2008 FORD ESCAPE Problems & Recalls

Manufacturer failed to respond to certified written request for recall coverage determination.

Manufacturer failed to respond to certified mail requesting recall coverage determination. All official Ford customer service and executive escalation email addresses returned as undeliverable

POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILURE light appears on dash board The power steering went out

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while stopped at a light and attempting to make a turn, the steering wheel became inoperable. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized and became difficult to turn, and a crescent wrench warning light was illuminated. The vehicle ...

Mileage: 120,000

Please see uploaded documents. One is a letter to Ford, and Damerow Ford. The other is receipts for sending certified mail, return receipt, signature requested, to have a response within 30 business days. We've contacted the dealership, emailed [XXX] , and customer service, and spoke to customer ser...

The gear shift bushing failed . I was lucky . Drive into driveway on a hill. Went to shift to park and the lever started to act like it wasn’t connected and started rolling backwards. While shifting it was in the neutral position. I quickly braked and turned car off . Had to use emergency brake. T...

driving down the road and out of nowhere all the dash light come on, the speedometer and rpm all go to zero. I am able to still control the car and drive down, the only thing that won’t work besides the dash cluster is the air conditioning. Hitting a bump or smacking the dash normally turns off th...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring an increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an ind...

Mileage: 159,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35-40 MPH and making a turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact was able to make the turn, but the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The contact stated th...

The power steering in my '08 Ford Escape has intermitten issues, and does not engage sometimes (especially when starting the vehicle). There was a recall by Ford (recall id: 14S05) in 2014, and when I called the Ford Customer Service, they said the recall was repaired in 2015. They said my current i...

Hazard flashers turn on by themselves any rime night or day even while driving. Transmission oil cooler leaks. Transmission shift lever bushing in shift cable broke [ Thankfully while not on the road ] This car only has 25,000 miles on it

Hazard flashers turn on by themselves any rime night or day even while driving. Transmission oil cooler leaks. Transmission shift lever bushing in shift cable broke [ Thankfully while not on the road ] This car only has 25,000 miles on it

While driving, steering column locked up and could not turn - nearly causing crash. Steering column is not key locked, but still will not turn in any position. A few small clicks right behind the steering and one loud click immediately before strong locked up was the only indicator that something wa...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the steering wheel became firm and difficult to turn. The contact stated that the air bag and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaire...

Mileage: 67,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the steering wheel became firm and difficult to turn. The contact stated that the air bag and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaire...

Mileage: 67,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the steering wheel became firm and difficult to turn. The contact stated that the air bag and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaire...

Mileage: 67,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon arriving to her destination and pulling into a parking lot, after shifting the vehicle into park(P), the vehicle inadvertently lost electrical power and all electrical functionality, and the contact became locked inside the vehicle. T...

Mileage: 148,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon arriving to her destination and pulling into a parking lot, after shifting the vehicle into park(P), the vehicle inadvertently lost electrical power and all electrical functionality, and the contact became locked inside the vehicle. T...

Mileage: 148,000

It has the no power steering problem just like the other vehicles of the same model and year.

It has the no power steering problem just like the other vehicles of the same model and year.

I have a constant issue with the power steering. This issue makes it hard for my vehicle to turn properly as well as when you go to turn a corner you have to be a body builder to get the car to even turn. At times I can't even drive my car because it gets so bad. Along with this issue I also have a ...

I have a constant issue with the power steering. This issue makes it hard for my vehicle to turn properly as well as when you go to turn a corner you have to be a body builder to get the car to even turn. At times I can't even drive my car because it gets so bad. Along with this issue I also have a ...

I have a constant issue with the power steering. This issue makes it hard for my vehicle to turn properly as well as when you go to turn a corner you have to be a body builder to get the car to even turn. At times I can't even drive my car because it gets so bad. Along with this issue I also have a ...

Power Steering fail. Went to a doctor's appointment, when leaving I start backing up to leave the parking spot and the power steering was too hard, stiff & very difficult to turn end so end up pulling back into the parking spot. Turn OFF the vehicle then open the hood, inspect the hood and under the...

The power steering goes out. There is not warning light. The vehicle has been to several mechanic shops. They are able to reset the system and it works temporarily, but happens again. There were no warnings, or other symptoms. It happens out of the blue, and could potentially cause an accident.

The power steering failed, turning my steering wheel all the way to the left with excessive force. A safety recall exists for my type of vehicle but my vehicle VIN Number is not included recall, numbered 14S05 For Ford Escape model years 2008 - 2011

In rainy conditions, executed a hard stop activating the ABS. After successfully activating, the brakes go almost to the floor, and ABS function has stopped. No air in brake system, and master cylinder checks out good. Seems dangerous that the one time you really need ABS, it goes out. No warning l...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that occasionally while driving at undisclosed speeds, the steering wheel became stiff and difficult to turn in either direction. The "Power Steering Assist Fault" message was displayed. In addition, the contact stated that the failure had wors...

Mileage: 145,000

While the person was driving the wheel suddenly became stiff and very difficult to turn but luckily was in his neighborhood to park it. This could have been a very deadly crash if it happened anywhere else or suddenly on the main road. The person could have been seriously injured due to this malfun...

While the person was driving the wheel suddenly became stiff and very difficult to turn but luckily was in his neighborhood to park it. This could have been a very deadly crash if it happened anywhere else or suddenly on the main road. The person could have been seriously injured due to this malfun...

While the person was driving the wheel suddenly became stiff and very difficult to turn but luckily was in his neighborhood to park it. This could have been a very deadly crash if it happened anywhere else or suddenly on the main road. The person could have been seriously injured due to this malfun...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while the vehicle was parked. The failure had occurred on several occasions. No warning light was illuminated; ho...

Mileage: 160,000

The steering wheel began to shake while parked. The wrench light came on and the steering wheel became stiff while driving. After researching it is apparent it is the torgue sensor as Ford had a recall for previous 2008-2011 Ford & Mercury vehicles torgue sensors. 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid Recall It...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving downhill at 40 MPH, the steering wheel became stiff, and the "Steering Assist Fault" message was displayed. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and restarted; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was to...

Mileage: 121,000

So the wheel is very hard to drive and turn. I took it to the dealer tom wood ford in indianapolis indiana and i let them know about the issue and they ended up only fixing the water pump which it was recalled and im sure the power steering has to have some type of recall . I usally drive and my kid...

So the wheel is very hard to drive and turn. I took it to the dealer tom wood ford in indianapolis indiana and i let them know about the issue and they ended up only fixing the water pump which it was recalled and im sure the power steering has to have some type of recall . I usally drive and my kid...

My power steering goes out. I have to turn my car off, let it sit and turn it back on. Then I have power steering but then while I'm driving it goes out again. I looked up the issues and found out that there was a recall for the torque sensor on 2008 escapes but mine wasn't included in the recall an...

The vehicle frequently shuts down with a stop safely now light displaying on the dash. Gives maybe a 5-10 second warning before the vehicle is immobile. Has not caused an accident for us but has occurred abruptly on busy roads increasing the risk of one. However, it usually occurs when idling in a d...

The vehicle frequently shuts down with a stop safely now light displaying on the dash. Gives maybe a 5-10 second warning before the vehicle is immobile. Has not caused an accident for us but has occurred abruptly on busy roads increasing the risk of one. However, it usually occurs when idling in a d...

The vehicle frequently shuts down with a stop safely now light displaying on the dash. Gives maybe a 5-10 second warning before the vehicle is immobile. Has not caused an accident for us but has occurred abruptly on busy roads increasing the risk of one. However, it usually occurs when idling in a d...

The power steering assist has gone out but I don't understand why it is not included in it

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the residence. The contact researched and was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering...

Mileage: 112,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering functionality and excessive effort was needed to turn the steering wheel. The "Power Steering Assist Fault" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic for a tire rotation, and the contact was informed that the subframe was rusted. In addition, the contact stated that upon further inspection at the same local independent mechanic during another routine tire r...

Mileage: 81,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVE TO COLLEGE AND STOPPED FOR GAS. SHE CALLED ME SAYING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. BUT SHE HAD NOT LOST POWER STEERING. SHE CALLED ME A FEW HOURS LATER SAYING SHE COULD NOT TURN HER STEERING WHEEL TO GET TURNED AROUND TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL. I CAME TO ASSIST HER AND SURE E...

Tire size: P235/70 R16 Since April, 2024 this tire started inflated every week. After 2-3 weeks trial I decided to take it to the tire shop, after they tested it, no error was detected. Then they told me that technically this tire is defected. It costed me $75-90.00 bucks just for the diagnostics. ...

Tire size: P235/70 R16 Since April, 2024 this tire started inflated every week. After 2-3 weeks trial I decided to take it to the tire shop, after they tested it, no error was detected. Then they told me that technically this tire is defected. It costed me $75-90.00 bucks just for the diagnostics. ...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "Power Steering Assist Fault," message displayed; after which, the driver became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effo...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "Power Steering Assist Fault," message displayed; after which, the driver became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effo...

Driving and lost power steering. Replaced torque sensor within the steering column, but power steering is still a no go.

The power steering while driving goes out and trys locking

The contact called on behalf of his girlfriend who owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the steering wheel was firm and difficult to maneuver. After coming to a stop, the failure progressed, and the steering wheel became extremely firm. The check engine warnin...

Mileage: 161,432

The contact called on behalf of his girlfriend who owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the steering wheel was firm and difficult to maneuver. After coming to a stop, the failure progressed, and the steering wheel became extremely firm. The check engine warnin...

Mileage: 161,432

Tire Size: P235/70R16 104T In the first week of April, 2024, the rear passenger side tire was showing low air. I took it to a tire shop close by. They checked it and could not find any defection, except air. They inflated and balanced it. I started driving it hoping everything would be OK. After 3 d...

Tire Size: P235/70R16 104T In the first week of April, 2024, the rear passenger side tire was showing low air. I took it to a tire shop close by. They checked it and could not find any defection, except air. They inflated and balanced it. I started driving it hoping everything would be OK. After 3 d...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked and attempting to shift into drive(D), the contact had to shift into 2nd gear prior to shifting into drive(D) to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the vehicle was diagnosed with transmission fail...

Mileage: 130,000

ABS brake light goes on and off and regen system disabled appeared. Brake pedal goes between being spongy and going to floor. I took it to an independent service center and the mechanic almost lost control of the car when test driving. There was no braking except to one wheel, which is why he almost...

My car was scheduled for the mechanic for ABS brake issues on April 8, 2024. On April 1, 2024 I was driving on the highway at 65 mph when I lost power to the gas pedal. I could have been seriously injured from other motor vehicles. There was no warning lights, no messages, nothing. I got to the side...

My escape keeps having the brakes go to the floor. Then they will be fine again for a while and then go to the floor again and have to be pumped to stop. The brake components are good. We replaced the master cylinder, continued to have the problem. Blakes bled by mechanic twice, again the same probl...

The torque sensor in my steering wheel is malfunctioning. My steering wheel vibrates and shakes while I’m driving and while I’m sitting in park. There was a recall for this exact issue for 2008-2012 ford escapes, yet this website says my car does not have any recalls…I have videos of my steeri...

Power steering was lost randomly during driving. Before completely going out the steering wheel starting vibrating uncontrollably. Later, the Loss of Electric Power Steering Assist message appeared on dash memo.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while making a turn from a complete stop, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and the steering wheel was significantly difficult to turn. The message "Power Steering Assist Fault" was displayed. An independent mechanic diagnosed the v...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the "Steering Assist Fault Service Required" message was displayed on the instrument panel and the power steering assist failed to operate as needed. Due to the failure, the contact used excessive force to steer ...

Mileage: 220,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the power steering malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become extremely difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of...

Mileage: 176,000

When driving, the gas pedal will get stuck down and you will not be able to apply more pressure to the pedal to accelerate. This often happens when I go to change gear and then go back to the gas pedal to accelerate again. This typically will only happen from time to time but today it occurred every...

I’ve bought this 08 escape from a mechanic shop out right as is… had to problems with it at all until a couple of months my steering wheel started to shake, then it got worse to the point where I had to put a firm grip on the wheel, looked it up and did some research on it apparently there was a...

I’ve bought this 08 escape from a mechanic shop out right as is… had to problems with it at all until a couple of months my steering wheel started to shake, then it got worse to the point where I had to put a firm grip on the wheel, looked it up and did some research on it apparently there was a...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to reverse out of a parking space at slow speeds, the contact became aware that the electric power steering was not functioning properly. The EPS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replac...

Mileage: 191,625

Steering stops and starts working randomly making it hard to turn corners and into gas stations

I was driving home at night with my child, and I stepped on the brake to slow the car down as we were going down a hill, and the brakes did not work. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor after softly stepping on the brake pedal and did not release. I could not stop the SUV, so I coasted as ...

Car was parked on street with a slight downward slope behind it. It was turned off and placed in "Park". It rolled backwards down the street and hit a utility pole which caused it to stop. After seeing that it had "moved on its own" the shift handle was checked and still indicated the car was in "Pa...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving out of a parking space, the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of electric power steering assist. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repa...

Mileage: 100,000

My girlfriend was driving around 40mph, when the power steering started going out. She continued to drive since she was already close to her place of employment. We had a family mechanic look at the vehicle and he stated that it was the electric power steering that had went out. There were no warnin...

Wheel hubs. Yes High. Yes. No, light came on after

Wheel hubs. Yes High. Yes. No, light came on after

Vehicle rolled backwards due to defective trans shifter bushing on transaxle end. In the process of replacing bushing if available from Ford

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was initially taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the fuel sensor was de...

Mileage: 219,000

My regen system failure light come on and off. When it does come on I lose my brakes. I have tried effortlessly like others to find out why they are malfunctioning. I am continually having near misses due to the brakes not wanting to work when they choose to. Why has this not been a recall yet. The ...

My regen system failure light come on and off. When it does come on I lose my brakes. I have tried effortlessly like others to find out why they are malfunctioning. I am continually having near misses due to the brakes not wanting to work when they choose to. Why has this not been a recall yet. The ...

Warning light for “power steering assist fault” came on last night and this morning the steering is hard to control when turning.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING, TORQUE SUSPENSION STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO MANUAL MODE, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UNDRIVABLE AND UNCONTROLABLE FOR ADULT SENIOR WOMAN THAT WAS DRIVING IT.

Mileage: 136,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING, TORQUE SUSPENSION STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO MANUAL MODE, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UNDRIVABLE AND UNCONTROLABLE FOR ADULT SENIOR WOMAN THAT WAS DRIVING IT.

Mileage: 136,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering assist and the “Service Vehicle” warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact the torque sensor needed ...

Mileage: 200,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the yellow wrench warning light illuminated, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact continued driving to her residence. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehi...

Mileage: 55

While driving my 2008 Escape the other day the power steering went out while driving down the the highway. The power steering assist fail light came on after I parked and shut my car off and turned it back on. After doing some research I found the recall 14S05, however when looking my VIN up, it sho...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and the steering wheel became very firm. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to her residen...

Mileage: 143,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the oil cap had loosened. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the oil cap and the valve cover were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file...

Power steering went out and the steering wheel is very hard to turn. Yes the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. While driving my steering wheel became hard to turn so I almost got into an accident. I have taken the car to a service dealer and they stated that the power steering column...

While driving in a city at about 30mph, my power steering froze and I could not easily make a turn. As a result, I had to stop on the side of the road and inspect what went on. A 'wrench' and a warning control light came on stating 'power steering assist failure'. I was able to drive slowly to my me...

The contact's niece owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while stopped, the steering wheel started shaking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic retrieved code: B2278 (Steering Shaft Torque Sensor Malfunction). The vehicle was repaired. The contact related th...

Mileage: 169,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her father was driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had driven the vehicle, with no power steering, to an independent mechanic w...

Mileage: 189,000

ABS, parking break light and regen breaks disabled. My breaks will go all the way to the floor and have crashed into a vehicle because out of nowhere I was not able to break like normal. Is not safe to drive. Was diagnosed with a bad hydraulic control until like thousands of other people with this c...

On Tuesday a light came on that said “power steering assist fault” but it was still driving fine. Then the next morning when I was pull out of the parking spot I could barely turn the wheel. It was super hard to turn. I could hardly get back into the parking spot, it was super hard just to steer...

STEERING WHEEL TURNS AUTOMATICLLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN STARING VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HORNE FORD OF NOGALES THEY FOLLOWED SERVICE PROCEDURE AS PER WORKSHOP MANUAL FOUND AND DETERMINED ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN (FAILED) THEY RECOMMENDED REPAIRS: ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. I HAVE A REPAIR ...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist with the power steering assist fault message displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired....

Mileage: 118,000

The contact's husband owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost motive power and the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware o...

Mileage: 207,000

Having issues with periodic loss of power steering while driving .making it very difficult to drive. Also I'm having an issue with the battery continuing to die ..when the vehicle is off even.i park it n the evening and Over night it goes dead.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering fault message displayed before the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction, making the vehicle undrivable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who di...

Mileage: 128,000

The contact's mother-in-law owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced by an independent mechanic, the power steering assists failed as the power assist fault warning light appeared on the instrument panel. The mechanic informed the contact of NHTSA Campaig...

Mileage: 72,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with torque sensor failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made...

The power steering torque sensor failed while driving today. As a result the vehicle lost all power steering and became difficult to steer and posed a serious risk to my safety while driving a distance over an hour from home on back country roads in Kentucky which were winding and made making curves...

The power steering torque sensor failed while driving today. As a result the vehicle lost all power steering and became difficult to steer and posed a serious risk to my safety while driving a distance over an hour from home on back country roads in Kentucky which were winding and made making curves...

Electric power steering system not working causing the vehicle to default to manual steering which makes the vehicle extremely hard to drive. My safety is at risk because I do not have sufficient control of the steering of the vehicle. The car has been inspected by the dealership. There were no sign...

Electric power steering system not working causing the vehicle to default to manual steering which makes the vehicle extremely hard to drive. My safety is at risk because I do not have sufficient control of the steering of the vehicle. The car has been inspected by the dealership. There were no sign...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the rear-end started swaying to the left and the right. The vehicle was bouncing while driving over potholes or imperfections on the roadway. The contact stated that the vehicle was also making a rattling sou...

Mileage: 190,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 45-50 MPH, the power steering assist failed temporarily. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred increasingly while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle was not drivable. The ...

Mileage: 160,000

The seatbelt shoulder strap will lock and will not unlock unless you release the buckle. We came out one morning and had no power steering it is equipped with electronic power assist The dealer said that there were no recalls for this particular condition. I found out from a shop that I used to work...

The seatbelt shoulder strap will lock and will not unlock unless you release the buckle. We came out one morning and had no power steering it is equipped with electronic power assist The dealer said that there were no recalls for this particular condition. I found out from a shop that I used to work...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel locked up and became difficult to turn. After restarting the vehicle, the steering operated as designed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local d...

Mileage: 100,054

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH and coming to a complete stop, the steering wheel jerked and turned independently towards the left, almost causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that ...

Mileage: 225,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the steering wheel locked inadvertently and became significantly difficult to steer. A message indicating a power steering assist failure was displayed. The contact stated while attempting to veer to the side of the road, ...

Mileage: 144,000

Similar to the steering issues that others are experiencing, my Escape is pulling significantly to the right. I have had the suspension practically rebuilt, new tires put on and everything re-aligned, and the vehicle continues to pull to the right significantly. The mechanic checked with a local dea...

The brakes stopped working correctly and are very unsafe. The Regenerative brakes get disabled, and the ABS light is on, you lose the power brakes stopping power. I have to step on the brake pedal very hard for the vehicle to stop. It feels like the old school pre-power brakes. I took it to the Fo...

I bought it 2 months ago it's happened to me three or four times now when I'm driving all of a sudden the power steering goes out and there's no power steering at all .I found out by turning it off and turning it back on it works the power steering but it's very dangerous all of a sudden it goes out...

Driving in the highway, the back shock absorber felt down crashing against the back right tire.

Driving in the highway, the back shock absorber felt down crashing against the back right tire.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while a friend was operating the vehicle, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the steering rack wa...

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR A FEW MONTHS . AT TIMES MY CAR WONT START. EVERYTHING COMES ON. iT FEELS VERY LOOSE AND HAVING TO PUSH IN THE KEY AND TURN IS VERY DIFFICULT AND HURTS MY HAND. PLUS THE ALARM BUTTON GETS PRESSED WHEN I TURN THE KEY.. i HAVE TO TURN KEY ON AND ...

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR A FEW MONTHS . AT TIMES MY CAR WONT START. EVERYTHING COMES ON. iT FEELS VERY LOOSE AND HAVING TO PUSH IN THE KEY AND TURN IS VERY DIFFICULT AND HURTS MY HAND. PLUS THE ALARM BUTTON GETS PRESSED WHEN I TURN THE KEY.. i HAVE TO TURN KEY ON AND ...

ABS light on, vehicle stalling, dragging while driving 40mph or over. Brake petal non functional. *c1313, c1480, c1481 Brake hoses restricted not allowing brake pressure in caliber *HCU damage *Sway bar links damage, excessive noise and play

ABS light on, vehicle stalling, dragging while driving 40mph or over. Brake petal non functional. *c1313, c1480, c1481 Brake hoses restricted not allowing brake pressure in caliber *HCU damage *Sway bar links damage, excessive noise and play

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the steering wheel was uncontrollable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be ...

Mileage: 126,000

The power steering assist failed when I was driving home about 2 months ago. I cannot afford repair to the Power steering assist. The warning light came on as it failed. It put myself and the person with me at risk, as we were on a major highway. The Ford recall number as of 2014 is 14S05. My mechan...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle was without power steering assist functionality. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The power steering failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed the fail...

I was sitting on a driveway that is at an angle. Not sitting flat…. My vehicle dies & Safety Alert Light comes on with the! In the middle of a triangle and vehicle dies will not stay started it will start and then shut off.Died in Middle of Road!!

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to vibrate and become very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the torque sensor ...

Mileage: 78,000

The contact's son owned a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving at approximately 60 - 65 MPH, another vehicle rear-ended his vehicle in a hit-and-run collision. The driver's side front seat fractured and detached, hitting the contact's grandson's face. The airbags were ...

Mileage: 170,000

The contact's son owned a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving at approximately 60 - 65 MPH, another vehicle rear-ended his vehicle in a hit-and-run collision. The driver's side front seat fractured and detached, hitting the contact's grandson's face. The airbags were ...

Mileage: 170,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, he felt the steering wheel jerk to the left and while attempting to correct failure, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact observed that the "power steering assist fault" warning light wa...

Mileage: 152,000

CAR RAN OUT OF GAS AND WAS PROMPTED TO SAFELY STOP CAR I DID, THEN PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ASSISTED IN PUSHING OFF TO NEAREST PARK N RIDE LOT. WAS ABLE TO GET GAS INTO CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT A PROMPT CAME UP STATING POWER ASSIST FAULT. LOOKED ONLINE HOW TO FIX AND TRIED ONLINE INSTRUCTIO...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the power steering fault warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact lost power steering; however, safely drove to the local mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed the failure to the torque senso...

Mileage: 125,000

The HCU fails causing the car to have little to no braking power while driving, at random times. There is a loud grind coming from the front right.. Happens only when it is warm.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and repaired under NHTSA Campaign number: 14V284000 (Steering) in 2014. The fa...

Mileage: 94,000

I was driving on a dirt driveway to visit husband at work, I went to park in grass to avoid getting stuck in mud. Then it started getting difficult to turn my car. I ignored it at first and shut my car off. When I left my destination it was difficult to turn my wheel to back out of the driveway. Sta...

When the car was started in a shopping center parking lot, the emergency brake light and the abs warning light were displayed and remained displayed. When driven, the brakes were "spongy" and then "regenerative braking disabled" appeared in the odometer display. I pulled over briefly, turned the c...

I was driving my car in a 3 hour trip. I noticed the power steering was going out. My steering wheel was stiff when turning at. It was coming in and out then it stopped. The following day we started our 3 hours trip back but my power steering was not working. The steering wheel again did not want to...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the front frame detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was unaware the diagnosis however, the frame was replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, t...

Mileage: 86,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and it became difficult to maneuver the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of th...

Mileage: 105,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the steering wheel lost power steering inadvertently. The contact veered to the side of the road, turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the steering wheel did not regain power steering functionality....

Mileage: 185,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the power steering failed to operate. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that she used her physical force to steer the vehicle while driving at various speeds. The dealer and the manufac...

Mileage: 15,000

Steering shaft torque sensor failed which is part of vehicle recall through Ford on Escape Models . Upon conversation with ford they said recall was used by previous owner. If same part fails again should it not still be part of recall under safety guidelines loosing power steering while driving ? T...

Unknown mechanical issues

Power steering failure and shaking while idling in park. Went out fully while pulling out of parking lot. whole vehicle inspected by dealership before purchasing. No warning lamps. Felt like had a bad tire while driving down the road and steering wheel started shaking in park 24 hours prior to it fa...

On January 22, 2022, I was driving my 2008 Ford Escape from Everett, WA to Puyallup, WA. A few miles from my destination, the wrench indicator came on at the same time my steering wheel jerked from my hands for a second, then went back to normal driving and the wrench indicator turned off. Several m...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the steering wheel started shaking and it was slightly difficult to steer the vehicle. The contact stated that she then went to a local auto store to have power steering fluid added to the reservoir howe...

Mileage: 150,000

My 2008 Ford Escape XLT electrical power steering will stop working while driving the vehicle. It is available for an inspection at anytime. The safety issue is the car is next to impossible to steer once it stops working. My wife just missed running into a power pole while driving in a roundabout w...

My 2008 Ford Escape XLT electrical power steering will stop working while driving the vehicle. It is available for an inspection at anytime. The safety issue is the car is next to impossible to steer once it stops working. My wife just missed running into a power pole while driving in a roundabout w...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel seized and would not turn in either direction. The driver turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the steering wheel functionality returned but the power steering as...

Mileage: 190,000

STEERING WHEEL STARTING CLICKING AND MOVING ON ITS OWN, A FEW DAYS LATER A POWER STERRING ASSIST FAULT ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE SAME DAY THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the steering wheel suddenly became difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering torque sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced ho...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his wife was driving approximately 50 MPH, the power steering assist warning light illuminated, and remained illuminated. The driver continued driving the vehicle in manual steering mode until arriving at his destination. The vehicle was ...

Mileage: 112,832

Having issue with throttle body and or controller. Break takes time to respond and is stiff. When on an incline road, the car rolls backwards before accelerating forward. The rolled back at stop signs on inclined roads and inclined parking lots. The car shows no warming lights. The car has issues a...

Having issue with throttle body and or controller. Break takes time to respond and is stiff. When on an incline road, the car rolls backwards before accelerating forward. The rolled back at stop signs on inclined roads and inclined parking lots. The car shows no warming lights. The car has issues a...

Having issue with throttle body and or controller. Break takes time to respond and is stiff. When on an incline road, the car rolls backwards before accelerating forward. The rolled back at stop signs on inclined roads and inclined parking lots. The car shows no warming lights. The car has issues a...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 25-35 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic wh...

Mileage: 130,000

While I was driving my car my power steering stopped working.I took it to my service garage and he did some kind of a rebate on it.But he also said he dosen"the no how long it will work.

While I was driving is when I notice the diffrence.And when I was stopped I couldn'do even turn the steering wheel..

I have a 2008 Ford Escape. I was driving with my 7 year old and 4 year old and my power steering out, out of nowhere and went into manual steering. Without me being aware of that I went to turn and my car would not turn, I almost wrecked (because I could not turn the wheel) into the person at the st...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the "Power Steering Assist Fault" warning message was displayed. The steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic reset the computer code B2278 (Power ...

Mileage: 124,510

The rear passenger door will not catch to release unlock or lock latch. It's like the door is forced closed will not open.

The rear passenger door will not catch to release unlock or lock latch. It's like the door is forced closed will not open.

Vehicle lost electric steering assistance system while driving causing a crash in a street curve. This system problem is now intermittent. The Ford dealer told there is nothing they can do if I don't pay for the repair. I think this is a secury issue and Ford is responsible for it.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the pedal went straight to the floor before stopping. The contact veered to the side of the road and waited for a few minutes before restarting the vehicle before drivin...

Mileage: 104,550

Power steering assist fault is being displayed on the screen. My vehicle is hard to turn when slowing down.

Electric power steering intermittently has a failure while driving. Vehicle gets very hard to steer.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing out of her driveway, the power steering assist failed without warning. The contact called an independent mechanic to her home who informed her that there had been a recall placed on similar vehicles for the power steering, ...

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the power steering failed while the contact was making a left turn. The failure caused the contact to crash into a parked vehicle. The air bags were deployed upon impact. The contact sustained injuries to her neck,...

Mileage: 144,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the power steering assist fault warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle to continue driving. The contact called the dealer where she wa...

Mileage: 100,000

* The braking system is failing without warning arbitrarily, resulting in pedal doing to floor and not stopping the vehicle and requiring swerving if possible to avoid collision, often needing to drive off the road surface to do so safely. This is a very common and largely reported problem with this...

Regen Brakes Disabled light came on dash board after starting. ABS light and Check Braking System also. Took to two local mechanics. Checked sensors brake fluid etc. Advised to take to dealership. These lights are not ALWAYS on. However lately they have been. When illuminated the brakes are ...

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 5 mph or a slower speed, the steering wheel pulled to the left. The contact would turn the steering wheel with force to steer the vehicle. The contact stated that an unknown warning light illuminated on the instrument panel and...

Mileage: 50,000

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH and attempting to make a right turn, the steering wheel inadvertently lost power. The Power Steering Assistant Fault message was illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated she was able to pull to a nearby gas s...

Mileage: 179,643

Hello, While I was driving on the highway suddenly my steering became very stiff and it required much more effort to to turn the steering wheel. This was a very scary and dangerous situation in which could have led to a potential accident. There were no warning lights prior to this issue. I did s...

Car will run fine then, all of a sudden, goes into no drive mode. Will not go forward or reverse without a lot of gas pedal pushing ( like if the e brake is on then pop and lunges forward, but there is no brakes being applied, just gas.) Now car is sitting because mechanic pulled code P0A7C and said...

Hard to steer the vehicle.

The back liftgate glass on my 2008 ford escape separated from latch and exploded when closing.

The loss of power steering that was reported as being fixed with Ford Recall # 14S05 is still happening and Ford is not covering the cost of fixing it again.

The loss of power steering that was reported as being fixed with Ford Recall # 14S05 is still happening and Ford is not covering the cost of fixing it again.

MY ABS brake warning and my regular brake light come on and go off occasionally with a warning that says "Regen Brake System Disabled". When this happens, it VERY difficult to brake, the brakes go almost to the floor before they engage and there is some sort of air leak because I can hear a leak in ...

There is a major safety issue with the braking system. The brakes were getting soft (having to push all the way to the floor to get it to stop) A brake warning light then came on, i had a mechanic check it and he replaced all 4 brakes and rotors on it, a small improvement...then the ABS warning ligh...

BRAKES ARE PEDAL IS ADVANCING TOWARDS THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE UNTIL ALMOST AT THE FLOOR. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NO CODES EVIDENT, NOR SIGNS OF DEFECT. SPENT ENTIRE DAY AT THE MECHANIC TO NO AVAIL. MUST USE PUMPING BRAKE S CONTINUALLY AT REDUCED SPEEDS FROM ...

Mileage: 70,850

THE CAR SHOW A MESSAGE SAYING "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND STARTS STALLING AND THEN SUDDENLY TURN OFF BY ITSELF. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAY OR THE STREET

Mileage: 15

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS WHEN ABS TONE RING CRACKS/BREAKS DUE TO RUST DEVELOPING ON THE AXLE HOUSING WHERE THE RING IS PRESSED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE DURING 4 YEARS, BOTH WITH THE FRONT/LEFT RING/AXLE.

Mileage: 100,000

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND I GOT A WARNING BEEP SAW THE DISPLAY SAYING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING AND A LOUD MOTOR TYPE NOISE WAS SOUNDING. I WOULD DRIVE AND I COULD FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED MY CAR AND DISPLAY SHOWED RIGHT ...

Mileage: 132,500

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND I GOT A WARNING BEEP SAW THE DISPLAY SAYING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING AND A LOUD MOTOR TYPE NOISE WAS SOUNDING. I WOULD DRIVE AND I COULD FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED MY CAR AND DISPLAY SHOWED RIGHT ...

Mileage: 132,500

IN NOVEMBER 2020 WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, BY BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT SOFT. TO STOP MY VEHICLE, I HAD TO PRESS MY BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST SHOP WHERE I HAD MY BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED AND MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THIS TEMPORARIL...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGN...

Mileage: 116,710

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STANDSTILL, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ...

Mileage: 157,000

MY VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 58049 ORIGINAL. I NOTICED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITHIN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. I WOULDN'T GET AN ALERT ABOUT THE ODOMETER READING THAT WOULD SAY REGEN BRAKES DISABLED I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I TRY TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BUCKLE WHILE PRESSING IT. AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SEEM TO N...

MY VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 58049 ORIGINAL. I NOTICED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITHIN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. I WOULDN'T GET AN ALERT ABOUT THE ODOMETER READING THAT WOULD SAY REGEN BRAKES DISABLED I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I TRY TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BUCKLE WHILE PRESSING IT. AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SEEM TO N...

ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY THAT IT FAILED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL THAT ONLY INCLUDED A LIMITED NUMBER OF FORD ESCAPES, OF WHICH MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, IT JUST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT. IN DOING RESEARCH I F...

Mileage: 130,000

ELECTRIC STEERING SHAKES WITH SLIGHT PRESSURE TURNING EITHER WAY. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET, AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN.

Mileage: 100,000

THE STEERING WHEEL TENDS TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SPEED BEING DRIVEN. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK IT IS TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND START IT AGAIN. BUT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAN VERY WELL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT...

Mileage: 125,000

RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. ALL ACCESSORIES WENT OFF AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I JUST REPLACED MY 12V BATTERY THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 2 MILES, AT MOST. THE BRAND NEW BATTERY HAD BEEN IN THE CAR LESS THAN 24 HOURS. I HAD NO STEERING CAPABILITY AS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ...

Mileage: 88,611

RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. ALL ACCESSORIES WENT OFF AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I JUST REPLACED MY 12V BATTERY THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 2 MILES, AT MOST. THE BRAND NEW BATTERY HAD BEEN IN THE CAR LESS THAN 24 HOURS. I HAD NO STEERING CAPABILITY AS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ...

Mileage: 88,611

RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. ALL ACCESSORIES WENT OFF AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I JUST REPLACED MY 12V BATTERY THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 2 MILES, AT MOST. THE BRAND NEW BATTERY HAD BEEN IN THE CAR LESS THAN 24 HOURS. I HAD NO STEERING CAPABILITY AS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ...

Mileage: 88,611

08 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID-ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BREAKS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, STOPSAFE CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON APPROX. 5 MINUTES LATER. ABS STAYS ON ALONG WITH CHECK BREAKS SYSTEM AND REGEN BREAKS DISABLED. CAR HAS SAT FOR 3 YEARS. WHEN TURNED ON NOW, REGULAR BATTERY DRAINS AND ABS LIGHT...

Mileage: 88,601

RECEIVED A POWER STEETING ASSIST FAULT ON MY VEHICLE WHEN TURNING IT ON IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE UNLESS I GAVE IT BRUT FORCE. WHEN CALLING FORD, THEY SAID THAT RECALL 14S05 WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE IN 2014 WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITH SOME SOFTWARE UPDATE....

Mileage: 216,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITH THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN CEASED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEARNY MESA FORD ...

Mileage: 160,000

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND EVENTUALLY THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING AND IT LOST ALL POWER TO STEER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR ESCAPE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM.

Mileage: 197,000

IN MARCH 2008 MY BRAKES WENT 2 THE FLOOR THEN I PUMPED IT UP. I TOOK IT TO LARSON FORD ON 4/26/08 ANS THEY SAID IT WAS THE CALIPERS. HAD THE WORK DONE AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY SAID I CANT FIND ANYTHING AND TO DRIVE IT. ON DEC 31 THE BREAKS FAILED COMPLETELY. I...

Mileage: 142,000

TOOK VEHICLE INTO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE ON FRONT WHEEL, YESTERDAY 1/ 27/ 2021, WHICH IS UNRELATED. SERVICEMAN TOLD ME THAT, DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, THE UNDERFRAME HAS UP TO SIX CRACKS IN IT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. HE STATED THAT THERE IS NO RE...

Mileage: 167,000

TOOK VEHICLE INTO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE ON FRONT WHEEL, YESTERDAY 1/ 27/ 2021, WHICH IS UNRELATED. SERVICEMAN TOLD ME THAT, DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, THE UNDERFRAME HAS UP TO SIX CRACKS IN IT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. HE STATED THAT THERE IS NO RE...

Mileage: 167,000

TOOK VEHICLE INTO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE ON FRONT WHEEL, YESTERDAY 1/ 27/ 2021, WHICH IS UNRELATED. SERVICEMAN TOLD ME THAT, DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, THE UNDERFRAME HAS UP TO SIX CRACKS IN IT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. HE STATED THAT THERE IS NO RE...

Mileage: 167,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE SHORT DISTANCE HOME. WAS LEAVING A GROCERY STORE ONTO THE STREET

Mileage: 113,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE SHORT DISTANCE HOME. WAS LEAVING A GROCERY STORE ONTO THE STREET

Mileage: 113,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE TORQUE SENSER IN THE STEERING COLUMN, ON THE FORD ESCAPES. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RESET IT. I DRIVE IN FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. HE SAID IT WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. MY VIN DOES NOT ...

Mileage: 90,000

THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT COMPLETELY LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN MANUAL MODE. THIS WAS NOT 1 OF THE ORIGINAL FORD RECALLS BUT YET WAS MADE IN THE SAME PLANT AS ALL THE OTHER RECALL.

Mileage: 152,000

THE STEERING WHEEL ROCKS BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN.

AT TIMES BEFORE ACCELERATION, THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO UNLESS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC AND IT HAS HAPPENED. THE STICKING HAPPENS EITHER AT A STOP SIGN, TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR SIMPLY JUST LEAVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. SOMETIMES IT MA...

Mileage: 219,375

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALE...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWN'S A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE ...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATE PEDAL, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE ...

Mileage: 104,000

IT STARTED EARLY THANKSGIVINGS(11/26/2020) DRIVE AS I WAS COMING TO MY 4TH/5TH STOP OF THE MORNING, I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND FELT MY BRAKE PEDAL SINK WITH SLIGHT TO NO PRESSURE, NO RESPONSE. I PANICKED AND I REMEMBER PUMPING THE BRAKE RAPIDLY TO BUILD PRESSURE, BUT THE BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND ...

Mileage: 63,250

THE VIN OF MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IS NOT HAVING ANY RECALLS, YET SOME OF THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING ASSIST MODULAR, WHICH MY FORD ESCAPE HAS A FAULTY MODULAR AS MY VIN SAY NO RECALLS, $1000.00 PART AND LABOR IS A VERY HIGH PRICE NEED HELP TO FIX THE STEERING KNOWING WE ARE GOING...

Mileage: 118,845

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INADVERTENTLY MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT S...

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING FOR THE 1ST COUPLE OF MILES WAS FINE. PROBLEM HAPPENED AFTER STOPPING THE CAR 1ST TIME AT FRIENDS HOUSE THEN 2ND TIME AFTER GAS STATION STOP. AFTER CAR WAS RE~ENTERED ONTO THE ROAD IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 15 MPH AND FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE ON. THIS WAS AFTER THE 2ND TRIP TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT...

Mileage: 12

DRIVING FOR THE 1ST COUPLE OF MILES WAS FINE. PROBLEM HAPPENED AFTER STOPPING THE CAR 1ST TIME AT FRIENDS HOUSE THEN 2ND TIME AFTER GAS STATION STOP. AFTER CAR WAS RE~ENTERED ONTO THE ROAD IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 15 MPH AND FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE ON. THIS WAS AFTER THE 2ND TRIP TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT...

Mileage: 12

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO R...

Mileage: 84,000

THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS VERY FAST IF YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT ON THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. IF YOU TRY TO BACK UP, AND TURN THE WHEEL ONE WAY, IT WILL NOT STEER THE CORRECT DIRECTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS ON IT'S OWN. VERY DANGEROUS. THE ...

Mileage: 140,000

THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS VERY FAST IF YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT ON THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. IF YOU TRY TO BACK UP, AND TURN THE WHEEL ONE WAY, IT WILL NOT STEER THE CORRECT DIRECTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS ON IT'S OWN. VERY DANGEROUS. THE ...

Mileage: 140,000

THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS VERY FAST IF YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT ON THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. IF YOU TRY TO BACK UP, AND TURN THE WHEEL ONE WAY, IT WILL NOT STEER THE CORRECT DIRECTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS ON IT'S OWN. VERY DANGEROUS. THE ...

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE HAD REPLACED STEERING UJOINT.AND NOW NO POWER STEERING IT DONT WORK AND THE GARGAGE CANT EVEN FIGURE IT OUT.RIGHT AFTER REPLACEING IT.

I HAVE HAD REPLACED STEERING UJOINT.AND NOW NO POWER STEERING IT DONT WORK AND THE GARGAGE CANT EVEN FIGURE IT OUT.RIGHT AFTER REPLACEING IT.

WE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING CAME ON AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING TO THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 153,241

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT USED A CODE READER TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CODE DISPLAYED REFERENCED A DEFECTIVE TORQUE SENSOR MODULATOR. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 193,700

POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT, WAS WORKING JUST FINE THEN JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN QUIT WORKING. DRIVING WENT TO TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS JUST EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN ALMOST WRECKED. PRIOR TO THIS I WAS DRIVING AND TURNED WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO I HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ...

Mileage: 135,000

POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT, WAS WORKING JUST FINE THEN JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN QUIT WORKING. DRIVING WENT TO TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS JUST EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN ALMOST WRECKED. PRIOR TO THIS I WAS DRIVING AND TURNED WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO I HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ...

Mileage: 135,000

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APP. 50 MPH FROM INTERSTATE ONTO OFF-RAMP. WHILE TURNING, I NOTICED THE WHEEL BECOME VERY HEAVY. I PUT MORE FORCE INTO THE WHEEL, BUT IT WAS IF IT WAS LOCKED. THIS DID NOT FEEL LIKE A MECHANICAL LOCK, SUCH AS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF - THAT GENERALLY HAS QUITE A BIT OF PLAY. ...

Mileage: 172,700

ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD HCU IS BAD. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ AND BEEN TOLD FORD SHOULD'VE ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE

Mileage: 113,000

THERE IS A RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V284000, FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON FORD ESCAPES MANUFACTURED IN THE KANSAS PLANT, HOWEVER FOR SOME REASON MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL COMPLAINT.THE STEERING LOCKS UP MAKING RIGHT TURNS AT LO...

Mileage: 104,000

MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 AND SHE TOOK AN EXIT AND IMMEDIATELY COULDN'T STEER. THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT SHE COULD STILL DRIVE ANY SPEED IT DIDN'T ENGAGE LIMP MODE .WE CAN STILL DRIVE JUST NOT STEER. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YR FOR THIS TORQUE SENSOR, BUT ITS NOT SHOWING UP FOR...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT HAD INITIALLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKE HOSE AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CON...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE MY WIFE WAS BEGINNING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY,T HE STEERING LOCKED UP, AND SHE PULLED IT INTO THE GARAGE AND STOPPED AND WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE, BECAUSE YOU CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE AT ALL.

Mileage: 130,000

AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE CALIPERS AND BRAKES PADS NEVER RELEASED FROM THE ROTOR! THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND THE BRAKES/ROTORS AND WHEELS TO GET VERY HOT. A SERVICE STATION SAID IT APPEARS THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS STICKING, NOT ALLOWING THE BRAKES...

Mileage: 140,000

THE ELECTRIC ASSISTED POWER STEERING IS LOCKING UP CAUSING A SEVERELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. I BELIEVE AFTER HAVING DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROMINENT ISSUE AND THIS VEHICLE NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FORD / NHTSA RECALL. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS I...

Mileage: 239,710

VEHICLE FIRE. FIRE STARTED IN AREA OF DRIVER'S SIDE TAILLIGHT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN A PARKING LOT. SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE FIRE. FIRE STARTED IN AREA OF DRIVER'S SIDE TAILLIGHT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN A PARKING LOT. SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME SOFT AND STICKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED ON THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS FLUSHED, INSPECTED FOR LEAKS, AND REPLACE...

Mileage: 73,000

MULTIPLE SERVICE LIGHTS TURN ON, ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING, SEEMINGLY RANDOM. I HAVE HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A NEW CLUSTER. LOOKS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN 10024328/ FORD TSB 08-3-6. INFORMATION ON THE ISSUE IS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FAMILY FRIEND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPE...

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE LOST MY POWER STEERING (ELECTRIC) WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AT SLOW SPEED

Mileage: 142,000

I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. SOMETIMES THE WHEEL LOCKS WHEN I'M DRIVING , ALSO THE WHEEL SHAKES LIKE I'M ON A ROLLERCOASTER . I CAN'T DRIVE OVER 20 MPH BECAUSE THE WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE EVEN MORE

Mileage: 5

I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. SOMETIMES THE WHEEL LOCKS WHEN I'M DRIVING , ALSO THE WHEEL SHAKES LIKE I'M ON A ROLLERCOASTER . I CAN'T DRIVE OVER 20 MPH BECAUSE THE WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE EVEN MORE

Mileage: 5

I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. SOMETIMES THE WHEEL LOCKS WHEN I'M DRIVING , ALSO THE WHEEL SHAKES LIKE I'M ON A ROLLERCOASTER . I CAN'T DRIVE OVER 20 MPH BECAUSE THE WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE EVEN MORE

Mileage: 5

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK BRAKES TOOK TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AND MODULE THAT WAS GOING OUT. THEY WAITED ME A PRICE OF 2400 DOLLARS TO GET A NEW MODULE AND 1200 TO INSTALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PR...

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK BRAKES TOOK TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AND MODULE THAT WAS GOING OUT. THEY WAITED ME A PRICE OF 2400 DOLLARS TO GET A NEW MODULE AND 1200 TO INSTALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PR...

Mileage: 105,000

I SHUT MY BACK HATCH LIGHTLY BEING IT IS NOT HARD TO SHUT WENT TO WALK AWAY AND MY GLASS EXPLODED. GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR AND AS FAR AS 3 FEET BEHIND THE CAR. I HAD GLASS IN MY HAIR. I'M JUST GLAD IT HAPPENED AFTER I TURNED AROUND. IT WAS RAINING AND A LITTLE CHILLY BUT NOT COLD.

Mileage: 210,000

SUDDENLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP PROPERLY.

Mileage: 215,561

SUDDENLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP PROPERLY.

Mileage: 215,561

SUDDENLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP PROPERLY.

Mileage: 215,561

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. IT WAS BUILT AT THE SAME KANSAS PLANT WHERE THEY WERE RECALLED BUT I CALLED FORD AND LET THEM KNOW AND THEY DENIED ANY RECALL.

Mileage: 190,000

BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. DIAGNOSIS AS ABS MODUEL/PUMP & BRAIN. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OVER $3,000 AT FORD DEALER. ON JUST ONE WEB SITE, CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE ABS MODUEL ON THE 2008-09 FORD ESCAPE. TH...

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO T...

Mileage: 109,000

MY CAR HAS DISPLAYED THE ISSUES THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOW WILL NOT START AGAIN. IT STOPPED DRIVING UNEXPECTEDLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON BOTH FREEWAYS AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, GAS AND BRAKE HAVE NO EFFEC...

Mileage: 115,000

MY CAR HAS DISPLAYED THE ISSUES THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOW WILL NOT START AGAIN. IT STOPPED DRIVING UNEXPECTEDLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON BOTH FREEWAYS AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, GAS AND BRAKE HAVE NO EFFEC...

Mileage: 115,000

MY CAR HAS DISPLAYED THE ISSUES THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOW WILL NOT START AGAIN. IT STOPPED DRIVING UNEXPECTEDLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON BOTH FREEWAYS AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, GAS AND BRAKE HAVE NO EFFEC...

Mileage: 115,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION- AFTER STARTING TORQUE GROWLS, WHEN I PUT IT IN ANY GEAR IT HESITATES THEN LURCHES SO MUCH THE TIRES SQUEAL, & SOUNDS,FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IN THE REAR OF SUV IS GOING TO FALL APART . ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT'S SCARING OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS. SHAKES ME SO HARD IT HURTS ...

Mileage: 163,000

"STOP SAFELY NOW". IT DID A COUPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND NOW IT WON'T TURN ON AT ALL.

Mileage: 80,000

"STOP SAFELY NOW". IT DID A COUPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND NOW IT WON'T TURN ON AT ALL.

Mileage: 80,000

ON HOT DAYS THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS THE FOLLOWING ERROR "ABS LIGHT ON REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED. IT ALMOST FEELS AS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO COME TO A STOP. IN A SITUATION WHERE AN IMMEDIATE STOP WOULD BE NECCESSARY THIS E...

Mileage: 139,000

I GOT THIS VEHICLE IN 2019,THE BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP OFF AND ON,THEN IN 2020,AS OF JULY 1,MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE OUT SHOPPING.WHEN I SAY THE BRAKES WERE ACTING UP,THIS IS NOT LIKE MOST BRAKES WOULD DO.FEEL SQUISHY,GO TO THE FLOOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN,PUT MY FOOT ON ...

Mileage: 197,655

TRAVELING ON MAIN HIGHWAY WITH MY 3 GRANDCHILDREN WHEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKES GO ALMOST ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. SHORTLY AFTER, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH IS V...

Mileage: 193,210

YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON I95 IN CONNECTICUT, I APPROACHED STOPPED TRAFFIC AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY USING THE BRAKES. MY FOOT WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY VEHICLE BRAKING. I BEGAN TO PUMP THE BRAKES VIGOROUSLY AND WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE BRAKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS VERY MUCH DISC...

Mileage: 232,000

BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TOO FAR. DIAGNOSED AS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. CAR HAS 84K MILES ON IT. FORD SEEMS TO HAVE RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHY NOT THESE? VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 83,000

FIRST OF ALL THE SINGLE DATE BELOW DOES NOT DOCUMENT THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. WHEN I'M MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IF I PULL DOWN HARD ON THE WHEEL IT BREAKS LOOSE AND RETURNS TO NORMAL STEERING. I'VE...

Mileage: 20

THE CAR BROKE DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT A FEW MILES FROM THE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE AND WOULD NOT RUN. BATTERY LIGHT, WRENCH LIGHT AND STOP SAFELY CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, DIAGNOSED WITH P0A7A AND P0A78 CODES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD ...

Mileage: 129,100

THE CAR BROKE DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT A FEW MILES FROM THE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE AND WOULD NOT RUN. BATTERY LIGHT, WRENCH LIGHT AND STOP SAFELY CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, DIAGNOSED WITH P0A7A AND P0A78 CODES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD ...

Mileage: 129,100

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY STALL OR FREEZE UP WHEN MAKING TURNS OR PRESSING THE GAS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BY STALLING I MEAN TAKING A SECOND OR TWO TO ACCELERATE THEN JERKING KINDA HARD ONCE I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE CAR WOULD FREEZE UP, THE TRACTION ...

Mileage: 210,850

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY STALL OR FREEZE UP WHEN MAKING TURNS OR PRESSING THE GAS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BY STALLING I MEAN TAKING A SECOND OR TWO TO ACCELERATE THEN JERKING KINDA HARD ONCE I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE CAR WOULD FREEZE UP, THE TRACTION ...

Mileage: 210,850

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES, WENT TO MOVE IT AND THE STEERING WHEEL JUST WENT ROUND AND ROUND WITHOUT THE TIRES MOVING.

Mileage: 127,780

THIS STARTED IN OCT.2019,WITH BRAKES IN THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID.I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES THE BRAKES FAILED LAST YEAR,BUT THIS YEAR ALONE THEY HAVE FAILED AT LEAST 5 TIMES.THE LAST 2 TIMES,VERY SERIOUS.I WAS ON ROAD WITH TRAFFIC,COMING TO A STOP SIGN,TRYING TO BRAKE.PUT MY FOOT HARD ON BRAKE,IT NE...

Mileage: 197,667

VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS, SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BOTH SIDES CRACKING, AC CONDENSER LEAKING

VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS, SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BOTH SIDES CRACKING, AC CONDENSER LEAKING

VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS, SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BOTH SIDES CRACKING, AC CONDENSER LEAKING

BRAKES STARTED MESSING UP WHEN I FIRST GOT THIS LAST YEAR.I WAS DRIVING AND GETTING READY TO STOP.THE BRAKES NEVER WENT TO THE FLOOR,AS NORMALLY THEY WOULD,IF BRAKES WOULD BE GOING BAD.I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS LIKE STEPPING OR PUTTING MY FOOT ON A STONE WALL.THIS HAPPENED THE WORST 1 DAY AG...

Mileage: 196,342

I FOUND MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2008. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT SHOT DOWN AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCH INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SAME FORD ESCAPE MODEL FROM 2003- 2008 ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN I RUN MY VIN DOES NOT APPEAR IT HAS RECALL. ITS SUPPOSE TO HAVE FORD RECA...

Mileage: 10

SEVERAL FRIGHTENING INCIDENTS TOOK PLACE WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN WHICH THE STEERING GAVE OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND PAID FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT WENT OUT THE THIRD TIME AND I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE. I GOT IT TOWED T...

Mileage: 140,000

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS POWER ASSIST FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 201,000

BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT, HAS A VERY LONG AMOUNT OF TRAVEL TO ENGAGE BRAKES AND IS SOFT WHEN BEING DEPRESSED. TOOK TO EARNHARDT FORD IN CHANDLER, AZ, AND THEY DID A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH AND BLEED TO ENSURE NO AIR WAS IN THE LINES, THEY ADVISED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND MASTER CYLINDER HAD ACTUALLY BE...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WAS FIRM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDED PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, EXTENDING THE BRAKING DISTANCE. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. T...

Mileage: 121,000

WHEN RUNNING THE CAR (STATIONARY, AND THEN MOVING), ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT SAID "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE CAR, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT WERE MORE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS SOMETIMES. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, WE WERE INFORMED ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FRIEND'S HOME WHERE UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 160,000

ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY FORD 2008 THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO HAVING NO POWER STEERING FLUID. AS A RESULT, I CAN'T DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS AND IT'S INCREASINGLY DANGEROU...

Mileage: 142,000

ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY FORD 2008 THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO HAVING NO POWER STEERING FLUID. AS A RESULT, I CAN'T DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS AND IT'S INCREASINGLY DANGEROU...

Mileage: 142,000

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR OUT OF NOWHERE MY PASSENGER BREAK DECIDED TO LOCK UP AND STARTED BURNING BREAK PAD SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CALIPERS BREAK PADS ROTORS AND MY ABS HCU WHICH IT RUN TO 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS I ALSO BEEN READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM FO...

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING VIBRATED AND MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WH...

Mileage: 170,600

I HAD JUST LEFT THE LAUNDROMAT I WAS GOING TO RUN GRAB ME A BITE TO EAT WHILE WAITING ON MY CLOTHES AND AS I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE,"POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT POPPED UP ON MY DASH. SO I THOUGHT MY POWER STEERING WAS LOW. THERE WAS A AUTO ZONE ON THE WAY TO THE RESTAURANT SO AS I WENT TO...

Mileage: 239,625

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON HIS DAUGHTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 86,530

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ROCK SIDE TO SIDE ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH AND THEN AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TAKING A CORNER THE ELECKTRONIC STEERING COMPLETELY FAIL ALMOST CAUSING US TO WRECK.

Mileage: 200,300

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM REVERTED TO MANUAL STEERING MODE DUE TO AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT RELATED TO THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING REQUIRED HIGHER STEERING EFFORT AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. I T...

Mileage: 80,490

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM MASANO FORD, 815 L...

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HO...

Mileage: 137,000

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES ACCELERATE IT IS VERY QUICKLY WHICH CAN SEND YOU INTO TRAFFIC. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN HAPPEN FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, IT CAN ALSO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN YOU GO AGAIN TO PRESS THE GAS, NOTHI...

Mileage: 180,000

TRANSMISSION LOSING SHIFT IN ALL GEARS AFTER WARMUP

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN I WILL DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, I WILL GET MASTER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL HAZARD WARNING SIGN ON MY DASHBOARD, A "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE, AND MY VEHICLE ENGINE WILL INSTANTLY SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE- FIRST TIME, I WAS DRIVING FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO TO ST. L...

Mileage: 121

THE CAR WAS TAKEN OUT OF LONG TERM STORAGE 18 MONTHS AGO AND ALL THE RECALLS DONE. I HAVE TWO SAFETY ISSUES. FIRST OF ALL TWICE, I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON THE 80 MPH HIGHWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE TO USE MY MIGHT TO CONTROL THE STEERING MANUALLY WHICH CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD...

Mileage: 125,000

WHEN STATIONARY (PARKED OR WITH BRAKE ON) STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY... LEADING TO TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AFTER 1.5 WEEKS CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVE-ABLE

Mileage: 136,000

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS BEEN OUT FOR SOME TIME NOW AND BEEN USING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. MY VEHICLE FITS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION AS THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUR DEACRIBES AND WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE KC PLANT AS WELL AND IS A 2008 ESCAPE XLT BUT YET I'M LEFT RESPONSIBLE AND WOULD RATHER BLO...

Mileage: 80,000

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS BEEN OUT FOR SOME TIME NOW AND BEEN USING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. MY VEHICLE FITS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION AS THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUR DEACRIBES AND WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE KC PLANT AS WELL AND IS A 2008 ESCAPE XLT BUT YET I'M LEFT RESPONSIBLE AND WOULD RATHER BLO...

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE IF I LET GO OF STEERING WHEEL WHICH LASTED ABOUT A WEEK THEN ON MY WAY TO WORK AGAIN IT WOULDNT GO OVER 40 MPH AND WONT COME OUT OF GEAR. ON THE WAY HOME IT WOULDNT GO OVER 30MPH AND STILL WONT COME OUT OF GEAR.

Mileage: 180,000

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING LOCKS UP. WHEN I FORCE IT, IT WILL BREAK LOOSE BUT THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO COME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CONTINUED DRIVING THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND THE LOW OIL LEVEL WARNING LIG...

Mileage: 174,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY THE STEERING CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO (TRI-STATE FORD 1503 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, EAST LIVERPOO...

Mileage: 210,000

RANDOMLY THE CAR WILL 'STALL' TO TO SPEAK EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND NOT A 5-SPEED. WHEN I SAY STALL I AM REFERRING TO WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, YIELDING TO TURN, ETC - WHEN I GO TO HIT THE GAS THE RPM'S REV UP HIGH AND THE CAR SPEED IS VERY LOW AND AT A ROLLING SPEED - EV...

Mileage: 150,000

RANDOMLY THE CAR WILL 'STALL' TO TO SPEAK EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND NOT A 5-SPEED. WHEN I SAY STALL I AM REFERRING TO WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, YIELDING TO TURN, ETC - WHEN I GO TO HIT THE GAS THE RPM'S REV UP HIGH AND THE CAR SPEED IS VERY LOW AND AT A ROLLING SPEED - EV...

Mileage: 150,000

RANDOMLY THE CAR WILL 'STALL' TO TO SPEAK EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND NOT A 5-SPEED. WHEN I SAY STALL I AM REFERRING TO WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, YIELDING TO TURN, ETC - WHEN I GO TO HIT THE GAS THE RPM'S REV UP HIGH AND THE CAR SPEED IS VERY LOW AND AT A ROLLING SPEED - EV...

Mileage: 150,000

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A KNOWN RECALLED ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR. ERROR CODE B2278. IT HAS CAUSED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST TO TURN OFF. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS NO POWER STEERING DUE TO THIS ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. MY VEHICLE FALLS ...

Mileage: 99,777

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A KNOWN RECALLED ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR. ERROR CODE B2278. IT HAS CAUSED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST TO TURN OFF. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS NO POWER STEERING DUE TO THIS ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. MY VEHICLE FALLS ...

Mileage: 99,777

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A KNOWN RECALLED ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR. ERROR CODE B2278. IT HAS CAUSED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST TO TURN OFF. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS NO POWER STEERING DUE TO THIS ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. MY VEHICLE FALLS ...

Mileage: 99,777

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHEN SHE TRIED TO COLD START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER HIGHT FORD, INC. (242 MADISON AVE, SKOWHEGAN, ME 04976) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED...

FORD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED RECALL 14S05 FOR ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM ISSUE WITH A FIRST STEP "SOFTWARE UPDATE" FOR THE PSCM. MY DEALER PERFORMED THIS UPDATE EVEN THOUGH NO ERROR CODES WERE SHOWING. NOW THE TORQUE SENSOR IS FAILING AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT/ASSIST WITH THE ISSUE. TH...

Mileage: 123,800

2008 ESCAPE XLT HAS ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING - NOT HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND NOW ACTS AS MANUAL STEERING WHICH NEEDS MORE MUSCLE POWER. IT IS DOABLE BUT MORE DIFFICULT WHEN PARKING. MAYBE A BAD EAS SENSOR AS OTHERS REPORT.

Mileage: 156,000

RECALLED OTHER MODELS IDENTICAL TO MINE FOR THE EXACT ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING; HOWEVER, DID NOT RECALL MINE FOR SOME REASON. CAR HAS 99.7K MILES I AM ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SELECT CARS WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. THE DEALERSHIP MY C...

Mileage: 99,700

RECALLED OTHER MODELS IDENTICAL TO MINE FOR THE EXACT ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING; HOWEVER, DID NOT RECALL MINE FOR SOME REASON. CAR HAS 99.7K MILES I AM ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SELECT CARS WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. THE DEALERSHIP MY C...

Mileage: 99,700

RECALLED OTHER MODELS IDENTICAL TO MINE FOR THE EXACT ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING; HOWEVER, DID NOT RECALL MINE FOR SOME REASON. CAR HAS 99.7K MILES I AM ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SELECT CARS WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. THE DEALERSHIP MY C...

Mileage: 99,700

I WAS DRIVING TRYING TU TURN INTO INTERSECTION AND MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED, DON'T LET ME CONTROL NO MORE .. ALMOST CRASHED .. THEN AND MESSAGE POP UP ON MY DASHBOARD SAYS ' POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT' HAVE TO TAKE TO THE SHOP , BUT WAS SO SCARED JUST IMAGINE IF WHERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OMG

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (LILLISTON FORD, 833 N DELSEA DR, VINELAND, NJ 08360, (856) 272-5950) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE T...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE ENGINE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT LOOSE WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANIC THAT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED...

Mileage: 159,000

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT WAS OVER 12 YEARS OLD AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 137K MILES. I EXPERIENCED RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEMS ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR: ON SOME DAYS, WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE ABS FAILURE LIGHT AND THE RED BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND THE "CHECK BRAKE ...

Mileage: 137,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED, JUST ONE DAY STOPPED WORKING AS A KNOWN ISSUE

Mileage: 192,000

ON 1/9/20 THE CAR HAD ITS LAST DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION OF SO MANY SENSE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP 10/18. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A BEACH PARKING LOT. AS MY SON WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT HE TURNED CAR ON PUT CAR IN DRIVE SLIGHTLY STEPPED ON GAS TO BEGIN PULLING OUT AND TH...

Mileage: 160,000

ON 1/9/20 THE CAR HAD ITS LAST DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION OF SO MANY SENSE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP 10/18. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A BEACH PARKING LOT. AS MY SON WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT HE TURNED CAR ON PUT CAR IN DRIVE SLIGHTLY STEPPED ON GAS TO BEGIN PULLING OUT AND TH...

Mileage: 160,000

ON 1/9/20 THE CAR HAD ITS LAST DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION OF SO MANY SENSE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP 10/18. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A BEACH PARKING LOT. AS MY SON WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT HE TURNED CAR ON PUT CAR IN DRIVE SLIGHTLY STEPPED ON GAS TO BEGIN PULLING OUT AND TH...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING RO...

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDEN...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WAS FIRM AND REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO MANEUVER. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FA...

Mileage: 214,000

WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50 PM PST WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY: 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT'. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY LEAVE THE ROAD, BUT STEERING THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WENT TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL BUT PEDAL DOESN'T DEPRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN, AS IF THERE WAS A BLOCK OF WOOD OR SOMETHING PREVENTING IT. "REGEN BRAKE DISABLED" LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON DASH. BRAKING POWER ADVERSELY AFFECTED DURING THESE EPISODES. CAUSING TO PRESS DOWN ON BRAKE VERY HARD...

Mileage: 180,000

WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD TO PUSH ON BRAKES AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS IT VEHICLE WOULD STOP. SO I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY BRAKES WENT W CALIBER OR WHEEL BEARING. A FEW WEEKS LATER SAME THING HAPPEN ALL NEEDED REPLACED NOW AGAIN ITS HAPPENED. THIS IS TO MUCH SOMETHING HAS TO...

Mileage: 1,200,000

WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD TO PUSH ON BRAKES AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS IT VEHICLE WOULD STOP. SO I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY BRAKES WENT W CALIBER OR WHEEL BEARING. A FEW WEEKS LATER SAME THING HAPPEN ALL NEEDED REPLACED NOW AGAIN ITS HAPPENED. THIS IS TO MUCH SOMETHING HAS TO...

Mileage: 1,200,000

STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY VIBRATING FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN MESSAGE 'STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE' MESSAGE APPEARED WHEN CAR STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED ALL DAY. POWER STEERING IS GONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS SUPPOSEDLY HAD THIS REPAIRED AS PART OF THE 2014 RECALL.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB WONDRIES FORD (400 S. ATLANTIC BLVD, ALHAMRA, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE W...

Mileage: 107,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS WAS A RECALL IN 2014, PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE PCSM RE-PROGRAMMED AND THIS WAS CONSIDERED TAKING CARE OF THE RECALL. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND TORQUE SENSOR WERE THE ISSUE. IT HAS FAILED AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THIS $2200 REPAIR.

Mileage: 153,000

THE POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER WORKING. THE STEERING TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY PARKED AND HAD JUST TURNED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT I'M SURE OTHERS HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY AS I WAS READ...

Mileage: 152,000

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING SENSORS. STEERING TO MAKE AN A LOT OF CLICKING NOISE AND VIBRATIONS. LOOKING AT YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND I'VE SEEN A COUPLE WHERE THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE PAID BACK BECAUSE OF A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. LOOKS LIKE THE AVERAGE PRICE JUS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING RACK FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE C...

Mileage: 63,600

THE ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING FAILED, MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STEER, BOTH FROM STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 141,000

CAME OUT OF PET SMART STARTED MY CAR WENT TO BACK UP AND HAD NO POWER STREEING. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND NO POWER STREEING PUMP OR NO BELT. CALLED MY MECHANIC, HAD TO DRIVE 3.5 MILES WITH NO POWER STREEING, DIAGNOSE THE SENSOR. MECHANIC PUT THE SENSOR AND THE STREEING TURN TO THE RIGHT. MEA...

POWER WENT OUT ON STEERING, THIS MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR IN TRAFFIC, THERE IS A RECALL ON 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPES; 14V28400 - 05/29/2014. FORD # PSCM. 14S05. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSE TO HONOR RECALL AND SAY MY CAR IS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS EXACTL...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD THREE BEEPS. AFTERWARDS, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN IN...

Mileage: 122,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE THROUGH A CITY AT AROUND 30 MPH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I HAD TO GIVE GREAT EFFORT TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. EVEN AFTER THE EVENT, THE STEERING IS STILL UN-ASSISTE...

Mileage: 130,000

SUSPENSION AXLE TRANSMISSION FRONT END WHILE IN MOTION LOUD CLANK METAL SOUND. TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DIES. TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR ENTIREREPAIR OF FROM AXEL SUSPENSION AND TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE 15 MONTHS ON MY LOAN. NO EXCESSIVE DRIVING AND NO HARD USE.

Mileage: 147,550

SUSPENSION AXLE TRANSMISSION FRONT END WHILE IN MOTION LOUD CLANK METAL SOUND. TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DIES. TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR ENTIREREPAIR OF FROM AXEL SUSPENSION AND TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE 15 MONTHS ON MY LOAN. NO EXCESSIVE DRIVING AND NO HARD USE.

Mileage: 147,550

SUSPENSION AXLE TRANSMISSION FRONT END WHILE IN MOTION LOUD CLANK METAL SOUND. TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DIES. TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR ENTIREREPAIR OF FROM AXEL SUSPENSION AND TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE 15 MONTHS ON MY LOAN. NO EXCESSIVE DRIVING AND NO HARD USE.

Mileage: 147,550

MY VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT HAD MOMENTARILY GONE OUT BEFORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT RESUMED FUNCTION. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND BEGAN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND DID NOT RESUME. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL, 14V284000 FOR TORQUE SENSORS FAILING IN 200...

Mileage: 154,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. IT THEN JUST STOPPED AND WOULDN'T SHIFT. THE ENGINE WOULD REV REALLY HIGH, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WHICH MADE IT UNSAFE. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT FI...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEEL MECHANICS FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION. NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL CONTROL BARS AND RIGHT FRONT STABILIZER BAR. MECHANIC SAID UNSAFE TO DRIVE EVEN A 100 MILES. MECHANIC ALSO SAID THIS RESULTED FROM A DESIGN FLAW OF CERTAIN FORD MODELS THAT AFFECTED THE FORD XLSS OF 2008 AND PERHAPS OTHE...

Mileage: 85,427

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WAIKEM FORD (4321 L...

Mileage: 150,000

JUST DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOUD METAL NOISE. THEN INTERMITTENT METAL SCRAPING SOUND. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT'S AN AXEL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT WILL COST MORE TO REPAIR THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. I STILL OWE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS. TERRIBLE ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. ON A CITY STREET COMIN...

Mileage: 147,250

JUST DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOUD METAL NOISE. THEN INTERMITTENT METAL SCRAPING SOUND. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT'S AN AXEL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT WILL COST MORE TO REPAIR THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. I STILL OWE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS. TERRIBLE ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. ON A CITY STREET COMIN...

Mileage: 147,250

LOSS OF MY POWER STEERING MOTOR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY

Mileage: 125,000

THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MOVE WHEN DRIVING AND THE NEXT DAY I USED IT AGAIN IT WAS NORMAL. BUT NOW I TURN IT ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BY ITSELF TO ONE SIDE AND I HAVE NOT USE SINCE

Mileage: 198,000

IGNITION SWITCH NOT ALLOWING CRANKING DURING ENGAGING. SWITCH FEELS UNSECURED. ALSO DIFFICULT TO INSERT KEY . THIS IS A CONSTANT ONGOING PROBLEM . MILEAGE IS 85,XXX .

Mileage: 85,000

LAST WINTER I CAME OUT OF WORK TO GO HOME. WENT TO LEAVE AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING, I HAD TO DRIVE HOME VERY CAREFULLY, TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED THAT. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS THEN LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. THIS TIME IT IS THE STEERING COLUM...

Mileage: 175,000

BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. DROVE IT BACK HOME, AND SCANNED IT, ABS CODES ARE LEADING TO THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. AFTER RESEARCH, IT'S A PRICEY REPAIR. I JUST CANT BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT STEPPED UP, RECALLED AND FIXED THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 135,000

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AWD, 197000 REGEN BRAKES DISABLED NOTICE AT VEHICLE START AND IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SOFT BRAKES, NEARLY COULD NOT STOP. VERY UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC OR, IN THE CASE THAT IT HAPPENS IN A HIGH-SPEED SITUATION, COULD BE DEADLY. CONFIRMED HCU AND ABS SYSTEM. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS ...

Mileage: 197,000

ABS LIGHT CAME ON OVER A YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD IT SERVICED 3 TIMES AND THE BRAKES REPLACED. NOW IT'S IN FOR INSPECTION AND CAN'T PASS. MY EXPERIENCE AND MECHANIC EXPERIENCES ROUTINE MOMENTS WHEN THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE EVEN WHEN THE PEDAL IS FLOORED. THEY'VE BLED THE BRAKES AND NOW ARE TRYI...

Mileage: 95,000

RECEIVED RECALL LETTER, TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAFETY RECALL. THE FORD DEALER, SERVICE DEPT. SAID THAT THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR LAST WEEK AND WHILE DRIVING IT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. 10/02/2019 TODAY WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE ...

Mileage: 162,000

TODAY IS 10/1/2019. I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL CAME HOME AND MY NEIGHBOR SON HAD MISSED THE BUS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE HIM TO SCHOOL WHEN AFTER I STARTED MY CAR MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG SO I PARKED IT AND TRIED TO REVERSE AND TURN THE WHEEL ...

Mileage: 125,000

TODAY IS 10/1/2019. I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL CAME HOME AND MY NEIGHBOR SON HAD MISSED THE BUS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE HIM TO SCHOOL WHEN AFTER I STARTED MY CAR MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG SO I PARKED IT AND TRIED TO REVERSE AND TURN THE WHEEL ...

Mileage: 125,000

TODAY IS 10/1/2019. I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL CAME HOME AND MY NEIGHBOR SON HAD MISSED THE BUS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE HIM TO SCHOOL WHEN AFTER I STARTED MY CAR MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG SO I PARKED IT AND TRIED TO REVERSE AND TURN THE WHEEL ...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE DEALER UPDATED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD...

Mileage: 197,000

THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING EXHAUST PARTS TO BREAK. THE FORD OEM PARTS ONLY LAST ONE YEAR BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. RECENTLY, THE BAD MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MOVE SO MUCH IT CAUSED THE FRONT FLEX PIPE TO BREAK WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CLOGGED...

Mileage: 113,000

THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING EXHAUST PARTS TO BREAK. THE FORD OEM PARTS ONLY LAST ONE YEAR BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. RECENTLY, THE BAD MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MOVE SO MUCH IT CAUSED THE FRONT FLEX PIPE TO BREAK WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CLOGGED...

Mileage: 113,000

BRAKE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR SOMETIMES AFTER A HARD BRAKING EVENT. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDDLE A FEW TIMES, THEY COME BACK. THEY SOMETIMES GO OUT WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD ALSO.AGAIN THEY COME BACK AFTER SOME VIGOROUS PUMPING OF THE PEDDLE. FLUID LEVEL IS GOOD. I HAVEN'T WRECKED IT YET, ...

Mileage: 126,000

DRIVING AT 40 MPH, ABS LIGHT CAME UP FIRST, THEN, BRAKES AND THEN REGENT BRAKES DISABLED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING GOING HOME AT 4:45 AND STOPPED AT A POSTAL OFFICE WHEN I NOTICED THAT TO STOP I HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES TO PARK. LEAVING THE POSTAL OFFICE, I NOTICED THE CAR WASN'T BR...

Mileage: 128,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY DISPLAY THE "PARKING BRAKE" WARNING-LIGHT, ABS WARNING-LIGHT, AND A MESSAGE STATING THAT "REGENERATIVE BRAKING HAS BEEN DISABLED". AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NO LONGER SLOW THE CAR DOWN UNLESS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING APPEARS TO BE ENT...

Mileage: 96,900

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING LOST IT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW HAS LOST POWER. LOST IT WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 367,865

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING LOST IT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW HAS LOST POWER. LOST IT WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 367,865

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING LOST IT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW HAS LOST POWER. LOST IT WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 367,865

THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING AFTER PARKING IT AND THEN WHEN I STARTED IT TO LEAVE I HAD NO POWER STEERING

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING FROM MIDLAND TEXAS TO EL PASO TEXAS ON THE WAY BACK MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IT STATED SAFELY STOP THIS WILL BE THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS INFORMED THAT IT CAN BE THE MEC PUMP BUT WHEN CALLING FORD AND PUTTING IT IN MY VIN NUMBER IT DOESN'T...

WHILE DRIVING FROM MIDLAND TEXAS TO EL PASO TEXAS ON THE WAY BACK MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IT STATED SAFELY STOP THIS WILL BE THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS INFORMED THAT IT CAN BE THE MEC PUMP BUT WHEN CALLING FORD AND PUTTING IT IN MY VIN NUMBER IT DOESN'T...

WHILE DRIVING FROM MIDLAND TEXAS TO EL PASO TEXAS ON THE WAY BACK MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IT STATED SAFELY STOP THIS WILL BE THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS INFORMED THAT IT CAN BE THE MEC PUMP BUT WHEN CALLING FORD AND PUTTING IT IN MY VIN NUMBER IT DOESN'T...

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. ON AUGUST 19TH, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON WITH APPROXIMATELY 161,200 MILES, THE "CHECK ABS" LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY TRAFFIC WITH THE "CHECK ABS" LIGHT ON, THE CAR HAD SLUGGISH BRAKING. APPLYING THE BRAKE WOULD SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE...

Mileage: 161,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO JIGGLE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION A COUPLE OF TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DI...

Mileage: 100,000

TURNED VEHICLE ON PULLED OUT OF DRIVE WAY NOTICED IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN , WENT FURTHER DOWN ROAD TRIED TO TURN ON CROSS STREET AND STILL HAD NO GIVE .POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY LOST IN THE CAR TO TURN THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH . VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR.

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Mileage: 76,000

TAKATA RECALL.. MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE WHEN IT SHIFTS TO 4TH GEAR IT GOES DOWN THEN SHAKES AND GOES UP A GEAR

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL.. MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE WHEN IT SHIFTS TO 4TH GEAR IT GOES DOWN THEN SHAKES AND GOES UP A GEAR

Mileage: 90,000

ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE NO POWER/ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. WHEN PARKED YESTERDAY I STARTED MY CAR AND WENT TO MOVE FORWARD ONLY TO HAVE NO STEERING. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, STILL NOTHING. RESTARTED CAR ONE MORE TIME AND STEERING WORKED. TODAY THE STEERING WENT OUT AND DID NOT ...

Mileage: 164,000

HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AT 24,000 MILES THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE. AT 28,000 MILES THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE LEFT REAR WINDOW BROKE. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR BOTH THESE REPAIRS. AT 45,000 THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. AT 59,000 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO KEAST A...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO KEAST A...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WIND...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOT OF NOISE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND...

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING I SUDDENLY LOST POWERSTEERING.

Mileage: 200,000

CAR WAS BRAKING ERRONEOUSLY AS I WAS DRIVING. MISDIAGNOSED TWICE, IT WAS ULTIMATELY DIAGNOSED AS ABS MODULE FAILURE. THIS PUT A STRAIN ON MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND OF COURSE, THE BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR IF YOU GET A NEW MODULE AND EVEN WITH A REBUILT ONE. THE INITIAL REBUILT ...

Mileage: 124,000

MY VEHICLE WILL BE IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY HAVE A SHIFTING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND STUTTER AND LOOSES POWER NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PRESS YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE. MY ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF A COUPLE TIMES AND THEN ONCE MY VEHICLE SHIFTED, IT WOULD IDLE ROUGH AND A...

Mileage: 180,000

MY VEHICLE WILL BE IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY HAVE A SHIFTING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND STUTTER AND LOOSES POWER NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PRESS YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE. MY ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF A COUPLE TIMES AND THEN ONCE MY VEHICLE SHIFTED, IT WOULD IDLE ROUGH AND A...

Mileage: 180,000

ALL ASSOCIATED BRAKE FAILURE WARNING MESSAGES APPEAR ON DASH. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. REPAIRS QUOTED AT $5000.

Mileage: 86,090

FORD ESCAPE - BRAKES STARTED TO GET VERY VERY MUSHY. ONCE I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD KEEP DROPPING AND NOT BE RESPONSIVE. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS GOING SLOWLY ENOUGH ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS TO STOP WITHOUT INJURING ANYTHING. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHW...

Mileage: 150,000

THE ABS MODULE IS BAD READ TONS OF FORUMS SAME PROBLEM I ALMOST DIED DUE TO THIS. SECOND QUARTER PANELS STARTING TO RUST. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN LAW WAS PASSED IN 70S TO PREVENT THIS. REQD TONS OF FORUMS PEOPLE SAME PROBLEM BOTH NEED RECALL ASAP

Mileage: 60,000

THE ABS MODULE IS BAD READ TONS OF FORUMS SAME PROBLEM I ALMOST DIED DUE TO THIS. SECOND QUARTER PANELS STARTING TO RUST. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN LAW WAS PASSED IN 70S TO PREVENT THIS. REQD TONS OF FORUMS PEOPLE SAME PROBLEM BOTH NEED RECALL ASAP

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY A SEMI TRUCK. THE CONTACT CALL...

Mileage: 196,370

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...

Mileage: 121,000

WHILE DRIVING A A SPEED OF 45MPH, THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO TURN RIGHT TO TURN ON A SECONDARY ROAD WITH LESS TRAFFIC AND INTO A SAFER LOCATION. WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL, IT WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS UNABLE TO EVEN TURN...

Mileage: 140,000

THERE HAVE BEEN 3 INSTANCES IN THE PAST MONTH THAT WHEN TURNING LEFT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT FOR A SECOND AND THE LIGHT AND BUZZER ON THE DASH GOES ON. I CALLED FORD AND THE RECALL 14V284000 WAS DONE IN 2014. THE PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE BUT FORD IS SAYING IT WAS FIXED. IT DOES NOT ...

Mileage: 167,000

POWER STEERING DOES NOT ENGAGE AT START UP...SECOND START UP IT ENGAGES...WHEN STATIONARY STEERING WHEEL TWERKS ...NO SENSOR LIGHT SHOWING A PROBLEM ON CLUSTER..FLUID ARE GOOD AND AT LEVEL ...NO LEAKS

Mileage: 130,000

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL SURGES IN OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLS. THE SURGES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THEY WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE ARE AT A STOP LIGHT, GETTING READY TO GO; AFTER HAVING MY FOOT ON THE GAS FOR A SECOND (OR LESS) A POWER SURGE WILL HAPPEN IN THE CAR (ABS LIGHT POPS ON AND 2 OTHERS). I...

Mileage: 138,000

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL SURGES IN OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLS. THE SURGES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THEY WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE ARE AT A STOP LIGHT, GETTING READY TO GO; AFTER HAVING MY FOOT ON THE GAS FOR A SECOND (OR LESS) A POWER SURGE WILL HAPPEN IN THE CAR (ABS LIGHT POPS ON AND 2 OTHERS). I...

Mileage: 138,000

I RECEIVED THIS CAR ABOUT MARCH 2019, YES I UNDERSTAND IT'S AN OLDER CAR, BUT AFTER DRIVING IT ABOUT A MONTH THE STEERING WHEEL MADE THIS LOUD POPPING SOUND AND NOW WHEN I GO TO MAKE A TURN IT MAKES THAT SAME NOISE AS IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-35 AND I ...

Mileage: 225,000

THE SUV INTERMITTENTLY GOES INTO A NO CRANK/NO START CONDITION. YOU TURN THE KEY AND IT DOESN'T CRANK. THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M TRAVELING AND LEFT ME STRANDED AT A REST STOP AND PANICKING THINKING IT WASN'T GONNA START. SINCE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME MECHANICS CAN ONLY RELY ON WHAT THEY THINK ...

Mileage: 151,444

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO...

Mileage: 50,000

BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO FLOOR. HAD BRAKES REPLACED, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. ALL BRAKE LINES BLED AND STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 128,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN 2018 NOW WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 150,000

THE KEY AND IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START THE CAR. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR ET AL. IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED, EVERYTHING COMES ON BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START.

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE SIDESWIPED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CRASH WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ...

Mileage: 200,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT.

Mileage: 98,000

TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE SINCE.

Mileage: 240,000

TAKATA ARE ALL, I HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND IT'S HAS A MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS EFFECTING MY ABILITY TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO USE SLOT OF FORCE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I REVIEWED FOR RECALLS AND SAW ONE FOR MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER WHEN I PUT IN MY VIN NOT...

Mileage: 175,000

CUANDO GIRO EL TIMN TIENE UN RUIDO VIBRANTE Y FUERTE EN LA LNEA DEL VOLANTE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE...

Mileage: 170,000

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OR STOPPED IT IS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL .

Mileage: 134,518

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOZEMAN FORD LINCOLN AND RV CENTER (2900 N 19TH AVE, BOZEMAN, MT 59718, (406) 587-1221) WHERE...

Mileage: 78,000

I BOUGHT THIS USED ESCAPE ABOUT 2 YRS AGO, FIRST YR OVER $400 INTO STABILIZER BAR SWAY BARS FRONT END REPAIRS,,OK, SECOND YR, GUESS WHAT? YES TRANSMISSION 3RD GEAR OUT...AFTER DOING REVIEWS ON HERE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. WHEN ONE LIVES ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND YOU LIVE ON $100 A WEEK DOESN'T LEAVE MUCH...

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OUITS WORKING AND IT WILL NOT STEER NO P0WER ASSIST IT IS VERY DANEROUS FORD GARAGE TODD JUDY IN HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA AND BILL COLE IN ASHLAND KY WONT LOOK AT IT UNLESS I GIVE THEM $110.00 THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE FORD DOES NOT CARE EVERY TIME IT GETS TURN A LITTLE TO MUCH...

Mileage: 152,000

STEERING WHEEL SNAKES, LOCKS AND THEN WILL NOT MOVE

Mileage: 115

ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING - MY VEHICLE HAS GONE WITHOUT POWER STEERING FOR OVER 2 YEARS , THERE IS AN ISSUE IN THE ELECTRIC ASSIST TORQUE SENSOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT SENSE THE NEED FOR POWER STEERING IN TURNS. THIS BEING A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN BEING ABLE TO STE...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AND THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 120,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT - COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AFTER RECALL 14S05 WAS PERFORMED. EXPERIENCED WHEEL "SHUDDER" WHEN STOPPED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE FAILURE CODE: B2278 (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, TORQUE SENSOR) WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO EIDE FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 80...

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO LOCATED DIAGNOST...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY TO SPRADLEY BARR FORD & LINCOLN OF GREELEY (4901 W 29TH ST, GREELEY...

Mileage: 125,000

TAMARA IRECALL- STEERING COLUM PION IS THE PROBLEM SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP CONTINUES TO SHAKE . FOR A WHOLE WEEK WE'VE CALLED FORD AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND I HAVE CALLED EVERYDAY AND NO ANSWER FROM ANYONE WE ARE NOT VERY HAPPEN WITH ANYBODY THANK YOU IF U CALL OR EM...

Mileage: 1,675,827

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT - UNABLE TO USE POWER STEERING RENDERING VEHICLE A SAFETY HAZARD 1.1 MILLION OTHER FORD ESCAPES RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE

Mileage: 136,800

POWER STEERING FAILURE. SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN NHSTA CAMPAIN# 14V284000. BEGAN WITH A STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION (INTERMITTENT, WORST AT IDLE BUT PERSISTENT) AND EVENTUAL "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT".

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING SHOOK AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED PRIORITY FORD AT 757-583-3673 (LOCATED AT 7520 N MILITARY HWY, NORFOLK, VA 23518) AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEH...

Mileage: 180,000

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, CHATTERS, AND MOVES ON ITS OWN ACCORD WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT IN A NEUTRAL POSITION (NO FORCE APPLIED LEFT OR RIGHT). THE CHATTERING NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WITH NEUTRAL STEERING WHEEL FORCES. THIS SYMPTOM CREATES ...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR AND WRENCH SYMBOL FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE ...

RANDOMLY MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED DOING WHAT FEELS SIMILAR TO A JERK MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY. I'VE NOTICED IT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS CITY STREETS. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THAT, ONE DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND HAD A BLINKING 'WRENCH' ICON. SO AFTER LOOKING UP THE DETAILS I WAS ...

Mileage: 19,209

AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE I HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE AREA BEHIND AND ABOVE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND SAW THAT THE SHOCK AND NECESSARY ATTACHMENTS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME.

Mileage: 122,000

AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE I HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE AREA BEHIND AND ABOVE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND SAW THAT THE SHOCK AND NECESSARY ATTACHMENTS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH...

Mileage: 150,000

'FORD ESCAPE STEERING " CAR WAS PARKED. I PULLED OUT TO END OF DRIVEWAY AND MADE LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED HAVING ANY POWER. SINCE I WAS MOVING IT WAS NOT REAL BAD. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE PROBABLY COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS AS IF THE ENGINE WA...

Mileage: 112,000

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT AND TOWER HOLDING THE SHOCK IN PLACE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT

Mileage: 196,857

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT AND TOWER HOLDING THE SHOCK IN PLACE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT

Mileage: 196,857

MY LIGHTS ON DASH WILL ALL RANDOMLY FLASH WHILE MY SPEEDOMETER AND RMP WILL STOP WORKING. MY CAR ALSO SEEMS TO NOT SHIFT WELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY STEERING FEELS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND UNSAFE. I DON'T DARE TO DRIVE OVER 30MPH AND HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE BE ABLE TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG. MY STEERIN...

Mileage: 180,000

MY LIGHTS ON DASH WILL ALL RANDOMLY FLASH WHILE MY SPEEDOMETER AND RMP WILL STOP WORKING. MY CAR ALSO SEEMS TO NOT SHIFT WELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY STEERING FEELS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND UNSAFE. I DON'T DARE TO DRIVE OVER 30MPH AND HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE BE ABLE TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG. MY STEERIN...

Mileage: 180,000

MY LIGHTS ON DASH WILL ALL RANDOMLY FLASH WHILE MY SPEEDOMETER AND RMP WILL STOP WORKING. MY CAR ALSO SEEMS TO NOT SHIFT WELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY STEERING FEELS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND UNSAFE. I DON'T DARE TO DRIVE OVER 30MPH AND HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE BE ABLE TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG. MY STEERIN...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ABILITY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOCAT...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ABILITY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOCAT...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST STRUCK A CURB WHEN MAKING A TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR F...

Mileage: 89,540

POWER STEERING ELECTRIC. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND JERKS WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING. STEERING COLUMN IS VERY NOISY. ELECTRIFING

Mileage: 148,794

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND MOVED LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FORWARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED LEFT AND RIGHT. THE DEALER WA...

Mileage: 100,000

LAST WEEK THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN AT A STOP. YESTERDAY WE GOT AN ERROR CODE SAYING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT FAILURE FOR OUR YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF CAR FOR THE FORD PLANT WHER...

Mileage: 175,588

THE STEERING IN MY CAR WAS AFFECTED. FIRST SIGNS OF ISSUE WERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE STOPPED, PARKED AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT AND THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20MPH. I WAS NOT TURNING AND WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE WHEELS TO TURN OFF INTO ...

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK LEFT TO RIGHT AND STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KAYSER FORD LINCOLN (2303 W BELTLINE HWY, MADISON, WI 53713, (608) 271-6000) WHERE IT WAS DIA...

Mileage: 169,261

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE CODE SHOWS DTC B2278

INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO SHAKE THEN STEERING FAILED MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN PLACING THE CAR AT RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL WAS PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL 14V284000 AND FORD RECALL #14S05. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT INCLUDE OUR ...

Mileage: 160,000

THE BREAKS CONTINUE TO FAIL. HAS ALL NEW PADS, ROTORS AND THE MASTER CYLENDER REPLACED. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BREAKS VIBRATE AND THEN NEED TO PUSH THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR TO BE ABLE TO SLOWLY SLOW DOWN. I THEN NEED TO PUMP VISIOUSLY UP TO 5 TIMES TO GET THE BREAKS TO TEMPORARILY WORK AGAIN. WAS T...

Mileage: 135,000

THE BREAKS CONTINUE TO FAIL. HAS ALL NEW PADS, ROTORS AND THE MASTER CYLENDER REPLACED. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BREAKS VIBRATE AND THEN NEED TO PUSH THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR TO BE ABLE TO SLOWLY SLOW DOWN. I THEN NEED TO PUMP VISIOUSLY UP TO 5 TIMES TO GET THE BREAKS TO TEMPORARILY WORK AGAIN. WAS T...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE BEING DRIVEN (VEHICLE IN MOTION) THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STEERING CUTS OUT RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY MANUAL STEERING CAPABILITY. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V284000 / FORD RECALL #14505, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT PART OF ...

Mileage: 119,000

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS LIKE MANUAL STEERING.

STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING A CLUNK NOISE SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING.DRIVING YESTERDAY THE STEERING GOT VERY STIFF.PARKED THE STEERING WOULD BE HARD. THERE WAS A RECALL #14S05 MAY 29 2014.WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT ON RECALL LIST. SAME PROBLEM EPS -ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST,TORQU...

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (BOB SIGHT FORD, 610 NW BLUE, LEE SUMMIT, MO) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAI...

Mileage: 190,000

MY CAR EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS THIS EVENING, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT WAS VERY ALARMING TO IMMEDIATELY BE LEFT WITHOUT POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO MANEUVER MY WAY HOME SAFELY.

Mileage: 150,000

POWER STEERING LOSS

POWER STEERING LOSS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE WRENCH ICON SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS REPAIRED FOUR YEARS AGO PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCHESTER ...

Mileage: 116,119

I CRANKED MY FORD ESCAPE I COULD FILL THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEP...

Mileage: 30,000

THE STEEERING STOPS WORKING EXTREAMLY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. I TURN CAR BACK ON AND OFF AND IT WORKS! I WAS IN PARK. PUT INTO DRIVE I COULDN'T MOVE THOUGHT IT STALLED. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED HAPPENED 2X TONIGHT!!

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK MILDLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE VEHICLE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIRACLE FORD (13...

Mileage: 240,000

I DID THE STEERING RECALL BUT HOWEVER, AFTER 2-YEAR DRIVING. MY STEERING FAILED WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IN 70MILE. IT IS SO HORRIBLE THAT MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR. FORD THEY DIDN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT ESCAPE STEERING ISSUE. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE DEAD IN THE ACCIDENT. PLEASE LO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED TAKIN...

Mileage: 128,000

THE INITIAL PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED IS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR THOUGH STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING A TORQUE ANGLE STEERING SENSOR, WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER THAT REPAIR,...

Mileage: 109,000

THE ERROR MESSAGE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH EVEN WHEN IN PARK. THE STEERING HAS BECOME VERY LOOSE AND TAKES A LOT MORE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT NOW DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MOVE THE VEHI...

Mileage: 134,000

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING, FORD WON'T COVER IT, $1500.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENESEE VALLEY FORD (1675 INTERSTATE DRIVE, AVON, NY 14414, 833-755-3455) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO...

Mileage: 149,000

REAR PASSENGER STRUT MOUNT RUSTED THRU. STRUT ONLY FASTENED BY LOWER PORTION. CAN SEE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE IN HOLE FROM OUTSIDE WHEEL WELL.

Mileage: 200,000

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. IT HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT . AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE WEEK. I NOTICED THE CAR BRAKES HAVE BECOME VERY HARD TO STOP. ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF MY AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES. I HAD ...

Mileage: 18,000

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL TO BE FIXED ON 1/2/18 AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP JUST REPROGRAMMED MY TORQUE SENSOR. ON 5/24/18 MY CAR WAS BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR HAVING ABOUT 8" OF PLAY IN MY STEERING WHEEL. THEY SAID THAT WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL AND CHARGED $299.19 TO FIX A U JOINT. MY STEERI...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINDSAY FORD OF WHEATON (11250 VEIRS MILL ROAD, WHEATON, MD 20902) WHERE IT WAS DI...

Mileage: 154,063

EPSA HAS FAILED. DROVE TO WORK AND RAN ERRANDS AFTER WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS. WENT TO DRIVE SISTER TO WORK AND COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DID NOT KNOW CAR DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR OR NEED FLUID. CAR IS DRIVABLE BUT VERY HARD TO TURN. DID NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALL ON THIS PART UN...

Mileage: 153,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE DUE TO BAD SENOR

Mileage: 132,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH. SAME SAFETY RECALL WITH OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS MAKE AND THIS MODEL AND YEAR NUMBER.

Mileage: 144,000

THE FRONT WHEEL HUB STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS AROUND 10 THREE 2018. THEN ON 12 20 2018 THE HOOD CAME UNDONE AND SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD. EVER SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2015 IT HAD POWER ASSIST PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING.

Mileage: 13,360

THE FRONT WHEEL HUB STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS AROUND 10 THREE 2018. THEN ON 12 20 2018 THE HOOD CAME UNDONE AND SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD. EVER SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2015 IT HAD POWER ASSIST PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING.

Mileage: 13,360

THE FRONT WHEEL HUB STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS AROUND 10 THREE 2018. THEN ON 12 20 2018 THE HOOD CAME UNDONE AND SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD. EVER SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2015 IT HAD POWER ASSIST PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING.

Mileage: 13,360

THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE CALIPER KEEPS SEIZING. I REPLACED IT IN JULY ALONG WITH THE ROTOR AND PADS AND NOW ITS STARTED SEIZING YET AGAIN. THE STEERING SHAFT U JOINT WEARS OUT EASY AND CAUSES THE STEERING TO BECOME LOOSE.

Mileage: 150,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE CALIPER KEEPS SEIZING. I REPLACED IT IN JULY ALONG WITH THE ROTOR AND PADS AND NOW ITS STARTED SEIZING YET AGAIN. THE STEERING SHAFT U JOINT WEARS OUT EASY AND CAUSES THE STEERING TO BECOME LOOSE.

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHEN THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND CAME BACK UP AFTER I PUMPED THEM. THEY CONTINUED DOING THIS EVERY TIME I STOPPED UNTIL I GOT HOME. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM EACH TIME AND HE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES...

Mileage: 230,000

WHEN IN IDLE, PARK OR OR IN DRIVE. THE CARS STERRING WHEEL WOULS SHAKE. JUST SHAKE LIKE IT WAS VIOLENT RATTLE, NOT THE WHOKE CAR JUST THE SREERING WHEEL. LIKE IF IT WERE HAVIBG A SEIZURE. LIKE WISE HAPPENS WHEN ITS DRIVEN

Mileage: 2

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT STOPPED AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD RATTLE/SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP THE NEXT MORNING THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL SO VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND NOT MOVED. TWO DAYS LATER, VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP AGAIN AND...

Mileage: 161,250

STEERING COLUM STARTING SHAKING LIKE HAVING A SEIZURE

Mileage: 110,000

MY FRONT AXEL BROKE WHILE DRIVING ONE NIGHT WITHOUT ANY EARLY SIGNS OF ISSUES.

Mileage: 108,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT, I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE SHOCK BRACKET ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. *T...

Mileage: 172,000

WHEN YOU TAKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH ON CHANGING GEARS AND AFTER A CHANGE OUT OF LOGAN HER INTO HIGH GEAR IS SYKES WORKING FINE WINE STEP ON THE BRAKES THE TRUCK STARTS BOUNCING FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND I TOLD YOU TO THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY SAID ...

WHEN YOU TAKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH ON CHANGING GEARS AND AFTER A CHANGE OUT OF LOGAN HER INTO HIGH GEAR IS SYKES WORKING FINE WINE STEP ON THE BRAKES THE TRUCK STARTS BOUNCING FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND I TOLD YOU TO THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY SAID ...

WHEN YOU TAKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH ON CHANGING GEARS AND AFTER A CHANGE OUT OF LOGAN HER INTO HIGH GEAR IS SYKES WORKING FINE WINE STEP ON THE BRAKES THE TRUCK STARTS BOUNCING FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND I TOLD YOU TO THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY SAID ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE STEERING SEIZED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AN...

Mileage: 215,000

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE THAT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL, BUT HAD EXPIRED PRIOR TO IT'S PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED FOR THE RECALL WITH THE PRIOR OWNER, BUT ONLY A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE AND FAILED TO MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...

Mileage: 200,000

IT'S HARD TO TURN THE CORNER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO A BARN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANDERSON LINCOLN FORD (2500 WILDCAT DR, LINCOLN, NE 68521, (402) 458-9800) WHERE IT WA...

Mileage: 270,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BY BOB MAXEY FORD OF HOWELL, INC. (2798 E GRAND RIVER AVE, HOWELL, MI 48843, (517) 545-5700); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, ...

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. RECALL 14S05. SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED NOW THE TORQUE SENSOR HAS FAILED. FORD DEALER SAYS THE REPAIR IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE OWNER.

Mileage: 182,000

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN CITY, SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING, NEARLY WRECKING. I GOT CAR TO MECHANIC, HE SAID THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WAS BAD. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FROM FORD FOR THIS. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE THE YEAR AND MODEL DID MATCH THE RECALL. #14S05. I WAS TOLD B...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING LOST POWER STEERING. NO LIGHTS OR CODES. WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY AND IN TOWN. HAD POWER STEERING THEN IT JUST QUIT ALMOST WRECKED.

Mileage: 250,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. RECALL REPAIR IN 2014 ONLY REPROGRAMED THE STEERING MODULE DID AND NOT REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, DASHBOARD WARNING ALERTED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SH...

Mileage: 88,500

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER.

Mileage: 135,000

DROVE TO WORK AT 6 AM WENT TO USE FOR LUNCH VEHICLE HAD NO POWER ASSISTED STEERING MORE LIKE MANUAL STEERING. MAKING VERY DIFFICULT IN PARKING , ON RAMPS TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME STEERING COLUMN PART FAILURE THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED IN SEVERAL ESCAPES & MARINERS. MY BOSS WENT ON...

Mileage: 95,000

SOMETIMES MY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD. IN ADDITION, MY CAR WON'T ABLE TO START WHEN TURN MY KEY - MY BATTERY IS GOOD AND MY STARTER IS OK. NO CRANK NO START

Mileage: 128,500

SOMETIMES MY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD. IN ADDITION, MY CAR WON'T ABLE TO START WHEN TURN MY KEY - MY BATTERY IS GOOD AND MY STARTER IS OK. NO CRANK NO START

Mileage: 128,500

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A BASIC OIL CHANGE THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING THE STEERING. THEY PROCEEDED TO CORRECT WHATEVER RECALL NEEDED. UPON RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE BACK I HAD A HARD TIME TURNING MY KEY TO START THE CAR. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORME...

Mileage: 120,000

MY DAUGHTER STARTED TO DRIVE HER CAR WHEN THE STEERING QUIT WORKING. I DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. IT WAS HARD TO TURN. NOW I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. THIS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD NO CODES ABLE TO READ ON A CODE READER. HAD TO TAKE DEALER TO USE A FORD COMPUTER TO READ WHAT I...

Mileage: 129,000

PARK THE CAR WENT AND PAY A BILL CAME BACK OUT START THE CAR NO POWER STEERING COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL NO POWER STEERING. BOUGHT CAR IN 2012 CARRIAGE FORD USED.

Mileage: 170,200

I HAVE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WENT AND GOT THE POWER STEERING RECALL FIXED 1 YR TO MAYBE 2 YRS AGO AND FORD SAID IT WAS FIXED. NOW I'M HAVING POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT GOES BACK TO WOR...

Mileage: 156,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WENT AND GOT THE POWER STEERING RECALL FIXED 1 YR TO MAYBE 2 YRS AGO AND FORD SAID IT WAS FIXED. NOW I'M HAVING POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT GOES BACK TO WOR...

Mileage: 156,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WENT AND GOT THE POWER STEERING RECALL FIXED 1 YR TO MAYBE 2 YRS AGO AND FORD SAID IT WAS FIXED. NOW I'M HAVING POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT GOES BACK TO WOR...

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE M...

Mileage: 120,000

THE IGNITION WENT OUT AND OTHERS I KNOW WITH THE SAME CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM

THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING, AND HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO STEER THE CAR IN TRAFFIC, THIS IS HARD TO TRY AND TURN THE WHEEL. IF THIS HAPPED IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC IT COULD BE A WRECK. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE HELD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT I DID NOT HAVE A WRECK BUT IT WAS...

Mileage: 137,000

ABS BRAKES ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS CONSTANTLY.

Mileage: 172,000

2008 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION IS BAD ALREADY LOST 2ND GEAR WAS A RECALL BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT RECALL BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION WARRANTY I'VE ONLY HAD MY VEHICLE 1 YEAR AND 10 MONTHS I STILL OWE FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REOPEN THE RECALL MY FORD ESCAPE IS AT A DEALER SHIP IN G-VILLE ...

Mileage: 124,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER.

Mileage: 180,000

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT WITH WARRANTY MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT HELP ME OUT AT ALL THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE REOPENED

Mileage: 12,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

Mileage: 187,000

POWER STEERING FAILED BECAUSE OF A BAD SENSOR. FORD DEALER SAID PROGRAMMING WAS COVERED IN A RECALL NOT REPAIRING THE HARD PART THAT FAILED. STEERING WAS POSSIBLE WITH HUGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT WITH THE BAD SENSOR.. REPLACED SENSOR AND THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED.

Mileage: 108,000

LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT LOWER SPEED. AFTER SITTING FOR 10 HOURS, STARTED CAR AND HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN BACKING UP. VEHICLE HAS RECALL 14S05. RECALL IS AS FOLLOWS: IF VEHICLE HAS CODE B2278, REPLACE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. IF VEHICLE...

Mileage: 127,670

ELECTRIC STEERING PUMP TURNS OFF WHEN STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR QUITS WORKING CAUSING THE ELECTRIC STEERING PUMP TO TURN OFF. THIS IN TURN MAKES THE VEHICLE HARD TO STEER WHEN DRIVING AND MAY CAUSE A ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 113,976

STEERING SYSTEM FAULT APPEARS ON DASH...MAKING THE WHEEL LOCK UP IN DRIVE OR TURNING.WHEN I WAS PARKING STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD PLEASE RECALL THIS MATTER I SEEN IN 2006 A RECALL ON GOOGLE ON THE DATE OF 11/1/2018... FORD WILL SAY THERE ARE NO SUCH THING ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS A DEFEC...

Mileage: 223,000

STEERING SYSTEM FAULT APPEARS ON DASH...MAKING THE WHEEL LOCK UP IN DRIVE OR TURNING.WHEN I WAS PARKING STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD PLEASE RECALL THIS MATTER I SEEN IN 2006 A RECALL ON GOOGLE ON THE DATE OF 11/1/2018... FORD WILL SAY THERE ARE NO SUCH THING ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS A DEFEC...

Mileage: 223,000

ON 10/25/2018, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. SHE COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE STEERING THE CAR. NO WARNINGS OR CODES APPEARED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY ...

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE AND WAS LATER DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MAD...

Mileage: 200,000

THE POWER STEERING SENSOR HAS GONE OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 106,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER HAVING TRUCK FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS. I HAVE TO GET SUSPENSION PROBLEMS FIXED EVERY OTHER MONTH. AND THE MUFFLER EVERY OTHER MONTH.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER HAVING TRUCK FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS. I HAVE TO GET SUSPENSION PROBLEMS FIXED EVERY OTHER MONTH. AND THE MUFFLER EVERY OTHER MONTH.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER HAVING TRUCK FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS. I HAVE TO GET SUSPENSION PROBLEMS FIXED EVERY OTHER MONTH. AND THE MUFFLER EVERY OTHER MONTH.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON 2008 FORD ESCAPE WHEN TURNING OUT OF PARKING LOT. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC; HE SAID THERE'S A RECALL (14S05) ON IT. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY RAN THE VIN # AND SAID THERE'S NO OPEN RECALL. THE INFO I'VE GATHERED STATES THAT IT'S ON MODELS ASSEMBLE...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONT...

Mileage: 130,000

ABS LIGHT ON, REGEN BRAKES DISABLED, 5,000.00 TO FIX IT, BRAKES WORK POORLY AND ENGINE REVS TOO HIGH

Mileage: 130,000

MY 2008 ESCAPE (BUILT NOV '07) HAD RCL 14S05 PERFORMED NOV 2014 WHEN THERE WERE NO STEERING SYMPTOMS. HAD CAR IN FOR NEW TIRES ON MY OWN DIME, DEALER WANTED TO DO OPEN RECALL. I LET THEM. IN 2007 AND EVER SINCE, MY STEERING WENT BAD. INTERMITTENTLY THE WHEEL ROCKS IDLING IN PARK. ALWAYS LACK O...

Mileage: 61,439

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATE...

Mileage: 135,000

WELL KNOWN 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ANTI LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I BROUGHT CAR TO HEMPSTEAD FORD 301N. FRANKLIN STREET, HEMPSTEAD N.Y.11550. SUPERVISIOR NAME MARIA (888)457-8442 SERVICE DEPT CLAIM TO HAVENT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM.ASLO I WAS THERE FOR A COOLANT PUMP RECALL AND ALL THEY DID WAS CHEC...

WELL KNOWN 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ANTI LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I BROUGHT CAR TO HEMPSTEAD FORD 301N. FRANKLIN STREET, HEMPSTEAD N.Y.11550. SUPERVISIOR NAME MARIA (888)457-8442 SERVICE DEPT CLAIM TO HAVENT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM.ASLO I WAS THERE FOR A COOLANT PUMP RECALL AND ALL THEY DID WAS CHEC...

WELL KNOWN 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ANTI LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I BROUGHT CAR TO HEMPSTEAD FORD 301N. FRANKLIN STREET, HEMPSTEAD N.Y.11550. SUPERVISIOR NAME MARIA (888)457-8442 SERVICE DEPT CLAIM TO HAVENT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM.ASLO I WAS THERE FOR A COOLANT PUMP RECALL AND ALL THEY DID WAS CHEC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED THE CONNECTOR TO FRACTURE, WHICH CREATED A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN COLD WEATHER. TH...

Mileage: 115,000

THE AUTOMATIC STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY STREET 30 MPH LAST NIGHT. AS SHE SLOWED AND TRIED TO CORRECT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION AS A RESULT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED TO A SECOND DAUGHTER. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE FOLLOWI...

Mileage: 100,000

A REOCCURRING SOFT BRAKE PEDAL ISSUE. SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER AND HARD BRAKING INCIDENT WHERE THE ABS IS ENGAGED. AFTER A FEW DAYS TO A WEEK THE PEDAL TRAVEL AND FEEL RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED IT.

Mileage: 72,500

AFTER SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, I STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS I STARTED TO, THE POWER STEERING IN MY SUV STOPPED WORKING, A DASHBOARD LIGHT TURNED ON (DIDN'T SEE WHICH ONE), AND AN AUDIBLE WARNING ALERT TURNED ON. I HAD TROUBLE TURNING THE VEHICLE, THINKING I MIGHT NOT BE ABL...

Mileage: 178,000

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GETTING READY TO STOP AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKES BARELY BRAKED, AND I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. IT'S LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME NOW. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM....

Mileage: 200,000

MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, AND AFTER COMPLETING REPAIRS MY MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND MY MECHANIC CHECKED AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VIN DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE...

Mileage: 109,328

I PAID FOR MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN JULY 2018. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR FOR SERVICE ROUTINELY WITH FORD DEALERSHIP AND JUST RECEIVED SERVICE THE WEEK PRIOR. I EXPLAINED I WAS GOING FOR A TRIP TO AZ (400 MILE ROUNDTRIP) AND NEEDED A FULL CHECK AND SERVICE. EVERYTHING PASSED WITH F...

Mileage: 90,245

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE: 235/70R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES KEPT FLATTENING. THE CONTACT FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIRES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES FOR APPROXI...

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD BUMPING NOISE... MY BACK PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY, WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SHOCK MOUNTING BRACKET. EVERY LITTLE BUMP CAUSES IT TO SHAKE . THE BRACKET ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE PLASTIC AND THERE IS A HOLE INSIDE THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I SEE SO...

Mileage: 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL ROCKED BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDERSON'S ROCK RIVER FORD (815-229-0510, LOCATED AT 224 N ALPINE RD, ROCKFORD, IL 61107) WHERE IT WAS STAT...

Mileage: 75,000

CONTACTED BARBER FORD AND DROPPED OFF VEHICLE FOR POWER STEERING RECALL NHTSA 14V284000 FORD NUMBER 14S05 AT 8 AM ON 9/11/18 WAS TOLD WILL BE DONE SAME DAY GOT CALL 11 AM WAS TOLD PART NOT THERE NEEDS TO BE ORDERED WILL BE DONE TOMORROW 9/12/18. NEVER GOT A CALL FROM BARBER FORD. CALLED AT 11 AM T...

THE REAR INNER FENDER RUSTED OUT AND THE REAR STRUT BROKE THROUGH ITS MOUNTING BRACKET WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP RELATIVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. UPON DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEAR...

Mileage: 150,000

THE REAR INNER FENDER RUSTED OUT AND THE REAR STRUT BROKE THROUGH ITS MOUNTING BRACKET WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP RELATIVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. UPON DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEAR...

Mileage: 150,000

THE REAR INNER FENDER RUSTED OUT AND THE REAR STRUT BROKE THROUGH ITS MOUNTING BRACKET WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP RELATIVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. UPON DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEAR...

Mileage: 150,000

THE TONE RING ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE CRACKED, CAUSING TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT TO GO ON, AND CAUSED INSTABILITY AND TRACTION ISSUES AT LOW SPEEDS.

Mileage: 194,000

IN 2014 I TOOK MY ESCAPE INTO FORD FOR THE RECALL. WEEKS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE...THEN BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. FORD SAID I'D HAVE TO PAY $1600 TO GET THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR REPLACED, AND THEIR PART ON THE RECALL WAS DONE WITH HOOKING IT UP TO A COMPUTER. BUT I COULDN'T TU...

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE LURCHES, STALLS, JERKS, LUNGES, SLIPS AND SO ON.

Mileage: 141,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE "NEED SERVICE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMP...

Mileage: 190,000

TAKARA RECALL. THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT JUST STOPPED. WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS...

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A BUSY STREET....THE BACK DRIVER-SIDE LIFT GATE HINGE CRACKED IN HALF AND MY GLASS WINDOW WAS HANGING BY A THREAD. SUPER DANGEROUS TO OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. LUCKILY IT DID NOT FALL TO THE ROAD AND SHATTER, OR FLY OFF THE VEHICLE HITTING SOMEONE, OR THING, O...

Mileage: 99,000

MY KEY FOB UNLOCKED THE CAR, AS USUAL, PUT CHILD IN. GOT IN DRIVERS SIDE. PUT KEY IN IGNITION. ALL LOCKS LOCKED! CAR DID NOT START. I HIT KEY FOB AND THE PAD TO UNLOCK SEVERAL TIMES... UNLOCKED MY DOOR... I ASSUMED ALL DOORS. WOULD NOT OPEN DOOR WHERE DAUGHTER WAS IN CAR SEAT IN BACK (BACK PASSENGER...

Mileage: 106,000

LOST MY POWER STEERING AS I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ALMOST ROLLED AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND FORD I S SIMPLY DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY HURT OR KILLED. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL 14S05 ON JAN. 1...

Mileage: 72,000

THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS AND IT COULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF I HAD NOT BEEN CAUTIOUS OR STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE VEHICLE MANUALLY. IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AT TIME...

Mileage: 290,000

WENT TO ACCELERATE AND GAS PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND STAYED THERE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME $300.

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WOULD NOT STOP WITH BOTH FEET PUSHING TO THE FLOOR. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REGEN BRAKE DISABLED AS MY CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE FOR BOTH ME AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I'M ALSO A BIKER AND I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ON A BIKE OR A...

Mileage: 135,000

THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. IT FEELS LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE IS ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PROCEED

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE, WHEN THE VEHICAL JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE RPM WOULD CLIMB, BUT THE VEHICAL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICAL OFF THE HIGHWAY. I NOTICED IF I TURNED THE VEHICAL OFF AND TURNED IT...

Mileage: 55,000

ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

Mileage: 155,000

VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. THERE IS DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION CYLINDER REQUIRING THE OPERATOR TO HAVE TO PUSH THE KEY IN, OFTEN WITH GREAT PRESSURE, THEN TWIST THE KEY TO GET THE CAR TO START. EVENTUALLY THE IGNITION MECHANISM WILL FAIL COMPLETELY...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GERMAIN FORD...

Mileage: 152,000

TRANSMISSION WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON INTERNET SAID THE BAND IN TRANSMISSION WAS AT FAULT. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE LIGHT CAME THE CAR WAS SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST INTO SECOND. IT HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. I HAD THE UNIT WORKED ON LAST YEAR TO REPLACE A BAND THAT HAS BROKEN. I...

Mileage: 180,000

RECALL 14S05. DEALERSHIP UPDATED MODULE 8/19/14. TORQUE SENSOR FAILED MAY 2018 CAUSING AN UNSAFE INCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART WITHOUT CHARGE. HAD TO REPLACE THE PART AT A COST OF ABOUT $800. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEIR REFUSAL TO...

Mileage: 250,000

THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WILL NOT START THE CAR. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T IT A RECALL? IT IS NOT JUST WITH THE 2008. PEOPLE ARE DOING ALL SORTS OF WORK AROUND BECAUSE THE REPAIR COST IS THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN FORD INC (420 MERRICK RD, LYNBROOK, NY 11563, 516-599-0600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ST...

Mileage: 48,000

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD PROVIDED COMPUTER FLASH AS PART OF RECALL 14S05 IN 2014 BUT NEEDED NEW STEERING ANGLE SENSOR IN 2018. THE RECALL WAS NOT FIXED BY THE NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE YET THAT SATISFIED THE RECALL REQUIREMENT FOR FORD. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND FINANCIAL BURDEN OF $701.51

Mileage: 130,286

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A TOWN ROAD AND WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CAR LOST POWER. ON THE DASHBOARD CAME A MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND AN RED ALERT TRIANGLE CAME ON AS WELL. I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A FEW MINUT...

Mileage: 74,000

I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO THE TOWN ROAD, DRIVING SLOWLY AND THE POWER STEERING WEN OUT. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE WHEELS USING MANUAL STEERING FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR AS I DROVE HOME. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AND LET IT SIT AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING CAME ON.

Mileage: 74,000

POWER STEERING NOT WORKING.

Mileage: 180,000

OK AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHING UP TO POINT I HAVE TO A MAKE SUDDEN STOP BECAUSE OF THE LOSS STEERING.LOOK IT THE MESSAGE CENTER LOST MESSAGE SHOWING PASSAGES AIR BAG OFF. SHOWING CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM.SHOWING BATTERY LIGHT ON LOST THING GOING MESSAGE C...

OK AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHING UP TO POINT I HAVE TO A MAKE SUDDEN STOP BECAUSE OF THE LOSS STEERING.LOOK IT THE MESSAGE CENTER LOST MESSAGE SHOWING PASSAGES AIR BAG OFF. SHOWING CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM.SHOWING BATTERY LIGHT ON LOST THING GOING MESSAGE C...

OK AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHING UP TO POINT I HAVE TO A MAKE SUDDEN STOP BECAUSE OF THE LOSS STEERING.LOOK IT THE MESSAGE CENTER LOST MESSAGE SHOWING PASSAGES AIR BAG OFF. SHOWING CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM.SHOWING BATTERY LIGHT ON LOST THING GOING MESSAGE C...

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR USED IN 2008/2009. WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF EXHAUST FUMES. WE OFTEN ARE SMELLING EXHAUST BUT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DISMISSED OUR PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IT ALL THESE YEARS AS 'NORMAL'. I RECENTLY WAS HEARING OF POLICE OFFIC...

Mileage: 60

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR USED IN 2008/2009. WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF EXHAUST FUMES. WE OFTEN ARE SMELLING EXHAUST BUT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DISMISSED OUR PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IT ALL THESE YEARS AS 'NORMAL'. I RECENTLY WAS HEARING OF POLICE OFFIC...

Mileage: 60

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR USED IN 2008/2009. WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF EXHAUST FUMES. WE OFTEN ARE SMELLING EXHAUST BUT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DISMISSED OUR PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IT ALL THESE YEARS AS 'NORMAL'. I RECENTLY WAS HEARING OF POLICE OFFIC...

Mileage: 60

CAME OUT FROM COFFEE SHOP TO MY PARKED CAR AND STARTED CAR AND STEERING WAS EXTREMELY STIFF. HARD TO STEER LIKE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. DROVE TO NEARBY MECHANIC WITH HAZARDS ON.

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN DRIVING CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WITH A WARNING PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF VERY DANGEROUS NO TIME TO FIND EXITS DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU ARE AT!!

Mileage: 56,000

WHEN DRIVING CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WITH A WARNING PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF VERY DANGEROUS NO TIME TO FIND EXITS DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU ARE AT!!

Mileage: 56,000

WHEN DRIVING CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WITH A WARNING PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF VERY DANGEROUS NO TIME TO FIND EXITS DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU ARE AT!!

Mileage: 56,000

WHEN I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT FROM A RECENT ERRAND I REALIZED MY WHEEL WAS NOT ALLOWING ME TO STEER. I WAS ALREADY HALF WAY OUT AND COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BUT TO PULL AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET IT TO TURN AS THIS WAS NOT SAFE TO LEAVE AS IS. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS A STREET AWAY FRO...

Mileage: 125,837

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL MOTOR-LIKE SOUND FOR A SECOND-OR-SO COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD A SPONGY FEEL AND THE BRAKES WERE VERY INEFFECTIVE. APP...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STREERING AND HAVE A DASHBOARD ALERT. COMPUTER TESTING STATES THE P2278 STREERING TORQUIE ANGLE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS THE FORD 14S05 RECALL: SUMMARY: FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 FORD ...

CAR WILL ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP. TRANSMISSION SHIFT BANDS BROKE. FORD IS CHARGING 1537 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE PADUCAH FORD INC. DEALER AT 270- 444-0011 (3476 PARK AVE, PADUCAH, KY 42001) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE O...

CAR LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 120,000

CAR LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 120,000

RECEIVED DASH NOTIFICATION "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND STEERING NOW OPERATING MANUALLY. REPROGRAMMED POWER STEERING COMPONENT 10/2014 AND ISSUE RESURFACED 4/2018. REPROGRAMMING OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED PRIOR TO ME HAVING POSSESSION OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCE FAULT ISSUES THAT ARE P...

Mileage: 158,000

IN THE DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL, THE COVERS FOR THE AIR BAGS HAVE BECOME SUPER STICKY. I AM WONDERING IF, BECAUSE OF WHERE THE AIR BAGS ARE, THAT SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED BEHIND THE COVERS THAT IS EFFECTING THE CONSISTENCY OF THE COVERS. I HAVE TRIED ALL KINDS OF CLEANERS, GOO BE GONE, ALCOHOL TO R...

Mileage: 43,000

IN THE DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL, THE COVERS FOR THE AIR BAGS HAVE BECOME SUPER STICKY. I AM WONDERING IF, BECAUSE OF WHERE THE AIR BAGS ARE, THAT SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED BEHIND THE COVERS THAT IS EFFECTING THE CONSISTENCY OF THE COVERS. I HAVE TRIED ALL KINDS OF CLEANERS, GOO BE GONE, ALCOHOL TO R...

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND IT REQUIRED MORE EFFORT TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINK FORD MINONG (660 W HOKAH ST, MINONG, WI), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE ...

Mileage: 120,000

JANUARY 2017 PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT I FELT A JOLT AND HAD NO ABILITY TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE WHERE I TURNED OFF MY ESCAPE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. STILL NO ABILITY TO STEER. TURNED OFF ESCAPE & PHONED MY HUSBAND. HE CAME AND TR...

Mileage: 147,200

TORQUE SENSOR RECALL -- INITIAL SYMPTOMS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, TROUBLE STEERING ABOVE 45MPH, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING 5-10DEGREE ANGLE ON ITS OWN. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY TURNING REQUIRING WIDE ANGLE TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER PARKED, UNABLE TO GET OUT OF NOSED-IN PARK SPACE. DASHBOARD WRENCH LIGH...

Mileage: 189,300

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS SLIDING ON ICE AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING ON CLEAR ROADWAY. WHEN TRYING TO TAKE BACK OFF AFTER STOPPING THE CAR IT FELT LIKE THE CAR LOST POWER. SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND IT STARTED WORKING CORRECT...

Mileage: 151,633

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT T...

Mileage: 115,374

WARNING ICON APPEARS ON DASH FOR ABS. MESSAGE SAYS "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM", THEN "REGEN BRAKING DISABLED". BRAKES ARE VERY INEFFECTIVE, REQUIRES LOTS OF PRESSURE TO STOP. INCREASE IN ELECTRONICS CLICKS FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN STARTING THE CAR. THERE IS ALSO A CONTINUOUS HIGH PITCHED NOISE FROM UNDE...

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE STOPPED. THEN STARTED WHILE DRIVING AT CITY AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEVERAL TIMES THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. WHEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY ...

Mileage: 191,000

VIBRATING STEERING COLUMN WHILE STILL AND DRIVING AND DASHBOARD ALERT STATING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" HAD A RECALL REPAIR REPAIR #14S05: ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BY BOB MOORE FORD ON JULY 30, 2014. THEY PERFORMED AN ELECTRONIC UPDATE AND NOW MY POWER STEERING AND STEERING COLUMN ARE HAVING FUR...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE NO POWER STEERING

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR...

Mileage: 107,000

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD IT'S REAR LIFGATE GLASS (THE REAR WINDSHIELD) MYSTERIOUSLY SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT MY MOTHERS HOUSE AND CAME OUTSIDE AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF BEING THERE TO SEE A SHATTERED BACK WINDSHIELD. HER HOME IS IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND IT HAPPENED AROUND MID-D...

Mileage: 110,000

THE STEERING WHEEL JUST STARTED SHAKING WHILE IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WAS TOLD IT'S MY SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN IF AND THAT FORD HAD TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE REPROGRAMMED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OVER 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARSITY LINCOLN (49251 GRAND RIVER AVE, NOVI, MI 48376) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OVER 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARSITY LINCOLN (49251 GRAND RIVER AVE, NOVI, MI 48376) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 153,000

MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A SIDE STREET ONTO A MAJOR CONNECTOR ROAD. STEERING FROZE WHEN TRYING TO TURN. WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF MAJOR ROAD. WAVED FOLLOWING CAR AROUND AND BACKED UP FURTHER FROM INTERSECTION SO AS NOT TO CREATE A HAZARD. WAS ABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL S...

Mileage: 77,750

HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. ON SATURDAY MARCH 24,2018 MY MOM AND I WERE IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA AND HAD PARKED TO GO TO A BAKERY WHEN WE WENT IN AND CAME BACK OUT MY MOM SAID THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. I COULD OBVIOUSLY SEE HER STRUGGLING. I TRIED TO TURN ...

Mileage: 194,350

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH ABS TONE RING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER (INTERSTATE FORD, 125 ALEXANDERSVILLE RD, MIAMISBURG, OH 45342) WAS CONTACT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 90,000

STEERING POWER ASSIST IS SHORTING OUT, I HAD IT TESTED AT A DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMS IT , ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN, DOING RESEARCH THIS IS COMMON MALFUNCTION FOR 2008 TO 2011 FORD ESCAPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...

Mileage: 116,000

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN YOU START TO MOVE THE SHAKE BECOME WORSE AND YOU NEED TO HOLD THE WHEEL WITH 2 HANDS OTHERWISE THE WHEEL TURNS AT ANYTIME.

Mileage: 167,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CANDY FORD (403 LANSING ST, CHARLOTTE, MI 48813) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECAL...

Mileage: 127,825

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (PORTER FORD, 600 OGLETOWN RD, NEWARK, DE 19711) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 125,000

CAR STARTED LAST WEEK WITH A PHANTOM SHAKE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHILE THE CAR WAS ON AND IN PARK, OR WHILE STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, SLIGHT SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. NOW 8 DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE ERROR MESSAGE CAME ONTO TH...

Mileage: 139,000

THE SHOCK TOWER RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE SHOCK TO PUNCTURE THE INTERIOR TRIM OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. IT WAS TAKEN TO MUFFLER MAN G3455 CORUNNA RD FLINT, MI 48532; THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT. RETURNED IT TO DAVE KNAPP USED CARS 1949 N LAPEER RD LAPEER, MI 48...

Mileage: 112,609

OCTOBER 2016, REGARDING RECALL 1405S, A TECHNICIAN DID A SELF TEST AND INDICATED NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WERE PRESENT. THE SELF TEST AND OBSERVATION WERE PERFORMED FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MINUTES (WHICH IS THE ALLOWABLE LABOR COST FOR RECALL REPAIRS). ALTHOUGH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WERE PRE...

I HAD MY ESCAPE SERVICED FOR THE 14S05 RECALL IN OCT 2014 WHERE THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE EPAS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. NOW MY CAR'S STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WITH A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IDLING...AND SOMETIME WHILE MOVING. I SEE REPORTS/REVIEWS THAT THE POWER-STEERING WILL LIKELY GO OUT SOON AND ...

Mileage: 151,000

MY STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. NEXT I GOT THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" CODE RIGHT BEFORE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD NO POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE. I HAD THE RECALL DONE (14S05) IN JANUARY OF 2015. WHEN I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I H...

Mileage: 133,475

I HAVE POWER STEERING ISSUE.I HAVE RECEIVED MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD SAYING"POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". SO, NEED SOME HELP TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE.

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS IDLING, CAR HAS UNDER 106000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 106,000

ERROR CODE APPEARED ON MY DASH READING. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. 20 MINUTES LATER THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I CALLED FORD FOR THE CURRENT RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THE ONES AFFECTED.

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, MY FORD ESCAPE'S STEERING WHEEL FROZE. IT STIFFENED AND WAS UNMOVABLE. I HAD TO WRESTLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET OFF THE ROAD, TRYING TO TURN IT. I FINALLY DID TURN, AFTER A WIDE, WIDE TURN, I WAS ABLE TO PARK IT. THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WORDS CAME ON. I HAVE ...

Mileage: 211,000

TORQUE SENSOR FAILING AFTER BEING REPLACED OR REPROGRAMMED STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP IN PLACE

Mileage: 125,000

THREE OUT OF FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED DUE TO REGULATERS. WHEN AUTO SHOPS WERE ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THE REPLY WAS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. REPAIRS RANGE FROM TWO HUNDRED TO SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE FACTORY WOULD ADDRESS A PROBLEM AS COMMON AS THIS.TWO WINDOWS CAME DOWN WHI...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS ON FEBRUARY 19, 2018, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS AN ABNORMAL DINGING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (DICK EDWARD...

Mileage: 166,000

MY FORD ESCAPE 2008 MODEL AUTO TRANSMISSION WITH MILEAGE OF 98000 STARTED GIVING TROUBLE TODAY AND SCARY TOO. AFTER TURNING ON THE CAR & ONCE STARTS MOVING, I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WRONG WITH SHIFTING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND (VEHICLE MOVES SMOOTHLY FOR FEW AND AFTER THAT I CAN HEAR THE ACCELERATOR ...

Mileage: 98,000

ALREADY HAD THIS RECALL FIXED-# 14S05. RECALL ORIGINALLY "FIXED" IN DECEMBER OF 2014. STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY, RATTLING NOISE. A NEW TORQUE SENSOR WAS INSTALLED AND THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. TODAY, HAVING THE SAME ISSUES- STEERING WHEEL TURNING ON ITS OW...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, CALLED TO FILE A COMPLAINT FOR THE OWNER OF A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING REVERTED...

Mileage: 156,000

RECALL WAS DONE IN 2014 FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS JUST TO UPDATE THE MODULE. AFTER THAT, OUR STEERING WOULD GO OFF AND ON EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT DIDNT THINK ANYTHING OF IT. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I CALLE...

Mileage: 160,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE USED CAR DEALERSHIP ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY POWER STEERENG WENT OUT. I WENT INTO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID MY TORQUE SENSOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE(AND 1.4 MI...

Mileage: 99,500

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK & FORTH WHEN I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. I READ THAT WAS THE SIGNS OF STEERING NOT WORKING. I DROVE SLOWLY HOME 2 MILES & PARKED.. THERE HAS BEEN RECALL BUT NOT FOR MINE,BUT SAME PROBLEM..

Mileage: 194,500

CAR WAS STATIONARY, PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. REAR TAILGATE GLASS WAS OPEN, TAILGATE ITSELF WAS CLOSED. I WAS LOADING GROCERIES INTO THE CAR WHEN THE REAR WINDOW GLASS EXPLODED. I WASN'T IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE GLASS. I DID NOT SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING HIT THE WINDOW.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN 2016. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELL FORD (2401 WEST BELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85013) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS REQUIRED. LATER, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHI...

Mileage: 95,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD MY DAUGHTER SINCE THE UPDATE WAS DONE IT WOULD COST $800 TO FIX PART. THIS PART SHOULD'VE BEEN COVERED BY THE RECALL, NOW THEY WANT $2000 TO FIX BECAUSE ANOTHER PART IS BAD. THEY SENT MY DAUGHTER A LETTER ABOUT THE STEERING ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE AND BECAME INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. T...

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING, ALMOST HIT A CAR, MECHANIC SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING COLUMN, AT LEAST $1000. VERY DANGEROUS, MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS, FORD WON'T HELP

Mileage: 110,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. WAS ON CITY STREET

Mileage: 176,195

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICUL...

Mileage: 37,000

THROTTLE/POWERTAIN HAS WENT OUT IN CAR.I READ ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME THING. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT EMBLEM CAME ON. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN, I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON I-30 IN ARLINGTON TEXAS...

Mileage: 127,000

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS FOR FORDS POWER STEERING RECALL - 14S05. *LD *JS

THE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON AND TURNING IS DIFFICULT. RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS STILL DRIVABLE BUT NEEDS STRENGTHS TO MAKE YOUR TURNS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 1ST 2018 I WENT TO START DRIVING MY CAR AND IT IS STEERING POWER ASSIST LIGHT TURNED ON. YOU STILL ABLE TO GET TO W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS, ...

Mileage: 148,000

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING MAKING TURNING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE'S A RECALL UNCERTAIN VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR AND HIS MODEL THEY RUN MY VIN BUT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T CAME OUT BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT IT'S THE SAME CODES AND ISSUES AS THE ON...

Mileage: 164,000

IGNITION SWITCH WILL STOP WORKING AND BECOME LOOSE, WHICH WILL PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING WHILE STATIONARY.

Mileage: 180,000

I CAN'T STEER MY VEHICLE. IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN. WAS FINE ONE DAY AND THEN THE NEXT TIME WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT I COULDN'T RUN THE WHEEL. I WAS SEEING THAT MANY 2008 FORD ESCAPES HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. I SEARCHED THE VIN AND MY CAR CAME UP WITH NOTHING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND...

TAKA TAKE RECALL. 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID EAPS TORQUE SENSOR FAILED DURING DRIVING AND STEERING, LEADING TO NO ELECTRONIC ASSIST IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THE STEERING LOST COMMUNICATION. AFTER INSTALLING AN UPDATE IN THE SYSTEM, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LAT...

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL. WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. HE ENDED UP PARKING (LEAVING) IT ON A SIDE STREET AND WALKING THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. HIS VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL FOR THE STEERING. I HAD TO GO PICK UP HIS VEHICLE AND DRI...

POWER STEERING FAILURE AT 108K MILES.

Mileage: 108,851

WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND STILL IN PARK THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT (LIKE ITS HAVING TREMORS). IF WHEEL IS BEING HELD IT DOES NOT SHAKE. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP

Mileage: 159,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (GIBBONS FORD, 704 MARTIN F...

Mileage: 85,000

MY 17YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HIS CAR HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN HE COULD NOT BARELY TURN OFF HIGHWAY. HE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. HIS CAR WAS NOT PART OF ORIGINAL RECALL. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO HOLD ONTO RECEIPTS IN CASE HIS CAR IS INCLUDED IN NEXT RECALL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNINGS WHEN IT FA...

Mileage: 120,000

HAD A HARD VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. THANKFULLY, THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED-UP IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. IN 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V28...

Mileage: 124,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET. WHEN CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND ON IT CLEARED OUT AND WAS OK BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A TURN. HAD CAR REP...

Mileage: 93,862

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET. WHEN CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND ON IT CLEARED OUT AND WAS OK BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A TURN. HAD CAR REP...

Mileage: 93,862

RECALL EVIDENTLY WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE IN 2014 BY PRIOR OWNER, STEERING LOST POWER ASSIST WHILE IN MOTION ON A STREET, THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST WHILE TRAVELLING ON A SNOWCOVERED ROAD CAUSED MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN A NEAR CRASH. THE REPRESENTATIVE AT FORD DENIED LIABILITY BECAUSE T...

Mileage: 125,000

ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2018 WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE ON AN EXPRESS TOLLWAY NEAR MY HOME, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABRUPTLY AND MADE MY VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE THAT I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY SAFELY, SO AS TO PULL OVER AND REGAIN SOME SORT...

Mileage: 93,900

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE --- POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE --- CONTACT LOOKED UP VIN NUMBER ONLINE AND SAW POWER STEERING RECALL -- CONTACTED FORD -- FORD STATED CONTACTS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. FORD STATED VEHICLE NEEDS POWER STEERING SOFTWARE UPDATE--SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS DONE L...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY CLINTON FORD IN CLINTON, INDIANA PER A RECALL FOR THE STEE...

Mileage: 198,000

RECALL # 14S05 > MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL/DRIVE CAR. IT OCCURRED WHEN SHE STOPPED TO FILL CAR WITH GAS AND CONTINUED FOR THE SHORT TRIP TO A SERVICE STATION. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE SERVICE SHOP FOUND ...

Mileage: 135,000

"TAKATA RECALL" THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND THE WRENCH ICON LIGHT CAME ON SIGNIFYING THAT IT IS A POWERTRAIN FAULT.

Mileage: 92,000

AS I WAS STARTING TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT. IT HAS BEEN FINE UP UNTIL THAT POINT. LUCKILY I WAS STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 142,251

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER (L & L FORD, 314 HARRISBURG ST, EAST BERLIN, PA 17316, (717) 259-6334) WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN VIBRATING...

ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST FAILURE -- SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE. ON HIGHWAY...OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 5 F ABOVE ZERO. TWO CHILDREN IN CAR (ONE YEAR OLD AND 3 YEAR OLD). WITHOUT WARNING (AND DURING A 45 DEGREE CURVE) THE STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT AND AT FIRST THE STEERING ASSIST ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ...

Mileage: 10,700

ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST FAILURE -- SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE. ON HIGHWAY...OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 5 F ABOVE ZERO. TWO CHILDREN IN CAR (ONE YEAR OLD AND 3 YEAR OLD). WITHOUT WARNING (AND DURING A 45 DEGREE CURVE) THE STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT AND AT FIRST THE STEERING ASSIST ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ...

Mileage: 10,700

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE JUST STOP WORKING AND I ALMOST CRASH. THERE IS NO STEERING AT ALL. I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 10

MY FORD ESCAPE 2008 MODEL AUTO TRANSMISSION WITH MILEAGE OF 72000 STARTED GIVING TROUBLE TODAY AND SCARY TOO. AFTER TURNING ON THE CAR & ONCE STARTS MOVING, I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WRONG WITH SHIFTING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND (VEHICLE MOVES SMOOTHLY FOR FEW METERS AND AFTER THAT I CAN HEAR THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 8

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY AS OUTLINED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE...

Mileage: 120,000

THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT AFTER A FORD DEALERSHIP RESET THE SOFTWARE AS REQUIRED BUT NOW WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL AND WANTS TO CHARGE ALMOST $2,000 FOR THE REPAIR.

Mileage: 103,000

GAS PEDAL STICKS, I HAVE TO PRSS IT TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR ACCELERATION, IT WON'T LET ME EXCELERATE OVER 5 MILES AND HOUR AND WILL COAST, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEN SEEMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL, HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THIS WINTER.

Mileage: 100,000

SUDDEN TEMPORARY FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING, THE DEALER SAID THE TORQUE SENSOR IS FAILING. THEY DID THE REPROGRAM IN AUGUST 2017, NOW FORD WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THE RECALL HAS BEEN DONE AND THEIR WERE NO CODES IN PCM, GUESS WE ACTED TOO SOON ON A RECALL, IF THE SENSOR WAS BAD IN AUGUST TH...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. HUNTINGTON FORD (2890 S ROCHESTER RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAG...

Mileage: 104,000

WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS A DISTANCE OF 2 INCHES BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN. WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON RECENTLY, AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING "ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" AND THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN....

Mileage: 138,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BLUE SPRING FORD, 3200 S. OUTER RD, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TH...

Mileage: 158,000

FOR THE PAST 4-5 DAYS, THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT COMPLETELY WHENEVER I TRIED TO MANEUVER IN PARKING SPACES. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON TO REGAIN POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE. TONIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, LUCKILY IN FRONT OF A ...

Mileage: 67,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS AND CAR IS UNABLE TO BE STEERED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, WITH VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS IS NOT A NUISANCE, IT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE AS CAR CONTROL IS LOST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. RECALLS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN INITIATED SURROUNDING THIS PROBLEM, I NEED TO FIND O...

Mileage: 135,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED ZEIGLER FORD PLA...

Mileage: 127,000

THE VEHICLE GAS PEDAL BECOMES STIFF IN COLD WEATHER CONDITION AND DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP. ONE TIME THE GAS PEDAL CABLE ALSO CAME OUT AND PEDAL WOULD NOT COME BACK UP.

Mileage: 90,000

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. AFTERWARDS WHEN I WOULD IDLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SHAKY MAKING A LOUD NOISE. NOW IT SHAKES EVEN WHEN I'M DRIVING AND WILL GET JERKY OR STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN I'M PULLING...

Mileage: 241,000

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. AFTERWARDS WHEN I WOULD IDLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SHAKY MAKING A LOUD NOISE. NOW IT SHAKES EVEN WHEN I'M DRIVING AND WILL GET JERKY OR STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN I'M PULLING...

Mileage: 241,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FRONTIER FORD IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MAD...

Mileage: 45,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FRONTIER FORD IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MAD...

Mileage: 45,500

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ON VACATION THE SUNROOF JUST SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. NO ACCIDENT, NO DAMAGE, NO ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND AND I, WHO OWN THE CAR WERE JUST DRIVING ALONG AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WENT OFF AND THE NEXT THING WE KNEW, WE OPENED THE COVER AN...

Mileage: 224,985

RECALL STEERING -AFTER HAVING A "SOFTWARE" UPDATES ON A 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT IN 2014 FOR FORD RECALL #14S05, NOW IN 2017 MY STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING WHILE AT A STOP BOTH IN AND OUT OF GEAR. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM COULD BE A TORQUE STEERING SENSOR OR A FULL BLOWN STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. BOT...

Mileage: 204,542

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY QUIT, WHEN FORTUNATELY IN THE DRIVEWAY NO WARNING OR ERROR CODES THAT WERE SUPPOSED BE THERE AFTER RECALL. NEEDS REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUM PARTS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE AND NOT REPLACED. WHEN THE ASSISTS QUITS IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER A...

Mileage: 135,000

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WITH 125,000 MILES ON IT & THE STEERING WAS GREAT! WE HAVE DRIVEN IT FOR ABOUT 1,000 MILES. WHEN I GOT IN AND STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING IS SO TIGHT I CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION! I HAD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN THE STORE PARKING LOT & H...

Mileage: 125,836

DEC. 26, 2017 ACCELERATOR PEDAL CABLE SNAPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR. HAD TO GET TOW AND NOW IN SHOP. THROTTLE BODY AND CABLE NEED REPLACEMENT. $700! THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. IT HAS UNDER 150,000 MILES ON IT. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. THE PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING A LOT AND NOW THIS. VEHICLE WAS IN CHICAG...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWNTOWN CITY STREET, HAD TO MAKE A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. HAD TO STOP IMMEDIATELY ON SIDE OF THE STREET, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT SINCE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN.

MY FORD ESCAPE GAVE ME A WARNING OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND THEN MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH FORD COVERED 2008 ESCAPE MODELS AS A RECALL, BUT MY VIN NUMBER SAID MINE WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT FACTORY SO IT IS NOT COVERED.

Mileage: 94,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) FOR WHICH IT RECEIVED THE UPDATE FOR THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN JUNE OF 2017. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPI...

Mileage: 138,000

WHEN DRIVING, STEERING LOCKS UP OR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 150,000

ENGINE STOPPED DEAD WHILE DRIVING.STATED STOP SAFELY NOW.WELL AS CAR STOPPED DEAD WITH NO WARNING IS WAS NOT SAFE..SERVICE SAYS NEEDS NEW THROTTLE BODY. THATS FINE BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED

Mileage: 72,000

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN JARRING AROUND AND HAS FAULTED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD DEALER STATES THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A "PROGRAMMING FIX," HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS MAKING MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO MYSELF, AN...

Mileage: 155,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME THIS MORNING AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME UP. THIS FAULT HAS NEVER BEEN ON BEFORE. I READ A COUPLE OF ONLINE SITES AND IT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 14S05 BUT IT DOESNT SHOW FOR MY VEHICLE. MINE IS THE SAME YEAR AFFECTED BUT DOES NOT APPLY FOR SOME REASON.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST ABILITY. AS A RESULT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (VIDALIA FORD LINCOLN, 2607 E 1ST ST, VID...

Mileage: 140,000

THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR HAS FAILED AND THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER. (RECALL 14S05) FOUND OUT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL, BUT WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THAT! NOW WE FIND THAT THE RECALL IS CLOSED. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SHAKES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER.

Mileage: 159,080

I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON 12/9/17 WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS DUE TO SNOWY CONDITIONS AND TODAY ON 12/10/17 POWER STEERING LOSS WAS FELT UPON LOWER SPEED TURNS ONLY FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE POWER STEERING LOSS BY END OF HOUR LONG ROUND TRIP ON MOSTLY HIGHWAY FOLLOWED BY B...

Mileage: 129,400

WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" CAME UP. I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS TONIGHT 12/9/2017

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED EDWARDS COUNTY MOTORS (51 E MAIN ST, ALBION, IL 62086), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN OPEN RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY FORD AND CLOSED; ...

Mileage: 125,308

THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR GOES OUT EVEN AFTER FORD DID A RECALL ON THE SOFTWARE AND CLOSED THE RECALL. I WENT TO A FORD GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT MY EXPENSE.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT. HOPKINS FORD IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS WAS MADE AWARE OF TH...

Mileage: 119,917

THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. WITH NO POWER STEERING YOU CAN STILL STEER THE CAR BUT THE EFFORT REQUIRED IS VERY VERY LARGE.

Mileage: 125,000

KEY IGNITION SWITCH IS DIFFICULT TO WORK. FORD TOLD ME TO PUNCH THE KEY IN HARD THEN TURN, WHICH WORKS MOST OF THE TIME. I'VE READ WHERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF OWNERS. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, FORD SAYS IT WILL COST BETWEEN $800.00 - $1000.00, BUT THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. NO GUARANTEE. SIN...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTI...

Mileage: 147,019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. TWO DAYS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EWALD'S VENUS FORD (272...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS ESCAPE FOR ONLY ABOUT 9 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD MANY SPORADIC ISSUES WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE GAS PEDAL HAS STUCK A FEW TIMES AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL. IT SEEMS TO ACT UP WORSE WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLDER. I HAVE HAD A FEW INSTANCES WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND WAS U...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND NO SOUNDS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED BECAUSE THE VE...

Mileage: 160,000

THERE IS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE AT FIRST AND GOT VERY STIFF TO TURN AROUND AND MOVE FROM MY GARAGE EVENTUALLY. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT MY SITUATION AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP AT THE MOMENT. ...

Mileage: 10

RECALL ITEM #14S05 IS NOT BEING REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL AND I'M LEFT WITH NO POWER STEERING. CAME IN TO DEALERSHIP ON AUG 29TH TO GET RECALL ITEM LOOKED AT - NO CODES AT THE TIME AND DEALER DID 'MODULE REPROGRAM' WITH NO REPAIRS. RECALL ITEM THEN BROKE AND I CAME IN FOR SERVICE ON NOV 17TH. CO...

Mileage: 150,694

WHILE DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT, SUDDENLY LOSS POWER STEERING. ABLE TO DRIVE BUT HARD TO STEER. MECHANIC STATED THERE IS A FAULT CODE AND PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. RECALL 14S05 SEEMS TO DESCRIBE EXACT ISSUE.

Mileage: 100,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS FAILED AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OVER A LITTLE GIRL AND HER MOTHER.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONT...

Mileage: 100,000

SOMETIMES WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL...IT JUST WON'T DEPRESS AND I AM PUSHING ON THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT - BUT I CAN'T MAKE THE CAR GO, AND THE PEDAL SEEMS 'STUCK'...IT HAS LED TO A FEW DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY AND PULLED OUT - BUT THEN COULD NOT GET THE GAS PEDAL ...

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK IGNITION WENT OUT ON 10/31/17.

I HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK IGNITION WENT OUT ON 10/31/17.

I HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK IGNITION WENT OUT ON 10/31/17.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE POWER TRAIN FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT ANGLE TORQUE SEN...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLAN VIGIL FORD (275 GLYNN ST N, FAYETTEVILLE, GA). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS BEYOND A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR A SUBSEQ...

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL ONE OR TWO YEARS AGO THEN RECENTLY POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETLY AND WENT BACK TO MANUAL STEERING AND COUND CAUSE A ACCIDENT. I AM ON DISABILTY DUE TO WEAK HEART AND IS TO HARD TO MAKE TURNS. DO I HAVE ANY LEGAL RECOURSE ON THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.IS THERE A CLASS ACTION ...

Mileage: 230,000

HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS APPLIED. CAR STARTED NORMALLY BUT HAD NO POWER STEERING. FORD'S FINE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. STOPPED CAR, TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED. EVERYTHING FINE.

Mileage: 127,000

SUDDEN FAILURE OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. SOME WARNING WITH YAW CONTROL IN DAYS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. WAS IN MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN FAILED. NOW HAS NO STEERING ASSIST AT ALL. IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED WHILE IN A CURVE OR TURN IT COULD OF RESULTED IN A CRASH.

Mileage: 152,000

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD TO TURN STILL WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD BUT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. TOOK MY ESCAPE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD MY ELECTRONIC STEERING SENSOR IS BAD. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME NOR THE MONEY TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY I...

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD TO TURN STILL WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD BUT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. TOOK MY ESCAPE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD MY ELECTRONIC STEERING SENSOR IS BAD. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME NOR THE MONEY TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY I...

Mileage: 170,000

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY RECALL 14S05 DOES NOT APPLY TO MY CAR WHICH HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL AND IT SAYS THAT IS FOR FORD ESCAPE. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE ADVISE. NOTE; THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT. THANKS

MY STEERING IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE LOCKED UP ON ME DRIVING HOME LAST WEEK. THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN JUST WANTED TO GO STRAIGHT.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HER TEACHING POSITION IN MARSHALLTOWN IA TO ANKENY IA. SHE CALLED ME FRANTIC BECAUSE HER BRAKES FAILED. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO TIRES PLUS IN ANKENY. THEY RECOMMENDED AN ABS BRAKE...

Mileage: 104,500

WHILE DRIVING, THE CARBOARD NOTICED SEVERAL SIGNS AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. ALSO, ON OTHER DAYS, I COULD NOT START THE CAR.

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CARBOARD NOTICED SEVERAL SIGNS AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. ALSO, ON OTHER DAYS, I COULD NOT START THE CAR.

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS GOING STRIGHT AND SOMETIMES DURING A TURN, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TOO STEER, THE ENGINE REMAINS OPERATIONAL HOWEVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES INTO TEST MODE WHERE ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS COME O...

Mileage: 124,920

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS GOING STRIGHT AND SOMETIMES DURING A TURN, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TOO STEER, THE ENGINE REMAINS OPERATIONAL HOWEVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES INTO TEST MODE WHERE ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS COME O...

Mileage: 124,920

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHEN EVER I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN.

Mileage: 165,000

WILL FREEZE UP AND NOT WORK WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE SOME HAVE BEEN RECALLED, OTHERS HAVE NOT. WHY?????

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT THE POWER ASSIST AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 103,000

100300 MILES ON MY 2008 ESCAPE. CAR STRUGGLES TO CHANGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. NOW POWER, ENGINE REVS UP BUT GEAR WILL NOT CHANGE, I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THEN LIFT OFF, OVER AND OVER BEFORE IT CHANGES GEAR. CAR WILL JERK AND ALMOST LOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC

Mileage: 100,300

100300 MILES ON MY 2008 ESCAPE. CAR STRUGGLES TO CHANGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. NOW POWER, ENGINE REVS UP BUT GEAR WILL NOT CHANGE, I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THEN LIFT OFF, OVER AND OVER BEFORE IT CHANGES GEAR. CAR WILL JERK AND ALMOST LOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC

Mileage: 100,300

I WAS DRIVING AND THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON 9/25/2017

Mileage: 76,000

THIS VEHICLE STARTED MINOR STEERING PROBLEMS JAN 23, 2014 AND HAS SHOWN MINOR TO NOW MAJOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT, THEN REVIVE WHEN RESTARTED. NOW THE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND FOR THIS FEMALE, NOW NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS UPO...

Mileage: 30,000

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE TOP END RESULTING IN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. WAS COASTING INTO TOWN (TOOK FOOT OFF GAS FOR LOWER SPEED LIMIT) ENGINE SHIFTED HARD AND REVS TO HIGH RPM AND HAS NO POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. REDLANDS FO...

Mileage: 125,715

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALDEMAN FORD (607 NJ-33, TRENTON, NJ 08619, (800) 939-6659) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT ...

Mileage: 71,101

EXTREME UNDERCARRIAGE / WHEEL WELL EROSION. THE SHOCKS HAVE PUSHED UP INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THEY ARE NOT MOUNTED TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE BODY. TRUNK MATT IS EXPOSED THROUGH WHEEL WELL. SUSPENSION IS DISENGAGING FROM THE BODY.

EXTREME UNDERCARRIAGE / WHEEL WELL EROSION. THE SHOCKS HAVE PUSHED UP INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THEY ARE NOT MOUNTED TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE BODY. TRUNK MATT IS EXPOSED THROUGH WHEEL WELL. SUSPENSION IS DISENGAGING FROM THE BODY.

I WAS DROPPING MY CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL. I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND WHEN I PULLED OUT AND WENT TO USE MY BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE PEDAL VIBRATED LIKE ABS WAS ENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IT WAS VERY SLOWLY. I WAS GOING UNDER 10 MPH.WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN MY ABS AND TRAC...

Mileage: 118,000

I WAS DROPPING MY CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL. I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND WHEN I PULLED OUT AND WENT TO USE MY BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE PEDAL VIBRATED LIKE ABS WAS ENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IT WAS VERY SLOWLY. I WAS GOING UNDER 10 MPH.WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN MY ABS AND TRAC...

Mileage: 118,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ACROSS COUNTRY FROM VIRGINIA TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK THROUGH TEXAS ON HIGHWAYS AND BACK ROADS. SHE STOPPED FOR GAS IN TEXAS AND WHEN SHE BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING,POWER STEERING WAS OUT. SHE HAD TO DRIVE BACK TO VIRGINIA WITH NO POWER STEERING ...

Mileage: 116,473

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER (RIVER VIEW FORD, 2200 US-30, OSWEGO, IL) WAS CONTACTED AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TH...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE "WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD ALMOST CREATING AN ACCIDENT BY RAPIDLY SLOWING THE VEHICLE, ONCE CONTROL WAS REGAINED I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME ON "LIMP" MODE, WHERE THE VEHICLE IS RESTRICTED TO PRE...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A STOP, A TRACTOR TRAILER REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRACTURED COMPLETELY FROM THE FRAME AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK PAINS AND RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 70,000

FORD ESCAPE 2008 HAS IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. WHEN TURNING THE KEY WHEN PARKED, THERE IS NO IGNITION TO STARTER. PANEL LIGHTS COME ON, BUT ENGINE DOES NOT START. FORD RECALLED VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED THAT FORD DID NOT COVER ALL MAKE/MODEL/YEAR V...

Mileage: 90,000

HIT BRAKES HARD AND ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, TWO INCHES FROM VERY BAD WRECK THAT COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE.

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN BACK AND FORTH INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL REPAIR RE...

Mileage: 106,000

UPON ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP, THE SHIFTING DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT EASILY SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. I HAD SOMEONE PUT A COMPUTER READER ON THE TRUCK AND IT SAID IT WAS A GEAR SHIFT RATIO FOR GEAR #2. THE OUT TAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX ...

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE ON A SHOPPING TRIP , I PARKED THE CAR.....15 MINUTES LATER I STARTED IT AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE AND COULD HARDLY STEER....FELT LIKE I HAD 4 FLAT TIRES....THE ONLY WARNING WAS A STEERING WHEEL THAT SHOOK WHILE I WAS AT STOPS, NOT WHILE DRIVING....NO RED LIGHTS, NO OTHER SYMPTOMS....

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WRENCH (POWER TRAIN FAULT WARNING) WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WRENCH (POWER TRAIN FAULT WARNING) WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON ME CAUSING MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT TO BUST ALONG WITH I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE & ALMOST WRECK MY VEHICLE. GOOD THING I WAS NEAR A PARKING LOT THAT I COULD GET MY VEHICLE INTO ENOUGH TO GET MY VEHICLE OFF THE M...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON ME CAUSING MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT TO BUST ALONG WITH I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE & ALMOST WRECK MY VEHICLE. GOOD THING I WAS NEAR A PARKING LOT THAT I COULD GET MY VEHICLE INTO ENOUGH TO GET MY VEHICLE OFF THE M...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON ME CAUSING MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT TO BUST ALONG WITH I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE & ALMOST WRECK MY VEHICLE. GOOD THING I WAS NEAR A PARKING LOT THAT I COULD GET MY VEHICLE INTO ENOUGH TO GET MY VEHICLE OFF THE M...

Mileage: 150,000

THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER IS WORKING. WE ARE TOLD IT IS A SENSOR PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR OTHER ESCAPES FROM THIS YEAR WITH THIS ISSUE BUT NOT OURS. IT IS SAME ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. IT SOUNDS UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING.

Mileage: 112,700

WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. IT SOUNDS UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING.

Mileage: 112,700

MY DAUGHTERS ESCAPE EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING HER BLIND 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, SHE WAS 8 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT AT TIME. NOW YOUR SITE TELLS ME THE VIN [XXX] IS AN INVALID NUMBER. HOW CAN THIS BE? WHEN THAT NUMBER IS GOOGLED IT PULLS UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS (INCLUDING ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY TURNED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED OPERATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXTRA STEERING EFFORT WAS APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ERROR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. TH...

Mileage: 147,000

LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, JUST LIKE OTHER 2008 FORD ESCAPES. DASH LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT.

Mileage: 150,000

ON THE EXTERIOR OF EACH OF THE FOUR DOORS, THERE IS A BLACK FILM THAT COVERS THE STAINLESS STEEL OF THE WINDOW FRAME. THIS STARTED PEELING OFF 6 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH FOREIGN OBJECTS OTHER THAN RAIN. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST MY CAR AT FIRST, BUT IN THE YEARS SINCE...

Mileage: 45,000

CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. AFTER STEPPING ON THE GAS WHILE DRIVING, I FEEL A STRONG PULL, AND THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN 20MPH. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND NO SENSOR LIGHTS COME ONE.

Mileage: 170,000

IN 2016 NOVEMBER MY GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I FREAKED OUT AND RAN INTO MY NEIGHBORS GARAGE AND I HAD 10 FIRED FIGHTERS AND SHERRIFF LOOK AT MY TURNED OFF ESCAPE AND THE ACCELERATED PEDEL WAS COMPLETELY SITTING ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ALSO WAS TOWED TO FORD AND SAID THE ACCELERATO...

Mileage: 2

IN 2016 NOVEMBER MY GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I FREAKED OUT AND RAN INTO MY NEIGHBORS GARAGE AND I HAD 10 FIRED FIGHTERS AND SHERRIFF LOOK AT MY TURNED OFF ESCAPE AND THE ACCELERATED PEDEL WAS COMPLETELY SITTING ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ALSO WAS TOWED TO FORD AND SAID THE ACCELERATO...

Mileage: 2

IN 2016 NOVEMBER MY GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I FREAKED OUT AND RAN INTO MY NEIGHBORS GARAGE AND I HAD 10 FIRED FIGHTERS AND SHERRIFF LOOK AT MY TURNED OFF ESCAPE AND THE ACCELERATED PEDEL WAS COMPLETELY SITTING ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ALSO WAS TOWED TO FORD AND SAID THE ACCELERATO...

Mileage: 2

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING ASSIST SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE INCLUDED IN A POWER STEERING ASSIST RECALL. THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO INCLUDE THE VEHICLE IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RECALL. *JS

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2016 WE WERE TOLD THAT THE STEERING SENSOR THAT WAS RECALLED WAS NOT REPORTING AN ERROR CODE AND THUS WAS NOT REPLACED. THIS MONTH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WE WERE TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT THE RECALLED PART HAD ...

Mileage: 131,324

MY AWD 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDV, WITH AROUND 64,000 MILES, STARTED HAVING BRAKING PROBLEMS, WHEN THE BRAKE AND ABS CLUSTER LIGHTS TURNED ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED. WHEN I SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, THE "REGEN BRAKE DISABLED" WARNING COMES ON. I TRIED TO REVERS AT 5 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY BRAKE. I WAS...

Mileage: 64,000

LOSS OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR/ LIMP MODE. I PURCHASED A USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE WITH 69,980 MILES. NO COMPLAINTS TILL HIT 89,000 MILES WHEN ALL IF A SUDDEN THERE WAS NO 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR WENT TO ABOUT 16MPH AND REFUSED TO HO FASTER. RPMS REV...

Mileage: 89,699

LOSS OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR/ LIMP MODE. I PURCHASED A USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE WITH 69,980 MILES. NO COMPLAINTS TILL HIT 89,000 MILES WHEN ALL IF A SUDDEN THERE WAS NO 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR WENT TO ABOUT 16MPH AND REFUSED TO HO FASTER. RPMS REV...

Mileage: 89,699

ABS SYSTEM CAUSES BRAKES TO LOCK UP.NOT ALL THE TIME. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.

Mileage: 86,812

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 94,500

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING FORD SAFETY RECALL # 14S05. LOSS OF POWER STEERING DUE TO TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. FORD ISSUED RECALL IN JULY 2014. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN AUGUST 2014. SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND TORQUE SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING AND WAS NOT REPLACED. THE RECALL PERTAINED TO ...

Mileage: 138,100

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING FORD SAFETY RECALL # 14S05. LOSS OF POWER STEERING DUE TO TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. FORD ISSUED RECALL IN JULY 2014. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN AUGUST 2014. SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND TORQUE SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING AND WAS NOT REPLACED. THE RECALL PERTAINED TO ...

Mileage: 138,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANU...

Mileage: 124,000

ON MY WAY TO WORK TODAY, MY CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR EVENTUALLY JERKS FORWARD AND STARTS TO GO FASTER AFTER THE RPM GOES UP TO 4. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING UNTIL I SEE THE WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT COME ON. I TURN AROUND, PUT MY FLASHERS ON SINCE IT'S HAPP...

Mileage: 163,840

WE GOT SUCKERED BY FORDS RECALL IN 2014 WHEN THEY SENT OUT THE LETTER AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE TO FIX THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. WHICH FORD [XXX] WELL KNEW WOULD NOT FIX THE FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR. SO HERE WE ARE MARCH 17 2017. MY GIRL FRIEND, OUR LITTLE GIRL AND ME. ON OUR WAY BACK TO MY PAREN...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ...

Mileage: 148,000

ESCAPE RECALL 14S05. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 40 IN ELKTON MARYLAND, THE STEERING LOCKED UP MAKING IF VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE/STEER THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER AND TAKING THE TRUCK TO ELKTON FORD FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, LET THEM KNOW ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V28400...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE ...

Mileage: 120,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THERE WAS A RECALL. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. AFTER HOURS OF PHONE CALLS TO FORD, THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE IN 2014, PRIOR TO ME OWNING IT. THE PART IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND THE CO...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN POWER ASSISTANCE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 95,111

A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IS EVIDENT BY A KNOCKING SOUND. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOBILE AS WELL AS IN THE STOPPED OR IDLING POSITION. THERE ARE ARE VIDEOS ONLINE AT YOU TUBE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF THIS EXACT SAME MALFUNCTION IN A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. AN EXISTING RECALL NUMBER OF...

Mileage: 200,000

FORD WON'T HONOR RECALL 14S05 THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND BUT NOW I NEED AN ENTIRE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR REPLACED AND THEY WON'T COVER THAT. OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON LINE THAT FORD WON'T REPAIR YOUR STEERING AFTER HAVING YOUR RECALL SOFTWARE DONE. A FORD ESCAPE RECALL GOTCHA...

Mileage: 125,000

FORD WON'T HONOR RECALL 14S05 THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND BUT NOW I NEED AN ENTIRE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR REPLACED AND THEY WON'T COVER THAT. OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON LINE THAT FORD WON'T REPAIR YOUR STEERING AFTER HAVING YOUR RECALL SOFTWARE DONE. A FORD ESCAPE RECALL GOTCHA...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DE...

Mileage: 125,000

WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE THE BRAKE PETAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW MASTER CYLINDER,ROTORS,CALIBERS,BRAKE PADS BLEEDING IF THE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD TWO VALVES STUCK IN T...

Mileage: 140,000

"WRENCH" INDICATOR LIGHT AND VEHICLE SYMPTOMS OF HIGH RPMS IN TEH 3.5 TO 4 RANGE AT LOW SPEEDS (CYCLING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD) ON CITY STREETS 0-35 MPH. ENGINE CODES NOT YET READ, BUT SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED AS A FAULT IN THE THROTTLE BODY. CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 HAS IDE...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY TURNED LEFT. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCONNECTED THE POWER STEERING FUSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 165,000

BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. APPLIED BRAKES AND COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. THEN CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED.

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND BECAME STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT FELT A STRONG VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND T...

ON MARCH 11, 2017 WHEN I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT; THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. I SLOWLY DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST FORD GARAGE WHO CHARGED ME TO INSPECT IT AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN, COST $1400+ AND WAS UNDER A RECALL BUT THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 156,722

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES ON ITS ON WHILE THE VECHILE IS STARTED. THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN WHILE IN "DRIVE" OR IN "REVERSE". WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK, I EXPERIENCED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. AFTER TU...

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 100,000

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS IN THIS VEHICLE OR HAD ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING WHILE DRIVING IT HOME ON FRIDAY AND BECAME INCREASINGLY HARDER TO STEER. WHEN ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 156,717

TURNING RIGHT ONTO A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO EFFECTIVELY MERGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS, THEN REAPPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE FINALLY BEGAN TO INCREASE IT'S SPEED. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED IT'S 2ND TRAN...

Mileage: 97,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT, HE WAS TURNING LEFT ON TO MAIN ROAD OUT OF OUR SUBDIVISION, HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING CINDER BLOCK WALL, COULD OF EASILY BEEN KILLED. THANKFULLY WAS GOING SLOW.

Mileage: 144,000

SHITTING CABLE CAME OFF TRANSMISSION . IT SAID IT WAS IN PARK BUT WHEN I TRIED TO GET OUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD.CAR WAS ON STREET AT TIME. COULD NOT PUT CAR BACK IN PARK

Mileage: 76,260

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEE...

FORD HAD RECALL 14S05 BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2014. IT WAS FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE PART WAS ALREADY NOT WORKING THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE HARDWARE. THEY SAID IF IT WAS NOT A SOFTWARE FIX WOULD DO IT. WE HAD THAT DONE. NOW 24K MILES LATER THE EXACT PART HAS GONE OUT AND FORD IS ...

Mileage: 170,000

I WAS DRIVING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THEN A ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON SAYING POWER STEERING SENSOR FAULT. I COULD HAVE GOT INTO A CRASH AND AM REALLY UPSET AND FEEL LIKE FORD SHOULD FIX THIS.

Mileage: 186,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT A POWER STEERING RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL RECENTLY SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE STEERING WHE...

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 17 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE O...

Mileage: 62,370

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE ESCAPE. ONLY MANUAL STEERING AVAILABLE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE TORQUE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT ON MY ESCAPE AFTER THE RECALL IN 2014. FORD STATES SINCE PROGRAMMING WAS DONE IN WITH THE ORIGINAL RECALL IN 2014 THE RECALL WAS COMPLETE EVENTHOUGH PART OF THE RECALL INCLUDED ...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHIFTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000...

Mileage: 144,000

ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILED. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE PARKED AND DRIVING. STEERING PULLING TO SIDES WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 11,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTH REAR DOORS WERE RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL AS THE FRAME ABOVE THE TIRES. THE DOORS ALSO HAD RUST INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME AND/OR VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 130,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WHICH PULLED THE CODES AND REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR. MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE 14S05 RECALL SO APPARENTLY THE RECALL DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. I AM A C...

Mileage: 88,000

THE GAS PEDAL COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO COAST IN TO A PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE PEDAL RETURNING IT TO THE NORMAL OPERATING POSITION. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE CABLE ASSEMBLY/THROTTLE CONTROL. I HAVE S...

Mileage: 116,960

FORD ESCAPE APPROACHED A CITY STREET INTERSECTION WITH RIGHT AWAY BY GREEN LIGHT. A TRUCK RAN THE RED LIGHT OF SAME INTERSECTION. THE FORD ESCAPE VEERED TO LEFT TO AVOID BEING DIRECTLY HIT BY TRUCK. AIR BAGS OF FORD ESCAPE DID NOT DEPLOY, WHEREAS THEY DID IN THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN 2014, THE CO...

Mileage: 195,000

IN 2014 THE POWER STEERING ASSIT FAULT WAS FIXED ON THIS CAR,DO TO A RECALL I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2016 AFTER 4 MONTHS I STARTED THE CAR UP AND THE FAULT CAME BACK. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL WHEN I BOUGHT CAR. IS THIS CONSIDERED FIXING THE PROBLEM, OR IS IT A STILL OPEN RECALL? THE CAR WAS SITTING...

Mileage: 91,000

I WAS TURNING WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO OTHER CARS WAITING AT THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE LIGHT ON. I PREVIOUSLY HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP HERE IN BRIGHTON COLORADO AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR IN 2016. CA...

Mileage: 109,567

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PSCM AND IC TO THE LATEST LEVEL, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 121,688

IN MAY 2014 FORD ISSUED RECALL #14S05 FOR STEERING ISSUES. THE RECALL WAS 'PERFORMED' ON MY CAR IN NOV 2014, WHICH CONSISTED OF A 15-20 SOFTWARE UPDATE. I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME STEERING ISSUE AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CENSOR AND FORD IS REFUSING TO HONOR/ASSIST/ACKNOWLEDGE THE P...

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE M...

Mileage: 134,000

DRIVING BACK FROM WORK ON THE STREET THE CAR WON'T TURN I GOT SCARE AND STOP THE CAR RIGHT AWAY UNTIL MY HUSBAND PICKED IT UP IS TOO DANGEROUS ... THIS IS THE RECALL NUMBER 14S05 ... BUT FORD REFUSES TO FIX IT

Mileage: 100,000

LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL #14S05. VEHICLE HAS LOST STEERING CAPABILITY 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN.

Mileage: 123,000

TAKATA RECALL - VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, ENGINE REVS AND DECELERATES WHILE DRIVING, IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START CAR EACH TIME. SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWENTY TRIES. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.EV

Mileage: 110,000

TAKATA RECALL - VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, ENGINE REVS AND DECELERATES WHILE DRIVING, IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START CAR EACH TIME. SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWENTY TRIES. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.EV

Mileage: 110,000

TAKATA RECALL - VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, ENGINE REVS AND DECELERATES WHILE DRIVING, IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START CAR EACH TIME. SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWENTY TRIES. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.EV

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AND IDLING THE CAR, IT STALLS OUT. IT STALLS WHEN IDLING IN GEAR, BUT NOT WHEN IN THE PARK POSITION. IF YOU SLOW DOWN AT A LIGHT OR FOR TRAFFIC OBSTACLES, IT SOMETIMES STALLS BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY STOP. AS LONG AS I HAVE NO STOP LIGHTS OR OTHER OBSTACLES TO SLOW ME DOWN I'M FINE. ...

Mileage: 86,370

WHEN IDLING, STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND MOVES ON ITS OWN AND A CLICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD SOMETIMES. ALREADY HAD "RECALL" CHECKED AND NO UPDATE WAS NEEDED IN 2014. HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL OVER 100K MILES.

Mileage: 102,000

CONTINUAL BRAKE FAILURE.. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. WILL STOP AFTER REAPPLIED BUT WILL FEEL MUSHY! HAD MASTER CYLINDER, ONE WHEEL CYLINDER REPLACED AND THEY LASTED A FEW WEEKS WITH SAME SCENARIO HAPPENING AGAIN! LOCAL BRAKE SPECIALTY SHOP CAN'T GET TO THE BOTTOM OF PROBLEM! FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALL...

Mileage: 88,000

THE EAS (ELECTRIC ASSISTED STEERING) MADE A LOUD NOISE BEFORE EVENTUALLY FAILING & NOW THERE IS NO POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED ME TO SLID OFF ICY ROAD, DRIVING 45MPH, INTO DITCH. *TR

FRONT BRAKE LINE KINK OR COMPRESSED AND WOULD NOT FULLY RELEASE BRAKE WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE SUPERHEATED. NEEDED TOW REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

POWER STEERING FAILED REPEATEDLY. RECEIVED RECALL14S05 AND TOOK TO LEHIGHTON FORD 18235 JUNE 21, 2016. EVEN AFTER REPORTING FAILURE, THE ACTION TAKEN WAS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER MODULE. JANUARY 29, 2017 POWER STEERING FAILED AND WOULD NOT RECOVER WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE AND ATTEMPTI...

Mileage: 140,000

FORD HAD A 2015 RECALL FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, DURING WHICH THIS VEHICLE WAS CHECKED. TWO MONTHS AGO MY MECHANIC CHECKED MY STEERING BECAUSE OF A NOISE AND ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. AS I WAS DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WHAT IF THIS WENT OUT AT HIGHWAY ...

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND "FAULTY POWER STEERING" ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWA...

Mileage: 88,000

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED 3 TIMES AND THEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE TORQUE SENSOR THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY COVERED ON THE RECALL FROM JULY 2014 FAILED. FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX THE SENSOR ST...

Mileage: 114,000

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING BECAME UNMANAGEABLE. ALMOST CRASHED WITH MYSELF AND MY KID. OTHER VINS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM YET MINE IS NOT LISTED. *TR

Mileage: 114,044

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING BECAME UNMANAGEABLE. ALMOST CRASHED WITH MYSELF AND MY KID. OTHER VINS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM YET MINE IS NOT LISTED. *TR

Mileage: 114,044

SUDDEN ONSET OF STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, DIFFICULTY TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, WHILE TURNING RIGHT STEERING STOPPED TWICE.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO PROVIDE A REMEDY AND THEY DID NOT STATE FOR THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN ONCE THE FAILURE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED; HOW...

Mileage: 135,000

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED AS A DIGITAL READ OUT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BELIEVING IT TO BE A 'RESET' ISSUE. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AGAIN. TWO DAYS L...

Mileage: 150,250

TAKATA RECALL: MY CAR HAS A COUPLE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. WHILE PARKED AND IDLING THE STEERING WHEEL TWITCHES ON ITS OWN, YOU HAVE TO FIND THE RIGHT LOCATION AND HOLD IT THERE FOR THE TWITCHING TO STOP. WHEN IDLING I CAN HOLD THE SW OFF OF CENTER AND THE TWITCHING WILL ABATE FOR SHORT PERIODS,...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT A MODERATE SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND INSTRUMENT C...

Mileage: 133,000

I TOOK MY CAR IN WHEN THE RECALL 14S05/NHTSA RECALL 14V-284 WAS RECEIVED AND THE DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE APPROPRIATE MODULES TO PREVENT LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO A TORQUE SENSOR FAULT. AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL I WAS NOT HAVING ANY STEERING PROBLEMS, SO I FELT THE MODULE UPDATES WERE TO FIX ANY STEERI...

Mileage: 65,500

CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS THE KEY IS FORCIBLY INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THIS HAS TO BE DONE SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN EXITING THE CAR, IT WILL DING TO ALERT THE DRIVER THAT THE KEY HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE IGNITION BUT THE KEY HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE STARTING THE CAR THE WHEEL STARTED SHAKING, YOU CAN HEAR A CLICKING NOISE...WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WHEEL SHAKES NON STOP AND THE NOISE CONTINUES, FOLLOWED BY A CODE SAYING (POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT). IT'S GETTING WORSE THE MORE WE DRIVE IT. *TR

WHILE STARTING THE CAR THE WHEEL STARTED SHAKING, YOU CAN HEAR A CLICKING NOISE...WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WHEEL SHAKES NON STOP AND THE NOISE CONTINUES, FOLLOWED BY A CODE SAYING (POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT). IT'S GETTING WORSE THE MORE WE DRIVE IT. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS OFTEN AND REQUIRES EXTRA FOOT MANIPULATION TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND MAKES PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC A DANGEROUS PROPOSITION. THIS OCCURS ON CITY STREETS AND FROM STOP LIGHTS ON LARGER STATE HIGHWAYS. IT HAS ALSO FAIL...

Mileage: 95,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 127,000

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2016 SINCE PURCHASING MY GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY SEIZES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH TO PROVIDE THAT OTHER YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS VEHICLE DOING THIS PUTS NOT ...

Mileage: 113,294

STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING .IM VERY STRONG AND IT TOOK EFFORT FROM ME TO STEER. IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING THEY COULD HAVE VERY EASILY HAD AN ACCIDENT! .THIS SEEMS TO BE AN I...

Mileage: 102,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS OUT. FORD DEALER INITIALLY FIXED VIA ORIGINAL RECALL (FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 14S05.) BY UPDATING THE COMPUTER CODE IN 2014. THE POWER STEERING HAS LOST ALL POWER NOW . THIS IS 2 YEARS LATER, BUT THE LOSS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, DASH WARNING INDICATED "POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILURE" WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED. STEERING IS NOW CONSIDERABLY HARDER, BORDERING ON IMPOSSIBLE WHILE SITTING STILL. VEHICLE HAD RECALL 14S05 PERFORMED IN OCT 2014. SINCE THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE R...

Mileage: 150,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM HAD THE SAME ISSUE BEFORE BUT WAS FIXED FOLLOWING THE 2014 RECALL FOR THE ISSUE. LESS THAN 3 YEARS AFTER THE FIX, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN.

Mileage: 157,500

WHILE BREAKING HARD ON ROUGH ROAD THE BREAKS WILL LOOSE PRESSURE AND GO SOFT. THEY WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A FEW TIMES AFTER THE CAR IS RESTARTED.

Mileage: 260,000

GAS PEDAL IS STICKING INTERMITTENTLY

MY FORD ESCAPE'S POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT IN MY WHILE DRIVING, IT MADE THE REST OF THE RIDE HOME FROM WORK EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WAS IN FACT A FORD RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL CAR, HOWEVER MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ONLY...

Mileage: 143,000

MY FORD ESCAPE'S POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT IN MY WHILE DRIVING, IT MADE THE REST OF THE RIDE HOME FROM WORK EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WAS IN FACT A FORD RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL CAR, HOWEVER MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ONLY...

Mileage: 143,000

ABS CONTROL MODULE / HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HCU HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. IT HAS LEFT ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN ON THE HWY IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. IT IS A $6,000 REPAIR AND IT APPARENTLY REQUIRES A FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE $4,000 PART, T...

Mileage: 137,000

ABS CONTROL MODULE / HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HCU HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. IT HAS LEFT ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN ON THE HWY IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. IT IS A $6,000 REPAIR AND IT APPARENTLY REQUIRES A FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE $4,000 PART, T...

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE WRENCH SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE WRENCH SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERI...

Mileage: 60,000

ACUTE LOSS OF POWER STEERING; ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHILE TURNING. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. MY DAUGHTER, WHO USUALLY DRIVES THIS CAR, WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND SAFELY STOP ALONG THE CURB.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT VERY STIFF. EVENTUALLY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED IN 2015 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM...

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING UP A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD IN LAKE TAHOE, CA, THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT WORKING AS WE WERE MAKING A LEFT HAND CURVE. FROM THAT POINT ON, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A CAR THROUGH QUICKSAND. THE SLOWER THE SPEED, THE HARDER TO TURN. MY HUSBAND DID THE RESEARCH,...

Mileage: 110,100

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION 14S05 FROM FORD ABOUT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE RECALL WAS FOR A FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR THAT WOULD EITHER BE REPROGRAMMED OR REPLACED. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TORQUE SENSOR, FORD SERVICE DECIDED TO JUST REPROGRAM IT BECAUSE IT HAD NOT FAILED OR PRODUCED A SERVICE CODE....

Mileage: 46,608

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION 14S05 FROM FORD ABOUT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE RECALL WAS FOR A FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR THAT WOULD EITHER BE REPROGRAMMED OR REPLACED. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TORQUE SENSOR, FORD SERVICE DECIDED TO JUST REPROGRAM IT BECAUSE IT HAD NOT FAILED OR PRODUCED A SERVICE CODE....

Mileage: 46,608

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION 14S05 FROM FORD ABOUT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE RECALL WAS FOR A FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR THAT WOULD EITHER BE REPROGRAMMED OR REPLACED. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TORQUE SENSOR, FORD SERVICE DECIDED TO JUST REPROGRAM IT BECAUSE IT HAD NOT FAILED OR PRODUCED A SERVICE CODE....

Mileage: 46,608

WRENCH LIGHT ON... TROUBLE SHIFTING... HIGHER RPMS WHEN SHIFTING

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUF...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIGOROUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE CONTINUOUSLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY. HOWEVER, IN LATE OCTOBER 20...

TORQUE SENSOR AFTER THE EPS MODULE/TORQUE SENSOR SOFTWARE UPDATE IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN, WHEEL MOVES ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY THE WHEEL TAKES "PHANTOM" MOVEMENTS WITH NO OPERATOR ENCOURAGEMENT. THE UPDATE FROM THE RECALL REGARDING THE TORQUE SENSOR DID NOT EFFECTIVELY FIX THE PROBL...

Mileage: 101,000

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, STOPPED, PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE - CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, ENGINE JUST REVVED WITHOUT MOVING; PUT IT IN D AND NOTHING AGAIN. TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED IT, PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT KINDA JERKED BACKWARD. SOMETIMES THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE, SOMETIMES NOT. NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION ...

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT SOUNDED LIKE A HUGE POP OR LIKE A GUN SHOT SOUND AND WHEN WE STOPPED, WE FOUND THAT THE SUNROOF HAD "EXPLODED". THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT OUR CAR. LUCKILY THE SLIDER WAS CLOSED SO THE GLASS THAT SHATTERED DID NOT FALL ALL OVER US. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND TH...

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT SOUNDED LIKE A HUGE POP OR LIKE A GUN SHOT SOUND AND WHEN WE STOPPED, WE FOUND THAT THE SUNROOF HAD "EXPLODED". THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT OUR CAR. LUCKILY THE SLIDER WAS CLOSED SO THE GLASS THAT SHATTERED DID NOT FALL ALL OVER US. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND TH...

Mileage: 125,000

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT IDLE FOR APPROX. 500 MILES THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE POWER STEERING TOTALLY WENT OUT. WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON THE DASH, THEN POWER STEERING TOTALLY GONE. I COULD HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT HOME WHICH WAS 7...

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ...

Mileage: 105,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE ON 12/13/2016 AND UPON GOING TO GET GAS THE STEERING TIGHTENED UP WHILE DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION. IT BE CAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND STEER IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I GOT THE CAR HOME AND KEPT IT THERE TIL I CALLED FORD AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT TO BE SERVICE...

Mileage: 143,091

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER A POWER STEERING RELATED RECALL, TH...

Mileage: 128,000

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT . ON SCREEN THE WORDS POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING THEN STARTED TO WORK. I DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I WENT TO GO USE VEHICLE AGAIN THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE APPEARED ON SCREEN. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 118,570

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REAPIRED. THE MA...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAI...

Mileage: 164,000

2-3 YEARS AGO I HAD ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING GOING IN AND OUT, THEN I AM NOTIFIED OF A RECALL DUE TO POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THE SOLUTION WOULD BE REPROGRAMMING AS OPPOSE TO REPLACING THE FAULTY UNIT. THAT WORKED TEMPORARILY AS NOW THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT OF ORDER. FOR...

Mileage: 150,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE CODE B2278 RECALL 14S05 NHTSA 14V284000 POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILURE. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007 EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A 2008 VEHICLE.

LOSS POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIRECTION SYSTEM OF THE ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED A STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 113,682

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWA...

Mileage: 180,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. POWER STEERING EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE YESTERDAY WHEN TURNING INTO A STORE PARKING LOT AND IS GIVING A FAULT CODE INDICATING STEERING ROTATION SENSOR FAILURE. FO...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE ...

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, WENT OUT BEFORE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. WENT TO AUTO ZONE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT...VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD COMPANY

Mileage: 121,808

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND TURNING A CORNER, MY POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING AND I ALMOST DROVE INTO ANOTHER CAR, SO TO AVOID COLLIDING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC I WENT ONTO THE SHOULDER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT ACCORDING TO T...

Mileage: 830,741

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND TURNING A CORNER, MY POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING AND I ALMOST DROVE INTO ANOTHER CAR, SO TO AVOID COLLIDING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC I WENT ONTO THE SHOULDER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT ACCORDING TO T...

Mileage: 830,741

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE REVERSING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE AND PULL BACK INTO HER DRIVEWAY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING FAILED TWO TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 90,360

FIRST COLD MORNING THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AFTER 5 MILES. NO MOVEMENT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE & HAD TO CROSS OTHER LANES TO SAFETY. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THIS CAR. DEALER SAYS THROTTLE BODY ISSUES ON OTHER ESCAPES ARE COVERED BY A 10 YEAR/150,000 MILE WARRANTY.

Mileage: 5

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT WAS TERRIFYING! I PARKED THE CAR. LATER I STARTED IT AND DROVE HOME IN A COLD SWEAT PRAYING IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 124,000

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. MY WIFE WAS AT WORK AND WHEN SHE STARTED TO DRIVE HOME NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO STEER. LUCKILY SHE WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME. SHE DID NOTICE VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED IT WAS VERY DIFFICUL...

Mileage: 120,000

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. MY WIFE WAS AT WORK AND WHEN SHE STARTED TO DRIVE HOME NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO STEER. LUCKILY SHE WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME. SHE DID NOTICE VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED IT WAS VERY DIFFICUL...

Mileage: 120,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON 10/12/16 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I COULDN'T TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAD MY FAMILY (WIFE, 2 CHILDREN (1 AUTISTIC) AND DOG) IN THE VEHICLE. WE BARELY AVOIDED A COUPLE ACCIDENTS AND A WALL. MANAGED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO SAF...

Mileage: 148,000

08 FORD ESCAPE POWER STEERING: CAR WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF FAILURE. CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM COLLEGE, DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME AND STOPPED AT A RESTAURANT. WHEN SHE WAS LEAVING THE RESTAURANT SHE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST STRUCK SEVERAL CARS IN PARKING LOT. SH...

Mileage: 136,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 81,000

POWER STEERING FAILED. HAD REPAIRED LAST SUMMER AT GIBBONS FORD. CALLED THEM AND WAS TOLD THEY DID WHAT THEY COULD AND CAN'T HELP ME. IT'S THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH STEERING THAT WAS RECALLED. APPARENTLY WAS NOT FIXED CORRECTLY.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE ...

Mileage: 140,000

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, PLUS THE INFORMATION DISPLAY INDICATED "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "REGEN BRAKE DISABLED". I WAS STILL ABLE TO BRAKE, BUT NEEDED TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO STOP AND THERE WAS A NEW NOISE WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. I ...

Mileage: 235,000

WHEN SITTING IDLE AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, IT RUMBLES ROUGHLY, I HIT THE ACCELERATOR IT HESITATES TO GO THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN GETS A BURST OF SPEED. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS IN CITY STREET.

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN SITTING IDLE AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, IT RUMBLES ROUGHLY, I HIT THE ACCELERATOR IT HESITATES TO GO THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN GETS A BURST OF SPEED. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS IN CITY STREET.

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN SITTING IDLE AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, IT RUMBLES ROUGHLY, I HIT THE ACCELERATOR IT HESITATES TO GO THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN GETS A BURST OF SPEED. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS IN CITY STREET.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT PROGRESSED FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER FAILED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COL...

Mileage: 71,000

IN 2014 RECEIVED RECALL FOR STEERING AND IT WAS "REPROGRAMMED" 0N 9/25/2016 COMPLETE FAILURE OF STEERING WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE "FIXED" UNDER THE RECALL. NOW SINCE RECALL IS CLOSED, ACTUAL PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. QUOTED 1500 TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURED WHEN ...

Mileage: 109,000

I PUT MY 2008 ESCAPE IN PARK, REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I WALKED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS AND WAS INFORMED BY A BYSTANDER THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ROLLING AWAY. THE 2008 FOR ESCAPE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS DOWN HILL INTO A TREE. I WENT TO THE VEHICLE AND THE GEARSH...

Mileage: 115,000

IDLES VERY ROUGH AT STOPS . MUST HOLD BRAKE AND GAS AT SAME TIME TO KEEP ENGINE FROM DIEING .DANGER IS POSSIBLE HITTING SLIPPING OFF BRAKE AND HITTING GAS PEDAL CAUSING ACCIDENT. ..

Mileage: 145,000

IN COLD WEATHER THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, I HAVE TO PUSH IT TWICE, AFTER 50 KM WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM IT IS NOT SO BAD. MY SON IS SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR SO I HAD TO BUY HIM ANOTHER ONE, I STILL DRIVE THE ESCAPE.

REAR HATCH LATCH WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN OPENED. WE HAVE HAD ONE REPLACED ALREADY AND WITHIN A MONTH IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN. BELIEVE HATCH WINDOW IS LEAKING INTO WALL OF HATCH AND SHORTING THE COMPONENT THAT OPEN AND CLOSES THE HATCH. WE HAVE HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH AN UNLATCHED HATCH. THERE ARE PLENTY OF C...

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, IT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING MY CAR TO START. I HAD TO PUSH THE KEY IN ALL WAY IN...PUSHING IT HARD AND SOMETIMES JIGGLING THE KEY TO GET IT TO START. I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH (MODULE) AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD A ...

Mileage: 155,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SUDDENLY STEERING FEELS LIKE HARD TO SHIFT LANE AND WHILE TURNING ON EXIT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TAKE SHAPR TURNS. I PULLED SOMEHOW IN CLOSET PARKING LOT AFTER TOOK AN EXIT FROM HIGHWAY. FOUND MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD POWER STEERING FAULT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ALSO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT...

Mileage: 77,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A INTERSECTION, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR SIGNAL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 88,000

THE IGNITION WILL NOT START WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL EVENTUALLY START

Mileage: 156,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE A MONTH AGO WITH 135,000 MILES. IT HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS, ONCE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ON A CITY STREET CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO LIGHTS POP ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT JUST DIES WITH NO WARNING. I AM ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PAR...

Mileage: 136,000

I PURCHASED MY 2008?FORD ESCAPE LAST YEAR 2015. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH CV AXILS ON EACH SIDE AND I HAD MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT AT A GREAT DEAL OF $8,900. I THEN FOUND OUT WHY IT WAS SO CHEAP FROM SUCH A TRUSTED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSING IN ...

I PURCHASED MY 2008?FORD ESCAPE LAST YEAR 2015. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH CV AXILS ON EACH SIDE AND I HAD MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT AT A GREAT DEAL OF $8,900. I THEN FOUND OUT WHY IT WAS SO CHEAP FROM SUCH A TRUSTED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSING IN ...

I PURCHASED MY 2008?FORD ESCAPE LAST YEAR 2015. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH CV AXILS ON EACH SIDE AND I HAD MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT AT A GREAT DEAL OF $8,900. I THEN FOUND OUT WHY IT WAS SO CHEAP FROM SUCH A TRUSTED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSING IN ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE PSCM SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED PER NHTSA CAMPAIG...

Mileage: 159,337

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1...

Mileage: 140,000

A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WITH ONLY 33,585 MILES WAS PURCHASED ON 06/02/16. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING SO I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY BLED THE BRAKES WHICH MADE THEM WORK. A 20 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT AGAIN ONLY AFTER 16 MILES FROM FORD ...

Mileage: 33,601

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE AUTOBAHN IN GERMANY AND THE CAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON SHUT OFF AND DISPLAYED THE 'STOP SAFELY NOW' MESSAGE. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OVER SO I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WAS HARDLY NO TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN 1 HOUR.

Mileage: 9,213

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...

HAVE TO FORCE THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION REALLY HARD AND TURN THE KEY MANY TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START.

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER THEN LOSE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT A SHOULDER. VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED TO MAX 20MPH.

Mileage: 122,000

VEHICLE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER THEN LOSE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT A SHOULDER. VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED TO MAX 20MPH.

Mileage: 122,000

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN BRAKING, IT TOOK LONGER TO STOP AND WAS LIKE YOU WERE STOPPING ON ICE. WHEN STARTING OUT AGAIN, IT TOOK AWHILE FOR MY VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD UNTIL IT COULD START AGAIN. I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER IN VEHICLE...

Mileage: 92,000

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN BRAKING, IT TOOK LONGER TO STOP AND WAS LIKE YOU WERE STOPPING ON ICE. WHEN STARTING OUT AGAIN, IT TOOK AWHILE FOR MY VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD UNTIL IT COULD START AGAIN. I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER IN VEHICLE...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A SQUEALING SOUND AND BECAME VERY LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ...

Mileage: 69,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER STALLING, THE EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELEC...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER STALLING, THE EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELEC...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A TREMOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2014, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE RECALL...

Mileage: 180,000

WHEN I GO TO START MY ESCAPE, I HAVE TO PRESS REALLY HARD TO GET IT TO START. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT TAKES 10-15 MINS OF TRYING OVER AND OVER TO GET IT TO WORK. I AM AFRAID THAT IT JUST WILL NOT WORK ONE DAY. I TAKE THE KEY OUT AND FLIP IT OVER...DOES NOT HELP. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON...IT...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER TEN ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED TH...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER TEN ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED TH...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER TEN ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED TH...

Mileage: 155,000

MY GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY BROKE AND DROPPED DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND I COULD NOT MOVE ONCE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HAVE GOOGLE THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH OTHER FORD ESCAPES 2008, AND MANY OTHER FOLKS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OR ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT A STICKY OR LOOSE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS A ...

MY GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY BROKE AND DROPPED DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND I COULD NOT MOVE ONCE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HAVE GOOGLE THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH OTHER FORD ESCAPES 2008, AND MANY OTHER FOLKS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OR ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT A STICKY OR LOOSE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS A ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN CORRECTLY TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT EVENTUALLY FAILED PERMANENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN CORRECTLY TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT EVENTUALLY FAILED PERMANENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 44,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND JUST BECAME HARD TO STEER. I BROUGHT IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC THEY INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT IT REQUIRED US TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THE PROBLEM NEEDING ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING. I LOOKED EVERYTHING UP AND FOUND A...

Mileage: 100,000

TRUCK IS ACCELERATING AND SWITCHING GEARS ON ITS OWN. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT , A WRENCH LIGHT POPS ON AND THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SWITCH GEARS. ONCE THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES AWAY BUT RETURNS AFTER DRIVING BEGINS AGAIN. TRUCK IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER WHEN DRIVING AS IF IT IS G...

Mileage: 160,000

TRUCK IS ACCELERATING AND SWITCHING GEARS ON ITS OWN. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT , A WRENCH LIGHT POPS ON AND THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SWITCH GEARS. ONCE THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES AWAY BUT RETURNS AFTER DRIVING BEGINS AGAIN. TRUCK IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER WHEN DRIVING AS IF IT IS G...

Mileage: 160,000

TRUCK IS ACCELERATING AND SWITCHING GEARS ON ITS OWN. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT , A WRENCH LIGHT POPS ON AND THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SWITCH GEARS. ONCE THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES AWAY BUT RETURNS AFTER DRIVING BEGINS AGAIN. TRUCK IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER WHEN DRIVING AS IF IT IS G...

Mileage: 160,000

MY IGNITION, SOME TIMES IT STARTS, SOME TIMES I HAVE TROUBLE STARTING IT, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T START AT ALL.!!

I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE AS THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD, ALONG WITH "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM". MY FOOT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN TILL I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON AND REQUIRE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A TORQUE SENSOR ALERT PRODUCED TROUBLE CODE DTC B2278. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...

Mileage: 150,000

THE MECS COOLANT PUMP FAILS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE DC-DC INVERTER AND HYBRID DRIVETRAIN TO INSTANTLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT INTERSTATE SPEED. YOU GET THE RED TRIANGLE AND STOP SAFELY NOW WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF LEAVING YOU TO COAST ACROSS 4 LANES OF THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO THE SHOULDE...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. I LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPE AND MERCURY MARINER MODELS HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING FORD THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ...

Mileage: 86,000

THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE

Mileage: 195,000

AT A STOP SIGN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHIMMY ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS IT BEEPED THEN TEN MINUTES LATER I SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE AND AN HOUR LATER WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IT CAME UP WITH A POWER STEERING FAULT ON THE DASH AND IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON MAY...

Mileage: 80,500

WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE RACED TO OVER 4K RPMS AND THE CAR WAS BARELY AT 20 MPH. NO ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH. RPMS RANDOMLY FLUCTUATED AND ONLY AFTER REACHING 3,500 RPMS WOULD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEARS. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE ...

Mileage: 105,000

I NOTICE ABOUT A WEEK AGO THAT A WRENCH LIGHT SIGNAL CAME ON MY DASH. I CHECKED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND GOOGLE THE INFORMATION AND THEN I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I CAN FEEL MY CAR DOING A PULL WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN ON THE FREEWAY I AM NOT GETTING NOT POWER IT SEEMS LIKE I AM MOV...

COMPLETE POWER STEERING LOSS AFTER RECALL PERFORMED. WHILE TURNING A RIGHT HAND CORNER AT 50MPH ALL POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER VEHICAL OTHER THEN STRAIGHT ON ACROSS LANE.. THIS FAILURE CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICAL HEAD ON THANKFULLY THE OTHER CAR WAS PAYING A...

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET MY TRUCK BEGAN REVVING AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. AT ONE POINT I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS REVVING UP. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 3 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A...

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTS...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ...

Mileage: 118,888

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 86,000

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE RECALL 14S05 VIA A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS RESULTING IN VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND LOSS.OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. DEALERSHIP CONTENDS THAT THE ISSUE WAS CLOSED VIA THW SOFTWARE UPDATE AND NOW SAYS THAT MUST PAY OUT OF ...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WA...

Mileage: 150,000

TRANSMISSION - THE SERVICE WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT BADLY. A QUICK TRIP TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER INDICATES THAT GEARS 2 & 4 NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT 71,000 MILES). FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING ...

Mileage: 71,000

A WRENCH WARNING SIGN.

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY AND THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 100,000

HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED RECEIVED A PERFECT REPORT, THEN 2 WEEKS LATER THE STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO STEER.TOOK THE TRUCK TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS TO LEARN THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 102,060

HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED RECEIVED A PERFECT REPORT, THEN 2 WEEKS LATER THE STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO STEER.TOOK THE TRUCK TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS TO LEARN THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 102,060

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLICKING SOUND WAS ALSO EVIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND T...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE STEERING MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU...

Mileage: 130,000

I HAD THE RECALL ISSUE FOR THE POWER STEERING ADDRESSED AND WAS TOLD IT ONLY NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. 5000 MILES LATER THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE CONSTANTLY WHILE PARKED OR MOVING. NOW MY WIFE LOST TOTAL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. WE CALLED THE DEALER WHO GAVE US THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND W...

Mileage: 99,350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 158,000

WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS ON LOWER LEFT DASH. CAR HAS A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING INTO GEAR. SLOW TO ENGAGE, THOUGH HIGH RPM. HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION. OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP.

Mileage: 134,080

2008 FORD ESCAPE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE MAKING TURN INTO TRAFFIC. EXAMINATION REVEALED SIGNIFICANT LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER RESULTING IN "SLIPPAGE" OF TRANSMISSION. INVESTIGATION OF ISSUE FOUND THAT LEAKAGE WAS A CRACKED TUBE AT RIGHT HAND MOUNTING BRACKET OF T...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WA...

Mileage: 133,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT BECAME VISIBLE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I REALIZED IT WAS THE ELEC...

Mileage: 165,400

LOW SPEED TURNS, ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILS TO ASSIST IN RETURNING WHEELS TO STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. WHEELS CAN BE BROUGHT BACK TO FORWARD POSITION WITH SOME EFFORT. HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY, EVERY DAY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THERE IS HIGHER TORQUE ON THE STEERING COLUMN.

Mileage: 81,798

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ...

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND FAILED. THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGH...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND FAILED. THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGH...

Mileage: 52,000

MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FINE WHEN IT STARTED CHIMING. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHY IT WAS MAKING THE NOISE. IT DID THIS 3 TIMES AND THEN A SMALL WRENCH SIGNAL SHOWED UP ON THE PANEL. I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO STEERING! SCARED ME TO DEATH. I WAS ABLE TO MA...

Mileage: 101,000

JULY 2014 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING TORQUE SENSOR/STEERING COLUMN, I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP (STIVERS FORD/LINCOLN IN WAUKEE IOWA) WHERE THEY TOOK APPROX. 5 MINS TO DO WHATEVER IT WAS THEY WERE TO DO REGARDING THE RECALL. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR AT THAT TIME. APPROX...

Mileage: 144,000

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU THE GAS PEDAL WENT FLAT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THROTTLE CABLE BROKE.NEEDED REPLACED AND THROTTLE BODY,INJECTORS CLEANED. COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. CALLED DEALER AND NO HELP. CALLED FORD CO...

Mileage: 83,000

WE TOOK OUR FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2008 ESCAPE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL NHTSA 14V284000 OR FORD #14S05. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING MODULE. PRIOR TO THAT WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER WITH THE STEERING. 4 MONTHS LATER THE STEERING HAS FAILED. FROM WHAT I AM READING AT SEVERAL LOCATIO...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MAINTENANCE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE ...

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES. THE FAILURES INCLUDED THE LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL, AND THE...

Mileage: 115,412

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES. THE FAILURES INCLUDED THE LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL, AND THE...

Mileage: 115,412

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES. THE FAILURES INCLUDED THE LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL, AND THE...

Mileage: 115,412

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UN...

Mileage: 148,377

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE ONLY GO IN DRIVE TWO ONE AND REVERSE.

Mileage: 143,241

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE SECOND REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ...

Mileage: 98,000

MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUTS DOWN DUE TO A "MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT (MEC) PUMP" FAILURE, I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT FORD MOTOR CO HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER WHEN I CALLED FMC THEY TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT "ACCORDING TO MY VIN MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL PROGRAM, MY CAR HA...

ABS BREAK LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAYS RENEG BRAKES DISABLED. CAR BUCKED AND LOST BREAKING ABILITY. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS/HCU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,800.00. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS IT CANNOT STOP SAFELY. THIS HAPPENE...

Mileage: 123,000

WE HAD OUR VEHICLE RECALLED. WE TOOK IT TO TAYLOR FORD IN CHANDLER OKLAHOMA, TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND NOW THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, THAT AFTER FORD HAD SO CALLED UPDATED THE PROGRAMING ON THE STEERING SY...

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHER IT WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE...

Mileage: 137,900

HAD FORD RECALL #14V284000 (FORD #14S05) PERFORMED IN APRIL 2015 - WHICH COVERED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. WAS TOLD "NOTHING WRONG, UPDATED SOFTWARE". MARCH 2016 STEERING FAILED. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAILED TORQUE SENSOR WHICH SUPPOSEDLY IS ONE OF THE ITEMS COVERED UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER WAS TOLD...

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND I AM HAVING STEERING WHEEL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE AND I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I LOOK LIKE THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IM HAVING AND THAT MIGHT BE THE STEERING ...

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND I AM HAVING STEERING WHEEL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE AND I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I LOOK LIKE THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IM HAVING AND THAT MIGHT BE THE STEERING ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHILE RATTLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED ...

Mileage: 150,000

I TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED ON ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF CORRECTLY TO START WITH. I FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY FOR THAT ISSUE. I FORGOT TO MENTION AND ADD A COMPLAINT FOR ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING ALSO WITH THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I...

Mileage: 121,000

I TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC POWERING STEERING ON OCTOBER 28, 2015. THE FORD DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. LSS..WHEN I TOOK THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR THE RECALL I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE SENSOR WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE FORD DE...

I WAS AT A GAS STATION AND WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AND CALL A TOW. WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER AND TOLD THEM THAT THE RECALL THEY HAD FIXED IN AUGUST OF 2014 WAS DEFECTIVE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED THERE RESPONSE WAS THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 77,382

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT LUNGE FORWARD, WHICH IT HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY THE CAR STALLED, THEN LUNGE FORWARD AGAIN. I WAS SCARED THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS GOING TO HIT ME. PLEASE HELP ALL THE FORD ESC...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT LUNGE FORWARD, WHICH IT HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY THE CAR STALLED, THEN LUNGE FORWARD AGAIN. I WAS SCARED THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS GOING TO HIT ME. PLEASE HELP ALL THE FORD ESC...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT LUNGE FORWARD, WHICH IT HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY THE CAR STALLED, THEN LUNGE FORWARD AGAIN. I WAS SCARED THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS GOING TO HIT ME. PLEASE HELP ALL THE FORD ESC...

Mileage: 135,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS STARTING AGAIN THE KEY JUST TURNS AND CAR DOESN'T TURN OVER AND IT BEEPS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT PUT KEY IN RIGHT POSITION.

Mileage: 89,003

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE STATIONARY AS I WAS FIXING TO LEAVE ON AN IN TOWN TRIP

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE RECALL 14S05 CORRECTED. THE DEALER STATED THEY ONLY NEEDED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK THREE WEEKS LATER, I LOST ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO PAY OU...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND BOTH CONFIR...

Mileage: 140,000

TRUCK HAS 87,000 MILES ,RIDING DOWN THE ROAD TRANNY NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY,ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN I TRIED TO ACCERLATE.TOOK TO SHOP,TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY GOD YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.TERRIBLY DESIGNED SUV. NO MORE FORDS FOR ME.UNHEARD OF.

Mileage: 87,000

THE STEERING WHEEL MOTOR IS NOT WORKING

THE STEERING WHEEL MOTOR IS NOT WORKING

THE STEERING WHEEL MOTOR IS NOT WORKING

AUGUST 2014 TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE INTO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR RECALL NOTICE RECALL 14S05 - POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ISSUE WITH TORQUE SENSOR REPLACEMENT - LINDQUIST FORD DEALERSHIP JUST UPGRADED A PROGRAM INTO MY ESCAPE FOR ABT 20-30MINS, DIDN'T CHECK ANY PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT, TOLD ME NO PARTS...

Mileage: 131,000

AUGUST 2014 TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE INTO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR RECALL NOTICE RECALL 14S05 - POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ISSUE WITH TORQUE SENSOR REPLACEMENT - LINDQUIST FORD DEALERSHIP JUST UPGRADED A PROGRAM INTO MY ESCAPE FOR ABT 20-30MINS, DIDN'T CHECK ANY PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT, TOLD ME NO PARTS...

Mileage: 131,000

AUGUST 2014 TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE INTO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR RECALL NOTICE RECALL 14S05 - POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ISSUE WITH TORQUE SENSOR REPLACEMENT - LINDQUIST FORD DEALERSHIP JUST UPGRADED A PROGRAM INTO MY ESCAPE FOR ABT 20-30MINS, DIDN'T CHECK ANY PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT, TOLD ME NO PARTS...

Mileage: 131,000

CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING WHILE CROSSING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TURNING ONTO A SIDE STREET. WE DETERMINED THIS ISSUE WAS INCLUDE IN RECALL 14S05 AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. DEALER SAYS FORD REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND CONSIDERED THE RECALL CLOSED...

Mileage: 102,000

FORD ESCAPE WAS STATIONARY TURNED IT ON COULDNT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW :( JUST READING LOTS OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE.HOPE I CAN GET IF FIXED SOON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN N...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS AGO WAS TO...

Mileage: 95,726

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT REQUIRED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WI...

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14...

Mileage: 167,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE...

Mileage: 109,175

THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER IT IS THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR STORIES ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE LIKE I WAS ALSO DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND I ALMOST CRASHED.

Mileage: 115,000

RECALL 14V284 WAS INEFFECTIVE. PER FORD, THE RECALL WAS ADMINISTERED ON ME VEHICLE ON 18SEP14. THIS WAS WHEN THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED IN A LEFT TURN, IN THE SNOW, IN DEC 2014. THE STEERING COLUMN SHUTTERED, AS IF THE ABS WAS WORKING. IT RIGHTED ITSELF AND TH...

Mileage: 70,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 97,800

2008 FORD ESCAPE, 122,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING LIKE THIS HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=F-LZBZSBO3U AND THEN I LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER QUICK RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A HU...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 9 MPH, THE WRENCH ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMP...

Mileage: 94,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 134,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY DRASTICALLY SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY, STARTED REVVING REALLY HIGH AND THE 'WRENCH LIGHT' CAME ON. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN GETTING REAR-ENDED BY THE CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD ...

Mileage: 134,000

POWER STEERING MODULE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE POWER STEERING. WE HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED IN NOV 2014. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WENT OUT ON FEBRUARY 1, 2016. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT EXACTLY THE SAME THING, IT SEEMS RELATED AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. IN 2014, THE CONTACT DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) EVEN THOUGH THERE WA...

Mileage: 104,200

DAUGHTER IS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHICH REQUIRED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS REQUIRED GREAT DIFFICULTY DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ESCAPE WAS TAKEN TO A MEC...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 108,000

ON 4/29/15 AT 74,422 MILES I HAD RECALL 14S05 COMPLETED ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THEY PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND TOLD ME THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. ON 1/29/16 AROUND 85,000 MILES MY HUSBANDS WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND ALMOST CA...

Mileage: 85,500

AFTER FUELING MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, BUT IT'S HARDER AT LOW SPEEDS.

Mileage: 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE U-JOINT LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THREE...

Mileage: 203,077

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT WOULD N...

Mileage: 154,000

IN 2012 THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE EPS TO CONTINUALLY FAIL. WE HAD THE PARTS REPLACED WITH FACTORY PARTS IN 2014 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR $500. IN DECEMBER 2015 THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING ERRATICALLY AGAIN, INDICATING TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY RE...

AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE RPM'S INCREASE BUT THE VEHICLE SPEED WILL NOT....ALMOST AS IF THE THROTTLE IS "STICKING." THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 140,000

EVERY TIME I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TO SHAKE. THEN FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON A STOP LIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. TWO DAYS AGO AS I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SUPER HARD TO MOVE. I TURNED OFF THE VEH...

SLIPPING WHEN IT GOES FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR

Mileage: 107,000

MY STEERING WENT OUT AFTER I HAD STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. I HAD GOT BACK IN THE CAR 30 MINUTES LATER PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE STEERING WAS GONE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM BECAUSE I HAD SEEN ON SOME SERVICE PAPERS FROM THEM THAT STATED A RECALL ON THE FORD...

Mileage: 101,500

THE STEERING STARTED GOING OUT AFTER A FEW MILES. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD BE FINE FOR AWHILE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND THE WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN AUGUST, 2014. THE DEALER CONTACTED FORD RECALL SPECIAL SERVICES AND WAS DENIED COVERAGE....

Mileage: 76,486

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY IN THE ON POSITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REP...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BAC...

TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING.

TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING.

TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); ...

Mileage: 101,000

ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TOW THE VEHICLE WITH THE ...

Mileage: 116,000

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING, INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING

Mileage: 114,000

POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY NOT IN MOTION. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSC...

Mileage: 108,000

MY WIFE HAD THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING, IN HER VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING HOME ON CITY STREETS. UPON SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO IN FOR SERVICE AS WE WANT A RELIABLE, SAFE VEHICLE. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND AP...

Mileage: 139,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A RECALL HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUS...

Mileage: 133,000

EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON FREEWAY. PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO SHOULDER. VEHICLE RESTARTED. NO FAULT CODE FOUND

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAD A RECALL ON IT. AFTER I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE RECALL. AFTER TAKING IT TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD COMPANIES AND PROVING THAT THE RECALL FIX DID NOT WORK AND IS CAUSING PROBLEMS, FORD REFUSES TO AUTHORIZE T...

Mileage: 108,000

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAD A RECALL ON IT. AFTER I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE RECALL. AFTER TAKING IT TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD COMPANIES AND PROVING THAT THE RECALL FIX DID NOT WORK AND IS CAUSING PROBLEMS, FORD REFUSES TO AUTHORIZE T...

Mileage: 108,000

THE GAS PEDAL IS VERY HARD TO PUSH DOWN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. IT IS CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 103,136

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS LOST POWER STEERING. IT NO LONGER WORKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING FAILED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A WHILE, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHER...

Mileage: 147,000

ON DECEMBER 11, 2015 I HAD TAKEN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE TO DEALER FOR THE 14S05 RECALL BEING THAT TWO DAYS BEFORE MY POWER STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. THEY DID THE SOFTWARE UPDATE NOW ON DECEMBER 31, 2015 I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER SAID TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT AND IS NOT PART OF...

ON DECEMBER 11, 2015 I HAD TAKEN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE TO DEALER FOR THE 14S05 RECALL BEING THAT TWO DAYS BEFORE MY POWER STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. THEY DID THE SOFTWARE UPDATE NOW ON DECEMBER 31, 2015 I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER SAID TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT AND IS NOT PART OF...

THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ISSUES WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUTTER WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AT ANY SPEED (STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, AND ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, WHILE BRAKING, ETC - EVERYTHING) AND SOMETIMES...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN...

Mileage: 120,000

PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE NEW IN 2008 AND HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE ACCELERATOR STICKING CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS NEVER REPLACED. NOW BECAUSE I HAVE 116000 MILES ON IT I JUST GOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. ONCE AGAIN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL O...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR OF THE STEERING COLUMN W...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FOR A LONG TIME, A LEAK FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOTICED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRAN...

Mileage: 115,000

THE THROTTLE SEEMS TO GET STUCK WHILE I'M DRIVING. I'LL PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPMS WILL GO UP, BUT THE CAR WON'T SPEED UP OR RESPOND FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT WILL FINALLY "CATCH" AND ACCELERATE. HAPPENS OFTEN, SOMETIMES FROM A STOP AND SOMETIMES WHEN I'M ALREADY IN MOTION, EVEN ON THE...

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AP...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE V...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS INOPERABLE AND THE STARTER KEY NEEDED TO BE FORCED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH EVENTUALLY FAILED TO START THE VEH...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER ASSIST NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 99,348

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 131,837

LOST POWER STEERING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. DEALER IS CLAIMING THAT B/C I BROUGHT IT IN TO THEM 10 MONTHS AGO AND HAD THE CODES CHECKED (NONE FOUND AT THE TIME), THAT MY RECALL COVERAGE IS NOW NULL AND VOID. I WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF NEVER TAKING IT IN FOR THE RECALL, AS THE CHARGES ARE AROU...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR EVEN AT THE INITIAL START OF THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TH...

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CORNER (ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET) GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I ALMOST RAN INTO A BRICK MAILBOX--WHEN IT WENT OUT, A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AN...

Mileage: 133,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). WITHIN 8,000 MILES, THE EPS FAILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH LOC...

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284...

Mileage: 131,119

THE VEHICLE WAS APPARENTLY TREATED IN THE PAST FOR THE AFFECTED PART DUE TO RECALL. HOWEVER, THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 95 THOUSAND MILES THE POWER STEERING FAILED UPON START OF THE VEHICLE FORCING ME TO COMPLETE A 200 PLUS MILE TRIP WITHOUT IT ON A MOUNTAINOUS...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES. NOW I AM IN THE SAME POSITION AGAIN. FORD WAS NO HELP TO ME.

Mileage: 181,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS...

Mileage: 85,000

HAVE TO PUSH THE KEY IN VERY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO START OR "JIMMY" THE KEY AROUND VERY HARD. TAKE AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES TO GET THE CAR TO START BECAUSE OF KEY. SOMETIME IT STARTS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. KEY NOT TURNING OVER. POSSIBLY IGNITION SWITCH NO WORKING CORRECTLY. EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CAR H...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP TO TURN RIGHT, AS I WAS TURNING I RECEIVED AN ALERT AND MESSAGE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE FAILURE AND LOST POWER STEERING, IT DID RETURN AFTER A MOMENT OR SO. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND TO CONTACT FORD TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND TO BRING I...

Mileage: 117,000

I HAD A POWER STEERING RECALL DONE ON MY TRUCK AT DONS FORD. THE MANAGER WHO DID THE RECALL ONLY KNEW ABOUT A PORTION OF THE RECALL SO ALL HE DID WAS REPROGRAM MY COMPUTER. AFTER 2 WEEKS I LOST MY POWER STEERING ALL TOGETHER ( WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALMOST HIT A WALL ) BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER TOL...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOST BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY, AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPOR...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOST BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY, AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPOR...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOST BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY, AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPOR...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOST BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY, AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPOR...

Mileage: 36,000

3 YEARS AGO MY RADIO NO LONGER LIGHTS UP, THE HEAT & AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH AND INSIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THEN IN 2013 REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WITH 86,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW IN 2015 THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS RECALLED IN 2014 AND I ...

Mileage: 86,000

3 YEARS AGO MY RADIO NO LONGER LIGHTS UP, THE HEAT & AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH AND INSIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THEN IN 2013 REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WITH 86,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW IN 2015 THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS RECALLED IN 2014 AND I ...

Mileage: 86,000

3 YEARS AGO MY RADIO NO LONGER LIGHTS UP, THE HEAT & AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH AND INSIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THEN IN 2013 REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WITH 86,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW IN 2015 THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS RECALLED IN 2014 AND I ...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A DING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM. PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVI...

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN TURNING CAR ON , ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN ON .. THIS USE TO HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH,YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES ,ITS GETTING WORSE YOU HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WILL TURN ON , SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TURNING ON / OFF TO MAKE IT ...

Mileage: 76,000

UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AND APPROACHING THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR I OBSERVED A DRIPPING OF LIQUID COMING FROM THE AREA IN FRONT OF AND TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. I FELT IT WAS GASOLINE AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE...

Mileage: 115,724

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, TO ADDRESS THE STEERING RECALL # 14V284000. UP UNTIL THAT TIME, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON DECEMBER 20, 2014, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SUDDENL...

IN JULY 2015 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE FORD COMPANY. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MIGHT REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING MODE DUE TO AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT RELATED TO THE TORQUE SENSOR RESULTING IN AN INCREASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE STEERING EFFORT WOULD BECOME GR...

Mileage: 86,447

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE PASSENGER SIDE HINGE WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR GLASS FELL IN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BODY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 97,541

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO MAKE TURNS, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET CAR TO SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND TO MAKE A TURN REQUIRED GREAT STRENGTH.

Mileage: 91,000

ACCELERATION IS LABORED. THE VEHICLE SKIPS GEARS WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND MAKE NOISES AS IT SKIPPING THROUGH 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AT RUSH HOUR.

Mileage: 162,000

ACCELERATION IS LABORED. THE VEHICLE SKIPS GEARS WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND MAKE NOISES AS IT SKIPPING THROUGH 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AT RUSH HOUR.

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STA...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,300.

Mileage: 112,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,300.

Mileage: 112,300

ON 10-2-15 WHILE MAKING A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR, ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN, THERE WAS SUDDENLY NO POWER STEERING. I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY OTHER HAND AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM HITTING A CURB. THERE WAS ALSO A QUICK WARNING BUZZER BUT ...

Mileage: 83,500

WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY MAKES A HARD STOP AND BRAKES; IT LOOSES BRAKES MOMENTARILY YET RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER 1) PUMPING SEVERAL TIMES OR 2) COOLING OFF . NO SIGNAL OR WARNINGS.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED, BUT REQUIRED A GREATER EFFORT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED, BUT REQUIRED A GREATER EFFORT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 132,000

ALL THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED BY CAPITOL CITY FORD INDIANAPOLIS AND MACE FORD TERRE HAUTE, IN. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE THRUST AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY MY CAR WILL NOT START. OTHER MECHANICS SAID IT WAS THE STARTER, ITS NOT THE STARTER ITS ELECTRICAL SENSORS. THE VEH...

Mileage: 3,000

ALL THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED BY CAPITOL CITY FORD INDIANAPOLIS AND MACE FORD TERRE HAUTE, IN. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE THRUST AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY MY CAR WILL NOT START. OTHER MECHANICS SAID IT WAS THE STARTER, ITS NOT THE STARTER ITS ELECTRICAL SENSORS. THE VEH...

Mileage: 3,000

ALL THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED BY CAPITOL CITY FORD INDIANAPOLIS AND MACE FORD TERRE HAUTE, IN. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE THRUST AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY MY CAR WILL NOT START. OTHER MECHANICS SAID IT WAS THE STARTER, ITS NOT THE STARTER ITS ELECTRICAL SENSORS. THE VEH...

Mileage: 3,000

ALL INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. SPEEDOMETER ZEROED OUT. STEERING FAILED. ALSO HAPPENED TODAY(9/23/15). COMPUTER UPDATE DONE 13 MONTHS AGO FOR STEERING RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND TURNING RIGHT TO MERGE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN" AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AVAILABLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TH...

Mileage: 117,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND TURNING RIGHT TO MERGE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN" AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AVAILABLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TH...

Mileage: 117,700

WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE WHETHER FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR ALREADY IN MOTION MY GAS PEDAL STICKS. I'M UNABLE TO PRESS IT DOWN AND I LOSE SPEED. EACH TIME I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL I HEAR A POP. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IT SUDDENLY WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE FOR A ...

Mileage: 87,000

WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE WHETHER FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR ALREADY IN MOTION MY GAS PEDAL STICKS. I'M UNABLE TO PRESS IT DOWN AND I LOSE SPEED. EACH TIME I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL I HEAR A POP. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IT SUDDENLY WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE FOR A ...

Mileage: 87,000

WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE WHETHER FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR ALREADY IN MOTION MY GAS PEDAL STICKS. I'M UNABLE TO PRESS IT DOWN AND I LOSE SPEED. EACH TIME I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL I HEAR A POP. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IT SUDDENLY WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE FOR A ...

Mileage: 87,000

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT PRECEDED TO GO FORWARD WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THERE WAS A SEMI TRUCK COMING AT HIGH RATE SPEED SO I HAD PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WAS SCARY SITUATION I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED I LIKE FORD BUT I PROBABLY WILL NOT GET ...

Mileage: 113,000

ON 8/24/15 MY IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE PER MY INVOICE. WHICH I WAS TOLD WOULD BE NEEDED AS IT CAUSES STEERING DIFFICULTIES AND MAY REQUIRE AN INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT. IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. INITIAL I WENT IN BECAUSE I HAD TROUBLE WITH ...

Mileage: 89,000

I HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 8 MILES AND WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH WHEN THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT 40MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON GAS PEDAL (CRUISE WAS NOT ON). I SUCCESSFULLY STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH ENGINE STILL EXCELARATING (RPMS WERE AT 2K)). WHILE SITTING AT LIGHT THE ENGINE REVED TO ABOUT 5K ...

Mileage: 83,500

APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AFTER SHOPPING, WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CAR FINALLY TURNED OVER AND STARTED. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND DID NOT GO OUT THE REST OF THE DAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES...

Mileage: 1

WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM ST LOUIS, MO ON THIS AFTERNOON. AS WE WERE APPROACHING OUR STREET THE STEERING, POWER, WENT OUT. MINIMUM CONTROL AT ROLLING SPEED. NO CONTROL AT STOP. I PARKED FOR THE NIGHT. CALLED SERVICE, REQUESTED TO TEST COMPUTER. CODE CAME UP B2278. THEY CHECKED FOR RECALLED THERE IS ...

Mileage: 75,200

THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME, HOWEVER, AFTER INSPECTION BY THE GARAGE WE FOUND THE HCU WAS DEFECTIVE AS WELL AS THE MASTER CYLINDER. TOTAL EXPENSE TO REPLACE WAS $7,000, THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH 6,000

Mileage: 87,150

VEHICLE DISPLAYED A WRENCH SYMBOL ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING I TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN I TRIED REVERSE AND AGAIN IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD IT SCANNED AND IT SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. A...

Mileage: 86,000

IN A FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS IN N.Y. AND I PARKED THE CAR. WHEN I WANTED TO GO HOME, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND IT TOOK MY WHOLE STRENGTH WITH BOTH ARMS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN TO SLEEP. THE NEXT MORNING, I WENT TO THE CAR THAT STARTED NORMALLY AND STEERED NORMA...

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DROPPED SUDDENLY AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED TO A BACK WINDOW, THEN NEXT THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED TO TWO OTHER FORD VEHICLES - MY BROTHER'S TRUCK, AND A FRIENDS TRUCK. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, VERY ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACKING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD INDICATING A PROBLEM. WHEN I GO TO STOP THERE IS THIS TRACKING RESISTANCE WHEN APPLY BRAKES. FORDS DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE RIGHT ABS RING IS CRACKED ON THE BRAKES. GOT FIXED, NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, ONCE ON LEFT SIDE AND TWICE ON RIGHT ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO RESET THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTA...

I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON AND HAD USED THE COAST BUTTON TO SLOW DOWN WHEN APPROACHING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I PROCEED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDDLE CONTINUED TO GO DOWN AND SPEED INCREASE. I PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON ON CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE THE V...

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION OR THROTTLE RESPONSE. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND ENGINE STOPPED. CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SEEMS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUES WITH OTHER FORDS.

Mileage: 98,000

I THINK MY VEHICLE HAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. AFTER I TAKE THE KEY OUT SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BY ITSELF AND TODAY THE LOCKS STARTED LOCKING UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES. I WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS RUNNING. ALSO THE BACK WINDSHIELD MOTOR COVER FELL OFF AND NO LONGER WORKS. I CAN NO ...

Mileage: 150,000

I THINK MY VEHICLE HAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. AFTER I TAKE THE KEY OUT SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BY ITSELF AND TODAY THE LOCKS STARTED LOCKING UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES. I WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS RUNNING. ALSO THE BACK WINDSHIELD MOTOR COVER FELL OFF AND NO LONGER WORKS. I CAN NO ...

Mileage: 150,000

RELATES TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 14S05/NHTSA RECALL 14V-284, RECEIVED IN JULY 2014, WITH MY CAR FIRST INSPECTED ON 08/21/2014. MY CAR HAD NOT HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE BUT I TOOK IT IN AS DIRECTED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. ABOUT MAY 30, 2015, I EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE AS I WAS ABOUT TO T...

Mileage: 129,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 94,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED EDITION FOR MY SON IN COLLEGE, FIRST, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE TIRES WERE GOING TO EXPLODE. THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOTHING. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE S...

Mileage: 42,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED EDITION FOR MY SON IN COLLEGE, FIRST, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE TIRES WERE GOING TO EXPLODE. THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOTHING. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE S...

Mileage: 42,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED EDITION FOR MY SON IN COLLEGE, FIRST, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE TIRES WERE GOING TO EXPLODE. THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOTHING. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE S...

Mileage: 42,000

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL FOR THE TORQUE SENOR TOLD THE GENTLEMEN SEVERAL TIMES MY STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MADE A KLUCKING NOISE, HE SAID WE WILL CHECK IT OUT WILL 10 MINUTES LATER MY CAR WAS DONE ANOTHER GENTLEMEN SAID WE RESET YOUR TORQUE SENSOR THIS DID NOTHING FOR MY PROBLE...

Mileage: 75,000

WAS DIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN I HEARD A POP I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW AND WATCHED AS A SMALL PART WENT BOUNCING DOWN THE ROAD THAN IT SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE OR DRIVE IT STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I GOT OUT AND MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD...

Mileage: 159,000

WAS DIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN I HEARD A POP I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW AND WATCHED AS A SMALL PART WENT BOUNCING DOWN THE ROAD THAN IT SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE OR DRIVE IT STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I GOT OUT AND MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD...

Mileage: 159,000

ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO UNCOMING TRAFFIC IN A 45MPH ZONE , BUT COULD NOT GET TO MORE THAN 10MPH. THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT APPEARED AS A WRENCH BOTTOM LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. GLIDED/STEERED CAR IMMEDIATLY TO CLOSEST PARKING LOT AND CALLED CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 150,000

ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO UNCOMING TRAFFIC IN A 45MPH ZONE , BUT COULD NOT GET TO MORE THAN 10MPH. THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT APPEARED AS A WRENCH BOTTOM LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. GLIDED/STEERED CAR IMMEDIATLY TO CLOSEST PARKING LOT AND CALLED CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 150,000

ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO UNCOMING TRAFFIC IN A 45MPH ZONE , BUT COULD NOT GET TO MORE THAN 10MPH. THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT APPEARED AS A WRENCH BOTTOM LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. GLIDED/STEERED CAR IMMEDIATLY TO CLOSEST PARKING LOT AND CALLED CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 150,000

THE CEILING LINER OF THE CAR IS FALLING OFF.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FLINGE THAT CONNECTS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 72,000

WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER CLASS LET OUT, WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I LOOKED INTO IT, TURN OUT MY SECOND & FOURTH GEAR WENT OUT ON MY TRANSMISSION. TURNS OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT FOR ...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VIN...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 158,000

SHORTLY AFTER TAKING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE BACK TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS A POWER STEERING RECALL IN OCTOBER 2014, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ACCORDING TO FORD, THIS WAS RECALL 14S05. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED, BUT IN THE PREVIOUS INSTANCES THE PROBLEM WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF...

Mileage: 99,250

TRANSMISSION WITH NO SECOND GEAR. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES!! NOTICED SAME COMPLAINT MULTIPLE TIMES ONLINE, SO FIGURED WOULD REPORT.

Mileage: 98,000

LEAKING NOTED. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. TOLD ME COOLER LEAKING, NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ASKED IF WOULD BE COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WAS TOLD NO, THAT COOLER NOT PART OF POWERTRAIN, SO WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE.

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS COMING HOME FROM BATAVIA AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SOUNDING LIKE A MIXER HITTING THE SIDE OF THE BOWL AND WHEN I GOT NEAR HOME IT STARTED SEEMING LIKE I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I GOT HOME BUT IT HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE. IT MAKE NO NOISE TO INFORM ME THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. NO CHECK ENGIN...

Mileage: 148,922

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP DUE TO A HEALTH ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD CONCUSSION AND CRACKED RIBS. THE FRONT PASSENGER INJ...

Mileage: 69,237

I RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 14V-284 FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST STEERING ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE ROMEO MI FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL WORK ON 1/12/2015. THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED UNDER THE RECALL WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE SENSOR. FOLLOWING THE WORK I NOTI...

Mileage: 109,246

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL OF 2014 (PURCHASED VEHICLE NOV 2014). SEEMS THE SAME ISSUE AS WAS COVERED IN RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIE...

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIE...

Mileage: 117,000

THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2013 MY CAR IGNITION WAS NOT STARTING THE CAR I HAVE TO PRESS IN THEN TURN SO THAT MY CAR CAN START THIS WAS GETTING SO AGGRAVATING SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SWITCHED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT DID NOT LAST LONG. I AM NOW DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AGAIN AND IT IS...

Mileage: 1,575

THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2013 MY CAR IGNITION WAS NOT STARTING THE CAR I HAVE TO PRESS IN THEN TURN SO THAT MY CAR CAN START THIS WAS GETTING SO AGGRAVATING SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SWITCHED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT DID NOT LAST LONG. I AM NOW DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AGAIN AND IT IS...

Mileage: 1,575

INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE A POP IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT AND AN ACCELERATION ISSUE CAUSING SPUTTERING DURING CLIMBS TO HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. THE ACCELERATION ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED AT AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $720. THE ...

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 144,000

IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR LUNGED AS IT WAS GOING THROUGH THE TURN LANE. THE CAR IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEARS. IT STALLS AND THEN LUNGES. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. WE TOOK IT TO FINISH LINE FORD IN PEORIA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ...

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL & THEN IT FEELS LIKE I AM IN NEUTRAL. AS SOON AS I PRESS DOWN ON GAS PEDAL THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT SAME THING HAPPENED & THE TRACTION LIGHT & ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I W...

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING 2008 FORD ESCAPE APRIL 11, 2015 RECEIVED A MESSAGE LIGHT STATING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". NOW STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EXCEPT WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. STEERING WHEEL ALSO RANDOMLY MOVES WHILES DRIVING. WHEN DRIVING OVER 35MPH THERE IS CONSTANT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL. IN...

Mileage: 78,900

WIFE LOST POWER STEERING AND WE TOOK ESCAPE TO FORD DEALER. THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. FORD DEALER UPDATED SOFTWARE PER FORD RECALL INSTRUCTIONS. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING EVEN WHILE STANDING STILL AND WE RECEIVED POWER STEERING WARNING FROM DASHBOA...

Mileage: 225,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ...

Mileage: 74,500

I WAS DRIVING FROM PA TO NY WHEN THE CAR SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THE CAR DROVE FINE WHILE I WAS GETTING TO MY DESTINATION. ONCE THERE I PARKED IT. WENT OUT TO START IT AGAIN TO GO SOMEWHERE, AND THE STEERING WAS LIKE DRIVING A MAC TRUCK. I HAD TO FLAT BED IT BACK TO PENNSYLVANIA FROM N...

Mileage: 90,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE WENT TO TAKE OFF AND THE CAR WENT TO AROUND 3500 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WE TOOK IT THAT DAY TO THE FORD DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN OVERDRIVE BAND AND THE CAR IS MISSING 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. I HAVE DONE A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A...

Mileage: 147,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 15 TO GO OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS. UPON ACCELERATION THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 3500 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING. AT THAT POINT THE 2ND AND 4TH GEARS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. DIAGNOSTIC AT FORD INDICATED THE GEAR BAND HAD BROKEN. ...

Mileage: 86,200

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WRENCH LAMP CAME ON DASH, TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER, [ RECALL ON REPROGRAMMING OF THIS SYSTEM WAS DONE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR] DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSY[ STEERING COLUMN ASSY ] NO WARRANTY . $ 886.32 OUT OF POCKET. NOTE; SEEMS TO BE...

Mileage: 97,001

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER BECAME STUCK ON EVERY SEAT EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER BECAME STUCK ON EVERY SEAT EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...

WHAT IS YOUR VEHICLE SALES OR SERVICE ISSUE?:WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH OUR FORD ESCAPE STEERING COLUMN. OUR DEALER IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A COPY OF THE RECALL, THE DEALER TOLD US THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHO...

Mileage: 81,999

THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN SHAKING AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE IDLING, AND LATER WHILE DRIVING. LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED, THE MESSAGE CENTER SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE". I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT...

Mileage: 131,000

STEERING COMPLETELY FROZE...UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS T...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 141,054

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR SUDDENLY DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP LIGHT. RPMS WOULD SURGE TO 4.5-5,000 BUT CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 20MPH UNTIL ABOUT 100FT. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER, BANDS 2 TO 4 ARE BROKEN. HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3,800. AN INABILITY TO ACCELE...

Mileage: 118,000

THERE IS A BAD WELD ON THE AC CONDENSER/ TRANSMISSION COOLER ESTIMATED COST $800. IF NOT REPLACED TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THERE IS A BAD WELD ON THE AC CONDENSER/ TRANSMISSION COOLER ESTIMATED COST $800. IF NOT REPLACED TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS SEVERE RUST PROBLEMS WITH BOTH OF THE REAR QUARTER PANELS. RUST DAMAGE IS COMING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. TALK TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RUST THROUGH DAMAGE AND FORWARDED THEM ...

Mileage: 50,000

MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S JERKING INTO GEAR. IF STARTED OFF ONLY JERKING WHEN I WOULD BE AT A CORNER AND I NEEDED TO MAKE A TURN. THE CAR WOULD MOVE VERY SLOW AND THEN MUM FORWARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ANY CARS COMING COULD POSSIBLE HIT ME. AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN I WAS STOPPED ...

Mileage: 123,000

MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S JERKING INTO GEAR. IF STARTED OFF ONLY JERKING WHEN I WOULD BE AT A CORNER AND I NEEDED TO MAKE A TURN. THE CAR WOULD MOVE VERY SLOW AND THEN MUM FORWARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ANY CARS COMING COULD POSSIBLE HIT ME. AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN I WAS STOPPED ...

Mileage: 123,000

WE HAVE HAD THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS SINCE 2008. FORD DEALER REPLACED IT ONCE IN 2008. THROTTLE BODY STICKS AND YOU CAN'T PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. THIS HAPPENS THE FIRST 5-15 MIN OF STARTING THE CAR.. IT HAPPENED ON 3-2-2015 WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A HIGHWAY, COULD NOT PUSH GAS PEDAL DOWN. WE JUS...

Mileage: 124,485

WE HAVE HAD THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS SINCE 2008. FORD DEALER REPLACED IT ONCE IN 2008. THROTTLE BODY STICKS AND YOU CAN'T PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. THIS HAPPENS THE FIRST 5-15 MIN OF STARTING THE CAR.. IT HAPPENED ON 3-2-2015 WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A HIGHWAY, COULD NOT PUSH GAS PEDAL DOWN. WE JUS...

Mileage: 124,485

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN ACTING UP LATELY. THE POWER STEERING KEEPS ON SHAKING ON ME ALL THE TIME EVENING ON THE HIGHWAY. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE'S CAR YESTERDAY. I HAD A RECALL REGARDING POWER STEERING ISSUE, AFTER THE RECALL WHICH WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. I STARTED EXPERIENCING MY POWER STEERING...

Mileage: 93,000

THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND ABS LIGHT ON ALSO. I DROVE IT AROUND THE CORNER AND BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY AND NOT FULLY RESPONSIVE. I DO NOT TRUST DRIVING WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUGUST 2008, NOTICE IN OCT, 2008 GAS PEDAL KEPT STICKING. LITTLE HARD TO ACCELERATE, UNLESS YOU PRESS DOWN HARD. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPLACED/ FIXED. THEN IN OCT 2013 MY GAS PEDAL BROKE, WENT STRAIGHT TO TH...

Mileage: 1,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 123,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING IN MY 08 FORD ESCAPE. I DID GET A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM FOMOCO IN AUGUST FOR THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2014 TO HAVE THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING TAKEN CARE OF. I NOW NEED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE ST...

Mileage: 77,424

I WAS DRIVING HOME TURNING INTO MY SUBDIVISION AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO USE ALL OF MY MIGHT TO MAKE THE TURN. I PREVIOUSLY HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL PERFORMED 4 MONTHS PRIOR. I CALLED UP THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD, ONLY THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THEY...

Mileage: 96,000

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS A SHAKE WHILE IDLING OR WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THIS SHAKE BEGAN JUST DAYS AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL ISSUE. WHICH THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE STEERING SHAKES ENOUGH THAT IT MOVES MY ARMS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 130,000

THIS IS A LETTER RELATED TO SAFETY AND QUALITY. I AM A 55 YEAR OLD CHEMICAL ENGINEER AND AM A LONGSTANDING CUSTOMER OF FORD CARS. I PRESENTLY OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND A 2014 FORD FIESTA. BOTH VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALERSHIPS IN ILLINOIS. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING THE FORD ESCAPE ON I...

Mileage: 130,000

BACKING INTO PARKING SPOT CAR STARTED TO SURGE AND STOP. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET CAR HOME IT STARTED SURGING AND OVER REVVING. WHEN STOPPED IT WOULD NOT MOVE. PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. RESTARTED AND REVVED HARD AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. NOW YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, ENGINE REVS, THEN DECELS TO 800 RPM AND W...

Mileage: 100,000

THERE IS NO STEERING ASSIST IN THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED IN NOVEMBER (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000) ON THE VEHICLE IN WHICH FORD UPDATED THE SOFTWARE ON THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE, BUT LESS THAN...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER LEGS, BACK, NECK AN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER LEGS, BACK, NECK AN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL WAS CLOSED, THE VE...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL WAS CLOSED, THE VE...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT, AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED TIBIA AND A ...

Mileage: 50,000

WE TOOK OUR ESCAPE IN ON 12/10/14 FOR A RECALL FOR A POSSIBLE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THERE WAS NO ISSUES BEFORE THE "FIX" WAS DONE, AFTER THE DEALERSHIP DID THE FIX THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE ON ITS OWN AND VIBRATE WHEN SITTING AT A STOP. TOOK IT IN FOR A BATTERY AND THE STEERING WHEEL ISSUE INT...

Mileage: 120,000

ESCAPE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS WHEN IT HIT 20 MPH IT STALLS WHEN GOING FROM A STOP POSITION. RPMS WOULD JUMP UP DURING THIS TIME UNTIL IT FINALLY DOES KICK INTO GEAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE 2ND AND 4TH BANDS ON THE TRANSMISSION ARE FAULTY AND NEED TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THERE IS A TSB OUT...

Mileage: 101,000

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIR AT VILLAGE FORD, DEARBORN (313-565-3900). INVOICE READS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, CAUSE 14S05; CHECK FOR DTCS AND REPROGRAM THE PSCM AND THE IC MODULE; 997595 WORK WAS STARTED/FINISHED ON 2 DEC 2014. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, AFTER THE WARRANTY REPAIR, STEERING...

Mileage: 103,440

2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE POWER STEERING IN SEPTEMBER THEN IN NOVEMBER I HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED BECAUSE MY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. THEN I GOT THE READOUT THEY GAVE ME A LIST OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE WHICH NOTHING APPEARED WHEN THEY DID THE RECALL THE TOR...

2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE POWER STEERING IN SEPTEMBER THEN IN NOVEMBER I HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED BECAUSE MY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. THEN I GOT THE READOUT THEY GAVE ME A LIST OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE WHICH NOTHING APPEARED WHEN THEY DID THE RECALL THE TOR...

POWER STEERING FAILED - HAD RECALL IN AUGUST PERFORMED BY FORD TO PREVENT THIS BUT STEERING WHEN OUT ANYWAY. TOOK TO FORD DEALER WHO HAD TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN ANY SAID I HAD TO PAY WHICH THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER SAFETY RECALL (14S05). FORTUNATELY SHE WASN'T DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN IT...

Mileage: 86,625

THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR RECALL #14S05. *TR

Mileage: 106,500

I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ON FEBRUARY 2, 2015 IN REFERENCE TO THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND THE CAR WAS TESTED AND WAS DRIVABLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAV...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLINKING NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE VEHICLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS D...

Mileage: 75,000

RECALL 14S05 WAS PERFORMED BUT FAULTY SENSOR SHOWED UP 4 MONTHS AFTERWARDS AND NOW FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS THEY CLAIM THE RECALL ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

KEY IS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN IGNITION. YOU HAVE TO PUSH AND TURN REALLY HARD. BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR. EVERY TIME I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED, I HAVE TO HELP THE MECHANICS AND I'M A WOMAN. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK NEED REPLACING. $220 FOR PARTS WITH $734 AS THE TOTAL ESTIMATE...

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY THE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP SINCE I DID HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR DONE O...

Mileage: 138,000

TOOK MY FORD ESCAPE TO DEALER FOR THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR, RECALL BY FORD #14S05 IN AUGUST 2014. THE DEALER DID NOT GET ANY "BAD" CODES, SO THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE. ON JANUARY 26, I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS AT A STOP AND NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ...

Mileage: 105,956

2008 FORD ESCAPE FAULTY IGNITION IN ORDER TO START THE CAR THE KEY MUST BE PRESSED HARD INTO THE IGNITION WHILE TURNING OTHERWISE THE CAR WON'T START.IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SO IT CAN BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

I WENT TO MY FORD GARAGE AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES COMPLAINING THAT THE POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPS WORKING SPORADICALLY. WITH NO WARNING THE CAR STEERS MANUALLY, WITH NO LIGHTS THAT GO ON. AFTER STARTING THE CAR SOMETIMES IT WOULD DRIVE FINE AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING. TOOK IT...

Mileage: 128,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE SAFETY ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN/TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I WAS STOMPING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. AFTER RIDING THE BR...

Mileage: 106,619

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. MY VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING LAST SUMMER AND I RECEIVED A MAILED POSTCARD WITH A POWER STEERING RECALL. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY RESET A SENSOR. IT HAD BEEN WORKING F...

Mileage: 112,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIG...

Mileage: 150,000

2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TO SHAKE AND THE STEERING WAS SLIGHTLY DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD CHAPMAN DEALERSHIP IN WARMINSTER, PA WHO WOULDN'T 'SEE' THE CAR AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 2 WEEKS AWAY. DRIVING INTO WORK THURSDA...

Mileage: 145,000

MY CAR WAS SERVICED AT CENTURY FORD MT. AIRY ON 11/14/2014 AT 110,472 MILES FOR FORD RECALL 14S05. TICKET SHOWED RECALL WORK WAS "COMPLETED". ON 1/24/15 AT 110,898 MILES, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT...

Mileage: 110,898

AFTER THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. MOSES FORD OF ST. ALBANS, WV SAID THE COMPUTER MUST RE-SET. AT 7:30 A.M. ON 1/23/15 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATES WE MUST PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH A PROBLEM HAS EXISTED. W...

Mileage: 77,000

AFTER THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. MOSES FORD OF ST. ALBANS, WV SAID THE COMPUTER MUST RE-SET. AT 7:30 A.M. ON 1/23/15 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATES WE MUST PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH A PROBLEM HAS EXISTED. W...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 105,493

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED ACCELERATING & LOST RPMS. THE SUV JOLTED FORWARD & BACK & DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO ACCELERATE. IT MADE A REVVING SOUND EACH TIME THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. AT MOMENTS THE SUV WOULD ACCELERATE SLOWLY BUT THEN REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER. *TR

Mileage: 123,290

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED ACCELERATING & LOST RPMS. THE SUV JOLTED FORWARD & BACK & DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO ACCELERATE. IT MADE A REVVING SOUND EACH TIME THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. AT MOMENTS THE SUV WOULD ACCELERATE SLOWLY BUT THEN REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER. *TR

Mileage: 123,290

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT STEERING COLUMN ELECTRIC MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING) WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO UPDATED THE POWER STEERING SO...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN SERVICE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE ...

Mileage: 81,000

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND A LOUD NOISE WAS MADE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE AND THE 2ND AND 4TH BANDS WERE DESTROYED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. IT TOOK 1.5 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE WORK. NOW HERE I AM AGAIN SITTING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WITH THE SAME ISSUES 2ND AND...

Mileage: 112,474

DESPITE PERFORMING FORD'S SAFETY RECALL 14S05, MY VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL, CEASING TO OPERATE FOR HOURS OR DAYS, ALONG WITH LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL. THE UNPREDICTABLE FAILURES SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH TORQUE SENSOR (WHEEL ANGLE) FAULTS AT LOW OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES (<10F). THE ...

Mileage: 86,000

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURES IN 6/11/2014 SAID THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THE PROGRAM TO FIX IT UNTIL JULY. 2014. SO IN NOVEMBER 2014 I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED.. THEY SAID IT WAS A REPROGRAM FIX. AND AFTER 2 WEEKS IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN SO I HAVE IT TOWE...

Mileage: 106,883

APPROXIMATELY IN MARCH OF 2014, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THIS MADE DRIVING/STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THE TONE RING AND SPEED SENSOR WERE REPLACED. IN DECEMBER 2014, WE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND ...

Mileage: 70,000

APPROXIMATELY IN MARCH OF 2014, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THIS MADE DRIVING/STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THE TONE RING AND SPEED SENSOR WERE REPLACED. IN DECEMBER 2014, WE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND ...

Mileage: 70,000

APPROXIMATELY IN MARCH OF 2014, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THIS MADE DRIVING/STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THE TONE RING AND SPEED SENSOR WERE REPLACED. IN DECEMBER 2014, WE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND ...

Mileage: 70,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT OVER MY 40,000 MILE MARK. STRANGELY THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN FOR FOUR MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, THEN WOULD COME BACK ON. I REPORTED IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR MY LIFETIME OIL CHANGE...

Mileage: 63,000

IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS PULLING TO DRIVE FORWARD. AND A PUTTERING EFFECT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

AFTER THEY DID THE RECALL ON THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE WENT AND GOT IT FIX THEN IN JANUARY 7 2015 THE POWER STEERING JUST COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE IN MID TURN ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANU...

Mileage: 130,000

FORD ISSUED A RECALL IN JULY 2014 FOR STEERING TORQUE SENSOR ISSUES. REMEDIES INCLUDED REPROGRAMMING THE PCSM OR REPAIRING/REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL IN NOVEMBER 2014. APPARENTLY, THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REPROGRAM THE ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 120,000

IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, BELOW APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES, THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES "STUCK" AND UNABLE TO BE PRESSED DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF STOMPING ON IT, IT RELEASES AND THE CAR ACCELERATES. THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR AT EVERY STOP, RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC., UNTIL THE CAR/TEMPERATURE WARMS UP...

Mileage: 100,000

IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, BELOW APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES, THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES "STUCK" AND UNABLE TO BE PRESSED DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF STOMPING ON IT, IT RELEASES AND THE CAR ACCELERATES. THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR AT EVERY STOP, RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC., UNTIL THE CAR/TEMPERATURE WARMS UP...

Mileage: 100,000

WE WERE DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. WE GOT ABOUT A 1/2 MILE AND A WRENCH-LIKE LIGHT APPEARED ON OUR DASH. I GOT OUT THE OWNERS GUIDE AND LOOKED IT UP AND IT SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN. *TR

Mileage: 74,059

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE AIR BAG AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. ...

Mileage: 139,000

WE PURCHASED THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLS IN MAY 2014. SOON AFTERWARDS THE POWER STEERING WOULD RANDOMLY CEASE FUNCTIONING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES BETWEEN MAY 2014 TO DECEMBER 2014. THIS PROMPTED ME TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A...

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. NO 2ND OR 4TH. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. NO 2ND OR 4TH. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ESB SYSTEM AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 79,000

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE 14S05 RECALL, WHICH IS INTENDED TO CORRECT A STEERING ISSUE. THIS OCCURRED ON 12/10/2014. THE REPAIR SUPPOSEDLY REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR TO PREVENT THE POWER STEERING FROM TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON 12/28/2014 THE POWER STEERING FAILED, WHICH SEEMS...

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIST WAS IN 2012 AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK UP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE IS...

Mileage: 150,000

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN AIR TEMP IS BELOW 20 DEGREES. CAN'T PRESS PEDAL TO GET GAS TO ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN AIR TEMP IS BELOW 20 DEGREES. CAN'T PRESS PEDAL TO GET GAS TO ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

THE CONDENSER IS COMBINED WITH POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT OF HAD A LEAK AS IT ONLY HAS 28311 MILES ON IT. THIS IS BAD FOR GROUND WATER AS FLUID LEAKS GOES ON STREET AND INTO STORM DRAINS. COST TO FIX IS ABOUT $700.00. *TR

Mileage: 28,311

THE CONDENSER IS COMBINED WITH POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT OF HAD A LEAK AS IT ONLY HAS 28311 MILES ON IT. THIS IS BAD FOR GROUND WATER AS FLUID LEAKS GOES ON STREET AND INTO STORM DRAINS. COST TO FIX IS ABOUT $700.00. *TR

Mileage: 28,311

THE CONDENSER IS COMBINED WITH POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT OF HAD A LEAK AS IT ONLY HAS 28311 MILES ON IT. THIS IS BAD FOR GROUND WATER AS FLUID LEAKS GOES ON STREET AND INTO STORM DRAINS. COST TO FIX IS ABOUT $700.00. *TR

Mileage: 28,311

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE RED EXCLAMATION INSIDE TRIANGLE ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. REPAIRED AT FORD DEALER ON 4/3/14 RIVERTOWN FORD IN COLUMBUS GA. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 14S19/ NHTSA 14V-526 AND THEY KEEP GIVING ME RUN AROUND ON RETURNING MY MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 99,800

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE, IN AUGUST 28TH, 2014 AS I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT MY VEHICLES WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON AND AS I TRIED ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE WENT UP TO 45 RPM BEFORE CHANGING GEAR INTO SECOND. SINCE THIS DAY, I TRIED TAKING MY CAR INTO REPAIR SERVICES BUT I AM VERY ...

Mileage: 95,200

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE, IN AUGUST 28TH, 2014 AS I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT MY VEHICLES WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON AND AS I TRIED ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE WENT UP TO 45 RPM BEFORE CHANGING GEAR INTO SECOND. SINCE THIS DAY, I TRIED TAKING MY CAR INTO REPAIR SERVICES BUT I AM VERY ...

Mileage: 95,200

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE, IN AUGUST 28TH, 2014 AS I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT MY VEHICLES WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON AND AS I TRIED ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE WENT UP TO 45 RPM BEFORE CHANGING GEAR INTO SECOND. SINCE THIS DAY, I TRIED TAKING MY CAR INTO REPAIR SERVICES BUT I AM VERY ...

Mileage: 95,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE A...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS THE C...

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS THE C...

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS THE C...

Mileage: 22,000

SINCE OWNING VEHICLE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WOULD HAPPEN ONCE IN A WHILE ( ONCE A MONTH ) ON 10/09/14 TOOK CAR IN FOR RE-CALL. TWO MONTHS LATER NO POWER STEERING AGAIN...COMPANY WHO WORKED ON CAR THE FIRST TIME SAID IT WAS A DIFFERENT ISSUE.NOT POSSIBLE,DOING SAME THING BEFORE THEY SO-CALLED FIXED I...

Mileage: 95,092

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

MY CAR DOESN'T TAKE 2ND OR 4TH GEAR. IT'S A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ONCE THIS CAR PASSES 100, 000 MILES. FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS. I THINK IT IS UNFAIR THAT CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN FORD KNOW ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLES GAS PEDAL FREEZES. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUALLY TAPPED ON THE PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO GO UNDER THE VEHICLE HOOD TO TUG ON THROTTLE CABLE. THIS FREED THE STUCK PEDAL. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR CO. AND REPORTED ...

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLES GAS PEDAL FREEZES. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUALLY TAPPED ON THE PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO GO UNDER THE VEHICLE HOOD TO TUG ON THROTTLE CABLE. THIS FREED THE STUCK PEDAL. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR CO. AND REPORTED ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 41,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED OVER TO AN EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK DOWNWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTI...

Mileage: 30,000

AFTER YEARS (SINCE EARLY ON IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER) OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS PEDAL STICKING (MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER), THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS BY FAR THE WORST AND, LIKE MANY OTHER 2008 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I AM VERY LUCKY T...

Mileage: 60,328

AFTER YEARS (SINCE EARLY ON IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER) OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS PEDAL STICKING (MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER), THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS BY FAR THE WORST AND, LIKE MANY OTHER 2008 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I AM VERY LUCKY T...

Mileage: 60,328

AFTER YEARS (SINCE EARLY ON IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER) OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS PEDAL STICKING (MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER), THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS BY FAR THE WORST AND, LIKE MANY OTHER 2008 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I AM VERY LUCKY T...

Mileage: 60,328

VEHICLE WILL NOT START ,HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER TO BE FIXED COSTING OVER $300.00 AND ON 12/01/2014 IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WAS TOWED IN TO BE FIXED AGAIN COSTING OVER $700.00 AND THE SERVICE MANAGER JUST LAUGHED AND SAID THAT HAPPENS ALOT AND AT LEASED THE FORDS WON'T SHUT OFF LIKE GM ,THEY JUST DO...

Mileage: 142,359

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO...

Mileage: 100,000

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO COMING OFF THE THRUWAY I STARTED TO APPLY MY BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN,INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN MY VEHICLE SPED FORWARD ON ITS OWN,I HAD TO FIRMLY APPLY THE BREAKS TO MAKE IT STOP JUST BARELY AVOIDING HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME,RIGHT AFTER THAT A YELLOW...

Mileage: 58,350

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND MADE A NOISE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WHICH INVOLVED FIRST AND REVERSE GEARS. THAT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A FUNNY NOISE. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED ME. WHEN I GOT THERE AN...

Mileage: 32,000

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXHIBITING ISSUES RELATING TO THE FORD CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 WHERE THE ACCELERATOR "STICKS" OR DOESN'T RESPOND TO MY PRESSURE. REQUIRING MORE PRESSURE THEN USUAL, THE VEHICLE WILL THEN SURGE FORWARD FOR AN INCREDIBLY JOSTLING ACCELERATION. THIS ISSUE WILL HAPPEN NOT...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND INSTRUMENT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....

Mileage: 250,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVES IN IT'S HOUSING. MAKING THE DRIVER HAVE TO CRACK THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND/ OR TURN THE KEY VERY HARD TO GET IT TO START. SOMETIMES GETTING IT STARTED IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS PART IS FAULTY. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THIS IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEAR...

Mileage: 56,000

FORD RECALL 14S05 / NHTSA RECALL 14V-284, CONCERNING POWER STEERING FAILURE SOFTWARE UPDATE, COMPLETED 4 AUGUST 2014. SOFTWARE UPDATE ALONE WAS A FAILURE. VEHICLE RE-EXHIBITED STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY SYMPTOMS 20 NOVEMBER 2014, AND COMPLETELY FAILED 21 NOVEMBER 2014, WITHOUT ANY ACCOMPANYING VISIBLE/A...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND INTERMITTENTLY. THE ...

Mileage: 91,259

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND INTERMITTENTLY. THE ...

Mileage: 91,259

THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T ENGAGE AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T FULLY INFLATE THEN BROKE OFF AND LANDED IN THE BACK SIT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T ENGAGE AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T FULLY INFLATE THEN BROKE OFF AND LANDED IN THE BACK SIT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILED 2 MONTH AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE (14S05) FROM FORD ADVISING ME TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO FIX THE SENSOR THAT CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO ALERT YOU WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS. THIS I...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SYSTEM W...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SYSTEM W...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING UNIT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...

Mileage: 150,732

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REMEDIED THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TO...

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REVERSED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTI...

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAI...

Mileage: 184,097

PURSUANT TO THE 2014 RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, I TOOK MY 2008 ESCAPE TO BE SERVICED. UPON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, THE TORQUE SENSOR MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF STEERING. SAID SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 1, 2014. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERI...

Mileage: 86,000

PURSUANT TO THE 2014 RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, I TOOK MY 2008 ESCAPE TO BE SERVICED. UPON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, THE TORQUE SENSOR MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF STEERING. SAID SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 1, 2014. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERI...

Mileage: 86,000

DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM GEARS. THROTTLING HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING. I HAVE REPLACED TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 104,461

DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM GEARS. THROTTLING HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING. I HAVE REPLACED TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 104,461

MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, FEELS LIKE I HAVE NO POWER. IT WILL ONLY GO ABOUT 20 MPH, RPM'S GO HIGH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL KICK IN AND START DRIVING NORMAL. *TR

MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, FEELS LIKE I HAVE NO POWER. IT WILL ONLY GO ABOUT 20 MPH, RPM'S GO HIGH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL KICK IN AND START DRIVING NORMAL. *TR

I TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY TOOK MY CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I RECEIVED IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS REPROGRAMMED AND FIXED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING...

Mileage: 120,000

10/8 PER RECALL14S05/14V-284 BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO KOERNER FORD OF SYRACUSE WHERE THEY UPDATED THE PSCM. 11/6 WHILE DRIVING, CAR LOST POWER STEERING. 11/11 BROUGHT CAR INTO MECHANIC WHO IDENTIFIED IT AS A B2278 STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. CALLED KOERNER AS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED UN...

Mileage: 20,000

THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR SYSTEM FAILURE. SURGING, UNNECESSARY REVVING AT LOW SPEEDS. INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION AND GEAR CHANGE. TROUBLE CODE "P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR SYSTEM STUCK". *TR

Mileage: 92,000

THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR SYSTEM FAILURE. SURGING, UNNECESSARY REVVING AT LOW SPEEDS. INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION AND GEAR CHANGE. TROUBLE CODE "P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR SYSTEM STUCK". *TR

Mileage: 92,000