Power Steering Pump Problems of Ford Escape

Came out of pet Smart started my car went to back up and had no power streeing. Checked under the hood and found no power streeing pump or no belt. Called my mechanic, had to drive 3. 5 miles with no power streeing, diagnose the sensor. Mechanic put the sensor and the streeing turn to the right. Meaning the streeing needs to be change and the only way to find that out is to performed the steps. That senior cost $219. 00 which is useless if it turns to the right. Luckily the mechanic said get one from the salvage yard. That cost was $299. 00 for the complete steering. The charge for the labor was $450. 00. This should of been recalled because the power steering sensor so I hope this will be included in the recall for power streering. The vehicle was stationary.

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While driving from midland texas to el paso texas on the way back my car started to slow down, on the instrument cluster it stated safely stop this will be the 2nd time this has happened to me I was informed that it can be the mec pump but when calling Ford and putting it in my VIN number it doesn't show that my vehicle is one of the ones that particular has a recall on, it is also having steering issues parts have been replaced, yet still the steering wheel seems loose.

Electric steering pump turns off when steering while driving on highway. The steering angle sensor quits working causing the electric steering pump to turn off. This in turn makes the vehicle hard to steer when driving and may cause a accident.

While taking the kids to school, I was making a left turn across a busy road when, without warning, the vehicle stopped turning, made an alarm sound and seemed to decrease power. I was able to complete the turn just before oncoming traffic arrived at the intersection. As the wheels straightened out, the power steering returned to normal. As I made the next right hand turn, it again cut out in mid-turn and the 'power steering assist fault' message flashed on the dash. During the next left-hand turn, it again cut out mid-turn but this time I was expecting it and had no trouble forcing the vehicle to complete the turn. This time the fault message stayed on and there was no longer any power assist. I drove the vehicle to a parts store expecting it to be a problem with the power steering pump or a low fluid issue only to discover in the owners manual that the power assist is electrical, not hydraulic. I asked the parts store employee to run a scan on the vehicle and when he saw the vehicle/message he told me the scan wouldn't do any good with that issue and it was going to be a very expensive trip to the mechanic. When I turned the vehicle back on, the 'power steering assist fault' message stayed on without any power steering. When I arrived home, I researched the issue and found that there are recalls for 2010 Ford Escapes from the kansas city plant, but a check of the Ford recall database shows no such recall for my specific vehicle. On a vehicle with only 96,823 miles, I would not expect a critical safety component to unexpectedly fail. This vehicle is normally driven by my girlfriend (who actually owns the vehicle) and while I was able to complete the turn in those conditions without an accident, I am not certain she would have been able to do so.

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Very often as I'm driving the power steering will go out making it very dangerous to turn the wheel will just jerk away. . Also the fuel tank has always been an issue. Now I am unable to pump gas without gas leaking out. The wheels and tires always go flat I'm thinking something to do under truck.

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Tl the contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. While operating the vehicle, the low air valve sensor indicator illuminated, indicating that one of the tires experienced low air pressure. Moments later, the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (jones Ford, 2410 ocean hwy 17 south, supply, nc) where it was diagnosed that the steering pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 154,000.

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Vehicle stalled about 2 weeks ago. Oil change light and low tire pressure light came on a week later. Had maintenance done a week later. I was not notified about any recalls. Noticed that the steering wheel was really loose after rotate and balance was done. Took car to dealership and reported issue with steering. Dealership stated that it may need alignment but could not do service until next week. Put gas in car and vehicle stalled. Battery and oil light came on. After a few more times was able to get it started. Stalled again stalled again at stop light. Made it to auto parts shop and put fuel injection fluid in tank. Car stalled. Finally started again. Made it to repair shop. Did diagnostic tests no codes reported. They examined the fuel and it was good. They guessed that the fuel pump may need replacing. I researched recalls on my VIN and found that there are 2 recalls on the vehicle that were never performed. Purchased vehicle in may. Never received recall notices. Repair shops and dealerships are not checking for recalls when diagnosing problems.

It started as a recall. There was danger of fire in the motor. Took in on April 21, 2014 and told it would be back in 2 days. Down hill from there. Bad water pump. Waiting for parts. The motor has been taken apart and put back. Dealer test drove and "check engine light" came on. This has happened twice. Ford has said they would send a "new" motor. This is July 7th and I still don't have my car back. Dealer said they don't know when I would get it. Also -- the Escape has a steering problem. It hangs when you are turning or changing lanes driving 70 mph and they can't identify the problem. They say that Ford hasn't had any complaints.

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While driving, power steering went out. Vehicle is equipped with no power steering pump, it has electronic power steering assist. For about the past month, the power steering would not activate and I had to turn off my car and it came back on. The steering while has been shaking while driving. Today though, was the first time it went out while driving. I called Ford consumer line and they seemed unconcerned about this issue. Luckily, we live in the country and do not have much traffic, so I was able to pull the car over before it caused an accident. Looking online, there has been a number of complaints concerning this same issue. The link below, currently has 113 complaints about this same type of issue. I am submitting this complaint before somebody does get injured or killed because somebody's steering goes out on the freeway at a high speed. I am asking the transportation safety administration to investigate this matter before something does happen. . Read more...

At highway speed, powersteering locked up. After shutting vehicle off and restarting, pump re-engaged. This has happened frequently since, and causes the vehicle to be uncontrollable. Steering becomes so tight that any adjustment is nearly impossible and driver is at the mercy of speed until able to stop. Dealership reports this to be "common" but a major repair, and not the result of excessive use or abuse. Clearly, this is a design and safety issue.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the steering pump was replaced three times from a recurring failure. The dealer advised the contact that the steering pump was a component that was known to continuously fracture. Most recently, the contact was advised that the steering pump would need replacing yet again, as well as the steering rack. The dealer advised that metal shavings were entering into the steering rack because of the replacement of the steering pump. The failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 52,000. Updated 12/21/lj.

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While traveling and arriving at destination saw smoke coming under hood. Opened hood and saw flames. Put fire out. Dealer inspected vehicle, and stated that power steering pump caught on fire.

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