Power Steering Failed problems of the 2012 Ford Escape

2012 Ford Escape - kansas plant. Intermittent power steering failure while driving. Has happened three times in the last 10 days. Has happened at lower speed while turning into parking lot / parking space. Seems to correct itself if car is turned off and restarted.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. While driving approximately 30 mph, the power steering failed and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to tomball Ford (281-378-3160, located at 22702 tomball pkwy, tomball, TX 77375) where it was determined that there was no recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

Power steering would fail at highway speed with no warning. It was still possible, although very difficult to steer, and at highway speeds presents a major hazard. This has happened multiple times. A recall exists on this vehicle for the same problem 2008-2011.

Turned on to on-ramp to highway, powering steering failed. Hard to turn wheel to get off the road and pulled to complete stop and turned off engine. Waited five minutes and turn vehicle back on and power steering was working once again. Drove hwy 14 miles and took off-ramp and power steering failed again. This is a dangerous issue and there should be a safety recall on this vehicle.

Power steering failed twice on our 2012 Ford Escape at approximately 66,000 miles. After driving the car on a series of windy back roads, shortly after setting out, the power steering system failed and became very difficult to steer. It was possible but difficult and very unsafe. Luckily we were not yet on the highway. Recalls exist for previous years that document the same issue but one has not been issued for this year/model, leaving many unsafe cars on the road. Parts alone for the repair were quoted at $900.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. While driving approximately 5 mph, the power steering failed without warning. The contact was able to turn off and restart the vehicle, which reset the power steering and returned it to normal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was determined that the steering column and steering housing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Prime Ford (located at 857 portland rd, saco, me 04072, (207) 282-0300) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,691.

The first time my power steering failed was on January 27th 2018 while driving on a highway (696) going 75 mph. I called my Ford service center the following business day and was told my car had electric power steering and that "glitches happen". In 128 days, the power steering failed 30 times (I stopped keeping track after June 4th but it has happened multiple times since then). Every time it failed, if I restarted my car, the power steering worked again. 10 of the 30 times occurred while driving, the rest occurred at the start of the engine. The times it happened at the start of the engine, 5 of the times it failed two times in a row. Some times at lights or stop signs and some times in the middle of a turn. Sometimes the weather was cold (10 below), some times hot (90 degrees). Some days there was precipitation and other times it was dry. Try avoiding potholes on michigan surface streets when your power steering goes out! some times I was 10 minutes into the drive and other times it happened after driving 2 hours. (I have very specific documentation on all 30 occasions but didn't have the characters). When researching this problem, I found that this was the exact power steering failure that all of the Ford Escape models had prior to 2012. They have been recalled. My car, a 2012, was fabricated in June of 2011 and has the same power steering failures as the previous years. I only am curious as to how my 2012 could be any different than a year that was recalled. I have since contacted 3 different employees of Ford and not one of them were able to give out an specific information of the recall for the other model years.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. While driving 45 mph, the power steering failed to operate as intended. The vehicle was taken to allan vigil Ford of fayetteville inc (275 glynn st n, fayetteville, GA 30214, (770) 461-1151) where it was diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000. The VIN was not available.

Power steering failed 3 times in 3 hours. Twice while driving on city streeets, once leaving a parking spot.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford explorer. The contact stated that while traveling 40 mph, the brakes, traction control and power steering assist failed. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder to be restarted and it began to function normally. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph the power steering failed and it becmae extremely difficutl for the contact to control the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised him that they would look into the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 235. The VIN was unavailable.