2008 Ford Escape complaints

I WAS DRIVING TO PARKING LOT AT LOCAL STORE AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKINGSO I STOPPED IN A SAFE AREA TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD DID NOT FIND ANYTHING STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP PROBLEM WENT AWAY THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT HOME UPON STARTUP NO POWER STEERING TURN VEHICLE BACK OFF HAS TO DO THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN PROBLEM WENT AWAY.NOW THIS PROBLEM IS MORE CONSTANT OF NO POWER STEERING AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL SITS AND CHATTERS BACK AND FORTH AT IDLE AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND TALKED TO THE GUYS IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND FORD CAN GET IT FIGURED OUT AS TO WHAT THERE GOING TO DO THEY SAID AS OF RIGHT NOW THEY CAN'T ORDER ANY POWER ASSIST COLUMNS RIGHT YET SO I GUESS FORD IS DRAGGING THERE FEET ON THIS ONE I GUESS UNTIL SOMEONE DIES MAYBE ALL THE FORD CEO'S NEED GET INTO ONE OF THEY PROBLEM VEHICLES AND DRIVE FOR AWHILE AND SEE WHAT ALL OF US ARE TALKING ABOUT?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN POSITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. THE DRIVER HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN IT MIGHT OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM THE CONDENSER, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT THE POWERSTEERING CUT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED THE STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED TO RATCHET BACK AND FORTH. AFTER LOOKING AT A FEW FORUM I FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR FAILS AND CAUSES THESE PROBLEMS REGULARLY. *TR

I TURNED MY CAR ON AND STARTED DRIVING STRAIGHT FORWARD. SHORTLY AFTER I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE ONLY WAY I COULD TURN WAS TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL. BACKED UP AND PARKED THE CAR FOR THE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING STARTED IT AND HAD NO ISSUES. THE WEEK BEFORE I HAD NOTICED SOME KNOCKING AND TICKING IN THE WHEEL. SO FIGURED I'D GET IT CHECKED OUT AFTER LOOSING IT COMPLETELY. STOPPED TO GET GAS AND AS I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE BUSY HIGHWAY LOST IT AGAIN HAD TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO AVOID BEING T-BONED. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND GAVE ME HIGH ESTIMATES WHICH WAS A RED FLAG FOR ME THAT IT MIGHT BE A COMMON ISSUE IF THE RECEPTIONIST CAN DIAGNOSE IT. DID SOME RESEARCH TO CHECK OTHER OPTIONS LIKE FLUID OR BELTS. SAW 1000'S OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND 100'S HERE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE FORD RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.EVEN IF SOMEONE DIES IT PROBABLY WON'T GET FIXED BECAUSE THEY AREN'T AROUND TO TELL THAT THEY LOST STEERING. PLUS THE PROBLEM FIXES ITSELF AFTER BEING TURNED OFF SO IT MAY NOT SHOW IN INVESTIGATIONS OF A FATALITY. ALSO THE ISSUE SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR REACHES 100,000 MILES. SO COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENTS WILL ONLY GO UP AS MORE CARS HIT THAT 100K MILE MARK. NOW IT THE TIME TO ATTACK THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE IN MOTION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS A LIKE A DEAD WEIGHT DROPPED ON IT AND WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. I RESEARCHED MY ISSUE AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINS REGARDING THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO HER KARATE CLASS WHEN THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOT OF VIBRATION IN THE WHEEL.THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP CAUSING MY WIFE TO LOSE POWER STEERING ON A SMALL TURN. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OUR CAR OFF THE ROAD AS THERE WAS A DIRT PULLOFF TO THE SIDE. WE TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS WILL HONOR A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. FORD IS NOT HONORING ANY RECALLS AND IS MAKING MONEY OFF OF THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. IT IS SAD TO SEE A CAR MANUFACTURER WHO IS WILLING TO PUT FAMILIES LIVES AT RISK TO MAKE EXTRA CASH. AFTER TALKING AROUND MY MOTHER ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER ESCAPE OF THE SAME YEAR. I HAD ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF FORD PRODUCTS, HOWEVER I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

OUR FORD ESCAPE LOST POWER STEERING RIGHT AS WERE GOING INTO A CURVE IN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NOT WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. ONCE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THE STEERING STARTED TO WORK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHICH PROMPTED ME TO RESEARCH WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS SURPRISED TO DISCOVER THAT MANY FORD ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ STATES THE STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE'S DAILY DRIVER. *TR

POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD FAST ENOUGH FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC. I SEE THAT THERE HAD BEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE. *TR

NO POWER STEERING UPON VEHICLE START UP. POWER STEERING RETURNS AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING VEHICLE 1-4 TIMES. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING PULLED OVER STOPPED ENGINE RESTARTED STEERING WORKING AGAIN GOOGLE PROBLEM WHEN I RETURNED HOME FOUND MANY ANGRY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT AN EASY FIX AND COMMON TO THE STEERING OF THE 2008 FORD ESCAPES. *TR

I WAS GOING TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, UPON GOING TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, 25MINUTES ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER GETTING HOME AND GOING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC THE STEERING WAS FINE. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS ELECTRONIC AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PART THIS EVENING I FOUND HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT. JUST EMAILED FORD FROM THEIR WEBSITE, WILL ALSO TRY CALLING ON MONDAY. THIS PART FAILURE IS GOING TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, ACCIDENT OR DEATH AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE, IT THEN BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. RK

AT FIRST IT WAS HARD TO START UNLESS I PUSHED THE KEY IN WHILE STARTING THEN THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT TOTALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATED WHEN SITTING AND IDLING PRIOR TO THE STEERING GOING OUT. *TR

POWER STEERING WORKS INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL HAS A SLIGHT TWITCH MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT JUST RANDOMLY STOPS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG FORD ESCAPES. *TR

MY VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF WHEN I STOPPED FOR RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES THEY SAID THE AC CONDENSER WAS BAD. IT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. IN 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 25000 MILES. I BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THAT I WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPLACE THE AC CONDENSER AGAIN. I PURCHASED AN AC CONDENSER FROM THE INTERNET AND HAD SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE DEALER REPLACE. NOW FEBRUARY 2014, I NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONCE AGAIN MY AC CONDENSER NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. ONCE AGAIN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS ITEM. I CURRENTLY HAVE 150000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK, AND WHEN IT DOES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING AS WELL AS WHEN IT'S DRIVING. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING, NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. NOW WHEN YOU SIT STILL THE STEERING WHEEL JITTERS AND A KLICKING SOUND FROM WHERE STEERING GOES THRU FIREWALL. POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN BUT STILL NERVOUS ABOUT IT. CAR IS NOW SETTING AT AUTO MECHANIC. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE JUST WENT OUT, BEFORE IT WENT OUT THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN AT A IDLE. SOON AFTER THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WHERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND THAT I SHOULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER SEARCHING FOR THIS PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THERE ARE VERY MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AS THE ONE I OWN EVEN THE SAME MILEAGE AT THE POINT OF BREAK DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, THE REPAIR IS CLOSE TO 2,000.00 AND I'M WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE CONSIDERING LIVES COULD BE LOST VERY EASILY IF IT DECIDES TO GO OUT DURING A SHARP TURN OR AT FASTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

I WAS PULLING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON AND PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE. HOWEVER, THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY DAY SINCE. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL NOW VIBRATES FROM SIDE TO SIDE ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT! I'M CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT GO OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT'S A COSTLY REPAIR THAT OUR FAMILY CAN'T AFFORD. I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES. HOW CAN FORD NOT ISSUE A RECALL? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TEENAGE DAUGHTER DRIVING TO SCHOOL WHEN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. OBVIOUSLY IT IS THE POWER PORTION ONLY THAT FAILS, BUT SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST IN A VEHICLE THE SIZE OF A FORD ESCAPE FOR A YOUNG DRIVER IS RATHER TRAUMATIC. HAD IT BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A CORNER (LIKE 5 MINUTES EARLIER) INSTEAD OF A PARKING LOT THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE. RESEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE I SEE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON COMPLAINT FOR SUCH A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. *TR

MY WIFE COMPLAINED ONE DAY THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHAKING. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER SHE SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. TO GET IT TO WORK, SHE TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND OFF UNTIL IT WORKED. I DROVE IT A FEW DAYS LATER AND FOUND THE COLUMN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE NEXT MORNING, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. APPARENTLY THE SENSOR IN THE COLUMN DID NOT TELL THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF AND IT DRAINED THE BATTERY. TOW TRUCK STARTED THE BATTERY, I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL BE $1000. RIDICULOUS. I HAVE NEVER HEARD NOR HAVE MY FRIENDS HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IN A CAR WITH LESS THAN 200,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THIS IS INFREQUENT BUT FROM MY READING ON THIS SITE I AM DOUBTING THEIR WORD. FORD SHOULD BE MORE HELPFUL WITH THIS. SHARE THE COST OR REPAIR FOR FREE. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. OTHER THAN FIRES, OR BRAKES CAN YOU IMAGINE A MORE SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109000.

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE ON SEPTEMBER OF 2013 EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING PROPERLY UNTIL THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2 ,2014 MY POWER STEERING BEGAN TO GET DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND BACK ON AGAIN IT WOULD RESUME TO ITS NORMAL PROCEDURES. ALSO THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT NOW IT OCCURS MORE THAN BEFORE MY CONCERN IS DRIVING AND IT WOULD LOCK UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT .I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE FOR AN ESTIMATE WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1400 TO 1500 BEING THAT I AM BARELY PURCHASING I AM UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.. THIS HOWEVER IS A GREAT CONCERN FOR OTHER PERSONS WITH PROBLEM THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL ALERT!!! *TR

WAS MAKING A LFT HAND TURN OUT OF MY CHURCH PARKING LOT AND STEERING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE. IT TOOK BOTH HANDS TURNING WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO MAKE THE TURN. WHEN ARRIVING HOME I HAD TO GET A MALE PERSON TO GET THE CAR INTO MY PARKING SPOT AS I COULD NOT. HE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT SAT FOR 10 MIN OR SO AND THEN WORKED JUST FINE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN DURING HEAVIER TRAFFIC TIMES. *TR

SUDDENLY I BEGAN HEARING A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH OF MY 2008 ESCAPE WITH 96,800 MILES. NEXT I BEGAN HEARING A RASPY NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE IN IDLE MY STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ON IT'S OWN. BOTH THE JERKING AND THE NOISES COME AND GO WITH OUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE IN MANY OF THE 2008 ESCAPES, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY NEW NOTHING OF THE ISSUE. UNTIL THIS POINT I HAVE BEEN PRETTY PLEASED WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT THE FACT THAT FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL AFTER SO MANY INCIDENTS, MAKES ME NOT WANT TO BUY A FORD EVER AGAIN. MY MECHANIC HAS SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN. THE COST WILL BE AROUND $1300.00 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

POWER STEERING ALL OF SUDDEN WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, SHE DROVE IT. AFTER SHE PARKED IT AND STARTED IT AGAIN THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THE POWER STEERING NOW GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, SO WE TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING IS RESTORED. AT STOPS THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES SIDE TO SIDE, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING THE VIBRATION GOES AWAY. I SEE MANY POSTS ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE, IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO GET HURT OR DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WENT TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING, IN THE COLD, A COUPLE DAYS. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON BUT THIS DIDN'T WORK. I WAS NOT CLOSE TO HOME SO I DROVE THE CAR, WITH NO POWER STEERING TO THE CLOSEST AUTO SHOP. AT THIS TIME I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED BACK ON AT THE REPAIR SHOP THE POWERSTEERING WORKED FINE AND I DROVE HOME. OVER THE NEXT MONTH THIS WAS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE AND I STARTED HEARING A "NOISE" AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE WHEN IDLING. YESTERDAY, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I LOST ALL POWERSTEERING. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF/ON SEVERAL TIME TO GET IT TO WORK AND WHEN IT IS WORKING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES! I WAS ASTOUNDED WHEN LOOKING ON LINE TO CHECK FOR A RECALL, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE...SAME MODEL AND YEAR, AND YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I SPOKE WITH FORD THIS AFTERNOON, BOTH MY DEALERSHIP AT HOME AND THE MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TO WHICH I WAS TOLD "THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, AND THEY RECOMMEND THAT I GET THE REPAIR COMPLETED". OF COURSE THE REPAIR HAS TO BE DONE, TO THE TOON OF $1500...THIS IS CRAZY. THIS IS CLEARLY AND ISSUE WITH A MAJOR PART OF THE VEHICLE, A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL. NO POWER STEERING ON A 4WD VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS! *TR

MY POWER STEERING JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD NOT WORK, I COULD TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK INITIALLY. BUT THEN IT WOULD GO OUT AS I WAS DRIVING. NOW IT DOESN'T EVER WORK. ITS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO TURN ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER. I CALLED ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $908 FOR THE PART ALONE!! *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 50MPH THEN LOST ALL ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT WE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. CRAWLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, THEN ACCELERATION PICKED UP, THEN STOPPED, THEN WENT, THEN STOPPED. THEN WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND WE WERE GOING MAYBE 5MPH THE THROTTLE STUCK AND RPM'S WENT EXTREMELY HIGH.(INTO THE 5-6 RANGE) PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE. IF SUV ACCELERATION WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY CAUGHT AT THAT POINT WE WOULD HAVE SPUN OUT AND CRASHED . CRAWLED UNTIL WE GOT HOME. THIS IS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE V6 WITH 69K MILES. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 09'S. WHY NOT THE 08.????? IT USES THE SAME DRIVE-BY-WIRE AS THE 09'S. ALL SIGNS ARE POINTING TO A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. LETS ADD THE 08'S TO THE RECALL LIST PLEASE SOMEONE BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS KNOWN PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. AS I WENT TO BACK OUT, I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. TURNED VEHICLE OF, THEN BACK ON AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK. HOWEVER, NOW THE STEERING CHATTERS AT IDLE. AFTER HAVING READ THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SIGHT, I DECIDED TO ADD MINE TO THE LIST. OVER 1/3 OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR THIS MODEL ARE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? *TR

WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE, A WARNING LIGHT IN THE SHAPE OF A WRENCH STAYED ON. I LOOK IN THE MANUAL AND THIS SAID POWERTRAIN. UPON FURTHER CHECKING, I FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THESE ESCAPES. WHEN I STOP AT THE RAILROAD TRACK OR AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD WHEN I TAKE OFF. THE SHIFTING IS ROUGH AT TIMES. I ALSO JUST HAD TO HAVE THE DOME LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE REPLACED. THIS, TOO, I WAS TOLD WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR AND ALSO THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON. THIS WAS A 103.88 REPAIR JOB AND THE DOME LIGHT, AFTER BEING REPLACED, IS LOOSE AND DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. WHEN THIS HAVING TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY, I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE A REPLACEMENT LIGHT THAT FIT THE ROOF CORRECTLY. *TR

I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT BUT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING LOSS. THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES. THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING MAKING CONTROLLING THE ESCAPE IMPOSSIBLE. YOU HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET POWER STEERING TO COME BACK. IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE MOVING AT A FAST SPEED IT WOULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TOMORROW BUT THERE HAS BEEN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS SITUATION (HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/ESCAPE/STEERING). FORD ESTIMATED REPAIR PRICE IS $1700. *TR

TWICE THIS MORNING, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEGUN TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. THE MOVEMENTS ARE SMALL, RAPID ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE, I FOUND THIS TO BE A GROWING PROBLEM REPORTED WITH THIS 1ST YEAR MODEL FORD ESCAPE WITH "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING", AND HAS BEEN CITED, BY MANY, TO RESULT IN NUMEROUS, NO-WARNING, LOSSES OF POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM REPORTED IS A MALFUNCTIONING STEERING TORQUE SENSOR, AND THE REPAIR IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, PART #3C529 ($908.00) PLUS LABOR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

THE GAS PEDDLE STICKS AND RAVES UP AND OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP POSITION. THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES AND SEEMS TO BE MORE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. SO FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN A ACCIDENT AND MECHANICS ARE GIVING ME MULTIPLE ANSWERS BUT CANNOT FIX THE ISSUE. THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE VIN NUMBER FOR MY CAR BUT THE ISSUE IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FOR MY CAR AND ME. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, I NOTICED A "TWITCH" IN THE STEERING WHEEL. STEERING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AS I WAS DRIVING. LATER, AGAIN WHILE SETTING STILL, I AGAIN NOTICED STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY "TWITCH" ON IT'S OWN, MY HANDS WERE OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP BEING EVALUATED. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT FORD CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. THIS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE FOUND ONLINE OTHER REPORTS OF LOSING STEERING ASSIST. THIS COULD LEAD TO CRASHES IN CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS. THE STEERING SYSTEM OF ANY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THE MOST BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY SYSTEMS, AND BEING SO, SHOULD BE FAR MORE RELIABLE AND PROVEN THROUGH TESTING AND BEING G BACKED UP BY THE MANUFACTURER. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS COULD COST $1000-$1500 TO REPAIR, AS THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THAT IN MY ESTIMATION IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

WHEN I START THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY I HAVE NO POWER STEERING UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR A RESTART IT. ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WILL GO OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AT IDLE SPEEDS VEHICLE WHEEL SHAKES ON ITS OWN WHEN DRIVING, POWER STEERING SENSORS FORCE WHEEL TO FLUCTUATE, AND MOTOR INSIDE STEERING COLUMN MAKES NOISE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, WAS TOLD STANDARD FIX IS FOR STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED, BUT CANNOT YET VERIFY THAT IS NEEDED YET. WAS TOLD THE CONDITION WILL GET WORSE, AND FOR NOW TO WAIT ON REPAIR, WHICH WOULD COST $1,600 TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE CRASHED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSIER ROAD, OR AT GREATER SPEEDS. I PLANNED ON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, BUT MY FIRST INTERNET SEARCH UNCOVERED THE BREADTH OF THIS ISSUE, WHICH SEEMS TO AFFECT MOST ESCAPE OWNERS AT OR NEAR THE FIVE YEAR MARK OF THE VEHICLE. THIS INTERNET SEARCH ALSO MADE FORD'S CRASS RESPONSE TO THIS WIDESPREAD ISSUE, TO STAY SILENT AND INCREASE THEIR PROFIT MARGIN DUE TO SHODDY PRODUCTS. IN LIGHT OF THIS, I AM STRONGLY CONSIDERING TRADING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A MORE RELIABLE MAKE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A FULL STOP AFTER TURNING HAD TO FORCE STEERING BACK LUCKY THERE WAS NO ON COMING TRAFFIC LATER THAT DAY WHILE TURNING INTO GAS STATION STEERING LOCKED UP ON MY WIFE LUCKY SHE WAS GOING SLOW CALLED DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT VEHICLE TOOK IN FOR SERVICE 2/5/2014 DONE ON 2/6/2014 REPLACED STEERING COLUMN $1431.06 CAN FORD EVEN REPLACE A LITTLE FINGER FOR THAT AMOUNT I DON'T THINK SO WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 209,000.

POWER STEERING ON MY ESCAPE WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER OR MAKING A TURN, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND CRASHED. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE IS ASTOUNDING, THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE NO ONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE GETS COLD, THE GAS PEDAL ON MY '08 ESCAPE WILL STICK IN PLACE AND WILL NOT PRESS DOWN. IF I JIGGLE IT OR JAM IT DOWN HARD I AM ABLE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE. THE ISSUE IS VERY PROMINENT WHEN IT'S COLD OUT AND THE CAR HASN'T BEEN RAN FOR A WHILE. THE GAS PEDAL WILL JAM BOTH WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS IN PARKING LOT SITUATIONS WHEN TRYING TO SLOWLY MANEUVER OUT OF A SPACE OR AROUND BLIND CORNERS, AND THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT MUCH CONTROL. IT'S ALSO DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING SINCE YOU MAY BE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT ARE UNABLE TO DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. THIS CAN CAUSE UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES, AS THEY WERE ASSUMING THAT YOU WERE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN TRAFFIC BUT THE CAR IS UNABLE TO ADVANCE. IT HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY DANGEROUS IN SNOWY SITUATIONS AND UNPLOWED ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE PEDAL WILL STICK AND THEN SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD, CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIDE AROUND. TRYING TO DRIVE UP A SNOWY SLOPE FROM A STOP IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE, SINCE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSES YOU TO SPIN OUT IN THE SNOW RATHER THAN ALLOWING YOU TO ADVANCE SLOWLY. I HAVE READ THAT CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY IS AN EFFECTIVE FIX FOR THIS ISSUE BUT HAVEN'T YET TRIED IT. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH ON. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.LJ

THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART UNTIL IN ENGAGED. WHEN IT WAS OPERATING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUTTER BACK AND FORTH. I TOOK IT IN TO THE FORD DEALER AND SCAN CODE B2278 CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS BAD IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. REQUIRED THE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,439.68. *TR