2008 FORD ESCAPE Steering Problems

TOOK MY FORD ESCAPE TO DEALER FOR THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR, RECALL BY FORD #14S05 IN AUGUST 2014. THE DEALER DID NOT GET ANY "BAD" CODES, SO THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE. ON JANUARY 26, I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS AT A STOP AND NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME $1200. FORD WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID THE "SOFTWARE UPDATE" WAS DONE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER RECORDS OF THE SAME ISSUE NOT BEING COVERED BY FORD. *TR

I WENT TO MY FORD GARAGE AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES COMPLAINING THAT THE POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPS WORKING SPORADICALLY. WITH NO WARNING THE CAR STEERS MANUALLY, WITH NO LIGHTS THAT GO ON. AFTER STARTING THE CAR SOMETIMES IT WOULD DRIVE FINE AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING. TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE KNOWING SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND THEY TESTED IT AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AGAIN IT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 115,000 MILES AND WHEN THEY TESTED IT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I TOLD THEM THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, WHETHER THE CODE IS SHOWING UP OR NOT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND 123,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST FAIL, WHICH I KNEW WAS THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FROM THE BEGINNING. AT THAT TIME, THEY SAID AGAIN, THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL AND NOTHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED....

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. MY VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING LAST SUMMER AND I RECEIVED A MAILED POSTCARD WITH A POWER STEERING RECALL. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY RESET A SENSOR. IT HAD BEEN WORKING FINE UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO. THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL MORE TIMES FOR SHORT PERIODS. I CALLED FORD REGARDING THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME THIS TIME & THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. I FEEL AS IF THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BECAUSE OF THE RECALL FROM LAST SUMMER, FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. UPDATED 09/23/15.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TO SHAKE AND THE STEERING WAS SLIGHTLY DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD CHAPMAN DEALERSHIP IN WARMINSTER, PA WHO WOULDN'T 'SEE' THE CAR AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 2 WEEKS AWAY. DRIVING INTO WORK THURSDAY MORNING, 22-JAN-2015, THE "POWER STEERING ASSISTANT FAILURE" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER WORK, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, MY CAR WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOW IN 'MANUAL' MODE. DEALERSHIP SAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE SHOP. DEALERSHIP SAID THE STEERING SENSOR HAS FAILED AGAIN, THE COLUMN NEEDS TO BE FULLY REPLACED, BUT ISN'T COVERING IT, WHICH COSTS ~$1,500 PLUS A RENTAL CAR. FORD ESCAPE HAD AN INITIAL STEERING SENSOR FAIL IN 2014. *TR

MY CAR WAS SERVICED AT CENTURY FORD MT. AIRY ON 11/14/2014 AT 110,472 MILES FOR FORD RECALL 14S05. TICKET SHOWED RECALL WORK WAS "COMPLETED". ON 1/24/15 AT 110,898 MILES, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY, THE WORK BEING CONDUCTED BY FORD TO CORRECT THIS STEERING FAILURE ISSUE UNDER RECALL 14S05 IS NOT WORKING. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHAT TYPE OF WORK FORD HAS DONE ON MY CAR AND OTHERS THAT IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. FORD MAY JUST BE COMPLETING A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE SYSTEM THAT IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AND THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM MY NEED TO BE REPLACED TO AVOID SUCH SYSTEM FAILURES IN THE FUTURE. UPDATED 04/13/15. *JB .....UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF UPDATED...

AFTER THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. MOSES FORD OF ST. ALBANS, WV SAID THE COMPUTER MUST RE-SET. AT 7:30 A.M. ON 1/23/15 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATES WE MUST PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH A PROBLEM HAS EXISTED. WAS TOLD THAT SOME CARS HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS. THIS COMMENT WAS MADE WHEN I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE COMPUTER WAS JUST RE-PROGRAMMED ON MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,493.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT STEERING COLUMN ELECTRIC MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. ......UPDATED 03/31/15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING) WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO UPDATED THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE FAILURE CODES NOT BEING PREVIOUSLY PRESENT WHEN PERFORMING THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN SERVICED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 4/13/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED UPON PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, HE DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/04/15*JB

DESPITE PERFORMING FORD'S SAFETY RECALL 14S05, MY VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL, CEASING TO OPERATE FOR HOURS OR DAYS, ALONG WITH LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL. THE UNPREDICTABLE FAILURES SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH TORQUE SENSOR (WHEEL ANGLE) FAULTS AT LOW OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES (<10F). THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED WITH A GUEST AT THE WHEEL (IN THE DRIVEWAY, THANK GOODNESS) RESULTING IN HER BACKING INTO A SNOW BANK AND DAMAGING THE TAIL PIPE. DESPITE THE CLEAR DOCUMENTATION OF THIS PROBLEM IN NHTSA RECALL 14V-284, AFTER TWO FULL DAYS AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATES FORD WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY ACTION UNTIL THEY CAN REPLICATE THE FAILURE IN REAL TIME. DOES THAT MEAN THEY NEED TO KEEP THE CAR UNTIL THE NEXT COLD FRONT? OR SHOULD I CONTACT SOMEONE FROM FORD TO COME IMMEDIATELY TO WHEREVER I AM WHEN THE STEERING NEXT FAILS? WILL THAT BE FROM A DITCH ON THE...

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURES IN 6/11/2014 SAID THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THE PROGRAM TO FIX IT UNTIL JULY. 2014. SO IN NOVEMBER 2014 I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED.. THEY SAID IT WAS A REPROGRAM FIX. AND AFTER 2 WEEKS IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN SO I HAVE IT TOWED ON A FLAT BED AND THEY SAY ANOTHER REPROGRAM FIX.. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SO JUST YESTERDAY JANUARY 14,2015 IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN!! OBVIOUSLY THEY NEVER FIXED THE RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE.!!! THEY TELL ME IT'S THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IT'S NOT COVERED!!! OMG THE FIRST LETTER STATED EITHER THEY WOULD DO THE REPROGRAM FIX,THE STEERING COLUMN OR THE TORQUE SENSOR.AND IT WOULD BE COVERED PARTS AND LABOR. SO HERE I SIT...

APPROXIMATELY IN MARCH OF 2014, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THIS MADE DRIVING/STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THE TONE RING AND SPEED SENSOR WERE REPLACED. IN DECEMBER 2014, WE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A SPEED SENSOR ISSUE AGAIN. THE WORK WAS DONE AT THE INDEPENDENT SHOP THOUGH SINCE THEY DID THE ORIGINAL WORK. YET AGAIN, IN JANUARY 2015 WE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AGAIN AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME SORT OF FAILURE THAT IS OCCURRING TO TRIGGER THIS ISSUE. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A...

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT OVER MY 40,000 MILE MARK. STRANGELY THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN FOR FOUR MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, THEN WOULD COME BACK ON. I REPORTED IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR MY LIFETIME OIL CHANGE. IN JULY 2014 I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. IN THE SAME PARAGRAPH IT SAID REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE SENSOR OR STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT MAY BE NEEDED. I TOOK THE CAR IN AUG. AND A REBOOT WAS DONE TO THE COMPUTER SO THE ERROR FOR THE STEERING FAULT WOULD ALARM. I THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED. WELL I WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK, AND MY STEERING ALARM WENT OFF THEN MY STEERING SHUT OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TRIED TO GET THE...

AFTER THEY DID THE RECALL ON THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE WENT AND GOT IT FIX THEN IN JANUARY 7 2015 THE POWER STEERING JUST COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE IN MID TURN ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

FORD ISSUED A RECALL IN JULY 2014 FOR STEERING TORQUE SENSOR ISSUES. REMEDIES INCLUDED REPROGRAMMING THE PCSM OR REPAIRING/REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL IN NOVEMBER 2014. APPARENTLY, THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REPROGRAM THE PCSM. IN THE IMMEDIATE WEEKS FOLLOWING, I STARTED TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS AND WAS GETTING FAULT CODES FOR POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILURE. I THUS TOOK MY VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH INCIDENTALLY REQUIRED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN BE REPLACED.. THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR, AND AGREED TO FIX, BUT HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID THE "REPAIR" WAS PERFORMED WHEN THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCSM. THIS WAS NOT A REPAIR. (INCIDENTALLY, IT MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT ACCELERATED OR CAUSED THE ULTIMATE TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE.) A QUICK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE AIR BAG AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

WE PURCHASED THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLS IN MAY 2014. SOON AFTERWARDS THE POWER STEERING WOULD RANDOMLY CEASE FUNCTIONING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES BETWEEN MAY 2014 TO DECEMBER 2014. THIS PROMPTED ME TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FACTORY RECALL (14S05) THAT DEALT WITH THE FAULTY SOFTWARE/HARDWARE. ON FRIDAY 12/05/2014, IN THE AM, BROUGHT 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLS, TO THE KEN GARFF FORD IN AMERICAN FORK FOR THEM TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY ACTION TO RESOLVE FORD ESCAPE RECALL 14S05. I DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ASSUMING THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO FULLY COMPLETE THE WORK CALLED FOR IN THE RECALL. MY WIFE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THAT EVENING AND WE ASSUMED THAT ALL STEPS IN THE RECALL WERE COMPLETED. ON THURSDAY 12/11/2014, IN THE AM, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE 14S05 RECALL, WHICH IS INTENDED TO CORRECT A STEERING ISSUE. THIS OCCURRED ON 12/10/2014. THE REPAIR SUPPOSEDLY REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR TO PREVENT THE POWER STEERING FROM TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON 12/28/2014 THE POWER STEERING FAILED, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON 12/29/2014. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIED REPAIRING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALL WORK WAS ALREADY DONE ON THE VEHICLE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE SERVICE ACTION COMPLETED ON 12/10/2014 BY THE LAWLEY FORD, SILVER CITY DEALERSHIP, DIRECTED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DID NOTHING TO ACTUALLY FIX A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. IN ADDITION, IT PROVIDED MY FAMILY WITH A FALSE SENSE OF SAFETY BECAUSE IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THE STEERING ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. *JS

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIST WAS IN 2012 AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK UP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOOSING STEERING SENSATION IN A WAY THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING ON ICE. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE AND OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT EXHIBITS THESE CHARACTERISTICS. I CHECKED RECALL INFO AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THESE VEHICLES. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. I HOPE THIS GETS HANDLED QUICKLY BEFORE THERE ARE MORE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. *TR

THE CONDENSER IS COMBINED WITH POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT OF HAD A LEAK AS IT ONLY HAS 28311 MILES ON IT. THIS IS BAD FOR GROUND WATER AS FLUID LEAKS GOES ON STREET AND INTO STORM DRAINS. COST TO FIX IS ABOUT $700.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

SINCE OWNING VEHICLE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WOULD HAPPEN ONCE IN A WHILE ( ONCE A MONTH ) ON 10/09/14 TOOK CAR IN FOR RE-CALL. TWO MONTHS LATER NO POWER STEERING AGAIN...COMPANY WHO WORKED ON CAR THE FIRST TIME SAID IT WAS A DIFFERENT ISSUE.NOT POSSIBLE,DOING SAME THING BEFORE THEY SO-CALLED FIXED IT..(12/10/14) THE COST WAS OVER 500 DOLLARS.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND INSTRUMENT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FORD RECALL 14S05 / NHTSA RECALL 14V-284, CONCERNING POWER STEERING FAILURE SOFTWARE UPDATE, COMPLETED 4 AUGUST 2014. SOFTWARE UPDATE ALONE WAS A FAILURE. VEHICLE RE-EXHIBITED STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY SYMPTOMS 20 NOVEMBER 2014, AND COMPLETELY FAILED 21 NOVEMBER 2014, WITHOUT ANY ACCOMPANYING VISIBLE/AUDIBLE WARNINGS, I.E. CHIME OR LIGHTED DASH INDICATOR. DEALER APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR 26 NOVEMBER 2014. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED 2 MONTH AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE (14S05) FROM FORD ADVISING ME TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO FIX THE SENSOR THAT CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO ALERT YOU WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS. THIS IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL DETAILS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ## VIN FAILED ## 2008 FORD ESCAPE ##

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING UNIT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,732.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REMEDIED THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR OR STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,097.

PURSUANT TO THE 2014 RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, I TOOK MY 2008 ESCAPE TO BE SERVICED. UPON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, THE TORQUE SENSOR MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF STEERING. SAID SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 1, 2014. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING WITH MY YOUNG CHILD, THREE HOURS FROM HOME. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE WORK UNDER THE RECALL, I WAS TOLD WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS, DESPITE THE MECHANIC ADMITTING AND AGREEING WITH US THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MECHANIC'S HANDS WERE TIED AS FORD WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON THE COMPANY'S EXPENSE. THE ESTIMATED PRICE OF REPAIRS IS $1600. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD US HAD WE NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AS INSTRUCTED BY THE WELL PUBLICIZED...

I TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY TOOK MY CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I RECEIVED IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS REPROGRAMMED AND FIXED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.. I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD DO BECAUSE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPROGRAMMED. *TR

10/8 PER RECALL14S05/14V-284 BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO KOERNER FORD OF SYRACUSE WHERE THEY UPDATED THE PSCM. 11/6 WHILE DRIVING, CAR LOST POWER STEERING. 11/11 BROUGHT CAR INTO MECHANIC WHO IDENTIFIED IT AS A B2278 STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. CALLED KOERNER AS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. KOERNER ADVISED THAT THEY'VE ALREADY SERVICED IT UNDER THE RECALL AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE FIXED. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TWICE (11/11 AND 11/13) WHO SAID THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM KOERNER ADVISED THAT HIS RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT IF HE UPDATES THE SOFTWARE AND THERE IS NO OTHER CODES COMING UP WHEN THE CAR IS BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL SERVICE, THEY DO NOT NEED TO FIX IT. PER MY RECALL NOTICE, THAT IS NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY STATED. ALSO LEARNED FROM FORD REP ON 11/13 THAT THE KOERNER SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER ONLY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE BUT DID NOT INDICATE IF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE AND IF THE TORQUE SENSOR SIGNAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING, I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN I HEARD A RAPID CLICKING NOISE. IT WAS THEN I REALIZED THAT STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL TO COMPLETE MY TURN AS MY STEERING HAD CONVERTED TO MANUAL MODE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED BETWEEN MAY AND NOVEMBER 2012. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL, REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, SHE NEEDED TO GET PRIOR APPROVAL FROM FORD. UPDATED 12/15/14*BF UPDATED 01/12/15

IN PARKING LOT, POWER STEERING WENT AWAY. RECENTLY HAD DEAD BATTERY, REPLACED BATTERY AND SEEMED TO FIX ISSUE. WEEK LATER, STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT, HEARD CLICK, THEN WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT NO POWERING STEERING. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, CALLED SPOUSE, CAME TO PARKING LOT, STARTED CAR AND POWERING STEERING WORKING AGAIN. DROVE CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2008 ESCAPES, BUT NOT FOR THE ONE WITH THIS VIN. ISSUE SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2008 ESCAPES. WHY NOT HIS ONE? *TR

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ABOUT 50,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN "SNAP" BACK AND WORK. I CALLED THE DEALER 4 TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND YOU COULD TELL THEY WANTED NO PART OF IT. BUT, SAID I COULD BRING IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY COULD RECOMMEND REPAIRS. AFTER A YEAR OF PROBLEMS, FORD FINALLY "RE-CALLED" FOR THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL "FIX". THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A SOFTWARE UPDATE. WELL, ABOUT A MONTH OR SO LATER, I STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT WOULD MAKE A LOUD SCREECH NOISE BEFORE IT HAPPENED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NEED FORD CORPORATION TO APPROVE ANY REPAIRS, SO I CALLED FORD CORPORATION AND WAS TALKED TO LIKE A "DOG"...

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE WHICH WAS PAID OFF LAST JANUARY WILL RIGHT AFTER IT GOT PAID OFF MY TRANSMISSION WENT WHICH COST ME 3320 NOW A YEAR LATER I AM HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS STARTED WITH A CLUNKING NOISE WILL TURNING GREASED JOINTS PROBLEM WAS FINE FOR A WHILE NOW AGAIN TODAY I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A BRIDGE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT FOR A SECOND BUT CAME BACK THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS RECEIVED THE FORD RECALL FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR WHICH I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THEY DID NOT REPLACE ANY PART AND AT THE TIME I TOLD THE DEALER SHIP I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE SAID HE WOULD LOOK AT IT BUT I WAS ONLY THERE ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHICH WASN'T LONG ENOUGH TO CHANGE ANY PART OR DO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED TWICE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. IT STATED POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT. MY STEERING WAS OK AT THE TIME. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING BY THE TIME I GOT TO MY STREET. I STRUGGLED TO TURN THE WHEEL ONTO MY STREET AND INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A RECALL IN MAY, 2014. THE RECALL WAS STOPPED. I DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE ABOUT THIS. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AROUND 100,000 MILES AND THE TORQUE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR GOING VERY FAST WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR