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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FMCU03Z28K••••••2008 Ford ESCAPE
That is about average for the 2008 Ford ESCAPE — 11 complaints per build across 154 builds.
16on this build
1708on the model
154builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedSteering 8Power Train 4Service Brakes 3Vehicle Speed Control 2
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashSep 2018
The automatic steering stopped working while my daughter was driving on a busy city street 30 mph last night. As she slowed and tried to correct, she was unable to avoid a collision as a result. This is the second time this has occurred to a second daughter. After investigating…
Power TrainSep 2019
The engine motor mounts have failed three times on the vehicle causing exhaust parts to break. The ford oem parts only last one year before needing to be replaced again. Recently, the bad motor mounts caused the engine to move so much it caused the front flex pipe to break which…
Service BrakesNov 2018
ABS brakes engaging while driving at low speeds constantly
Unknown Or OtherJun 2016
When I go to start my escape, I have to press really hard to get it to start. In the past few weeks it takes 10-15 mins of trying over and over to get it to work. I am afraid that it just will not work one day. I take the key out and flip it over...does not help. All the dash…
Vehicle Speed ControlJan 2015
The contact owns a 2008 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal became stuck. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMCU03Z28KC07564 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.