Steering Is Tight Problems of Ford Escape - part 1

When I started vehicle steering wheel started to shake a little bit on its own, then I try to leave parking space and steering was really hard to move. I tried to drive like this but it is really hard to steer vehicle on this conditions trying to drive on traffic has become dangerous due to the lack of steering, I opted to stop driving this car until I can take it to the shop.

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My Ford Escape hybrid steering wheel started to exhibit odd behavior as we were driving to hike a trail in mill valley. The wheel would pulse/turn to the right a little bit real quick and then go back to normal. This happened 3 times while waiting at a red light. The light turned green and all was normal again as we drove another 5 miles to our destination. We got out of the card and hiked for about 90 minutes before returning to the car. Once I started the cad, I noticed the steering wheel was very hard to turn. I had to drive 2 hours home from the hike location with absolutely no power steering assist. I took the cad into our local Ford dealership and was formed there are no active recalls for our VIN and it will cost over $2000 to replace the faulty electronic steering column. Also worth noting, we purchased this 2009 Ford Escape hybrid brand new at 300 miles. At just 4,000 miles, yes 3,700 miles later, the steering column went out and Ford replaced it under warranty (of course). So now, here we are again, about 100k miles later, and the steering column they put in is again faulty, and they are unwilling to do anything about it, wanting me to pay the full $2k+ to replace it and for labor.

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The power steering is hard to turn.

Steering has become very difficult to do it feels like the steering wheel binds up before it was on and off now however it has become to hard to maneuver the truck the steering is to hard to do. While the truck is in motion.

Power steering would go in and out. The steering wheel was hard to turn when trying to turn.

When you first start driving the vehicle the steering is very tight when turning like it's in 4wd but after you drive it some it loosens up and drives fine. Only when it first starts. There is issues with the steering being tight.

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This incident occurred while the car was in motion. I was driving on a sunny day on the highway going 70 mph on a long curve. Without warning my steering wheel completely locked up. I was so scarred because people were going the same speed or above what I was. I thought quick enough to put on my hazards, I couldnt direct the car to go to the curve, so I figured I would slow to a stop and go from there. A couple minutes later when I was down to about 10 mph and people honking and flying past me the power steering assist. Failure light came on and all of a sudden my wheel jerked to the right a little and I was able to slightly start going to the shoulder. It took both hands and all the strength I had to move the wheel but I managed. I called my husband to come pick me up, while waiting I turned the car on to make sure it was the power steering light that came on, when I turned the car on the steering was back to normal, my husband followed me home while I drove slowly. The next day the car was still fine, until I was driving back from the store on a country road that is hilly and winding going 30 moh the light came on and then the steering was really hard to turn or move in any direction. I managed to get home and that is where my car has sat since, I'm too scared to drive it again. This is beyond dangerous.

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Car steering wheel is hard to steer regardless of speed but it started at low speed. Steering wheel will eventually lock.

Power steering went out on me while driving out of nowhere. Was driving fine not even 8 hours beforehand. After turning on the car the steering was hard to keep control of. As I kept driving the power steering was locking up and sounded like it was grinding gears together. After stopping for food, turned the car back on to reverse and the steering wheel had locked and on the dash it stated �steering loss. Park safely. � after this and everything locked I called a tow truck to tow it home in my driveway.

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Turning the steering wheel was extremely hard shortly leaving the house after the car sat for a week in the garage. City streets and parking lot. Had to back up more than once to negotiate a parking spot. Made it home of about 4 miles. Power sterring was gone.

Steering assist suddenly stopped working on my 2009 Ford Escape. I stopped for lunch then cranked it and steering was extremely hard to turn. Ford dealership said it is the torque assembly. I also noticed the seatbelt alarm had quit working and the clock needed reset. Numerous issues with tire pressure sensors. There has been a terrible vibration or shaking in the steering wheel while stopped with foot on the brake since purchase. I also had problems in the steering column in 2011, just after purchase. There is a recall on the torque assembly for same year of car but not my VIN, of course.

Power steering torque rotation sensor. The steering is hard to turn the vehicle while driving. While driving, the steering all of a sudden can become hard to turn the vehicle. The recall for some reason is not on my vehicle but on some of the same model. Ford has a recall 14s05 but Ford says my vehicle doesn't fall under the recall.

My 2015 Ford Escape was parked in the parking lot where my work located. I have no problem turning the engine on; however, when started backing up, the steering wheel was so hard to maneuver. I tried turning to the left or right turn but it is like hustling and fighting a muscled man. It was in the middle of the night. It was freezing. I thought about the danger of driving this vehicle because for the first time I never felt safe driving my Ford Escape that Friday night (1/25/19).

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My power steering assist failure lite is coming on and my steering is real tight . It turns ok when moving but real hard to turn when not moving . . Heard there is a recall for this but it seems not for my Ford.

Steering very hard to move. Vehicle was working find drove home from work parked it. The next day got in the car and started it went to move steering wheel it was very hard to move. I called Ford dealer and asked if there was a recall for the steering she asked for VIN and it has no recall for that VIN. Vehicle is at Ford dealer for schedule steering repair.

Sometimes my steering wheel is very hard. In addition, my car won't able to start when turn my key - my battery is good and my starter is ok. No crank no start.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when attempted to reverse out of a parking space the power steering was very hard to turn. The vehicle was taken to an unknown independent mechanic that determined that the steering torque angle sensor was defective and needed replacement. The contact also stated that the vehicle was repaired by the dealer willis Ford 15 n dupont boulevard, smyrna, DE 18877 for a software update of the power steering under NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 ( steering ) back in 2015, they only performed the software update and did not replace the parts. The vehicle was not repaired this last time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. Bp.

Steering system fault appears on dash. . . Making the wheel lock up in drive or turning. When I was parking steering was extremely hard please recall this matter I seen in 2006 a recall on google on the date of 11/1/2018. . . Ford will say there are no such thing its extremely dangerous as well as a defect that came out of bo where.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. Before parking the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal noise from the steering wheel area. Upon driving the vehicle and attempting to make a left turn, the steering wheel seized. The steering wheel was extremely tight and difficult to maneuver, which caused the contact to briefly coast the vehicle off the road. There was no warning indicator illuminated. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, the computer to release the steering wheel ability was reset. The vehicle was safely driven to the contact's residence and parked. An appointment was scheduled on November 13, 2018 with bommarito Ford (675 dunn rd, hazelwood, mo 63042, (314) 895-0600), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering); however, the vehicle exhibited the same failure listed in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,024.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at unknown speeds the steering wheel was hard to move left or right. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle and the steering wheel worked as designed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 49,000. Ap.

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Have had several incidents of the power steering assist warning coming on, and steering is extremely hard to maneuver. Been told this is extremely dangerous if it occurs at highway speeds. Also told it is very expensive to fix.

When I turned on the car to get back home from the grocery store the screen showed "steering wheel at fault. " the steering wheel was very hard to turn and I had to get home so I managed to get the car to the house. The next morning, the same thing happened again and because of this problem I could not take my car to a trip where I had already planned, now I can't drive it to work either, it has been two days and the same problem remains.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph the vehicle was shaking and the steering was hard to turn and failed to maneuver. The power assist fault warning light was illuminated. The contact called a local dealer caruso Ford Lincoln located at 3500 cherry Ave long beach CA 90807 where informed to schedule a service appointment. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000. Ap.

We purchased this vehicle about 3 months ago with 125,000 miles on it & the steering was great! we have driven it for about 1,000 miles. When I got in and started the vehicle the steering is so tight I can not turn the wheel in either direction! I had to leave my vehicle in the store parking lot & have my husband go there and drive it home. We checked with dealer and they informed us there are no recalls on our vehicle. So we went online & found there are a lot of people who have had the same thing happen to them, with Ford doing nothing to help.

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was a sudden loss of power steering, and the steering wheel was tight and difficult to turn left or right. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle was restarted and remained parked at the contact's residence due to the failure. The dealer (roy o'brien Ford, 22201 e 9 mile rd, st clair shores, mi 48080, (586) 776-7600) indicated that a manufacturer recall for the steering had been provided for the pscm reprogramming before the contact owned the vehicle; however, the instrument cluster module was not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

After a 2. 5 hour out of town trip, once I came into town and slowed down to the speed limit, the steering wheel got very hard and I had a hard time controlling the vehicle at low speeds while driving on city streets. Because the steering wheel was hard, maneuvering the vehicle for turns or changing lanes was very difficult and require the use of excessive force. After reaching my destination I powered the vehicle off; when I powered it back on everything was back to normal. There were no service engine lights that came on to indicate any problem other than the steering wheel getting very hard at low speed. I found a recall online for 2011 Ford Escapes involving the electronic power steering but when I provided my VIN number to the dealership they stated the recall did not apply to me. I feel that this safety recall does in fact apply to my vehicle but was overlooked for some reason. Recall number is 14s05.

After driving 3 hrs I stopped for gas (15 min. ) when vehicle was restarted the info screen said power steering failure have vehicle serviced and the steering was very hard to turn and drive, drove another 30 min. And shut vehicle off for 4 hrs. When restarted again the error and problem restored itself. Took vehicle to dealer the next day and the couldn't duplicate or repair the problem so the vehicle was returned to me. This has happened to me twice a year apart under the same circumstances with the same results.

Vehicle has intermittent loss of power steering either when first started or driving . When power steering is lost , steering wheel is very hard to turn , almost impossible if vehicle is sitting still. An accident almost occurred while I was driving the vehicle. Made a right had turn , power steering went out unexpectedly , and had to force the steering wheel over to the left so as not to hit a curb and light pole. Took vehicle into the dealer for this problem. VIN number was ran in Ford's system , and came back as no open recalls on this vehicle. Was then scanned for trouble codes ( at a cost of $89. 95 ) , and codes were found for electronic power steering system loss of steering assist related to the torque sensor in the steering column . At this point I was told by the dealer service rep that the steering column needed to be replaced at a cost of $895. 00 for the part plus labor to install. I complained that this was a recall , but was told that because there was no open recalls on the vehicle when the VIN number was ran through Ford's system , then I would be responsible for the repair costs . I then stated that the if the problem still exists after the recall was done , then the recall and associated parts were no good , and this repair should be at Ford's expense , not myself as a customer. Rep then told me to call the Ford customer care line , they could do nothing else. Called the customer care line , explained the situation , and was given the same answers and run around as by the dealer. Did receive a case number which is cas-12427226-t6b5s5 . Vehicle to me is unsafe to drive , and Ford should correct this problem 100 %.

The electronic power steering has malfunctioned. The steering wheel moves on its on while the vechile is started. The steering wheel is hard to turn while in "drive" or in "reverse". While driving from work, I experienced the steering wheel locking and was not able to turn the wheel at all. After turning the vehicle off, then back on, the electric steering started to work again but only for a short period of time.

I was driving on the freeway and my steering wheel froze, I was not able to move it. It was the scariest thing. There was an immediate ding in my car and it said power steering assist fault, or similar. I was able to get to work (thank goodness) and called the Ford dealership, I called my insurance company and had it towed to them because the steering wheel was so hard to turn, I was afraid I would not be able to turn left or right. I do not know if they will honor recalls from reading numerous issues with responses I have read, they are no longer honoring them. I am a 2nd owner of the car and did not know anything about this. This should be an ongoing recall, this was very scary and if my kids were in the car. . . This is a huge safety issue. . . Without warning it goes out? this could have ended a lot worse.

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle became difficult to steer and the steering wheel was hard to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall, so they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was 155,000.

While driving on highway suddenly steering feels like hard to shift lane and while turning on exit it is very difficult to take shapr turns. I pulled somehow in closet parking lot after took an exit from highway. Found message on dashboard power steering fault.

No warning that something was wrong. Was told it could have happened on the highway at a high rate of speed. Which would have made it impossible to steer and could have caused life threatening injury of possibly death. The car was parked on Friday, sat over the weekend and when I went in to start it on Monday and drive it to work the steering wheel was hard to move and the tires stayed stationary. Towed it to the dealer and was told the steering column broke and needed to be replaced and it wasn't under warranty anymore and the recall that is out there was not applicable for this specific problem with the steering column. They dealer said it would cost approx $1,400. 00 to replace the steering column. It was never in an accident and was never part of theft. It is 9 years old, never towed anything and not driven hard.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact mentioned that the dealer completed the recall for NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000(steering) and within 8,000 miles the eps failed. The contact indicated that the steering wheel was extremely tight and difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who replaced the torque control sensor for the second repair and the third repair was the steering column, but the failure continued to randomly happen. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they provided no permanent remedy to repair the condition. The contact indicated that the remedy for the recall was not sufficient and that the failure may happen again with no warning. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000. Dyd.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was a progressing failure in which the steering wheel was extremely tight and difficult to turn left and right. The contact had to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road, turn off the vehicle and restart the vehicle to reset the computer but the failure recurred. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14v284000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired due to the dealer stating the VIN was excluded from the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.