NHTSA Complaint #10503857 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 40MPH GOING AROUND A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER IT WAS LIKE HAVING NO POWER STEERING THIS HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. ONCE I FINALLY GOT IT TO A PULL OFF AREA, I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG FROM THE OUTSIDE NOTHING TO BEEN SEEN. I THEN GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, THEN THE STEERING WAS NORMAL. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT, AS I HAD THREE CHILDREN WITH ME. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE TONIGHT I HAVE FOUND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION FROM MANY OTHER 2008 ESCAPE OWNERS. REALLY SCARY PART IS: THIS COMPLAINING PEOPLE ALSO STATING RECURRING INCIDENTS. SURE WISH FORD WOULD RECALL THIS DANGEROUS HAZARD. *TR