2008 Ford Escape Hybrid vehicle speed control problems
25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Ford electronic throttle body (etb) issue my 2008 ford escape hybrid has been intermittently experiencing issues related to an ill-designed etb since 2010 (when we purchased the vehicle). In the past 5 years, the frequency of issue occurrence has progressively increased. Current rate of occurrence…”
filed Feb 6, 2019
“This has happened multiple times randomly without warning. I have been on a freeway, bridge, regular street, traffic. A red warning light will come on with "stop safely now" and the car will quickly slow down. It will go really slow regardless of stepping on the gas. Once I pull over I have t stop…”
filed Sep 11, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Escape Hybrid years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Escape Hybrid | 1 | 5% |
| 2021 Escape Hybrid | 5 | 4% |
| 2020 Escape Hybrid | 5 | 2% |
| 2011 Escape Hybrid | 8 | 22% |
| 2010 Escape Hybrid | 8 | 14% |
| 2009 Escape Hybrid | 17 | 11% |
| 2007 Escape Hybrid | 4 | 3% |
| 2006 Escape Hybrid | 19 | 9% |
| 2005 Escape Hybrid | 3 | 2% |
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.