NHTSA Complaint #11179971 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

I USE MY VEHICLE AS MY ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME AS A SINGLE PARENT. I CAME HOME FOR A QUICK LUNCH. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY & HAD NO POWER STEERING. IT WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING, I ALMOST DROVE RIGHT INTO MY NEIBORS HOUSE!!!! I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM NOW TO FIND OUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER BUYERS THAT ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. IT STARTED WITH MY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT THAT GOES OFF AND ON WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS AND NOW THIS. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE CLEARLY THERE'S A MANUFACTURING FLAW. IS FORD WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO GET SERIOUS BODILY INJURY FROM AN ACCIDENT FROM THEIR MANUFACTURING FLAW OR GOD FORBID KILL SOMEBODY DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. IN MY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA POWER STEERING IS NEEDED AS IT IS GLARE ICE ROAD CONDITIONS PRETTY MUCH 24/7 FOR THREE TO FIVE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. WHEN SPEAKING WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IT'S GOING TO COST ME NEAR $1,000 TO FIX, $1,000 THAT I DON'T HAVE AND DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF OBTAINING. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND SEE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THROWING OUT THE IDEA OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, I'M DEFINITELY A BOARD . I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. I WOULD IMAGINE IF THIS ISN'T MADE RIGHT THEY WILL BE LOSING A LOT OF CUSTOMERS MYSELF INCLUDED I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN, AND I'M IN THE MARKET FOR MYSELF AND MY TEENAGER.