2008 FORD ESCAPE Power Train Problems

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 50MPH THEN LOST ALL ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT WE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. CRAWLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, THEN ACCELERATION PICKED UP, THEN STOPPED, THEN WENT, THEN STOPPED. THEN WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND WE WERE GOING MAYBE 5MPH THE THROTTLE STUCK AND RPM'S WENT EXTREMELY HIGH.(INTO THE 5-6 RANGE) PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE. IF SUV ACCELERATION WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY CAUGHT AT THAT POINT WE WOULD HAVE SPUN OUT AND CRASHED . CRAWLED UNTIL WE GOT HOME. THIS IS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE V6 WITH 69K MILES. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 09'S. WHY NOT THE 08.????? IT USES THE SAME DRIVE-BY-WIRE AS THE 09'S. ALL SIGNS ARE POINTING TO A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. LETS ADD THE 08'S TO THE RECALL LIST PLEASE SOMEONE BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS KNOWN...

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 COMMON PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR AND ALSO THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON. THIS WAS A 103.88 REPAIR JOB AND THE DOME LIGHT, AFTER BEING REPLACED, IS LOOSE AND DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. WHEN THIS HAVING TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY, I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE A REPLACEMENT LIGHT THAT FIT THE ROOF CORRECTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE 2-4 BAND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP OR EVEN START TO SLOW DOWN AND START TO GO AGAIN MY CAR (TRANSMISSION) WOULD JUMP, REV UP TO 4/5 RPMS AND STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AS SOON AS IT WOULD DO THIS AND IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING WITHOUT ME EVEN ON THE GAS, ALWAYS TWICE MEANWHILE AGAIN STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. MY (WRENCH) LIGHT ALSO CAME ON WHICH SHOWED POWERTRAIN/CONTROL THROTTLE. AFTER TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY ARE QUOTING ME $3500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM OH AND DID I MENTION MY WARRANTY ENDED A MONTH IN A HALF AGO! I KNOW I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS THIS IS HAPPENING TO AND SINCERELY BELIEVE FORD IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT OR WANTING TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 595 SPEED OF 65 MPH THE CAR JUST LOST POWER CAUSING TO REDUCE SPEED FAST WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. HAD TO MOVE FROM THE FAR LEFT LANE TO THE RIGHT LANE ON RUSH HOUR ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD STALL AND THEN PUNCH IN AND TAKE OFF. THEN I WOULD PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. IT WAS KIND OF SCARY. IF SOMEONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME I COULD HAVE HIT THEM. THAT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND FINALLY IT WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. MY TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT ON ME. WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT AND I STILL OWE $15,600 ON IT NOW AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO I HAVE TO TRY TO COME UP WITH $3700 TO FIX THIS????? THIS VEHICLE JUST GOT BROKEN IN WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. I'M SO UPSET. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE! WHERE IS THE RECALL ON IT? I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLING PUMP SYSTEM IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE SURGED AND SPEED DECELERATED. THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL CAME ON WHICH IS THE "THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN" WARNING LIGHT. THE RPM'S GO AS HIGH AS 4,000 RPM'S BEFORE IT CHANGES GEARS. I TOOK IT INTO AAMCO TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED $3,000.00 SO I BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM NOW. AS I READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED, NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCT AND CORRECT THERE MISTAKES. I FEEL THIS IS A STRONG SAFETY ISSUE AS IT MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS UNTIL 3250-3750 RPM. WRENCH WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAT 55,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM HAVING TONS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. I AM VERY STRICT WHEN IT COMES TO CHANGING MY OIL AND HAVING THINGS SERVICED ON THIS VEHICLE. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, ESPECIALLY AT UNDER 60,000 MILES. I FEEL FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE. THEY KNOW THERE IS ISSUES WITH THIS MODELS TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE HELP, ANY ADVISE WELCOME. *TR

JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE GIVE OUT ON ME. AFTER READING MULTIPLE ARTICLES ON THE WEB, I SAW IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A SERVICE NOTICE FOR A FORD CAR WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AS MY ESCAPE. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE LESS THAN 50K MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND NOW AM HAVING TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL LIKE FORD SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO ME BECAUSE THEY ARE USING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. THAT THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL, WHEN I NOTICED THAT IT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER. THE CAR WOULD REV UP BUT NOT CHANGE GEARS. WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID AN INTERMEDIATE BAND BROKE ON THE TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THE ESCAPE IS KNOWN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE 2ND AND 4TH GEARS GO OUT ON THEM. FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIR WHICH WAS $1358.41. THIS IS THE SECOND ESCAPE I HAD WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD SUV AGAIN. *TR

DRIVING HOME, CAME TO A STOP (RED LIGHT) WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND MY TRUCK WOULDN'T MOVED, THEN I LET GO OF PEDAL AND DID IT AGAIN AND MY TRUCK JOLTED AND STARTED MOVING. AS I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED MY TRUCK WOULD SHIFT..IF I TRIED TO PASS 30 MPH IT FELT LIKE IT WAS DECREASING. EVERY TIME I CAME TO A FULL STOP IT KEPT REPEATING THE SAME SITUATION, PRESS GAS PEDAL AND NO MOVEMENT. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY BECAUSE HERE IN CALIFORNIA THERE ARE FAST DRIVERS AND I WAS AFRAID THAT IF MY CAR WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER I WOULD BE HIT, AND I HAD MY SON AND NEPHEW IN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING, NEVER DID I EVER HAVE ISSUES WITH FORD TIL NOW AND WHAT MAKES IT WORSE THERE ARE NO WARNINGS IT JUST...

VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. RPM'S ARE RAISED TO HIGH BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR. *TR

VEHICLE STARTUP IS VERY SLOW AND AFTER 35 MPH CHANGEUP MAKES A VERY STRONG AND WHEN I STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS COME BACK AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ADDENDUM: ORIGINAL NHTSA#10283836 (SEPT 2009) BOUGHT CERTIFIED USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN 2009. BEFORE THE FIRST PAYMENT, THE TRANSMISSION COOLING ASSEMBLY BLEW, DUMPING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO MY DRIVEWAY (PART #8L8Z-19712-J, TSB 09 09 04). MILEAGE: 21,775. COST OF $1000+ REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FAST FORWARD, MAY 2013 (MILEAGE: 59,391). AS PREDICTED BACK IN 2009 BY MANY HERE ON THIS WEBSITE: COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT DIED IN 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, AS I BLOCKED VEHICLES, NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED: 2009, 2011, 2012, AND TOPPED OFF OTHERWISE; MEASURES I TOOK TO PROTECT AGAINST THIS EXACT FAILURE. YET IT COMPLETELY FAILED, <60,000 ODOMETER MILES. THIS $3000 REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. CURRENT WARRANTY: NOW 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES. MINUS TOW TRUCK, 2 MISSED WORK DAYS, AND LOSS OF USE OF MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THIS DANGEROUSLY FLAWED DESIGN...

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE IN OVERDRIVE. IT THEN WENT OUT AND REVVED UP TO 5,000 RPM'S AND WOULD NOT MOVE WHILE IN OVER DRIVE OR DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. I HAD TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR AND LIMP IT HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE REVVED BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE CONDENSER AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,400.

ON, OR ABOUT THE DATE LISTED ABOVE, AND SEVERAL INCIDENTS LATER, OUR 208 FORD ESCAPE CONTINUES TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE STALLING. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS YIELDED NO CODES. AFTER ALMOST TWO WEEKS IN THE SHOP, WE NEEDED OUR CAR BACK, SO I HAVE DECIDED TO DRIVE IT AND LET MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DRIVE MY HONDA BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, AND DOCUMENT ON THIS OFFICIAL WEBSITE, THAT THE STALLING PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY NHTSA AND AN INVESTIGATION TO THIS PROBLEM WAS STARTED IN FEBRUARY 2013 BY YOUR AGENCY. THIS PROBLEM, AS NOTED BY SO MANY OTHERS, IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED IN MVAS AS A RESULT. NOT SURE IF ANYONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET, BUT THAT IS INEVITABLE DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE STALLING INCIDENTS. SOMEONE...

DRIVING ALONG AND THE WRENCH ICON COMES ON WHILE THE VEHICLE STALLS AND DECELERATES. THIS ISSUE REOCCURS CONSISTENTLY AND APPEARS TO BE THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO SMOOTHLY TRANSITION AUTOMATICALLY INTO 2ND/3RD GEAR. VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED SINCE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY BOTH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO BOTH ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 03/01/13*LJ UPDATED 03/07/13

AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES WITH THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT, UPON STARTING BACK UP THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS UNTIL THE ENGINE GOT UP TO 5000RPM. WHEN IT DID SWITCH IT SEEMED TO CHANGE INTO 3RD GEAR INSTEAD OF 2ND BECAUSE I HAD ALMOST NO POWER AND HAD TO VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATE FROM THERE. FURTHER, IT REMAINED IN 3RD GEAR AND WOULD NEVER SWITCH TO 4TH. THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WHERE THE CARS BEHIND ME EXPECTED A CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION TO 50MPH. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR-ENDED. MY MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THAT 2ND GEAR AND 4TH GEAR ARE GONE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST 2008 FORD ESCAPES AND A $2500 REPAIR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL BEFORE...

MY GAS PEDAL STICKS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. I'VE TALKED TO FORD ABOUT IT AND 3 OTHER MECHANICS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY. I HAVE A HEATED GARAGE SO IT'S NOT FROZEN. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BUT IS EMBARRASSING AND DANGEROUS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL IS STICKING, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURES RESULTING IN STALL/SURGE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IA A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY . THERE CURRENTLY IS NOT A RECALL TO THIS YEAR MODEL. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING A LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON I-10, TOWARD ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE VEHICLE, WITH NO PRE-WARNING BEGAN TO DECELERATE (SLOW DOWN). THE VEHICLES SPEED DID NOT RESPOND TO DEPRESSING THROTTLE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THERE, BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE TRIP UNTIL THE SECOND AND THIRD OCCURRENCE. THIS SITUATION OCCURRED THREE MORE TIME ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME. ALL ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I PROCEEDED IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE WHERE I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER EASILY. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATION, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON FORD ESCORTS SINCE 2004 AT LEAST. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DESIGN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CONNECTOR THAT LINKED THE TRANSMISSION TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

TRANSMISSION LUNGING BACK AND FORTH FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS. THESE HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUE: STARTING REVVING HIGH ON 1ST GEAR SKIPPING 2ND TO 3RD. "SLIPPING" TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD AFTER A SCAN THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. WAS TOLD THIS ALSO BY FORD AS WELL AS ANOTHER 3RD PARTY TRANSMISSION PLACE. ALL 3 OF THEM ADMITTED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. PAID 3000 TO REBUILD THE UNIT. I WAS 3,000 MILES OVER MY FORD ESP. FORD REFUSED TO HELP ME OUT AT ALL. MANY FORUMS ALSO LIST THIS AS A PROBLEM. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE WITH 76500 MILES. STARTED VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, WHEN I DID IT SHIFTED REAL HARD AND MADE A SQUEELING NOISE. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME THING WHEN PLACING IN REVERSE. *TR

STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2009 WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLDER, THE THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND HARDER TO DEPRESS, REQUIRING A GREATER EFFORT TO PRESS DOWN THE PEDAL TO UN-STICK AND ONLY THEN WOULD THE THROTTLE PEDAL DEPRESS BEYOND THE IDLE POSITION. THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LURCH FORWARD CREATING A SUDDEN, DANGEROUS CONDITION. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTENT AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. *TR

FAILURE OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY ESCAPE ONLY HAD 65000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT , AND THE CLUTCH PACK WENT BAD.I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MECHANIC I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH PACK IN THE TRANSMISSION AND MINE WAS ONE OF MANY HE HAS SEEN WITH THE SAME ISSUES. NO MORE THAN 6 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION IS SLAMMING IN TO GEAR AND SHIFTING HARD. WE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC SAID WE WILL NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. FORD DENIED ANY CLAIM TO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND REFUSES TO HELP. *TR

THE RPM GAUGE ON THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE SEEMED TO BE "IDLING" HIGH. THE RPM'S DID NOT MATCH HOW FAST I WAS GOING IN MPH LIKE IT USUALLY DOES. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS HESITATING TO MOVE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOOKED UP WHAT THAT MEANT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. IT SAID POWERTRAIN FAULT/DEFAULT, TAKE TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY! THE BACK WINDOW STOPPED WORKING TOO. I AM SOOOOO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE!!! I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS, AS I BOUGHT THE CAR BARELY 4 YEARS AGO. WITH SO FEW MILES, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AT APPROX. 25,000. NOW, AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS SEIZED. IT APPEARS MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS VEHICLE AND FORD IS TRYING TO SAY THAT ABNORMAL NOISE AND FAILURES ARE TYPICAL. *TR

VEHICLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH IN THE MORNING GOING TO WORK. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS STOPPING BY LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE CODE TESTED. THE AUTO PARTS TECH SAID THAT THERE WERE NO CODES POPPING UP. AS I LEFT AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE STORE THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED IN RPMS BEFORE IT LURCHED INTO THE 2ND AUTOMATIC GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER. EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP TO HIGHER SPEEDS THE RPMS WOULD JUMP UP TO 3-4 THOUSAND BEFORE IT WOULD JUMP INTO THE NEXT GEAR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER GARAGE. THEY SAID IT WAS GIVING THEM CODES RELATED TO TSB 12-4-8. THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS $2200. FORD HAS ISSUED THIS AS A TSB KNOWING THAT IT IS AN ISSUE. THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE THAN TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO UPDATE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE, 3.0L V6 ENGINE. WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SERVICE CONTRACT WITH FORD AND HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT FORD UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE SERVICE CONTRACT RAN OUT. THE CAR IS JUST OVER 4 YEARS OLD AT 105,000 MILES AND THE 2ND GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY. I REACHED OUT TO FORD TO REQUEST A GOOD WILL REPAIR GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS AS WELL AS GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE DILIGENTLY HAD THE CAR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR DONE BY FORD AND THEY REFUSED. LOOKING AT THE MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPE AND I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS PRESENTS NOT ONLY A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER...

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED BY IT SELF. IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF GEAR TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THEN CAUSING FAILURE OF THE WHOLE UNIT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,972.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FOUND PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON DRIVEWAY. TRANSMISSION COOLER IS LEAKING JUST LIKE ALL 2008 FORD ESCAPES. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. DEALER CHARGES $816. WHY ISN'T IT COVERED BY A RECALL? WE ARE DISAPPOINTED. *TR

MY CAR APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, THEN REVVED UP AND SHOT FORWARD. PUTTING MYSELF AND PASSENGERS AT DANGER OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FLAW IN THE POWER TRAIN (TRANSMISSION) OF THE FORD ESCAPES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS DUE TO FORD NEGLIGENCE. I CALLED FORD IMMEDIATELY UPON ARRIVING AT WORK AND WILL TAKE IT IN AT THE END OF THE DAY BUT, HAVING LOOKED FOR COMPLAINTS/RECALLS ON LINE I SEE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I NOTICED A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS BEGINNING TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY, AND SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WAS CAUSING SOME CONCERN WHILE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE OF THE INTERSTATES. IT WAS BEGINNING TO SPRAY UP UNDER THE HOOD, AND I WAS WORRIED ABOUT IT GETTING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STARTING A FIRE. AFTER DOING TONS OF RESEARCH ON LINE, IF FIND OUT ABOUT A TRANS COOLER DEFECT. I SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF PEOPLE THAT OWNED 2008 ESCAPES. I WAS TOLD FORD DID DO SOME REPAIRS ON THESE CARS THAT WHERE BUILT EARLY 2008, AND THAT A CSP (CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM) WAS SENT OUT MARCH 2010, AND EXPIRED IN AUGUST 2010. MY ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN SEPT. 2007, WHICH SHOULD HAVE COVERED IT. FORD SENT A CSP #09B10 TO OWNERS FOR A REPLACEMENT BECAUSE...