NHTSA Complaint #11156113 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID

AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME ON A COLD DAY, I WAS STOPPED TO TURN LEFT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED HARD LEFT. THE STEERING WHEEL FORCED ITSELF BACK RIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE. I COULDN'T TURN IT BACK RIGHT SO I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE STEERING BEHAVED NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND CHECKED THE COMPUTER CODES. THAT REPORT IS ATTACHED. THE REPORT STATES THAT THE FAULT CODES INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE/ANGLE SENSOR AND STEERING CONTROL MODULE. THIS PROBLEM, SHOULD IT OCCUR WHILE MOVING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH. SINCE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXISTING RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND ADD MY VIN TO THE RECALL 14V284000 OR 14S05.