2008 Ford Escape Hybrid: won't start

Filed Jul 29, 2018 · Brakes, Electrical · 140,000 miles · MO

The regen breaks disabled light is always on. The breaks do not work properly, if at all. Numerous times I have been unable to stop almost causing an accident. The breaks sometimes lock on and the vehicle won't move at all. Unable to go more than 40 MPH. If you attempt, the vehicle shakes and the breaks smoke. I took it to ford for diagnostic and they informed me it is a common problem due to the the beak system and the hybrid system being integrated. The part by itself is $4200 and the vehicle blue books for about $3000 at the most. The vehicle won't start or even turn over. The battery is good.

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · 105,000 miles · SC

Ignition had to turn several times take key in and out. Then one day just would not start. Vehicle was stationary.

Filed May 23, 2016 · Electrical, Transmission · 121,000 miles · HI

Car wont start, the (stop slowly now) appears on dash screen . It attempts to start then it is killed, then the stop slowly now warning comes up..it has done that while we are driving to. We have replaces hybrid cooling pump we were told that is the problem. Fixed it now it is worst

Filed May 13, 2016 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · AZ

Issue started intermittently and has increased in frequency of failure. The problem we are having is with starting the car. The key is inserted and turned, the dash indicators turn on but the engine does not start. Multiple attempts are needed to start engine. We brought the vehicle in to the dealership and they could not duplicate issue. The issue is occurring at a rate of 9 out of 10 attempts and is currently an issue with the car.

Filed Feb 5, 2016 · Steering · 100,000 miles · WI

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!

Filed Jul 23, 2012 · Acceleration, Engine · 93,829 miles · CA

This is the second of two incidents where power was lost and the car became unresponsive. First, was one week prior driving from la to san diego at 5pm. We got a flat on the highway in irvine ca. We pulled over and changed the tire but when we started the engine it would not start. The lights came on but with a warning light to "stop safely now". I thought this was from the tire and pressed the reset button but the warning would not clear. We jumped the car once and were unsuccessful, we jumped it again and again nothing, we towed the vehicle to a mechanic and the tow truck tried to jump it again and this time the lights would not come on. We jumped while holding the button for the high voltage battery which we found out about in the manual but the car would not start. We paid the tow and called for a ride home. I missed work and my mother took me back to la to wait for the car. The mechanic replaced the battery. I waited 8 hours for the mechanic to say that the car needed to be taken out of a safety mode and that this can't be done manually in the event it happened again. The next week, after pulling out of the driveway to go home sunday night the red triangle light came on and warned me to "stop safely now" and then I could not accelerate past 20mph and then 10mph as I slowed to pull over. I killed the engine, waited ten min. And restarted but the car would not accelerate and the light came on again. I waited until midnight to be towed to the dealer, got a ride, and I am now on the bus until something can be done. After researching other complaints I am sad to find that this problem is common, it is unresolved, it is dangerous for a safety mechanism to cause the driver to suddenly lose power, and it is inconvenient to be stranded and unable to troubleshoot the car if there is nothing wrong with the engine and it is a computer malfunction.

Filed Feb 15, 2011 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · CA

Car fails to start and dashboard electrical system goes out while driving. I have had my car in the shop numerous times for this problem. Once or twice a week, the car just will not start. The alarm light blinks fast and the key will not turn the engine over for 5 to 10 minutes. On other occasions, while driving, the entire dashboard alarm lights will illuminate and the odometer will reset to all dashes, a warning reads that there is a brake system failure, but I can continue to drive throughout the electrical failure. The ford technicians cannot verify the problem because they can't get it to happen in the shop. In the meantime, I am stuck with a car that starts half the time and cannot be repaired.