NHTSA Complaint #11438394 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and was inspected, and the software update was performed. The contact stated that several months later after stopping at a stop sign and then attempting to accelerate, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact manually drove the vehicle without power steering to the residence. The local dealer was contacted and informed of the failure. The dealer informed the contact that the recall repair was previously performed and offered no further assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.