Steering Is Tight problems of the 2008 Ford Escape

Sometimes my steering wheel is very hard. In addition, my car won't able to start when turn my key - my battery is good and my starter is ok. No crank no start.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when attempted to reverse out of a parking space the power steering was very hard to turn. The vehicle was taken to an unknown independent mechanic that determined that the steering torque angle sensor was defective and needed replacement. The contact also stated that the vehicle was repaired by the dealer willis Ford 15 n dupont boulevard, smyrna, DE 18877 for a software update of the power steering under NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 ( steering ) back in 2015, they only performed the software update and did not replace the parts. The vehicle was not repaired this last time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. Bp.

Steering system fault appears on dash. . . Making the wheel lock up in drive or turning. When I was parking steering was extremely hard please recall this matter I seen in 2006 a recall on google on the date of 11/1/2018. . . Ford will say there are no such thing its extremely dangerous as well as a defect that came out of bo where.

We purchased this vehicle about 3 months ago with 125,000 miles on it & the steering was great! we have driven it for about 1,000 miles. When I got in and started the vehicle the steering is so tight I can not turn the wheel in either direction! I had to leave my vehicle in the store parking lot & have my husband go there and drive it home. We checked with dealer and they informed us there are no recalls on our vehicle. So we went online & found there are a lot of people who have had the same thing happen to them, with Ford doing nothing to help.

The electronic power steering has malfunctioned. The steering wheel moves on its on while the vechile is started. The steering wheel is hard to turn while in "drive" or in "reverse". While driving from work, I experienced the steering wheel locking and was not able to turn the wheel at all. After turning the vehicle off, then back on, the electric steering started to work again but only for a short period of time.

While driving on highway suddenly steering feels like hard to shift lane and while turning on exit it is very difficult to take shapr turns. I pulled somehow in closet parking lot after took an exit from highway. Found message on dashboard power steering fault.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact mentioned that the dealer completed the recall for NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000(steering) and within 8,000 miles the eps failed. The contact indicated that the steering wheel was extremely tight and difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who replaced the torque control sensor for the second repair and the third repair was the steering column, but the failure continued to randomly happen. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they provided no permanent remedy to repair the condition. The contact indicated that the remedy for the recall was not sufficient and that the failure may happen again with no warning. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000. Dyd.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was a progressing failure in which the steering wheel was extremely tight and difficult to turn left and right. The contact had to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road, turn off the vehicle and restart the vehicle to reset the computer but the failure recurred. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14v284000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired due to the dealer stating the VIN was excluded from the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was no electric power steering safety concern before the recall was performed, however after the recall repair the power steering sensor illuminated, the steering wheel was tight and extremely difficult to steer. The contact was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14v284000 (steering) and the authorized dealer indicated that they recalibrated the torque sensor and did not replace it because they found no fault code. The vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer four days later because a fault code was shown. The power steering sensor illuminated and the authorized dealer failed to remedy the recall repair once the contact actually had experienced the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,068. Dyd.

While setting at a handicap space after eating. I started my car and the steering was hard to steer going into reverse or forward. It still hasn't come back to me yet after setting for a whole day. The only thing that I did before parking was go over a speed bump with one side of the car and making one turn after 50 yards of straight driving to the space.