2008 Ford Escape complaints

WHILE SETTING AT A HANDICAP SPACE AFTER EATING. I STARTED MY CAR AND THE STEERING WAS HARD TO STEER GOING INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD. IT STILL HASN'T COME BACK TO ME YET AFTER SETTING FOR A WHOLE DAY. THE ONLY THING THAT I DID BEFORE PARKING WAS GO OVER A SPEED BUMP WITH ONE SIDE OF THE CAR AND MAKING ONE TURN AFTER 50 YARDS OF STRAIGHT DRIVING TO THE SPACE. *TR

THE INCIDENT REPORTED IS ONLY ONE OF MANY SIMILAR -IN 2012 REPORTED TO FORD-DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED CAR DID WORK ON THEIR OWN TO FIX-(NO-CHARGE-AND ONLY HAVE THE PARTS NUMBERS USED TO REPAIR-DO NOT KNOW THE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM THEN) IN 2013 THE STEERING ELECTRONIC ASSIST HAS FAILED BOTH MY WIFE AND I ON MORE THAN MULTIPLE TIMES! ALL EXCEPT ONE TIME AT LOW MPH IN PARKING LOTS-MALLS-AND BACK YARD. THE ONE EXCEPTION TIME WAS ON A HIGHWAY AT NORMAL 45 TO 50 MPH -COLOGNE AVE, MAYS LANDING NJ ONLY SOLUTION TO GET POWER STEERING BACK TO NORMAL IS TO STOP -SHUT ENGINE DOWN-RESTART ENGINE-AND THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST IS BACK AND OK AGAIN. ALL EXCEPT ONE TIME -HAD TO RESTART AND RUN AROUND THE BACK YARD -SHUT DOWN AND RESTART AGAIN. THESE INCIDENCES OF ACTUAL TIMES AND EVENTS REPORTED TO FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS--NO ACTION EXCEPT TO ADVISE RETURN TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. AT OUR COST>WE KNOW AND FORD KNOWS -WHY SHOULD WE PAY ANOTHER $100 FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS AS IN 2012? THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IF IT HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY-NOT ONLY TO DRIVER OF SUBJECT VEHICLE , BUT TO OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. OUR ESCAPE A 2008 -BUT ACTUALLY BOUGHT IN MARCH 2007; ALSO WE UNDERSTAND THRU SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO OURS THAT THE 'ELECTRONIC ASSIST POWER STEERING FIRST PUT ON THE ESCAPE MODEL IN THE 2008 YEAR. POSSIBLE THAT FORD FOUND OUT THE PROBLEMS AND LATER CORRECTED--BUT THEY ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING EVEN THAT A PROBLEM EVER EXISTED! WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF EXACTLY SAME AS OURS ON S

REAR WINDOW GLASS EXPLOSIVELY SHATTERED WHILE VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE. RESEARCH ON INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM AND HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS WITH THIS KIND OF VEHICLE AND THIS VEHICLE YEAR. SEEMS LIKE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS NEARBY WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS MOST LIKELY THE THROTTLE BODY. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND I FEAR IT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF IT IS NOT REPAIRED. *TR

STARTING AT AROUND 15,000 MILES MY WINDOW REGULATOR/MOTOR BROKE IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. CURRENTLY IN OCTOBER OF 2013 I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS/MOTORS (4 TOTAL) IN MY CAR. THE WINDOWS BROKE AT AROUND 15,000 MILES, 30,000 MILES, 60,000 MILES AND NOW AT 85,000 MILES. WHEN SPEAKING WITH MY FORD SERVICE ADVISOR HE HAS STATED THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THE FORD ESCAPES AND CONTINUES TO SAY THAT IS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL. THE LAST WINDOW BROKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND SOUNDED LIKE A GUN WAS FIRED AT ME AND MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DROPPED, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. AS STATED ALL 4 OF MY WINDOWS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED AND THEY COST ABOUT $380 PER WINDOW TO REPLACE. FORD CUSTOMER CARE HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO THIS ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE LACK OF SAFETY OF THE WINDOW MOTORS/REGULATORS WHICH CREATES AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS IN THIS FORD MODEL. I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO REVIEW THIS CLAIM SERIOUSLY AND RECALL THIS PART, AS FORD IS CREATING AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLING PUMP SYSTEM IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING JUST LOST ALL POWER, THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRIC STEERING CONTROL, WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT DOWN . RESTARTED AND STEERING CAME BACK. UPON RESEARCH ONLINE, THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW OF THESE STEERING INCIDENTS AND FORD IS NOT DOING ANY RECALL. *JS

I PURCHSED THIS CAR DECEMBER 22, 2007. IN LATE JANUARY 2008 I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR CREPT ALONG FOR SEVERAL FEET BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION "SLAMMED" INTO GEAR AND THEN THE CAR MOVED NORMALLY. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES SINCE AND EVERY TIME THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO HIS TRANSMISSION "SLIPPAGE," SO I CAN'T PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND NEITHER I NOR THE MECHANICS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CAUSE IT TO HAPPEN. LAST WEEK I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A VERY BUSY 4-LANE STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF SARASOTA, FL, AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED THE ENGINE RACED, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT FINALLY STARTED MOVING SLOWLY AND AFTER A FEW FEET THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY KICKED INTO THE RIGHT GEAR AND MOVED NORMALLY. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. I TRIED TO FIND A PHONE NUMBER FOR FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT APPARENTLY THEY NO LONGER TAKE PHONE CALLS. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 2011 ESCAPE AND SHE SAID SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET BLOGS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY HOOD BLEW UP, I COULD NOT SEE! I WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LANES AND BY LOWERING MY HEAD I COULD SEE A SMALL AREA AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I WAS LUCKY NOBODY WAS INJURED. I HAVE TO GET MY HOOD REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THIS OCCURRED IN 2012 ALSO. LOSS OF POWERSTEERING -WHEN PULLING INTO OUR YARD. HAD SON CHECK THE BELTS-FLUID LEVELS-ALL OK;RESTARTED AND IT WAS OK. TOOK AROUND BACK YARD AND IT IMMEDIATELY LOSS THE POWER ASSIST AGAIN. ACTUALLY STEERED IT AS WAS FOR ABOUT 400 YARDS AROUND THE LARGE BACK FIELD OF OUR FARM AS IT WAS-IT NEVER BECAME NORMAL AGAIN DURING THAT APPROXIMATE 400 YARDS --UNTIL I SHUT OFF ENGINE-RESTARTED AGAIN AND TIL TODAY SEPTEMBER 19, NO RE OCCURRENCE. HAVE BEEN ON MANY FORUMS AND SEEN SO MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEMS. A STEERING ASSIST ELECTRIC MODULE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE TWO TIMES -ONE IN THE BACK YARD AND ONE IN MALL PARKING LOT AREA. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW-SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RESTART; HOWEVER, IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EITHER PASS OR GET BACK IN YOU LANE --IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING TO NOT ONLY US BUT THE OTHERS ON HIGHWAY. PLEASE, THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR A REMEDY -OR AT LEAST AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY FORD -NOT AS OUR E-MAIL TO FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND A REPLY BY A REPRESENTATIVE, [XXX], WHO STATED THEY HAVE DONE WHAT THEY FEEL NECESSARY AND AS TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS PROBLEM, BY TELLING US TO TAKE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR AN ANALYSIS TEST BY THEIR PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS AND TECHNICIANS. WE AS DO SO MANY FORD OWNERS KNOW THE PROBLEM-CAUSE-AND WHY MUST WE PAY A LARGE ANALYSIS PROBLEM FOR SAME. THANK YOU NHTSA-WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOME ONE THAT IS

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE THIS MORNING THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER AND OCCOURS WHEN DURRING THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. THIS HAPPEND TO ME WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY ROLL INTO AN ADJACENT PARKING AREA WHERE AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP AND TESTING THE GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS AFTER ABOUT FIFTEEN MINS. IF YOU GOOGLE GAS PEDAL STUCK ON COLD MORNINGS..FORD ESCAPE 2008 QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS COME UP. THIS NEEDS ATTENTION AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE SURGED AND SPEED DECELERATED. THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL CAME ON WHICH IS THE "THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN" WARNING LIGHT. THE RPM'S GO AS HIGH AS 4,000 RPM'S BEFORE IT CHANGES GEARS. I TOOK IT INTO AAMCO TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED $3,000.00 SO I BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM NOW. AS I READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED, NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCT AND CORRECT THERE MISTAKES. I FEEL THIS IS A STRONG SAFETY ISSUE AS IT MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS UNTIL 3250-3750 RPM. WRENCH WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON. *TR

THE CAR HAS RANDOMLY STARTED LOOSING POWER STEERING. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED SO THERE WAS NO RISK OF ACCIDENT AT THE TIME. THIS ISSUE HAS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. I TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. I DID AN ON ONLINE SEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS FAR FROM AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. I FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2008 ESCAPE OWNERS REPORTING SUDDEN STEERING LOSS PROBLEMS WITH CHARACTERISTICS MATCHING PRECISELY WHAT I EXPERIENCED. THESE COMPLAINTS SEEMED TO BEGIN TO SURFACE WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS. IT APPEARS THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) MOUNTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS TO BLAME FOR THE FAILURES. I BELIEVE 2008 WAS THE FIRST YEAR FORD INTRODUCED THE ECU TO REPLACE CONVENTIONAL POWER STEERING PUMPS. WELL IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WHICH FORD HAS APPARENTLY IGNORED SO FAR. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT THE NHTSA WILL COMPEL FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS NOT AN INCONVENIENCE, THIS A LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. IF POWER STEERING FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT AND QUITE POSSIBLY DIE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. AND PLEASE DO IT SOON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY APPLIED THE BRAKES ITSELF, WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE BRAKES AT ALL, RAPIDLY BRINGING THE CAR FROM 40 MPH TO ABOUT 5 MPH. LUCKILY, I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD WITH NO ONE BEHIND ME, SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY TO SOMEWHERE SAFE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I HAD TO SHIFT DOWN INTO FIRST GEAR AND ALMOST FLOOR THE GAS IN ORDER TO FIGHT AGAINST THE HEAVILY APPLIED BRAKE SYSTEM. ONCE OUT OF THE WAY, I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT A LOCAL GARAGE. THE GARAGE FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING A BROKEN "TONE RING" ON THE CAR - A TOOTHED RING AROUND THE AXLE THAT THE ABS SYSTEM USES TO MEASURE WHETHER THE WHEELS ARE SLIPPING. A CRACK IN THE RING HAD WIDENED THE GAP BETWEEN TWO OF THE TEETH, MAKING THE ABS COMPUTER GO HAYWIRE THINKING THAT THE WHEELS WERE SLIPPING. SINCE THEN IN 15000 ADDITIONAL MILES, I'VE HAD ALL THREE OTHER TONE RINGS BRAKE, CAUSING SIMILAR SITUATIONS TO DIFFERENT DEGREES. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THE FORD ESCAPE, AND THAT THE TONE RING - DESPITE BEING HIGHLY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR - IS MADE OUT OF VERY CORRODIBLE MATERIAL AND THEY SEE THEM BREAK ALL THE TIME. MY EXPERIENCE AFFIRMS THIS OBSERVATION, AND HIGHLIGHTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY BE FIXED BY FORD USING MORE ROBUST QUALITY MATERIALS TO MAKE THE TONE RING. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED USED IN 2011, AND FROM DAY ONE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED IT. IT STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THEY COULDN'T RESOLVE/FIND THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, ONLY TO COME BACK TO WHERE THE CAR STALLED WHEN EVER I CAME TO A STOP AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. NOW IT DOESN'T STALL BUT HAS A ROUGH IDLE, HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND THROTTLE LIGHT COMES ON.DRIVING IN TRAFFIC I FEEL I WILL GET WHIPLASH FROM IT NOT ACCELERATING WHEN TRYING PRESSING THE GAS AND IT NOT GOING AND BUCKING. I SEE IM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL FORD SHOULD PLAY A PART IN FIXING THIS BEING THAT'S ITS NOT THE DRIVER OBVIOUSLY ITS THE CAR! IF I COULD AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR I WOULD BUT HAVE NO CHOICE TO BE STUCK WITH THIS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COOLING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,838 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/23/2014 *BF

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING COLUMN ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONIC MODULE IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I WAS AWAKE SITTING AT MY DINNING ROOM TABLE, I SMELT SOMETHING (BURNT RUBBER) SO I CHECK ALL ROOM IN THE HOUSE. I WALK OUTSIDE AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM MY FORD ESCAPE THAT WAS PARK. I WOKE MY KIDS, CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND GRABBED THE WATER HOSE. ONCE THE FIRE FIGHTERS WERE ON THE SCENE, THEY OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR, SMOKE EXITED THE DOORS EXPOSING OXYGEN CAUSING SOME FLICKERING OF THE FLAME TO START. WATER WAS DISCHARGED ONTO THE SMOLDERING INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE & COOLING DOWN IGNITION OF DASH AREA (RADIO IS LOCATED). THE HEAT WAS SO HOT THAT IT CRACKED FRONT WINDSHIELD, MELTED ALL PLASTIC FRAME INSIDE THE VEHICLE (MIDDLE AREA NEAR RADIO & SHIFT GEAR) AND BLACKEN ALL THE WINDOWS. ONCE FIRE WAS UNDER CONTROL, FIRE FIGHTER STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE. BATTERY CABLE WAS ALSO CUT TO PREVENT ANY DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. BUT THEN I WAS IN SHOCK JUST THINKING OMG! I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK ALL WEEK AND PARK IT LATER THAT NIGHT. TODAY I STILL DON'T KNOW THE ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED, VERY PUZZLING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FROM FORD DEALER ON THIS MODEL. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR MY VEHICLE INSURANCE FOR ANOTHER MONTH SO THERE FORE AM STUCK WITH THE BILL. I BOUGHT THE USE VEHICLE AT DRIVE TIME IN PHOENIX ARIZONA AND THE FINANCE COMPANY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY SITUATION BUT FOR ME TO PAY THE VEHICLE OFF. LIKE I SAID I STILL DON'T KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE EXPECT IT WAS CAUSE BY WIRING. I

I RECENTLY HAD TO PAY FOR A REPAIR FOR A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. IT WAS A TRANSMISSIONS FLUID LEAK NEAR THE AC CONDENSER ASSEMBLY WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE LIST AS OPPOSED TO SITTING BY AND TAKING IT. MANUFACTURERS WANTS PEOPLE TO FAITHFULLY SUPPORT THEM BY BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS AND IN RETURN THEY SHOULD FAITHFULLY REPAIR KNOWN COMMON PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF ACTING AS IF THEY DON'T EXIST. I SHOULD NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE NOR RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FACTORY DEFECTS! *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAP OF THE U-JOINT HAD BECOME DETACHED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

AT THE TIME I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR I WAS GOING AROUND A CURB IN A PARKING GARAGE WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT FLAT TO THE FLOOR AND APPARENTLY CAME UNDONE FROM ITS CABLE. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND CALLED A TOW COMPANY. THE TOW DRIVER HOOKED THE CABLE BACK UP FOR ME AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE, IT APPEARS THAT FORD OFFERS AN INEXPENSIVE PLASTIC CLIP THAT COULD PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAD THIS CAR. THIS IS A DEFECT ON FORD'S PART AND THERE SHOULD CERTAINLY BE A RECALL FOR THIS TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING. FORD WANTED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN AND CHARGE ME ALOT FOR THE SERVICE. THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM SINCE MANY OTHER 2008 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED WITHOUT AN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAT 55,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM HAVING TONS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. I AM VERY STRICT WHEN IT COMES TO CHANGING MY OIL AND HAVING THINGS SERVICED ON THIS VEHICLE. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, ESPECIALLY AT UNDER 60,000 MILES. I FEEL FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE. THEY KNOW THERE IS ISSUES WITH THIS MODELS TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE HELP, ANY ADVISE WELCOME. *TR

JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE GIVE OUT ON ME. AFTER READING MULTIPLE ARTICLES ON THE WEB, I SAW IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A SERVICE NOTICE FOR A FORD CAR WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AS MY ESCAPE. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE LESS THAN 50K MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND NOW AM HAVING TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL LIKE FORD SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO ME BECAUSE THEY ARE USING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. THAT THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

AFTER BEING AT A STOP MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE SURGES FORWARD WITH THE SLIGHTEST ACCELERATION BEING GIVEN TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE NEARLY REAR ENDED PEOPLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR. HOW SAFE IS THIS FOR MYSELF AND A 4 YEAR OLD SON!? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL, WHEN I NOTICED THAT IT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER. THE CAR WOULD REV UP BUT NOT CHANGE GEARS. WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID AN INTERMEDIATE BAND BROKE ON THE TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THE ESCAPE IS KNOWN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE 2ND AND 4TH GEARS GO OUT ON THEM. FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIR WHICH WAS $1358.41. THIS IS THE SECOND ESCAPE I HAD WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD SUV AGAIN. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A SPEED OF < THAN 5MPH AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SPED UP OUT OF CONTROL TO A SPEED OF 40-50MPH TRIED TO MASH BRAKES TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED JUMPED A FENCE AND HIT A HUGE TREE OFF IN A RAVINE. TWO MEN WERE WATCHING AS THE CAR SPED UP AND RAN TO PULL ME FROM THE WRECKAGE AFTER THE CRASH, I WAS PINNED IN ON THE DRIVER SIDE, I SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES. *TR

DRIVING HOME, CAME TO A STOP (RED LIGHT) WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND MY TRUCK WOULDN'T MOVED, THEN I LET GO OF PEDAL AND DID IT AGAIN AND MY TRUCK JOLTED AND STARTED MOVING. AS I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED MY TRUCK WOULD SHIFT..IF I TRIED TO PASS 30 MPH IT FELT LIKE IT WAS DECREASING. EVERY TIME I CAME TO A FULL STOP IT KEPT REPEATING THE SAME SITUATION, PRESS GAS PEDAL AND NO MOVEMENT. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY BECAUSE HERE IN CALIFORNIA THERE ARE FAST DRIVERS AND I WAS AFRAID THAT IF MY CAR WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER I WOULD BE HIT, AND I HAD MY SON AND NEPHEW IN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING, NEVER DID I EVER HAVE ISSUES WITH FORD TIL NOW AND WHAT MAKES IT WORSE THERE ARE NO WARNINGS IT JUST HAPPENS. NOW ITS COSTING MORE THEN $300 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS. BUT WHO IS TO SAY THAT AFTER I SPEND ALL THAT MONEY THIS WONT HAPPEN AGAIN. I SHOULD BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED AND THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED ME ABOUT THIS AND FIXED IT. *TR

THE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. I WASN'T IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND SEVERAL OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME MALFUNCTION. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT SOMEONE HAD BROKE INTO MY VEHICLE. IF FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, WHY HAVEN'T THEY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM? IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN, FOR INSTANCE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. *TR

VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT SOMETIME WITHOUT WARNING MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF THIS HAPPENED DURING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DURING A TURN IT WOULD 100% CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. RPM'S ARE RAISED TO HIGH BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR. *TR

VEHICLE STARTUP IS VERY SLOW AND AFTER 35 MPH CHANGEUP MAKES A VERY STRONG AND WHEN I STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS COME BACK AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS TURNING INTO A BANK PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. IT TOOK A MINUTE TO EVEN REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WHEN THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF I REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK. IT STARTED BACK UP WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. THERE WAS NOT ANY WARNING OR ANY INDICATION THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO JUST SHUT DOWN. HAD ANOTHER CAR BEEN BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. *TR

I WAS TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE POWER STEERING/STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND I CRASHED INTO A CURB, *TR

AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. CALLED DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TOOK IT THERE, STARTED BLOWING COLD AGAIN. HAS BLOWN HOT AIR FOR 30-40 MINUTES 2 MORE TIMES THEN BLOW COLD AND ACT FINE. MONDAY, DROPPED OFF AT DEALERSHIP, THEY KEPT OVERNIGHT, FIXED MOISTURE PACKS OR SOMETHING THEY CALLED THEM. PICKED UP CAR DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY, BLEW HOT AIR AGAIN. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, IT WAS BLOWING COLD AGAIN. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO AND THEY ARE A FORD DEALERSHIP!!! *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN SUMMER OF 2010. MAY OF 2013 PAINT BEGAN TO CHIP AROUND THE REAR WHEEL WELLS EXPOSING RUST THAT HAD BEEN THERE FOR WHAT HAD TO HAVE BEEN A LOT LONGER THAN JUST THE PREVIOUS WINTER. I CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY TO GET THIS RESPONSE (SHORTENED FOR SPACE): AFTER REVIEWING MY RESOURCES, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES OR PROGRAMS IN EFFECT THAT WOULD PROVIDE COVERAGE OF YOUR CURRENT CONCERN. I HAVE ALSO VERIFIED THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY OPEN RECALL PROGRAMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU FEEL THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) WORK TOGETHER TO PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY AREAS OF CONCERN THROUGH INVESTIGATION OF CONSUMER AND DEALER FEEDBACK. DURING AN INVESTIGATION FORD COOPERATES FULLY WITH NHTSA. DUE TO OUR RIGOROUS SAFETY STANDARDS AND CONSTANT TESTING, NOT ALL ISSUES RESULT IN RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS. IF A PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED ON A SPECIFIC COMPONENT, FORD WILL NOTIFY YOU BY MAIL. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED TO ME VIA PHONE THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED 6/2007 IT WAS OUT OF A 5 YEAR WARRANTY AND FURTHER SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. UPON DOING RESEARCH BEFORE CONTACTING FORD I FOUND THIS WAS AN ISSUE AS EARLY AS THE 2005 MODEL ESCAPE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A COMPANY TO CONTINUE TO SELL A VEHICLE WITH AN ISSUE SUCH AS THIS. I AM FORTUNA

I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT AROUND 5-10 MPH, HIT THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE CAR TOOK OF AT AROUND 40-50MPH JUMPED A FENCE AND CRASHED INTO A RAVINE, HITTING A BIG TREE. I WAS PINNED IN THE AUTOMOBILE HIT MY HEAD AND INJURED MY LEG. I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE I SUFFERED A SPINAL CORD INJURY AND A HUGE HEMATOMA ON MY LEFT LEG. *TR

ADDENDUM: ORIGINAL NHTSA#10283836 (SEPT 2009) BOUGHT CERTIFIED USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN 2009. BEFORE THE FIRST PAYMENT, THE TRANSMISSION COOLING ASSEMBLY BLEW, DUMPING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO MY DRIVEWAY (PART #8L8Z-19712-J, TSB 09 09 04). MILEAGE: 21,775. COST OF $1000+ REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FAST FORWARD, MAY 2013 (MILEAGE: 59,391). AS PREDICTED BACK IN 2009 BY MANY HERE ON THIS WEBSITE: COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT DIED IN 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, AS I BLOCKED VEHICLES, NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED: 2009, 2011, 2012, AND TOPPED OFF OTHERWISE; MEASURES I TOOK TO PROTECT AGAINST THIS EXACT FAILURE. YET IT COMPLETELY FAILED, <60,000 ODOMETER MILES. THIS $3000 REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. CURRENT WARRANTY: NOW 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES. MINUS TOW TRUCK, 2 MISSED WORK DAYS, AND LOSS OF USE OF MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THIS DANGEROUSLY FLAWED DESIGN (SHARING AN AC/TRANSMISSION CONDENSER) WILL FAIL YET AGAIN, EVEN AS SOON AS 6 MONTHS. THERE IS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONDENSER ASSEMBLY ALLOWS THE FLUID TO REMAIN CHRONICALLY LOW FOR LONG PERIODS. I TOPPED MY FLUIDS REGULARLY & PROACTIVELY FLUSHED 3 TIMES IN 4 YEARS, YET THE TRANSMISSION STILL BURNED UP AND FAILED. NOTE THE REPETITION OF THE WORD ?BURNT? IN THE TECHNICIAN NOTES, EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVELS WERE LISTED AS OK. THE CONDENSER ASSEMBLY (W/ AC & TRANSMISSION SHARING A CONDENSER W/ A FLAWED WELD THAT BURSTS

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE IN OVERDRIVE. IT THEN WENT OUT AND REVVED UP TO 5,000 RPM'S AND WOULD NOT MOVE WHILE IN OVER DRIVE OR DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. I HAD TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR AND LIMP IT HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE REVVED BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 07/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND SHE HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.

STICKY THROTTLE. ESPECIALLY WHEN WEATHER IS COLD. SOMETHING IS NOT CATCHING AND I HAVE TO PUMP GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO CATCH. PLEASE RECALL!! *TR