Problems with 2008 Ford Escape VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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 ...

Randomly the car will 'stall' to to speak even though it is an automatic and not a 5-speed. when i say stall i am referring to when i am stopped at a stop sign, red light, yielding to turn, etc - when i go to hit the gas the rpm's rev up high and the car speed is very low and at a rolling speed - even though i push down all of the way in order to get the car to speed up to avoid being struck my other vehicles when turning. the car will then regain all speed at once - instead of gradually. this has happened numerous times while i am trying to merge onto an oncoming interstate ramp or am at a red light or stop sign. i have missed being hit thus far but have had a few close calls. i have a check engine light on and have taken it to several dealerships and auto mechanic shops that have been unable to determine an issue with the car. they have read the check engine code and have found nothing wrong with the car.

My lights on dash will all randomly flash while my speedometer and rmp will stop working. my car also seems to not shift well when this happens. my steering feels extremely loose and unsafe. i don't dare to drive over 30mph and have not had anyone be able to tell me exactly what is wrong. my steering has also locked a few times, usually when i'm in reverse. i have to turn the car off and back on to make it work again. i fear for my son and family every time i have to drive to work and school.

Went to accelerate and gas pedal dropped to the floor board and stayed there. i was on the highway at the time. dealer said it was a broken throttle cable and wants to charge me $300.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. while driving 50 mph, the accelerator pedal seized. on another occasion, the accelerator pedal seized again and the contact had to coast the vehicle off the highway to the shoulder. the contact was almost struck from the rear by a semi truck. the contact called shimmers ford (10401 woodcrest dr nw, coon rapids, mn 55433, (612) 424-7648) and dixon ford (489 e 2nd st, dixon, il 61021, (815) 288-3366) and was informed that the vin was not included in a recall. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and transferred the contact to the nhtsa hotline. the failure mileage was 196,370.

The vehicle gas pedal becomes stiff in cold weather condition and doesn't allow me to accelerate from stop. one time the gas pedal cable also came out and pedal would not come back up.

Dec. 26, 2017 accelerator pedal cable snapped and fell to floor. had to get tow and now in shop. throttle body and cable need replacement. $700! this shouldn't have happened. it has under 150,000 miles on it. seems very dangerous. the pedal has been sticking a lot and now this. vehicle was in chicago busy intersection. couldn't even press pedal down to move the car and then something snapped. and pedal fell to floor.

I have owned this escape for only about 9 months. i have had many sporadic issues with the gas pedal. the gas pedal has stuck a few times and i have been unable to press down on the pedal. it seems to act up worse when the weather gets colder. i have had a few instances where i was driving and was unable to accelerate and had to put my vehicle in park and keep pressing down on the gas pedal until it finally allowed me to accelerate and move forward. when the pedal locks up it is like pressing against a wall and there is no give in the pedal but when it does finally press down it causes a high acceleration and cause the vehicle to launch forward. this is definitely a scary situation when you are in traffic and all of the sudden can't drive your car. thankfully i have not been in any accidents because of this issue but i feel it is only a matter of time unless this issue is fixed. after doing a bit of research i see that there are many other people who have had similar issues with this make. ...

While driving, the carboard noticed several signs and the speedometer dropped to zero. also, on other days, i could not start the car.

Upon accelerating on an on ramp, the shifting did not work properly. it will not easily shift from 1st gear to 2nd gear. i had someone put a computer reader on the truck and it said it was a gear shift ratio for gear #2. the out take sensor was replaced with a new one, however that did not fix the problem. i do not have any other problems with any other gears. all others shift flawlessly except for the afore mentioned. thank you

Car fails to accelerate properly while driving. after stepping on the gas while driving, i feel a strong pull, and the car doesn't accelerate more than 20mph. it seems to happen at random times and no sensor lights come one.

Loss of 2nd and 4th gear/ limp mode. i purchased a used 2008 ford escape with 69,980 miles. no complaints till hit 89,000 miles when all if a sudden there was no 2nd and 4th gear. i was getting ready to pull into traffic. put foot on accelerator went to about 16mph and refused to ho faster. rpms revved up to 4000+ the yellow wrench light came on. once got to 20mph hard shift into gear .and did this again at 40mph except wont shift into higher gear. was told it is in limp mode. so i did internet research on this. said over 368 complaints just on this specific problem, specifically on the 2008 ford escape. i tried resetting the pcm. did not fix problem. replaced the throttle control sensor. did not fix problem. now that leaves the 2nd & 4th gear band assembly. i called and got 3 estimates, they ranged from$1900-$3000. part cost $89 and a new transmission cost $1700. replacing this part can be done without having to remove transmission and said to about 2hours. my complaint in if this is a common issue why aren't you replacing part or fixing this? there has ...

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal was difficult to depress and became stuck in the depressed position intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

The gas pedal collapsed to the floor while driving my car. i was fortunate enough to coast in to a parking lot. i was able to play with the pedal returning it to the normal operating position. took car to ford dealership. service department replaced the cable assembly/throttle control. i have seen a lot of similar complaints online about the same exact problem with the 2008 ford escape.

The accelerator pedal sticks often and requires extra foot manipulation to get it to work properly. this occurs mostly when accelerating from a stop and makes pulling out into traffic a dangerous proposition. this occurs on city streets and from stop lights on larger state highways. it has also failed to depress, causing the vehicle to be immovable for a time.