Three problems related to power steering light on have been reported for the 2014 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2014 Escape.
I started to drive my 2014 Ford Escape and the vehicle had no power steering. I noticed the steering assist fault light was on. Luckily this happened while parked and not while I was driving on a busy road. Very unsafe. If this happened on the road someone could be seriously injured or even death. This has to be fixed soon. It seems to be all VIN numbers of the 2014 Escape.
I started to drive my 2014 Ford Escape and the vehicle had no power steering. I noticed the steering assist fault light was on. I was able to drive from the gas station to my house, which was only a few blocks. It was very hard to turn the steering wheel. I had to have it towed to the Ford dealership. The Ford service advisor told me that the rack & pinion is internally damaged and needs to be replaced. He also stated the rack & pinion is a seal component, so that is why the entire thing has to be replaced. This is a safety concern, if I was driving at a higher speed during the failure, it could have caused a accident with no power steering. My Ford Escape is 2014, 42,000 miles.
Power steering system fault light came on and made it really hard to steer while driving. I'm glad I was stopped when it came on otherwise I would have had a wreck, I'm sure of it! also when I looked online I noticed there were a ton of other people with the same year and model complaining of the issue. Please fix this issue!.