2008 Ford Escape complaints

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN THE UP POSITION IN COLD WEATHER. IF SLAMMED WITH DRIVER'S FOOT IT WILL RELEASE THEN START OPERATING...THIS IS AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY WINTER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR WARRANTY WORK FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. AFTER THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE CORRECTLY FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN THE PROBLEM WOULD RETURN. FORD DEALERSHIPS ( TWO DIFFERENT ONES) AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OPERATOR & SUPERVISOR REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE TO RESUME PROPER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TRAVELING ON ROAD. PRESS ON GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENS. GAS PEDAL WILL NOT GO DOWN. NO RESPONSE FROM PEDAL .NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. CAR LOSES SPEED.CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. TAKEN TO FORD DEALER. REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE AND GASKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE CONDENSER AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,400.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT! I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN THE ESCAPE ON THE CURVE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR, WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL BUT THAT DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG. I PARKED IT FOR AWHILE AND BORROWED A CAR BUT I HAD TO RETURN IT SO NOW I'M DRIVING AND JUST PRAYING I DON'T LOOSE ALL CONTROL. TODAY IT WAS DIAGNOSED, NEED A NEW POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR, COST BETWEEN 1300-1500 DOLLARS! THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING, FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE WHEN I CHECKED IT OUT AT ALL LOCATIONS ONLINE. *TR

OPENED HOOD TO JUMP BATTERY @ APPROXIMATELY 1:30AM IN NOVEMBER, CAR WAS JUMPED, HOOD SLAMMED DOWN. DRIVING ON THE I-4 THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. THE SAFETY CATCH DID NOT PREVENT THE HOOD FROM OPENING, WHEN TESTED AND REPLACED THE SAFETY CATCH DOES NOT KEEP HOOD FROM OPENING,,IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND STILL DOES NOT CATCH. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO WORK. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE STEERING WORKED, BUT HAD VIBRATIONS WHICH WERE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CLICK AND MOVE ON IT'S OWN. IT HAS CONTINUED AND I AM NOT CONFIDENT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TRAVELING AT 50 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR "STALLED" AND DRASTICALLY LOST SPEED. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, PUT IT IN PARK, AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CAR MADE IT THE 2 MILES BACK HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DID RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED A WEBSITE WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORD'S THROTTLE BODIES BEING DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AND THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME "STALLING" TWO TIMES. AFTER HE LOOKED AT THE THROTTLE BODY TO SEE IF IT WAS BROKEN OR HAD BLOCKAGE, AND AFTER HE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSIGHT, HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $624.30. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER INCIDENTS SINCE REPLACEMENT. *TR

DURING LUNCH HOUR SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND BRAKES SEEMED TO LOCK AND GRIND. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS. VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO VEHICLE FAILURE. LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 25 MPH. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MORE MINUTES THEY ILLUMINATED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. DURING DRIVE HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES AND ALWAYS WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. NOW ABS LIGHT WON'T GO OFF AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I 40 IN GARNER, NC, AND HEARD VERY LOUD NOISE, IT WAS MY MOON ROOF, EXPLODED, SHATTERED. I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND NO RECALLS ON THIS. DID FIND PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM WITH THEIR ESCAPES AND FORD NOT GOING GOOD FOR IT, WHAT DOES IT TAKE? INJURY? *TR

I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS RECENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT GREEN LIGHTS. THE GAS PEDAL KEEPS FREEZING AND IS LIKE A WALL. IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT MOVE AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH IT IS STUCK. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTS AND ACCELERATES REALLY FAST. IS VERY DANGEROUS AND TODAY IT ALMOST GOT ME INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULDN'T WORK. *TR

LOST POWER STEERING. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN POWER RETURNED. FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE IN PARKING LOT SAME PROBLEM. WHEN LOOKED UP PROBLEM DISCOVERED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF 2008 ESCAPES. THIS WAS THE YEAR FORD CHANGED TO ELECTRONIC STEERING. I COULD NOT TAKE THE CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT A HIGHER SPEED. I TRANSPORT MY GRAND CHILDREN A LOT SO I HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE BILL WAS $1500.00 I REPORTED TO FORD BUT THEY HAD ALREADY DECIDED THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE!!! *TR

MULTIPLE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRENCES RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND JUMPING WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE? *TR

MY WIFE'S ESCAPE SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING ITS POWER STEERING, BUT WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A SHUTDOWN AND RESTART OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE SAME DAY, SHE STARTED NOTICING A CLUNK OR POP DURING TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS NOT AT THE END OF THE TURN, BUT SOMEWHERE AT AROUND 40-50 PERCENT IN EITHER DIRECTION. IF HER CAR FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I WILL SUE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS FAILURE. THAT IS A PROMISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000. *TR UPDATED 05/08/13*LJ UPDATED 05/21/2013 *JS

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT, SAME ISSUE. AGAIN, YESTERDAY DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NO PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE, NO SOUNDS, NOTHING. IT JUST STALLED. STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY. NO PROBLEMS DRIVING AFTER EXCEPT IT DID FEEL LIKE IT JERKED A BIT (ALMOST UNNOTICEABLE EXCEPT NOW I AM VERY AWARE OF THIS) ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 5 MINUTES AFTER THE STALL. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASES AS A USED VEHICLE BACK IN JAN. IT IS A 2008. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY ON THIS SAME ISSUE WHICH OCCURRED JUST IN THE LAST FEW DAYS AND AGAIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. SO THIS IS THE 4TH "STALL" SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 7 WEEKS AGO. *TR

WE LOST POWER STEERING UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT ROAD SPEED WE MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD A CLICK IN THE STEERING AND THEN WHEEL LOCKED UP COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR HAD TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT CAR IN PARK TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THEN THE STEERING WAS OK THIS HAS HAPPEND 5 TIMES SINCE MY PURCHASE OF MY ESCAPE VERY DANGERES WHEN DRIVING I HAVE HAD MY ESCAPE TWO WEEKS I PUCHASED USED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE FACT IT IS VERY DANGERES. *TR

GOT OFF WORK DROVE ACROSS STREET, PARKED FOR AN HOUR, GOT BACK IN STARTED TO BACK UP AND IT WAS LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING. LET OTHER CAR GO, CONTINUED ACROSS STREET TO GAS STATION TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD. NOTHING LOOKED WRONG. STARTED CAR BACK UP AND WE HAD POWER VERY CONFUSED. I GUESS IT'S POSSESSED. LIKE WHEN THE HORN WOULD MAKE NOISE ON ITS ONE COUPLE YRS BACK. DIDN'T GET TOO FAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL MADE SHAKIN NOISE LIKE IT WAS GRINDING AND WE LOST POWER AGAIN. TURNED AROUND AND HEADED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS STEERING COLUMN CONTROL BOARD. 1400.00 TO FIX. DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. NEED TO SEE IF WE CAN INSTALL IT OURSELVES. FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT LOOKS AS IF THEY SHOULD HAVE THIS RECALLED, FOR WE WILL BE ON THE HUNT FOR A NEW CAR AND WE THOUGHT ABOUT A 3RD ESCAPE BUT NOT NOW. *TR

BEGINNING IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012 MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING. THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT JUST AS I WAS TAKING A TURN ON THE FREEWAY. I JUST BARELY MANAGED AVOID HITTING SOMEONE HEAD ON. *TR

AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP TO TURN RIGHT AT A CORNER, I HEARD A CLICK AND FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I THEN TRIED TO COMPLETE MY TURN, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. I COMPLETED MY TURN, DROVE ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE AND THEN PULLED OVER. I WAS ABLE TO REACTIVATE THE STEERING BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND TURNING IT BACK ON. THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF LATER IN THE DAY AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH NO POWER STEERING PUMP, IT HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. FOR ABOUT THE PAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT ACTIVATE AND I HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND IT CAME BACK ON. THE STEERING WHILE HAS BEEN SHAKING WHILE DRIVING. TODAY THOUGH, WAS THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED FORD CONSUMER LINE AND THEY SEEMED UNCONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. LUCKILY, WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND DO NOT HAVE MUCH TRAFFIC, SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER BEFORE IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. LOOKING ONLINE, THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE LINK BELOW, CURRENTLY HAS 113 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME TYPE OF ISSUE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE SOMEBODY DOES GET INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE SOMEBODY'S STEERING GOES OUT ON THE FREEWAY AT A HIGH SPEED. I AM ASKING THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/ESCAPE/STEERING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 40MPH GOING AROUND A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER IT WAS LIKE HAVING NO POWER STEERING THIS HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. ONCE I FINALLY GOT IT TO A PULL OFF AREA, I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG FROM THE OUTSIDE NOTHING TO BEEN SEEN. I THEN GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, THEN THE STEERING WAS NORMAL. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT, AS I HAD THREE CHILDREN WITH ME. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE TONIGHT I HAVE FOUND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION FROM MANY OTHER 2008 ESCAPE OWNERS. REALLY SCARY PART IS: THIS COMPLAINING PEOPLE ALSO STATING RECURRING INCIDENTS. SURE WISH FORD WOULD RECALL THIS DANGEROUS HAZARD. *TR

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT. USUALLY IT WILL NOT WORK WHEN I START THE CAR BUT IF I TURN IT BACK OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATES OR PULSATES WHEN I AM DRIVING. HASN'T HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING YET BUT I AM SCARED THAT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. SEEN A LOT OF FORD ESCAPES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THREE TIMES IN LAST 4 WEEKS VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL THEN RESTART IMMEDIATELY WITH NO EFFORT. IT WILL THEN WILL SURGE, JERK VERY SLIGHTLY UPON DRIVING IT AGAIN. ON ONE OCCASION THERE WAS NO SURGING OR JERKING. CAR WAS JUST PURCHASED IN LATE JAN. 2008 AS A USED VEHICLE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NO WARNING LIGHTS WHATSOEVER. NO INDICATORS WHEN HOOKED UP TO A ENGINE CODE READOUTS. JUST STALLS. HAVE HAD ONE VERY CLOSE NEAR ACCIDENT WHEN SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME AND ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR AS IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT 40MPH. WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHT OR JUST IN PARK THERE IS NO INDICATION OF STALLING, JERKING, OR ROUGH IDLING. NO INDICATION OF BAD TIMING. JUST WHILE DRIVING - NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, JUST STALLS...NOT WHILE ACCELERATING, NOT WHILE DECELERATION, JUST WHILE DRIVING. HAS NOT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED HOWEVER THIS CAR IS MOSTLY DRIVEN IN TOWN, 90% OF THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SEIZED THEN STALLED. THE ABS BAND AND SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED BUT THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF AND SHOWED NO FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE ABS BAND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED TO CONTACT NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO PREVIOUS INCIDENT. $10486901 HAVING SPENT THE PREVIOUS ($900) TO FIND THE PROBLEM, CUSTOMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP. THEY AGREED WITH THE OTHER MECHANICS THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT GIVE ANYTHING IN WRITING TILL I PAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC FEE ($135) AND SAW FOR THEMSELVES. I AGREED. NOW I HAVE SPENT ANOTHER ($1120) TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I ALSO HAVE IN WRITING FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE SPEED CANNOT BE VIEWED WHILE DRIVING (IT READS 0 MPH) AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CONTACT ME FOR THE NEXT STEP. *TR

CPSC: I1320536A. 2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER STATED THESE CARS HAVE POWER STEERING CONTROL ISSUES. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE, AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE NEW ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM CAN MALFUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING AND THE LEAVE THE DRIVER WITHOUT STEERING.

WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A LIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, POWERING STEERING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT AROUND NOON ON 3/11/2013, MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 75 MPH. AFTER RUNNING SOME ERRANDS AND DEALING WITH THIS ALL DAY, I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY TO THE FEEDER ROAD (DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC) AND MY POWER STEERING TOTALLY WENT OUT. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PULLED A MUSCLE IN MY ARM PULLING SO HARD OUT OF SHEER PANIC. IT'S A MIRACLE I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER CAR, AS IT WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER ON EACH SIDE OF ME DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY. ONCE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, I HAD CONTROL OF THE STEERING AGAIN BUT THE VIBRATING HAS NOT WENT AWAY AND IT IS GETTING WORSE! I'M AFRAID TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND SINCE THE CAR IS AROUND 130K MILES...NO WARRANTY. I SEE ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I WANT THIS PROBLEM RECALLED AND FIXED BY FORD BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT ON THE ROAD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE IGNITION AND THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SHAKE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DURING INITIAL START UP OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AT THIS TIME I STILL HAD POWER STEERING BUT THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. AS I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE LIGHT, IT CONTINUED TO SHAKE WITH A SLIGHT GRAB TO THE RIGHT PERIODICALLY. AS I CONTINUED ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE SHAKE CONTINUED UNTIL THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. AFTER GETTING HOME, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BACK BUT THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE SHAKE WAS GONE AND SO WAS THE POWER STEERING. TO THIS DATE, 03/10/13, I DO NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE TORQUE SENSOR IN THE COLUMN. MY MILEAGE AT THE TIME I NOTICED THE SHAKE WAS 82,000. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS, AND THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED ARE SEVERE CAUSE FOR CONCERN. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER 2008 ESCAPE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT FOR NO REASON. IT CLICKS IN THE HOUSING UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL, IN THE STEERING COLUMN. NEEDED TO ADD THAT WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INJURIES AND MORE THAN ONE ACCIDENT WHERE A VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING UP, I LOST POWER STEERING. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT GREAT FORCE, AND BACKED INTO THE PORCH. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THIS RESOLVED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY GOING FORWARD AT 40 MPH. I COULD HEAR SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN CLICK AND THEN LOST POWER STEERING. NOW THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. WHEN I START THE CAR, I CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY ONE DIRECTION AND "TRICK" IT INTO HAVING POWER STEERING FOR A MOMENT BEFORE IT CLICKS OFF AGAIN. I HAVE SUSTAINED A NECK AND SHOULDER INJURY FROM HAVING TO USE MY ENTIRE BODY TO TURN THE WHEEL, AND SLAMMING INTO THE PORCH WHEN THE WHEEL GOT "STUCK" IN A TURNED POSITION AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT BACK. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT NO ONE HAS DIED AS A RESULT OF FORD'S DEFECT. WILL THE NHTSA WAIT UNTIL THEN TO FORCE FORD INTO A RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,359. *TR...UPDATED 05/22/13 *BF UPDATED 06/05/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL PULSATED AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SECURED FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON MARCH 15, 2013 AT A COST OF $ 1366.50

I TURNED ON MY SEAT WARMER ON DRIVER'S SEAT AND HEATER, WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT BOTTOM PART OF CONTROL PANEL WHERE IT MEETS THE CONSOLE. THE SMOKE GOT WORSE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING OVER TO TURN OFF AND GET STOPPED. BY THIS TIME THE SMOKE WAS QUITE BAD (HAD ELECTRICAL SMELL) I HAD ALL WINDOWS DOWN & SUN ROOF OPEN. THE CAR ALARM WENT OFF, THE HEATER WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I FINALLY GOT STOPPED AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. A LADY PULLED IN TO THE CHURCH PARKING AREA WHERE I WAS AND CALLED 911 FOR ME. BY THIS TIME YOU COULD SEE ACTUAL FIRE (FLAMES) COMING FROM THE SAME SPOT AS SMOKE. IT WAS AMAZING HOW QUICKLY IT WAS IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE BLEW UP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED IN TIME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE ONLY THING LEFT IS THE METAL SHELL AND THE TIRES. NOTHING IN THE INTERIOR. ALL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF BLEW OUT. BUMPERS, LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS MELTED. THANKS FORD. *TR

ON, OR ABOUT THE DATE LISTED ABOVE, AND SEVERAL INCIDENTS LATER, OUR 208 FORD ESCAPE CONTINUES TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE STALLING. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS YIELDED NO CODES. AFTER ALMOST TWO WEEKS IN THE SHOP, WE NEEDED OUR CAR BACK, SO I HAVE DECIDED TO DRIVE IT AND LET MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DRIVE MY HONDA BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, AND DOCUMENT ON THIS OFFICIAL WEBSITE, THAT THE STALLING PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY NHTSA AND AN INVESTIGATION TO THIS PROBLEM WAS STARTED IN FEBRUARY 2013 BY YOUR AGENCY. THIS PROBLEM, AS NOTED BY SO MANY OTHERS, IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED IN MVAS AS A RESULT. NOT SURE IF ANYONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET, BUT THAT IS INEVITABLE DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE STALLING INCIDENTS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INITIATE LEGISLATURE OR A MANDATE, OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU DO, SO THAT FORD IS FORCED TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I AM PERSONALLY HOLDING FORD, AND THE NHTSA RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER. GOD FORBID THAT THERE SHOULD BE ANYMORE INJURIES, OR ANYONE KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT THAT IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED AND BEING INVESTIGATED. REMEMBER: ONCE YOU START AN INVESTIGATION, YOU HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A OPEN HIGHWAY, THE SUNROOF GLASS ON THE ABOVE VEHICLE (2008 FORD ESCAPE) EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE GLASS BUCKLED UPWARD WHEN IT BROKE. THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS @60 DEGREES AND CLOUDY. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ANYWHERE NEAR. THE ABOVE MILES ARE APPX.. I WILL BE TAKING PICTURES FOR RECORD. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND THE WRENCH ICON COMES ON WHILE THE VEHICLE STALLS AND DECELERATES. THIS ISSUE REOCCURS CONSISTENTLY AND APPEARS TO BE THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO SMOOTHLY TRANSITION AUTOMATICALLY INTO 2ND/3RD GEAR. VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED SINCE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE GOING 45MPH MY POWER STEERING FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. ONCE I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I LOOKED UP ON LINE ABOUT THIS AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I'M SURPRISED NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET BUT IT WILL HAPPEN IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE ABOUT IT. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER AND THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS I FEEL SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING IS FAILING ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM SO IS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO LOW FLUID LEVELS, HOSES, OR LINES. THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. *TR

CAR INVOLVED IS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT. WHILE ON A 250 MILE TRIP, I HAD EXITED I-20 AND WAS DRIVING APPROX 40MPH ON A 5 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A CLICK AND THE STEERING BECAME TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. IT TOOK MY ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL TO GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE STEERING CAPABILITY RETURNED TO NORMAL. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND SEVERE CRASHES, THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST A "SOFT RECALL" ON THE STEERING SENSORS, COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHUTTER RAPIDLY. THE SHUTTERING MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. LATER THAT WEEK THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I WAS MANUEVERING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION TO TURN LEFT WHEN THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. I PROCEEDED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL SO I COULD GO BUT FOR SOME REASON THE GAS PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL. I KEPT ON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE BOLTED AND WENT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INSTERSECTION WHERE THE LEFT TURNING LIGHT SIGNAL WAS NOW GONE AND NOW FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF INCOMING TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP BOTH DIRECTIONS AND EVENTUALLY AFTER CONTINUOUSLY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR MOVED AND EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE THE INTERSECTION. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED AGAIN A DAY LATER WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP MOVING WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND THEN THE DAY AFTER THAT. THIS IS BECOMING A HAZARD AND A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. I CONTACTED FORD BUT WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SINCE I HAVE CONTACTED FORD BEFORE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I 2010 AND RECEIVED A LETTER 3 YEARS AGO TO TAKE THE CAR TO BE FIXED, I ASSUMED THAT FORD WOULD HAVE FIXED IT AGAIN SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL. I WOULD LIKE THE NTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS GAS PEDAL THAT IS STICKING AND HOPEFULLY FORCE FORD TO RECALL SUCH VEHICLES AS THEY ARE A DEATH TRAP ESPECIALLY FOR AN EXPECTANT MOTHER. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO TAKE OFF AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WHEN DRIVING, HOWEVER IT WOULD BE FOR ONLY JUST SECONDS. TODAY IT WENT ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND I LIFTED THE PEDAL UP AND MOVED THE MAT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT STUCK UNDERNEATH. AFTER 5 TO 10 MINUTES OF SITTING AT THE STOP SIGN, IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ANOTHER QUARTER OF A MILE AND IT AGAIN LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T PUSH IT DOWN AND THE CAR CAME TO A STANDSTILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY NO CARS WERE COMING. AFTER ANOTHER 5 MINUTES IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN AND THEN WORKED FINE AS I DROVE 20 MILES INTO WORK. UPON LEAVING WORK, THE PEDAL LOCKED UP BRIEFLY APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TIMES AND THE WOULD UNLOCK. THIS TIME I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND IT WAS MUCH MORE HAZARDOUS. TODAY WAS EXTREMELY SCARED BECAUSE THE CAR CAME TO A STANDSTILL WITH NO POWER. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MAJOR INJURIES. *TR