2008 Ford Escape complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A VERY LOW SPEED OR A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CONDENSER TO HELP COOL THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND THE POWER STEERING IS GOING IN AND OUT. THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. 3-27-11, STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD ALMOST RAN OVER A CHILD RIDING HER BIKE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING. WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON THE PROBLEM STOPS.HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL YET. HEY FORD, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE, A FATALITY BEFORE YOU RECALL THIS ON GOING PROBLEM. I WOULD HOPE THAT A HUGE COMPANY AS YOURSELF WOULD GET TO THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS AND THEN WHAT? *TR

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE THAT WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS THAT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLER. I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS WHO WANT SOMETHING DONE A RECALL PRODUCED AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEFECTIVE PART SEEMS TO BREAK WITHOUT WARNING. THE PART DEVELOPS A CRACK AND LEAKS ALL OF THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT WHICH CAN CAUSE 2 ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN IGNITE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD BY BLOWING BACK ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR BY GOING UNDETECTED ALL THE FLUID CAN DRAIN OUT AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT ENGAGE WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR HIGHWAYS CAUSING A CRASH. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART AS PART OF A MISTAKE IN THEIR MANUFACTURING. THEY WILL HAVE A MINIMUM WAGE CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE SAY SORRY UNTIL YOU GET FRUSTRATED AND HANG UP ON THEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED AS WHEN I BROUGHT UP THAT FACT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T CARE AND THEY TOLD ME TO HOPE FOR A RECALL. THE OWNERS THAT HAVE PAID TO FIX THEIR CARS ARE ALSO OUT ANOTHER $1000 ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 OR LESS YEARS OLD. I HOPE WHOEVER GETS THIS TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY AND DOES THE RESEARCH. YOU CAN CALL FORD AND QUESTION THEM AS I'M SURE THEY HAVE AT LEAST THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS, VIDEOS, AND MANY CONCERNED OWNERS. AGAIN THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ALL OF US OWNERS GET RECOURSE BY GETTING A RECALL

ON THE MORNING OF 3/1/11 I GOT INTO MY FORD ESCAPE TO DRIVE TO WORK. I STARTED THE CAR, AND BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY STIFF, WHICH I ATTRIBUTED IN MY MIND TO THE ICE STORM FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THAT EVENING WHEN I RETURNED HOME FROM WORK THE STEERING WAS FINE. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY, AGAIN THE STEERING WAS STIFF AS IF THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. AGAIN THAT EVENING ALL WAS FINE, BUT THE NEXT MORNING NO POWER STEERING. REPEATING MY STEPS FROM THE DAY BEFORE, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND ALL WAS FINE, HOWEVER THAT EVENING AGAIN THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. I REFERRED TO MY OWNERS MANUAL AND FOUND THAT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR TO CHECK OR FILL. I CONTACTED A MECHANIC AND HE WASN'T SURE WITH NO RESERVOIR, SO HE AND I BOTH BEGAN RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES WHICH LISTED MY VERY SAME PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ESTIMATES RANGING FROM $1100 TO $1700. THERE WERE SEVERAL ENTRIES WHICH MENTIONED ACCIDENTS WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THE POWER STEERING BEEN WORKING. THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH LEADS ME TO WONDER ABOUT THE AIR BAGS WORKING DURING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, HE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY GAVE HIM A COUPLE OF THINGS TO CHECK, BUT DOUBTED ANY OF THEM WOULD BE THE CAUSE. HE TOOK THE ESCAPE TO HIS LOCAL FORD DEALER TO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL SQUEALING WHEN FIRST STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BELT BRACKET PULLEY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,900.

HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THIS CAR IS HAVING ISSUES WHERE THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND TURNING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. ALTHOUGH YOU CAN GO ON FORD ESCAPE CUSTOMER FORUMS AND SEE COUNTLESS INSTANCES WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE SOME RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. I HAVE ASKED FORD SEVERAL TIMES TO HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAY THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN $1700 CHARGE. THIS IS HAPPENING WITH MOST OF THE POSTINGS I SAW AND WITH MY OWN VEHICLE AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. IT SEEMS THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. CONTINUOUSLY PEOPLE I HAVE SEEN AND ALSO FOR MYSELF HAVE GOTTEN THE ANSWER FROM FORD THAT THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I AM NOT HAPPY BECAUSE I HAVE TO EXPEND THE MONEY TO FIX THIS BUT MORE SO I WANT TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. IF AN ELDERLY PERSON WERE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH THAT PROBLEM THEY WOULD WRECK BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING THE STRENGTH TO KEEP THE WHEEL IN MOTION CORRECTLY. SAME MAY BE WITH A YOUNGER DRIVER. PLEASE PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM FOR ME. *TR

I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE WAS LEAKING SOME FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD ALSO NOTICED SOME SLIPPAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. MY SERVICE STATION ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WAS LIKELY UNDER WARRANTY. THE ESCAPE WAS A "CERTIFIED PRE'OWNED" MODEL WHICH CARRIED AN ADDITIONAL WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER CONFIRMED THAT TRANSMISSION LEAK, BUT DECLINED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS, BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE ITEM WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. AFTER LEARNING OF THE PROBLEM, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF 2008 FORD ESCAPES. I FEEL THAT THIS TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE PROBLEM POSES A SAFETY RISK TO THE PUBLIC. IF FORD IS UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, THEN THIS MODEL SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN JUNE OF 2011. IT WAS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE WITH ABOUT 48,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ON OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY BEGINS VIBRATING AT STOP LIGHTS. ON THREE OCCASIONS NOW, THE STEERING HAS BECOME EXTREMELY HARD, ALMOST AS IF THE POWER STEERING JUST QUICK WORKING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT STOPS. THIS MORNING WHEN WE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY LOCKED. MY HUSBAND TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN ON, THEN OFF, THEN ON AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. WE ARE EXTREMELY WORRIED THAT THE STEERING MAY FAIL WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALER THIS MORNING TO TELL THEM THAT WE ARE BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK TO BE FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE SO HARD ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS JUST SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR NOT EVEN IN DRIVE THAT I WAS SHAKING WHILE HOLDING IT. THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY SIGN OR LIGHTS OR ANYTHING INDICATING A PROBLEM. MY ISSUE ONLY HAPPENED ONCE IN 2-3 WEEK PERIOD WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR AND DRIVE I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL AND IT WAS SOO HARD TO TURN. THEN IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ALMOST EVERYTIME I STARTED THE CAR SO I WOULD START THE CAR TRY AND MOVE THE WHEEL AND IF I FELT THE TENSION TURNED OFF THE CAR AND KEPT RESTARTING HOPING IT WOULD "FIX ITSELF". I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ONLINE AND SAW ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SOME HAD THIS ISSUE WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING AND LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. I HAVE TWO TODDLERS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND I DID NOT WANT TO RISK THIS ISSUE GETTING THAT BAD. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND IT WAS TOLD THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR AND THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED COSTING $1100.+ WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND SAFETY ISSUES I'M SHOCKED THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT WE , THE CONSUMER, HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2008 FORD ESCAPE, 4X4, SLIDE WITH NO CONTROL ON 6 IN OF SNOW, CRASHED ON DRIVER SIDE. THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, ONLY THE SIDE ONE DID. DRIVER BROKE THE NASAL BONES, THE BONES UNDER LEFT EYE AND THE NOSE NEED ABOUT 12 STITCHES. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH OR ABOVE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. ON OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ALLOW THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO IMMEDIATELY RESET ITSELF AND OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD TAKE OVER FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING PUMP FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING A BIT. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT ENTIRELY. I BROUGHT TO A LOCAL SHOP OF A TRUSTED MECHANIC, WHO STATED IT LOOKED LIKE THE STEERING COLUMN. HE THOUGHT PERHAPS IT JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET, AND SUGGESTED I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP FIRST BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE THE CODES YET FOR THE RESET. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING ACTUATOR AND WOULD COST OVER $1600 IN PARTS AND LABOR. THEY ALSO STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE, DESPITE VARIOUS NEAR-IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS, AND OTHER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THIS GETS INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AS THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO INTEREST IN FIXING IT FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN THEIR $1620. 2008 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT FORD TESTED THIS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM ON THE ESCAPE, AND IT CLEARLY STILL HAS FLAWS. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE A FAST FOOD DRIVE UP MY POWER STEERING FROZE UP. I HAD TO MANUALLY REAM ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE ALL CORNERS FROM THE RESTAURANT TO MY CONDO - APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES. I DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPONENT MESSAGES ON THE READ OUT. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED AN HOUR LATER HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SUV FROM THE GARAGE TO HIS FLATBED TOW TRUCK - NO PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS "CHECKED OUT" FOR TWO DAYS. NOTHING WAS FOUND.

THE CAR BEGAN STALLING AND OR JUMPING AS STOP AND PULL WHEN PULLING OFF TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD TOCHECK FLUID LEVEL THE TRANSMISSION. LEVEL WAS LOW SO I PUT SOME IN IT LASTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THEN IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM WAS CRACKED AND IT WILL COST $900 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. FORD ALSO DID THIS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 09B10 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION STYLE CRACKED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING THROUGH A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU WITH OUR 2008 ESCAPE WHEN SHE HEARD WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS A EXPLOSION AND GLASS APPEARED EVERYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. IT SCARED THE HECK OUT OF HER! I REVIEWED OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF OUR GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN HER INFANT SEAT FACING BACKWARDS AS SHE DOES! I FEEL THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT FORD THINKS, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUED. AS IF THAT ISN'T ENOUGH, THE COST OF THIS SIMPLE PIECE OF GLASS IS IN EXCESS OF $600.00 ! ALL BUT $250 OF THAT WAS COVERED BY THAT, HOWEVER TO ME THAT IS $250.00 TOO MUCH TO PAY FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DESIGN PROBLEM! THE REPAIR COMPANY (SAFELITE GLASS - NATIONAL COMPANY) SAYS JUST IN THE JOLIET IL OFFICE THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM ALMOST DAILY! *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND BE DISABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1100. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND THIS HAS NOT BECOME A RECALL THIS IS A VERY DANGERS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND HAVE TO MAKE A QUICK MOVEMENT AND YOUR STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO HANDLE. MY CAR AS TO SIT FOR MONTHS NOW BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY IN ORDER FOR IT TO GET REPAIRED. AND ALSO MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS AND A HALF I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF I BEAT ON IT OR IF IT WAS EXTREMELY OLD BUT ITS NOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1100. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

A BINDING THROTTLE BODY CAUSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK, WHICH RESULTS IN A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED STALL IN TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HEART. *TR

OWN A FORD ESCAPE 2008 WITH 43,000 MILES AND ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL TIRES. AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE I REQUESTED A TIRE ROTATION AN FOUND OUT THAT ONE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE (FAILURE OF ONE STEEL BAND) AND WAS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT NOISE AND VIBRATION AT 60 MPH AND ABOVE. TIRE THREAD GAGE INDICATED 10/32". IT SEEMS THE TIRE HAS FAILED TO PERFORM WHEN SIGNIFICANT LIFE WAS STILL AVAILABLE. *TR

A/C CONDENSER-TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAK. TRANS. OIL ALL OVER ENGINE BAY WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD. CAR WANTS TO TAKE OFF ON IT'S OWN WHICH IS CAUSED WHEN TRANS. FLUID GETS LOW. PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE'S HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND FORD IS YET TO DO A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE LTD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE PEDAL WOULD HESITATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. SHE HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START MOVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAS THE VEHICLE BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 05/05/11

2008 FORD ESCAPE - 28,500 MILES - PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR STICKING. LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE REQUIRED TO BREAK THROUGH THE STICKING POINT WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FASTER THAN DESIRED - ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED IT. THANKFULLY, THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AS I AM TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. IF I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT, IT WILL BE JUST FINE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, CROSSING A HIGHWAY, OR TURNING OUT INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC IF THE STEERING FAILS YOU DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE WHEEL, REQUIRES GREAT DEAL OF STRENGTH TO WRESTLE THE VEHICLE OUT OF HARMS WAY,

2008 FORD ESCAPE FAILURE TO EXCEL OR STICKING WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER HAPPENING TOO MANY TIMES, AND SCARES US TO USE THE CAR WE TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO WARRANTY, THIS IS NOT COVERED YET THERE WAS NO REGULAR MAINTENANCE NEEDED OR REQUIRED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HONOR OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL WE SHOWED THEM NUMEROUS ONLINE EMAILS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE FROM OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY. WE FEEL THEY AREN'T TELLING THE GENERAL PUBLIC THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. WE FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS A RECALL. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN THE MORNING AFTER A COLD NIGHT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. AFTER WARMING IT IS DRIVABLE BUT HAS OCCASIONALLY, IN COLD WEATHER BECOME DIFFICULT TO PUSH DOWN AFTER A FEW MILES ALSO. THIS IS VERY SCARY. MY ESCAPE IS A STICK SHIFT SO I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRY TO PUMP THE PEDAL UP AND DOWN TO LOOSEN IT UP. CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND WAITING FOR THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. WEB SEARCH FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER CAR HAS ABOUT 40K MILES. DO NO SEE ANY RECALLS AT THIS TIME BUT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND WHEN YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY JERKS YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT IN 2007. IN AUG. OF 08' I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. THEY FOUND THAT THE PUMP SUPPORT WAS WORN AND WORN THROUGH THE SEAL RINGS. I WAS AT 29,094 MILES. FORD FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NOW DECEMBER OF 10' AND I AM AT 73,000 MILES AND HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES ONLY THIS TIME I TOOK IT IN AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE TECH REPORT I RECEIVED STATES THE EXACT SAME THING IT DID WHEN I TOOK IT IN 08'. I WENT TO THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2008/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_COOLER_FAILURE-TSB_EXISTS.SHTML AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I PAID 25,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 TRANSMISSIONS! WHAT I NOTICED BOTH TIMES IS THAT IT WOULD SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE AND IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIPPING ONCE IT WARMED UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL IT REMAINED STUCK. THE DEALER WAS ADVISED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM BE CLEANED ONCE EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT HER REAR WINDSHIELD HAD EXPLODED. SHE INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD HERSELF AND SAW THAT PIECES OF THE GLASS WERE STAINED BROWN AND SHE BELIEVED THAT THE DEFROSTER HAD OVERHEATED. NO POLICE WERE CALLED AND NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE 2008 THAT HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DIFFICULT TO PRESS OR GETTING STUCK WHILE DRIVING. I REPORTED THE ISSUE IN MARCH 2010 TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO REPLICATED SO I WAS TOLD NO CONCERN FOUND. HOWEVER RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON 12/04/2010 WHICH IS MY BIRTHDAY AND MY VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE GROUND OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE GONE TO FORD WEBSITE AND NOTED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AM STRUGGLING WITH THEM TO GET THE REPAIR DONE AT COST TO FORD. FORD CUSTOMER CARE STATES THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IN MY CAR AND OTHERS LIKE MINE NEEDS REPLACING. ALSO I HAVE SEEN ON THE OFFICIAL FORD SITE WHERE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SITED BY OTHER CUSTOMERS AND YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THE COMPANY OR THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP LUCKILY MY PROBLEM GOT THAT HIGH UP THE CHAIN TO GET RECOGNIZED OTHERWISE I WOULD STILL BE DRIVING MYSELF, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES IN A DEFECTIVE CAR... FOR ALL THE FORD ESCAPE DRIVERS WITH THE YEAR MAKE AND MODELS OF 2008 WE NEED YOUR HELP! THE ECONOMY IS IN A RECESSION AND YET WE ARE STILL BEING GOURGED BY CAPITALIST COMPANIES THAT WON'T DO RIGHT BY CONSUMERS... *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE, BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. DID GET IT MOVED OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. BUT IT WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AND, AFTER 7 WEEKS AND FINDING OUT THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A RECALL AND FORD STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES, BUT JUST IF IT HAPPENS TO REPLACE IT. NOT EVERYONE COULD BE SO LUCKY AS ME TO GET OUT OF IMMINENT DANGER! WHEN THIS GOES OUT, THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. *TR

I HAVE A FORD ESCAPE 08, AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT IT STARTED LEAKING AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH AT THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER. BUT THEN SEARCHING ON THE WEB I REALIZED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE VEHICLE OIL COOLER TRANSMISSION AND NOW IT JUST DOESN'T STOP LEAKING ALOT. *TR

CAR BURNED DOWN TO THE FRAME. TURNED THE CAR ON IT STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. SMOKE AND FIRE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE A/C VENTS. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE POLICE AND FIREMEN AND THEY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE REMAINS OF THE CAR ONCE THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, THE BEST CONCLUSION THEY COULD COME UP WITH AS TO WHAT HAPPENED WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FUSE MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 12/20/10 * BF THE FIRE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THEN ADVANCED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. UPDATED 12/27/10

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GAVE OUT . I WAS GOING UP THE ON RAMP AND I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE GAS PEDAL WENT LIMP ..FROM READING ALOT OF REVIEWS ON LINE THIS HAS CAUSE NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND FORD IS NOT RECALLING THIS. *TR

08 FORD ESCAPE, GAS PEDAL WILL STICK AND WHEN I TRY TO DEPRESS IT, IT WILL NOT, IT REQUIRES A LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO BREAK THE PEDAL FREE, IT CAUSES MY SUV TO ACCELERATE AT AN UNCONTROLLED RATE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING ISSUE AND HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. *TR

BRAKES HAS BEEN SQUEALING AND SOFT, PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OFF AND ON SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE A YEAR AGO. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE TO DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON 10/30/2010, WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY THEREFORE GOING ONLY ABOUT 40MPH. THE CAR IN FRONT, BRAKED HARD AND AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ONLY WAY I STOPPED WAS BECAUSE I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I'M AFRAID IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ANY FASTER, THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC, CONSIDERING MY TWIN 4 YR OLD NEPHEWS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. AS SOON AS VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

ON MY 2008 ESCAPE, MY GAS PEDAL WILL STICK AND WHEN I TRY TO DEPRESS IT, IT WILL NOT, IT REQUIRES A LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO BREAK THE PEDAL FREE, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT CAUSES MY SUV TO ACCELERATE AT AN UNCONTROLLED RATE. THIS IS A CONTINUING ISSUE AND HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE W/ 38,000 MILES DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND WAS LIFELESS. MY 15 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE AND LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE ONLY AVAILABLE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT. IT WAS A TERRIBLE SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE ENDED IN DISASTER. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND I CAN ONLY ANTICIPATE THAT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT STAND BY THIS PRODUCT AND I WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND TOWING EXPENSE. *TR

STEERING COLUMNS HAS A CLICKING AND POPPING SOUND AS I'M PARKING MY CAR. *TR

I PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY TO OPEN THE REAR WINDOW HATCH, THEN PUT MY GROCERIES IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. MY SON THEN PUT HIS HAND UP TO CLOSE THE WINDOW DOWN AND THE ENTIRE GLASS JUST EXPLODED, CUTTING US BOTH. WE BOTH IMMEDIATELY FREAKED OUT THINKING SOMEONE MUST HAVE SHOT AT US. I CALLED THE POLICE AND WENT BACK INTO THE GROCERY STORE TO GET THE STORE MANAGER. GLASS SPREAD OVER 4 PARKING SPACES AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT SERIOUSLY. THE RIGHT REAR LIFTGATE STRUT HAD BLEW OFF DENTING MY VEHICLE AND SHATTERING THE GLASS INTO MORE THAN A THOUSAND PIECES, THEN LANDING ON THE GROUND SEVERAL FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING AND IT MAKES IT HARD TO ACCELERATE. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO INTERSECTIONS THE PEDAL WILL GET STUCK AND I CAN'T ACCELERATE. AFTER READING UP ON THIS APPARENTLY THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHER ESCAPES AND THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

MY GAS PEDAL JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. IT WAS FLAT ON THE FLOOR - I COULD NOT EVEN FEEL IT WITH MY FOOT. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY SINCE IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND - IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN. THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY EXPENSE OF FIXING IT OR TOWING IT BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY OF 36,000 MILES HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A 2008 VEHICLE WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT - THE GAS PEDAL SHOULD NOT JUST STOP WORKING! I HAVE REVIEWED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND IT APPEARS THAT AT LEAST 4 OTHERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 2008 FORD ESCAPES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW FORD IS HANDLING THESE ISSUES. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT V6 33,000 MILES CONTINENTAL CONITRAC TIRES WEARING VERY UNEVEN CAUSING EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE. COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS STILL TREAD LEFT ON TIRE AND THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED 4 TIMES. HAVE CONTACTED TWICE, AND THEY HAVE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AS SHE TURN THE IGNITION OFF SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. SHE BELIEVES THE CLICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. SHE ALSO STATED THAT WHITE PARTIALS WERE ALL OVER HER SEATS AND INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT WITH 29,950 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV TIRES. IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS, I HAVE HAD 2 OF THE TIRES BLOW OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRES APPEAR TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/26/10, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW. THE TIRE TECHNICIAN WHO EXAMINED AND REPLACED THE TIRE (WITH A COMPARABLE CONTINENTAL TIRE) SAID THAT THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO BELT/TREAD SEPARATION. THE 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9/6/10, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. WE HAVEN'T REPLACED IT YET, BUT THE TIRE TECH SAID IT LOOKED IDENTICAL TO THE 1ST TIRE, AND HAD FAILED DUE TO BELT/ TREAD SEPARATION. I'VE CONTACTED BOTH FORD MOTOR COMP. AND CONTINENTAL TIRES. I WANT THEM TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. CONSIDERING THAT I WAS DRIVING AT 75MPH WHEN BOTH TIRES BLEW, IT'S A MIRACLE THAT I DIDN'T WRECK. *TR

AFTER STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS TO DRIVE OR SPEED UP THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN KICK INTO GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD JERK AND THE TIRES WOULD SKID. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND THEN MY CAR STOPPED DRIVING. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 10,000 MILES AND THE BAND BROKE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION SO NOW IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. *TR

THE PASSAGE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OF THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. FORD DEALER SAID THE MOTOR THAT THE MIRROR SNAPS INTO IS BROKEN AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOTOR IS NOT BROKEN AND IN FACT THE MOTOR AND MIRROR WERE REDESIGNED TO CORRECT THE SAFETY DEFECT. FORD CONTENDS THAT THE MIRROR AND MOTOR THAT HOLDS THE MIRROR ARE NOT DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE BUT HE REPLACED THE BRAKES HIMSELF. THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE SO HE CONTINUED TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THE SENSING RING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE AXLE WAS BROKEN. HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON EXAMINATION HE NOTICED THE SENSING RING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE AXLE WAS BROKEN. HE AGAIN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,600.

TIRE STEM FAILURE ON CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC P235/70R16 104T CAUSED TIRE TO LOOSE PRESSURE AND MADE A ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CALL NECESSARY AND SIDE TRIP TO REPAIR TIRE. SECOND TIRE TO HAVE THIS FAILURE THIS MONTH. *TR