2010 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE REAL BAD WHEN DRIVING, PARKED, AND WHEN JUST SITTING AND NOW IT IT SAYING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS AT FAULT AND I CAN NOT MOVE MY WHEEL AT ALL I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DURING COLDER WEATHER SUDDENLY IT LOST COMPLETE STEERING POWER THIS RESULTED IN VERY HARD STEERING. THIS OCCURRED A FEW MORE TIMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING AND NO WARNING LIGHTS DURING THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. BEFORE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BRIEFLY COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE COMPUTER TO RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL ABILITY WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED ON NOVEMBER 13, 2018 WITH BOMMARITO FORD (675 DUNN RD, HAZELWOOD, MO 63042, (314) 895-0600), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,024. *TT*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS EXTREMELY HARD TO THE LEFT.I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND THANKFULLY NOT ON THE HIGHWAYNOW EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE STEERING AUTOMATICALLY (AND BY IT'S SELF) TURNS HARD AND FAST ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 156,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD MECHANIC BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THERE ARE NO CODES OR INDICATOR FAULT LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. IT WS MADE AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANET BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE OR WORSE TAKE THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION.ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORD'S ELECTRONIC STEERING AND STILL NOTHING BEING DONE. MAKES YOU WONDER WHO'S REALLY CALLING THE SHOTS HERE.

RECENTLY I'VE NOTICED ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN ESCAPES, BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL, DESPITE BEING FROM THE SAME PLANT. I HEAR A CLICK AND THEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THERE IS A CLICK RIGHT BEFORE IT GOES OUT, AND A CLICK RIGHT BEFORE IT COMES BACK ON. IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT FIRST LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT LAST WEEK, BUT JUST IN THAT SHORT PERIOD, THE TIME HAS INCREASED AT EACH OCCURRENCE. I'VE ONLY DRIVEN MY CAR THREE TIMES IN THAT WEEK, AND AT THE LAST OCCURRENCE, THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT FOR CLOSER TO A MINUTE. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHILE I AM IN MOTION, AND HAPPENS WHETHER I AM TURNING OR NOT AND SHOWS NO DISCRETION WHETHER I AM ON A CITY STREET GOING 30 MPH OR HIGHWAY GOING 55-65 MPH.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD CLOSED THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED BUT NOTHING HAD BEEN REPLACED. NOW VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND FORD REFUSES TO MAKE UPDATES TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN OR UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. ALL AMERICAN FORD IN PARAMUS, NJ AGREED THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL BUT FORD CORPORATION REFUSED TO REOPEN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH NOTHING HAD EVER BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. RECALL NUMBER IS 14S05

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN A BEEP SOUNDED AND MESSAGE "STEERING ASSIST LIGHT CAME UP. I WENT TO BRANFORD (CONNECTICUT) FORD AND THEY SAID THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACING. WITHOUT THIS IT COULD JAM AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. CAR ALSO HAD STRAINED STARTING. THEY SAID BATTERY WAS WEAK. REPLACED BATTERY. NEXT DAY SAME PROBLEM STARTING. OBVIOUSLY NOT THE NEW BATTERY. .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE USING MANUAL STEERING. THE DEALER (RICE FORD-LINCOLN, 436 W 250N, WARSAW, IN 46582) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PREVIOUS OWNER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN AUGUST OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO OPERATE MANUALLY AND BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER (FREEDOM FORD LINCOLN INC, 151 WOODLAND DR SW, WISE, VA 24293, 1-(866) 680-5107) INDICATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WOULD NEED TO BE SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP15001 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATE IT WAS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. *JB

FUEL LEAK BETWEEN THE TANK AND END OF THE FUEL FILLER. VEHICLE IS PARKED AND LEAKING. I NOTICED IT BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE FUEL ON THE FLOOR AND STRONG FUEL ODOR EVEN IN THE DRIVEWAY NOT TO MENTION IF YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR GARAGE.