general problems of the 2017 Ford Escape - part 2

While on the highway I got a warning steering loss pull over safely. The steering wheel was stiff. I hardly could move the wheel. It took all 200 pounds for me to pull over safely.

1. Hands free tailgate/trunk will automatically shut when objects or a persons body is present. Faub/ keys are not being pushed by accident, nor is there any movement under number that would sensor door to close. When it does do this, it takes quite a while for the sensor to realize there is an object there and takes some time to open again. 2. When vehicle slips on ice patces or large puddles of water--- when the traction light comes on my dash board, it seems to trigger my entire vehicle to shut completely down. Vehicle engine shuts off, steering wheel locks up, brakes stop working and no electrical from that point on. I have had this happen 3 times now, with the need to have to call a tow. For both complaints, Ford service says they cannot find anything wrong and cannot get either complaint to duplicate. Nothing has been done at this point by Ford to fix or compensate for any of this.

While trying to make a left turn on a city street the power steering was stiffed and was barely able to make the turn. I noticed the battery light came on. Pulled into parking lot then turned the car off and back on, corrected the issue. A week later same issue occurred while driving. Happened first time on 04/26/2020 & again 05/08/2020.

I was driving to work this am and a sensor light came on:steering:electric power assist system. Seconds after the light came on, I felt my steering wheel lose power and when I had to turn I came close to steering into the other lane while turning right at the stoplight on a city street. I had to turn two more times to get to my destination. When I parked the car I turned the engine off and restarted the vehicle. The power was back on on the steering wheel. I have not tried driving the vehicle as I am at work. Very frightening experience. I am not able to see a mechanic at the Ford dealership until Monday and am nervous to drive the car until then.

The steering wheel gets stiff (no possible to move) when practicing parking for a while. I can heard that fan speed goes up, so I am assuming the engines bay is getting hot. After moved it a little bit the wheel can go all the way to the right/left. According to the dealership the steering module is disabling because temp (too hot). Hope this never happens on a highway.

While driving on highway at 75 mph ( the speed limit is 75) I wanted to pass a truck when the steering got really tight, at that speed their is no time for plan b. I clipped the back left of the truck with my right front, which put me in a spin and the car rolled a couple times. Which resulted in a total loss. I was rushed to the emergency room and had all kinds of tests and released the next day. My insurance CO does not believe me but that's what happened. I read many articles about Ford having problems with prior years of there electronic steering. But on the other hand if it was not for Ford seatbelt and airbag system I would not be here to write this article.

My car was running, but placed in park, and I was running to grab something from my home. After I exited the car, I noticed my car was rolling down my slanted driveway, and I ran to stop it. Unfortunately, the car hit me and ran me over resulting in a broken ankle. I believe the car slipped out of gear while it was running, and reversed down the driveway.