2011 FORD ESCAPE Steering Problems

WHEN IM STARTING TO DRIVE THE ESCAPE IT MAKES A WARNING SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT FEEL NATURAL. AT TIMES IT FEELS STIFF AND HARD TO TURN AND AT OTHER TIMES IT TURNS SO EASILY. ON THE DASHBOARD IT SHOWS ME A WARNING SIGN TELLING ME, 'POWER STEERING ASSISTANT FAULT,' ITS HAPPENED THREE TIMES THESE PAST FEW MONTHS. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED, I DID A RESET BUT IT STILL SHOWS UP. I DONT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT FEELS DANGEROUS.

LIGHT CAME ON FOR POWER STEERING ASSISTED FAULT AFTER I PUT CAR IN PARK AND OPENED THE DOOR WHILE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING TURNING STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SPOKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION FORD ORANGE PARK LOCATED AT 7700 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244, (904) 270-9943, TO NOTIFY THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,864.

MY STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT ON ME TO WHERE I CANNOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME WITHIN 20 MINUTES. I HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I HAVE TO PUT ON MY FOUR WAYS PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THEN TURN IT OFF AND ON AND IT WORKS AGAIN.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON THE CAR, INITIALLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE DID ALLOW IT TO WORK FOR A TIME BUT NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN IT INITIALLY FAILED IT HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS IN A PARKING LOT AS WELL AS AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT FORD ATTEMPTED TO FIX WITH A "SOFTWARE" PATCH BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A CRITICAL FLAW IN THE POWER STEERING UNITS IN THESE CARS. *TR

RANDOM LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2014, HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AT FORD & LINCOLN OF SMITHTOWN (440 EAST JERICHO TURNPIKE, ST JAMES, NY 11780). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING MESSAGE FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A RECALL REPAIR APPROVAL REQUEST WAS FILED HOWEVER THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.*DT CONSUMER BELIEVES TORQUE SENSOR WAS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING CEASED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. *TR

MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE IS PURCHASED FROM A PREVIOUS OWNER WHO HAD A RECALL PREFORMED BACK IN 2014. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY. YEARS LATER I HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WHEEL SHACKING AND KNOW I CAN BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. BOUGHT INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE THE RECALL WAS ORIGINAL PERFORMED AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 800.00 TO GET FIXED BECAUSE THE RECALL IS CLOSED. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OR AGE IF THE VEHICLE YOU SOUND THINK THAT SAFETY WOULD BE THE FIRST PRIORITY FOR THE CONSUMER. I HAVE OWNED FORDS IN THE PAST BUT HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS MAJOR USSUE FIXED. VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHACK IN PLACE AND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE SHACKING THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HIS WIFE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AND LINCOLN OF SMITHTOWN LOCATED AT (440 EAST JERICHO, TURNPIKE, ST JAMES, NY 11780). THE POWER STEERING WAS DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AND DETERMINED THAT POWER STEERING GEAR HAD TROUBLES AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID THAT MOST 2008 TO 2011 FORD ESCAPES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT FIT THE PARAMETERS. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED BY SMITHTOWN FORD AND CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. CONSUMER ATTACHED THE PAPER WORK FROM DEALER SHOWING THIS INFORMATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

FIRST POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING, NEXT TAIL GATE WON'T OPEN, TIRE PRESSURE DASH LIGHT WARNING COMES ON YET THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. CHECK MOTOR DASH LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF OFTEN YET THEY FIND NO PROBLEM. LATEST IS POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING AGAIN PLUGGED INTO CHECKING MACHINE NO PROBLEM. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES CONTINUOUSLY WHILE STOPPED. AND BELIEVE SUSPENSION IS GIVING OUT. NOT A CAR THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE. HAS HORRIBLE BLIND SPOTS. ALL OCCURRENCES HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LIFE OF OUR OWNERSHIP. STEERING WAS YESTERDAY FEB 26,2020

POWER STEERING FAILURES RELATED TO ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING COLUMN. IT CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. RESTARTING THE CAR SOMETIMES FIXES ISSUE. FORD HAS STATED OTHER 2011 FORD ESCAPES HAVE A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM- THIS VEHICLE IS NOT RECALLED.

THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN IN PARK. NOT SURE IF SAFE TO DRIVE

THE LAST TWO TIMES I'VE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.. WHEN IT FAILS, THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. FAILED AND RETURNED 4 TIMES IN A 3 MILE TRIP. TWICE WHILE GOING STRAIGHT AT 35MPH AND TWICE WHILE TURNING AT 10MPH OR LESS.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAMPION FORD SALES INC. 2502 W 26TH ST, ERIE, PA 16506, (814) 878-2500, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, NO MENTION OF THE POWER STEERING WAS LISTED IN THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD LAST NIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING. JUST NO LONGER TURNED PROPERLY. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DONG ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR. IF IT HAPPENS WHILE TURNING WITHOUT WARNING THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE RISK OF CRASHES.

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN POWER STEERING ABILITY AND DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), WHICH HE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MONADNOCK FORD (119 MONADNOCK HWY, SWANZEY, NH 03446) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,009. *DT*JB

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO GAIN MOVEMENT IN STEERING WHEEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WORSENED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KEN GRODY FORD BUENA PARK (6211 BEACH BLVD, BUENA PARK, CA 90621, (888) 263-7926) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PARTS WERE REPLACED AND COMPLETED. THE REPAIRS COST $3,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED WHILE EXITING FROM THE INTERSTATE VEHICLE WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 0 MPH A GRADUAL DECELERATION AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR SERVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. RIVERTOWN FORD (1680 WHITTLESEY RD, COLUMBUS, GA 31904, (706) 653-7420) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE THREE HOURS AND WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE TO MAN HANDLE THE WHEEL TILL IT COMES BACK AND IT ALMOST CAUSED A COUPLE OF BAD ACCIDENTS. I DON'T LIKE FEELING UNSAFE DRIVING A CAR I'M PAYING FOR ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS IN IT. TOOK IT TOO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET DIAGNOSED AND MY TORQUE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS A BAD CONNECTION, AND CAN CAUSE THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THE MOST FRUSTRATING PART IS MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT COVERED WITH THE RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER 2011 FORD ESCAPES. I DON'T HAVE $700 TO DISH OUT AT ALL TIMES WORKING FOR THE ARMY. WOULD BE AWESOME IF THE RECALL WOULD COVER ALL 2011 ESCAPES SO I CAN GET THE ISSUE FIXED AND MY FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE TO STRESS ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE STEARING WHEEL GOT TIGHT AND I COULDNT STEER THE CAR. THEN I TURNED CAR OFF STARTED IT AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE BATTERY LIGHT LITE UP AND THE STEARING WAS LOCKING UP NOT LETTING ME TURN .VERY SCAREY CAUSE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND NOTHING WAS DISPLAYED SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT STEARING OR BATTERY LOW...

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. CAR WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN CAT WAS RESTARTED IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF MILES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE TURNING LEFT WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. THING SAME SEQUENCE HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES JUST TRYING TO GET THE CAR HOME. CONTACTED FORD ( THERE IS A RECALL) BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR'S VIN IS NOT RECALLED EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME MANY CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR ESCAPES AND FORD NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE

WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO AN INTERSECTION AND STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TURN. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT TIME OF INCIDENT. VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED STIFF FOR REMAINDER OF DRIVE AND VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO MANEUVER AS EFFECTIVELY. REQUIRED MUCH MORE FORCE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. NO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ASSOCIATED.

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED THE POWER ASSIST STOPS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIME IN THE PAST MONTH. TURNING OFF THEN BACK ON ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE ON. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON MY ESCAPE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT IN SEARCHING I FOUND RECALL #14V284000 THAT MIRRORS MY EXACT PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY HAVE 113K ON THE CAR.

TWICE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN TURNING SLOWLY. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15MPH WHEN I TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND FELT THE STEERING LOCK UP MAKING IT DANGEROUS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO A SAFE PARKING PLACE. ONCE I DID, I POWERED THE CAR OFF FOR A MIN AND BACK ON. IT RESUMED AS NORMAL. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO BE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY. I NO LONGER TRUST THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BONNELL MOTORS INC (LOCATED AT 353 CAMBRIDGE ST, WINCHESTER, MA 01890, (877) 729-9700) WHERE THE SAME DIAGNOSIS WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT STARTED INTO A CURVE IN ROAD WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED IN VEHICLE. COULD BARELY CONTROL VEHICLE TO GET OFF OF ROAD. NO WARNING, NOISES OR LIGHTS CAME ON. VERY SCARY. CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED BUT THE YEAR AND MODEL DO HAVE A RECALL ON STEERING PROBLEMS.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS A RECALL BUT FORD IS UNABLE TO LOCATE INFORMATION STATING A RECALL ON THE CAR. ELECTRIC STEERING GAVE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT FORD REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RECALLED IN 2014

STEERING DIED WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO AVOID INCIDENT AND RESTARTING CAR APPEARED TO FIX ISSUE AT THE TIME. DEALER INDICATED EXACT SAME ERROR CODE B2278 AND REPAIR AS INDICATED BY RECALL 14S05. HOWEVER, THIS VIN NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL AND MANY CALLS TO FORD AND AN OPEN CASE ARE USELESS. HAVE GRAVE CONCERN FOR FUTURE FAILURES.

ALL THE SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING LOST TOTAL POWER STEERING AND COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. ONCE I GOT IT STOPPED AND SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, POWER STEERING WAS FINE WHEN I CRANKED BACK UP. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING LATER. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES REPORTED ON THE 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPES TORQUE SENORS THAT WAS RECALLED. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON THE 2011-2012 MODELS AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, CAUSING HER TO BUMP INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPOT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT'S WIFE MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD BELLEVUE (LOCATED AT 411 116TH AVE NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98004, (425) 243-5203) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TURNING TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AND HAD NO POWER STEERING,REMOVED ERROR CODE AND POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING.

POWER STEERING STOP WORKING SUDDENLY, CHECK ONLINE AND FORD ISSUE A RECALL ON 2014 BUT LOCAL DEALERSHIP DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MY VEHICLE AS ONE AFFECTED.

"TAKATA RECALL" ON MAY 11TH 2019, MY AUNTIE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT THAT WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. A BLACK TOYOTA STOP IN FRONT OF WHEN US, I HIT THE BRAKES ON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND BLOWUP IN MY FACE, KNOCKING OUT ONE OF MY CROWNS AND SHIFT MY TEETH, I WENT TO THE DENTIST OFFICE AFTER LEAVING THE HOSPITAL, THE DOCTOR TOLD ME I SWALLOWED PARTICLES AND MY LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE WOULD NOT STOP HURTING, I ALSO LET THE DENTIST KNOW THE AIRBAG BLOWUP IN MY FACE, HE FOUND MY ROOT CANAL WAS FRAMED IN HALF, IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 12,000.00 OF MY OWN MONEY TO REPAIR THE TOOTH AND OTHER DAMAGE TEETH THAT WERE SHIFTED OR I WOULD LOOSE THEM IN THE FUTURE, I HAVEN'T SMILED SENSE.I WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON HIGHWAY THEY...

CITY DRIVING 35 MPH, NO POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. SHUT CAR OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES, RESTARTED. STEERING OKAY. HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH, NO NOISES, CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING FINE. 145000 MI.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED EDITION AND ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS GOING AT A GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY THE DASH WENT BLACK AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND EVERYTHING I WAS ABLE TO STOP I RESTARTED CAR IT STARTED BACK UP

I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY FORD ESCAPE STEERING FIXED, NOW THERE IS A RECALL AND MY DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE IS TO A RECALL, WHICH THERE IS. I WAS DOING AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A ARIGHT HAND TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-50 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT CALLED PEACOCK FORD (1875 S ORLANDO AVE, MAITLAND, FL 32751, (407) 644-7111) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. *BF UPDATED; CONTACT HAS STATED THAT THE STEERING ALSO SEIZED TWICE WHILE THEIR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING.*AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIME UNTIL THE STEERING WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWNE FORD OF REDWOOD CITY (LOCATED AT 1601 EL CAMINO REAL, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063, (650) 366-5744) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK SENSOR, TWO COLUMN BOLTS, AND THE EPA SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,889.

A KNOCK STARTED IN MY STEERING COLUMN. I GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE. MY STEERING BECAME JERKY AND UNCONTROLLABLE. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND THE STEERING COLUMN BAD. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK THAT THIS STEERING COLUMN HAS GONE BAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I DID NOT LEARN FROM THE FIRST RECALL. TWO TIMES WITH THE SAME PART AND PROBLEM. I DO NOT THINK THIS WAS FIXED AND A CONTINUED INVESTIGATION INTO THE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD EXIST.

TAKATA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING VERY BAD AND MADE MY CAR SWERVE SO I GOT SCARED AND IT SHOOK FOR A WHILE FINALLY THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND THE MESSAGE "POWER ASSIST FAULT" SHOWED UP ON MY DASHBOARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY GOING OUT, PARTICULARLY WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE. THE WHEEL BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN AND I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ABILITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *DT *TR*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHAFT TORQUE SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. (THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER FORD IS NOT HONORING MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE, YET THE SAME FAILURE IS OCCURING WITH MY VEHICLE.