Vehicle report
2008 FORD ESCAPE
Reported problems
1973 complaints · median 100000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 1109 |
| POWER TRAIN | 223 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 167 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 128 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 120 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 107 |
| ENGINE | 83 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 55 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 36 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 36 |
| SUSPENSION | 30 |
| AIR BAGS | 28 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 28 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 24 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 20 |
| TIRES | 18 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 16 |
| WHEELS | 14 |
| VISIBILITY | 13 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 12 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 12 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 8 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 8 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 7 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 6 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 5 |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 4 |
| SEATS | 4 |
| STRUCTURE | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 2 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 2 |
| HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 2 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STEERING:STEERING CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.