NHTSA Complaint #10555163 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10555163
Vehicle	2008 FORD ESCAPE
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	December 6, 2013
Date Filed	December 7, 2013
Mileage	122,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AT 71,000 MILES, NOW AT 122,000 MILES MY STEERING APPEARS TO BE LOCKING UP. OR LOSING POWER STEERING. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON ITS OWN MAKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS AS IF IT IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, AND STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I CALLED FORD AND THEY HAVE YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AS MANY COMPLAINTS THEY HAVE OUT THERE WITH THIS ISSUE, YOU THINK THEY WOULD TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND THE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THIS. *TR

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