2008 Ford Escape complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ALSO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIRS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ASSIST PROGRAM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,850.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A INTERSECTION, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR SIGNAL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) WITH 68,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE IGNITION WILL NOT START WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL EVENTUALLY START

PURCHASED VEHICLE A MONTH AGO WITH 135,000 MILES. IT HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS, ONCE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ON A CITY STREET CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO LIGHTS POP ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT JUST DIES WITH NO WARNING. I AM ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. IT HAS ALSO, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS LURCHED FORWARD FROM A STOP OR ROLLING STOP WHEN I HIT THE GAS. FROM READING OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS IT SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL ISSUE SO MANY SEEM TO BE HAVING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT THIS POINT, AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BUT I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE. I DID CALL FORD BUT THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE MY VIN UNDER THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" THEY HAVE FOR SO MANY OTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE! AGAIN, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BUT HAVE NO CHOICE, SO I WANTED PUBLIC RECORD OF THE ISSUE IN CASE IT SHUTS OFF ON ME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I DIE IN AN ACCIDENT, SO MY SPOUSE AND CHILDREN HAVE A RECORD THAT I BROUGHT THE KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD BUT THEY DID NOTHING.

I PURCHASED MY 2008?FORD ESCAPE LAST YEAR 2015. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH CV AXILS ON EACH SIDE AND I HAD MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT AT A GREAT DEAL OF $8,900. I THEN FOUND OUT WHY IT WAS SO CHEAP FROM SUCH A TRUSTED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSING IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. IT CLOSED SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE AND A NEW FORD DEALERSHIP OPENED IN ITS PLACE. THROUGH OUT THE LAST FEW WEEKS MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVING CORRECTLY, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND NOTICED THAT NO MATTER MY SPEED MY CAR WILL NOT GO ABOVE 3RD GEAR. MY POWER TRAN LIGHT CAME ON TODAY. I HAVE READ ON OTHER SIGHTS THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT THINK THESE ISSUES WERE FIXED WHILE BEING RECALLED. THE RELATED I'VE DONE SO FAR HAVE NOT BEEN CHEAP BY ANY MEANS. AFTER A YEAR (EVEN LESS 2 OF THE ABOVE CASES) I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2008/RECALLS/ THE ABOVE SIGHT WAS MY REFERENCE TARA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE PSCM SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,337. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WITH ONLY 33,585 MILES WAS PURCHASED ON 06/02/16. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING SO I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY BLED THE BRAKES WHICH MADE THEM WORK. A 20 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT AGAIN ONLY AFTER 16 MILES FROM FORD DOING THE REPAIRS. SHE ALMOST WRECKED BUT MANAGED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY GOTTEN INJURED OR BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT NO COST AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE NOW SAYING IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $4600.00 TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD PUTTING MANY LIVES AT RISKS FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM DEFECTS. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT IMMEDIATELY AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO THIS BRAKING SYSTEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. MOST INDIVIDUALS AND ESPECIALLY A 20 YEAR OLD GIRL CANNOT AFFORD A $4600.00 REPAIR. SHE SHOULD HAVE A SAFE, DEPENDABLE, AND AFFORDABLE VEHICLE .

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE AUTOBAHN IN GERMANY AND THE CAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON SHUT OFF AND DISPLAYED THE 'STOP SAFELY NOW' MESSAGE. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OVER SO I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WAS HARDLY NO TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN 1 HOUR.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

HAVE TO FORCE THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION REALLY HARD AND TURN THE KEY MANY TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START.

VEHICLE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER THEN LOSE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT A SHOULDER. VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED TO MAX 20MPH.

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN BRAKING, IT TOOK LONGER TO STOP AND WAS LIKE YOU WERE STOPPING ON ICE. WHEN STARTING OUT AGAIN, IT TOOK AWHILE FOR MY VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD UNTIL IT COULD START AGAIN. I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER IN VEHICLE. THIS PRESENTED A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT IMPEDED BRAKING ABILITY PLUS THE HESITATION WITH THE ACCELERATION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A SQUEALING SOUND AND BECAME VERY LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER STALLING, THE EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL COOLANT PUMP MOTOR FOR THE HYBRID BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A TREMOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2014, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

WHEN I GO TO START MY ESCAPE, I HAVE TO PRESS REALLY HARD TO GET IT TO START. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT TAKES 10-15 MINS OF TRYING OVER AND OVER TO GET IT TO WORK. I AM AFRAID THAT IT JUST WILL NOT WORK ONE DAY. I TAKE THE KEY OUT AND FLIP IT OVER...DOES NOT HELP. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON...IT RECOGNIZES THE KEY...JUST WILL NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER TEN ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE ABS TONE RING WAS FRACTURED AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

MY GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY BROKE AND DROPPED DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND I COULD NOT MOVE ONCE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HAVE GOOGLE THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH OTHER FORD ESCAPES 2008, AND MANY OTHER FOLKS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OR ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT A STICKY OR LOOSE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A VERY HORRIBLE ACCIDENT, AND OTHER FOLKS ARE AT SIMILAR RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN CORRECTLY TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT EVENTUALLY FAILED PERMANENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECCURED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND JUST BECAME HARD TO STEER. I BROUGHT IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC THEY INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT IT REQUIRED US TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THE PROBLEM NEEDING ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING. I LOOKED EVERYTHING UP AND FOUND A RECALL AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED I WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOW CAN A RECALL AFFECT SO MANY PEOPLE BUT NOT COVER THE REAL PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING. WITH SO MANY CONSUMERS COMPLAINING THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED (OF COURSE FOR A VERY HIGH PRICE, AND ONLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP) THE NHTSA OR SOME GOVERNMENT BODY NEEDS TO FORCE FORD TO RECALL THE WHOLE COLUMN. I AM 100% FOR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT.

TRUCK IS ACCELERATING AND SWITCHING GEARS ON ITS OWN. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT , A WRENCH LIGHT POPS ON AND THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SWITCH GEARS. ONCE THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES AWAY BUT RETURNS AFTER DRIVING BEGINS AGAIN. TRUCK IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER WHEN DRIVING AS IF IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THERE ARE ALSO JERKING MOTIONS WHILE DRIVING.

MY IGNITION, SOME TIMES IT STARTS, SOME TIMES I HAVE TROUBLE STARTING IT, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T START AT ALL.!!

I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE AS THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD, ALONG WITH "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM". MY FOOT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN TILL I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON AND REQUIRES A $ 6000 NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. ALSO I WAS TOLD THAT YOU STILL HAVE BRAKES JUST NED A LOT MORE PRESSURE. I'M NOT ONLY ONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU LOSE ALL BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN NOW AND EVERY TIME I RESTART THE CAR IT GOES AWAY AND ALL WORKS WELL TILL NEXT TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A TORQUE SENSOR ALERT PRODUCED TROUBLE CODE DTC B2278. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE MECS COOLANT PUMP FAILS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE DC-DC INVERTER AND HYBRID DRIVETRAIN TO INSTANTLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT INTERSTATE SPEED. YOU GET THE RED TRIANGLE AND STOP SAFELY NOW WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF LEAVING YOU TO COAST ACROSS 4 LANES OF THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. YOU MUST COMPLETELY STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK BEFORE THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT HAZARD TO LIFE AND LIMB THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. ONLINE IT SAYS THEY RECALLED THEM BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT RECALL THEM. IF YOU TOUCH THE BRAKE WITH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN THE CAR COMES TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP AUTOMATICALLY IN 3 SECONDS. LEAVING THE INTERSTATE TRAFFIC TO VEER AROUND YOU. MINE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY LAST SUMMER. NOW EVERY HOT DAY THE CAR JUST TURNS OFF ON THE INTERSTATE 5-6 TIMES A DAY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OVER THIS. IT NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO AVERT A LOSS OF LIFE. I CHECKED MY COOLANT PUMP AND IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE RECALL I SEE SAYS THEY ARE REMOVING THE DORMAN BRUSH ROTOR PUMPS AND REPLACING THEM WITH BOSCH BRUSHLESS ROTOR PUMPS. THE HYBRID DRIVE ONLY FAILS AT INTERSTATE SPEED WHEN IT IS A WARM DAY. THE CAR STARTED DOING IT LAST SUMMER WHEN IT HAD 70000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NO LONGER INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS DAILY NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, SHE HAD TO PURCHASE A THROTTLE CONTROL AT A COST OF $800, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. I LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPE AND MERCURY MARINER MODELS HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING FORD THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN PART OF THE RECALL AND THIS IS UNRELATED.

THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE

AT A STOP SIGN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHIMMY ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS IT BEEPED THEN TEN MINUTES LATER I SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE AND AN HOUR LATER WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IT CAME UP WITH A POWER STEERING FAULT ON THE DASH AND IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 7TH 2016

WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE RACED TO OVER 4K RPMS AND THE CAR WAS BARELY AT 20 MPH. NO ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH. RPMS RANDOMLY FLUCTUATED AND ONLY AFTER REACHING 3,500 RPMS WOULD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEARS. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE WRENCH LIGHT IS GONE BUT RETURNS AFTER A MINUTE. 105,000 MILES.

I NOTICE ABOUT A WEEK AGO THAT A WRENCH LIGHT SIGNAL CAME ON MY DASH. I CHECKED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND GOOGLE THE INFORMATION AND THEN I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I CAN FEEL MY CAR DOING A PULL WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN ON THE FREEWAY I AM NOT GETTING NOT POWER IT SEEMS LIKE I AM MOVING SLOWER THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMETER SAYS, I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW CENTAIN VIN # AN BE EXCLUDED FROM A RECALL BUT YOU HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPEN ABOUT 1YEAR AGO TO MY POWER STEERING THERE WERE RECALLS BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. I WAS OUT $1000.00 . NOW I HAVE I HAVE GET THIS FIXED AND MY MECHANIC CAN NOT DO IT BECAUSE HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT YOU NEED A COMPUTER AND I NEED TO TAKE BACK TO FORD WHICH IS GOING TO COST AND ARM AND A LEG. I AM SO DONE WITH FORD I HAVE ALWAYS HAD FORD CARS/TRUCKS BUT I AM AT MY END WITH THEM.

COMPLETE POWER STEERING LOSS AFTER RECALL PERFORMED. WHILE TURNING A RIGHT HAND CORNER AT 50MPH ALL POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER VEHICAL OTHER THEN STRAIGHT ON ACROSS LANE.. THIS FAILURE CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICAL HEAD ON THANKFULLY THE OTHER CAR WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND AVOIDED ME DUE TO FACT I COULD NOT STEER AND NO HARM BROUGHT TO MY 2 CHILDREN.. CALLED FOR DEALER AND WAS TOLD RECALL WAS PROFORMED AND THE FAILURE WAS MY PROBLEM NOT THERES. AT A BILL OF OVER $3000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET MY TRUCK BEGAN REVVING AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. AT ONE POINT I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS REVVING UP. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 3 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A HALF MILE APPROXIMATELY. ONCE I ENTERED MY SUBDIVISION EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND MADE A STOP MY TRUCK WOULD GET "STUCK". I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE FORWARD AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND REMAINED RUNNING AND NEVER SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE FORWARD TO NO AVAIL I HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR IN PARK AND MANUALLY TURN OFF MY TRUCK AND RESTART IT AND PLACE THE GEAR BACK IN DRIVE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN MY SUBDIVISION AFTER COMING TO A STOP. UPON FINALLY MAKING IT TO MY DRIVEWAY I PLACED THE GEAR IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE TRUCK BEGAN DRIVING FORWARD INSTEAD. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY TRUCK SINCE THIS HAPPENED AS IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. I ALSO HAVE NOT YET HAD IT SERVICED BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS THAT FORD HAS A RECALL COMING ON SOME VEHICLES DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT SOUND LIKE WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SO I AM WAITING TO GET NOTICE OF THE OFFICIAL RECALL LIST TO SEE IF MY MAKE AND MODEL ARE INCLUDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,888. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PSCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE RECALL 14S05 VIA A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS RESULTING IN VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND LOSS.OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. DEALERSHIP CONTENDS THAT THE ISSUE WAS CLOSED VIA THW SOFTWARE UPDATE AND NOW SAYS THAT MUST PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I DO NOT FEEL THAT FORD HAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THE UNDERLYING ISSUE WITH THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AS I AVE RESEAECHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUES AFTER THE UPDATE WITH FORD REFUSING TO OWN UP TO THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY UPDATED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TRANSMISSION - THE SERVICE WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT BADLY. A QUICK TRIP TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER INDICATES THAT GEARS 2 & 4 NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT 71,000 MILES). FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED TO A WARRANTY RECALL AS IT DOES EFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.

A WRENCH WARNING SIGN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY AND THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED RECEIVED A PERFECT REPORT, THEN 2 WEEKS LATER THE STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO STEER.TOOK THE TRUCK TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS TO LEARN THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLICKING SOUND WAS ALSO EVIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DALER TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REMEDY; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FAILED TO PRODUCE A FAULT CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE STEERING MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY PERFORMED A MINOR REPROGRAMMING OF THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

I HAD THE RECALL ISSUE FOR THE POWER STEERING ADDRESSED AND WAS TOLD IT ONLY NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. 5000 MILES LATER THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE CONSTANTLY WHILE PARKED OR MOVING. NOW MY WIFE LOST TOTAL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. WE CALLED THE DEALER WHO GAVE US THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT US PAYING FOR IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS ON LOWER LEFT DASH. CAR HAS A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING INTO GEAR. SLOW TO ENGAGE, THOUGH HIGH RPM. HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION. OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP.

2008 FORD ESCAPE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE MAKING TURN INTO TRAFFIC. EXAMINATION REVEALED SIGNIFICANT LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER RESULTING IN "SLIPPAGE" OF TRANSMISSION. INVESTIGATION OF ISSUE FOUND THAT LEAKAGE WAS A CRACKED TUBE AT RIGHT HAND MOUNTING BRACKET OF TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER. THIS CONDITION IS COVERED BY FORD CSP 09B10, BUT HAD NOT BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR MITIGATION BY PREVIOUS OWNER. FORD HAS EXPIRED CSP 09B10 AS OF AUGUST 2010, EVEN THOUGH THE CONDITION APPEARS TO BE A CERTAINTY (BASED ON ABUNDANT INTERNET COMMENTARY) RELATIVELY EARLY IN MILEAGE LIFE OF VEHICLE (MY ESCAPE HAS VERY MODERATE MILEAGE). RAPID AND UNEXPECTED CHANGE IN TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE RECALL AS OPPOSED TO A "FIX-IT" BULLETIN. FORD HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE REMEDIATION OF THIS PROBLEM.