NHTSA Complaint #11091618 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE XL BECAME VIRTUALY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN A CORNER OR TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL TO PARK MY CAR ON MAY 2,2018. I ALMOST THREWH MY BACK OUT JUST TRYING TO GET HOME AFTER A 15 MINUTE DRIVE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE STEERING MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS INCLUDED THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. THIS MECHANIC IS AWARE OF THE 2008-2011 RECALL INVOLVING THE FORD ESCAPE MANUFACTURED IN KANSAS USA. MY ESCAPE WAS MANUFACTURED THERE BUT I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR THE STEERING ISSUE WERE FROM A DIFFERENT PANT NUMBER. MY MECHANIC DISAGREES AND FEELS MY FORD ESCAPE HAS THE SAME EXACT FAULTY ISSUE AND IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE.