2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

THIS STARTED IN OCT.2019,WITH BRAKES IN THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID.I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES THE BRAKES FAILED LAST YEAR,BUT THIS YEAR ALONE THEY HAVE FAILED AT LEAST 5 TIMES.THE LAST 2 TIMES,VERY SERIOUS.I WAS ON ROAD WITH TRAFFIC,COMING TO A STOP SIGN,TRYING TO BRAKE.PUT MY FOOT HARD ON BRAKE,IT NEVER WENT DOWN RUBBERY LIKE A BRAKE GOING OUT WOULD.IT WAS LIKE TRYING TO PUSH ON A CEMENT FLOOR.I SHOVED IT INTO PARK,IT FINALLY STOPPED.NEXT TIME WAS EVEN WORSE,IT WENT RIGHT ON THROUGH STOP SIGN,MADE LOUD NOISE WHEN I WAS SHOVING IT INTO PARK,BUT FINALLY STOPPED.MADE IT SAFELY HOME AND IT IS STILL SITTING PARKED.MY DAUGHTER SAID SHE HAD HEARD THEY WERE RECALLING MANY FOR BRAKES.IT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL.IT WAS PARKED ON JULY 1,2020,AND HAS NOT BEEN MOVED SINCE.

BRAKES STARTED MESSING UP WHEN I FIRST GOT THIS LAST YEAR.I WAS DRIVING AND GETTING READY TO STOP.THE BRAKES NEVER WENT TO THE FLOOR,AS NORMALLY THEY WOULD,IF BRAKES WOULD BE GOING BAD.I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS LIKE STEPPING OR PUTTING MY FOOT ON A STONE WALL.THIS HAPPENED THE WORST 1 DAY AGO.COMING TO STOP SIGN,IT'S LIKE THE BRAKE HARDENS,STEPPING ON IT INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN.(I PRAY)FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK.THEN GO ON VERY CAUTIOUSLY TO HOME.I HAVE BEEN IN VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES WERE MESSING UP,GOING OUT,OR WHAT EVER.THE BRAKE IN THIS IS NOT LIKE THAT.WHEN IT IS GOING RIGHT,IT IS A GOOD BRAKE THAT STOPS WELL.WHEN I HIT IT AT DIFFERENT TIMES,HIGHWAY,STREET TRAFFIC,PARKING,ETC.UNEXPECTEDLY,IT WILL BE LIKE HITTING CONCRETE OR CEMENT TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP.IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES,UNEXPECTEDLY.VERY UNNERVING,TO SAY THE LEAST.THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE IN VEHICLE WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED.THIS STARTED AS OF OCT.2019-JUNE 30,2020.NEVER KEPT TRACK OF ALL TO BE SPECIFIC IN DATES,OTHER THAN LAST ONE ON JUNE 30,2020.MORE THAN 10 UNEXPECTED STOPS,SO FAR.MAYBE I DID NOT SAY THAT RIGHT.I WAS EXPECTING TO BE ABLE TO STOP NORMAL AS I HAD MANY TIMES BEFORE WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE;INSTEAD,PRAYED AND THREW SHIFT INTO PARK,IT STOPPED.

I FOUND MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2008. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT SHOT DOWN AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCH INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SAME FORD ESCAPE MODEL FROM 2003- 2008 ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN I RUN MY VIN DOES NOT APPEAR IT HAS RECALL. ITS SUPPOSE TO HAVE FORD RECALL 14S19. *TR

SEVERAL FRIGHTENING INCIDENTS TOOK PLACE WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN WHICH THE STEERING GAVE OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND PAID FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT WENT OUT THE THIRD TIME AND I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE. I GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT. THE FACT THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE ( IT HAPPENED TO ME) IS QUITE UNSATISFACTORY. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT AND IT WORKED. HOWEVER THE FINAL STRAW CAME RECENTLY AND I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SCHOOL BUS. THIS STEERING ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT, HAS A VERY LONG AMOUNT OF TRAVEL TO ENGAGE BRAKES AND IS SOFT WHEN BEING DEPRESSED. TOOK TO EARNHARDT FORD IN CHANDLER, AZ, AND THEY DID A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH AND BLEED TO ENSURE NO AIR WAS IN THE LINES, THEY ADVISED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND MASTER CYLINDER HAD ACTUALLY BEEN REPLACED ALREADY, AND RECENTLY ACCORDING TO THEIR INFORMATION, WE AGREED TO THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE, AND THE DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED, THE SERVICE TECH ADVISED US HE BELIEVES THERE IS A PENDING RECALL/INVESTIGATION RELATING TO THIS ISSUE DURING OUR VISIT WHICH IS WHAT LED US TO MAKE THIS REPORT. VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 88,000 MILES, AND HAS NO OTHER EXISTING ISSUES. ACCORDING TO PAPERWORK, THEY REFILLED THE SYSTEM WITH DOT3 BRAKE FLUID DURING THE BLEED, CONTROL MODULE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME SO REPLACEMENT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WAS FIRM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDED PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, EXTENDING THE BRAKING DISTANCE. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOFFMAN FORD LINCOLN (600 CONNECTICUT BLVD, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

WHEN RUNNING THE CAR (STATIONARY, AND THEN MOVING), ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT SAID "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE CAR, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT WERE MORE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS SOMETIMES. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY FORD 2008 THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO HAVING NO POWER STEERING FLUID. AS A RESULT, I CAN'T DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS AND IT'S INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR PERIOD. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT'S A $1500.00 FIX TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN; WHICH IS WHAT'S NEEDED, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS ON YOUTUBE, I FOUND IT TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COMES UP OFTEN. FORD IS AWARE OF IT AND IT SEEMS WILL ONLY INCLUDE VIN'S THEY WANT TO. I THINK MINE AND ALL 2008 SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT THEY NEW ABOUT AND REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT CAUSE TO MUCH? I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, NOT KNOWING THIS PROBLEM. MY REACTIONS AS A SAFE DRIVE IS WHAT PREVENTED ME FROM BEING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THAT TIME. I'M INCLUDING THE INVOICE WHICH SHOWS THE EVALUATION OF THE CAR, FORD SHOULD NOT HAVE A CHOICE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD COVER A VEHICLE. FORD PRODUCED A VEHICLE THAT HAS A PROBLEM, THAT SHOULDN'T BE ON THE CONSUMER. PLEASE VIEW YOUTUBE ON THIS TOPIC, THERE ARE NUMEROUS VIDEOS ON THE 2008 TOPIC AND THE PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP THIS SITUATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FRIEND'S HOME WHERE UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LINKED TO A TRANSMISSION CABLE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN LINKED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V606000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR OUT OF NOWHERE MY PASSENGER BREAK DECIDED TO LOCK UP AND STARTED BURNING BREAK PAD SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CALIPERS BREAK PADS ROTORS AND MY ABS HCU WHICH IT RUN TO 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS I ALSO BEEN READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS BUT FORD DOESN'T WANT TO MAKE A RECALL ON THEM. PEOPLE HAVE FAMILIES IN CARS AND FOR US TO BE IN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BREAK FAKING ON US SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR FORD