2008 Ford Escape complaints

SERIOUS VIBRATION, LOT OF CRACKING NOISE, STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP, HAVE TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL TO START VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL INITIALLY STARTED TO PULSATE AT STOP LIGHT.. NEXT INCIDENT I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AND HAD STEERING BACK...NEXT INCIDENT STEERING WHEEL PULSATES WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE AT SPEED.. PULL VEHICLE TO ROADSIDE AND RESTART AND REGAIN STEERING.. NOT HAVING THIS VEHICLE RECALLED TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS THE MOST INSANE THING I HAVE EVER HEARD OF.. IF A FRAIL PERSON OR ELDERLY HAS THIS HAPPEN TO THEM, PEOPLE WILL DIE.. ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF THIS HAPPENS BUT WHEN IT WILL.. IF IT HASN'T ALREADY.. ANYBODY READING THIS I HOPE YOU OR YOUR CHILDREN OR FAMILY OR FRIENDS OR ANYBODY FOR THAT MATTER DOES NOT DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS MATTER GOING UNRESOLVED... IT IS MINDBOGGLING THAT FORD TURNS ITS BACK ON THIS ISSUE..IM NOT ALONE IN THIS, THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.. CAN YOU IMAGINE A LOSS OR MULTIPLE LOSSES OF LIVES AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS BEING REGISTERED? PLEASE HELP *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SEIZED. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH OR MORE OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,960. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 08/22/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE DASHBOARD IN ADDITION TO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UPON RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

POWER STEERING SPORADICALLY FAILS. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT STARTUP OR WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR FATALITY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS LOGGED ONLINE, EVEN ON THE FORD WEBSITE. EVERY DEALERSHIP/AUTO BODY STATES THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR

CLICKING NOISE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. RESTARTING THE ENGINE ALLOWS FOR RESTORATION OF POWER TO STEERING. HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF OTHER ELECTRIC ASSIST UNITS FAILING. OURS HAS NOT RECURRED, BUT WE DRIVE TWO LANE ROADS TO AND FROM WORK. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AT SOME POINTS IT COULD LEAD TO BAD CRASH. FORD KNOWS OF THE ISSUE, AND IT ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBOR HOOD AND MY ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST CAR SHOP AND THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT. THEY INFORMED ME THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CHIP WAS GOING BAD. SO IT WILL WORK AT TIMES AND THEN IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I AM A BIGGER GUY SO I CAN HANDLE NOT HAVING STEERING ASSIST. HOWEVER IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN NOT EXPECTING IT, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A GROWING LIST OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED WITH A JERKING MOTION IN STEERING WHEEL. THEN PROGRESSED INTO SPORADIC LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NO WARNING LIGHTS. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON RELEASED THE STEERING WHEEL. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FORD NEEDS TO RECALL IT. IT IS NOT ABOUT REGULAR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE THIS IS A PRODUCT OF FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED PULLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 04/14/14*LJ UPDATED 04/22/14

AS I WAS YIELDING THE RIGHT AWAY FROM ONCOMING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, I TURNED INTO THE TURNING LANE AND FELT SOMETHING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. AS I STRAIGHTEN OUT MY WHEEL TO PROCEED TO GO FORWARD THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. AT THIS TIME I WAS HEADING OUT TOWN AND THANKFUL I WAS NOT THAT FAR FROM HOME. I BEGAN TO HEAD BACK HOME AND GRAB ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I WAS ABLE TO MEET MY APPOINTMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. IT INFURIATES ME BECAUSE WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AS HER FIRST CAR. HOW MANY DEATHS WILL HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY RECALL THIS? ALL I?M SEEING ON THIS VEHICLE FOR RECALL ARE SEAT COVERS, HOW RIDICULOUS DOES THAT SOUND. THEY KNOW THAT IF YOU HAVE THE HEAT ON IN THE VEHICLE THAT THE SENSOR OVERHEATS THAT IT WILL CAUSE THIS THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT COMING UP WITH SOMETHING TO CORRECT IT. A CONCERNED MOTHER OF A TEENAGE DAUGHTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

ON 1 -28- 2014 I TRIED TO MASH GAS PEDAL DOWN IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING I KEPT PRESSING ON IT I WENT DOWN AND ACCELERATED ALMOST HIT FENCE GOT END LANE TRIED GIVE IT GAS IT WAS REALLY SLUGGISH ALMOST GET HIT BYTRUCK THEN IT STARTED WORKING SLUGGISH. ON 1-29 14 IT DID IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I COULDN'T GET IT TO PRESS DOWN WITHOUT PRESSING REALLY HARD ON PEDAL WHEN I STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT IT WOULD NOT PRESS DOWN. HAD SIT FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES ALMOST GOT HIT IN BACK END AFTER PRESSING HARD ON PEDAL IT FINALLY WENT DOWN BUT I HAD PRESS HARD ON PEDAL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. U HAVE NO WARNING. PLEASE MAKE FORD RECALL THIS . IM TERRIFIED. ITS DANGEROUS FOR ME MY SON AND OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE CAR FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK--THEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS THEN CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY--I HAD IT REPLACED AT A FORD DEALER 3 YEARS AGO, AND NOW IT IS BEING REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2008, AND I'M ON MY 3RD THROTTLE BODY--THE ORIGINAL ONE, THE ONE REPLACED AT THE FORD DEALER, AND NOW THIS ONE. THE FINANCIAL BURDEN IS STRESSFUL ENOUGH, BUT THEN ADD ON THE FACT THAT, AT ANY TIME, THE THROTTLE CAN FREEZE UP AND STOP WORKING WHICH CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

THE GAS PEDAL IS GETTING STUCK AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO MOVED VEHICLE FORWARD THE PEDAL GETS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN AND VEHICLE DOESN'T MOVE. ONCE IT DOES WORK IT JERKS THE VEHICLE FORWARD IN WHICH IF ANOTHER CAR IS IN FRONT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AS MANY OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS HAVE STATED, MY POWER ASSIST HAS GONE OUT, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. DURING THE PRIOR TWO-THREE DAYS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED, I COULD OCCASIONALLY FEEL A PULLING SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY FAMILY WENT OUT TO DINNER (FORTUNATELY JUST MINUTES FROM HOME!) AND WHEN WE CAME OUT, THE PROBLEM BEGAN. OBVIOUSLY WITH MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE NOTING THE SAME THING, FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM! *TR

UPON START-UP THE STEERING LACKED ASSIST. IT DROVE FINE, BUT TOOK ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WAS FINE BUT IT WAS STILL APPARENT THAT ASSIST WAS GONE. DURING DRIVE HOME, I STOPPED ONCE AND RESTARTED CAR AT WHICH POINT THE POWER ASSIST RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 2/26/14*CN

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER ESCAPE DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER AND CALL ME. WHEN I GOT THERE I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD TELL ME A MAJOR FAILURE HAD HAPPENED. I STARTED THE ESCAPE AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME OF THE ESCAPES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SENSOR. THEY QUOTED ME $1200-1400.00 TO FIX IT. THIS MAKES THIS CAR DANGEROUS. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON 1-18-2014 MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I WAS SITTING IDLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, THEN IT JUST STOPPED. DROVE ABOUT 1/2 BLOCK AND STARTED PULLING; TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT IS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING $1200-1500 TO REPAIR AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC WHEN HE TALKED TO THE LOCAL FORD PARTS HOUSE THEY TOLD HIM THIS PART# HAS BEEN CHANGED 17 TIMES BECAUSE THEY KEEP FAILING. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! HOW CAN A PROBLEM WITH YOUR STEERING NOT POSSIBLE BE A RECALL ITEM? *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS A BAD STEERING SENSOR THAT CAUSED ISSUES WITH STEERING AND HAD PULLING TO THE LEFT. FORD INFORMS ME THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX FAILED SENSOR AND ARE QUOTING $1675. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORD ESCAPES 2008-2010. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

NOTICED A VIBRATION IN STEERING ON THE WAY HOME YESTERDAY ON THE HIGHWAY. MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO STREET AND STEERING WHEEL GOT EXTREMELY TIGHT AND HARD TO STAIGHTEN. THIS MORNING STARTED THE 2008 ESCAPE AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. I AM A FAIRLY LARGE MALE AND IT IS TOUGH FOR ME TO STEER IT WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW A FEMALE COULD. IT WAS LUCKY I WAS DRIVING IT WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT OR ELSE I GUARANTEE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT, IF NOT WITH ANOTHER CAR, INTO A HOUSE OR BUSINESS BUILDING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF INSTANCES JUST LIKE MINE AND SOMEBODY WILL EVENTUALLY BE KILLED. LETS HOPE A RECALL HAPPENS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS! *TR

HEY BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. IT WASN'T A VIOLENT SHAKE BUT IT WAS NOTICEABLE. NOW I KNEW I NEED MY SWAY BAR LINKS REPLACED SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE. AS WE ENTERED INTO 2014, (JANUARY) IT WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ON 1/16/2014 (THURSDAY) THAT MORNING BEFORE I WENT TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF. SO I HAD TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON AND IT LOOSENED UP. I KNEW AT THAT POINT THAT IS WASN'T THE SWAY BAR LINKS. SO THAT FRIDAY (1/17/2014) I TOOK IT IN TO A CAR SHOP CLOSE TO MY HOUSE (WASN'T A FORD DEALERSHIP) AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AND THAT THE SENSOR WAS DYING. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING UNTIL I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE PEOPLE ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY AND IN CANADA WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TO BE EXACT THE SAME PROBLEM!! FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE. I'M SURE FORD HAS TONS OF PEOPLE THAT REVIEW ALL ONLINE COMMENTS, SO THEY HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE JUST TODAY(1/21/2014) MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND SHE CAME TO A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND MADE IT HARD TO TURN. THE SENSOR WENT OUT AND IT WAS MANUAL TURNING. SHE GOT TO WORK AND WHEN HER SHIFT WAS OVER, SHE STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AGAIN. WE CAN NOT DRIVE LIKE THIS AND KNOW ONE ELSE WITH AN FORD ESCAPE SHOULD HAVE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE 2-4 BAND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, WHEN SHE GOT TO THE STOP SIGN THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT AND STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I WENT OUT THERE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I'M VERY GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. SHE WOULD HAVE CRASHED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED WITH HOW MANY INCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEED REPORTED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE ON JANUARY 15 2013 AT 67,000 MILES IT HAS 78,000 MILES AND IS DOING WHAT SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SAID ARE DOING. WHEN I GO TO TURN LEFT ESPECIALLY MAKES A LOUD BANG CLICK NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN. I DO HAVE A WARRANTY BUT OTHERS DON'T. THERE IS OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON SAFE CAR.GOV. PLEASE DONT LET A DEATH BE A DECIDING FACTOR FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED AND TO SAVE A COUPLE BUCKS. EVIDENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM. LIKE I SAID HAD MY CAR FOR ONE YEAR. *TR

AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN AND BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BEGAN TO SHUTTER. THEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GAVE OUT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE TURNS TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE CONDITION GOES AWAY AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING BUT LESS THAN A MINUTE AFTER RESTARTING, THE CONDITION RETURNS. I HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR

WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP OR EVEN START TO SLOW DOWN AND START TO GO AGAIN MY CAR (TRANSMISSION) WOULD JUMP, REV UP TO 4/5 RPMS AND STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AS SOON AS IT WOULD DO THIS AND IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING WITHOUT ME EVEN ON THE GAS, ALWAYS TWICE MEANWHILE AGAIN STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. MY (WRENCH) LIGHT ALSO CAME ON WHICH SHOWED POWERTRAIN/CONTROL THROTTLE. AFTER TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY ARE QUOTING ME $3500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM OH AND DID I MENTION MY WARRANTY ENDED A MONTH IN A HALF AGO! I KNOW I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS THIS IS HAPPENING TO AND SINCERELY BELIEVE FORD IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT OR WANTING TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

JUST AS MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE MY ISSUES STARTED WITH A RATTLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I WAS IDLING OR BREAKING. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER I TURNED MY CAR ON AND MY POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT WHICH RESULTED IN THE STEERING WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I WAS STARTING TO THINK MAYBE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AN I SHOULD GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. I AM VERY GLAD I WAS BEING CAUTIOUS AND GOING SLOW. IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER I COULD HAVE HAD A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. NOW I'VE READ ENDLESS COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND AM HEARING IT COULD COST 1-2,000 TO FIX! PLEASE RECALL THIS BEFORE IT BECOMES FATAL! *TR

ON DEC 27 2013 WE WERE DRIVING ESCAPE . WHEN TRYING GO AROUND CURVE FORD LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED US TO ALMOST HIT WALL. MY HUSBAND DROVE TO SIDE ROAD. SHUT IT OFF . WAITED FEW MINUTES STARTED IT POWER STEERING WAS BACK. TOOK IT TO GARAGE WAS TOLD POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS GOING OUT . WAS TOLD IT BE 1123.00 COST. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON JANUARY 3RD 2014. WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT FORD KNOWS ITS NOT WORKING RIGHT. NEED A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. OUR ESCAPE IS NOT ONLY ONE DOING IT. THE ONES WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ARE FAILING. I'M SCARED DRIVE IT MUCH. *TR

MY WIFE ENCOUNTERED A STEERING FAILURE ON OUR VEHICLE YESTERDAY. UPON REVIEW BY MY MECHANIC HE REPORTED A FAILURE OF CODE B2278 AND THE REPORTED FIX IS THE REPLACEMENT BY FORD OF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. HE ALSO SUGGESTED I LOOK ONLINE BECAUSE THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE MID-2000'S FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS. THERE ARE DOZENS OF WEBPAGES, EACH WITH DOZENS OF ENTRIES SUCH AS THIS PAGE ( HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/ESCAPE+HYBRID/STEERING ) DETAILING STEERING COLUMN FAILURES WITH NEAR TRAGIC RESULTS. A CLEAR PATTERN OF STEERING FAILURE IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE NHTSA'S EYES AS EVIDENCED IN THIS EMAIL. I AM IMPLORING YOU TO ACT. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT THE COLUMN COSTS $2,000 TO REPLACE. DOES MY SON HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE AGENCY TAKES ACTION? PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS AVAILABLE TO THE AGENCY TO ENSURE THE REASONABLE SAFETY OF FORD ESCAPE DRIVERS. I WILL BE HAPPY TO DIRECT YOU TO THE OTHER FORUMS OR ASSIST IN ANY MANNER THE AGENCY REQUESTS. TAKE CARE. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THEN RESET ITSELF. HAS GONE OUT AGAIN, AND HAS NOT RESET. WENT OUT WHEN HIGHWAY DRIVING. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, IE: STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN.SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN SHE RE-STARTED, THE STEERING WAS FINE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER. LUCKILY, NEITHER OF US WAS GOING TERRIBLY FAST BUT THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME AND AT ANY SPEED. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS RECALLED, AS I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I CANNOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THIS CONDITION.TAKING IT TO MECHANIC FOR CHECK TODAY, BUT THEY TOLD ME ON THE PHONE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2008, AND HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT IN MY MAINTENANCE. THIS REPAIR COULD EXCEED $2000! THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A DEFECT! *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A STICKY GAS PEDAL THAT IS DIFFICULT TO PUSH TO ACCELERATE IN COLD WEATHER. DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE GAS PEDAL HAS TO BE STOMPED IN ORDER TO BRAKE IT LOOSE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE OR SHIMMY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND IDLING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON... THE BEGAN TO DRIVE, POWER STEERING WAS OUT COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WOULD STEER - BUT WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. PULLED OVER SHUT VEHICLE OFF, POWER STEERING RESUMED, BUT STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AGAIN AT IDLE. VERY DANGEROUS IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN AT AN SPEED. MY DAUGHTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, I AM VERY STRONG AND IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO CONTROL. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED - AS SO FAR I SEE 190+ COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, AND MANY OTHERS ON DIFFERENT SITES, WHILE TRYING TO FIND A DIAGNOSIS FOR THE PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY 2008 FORD ESCAPES STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY STARTED VIBRATING AND MAKING CLICKING NOISES WHILE IDLING. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN INDICATOR THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AT ANYTIME. PEOPLE ON FREEWAYS OR WHILE TURNING WOULD LOOSE THERE POWER STEERING WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS AND POTENTIAL DEADLY CRASH. I LEARNED THAT AFT FIRST IF YOU LOOSE YOUR POWER STEERING YOU CAN TURN YOUR ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WILL RETURN. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER REGARDING THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHY FORD HASN'T STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THEY SUGGESTED I CALL FORD CORP AND ASK THEM. WHEN I DID, ALL I WAS TOLD WAS THERE ISN'T A RECALL; THEY WOULDN'T SAY ANYTHING FURTHER. MY HUSBAND HAS SINCE CALLED AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH FORD. IN THE MEAN TIME, MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MANY TIMES WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP OR PARKING SPOT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED IT WENT OUT WHILE ACTUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR FORD TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE, PEOPLE TO START DYING? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,800.

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT GOING AROUND THE CURVE. DID NOT TURN THE CAR OUT BECAUSE A TEST WAS DONE ON THE BATTERY YESTERDAY AND IT WAS GOOD, BUT LEFT WORK TODAY AND HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND STILL NO POWER STEERING. WILL BE FIXED TOMORROW FOR A TOTAL OF 1200. I COULD HAVE BEEN WITH MY SMALL SON TODAY, BUT LUCKILY I STAYED HOME FROM WORK AND MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR. *TR

IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN YOU STARTED THE VEHICLE , NO POWER STEERING !!!!! SHUT IT OFF ,, RESTART IT AND YOU HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 20 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT MONTH . THEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT , REGARDLESS OF SPEED . IT WAS WORST THAN HAVING OLD STANDARD STEERING . AS LONG AS YOU WERE ROLLING YOU COULD STEER IT , BUT WHEN YOU STOPPED IT TOOK BOTH HANDS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS . MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE TO WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY . SHE HAS BEEN SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOT KNOWING WHAT MIGHT TAKE PLACE WHEN THE STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. WELL IT FINALLY WENT OUT TODAY !!!!!!!! DON"T KNOW WHAT IT"S GOING TO COST ? I THINK FORD SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM . IT A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM . THANK YOU *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS AND WHEN YOU PUSH IT, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO. AFTER PUMPING IT A FEW TIMES, THE CAR GOES FORWARD VERY FAST. WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE OR IF IT WILL LURCH FORWARD. *TR

CAR STALLED WHEN DRIVING ON HWY IN SNOW STORM ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, RPM'S CLIMB, JUST HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO. *TR

AFTER YEARS OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS PEDAL IN COLD WEATHER - STICKING, HIGH IDLE, NOT ACCELERATING ETC... I FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A "CARBON BUILD UP"! I MENTIONED THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND GETTING WORSE. I MENTIONED THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RECORDED HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP (POCORRO FORD RACINE WISCONSIN) IS NOT WILLING TO ADMIT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE PART FROM DAY ONE! *TR

MY HUSBAND AND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FROM ATLANTA TO MIAMI WHEN THE STEERING INSTANTLY BECAME CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. WITH MY HUSBANDS ASSISTANCE IN PULLING THE WHEEL WITH ME WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. I IMMEDIATELY ASSUMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK/OR LOW POWER STEERING FLUID. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET ON MY PHONE, ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE, I LEARNED SOON ENOUGH THAT THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAD POWER ASSISTED STEERING AND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD RUN INTO THIS ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS FIXED, FOR THE MOMENT. APPROXIMATELY EVERY HOUR OR SO THE WHEEL WOULD LOCK AGAIN AND WHILE GOING 70 MPH I WOULD HAVE TO RECRANK THE CAR WHILE IN NEUTRAL TO GAIN BACK CONTROL. THE REPAIR COST ME $1251.17 AND HAD ME UNABLE TO RETURN HOME FOR 5 EXTRA DAYS LONGER THAN I PLANNED. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY HAD THE TRAFFIC BEEN HEAVY OR HAD I NEEDED TO DRIVE DEFENSIVELY. *TR

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST STEERING LOCKED UP, PROCEEDED TO PULL AWAY FROM STOP SIGN AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT ANY STEERING ASSIST. UPON ARRIVAL, TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED TO GET STEERING ASSIST BACK. I'M GLAD NOTHING HAPPENED THIS TIME!!!!!, CAR IS UNDRIVABLE, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, TOO MANY CORPORATIONS LEAVE THE DEALER AND/OR CONSUMERS WITH PAYING THE BILL FOR THEIR NEGLECT. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IT WILL STALL OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, POWER STEERING WAS UNABLE TO WORK. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING LIQUID IN THIS MODEL, AND INSTEAD USES A COMPUTER TO ASSIST WITH POWER STEERING. AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS, A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS MADE, AND POWER STEERING SUCCESSFULLY RESPONDED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE REGARDING 2008 MODELS AND SOME FOR THE 2009 MODEL OF THE FORD ESCAPE. IS THERE A RECALL OF ANY FORM GOING ON FOR THESE DANGEROUS ISSUES OR DO WE HAVE TO SHELL OUT A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT WE WERE UNAWARE OF WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE? *TR

ENGINE JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND I ALMOST GOT INVOLVED INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER MY CAR AND SHIFTED THE GEAR TO P AND RE-STARTED THE ENGINE. IT WORKED BUT I FELT ENGINE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING OKAY. IT FELT LIKE IT KEPT BURPING CONSTANTLY. I COULD FEEL THE MOVE. I DROVE BACK HOME TO WORRY ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR