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2008 Ford Escape Hybrid transmission problems

The 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid has 43 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

43

Transmission complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Escape Hybrid transmission complaints by model year43 complaints2005: 8 complaints2006: 18 complaints2007: 13 complaints2008: 43 complaints2009: 15 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 1 complaints2020: 29 complaints2021: 11 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 1 complaints
Escape Hybrid transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON 12/02/2011. AFTER WORK I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON THE 405 FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I WAS IN LEFT LANE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. SMOKE STARTED TO COME UP FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · December 2, 2011 · fire

Common questions

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

NHTSA has 43 complaints about the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid transmission — 7% 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.