2008 Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 164
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 164 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 31 records
- accelerator pedal · 22 records
- failure mileage · 11 records
- stop sign · 9 records
- pedal stuck · 9 records
- pedal sticks · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 61 |
| 30–60k mi | 34 |
| 100–150k mi | 32 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
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 number: 14v284000 (steering); however, the vin was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.…
ODI 10870270
Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerator pedal sticking, intermittently not working
ODI 10821747
Vehicle Speed Control
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 over and hold the brake and shut it off. I paid $110 to tow it to a ford dealership. Well now it is going to cost me…
ODI 10817015
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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.
ODI 10785480
Vehicle Speed Control
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 rpms as i held the brake. I pulled over to verify that nothing was under the gas pedal. This happened to more times on…
ODI 10763003
Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control
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 the dealer where the tone ring was replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 117,700.
ODI 10765200
Vehicle Speed Control
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 vehicle continued forward. As i left the road way i tried turning vehicle off but it kept running at about 40 miles per…
ODI 10746851
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
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.
ODI 10732510
Vehicle Speed Control
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 was informed by a co worker same thing happened to him & it was throttle body assembly that was on recall. I was never…
ODI 10705326
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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 just about got t boned ! Also we have had the transmission replaced at 114000 miles. Dealer says we have transmission problem…
ODI 10691981
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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 at a light and needed to pull off, the car would move forward slowly and then jerk forward. Now the jerking is…
ODI 10692403
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
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 torque sensor was one of them something that they should have replaced but told me since it didn't read at the time the…
ODI 10681651
Vehicle Speed Control
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.
ODI 10678206
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
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 we took it to the ford dealership. We were told it was a speed sensor issue again. The work was done at the independent…
ODI 10672526
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
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
ODI 10678232
Vehicle Speed Control
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 brakes the car slowed down and i was able to pull into the scales on the side of the freeway. Ford replaced the cruise…
ODI 10679797
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body actuator system failure. Surging, unnecessary revving at low speeds. Inconsistent acceleration and gear change. Trouble code "p2112 throttle actuator system stuck". *tr
ODI 10655001
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Gas pedal sticks when air temp is below 20 degrees. Can't press pedal to get gas to engine. *tr
ODI 10668803
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down the road the power cut out to the vehicle, and the throttle stopped responding, the engine continued to run but very labored. At the same time the wrench light lit up on the dash. Using the forward momentum i was able to pull the vehicle over, where it stalled. I was able to re-tart the engine where it ran labored again, and stalled out, the throttle was not responsive during this time at all. After…
ODI 10654736
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Difficulty shifting from gears. Throttling high before shifting. I have replaced transmission three times in this vehicle. *tr
ODI 10655361
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
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 few minutes. This is very dangerous and frightening. It also does this if i'm already in motion of if i try to…
ODI 10764453
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
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 that it occurred in an area where i was not in immediate danger from other cars. I was stopped at a stop sign and when i…
ODI 10662425
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle won't shift into 2nd gear until reaching 3500 - 4000 rpms. Can let off gas to ease change, else vehicle jerks into 2nd. *tr
ODI 10644691
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Stuck gas pedal: as i was driving to work in moderately heavy traffic on us 127 in michigan at approximately 8 a.m., on 10 october 2014, the gas pedal froze on my (manual transmission) 2008 ford escape and i began to lose speed quickly from the 70 mph i had been traveling. The pedal would not move up or down no matter how hard i pushed or pulled at it. I tried kicking it as best as i could but it would not budge,…
ODI 10644602
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was exiting a ramp, the car stopped accelerating completely. .forcing me to pull over, as i continue on it does not accelerate when gas is pushed completely down. Wrench light came on but leaves when car is off. Driving aprox. 3 blocks before wrench light comes on again... *tr
ODI 10648468