2008 Ford Escape Hybrid engine problems

Filed Jul 13, 2026 · Engine · TX

While driving over 60 MPH the car will begin to say the engine is hot and sometimes without warning going to stop safely now however when you open the hood nothing is hot to touch and there's an extreme amount of coolant gone from the engine coolant tank have replaced coolant tank itself still having issue begin happening in March and is still continuing

Filed Aug 5, 2022 · Driver assistance, Engine · 154,000 miles · SC

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled, but restarted after 45 minutes. The vehicle stability assists system warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.

Filed May 31, 2019 · Engine · 122,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. While driving approximately 75 MPH, the contact noticed a rattling noise emerging from the engine compartment and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to metro ford (5422 wayne terr, madison, wi 53718) where it was determined that the engine failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.

Filed Jan 2, 2019 · Engine, Steering · 133,588 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. While driving 70 MPH, the steering wheel shook severely and the vehicle was out of control. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally. The vehicle was slowly driven to matthews currie ford (located at 130 n tamiami trail, nokomis, fl 34275, (800) 248-2378) where it was diagnosed that the steering column assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency. The approximate failure mileage was 133,588.

Filed Sep 11, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 176,779 miles · CA

This has happened multiple times randomly without warning. I have been on a freeway, bridge, regular street, traffic. A red warning light will come on with "stop safely now" and the car will quickly slow down. It will go really slow regardless of stepping on the gas. Once I pull over I have t stop the car and put it in park then turn it back on. This is extremely dangerous especially when I am on the freeway or on the bridge (I work in san francisco).

Filed Jul 28, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 294,000 miles · LA

I was driving on the interstate with my 2 year old and 4 year old in the car. I had been driving for about 45 min at interstate speeds, then slowed down to about 5-10 miles per hour due to traffic. All of a sudden, while slowly moving in traffic, a tone sounded, a red triangle appeared on the dash and the message center showed 'stop safely now'. The engine turned off, so the car stalled and stopped itself for me with no time to react. I was stuck in the middle lane of a 3 lane interstate and the car would not restart. It just kept the same message 'stop safely now', with the red triangle displayed. Eventually a road ranger assisted me to the side of the road by pushing my dead car while in neutral. I let the car sit and cool off over night and then was able to restart it in the morning with no issues at all. After reading online, the failure sounds identical to other ford escape hybrid problems with the failure of the motor electronics coolant (mec) pump. There was a recall that covered my vehicle model production year model and location of production, the federal safety agency recall no. : 14v‑526 manufacturer recall no. : 14s19. However, after inquiries with nhsta and ford, both have told me that my VIN is not covered under the recall. There is no explanation that either entity will provide as to why my specific vehicle, with the same production date, location, and model as this recall, does not fall under this recall. I was never notified of any recalls when the recall was initiated either, if this had occurred less than a minute earlier, it would have caused a major accident and only by chance it occurred when traffic was moving slower, leaving time for other drivers to react to my stalled vehicle in the middle of the interstate.

Filed Jun 8, 2017 · Engine · 109,927 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to gary yeomans ford (1420 n. Tomoka farms road, daytona beach, fl 32124, (386) 274-6700) to be diagnosed and repaired. The contact was informed that the coolant pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v526000 (hydro propulsion system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,927.

Filed Apr 10, 2017 · Engine · 140,000 miles · FL

At just over 100,000 miles, warning light comes on to pull over safely, and engine will stall. This happens while driving at highway speeds, as well as commuter traffic. Yesterday I had to be pushed off the road by police while at an intersection. After turning car off for 10 minutes, car started back up and I was able to get home. Ford has run a diagnostic on my car and says there is nothing wrong.

Filed Dec 8, 2016 · Engine · 210,000 miles · MS

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the stop-safety warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted after ten minutes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed; however, the technician was unable to duplicate the failure or produce a fault code. The contact was informed that the failure could be related to the throttle body needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 210,000.

Filed Aug 17, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 161,000 miles · CA

The vehicle stalled and lost all power to the engine with a "pull over safely" sign while on the freeway back in september 2013 wherein I was told to have the cooling part for the hybrid battery replaced. I was told the part was faulty. The replaced part had to be replaced again that same week by another dealership with ford. Fast forward to today, and the same red triangle warning lights appeared and the part needs to be replaced again. The warranty for the part is only for 2 years, but after 3 years with the part, the dealership is telling me it needs to be replaced again. I find this aggregious in nature and a racket that ford is taking advantage of their customers. The make and model were a part of a recall specific to this very issue, but my specific VIN number was not included in this recall, so I'm out of options for ford to address this issue themselves, telling me that it is out of warranty and they will not assist me with the replacement/costs and now I'm expected to come out of pocket again for the same issue. The original situation occurred while traveling 70mph on the i5 southbound near lake elsinore, ca in the hov lane on the freeway, and two days ago it was stationary and could not be started after driving it that morning after sitting for one hour.