Three problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2008 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2008 Escape.
I was turning into a bank parking lot and the engine just shut off. It took a minute to even realize what had happend. When the steering became very stiff I realized the engine had tunred off. I applied the brakes to stop the car and put it in park. It started back up when I turned the key. There was not any warning or any indication that the car was going to just shut down. Had another car been behind me I would have been hit.
This is my second complaint, same issue. Again, yesterday driving at about 30 mph the car just shut off. No problems immediately before, no sounds, nothing. It just stalled. Started up right away. No problems driving after except it did feel like it jerked a bit (almost unnoticeable except now I am very aware of this) on two occasions within 5 minutes after the stall. This car was purchases as a used vehicle back in Jan. It is a 2008. I also filed a complaint yesterday on this same issue which occurred just in the last few days and again a couple of weeks ago. So this is the 4th "stall" since I purchased the vehicle 7 weeks ago.
The vechile needs a second motor replacement. It breaks down with no warning prior to doing so, causing great danger on the road for driver and passenegers as well as other drivers on the road. Both times the car brole down on my there was no indication on the dashboard, no audiable warning and it shuts down in a fashion where there is little control of the car. I've also recently had the throttle recall addressed. The first motor died at 65k in 2012 and this motor has now died at 35k in 2014. Clearly there is something danerously wrong with the hybrid motor and/or the load of the other hybrid componets.