One problem related to water pump has 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.
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. While driving 50 mph, the engine suddenly shut off. The gauges on the instrument panel continued to work and the contact pulled off the road. The vehicle was able to be restarted, but five minutes later, the failure recurred. The vehicle had only moved two meters. This failure occurred six times before he was able to find a mechanic a mile away. The mechanic stated that the water pump failed. The contact stated that he knows at least 20 people with the same vehicle, and are experiencing identical failures. The failure mileage was 39,148.