2008 Ford Escape complaints

MY DAUGHTER WAS ENTERING AN INTERSTATE FROM A CLOVERLEAF WHEN THE STEERING FAILED AND LOCKED WHICH FORCED THE VEHICLE ACROSS TO LANES OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE BERM AND TURN OFF THE MOTOR.. AFTER THE INITIAL SHOCK OF ALMOST BEING KILLED SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WORKED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE STEERING HAS FAILED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, EVEN THOUGH I CONTACTED THEM WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME! THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE STEERING COLUMNS ON THE 2008 ESCAPES SINCE THIS IS THE YEAR THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED ON THIS VEHICLE AND BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS I HAVE DISCOVERED. THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON VEHICLES WITH FAR LESS DANGEROUS PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. *TR

POWER STEERING IS FAILING IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS CAUSING THE VEHICLE BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO REGAIN POWER STEERING FUNCTION. FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT. BASED ON WEB RESEARCH THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT GIVEN THE RIGHT SITUATION. *TR

THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER (INSTRUMENT PANEL) FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES TO DROP TO ZERO. ALL THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TURNING, CAR NOT STARTING ON, AC BLOWING WARM AI, WERE ALL SIDE EFFECTS OF THE PROBLEM. SEARCHING FOR THE PROBLEM HAS AMOUNTED TO ALMOST $900 IN EXPENSES. SENT IN COMPLAINTS TO FORD, WHO PROMISED TO ESCALATE THE ISSUE AND THEN NEVER CONTACTED ME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO MENTIONED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND THAT IT WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO A RELIABLE MECHANIC WHO CALLED IN A SPECIALIST TO FIND BROKEN CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE PANEL CAUSING IT TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE THE MECHANIC'S REPORT STATING THAT MANY SIMILAR MODELS HAVE THIS EXACT ISSUE AND IS SURPRISED FORD IN NOT GIVING ATTENTION TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH A DELAYED RESPONSE. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER RELATED TO THE THROTTLE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,900. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CONNECTOR THAT LINKED THE TRANSMISSION TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

TRANSMISSION LUNGING BACK AND FORTH FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS. THESE HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR IT FROZE AND STUCK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A THROTTLE CABLE BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT ONLY WHENEVER THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ UPDATED 1/23/2013 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED TWICE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATED 1/23/2013 *JS

FIRST THING THIS MORNING I DROVE VEHICLE APPROX. 1/4 MILE TO INTERSECTION. STEERING WAS FINE. WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN. POWER STEERING HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME BUT TURNING THE VEHICLE AROUND AND STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND LET THE CAR SET FOR A MINUTE AND THEN RESTARTED. THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STIFF AND WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTINUALLY IT FINALLY RESPONDED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED. SAME ISSUE AS ALMOST ALL THESE POSTS. BASICALLY IT COMES AND GOES, THE BIG PROBLEM IS IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL IT HOWEVER IM WORRIED ABOUT BEING LAX ON THE WHEEL AROUND A FREEWAY TURN GOING 60. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD! IM GOING TO TAKE IT IN BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE POSTS I DON'T HAVE 1000 TO DROP. I HONESTLY JUST DROPPED 3000 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE JUST OVER 3000 MILES OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. FORD OF COURSE REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUE: STARTING REVVING HIGH ON 1ST GEAR SKIPPING 2ND TO 3RD. "SLIPPING" TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD AFTER A SCAN THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. WAS TOLD THIS ALSO BY FORD AS WELL AS ANOTHER 3RD PARTY TRANSMISSION PLACE. ALL 3 OF THEM ADMITTED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. PAID 3000 TO REBUILD THE UNIT. I WAS 3,000 MILES OVER MY FORD ESP. FORD REFUSED TO HELP ME OUT AT ALL. MANY FORUMS ALSO LIST THIS AS A PROBLEM. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE WITH 76500 MILES. STARTED VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, WHEN I DID IT SHIFTED REAL HARD AND MADE A SQUEELING NOISE. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME THING WHEN PLACING IN REVERSE. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING *TGW WHEN THE MECHANIC OPENED THE HOOD, HE DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS COVERED IN FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS LEAKING, AS WELL AS THE COOLANT.

TL* THE CONTACT 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR IN THE PARK POSITION HE WOULD NOTICE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. ..UPDATED 11/28/12 *BF UPDATED 11/29/12

OUT OF NOWHERE IN SEPT AND OCT OF 2011 MY SUN ROOF, RIGHT PASSENGER AND RIGHT BACK PASSENGER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THEY FELL STRAIGHT DOWN.. THE MOTOR AND THE BAND QUIT AND NOW COME AUGUST AND OCTOBER OF .2012 THE SAME THING ON THE LEFT. I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW ON 2008 OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW I HAVE TO SPEND MY TIME AND MONEY FOR A DEFECTIVE AUTO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN A MALL PARKING LOT, AND WHEN I APPROACH A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. I HAD TO USE THE FULL FORCE OF THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING/ CRASHING INTO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE ENGINE WAS STAYING ACCELERATED AND WOULD CONTINUE TO CLIMB IN RPMS EVEN THOU THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT BEING PRESSED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AWAY FROM OTHER CARS AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARKED. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 8000 RPMS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE ENGINE WAS TO COMPLETELY TURN THE CAR OFF WITH THE KEY. UPON TURNING ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE PROBLEM DID NOT CONTINUE. *TR

STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2009 WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLDER, THE THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND HARDER TO DEPRESS, REQUIRING A GREATER EFFORT TO PRESS DOWN THE PEDAL TO UN-STICK AND ONLY THEN WOULD THE THROTTLE PEDAL DEPRESS BEYOND THE IDLE POSITION. THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LURCH FORWARD CREATING A SUDDEN, DANGEROUS CONDITION. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTENT AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. *TR

ISSUE HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN LAST COUPLE MONTHS--TWO TIMES WITH MY WIFE-TWO WITH ME-WAS ONCE ON HIGHWAYS WITH EACH OF US -AND ONCE IN JUST GOING INTO A PARKING LOT WHILE TURNING AT 5 MPH OR LESS-HAVE A WITNESS ON LAST OCCASION A COUPLE DAYS BACK AT WORK LOT. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCE A BATTERY DEAD-TOOK TO ADVANCE AUTO OF HAMMONTON, NJ AND ADVISED ON SUNDAY PASSED THAT BATTERY TESTED FINE. THE IGNITION HAS BEEN LOOSE-AND IS GETTING WORSE -THE KEY WIGGLES -AND ON JUST A NORMAL INPUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER --HAVE TO PUT IN 2ND OR 3RD TIME -PUSHING IN HARD TO GET CONTACT. FEEL , BUT DO NOT KNOW , THAT THIS ISSUE EFFECTS BOTH THE BATTERY AND THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON THE FOUR OCCASIONS--IN ANY CASE IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE-WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR-SHE USES NOW THE 2000 SEL FORD VAN WE HAVE FOR SECOND CAR. WE LOVE THE ESCAPE-BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALL MY RECORDS ON MY HOME PAGE FORD FOR YEARS-AND ALL SERVICE RECORDS-99 PER CENT FROM DEALERSHIP WHERE BOUGHT THIS AND MANY OTHERS. THEY HAVE IN PAST BEEN GREAT. CONTACTED FORD.COM -RECEIVED A REPLY TO MY E-MAIL IN A DAY FROM A [XXX] OF FORD -THEY ARE DOING A VERY INTENSIVE STUDY AND ARE ALSO SAYING THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON WHAT OUR DEALERSHIP SAID COULD COST AROUND $400 TO PULL DOWN AND REPAIR.[XXX] OF FORD.COM PROMISED A REPLY AND HOPE FOR SOLUTION WITH AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH MY DEALERSHIP AND FORD. FORD IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS STOOD UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR

FAILURE OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED AS A U-TURN WAS BEING ATTEMPTED...AT RUSH HOUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPLACED A PART ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THAT PART WAS SPECIFICALLY. TWO WEEKS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. ....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF UPDATED 10/17/2012*JS

MY ESCAPE ONLY HAD 65000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT , AND THE CLUTCH PACK WENT BAD.I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MECHANIC I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH PACK IN THE TRANSMISSION AND MINE WAS ONE OF MANY HE HAS SEEN WITH THE SAME ISSUES. NO MORE THAN 6 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION IS SLAMMING IN TO GEAR AND SHIFTING HARD. WE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC SAID WE WILL NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. FORD DENIED ANY CLAIM TO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND REFUSES TO HELP. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM DROPPING MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND START IT AGAIN TO GET POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY 3 CARS TRYING TO AVOID ME AS I WAS STRUGGLING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT. MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED V6 AUTOMATIC. *TR

RIGHT FRONT ABS TONE WHEEL IS CRACKED FOUND DURING OIL CHANGE. MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM... *TR

THE RPM GAUGE ON THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE SEEMED TO BE "IDLING" HIGH. THE RPM'S DID NOT MATCH HOW FAST I WAS GOING IN MPH LIKE IT USUALLY DOES. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS HESITATING TO MOVE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOOKED UP WHAT THAT MEANT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. IT SAID POWERTRAIN FAULT/DEFAULT, TAKE TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY! THE BACK WINDOW STOPPED WORKING TOO. I AM SOOOOO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE!!! I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS, AS I BOUGHT THE CAR BARELY 4 YEARS AGO. WITH SO FEW MILES, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE - STARTING SPEED 40 MPH - WHEN THE ESCAPE WENT INTO PASSING GEAR THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I KICKED AT THE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO RELEASE THE PEDAL. I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATING AT THE TIME AS I HAD JUST WENT THROUGH A 45 MPH ZONE. I GOT MY FOOT UNDER THE EDGE OF THE PEDAL AND PULLED IT UP. THE CAR WAS UP TO 90 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 10:30 P.M COMING INTO A CURVE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THE 2008 ESCAPE, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE RECALLS FOR OTHER YEARS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALER REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT MAKE THE PEDAL STICK AND TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WANT TO MAKE FORD AND YOUR AGENCY AWARE THAT THE 2008 ESCAPE HAS THE SAME PEDAL STICKING PROBLEM AS THE OLDER MODELS. *TR

AFTER MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, I WAS COASTING DOWN A HILL WITH A SLIGHT DOWNHILL SLOPE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. IN PREPARATION FOR STOPPING, I STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MADE A CLICKING SOUND- ALMOST AS IF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT IMMEDIATELY AND THE BRAKES BEGAN WORKING APPROPRIATELY AGAIN. *TR

I WAS COASTING DOWN A HILL WITH A SLIGHT DOWNHILL SLOPE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. IN PREPARATION FOR STOPPING, I STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MADE A CLICKING SOUND- ALMOST AS IF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY BUT SLOWED UNTIL I GOT TO THE STOP SIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ABNORMAL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE AC WAS ON, THERE WERE FUMES EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE AND COMING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE TIRES WERE BAD AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. UPDATED 10/17/12

TRANSMISSION HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AT APPROX. 25,000. NOW, AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS SEIZED. IT APPEARS MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS VEHICLE AND FORD IS TRYING TO SAY THAT ABNORMAL NOISE AND FAILURES ARE TYPICAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 127,000.

VEHICLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH IN THE MORNING GOING TO WORK. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS STOPPING BY LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE CODE TESTED. THE AUTO PARTS TECH SAID THAT THERE WERE NO CODES POPPING UP. AS I LEFT AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE STORE THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED IN RPMS BEFORE IT LURCHED INTO THE 2ND AUTOMATIC GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER. EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP TO HIGHER SPEEDS THE RPMS WOULD JUMP UP TO 3-4 THOUSAND BEFORE IT WOULD JUMP INTO THE NEXT GEAR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER GARAGE. THEY SAID IT WAS GIVING THEM CODES RELATED TO TSB 12-4-8. THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS $2200. FORD HAS ISSUED THIS AS A TSB KNOWING THAT IT IS AN ISSUE. THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 35 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THEIR HAND TO PULL UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING IT TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE CAUSING VEHICLE TO WEAVE BACK AND FORTH ON ROADWAY..TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP AND LOWER STEERING ARM WAS REPLACED CORRECTING PROBLEM. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING. WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE BRAKES WON'T PUSH DOWN. BATTERY GOES DEAD IF NOT DRIVEN DAILY. RADIO WONT PLAY AFTER REPLACE BATTERY THAT WAS DEAD. *TR

I HAD BEEN TRAVELING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE SO I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET SOMEWHERE NEAR 35 OR 40MPH. THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE CLEARED UP AND I RETURNED TO NORMAL SPEED BUT LEFT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. I ACCELERATED ON MY OWN TO ABOUT 70MPH. A MINUTE LATER THE GAS PEDAL LEFT MY FOOT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE. ONCE AT ABOUT 80MPH THE PEDAL LET GO AND SLAPPED THE BOTTOM OF MY FOOT (WHICH WAS STILL IN THE POSITION IT WAS IN AT DOING 70MPH. THE GAS PEDAL (ON IT'S OWN) MOVED TO THE FLOOR AND SLAPPED MY FOOT ABOUT 6 TIMES BEFORE I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AND AGAIN, THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED WAS SET AT ABOUT 40MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD REMAIN STUCK AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE RECURRED OFTEN AND MOST FREQUENTLY DURING COLDER WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE A REPAIR SHOP, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE THROTTLE BEGAN TO STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOTTLE ASSEMBLY CARBURETOR THROTTLE AND A GASKET WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86, 919 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,094. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OR TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE THAN TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO UPDATE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE, 3.0L V6 ENGINE. WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SERVICE CONTRACT WITH FORD AND HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT FORD UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE SERVICE CONTRACT RAN OUT. THE CAR IS JUST OVER 4 YEARS OLD AT 105,000 MILES AND THE 2ND GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY. I REACHED OUT TO FORD TO REQUEST A GOOD WILL REPAIR GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS AS WELL AS GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE DILIGENTLY HAD THE CAR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR DONE BY FORD AND THEY REFUSED. LOOKING AT THE MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPE AND I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS PRESENTS NOT ONLY A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, THE CAR LOOSES SPEED AND THE RPMS REV OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. ..UPDATED 09/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS ACCELERATOR FELL APART LIKE A PUZZLE. THERE IS NO DEVICE ON IT TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THERE HAS BEEN A NEWLY DEVELOPED PART TO REPAIR THE ISSUE BUT, THE CONSUMER MUST PURCHASE IT. UPDATED 09/12/2012 *JS

THE POWER STEERING FALTERED GOING AROUND A CORNER AND I HAD TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK WITHOUT INTERVENTION BUT IT WAS QUITE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE MANUALLY IN THE TURN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY. I AM STILL AWAITING THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON, THE SPEEDOMETER/FUEL GAUGE/ETC MOVE TO 0 OR THE FAR LEFT. LOOKING ONLINE FOR FORD INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. CHECKED WITH THE MECHANIC WHO SAYS IT IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH FORD. THEY HAVE A BULLETIN ABOUT IT BUT IT WILL NOT CONSTRUE A RECALL UNTIL A DEATH OR INJURY FROM A CRASH RELATED TO THE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THIS MAY ALSO FALL UNDER A TORT LAWSUIT. *TT

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED BY IT SELF. IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF GEAR TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THEN CAUSING FAILURE OF THE WHOLE UNIT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,972.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL YEARS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A RETAINER CLIP THAT COULD REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,152 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS LOOSE AND ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE THAT INDICATED THE ACCELERATOR WAS CONNECTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE.