2010 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

RE: VIN [XXX] 2010 FORD ESCAPE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 14S05/NHTSARECALL 14V-284 THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLEVIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE ON 7/20/20. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH LARRY MILLER FORD LINCOLN DRAPER, 11442 S LONEPEAKPARKWAY, DRAPER,UT 84020 ON 7/21/20. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THISVEHICLE AND THAT THE PART #CL8Z*3F818*A TORQUE STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS QUICK TO REJECT REPAIR FOR RECALLS OR WARRANTIES AS IT IS A DIRECT EXPENSE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY SAID MY RECOURSE WAS TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHICH I DID AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER CONTACT FORD MOTOR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL WOULD BE HONORED AS THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED IN 2014 WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND ONLY THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS AT LARRY MILLER FORD LINCOLN DRAPER WAS $922.97, WHICH, AS A SINGLE WOMAN, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A REPAIR SHOP REPLACE THE SENSOR. LASTLY, AS I AM DIFFICULT TO REACH DURING THE DAY SO PLEASE CONTACT MY FATHER [XXX] AT [XXX]. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. BEST REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, HIT BUMP FROM ROAD CONSTRUCTION. SURFACE WAS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED, STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THEN WAS TILTED APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES OFF CENTER TO THE LEFT. LIFTED VEHICLE AND INSPECTED, FOUND K-FRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE WAS ROTTING THROUGH AND HAD PARTIALLY DETACHED. CAUSING ALIGNMENT TO CHANGE. NOT MUCH MATERIAL IS HOLDING IT ON STILL.

I WAS LOADING GROCERIES INTO THE WINDOW AREA OF THE TAILGATE. WHEN THE BRACKET CRACKED, APPEARS TO HAVE CORRODED AND CRACKED.

DRIVING ON MAIN LOCAL ROAD APPX 30 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON, THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED, I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO PARK, SHUT RESTART CAR, CAR SPUTTERED MADE IT TEN FEET AND DIED AGAIN. WENT TO MECHANIC, HE CHECKED ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND RAN THE CODE TEST COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, DRIVING AGAIN APPX 1 WEEK LATER SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. MECHANIC CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. MY CAR DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 60,000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ONLY OWNER, AND HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR AS RECOMMENDED. IF ME AND MY FAMILY SHOULD GET INJURED OR DIE IN THIS CAR OUR BLOOD IS ON FORD.

A VIBRATION SPORADICALLY OCCURS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING MOSTLY BUT NOT ONLY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE A/C UNIT BUT IT HAPPENS WHETHER ON OR OFF. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT AFFECTED ON GAGES. I BELIEVE THIS WAS WHY THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2018. THE VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN MOVING OR STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENS ITS SEEMS COMPLETELY RANDOM. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOTICEABLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. AT LEAST NOTICEABLY. PROBABLY UNRELATED BUT THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD SOMETHING A LITTLE OFF ABOUT THE ENGINE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT SEEMED A LITTLE LOUDER THAN IT SHOULD BE AND NOT AS SMOOTH I THOUGHT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SO IT MIGHT BEEN AN ISSUE THE WHOLE TIME BUT BECOMING MORE NOTICEABLE. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT USUALLY HAPPENS FOR 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE BUT HAS LASTED LONGER. ONCE IT WOULDN'T GO AWAY AT ALL UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE NOT AS WELL AS I AM NOW SINCE MORE TIME HAS PASSED AND THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A TROTTLE BODY VALVE ISSUE I READ ABOUT AND THEY SAID NO THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH THAT. READING FORUMS IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING CONTROL. IT IS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE SO MAYBE IT IS A POWER STEERING ISSUE.

MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE ETB WHICH IS PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN LIMP MODE. THIS ISSUE WAS INVESTIGATED ON A NUMBER OF FORD VEHICLES IN 2014 AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART OF THE THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER HYBRID VEHICLES WERE OMITTED FROM THE WARRANTY REPAIR. MY FORD HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES THAT OTHER MODELS HAD VERIFIED AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR

ALARM GOES OFF FOR NO REASON WHEN PARKED. REPLACED BATTERIES IN KEY FOBS WITH NO CHANGE. HAD ISSUE INVESTIGATED LAST YEAR BY FORD WITH NO SATISFACTION. WAS OK DURING WINTER BUT NOW IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. HEAT RELATED?

I'VE REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH TWICE, AND NOW HAVING TO REPLACE IGNITION HOUSING. LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS STATIONARY AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THIS MADE ME LATE FOR WORK AND SCHOOL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAHL FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT 561 THEATER RD, ONALASKA, WI 54650, (608) 779-2886, WHERE THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V222000 (POWER TRAIN), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING FORD DENIES THAT THE RECALL 14S05 NOT ONLY THAT I ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS THEY WANT ME TO PAY $2000 FOR FAULTY STEERING ASSEMBLY WHEN THEY KNOW IT?S NOT WORKING. *TR