2010 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

DROVE TO WORK EVERYTHING OKAY, CAME OUT TO VISIT A CUSTOMER STARTED UP AND NO POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TAKEN TO LASCO FORD (2525 OWEN ROAD, FENTON, MI 48430) WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 299,450.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR KEPT RANDOMLY FLASHING AND A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH IT EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AUDIBLE ALARM AND BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE HEV STOPS WORKING AND THE GAS MOTOR DOESN'T SHUTOFF. THIS HAS HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES FORD DEALER "NO CODES FOUND, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE". HAVE HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB DONE, WITH UPGRADED PARTS AS RECOMMENDED. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO COME AND GO INTERMITTENTLY. TALK TO OTHER FORD ESCAPE HYBRID OWNERS AND ALL SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

WHILE TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS A BUSY ROAD WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STOPPED TURNING, MADE AN ALARM SOUND AND SEEMED TO DECREASE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN JUST BEFORE ONCOMING TRAFFIC ARRIVED AT THE INTERSECTION. AS THE WHEELS STRAIGHTENED OUT, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. AS I MADE THE NEXT RIGHT HAND TURN, IT AGAIN CUT OUT IN MID-TURN AND THE 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT' MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASH. DURING THE NEXT LEFT-HAND TURN, IT AGAIN CUT OUT MID-TURN BUT THIS TIME I WAS EXPECTING IT AND HAD NO TROUBLE FORCING THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THIS TIME THE FAULT MESSAGE STAYED ON AND THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY POWER ASSIST. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A PARTS STORE EXPECTING IT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR A LOW FLUID ISSUE ONLY TO DISCOVER IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT THE POWER ASSIST IS ELECTRICAL, NOT HYDRAULIC. I ASKED THE PARTS STORE EMPLOYEE TO RUN A SCAN ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE SAW THE VEHICLE/MESSAGE HE TOLD ME THE SCAN WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD WITH THAT ISSUE AND IT WAS GOING TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE TRIP TO THE MECHANIC. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, THE 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT' MESSAGE STAYED ON WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR 2010 FORD ESCAPES FROM THE KANSAS CITY PLANT, BUT A CHECK OF THE FORD RECALL DATABASE SHOWS NO SUCH RECALL FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 96,823 MILES, I WOULD NOT EXPECT A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT TO UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL. THIS VEHICLE IS NORMALLY DRIVEN BY MY GIRLFRIEND (WHO ACTUALLY OWNS THE VEHICLE) AND WHILE I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN IN THOSE CONDITIONS WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT, I AM NOT CERTAIN SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO.

2010 FORD ESCAPE 2.5L. CONSUMERS WRITES WITH CONCERNS RECALL FOR ENGINE OF VEHICLE MODEL AND REPAIRS. *AS *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IDLING VERY ROUGHLY WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IN DRIVE. WHILE IN PARK MY VEHICLE IDLES NORMALLY BUT AFTER COMING TO A STOP IT BEGINS IDLING SO ROUGH IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS SHAKING.

AS I'M DRIVING THE CAR WOULD JUST STOP GIVING GAS THE WRENCH LIGHT SHOWS UP AND I HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF TO GET ANY GAS IT SAYS IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY BUT I FIXED THAT AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING THE WRENCH POPS UP AND NO GAS PRESSURE AS I'M DRIVING, AND I WAS READING UP ON THIS IT SAYS FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER TRAIN OR SOMETHING THAT IT CAUSES THE SAME PROBLEM, SAYS IT'S OFFICIAL NOT A RECALL BUT SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PROGRAMING I JUST GOT THIS CALL LAST YEAR AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED SHEEHY FORD LINCOLN OF GAITHERSBURG AT (301) 358-4443 (LOCATED AT 901 N FREDERICK AVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WAS IN OHIO, RAINY DAY, TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND LOST POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THANKFULLY DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. PARKED, LOOKED TO SEE IF IT WAS REGULAR POWER STEERING (WHERE I COULD FIND A PLACE TO ADD FLUID IF IT WAS LOW-CAME TO REALIZE MY CAR HAS AN EPS SYSTEM), ATE LUNCH AND WHEN I CAME BACK AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR POWER STEERING WAS ACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE AGAIN. WAS FINE ON TRIP BACK TO MICHIGAN BUT WONDERING WHEN IT IS GOING TO GO OUT ON ME AGAIN.