2008 Ford Escape complaints

FORD ESCAPE 2008 HAS IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. WHEN TURNING THE KEY WHEN PARKED, THERE IS NO IGNITION TO STARTER. PANEL LIGHTS COME ON, BUT ENGINE DOES NOT START. FORD RECALLED VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED THAT FORD DID NOT COVER ALL MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT THIS FAULT.

HIT BRAKES HARD AND ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, TWO INCHES FROM VERY BAD WRECK THAT COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN BACK AND FORTH INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDY WAS PERFORMED AT WESTLIE MOTOR COMPANY (LOCATED ON 500 S BROADWAY ST, MINOT, ND, 58701). DUE TO THE CONTACT BEING OUT OF TOWN DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (HAVRE FORD LOCATED AT 1991 2ND AVE, HAVRE, MT, 59501) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEGUN TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE LOCAL DEALER, WESTLIE MOTOR COMPANY, ONCE SHE RETURNED AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT LIKELY THE SAME PART THAT FAILED AND, EVEN IF IT WAS, IT WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE IT UP WITH HER LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

UPON ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP, THE SHIFTING DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT EASILY SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. I HAD SOMEONE PUT A COMPUTER READER ON THE TRUCK AND IT SAID IT WAS A GEAR SHIFT RATIO FOR GEAR #2. THE OUT TAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER GEARS. ALL OTHERS SHIFT FLAWLESSLY EXCEPT FOR THE AFORE MENTIONED. THANK YOU

WHILE ON A SHOPPING TRIP , I PARKED THE CAR.....15 MINUTES LATER I STARTED IT AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE AND COULD HARDLY STEER....FELT LIKE I HAD 4 FLAT TIRES....THE ONLY WARNING WAS A STEERING WHEEL THAT SHOOK WHILE I WAS AT STOPS, NOT WHILE DRIVING....NO RED LIGHTS, NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. OUT OF THE BLUE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED....ONE WEEK AFTER BEING SERVICED AND CHECKED OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WRENCH (POWER TRAIN FAULT WARNING) WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN OR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSES OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON ME CAUSING MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT TO BUST ALONG WITH I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE & ALMOST WRECK MY VEHICLE. GOOD THING I WAS NEAR A PARKING LOT THAT I COULD GET MY VEHICLE INTO ENOUGH TO GET MY VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD SO I WAS NOT HIT & INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT VEHICLE USED IN APRIL OF 2016 & DO NOT KNOW WHAT WAS DONE N WHAT WAS NOT. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABT A MONTH AGO & IT HAS BEEN SITTING UNDRIVABLE SINCE THEN. A FRIEND THAT IS A MECHANIC FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY VEHICLE & AFTER JUST TAKING A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, HE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING OF ANY RECALL & ADVISED THAT IS WHAT THE ISSUE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. HE ADVISED I NEED CHECK INTO THIS TO HAVE FORD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE. I RAN THE VIN # TO CHECK RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BUT CAME UP NO RECALLS HOWEVER MY VEHICLE FALLS IN THE YEAR OF THE RECALLS. RESEARCHED ONLINE & THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS. HOW DO I GO ABOUT THIS & GETTING ALL THE RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF FOR MINE & MY PASSENGERS SAFETY, IF MY VIN # IS SHOWING AS NO RECALL BUT THE RECALL ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE? I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SSAP, AS THIS IS/WAS MY ONLY & MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTAION.

THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER IS WORKING. WE ARE TOLD IT IS A SENSOR PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR OTHER ESCAPES FROM THIS YEAR WITH THIS ISSUE BUT NOT OURS. IT IS SAME ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. IT SOUNDS UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING.

MY DAUGHTERS ESCAPE EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING HER BLIND 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, SHE WAS 8 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT AT TIME. NOW YOUR SITE TELLS ME THE VIN [XXX] IS AN INVALID NUMBER. HOW CAN THIS BE? WHEN THAT NUMBER IS GOOGLED IT PULLS UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS (INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE NHTSA COMPLAINT). PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THIS VEHICLE CAN HAVE BEEN SOLD IN 5 DIFFERENT STATES MINIMUM WITH NO ACTION BY YOU OR FORD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY TURNED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED OPERATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXTRA STEERING EFFORT WAS APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ERROR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLUMBUS RICART FORD (4255 S HAMILTON RD #100, GROVEPORT, OH 43125 614-836-6260) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR SENSOR FAULT. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING AND TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT, DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR, THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, JUST LIKE OTHER 2008 FORD ESCAPES. DASH LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT.

ON THE EXTERIOR OF EACH OF THE FOUR DOORS, THERE IS A BLACK FILM THAT COVERS THE STAINLESS STEEL OF THE WINDOW FRAME. THIS STARTED PEELING OFF 6 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH FOREIGN OBJECTS OTHER THAN RAIN. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST MY CAR AT FIRST, BUT IN THE YEARS SINCE, I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER ESCAPES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF THE UNDERLYING STEEL IF NOT REMEDIED.

CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. AFTER STEPPING ON THE GAS WHILE DRIVING, I FEEL A STRONG PULL, AND THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN 20MPH. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND NO SENSOR LIGHTS COME ONE.

IN 2016 NOVEMBER MY GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I FREAKED OUT AND RAN INTO MY NEIGHBORS GARAGE AND I HAD 10 FIRED FIGHTERS AND SHERRIFF LOOK AT MY TURNED OFF ESCAPE AND THE ACCELERATED PEDEL WAS COMPLETELY SITTING ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ALSO WAS TOWED TO FORD AND SAID THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LINK WAS COMPLETELY BROKE AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER INSURANCE FOR THEY SAID THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND NOT INSURANCE AND SO I HAD TO USE THE FRONT END DAMAGE TO PAY FOR THE $1500 REPAIR ON A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE, FORD HAS NOW OVER 100 COMPLAINTS TO THIS SAY PROBLEM AND NO FIX.....THIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAMMED A NEIGHBORS GARAGE DOOR AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND ALL THE SHERIFF AND FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS LUCKY....FORD FIX THIS....THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE AND IT I HAD INJURIES FROM THE WHIPLASH.

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING ASSIST SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE INCLUDED IN A POWER STEERING ASSIST RECALL. THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO INCLUDE THE VEHICLE IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RECALL. *JS

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2016 WE WERE TOLD THAT THE STEERING SENSOR THAT WAS RECALLED WAS NOT REPORTING AN ERROR CODE AND THUS WAS NOT REPLACED. THIS MONTH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WE WERE TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT THE RECALLED PART HAD FAILED BUT BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL, AND EVEN THOUGH THE PART HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED WE WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND IT IS COSTING US AROUND $600.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RECALLED WE WERE NOT ELIGIBLE SINCE WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT IN. I BELIEVE IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR FORD TO NOT REPLACE THIS RECALLED PART. JUST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE CAREFUL AND SAFE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN RIGHT AWAY WE ARE BEING PENALIZED NOW THAT THE PART HAS FAILED. THE STEERING FAILURE IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT FORD RESPONDED IN THIS MANNER. WE ARE GETTING THE PART REPLACED AT OUR COST AT PEARSON FORD IN ABERDEEN, SD AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR AND FORD SHOULD CHANGE THIS DANGEROUS POLICY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

MY AWD 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDV, WITH AROUND 64,000 MILES, STARTED HAVING BRAKING PROBLEMS, WHEN THE BRAKE AND ABS CLUSTER LIGHTS TURNED ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED. WHEN I SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, THE "REGEN BRAKE DISABLED" WARNING COMES ON. I TRIED TO REVERS AT 5 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY, VEERING TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. I WENT TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND THEY SCANNED FOR ANY ERROR CODES. I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING: C1524 BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR CAL. INCOMPLETE, C1480 R/F BRAKE PRESSURE CONTROL MALF., C1313 BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESS. TRANSDUCER MALF., P0685 ENG. CONTROL MODULE POWER RELAY CONTROL, AND U0418 INVALID DATA RCVD FROM CONTROL MODULE. MY COUSIN WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE CODES TO SEE IF WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND DEOVE AROUND IF THE SAME ERRORS WOULD POP BACK UP AND THEY DID. I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE THOUSANDS, IF NOT MORE, WERE HAVING THE SAME HYDRAULIC/BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT COULD COST UPWARDS OF $5000 TO FIX. SOME EVEN REPORTED THAT REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD TWO OCCASSIONS WHERE MY CAR WOULD BARELY STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, WHEN MY VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, WITH THE KEY TAKEN OUT, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE MODULE OR CENSOR IS EMITTING A HIGH-PITCHED HUM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHEN NOTHING IS TURNED ON. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER AS IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH SIMILAR YEAR MODEL HYBRIDS.

LOSS OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR/ LIMP MODE. I PURCHASED A USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE WITH 69,980 MILES. NO COMPLAINTS TILL HIT 89,000 MILES WHEN ALL IF A SUDDEN THERE WAS NO 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR WENT TO ABOUT 16MPH AND REFUSED TO HO FASTER. RPMS REVVED UP TO 4000+ THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE GOT TO 20MPH HARD SHIFT INTO GEAR .AND DID THIS AGAIN AT 40MPH EXCEPT WONT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR. WAS TOLD IT IS IN LIMP MODE. SO I DID INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS. SAID OVER 368 COMPLAINTS JUST ON THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, SPECIFICALLY ON THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I TRIED RESETTING THE PCM. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. NOW THAT LEAVES THE 2ND & 4TH GEAR BAND ASSEMBLY. I CALLED AND GOT 3 ESTIMATES, THEY RANGED FROM$1900-$3000. PART COST $89 AND A NEW TRANSMISSION COST $1700. REPLACING THIS PART CAN BE DONE WITHOUT HAVING TO REMOVE TRANSMISSION AND SAID TO ABOUT 2HOURS. MY COMPLAINT IN IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WHY AREN'T YOU REPLACING PART OR FIXING THIS? THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS AND STILL NOTHING! THIS IS THE FIRST FORD I PURCHASED AND WILL BE THE LAST! WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE I LOVE MY TRUCK. JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. SO I WILL PARK IT AND PRAY FORD OWNS UP TO THEIR FAULTY PARTS AND ASSEMBLY AND FIXES THIS. AND I WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE I KNOW AND EVERYONE I MEET KNOWS ABOUT HOW FORD KNOWINGLY PUT IN DEFECTIVE PARTS ON MANY VEHICLE SO THEY COULD MAKE MONEY FIXING THEM

ABS SYSTEM CAUSES BRAKES TO LOCK UP.NOT ALL THE TIME. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COLLAR AND BREAK AWAY BOLTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500.

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING FORD SAFETY RECALL # 14S05. LOSS OF POWER STEERING DUE TO TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. FORD ISSUED RECALL IN JULY 2014. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN AUGUST 2014. SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND TORQUE SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING AND WAS NOT REPLACED. THE RECALL PERTAINED TO LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD DEFAULT TO MANUAL STEERING. I PURCHASED MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN OCT 2014 AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. FORD SAYS THE RECALL WAS COMPLETE. I DISAGREE AND AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

ON MY WAY TO WORK TODAY, MY CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR EVENTUALLY JERKS FORWARD AND STARTS TO GO FASTER AFTER THE RPM GOES UP TO 4. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING UNTIL I SEE THE WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT COME ON. I TURN AROUND, PUT MY FLASHERS ON SINCE IT'S HAPPENING OFF AND ON AND IMMEDIATELY TAKE IT HOME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK THIS FAR AWAY FROM HOME. WHEN I GET HOME, I CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE WRENCH LIGHT MEANS AND FIND OUT IT'S A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE THAT FOR SOME REASON THERE IS NO RECALL FOR EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN ON-GOING ISSUE.

WE GOT SUCKERED BY FORDS RECALL IN 2014 WHEN THEY SENT OUT THE LETTER AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE TO FIX THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. WHICH FORD [XXX] WELL KNEW WOULD NOT FIX THE FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR. SO HERE WE ARE MARCH 17 2017. MY GIRL FRIEND, OUR LITTLE GIRL AND ME. ON OUR WAY BACK TO MY PARENTS HOUSE, A 4 HOUR DRIVE. AFTER TRAVELING DOWN I80 FOR 3 HOURS WE EXITED ONTO A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. NOT TOO LONG DOWN THIS RURAL IOWA HIGHWAY OUT STEPS A SMALL DOE. (FEMALE DEER) I MAKE A QUICK DIRECTION CHANGE AND APLLY THE BREAKS QUICKLY. THE EXACT MOMENT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. LUCKILY FOR US I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY OL LADY. AS IM ALMOST CERTAIN SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE CORRECTED AND KEPT ON THE ROAD. THIS IS LUDACRIS THAT FORD HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THEY [XXX] WELL KNEW IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS FAULTY SENSOR WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH THE SCAM RECALL IN 2014. HOW COULD THEY BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO LET FAMILIES DRIVE WITH THESE TICKING TIME BOMBS. HOW MANY CHILDERN NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

ESCAPE RECALL 14S05. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 40 IN ELKTON MARYLAND, THE STEERING LOCKED UP MAKING IF VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE/STEER THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER AND TAKING THE TRUCK TO ELKTON FORD FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD NOT LET THEM REPAIR. NOTE: THEY DID NOT COMPLETE THE REPAIR AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL LETTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THERE WAS A RECALL. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. AFTER HOURS OF PHONE CALLS TO FORD, THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE IN 2014, PRIOR TO ME OWNING IT. THE PART IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND THE COST IS QUITE PRICEY. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THIS IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. FORD SHOULD STAND BY THEIR RECALLS. PART #905-524 TOTAL COST: $565.00

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN POWER ASSISTANCE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,111.

A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IS EVIDENT BY A KNOCKING SOUND. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOBILE AS WELL AS IN THE STOPPED OR IDLING POSITION. THERE ARE ARE VIDEOS ONLINE AT YOU TUBE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF THIS EXACT SAME MALFUNCTION IN A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. AN EXISTING RECALL NUMBER OF 14S05 IS NOT VALID ON MY VEHICLE, WHY NOT??

FORD WON'T HONOR RECALL 14S05 THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND BUT NOW I NEED AN ENTIRE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR REPLACED AND THEY WON'T COVER THAT. OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON LINE THAT FORD WON'T REPAIR YOUR STEERING AFTER HAVING YOUR RECALL SOFTWARE DONE. A FORD ESCAPE RECALL GOTCHA ' RECALL 14S05, TRANSPORT CANADA ... HTTPS://MEDIUM.COM/@JOEWARDPR/A-FORD-ESCAPE-RECALL-GOTCHA-RECALL-14S05-TRANSPORT-CANADA-201413-7F0D7CA0D84C MAR 17, 2015 ... FORD 'CLOSED OUT' THE RECALL AFTER ONLY UPDATING SOFTWARE AND WON'T PAY FOR THE ... A FACEBOOK GROUP EXISTS ENTIRELY ABOUT FORD NOT 'HONORING' RECALL #14S05 ....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE THE BRAKE PETAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW MASTER CYLINDER,ROTORS,CALIBERS,BRAKE PADS BLEEDING IF THE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD TWO VALVES STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THIS PART SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO FORD ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODULE. FORD NEEDS A TO DO HE RIGHT THING AND DO A RECALL ON THEIR ABS MODULE.

"WRENCH" INDICATOR LIGHT AND VEHICLE SYMPTOMS OF HIGH RPMS IN TEH 3.5 TO 4 RANGE AT LOW SPEEDS (CYCLING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD) ON CITY STREETS 0-35 MPH. ENGINE CODES NOT YET READ, BUT SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED AS A FAULT IN THE THROTTLE BODY. CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM FOR SAME MAKE AND MODEL STARTING IN MANUFACTURING YEAR OF 2009. MY CAR HAS A MANUFACTURE DATE OF 01/07, THOUGH IT IS A 2008 AND IS ONLY ABOUT 126,000 MILES. THIS THROTTLE BODY FAULT SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED IN OTHER YEARS OF MANUFACTURE IF THE REPORTS ARE DOCUMENTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY TURNED LEFT. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCONNECTED THE POWER STEERING FUSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT 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 165,000.

BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. APPLIED BRAKES AND COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. THEN CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND BECAME STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT FELT A STRONG VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY IN THE RECALL INDICATING THAT THEY HAD PROVIDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON MARCH 11, 2017 WHEN I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT; THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. I SLOWLY DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST FORD GARAGE WHO CHARGED ME TO INSPECT IT AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN, COST $1400+ AND WAS UNDER A RECALL BUT THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES ON ITS ON WHILE THE VECHILE IS STARTED. THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN WHILE IN "DRIVE" OR IN "REVERSE". WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK, I EXPERIENCED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN BACK ON, THE ELECTRIC STEERING STARTED TO WORK AGAIN BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS IN THIS VEHICLE OR HAD ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING WHILE DRIVING IT HOME ON FRIDAY AND BECAME INCREASINGLY HARDER TO STEER. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15MPH IN TOWN. I PARKED IT RIGHT AWAY. THE NEXT DAY I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. THE VEHICLE STARTS BUT IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. AFTER RESEARCHING MORE ON THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2008 FORD ESCAPES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THEY HAD ME GIVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES WITH A SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER. I WANTED TO REACH OUT AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED CONSIDERING THIS IS A MECHANICAL ISSUE OUT OF MY CONTROL AND MAY BE A MANUFACTURING ERROR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. [XXX] *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,717. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ *CN

TURNING RIGHT ONTO A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO EFFECTIVELY MERGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS, THEN REAPPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE FINALLY BEGAN TO INCREASE IT'S SPEED. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED IT'S 2ND TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT, HE WAS TURNING LEFT ON TO MAIN ROAD OUT OF OUR SUBDIVISION, HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING CINDER BLOCK WALL, COULD OF EASILY BEEN KILLED. THANKFULLY WAS GOING SLOW.

SHITTING CABLE CAME OFF TRANSMISSION . IT SAID IT WAS IN PARK BUT WHEN I TRIED TO GET OUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD.CAR WAS ON STREET AT TIME. COULD NOT PUT CAR BACK IN PARK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

FORD HAD RECALL 14S05 BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2014. IT WAS FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE PART WAS ALREADY NOT WORKING THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE HARDWARE. THEY SAID IF IT WAS NOT A SOFTWARE FIX WOULD DO IT. WE HAD THAT DONE. NOW 24K MILES LATER THE EXACT PART HAS GONE OUT AND FORD IS SAYING THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. IT WENT OUT ON MY BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. IF IT HAD GONE OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. HOW CAN THEY NOT STAND BEHIND A RECALL LIKE THAT? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLY LEGAL?