2008 Ford Escape complaints

WE OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LEAK AND LEAKED OUT ALL OF THE FLUID. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE 100K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. WE RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 3 YEARS. FORD WOULD NOT HONOR REPAIRS UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SAYING IT IS "NOT AN INTERNAL PART." THIS DEFECT IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT CAN CAUSE A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY FORD $675.34 TO MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, MAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. CAUSING LITTLE TO NO FLUID. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE 4TH OR 5TH VEHICLE, IN THE PAST MONTH. THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. SHE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 78,000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN UPDATED 06/17/10*JB

PURCHASED NEW IN 06/2007, 2008 FORD ESCAPE. TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING DUE TO RUST. DISCOVERED AT 40,000. THIS WAS DUE TO DEFECT IN COOLING SYSTEM, NOT WEAR AND TEAR AS EXPLAINED BY FORD SERVICE MANAGER. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000. COST FOR REPAIR $800. PROBLEM MAY HAVE OCCURRED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 40,000. FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED, INITIAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED 03/01/08. *TR

GAS PEDAL FAILED, LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO THROTTLE CONTROL. *TR

MY GAS PEDAL ON MY 2008 ESCAPE WAS STICKING IN COLD WEATHER. IT KEPT GETTING WORSE. I HAD TOO REALLY PUSH HARD ON IT TO FREE IT UP. IF IN GEAR IT ACCELERATED VERY FAST OR IN NEUTRAL IT REVVED ENGINE VERY FAST. I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE SO I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AT MY COST . ARE THEIR ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. FORD DEALER KEPT PART. I UNDER STAND FORD IS REPLACING A LOT OF THESE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

DEVELOPED LEAK IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER ON 2008 FORD ESCAPE. LED TO NO SHIFT IN TRAFFIC CONDITION.*CW

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN KANJORSKI ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT JEREMY ROTH RE A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER OF HIS 2008 FORD ESCAPE. *NJ

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED TO GO FORWARD IT JUST ROLLED BACK AND THEN LUNGED FORWARD BARLEY MISSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I FINALLY NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE FROM END OF THE CAR TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THERE ARE 100S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROB FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE SAYING IT WASN'T COVERED AFTER 36K THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FORD SHOULD OWN UP TO THERE POOR WORKMANSHIP TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION/ A/C COOLER IS BAD (PER THE MY LOCAL FORD DEALER) AND LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AT A RAPID RATE WHICH COULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY WIFE AND KIDS TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO THEM TO BE INJURED OR WORST, KILLED BECAUSE FORD WANT OWN UP AND REPLACE THIS PART. THE COOLER HAS TRANSMISSION FLUID RUNNING THRU IT AND IT KEEPS THE TRANSMISSION FROM OVERHEATING AND FAILING, SO IT IS PART OF THE TRANSMISSION AND FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 44,500 MILES ON IT; THIS IS WAY TO SOON TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, UNLESS IT HAS HAD ABUSE, WHICH IT HASN'T. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WANTS $ 800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I AM NOT PAYING IT. I AM GOING TO KEEP THE FLUID TOPPED OFF UNTIL THEY RECALL IT. IT'S IS NOT RIGHT TO HAVE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE! *TR

LEAKING TRANSAXLE FLUID FROM CONDENSER. *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD EXPERIENCED MAJOR TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. THERE APPEAR TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAULTY TRANSMISSION OIL COOLERS FOR 2008 ESCAPES. I UNDERSTAND THAT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED BY FORD TO ITS SERVICE TECHNICIANS; HOWEVER, THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. IN MY CASE, THE COOLER DEVELOPED A LEAK SHORTLY AFTER 37,800 MILES OF USE. THE LEAK CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO DROP BELOW AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I NOTICED THE SLIP WHEN ENTERING ONTO A HIGHWAY (US RT 22). THE SLIP CAUSED A MAJOR DELAY IN THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE PART APPEARS TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S 5YR/50,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. INSTEAD, THE PART IS COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLES GENERAL 3YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE COST OF MY REPAIR WAS $930. FORD APPEARS TO BE AWARE OF THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE AS EVIDENCED BY THE TSB BUT THERE HAS YET TO BE A RECALL. ALTHOUGH A CRASH AND/OR DEATH WERE NOT MY END RESULT, IT EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE AND ENSURE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS LEAKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RELATED WARRANTY. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM TRANSMISSION COOLER. HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION / AC COOLER WITH NEW ONE. PART # 8L8Z-19712-J. *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE, (NOT HYBRID), IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 40K MILES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY REGULARLY SEE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A LEASE AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36K MILES. FORD SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. CALLED FORD CORPORATE IN DEARBORN MICH. THEY TOO AGREE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THEY SAID A TSB, (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN), HAS BEEN ISSUED, BUT NO RECALL YET. ADVISED ME TO "SAVE MY RECEIPT". THIS WAS MY FIRST FORD PURCHASE AND DEFINITELY MY LAST. *TR

2008 ESCAPE NEEDING MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR, ONLY 16,000 MILES WITH LIGHT CITY DRIVING. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE - KNOWN ISSUE TSB # 08-5-7 RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE AT 46,000 MILES. LEAKS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. IN ADDITION IF NOT DETECTED IN-TIME, TRANSMISSION FAILURE WILL RESULT DUE TO LACK OF FLUID. FORD DID NOT NOTIFY CUSTOMERS OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE, AND REFUSES TO COVER UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. FORD SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PROPER REPAIR OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND COMPENSATE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. *TR

THE AC/CONDENSER THAT ALSO COOLS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. THROUGH RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY OTHER CARS DOING THIS AS WELL. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE - KNOWN ISSUE TSB # 08-5-7 RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE, LEAKS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSES SLIPPING AND COULD BE FIRE HAZARD IF GETS LEAKED FLUID ON CATALYTIC CONVERTER. FORD DID NOT NOTIFY CUSTOMERS OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE WHICH IS PREVALENT ACCORDING TO ALL DEALERS SPOKEN WITH, AND REFUSES TO COVER UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE INSPECTOR CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 10,000.

LEAKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM A WELD ON THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING UNIT, CAR HAS 41000 MILES . FORD TELLS ME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 5 YR/60,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY . APPROXIMATE COST IS 700.00 ACCORDING TO DEALER. IF THIS PART CONTINUES TO LEAK,TRANSMISSION WILL OVER HEAT AND SEIZE UP. FORD ISSUED A TSB # 08-16-12 ON 08/18/08 TO ITS DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS DEFECT , WHILE MY CAR WAS UNDER FULL WARRANTY. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL? *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE WITH 42000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70MPH I HEARD A LOUD SNAP, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HAD FAILED, WITH THE CABLE ITSELF SNAPPING AT A POINT APPROX. 1/8 INCH FROM THE END AT THE PEDAL. *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000. I NOTICED IT RUNNING STRANGELY AND UPON CLOSER INVESTIGATION, NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT. THE DEALER SAID IT IS TRANSMISSION FLUID. I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER/AC CONDENSER AT A COST OF AROUND $750. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH 2008 ESCAPES. ONE PERSON COMPLAINING SAID THAT HIS DEALERSHIP HAS AROUND 10 OF THESE A WEEK TO FIX. IF IT IS SO COMMON, SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? TRANSMISSION FAILURES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS-I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS AND HOPE SOMEONE WILL CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE FORD FIX THEM! *TR

11/09/09 7:20 A.M. I PROCEEDED TO GO OUT TO MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT TO START IT WHEN I DID I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE ABOVE ME , I THOUGHT IT WAS BIRDS OR SOMETHING, I PROCEEDED TO SLOWLY OPEN THE COVER ON MY SUNROOF ABOUT 1 INCH AND NOTICED IT LOOKED SHATTERED. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE IT LOOKED LIKE IT EXPLODED. THE GLASS WAS LIKE A VOLCANO ERUPTED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. I CALLED RUB FORD IN GARDNER IL THEY SAID IT POSSIBLE COULD OF GOT HIT BY A ROCK, I STATED THE ROAD WAS CLOSED ON EACH END DUE TO ROAD WORK ON THE SPILLWAY AND NO TRAFFIC WAS GOING BY AT THE TIME DUE TO THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED OFF. I WENT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER IN EL PASO IL HELLER AND THEY SAID IT COULD POSSIBLE A ROCK, OR FROZEN ICE. BUT THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS IN THE 50'S AND I FOUND NO ROCK. AND I DO HAVE A RATHER LONG CONCRETE DRIVEWAY FROM THE ROAD. I ASKED FOR COPIES OF THE PAPERWORK THE DEALERSHIP HAD FOR FORD BUT THEY REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO ME SAYING IT WAS PRIVATE. IRONICALLY THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $660.00 TO REPLACE THE WINDOW WHEN I HAVE A 3 YR 30,000 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IF THEY GET IT FROM FORD IT WOULD TAKE 2 WKS BUT THEY COULD IT FROM ANOTHER SOURCE QUICKER FOR AN ADDITIONAL $25 AND GET IT IN 1 DAY. SO IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE THEY KNEW IT WAS A FAULTY GLASS. THEY DID NOTHING TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. WE HAVE DONE A INTERNET SEARCH AND IRONICALLY THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR SUNROOFS SHATT

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE WOULD SLIP OR STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. LOOKED ON WEB AND FOUND OUT NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD TO HAVE REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE SINCE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE COOLER. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE AFTER A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND AM NOT SURE HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN GOING ON BUT HAVE LOST NEARLY 2 QUARTS OF FLUID. THE FORD DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND FORD HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN ON HOW TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. WHICH BASICALLY INVOLVES REPLACING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKING ON 2008 6CYL FORD ESCAPE CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO ACT ERRATICALLY VIBRATES AND LURCH FORWARD DUE TO LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. ALSO A FIRE HAZARD AS UNDERCARRIAGE AND RADIATOR HAVE HEAVY DEPOSITS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. CAR HAS ONLY 41,000 MILES AND MAJORITY OF MILEAGE HAS BEEN ON INTERSTATE. CURRENTLY CAR IS IN REPAIR SHOP AWAITING REPLACEMENT PARTS. FROM COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR FORD ESCAPES AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY FORD. SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ADVISED OF NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL 2008 FORD ESCAPES AND REIMBURSE ALL OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO ABSORB THE REPAIR COSTS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

JUNE 2008 I PURCHASED A USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE TIRES ARE THE SAME CONTINENTAL TIRES THAT WERE ON THERE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE INSIDES OF ALL 4 TIRES ARE WEARING FASTER THAN THE REST OF THE TREAD. SOUNDS LIKE I HAVE "MUD" TIRES/AGGRESSIVE TREAD. WHEN THE NOISE FIRST STARTED NOV.2008 I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED LIKE A WHEEL BEARING, BUT THOSE CHECKED OUT FINE. IT WASN'T UNTIL JULY 2009 THAT I FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE TIRES MAKING NOISE. I AM GUESSING IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VALVE STEM HAS FAILED ON HIS FOUR TIRES. CONTACT STATED HE HAD HIS VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER AND THEY SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE TIRES BUT THEY NEVER DID. HE NOTICED HIS TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW CHECKED THE TIRES HE NOTICED ALL FOUR OF HIS VALVED STEM WERE CRACKED. CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TSB BUT NOT A RECALL ON THE VALVE STEM. CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHO IS THE VALVE STEM MANUFACTURE OR MODEL NUMBER. HE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES INCLUDING VALVE STEM TO THE COST OF $588. CONTACT STATED HE WILL CONTACT THE FORD MANUFACTURE IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. UPON EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE CONCLUDED THAT THE VALVE STEMS ON EVERY TIRE WERE CRACKED; THUS CAUSING A LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43000.

THROUGHOUT THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION HAS ACTED STRANGELY. SOMETIMES IT SHIFTS VIOLENTLY AND JERKS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FORWARD. OTHER TIMES IT SEEMS THAT IT SIMPLY WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN FIRST STARTED. LAST MARCH I WAS WAITING FOR A TRAIN TO PASS SO I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE I WAITED. TWO OR THREE SECONDS AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD A COUPLE FEET. IT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME SINCE THE TRAIN WAS MOVING AT 60+ MPH AND WAS ONLY MAYBE TEN FEET IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE TRAIN PASSED I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT DIDN'T ENGAGE. I PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND MOVED THE SHIFTER THROUGH THE GEARS. AFTER THIS IT WORKED AGAIN, BUT I WAS WORRIED. I NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE RADIATOR AREA THIS MORNING. I NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE ANYWAY SO I TOOK IT IN TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION / AC COOLER THAT IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED FORD ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE WARRANTY SUPPORT, BUT THAT I SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A FORD DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS. BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ, THE WARRANTY IS NOT GOING TO COVER IT SINCE I HAVE 51,000 MILES ON IT. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT BIG O TIRES GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR $512 FOR THE REPAIR WORK, WHICH IS MUCH LESS THAN WHAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN PAYING. BUT IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ON COMPONENTS BELOW THE ENGINE. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK

THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE RUNNING TO THE A/C CONDENSER LEAKS AND SPRAYS TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERYWHERE. STARTED AT AROUND 36,000 MILES FOUND IT AT 38,000 AND FORD HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HOSE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS AN AC PART. *TR BOGUS

2008 FORD ESCAPE - I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FLUID LINE LEADING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE CONDENSER HAD SPRUNG A LEAK. AFTER ASKING TWO SEPARATE FORD DEALERS AND DOING A LOT OF WEB RESEARCH, I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDELY PREVALENT WITH THIS MODEL AND IS A RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW. I ASKED ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT PART AND IF IT WOULD SUFFER THE SAME FATE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART, ENGINEERED AND MANUFACTURED BY FORD HAS BEEN DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE ORIGINAL FLAW. THIS TO ME REPRESENTS A SITUATION WHERE FORD KNEW OF THIS ISSUE AND FAILED TO INFORM CUSTOMERS OR ISSUE A RECALL. AS A RESULT I AM OUT ALMOST $800 FOR THE REPAIR. FORD WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETINS ISSUED ON THIS DEFECT TSB -08-5-7 IF I RECALL RIGHT. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO DISCOVER THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDE SPREAD AND THAT ALL OTHERS AFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR FORD ESCAPE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE SAME BRUSH OFF BY FORD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THE RESULTING ISSUE CREATED BY THIS PROBLEM, DOCUMENTED SEVERAL PLACES IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SOME HAVE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE JUMPING INTO GEAR AND OTHERS CREATING A LURCHING ISSUE WHICH ULTIMATELY LEADS TO A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SITUATION. *TR

TRANS FLUID LEAKING ON FLOOR. DEALER SAYS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. TSB # 08-5-7 .MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS FORM AND OTHERS . MAY CAUSE TRANS FAILURE AT ANY TIME AND CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED IN TRAFFIC. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE: FAILURE MILEAGE 21,775. ENGINE REV-ED FOR NO REASON AT < 10 MPH. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO STOP. VEHICLE LEAKED LARGE PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDER RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. FORD REPLACED TRANSMISSION COOLING ASSEMBLY (PART #8L8Z-19712-J) UNDER WARRANTY NOTING TSB 09 09 04. I PURCHASED THIS ESCAPE ON 08-04-09 AS A CERTIFED USED FORD OFF A FORD LEASE WITH MILEAGE 20,227. I HAD NOT YET MADE THE 1ST PAYMENT. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MANY 2008 ESCAPE OWNERS AND OVER THE LONG TERM CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A DANGEROUSLY FLAWED DESIGN. THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE - 41,800 MILES. RPM'S WOULD FLUCTUATE - CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE - CAR WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS ON INCLINE- CAR WOULD STALL OUT . TOOK IN FOR SERVICE DEALER ADVISED TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING DUE TO CRACKED IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. DEFECT IS NOT COVERED BY POWERTRAIN BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS PART IS NOT PART OF THE TRANSMISSION IT IS A COOLING UNIT. APPROXIMATELY $750 TO FIX. *TR

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK WITHIN CONDENSER RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE AND GEAR SLIPPAGE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE OR WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST IT WAS CAUSED BY AN OUTSIDE SOURCE, RATHER A FAULTY LINE THAT CRACKED. THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER 36K MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR WAS $1025, PLUS OUT OF POCKET TOW BECAUSE IT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED AN OILY SUBSTANCE LEAKING IN THE ENGINE AREA OF THE VEHICLE. SHE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS LEAKING FLUID AND THE COST TO REPAIR THE LEAK WAS 1,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSUME THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL 07V453000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,200.

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR MANY OTHER FORD SUV'S BUT NOT THE ESCAPE. STARTED LEAKING JUST AFTER MY 36,000 WARRANTY RAN OUT SO THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $750 TO REPAIR. MY CAR IS 1 YEAR OLD. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE--LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID---BROUGHT TO DEALER--CRACK IN TRANSMISSION COOLER. NOT COVERED UNDER FORD'S WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY WE BOUGHT WITH THE CAR. FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

ON 1/1/09, 5/24/09, 5/29/09, 7/27/09, 8/15/090, INSIDE PANEL LIT UP WITH "LOW TIRE PRESSURE" MESSAGE AND TIRE WAS DANGEROUSLY LOW WITHIN 15 MINUTES. THESE VARIOUS EVENTS OCCURRED ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. CRACKED TIRE STEM VALVE EACH TIME.THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS HAZARD TO DRIVERS WHO ARE ALONE, ON DARK HIGHWAYS, ETC. *TR

CONDENSER/TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKING RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE AND/OR FAILURE. 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THIS IS 3RD TIME LEAK/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH THE FIRST 2 HAPPENING UNDER WARRANTY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSING TO COVER THE COST OF TRANSMISSION REPAIR D/T THE "CONDENSER" NOT BEING MANUFACTURED BY FORD. THANKFULLY, NO VEHICLES WERE BEHIND ME WHEN I LOST TRANSMISSION FIRST TIME WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AT ANY SPEED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND JUMP BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER HOSE WAS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ON HER DRIVEWAY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR. IT WAS REPLACED LAST AUGUST 31ST AND WENT AGAIN YESTERDAY AUG.6TH. I AM BEING TOLD FORD HAS A TSB FOR THIS PART, AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE CAR SIMPLY WILL NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. THE COOLER LEAKS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND THEN EVENTUALLY DOES NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. I CAME TO A RED LIGHT YESTERDAY AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE!!! LAST AUGUST FORD REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. I AM BEING TOLD I HAVE TO PAY THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE TBS. *TR

CAR IN REVERSE BACKING INTO MY DRIVE --I REMOVE FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL AND CAR IMMEDIATELY ROLLS BACK DOWN INTO STREET STAYING IN REVERSE BUT GOING FORWARD. WHEN IN DRIVE ENTERING DRIVEWAY AND I REMOVE FOOT IT AGAIN ROLLS BACK DOWN INTO STREET BEING IN DRIVE BUT MOVING IN REVERSE . I MUST USE THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES. IT IS NOT A STEEP DRIVE AT ALL. FORD SAYS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT SO IT ISN'T TRUE AND REFUSED TO PUT IT ON A LIFT TO CHECK FOR DEFECTS. ANOTHER MECHANIC SAYS IT'S DANGEROUS AND SO DID SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO ALSO EXPERIENCED IT. I AM AFRAID IT WILL ROLL INTO THE STREET OR FAIL TO STAY IN DRIVE WHEN OR IF I TRY TO TRAVEL OVER A HILL OR STEEP GRADE. IT IS AUTOMATIC BUT SEEMS TO ACT LIKE A STICK SHIFT. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE. NO PROBLEMS UP UNTIL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT. AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS CONDENSATION FROM USING MY A/C. HOWEVER, IT TURNED OUT TO BE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO FAIL AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR ON HIGHWAYS AND RURAL ROADS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT FAILED TO START. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CABLE LINES FAILED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO PICK UP SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CABLE LINES FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER ASSUMED LIABILITY FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 29,500.

MY AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK FOR ME I WEIGH 126 THEY SAID IT CAN'T BE FIXED IT'S MADE FOR A CHILD I'M NOT A CHILD. I SHOULD OF BEEN TOLD THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE ESCAPE. I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE I HAD THE SAFETY OF A PASSENGER AIRBAG. I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR IF I KNEW THIS. I WAS LIED TOO. I'M NOT SAFE. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLANT LEAK. ROLLS BACK, ENGINE SHUTS OFF, LEAKS TRANSMISSION FLUID. ACCIDENT RISK. FORD NOT GOING TO REPLACE BAD PART. *TR

IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN HEAVY RAIN, MY VEHICLE SLID ON THE ROAD AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A MACH TRUCK. THE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BACK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, ONLY BEING SOMEWHAT PROTECTED BY WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS, PENDING INSURANCE INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. *TR