NHTSA Complaint #11176505 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. AND ALSO TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT ESCAPE 4WD V6 W/ ~172,XXX. DASH NOTIFICATION APPEARED ON 02/09/19 BUT QUICKLY WENT AWAY. POWER STEERING WAS FINE, NOT ONE ISSUE EVER. THEN ON 02/11/19 ON THE WAY HOME, THE DASH ALERT SHOWED "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND IT WOULDN'T GO AWAY AND BEEPED MULTIPLE TIMES. I PARKED IT AT HOME IN DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO MOVE IT INTO THE STREET A LITTLE BIT LATER AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NONEXISTENT. TOOK FULL BODY WEIGHT TO JUST GET IT TO IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. LUCKY THAT I WASN'T DRIVING OR DELIVERING FOR MY JOB LIKE I USUALLY AM DURING THE WEEK. BUT TO MY LUCK, MY VIN ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN MAY 2009, WELL WITHIN THE RECALL TIME PERIOD. I THINK HIGHLY OF FORD AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THEIR ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE AND CURB CUSTOMER ISSUES... AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING ISSUE! ANY FORD EXECUTIVE OR HIGHER UP WOULD HAVE THIS DONE ASAP IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED TO THEIR OWN FAMILY. WE NEED TO ALL STAND UP AND FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR SAFETY OR OUR FINANCIAL WELLBEING. MOST CAN'T AFFORD THESE $1-2K FIXES.