AND IT KEEPS THE TRANSMISSION FROM OVERHEATING AND FAILING, SO IT IS PART OF THE TRANSMISSION AND FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 44,500 MILES ON IT; THIS IS WAY TO SOON TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, UNLESS IT HAS HAD ABUSE, WHICH IT HASN'T. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WANTS $ 800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I AM NOT PAYING IT. I AM GOING TO KEEP THE FLUID TOPPED OFF UNTIL THEY RECALL IT. IT'S IS NOT RIGHT TO HAVE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE! *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD EXPERIENCED MAJOR TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. THERE APPEAR TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAULTY TRANSMISSION OIL COOLERS FOR 2008 ESCAPES. I UNDERSTAND THAT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED BY FORD TO ITS SERVICE TECHNICIANS; HOWEVER, THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. IN MY CASE, THE COOLER DEVELOPED A LEAK SHORTLY AFTER 37,800 MILES OF USE. THE LEAK CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO DROP BELOW AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I NOTICED THE SLIP WHEN ENTERING ONTO A HIGHWAY (US RT 22). THE SLIP CAUSED A MAJOR DELAY IN THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE PART APPEARS TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S 5YR/50,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. INSTEAD, THE PART IS COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLES GENERAL 3YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE COST OF MY REPAIR WAS $930. FORD APPEARS TO BE AWARE OF THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE AS EVIDENCED BY THE TSB BUT THERE HAS YET TO BE A RECALL. ALTHOUGH A CRASH AND/OR DEATH WERE NOT MY END RESULT, IT EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE AND ENSURE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS LEAKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RELATED WARRANTY. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM TRANSMISSION COOLER. HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION / AC COOLER WITH NEW ONE. PART # 8L8Z-19712-J. *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE, (NOT HYBRID), IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 40K MILES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY REGULARLY SEE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A LEASE AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36K MILES. FORD SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. CALLED FORD CORPORATE IN DEARBORN MICH. THEY TOO AGREE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THEY SAID A TSB, (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN), HAS BEEN ISSUED, BUT NO RECALL YET. ADVISED ME TO "SAVE MY RECEIPT". THIS WAS MY FIRST FORD PURCHASE AND DEFINITELY MY LAST. *TR

2008 ESCAPE NEEDING MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR, ONLY 16,000 MILES WITH LIGHT CITY DRIVING. *TR