2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. ALL ACCESSORIES WENT OFF AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I JUST REPLACED MY 12V BATTERY THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 2 MILES, AT MOST. THE BRAND NEW BATTERY HAD BEEN IN THE CAR LESS THAN 24 HOURS. I HAD NO STEERING CAPABILITY AS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I COULDN'T SHIFT. THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED MY FOOT BACK LIKE IT WAS "PUMPING" MY FOOT. PUT ANOTHER FULLY CHARGED BATTERY INTO MY CAR AND STARTED RIGHT UP. DROVE HOME AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. BOTH BATTERIES WERE DRAINED COMPLETELY DRY OF ANY VOLTAGE. ABS LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM/REGEN BRAKE DISABLED ON DRIVE INFO.

08 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID-ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BREAKS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, STOPSAFE CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON APPROX. 5 MINUTES LATER. ABS STAYS ON ALONG WITH CHECK BREAKS SYSTEM AND REGEN BREAKS DISABLED. CAR HAS SAT FOR 3 YEARS. WHEN TURNED ON NOW, REGULAR BATTERY DRAINS AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON.

RECEIVED A POWER STEETING ASSIST FAULT ON MY VEHICLE WHEN TURNING IT ON IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE UNLESS I GAVE IT BRUT FORCE. WHEN CALLING FORD, THEY SAID THAT RECALL 14S05 WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE IN 2014 WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITH SOME SOFTWARE UPDATE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE AND MANY TIMES, CAUSED STEERING FAILURE AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. FORD IS LEAVING MANY PEOPLE OUT IN THE COLD MAKING THEM PAY FOR THEIR DEFECT AND FOUND A WAY TO "PRETEND" TO FIX THE ISSUE WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO BEGIN WITH, NOT A SOFTWARE FIX. THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD, ESPECIALLY IF THE SOFTWARE FIX WAS NOT THE CORRECT SOLUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITH THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN CEASED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEARNY MESA FORD (7303 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BEEPING SOUND DETECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND EVENTUALLY THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING AND IT LOST ALL POWER TO STEER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR ESCAPE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM.

IN MARCH 2008 MY BRAKES WENT 2 THE FLOOR THEN I PUMPED IT UP. I TOOK IT TO LARSON FORD ON 4/26/08 ANS THEY SAID IT WAS THE CALIPERS. HAD THE WORK DONE AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY SAID I CANT FIND ANYTHING AND TO DRIVE IT. ON DEC 31 THE BREAKS FAILED COMPLETELY. I LIMPED IT BACK TO THEM AND THEY DECIDED TO TAKE THE DAY OFF. LEFT IT THERE A FEW WEEKS AGAIN THEY SAID THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING. I CALLED FORD FOR HELP AND THEY DID NOTHING ALSO. THEY WANT US TO DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES. I AM NOW TAKING IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER TO DO THE RECALL FLUSH OF DOT4 AND INSPECT THE ABS VALVES THAT THEY DID ON THE CARS WITH THE RECALLS. IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE NHTSA IS NOT DO ANYTHING. NOT EVEN ASK SOMEONE IF THEY CAN TAKE THERE VEHICLE TO LOOKS AT IT. IF I GET THE SAME RESULT MY NEXT STEP WILL BE TO CONTACT CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE LACK OF ANY ACTION BY THE NHTSA .

TOOK VEHICLE INTO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE ON FRONT WHEEL, YESTERDAY 1/ 27/ 2021, WHICH IS UNRELATED. SERVICEMAN TOLD ME THAT, DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, THE UNDERFRAME HAS UP TO SIX CRACKS IN IT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. HE STATED THAT THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR THIS EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIBODY UNDERFRAME, WHICH FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO REAR SHOCK TOWER HOUSINGS BECAUSE ONE POPPED THROUGH THE FLOOR ON SEPT., 2020. THE OUTER BODY HAS SOME RUST BUT LOOKS GOOD, NORMAL RUST FOR IT'S AGE. ON THE INTERNET I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT SHOWS THAT THE 2001 TO 2003 ESCAPES HAVE HAD A POSSIBLE RECALL AND SHOWS THAT ONE FORD DEALER HAD A 'FIX' FOR THE ENGINE CRADLE, THAT DID NOT WORK OUT WELL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ONLINE ABOUT UNDERCARRIAGE RUST AND ITS PROBLEMS. I'VE ALSO TALKED TO A BODY SHOP OWNER AND HE TELLS ME THAT THEY GET SEVERAL ESCAPES A YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THE REAR WHEEL HOUSE MOUNTINGS REPLACED, THERE WAS ANOTHER ESCAPE BEING REPAIRED FOR THE SAME THING IN FROM OF MINE. MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT IRON MIKE'S METAL FAB SHOP IN FLINT, MI. 810 234 2996, OF COURSE WELDING ANY METAL TO RUSTED METAL HAS NO GUARANTEE.. TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN THE SHOCK STARTED BREAKING THROUGH THE FLOOR, AROUND MARCH OF 2019. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT I HAVE TO USE, WHICH IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO YOUR STANDARD IS UNDER FIFTEEN YEARS OLD.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE SHORT DISTANCE HOME. WAS LEAVING A GROCERY STORE ONTO THE STREET

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE TORQUE SENSER IN THE STEERING COLUMN, ON THE FORD ESCAPES. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RESET IT. I DRIVE IN FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. HE SAID IT WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW ON THE RECALL.