NHTSA Complaint #10585117 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE

AS I WAS DRIVING, I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN AND THAT'S WHEN I LOST POWER TO MY STEERING WHEEL. THE WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I STOPPED MY VEHICLE, SHUT IF OFF, AND RESTARTED. IT BEGAN TO GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING ON IT'S OWN. EVER SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, OFF AND ON, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL HAVE NO POWER. TODAY, I ALMOST CRASHED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T HIT THE MEDIAN. I WAS COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE MY TURN AND IT WENT OUT RIGHT THEN AND THERE. AFTER LEAVING WORK TODAY AGAIN IT FAILED. I WAS ONLY BACKING OUT WHEN I LOST POWER. I ALREADY GOT IN TOUCH WITH FORD AND THEY DID SAY IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT A RECALL. *TR