NHTSA Complaint #11044683 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE

THE ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING SEIZED UP WHILST CAR WAS IN MOTION AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS AND WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. THIS HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH WITH MY 74 YEAR OLD SICKLY MOTHER AT THE WHEEL. AN ASCE CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC I TRUST INSPECTED IT AFTER THE FACT AND ADVISED I TAKE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND SEARCH FOR A FACTORY RECALL BECAUSE HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN WITH NORMAL WEAR. BE WARNED FORD ESCAPE OWNERS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL AT HIGH SPEEDS DURING A TURNING MANEUVER. MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING LOCALLY AND AT SPEEDS UNDER 50 MPH