2008 Ford Escape: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Dec 22, 2020 · Steering · 160,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact own's a 2008 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the contact stated that the steering wheel felt loose. The contact stated that there was an abnormal knocking sound while making a right turn. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a faulty steering box. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Jan 16, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 160,000 miles · MA · crash · 3 injuries

On 1/9/20 the car had its last dangerous malfunction of so many sense I purchased the vehicle from a dealership 10/18. The car was parked in a beach parking lot. As my son was getting ready to leave the parking lot he turned car on put car in drive slightly stepped on gas to begin pulling out and the car surged and accelerated full speed by itself. He lost all steering and had no breaks. He had absolutely no control of the vehicle. It went full speed into a parked car about 15 ft away! Both cars were totaled. All 3 people involved were injured. There was 2 people in parked car and my son who was burrowing my car. Previous to this accident the escape has had so many dangerous malfunctions. Some being total steering loss while I was driving 45mph .car was towed and fixed covered by factory recall. Another shock snapped and punctured my fuel tank. My mechanic said I dodged death by driving . He said car was a ticking bomb. Ive replaced 2 ABS sensors at different times because they failed and caused break pedel to vibrate and made it very hard to stop. Another wheel bearing and wheel compartment due to total rust and corrosion of under body. All these things happened in only a little over a year sense purchasing this vehicle from mid cape moters for 6000$ in october. *ln *tr

Filed Apr 11, 2017 · Steering · 138,000 miles · IA

We got suckered by fords recall in 2014 when they sent out the letter and updated the software to fix the power steering issue. Which ford [xxx] well knew would not fix the faulty torque sensor. So here we are march 17 2017. My girl friend, our little girl and me. On our way back to my parents house, a 4 hour drive. After traveling down i80 for 3 hours we exited onto a two lane highway. Not too long down this rural iowa highway out steps a small doe. (female deer) I make a quick direction change and aplly the breaks quickly. The exact moment the power steering went out. Luckily for us I was driving and not my ol lady. As im almost certain she wouldn't have been able to get the vehicle corrected and kept on the road. This is ludacris that ford has not been made to remedy this problem. They [xxx] well knew it was an issue with this faulty sensor when they came up with the scam recall in 2014. How could they be allowed to continue to let families drive with these ticking time bombs. How many childern need to die before something is done parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Mar 29, 2017 · Steering · 200,000 miles · NC

A vibration in the steering wheel that is evident by a knocking sound. This occurs while the vehicle is mobile as well as in the stopped or idling position. There are are videos online at you tube showing evidence of this exact same malfunction in a 2008 mercury mariner. An existing recall number of 14s05 is not valid on my vehicle, why not??

Filed Mar 4, 2014 · Steering · 144,500 miles · MA

I turned my car on and started driving straight forward. Shortly after I realized I had no power steering. The only way I could turn was to muscle the wheel. Backed up and parked the car for the night. Next morning started it and had no issues. The week before I had noticed some knocking and ticking in the wheel. So figured I'd get it checked out after loosing it completely. Stopped to get gas and as I was pulling out onto the busy highway lost it again had to muscle the wheel to avoid being t-boned. Immediately took it to the dealership. They knew the problem immediately and gave me high estimates which was a red flag for me that it might be a common issue if the receptionist can diagnose it. Did some research to check other options like fluid or belts. Saw 1000's of similar complaints online and 100's here. Something needs to be done to make ford recall this before someone dies.even if someone dies it probably won't get fixed because they aren't around to tell that they lost steering. Plus the problem fixes itself after being turned off so it may not show in investigations of a fatality. Also the issue seems to happen after the car reaches 100,000 miles. So complaints and incidents will only go up as more cars hit that 100k mile mark. Now it the time to attack the problem.

Filed Feb 15, 2014 · Steering · 115,000 miles · IL

When I start the car intermittently I have no power steering until I turn off the car a restart it. Also when the car is idling the steering wheel shakes and makes a knocking noise. I am very concerned that the steering will go out on the highway and cause an accident.

Filed Oct 20, 2011 · Steering · 71,000 miles · AL

While my wife was driving our 2008 ford escape with 70k miles, the steering suddenly locked up. I was told by ford that this problem was rare, but I have found dozens of complaints with the exact same issue. The electronic power steering (eps) module has failed. Ford had modified this module 8 times since 2008 when it was first used. The repair estimate is $1300. Ford is unwilling to do anything about the problem. The reason the problem is rare is due to the fact that it appears to happen around 45k miles or above. Most 2008 model cars are just now coming into that mileage. This is a life and death defect as the driver loses control of the vehicle. I happen to be in the field of broadcast. I intent to launch a nationwide campaign to alert 2008 escape owners of the ticking timebomb they are driving and to determine how many failures have already occurred. If you own a 2008 ford escape, please be aware that you are likely to experience this issue. First indication may be a slight vibration in the steering wheel. At this point, failure is imminent.