2008 Ford Escape visibility problems

Filed Sep 10, 2020 · Visibility · 210,000 miles · MI

I shut my back hatch lightly being it is not hard to shut went to walk away and my glass exploded. Glass was everywhere in the car and as far as 3 feet behind the car. I had glass in my hair. I'm just glad it happened after I turned around. It was raining and a little chilly but not cold.

Filed Jul 24, 2019 · Visibility · AZ

Have a 2008 ford escape. At 24,000 miles the window regulator on the drivers side broke. At 28,000 miles the window regulator on the left rear window broke. The car was under warranty for both these repairs. At 45,000 the right rear window regulator broke. At 59,000 miles the drivers side window broke again. I paid for both these repairs at my local big o tires, since it was no longer under warranty. Now at 65,000 miles the front right side window regulator has broken. I called ford customer service to complain and ask them to help pay for repair since this obviously a defective part. I was informed it would take 4 days to render a decision. I told them that was unreasonable, that I would be unable to go any where that I would have to lock my car. They returned to the phone a few minutes later and told me I am responsible and they would not cover any costs because it was no longer under warranty. I believe this window regulator is a defective part. I do not feel that I should have to continue to pay to have a defective part placed in my car. I live in arizona where it is 115 degrees...I never even roll down the windows, so it's not breaking due to overuse! I believe ford should be paying for this repair.

Filed Jul 19, 2019 · Visibility · 150,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. When the contact entered the vehicle and closed the front passenger door, the front passenger window slid down into the door and could not be raised. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure occurred four times on the front driver's side window, six times on the front passenger window, twice on the rear passenger window, and once on the rear driver's side window. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic each time to have the failures repaired. The contact called town east ford (located at 18411 lyndon b johnson fwy, mesquite, tx 75150,(972) 584-9140) and informed them of the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Feb 24, 2018 · Visibility · 80,000 miles · TX

Three out of four windows have failed due to regulaters. When auto shops were asked about the problem, the reply was that it is a common problem. Repairs range from two hundred to six hundred dollars. It would seem that the factory would address a problem as common as this.two windows came down while driving and one while parked

Filed Feb 12, 2018 · Visibility · 85,000 miles · NJ

Car was stationary, parked in a parking lot. Rear tailgate glass was open, tailgate itself was closed. I was loading groceries into the car when the rear window glass exploded. I wasn't in the process of closing the glass. I did not see or hear anything hit the window.

Filed Jan 2, 2018 · Visibility · 45,500 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While the vehicle was stationary, the sun roof exploded without warning. There were no injuries. Frontier ford in santa clara, california was made aware of the failure, but could not determine the source. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,500. The VIN was not available.

Filed Dec 19, 2016 · Visibility · 125,000 miles · TX

While driving down the highway, it sounded like a huge pop or like a gun shot sound and when we stopped, we found that the sunroof had "exploded". There was nothing that hit our car. Luckily the slider was closed so the glass that shattered did not fall all over us. We did some research and found that this has happened to many other vehicles to where there has been nothing to came in contact with the vehicle. We were driving back from my son' graduating college, so we still had to drive with it like this another 2 1/2 hours.

Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Visibility · 138,000 miles · TX

In the last 12 months 3 of the 4 electric windows in my wife's ford escape have fallen into the door due to the regulators failing. I find it hard to believe that a recall for this equipment problem has not been called. In 2 of the incidents, the windows fell while being parked in a business parking lot which could've made the vehicle open to theft.

Filed Nov 30, 2013 · Body, Visibility · 67,000 miles · MD

Both of the hinges on the rear liftgate glass were cracked and splitting. The local dealer said that this could allow the rear glass to fall off in traffic causing both damage to my truck and to other motorist. I feel that this is a safety issue and should be recalled as an inferior part for ford to be using on their vehicles.

Filed Oct 16, 2013 · Visibility · 74,975 miles · WI

Rear window glass explosively shattered while vehicle parked in garage. Research on internet shows this is not a unique problem and has happened to others with this kind of vehicle and this vehicle year. Seems like a potentially dangerous situation. Luckily, nobody was nearby when it happened.