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FORD ESCAPE

2008 FORD ESCAPE

3 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations, 2,404 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations3
Owner complaints2,404
Complaints citing a crash80
Complaints citing a fire9

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 3 of 3

15V6060002015-09-29

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.

14V5260002014-09-03

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

If the hybrid electronics system overheats, it may shut down the powertrain, resulting in a stall-like condition, increasing the risk of a crash.

14V2840002014-05-29

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 1,107STEERING
  • 223POWER TRAIN
  • 168VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 127ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 120SERVICE BRAKES
  • 107POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  • 83ENGINE
  • 55UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2008 FORD ESCAPEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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