general problems of the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid - part 1

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at approximately 25 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel became stiff and made a hard right and the vehicle jumped the curb. The brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle came to a stop. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to steer correctly, and the steering wheel needed to be held with added force. The tpms warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the residence where the torque sensor was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 290,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became inoperable. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn with the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 143,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 50-55 mph, the message "power steering assist fault" was displayed. The contact stated while starting the vehicle later that day, the power steering was no longer functional, and the message was displayed. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist failed and the steering wheel seized. The power steering failure warning message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with power steering assist failure. The mechanic informed the contact that an unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that a recall for the steering had expired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The steering will lock up when making a turn at low speed. If I pull down hard on the steering wheel it will break lose, but this has almost caused an accident.

The electric power steering went out with no warning and almost caused an accident as there was no way to control the direction of the vehicle. Ford had a recall on some of these models but did not include all models. This problem is the same as the problem that was recalled on the same models but limited by VIN #. This could have been a major threat to human life had the operator not had the strength to over come the lack of power steering. Ford should have recalled all vehicles in this model knowing there was a problem with the escape/mariner steering system.

Sunday afternoon around approximately 3pm (10/21/2018) I was driving and my steering wheel became stiff without any warning, and I was unable to move it. In the car with me was my friend, and myself. On the first instance this day, I was pulling into a parking lot, and without warning my car beeped twice, and the steering wheel went completely stiff. Thankfully, I was able to just park where I was, turn the car off and back on, and the problem seemed to be gone. About 15 minutes later, as I was in the intersection coming out of that parking lot, my steering went out again. There were no lights on the dashboard, and no beeping occurred. I could not move the wheel, and I was traveling in the direction of other vehicles that were turning, and I was very close to hitting them. Again, thankfully, I was able to get to a spot straight ahead to park and I ended up leaving my car there overnight. My friend and I almost wrecked in a busy 4-way intersection due to a manufacturer mistake, as I have recognized online through multitudes of other complaints for similar situations. This is dangerous. Someone needs to take responsibility, as the vehicle (a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid), gave me no warning whatsoever before the steering wheel seized up.

Power steering went out in my 08 escape. Took to Ford dealership who told me that recall was no longer attached to the vehicle since its over the 46,000 miles limit. I informed them that there is no expiration or mileage on recalls. They then said that it needs a software update and the cost will be about $1000. My husband was driving it to work and noticed the steering wheel started to shake when stopped. Then driving home the power steering went out.

Takata recall power steering stoped working very suddenly. While I was doing deliveries for my work I parked the car turned it off and when I got back after about 10 min. Power steering didn't work and hasn't worked ever since. The only thing that I noticed that day is that every time I turned there was a very slight shake on the steesring wheel. I thought that was unusual but never thought that 2 hours later the power steering would completely fail. Thank god this happened when the vehicle was parked. I checked for recalls and noticed that the Ford escape 08 has a recall on the power steering, I imagine there was enough complaints to make the recall happen. However, there are not as many hybrid models and I'm sure that's the only reason why there's no recall for this specific model yet. But as far as I know both models the escape and the Escape Hybrid are identical in many ways including some parts if not all parts of the power steering system.

The power steering assist fault came up while I was driving through a sharp turn and almost caused an accident. Went away on its own and next day came in again and since then my car is hard to steer and dangerous to drive. There was a recall of 14s05 but it doesnt show for my vehicle. Mine is the same year affected but does not apply for some reason and dealership is refusing to take any action to remediate.

As I was driving home from work Thursday 3/23/17 the steering wheel started clicking and shaking back and forth by itself during driving and at a stop. I investigated right away and discovered there was a recall on the torque sensor but all they did was a computer update rather then replace the part. Now they won't honor the recall and the cost is $1700-$1900 to fix.

Multiple episodes of "stop safely now" (after new engine ($8000) was put in 6/2014). At time of engine replacement, recall for power steering module was completed. Fast forward to 3/2017. . . . Monday morning (8am) new 'wrench' light goes on in dash. Drop kids at daycare and when I restart car (830am) and went to back out of the driveway - no power steering!!! good thing Ford took care of that recall back in 2014. . . *sarcasm* now they say that the only way it would be covered under recall was if loss of power steering occurred within 12 months of recall being completed. This car has been nothing but a headache and 2 Ford dealerships that do not stand behind the Ford name or their service!.

I have a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid, on 03. 02. 17 when I went to leave for work, a wrench light came on in my car. When I did some research I found a lot of recall notices of for this-prior to this, when at an idle my steering wheel had recently started to vibrate-the car drove perfectly fine to work. As I left from work that day, I had no steering!! it was worse than driving a car with no power steering. I was scared and almost got into an accident going home due to this!! I took it to the Ford dealership the next day and it pulled a code b2278-steering shaft torque sensor malfunction-which is exactly what the recall for my year, make and model were for. Well, Ford states my VIN number doesn't qualify for the recall!!! are you kidding me?!! I was almost in an accident and it is the exact same thing that the recall was for!!! I want Ford to be held responsible to reimburse me for this. They can't pick and choose which vehicles qualify and don't when it is the exact same problem.

Making a turn today March 1,2017 on a main street the steering wheel became very hard to turn. The dashboard error message stated poer steering assist fault. Called dealership since I read online of a recall for this malfunction but they said my VIN is not included. This is very dangerous since turning the wheel is extremely difficult and unsafe to drive!!!.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, a beeping noise was heard prior to the steering wheel seizing and the vehicle hit a curb. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering) was performed on the vehicle without knowledge or consent. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact of the recall repair. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

Power steering assist cut out on route 80 at 65mph . Smashed into curb in rest area trying to stop. Replaced tire.

Steering torque sensor went out, over $700 in repairs, recall 14s05 in effect for this model year on this part, but somehow our VIN not included in recall. Should have been included in recall and we should not have to pay for this repair. Steering shaking, vibrating, stiff.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving 25 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering shaft torque sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. The VIN was not available.

When I would turn occasionally the wheel would lock up but after a few seconds I would regain power. I parked it at school and approximately 7 hours later I returned and started it. As I was backing out the steering only worked for about 2 seconds and locked up except this time it did not correct itself. I tried turning it off and on again but it was not fixing it. I had to have it towed. There is a recall on other '08 Ford Escape Hybrids but not mine. All for the same problem too.

The safety recall notices 14s05 / NHTSA recall 14v-286 and 14s09 / NHTSA 14v526000 were performed on my 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. However, the problems did not go away. Since the recalls, the car has had issues with reduced steering range, key/ignition not turning, power surge while driving, locking steering wheel, and the worst: a complete shut down of the powertrain while driving, resulting in a stall-like condition, putting our lives at risk. On June 11, 2016 the car was serviced and steering housing replaced. We asked for service to check the entire car-- everything!!!!-- as the car had been acting strangely with power surges and locking steering wheel while driving. Today, July 10 2016, while driving south on interstate-5 in CA, heading from home (danville, CA) to college (san diego, CA) the car's system completely failed while driving up the grapevine, a section of freeway that is extremely crowded and full of large 18 wheelers. My poor daughter (who now owns the car) called me, screaming hysterically, full of terror and fearing for her life. She had no power, was unable to steer, did her best the Dodge the 18 wheelers and "limp mode" over to the side of the freeway. She's now on the way with tow truck driver to drop the car off at Ford of valencia CA. I told her do not ever drive that car again. It is a seriously dangerous vehicle.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving approximately 25 mph, the steering lost power for a few seconds and then returned to normal. The failure recurred two days later, while the contact's daughter was in reverse. The steering lost power completely without warning. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who previously repaired the vehicle according to NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The dealer stated that the recall repair was already performed and the contact would be responsible for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the local dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

Before the torque sensor recall, my power steering went out intermittently sometimes accompanied by the stop safely now red triangle. Upon being notified of the recall I took the vehicle to jack safro Ford in oconomowoc, wisconsin to complete the recall. I was told my vehicle required the easier fix and the dealer didn't replace the torque sensor. Within a few months my power steering started going out intermittently again. It started going out more often and I also noticed that the car would not start first try. Usually I had to turn the ignition 3-4 times to get the vehicle to start. In the past month my power steering is now completely out. It is a very dangerous situation as if a car went over the center line or a deer or animal were to go in front of me I would not be able to react quickly without power steering. Also, it is so hard to pull into parking spaces and turn the wheel that I have to see a doctor because I am having sharp pain in my shoulders. We took the car to jack safro this week and they told us they would talk to Ford. All they did was try to reset computer and the steering is still completely out. They said Ford would not cover it and gave us the 800 number to complain. So now I am stuck with an unsafe car and I have a grandson I need to transport some days. Why in the world can't the dealer replace the torque sensor if that was the recall and what is needed to repair my car? why does it have to issue certain codes? can't the dealer see for themselves there is no power steering due to the fact that they never did the proper vehicle recall repair? I am baffled! our son just purchased a Ford truck and my husband also owns one so we have 3 Fords in our driveway!.

Received recall notice for steering issue. No issues with steering prior to recall. Software update performed. 4 months no issues. Then steering wheel began moderate shaking upon start, driving and idling. Several days later 'power steering assist fault' appeared in message center. Shaking continued but no immediate loss of power. Two days following on the heels of major snowstorm, all power steering lost. Contacted Ford directly, they instructed me to schedule service appointment. They claimed that codes can back as torque sensor and nothing to do with power steering issue.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering) but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. In addition, the contact mentioned that the vehicle did not experience any failure prior to the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

Steering became very difficult to control while driving in March, 2016. Had tires/alignment checked out all good. When it started vibrating while stopped in may, 2016, I took it to dealer and was told it was a recall which was already done in January, 2016, and the recall is closed now, so I have to pay for it.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving approximately 25 mph, the power steering seized without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 mph, when approaching an exit ramp the steering became tight started loosing power steering continued to drive after a mile the contact pulled off the road turned off the ignition and restarted the vehicle and the power steering was operable again. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 90000. Am.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel shook without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that after the brakes were replaced on the vehicle, the brake pedal was depressed and the abs warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 134,000. Sg.

Parked the car at night, next morning the power steering didn't work at all.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The contact was able to veer the vehicle to the right and stop. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number 14v284000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 300,000. Kr.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the steering wheel seized without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The failure mileage was 81,000.

Immediately after Ford dealer performed steering recall, the vehicle has no power assist at low speed tight turns( I. E. Parking lot, u turns). I've returned it to another Ford dealer with no resolution to the problem.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning and excessive force was required. The contact had then coasted over to a side street and shut the vehicle off. The contact had then restarted the vehicle and the power steering was fine,however,the failure recurred multiple times. The contact had then received NHTSA campaign:14v284000(steering) and had taken the vehicle to the dealer to service the vehicle under the recall. The dealer was expected to update the software for the power steering control module and instrument cluster module. If the vehicle showed a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the pscm when the vehicle was brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components would be replaced. The contact stated that the dealer informed him that they only updated the software,and not replaced the pscm. Alternatively, the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for a diagnosis and they stated that the pscm needed to be replaced,however,could not be replaced under the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they stated that there was nothing they could do to assist the contact even though he had experienced history of a loss of the torque sensor signal prior to the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Gb.

I had my 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid serviced at koons Ford after receiving safety recall 14s05 from Ford motor company. The recall is to repair a potential safety issue related to the electric power steering system. After receiving the repair to correct the issue in safety recall notice 14so5, my vehicle developed steering / suspension problems. At highway speeds the steering on the Ford escape is now very sensitive causing the vehicle to feel unsteady at times. (if feels like it is swaying slightly from side to side. ) we first noticed the issue within a week of having the repair done. As we caravanned to our summer vacation, my wife was driving behind me on the highway. At a rest stop she asked if I was tired and having trouble driving. She informed that from her vantage point it looked like the car was swerving. I was well rested and shared with her that it also felt as though the steering / suspension was loose. We have also noticed, at low speeds, that the steering wheel has more play to it now.

While driving in a residential street at 30 miles per hour the steering wheel locked up for about three seconds during a deceleration period approaching a stop sign. This occurred while trying to move the vehicle slightly to the left in the center of the lane correction.