2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON 12/9/17 WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS DUE TO SNOWY CONDITIONS AND TODAY ON 12/10/17 POWER STEERING LOSS WAS FELT UPON LOWER SPEED TURNS ONLY FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE POWER STEERING LOSS BY END OF HOUR LONG ROUND TRIP ON MOSTLY HIGHWAY FOLLOWED BY BACK ROADS UNTIL HOME. IT IS STRANGE THAT NO RECALLS COME UP PAST OR PRESENT ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE IN 2014 FORD DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR "2008-2011 FORD ESCAPES, MERCURY MARINERS AND 2011-2013 FORD EXPLORERS FOR FAULTY TORQUE SENSORS IN STEERING COLUMNS THAT RESULT IN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING...MAKING THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF CRASH". WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? IS THIS RECALL EXPIRED OR SOMETHING? RECALLS SHOULD NOT EXPIRE IF THAT IS THE CASE! I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM AWARE OF. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS! I AM CONTACTING FORD NEXT.

WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" CAME UP. I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS TONIGHT 12/9/2017

THE CAR COMES TO A STALL ON THE INTERSTATE I-75 LOST TRACTION SHUTDOW THE COMBUSTION ENGINE AND A WARNING COMES UP (STOP SAFELY NOW) . THE SAME HAPPEN 8 TIMES IN A MONTH LOCALY IN WESTON. ALL THE TIMES I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND RESTARD. IT SEEMS THE SAME PROBLEM AS PER RECAL 14V-526 OR 14V526000, LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ANY PROBLEM OR RECAL (SAWGRASS FORD)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED EDWARDS COUNTY MOTORS (51 E MAIN ST, ALBION, IL 62086), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN OPEN RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY FORD AND CLOSED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COULD FAIL PERMANENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. LITHIA FORD OF KLAMATH FALLS (2833 WASHBURN WAY, KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97603 (541) 205-4501) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT ASSIST SINCE THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,308.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT. HOPKINS FORD IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,917.

THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR GOES OUT EVEN AFTER FORD DID A RECALL ON THE SOFTWARE AND CLOSED THE RECALL. I WENT TO A FORD GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT MY EXPENSE.

THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. WITH NO POWER STEERING YOU CAN STILL STEER THE CAR BUT THE EFFORT REQUIRED IS VERY VERY LARGE.

KEY IGNITION SWITCH IS DIFFICULT TO WORK. FORD TOLD ME TO PUNCH THE KEY IN HARD THEN TURN, WHICH WORKS MOST OF THE TIME. I'VE READ WHERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF OWNERS. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, FORD SAYS IT WILL COST BETWEEN $800.00 - $1000.00, BUT THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. NO GUARANTEE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT, WHY NO RECALL TO FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,019. *BF UPDATED 8/15/18*JB