Seven problems related to steering have been reported for the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid based on all problems reported for the 2007 Escape Hybrid.
2014. Brake fail. Fix. For. $1500. Moving. To. California. Now 2018. 12-5-2018. Power steering. Needs. Services. And. Also. Emissions. Have problems too. ?.
Was making a right hand turn and power steering locked up in middle of the street , with cars coming in both directions nearly got hit . . . . Had to use extreme force to steer car to side of street. . . . . Power steering module went bad.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving 60 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.
Power steering went out. Searching the internet showed many people had to replace the power steering module at near $1000. They did recall this same module on the 2008 for safety purposes. This should be expanded to include the previous models. The vehicle turned on and the power steering never came on. Temperature was -2 degree f. Service inditcator light came on and the instrument panel said service power steering.
I purchased the car October 2016. November 2016 the power steering malfunctioned. Nov 18 the dealer advised I needed a new power steering module.
Power steering module suddenly malfunctioned.
Power steering quit while pulling into a parking lot. Display showed a yellow wrench and "service pwr steering" message appeared. Drove the vehicle home then to the dealership on manual steering. Very difficult to turn vehicle on manual steering. Dealership detected a bad steering module and replaced it with a new one. The problem appears to have been resolved.