2008 Ford Escape Hybrid engine and engine cooling problems

“THE CONDENSER IS COMBINED WITH POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT OF HAD A LEAK AS IT ONLY HAS 28311 MILES ON IT. THIS IS BAD FOR GROUND WATER AS FLUID LEAKS GOES ON STREET AND INTO STORM DRAINS. COST TO FIX IS ABOUT $700.00. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,405...UPDATED 10/30/14 *BF..UPDATED 12/04/14 *BF UPDATED 7/9/2015*JS”

“SUBMISSION TO MARK FIELDS RE 2008 FORD HYBRID ESCAPE DEFECTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, A RED MASTER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL HAZARD WARNING LAMP AND STOP SAFELY NOW MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE RE-STARTING IT AND DROVE A FEW MILES, BEFORE THE SITUATION REPEATED ITSELF, SEVERAL MORE TIMES, UNTIL HE ARRIVED HOME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, HE NARROWED THE PROBLEM DOWN TO WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE (MECS) MOTOR ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM PUMP, WHICH FROM HIS UNDERSTANDING, WAS UNIQUE TO THE 2005-2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS. *JB”

“AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM ON THE ABOVE DATE, I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 75 FROM CINCINNATI TOWARD TOLEDO AT AROUND 70 MPH. WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND THE COMPUTER ADVISED I SHOULD PULL OFF IMMEDIATELY TO SAFETY. WHEN THE ESCAPE CAME TO A STOP, I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER TRAVELING LESS THAN TWO MILES, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO LIMP OFF AN EXIT RAMP TO A SIDE STREET WHERE THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE ABLE TO RUN A BIT LONGER BEFORE CUTTING OFF HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DYING HAPPENED AT LEAST ANOTHER HALF DOZEN TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR LOCATION NORTH OF DAYTON. FROM THERE, I STOPPED BY THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP (BEAU TOWNSEND FORD) AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ENTERPRISE PARKING LOT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER ON 6/19/14 HOWEVER, AT THAT TIME THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE / SHORTED-OUT MOTOR ELECTRIC COOLING SYSTEM PUMP. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY HOWEVER, INCLUDING TOWING AND THE NECESSITY OF RENTING A VEHICLES (I…”

“THE ELECTRIC COOLING PUMP FAILS CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY FORD AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEED TO RECALL THIS ITEM. *TR”

“I LEFT THE FORD DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER AFTER HAVING MY CAR EXHAUST REPAIRED AND LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE DOWN THE ROAD I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR AND COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS TRAVELING ON A VERY BUSY ROAD AND I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO ROLL INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE FORD DEALER SHIP FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED. I FOUND THAT FORD IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEARS UNDER A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM". I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE THROTTLE BODY FOR MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY MY CAR IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS PROGRAM. THE PART IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD PER THIS PROGRAM. *TR”