general problems of the 2013 Ford Escape - part 2

My power steering motor went and there’s no recalls!.

Steering assist fault - contact dealer is what appears on my vehicle screen. No power steering in vehicle - unable to drive, have to have it towed to dealer. Vehicle worked perfectly fine one hour before going back out to vehicle to start and run an errand. Vehicle on has 84,500 miles. There are recalls on 914,000 Escapes and explorers up to 2012. The same component is in my 2013 vehicle that is in the vehicles in the recall. Ford needs to be responsible for these components in their vehicles that could cause a major accident, injury or death. This component should be paid for in full by Ford, not the customer.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 mph and making a turn, the power steering assist became inoperable. The power steering assist failure message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact contacted two unknown dealers who provided the same information. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Steering assist fault shows on dash. Unable to turn the steering wheel. Appears to be a recall on Ford Escapes up to 2012. Need to include additional years into this recall - major problem and safety issue.

Power steering malfunctioned while driving out of my driveway. Vehicle is undrivable and is available for inspection. Unable to steer the vehicle. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. The vehicle has not been inspected at this time. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure which occurred on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 9:00 am.

I have experienced many issues with my vehicle that have been recalled in other vehicles of the same make/model/year but have been denied the assistance in fixing me car and preventing and further damage or risk of my safety due to my VIN not showing any recalls. I do believe that my safety has been disregarded and that my car needs inspection to further show that I should be assisted in getting the recalls identified and fixed to improve my safety and others on the road. The first issue I noticed that was recalled on other 2013 Ford Escapes was a recall on the control arm which was caused by the separation of the control arm from corrosion which increased the risk of crash. I had an incident where my car all of the sudden would not return from the right turning position after I heard a clunking noise which caused me to run into a curb. After further investigation it was found that my control arm failed and locked which wouldn't allow me to avoid hitting the curb. I suffered a concussion and had to pay for this to be fixed due to being denied from the recall. Secondly, Ford has issued many recalls on 2013 Ford Escape engines due to overheat and cylinder head malfunctions many of them my car has been diagnosed and proven to have. I have pulled codes from my check engine that are direct codes that was recalled about the overheating of the cylinder head causing cracks and leaks into the oil. This code I pulled from my car was p0117 and it was traced to the recall from Ford ( 13v583000). Other recalls have been issued by Ford for engine overheating, and my car has been over heating after directly putting coolant into my vehicle and it tends to run out in 1 to 2 days after refilling. My safety and others on the road are at risk from these issues that were not caused by me or other drivers but I am not getting any assistance or anyone willing to look at these recalls and assist in reimbursement or fixing my cars issues. My car needs to be reviewed for the recalls.

First: a steering assist fault "service vehicle" started to appear on my dashboard of my 2013 Ford Escape titanium 2. 0 l . Steering is very hard and will not turn when in park and ready to drive, I can change gears, but steering is locked. I turn the ignition (push button) off, then it unlocks. I thought it was because I was putting in gear too quick after starting, but it does it even when I wait a couple of seconds to engage the gears. I don't want to encounter this problem while driving for obvious reasons. I have not confirmed it with a dealer since it doesn't do it all the time. Problem has not been inspected by anyone yet, but I've seen other posts of the expensive costs to repair. No other warning lamps of messages and this started a week ago (o/a 1 oct 23). Second: I am getting very poor fuel consumption (about 17-18 mpg). A check with my fixd device confirmed what I thought was the problem - "fuel pressure sensor 'b' circuit low and low pressure fuel system pressure too high". I don't see any safety concerns other than I might be left stranded in the desert one day. Dealer tell me that if I see no warning lamps on my dashboard, I shouldn't worry too much (hello?). I now have 115,800 miles on this vehicle.

Power steering assist fault warning displayed on the dash of 2013 Ford Escape titanium. Can’t turn wheel. Wheel was so hard to turn if my wife had been driving she would have wrecked and potentially seriously hurt thr two of us and our 3 grandchildren. Car has 92k miles and we’ve already replaced the transmission $5k. From what I’ve read this will be a minimum of $1. 2k. It’s sad when their profitability is more important than people’s week being, potentially lives.

Steering system fault. Rack and pinion replaced 1 year ago. Already starting to lock up again.

Without warning, power steering assistant stopped working. Almost wrecked my car!!.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that, upon starting the vehicle, the steering wheel failed to move. After restarting, the steering wheel moved and worked as designed. The steering wheel defect message was displayed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.  .

Have a Ford 2013 Escape sel with 79,337 miles. The vehicle has been a lemon from the time I purchased it in 2014. Have replaced the water pump, a sensor, the turbocharger, the engine shield and now the rack and pinion steering. Stopped at a gas station and when started the car again to back out, received the 'steering assist fault service required' alert and lost all powering steering. Had to drive the car home. Mechanic charging $1860 + tax and a Ford dealership quoted $2593 + tax. Sent emails to the executive team at Ford and did receive a call back. Was told that unfortunately there are no recalls for my VIN/year. How is Ford allowed to get away with manufacturing faulty vehicles which can cause accidents, injuries or worse!! hold Ford accountable!!!!.

We have problems with the power steering not working.

All of a sudden my power steering failed while backing out of a parking space. I almost hit the car next to me because it was sudden and froze. Thank god I wasn’t on the road! would have crashed for sure! my vehicle is only at 111000 miles!!! insane!!! dangerous.

I was driving down the road an hour away from home with 3 other passengers, when the power steering stopped working. The car was extremely hard to handle and we almost wrecked 3 times.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle the steering assist fault warning light illuminate and the steering wheel was stiff. The vehicle was towed to the dealer that stated that rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 103,000.

Electric power steering assist stopped working.

Electric power assist steering failed. Upon restart it worked fine for a time and then failed again at 65mph.

I recieved a power steering assist failure notification and then my power steering went out in my car as I was driving it making the car extremly hard to control. This happened multiple time without warning as I was driving my car. At the time my car has around 39,000 miles on it. I took my car to a Ford dealership to have the problem fixed and the repair was extemly costly, around $2,900, to replace the entire rack and pinion. From a online search this is a very common problem with this year of the Escape and a safety recall for the same issue was issued for earlier models of the Escape and other Ford models. When I spoke to the dealership, the technician confirmed that this is a common problem with Ford Escapes. I believe that later models of the Escape should be included in the recall and I'd like to be reimbursed for the work done.

Steering assist fault goes on and off in vehicle. Speedometer and odometer stop working.

December of 2022 - took car to shop due to engine overheat light and oil smell inside vehicle as well as other "codes coming up. Vehicle was repaired. May 2023 had to take car back to shop due to cranking and it immediately saying engine overheating, low coolant, and various other codes as well as brakes not properly functioning. Repair shop said it was low on coolant and added fluid, stated no leaks and returned vehicle. But repair shop shows it pulled 15 codes, including loss of communication with abs control module a as well as 3 other "lost communication with" codes and the engine overheating. The next day we had the same issues and had to put it back in the shop. They flushed system and replaced motor because a bad head gasket caused oil to mix with the water (again). Got the vehicle back July 10th and the traction control and braking felt off as it had before in Dec 2022 but then was fine. Noticed on 7/11 that there appeared to be something in the fluid tank that shouldn't be there (like black chunks) and called the repair shop to see about scheduling another diagnostic. On 7/13 my son was driving from work and the engine suddenly stalled saying overheating when it wasn't showing overheating. Pulled over, started to crank it back up and it was fine. On 7/14 on his was to work, he pulled to the edge of the roadway to miss multiple deer in the road and was unable to steer the vehicle back onto the roadway. The traction control kicked in and he could not steer the car back onto the road, brakes did not work and ended up causing him to crash. I have driven the car a few times when traction control would kick in when it really shouldn't and it would not allow me to steer, accelerate, or really do anything until it shut back off.

The contact's wife owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his wife was starting the vehicle, the message "power steering assist fault" was displayed, and the steering wheel was significantly difficult to steer. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was related to an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

“steering assist fault - service required” two weeks of intermittent loss of power steering, regained by turning the car on and off again, to complete power steering loss. Very difficult to steer and park the vehicle. Many online forum with ‘13 Escape owners experiencing similar issue with no resolution.

On more than one occasion, on vehicle start up. I have no power assist steering. If I wait 5 to 10 seconds it starts working.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the message "power steering assist fault" was displayed, and the steering wheel was difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the steering rack was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 104,000.

On 6/15,2023, upon starting my car after being parked, a warning message appeared briefly about a "steering fault. " the message quickly disappeared. Upon driving the car, I noticed I had lost power steering. I was forced to drive my car home without power steering. Fortunately, the distance was only a few miles, and with caution I was able to get home safely. This problem has been reported by other 2013 Ford Escape drivers, some of whom have lost power steering while driving, which is a significant safety concern. I will be making a service appointment at my local Ford dealer today. Other 2013 Ford Escape drivers have reported online that this repair may cost $1500-3000.

Electric power steering system has had multiple issues including failing twice while driving in traffic. These vehicles are unsafe to drive.

Yesterday, while driving my Ford Escape, all of a sudden, my steering wheel became near impossible to steer - very difficult to be able to control enough to contain the vehicle and pull to a stop. It was so scary. I was just arriving home, but if this had happened on the interstate or the state highway I had just traveled, I am not certain I could have safely gotten my Escape off of the highway without an accident. * without prior warning, the steering wheel was so very hard to turn. * trying to see what was happening, I looked at the message which had popped up, ( there was not a message noted prior to the near inability to physically force the steering wheel to turn. ) * the message said: steering assist fault - service required (that is the 1st time that message had been.

After making a turn on multiple occasions, an error code appeared that said ‘power steering assist’ had failed, and immediately my steering wheel locked and I was unable to steer to get to the side of the road. It caused danger to myself and other drivers on the road, having many near misses when these incidents occurred.

My steering is suddenly bad. Rack and pinions.

When turning right my steering locked up randomly. It felt like resistance when turning but then would suddenly break free and turn. It didn’t do it again so far. If there was a car there I would have hit them.

Steering assist fault in motor. Ability to steer vehicle went out while driving. This occured without warning while driving on the road in traffic.

My wife and I own a 2013 Ford Escape se that developed a "steering assist failure" error message on the dashboard. This failure causes the power steering to drop and the steering wheel has to be manually turned. When she drove it, she didn''t know what to do, so she drove it a few blocks to our house and told me about what happened. When I drove it and that happened to me, I put the vehicle back in park and shut the engine off for about 10 seconds. When I turned it back on, the error message went away and I was able to use the power steering without any problems.

We had several instances where the steering assist fault service required warning message would come on when the vehicle was started, and this resulted in a loss of power steering. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, the power steering would come back on. We took the car to the Ford dealership and they confirmed that there was a control module internal electrical failure (pscm) and they recommended the power steering system be replaced at our expense. The repair bill was $2550. 16. The loss of power steering in a vehicle is a critical safety issue, as it could result in an accident.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle the warning message saying the power steering assist fault illuminated followed by the steering wheel becoming stiff. The dealer was contacted and stated that they were aware of the failure and stated that the year, make, and model did not have any recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the year, make, and model of the vehicle did not have any recall for the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.