2008 Ford Escape electrical system problems
138 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Ford Escape, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 138 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 115 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 15 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 115 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 5 fires, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Power steering goes out for no reason. It clicks in the housing under the steering wheel, in the steering column. Needed to add that we have had several injuries and more than one accident where a vehicle sustained damage as a result of this defect.
All these items have been fixed by capitol city ford indianapolis and mace ford terre haute, in. I am still having problems with the throttle thrust and electrical problems. Currently my car will not start. Other mechanics said it was the starter, its not the starter its electrical sensors. The vehicle speeds up sometimes when the car is not being excelerated. Suspension, heater speed control stop working when they worked on the electrical and they refuse to fix it. There is more.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Ford Escape
- Steering 1,133 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 223 complaints
- Cruise control 177 complaints
- Brakes 140 complaints
- Transmission 112 complaints
- Engine 109 complaints
- Fuel system 60 complaints
- Body & structure 42 complaints