Power Steering Light On Problems of Ford Escape - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated while at a standstill, the contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to local dealer, and was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering) however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle had been previously repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle loss power steering assist and became difficult to steer. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the power steering needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 116,710.

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The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while at a standstill, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the electric steering column and steering plate needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

Electric steering shakes with slight pressure turning either way. This happened on a city street, as I was slowing down.

My power steering assist light is on and I can not steer my vehicle. I got in to take my kids out and I could not steer. Its too unsafe to drive, and I read this is a known issue with Ford under steering issue complaints. If my vehicle is covered to be repaired under a recall I would like to know the next step. Its around $1000 to fix and I can not afford this.

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The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering was firm with the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering) however, upon contacting metro Ford, inc. (2860 s noland rd, independence, mo 64055) he was informed that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 103,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, when the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated steering power assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000(steering), however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000. Dp.

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The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 20 to 25 mph, the steering wheel ceased and became difficult to turn. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact coasted to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle however, the failure recurred. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to his residence. The contact called crown Ford inc, (420 merrick rd, lynbrook, NY 11563, (516) 599-0600) to inform the dealer of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The contact was informed to schedule an appointment. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape hybrid. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign, the steering wheel would inadvertently move. The contact stated that the power steering and engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to her residence. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and upon starting the next morning the power steering failure warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed to move. The vehicle was taken to progressive auto sales (69 jewett Ave, swanton, vt 05488) where the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a Ford dealer. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

When driving power steering goes out. Power assist light comes on. Called Ford and they state this VIN is not affected and its only on a select # of VIN's. Find this hard to believe when there are 591 complaints with the same issue. Mileage is at 122,000 for this issue. Vehicle has not been repaired yet at this time.

My power steering broke down and my power steering assist light came on. I called Ford about it and they told me the power steering was repaired back in 2014 due to a recall. They told me that they are not responsible for the repair even they repaired it once. So is Ford responsible to repair it again because it was recalled once before. Thanks. . .

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his friend was starting the vehicle, the steering seized with the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to hennessy Ford atlanta located at 5675 peachtree industrial blvd, atlanta, GA 30341, (470) 602-2073. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was serviced in 2014 under NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering) prior to him owning the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 137,850.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the power steering failed with the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact used a code reader to diagnose the vehicle. The code displayed referenced a defective torque sensor modulator. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 193,700.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal knocking sound was coming form the front driver's side wheel well as the abs, traction control, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the mechanic replaced the half shaft and the front wheel bearings. The contact stated that the failure recurred with the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failures to NHTSA campaign number: 15e045000 (suspension) and 14v284000 (steering). The contact then called tyler Ford, ltd (2626 s sw loop 323, tyler, TX 75701) and was informed that the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 182,711.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer to be repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The steering sensor was reprogrammed, not replaced. The repair failed to prevent the failure. The contact stated while driving 65 mph and going over a bump in the roadway, the power steering sensor warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The steering wheel sensor was reset. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 195,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering became difficult to turn while pulling into a driveway and while reversing out of the driveway. The contact stated that a family friend drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic and the vehicle was diagnosed and dtc code: b2278 (steering shaft torque sensor) was retrieved. The contact was informed that the steering shaft torque sensor needed to be replaced. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was towed to a second independent mechanic and was informed that the software needed to reprogram the vehicle was available at the local Ford dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but, offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact drove to her destination. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer anderson Ford bullhead city located at 2585 az-95, bullhead city, az 86442, (928) 255-6752, and the dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape . The contact stated that while exiting the highway going about 40 mph, the power steering assist warning light illuminated. Causing the steering to become difficult to steer. The contact veer to the shoulder of the road turned the vehicle off. The vehicle was towed to the contact residents. Where the contact managed to drive the vehicle to the dealer bob moore Ford 8948 s I- 35 service rd, oklahoma city, ok 73149 where it was diagnosed and determined that the power steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact mentioned NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 steering as a possible solution to the failure. However, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware if the failure and informed the contact to contact NHTSA to place a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000. Ck.

My was leaving the house for work on Friday July 24, 2020. When driving down the block at about 25mph, she was making a left turn and her steering became very hard and the steering assist fault light came on and she couldn't steer it anymore. She called me and I went to assist her but I couldn't steer it neither, totally too difficult. I had the vehicle towed to local auto service center and they an estimate to repair after contacting a Ford dealership in a nearby city and they stated that the entire steering system has to be replaced at a total price of $2100. 00, I have checked around and notice that is a major problem with this vehicle and a lot of owners has had this problem and this is very dangerous, I am glad that my wife had not already gotten on tthe interstate. I really need someone to address this issue.

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Power steering not working and power steering assist failure light appeared. Almost impossible to control steering.

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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.

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I went to make a turn into a parking lot I lost steering and a light appeared on dash that said driver assist. I wrestled to get vehicle home after waiting to next day to have someone follow to dealer steering cane back but when I arrived to turn into dealer steering went out again which is dangerous. I talked to dealer who showed me a lot of people with this style vehicle have had same problem but no recall and quoted $2400. 00 to repair which I could not afford. The vehicle is 5yrs old with 4100 miles.

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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.

Steering fault light came and was unable to steer car while on freeway nearly causing a collision. Spoke to mechanic and said my car has electric power steering and has been known to fail when overheats. Has happened twice in last two weeks.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the steering lost power. The steering assist fault light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the fairview Ford sales inc dealer, located at 292 n g st, san bernardino, CA 92410, where the steering column was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000. Fe.

Upon driving the vehicle without notice the steering assist fault light came on and the power steering went out and almost hit another vehicle.

My wife was leaving for work and her 2013 Ford Escape had a steering assist failure light come on on the dash board. The steering was very difficult to drive. She parked it and used my vehicle to get to work. I looked this up and there are no recalls on this except for 2008 -2011 Ford Escapes. But the problem is continuing through to 2017 from what I read online mileage ranges from 700 and up . Ford has no fix for this, they tell you they need to flash the computer and that fixes the issue. But it does not I have read many reports that this wont fix issue and that most people have had to replace the entire rack/pinion gear assembly and the computer portion of it only to have the problem come back again shortly after having new parts installed. I am old enough to remember driving vehicles with out power steering not to big a deal for me, but some people say there steering locks up completely and cant turn wheel. This can be very dangerous on the road and should not be allowed, I do not want to lose my wife in an accident because Ford is not fixing the issue. They need a fix for this that will not return in the future. I have tried to duplicate what happened this morning and have been unsuccessful, if I cant then Ford cant and there for no fix for the problem. This needs to be resolved before some one looses a loved one.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while turning into her driveway the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering seized. The contact turned the vehicle off and back on which failed to resume back to normal. The vehicle was towed by the contact insurance company state farm to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and informed the contact that the steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not repaired. However, the failure recurred. A dealer was contacted but the address and name were unknown. The contact mentioned 14v284000(steering) as a possible solution to the failure. The manufacturer was amde aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. Ck.

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!.

Tl- the contact's friend owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon her friend starting the vehicle, the vehicle's power steering failed and the throttle control power train light illuminated on the vehicle. The contact's friend was able to drive the vehicle home; upon investigation, the contact discovered and associated NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000(steering) with his failure. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The contact spoke with a dealer(corwin Ford tri cities n autoplex way, pasco, wa 99301 509-544-8000) where they were informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle and offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 134,402. Jo.

Tl-the contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the service steering warning light illuminated and the steering seized. The vehicle was towed to garnet Ford, 1610 wilmington pike, west chester, PA 19382, (610) 358-5600, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5785. Ah.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn with the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to dahl Ford Lincoln located at 561 theater rd, onalaska, WI 54650, (608) 779-2886, where the dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to two independent mechanics who were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 10v222000 (power train), however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Driving at 50mph, total loss of power steering nearly causing a major accidebt, electric steering assist light on. Same problem as 2014 recall but according to Ford apparently this VIN isn't covered. Pathetic response to a major safety issue.

Power assist light came on while driving very hard to steer per dealership steering torch sensor out not covered by any recall.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact pulled off of the roadway, turned the vehicle off and back on and the power steering failed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. She was informed of dtc code: 2278 (torque sensor signal failure). The mechanic was able to clear the fault code however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the Ford dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 147,000. Ah.