2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TODAY IS 10/1/2019. I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL CAME HOME AND MY NEIGHBOR SON HAD MISSED THE BUS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE HIM TO SCHOOL WHEN AFTER I STARTED MY CAR MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG SO I PARKED IT AND TRIED TO REVERSE AND TURN THE WHEEL AGAIN SAME THING HAPPENED. MY ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL HAS GONE OUT OR IS NO LONGER WORKING THERE WAS A RECALL BEFORE I GOT THE VEHICLE 14S05 BUT WITH PREVIOUS OWNER. I WENT TO 3 DIFFERENT PLACES SAYING THE SAME THING HOW CAN A RECALL THAT CLAIMS TO BE FIXED NOT BE FIXED THANK GOD MY TRUCK WAS PARKED ALREADY SO NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT COULD COST 800-1800 AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A FORD PLACE SO DISAPPOINTED. I PURCHASE THE TRUCK IN 2017 SO APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER AND THIS HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE DEALER UPDATED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING EXHAUST PARTS TO BREAK. THE FORD OEM PARTS ONLY LAST ONE YEAR BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. RECENTLY, THE BAD MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MOVE SO MUCH IT CAUSED THE FRONT FLEX PIPE TO BREAK WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CLOGGED ONE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTORS TO CLOG.

BRAKE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR SOMETIMES AFTER A HARD BRAKING EVENT. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDDLE A FEW TIMES, THEY COME BACK. THEY SOMETIMES GO OUT WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD ALSO.AGAIN THEY COME BACK AFTER SOME VIGOROUS PUMPING OF THE PEDDLE. FLUID LEVEL IS GOOD. I HAVEN'T WRECKED IT YET, BUT I CAN FOR SEE A PASSABLE PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.

DRIVING AT 40 MPH, ABS LIGHT CAME UP FIRST, THEN, BRAKES AND THEN REGENT BRAKES DISABLED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING GOING HOME AT 4:45 AND STOPPED AT A POSTAL OFFICE WHEN I NOTICED THAT TO STOP I HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES TO PARK. LEAVING THE POSTAL OFFICE, I NOTICED THE CAR WASN'T BREAKING EXACTLY WHEN I WANTED, TO BUT DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO GET HOME, SO I CONTINUE DRIVING, BUT AT A RED LIGHT THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WENT INTO A PANIC AND PARKED MY CAR RIGHT THERE, IN A BANK PARKING LOT, AND PROCEEDED TO CALL A TOWING TRUCK, TO TOW IT TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE. I TOOK UBER BACK HOME AND I'M NOT PLANNING ON DRIVING THAT CAR.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY DISPLAY THE "PARKING BRAKE" WARNING-LIGHT, ABS WARNING-LIGHT, AND A MESSAGE STATING THAT "REGENERATIVE BRAKING HAS BEEN DISABLED". AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NO LONGER SLOW THE CAR DOWN UNLESS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING APPEARS TO BE ENTIRELY MANUAL -- THERE IS NO SUPPORT FROM THE REGENERATION OR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THIS CAN OCCUR SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, IN CONDITIONS AS VARIED AS HIGHWAY DRIVING (AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 65 MPH) OR IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC.

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING LOST IT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW HAS LOST POWER. LOST IT WHILE DRIVING

THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING AFTER PARKING IT AND THEN WHEN I STARTED IT TO LEAVE I HAD NO POWER STEERING

WHILE DRIVING FROM MIDLAND TEXAS TO EL PASO TEXAS ON THE WAY BACK MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IT STATED SAFELY STOP THIS WILL BE THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS INFORMED THAT IT CAN BE THE MEC PUMP BUT WHEN CALLING FORD AND PUTTING IT IN MY VIN NUMBER IT DOESN'T SHOW THAT MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT PARTICULAR HAS A RECALL ON, IT IS ALSO HAVING STEERING ISSUES PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, YET STILL THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS LOOSE

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. ON AUGUST 19TH, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON WITH APPROXIMATELY 161,200 MILES, THE "CHECK ABS" LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY TRAFFIC WITH THE "CHECK ABS" LIGHT ON, THE CAR HAD SLUGGISH BRAKING. APPLYING THE BRAKE WOULD SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NEED TO BE PRESSED HARD FOR THE FINAL 10-15 FEET OF THE STOP. THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, THE ABS LIGHT HAD DISAPPEARED AND BRAKING HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING CHECKED AT VIRGINIA TIRE & AUTO 6620 BACKLICK ROAD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150. IT SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS THAT THE ABS CAN FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, AND A SEVERE DEFECT IN THE BRAKES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY BY FORD.