47 problems related to steering have been reported for the 2016 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2016 Escape.
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.