2008 Ford Escape Exterior Lighting Problems
- 5
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Steering
THE STEERING WHEEL MOTOR IS NOT WORKING
ODI 10837779
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Power Train
When i started my vehicle, a warning light in the shape of a wrench stayed on. I look in the manual and this said powertrain. Upon further checking, i found this is a problem in these escapes. When i stop at the railroad track or at a red light, the vehicle will surge forward when i take off. The shifting is rough at times. I also just had to have the dome light in the vehicle replaced. This, too, i was told was a…
ODI 10564589
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting
There are two specific but related problems reported to ford without resolution: 1. Dome light assembly - switch burnt: in early 2014 the manual slide switch on the dome light shorted out and melted ? Burning the inside of the assembly. Thus, the switch would no longer operate properly. It was disconnected by the owner. A ford replacement assembly was purchased in september, 2014, which replaced the defective…
ODI 10651736
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
This is an update to previous incident. $10486901 having spent the previous ($900) to find the problem, customer took the vehicle to a ford dealership repair shop. They agreed with the other mechanics that the instrument cluster was defective, but said that they could not give anything in writing till i paid their diagnostic fee ($135) and saw for themselves. I agreed. Now i have spent another ($1120) to replace the…
ODI 10503061
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving the instrument cluster fails. All the dashboard lights come on, the speedometer/fuel gauge/etc move to 0 or the far left. Looking online for ford instrument panel failure, there are hundreds of complaints about it. Checked with the mechanic who says it is a common failure with ford. They have a bulletin about it but it will not construe a recall until a death or injury from a crash related to the…
ODI 10462824
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Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Ford Escape.
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