2010 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULTY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND TRIED TO UP SELL AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE PAPERWORK WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES FROM THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WENT REDLANDS FORD INC. (1121 W COLTON AVE, REDLANDS, CA 92374, (909) 793-3211). THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

FAULTY ABS MODULE FROM FACTORY CAUSING 'SOFT' BRAKES THAT LIMIT STOPPING ABILITY AND POTENTIALLY FATAL RESULT. MANY FORD ESCAPE OWNERS SUFFERING SAME ISSUE BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL DESPITE IT BEING A FACTORY FAULT.

TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AT LOW SPEED GAVE THE MESSAGE 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT'. DROVE HOME AND PARKED. WENT TO LEAVE LATER AND THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. DIAGNOSIS AT MECHANIC SAID IT IS POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIP WAS DIRECTED TO FORD CANADA. FORD CANADA SAYS WE CAN'T HELP YOU TRY YOUR DEALERSHIP. MANY CALLS LATER THEY FIND A DOCUMENT THAT SAYS SINCE I HAD THE COMPUTER UPGRADE WHICH PREVENTS ME FROM LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING I AM. OR ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE SENSOR WHICH IS COVERED IN FORDS 14S05 RECALL OF 'CERTAIN' FORD ESCAPES/MARINERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 2010 (MINE IS EARLY 2010). MOSTLY OUT OF KANSAS. THOUGH WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. GUESS I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE?

TL* THE CONTACT'S FRIEND OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S FRIEND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AND ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH CORWIN FORD TRI CITIES (1225 N AUTOPLEX WAY, PASCO, WA 99301, 509-544-8000) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,402.

THE SWITCH FAILS TO START THE ESCAPE. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TO PRESS ON THE KEY AND WIGGLE IT. NOW THE CAR FAILS TO START. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUE COULD LEAVE US STRANDED, WHETHER OUT ON THE ROAD, OR SOMEWHERE WE ARE NOT KNOWN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE IGNITION IS CUT OFF, AND THEN TRYING TO GET IT STARTED. HAVE ANY OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE REPAIRED BUT THAT THE COST OF THE PARTS WOULD BE OVER $400.00.

PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. MORE THEN ONCE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS

WHILE DRIVING IN A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES, (IN TOWN AT STOPLIGHT AND ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY) MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE WILL JUST SHUT OFF. NO WARNING, JUST DIES. I HAVE BEEN TO 4 MECHANICS INCLUDING ONE AT A FORD DEALER JUST TODAY. NO CODES SHOW, SO EVERY TIME I AM BASICALLY TOLD THAT THEY "CAN'T DUPLICATE ISSUE" AND I AM SENT ON MY WAY WITH NO REMEDY FOR WHAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. I JUST CALLED FORD AND STARTED A CASE NUMBER TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO. JUDGING FROM OTHER COMMENTS I HAVE READ ON INTERNET, I AM NOT HOPEFUL. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL WASN'T ISSUED AND HOW I AM JUST LEARNING ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM NOW-AFTER SPENDING $20K ON THIS VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE BRAKES BEGIN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES THEN IT WILL SLOW DOWN AS I'M TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THEN IT WILL PICK BACKUP WITH SPEED. AFTER WHICH I BEGAN TO NOTICE A BURNING SMELL AS IF THE TIRES ARE BURNING..

A YEAR AGO BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. HAD FRONT BRAKE LINE CHANGED. BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON AGAIN OFF & ON OPERATING OKAY UNTIL A MONTH AGO THE ABS LIGHT WITH BRAKE SYSTEM ON AND VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE CONTROL FORWARD AND BACKWARD. HAD BRAKES PADS CHANGED AND HOSES FOR BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED. AND STILL ABS + BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON AND NO BRAKE CONTROL. HAD CAR TOWED FROM HOME TO DEALERSHIP. ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR BRAKING AND WAS TOLD NON. LUCKILY MOST ON THE NON BRAKING FUNCTIONS HAPPENED IN LOW SPEED AREA, NEIGHBORHOOD, SIDE STREETS AND A LITTLE ON MAIN 2NDARY ROAD. THERE'S LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, EXTRA FORCE WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.