general problems of the 2016 Ford Escape - part 2

Went to leave my house for work and started my Escape and had no steering. The steering wheel was frozen stuck. I have never had this problem as I bought the car brand new. Had it towed to a mechanic and was told there are tons of complaints about frozen steering wheels in the Escapes and there is no fix for the problem. Only thing I can do is start the car and let it warm up for an hour, or until the steering box gets to 42 degrees and the steering wheel will unfreeze. Then while driving down the road the steering wheel tries to lock up and not turn. This is a huge safety issue that needs to be addressed and corrected before lives are lost!!!!!!!!! ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly; 4 - VIN corrected, error in one position only (indicated by ! in suggested VIN), multiple matches found; 14 - unable to provide information for all the characters in the VIN. #vpic#.

This vehicle has an electric power steering that turns off while driving making it impossible to steer properly. To get the steering to work again you need to get to the side of the highway (which is not easy), make a complete stop, turn the ignition off and then back on to get the steering to work safely again. This has happened over 100 times, including five times this week. In looking at factory recalls, many 1000s of Fords, of many years and models have had factory recalls for this same issue. But, not this specific VIN number. I need to get a factory recall which includes this VIN number before their is a fatal accident involving this car.

2016 Ford Escape w/only 64k miles. I drove to pick up my daughter in chicago about 2. 5 hours away from home with absolutely no signs of problems. On the way back, I stopped at the gas station, on the oasis, and shut off the vehicle. When I started it back up (just a few minutes later) the warning popped up on the dash and it became nearly impossible to steer the vehicle. . . Drove straight (literally) to the Ford service dept & $2030 later (cuz of course warranty is depleted), I can steer again. I seriously don't understand why I have to pay such a hefty charge just because Ford motor didn't learn from their �power steering assist� recall back in 2014 and actually correct the problem.

Difficulty with turning steering wheel. Clanky noise when turning. Checked and several people who drive 2016 Ford Escapes are having or have had the same problem even worse. Some people completely not able to turn the wheel. Had this happen to me before with this Escape and had issue repaired but seems that there should be a recall for this issue because thousands of people have had this issue and it is quite dangerous especially while driving on the highway.

Power steering assist fault. On July 25, I started my 2016 Ford Escape to back out of my driveway. I was unable to turn the steering wheel to manuever out of the driveway. I turned off ignition, placed in park to exit vehicle to inspect tires, as I thought I perhaps had a flat tire, affecting the steering. I then restarted the car and on the dash information received a message to the effect of "power steering assist fault". I checked the owner manual and it said this was a fault of the steering and to take car for service. Since the car was unmaneuverable and unable to be driven, I called for tow service to take car to dealer. Dealer inspected vehicle and informed me it would be a $2200 repair, but that they would call Ford to see what could be done. They then came back with a $1200 quote for repair. Since I needed vehicle, I agreed and the final invoice was $1000. I asked service manager if this was involving a safety recall with Ford and she said at this time it was not, but to hold on to my receipts in case Ford made one. Ford/Lincoln has had recalls on other vehicles in their fleet from other years, so they should be aware this is a safety problem and should issue a recall on these vehicles.

Jerking, unwanted jolting, locked up steering.

Steering assist fault - service required message showed up during a road trip approx 325 miles away from home on startup after a rest stop. Steering was almost impossible. Fault cleared after restarting car several times, and steering performance was back to normal. Continued home, while stopping the car for fuel once and turning off and back on the engine, with no fault. Upon arriving home, fault appeared next time on vehicle startup. Fault does not clear anymore. Steering is very difficult.

When driving on the expressway at nearly 70 mph the steering wheel suddenly turned to the right and was very hard to turnback to the left. Could have caused an accident.

When driving on expressway at nearly 70 mph the steering wheel suddenly turned to the right and was very hard to turn to the left. Could have caused an accident.

The car has only 36,400 miles and the steering sensor is coming on and when dose it makes the car harder to steer. You have to restart the car to reset the power steering sensor. It seems to happen about every day now.

3 times this last three days I've gotten a steering assist fault after starting vechile. First time steering was difficult for only a very short period. 2nd and 3rd times I had to stop and restart vechile then it was ok. All three times where from startup.

I had the vehicle park at work and when I start the car the information center from the vehicle announced that the power steering it needs repair. The vehicle is only 18 months old and the power steering is gone.

2nd reference to 11032043, roberts Ford could not find any faults in the ecu, only showed a sensor error. Was driving the SUV on 10/15/17 at 1215hrs when I turned a 22 deg turn at 15mph and steering wheel locked up, went though a ditch, missed a tree and finally stopped 7 ft from someone's home. #fordmotors not very happy, 25 years of Ford products and all I get is, we will look into it. Oh, woke up this morning, turned the car on, guess what, no power steering.

Car suddenly started shuddering at 45 mph, lost all power, service engine now light on, car was no responding to any actions .

The 2016 Ford Escape did not have this problem when I first bought it, I checked for it. It now has approximately 15,000 miles has developed what I would call torque steer. It pulls to the right upon fairly hard or sudden acceleration from a stopped position. My authorized Ford dealer says it is normal for the vehicle to do this and claim there is no problem and no repairs needed.

While driving down the interstate at 70 mph my vehicle died. No power steering. Very dangerous. The screen said 'engine fault'. Managed to get to the shoulder and it restarted right away. Drove a little further, same thing. Managed to get it home but it did this 4 times over the course of the weekend. It is at the shop today but there are no lights on now so I don't know if they will be able to find the problem.

In July,, 2016 the "steering assist fault" sensor light came on as I was backing out of driveway. I was unable to turn wheel. The car was towed to dealership where purchased where they found a "faulty steering rack" that, I assume was repaired. Today, March 8, 2017 I was parking the vehicle in town and the "steering assist fault" sensor light came on again. I was unable to turn the wheel. It was, again, towed to the same dealership. Luckily, both times I was not in traffic but on a side street. If this had happened while on a highway or a major road things may have turned out differently and could have been life-threatening.

In follow up to my original complaint number 10885168, steering assist malfunction while operating on the massachusetts turnpike, which resulted in a loss of power steering, the dealership confirmed the vehicle needs a new steering rack at 2500 miles.

Vehicle pulls to the right when accelerating from a full stop on paved highway. Vehicle also pulls to right during lower gear shifts under moderate acceleration on paved highway.