Power Steering Light On problems of the 2008 Ford Escape

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle loss power steering assist and became difficult to steer. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the power steering needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 116,710.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while at a standstill, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the electric steering column and steering plate needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

Electric steering shakes with slight pressure turning either way. This happened on a city street, as I was slowing down.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape hybrid. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign, the steering wheel would inadvertently move. The contact stated that the power steering and engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to her residence. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and upon starting the next morning the power steering failure warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed to move. The vehicle was taken to progressive auto sales (69 jewett Ave, swanton, vt 05488) where the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a Ford dealer. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the power steering failed with the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact used a code reader to diagnose the vehicle. The code displayed referenced a defective torque sensor modulator. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 193,700.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering became difficult to turn while pulling into a driveway and while reversing out of the driveway. The contact stated that a family friend drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic and the vehicle was diagnosed and dtc code: b2278 (steering shaft torque sensor) was retrieved. The contact was informed that the steering shaft torque sensor needed to be replaced. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was towed to a second independent mechanic and was informed that the software needed to reprogram the vehicle was available at the local Ford dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but, offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape . The contact stated that while exiting the highway going about 40 mph, the power steering assist warning light illuminated. Causing the steering to become difficult to steer. The contact veer to the shoulder of the road turned the vehicle off. The vehicle was towed to the contact residents. Where the contact managed to drive the vehicle to the dealer bob moore Ford 8948 s I- 35 service rd, oklahoma city, ok 73149 where it was diagnosed and determined that the power steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact mentioned NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 steering as a possible solution to the failure. However, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware if the failure and informed the contact to contact NHTSA to place a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000. Ck.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while turning into her driveway the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering seized. The contact turned the vehicle off and back on which failed to resume back to normal. The vehicle was towed by the contact insurance company state farm to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and informed the contact that the steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not repaired. However, the failure recurred. A dealer was contacted but the address and name were unknown. The contact mentioned 14v284000(steering) as a possible solution to the failure. The manufacturer was amde aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. Ck.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact pulled off of the roadway, turned the vehicle off and back on and the power steering failed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. She was informed of dtc code: 2278 (torque sensor signal failure). The mechanic was able to clear the fault code however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the Ford dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 147,000. Ah.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35mph, the steering wheel failed causing with the power steering asist fault light to illuminated. The contact try to steer the wheel but was unable to. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer lindsay Ford of wheaton 11250 veirs mill road, wheaton, MD 20902 where a diagnosed test was performed and determined that the power steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls and to contact NHTSA to place a complaint. The failure mileage was 154,063. Ck.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving about 20 mph, the steering lost power. The power steering fault light illuminated. The vehicle was pulled to the side and was later driven to an independent garage. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. Fe.

Making a right turn from a side street onto a major connector road. Steering froze when trying to turn. Was able to put vehicle in reverse to get out of major road. Waved following car around and backed up further from intersection so as not to create a hazard. Was able to move steering wheel slightly but was clearly not drivable as it was. Turned off ignition and restarted for no reason. Steering then worked.

The power steering assistance light has turned on and turning is difficult. Right now the car is still drivable but needs strengths to make your turns. The problem occurred on February 1st 2018 I went to start driving my car and it is steering power assist light turned on. You still able to get to work I'll just have to use a lot of strength for steering. Please look into this situation and make them to another recall on all the models that have the power steering assist evidently they all need to be recalledi just got this car 2 months ago.

I own a 2008 Ford Escape. My wife was at work and when she started to drive home noticed the steering wheel difficult to steer. Luckily she was driving straight on the highway on the way home. She did notice vibration of the steering wheel. I took it for a test drive and noticed it was very difficult to steer or turn at low speeds. Also the steering/powertrain wrench light had come lit. It was evident the steering assist had malfunctioned. After some research I became aware of an electric power assist safety recall on 2008-2011 Ford Escapes. Which is the exact same issue I'm having on my 2008 Ford Escape. I contacted the local Ford dealer and was told that according to the VIN number there was no recall announced for my vehicle. This makes exactly no sense to me because its the exact same issue and vehicle for which the recall was made. I'm basically on my own to fix at this point.

I purchased my 2008?Ford Escape last year 2015. I have replaced both cv axils on each side and I had my steering column replaced. I purchased the car with 95,000 miles on it at a great deal of $8,900. I then found out why it was so cheap from such a trusted dealership. The dealership was closing in the next 2 weeks. It closed shortly after my purchase and a new Ford dealership opened in its place. Through out the last few weeks my car has not been driving correctly, especially on the highway. I took a closer look and noticed that no matter my speed my car will not go above 3rd gear. My power tran light came on today. I have read on other sights that there were recalls on this issue. I do not think these issues were fixed while being recalled. The related I've done so far have not been cheap by any means. After a year (even less 2 of the above cases) I should not be having these issues. . Read more...

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving various speeds. The power steering seized. The power steering warning light indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column and power assist needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering) but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 99,348. Tw.

I went to my Ford garage at about 100,000 miles complaining that the power assist steering stops working sporatically. 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. Now at 128,000 miles the power assist fail light comes on and stays on and I only have manual steering. I took it to the garage for which I thought would be covered repairs and they stated that Ford will not cover the steering column replace, which is needed, because the recall sensor was replaced the last time I was in. To me that is not fixing the problem at all, it is simply now able to tell me there is something wrong with the vehicle, which I knew about over 28,000 miles ago. The garage says it is totally up to Ford to decide if they will pay for the recall and they say that they are not responsible. This is not how a recall should be repaired. They are not covering what is actually wrong with the vehicle, just the sensor that tells you something is wrong. According to my paperwork when I received the recall, if repeated problems the steering column should be a covered recall by Ford.

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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. 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. Pam.

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.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, there was a complete loss of power steering as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and informed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The failure recurred three months after the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign id number: 14v284000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 220,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (power steering). The contact stated that the power steering assist fault light illuminated. The vehicle was taken into the dealer and the technician diagnosed the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer declined honoring the recall since the repairs had previously been completed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 101,000.

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.

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.

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.

On Feb 4 2014 our daughter called very upset stating while making left hand turn steering froze up stopped car no oncoming traffic forced steering back came clear later that afternoon steering froze 2 more times on my wife had to turn engine off and restart steering wheel also had a slight vibration Ford has to know they have a problem echlon Ford stratford NJ knows and had no problem handing me a bill for 1431. 06 im just glad there were no injurys or accidents or much worse my wife and I have owned 5 Ford vehicles 0ver the yrs will now buy a GMC terrain if Ford does not address this problem.