2008 Ford Escape Engine Problems
- 70
- 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 70 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 12 records
- failure mileage · 11 records
- notified failure · 9 records
- stop sign · 7 records
- check engine · 6 records
- approximate failure · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 31 |
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
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 - even though i push down all of the way in order to get the car to speed up to avoid being struck my other vehicles when…
ODI 11306945
Engine · Suspension
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 coming to a stop at a light traveling approximately 25mph. No accident or anything just driving slow coming to a stop.
ODI 11278828
Engine · Power Train
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 act like it was going to die when i would stop at a light. This has been happening for several days now at different…
ODI 11228511
Engine
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 carmax of arlington ([redacted], fort worth, tx 76120, [redacted]), but the cause of the failure could not be…
Crash reported
ODI 11206295
Engine · 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 was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage…
ODI 11173057
Engine
Engine unexpectedly shuts off while driving at various speeds without any warning.
ODI 11110416
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
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!!
ODI 11094119
Engine
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
ODI 11055200
Engine · Steering
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 issue. I also have an issue with my exhaust manifold leaking three exhaust manifold bolts are broken off causing a…
ODI 11041832
Engine · Steering
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 replaced were unknown. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
ODI 10915544
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
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.
ODI 10914867
Engine
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.
ODI 10888076
Electrical System · Engine
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 electrical coolant pump motor for the hybrid battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer…
ODI 10881607
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
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
ODI 10950056
Electrical System · Engine
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 140,000.
ODI 10888903
Engine
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 has been doing this for at least once a week and i'm getting worried about causing an accident
ODI 10846144
Electrical System · Engine
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. The failure reccured after the repair. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 44,000.
ODI 10873410
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
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 escape owners with this problem. My car is currently at the ford dealer, hoping they can rectify the problem. I haven't…
ODI 10838913
Engine
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.
ODI 10820684
Engine · Power Train · Steering
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. Just recently the torque sensor failed and my steering lost power while driving through a parking lot. I did not have…
ODI 10937303
Engine
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 located a failure code at the throttle body unit. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure…
ODI 10807986
Engine
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 started. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed replacement. The…
ODI 10788578
Engine · Power Train
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 gushed out all over the bottom and back rear windshield took it to a garage it is the transmission it needs to totally…
ODI 10732349
Engine
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 electronic throttle body failing. I drove it home as i was only a mile from my house. Once i started in forward motion, the…
ODI 10853309