2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

SLOSHING SOUND OF FUEL FROM REAR END WHILE MAKING TURNS, BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. IN MOST CASES MAKES SOUND MORE THAN A HALF FULL. CAR HAS A HARDER TIME MAKING TURNS. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO COMPLAIN AND HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED, ON THE THIRD VISIT INSPECTED AND ROAD TESTED. NO WORK DONE TO FIX PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP CONTACT FORD HOTLINE. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. 1.) (21,088 MILES) PURCHASE A PRE OWNED CERTIFIED VEHICLE 02/14/08 FRONT TIRES LOOK FAIRLY NEW AND REAR TIRES LOOKED LIKE SOME WEAR ON INSIDE BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH TO BRING TO DEALERS ATTENTION. 2.) (21474 MILES) BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 02/25/08 FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR TIRES. DRIVER SIDE REAR WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY BALD IN INSIDE OF TIRE. PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT AS BAD BUT WAS WORN TO A POINT WHERE YOU CAN NOTICE. DEALER GAVE ME A HARD TIME AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THOSE TIRES WORE THAT QUICKLY. THEY SAID I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT WAY. PUT TWO NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT (I PAID FOR ONE $110.00) AND TOOK THE FAIRLY NEW FRONT TIRES AND PUT THEM ON THE BACK AND HAD A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. 3.) (21505 MILES) 02/27/08 BROUGHT VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HAD THE 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECK BECAUSE I HAD NO TRUST IN PURCHASING DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF THE HARD TIME THEY GAVE ME OVER THE PROBLEM. ALIGNMENT CHECKED OUT TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. 4.) (21,972 MILES) 03/26/08 NOTICE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON REAR TIRES AGAIN AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO LOCAL DEALER. THEY AGREED THAT THE TIRES FRONT AND REAR WHERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY AND PERFORMED ANOTHER ALIGNMENT CHECK. AGAIN THE ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN FORD SPECIFICATION. THEY ALSO CHECK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE FOR ANY PART BEING BENT AND ALSO CHECK THE FRAME TO SEE IF THAT MAY BE BENT. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. DEALER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE TIRE / ALIGNMENT SHOP AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED OUT BY AN EXPERT AND HE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO BRING IT IN A TIGHTER TO THE SPECIFICATIONS. DEALER ADVISED ME TO BRING BACK THE VEHICLE BACK AFTER 1,000 MILES TO ROTATE THE TIRES AND CHECK THEM AS WELL. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WHILE TRAVELING AT 50MPH ON RT. 3 IN CLIFTON NJ. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER BY SHIFTING IN TO NEUTRAL AND PUTTING THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, WHICH PROVIDED VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. BOTH THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH, IN ADDITION TO A MESSAGE THAT SAID SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF BRAKES REQUIRE SERVICE. THE CAR HAS ROUGHLY 7000 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED IN SEPT. 2007. *TR

AFTER COMING FOR A DRIVE OUT TO PARKER LAKE, A 50 MILE DRIVE FROM MY HOME, MY NEW FORD ESCAPE XLT AWD STALLED. LOOSING POWER AND CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LUCKILY I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I TRIED TO START IT BUT IT WOULDN'T. I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 2-5 MIN. AND IT STARTED. I GOT IT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I WAS LEAVING FROM WORK YESTERDAY FEB. 11, 2008, AND IT AGAIN STALLED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH-WORK-HOUR TRAFFIC. IT AGAIN WOULDN'T START, BUT AFTER ABOUT 2-5 MIN. IT DID. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER HERE IN TOWN, NOT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND THIS HAPPENED I'M NOT SO SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SAFE. YOU HAVE DONE TEST AND INSPECTIONS IN THE PASS ON TRIBUTES AND OTHER CARS WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AGAIN. BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT. *TR

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY ESCAPE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE CENTER SAID "TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT". AT THE SAME TIME THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A THING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME THE VOLUME ON THE STEREO AUTOMATICALLY GOES DOWN WHEN I GET THE TIRE PRESSURE MESSAGE ALONG WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR. IT JUST GOT WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS TIME AND THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. THEY CONSULTED FORDS ENGINEERS AND WERE IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH FORD (WHO HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT). THEY FINALLY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE COMPUTER. IT DIDN'T FAIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BUT THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD JUST CONSTANTLY BEEP, THE MOST ANNOYING THING IN THE WORLD, AND THE DOORS DON'T AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. AS IT GOT WORSE THE DASH HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN, SOMEDAYS IT DOESN'T LIGHT UP OTHER DAYS IT STAYS ON ALL NIGHT. THANKFULLY IT HASN'T DRAINED MY BATTERY. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES ALREADY AND I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY TO HELP ME WITH A LEMON LAW CASE. THE DEALER HAS NO CLUE WHAT IS GOING ON. THE ADVISOR SAID THAT I WAS THE ONLY ESCAPE IN THE NATION WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT LOOKING ON THE WEBSITE MINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE, THERE IS AT LEAST ONE OTHER ONE. MY CAR IS STILL DOING THIS EVEN MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE ANOTHER TWO WEEKS BEFORE WE HEAR FROM FORD ABOUT A REPURCHASE. IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE MY ESCAPE IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS ONE MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 15MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED MOBILE HOME AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WASN'T ANY DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS DAMAGED AND DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE OR INJURIES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT BEFORE OR AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 10 DAYS. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE REPAIR FACILITY. THE VIN AND THE ENGINE SIZE ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,100. CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT. UPDATED 10/15/07 *TR

WHY DRIVING THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON IN THE DASH AND THE COMPUTER WILL STATE ?TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT.? I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SENSORS AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME IT HAS TO DO WITH A CELL PHONE CHARGER PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND SETTING OFF THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ON THE DASH, AS WELL AS SENDING A FALSE SIGNAL TO THE COMPUTER. THEY STATE THERE IS A FORD BULLETIN OUT ON IT BUT I CAN FIND ANYTHING ON IT. *JB UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS REFLECTED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DURING THE DAYTIME. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 500.

MY DAUGHTER WEIGHS ABOUT 90 LBS. WHEN SHE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON AND OFF, SOME TIMES DEPENDING ON MINOR POSTURE CHANGES, SOMETIMES AT RANDOM. THE DEALER HAS SEEN THIS AND SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THE SETTINGS ARE FEDERALLY MANDATED. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO NEVER KNOW IF A PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT WILL FUNCTION OR NOT. IF THE AIR BAG SHOULD BE ON, THEN IT IS UNSAFE FOR IT TO BE ON; IF THE SENSOR SAYS IT SHOULD BE OFF THEN HAVING IT ON WOULD BE UNSAFE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW FORD 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY FELL APART. THE WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE CAR WHICH CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ANYONE NOR ANYONE INCLUDING MYSELF WAS INJURED. WHEN I HAD IT TOWED THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THEY FORGOT TO ATTACH THE BALL JOINT PROPERLY. IM LUCKY I WASNT ON THE FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.