2009 Ford ESCAPE HYBRID problems and owner complaints

ON OCT 25TH 2008 WE PURCHASED A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM ENCINITAS FORD. ON APRIL 11, 2009(MGE 3809.4)WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 UP A SMALL INCLINE AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND PUT ME INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC BESIDE ME. THIS SAME INSTANCE JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON 12/10/09 (6856.0 MGE) BUT I WAS GOING BETWEEN 30-35 UNDER BATTERY AND TRYING TO CURVE TO THE LEFT WHEN THE STEERING STIFFENED UP AGAIN QUICKLY AND VEERED ME TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE ROAD. I DROPPED THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09 AND THEY CAN'T FI…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,856 miles reported. Look up ODI 10296490 at NHTSA ↗

ORGANIZATION OWNS TWO 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS. FIRST VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING AC/HEATING SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, STEERING WHEEL COVER DISINTEGRATED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY COME ON DATING BACK TO WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY CODES, ABS MODULE WENT OUT AT 52,000 MILES, WHEN MODULE WAS REPLACED, CODE FOR HYDRAULICS SHOWED ANOTHER MODULE NEEDED REPLACED, CAR IS STILL IN SHOP, AND DEALER SAYS THERE ARE STILL ADDI…

Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10328762 at NHTSA ↗

BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED WITH BRAKES FEELING LIKE THERE WAS NO PRESSURE. THE 3 LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM WERE ON WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10290082 at NHTSA ↗

WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON AUGUST 11, 2009. ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH WE LOST BRAKE POWER. SPECIFICALLY, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AS BRAKE FOOT MOVED 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IN LAST 1/3 OF THE WAY AS BRAKING FOOT MOVED TO AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR, THERE WAS ONLY A WEAK RESPONSE. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. WE WERE TERRIFIED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS, AFTER WHICH TIME THEY INFORME…

Owner-reported narrative. 928 miles reported. Look up ODI 10291324 at NHTSA ↗

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: IN LATE MAY 2009 I PURCHASED A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, FROM STONEHAM FORD IN STONEHAM, MASSACHUSETTS AND WITHIN A PERIOD OF A MONTH PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO SERVICE AS A TAXI CAB. ON THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00PM, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING UNATTENDED IN OUR YARD FOR A PERIOD OF TWO HOURS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. IN A REPORT COMPILED BY THE BOSTON FIRE INVESTIGATION UNIT DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 2009, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS UNINTENTIONAL AND DID NOT RE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10292999 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING DOWN HILL ON DRY PAVEMENT AT 35MPH. GENTLE BRAKING FOR RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. EVERYTHING NORMAL UNTIL SLOWED NEARLY TO A STOP. THEN A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECT REQUIRING EXTREME PRESSURE ON BRAKE. SIMULTANEOUS WITH THE LOSS OF BRAKING A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD AND SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING BRAKE, ABS, & TRACTION LIGHTS. DROVE TO A SAFE LOCATION WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON AND THE BRAKES REQUIRING MARKEDLY MORE FORCE TO APPLY. ENGINE NEVER STALLED. ONCE PARKED I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND REMOVED THE KEY. WHEN I REST…

Owner-reported narrative. 63,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10547156 at NHTSA ↗

CAR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, DOES NOT COMPLETELY STALL OUT, BUT LOSES POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT SOMETIMES TURNS ON. ONCE I PULL OVER, STOP AND RESTART CAR, IT SEEMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTIONING. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. DEALER DIAGNOSED THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 78,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10549323 at NHTSA ↗

IN 2012 A CLUNKING NOISE AND SLIGHT LURCH BEGAN TO BE FELT OCCASIONALLY WHEN BREAKING MY 2009 ESCAPE HYBRID. OVER TIME THE CLUNK AND SURGE INCREASED IN INTENSITY BUT REMAINED INTERMITTENT. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 40,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, I REQUESTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHECK MY BREAKS. THEY REPORTED THE BREAKS LOOKED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. OVER THE NEXT YEAR THE CLUNK AND SURGE GOT WORSE. SUSPECTING PERHAPS MY TRANSMISSION OR U-JOINT WAS THE PROBLEM, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS …

Owner-reported narrative. 39,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10535820 at NHTSA ↗

A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL/BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A RANDOM-OCCURRING "SHORT" OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GLITCH THAT WOULD PARTIALLY DISABLE THE ELECTRIC POWER BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED TO A BARELY FUNCTIONING OPERATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 20-TIMES DURING OUR FIRST 22-MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS SUDDEN AND SEVERE LACK OF BRAKING REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DOW…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10564515 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITH THE POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART ONCE THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE VEHICLE FAILING TO RESTART. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO…

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11364375 at NHTSA ↗