2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

BEEN NOTICING LITTLE RED DRIPS AROUND THE RADIATOR FILLER TUBE SIDE. CLEANED AREA AND NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM WHERE THE TUBES ENTER THE COOLER. NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM. BRINGING INTO THE DEALER. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HARD SHIFT. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. ALTHOUGH THIS I HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON MY CAR, IT'S STILL ONLY A 2008 MODEL YEAR. THE LEAK IS ON THE SIDE OF THE COOLER, NOT THE FRONT, FROM A ROCK OR TWIG OR FRONT PUNCTURE - THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN. THEY PUT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER, ENGINE COOLER, AND THE A/C CONDENSER ALL IN ONE UNIT, SO IF ONE GOES BAD, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT. DEALER GAVE ME A COST OF $983 TO REPAIR == $424 FOR THE PART, AND THE REST IN LABOR BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO EXAMINE THE A/C UNIT THE COST IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. I CALLED FORD CONSUMER HOTLINE -- THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I DID NOTE TODAY, THAT JUST RECENTLY SOMEONE ELSE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS REPORTED TO THE NHTSA DATABASE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE REPRESENTATIVE (SUPERVISOR), JUST RAVED ABOUT THE JD POWER QUALITY AND HOW GOOD THEIR PRODUCTS WERE. I DON'T SEE HOW. *TR

SUNDAY NOTICED RED FLUID LEAKING ONTO DRIVEWAY, MONDAY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. UPON INSPECTION, DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. *TR

THE TIRE (FRONT DRIVER SIDE) ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID (WHICH I PURCHASED IN JUNE 2007) KEEPS LOSING AIR PRESSURE AND I GET A WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH ABOUT EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS. I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE VALVE STEM RECALL BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD. I AM GETTING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AS WELL AS THE BIGGER ISSUE OF USING SUB-STANDARD PARTS IN AMERICAN CARS. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER TODAY AND THEY ASKED ME TO GIVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER. AFTER I GAVE THEM MY VIN THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I BELIEVE I AM BEING SNUBBED HERE AND THAT FORD SHOULD REPLACE ALL FOUR VALVE STEMS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. *TR

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE LOST PRESSURE, FROM 44LBS TO 23LBS, I DO NOT KNOW THE TIME DURATION. WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ALERTED ME. CORRECTED TIRE PRESSURE AND IT IS 6 POUNDS LOW AGAIN 7 DAYS LATER. FORD DEALER SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE ALL STEMS ONLY THE ONE THAT IS LEAKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BACK-UP SENSOR ALARM DID NOT SOUND. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF OBSTACLES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOW SOUND OF THE ALARM. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BACK-UP SENSOR SPEAKERS WERE INSTALLED AND DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER, LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SPEAKERS COULD BE REPOSITIONED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,200.

SATURDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 11TH. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SHOPPING CENTER VERY CLOSE TO MY HOME AND UPON COMING OUT OF THE STORE THE ACCELERATOR (OR PEDAL) FELL TO THE FLOOR. AAA WAS CALLED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TEMPORARY REPAIR TO THE PEDAL, WE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO OUR HOME AND WE DID NOT USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND AFTER ANALYZE IT, IT WAS FOUND THAT IT WAS A "DEFECTIVE CABLE ASSEMBLY" AND A PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND IS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL BE REPAIR TOMORROW. THIS IS SEVERE AND SAFETY SITUATION IF WE WERE ON THE ROAD AT THE MOMENT THAT HAPPENED IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A DEAD OR VERY SERIOUS INJURIES TO US AND OTHERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE PARKING SENSORS FAILED. THE ALARM DID NOT SOUND LOUD ENOUGH TO ALERT THE DRIVER. THE BACKUP SENSOR FAILURE OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPEAKERS WERE LOCATED IN THE INTERIOR REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ALARM NOT TO SOUND AS LOUDLY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SPEAKERS COULD BE RELOCATED TO THE INTERIOR FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,200. UPDATED 11-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB

ON MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008, ON MY WAY TO WORK (ABOUT 7AM) MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRIED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ON TUESDAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. I CALLED THE DEALER FIRST THING WEDNESDAY MORNING TO SCHEDULE THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN ON THURSDAY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON WEDNESDAY, I WAS GOING TO DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALER SO THEY COULD START RIGHT AWAY. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I COULD NOT STOP BEFORE DRIVING OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A ROCK WALL. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT I STILL HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THE DEALER SAID HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND COLLIDED INTO A VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AREA (THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT) IMPACTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR OF A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ. THE MERCEDES' AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE SIDE OF THE IMPACT. NONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY BRAND NEW 2008 ESCAPE. FORTUNATELY NONE OF MY PASSENGERS (WIFE, 4 YR OLD DAUGHTER, 11 MO OLD SON) WERE INJURED. IF THIS ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE OR HAD WE BEEN TRAVELING FASTER, DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, BODILY INJURY AND OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE IN EXCESS OF $8500 AT THE INITIAL ESTIMATE. I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY TRUCK TO BE FIXED. I WILL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO WORK OUT A REMEDY IF POSSIBLE. THIS IS AN APPARENT DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE ON HOW I SHOULD APPROACH THIS WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND OR FORD MC, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR