2009 FORD ESCAPE Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE EPS FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER (JAMES FORD OF WILLIAMSON LLC, 3923 NY-104, WILLIAMSON, NY 14589, (315) 589-2299) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, STALLED, AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED TURNPIKE FORD OF CHARLESTON/MARMET AT 304-925-0431 (LOCATED AT 7891 MACCORKLE AVE, CHARLESTON, WV 25315) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WAS SERVICED IN 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

STEERING LOOSES ASSIST. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED PARKED. COULD NOT MOVE VEHICLE OUT OF SPOT BECAUSE COULDN'T TURN STEERING WHEEL. ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE.

MY STEERING WENT FROM EASY TO TURN TO VERY HARD TO TURN. I WAS PULLING ONTO HIGHWAY AND IT WENT TO SO HARD TO TURN I COULD NOT TURN BACK INTO THE LANE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PULLING INTO. THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY TIME EITHER!! I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER BUT FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. I KNOW I AM ONLY ONE LIFE BUT I AM A MOTHER, A DAUGHTER, A FRIEND AND I THINK THAT MAKES MY LIFE PRETTY IMPORTANT! THANK YOU FOR YOU HELP!

POWER STEERING WENT OUT.

LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING.

'TAKATA RECALL' I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT JUNE 8TH 2018 WHERE MY SUV WAS TOTALED OUT. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY SO I'M TRYING TO SEE WHAT HELP CAN I GET. I WAS MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE SUV. I HIT MY HEAD BAD NOW I SUFFER HEAD ISSUES THAT I'M GETTING TREATED FOR ALSO I HAD A PASSENGER WHO WAS HURT.

POWER STEERING FAILED.

THE 14S05=RECALL NUMBER. I ONLY FOUND IT THROUGH CREDIT KARMA. IT CONCERNS THE EPS COMPONENT FAILING AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME HARD TO STEER! I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE I DRIVE TO WORK, AND I SWING SHIFT, DAY, EVENING, AND MIDNIGHT ON DANGEROUS ROADS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE POWER ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SAN TAN FORD, 1429 E MOTORPLEX LOOP, GILBERT, AZ 85297) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST AND IT WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THIS MODEL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR VEHICLES FROM THE PLANT IN KC BUT NO OTHER PLANTS. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS WENT OUT. MY DAUGHTER WAS STRANDED IN FERGUSON MO FOR OVER TWO HOURS.

TAMARA RECALL - BAILEY CAN MOVE MY WHEEL AND IT'S ELECTRIC ONLY HAD IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND BARELY DRIVE IT BUT MAKES PAGES ON IT AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR

LOSS OF POWER STERRING. STEERING BECOMES VERY TIGHT HARD TO TURN.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT , AND ONE YEAR A GO I HAD 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUES , BUT ON THE 2008 HAS RECALL BUT THE 2009 THERES NO RECALL ,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CREST FORD INC., 22675 GIBRALTAR RD, FLAT ROCK, MI 48134) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) A YEAR AND HALF AGO. AT THAT TIME, THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE SOFTWARE WERE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN HAD NO RECALLS AND PROVIDED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

RECALL 14S05 TORQUE SENSOR INSTALLATION

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE XL BECAME VIRTUALY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN A CORNER OR TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL TO PARK MY CAR ON MAY 2,2018. I ALMOST THREWH MY BACK OUT JUST TRYING TO GET HOME AFTER A 15 MINUTE DRIVE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE STEERING MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS INCLUDED THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. THIS MECHANIC IS AWARE OF THE 2008-2011 RECALL INVOLVING THE FORD ESCAPE MANUFACTURED IN KANSAS USA. MY ESCAPE WAS MANUFACTURED THERE BUT I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR THE STEERING ISSUE WERE FROM A DIFFERENT PANT NUMBER. MY MECHANIC DISAGREES AND FEELS MY FORD ESCAPE HAS THE SAME EXACT FAULTY ISSUE AND IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE.

STEERING BECOMES VERY TIGHT HARD TO TURN

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. DAYS LEADING UP TO THIS WARNING I ONLY HEARD THE COMPUTER BELL DING AND THEN NOTHING NO DISPLAY. ON THE DAY DRIVING TO WORK ON HWY. THE COMPUTER DISPLAY CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO MAUNALLY TURN VERY HARD .COULD NOT MAKE ANY QUICK TURNS.IF I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

ELECTRIC STEERING FAILED INSTANTLY WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING HUGE INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT,SO MUCH SO THAT A SMALL PERSON CANNOT CONTROL THE CAR.A HUGE SAFETY RISK. THE CAR WAS MOVING ALONG THE ROAD AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.

POWER STEERING GAVE UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IT. THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON ON THE WAY TO WORK AND THEN THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE WORK AT THE END OF THE DAY. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL FOR 2009 FORD ESCAPES AND NEEDS TO BE ADDED.

LOST STEERING. UNABLE TO STEER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. MAC HAIK FORD (10333 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77024) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AS IF I'M OUT OF POWER STEERING FLUID, WHICH IT'S NOT. ALSO, THE WHEELS ARE SHAKY AND FEEL LIKE THEIR ABOUT TO COME OFF. SOMEONE HIT MY VEHICLE AND IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. NOW I'M PAYING FOR A RENTAL UNTIL GETS FIXED AND I'M PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS INSTEAD OF THE COMPANY.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED BY STORMS FORD, EAST HAMPTON, NY, 10/24/17. MILEAGE: 34438. STEERING FAILED AGAIN, 3/30/18. MILEAGE: 35400. IS THERE ANY RECALL OR OTHER RECOURSE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK GENTLY AND THEN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAMILY OF PA (170 YORK RD, CARLISLE, PA 17013) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. LES STUMPF FORD IN APPLETON, WISCONSIN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO RESET THE PCM. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR OR STEERING COLUMN AS OUTLINED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BECAUSE THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES DISPLAYED WHEN TESTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS A RESULT THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TRI STAR FORD DEALERSHIP (930 US-22, BLAIRSVILLE, PA 15717) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE WRENCH SIGN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE HOLMES TUTTLE FORD LINCOLN TUCSON (888-298-7826, 660 W AUTO MALL DR., TUCSON, AR 85705) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING. AND VIBERATES WHEN IDLING. ELECTRIC STEERING

I HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST REPLACED IN MY FORD ESCAPE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION WHEN IT WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS LATER I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR "CERTAIN" MAKE AND MODEL ESCAPES. OBVIOUSLY, MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. BRIGHTON FORD (8240 GRAND RIVER AVE, BRIGHTON, MI) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OPEN RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

FORD ESCAPE 140S05 TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY CAR. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD FIXED THE RECALL IN 2015 AND WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT AGAIN. THIS DOES NOT HELP WITH THE SAFETY ANY PERSON DRIVING WITH ME OR IN ANOTHER VEHICLE IF I LOOSE ALL MY CAPACITY TO STEER. I BELIEVE THAT IF A RECALL IS DONE ON A CAR UNTIL THE CAR IS RUNNING ANY MORE. I AM GOING TO CONTACT FOR DEALERSHIP AS WELL. SAFETY FIRST!!!!

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND I WANT TO GO TO THE REST AREA AND TURN LEFT AND THE WHEEL GOT HARD TO TURN THE CORNER OF THE STREET, AFTER THAT NEVER LOOSENED TO DRIVE THE CAR

2 YEARS AGO , WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE IN THE CITY AND HIGHWAY, I HAD EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE STEERING FREEZING WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO FREE THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE CAR WAS EVALUATED, THEY FELT THAT THE CAR WAS OK AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE CAR. AT THIS TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND AT TIMES THE STEERING IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATIONS AND FREEZING. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON FREES THE WHEEL BUT THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUES WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH OF THE WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST 1,200.00 TO REPAIR, HOWEVER; I COULD STILL DRIVE THE CAR IF I COULD STAND THE NOISE.

MY VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED, POWER STEERING TEMPORARILY WORKS BUT THEN FAILS WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 40-60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN STOPPED,WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. A FEW HUNDRED MILES LATER LOST POWER STEERING.ALSO TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD, ALSO NOTICEABLE CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (RICH FORD, 8601 LOMAS BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87112) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON POWER STEERING AND MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. MY POWER STEERING ISN'T WORKING. IT SHOWED A FAULT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN IT WENT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND VIBRATED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. EVENTUALLY, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND MADE THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,500. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE STEERING BOX WAS REPLACED, RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *TR

DASH WARNING "POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAIL" CAME ON - STEERING LOCKED UP, WILL NOT TURN EITHER DIRECTION. DRIVING ON STREET AND TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY. CAR WOULDN'T TURN AND DROVE INTO YARD. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER CARS ON THAT SIDE OF DRIVEWAY. PROBABLY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE SPEED AND TOOK THE NEXT EXIT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2009 ESCAPE WHEN THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. SHE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THIS HAS BEEN A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YET ONLY SOME WERE RECALLED?????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOLF MOTOR COMPANY (31148 PUMPKIN HILL RD, LE SUEUR, MD) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,995.