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2008 Ford Escape Hybrid engine problems

The 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid has 113 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

113

Engine complaints

19%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Escape Hybrid engine complaints by model year113 complaints2005: 29 complaints2006: 55 complaints2007: 34 complaints2008: 113 complaints2009: 26 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 4 complaints2020: 65 complaints2021: 34 complaints2022: 31 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 1 complaints
Escape Hybrid engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I WAS STOPPED AT A SIGNAL. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE AS NORMAL. JUST PAST THE INTERSECTION, THE GAS ENGINE SHUT DOWN, A RED LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE CAR BEHIND ME STRUCK US. UPON GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KNEW THAT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 26, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 113 complaints about the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid engine — 19% 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.