NHTSA Complaint #11088374 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE

TORQUE SENSOR RECALL -- INITIAL SYMPTOMS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, TROUBLE STEERING ABOVE 45MPH, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING 5-10DEGREE ANGLE ON ITS OWN. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY TURNING REQUIRING WIDE ANGLE TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER PARKED, UNABLE TO GET OUT OF NOSED-IN PARK SPACE. DASHBOARD WRENCH LIGHT LITE -- ERROR CODE B2278 DIAGNOSIS BY AUTO CENTER. DIFFICULT STEERING ON STREET, TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD VIN NOT COVERED BY RECALL EVEN THOUGH STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. PAID FOR TORQUE SENSOR REPLACEMENT FOR A "FREE OF CHARGE RECALL REMEDY".