NHTSA Complaint #10560855 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE

HEY BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. IT WASN'T A VIOLENT SHAKE BUT IT WAS NOTICEABLE. NOW I KNEW I NEED MY SWAY BAR LINKS REPLACED SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE. AS WE ENTERED INTO 2014, (JANUARY) IT WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ON 1/16/2014 (THURSDAY) THAT MORNING BEFORE I WENT TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF. SO I HAD TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON AND IT LOOSENED UP. I KNEW AT THAT POINT THAT IS WASN'T THE SWAY BAR LINKS. SO THAT FRIDAY (1/17/2014) I TOOK IT IN TO A CAR SHOP CLOSE TO MY HOUSE (WASN'T A FORD DEALERSHIP) AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AND THAT THE SENSOR WAS DYING. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING UNTIL I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE PEOPLE ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY AND IN CANADA WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TO BE EXACT THE SAME PROBLEM!! FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE. I'M SURE FORD HAS TONS OF PEOPLE THAT REVIEW ALL ONLINE COMMENTS, SO THEY HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE JUST TODAY(1/21/2014) MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND SHE CAME TO A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND MADE IT HARD TO TURN. THE SENSOR WENT OUT AND IT WAS MANUAL TURNING. SHE GOT TO WORK AND WHEN HER SHIFT WAS OVER, SHE STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AGAIN. WE CAN NOT DRIVE LIKE THIS AND KNOW ONE ELSE WITH AN FORD ESCAPE SHOULD HAVE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS EITHER. I ALSO FOUND OUT THROUGH VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT 2008 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THEY WENT TO THIS ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN. THEY COULDN'T HAVE DONE THE PROPER TESTING ON THIS VEHICLE, I ONLY HAVE 63000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE SO SOON! PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO TO MAKE FORD RECALL THIS. THANK YOU *TR