2008 Ford Escape
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Steering is the leading concern among 2,417 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 26 Escape model years with reports.
Of the 2008 reports, 72 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 45 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Power train, automatic transmission, lever and linkage, floor shiftSep 29, 2015
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September 1, 2009. The affected vehicles are equipped with either a 2.3L or 3.0L engine and have had their CD4E transmission replaced with remanufactured one that was rebuilt between June 11, 2015 through July 15, 2015. These service repair part transmissions have a shift lever bolt that may not be properly tightened. As a result, the shift control lever could disengage from the transmission without warning.
If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmissions and either tighten the manual shift lever bolt or replace the manual shift lever assembly. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 23, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S28.
Campaign 15V606000 on NHTSA.gov
Suspension, front, wheel bearingJun 3, 2015
The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January 22, 2015, to May 21, 2015, to be used as service parts on 2001-2012 Ford Escape, 2001-2011 Mazda Tribute, and 2005-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles. The affected wheel bearings have incorrect dimensions of a 42mm bore, 76mm outer dimension, and 39mm width, instead of a 42mm bore, 78mm outer dimension and a 45mm width.
Use of an incorrectly sized wheel bearing can adversely affect the braking and steering of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Timken has begun notifying distributors who will offer purchasers replacement wheel bearings, free of charge. The recall began on May 21, 2015. Owners may contact Timken customer service at 1-866-984-6536.
Campaign 15E045000 on NHTSA.gov
Hybrid propulsion systemSep 3, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Ford Escape hybrid electric vehicles manufactured October 13, 2003, to June 20, 2008, and 2006-2008 Mercury Mariner hybrid electric vehicles manufactured June 10, 2005, to June 20, 2008. The coolant pump for the hybrid system may fail resulting in the hybrid electronics overheating.
If the hybrid electronics system overheats, it may shut down the powertrain, resulting in a stall-like condition, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the original Motor Electronics Coolant (MEC) Pump with an improved brushless pump, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on October 27, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S19.
Campaign 14V526000 on NHTSA.gov
Steering, electric power assist systemMay 29, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist.
If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (PSCM) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the PSCM when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on July 18, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S05.
Campaign 14V284000 on NHTSA.gov
EquipmentSep 3, 2010
MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE SEAT COVERS ARE MADE OF HEAVIER THREAD AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SEATS CONTAINING SIDE AIRBAGS. THE HEAVIER SEAT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
AN IMPROPERLY DEPLOYED AIRBAG COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.
MARATHON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE SEAT COVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MARATHON AT 1-800-735-2769.
Campaign 10E043000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: steering
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Steering, Aug 6, 2015
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 CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DEALER STATING THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 10/25/15
Steering, Jul 23, 2015
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 TURN LEFT, FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE OUTER TURN LANE AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. SHE GAVE ME A CASE # CAS7268220T6F2P6 TO GIVE TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THEY SAID ON INSPECTION IT ONLY NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME FORD DEALER ON 06/22/2015 AND ON 06/25/2015 WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT FORD DID NOT APPROVE THEM TO ADDRESS MY POWER STEERING FAILURE BECAUSE MY CAR HAD EXCEEDED 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES FROM THE FIRST DATE ADDRESSED. I CALLED FORD TO DISPUTE THEIR DECISION, STATING THAT I THOUGHT THE PURPOSE OF THE RECALL WAS TO FIX AN OVERWHELMING FAILURE OF A PART OR SYSTEM. I SAID THAT WHAT IF THE REPROGRAMMING DID NOT WORK, WERE THEY NOT OBLIGATED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART IF NECESSARY. WILL FORD NOW HIDE BEHIND A 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE RULE. THE FORD REP SAID HER HANDS WERE TIED BY COMPANY POLICY. I AM PASSING THIS ON TO THE NHTSA FOR FAIR RESOLUTION. THIS 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD ANOTHER RECALL # 14S19 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC COOLING PUMP FAILURE. FORD SENT NOTICES OUT IN MAY 2015. MY COOLING PUMP FAILURE OCCURRED IN MAY 2013. I SPENT $747.31 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE DEALERSHIP SAID, WITH THE PART REPLACED, I ONLY NEEDED REPROGRAMMING. FORD AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $747.31. SHOULD FORD NOT NOW BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN IF REPROGRAMMING HAS FAILED (QUOTED AT $1135+TAX).
Steering, Jul 20, 2015
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 WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE STEERING WHERE THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Steering, Power train, Wheels, Jul 14, 2015
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 SECOND ISSUE PERTAINED TO THE STEERING/SUSPENSION AND THAT COST ME $900. THE DEALERSHIP CONSTANTLY STATES, "JUST KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS." TODAY, I CONTACTED SHEEHY FORD IN SPRINGFIELD VA REGARDING THE NEW PROBLEM WHICH IS THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND HE COULD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. I EXPLAINED TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT I WAS ON LINE AND FOUND INFORMATION THAT FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES AND SENSORS FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES BASED ON AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) FOR A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED THROTTLE BODY FAILURES IN 2005-2012 FORD ESCAPES (COMPLAINTS FROM NC). I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE ONLY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS WERE INCLUDED. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND I HAVE PUT TOO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VEHICLE. AFTER READING THE COMMENTS ON LINE, THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE NUMEROUS DEFECTS. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR OUR GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION, LOST OF LIVES? IS THE DOLLAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN PEOPLE LIVES? WE NEED TO START HOLDING THESE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE. THERE IS CLEARLY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WANT FORD TO PAY FOR MY REPAIRS.
Steering, Jul 10, 2015
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 PROBLEM I HAVE READ THE INVESTAGATION ABOUT THE PRIOR RECALL ON MY FORD ESCAPE AND I DO BELIEVE IF THEY WOULD OF FIXED THE PROBLEM PROPERLY AND CHANGE THE TORQUE SENOR OR DROVE MY CAR TO SEE EXCATLY HOW THE STEERING WAS ACTING NOW THEY WANT 100:S OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY STEERING COLUM THS IS NOT RIGHT AT ALL .PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME.
Steering, Jun 17, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Steering, Jun 4, 2015
MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS A POWER STEERING RECALL OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WITHIN THREE DAYS THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE POINT OF THE RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OF SUDDEN POWER STEERING SHUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THE POWER STEERING IS STILL FAILING AFTER BEING "FIXED" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. THERE ARE 1.1 MILLION VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND FORD HAS YET TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE MAY 2014 AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEING FIXED.
Steering, May 22, 2015
I EXPERIENCED THE "SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING". TOOK CAR INTO SERVICE AND THEY ARGUED WITH ME BUT FINALLY FOUND AND REPAIRED THE ISSUE. THIS WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I THINK I WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. CAN I GET MY MONEY BACK FROM THE SERVICE DEPT SINCE THE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECT?
Steering, May 22, 2015
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 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Steering, May 21, 2015
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 TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Steering, May 15, 2015
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 AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. IN DECEMBER 2014 WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. FORTUNATELY, IT'S A CAR MY SON DRIVES WHEN HE IS HOME FOR COLLEGE BREAK SO WE WEREN'T USING IT THAT OFTEN AND I HELD OFF TAKING IT BACK TO FORD DEALER. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE ESCAPE BACK TO THE DEALER THIS MONTH TO REPORT THE STEERING PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE ESCAPE NOW NEEDS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR FOR THE POWER STEERING. (IN OCTOBER, THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PSM AND MADE NO OTHER REPAIRS TO STEERING PARTS.) ALL OF THE NEWS REPORTS ABOUT THE RECALL THAT I HAVE READ THIS SPRING MENTION THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS ONE OF THREE THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. THE TORQUE SENSOR IN MY ESCAPE WAS NOT CHANGED, AND NOW THE FORD DEALER IS QUOTING A PRICE OF $500 TO $600 TO DO THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS TORQUE SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED NOW AS PART OF THE RECALL FORD MADE FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THANK YOU.
Steering, May 7, 2015
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 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOTHING. I LOVE MY FORD BUT THIS IS REALLY NOT GOOD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. I GOT A RECALL LAST YEAR. THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS.
Steering, May 4, 2015
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 NOTICED ON THE DRIVE HOME (ON 1/12/15) THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SEVERELY MISALIGNED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I CALLED BACK THE DEALERSHIP ON 1/12/15 AND MADE A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT. FOLLOWING THE DIAGNOSTICS RUN THE VEHICLE SHOWED A FAULTY POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN. BECAUSE THE RECALL WORK INVOLVED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THEY RECALL WORK LEFT MY VEHICLE INOPERABLE I BELIEVE THAT FORD DID NOT FULL PERFORM THE RECALL WORK THAT WAS REQUIRED. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THE WORK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED UNDER THE RECALL 14V-284. *TR
Steering, May 2, 2015
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
Steering, Power train, Apr 20, 2015
MAY 2014 RECALL INVOLVED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND TORQUE SENSORS THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAD BEEN NOTICING SLIPPING IN MY STEERING WHEEL WITH SLIGHT PULLING TO OPPOSITE SIDE. IT HAPPENED IN STRAIGHT DRIVING CONDITION SUCH AS INTERSTATES BUT SEEMED MORE NOTICEABLE AS I WAS NAVIGATING A CURVE. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WITH A RECALL NOTICE I HAD AND TOLD THEM I WAS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AND CONCERNED. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME THEY HAD RESET A POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IT SEEMED ALITTLE BETTER AT FIRST BUT THEN STARTED NOTICING AGAIN SAME PROBLEM. 10 MONTH LATER I TOTALLY LOSS MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY FAMILY. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I ALMOST HIT A TRUCK COMING AROUND CURVE. TOOK IT BACK TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD TORQUE SENSOR GONE OUT AND FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS CALL RECALL HOT LINE STAYING THEY FELT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF UNDER RECALL SINCE I HAD BEEN IN WITH IT BEFORE AND TORQUE SENSOR WAS PART OF RECALL. I CALL HOT LINE SET UP CASE AND WAS DENIED BY FORD SAYING AT THE TIME OF SERVICE DURING FIRST RECALL VISIT I MADE THEY HAD FOUND NO DEFAULTS SO THEY ONLY RESET POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND CLOSED RECALL OUT ON MY ESCAPE. I AM OUTRAGED THAT FORD DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR ON CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND STAFF WHO ADVISES ME THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED AND FIXED WITH MY VISIT THAT I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS. INSTEAD THIS CONTINUED TO ESCALADE UNTIL I TOTALLY LOST POWER STEERING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED WRECK AND ENDING BADLY. I FEEL FORD HAS TAKEN RECALL EFFORTS AS CHEAP AS POSSIBLE WITH RESETTING THESE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULES RATHER THAN TAKING EXTRA STEPS IN REPLACING TORQUE SENSORS THAT WERE PART OF. *TR
Steering, Apr 19, 2015, crash
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 STEERING ISSUE WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS CAUSED FROM A DEFECT THAT HAD PROMPTED A RECALL THAT WAS NOT MADE KNOWN TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE STEERING PROGRAMMING WAS TO BE UPDATED AND THAT ALL ISSUES WOULD CEASE. MONTHS LATER, FIRST OF THE YEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AT THE OWNER'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, PROCEEDED OUT OF PARKING SPACE TO THE SURPRISE OF NO POWER ASSISTED STEERING, CAUSING THE CURRENT DIRECTION OF THE FRONT WHEELS TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING GARAGE COLUMN AND DISLODGING THE FRONT RIGHT BUMPER COVER AT THE COVER/FENDER SEAM. OWNER RETURNED VEHICLE TO THE PARK GEAR, DISENGAGED THE IGNITION, ASSESSED THE DAMAGE, AND ONCE AGAIN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO THE ADDITIONAL SURPRISE OF WORKING POWER ASSISTED STEERING. OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE FOR A CONTINUING FOUR MONTHS, AT RANDOM INTERVALS, WITH SEEMINGLY INCREASINGLY FREQUENCY. REPAIR ESTIMATES ARE AT THE $1500. RANGE AND ONCE ALERTED TO THE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES OF SAME MODEL OWNERS, BELIEVES THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE RECALL SOLUTION FOR A DEFECT. *TR
Steering, Apr 17, 2015
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 NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Steering, Apr 15, 2015
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 STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Steering, Apr 12, 2015
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 JULY 2014 THE CAR WAS NOT HAVING ANY POWER STEERING ISSUES, BUT FORD RECALL NOTICE FORD 14S05 WAS RECEIVED AND CAR WAS SERVICED BY DEALER FOR THE RECALL ON SEPT 30, 2014 TO CHANGE WHAT THE CAR DOES WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST OCCURS. I WILL NEED TO TAKE THIS A DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WILL FIX THE ROOT PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I SEE THIS IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD DID NOT FIX THE ROOT PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WITH THEIR REMEDY FOR RECALL 14S05, BUT THEY ONLY REPROGRAMMED THE CAR TO REPORT THE PROBLEM DIFFERENTLY. THIS IS ALSO SAME ISSUE REPORTED IN OFFICIAL NHTSA INVESTIGATION #DP15001. *TR
Steering, Apr 9, 2015
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 DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. FORD DEALER SAID THE CAR COULD LOSE STEERING ENTIRELY (NOT JUST POWER STEERING) IF NOT REPAIRED. WE REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. AGAIN, THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE CAR'S MEMORY. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO "CODES" IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER MEMORY, FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AS DESCRIBED IN FORD'S DIRECTION TO DEALERS FOR THE RECALL. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT MULTIPLE TIMES TO COMPLAIN. THREE CALLS TO WILLIAM FORD WERE UNANSWERED. FORD MADE THE PROCESS TO OBTAIN PAYMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RECALLED PART VERY DIFFICULT. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE FORD'S PROCESS. HOW MANY STEERING COLUMNS WERE REPLACED?, HOW MANY WERE PAID FOR BY FORD AS PART OF THE RECALL? THEY ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY THE RECALL! *TR
Steering, Apr 8, 2015
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 NEW YORK. I GOT ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THERE WAS, BUT NOT AT THE FACTORY MY CAR WAS ASSEMBLED, SO I WASN'T NOTIFIED ON THE RECALL. SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC AT WENTWORTH AUTO SALES IN GUYS MILLS PA, HE SAID THAT THE FACTORIES WERE DIFFERENT, I FEEL THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HIGH MILEAGE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING. I FOUND IT DISTURBING THAT MINE WAS NOT COVERED. THIS DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A TYPICAL THING TO HAPPEN TO YOUR CAR. THE GARAGE PUT A NEW STEERING ANGLE TORQUE SENSOR IN. PARTS AND LABOR COST $347.71. THEY DID NOT HAVE TO REMOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AND DO ANYTHING TO THE MOTOR. I HAVE MY CAR BACK, BUT IF SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS TO IT , IT MAY COST ME UP TO $1,300.00. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT TODAY, SO THEY HAVE RECORD OF THE SITUATION. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER CARS FROM THE PLANT MINE WAS ASSEMBLED IN HAVE ANY ISSUES. IT WAS BUILT IN CLAY COMO MICHIGAN. SOME ONE SUGGESTED, I SEND OUT THIS COMPLAINT TO YOU ALSO. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Steering, Mar 31, 2015
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 A LARGE PROBLEM ON FORDS SIDE, 2008-2010 ESCAPES , THEY ARE NOT HELPING WITH COSTS, SEEMS THAT EVERY ONE WHO HAD THE UPDATE [RECALL ] DONE , FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER THIS ISSUE. NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED, ON LINE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION. *TR
Steering, Mar 30, 2015
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 SHOULD BE. WHAT ACTION HAS YOUR DEALER TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE?:OUR DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY AND PROMPTLY. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DEALER. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL AND REIMBURSE US FOR IT. WHAT ASSISTANCE ARE YOU SEEKING FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY?:REFUND OF $1159.13 FOR STEERING COLUMN RECALL. ARE YOU THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE :YES *TR
Steering, Mar 25, 2015
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 I WOULD NEED MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I ALREADY HAD THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED LAST JULY (2014) COMPLETED AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I WAS HOPING THAT SINCE THIS WAS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE INFORMATION FROM THE RECALL THAT THIS WOULD BE ALSO BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. IT WAS NOT AND NOW COSTS $1,052.29 TO REPAIR. *TR
Steering, Mar 19, 2015
STEERING COMPLETELY FROZE...UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. *TR