2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE IDLING THE WARNING MESSAGE "STOP VEHICLE SAFLEY" APPEARED AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. AFTER CUTTING ENGINE OFF TO RESET, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN. AFTER A SHORT TIME OF IDLING AGAIN, THE VEHICLE GAVE THE SAME WARNING MESSAGE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE TO A SAFE PARKING AREA IN "LIMP" MODE. THE VEHICLE THEN HAD TO BE TOWED AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACED.

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, STOPPED, PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE - CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, ENGINE JUST REVVED WITHOUT MOVING; PUT IT IN D AND NOTHING AGAIN. TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED IT, PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT KINDA JERKED BACKWARD. SOMETIMES THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE, SOMETIMES NOT. NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION AREA SOUNDS LIKE A BLENDER ON LOW SPEED. MILEAGE IS 87,000. IT IS A 4WD. HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED WHETHER IT IS THE TRANSMISSION OR THE TRANSFER CASE - I'M NINE MILES FROM A DEALER/GARAGE AND DON'T THINK I CAN MAKE IT THERE. WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO TOW IT. I'VE PARKED IT IN A GARAGE UNTIL A MECHANIC CAN RESPOND TO MY RESIDENCE. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH DRIVE TRAIN UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. I'VE READ THAT 2008 ESCAPES HAVE HAD SOME PROBLEMS, BUT THIS ONE IS NOT UNDER RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

TORQUE SENSOR AFTER THE EPS MODULE/TORQUE SENSOR SOFTWARE UPDATE IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN, WHEEL MOVES ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY THE WHEEL TAKES "PHANTOM" MOVEMENTS WITH NO OPERATOR ENCOURAGEMENT. THE UPDATE FROM THE RECALL REGARDING THE TORQUE SENSOR DID NOT EFFECTIVELY FIX THE PROBLEM, THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN A RECALL. I HAVE REVIEWED AND READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS IN FACT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CA AGAINST FORD RIGHT NOW FOR COMPENSATION IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. FORD IS DENYING THE RECALL BECAUSE THE COST IS GREATER THAN SEPARATE LAWSUITS. NHTSA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE CONTINUOUSLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY. HOWEVER, IN LATE OCTOBER 2016 THE EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN.*JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT SOUNDED LIKE A HUGE POP OR LIKE A GUN SHOT SOUND AND WHEN WE STOPPED, WE FOUND THAT THE SUNROOF HAD "EXPLODED". THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT OUR CAR. LUCKILY THE SLIDER WAS CLOSED SO THE GLASS THAT SHATTERED DID NOT FALL ALL OVER US. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER VEHICLES TO WHERE THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING TO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE. WE WERE DRIVING BACK FROM MY SON' GRADUATING COLLEGE, SO WE STILL HAD TO DRIVE WITH IT LIKE THIS ANOTHER 2 1/2 HOURS. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT IDLE FOR APPROX. 500 MILES THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE POWER STEERING TOTALLY WENT OUT. WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON THE DASH, THEN POWER STEERING TOTALLY GONE. I COULD HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT HOME WHICH WAS 7 MILES AWAY. 3 MONTHS BEFORE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING IN AUGUST! I HAD A NEW AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED, THEN A WEEK LATER 2 BLENDER MOTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE AC WAS BLOWING HOT AIR AND HEATER BLEW COLD AIR. THIS MODEL MUST BE A LEMON. AT THIS POINT I THINK THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE! I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS FROM FORD. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL BUT AFTER RESEARCHING IT SOUNDS LIKE FORD IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T GO DOWN, I TRIED AGAIN AND THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING WASN'T WORKING, ONLY FELT ABOUT HALF POWER BRAKES. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND A RED LIGHT THAT SAID CHECK BRAKING SYSTEM. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR BACK TO NORMAL.

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE ON 12/13/2016 AND UPON GOING TO GET GAS THE STEERING TIGHTENED UP WHILE DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION. IT BE CAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND STEER IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I GOT THE CAR HOME AND KEPT IT THERE TIL I CALLED FORD AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT TO BE SERVICED. NOW ON OCT 4 2016 I HAD A RECALL DONE FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR. SALES CODE 58A016 PARTS CODE 02733. TODAY I PICKED UP MY CAR AND HAD TO PAY $699.88 FOR THE EXACT SAME THING THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE FOR AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY AND WHY WASN'T THE RECALL GUARANTEED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 05/04/2017*JS