2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

I HAD ALL THE BRAKES STUCK WHILE DRIVING. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LAMP WENT OFF ALONG WITH REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. MECHANIC`S DIAGNOSIS WAS ABS PUMP AND CONTROL MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST ABOUT 4500$ TOTAL.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT - UNABLE TO USE POWER STEERING RENDERING VEHICLE A SAFETY HAZARD 1.1 MILLION OTHER FORD ESCAPES RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE

POWER STEERING FAILURE. SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN NHSTA CAMPAIN# 14V284000. BEGAN WITH A STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION (INTERMITTENT, WORST AT IDLE BUT PERSISTENT) AND EVENTUAL "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT".

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, CHATTERS, AND MOVES ON ITS OWN ACCORD WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT IN A NEUTRAL POSITION (NO FORCE APPLIED LEFT OR RIGHT). THE CHATTERING NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WITH NEUTRAL STEERING WHEEL FORCES. THIS SYMPTOM CREATES EXTREME CONCERN THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST MAY FAIL OR MALFUNCTION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL ACCORDING TO FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE ANTILOCK AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED RAY SKILLMAN FORD AT (317) 884-7164 (LOCATED AT 1250 US-31, GREENWOOD, IN) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING SHOOK AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED PRIORITY FORD AT 757-583-3673 (LOCATED AT 7520 N MILITARY HWY, NORFOLK, VA 23518) AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

ABS LIGHT ON - BRAKES WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT RELIABLE. REGEN LIGHT ALSO ON. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, ALMOST ALWAYS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. ON 2 OCCASIONS IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND FORCED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 20MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR AND WRENCH SYMBOL FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER EXCLUDED THE VEHICLE FROM NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP15001 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

'FORD ESCAPE STEERING " CAR WAS PARKED. I PULLED OUT TO END OF DRIVEWAY AND MADE LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED HAVING ANY POWER. SINCE I WAS MOVING IT WAS NOT REAL BAD. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE PROBABLY COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS AS IF THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I DROVE A BLOCK AND WAS ASTOUNDED THAT AS I MADE ANOTHER TURN IT WAS SO DIFFICULT. I PARKED AND CHECKED THE CAR OVER. I COULD SEE NOTHING AND I WAS AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC FOR 30 YEARS (1983-2013). I COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG EXTERNALLY. I WAS LUCKY, SOMEONE MOVING FASTER COULD HAVE DIED. I DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PART BUT ONLY FOR 2008 ESCAPES BUILT IN KANSAS CITY. I THINK IT IS A DISGRACE THAT FORD IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE RISKING THE LIVES OF CONSUMERS FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP15001 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.