Power Steering Failed problems of the 2013 Ford Escape

Since I purchased my 2013 Ford Escape, I have had 5 recalls that were fixed to my satisfaction at kunes Ford. My most expensive repair was for replacement of the steering rack assembly on july20, 2020 at a cost of $2400. My mileage at this time was 55,602. I encountered two incidents where my steering wheel froze. I was parked at this time and it corrected itself. The following day it occurred again and I got an error message �power steering failure. � fortunately, this happened while I was parked. I have seen numerous complaints that this happened to others while they were driving. I contacted Ford and kunes and was told that there was not a recall on the Escape, although other owners of the Escape have had this problem. Kunes told me that they have seen this problem with other Escapes that they repaired as they did mine, and can't understand why Ford has not recalled these vehicles for the problem I experienced. I researched further and there were recalls for this same problem on the 2013 f150, focus and taurus. This expense was a hardship for me and my husband. We are retired and on a fixed income. I called and sent a letter to Ford and they said there was nothing they could do because there was no recall. I fortunately was not injured but am concerned that they do not take responsibility and warn other owners.

2013 Ford Escape steering stops working, both sitting still on start-up and sometimes when moving in traffic. The display presents "power steering assist failure" the vehicle is steerable for me, 70 y/o man with good upper body strength, but impossible for my daughter, the owner of the car. Ford tells me it is a faulty electric power steering assist and for about $2000 they will replace the steering rack! it seems this should be a recall event given the danger involved with high speed driving. The vehicle has 87000 miles on it.

While driving on a county road, my wife experienced a sudden loss of power steering. The instrument panel behind the steering wheel displayed a power steering assist failure notification. When she restarted the vehicle, the notification went away and the power steering returned. We took the vehicle to greg darnell Ford in midwest city, ok for diagnostics and were told a gear assembly in the steering column had gone bad (part no. Hv6z-3504-cd). The repair cost is $2129 after a 10% military discount. The problem is very similar to NHTSA campaign 14v284000 for the 2008-2011 Escape, but the recall has not been extended to cover more recent model years. Fortunately, my wife was able to brake and safely exit the road, shaken but without incident. However, had she been traveling at highway speed, the sudden loss of power steering could easily have resulted in loss of control and a potentially deadly accident. Several others have reported the same issue with 2013 Escapes on carcomplaints. Com. When I contacted Ford customer service, they dismissed my concern and told me there was nothing they could do.

When started, vehicle displays 'power steering assist failure-requires service' warning and power steering is lost. This has happened three times over the course of two days. It does not happen every time the car is started, it just randomly happens. I drove home last night from work with no power steering, and along with this issue my usb ports would not charge my phone. My phone recognized that it was plugged in, but not enough power was being supplied to actually charge it. I'm nit sure if that is linked with the power steering module, but I've never had that issue before all of this mess.

Power steering defect. My cars power steering has failed and I was told I need an epas rack, the code is u3000 pscm internal failure. I have 72,875 miles on this 2013 Ford Escape. I tried to pull out of a parking space at work and the steering wheel would not move. I understand Ford has had to recall over 1. 1 million SUV's for power steering defects. This repair will cost me $1,800 to repair. I am told my VIN # is not included in the recall but with all the problems the other 1. 1 million SUV's have had I feel like mine should be included in the recall. Joe cooper Ford of edmond, ok has my vehicle now for repair 405-475-9000. I can only imagine what would have happened if I had been on the highway doing 60 mph and this power steering failure would have happened.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that most morning after starting the vehicle, placing the vehicle in reverse, at a slow speed the power steering failed to operate as intended. Additionally, the failure recurred while driving forward at a slow speed. Superior Ford of Plymouth located at 9700 56th Ave n, Plymouth, mn 55442, (877) 735-4755, was contacted by phone and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Ah.

Random power steering assist faults. This causes the power steering to fail at speed making the car exceptionally difficult to control, possibly causing a crash. I do not feel safe driving the car as this can happen at any time.

Just paid $2000. 00 to repair the defective steering on my Ford Escape. I've read countless complaints about the same issue as mine. Driving or stopped the power steering goes out and "power steering assist failure" comes on. It happened three times to me. I was driving on the freeway when the power steering quit. I can't explain the panic that comes over a person when you have zero control when steering. I am 70 years old and it took all my strength to get the car off the road to avoid a crash. Second time: I came out of church, started the car and had no power steering. I had to strain to get the car on the road for home. The last time was in my garage before I drove it to the Ford dealership for my appointment. This is a safety issue. I've was told by the Ford garage that the problem was resolved in 2011; therefore, the 2013 Escapes have no recall for this issue. The problem has not been resolved. All anyone has to do is read all the complaints with the 2013 steering failure to know that the 2013 Ford Escapes need to be recalled. Please don't wait until the fatality records show deaths due to power steering failure. . Incidents occurred between Nov. 28, 2018 and Dec. 10/18.

Power steering failure.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While the vehicle was stationary and while driving various speeds, the power steering failed. In addition, the "power steering assist fault" warning message was displayed. El cajon Ford (1595 east main street, el cajon, California 92021) was made aware of the failure and stated that there were no recalls or warranty coverage on the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving 45 mph, the power steering failed and the steering wheel was extremely difficult to turn. Unknown warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (fairlane Ford, 14585 michigan Ave, dearborn, mi 48126 (855) 285-3673), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 80,860.

Electric power steering failure while making a right turn at a city intersection that nearly resulted in a head on collision. Failure alert appeared on the dash so I had it towed home. When starting it up to pull into the garage, the power steering suddenly returned. Ford issued a recall for the exact same issue for 2013 explorers (#14s05), but will not cover the Escape.

The power steering failed completely, I could hardly turn the wheel. Had to park and abandon the car. The vehicle was in motion, turning, in a parking lot.

The power steering intermittantly goes out and the vehicle becomes hard almost impossible to control. My 18 year old daughter was driving the car and went to make a right hand turn and was almost off of the opposite side of the road before she was able to complete the turn because the power steering failed.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the power steering failed and the steering wheel was extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle was inspected first by (austin Ford Lincoln, 2701 w oakland Ave, austin, mn 55912, (507) 437-3291). In addition, months later after refueling, the power steering failed again, the contact was unable to steer the vehicle and it was to be towed to (sykora family Ford inc, 519 s george kacir dr, west, TX 76691, (254) 826-3673) for further inspection and diagnosis to determine the failure to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer had a TSB but no manufacturer recall to provide a solution. The approximate failure mileage was 51,159. Dyd.

Power steering control module failed, car was in a parking lot not moving. Vehicle refused to start, on a 4. 5 year old car with approximately 47k miles. This will require a replacement costing $2,200 including parts, labor and tax.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving various speeds, the hill start assist not available, engine service, and engine fault message warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled, the rpms decreased, and the power steering failed. The driver was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a computer glitch. The computer was reset, but the failure recurred. The dealer diagnosed that the vehicle overheated and the computer was reset again. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer again where it was diagnosed with too many communication codes. The vehicle was not repaired and was taken to a different dealer. The diagnosis was unknown. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The contact was able to file a case with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000.

Upon vehicle startup discovered power steering assist had failed- unable to drive vehicle safely. Managed to wrestle the steering to backup car from street into driveway. Dealer says control module and steering gear in a sealed unit- must replace entire unit at cost of about $1800.

Power steering failure, only 42000 miles.

As I was exiting my garage, the power steering failed, making it virtually impossible to turn the steering wheel. Fortunately, this happened before I was on the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed as an internal failure of the power steering control module. Dealer replaced steering gear. Not covered under new car warranty or any previous Ford recall.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving 35 mph, the power steering failed without warning. It was diagnosed that the eps gear assembly had an internal failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 51,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving 30 mph, the steering assist fault service warning light illuminated and the power steering failed. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed. The contact was not informed as to what caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,100.

I got into my vehicle on April 30, 2015, started the vehicle and a warning message came on the control panel-I don't recall the exact verbiage but it was something like "immediate maintenance required-power assist steering fault failure". I tried to turn my steering wheel, but it would not move. I shut off the vehicle, went back into the building I had just left. When I came back out about 5 minutes later and started the car there was no warning light and I could steer the vehicle. I looked online that night and saw there are thousands of Ford customers with 2008-2013 vehicles that have/are experiencing the same exact issue. Ford stated they are aware of the issue but have not yet issued a recall. I took the vehicle to the dealership the next morning. I was told the steering box had failed. The cost is $1800. I called Ford directly and let them know I feel I should have not have to pay for the repair, even though my vehicle is out of warranty. I let them know I would be happy to pay for any repairs due to normal wear and tear, but this issue is not normal wear and tear and Ford is aware of a problem. Ford offered to pay $600 of the $1800. They keep telling me to keep my receipt and they will reimburse me the rest, if a recall is issued. I drive 100 miles per day to and from work. If my steering had frozen 2 hours earlier on that day, I quite possibly could have been killed. How do you control an SUV going 70 mph without any steering? this is a very dangerous default that I feel Ford is not taking seriously and charging their customers to fix.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the power steering failed and the power steering warning lamp illuminated on the instrument panel. The steering wheel became very hard to maneuver. The vehicle was taken dealer who repaired the vehicle. The contact was unaware of the exact repairs made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact state that while driving 15 mph, the power steering assist failed, causing the contact to crash into an undisclosed object. The contact was not injured. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was awaiting inspection of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 750.