2008 Ford Escape complaints

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES. NOW I AM IN THE SAME POSITION AGAIN. FORD WAS NO HELP TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SWITCHED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

HAVE TO PUSH THE KEY IN VERY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO START OR "JIMMY" THE KEY AROUND VERY HARD. TAKE AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES TO GET THE CAR TO START BECAUSE OF KEY. SOMETIME IT STARTS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. KEY NOT TURNING OVER. POSSIBLY IGNITION SWITCH NO WORKING CORRECTLY. EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AND IT WORKING FINE. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET THE IGNITION AND KEY TO WORK FOR MONTHS. NOW THEY WON'T WORK AT ALL.

I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP TO TURN RIGHT, AS I WAS TURNING I RECEIVED AN ALERT AND MESSAGE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE FAILURE AND LOST POWER STEERING, IT DID RETURN AFTER A MOMENT OR SO. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND TO CONTACT FORD TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND TO BRING IT TO THEM IN A FEW DAYS TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK. TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK BUT RESUMED WORKING AFTER A MOMENT. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT AT LUNCHTIME THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING AND THE ALERT IS ON FULL TIME. IT IS GOING TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR REPAIRS ON SOMETHING THAT THE RECALL NEVER ACTUALLY FIXED, NOTHING WAS REPLACED WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER IN JULY OF 2014. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER SINCE NOW MY CAR IS ACTUALLY HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS

I HAD A POWER STEERING RECALL DONE ON MY TRUCK AT DONS FORD. THE MANAGER WHO DID THE RECALL ONLY KNEW ABOUT A PORTION OF THE RECALL SO ALL HE DID WAS REPROGRAM MY COMPUTER. AFTER 2 WEEKS I LOST MY POWER STEERING ALL TOGETHER ( WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALMOST HIT A WALL ) BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER TOLD THEM I WAS STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING THE RECALL DIDNT FIX IT. THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS CLOSED BECAUSE THEY DID PART OF IT. COME TO FIND OUT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE MODULE WENT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $450.00 TO REPAIR IT. IN THE MEAN TIME I CALLED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL THERE WERE 3 THINGS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL 1) REPROGRAM COMPUTER 2) REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN 3) REPLACE THE POWER STEERING TORQUE MODULE. I WENT TO THE MANAGER AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE 3 PARTS OF THE RECALL HE SAID SORRY OVER AND OVER BECAUSE HE ONLY SAW THE REPROGRAM OF THE COMPUTER. HE ALSO SAID BECAUSE THEY CLOSED THE RECALL THAT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE MODULE REPLACED BECAUSE IF THEY DID IT THEY WOULDNT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THEY ALSO SAID WELL SINCE THEY DID THE REPROGRAM I PUT OVER 200 MILES ON THE TRUCK SO THE POWER STEERING TORQUE COULD HAVE GONE OUT BECAUSE OF THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOST BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY, AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT HELP, CLAIMING THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF VEHICULAR MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

3 YEARS AGO MY RADIO NO LONGER LIGHTS UP, THE HEAT & AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH AND INSIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THEN IN 2013 REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WITH 86,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW IN 2015 THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS RECALLED IN 2014 AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE COVERED IT IF IT WAS WITHIN 12 MONTHS. IT WAS A WEEK AND HALF OVER THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A DING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A MECHANICAL PUMP ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM. PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING NO FAULT CODE PRIOR TO THE REMEDY BEING PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WHEN TURNING CAR ON , ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN ON .. THIS USE TO HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH,YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES ,ITS GETTING WORSE YOU HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WILL TURN ON , SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TURNING ON / OFF TO MAKE IT TURN ON. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE MOVING (DRIVING) AS I WILL NOT TAKE OFF UNTIL ITS WORKING. I'M AFRAID IT WILL PROGRESS TO TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING.I'M SURE THE LARGER PROBLEM OF TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING,STARTED OFF AS P/S NOT TURNING ON AND PROGRESSED. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FORD WAS RECALLING 100'S OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FOR P/S PROBLEMS (ELEC . P/STR.) FROM 06 TO 15. I CALLED FORD CO. DIRECT AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY PROBLEM SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE THEIR DESCRIPTION EXCEPT FOR CAR MOVING OR NOT ,IN OTHER WORDS , P/S TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING . FORD SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO , WITH DESCRIPTION , BUT WITH DATES OF MANUF. , PARTS USED , PLANT LOCATION ETC. ETC. THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE TO LOCAL FORD DEALER PAY TO REPAIR IT AND IF THEY DECIDED TO RECALL IT AT A LATER DATE , THEY WOULD INFORM ME BY MAIL AND REIMBURSE IF I HAD ALRE ADY HAD IT REPAIRED . THE PERSON AT FORD INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL RECALL ON MY CAR # 14S19 I TOLD HIM I KNEW ABOUT IT AND THEY HAD TOLD ME (EARLIER) THEY WOULD INFORM ME WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE .....NEVER INFORMED . THE P/STR. PROBLEM , STARTED AT APPROX . 70K MILES -6/7 MONT

UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AND APPROACHING THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR I OBSERVED A DRIPPING OF LIQUID COMING FROM THE AREA IN FRONT OF AND TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. I FELT IT WAS GASOLINE AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE WAS LEAKING. AFTER THE DEALER SERVICE INVESTIGATION IT WAS REPORTED THAT IT CAME FROM AN AREA ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TANK AND WAS RUST THROUGH. THE AREA DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE PROPER COATING ON IT.

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, TO ADDRESS THE STEERING RECALL # 14V284000. UP UNTIL THAT TIME, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON DECEMBER 20, 2014, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SUDDENLY THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER. APPARENTLY, WHAT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THE SAFETY NOTICE WAS A ONE-TIME FIX. *JB

IN JULY 2015 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE FORD COMPANY. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MIGHT REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING MODE DUE TO AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT RELATED TO THE TORQUE SENSOR RESULTING IN AN INCREASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE STEERING EFFORT WOULD BECOME GREATER AT LOW SPEEDS. ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2015 I HAD MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES STATED FOR THE RECALL AND PERFORM REAL 14S05 CONCLUDING THAT NO CODE WAS PRESENT AND PROCEEDED IN REPROGRAMMING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 2015 UPON STARTING MY CAR AT WORK, THE POWER STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK AND MANUAL STEERING WAS REQUIRED UPON DRIVING TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. NO LIGHT WAS ON THE DASH BOARD OR THE INFO SETTING TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. UPON STARTING MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, THE SAME DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL 14S05 AGAIN CHECKING FOR DTC'S AND THE TORQUE LIGHT SENSOR FAULT CODE B2278 WAS PRESENT. NO PINPOINT TESTS AVAILABLE FOR THE CODE AND THE CHART CALLED FOR SENSOR REPLACEMENT. THE COST TO FIX THIS IS $700 AND WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY THE RECALL A MONTH PRIOR IF IT HAD SHOWN UP ON THE PERFORMED RECALL TEST. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY RECALL VEHICLES WITH THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMITTENTLY WORKING BUT HAD REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ALL TOGETHER. FORD COMPANY: "ANY SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ASSIST REPAIRS EXPERIENCED AFTER CO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE PASSENGER SIDE HINGE WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR GLASS FELL IN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BODY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,541.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO MAKE TURNS, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET CAR TO SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND TO MAKE A TURN REQUIRED GREAT STRENGTH.

ACCELERATION IS LABORED. THE VEHICLE SKIPS GEARS WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND MAKE NOISES AS IT SKIPPING THROUGH 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AT RUSH HOUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A YEAR PRIOR IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER HONOR THE RECALL.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,300.

ON 10-2-15 WHILE MAKING A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR, ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN, THERE WAS SUDDENLY NO POWER STEERING. I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY OTHER HAND AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM HITTING A CURB. THERE WAS ALSO A QUICK WARNING BUZZER BUT NO DASH LIGHTS STAYED LIT. THE LOSS OF STEERING WAS ONLY FOR A SPLIT SECOND BUT ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE THE CAR HAD QUIT RUNNING WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. I TOOK THE CAR TO GREAT LAKES FORD IN MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN ON 10-5-15, TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 10-12-15 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I TOOK IT IN ON 10-12-15, THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND THEY RETRIEVED CODE B2278, DIAG. NEEDS STEERING COLUMN. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT UNDER RECALL14S05 AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. ON 10-13-15 I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. IN SEPT. 2014, I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND TOOK THE CAR TO GREAT LAKES FORD ON 10-27-14. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE RECALL WAS ABOUT AND THE PAPER WORK I GOT FROM THEM SIMPLY SAYS 14S05 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL 14S05 "14S05C". NO ONE EVEN SAID WHAT THE RECALL WAS ABOUT. AS IS, THIS CAR IS FLAT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORD IS AWARE THAT IT IS DANGEROUS BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT'S A MANUFACTURES DEFECT.02/15

WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY MAKES A HARD STOP AND BRAKES; IT LOOSES BRAKES MOMENTARILY YET RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER 1) PUMPING SEVERAL TIMES OR 2) COOLING OFF . NO SIGNAL OR WARNINGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED, BUT REQUIRED A GREATER EFFORT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED TWICE UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.

ALL THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED BY CAPITOL CITY FORD INDIANAPOLIS AND MACE FORD TERRE HAUTE, IN. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE THRUST AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY MY CAR WILL NOT START. OTHER MECHANICS SAID IT WAS THE STARTER, ITS NOT THE STARTER ITS ELECTRICAL SENSORS. THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS NOT BEING EXCELERATED. SUSPENSION, HEATER SPEED CONTROL STOP WORKING WHEN THEY WORKED ON THE ELECTRICAL AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THERE IS MORE. I DON'T HAVE MY DOCUMENTATION, BUT I WILL SUBMIT IT LATER. THE CAR IS AT THE SHOP - BEING LOOKED AND WORKED ON - ITS STILL NOT STARTING - SO WE DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION!! I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER HIT FROM FORD WHEN THEY ARE NOT EVEN FIXING THE PROBLEM.

ALL INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. SPEEDOMETER ZEROED OUT. STEERING FAILED. ALSO HAPPENED TODAY(9/23/15). COMPUTER UPDATE DONE 13 MONTHS AGO FOR STEERING RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND TURNING RIGHT TO MERGE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN" AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AVAILABLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TONE RING WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,700.

WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE WHETHER FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR ALREADY IN MOTION MY GAS PEDAL STICKS. I'M UNABLE TO PRESS IT DOWN AND I LOSE SPEED. EACH TIME I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL I HEAR A POP. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IT SUDDENLY WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING. IT ALSO DOES THIS IF I'M ALREADY IN MOTION OF IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY. I TAKE MY HUSBAND TO WORK AN HOUR AWAY, THIS IS TERRIFYING AND UNACCEPTABLE. I ALSO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN TO THEIR JOBS AND SCHOOLS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT PRECEDED TO GO FORWARD WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THERE WAS A SEMI TRUCK COMING AT HIGH RATE SPEED SO I HAD PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WAS SCARY SITUATION I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED I LIKE FORD BUT I PROBABLY WILL NOT GET ANOTHER ONE IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED

ON 8/24/15 MY IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE PER MY INVOICE. WHICH I WAS TOLD WOULD BE NEEDED AS IT CAUSES STEERING DIFFICULTIES AND MAY REQUIRE AN INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT. IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. INITIAL I WENT IN BECAUSE I HAD TROUBLE WITH STARTING MY CAR. THE SAME ISSUES LISTED IN A SAFETY RECALL BACK IN JULY 2014 (RECALL NOTICE 14S05) BEGIN AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS STILL A MATTER THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL LISTED ABOVE. I WOULD LIKE A REVIEW OF THE DETAILS CONCERNING MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU, *TR

I HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 8 MILES AND WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH WHEN THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT 40MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON GAS PEDAL (CRUISE WAS NOT ON). I SUCCESSFULLY STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH ENGINE STILL EXCELARATING (RPMS WERE AT 2K)). WHILE SITTING AT LIGHT THE ENGINE REVED TO ABOUT 5K RPMS AS I HELD THE BRAKE. I PULLED OVER TO VERIFY THAT NOTHING WAS UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TO MORE TIMES ON 9/9/15. MORNING OF 9/10 IT WORKED FINE UNTIL I HAD TRAVELED 8-10 MILES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A GARAGE AND THE CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THANK GOD I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT 75MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I DOUBT THE BRAKES WOULD STOPPED ME. THE GARAGE HAS KEPT THE CAR TONIGHT TO TRY TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FEAR OF HURTING SOMEONE OR MYSELF.

APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AFTER SHOPPING, WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CAR FINALLY TURNED OVER AND STARTED. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND DID NOT GO OUT THE REST OF THE DAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE STARTER. I DID NOT THINK SO, BUT TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY DID THE WORK AND REPLACED THE STARTER COSTING ME MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE AS I AM ON A FIXED INCOME. GOT THE CAR BACK LAST WEEK AND YESTERDAY WAS SITTING IN A CAR DEALER LOT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO CALL FOR A RIDE AFTER SITTING IN THE HOT 90 PLUS DEGREE HEAT. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN TODAY AND THEY ARE GOING TO TRY AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY IT WILL NOT START. TO ME AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING FAULTY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. EITHER WAY, I AM TERRIFIED THAT IT WILL START A FIRE, OR WORSE LEAVE ME STRANDED WHERE NO ONE CAN COME AND GET ME. I AM AN ELDERLY WOMAN AND CAN NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR. IF THIS COULD BE LOOKED INTO AND TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE THE INVOICES FROM THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PROMPT RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM ST LOUIS, MO ON THIS AFTERNOON. AS WE WERE APPROACHING OUR STREET THE STEERING, POWER, WENT OUT. MINIMUM CONTROL AT ROLLING SPEED. NO CONTROL AT STOP. I PARKED FOR THE NIGHT. CALLED SERVICE, REQUESTED TO TEST COMPUTER. CODE CAME UP B2278. THEY CHECKED FOR RECALLED THERE IS ONE. WHEN THE DEALER SERVICED THIS VEHICLE ON JULY 31, 14 THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED 14SO5. AT THAT TIME THE CODE DID NOT APPEAR AND THE COMPUTER WAS RESET. SINCE THEN THIS CODE DID COME UP, B2278. WHICH STATES REPLACE TORQUE SENSOR. FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND GEM CITY FORD, QUINCY IL STATED THE SAFETY RECALL EXPIRED. I AM FLABBERGASTED, HOW CAN A NATIONAL SAFETY RECALL EXPIRE?? IF THERE IS OR WAS A SAFETY DEFECT PLACED ON THIS VEHICLE HOW IN THE HELL CAN IT EXPIRE??? PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW, IF THIS WAS A TRUE CONCERN IN JULY, '14 AND THE SAME THING IS STILL HAPPENING "HOW" CAN THIS EXPIRE??? PLEASE EXPLAIN. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE SINCE SEPTEMBER 1, 2015.

THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME, HOWEVER, AFTER INSPECTION BY THE GARAGE WE FOUND THE HCU WAS DEFECTIVE AS WELL AS THE MASTER CYLINDER. TOTAL EXPENSE TO REPLACE WAS $7,000, THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH 6,000

VEHICLE DISPLAYED A WRENCH SYMBOL ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING I TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN I TRIED REVERSE AND AGAIN IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD IT SCANNED AND IT SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER READING PREVIOUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FORD SHOULD REALIZE THAT THIS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND PUT A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE IS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND UNDER 87,000 MILES IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNERS RRESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

IN A FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS IN N.Y. AND I PARKED THE CAR. WHEN I WANTED TO GO HOME, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND IT TOOK MY WHOLE STRENGTH WITH BOTH ARMS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN TO SLEEP. THE NEXT MORNING, I WENT TO THE CAR THAT STARTED NORMALLY AND STEERED NORMALLY. COME TO BE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. I MADE AND APPOINTMENT, THE NEXT WEEK, WITH A FORD DEALER AND THE FIXED THE RECALL BY GOING ON THE COMPUTER. THE SECOND INSTANCE WAS AROUND 8/12/15, THE CAR WAS PARKED NEAR MY HOME AND I INTENDED TO MOVE IT INTO THE STREET AND DRIVE OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE, BUT A FEW INCHES, EVEN WITH TOTAL STRENGTH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THE MECHANIC IN CHARGE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR AND THAT TO CHECK IT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $90. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM (EPAS).

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DROPPED SUDDENLY AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED TO A BACK WINDOW, THEN NEXT THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED TO TWO OTHER FORD VEHICLES - MY BROTHER'S TRUCK, AND A FRIENDS TRUCK. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, VERY INCONVENIENT, ESPECIALLY IF RAINING --- AND CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN LIVING IN A LARGE CITY WITH HIGH CRIME.

THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACKING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD INDICATING A PROBLEM. WHEN I GO TO STOP THERE IS THIS TRACKING RESISTANCE WHEN APPLY BRAKES. FORDS DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE RIGHT ABS RING IS CRACKED ON THE BRAKES. GOT FIXED, NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, ONCE ON LEFT SIDE AND TWICE ON RIGHT SIDE. WHEN I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T WORK AND MAKE THIS TRACKING NOISE AS LIKE WHEN YOU ARE ON ICE. VERY SCARY, MY CAR NOW HAS 145,000 MILES THIS LAST TIME. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FORDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS PART, MY SON SAYS THAT THE WATER GETS UP IN IT AND CAUSES IT TO RUST AND CRACK. I'M SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY FORD ESCAPE 2008 WITH THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO RESET THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DEALER STATING THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 10/25/15

I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON AND HAD USED THE COAST BUTTON TO SLOW DOWN WHEN APPROACHING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I PROCEED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDDLE CONTINUED TO GO DOWN AND SPEED INCREASE. I PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON ON CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD. AS I LEFT THE ROAD WAY I TRIED TURNING VEHICLE OFF BUT IT KEPT RUNNING AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR I TRIED PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD AT WHICH TIME I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE ENGINE STOPPED. AFTER 30 SECONDS I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE ROARED, SO I SHUT IT OFF. IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING FOR ASSISTANT, LESS THAN A MINUTE, I HEARD A SOUND OF SOMETHING BEING RELEASE AND THE GAS PEDAL HIT MY FOOT. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE/SPEED WAS NORMAL. FRICK FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS ONLY AN ACCELERATION CODE SHOWING AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID IT PROBABLY IS THE FLOOR MAT AND I SHOULD REMOVE THEM. THEY ONLY WORRIED ABOUT WARRANTY AND RECALL ISSUE AND DID NOT ADVISE ANY SERVICE WORK I WOULD PAY FOR OR DID THE EVEN RECOMMEND THIS.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION OR THROTTLE RESPONSE. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND ENGINE STOPPED. CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SEEMS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUES WITH OTHER FORDS.

I THINK MY VEHICLE HAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. AFTER I TAKE THE KEY OUT SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BY ITSELF AND TODAY THE LOCKS STARTED LOCKING UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES. I WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS RUNNING. ALSO THE BACK WINDSHIELD MOTOR COVER FELL OFF AND NO LONGER WORKS. I CAN NO LONGER LOCK MY BACK WINDOW AND IT OPENS AND SHUTS THE WHOLE TIME I AM DRIVING. SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT. MY LAST FORD ESCAPE I HAD 10 YEARS AND RACKED UP OVER 250,000 MILES - THAT CAR WAS A DREAM. THIS USED 2008 I BOUGHT SEEMS TO BE A LEMON : *TR

RELATES TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 14S05/NHTSA RECALL 14V-284, RECEIVED IN JULY 2014, WITH MY CAR FIRST INSPECTED ON 08/21/2014. MY CAR HAD NOT HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE BUT I TOOK IT IN AS DIRECTED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. ABOUT MAY 30, 2015, I EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN LEFT, FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE OUTER TURN LANE AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. SHE GAVE ME A CASE # CAS7268220T6F2P6 TO GIVE TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THEY SAID ON INSPECTION IT ONLY NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME FORD DEALER ON 06/22/2015 AND ON 06/25/2015 WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT FORD DID NOT APPROVE THEM TO ADDRESS MY POWER STEERING FAILURE BECAUSE MY CAR HAD EXCEEDED 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES FROM THE FIRST DATE ADDRESSED. I CALLED FORD TO DISPUTE THEIR DECISION, STATING THAT I THOUGHT THE PURPOSE OF THE RECALL WAS TO FIX AN OVERWHELMING FAILURE OF A PART OR SYSTEM. I SAID THAT WHAT IF THE REPROGRAMMING DID NOT WORK, WERE THEY NOT OBLIGATED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART IF NECESSARY. WILL FORD NOW HIDE BEHIND A 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE RULE. THE FORD REP SAID HER HANDS WERE TIED BY COMPANY POLICY. I AM PASSING THIS ON TO THE NHTSA FOR FAIR RESOLUTION. THIS 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD ANOTHER RECALL # 14S19 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC COOLING PUM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE STEERING WHERE THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED EDITION FOR MY SON IN COLLEGE, FIRST, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE TIRES WERE GOING TO EXPLODE. THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOTHING. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE SECOND ISSUE PERTAINED TO THE STEERING/SUSPENSION AND THAT COST ME $900. THE DEALERSHIP CONSTANTLY STATES, "JUST KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS." TODAY, I CONTACTED SHEEHY FORD IN SPRINGFIELD VA REGARDING THE NEW PROBLEM WHICH IS THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND HE COULD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. I EXPLAINED TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT I WAS ON LINE AND FOUND INFORMATION THAT FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES AND SENSORS FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES BASED ON AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) FOR A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED THROTTLE BODY FAILURES IN 2005-2012 FORD ESCAPES (COMPLAINTS FROM NC). I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE ONLY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS WERE INCLUDED. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND I HAVE PUT TOO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VEHICLE. AFTER READING THE COMMENTS ON LINE, THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE NUMEROUS DEFECTS. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR OUR GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION, LOST OF LIVES? IS THE DOLLAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN PEOPLE LIVES? WE NEED TO START HOLDING THESE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE. THERE IS

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL FOR THE TORQUE SENOR TOLD THE GENTLEMEN SEVERAL TIMES MY STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MADE A KLUCKING NOISE, HE SAID WE WILL CHECK IT OUT WILL 10 MINUTES LATER MY CAR WAS DONE ANOTHER GENTLEMEN SAID WE RESET YOUR TORQUE SENSOR THIS DID NOTHING FOR MY PROBLEM I HAVE READ THE INVESTAGATION ABOUT THE PRIOR RECALL ON MY FORD ESCAPE AND I DO BELIEVE IF THEY WOULD OF FIXED THE PROBLEM PROPERLY AND CHANGE THE TORQUE SENOR OR DROVE MY CAR TO SEE EXCATLY HOW THE STEERING WAS ACTING NOW THEY WANT 100:S OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY STEERING COLUM THS IS NOT RIGHT AT ALL .PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME.

WAS DIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN I HEARD A POP I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW AND WATCHED AS A SMALL PART WENT BOUNCING DOWN THE ROAD THAN IT SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE OR DRIVE IT STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I GOT OUT AND MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD GUSHED OUT ALL OVER THE BOTTOM AND BACK REAR WINDSHIELD TOOK IT TO A GARAGE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION IT NEEDS TO TOTALLY BE REPLACED I'M GUESSING THE TRANS COOLER WAS LEAKING FLUID AND AFTER THE FLUID WAS TO LOW THAT IT LITERALLY BLEW UP I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS THE MOST COMPLAINTS THAN ANY OTHER YEAR IT'S INSAINE MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON A HILL IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE WITH TWO LITTLE KIDS N THE CAR WE ARE SO LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T GET SMASHED INTO BY SOMEONE THEY BETTER FIX THIS PROBLEM I SHOULD SUE FORD FOR SELLING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND NOT FIXING THEM AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND AFTER ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE HAD WHY THE SAFETY COMICS ION OR THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR ESPECIALLY I'VE READ OVER 800 COMPLAINTS AND R STONE HAS BEEN THE. SAME THING WITH MY YEAR AND MOE IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED YOU GET ABOUT 24K TO 40K BEFORE YOU NEED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN

ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO UNCOMING TRAFFIC IN A 45MPH ZONE , BUT COULD NOT GET TO MORE THAN 10MPH. THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT APPEARED AS A WRENCH BOTTOM LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. GLIDED/STEERED CAR IMMEDIATLY TO CLOSEST PARKING LOT AND CALLED CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP.

THE CEILING LINER OF THE CAR IS FALLING OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FLINGE THAT CONNECTS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER CLASS LET OUT, WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I LOOKED INTO IT, TURN OUT MY SECOND & FOURTH GEAR WENT OUT ON MY TRANSMISSION. TURNS OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS & NOT EVEN AT 100,000 MILES! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL, BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN THIS FREQUENTLY TO ALL THE 08' MODELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.