NHTSA Complaint #11055212 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11055212
Vehicle	2009 FORD ESCAPE
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	December 17, 2017
Date Filed	December 18, 2017
Mileage	195,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

I NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH MY POWER STEERING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WHEEL SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN STOPPED... BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. I TOOKMY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE WASN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I FELT IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE POWER STEERING JUST BY THE WAY IT WAS ACTING. TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN I STARTED UP MY CAR, THE DASH INDICATED A WARNING WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE SHAKING, ON AND OFF, HAS BECOME MORE APPARENT. I WENT ON LINE TO SEE WHAT IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS EXPERIENCE AND HERE I AM... LOTS OF COMPLAINTS, AND NO RESULTS. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. THIS IS MY SECOND ESCAPE AND WILL DEFINITELY BE MY LAST AND PROBABLY MY LAST FORD PRODUCT. VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 195,000 MILES.

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