VehicleVerdict

2008 Ford Escape Hybrid electrical system problems

The 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid has 73 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

73

Electrical System complaints

13%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Escape Hybrid electrical system complaints by model year73 complaints2005: 19 complaints2006: 38 complaints2007: 19 complaints2008: 73 complaints2009: 12 complaints2010: 2 complaints2011: 1 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 1 complaints2020: 43 complaints2021: 20 complaints2022: 8 complaints2023: 11 complaints2024: 2 complaints
Escape Hybrid electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHEN TURNING THE KEY TO START THE CAR, IT WILL NOT ENGAGE. HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING THE KEY IN HARDER AND HARDER TO GET THE KEY TO START. TAKES 20-30 TRIES TO GET THE CAR TO START. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BATTERY AND IT APPEARS TO BE AN IGNITION PROBLEM. HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · September 25, 2017

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 73 complaints about the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid electrical system — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.