2010 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT IT IS AN ELECTRONIC STEERING DEVICE THAT IN OTHER VEHICLES PRODUCED OUT OF THE KANSAS CITY PLANT HAVE A RECALL ON HIM BUT APPARENTLY MINE DOES NOT I CANNOT STEER MY VEHICLE IT JUST SHUTS OFF IT'S ELECTRONICALLY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE YES IT IS 10 YEARS OLD YES IT HAS OVER 80,000 MILES BUT I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER FORD VEHICLES THAT HAVE WELL OVER 200,000 MILES AND I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE STEERING OTHER THAN THIS ONE WITH ITS ELECTRONIC STEERING WHICH I DO SEE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR CERTAIN ESCAPES PRODUCED DURING THAT YEAR OUT OF THE KANSAS CITY PLANT AND NOW FORD WANTS ME TO PAY OVER $7000 THAT SHE JUST FIX SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD'VE CORRECTED. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT. STARTED TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME TURNING RIGHT INTO A GAS STATION AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES SO THAT I WOULDN'T HIT THE GUY COMING OUT SINCE I WAS SO UNPREPARED FOR MY POWER STEERING TO GO OUT! I HAD THE RECALL FIXED YEARS AGO AND SOMEHOW...ITS BACK! I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

THREAD HOLDING SEAT COVER TOGETHER AND SEATBELT DETERATED CAUSE COVERS TO FALL OFF SEAT AND BELT TO DETACH FROM VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. THE DASH DISPLAYED 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT'. I WAS OVER 20 MILES FROM HOME ON A VERY CURVY CANYON ROAD. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE THAT THIS COULD FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE. I SAW THAT SOME FORD ESCAPES HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT MINE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL THESE CARS IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE. I SAW THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THIS FROM OTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER LOADING GROCERIES INTO THE REAR CARGO AREA OF THE VEHICLE, THE HATCH DOOR WAS CLOSED AND THE REAR HATCH WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS GLASS ON THE CONTACT AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED BY THE SHATTERED GLASS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE THAT WAS EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

MY CAR HAS AN STEERING ASSIST FAULT , THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD TO HANDLE , IT WAS GOING ON AN OFF BUT NOW ON MY ODOMETER IT SHOWS THAT IT HAS A STEERING ASSIST FAULT, I TRIED CALLING FORD, BUT NO ANSWER, ALSO I TRIED THE WEBSITE AND WHEN I PUT MY VIN NUMBER IT WOULD SHOW NO RECALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AS A SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. MATT BOWERS FORD (3724 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, METAIRIE, LA 70002 (504) 887-8410) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. *BF*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, WHICH EXTENDED THE BRAKING DISTANCE. MULLINAX FORD OF MOBILE (7311 AIRPORT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36608) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,495.

WHILE DRIVING ON COUNTY ROAD (CR475) @ 50 MPH EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMEON. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED CLEARS LIGHTS FOR AWHILE, THEN THEY REAPPEARED WHILE DRIVING. CALLED FORD DEALER (OCALA, FL) TOLD ME ISSUE IS KNOW TO THEM BUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED @ 4 MONTHS PRIOR FOR MY VEHICLE! I PURCHASED AND REGISTERED VEHICLE 12/2015, HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES OF THIS ISSUE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS THROTTLE ACTUATOR FAILURE WAS A DANGEROUS ISSUE SAID I SHOULD REPLACE IT MYSELF "IF I CHOSE TO" AND KEEP RECEIPTS "IN CASE THEY ISSUE A RECAL IN THE FUTURE" FORD DEALER GAVE ME COMPLIANT # CAS26375302.. SPENT $400 TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IF IT OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED OR IN AN INTERSECTION. I GUESS FORD WILL WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGING THE SEVERITY OF THIS THROTTLE MALFUNCTION.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKING VIGOROUSLY WHEN IDLE AND LOW SPEEDS. FULL POWER STEERING LOSS, WITH POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT CODE SHOWN.