2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE PETAL WENT SOFT TO THE POINT WHERE BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT. A FORD SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PART COSTS $4800 DOLLARS AND THE TOTAL REPAIR IS $5300. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR THE ESCAPE HYBRID. AND IN MY CASE, RENDERS THE VEHICLE ESSENTIALLY WORTHLESS SINCE THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THE VALUE OF TAHE VEHICLE ITSELF. I'VE BEEN GIVEN NO ALTERNATIVES OR OPTIONS. *TT *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHIFTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE ESCAPE. ONLY MANUAL STEERING AVAILABLE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE TORQUE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT ON MY ESCAPE AFTER THE RECALL IN 2014. FORD STATES SINCE PROGRAMMING WAS DONE IN WITH THE ORIGINAL RECALL IN 2014 THE RECALL WAS COMPLETE EVENTHOUGH PART OF THE RECALL INCLUDED THE TORQUE SENSOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTH REAR DOORS WERE RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL AS THE FRAME ABOVE THE TIRES. THE DOORS ALSO HAD RUST INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME AND/OR VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILED. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE PARKED AND DRIVING. STEERING PULLING TO SIDES WHILE DRIVING

THE GAS PEDAL COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO COAST IN TO A PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE PEDAL RETURNING IT TO THE NORMAL OPERATING POSITION. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE CABLE ASSEMBLY/THROTTLE CONTROL. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WHICH PULLED THE CODES AND REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR. MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE 14S05 RECALL SO APPARENTLY THE RECALL DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. I AM A CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC AND RE-CERTIFED MASTER 5 TIMES BUT COULD NOT HELP MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS IN ANOTHER STATE VISITING HER MOTHER. THE NHTSA RECALL # IS 14V284000. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND THEY OFFERED NO HELP. THE CAR HAS 88,000 MILES

THE ABS LIGHT AND "REGEN BRAKE FAILURE" WARNING LIGHTS GO ON AND VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. *TT *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN 2014, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

FORD ESCAPE APPROACHED A CITY STREET INTERSECTION WITH RIGHT AWAY BY GREEN LIGHT. A TRUCK RAN THE RED LIGHT OF SAME INTERSECTION. THE FORD ESCAPE VEERED TO LEFT TO AVOID BEING DIRECTLY HIT BY TRUCK. AIR BAGS OF FORD ESCAPE DID NOT DEPLOY, WHEREAS THEY DID IN THE TRUCK.