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2008 Ford Escape Hybrid hesitation / surging reports

7 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

7
Hesitation / surging reports
2%
share of complaints
95,534 mi
median reported mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Escape Hybrid years

2005 Escape Hybrid6
Escape Hybrid hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid report before drawing conclusions.