2008 Ford Escape complaints

ENGINE STOPPED DEAD WHILE DRIVING.STATED STOP SAFELY NOW.WELL AS CAR STOPPED DEAD WITH NO WARNING IS WAS NOT SAFE..SERVICE SAYS NEEDS NEW THROTTLE BODY. THATS FINE BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN JARRING AROUND AND HAS FAULTED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD DEALER STATES THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A "PROGRAMMING FIX," HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS MAKING MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO MYSELF, AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM AMONG THE 2008-2011 FORD/MERCURY MODELS AND ONE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF, OR BE FORCED TO.

I WAS DRIVING HOME THIS MORNING AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME UP. THIS FAULT HAS NEVER BEEN ON BEFORE. I READ A COUPLE OF ONLINE SITES AND IT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 14S05 BUT IT DOESNT SHOW FOR MY VEHICLE. MINE IS THE SAME YEAR AFFECTED BUT DOES NOT APPLY FOR SOME REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST ABILITY. AS A RESULT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (VIDALIA FORD LINCOLN, 2607 E 1ST ST, VIDALIA, GA 30474) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED THE FAULTY SENSOR CITED BY THE RECALL DID, IN FACT, FAIL CONTEMPORANEOUS TO THE STEERING SOFTWARE UPDATE. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER UNDER THIS RECALL, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO SO UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 9/18/18*JB

THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR HAS FAILED AND THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER. (RECALL 14S05) FOUND OUT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL, BUT WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THAT! NOW WE FIND THAT THE RECALL IS CLOSED. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SHAKES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER.

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

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.

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.

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 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. TWO DAYS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EWALD'S VENUS FORD (2727 E LAYTON AVE, CUDAHY, WI 53110 (414) 481-8500), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I HAVE OWNED THIS ESCAPE FOR ONLY ABOUT 9 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD MANY SPORADIC ISSUES WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE GAS PEDAL HAS STUCK A FEW TIMES AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL. IT SEEMS TO ACT UP WORSE WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLDER. I HAVE HAD A FEW INSTANCES WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND KEEP PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT FINALLY ALLOWED ME TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE FORWARD. WHEN THE PEDAL LOCKS UP IT IS LIKE PRESSING AGAINST A WALL AND THERE IS NO GIVE IN THE PEDAL BUT WHEN IT DOES FINALLY PRESS DOWN IT CAUSES A HIGH ACCELERATION AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LAUNCH FORWARD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SCARY SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN CAN'T DRIVE YOUR CAR. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE BUT I FEEL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNLESS THIS ISSUE IS FIXED. AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND I AM ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT BEING STRANDED OR HAVING THIS CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AS A MOTHER OF A 4 YEAR OLD THIS IS DEFINITELY A SCARY ISSUE TO HAVE! I LOVE MY ESCAPE AND WOULD LOVE TO KEEP IT BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT LIKE THIS. I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE IS BEING LOOKED INTO AFTER SEEING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND NO SOUNDS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THERE IS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE AT FIRST AND GOT VERY STIFF TO TURN AROUND AND MOVE FROM MY GARAGE EVENTUALLY. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT MY SITUATION AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP AT THE MOMENT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME.

RECALL ITEM #14S05 IS NOT BEING REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL AND I'M LEFT WITH NO POWER STEERING. CAME IN TO DEALERSHIP ON AUG 29TH TO GET RECALL ITEM LOOKED AT - NO CODES AT THE TIME AND DEALER DID 'MODULE REPROGRAM' WITH NO REPAIRS. RECALL ITEM THEN BROKE AND I CAME IN FOR SERVICE ON NOV 17TH. CODE B2278 THEN CAME UP TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DEALER ALONG WITH FORD DENIES THE REPAIR SHOULD BE UNDER THE RECALL AND I WAS QUOTED $1,500. BOTH FORD AND NICK MAYER FORD LET ME LEAVE THE SERVICE DEPTH WITHOUT THE REPAIR. I'M FIGHTING TO GET THIS REPAIR DONE FOR FREE AS REQUIRED UNDER THE RECALL. I CAN SEND DOCUMENTATION UNDER SEPARATE COVER.

WHILE DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT, SUDDENLY LOSS POWER STEERING. ABLE TO DRIVE BUT HARD TO STEER. MECHANIC STATED THERE IS A FAULT CODE AND PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. RECALL 14S05 SEEMS TO DESCRIBE EXACT ISSUE.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS FAILED AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OVER A LITTLE GIRL AND HER MOTHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WESLACO MOTORS IN WESLACO, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

SOMETIMES WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL...IT JUST WON'T DEPRESS AND I AM PUSHING ON THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT - BUT I CAN'T MAKE THE CAR GO, AND THE PEDAL SEEMS 'STUCK'...IT HAS LED TO A FEW DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY AND PULLED OUT - BUT THEN COULD NOT GET THE GAS PEDAL TO DEPRESS! EVENTUALLY AFTER 3-10 SECONDS THE PEDAL WILL DEPRESS AND I CAN GET THE CAR TO MOVE BUT I NEVER REALLY KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS TO BE 'STUCK' WORSE THAN OTHERS.... I CAN TELL IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AS THE AIR GETS COLDER - IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND I USED TO THINK IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD A FLOOR MAT THAT I WAS CERTAIN WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND GETTING IN THE WAY- BUT WHEN I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK IGNITION WENT OUT ON 10/31/17.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE POWER TRAIN FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT ANGLE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLAN VIGIL FORD (275 GLYNN ST N, FAYETTEVILLE, GA). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS BEYOND A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL ONE OR TWO YEARS AGO THEN RECENTLY POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETLY AND WENT BACK TO MANUAL STEERING AND COUND CAUSE A ACCIDENT. I AM ON DISABILTY DUE TO WEAK HEART AND IS TO HARD TO MAKE TURNS. DO I HAVE ANY LEGAL RECOURSE ON THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DROPPING OFF MY WIFE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO BUSY TRAFFIC.

HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS APPLIED. CAR STARTED NORMALLY BUT HAD NO POWER STEERING. FORD'S FINE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. STOPPED CAR, TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED. EVERYTHING FINE.

SUDDEN FAILURE OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. SOME WARNING WITH YAW CONTROL IN DAYS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. WAS IN MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN FAILED. NOW HAS NO STEERING ASSIST AT ALL. IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED WHILE IN A CURVE OR TURN IT COULD OF RESULTED IN A CRASH.

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD TO TURN STILL WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD BUT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. TOOK MY ESCAPE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD MY ELECTRONIC STEERING SENSOR IS BAD. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME NOR THE MONEY TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKING THREE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF CAUSING A HISSING NOISE. I CAN SMELL THE EXHAUST IN MY VEHICLE WHEN PARKED.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY RECALL 14S05 DOES NOT APPLY TO MY CAR WHICH HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL AND IT SAYS THAT IS FOR FORD ESCAPE. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE ADVISE. NOTE; THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT. THANKS

MY STEERING IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE LOCKED UP ON ME DRIVING HOME LAST WEEK. THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN JUST WANTED TO GO STRAIGHT.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HER TEACHING POSITION IN MARSHALLTOWN IA TO ANKENY IA. SHE CALLED ME FRANTIC BECAUSE HER BRAKES FAILED. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO TIRES PLUS IN ANKENY. THEY RECOMMENDED AN ABS BRAKE BLEED PER SOME TSPS THEY RECEIVED FROM FORD. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW...MY DAUGHTER STARTED HER CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND THE BRAKES RECOVERED. BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE. THIS HAPPENED IN DEC 2016 AS WELL

WHILE DRIVING, THE CARBOARD NOTICED SEVERAL SIGNS AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. ALSO, ON OTHER DAYS, I COULD NOT START THE CAR.

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS GOING STRIGHT AND SOMETIMES DURING A TURN, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TOO STEER, THE ENGINE REMAINS OPERATIONAL HOWEVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES INTO TEST MODE WHERE ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON AND THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER GO TO ZERO USUALLY WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL OR THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE IS NORMAL FROM A FEW MINUETS TO A FEW DAYS AND THEN THE EVENT MAY RETURN. THIS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V264000. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLES WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2008 AND ITS VIN #, PER FORD, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL WHICH STARTED AUGUST 2006 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHEN EVER I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN.

WILL FREEZE UP AND NOT WORK WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE SOME HAVE BEEN RECALLED, OTHERS HAVE NOT. WHY?????

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT THE POWER ASSIST AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.

100300 MILES ON MY 2008 ESCAPE. CAR STRUGGLES TO CHANGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. NOW POWER, ENGINE REVS UP BUT GEAR WILL NOT CHANGE, I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THEN LIFT OFF, OVER AND OVER BEFORE IT CHANGES GEAR. CAR WILL JERK AND ALMOST LOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC

I WAS DRIVING AND THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON 9/25/2017

THIS VEHICLE STARTED MINOR STEERING PROBLEMS JAN 23, 2014 AND HAS SHOWN MINOR TO NOW MAJOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT, THEN REVIVE WHEN RESTARTED. NOW THE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND FOR THIS FEMALE, NOW NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS UPON STARTING THE CAR.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE TOP END RESULTING IN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. WAS COASTING INTO TOWN (TOOK FOOT OFF GAS FOR LOWER SPEED LIMIT) ENGINE SHIFTED HARD AND REVS TO HIGH RPM AND HAS NO POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. REDLANDS FORD INC, (1121 W COLTON AVE, REDLANDS, CA 92374, (909) 793-3211) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,715.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALDEMAN FORD (607 NJ-33, TRENTON, NJ 08619, (800) 939-6659) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,101.

EXTREME UNDERCARRIAGE / WHEEL WELL EROSION. THE SHOCKS HAVE PUSHED UP INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THEY ARE NOT MOUNTED TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE BODY. TRUNK MATT IS EXPOSED THROUGH WHEEL WELL. SUSPENSION IS DISENGAGING FROM THE BODY.

I WAS DROPPING MY CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL. I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND WHEN I PULLED OUT AND WENT TO USE MY BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE PEDAL VIBRATED LIKE ABS WAS ENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IT WAS VERY SLOWLY. I WAS GOING UNDER 10 MPH.WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND YOU COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF THE TRACTION CONTROL BEING ENGAGED. I HAD TO STOP TWO MORE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO BY DRIVING ONLY 5 MPH WITH MY FOUR WAYS ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL SOUND WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND VIBRATE. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND MAKE SOUNDS. I WAS ONLY 1 MILE FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHILE I WAS MAKING A SHORT TRIP UNDER 3 MILES BOTH WAYS. IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND PULLED OUT. AFTER DOING SOME REASEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND THAT I WAS DRIVING SLOW AT THE TIME. I JUST DROPPED MY CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT ANOTHER TIME WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. I HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. SINCE THIS IS A COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBIL

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ACROSS COUNTRY FROM VIRGINIA TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK THROUGH TEXAS ON HIGHWAYS AND BACK ROADS. SHE STOPPED FOR GAS IN TEXAS AND WHEN SHE BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING,POWER STEERING WAS OUT. SHE HAD TO DRIVE BACK TO VIRGINIA WITH NO POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED A SAFETY ISSUE. UPON RETURNING TO VIRGINIA THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WYNNE FORD WHICH DETERMINED AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAULT AND THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE LOCK MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DISCOVERED THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. SAFETY RECALL 14S05- ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WE WERE THEN TOLD HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL BECAUSE ONLY VEHICLES FROM THE KANSAS PLANT WOULD BE COVERED. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM JUST A DIFFERENT PLANT AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER (RIVER VIEW FORD, 2200 US-30, OSWEGO, IL) WAS CONTACTED AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF UPDATED 11/28/2017*JS

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE "WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD ALMOST CREATING AN ACCIDENT BY RAPIDLY SLOWING THE VEHICLE, ONCE CONTROL WAS REGAINED I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME ON "LIMP" MODE, WHERE THE VEHICLE IS RESTRICTED TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. UPON LOOKING AT THIS SITE, I FOUND THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE 09-13 FORD ESCAPE THROTTLE BODY WARRANTY, WHICH THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED FORD GARAGE ON MY VEHICLE, THE PART IS THE SAME FROM 05-13 ON THE 3L ENGINE ESCAPE MODELS AND SERIOUSLY POSED A THREAT TO ME WHILE DRIVING HOWEVER SINCE IT IS A 2008, NOT A 2009, FORD WILL NOT GRANT THE DEALERSHIP PERMISSION TO REPLACE THE PART FREE OF CHARGE, ALTHOUGH THE SAME PART AND SAME MALFUNCTION IS ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE 09-13 MODELS AND IS UNDER AND EXTENDED MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, LISTED UNDER CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM CODE "13N03"

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A STOP, A TRACTOR TRAILER REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRACTURED COMPLETELY FROM THE FRAME AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK PAINS AND RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.