2008 Ford Escape suspension problems
31 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2008 Ford Escape, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 129,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 129,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
In 2016 november my gas pedal stuck to the floor and I freaked out and ran into my neighbors garage and I had 10 fired fighters and sherriff look at my turned off escape and the accelerated pedel was completely sitting on the floor of the vehicle and it also was towed to ford and said the accelerator pedal link was completely broke and it was not covered under insurance for they said this is a manufacture issue and not insurance and so I had to use the front end damage to pay for the $1500 repair on a part that…
I have been having an ongoing problem with my 2008 ford escape. I have read online of many complaints as well with the same problem. I have a really loud sound like I am driving an airplane and it is coming from the tires. I have rotated, aligned, and balanced my tires and the noise is still there. The tires have also started to cup. I was told by brake check that I had bad shocks, but I did a few tests to be sure of that. It is not the shocks. There is something with the vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Ford Escape
- Steering 1,133 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 223 complaints
- Cruise control 177 complaints
- Brakes 140 complaints
- Electrical system 138 complaints
- Transmission 112 complaints
- Engine 109 complaints
- Fuel system 60 complaints