Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at approximately 25 MPH and making a left … |
| 2024-12-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering whee… |
| 2024-02-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 50-55 MPH, the message "Power Steering Ass… |
| 2022-08-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle lost mot… |
| 2022-05-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was sl… |
| 2022-03-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power st… |
| 2022-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the brake pedal was … |
| 2021-11-28 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while pulling out of a parking space, the vehicle lost p… |
| 2021-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the message “power ass… |
| 2021-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake was appl… |
| 2021-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD NO… |
| 2020-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO M… |
| 2020-08-17 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLE OR DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VE… |
| 2020-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2019-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED A MONTH AGO AND THE A… |
| 2019-06-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP. THE REGEN BRAKE DISABLED LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NO BRAKES AT ALL |
| 2019-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 35MPH ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN CHECK BRAKES FOLLOWED BY BRAKE REGEN DISENGAGED. THIS CREATED NO STOPPING OF VE… |
| 2019-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | REGEN BRAKES DISABLED MALFUNCTION, LEADS TO LOSS OF BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. MANY MANY OTHER ESCAPE HYBRID OWNERS HAV… |
| 2019-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A RATTLING NOIS… |
| 2019-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, THE ASB AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES WEREN'… |
| 2019-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING MY CAR AND THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. PAUL MILLER FORD OF LEXI… |
| 2019-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE… |
| 2019-03-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 112,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING, VIBRATION FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. ABLE TO STOP. CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING LIG… |
| 2019-03-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE ANTILOCK AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMI… |
| 2019-03-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD ALL THE BRAKES STUCK WHILE DRIVING. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LAMP WENT OFF ALONG WITH REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. MECHAN… |
| 2019-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED… |
| 2019-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FA… |
| 2019-01-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FORD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) ISSUE MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCING ISSUES RELAT… |
| 2019-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO CONTROL THE D… |
| 2018-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WITH 113,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT I WENT … |
| 2018-12-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FORD REPAIR SERVICE CENTER HAS INFORMED ME THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT MEC PUMP ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS… |
| 2018-11-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING WHEN PARKED/IDLE AND WILD STOP AFTER EXCEEDING 10MPH. ISSUE ESCALATED AND NOW HAPPENS AT A… |
| 2018-11-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT ON - BRAKES WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT RELIABLE. REGEN LIGHT ALSO ON. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY… |
| 2018-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CHECK BRAKES LIGHT COMES ON WHEN REACHING 40 MPH, AND STAYS ON. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THAT. FORD DEALER INDICATES … |
| 2018-11-10 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, JERKED, AND LOST POWER. AS A R… |
| 2018-10-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | SUNDAY AFTERNOON AROUND APPROXIMATELY 3PM (10/21/2018) I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF WITHOUT ANY WAR… |
| 2018-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND DISPLAY READ "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED." THE VEHI… |
| 2018-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS BRAKES HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS QUOTED OVER $5,0… |
| 2018-09-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD O… |
| 2018-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING I WAS COMING TO AN INTERSECTION TO STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT T… |
| 2018-08-31 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE BEEN ON A FREEWAY, BRIDGE, REGULAR STREET, TRAFFIC. … |
| 2018-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSE… |
| 2018-08-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS & BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON; CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM & REGEN BRAKES DISABLED MESSAGE CENTER. BRAKING IS HARDER, UNASSISTE… |
| 2018-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED YELLOW, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE RE… |
| 2018-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAS FAILED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE ABS DOES NOT FU… |
| 2018-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT / BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WITH A MESSAGE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM - REGEN BRAKES DISABLED - REPLACED BROKEN TO… |
| 2018-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I STARTED SEEING ABS LIGHTS POP UP ON THE DASH AND IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER OF THE BRAKING SYST… |
| 2018-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | "REGEN BRAKES DIABLED" NOTIFICATION COMES ON. AFTER WHICH, THE BRAKING SEEMS INCONSISTENT. THIS IS A CONCERN AS THE BRA… |
| 2018-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS IN A BUSY SHOPPING PLAZA AND CAME UP TO A 4 WAY STOP. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE CAR DIDN'T STOP! A MESSAGE… |
| 2018-07-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I GOT IN TO START THE VEHICLE. UPON REVERSING IT IMMEDIATELY LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL, SHUT DOWN C… |