2010 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY STEER THE VEHICLE. NORTHGATE FORD, INC. (3600 PINE GROVE AVE, PORT HURON, MI 48060, (810) 984-5011) STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FOX GRAND TRAVERSE FORD LINCOLN MERCURY (3464 US-31, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684, (231) 922-2000) TO BE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, BUT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST UNIT THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED A COMPUTER UPDATE ON MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,268. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO LATHAM FORD (637 COLUMBIA STREET EXT, LATHAM, NY 12110) AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 231,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ABILITY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL AMERICAN FORD OF PARAMUS (375 N J-17, PARAMUS, NJ 07652) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ON AUGUST 4, 2016 BY CUTTER FORD (98-015 KAMEHAMEHA HWY, AIEA, HI 96701) REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE REQUIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. 139XXX MILES ON CAR. FORD KNOWS THIS STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY. ALL PLANTS, NOT JUST KC PLANT, SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FORD 14S05 RECALL. $1862 TO REPAIR THAT REQUIRES FORD ONLY CALIBRATION TOOL

POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MPH. CODE B2278 STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS CODE FROM DIAGNOSTICS.FORD'S 14S05 RECALLED ONLY THE 2008-2011 ESCAPES BUILT AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANT, BUT MINE THEY SAY IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE FORD PART!!!!!!

POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON COULDN'T TURN STEERING WHEEL..WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY TRYING TO TURN OR STEER

STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. ALMOST CRASHED. VERY STIFF, WHILE TURNING.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED RESULTING IN DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH MINIMAL STEERING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON MOST VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODE, HOWEVER FORD IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME ISSUE AROSE. I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET WHEN IT HAPPENED, AND IT GAVE OUT SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO BEING PURCHASED BY THE CONTACT. SHORTLY AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED. ALSO, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.