NHTSA Complaint #10967684 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10967684
Vehicle	2009 FORD ESCAPE
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	March 22, 2017
Date Filed	March 22, 2017
Mileage	160,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

INITIALLY THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WARNING WOULD POP UP ON MY DASH AND GO AWAY, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE IT STOPPED SHOWING UP AND I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I NOTICED EXTREME SHAKING OF MY STEERING WHEEL, BOTH WHILE IN MOTION AND IN PARK WITH THE VEHICLE STILL RUNNING. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING, ONE EVENING THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING.

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