2008 Ford Escape Hybrid fuel/propulsion system problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car comes to a stall on the interstate I-75 lost traction shutdow the combustion engine and a warning comes up (stop safely now) . The same happen 8 times in a month localy in weston. All the times I turned off the key and restard. It seems the same problem as per recal 14v-526 or 14v526000…”
filed Dec 8, 2017
“While idling the warning message "stop vehicle safley" appeared and the car went into "limp" mode. After cutting engine off to reset, the vehicle was started again. After a short time of idling again, the vehicle gave the same warning message. Vehicle was driven a short distance to a safe parking…”
filed Dec 20, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Escape Hybrid years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Escape Hybrid | 2 | 3% |
| 2021 Escape Hybrid | 8 | 7% |
| 2020 Escape Hybrid | 5 | 2% |
| 2011 Escape Hybrid | 3 | 8% |
| 2010 Escape Hybrid | 5 | 8% |
| 2009 Escape Hybrid | 9 | 6% |
| 2007 Escape Hybrid | 7 | 6% |
| 2006 Escape Hybrid | 10 | 5% |
| 2005 Escape Hybrid | 7 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.