2010 FORD ESCAPE Steering Problems

In past couple of years, I had power steering loss while driving. I managed to get car off road but very difficult. I paid $2,000 for a new steering column and was told this was a common Ford Escape Issue. Less than 1 year later, I am having same problem again. Steering comes and goes.

The power steering cuts out abruptly causing loss of control. The dashboard begins to flash with warning lights and sounds, however when the power steering comes back on the warning lights and sounds stop. This is a known issue by Ford but the dealer tells me my car is not on the recall list, the existing recall #14S05 does not cover my vehicle and furthermore it let Ford off the hook w/o truly fixing the problem. If you look into it you will find that the "repair" does not work! The NHTSA needs to do something about this as it will cause accidents and possibly lead to injury or death! Please - get serious about holding Ford accountable. This is a SERIOUS problem.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the power steering failed, and the contact could not turn the steering wheel. The power steering assist fault warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and began driving at slower speeds while manually steering the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic with power steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

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.

I was driving turning right and my steering wheel locked up and I hit a tree I seen my model car has a recall #14s05

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his fiancé was driving 55 MPH, the vehicle drove over a bump in the middle of the roadway and the steering wheel turned to the left causing the wheels to make a squealing sound. The contact stated that the steering wheel remained off center. The driver had the vehicle towed to his residence. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was concerned that the failure was related to the front wheel being misaligned. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Loss of. Power steering while running. And dash. Markers turn off in the highway

Electronic steering assist is intermittently failing causing loss of power steering. Other vehicles of this model and year have been recalled for this failure. My Vin is not included in this recall. Warning light notification comes comes on dash. Power steering is lost. Also steering wheel vibrates when stopped at a traffic light.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 30 mph while attempting to make a left turn, the steering wheel turned right inadvertently then ceased. The contact slammed on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle from going into a ditch. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the steering shaft torque sensor malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer since parts were on back order. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 118,000.

FORD RECALL OF POWER STEERING RESET THE COMPUTER. POWER STEERING STILL FAILED REQUIRING THE SENSOR THAT WAS NOT REPLACED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM PRESENTED WITH THE SAME ERROR CODES AND SYMPTOMS THAT CAUSED THE RECALL. FORD SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY COMPLETED. AT THE TIME THEY FLASHED THE MEMORY ON THE DEVICE INSTEAD OF REPLACING.

WHILE DRIVING MADE RIGHT HAND TURN INTO SERVICE STATION AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY HAD SLOWED FOR TURN AND ALTHOUGH SCARED NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN TOW COMPANY JACKED UP ESCAPE TO TOW IT ONTO FLATBED TRUCK WE SAW THAT FORWARD FRAME HAD RUSTED ALLOWING FRONT OF A ARM TO SEPARATE FROM FRAME CAUSING SUSPENSION TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STANDSTILL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER, AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

STEERING;AT SLOW SPEEDS AND ESPECIALLY AT IDLE THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS BACK AND FORTH. JITTERY IS HOW I'D DESCRIBE IT. AT SLOW SPEEDS IT FEELS LIKE A LOOSE WHEEL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. THROTTLE BODY; RECALL IS EXPIRED. I PURCHASED THE CAR (SECOND OWNER) ABOUT 2015 FROM A DEALERSHIP IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION FROM FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OEM THROTTLE BODY FAILED IN 2019, WHICH WAS INDEPENDENTLY DIAGNOSED AND I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. NO RECOURSE AT THE PRESENT WITH EITHER ISSUE. BOTH ARE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES KNOWN THROUGHOUT FORD FORUMS AND INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURER.

WHEN I STARTED VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE A LITTLE BIT ON ITS OWN, THEN I TRY TO LEAVE PARKING SPACE AND STEERING WAS REALLY HARD TO MOVE. I TRIED TO DRIVE LIKE THIS BUT IT IS REALLY HARD TO STEER VEHICLE ON THIS CONDITIONS TRYING TO DRIVE ON TRAFFIC HAS BECOME DANGEROUS DUE TO THE LACK OF STEERING, I OPTED TO STOP DRIVING THIS CAR UNTIL I CAN TAKE IT TO THE SHOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND WAS COMING FORM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL AS THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HALF SHAFT AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURES TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15E045000 (SUSPENSION) AND 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT THEN CALLED TYLER FORD, LTD (2626 S SW LOOP 323, TYLER, TX 75701) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,711.*DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WAS FIRM WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, UPON CONTACTING METRO FORD, INC. (2860 S NOLAND RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055) HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.*DT

WHILE DRIVING THE 2010 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING TO SUDDENLY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. UNABLE TO TURN OR CONTROL VEHICLE

I WAS COMING BACK FROM THE STORE. I STARTED MY CAR UP IT WAS STATIONARY, THEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT POPPED UP. AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED I HAD TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES HOME WITH MY VEHICLE IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER (PRIORITY FORD 3420 N MILITARY HWY, NORFOLK, VA 23518 (757) 583-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

POWER STEERING STOPPED ON CAR. TURNED CAR ON IN THE MORNING AND GOT A MESSAGE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" ON DASH. WENT TO DRIVE CAR AND POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING.

THIS VECHICAL IS BEING FINANCED THROUGH CENTRAL AUTO SALES OF HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. THIS VECHICAL HAS SERIOUS ISSUES, I CONTACTED CENTRAL AUTO ABOUT MY CAR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT KEPT STALLING ON FREEWAY THAT I WAS BARELY MISSED BY A DIESAL TRUCK HITTING ME. I TOLD THEM IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL POWER TRAIN THAT'S KEEP STALLING. THEY PICKED THE CAR UP KEPT IT FOR 2DAYS DIDN'T FIX IT BUT WANTED TO CHARGE ME $344 FOR REPAIRS THAT WASN'T DONE. GOT CAR BACK IN SAME POSITION AND IT STALLED AGAIN ON ME IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I HAD TO BUY MY PART AND HAD SOMEONE TO PUT THE THROTTLE BODY ON. NOW IT'S THE STEERING WHEEL IT WON'T TURN PROPERLY IT'S SO HARD TO TURN LIKE IT'S LOCK CAUSE IT MAKE A CLICKING SOUND BEFORE IT COMPLETELY LOCK. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED CROWN FORD INC, (420 MERRICK RD, LYNBROOK, NY 11563, (516) 599-0600) TO INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE ELECTRICAL STEERING ASSIST DISENGAGED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND A BEEPING ALARM SOUNDED THREE TIMES. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON ANOTHER OCCASION. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I GOT THE CAR BACK HOME AND PARKED IT UNTIL I COULD DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. FOUND THE SAME HAPPENINGS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND MY ESCAPE WAS ONE OF THE RECALL VINS. IN 2014, I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID WHATEVER WAS REQUIRED AT THAT TIME. I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE BEFORE THE RECALL, AND THEY APPARENTLY DID THE REPLACEMENT TO KEEP THE ELECTRICAL ASSIST FROM DISENGAGING. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. MY ESCAPE IS AT 191,000 MILES CURRENTLY. FORD SERVICE SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX IT WITHOUT ME COVERING THE COST, AND IF ANOTHER RECALL IS ISSUED, FORD MAY REIMBURSE...

MY POWER STEERING BROKE DOWN AND MY POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON.I CALLED FORD ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED BACK IN 2014 DUE TO A RECALL.THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EVEN THEY REPAIRED IT ONCE. SO IS FORD RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS RECALLED ONCE BEFORE. THANKS...

ON OCTOBER 19, 2020 MY GRANDCHILDREN AND I WHERE TRAVELING BACK HOME FROM SAN DIEGO, CA TO GEORGIA AND AS WE WHERE DRIVING ON HWY 20 IN TEXAS, I HIT A BUMP THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I SLOWLY DROVE THE CAR TO KILGORE, TEXAS TOOK THE CARE TO AUTOMOTIVE SUPER CENTER 1505 US HWY 259 NORTH BUSINESS KILGORE, TX 75663. CHANDLER GORDY SAID HE WOULD CHECK IT OUT AND CALL ME. CHANDLER CALLED ME AND GAVE ME THE REPORT (SEE ATTACHED REPORT). CHANDLER STATED THAT TO FIX THAT UNIT IT COST OVER $2,000.00 IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE I COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT DONE. I ASKED HIM WHAT HE COULD DO SO THAT WE COULD GET BACK HOME HE SAID HE WOULD TRY AND RESET THE SENSOR. CHANDLER RESET IT & WE HAD TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT MIGHT GO OUT AGAIN AND TO BE VERY CAREFUL....

I WAS WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT AND WHEN I BEGAN MOVING THE STEERING WHELL WENT VERY HARD TO OPERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY AFTER THAT. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITH ONLY A FEW SECONDS IN BETWEEN. AFTER THAT IT BECAME NORMAL UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE CAR. NEXT TIME I TURNED ON THE CAR UNTIL TODAY IT HAVE NEVER BEEN NORMAL AGAIN AND IT'S VERY HARD TO OPERATE, EVEN WORSE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED: POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE STEERING SENSOR WAS REPROGRAMMED, NOT REPLACED. THE REPAIR FAILED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.*DT*DT CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR. MANUFACTURE UNWILLING TO REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PARTS.*JB

POWER STEERING ASSIT FAULT - EXACTLY LIKE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V284000. THE VEHICLE IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE SUMMARY MENTIONS BUT FORD MOTOR CO IS SAYING THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THE ONES RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURED DATE IS DURING THIS PERIOD (APRIL 2010) WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER IN EXETER, CA. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND CONFIRMED MULTIPLE TIMES.

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT AFTER WORK. I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. SENSOR SAID POWER STEERING FAULT.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE AND WENT TO TURN A CORNER AND HEARD A BEEPING CHIME AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP AND HAD PROBLEMS TURNING OUT OF THE SPOT THEN IT WAS FINE. I DROVE IT HOME AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY IT STARTED CHIMING AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. IT WON'T TURN OR ANYTHING. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THE 2010 ESCAPES AND THERE WAS A RECALL OUT ON IT. I CALLED FORD AND GAVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER BUT THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL. I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER ANDERSON FORD BULLHEAD CITY LOCATED AT 2585 AZ-95, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ 86442, (928) 255-6752, AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT INCLUDE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IN RECALL #14S05. ALSO DRIVING IN THE HEAT WITH THE AC ON GENERATES ENGINE HEAT DRIVING ON HEATED ASPHALT.*JB*LN*JB

RE: VIN [XXX] 2010 FORD ESCAPE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 14S05/NHTSARECALL 14V-284 THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLEVIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE ON 7/20/20. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH LARRY MILLER FORD LINCOLN DRAPER, 11442 S LONEPEAKPARKWAY, DRAPER,UT 84020 ON 7/21/20. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THISVEHICLE AND THAT THE PART #CL8Z*3F818*A TORQUE STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS QUICK TO REJECT REPAIR FOR RECALLS OR WARRANTIES AS IT IS A DIRECT EXPENSE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY SAID MY RECOURSE WAS TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHICH I DID AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER CONTACT FORD MOTOR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL WOULD BE HONORED AS THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED IN 2014 WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER...

DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, HIT BUMP FROM ROAD CONSTRUCTION. SURFACE WAS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED, STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THEN WAS TILTED APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES OFF CENTER TO THE LEFT. LIFTED VEHICLE AND INSPECTED, FOUND K-FRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE WAS ROTTING THROUGH AND HAD PARTIALLY DETACHED. CAUSING ALIGNMENT TO CHANGE. NOT MUCH MATERIAL IS HOLDING IT ON STILL.

A VIBRATION SPORADICALLY OCCURS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING MOSTLY BUT NOT ONLY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE A/C UNIT BUT IT HAPPENS WHETHER ON OR OFF. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT AFFECTED ON GAGES. I BELIEVE THIS WAS WHY THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2018. THE VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN MOVING OR STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENS ITS SEEMS COMPLETELY RANDOM. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOTICEABLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. AT LEAST NOTICEABLY. PROBABLY UNRELATED BUT THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD SOMETHING A LITTLE OFF ABOUT THE ENGINE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT SEEMED A LITTLE LOUDER THAN IT SHOULD BE AND NOT AS SMOOTH I THOUGHT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SO IT MIGHT BEEN AN ISSUE THE WHOLE TIME BUT BECOMING MORE NOTICEABLE. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT USUALLY HAPPENS FOR 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE BUT HAS LASTED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAHL FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT 561 THEATER RD, ONALASKA, WI 54650, (608) 779-2886, WHERE THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V222000 (POWER TRAIN), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING FORD DENIES THAT THE RECALL 14S05 NOT ONLY THAT I ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS THEY WANT ME TO PAY $2000 FOR FAULTY STEERING ASSEMBLY WHEN THEY KNOW IT?S NOT WORKING. *TR

STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT IT IS AN ELECTRONIC STEERING DEVICE THAT IN OTHER VEHICLES PRODUCED OUT OF THE KANSAS CITY PLANT HAVE A RECALL ON HIM BUT APPARENTLY MINE DOES NOT I CANNOT STEER MY VEHICLE IT JUST SHUTS OFF IT'S ELECTRONICALLY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE YES IT IS 10 YEARS OLD YES IT HAS OVER 80,000 MILES BUT I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER FORD VEHICLES THAT HAVE WELL OVER 200,000 MILES AND I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE STEERING OTHER THAN THIS ONE WITH ITS ELECTRONIC STEERING WHICH I DO SEE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR CERTAIN ESCAPES PRODUCED DURING THAT YEAR OUT OF THE KANSAS CITY PLANT AND NOW FORD WANTS ME TO PAY OVER $7000 THAT SHE JUST FIX SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD'VE CORRECTED. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT. STARTED TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME TURNING RIGHT INTO A GAS STATION AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES SO THAT I WOULDN'T HIT THE GUY COMING OUT SINCE I WAS SO UNPREPARED FOR MY POWER STEERING TO GO OUT! I HAD THE RECALL FIXED YEARS AGO AND SOMEHOW...ITS BACK! I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. THE DASH DISPLAYED 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT'. I WAS OVER 20 MILES FROM HOME ON A VERY CURVY CANYON ROAD. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE THAT THIS COULD FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE. I SAW THAT SOME FORD ESCAPES HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT MINE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL THESE CARS IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE. I SAW THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THIS FROM OTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNERS. *TR

MY CAR HAS AN STEERING ASSIST FAULT , THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD TO HANDLE , IT WAS GOING ON AN OFF BUT NOW ON MY ODOMETER IT SHOWS THAT IT HAS A STEERING ASSIST FAULT, I TRIED CALLING FORD, BUT NO ANSWER, ALSO I TRIED THE WEBSITE AND WHEN I PUT MY VIN NUMBER IT WOULD SHOW NO RECALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AS A SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. MATT BOWERS FORD (3724 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, METAIRIE, LA 70002 (504) 887-8410) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. *BF*JB

STEERING WHEEL SHAKING VIGOROUSLY WHEN IDLE AND LOW SPEEDS. FULL POWER STEERING LOSS, WITH POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT CODE SHOWN.

TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY MY CAR STARTED GIVING A WARNING BEEP, ON CONTROL PANEL IT SAID POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT, HAD NO POWER STEERING, THOUGHT ONCE IT WAS DROVE AND SHUT CAR OFF IT WOULD RESET BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. STILL HAVE NO POWER STEERING, SAW THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE I GOT THE CAR BUT IF THIS GOT FIXED AT THAT TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BASIL FORD (1540 WALDEN AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14225) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY CAR STARTED ACTING FUNNY .MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD JUST SHACK BACK N FORTH WHILE DRIVE OR IN PARK. WHEN DRIVING AFTER ABOUT A WEEK MY POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT COMES ON .IT WAS ON FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS .I GO TO GET IN MY CAR TO LEAVE CRANK UP CAR PUT IT IN DRIVE IN I CAN BARELY TURN LEFT TO RIGHT.

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION GETTING WORSE BY DAY SEAT BELTS IN BACK DON'T WORK PROPERLY . SOMETIMES DONT WORK AT ALL BREAKS DONT WORK AFTER CARWASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TODAY STRAIGHT ON A STREET AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE (ONLY BY GODS GRACE SHE WAS SPARED FROM A DEADLY ACCIDENT). I WENT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AT HER HOME AND FOUND OUT THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM WHERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY FATIGUED THAT WAS CORRODED BADLY BROKE OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL. I THEN RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AFTERWARDS AND THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON LINE OF VEHICLE ABOUT THIS SAME SAFETY ISSUE. I MAY BE SEEKING LEGAL COUNSEL FROM TODD TRACY LAW FIRM OF DALLAS TX. FOR THIS POSSIBLY DEADLY AND SEVERE DEFECT THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED FROM FORD AND NHTSA TO CONSUMERS AND IS A HIDDEN TICKING TIME BOMB PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER. WHY HAVE YOU NOT NOTIFIED PEOPLE OF THIS ISSUE? I...