2008 FORD ESCAPE Steering Problems

POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD FAST ENOUGH FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC. I SEE THAT THERE HAD BEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE. *TR

NO POWER STEERING UPON VEHICLE START UP. POWER STEERING RETURNS AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING VEHICLE 1-4 TIMES. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING PULLED OVER STOPPED ENGINE RESTARTED STEERING WORKING AGAIN GOOGLE PROBLEM WHEN I RETURNED HOME FOUND MANY ANGRY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT AN EASY FIX AND COMMON TO THE STEERING OF THE 2008 FORD ESCAPES. *TR

I WAS GOING TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, UPON GOING TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, 25MINUTES ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER GETTING HOME AND GOING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC THE STEERING WAS FINE. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS ELECTRONIC AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PART THIS EVENING I FOUND HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT. JUST EMAILED FORD FROM THEIR WEBSITE, WILL ALSO TRY CALLING ON MONDAY. THIS PART FAILURE IS GOING TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, ACCIDENT OR DEATH AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE, IT THEN BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. RK

AT FIRST IT WAS HARD TO START UNLESS I PUSHED THE KEY IN WHILE STARTING THEN THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT TOTALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATED WHEN SITTING AND IDLING PRIOR TO THE STEERING GOING OUT. *TR

POWER STEERING WORKS INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL HAS A SLIGHT TWITCH MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT JUST RANDOMLY STOPS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG FORD ESCAPES. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK, AND WHEN IT DOES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING AS WELL AS WHEN IT'S DRIVING. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING, NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. NOW WHEN YOU SIT STILL THE STEERING WHEEL JITTERS AND A KLICKING SOUND FROM WHERE STEERING GOES THRU FIREWALL. POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN BUT STILL NERVOUS ABOUT IT. CAR IS NOW SETTING AT AUTO MECHANIC. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE JUST WENT OUT, BEFORE IT WENT OUT THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN AT A IDLE. SOON AFTER THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WHERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND THAT I SHOULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER SEARCHING FOR THIS PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THERE ARE VERY MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AS THE ONE I OWN EVEN THE SAME MILEAGE AT THE POINT OF BREAK DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, THE REPAIR IS CLOSE TO 2,000.00 AND I'M WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE CONSIDERING LIVES COULD BE LOST VERY EASILY IF IT DECIDES TO GO OUT DURING A SHARP TURN OR AT FASTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

I WAS PULLING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON AND PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE. HOWEVER, THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY DAY SINCE. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL NOW VIBRATES FROM SIDE TO SIDE ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT! I'M CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT GO OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT'S A COSTLY REPAIR THAT OUR FAMILY CAN'T AFFORD. I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES. HOW CAN FORD NOT ISSUE A RECALL? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TEENAGE DAUGHTER DRIVING TO SCHOOL WHEN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. OBVIOUSLY IT IS THE POWER PORTION ONLY THAT FAILS, BUT SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST IN A VEHICLE THE SIZE OF A FORD ESCAPE FOR A YOUNG DRIVER IS RATHER TRAUMATIC. HAD IT BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A CORNER (LIKE 5 MINUTES EARLIER) INSTEAD OF A PARKING LOT THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE. RESEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE I SEE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON COMPLAINT FOR SUCH A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. *TR

MY WIFE COMPLAINED ONE DAY THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHAKING. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER SHE SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. TO GET IT TO WORK, SHE TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND OFF UNTIL IT WORKED. I DROVE IT A FEW DAYS LATER AND FOUND THE COLUMN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE NEXT MORNING, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. APPARENTLY THE SENSOR IN THE COLUMN DID NOT TELL THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF AND IT DRAINED THE BATTERY. TOW TRUCK STARTED THE BATTERY, I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL BE $1000. RIDICULOUS. I HAVE NEVER HEARD NOR HAVE MY FRIENDS HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IN A CAR WITH LESS THAN 200,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THIS IS INFREQUENT BUT FROM MY READING ON THIS SITE I AM DOUBTING THEIR WORD. FORD SHOULD BE MORE HELPFUL WITH THIS. SHARE THE COST OR REPAIR FOR FREE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109000.

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE ON SEPTEMBER OF 2013 EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING PROPERLY UNTIL THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2 ,2014 MY POWER STEERING BEGAN TO GET DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND BACK ON AGAIN IT WOULD RESUME TO ITS NORMAL PROCEDURES. ALSO THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT NOW IT OCCURS MORE THAN BEFORE MY CONCERN IS DRIVING AND IT WOULD LOCK UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT .I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE FOR AN ESTIMATE WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1400 TO 1500 BEING THAT I AM BARELY PURCHASING I AM UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.. THIS HOWEVER IS A GREAT CONCERN FOR OTHER PERSONS WITH PROBLEM THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL ALERT!!! *TR

WAS MAKING A LFT HAND TURN OUT OF MY CHURCH PARKING LOT AND STEERING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE. IT TOOK BOTH HANDS TURNING WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO MAKE THE TURN. WHEN ARRIVING HOME I HAD TO GET A MALE PERSON TO GET THE CAR INTO MY PARKING SPOT AS I COULD NOT. HE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT SAT FOR 10 MIN OR SO AND THEN WORKED JUST FINE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN DURING HEAVIER TRAFFIC TIMES. *TR

SUDDENLY I BEGAN HEARING A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH OF MY 2008 ESCAPE WITH 96,800 MILES. NEXT I BEGAN HEARING A RASPY NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE IN IDLE MY STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ON IT'S OWN. BOTH THE JERKING AND THE NOISES COME AND GO WITH OUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE IN MANY OF THE 2008 ESCAPES, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY NEW NOTHING OF THE ISSUE. UNTIL THIS POINT I HAVE BEEN PRETTY PLEASED WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT THE FACT THAT FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL AFTER SO MANY INCIDENTS, MAKES ME NOT WANT TO BUY A FORD EVER AGAIN. MY MECHANIC HAS SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN. THE COST WILL BE AROUND $1300.00 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

POWER STEERING ALL OF SUDDEN WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, SHE DROVE IT. AFTER SHE PARKED IT AND STARTED IT AGAIN THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THE POWER STEERING NOW GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, SO WE TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING IS RESTORED. AT STOPS THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES SIDE TO SIDE, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING THE VIBRATION GOES AWAY. I SEE MANY POSTS ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE, IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO GET HURT OR DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WENT TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING, IN THE COLD, A COUPLE DAYS. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON BUT THIS DIDN'T WORK. I WAS NOT CLOSE TO HOME SO I DROVE THE CAR, WITH NO POWER STEERING TO THE CLOSEST AUTO SHOP. AT THIS TIME I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED BACK ON AT THE REPAIR SHOP THE POWERSTEERING WORKED FINE AND I DROVE HOME. OVER THE NEXT MONTH THIS WAS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE AND I STARTED HEARING A "NOISE" AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE WHEN IDLING. YESTERDAY, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I LOST ALL POWERSTEERING. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF/ON SEVERAL TIME TO GET IT TO WORK AND WHEN IT IS WORKING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES!...

MY POWER STEERING JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD NOT WORK, I COULD TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK INITIALLY. BUT THEN IT WOULD GO OUT AS I WAS DRIVING. NOW IT DOESN'T EVER WORK. ITS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO TURN ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER. I CALLED ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $908 FOR THE PART ALONE!! *TR

STARTED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. AS I WENT TO BACK OUT, I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. TURNED VEHICLE OF, THEN BACK ON AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK. HOWEVER, NOW THE STEERING CHATTERS AT IDLE. AFTER HAVING READ THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SIGHT, I DECIDED TO ADD MINE TO THE LIST. OVER 1/3 OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR THIS MODEL ARE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? *TR

I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT BUT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING LOSS. THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES. THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING MAKING CONTROLLING THE ESCAPE IMPOSSIBLE. YOU HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET POWER STEERING TO COME BACK. IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE MOVING AT A FAST SPEED IT WOULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TOMORROW BUT THERE HAS BEEN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS SITUATION (HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/ESCAPE/STEERING). FORD ESTIMATED REPAIR PRICE IS $1700. *TR

TWICE THIS MORNING, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEGUN TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. THE MOVEMENTS ARE SMALL, RAPID ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE, I FOUND THIS TO BE A GROWING PROBLEM REPORTED WITH THIS 1ST YEAR MODEL FORD ESCAPE WITH "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING", AND HAS BEEN CITED, BY MANY, TO RESULT IN NUMEROUS, NO-WARNING, LOSSES OF POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM REPORTED IS A MALFUNCTIONING STEERING TORQUE SENSOR, AND THE REPAIR IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, PART #3C529 ($908.00) PLUS LABOR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, I NOTICED A "TWITCH" IN THE STEERING WHEEL. STEERING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AS I WAS DRIVING. LATER, AGAIN WHILE SETTING STILL, I AGAIN NOTICED STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY "TWITCH" ON IT'S OWN, MY HANDS WERE OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP BEING EVALUATED. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT FORD CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. THIS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE FOUND ONLINE OTHER REPORTS OF LOSING STEERING ASSIST. THIS COULD LEAD TO CRASHES IN CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS. THE STEERING SYSTEM OF ANY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THE MOST BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY SYSTEMS, AND BEING SO, SHOULD BE FAR MORE RELIABLE AND PROVEN THROUGH TESTING AND BEING G BACKED UP BY THE MANUFACTURER. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS COULD COST $1000-$1500 TO REPAIR, AS THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE...

WHEN I START THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY I HAVE NO POWER STEERING UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR A RESTART IT. ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WILL GO OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AT IDLE SPEEDS VEHICLE WHEEL SHAKES ON ITS OWN WHEN DRIVING, POWER STEERING SENSORS FORCE WHEEL TO FLUCTUATE, AND MOTOR INSIDE STEERING COLUMN MAKES NOISE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, WAS TOLD STANDARD FIX IS FOR STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED, BUT CANNOT YET VERIFY THAT IS NEEDED YET. WAS TOLD THE CONDITION WILL GET WORSE, AND FOR NOW TO WAIT ON REPAIR, WHICH WOULD COST $1,600 TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE CRASHED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSIER ROAD, OR AT GREATER SPEEDS. I PLANNED ON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, BUT MY FIRST INTERNET SEARCH UNCOVERED THE BREADTH OF THIS ISSUE, WHICH SEEMS TO AFFECT MOST ESCAPE OWNERS AT OR NEAR THE FIVE YEAR MARK OF THE VEHICLE. THIS INTERNET SEARCH ALSO MADE FORD'S CRASS RESPONSE TO THIS WIDESPREAD ISSUE, TO STAY SILENT AND INCREASE THEIR PROFIT MARGIN DUE TO SHODDY PRODUCTS. IN LIGHT OF THIS, I AM STRONGLY CONSIDERING TRADING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A MORE RELIABLE MAKE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A FULL STOP AFTER TURNING HAD TO FORCE STEERING BACK LUCKY THERE WAS NO ON COMING TRAFFIC LATER THAT DAY WHILE TURNING INTO GAS STATION STEERING LOCKED UP ON MY WIFE LUCKY SHE WAS GOING SLOW CALLED DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT VEHICLE TOOK IN FOR SERVICE 2/5/2014 DONE ON 2/6/2014 REPLACED STEERING COLUMN $1431.06 CAN FORD EVEN REPLACE A LITTLE FINGER FOR THAT AMOUNT I DON'T THINK SO WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

POWER STEERING ON MY ESCAPE WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER OR MAKING A TURN, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND CRASHED. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE IS ASTOUNDING, THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE NO ONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH ON. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.LJ

THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART UNTIL IN ENGAGED. WHEN IT WAS OPERATING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUTTER BACK AND FORTH. I TOOK IT IN TO THE FORD DEALER AND SCAN CODE B2278 CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS BAD IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. REQUIRED THE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,439.68. *TR

SERIOUS VIBRATION, LOT OF CRACKING NOISE, STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP, HAVE TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL TO START VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL INITIALLY STARTED TO PULSATE AT STOP LIGHT.. NEXT INCIDENT I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AND HAD STEERING BACK...NEXT INCIDENT STEERING WHEEL PULSATES WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE AT SPEED.. PULL VEHICLE TO ROADSIDE AND RESTART AND REGAIN STEERING.. NOT HAVING THIS VEHICLE RECALLED TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS THE MOST INSANE THING I HAVE EVER HEARD OF.. IF A FRAIL PERSON OR ELDERLY HAS THIS HAPPEN TO THEM, PEOPLE WILL DIE.. ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF THIS HAPPENS BUT WHEN IT WILL.. IF IT HASN'T ALREADY.. ANYBODY READING THIS I HOPE YOU OR YOUR CHILDREN OR FAMILY OR FRIENDS OR ANYBODY FOR THAT MATTER DOES NOT DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS MATTER GOING UNRESOLVED... IT IS MINDBOGGLING THAT FORD TURNS ITS BACK ON THIS ISSUE..IM NOT ALONE IN THIS, THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SEIZED. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH OR MORE OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,960. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 08/22/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE DASHBOARD IN ADDITION TO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UPON RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

POWER STEERING SPORADICALLY FAILS. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT STARTUP OR WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR FATALITY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS LOGGED ONLINE, EVEN ON THE FORD WEBSITE. EVERY DEALERSHIP/AUTO BODY STATES THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR

CLICKING NOISE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. RESTARTING THE ENGINE ALLOWS FOR RESTORATION OF POWER TO STEERING. HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF OTHER ELECTRIC ASSIST UNITS FAILING. OURS HAS NOT RECURRED, BUT WE DRIVE TWO LANE ROADS TO AND FROM WORK. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AT SOME POINTS IT COULD LEAD TO BAD CRASH. FORD KNOWS OF THE ISSUE, AND IT ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBOR HOOD AND MY ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST CAR SHOP AND THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT. THEY INFORMED ME THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CHIP WAS GOING BAD. SO IT WILL WORK AT TIMES AND THEN IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I AM A BIGGER GUY SO I CAN HANDLE NOT HAVING STEERING ASSIST. HOWEVER IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN NOT EXPECTING IT, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A GROWING LIST OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED WITH A JERKING MOTION IN STEERING WHEEL. THEN PROGRESSED INTO SPORADIC LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NO WARNING LIGHTS. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON RELEASED THE STEERING WHEEL. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FORD NEEDS TO RECALL IT. IT IS NOT ABOUT REGULAR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE THIS IS A PRODUCT OF FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED PULLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 04/14/14*LJ UPDATED 04/22/14

AS I WAS YIELDING THE RIGHT AWAY FROM ONCOMING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, I TURNED INTO THE TURNING LANE AND FELT SOMETHING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. AS I STRAIGHTEN OUT MY WHEEL TO PROCEED TO GO FORWARD THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. AT THIS TIME I WAS HEADING OUT TOWN AND THANKFUL I WAS NOT THAT FAR FROM HOME. I BEGAN TO HEAD BACK HOME AND GRAB ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I WAS ABLE TO MEET MY APPOINTMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. IT INFURIATES ME BECAUSE WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AS HER FIRST CAR. HOW MANY DEATHS WILL HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY RECALL THIS? ALL I?M SEEING ON THIS VEHICLE FOR RECALL ARE SEAT COVERS, HOW RIDICULOUS DOES THAT SOUND. THEY KNOW THAT IF YOU HAVE THE HEAT ON IN THE VEHICLE THAT THE SENSOR OVERHEATS...

AS MANY OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS HAVE STATED, MY POWER ASSIST HAS GONE OUT, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. DURING THE PRIOR TWO-THREE DAYS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED, I COULD OCCASIONALLY FEEL A PULLING SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY FAMILY WENT OUT TO DINNER (FORTUNATELY JUST MINUTES FROM HOME!) AND WHEN WE CAME OUT, THE PROBLEM BEGAN. OBVIOUSLY WITH MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE NOTING THE SAME THING, FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM! *TR

UPON START-UP THE STEERING LACKED ASSIST. IT DROVE FINE, BUT TOOK ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WAS FINE BUT IT WAS STILL APPARENT THAT ASSIST WAS GONE. DURING DRIVE HOME, I STOPPED ONCE AND RESTARTED CAR AT WHICH POINT THE POWER ASSIST RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 2/26/14*CN

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER ESCAPE DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER AND CALL ME. WHEN I GOT THERE I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD TELL ME A MAJOR FAILURE HAD HAPPENED. I STARTED THE ESCAPE AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME OF THE ESCAPES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SENSOR. THEY QUOTED ME $1200-1400.00 TO FIX IT. THIS MAKES THIS CAR DANGEROUS. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON 1-18-2014 MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I WAS SITTING IDLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, THEN IT JUST STOPPED. DROVE ABOUT 1/2 BLOCK AND STARTED PULLING; TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT IS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING $1200-1500 TO REPAIR AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC WHEN HE TALKED TO THE LOCAL FORD PARTS HOUSE THEY TOLD HIM THIS PART# HAS BEEN CHANGED 17 TIMES BECAUSE THEY KEEP FAILING. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! HOW CAN A PROBLEM WITH YOUR STEERING NOT POSSIBLE BE A RECALL ITEM? *TR