2008 Ford Escape Problems
- 1,702
- Owner complaint records
- Steering · 936 records · 55% of complaint records in our dataset
- Most mentioned
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Explore reported systems
- Steering936 · 55.0%
- Power Train203 · 11.9%
- Vehicle Speed Control164 · 9.6%
- Electrical System106 · 6.2%
- Service Brakes79 · 4.6%
- Engine70 · 4.1%
- Unknown Or Other40 · 2.4%
- Electronic Stability Control32 · 1.9%
- Fuel/Propulsion System28 · 1.6%
- Air Bags26 · 1.5%
- Suspension24 · 1.4%
- Engine And Engine Cooling24 · 1.4%
- Fuel System, Gasoline19 · 1.1%
- Tires16 · 0.9%
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic15 · 0.9%
- Visibility13 · 0.8%
- Wheels11 · 0.6%
- Exterior Lighting5 · 0.3%
- Structure4 · 0.2%
- Seat Belts4 · 0.2%
Complaint themes
- Automatic Transmission · 107 records
- Body · 25 records
- Cooling System · 12 records
- Column · 11 records
- Valve · 9 records
- Accelerator Pedal · 8 records
- Tread/Belt · 7 records
- Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · 6 records
Mileage distribution
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 509 |
| 60–100k mi | 463 |
| 30–60k mi | 252 |
| 150–400k mi | 186 |
| 1–30k mi | 132 |
Reports involving crashes or injuries
Selected from stored records that indicate a crash, fire, injury, or death. Not a ranking.
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
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 the car surged and accelerated full speed by itself. He lost all steering and had no breaks. He had absolutely no control…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 11299785
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
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 officers with ford vehicles passing out or having damage because of the fumes in their ford suv. I took my daughter to the…
3 injuries
ODI 11097968
Air Bags
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 injured both the left and right hands severely. The driver and passenger required medical attention. A police report was…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10715210
Questions
- What system appears most often in 2008 complaint records?
- Steering (936 records).
- How many complaint records are stored for 2008?
- 1,702 records in our dataset.