1FMCU04118KD230842008 FORD EscapeLimited

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH on the highway, the steering wheel seized. The failure was intermittent. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure recurred while reversing out of the driveway. The dealer was notified of the failure, but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 175,548

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the powertrain malfunction warning light and the ABS warning light were illuminated. The driver was able to pull over, the battery was disconnected and reconnected, and the contact was able to continue driving. The brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard when the ABS light was illuminated. While reversing, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted and stated that the repairs would be at the owner's expense. Another local dealer, Bob Davidson Ford Lincoln, located at 1845 E Joppa Rd, Baltimore, MD 21234, was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall and referred the contact to the local dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became firm and failed to turn to the left or the right. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it remained for several weeks; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

The power steering torque sensor went out. It was recalled, the repair was made, but the part is failing again. It is creating a safety issue. Ford won't re-repair. The part they put in is failing again. It has been less than 15 years since they put in the recalled part.

Check engine light keeps flashing, car vibration, bad head gasket, oil and fluid leak

The power steering started going out at low speeds and eventually just stopped working. The car keeps saying power steering assist fault. The power steering no longer works.

Forscan showing torque sensor malfunction, the same issue that was recalled in 2014. Causing loss of power steering

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that occasionally, while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. An unknown warning light was illuminated, and an audible ringing sound was coming from the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the cost. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign: 14V284000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

The electronic power steering stopped working and it is almost impossible to move or turn the car. Dashboard shows fault. This is a Ford Escape Hybrid 2008 model with 142,000 miles. The car has not been repaired and I have yet to take it to a Ford dealership.

Vehicle: 2008 Ford Escape VIN: [XXX] Component: Steering – Electric Power Steering Assist Recall Involved: 14S05 / NHTSA 14V-284000 Description of the Safety Problem: My vehicle is experiencing a recurrence of electric power steering assist failure after a prior safety recall repair. This 2008 Ford Escape was subject to Safety Recall 14S05 (NHTSA Campaign 14V-284000), which addresses sudden loss of electric power steering assist due to a torque sensor fault. This condition can occur while driving and results in significantly increased steering effort, creating a safety risk. Ford records show the recall was marked “completed” on November 22, 2014. In a written response dated December 22, 2025, Ford Motor Company confirmed that the recall remedy consisted only of software reprogramming of the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) and Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). No mechanical components (including the torque sensor or steering column) were replaced. In 2025, the same steering assist failure recurred, resulting in heavy steering effort and renewed safety concerns. This indicates that the recall remedy did not correct the underlying defect. Ford Motor Company has acknowledged in writing that: The recall was software-only The recall is closed No current programs provide coverage for the recurring steering failure Ford denied further assistance strictly on eligibility grounds and did not dispute the recurrence of the defect or its safety implications. Because this is a recurrence of the same safety-related defect addressed by the recall, I am concerned that the recall remedy was inadequate, and that other vehicles repaired under this recall may also experience recurrence after software-only updates. I am submitting this complaint to request NHTSA review of: The adequacy of Recall 14S05’s remedy Whether a software-only repair sufficiently addresses torque sensor failure The safety implications of recurring steering assist loss after recall completion Loss of INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Manufacturer failed to respond to certified written request for recall coverage determination.

Manufacturer failed to respond to certified mail requesting recall coverage determination. All official Ford customer service and executive escalation email addresses returned as undeliverable

POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILURE light appears on dash board The power steering went out

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while stopped at a light and attempting to make a turn, the steering wheel became inoperable. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized and became difficult to turn, and a crescent wrench warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was provided error code B2278 and informed that the steering column motor had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Please see uploaded documents. One is a letter to Ford, and Damerow Ford. The other is receipts for sending certified mail, return receipt, signature requested, to have a response within 30 business days. We've contacted the dealership, emailed [XXX] , and customer service, and spoke to customer service to have a case number. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The gear shift bushing failed . I was lucky . Drive into driveway on a hill. Went to shift to park and the lever started to act like it wasn’t connected and started rolling backwards. While shifting it was in the neutral position. I quickly braked and turned car off . Had to use emergency brake. The dealership said it was recalled but this VIN wasn’t included . I ordered new cable but was told it was easier to replace bushing.

driving down the road and out of nowhere all the dash light come on, the speedometer and rpm all go to zero. I am able to still control the car and drive down, the only thing that won’t work besides the dash cluster is the air conditioning. Hitting a bump or smacking the dash normally turns off the dash light and I can see my speed and rpm’s again. I took it to ford for them to diagnose and they said the dash cluster is what’s bad. It’s very scary to drive because the lights come on so often and I’m fearful I’m going to lose more control of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring an increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35-40 MPH and making a turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact was able to make the turn, but the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The contact stated that the failure was initially intermittent but had become a persistent failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was called several times, but was unreachable, and the mailbox was full. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The power steering in my '08 Ford Escape has intermitten issues, and does not engage sometimes (especially when starting the vehicle). There was a recall by Ford (recall id: 14S05) in 2014, and when I called the Ford Customer Service, they said the recall was repaired in 2015. They said my current issue would not be covered under the recall. I called my local Ford Dealership, and they said they would likely not cover the repair either. This recall is for the Electronic Power Steering, which is a major safety issue.

Hazard flashers turn on by themselves any rime night or day even while driving. Transmission oil cooler leaks. Transmission shift lever bushing in shift cable broke [ Thankfully while not on the road ] This car only has 25,000 miles on it

While driving, steering column locked up and could not turn - nearly causing crash. Steering column is not key locked, but still will not turn in any position. A few small clicks right behind the steering and one loud click immediately before strong locked up was the only indicator that something was wrong.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the steering wheel became firm and difficult to turn. The contact stated that the air bag and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon arriving to her destination and pulling into a parking lot, after shifting the vehicle into park(P), the vehicle inadvertently lost electrical power and all electrical functionality, and the contact became locked inside the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had occurred three times. Due to the failure, the contact was unable to exit the vehicle and suffered heat strokes during a hot summer day. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the dealer was unable to provide the cause for the failure. The contact stated that the mechanic at the dealer was also locked inside the vehicle due to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,000.

It has the no power steering problem just like the other vehicles of the same model and year.

I have a constant issue with the power steering. This issue makes it hard for my vehicle to turn properly as well as when you go to turn a corner you have to be a body builder to get the car to even turn. At times I can't even drive my car because it gets so bad. Along with this issue I also have a wheel bearing issue in the front suspension. To me this issue feels like my whole car is going to rattle apart while I am driving it. To add to it, the propulsion system, it has a constant whine, tries to stall, and sometimes it will not get up to speed nor gain speed. There has been times when I am driving my car that I have to pull over to the side of the road very carefully because I feel like my car is going to die and then when I turn it off and then back on it acts like it has absolutely no power. I haven't gone anywhere to get my vehicle checked yet. But I have done extensive research on the issues that I am having with my vehicle and the three main issues are a recall for same year and same year make and model.

Power Steering fail. Went to a doctor's appointment, when leaving I start backing up to leave the parking spot and the power steering was too hard, stiff & very difficult to turn end so end up pulling back into the parking spot. Turn OFF the vehicle then open the hood, inspect the hood and under the car, check fuses and everything was fine. No warning light or anything in the dashboard. Turn ON the vehicle again after a few and give it another try but still was really hard to turn. I end up calling a family member for help and end up towing the car.This could have been a serious accident or injury if happened while driving. While doing research about the issues I found out that there was a recall related to the issue 14a05, NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was diagnosed by a local mechanic but has not been repair.

The power steering goes out. There is not warning light. The vehicle has been to several mechanic shops. They are able to reset the system and it works temporarily, but happens again. There were no warnings, or other symptoms. It happens out of the blue, and could potentially cause an accident.

The power steering failed, turning my steering wheel all the way to the left with excessive force. A safety recall exists for my type of vehicle but my vehicle VIN Number is not included recall, numbered 14S05 For Ford Escape model years 2008 - 2011

In rainy conditions, executed a hard stop activating the ABS. After successfully activating, the brakes go almost to the floor, and ABS function has stopped. No air in brake system, and master cylinder checks out good. Seems dangerous that the one time you really need ABS, it goes out. No warning lights on dash, mechanic has confirmed issue.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that occasionally while driving at undisclosed speeds, the steering wheel became stiff and difficult to turn in either direction. The "Power Steering Assist Fault" message was displayed. In addition, the contact stated that the failure had worsened. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the cost. The vehicle was taken to a local independent service center for a second opinion and the vehicle was diagnosed and determined that the steering shaft and steering sensor kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. An appointment with the local independent service center was scheduled to inspect the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at approximately 25 MPH and making a left turn, the steering wheel became stiff and made a hard right and the vehicle jumped the curb. The brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle came to a stop. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to steer correctly, and the steering wheel needed to be held with added force. The TPMS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the residence where the torque sensor was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 290,000.

While the person was driving the wheel suddenly became stiff and very difficult to turn but luckily was in his neighborhood to park it. This could have been a very deadly crash if it happened anywhere else or suddenly on the main road. The person could have been seriously injured due to this malfunction or other people as well. This problem has been confirmed by ford and they issued a recall in 2014 for this exact same issue. The issue with the recall is my vehicle was manufactured during this 3 year period time of faulty manufacturing but is still not included in the recall list and so many other Americans are dealing with the same issue and no repairs. I would like ford to be held accountable and extend the vin list of cars needing repairs. No the vehicle has not been inspected. There were no warning lamps prior until the incident which it now says power steering assist fault.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while the vehicle was parked. The failure had occurred on several occasions. No warning light was illuminated; however, the "Power Steering Failure Fault" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle remained at the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

The steering wheel began to shake while parked. The wrench light came on and the steering wheel became stiff while driving. After researching it is apparent it is the torgue sensor as Ford had a recall for previous 2008-2011 Ford & Mercury vehicles torgue sensors. 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid Recall Item Affected: Date Announced: 05/29/2014 Description of Recall: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist. Action Need To Fix It: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (PSCM) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the PSCM when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin by July 25, 2014.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving downhill at 40 MPH, the steering wheel became stiff, and the "Steering Assist Fault" message was displayed. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and restarted; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was connected to a handheld diagnostic machine by a friend who stated that there was a failure with a sensor within the steering column. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 121,000.

So the wheel is very hard to drive and turn. I took it to the dealer tom wood ford in indianapolis indiana and i let them know about the issue and they ended up only fixing the water pump which it was recalled and im sure the power steering has to have some type of recall . I usally drive and my kids ride with me and to have that fault of 2008 FORD Escape power steering assist fault light and be very hard to drive it can cause to have a motor vehicle accident because while driving it looses power

My power steering goes out. I have to turn my car off, let it sit and turn it back on. Then I have power steering but then while I'm driving it goes out again. I looked up the issues and found out that there was a recall for the torque sensor on 2008 escapes but mine wasn't included in the recall and I am am having the same issue that the recall is for. I can be doing 25mph and it goes out sometimes when I start my car I automatically don't have power steering but if I turn it out and back on I do.

The vehicle frequently shuts down with a stop safely now light displaying on the dash. Gives maybe a 5-10 second warning before the vehicle is immobile. Has not caused an accident for us but has occurred abruptly on busy roads increasing the risk of one. However, it usually occurs when idling in a drive through or light etc. The vehicle also frequently does something that causes the clock and date to reset to 2004. This seems to always occur between drives overnight.

The power steering assist has gone out but I don't understand why it is not included in it

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became inoperable. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn with the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 143,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the residence. The contact researched and was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering functionality and excessive effort was needed to turn the steering wheel. The "Power Steering Assist Fault" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective power steering column. The contact was informed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The dealer was also notified of the failure and the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was given the same diagnosis as the independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic for a tire rotation, and the contact was informed that the subframe was rusted. In addition, the contact stated that upon further inspection at the same local independent mechanic during another routine tire rotation, it was noticed that the failure had worsened. The local dealer was contacted; however, the contact was advised that rust was a category that was not inspected or repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000. The VIN was not available.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVE TO COLLEGE AND STOPPED FOR GAS. SHE CALLED ME SAYING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. BUT SHE HAD NOT LOST POWER STEERING. SHE CALLED ME A FEW HOURS LATER SAYING SHE COULD NOT TURN HER STEERING WHEEL TO GET TURNED AROUND TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL. I CAME TO ASSIST HER AND SURE ENOUGH THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS BLINK ON THE DASH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TURNED AROUND AND STARTED BACK TO OUR MECHANIAC. SHE FOLLOWED BEHIND. I FOUND THE SLOWER I WOULD GO THE HARDER IT BECAME TO STEER. I DID A SOLID 50-55 MPH ALL THE WAY THERE BUT COULD FEEL THE TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WE MADE IT TO THE GARAGE. THE MECHANIC CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID HE COULDN'T GET IT TO START AND WE NEEDED TO TAKE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR SCANNED. WE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T GET TO IT FOR ANOTHER 2-3 WEEKS AND REFERRED US TO A COMPANY IN A 4-5 HOUR AWAY TO GET A USED PART AND COME TO US TO FIX. WE RESEARCHED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND FOUND 14S05. SINCE WE ARE THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR AND NEVER WERE NOTIFIED OF A RECALL OR WERE TOLD ABOUT A CURRENT RECALL AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, WE STARTED TO SEARCH IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN FIXED BY THE FIRST OWNER (OUT OF POCKET) OR THROUGH THE RECALL. PLEASE ANY INFORMATION AND/OR GUIDANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

Tire size: P235/70 R16 Since April, 2024 this tire started inflated every week. After 2-3 weeks trial I decided to take it to the tire shop, after they tested it, no error was detected. Then they told me that technically this tire is defected. It costed me $75-90.00 bucks just for the diagnostics. At that point, I did not have a choice but to buy a new tire. The new tire cost me another $140.00+, before down time and a waste of energy. Time is everything in this country. Thank you,

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "Power Steering Assist Fault," message displayed; after which, the driver became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

Driving and lost power steering. Replaced torque sensor within the steering column, but power steering is still a no go.

The power steering while driving goes out and trys locking

The contact called on behalf of his girlfriend who owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the steering wheel was firm and difficult to maneuver. After coming to a stop, the failure progressed, and the steering wheel became extremely firm. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a steering sensor rotation failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recently occurred and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the recent failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 161,432.

Tire Size: P235/70R16 104T In the first week of April, 2024, the rear passenger side tire was showing low air. I took it to a tire shop close by. They checked it and could not find any defection, except air. They inflated and balanced it. I started driving it hoping everything would be OK. After 3 days the same thing happened. Again, I took it to a different tire shop, and they took their time and thoroughly checked, no nails or air leak at all. At that point and after I told them the history of the tire, they suggested that it is a manufacturer's defect or it is a defected tire. More over, the tire guy advised me to contact the NHTSA or the manufacturer. On top the purchasing price, I spent $60.00 for inspection, the purchasing price was $112.50, from Walmart. In conclusion, I purchased a new tire and replaced it, and costed me to mount it. I did not have a choice, and I kept the bad tire. I had to go through all these, because of the defected tire, or the manufacturer's fault. I cant't live without or I do everything with my car, and I have only 1 car. Car is a big part of my/our daily life in America. You guys can take it from here. That is all. Thank you

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked and attempting to shift into drive(D), the contact had to shift into 2nd gear prior to shifting into drive(D) to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that while attempting to make a turn, the steering wheel was sized and became difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

ABS brake light goes on and off and regen system disabled appeared. Brake pedal goes between being spongy and going to floor. I took it to an independent service center and the mechanic almost lost control of the car when test driving. There was no braking except to one wheel, which is why he almost lost control. They thought they fixed the problem by bleeding the brakes, but soon after I got it back on April 8, 2024 the ABS and brake lights came back on April 10, 2024. I am afraid that it will cause an accident if the brakes go out. The car is back at the mechanics and they are going to inspect the brake system. Not sure when the car will be fixed and returned back to me.

My car was scheduled for the mechanic for ABS brake issues on April 8, 2024. On April 1, 2024 I was driving on the highway at 65 mph when I lost power to the gas pedal. I could have been seriously injured from other motor vehicles. There was no warning lights, no messages, nothing. I got to the side of the road at about 20 mph. I turned off the vehicle and then turned it back on when the engine light came on and the wrench light. I turned it off again and on and no lights lit up. I was towed to my mechanic and they were able to repeat the incident. The mechanic took it off the tow trailer and he said there are no warning lights when he turned the car on. I told him they went off when I turned the car back on on the highway. The throttle body is the part that went bad and was replaced by the mechanic.

My escape keeps having the brakes go to the floor. Then they will be fine again for a while and then go to the floor again and have to be pumped to stop. The brake components are good. We replaced the master cylinder, continued to have the problem. Blakes bled by mechanic twice, again the same problem. Mechanic has determined it is a failure with the hydraulic control module. In researching they are back ordered everywhere and there is none available. In further research we have found that there have been over 200000 complaints. Ford wants us to pay 1000.00 to buy a new module and mechanic wants 500.00 to replace it. But again there are not any units available even from the Ford Dealer. Ford needs to recall this part and make them available to be replaced. This is a serious safety issue. Ours have never completely failed but there are many people who say theirs have. Ours is very dangerous if you should have to hit your brakes suddenly and they do not stop or they skid.

The torque sensor in my steering wheel is malfunctioning. My steering wheel vibrates and shakes while I’m driving and while I’m sitting in park. There was a recall for this exact issue for 2008-2012 ford escapes, yet this website says my car does not have any recalls…I have videos of my steering wheel shaking.

Power steering was lost randomly during driving. Before completely going out the steering wheel starting vibrating uncontrollably. Later, the Loss of Electric Power Steering Assist message appeared on dash memo.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while making a turn from a complete stop, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and the steering wheel was significantly difficult to turn. The message "Power Steering Assist Fault" was displayed. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the power steering had malfunctioned. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 50-55 MPH, the message "Power Steering Assist Fault" was displayed. The contact stated while starting the vehicle later that day, the power steering was no longer functional, and the message was displayed. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the "Steering Assist Fault Service Required" message was displayed on the instrument panel and the power steering assist failed to operate as needed. Due to the failure, the contact used excessive force to steer the vehicle to the residence. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) which was linked to the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure and provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 220,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the power steering malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become extremely difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 176,000.

When driving, the gas pedal will get stuck down and you will not be able to apply more pressure to the pedal to accelerate. This often happens when I go to change gear and then go back to the gas pedal to accelerate again. This typically will only happen from time to time but today it occurred every time I went to change gears. I had to pull over on the highway because I was unable to keep up with traffic and the weather was quite snowy and it was unsafe for me to try to drive without keeping speed with traffic.

I’ve bought this 08 escape from a mechanic shop out right as is… had to problems with it at all until a couple of months my steering wheel started to shake, then it got worse to the point where I had to put a firm grip on the wheel, looked it up and did some research on it apparently there was a recall on this a while back due because of the power steering motor,

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping between gears, and there was a significant delay while shifting into third gear. Additionally, the contact stated that when turning the steering wheel while driving, the vehicle failed to respond immediately and responded with a significant delay. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring more frequently while driving. The contact related the failures to NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 14V284000 (Steering) and 15V606000 (Power Train). The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to reverse out of a parking space at slow speeds, the contact became aware that the electric power steering was not functioning properly. The EPS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the power steering control module. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering), and the VIN was included but had already been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 191,625.

Steering stops and starts working randomly making it hard to turn corners and into gas stations

I was driving home at night with my child, and I stepped on the brake to slow the car down as we were going down a hill, and the brakes did not work. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor after softly stepping on the brake pedal and did not release. I could not stop the SUV, so I coasted as best I could, and THANK GOD WE DID NOT CRASH!

Car was parked on street with a slight downward slope behind it. It was turned off and placed in "Park". It rolled backwards down the street and hit a utility pole which caused it to stop. After seeing that it had "moved on its own" the shift handle was checked and still indicated the car was in "Park". Suspect some issue with the car actually being in park related to transmission, shift lever, or Ignition. The ignition has periodically displayed a reluctance to allow the car to start when the key is turned. The car will go to Ford dealer since I understand there was a large recall for this issue.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving out of a parking space, the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of electric power steering assist. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 100,000.

My girlfriend was driving around 40mph, when the power steering started going out. She continued to drive since she was already close to her place of employment. We had a family mechanic look at the vehicle and he stated that it was the electric power steering that had went out. There were no warning lights except for a yellow tool symbol which had already been on the dash for a while.

Wheel hubs. Yes High. Yes. No, light came on after

Vehicle rolled backwards due to defective trans shifter bushing on transaxle end. In the process of replacing bushing if available from Ford

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was initially taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the fuel sensor was defective; and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure returned soon after repair. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 219,000.

My regen system failure light come on and off. When it does come on I lose my brakes. I have tried effortlessly like others to find out why they are malfunctioning. I am continually having near misses due to the brakes not wanting to work when they choose to. Why has this not been a recall yet. The brakes go all the way to the floor whenever they feel like it. I just purchased the vehicle. I wld have left it at the lot had I know this and no recall seems to be hand. So we get to have accidents or spend endless money while the Ford company doesn’t have to deal with any of it.

Warning light for “power steering assist fault” came on last night and this morning the steering is hard to control when turning.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING, TORQUE SUSPENSION STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO MANUAL MODE, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UNDRIVABLE AND UNCONTROLABLE FOR ADULT SENIOR WOMAN THAT WAS DRIVING IT.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering assist and the “Service Vehicle” warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the yellow wrench warning light illuminated, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact continued driving to her residence. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure and the contact was made aware that NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) recall repair was completed on the day she purchased the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown.

While driving my 2008 Escape the other day the power steering went out while driving down the the highway. The power steering assist fail light came on after I parked and shut my car off and turned it back on. After doing some research I found the recall 14S05, however when looking my VIN up, it shows no active recall. But the incident matches exactly what I have read from 100's of other owners. It would be available for inspection, I have not taken it into a Ford dealership yet. When I called the local one, they told me they couldn't help, as it didn't show up having active recall. The incident occurred 3/25/23 and I have since parked the vehicle until I can figure out what I am going to do with it.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and the steering wheel became very firm. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to her residence and turned the vehicle off and on. The power steering functionality did not return. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the electric power steering assist had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 143,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the oil cap had loosened. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the oil cap and the valve cover were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was unknown.

Power steering went out and the steering wheel is very hard to turn. Yes the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. While driving my steering wheel became hard to turn so I almost got into an accident. I have taken the car to a service dealer and they stated that the power steering column needed to be replaced codes that they got were b2277 and b2278. A warning came across the dashboard saying "power steering assist fault".

While driving in a city at about 30mph, my power steering froze and I could not easily make a turn. As a result, I had to stop on the side of the road and inspect what went on. A 'wrench' and a warning control light came on stating 'power steering assist failure'. I was able to drive slowly to my mechanic, with a very limited steering, to diagnose the issue. The error code that appeared on the diagnostic interface was B2278 - Steering Shaft Torque Sensor Malfunction. I was very lucky to drive on a slow road because driving it on a freeway could have been disastrous, maybe fatal in a worst case for myself and others on a freeway. There were no prior signs to the failure. I loved driving the car because it was very reliable. I drive my kids to and from school in this car. I contacted the manufacturer and a few dealerships about this. It turns out that there was a safety recall for 2008 - 2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles (14S05). However, my car, for some reason, was never on a recall list. My car's power steering torque sensor failure clearly satisfies the safety recall requirements. Is there a way that I could take this back to a FORD dealership and get it fixed under the safety recall? I am currently residing and driving this car in Poland.

The contact's niece owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while stopped, the steering wheel started shaking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic retrieved code: B2278 (Steering Shaft Torque Sensor Malfunction). The vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to TSB: (Power Steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 169,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her father was driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had driven the vehicle, with no power steering, to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact and the independent mechanic researched online and determined that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 189,000.

ABS, parking break light and regen breaks disabled. My breaks will go all the way to the floor and have crashed into a vehicle because out of nowhere I was not able to break like normal. Is not safe to drive. Was diagnosed with a bad hydraulic control until like thousands of other people with this car. Ford posted a service bulletin about this issue and recommended replacing the flex hoses before eventually replacing the HCU BUT WONT PAY FOR IT. IT IS FAULTY AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND RECALL THIS HCU ISSUE INSTEAD OF JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THOUSDANDS OF THESE VEHICLES.

On Tuesday a light came on that said “power steering assist fault” but it was still driving fine. Then the next morning when I was pull out of the parking spot I could barely turn the wheel. It was super hard to turn. I could hardly get back into the parking spot, it was super hard just to steer it back to the parking spot. If I would’ve been driving it would have definitely caused an accident. I had the car towed to a dealership, I was told that it was probably the power sterling pump but there is a recall on this car for that and my car (vin number) is not listed. But it’s the same problem. Maybe my vin number was miase? Please help.

STEERING WHEEL TURNS AUTOMATICLLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN STARING VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HORNE FORD OF NOGALES THEY FOLLOWED SERVICE PROCEDURE AS PER WORKSHOP MANUAL FOUND AND DETERMINED ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN (FAILED) THEY RECOMMENDED REPAIRS: ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. I HAVE A REPAIR ESTIMATE A COST OF 2,827.00

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist with the power steering assist fault message displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

The contact's husband owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost motive power and the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 207,000.

Having issues with periodic loss of power steering while driving .making it very difficult to drive. Also I'm having an issue with the battery continuing to die ..when the vehicle is off even.i park it n the evening and Over night it goes dead.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering fault message displayed before the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction, making the vehicle undrivable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the steering column bolts were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number 14V284000 (Steering). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 128,000.

The contact's mother-in-law owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced by an independent mechanic, the power steering assists failed as the power assist fault warning light appeared on the instrument panel. The mechanic informed the contact of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was given a case number by the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with torque sensor failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was unknown. The contact took the vehicle for repair in July/August of 2022. The repair was completed at no cost to the contact due to the open recall and was told that if the issue were to persist, the cost would be covered under warranty. However, that repair did not last and the power steering would still go out intermittently. The contact was told by the dealer that the issue essentially needed to be constant rather than only intermittent in order to get the proper codes to then repair the vehicle. The torque sensor still needs to be repaired.

The power steering torque sensor failed while driving today. As a result the vehicle lost all power steering and became difficult to steer and posed a serious risk to my safety while driving a distance over an hour from home on back country roads in Kentucky which were winding and made making curves and staying on the road very difficult to manage. There was no warning, no engine check light to come on. About 5 minutes before the power steering failed to function, the steering wheel began to have a very slight movement while at a stop light. This was not a sufficient warning to give me enough time to determine that my vehicle was about to become unsafe and there was no noise coming from the car or affected components. As a result of the malfunction/ equipment failure, I had to make wide turns that made the vehicle leave the roadway slightly at times with the tires going off the side of the road before the wide turn was completed. Steering became very difficult and the vehicle did not respond to my steering attempts. I could not make sharp turns and had a long distance to suffer through the hazard this caused. When I finally arrived home I had to drive through my yard to park because I could not get the vehicle to turn sharp enough to make it into the driveway. While driving there wasn't any shake or noticeable issue with the steering wheel itself other than the loss of power steering that felt as if the entire steering column was locked up. I have contacted the nearest Ford dealership to inquire about getting the recall repair completed tomorrow. I will have it inspected at that time. As of now, the failed component is available for inspection upon request. I am sure the problem will be reproduced as it has not regained steering function hours later and is in need of repair. I never received any notice prior to the equipment failure that there in fact was a safety recall on my vehicle. I would like to know how I was missed on being notified.

Electric power steering system not working causing the vehicle to default to manual steering which makes the vehicle extremely hard to drive. My safety is at risk because I do not have sufficient control of the steering of the vehicle. The car has been inspected by the dealership. There were no signs or lamps prior to the problem starting.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the rear-end started swaying to the left and the right. The vehicle was bouncing while driving over potholes or imperfections on the roadway. The contact stated that the vehicle was also making a rattling sound while driving. The contact stated there was no warning lights illuminated. The contact drove to her destination and after stopping and inspecting the vehicle, she observed that there were large gaps inside the passenger’s side wheel well. The contact stated that the passenger’s side shock absorber had penetrated the trunk. Additionally, the front driver’s and passenger’s side control arms and subframe members were severely corroded. The contact observed that the frame was rusted on the driver’s and passenger’s side rear wheel wells. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the entire subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 45-50 MPH, the power steering assist failed temporarily. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred increasingly while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle was not drivable. The message "Power Steering Assist Failure" was displayed. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

The seatbelt shoulder strap will lock and will not unlock unless you release the buckle. We came out one morning and had no power steering it is equipped with electronic power assist The dealer said that there were no recalls for this particular condition. I found out from a shop that I used to work for that there were. My wife cannot drive the vehicle in this condition via surgurey. Thanks for listenig.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel locked up and became difficult to turn. After restarting the vehicle, the steering operated as designed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure and referred her to another dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no additional assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,054.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH and coming to a complete stop, the steering wheel jerked and turned independently towards the left, almost causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that she steered the steering wheel all the way to the right and then steered back to the center. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering shaft torque sensor kit and steering angle sensor calibration had failed and needed to be replaced. The independent mechanic informed the contact that the failure was associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) and referred to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under the recall as the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 225,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the steering wheel locked inadvertently and became significantly difficult to steer. A message indicating a power steering assist failure was displayed. The contact stated while attempting to veer to the side of the road, he lost control of the steering wheel and the vehicle struck a road construction barrier. The hood of the vehicle flew open and struck the windshield. The contact did not sustain an injury. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that he was informed by the local Pep Boys that his vehicle had an electric power steering; therefore, he could not add power steering fluid. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under the recall as the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000.

Similar to the steering issues that others are experiencing, my Escape is pulling significantly to the right. I have had the suspension practically rebuilt, new tires put on and everything re-aligned, and the vehicle continues to pull to the right significantly. The mechanic checked with a local dealership who recognized that there are steering recalls with this make and model year, however my VIN does not appear to be included in the recall. This is a very dangerous situation, because if a situation arose to where I had to correct my steering wheel to the right to avoid a collision or animal, I would likely easily lose control. There are no warning messages on my dash associated with this.

The brakes stopped working correctly and are very unsafe. The Regenerative brakes get disabled, and the ABS light is on, you lose the power brakes stopping power. I have to step on the brake pedal very hard for the vehicle to stop. It feels like the old school pre-power brakes. I took it to the Ford dealer, and they want to charge 5000 + dollar to fix it, they also say parts are no longer available, they instructed me to call my insurance company and have it totaled. I read the escape hybrid forums and I see many people having this same problem

I bought it 2 months ago it's happened to me three or four times now when I'm driving all of a sudden the power steering goes out and there's no power steering at all .I found out by turning it off and turning it back on it works the power steering but it's very dangerous all of a sudden it goes out. It's called the steering modular unit sensor. There's no warning or nothing it's loses all power steering. There was a recall on it when I first bought it I checked it out but now it's not there I don't know what happened to it. The car is available for inspection. I have not had it expected. I did have an appointment to get it looked at at the dealership but I canceled the appointment due to very hot temperatures that day. I wrote it down on a piece of paper what the recall said at that time and it said it was the steering modulator sensor something like that. If I can find it I will upload the paper.

Driving in the highway, the back shock absorber felt down crashing against the back right tire.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while a friend was operating the vehicle, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the steering rack was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign 14V284000 (Steering). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 145,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR A FEW MONTHS . AT TIMES MY CAR WONT START. EVERYTHING COMES ON. iT FEELS VERY LOOSE AND HAVING TO PUSH IN THE KEY AND TURN IS VERY DIFFICULT AND HURTS MY HAND. PLUS THE ALARM BUTTON GETS PRESSED WHEN I TURN THE KEY.. i HAVE TO TURN KEY ON AND OFF WHILE PUSHING KEY INTO IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES AND PRAY THAT IT WILL CRANK. i HAVE HAD NO OTHER ISSUES OR REPAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED. i NOW HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY i HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $400 FOR THIS REPAIR. i HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON REPAIR FOR THIS PART ON THE VEHICLE I OWN.

ABS light on, vehicle stalling, dragging while driving 40mph or over. Brake petal non functional. *c1313, c1480, c1481 Brake hoses restricted not allowing brake pressure in caliber *HCU damage *Sway bar links damage, excessive noise and play

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the steering wheel was uncontrollable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the ignition module switch needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that parts were on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled, but restarted after 45 minutes. The vehicle stability assists system warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.

The power steering assist failed when I was driving home about 2 months ago. I cannot afford repair to the Power steering assist. The warning light came on as it failed. It put myself and the person with me at risk, as we were on a major highway. The Ford recall number as of 2014 is 14S05. My mechanic said it is most likely the Power Steering Assist motor.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle was without power steering assist functionality. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The power steering failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure and determined that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The failure mileage was unknown.

I was sitting on a driveway that is at an angle. Not sitting flat…. My vehicle dies & Safety Alert Light comes on with the! In the middle of a triangle and vehicle dies will not stay started it will start and then shut off.Died in Middle of Road!!

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to vibrate and become very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the torque sensor but the vehicle would erroneously steer to the right. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the entire steering column was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 14V284000 (Steering). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 78,000.

The contact's son owned a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving at approximately 60 - 65 MPH, another vehicle rear-ended his vehicle in a hit-and-run collision. The driver's side front seat fractured and detached, hitting the contact's grandson's face. The airbags were not deployed upon impact. The contact's son sustained head injuries, and her grandson suffered facial fractures and a broken jaw. Medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, he felt the steering wheel jerk to the left and while attempting to correct failure, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact observed that the "power steering assist fault" warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over safely and turned off the vehicle and upon restarting the vehicle the power steering was still not functioning as needed. The contact called an independent mechanic who went out to where the vehicle was parked and performed a temporary fix. The mechanic advised that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer to be repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 152,000.

CAR RAN OUT OF GAS AND WAS PROMPTED TO SAFELY STOP CAR I DID, THEN PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ASSISTED IN PUSHING OFF TO NEAREST PARK N RIDE LOT. WAS ABLE TO GET GAS INTO CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT A PROMPT CAME UP STATING POWER ASSIST FAULT. LOOKED ONLINE HOW TO FIX AND TRIED ONLINE INSTRUCTIONS BUT TO NO AVAIL, PROMPT IS STILL ON DASHBOARD. HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC YES CAN BE INSPECTED UPON REQUEST SAFETY WAS OK AS I TURNED HAZARD LIGHTS ON, NO PREVIOUS WARNING SIGN OR MESSAGES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. MILEAGE ON CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED 271,071

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the power steering fault warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact lost power steering; however, safely drove to the local mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed the failure to the torque sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

The HCU fails causing the car to have little to no braking power while driving, at random times. There is a loud grind coming from the front right.. Happens only when it is warm.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and repaired under NHTSA Campaign number: 14V284000 (Steering) in 2014. The failure recurred in 2019 and was repaired by the owner however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

I was driving on a dirt driveway to visit husband at work, I went to park in grass to avoid getting stuck in mud. Then it started getting difficult to turn my car. I ignored it at first and shut my car off. When I left my destination it was difficult to turn my wheel to back out of the driveway. Started to drive home, could not turn wheel to turn into home driveway. I pulled over on the side of the road, made a y-turn to go back to dirt driveway to had husband check out car. Fluids are full, car sounds fine, belt is fine, no other worries when checked out. We are assuming it’s steering pump from non-mechanics. No safety or injuries. No mechanics available at time to check out car, we live on a rural island with limited resources, will be getting checked out ASAP. No insurance claims No warning lights

When the car was started in a shopping center parking lot, the emergency brake light and the abs warning light were displayed and remained displayed. When driven, the brakes were "spongy" and then "regenerative braking disabled" appeared in the odometer display. I pulled over briefly, turned the car off for a short period and then restarted it. The same messages and odometer display remained, and brakes were still spongy. As I continued to drive (carefully), the situation resolved itself, though the "regenerative braking disabled" continued for another minute or two. Normal braking then resumed. This issue just occurred so it has not yet been taken to a dealer, nor has it been inspected by mfr, police, etc. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED MANY TIMES BY OTHERS WITH ALMOST IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AT THIS WEBSITE https://www.carproblemzoo.com/ford/escapehybrid/2008/service-brakes-problems.php THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS GONE IGNORED BY FORD FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND DESERVES NHTSA'S IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist failed and the steering wheel seized. The power steering failure warning message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with power steering assist failure. The mechanic informed the contact that an unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that a recall for the steering had expired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I was driving my car in a 3 hour trip. I noticed the power steering was going out. My steering wheel was stiff when turning at. It was coming in and out then it stopped. The following day we started our 3 hours trip back but my power steering was not working. The steering wheel again did not want to move and was stiff at the turn. This could of killed me and my passenger plus our dogs. If I lost power steering while driving on the highest back home could of cost a accident and lives. I had no warning light or a audio warning. The car was running fine before this happened and was not failing on me. The Escape is currently being fixed by a independent service center for the torque sensor. I hoping my power steering will work after.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the front frame detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was unaware the diagnosis however, the frame was replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the contact noticed the frame was slowly detaching from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that underneath the vehicle was rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and it became difficult to maneuver the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the steering wheel lost power steering inadvertently. The contact veered to the side of the road, turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the steering wheel did not regain power steering functionality. The power train warning light illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle had already been repaired for the same failure under an unknown recall six years ago. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the power steering failed to operate. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that she used her physical force to steer the vehicle while driving at various speeds. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that her VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (STEERING). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

Steering shaft torque sensor failed which is part of vehicle recall through Ford on Escape Models . Upon conversation with ford they said recall was used by previous owner. If same part fails again should it not still be part of recall under safety guidelines loosing power steering while driving ? Thankfully no accident and able to pull off highway safely

Unknown mechanical issues

Power steering failure and shaking while idling in park. Went out fully while pulling out of parking lot. whole vehicle inspected by dealership before purchasing. No warning lamps. Felt like had a bad tire while driving down the road and steering wheel started shaking in park 24 hours prior to it failing.

On January 22, 2022, I was driving my 2008 Ford Escape from Everett, WA to Puyallup, WA. A few miles from my destination, the wrench indicator came on at the same time my steering wheel jerked from my hands for a second, then went back to normal driving and the wrench indicator turned off. Several more miles passed and I arrived at my destination, but as I was backing up to park, the wrench indicator came back on and I had complete loss of steering. Later that afternoon, I started my car again and the wrench indicator was still on and I had still had complete loss of steering. I had to have my car towed to my mechanic. After diagnostics, they confirmed there was an issue with the steering torque sensor, but that they would have to refer me to a Ford Dealership for further diagnostics. My car was then towed to the Ford Dealership. I was told the torque sensor was faulty and I had two options. I could replace the steering torque sensor or replace the entire steering column. But as steering columns are on back order with no ETA of when they will be back in stock, the sensor was my only option to have an operable vehicle. The dealership replaced the sensor and recalibrated the system on Feb 15, 2022. I picked up my car on Feb 18, 2022 and drove it home with no issues. A couple hours later I drove to a FedEx and the wrench indicator started coming on and off, accompanied by my wheel jerking slightly, and loss of steering. Vehicle was returned to Ford Dealership on 2/21/22 for further diagnostics of why the new sensor was also failing immediately.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the steering wheel started shaking and it was slightly difficult to steer the vehicle. The contact stated that she then went to a local auto store to have power steering fluid added to the reservoir however, she was informed that the vehicle was equipped with an electronic power steering. The following day after starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost power steering assist functionality and was difficult to steer. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

My 2008 Ford Escape XLT electrical power steering will stop working while driving the vehicle. It is available for an inspection at anytime. The safety issue is the car is next to impossible to steer once it stops working. My wife just missed running into a power pole while driving in a roundabout when it stopped working while she was driving it. It has happened more then this one time. If it happens at low speed it’s even harder to steer. I called a recall number to see if it was in a recall but was told it was not in a recall due to where it was manufactured. I have not taken the Escape to a Ford dealer yet because of what I was told about the recall. However since that time I found out my Escape was manufactured at the plant where the recall is for. There has not ever been a warning light that comes up on the dash before it stops working, it just stops working. It has the same symptoms that are given in the recall.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel seized and would not turn in either direction. The driver turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the steering wheel functionality returned but the power steering assist was inoperable. The driver was unaware of any warning lights being illuminated. The contact's husband arrived on the scene and drove the vehicle back to the residence. The vehicle remained in the driveway and had not been taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact had spoken to independent mechanics who had not diagnosed the vehicle but verbally stated that there were recalls for similar years, makes, and models. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that there were no open recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

STEERING WHEEL STARTING CLICKING AND MOVING ON ITS OWN, A FEW DAYS LATER A POWER STERRING ASSIST FAULT ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE SAME DAY THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the steering wheel suddenly became difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering torque sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced however, the part was on back order. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his wife was driving approximately 50 MPH, the power steering assist warning light illuminated, and remained illuminated. The driver continued driving the vehicle in manual steering mode until arriving at his destination. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,832.

Having issue with throttle body and or controller. Break takes time to respond and is stiff. When on an incline road, the car rolls backwards before accelerating forward. The rolled back at stop signs on inclined roads and inclined parking lots. The car shows no warming lights. The car has issues accelerating and decelerating. The car has rolled back while another car was behind it. The car at some instances has come to almost a halt while driving at 70 mph on the highway. While displaying no warming signals. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? This type of issue has been confirmed by the dealership and has been recalled for some ford escapes but not all. The car has been inspected by a technician. The transmission has been rebuild but that did not work so a new transmission was placed inside yet this did not resolve anything. The car has been having these issues for some years.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 25-35 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering torque sensor was not detecting the driver's steering input and that the power steering assists needed to be replaced. The independent mechanic informed the contact that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and advised the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under the recall because the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

While I was driving my car my power steering stopped working.I took it to my service garage and he did some kind of a rebate on it.But he also said he dosen"the no how long it will work.

While I was driving is when I notice the diffrence.And when I was stopped I couldn'do even turn the steering wheel..

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated he depressed the brake to the floorboard to stop the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the HECU needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.

I have a 2008 Ford Escape. I was driving with my 7 year old and 4 year old and my power steering out, out of nowhere and went into manual steering. Without me being aware of that I went to turn and my car would not turn, I almost wrecked (because I could not turn the wheel) into the person at the stop light while my kids were in the car. Thankfully I hit my breaks and did not but it was a very scary moment for myself and my kids. I had my car towed to my mechanic who then told me the torque sensor went out. He looked online and it said there was a recall on the exact problem I am having for the exact model I have. I called Ford and one person told me that the software was cleared. I talked to another guy from a different ford who then told me that my car doesn’t and has never had a recall done and it doesn’t qualify. So I am frustrated trying to get this recall done that I’m getting misinformation on from multiple different people at ford. I can not drive my car because the steering is a safety hazard one and two I am not strong enough to turn the wheel if I wanted to. I need to get my children to and from school and myself to and from work and can’t because of this problem. I don’t understand how one person can tell me I had a recall done and the other tell me I did not and can’t. I’m having a hard time believing that I don’t have a recall on this problem when I have the exact problem and my car is a 2008 escape and the recall they have is for a ford escape models 2008-2011 for the torque sensor and software. I am a single mother who doesn’t have the extra money to have this problem fixed especially when there is a recall on my exact problem but no one at ford is being kind enough to help and they are all giving me different information. At this point I don’t know what to do because they are leaving me confused and with no options. I just want this safety hazard fixed as soon as possible.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the "Power Steering Assist Fault" warning message was displayed. The steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic reset the computer code B2278 (Power Steering Shaft Torque Sensor) and performed steering angle torque sensor calibration; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 124,510.

The rear passenger door will not catch to release unlock or lock latch. It's like the door is forced closed will not open.

Vehicle lost electric steering assistance system while driving causing a crash in a street curve. This system problem is now intermittent. The Ford dealer told there is nothing they can do if I don't pay for the repair. I think this is a secury issue and Ford is responsible for it.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the pedal went straight to the floor before stopping. The contact veered to the side of the road and waited for a few minutes before restarting the vehicle before driving back to the residence. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who inspected the vehicle but could not duplicate the failure. The mechanic suspected that the ABS brake booster and brake master cylinder had caused of the failure. The failure recurred a few months later. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,550. Consumer had the master cylinder replaced (2/25/22) on the advice of the mechanic who originally suspected it might be a master cylinder issue.

Power steering assist fault is being displayed on the screen. My vehicle is hard to turn when slowing down.

Electric power steering intermittently has a failure while driving. Vehicle gets very hard to steer.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the message “power assist error” had displayed and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 265,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while pulling out of a parking space, the vehicle lost power steering assist. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the residence in manual steering mode. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 250,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing out of her driveway, the power steering assist failed without warning. The contact called an independent mechanic to her home who informed her that there had been a recall placed on similar vehicles for the power steering, which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was then notified of the failure and informed her that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The manufacturer then referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the power steering failed while the contact was making a left turn. The failure caused the contact to crash into a parked vehicle. The air bags were deployed upon impact. The contact sustained injuries to her neck, back, left hand, and ringing noises were heard in her ears. However, no medical attention was received. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. Prior to the failure, the steering rack and pinion and lower steering coupler shaft were replaced by the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the power steering assist fault warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle to continue driving. The contact called the dealer where she was informed that her vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

* The braking system is failing without warning arbitrarily, resulting in pedal doing to floor and not stopping the vehicle and requiring swerving if possible to avoid collision, often needing to drive off the road surface to do so safely. This is a very common and largely reported problem with this vehicle with no assistance from the manufacturer, and a singular resolve that far exceeds the vehicle value; there is not an option to replace failing part/s with used as manufacturer prevented that. * The safety of the family member and others on the roadway are at substantial risk with a vehicle on the roadways that has a failed braking system, especially on highways/byways at increased speeds with no means to stop without warning. * The problem has been inspected and confirmed by the Ford dealership service department, where it's evidently a well-known issue. Many are subjected to leaving their Escape Hybrid with the dealer as they are too dangerous to risk driving, but the excessive cost levied to (temporarily) resolve the problem too much and outside the value of the vehicle. * Illuminated warning lights include: Regen brakes disabled, ABS, Check brake system.

Regen Brakes Disabled light came on dash board after starting. ABS light and Check Braking System also. Took to two local mechanics. Checked sensors brake fluid etc. Advised to take to dealership. These lights are not ALWAYS on. However lately they have been. When illuminated the brakes are very weak and if going over 40 mph very difficult to stop. Nearly impossible to drive on the interstate. Ford dealership said it’s a faulty Hydraulic Control Unit codes C1478 and C1479. They advised there is currently only 1 available in the US. It’s used and their cost is $2600. They advised rear brakes and pads being replaced as well and bleeding the brakes after. My truck has 112k miles on it. Dealership estimated repair cost was just under $4000. I rarely have to drive on the interstate but this particular day was very concerning as I could hardly stop and had to swerve to avoid crashing into the truck in front of me. I was lucky that there wasn’t a vehicle beside me. It’s taken awhile to be diagnosed because I was told mechanics need the lights to be on to know exactly what was happening. This is a major safety issue and several owners have had to deal with it. Ford needs to step up and do the right thing with a recall. I love my truck but unfortunately I think it’ll be the last Ford I’ll own.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 5 mph or a slower speed, the steering wheel pulled to the left. The contact would turn the steering wheel with force to steer the vehicle. The contact stated that an unknown warning light illuminated on the instrument panel and a sound was heard when the failure occurred. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to a safe location. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic for a diagnostic test to be performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering). The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH and attempting to make a right turn, the steering wheel inadvertently lost power. The Power Steering Assistant Fault message was illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated she was able to pull to a nearby gas station and she turned off the vehicle. The contact stated when she restarted the vehicle, the steering wheel was significantly more difficult to maneuver. The contact stated she was able to forcefully maneuver the steering wheel and drove to her residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that she would be responsible for the cost of the repair since the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 179,643.

Hello, While I was driving on the highway suddenly my steering became very stiff and it required much more effort to to turn the steering wheel. This was a very scary and dangerous situation in which could have led to a potential accident. There were no warning lights prior to this issue. I did some initial investigation and found out that there was a big recall for Ford Escapes for this same issue. (Issue with the torque sensor within the steering column, which may result in the loss of electric power steering assist). I called Ford and they informed me that my car had already been recalled and that they had already fixed it and that I would have to fix it at my own cost. It obviously wasn't fixed 100% and now I am being forced to pay the cost even though it is obviously the same issue that the vehicle had originally been recalled for.

Car will run fine then, all of a sudden, goes into no drive mode. Will not go forward or reverse without a lot of gas pedal pushing ( like if the e brake is on then pop and lunges forward, but there is no brakes being applied, just gas.) Now car is sitting because mechanic pulled code P0A7C and said can't drive until fixed.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake was applied however, was spongy and slow to respond. The ABS warning light was illuminated. The Regan brakes disable failure message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who referred the contact to a local dealer. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 165,931.

Hard to steer the vehicle.

The back liftgate glass on my 2008 ford escape separated from latch and exploded when closing.

The loss of power steering that was reported as being fixed with Ford Recall # 14S05 is still happening and Ford is not covering the cost of fixing it again.

MY ABS brake warning and my regular brake light come on and go off occasionally with a warning that says "Regen Brake System Disabled". When this happens, it VERY difficult to brake, the brakes go almost to the floor before they engage and there is some sort of air leak because I can hear a leak in an air system of some kind. And when that started happening, the A/C stopped working and I heard a loud pitched whine coming from the vehicle. On the days there is no brake warning lights, the brakes still are not great and sometimes will start to stop the vehicle, then there is a kind of hiccup that happens where the pedal just goes to the floor WHILE you are stopping, and not just as you begin braking. There are SO many complaints on the web about people experiencing the EXACT same problems, I don't see why this has not been deemed a Recall yet. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!

There is a major safety issue with the braking system. The brakes were getting soft (having to push all the way to the floor to get it to stop) A brake warning light then came on, i had a mechanic check it and he replaced all 4 brakes and rotors on it, a small improvement...then the ABS warning light came on.....it now brakes fine from speed until about 10 mph and then the brake pedal goes to the floor. Upon having the warning light scanned, it appears that the HCU (hydraulic control unit) needs replaced for a tune of $5000 plus. Upon more research there are many complaints on-line about this problem, unfortunately those of us that drive 13 year old cars typically cant afford such a repair bill for an obviously bad design flaw and must continue driving these dangerous vehicles because we have no choice. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed

BRAKES ARE PEDAL IS ADVANCING TOWARDS THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE UNTIL ALMOST AT THE FLOOR. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NO CODES EVIDENT, NOR SIGNS OF DEFECT. SPENT ENTIRE DAY AT THE MECHANIC TO NO AVAIL. MUST USE PUMPING BRAKE S CONTINUALLY AT REDUCED SPEEDS FROM GREATER LENGTHS TO STOP AT APPROPRIATE TIME AND LOCATION.

THE CAR SHOW A MESSAGE SAYING "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND STARTS STALLING AND THEN SUDDENLY TURN OFF BY ITSELF. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAY OR THE STREET

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS WHEN ABS TONE RING CRACKS/BREAKS DUE TO RUST DEVELOPING ON THE AXLE HOUSING WHERE THE RING IS PRESSED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE DURING 4 YEARS, BOTH WITH THE FRONT/LEFT RING/AXLE.

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND I GOT A WARNING BEEP SAW THE DISPLAY SAYING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING AND A LOUD MOTOR TYPE NOISE WAS SOUNDING. I WOULD DRIVE AND I COULD FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED MY CAR AND DISPLAY SHOWED RIGHT AWAY THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT. AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING FROM THEN ON. OTHER 2008S HAD RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING BUT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST FOR RECALLS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED JORDAN FORD (609 E JEFFERSON BLVD, MISHAWAKA, IN 46545) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE HYBRID BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,540.

IN NOVEMBER 2020 WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, BY BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT SOFT. TO STOP MY VEHICLE, I HAD TO PRESS MY BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST SHOP WHERE I HAD MY BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED AND MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THIS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER, MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AGAIN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ISSUE WAS WITH MY MASTER CYLINDER. REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AGAIN. I'VE HAD MY MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED FOUR TIMES SINCE NOVEMBER 2020. IT IS NOW APRIL 2021 AND MY BRAKES ARE STILL GOING SOFT. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN WITH MY MECHANIC FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS AS HE'S BEEN TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE BELIEVES THE ISSUE IS WITH THE MODULE OF THE ABSYSTEM, BUT NO CODES REGISTER WHEN HE PLUGS THE VEHICLE TO THE COMPUTER. SINCE THIS ISSUE DOES NOT REGISTER A COMPUTER CODE, MY MECHANIC HAS HAD ISSUES WITH ACCURATELY IDENTIFYING THE CAUSE OF THE CONSTANT SOFT BRAKING I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS. I' WENT ONLINE AND GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND I'VE COME ACROSS FORUMS WHERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER FORD ESCAPE (2008 AND AFTER) OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. ALL OF THE FORD ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE HAD THEIR MASTER CYLINDERS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO PERMANENT RESOLUTION. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY COMPONENT ON EVERY VEHICLE IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SEATBELTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE WORN BY LAW, BUT WHAT GOOD IS A SEATBELT IF THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BRAKE AND MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE BECAUSE A COMPUTER CODE DOES NOT REGISTER.

TL* 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.*DT

TL* 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.

MY VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 58049 ORIGINAL. I NOTICED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITHIN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. I WOULDN'T GET AN ALERT ABOUT THE ODOMETER READING THAT WOULD SAY REGEN BRAKES DISABLED I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I TRY TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BUCKLE WHILE PRESSING IT. AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SEEM TO NOTICE THAT I'M TRYING TO STOP, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY STOP. IT'S A GOOD THING THAT I'M NOT A TAILGATER CUZ I WOULD HAVE CLOCKED ANY VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. HERE IS A COPY OF THE SERVICE FORUM THAT GARY YEOMAN FORD DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA PRINT IT OUT FOR ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY HAND ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OR MY FOOT ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK WHENEVER I'M BREAKING OUT JUST IN CASE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN IT TO FORD FOR ANY IF ANY REPAIRS. I LITERALLY HAVE EVERY RECEIPT, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY FADED THROUGH THE YEARS. THE HYBRID BATTERY DIED AFTER 7 YEARS OH, PRETTY MUCH ON THE 6TH YEAR I NOTICED IT WASN'T HOLDING A CHARGE LONGER THAN 24 HOURS. I INQUIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 10K TO REPLACE. I STILL HAVE IT ON THE VEHICLE OH, I JUST GET POOR MILEAGE NOW. I AM IN NO FINANCIAL PREDICAMENT TO AFFORD A TRADE IN NEWER MAJOR REPAIRS. I'M JUST DISCOURAGED CONSIDERING WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF A VEHICLE WHICH IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS GOING IF NOT ALREADY GONE. I AM DISABLED SO I DO NOT DRIVE OFTEN, THE VEHICLE SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY MORE THAN ITS ON THE ROAD. I'VE NOT TRAVELED A FAR DISTANCES WITH THE VEHICLE, MOSTLY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS AND PICKING UP MEDICATION AND GROCERY STORE. THAT'S IT, NOW I'VE COME TO A CROSSROADS NOT SURE WHAT TO DO HOW ABOUT THIS CONUNDRUM.

ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY THAT IT FAILED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL THAT ONLY INCLUDED A LIMITED NUMBER OF FORD ESCAPES, OF WHICH MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, IT JUST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT. IN DOING RESEARCH I FOUND AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON MY MODEL CAR PRODUCED IN THE SAME PLANT AS RECALL BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED SO DEALER IS REFUSING TO FIX ISSUE. IN DOING MORE RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT MOST EVERYONE WITH THIS MODEL CAR HAS HAD AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER. THE NTSB NEEDS TO STEP IN AND REQUIRE FORD TO RECALL ALL OF THE 2008 FORD ESCAPES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN.

ELECTRIC STEERING SHAKES WITH SLIGHT PRESSURE TURNING EITHER WAY. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET, AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN.

THE STEERING WHEEL TENDS TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SPEED BEING DRIVEN. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK IT IS TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND START IT AGAIN. BUT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAN VERY WELL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. ALL ACCESSORIES WENT OFF AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I JUST REPLACED MY 12V BATTERY THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 2 MILES, AT MOST. THE BRAND NEW BATTERY HAD BEEN IN THE CAR LESS THAN 24 HOURS. I HAD NO STEERING CAPABILITY AS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I COULDN'T SHIFT. THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED MY FOOT BACK LIKE IT WAS "PUMPING" MY FOOT. PUT ANOTHER FULLY CHARGED BATTERY INTO MY CAR AND STARTED RIGHT UP. DROVE HOME AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. BOTH BATTERIES WERE DRAINED COMPLETELY DRY OF ANY VOLTAGE. ABS LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM/REGEN BRAKE DISABLED ON DRIVE INFO.

08 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID-ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BREAKS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, STOPSAFE CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON APPROX. 5 MINUTES LATER. ABS STAYS ON ALONG WITH CHECK BREAKS SYSTEM AND REGEN BREAKS DISABLED. CAR HAS SAT FOR 3 YEARS. WHEN TURNED ON NOW, REGULAR BATTERY DRAINS AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON.

RECEIVED A POWER STEETING ASSIST FAULT ON MY VEHICLE WHEN TURNING IT ON IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE UNLESS I GAVE IT BRUT FORCE. WHEN CALLING FORD, THEY SAID THAT RECALL 14S05 WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE IN 2014 WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITH SOME SOFTWARE UPDATE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE AND MANY TIMES, CAUSED STEERING FAILURE AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. FORD IS LEAVING MANY PEOPLE OUT IN THE COLD MAKING THEM PAY FOR THEIR DEFECT AND FOUND A WAY TO "PRETEND" TO FIX THE ISSUE WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO BEGIN WITH, NOT A SOFTWARE FIX. THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD, ESPECIALLY IF THE SOFTWARE FIX WAS NOT THE CORRECT SOLUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITH THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN CEASED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEARNY MESA FORD (7303 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND EVENTUALLY THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING AND IT LOST ALL POWER TO STEER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR ESCAPE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BEEPING SOUND DETECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

IN MARCH 2008 MY BRAKES WENT 2 THE FLOOR THEN I PUMPED IT UP. I TOOK IT TO LARSON FORD ON 4/26/08 ANS THEY SAID IT WAS THE CALIPERS. HAD THE WORK DONE AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY SAID I CANT FIND ANYTHING AND TO DRIVE IT. ON DEC 31 THE BREAKS FAILED COMPLETELY. I LIMPED IT BACK TO THEM AND THEY DECIDED TO TAKE THE DAY OFF. LEFT IT THERE A FEW WEEKS AGAIN THEY SAID THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING. I CALLED FORD FOR HELP AND THEY DID NOTHING ALSO. THEY WANT US TO DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES. I AM NOW TAKING IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER TO DO THE RECALL FLUSH OF DOT4 AND INSPECT THE ABS VALVES THAT THEY DID ON THE CARS WITH THE RECALLS. IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE NHTSA IS NOT DO ANYTHING. NOT EVEN ASK SOMEONE IF THEY CAN TAKE THERE VEHICLE TO LOOKS AT IT. IF I GET THE SAME RESULT MY NEXT STEP WILL BE TO CONTACT CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE LACK OF ANY ACTION BY THE NHTSA .

TOOK VEHICLE INTO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE ON FRONT WHEEL, YESTERDAY 1/ 27/ 2021, WHICH IS UNRELATED. SERVICEMAN TOLD ME THAT, DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, THE UNDERFRAME HAS UP TO SIX CRACKS IN IT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. HE STATED THAT THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR THIS EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIBODY UNDERFRAME, WHICH FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO REAR SHOCK TOWER HOUSINGS BECAUSE ONE POPPED THROUGH THE FLOOR ON SEPT., 2020. THE OUTER BODY HAS SOME RUST BUT LOOKS GOOD, NORMAL RUST FOR IT'S AGE. ON THE INTERNET I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT SHOWS THAT THE 2001 TO 2003 ESCAPES HAVE HAD A POSSIBLE RECALL AND SHOWS THAT ONE FORD DEALER HAD A 'FIX' FOR THE ENGINE CRADLE, THAT DID NOT WORK OUT WELL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ONLINE ABOUT UNDERCARRIAGE RUST AND ITS PROBLEMS. I'VE ALSO TALKED TO A BODY SHOP OWNER AND HE TELLS ME THAT THEY GET SEVERAL ESCAPES A YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THE REAR WHEEL HOUSE MOUNTINGS REPLACED, THERE WAS ANOTHER ESCAPE BEING REPAIRED FOR THE SAME THING IN FROM OF MINE. MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT IRON MIKE'S METAL FAB SHOP IN FLINT, MI. 810 234 2996, OF COURSE WELDING ANY METAL TO RUSTED METAL HAS NO GUARANTEE.. TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN THE SHOCK STARTED BREAKING THROUGH THE FLOOR, AROUND MARCH OF 2019. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT I HAVE TO USE, WHICH IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO YOUR STANDARD IS UNDER FIFTEEN YEARS OLD.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE SHORT DISTANCE HOME. WAS LEAVING A GROCERY STORE ONTO THE STREET

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE TORQUE SENSER IN THE STEERING COLUMN, ON THE FORD ESCAPES. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RESET IT. I DRIVE IN FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. HE SAID IT WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW ON THE RECALL.

THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT COMPLETELY LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN MANUAL MODE. THIS WAS NOT 1 OF THE ORIGINAL FORD RECALLS BUT YET WAS MADE IN THE SAME PLANT AS ALL THE OTHER RECALL.

THE STEERING WHEEL ROCKS BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN.

AT TIMES BEFORE ACCELERATION, THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO UNLESS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC AND IT HAS HAPPENED. THE STICKING HAPPENS EITHER AT A STOP SIGN, TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR SIMPLY JUST LEAVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. SOMETIMES IT MAY HAPPEN IF I AM COMING OUT OF A TURN. ITS SCARY WHEN I AM ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, STREET, OR ON/OFF RAMP AND THERE IS OTHER TRAFFIC SPEEDING BEHIND ME. I CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PART THAT IS CAUSING THIS. IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A FAMILY MEMBER IN JULY. MOST RECENT WAS ON 12/29/2020.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER TO BE SERVICED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN'S A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY STEERING BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATE PEDAL, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

IT STARTED EARLY THANKSGIVINGS(11/26/2020) DRIVE AS I WAS COMING TO MY 4TH/5TH STOP OF THE MORNING, I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND FELT MY BRAKE PEDAL SINK WITH SLIGHT TO NO PRESSURE, NO RESPONSE. I PANICKED AND I REMEMBER PUMPING THE BRAKE RAPIDLY TO BUILD PRESSURE, BUT THE BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND AS EXPECTED, I DID FEEL I SLIGHT JERK AND HEARD A GROWLING SOUND COMING FROM THE BOTTOM ENGINE AREA. I MUST OF GONE OVER A POTHOLE THAT MADE MY TRUCK FEEL LIKE I JUMPED THE CURVE, I WAS GOING ABOUT 35-45MPH. AFTER A FEW RAPID BRAKE PEDAL PUMPS MY VEHICLE DID COME TO A STOP ON TIME BEFORE RUNNING THE LIGHT, LUCKILY I WAS ALONE IN THE STREET THAT EARLY MORNING. AS OF TODAY THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL FEEL MUSHY/SPONGY LACK OF PRESSURE AND SCARY UNSAFE.

THE VIN OF MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IS NOT HAVING ANY RECALLS, YET SOME OF THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING ASSIST MODULAR, WHICH MY FORD ESCAPE HAS A FAULTY MODULAR AS MY VIN SAY NO RECALLS, $1000.00 PART AND LABOR IS A VERY HIGH PRICE NEED HELP TO FIX THE STEERING KNOWING WE ARE GOING THROUGH FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE PANDEMIC IT'S VERY HARD TO STEER AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN A PARKING SPOT FOR NOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. 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.

DRIVING FOR THE 1ST COUPLE OF MILES WAS FINE. PROBLEM HAPPENED AFTER STOPPING THE CAR 1ST TIME AT FRIENDS HOUSE THEN 2ND TIME AFTER GAS STATION STOP. AFTER CAR WAS RE~ENTERED ONTO THE ROAD IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 15 MPH AND FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE ON. THIS WAS AFTER THE 2ND TRIP TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND STARTED RESEARCHING . AFTER TALKING TO FRIENDS AT PARTS STORE HE WAS TOLD THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ONLY HAD VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS SO I AM HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING ANY WAY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS. IT IS POSSIBLE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT BUT HAS MOVED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS, OR WILL FORD CONTACT ME SINCE TITLE IS NOW IN MY NAME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TP HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER RICHMOND FORD WEST (10751 W BROAD ST, GLEN ALLEN, VA 23060, (804) 273-9700) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO PURCHASE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS VERY FAST IF YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT ON THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. IF YOU TRY TO BACK UP, AND TURN THE WHEEL ONE WAY, IT WILL NOT STEER THE CORRECT DIRECTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS ON IT'S OWN. VERY DANGEROUS. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

I HAVE HAD REPLACED STEERING UJOINT.AND NOW NO POWER STEERING IT DONT WORK AND THE GARGAGE CANT EVEN FIGURE IT OUT.RIGHT AFTER REPLACEING IT.

WE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING CAME ON AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING TO THE VEHICLE.

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.

POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT, WAS WORKING JUST FINE THEN JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN QUIT WORKING. DRIVING WENT TO TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS JUST EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN ALMOST WRECKED. PRIOR TO THIS I WAS DRIVING AND TURNED WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO I HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL A TOW TRUCK, THE SHOP SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. BUT NO ISSUES BEFORE THIS, JUST WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN LIKE THE POWER STEERING NOW.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APP. 50 MPH FROM INTERSTATE ONTO OFF-RAMP. WHILE TURNING, I NOTICED THE WHEEL BECOME VERY HEAVY. I PUT MORE FORCE INTO THE WHEEL, BUT IT WAS IF IT WAS LOCKED. THIS DID NOT FEEL LIKE A MECHANICAL LOCK, SUCH AS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF - THAT GENERALLY HAS QUITE A BIT OF PLAY. I STOOD ON THE KICK PANEL AND PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO DEFORM THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS PULLING BACK JUST AS HARD. A SCREECHING/HISSING NOISE THAT SOUNDED SIMILAR TO A POWER STEERING WHINE WAS OBSERVED. A FEW FEET SHORT OF GOING HEAD-ON INTO THE GUARDRAIL, THE WHEEL FINALLY RELEASED, AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT. THE STEERING WAS THEN ACTING FINE. ONE MILE LATER, THE STEERING BEGAN TO DIE COMPLETELY. 0.5 MILES LATER, IT BEGAN TO FIGHT AGAIN. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT WITH THE DEAD POWER STEERING (BEING ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT). THE WHEEL SUDDENLY FROZE UP AGAIN, THIS TIME THOUGH, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON WHILE IN NEUTRAL. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS REGAINED, AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS DEAD AFTER THE FLARE-UP. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ANOTHER 2 MILES COMPLETELY DEAD, BUT NOT LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND I DON'T FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED FORD OF MURFREESBORO ON 10/26/2020, WHO WAS UNWILLING TO DIAGNOSE THE SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT ME FIRST PROMISING TO PAY $135 BEFORE TAX. THIS IS NOT A DESIRED FAIL-SAFE OPERATION, AND I BELIEVE IT MAY POSE AN ISSUE WITH SIMILAR YEARS OF THE ESCAPE. I DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE FIXED FOR FREE, BUT FORD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THE ESCAPE'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS A FAILURE SPECIFIC TO THIS VEHICLE.

ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD HCU IS BAD. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ AND BEEN TOLD FORD SHOULD'VE ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE

THERE IS A RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V284000, FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON FORD ESCAPES MANUFACTURED IN THE KANSAS PLANT, HOWEVER FOR SOME REASON MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL COMPLAINT.THE STEERING LOCKS UP MAKING RIGHT TURNS AT LOW SPEED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I SENT IN A COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM ASAP. THANK YOU !

MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 AND SHE TOOK AN EXIT AND IMMEDIATELY COULDN'T STEER. THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT SHE COULD STILL DRIVE ANY SPEED IT DIDN'T ENGAGE LIMP MODE .WE CAN STILL DRIVE JUST NOT STEER. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YR FOR THIS TORQUE SENSOR, BUT ITS NOT SHOWING UP FOR OUR VIN #.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT HAD INITIALLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKE HOSE AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE USED CAR DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR A FEW DAYS, THE CONTACT CALLED THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON RETURN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. HOLMAN FORD TURNERSVILLE (3641 ROUTE 42 SOUTH, TURNERSVILLE, NJ 08012) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED HER FAILURES TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V606000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 15E045000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

WHILE MY WIFE WAS BEGINNING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY,T HE STEERING LOCKED UP, AND SHE PULLED IT INTO THE GARAGE AND STOPPED AND WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE, BECAUSE YOU CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE AT ALL.

AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE CALIPERS AND BRAKES PADS NEVER RELEASED FROM THE ROTOR! THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND THE BRAKES/ROTORS AND WHEELS TO GET VERY HOT. A SERVICE STATION SAID IT APPEARS THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS STICKING, NOT ALLOWING THE BRAKES TO COME OFF OF THE ROTOR. I HAVE READ THAT THE FORD FUSION HAS THIS SAME ISSUE AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

THE ELECTRIC ASSISTED POWER STEERING IS LOCKING UP CAUSING A SEVERELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. I BELIEVE AFTER HAVING DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROMINENT ISSUE AND THIS VEHICLE NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FORD / NHTSA RECALL. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND CONDITIONS ON CITY STREETS.

VEHICLE FIRE. FIRE STARTED IN AREA OF DRIVER'S SIDE TAILLIGHT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN A PARKING LOT. SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL SHORT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME SOFT AND STICKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED ON THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS FLUSHED, INSPECTED FOR LEAKS, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

MULTIPLE SERVICE LIGHTS TURN ON, ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING, SEEMINGLY RANDOM. I HAVE HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A NEW CLUSTER. LOOKS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN 10024328/ FORD TSB 08-3-6. INFORMATION ON THE ISSUE IS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

I HAVE LOST MY POWER STEERING (ELECTRIC) WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AT SLOW SPEED

I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. SOMETIMES THE WHEEL LOCKS WHEN I'M DRIVING , ALSO THE WHEEL SHAKES LIKE I'M ON A ROLLERCOASTER . I CAN'T DRIVE OVER 20 MPH BECAUSE THE WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE EVEN MORE

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK BRAKES TOOK TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AND MODULE THAT WAS GOING OUT. THEY WAITED ME A PRICE OF 2400 DOLLARS TO GET A NEW MODULE AND 1200 TO INSTALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME THE TWO LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED A WEAKER AND HAD IT DROPPED OFF AT MY HOUSE.

I SHUT MY BACK HATCH LIGHTLY BEING IT IS NOT HARD TO SHUT WENT TO WALK AWAY AND MY GLASS EXPLODED. GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR AND AS FAR AS 3 FEET BEHIND THE CAR. I HAD GLASS IN MY HAIR. I'M JUST GLAD IT HAPPENED AFTER I TURNED AROUND. IT WAS RAINING AND A LITTLE CHILLY BUT NOT COLD.

SUDDENLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP PROPERLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLE OR DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF AS THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER WAITING FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 191,000.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. IT WAS BUILT AT THE SAME KANSAS PLANT WHERE THEY WERE RECALLED BUT I CALLED FORD AND LET THEM KNOW AND THEY DENIED ANY RECALL.

BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. DIAGNOSIS AS ABS MODUEL/PUMP & BRAIN. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OVER $3,000 AT FORD DEALER. ON JUST ONE WEB SITE, CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE ABS MODUEL ON THE 2008-09 FORD ESCAPE. THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS & INJURIES, NO DEATHS THAT I CAN FIND. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE REP I SPOKE TOO. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE VIA A RECALL ON THE ABS MODUEL IN ALL 2008-09 FORD ESCAPES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A 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 WAS NOT 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 OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

MY CAR HAS DISPLAYED THE ISSUES THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOW WILL NOT START AGAIN. IT STOPPED DRIVING UNEXPECTEDLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON BOTH FREEWAYS AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, GAS AND BRAKE HAVE NO EFFECT, AND FLASHES A MESAGE THAT SAYS TO STOP SAFELY NOW (EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT ANYWAY). IT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ONE OF THE HANDFUL OF RECALLS I'VE READ ABOUT FOR THIS CAR, YET MY VIN NUMBER SAYS THERE ARE NONE ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE REEXAMINED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION- AFTER STARTING TORQUE GROWLS, WHEN I PUT IT IN ANY GEAR IT HESITATES THEN LURCHES SO MUCH THE TIRES SQUEAL, & SOUNDS,FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IN THE REAR OF SUV IS GOING TO FALL APART . ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT'S SCARING OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS. SHAKES ME SO HARD IT HURTS MY NECK AND BACK. HAS ACTUALLY THROWN MY PURSE TO THE FLOOR BOARD WITH ANYTHING ELSE ON THE SEATS. ALL THESE MALFUNCTIONS HAPPEN WHEN I PUT IN GEAR WHEN STARTING OR AT RED LIGHTS & STOP SIGNS. DANGEROUS!!! PLUS TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID. I'VE QUIT DRIVING IT 08/08/2020 AFTER ONLY DRIVING IT OCCASIONALLY FOR 2 MONTHS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 06/11/2020. I DID/DO KEEP TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE SUV

"STOP SAFELY NOW". IT DID A COUPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND NOW IT WON'T TURN ON AT ALL.

ON HOT DAYS THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS THE FOLLOWING ERROR "ABS LIGHT ON REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED. IT ALMOST FEELS AS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO COME TO A STOP. IN A SITUATION WHERE AN IMMEDIATE STOP WOULD BE NECCESSARY THIS ERROR IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING ALL OF THIS YEAR (2020) ON DAYS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 85 DEGREES. THE MOST RECENT BEING ON JULY 25, 2020. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS.

I GOT THIS VEHICLE IN 2019,THE BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP OFF AND ON,THEN IN 2020,AS OF JULY 1,MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE OUT SHOPPING.WHEN I SAY THE BRAKES WERE ACTING UP,THIS IS NOT LIKE MOST BRAKES WOULD DO.FEEL SQUISHY,GO TO THE FLOOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN,PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE,AND IT DOES NOT GIVE AT ALL.JUST KEPT GOING.I FINALLY SHOVED IT INTO PARK AND IT STOPPED.THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES THAT DAY..WENT THROUGH 2 STOP SIGNS,UNABLE TO STOP.I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE THE 1ST OF JULY.ALSO,I THINK THE STARTER WENT OUT IN IT.WAS UNABLE TO START IT ANYMORE.

TRAVELING ON MAIN HIGHWAY WITH MY 3 GRANDCHILDREN WHEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKES GO ALMOST ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. SHORTLY AFTER, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS OUR MECHANIC SAID THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ONLY A DEALERSHIP CAN FIX AND IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THERE WAS A RECALL 19S54 ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES 2006-2010 FORD FUSION, MERCURY MILAN, LINCOLN ZEPHYR AND MKZ VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. (THE VALVES WITHIN THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNITS (HCU) MAY REACT WITH BRAKE FLUIDS CONTAINING SPECIFIC CORROSION PREVENTATIVE ADDITIVES. THIS REACTION MAY CAUSE THE VALVES TO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY.) THIS RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO THE ESCAPE HYBRID AS WELL. THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH OWNER MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFAULT AND SHOULD BE COVERED AT FORD'S EXPENSE.

YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON I95 IN CONNECTICUT, I APPROACHED STOPPED TRAFFIC AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY USING THE BRAKES. MY FOOT WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY VEHICLE BRAKING. I BEGAN TO PUMP THE BRAKES VIGOROUSLY AND WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE BRAKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS VERY MUCH DISCONCERTED ME AS I DROVE STRAIGHT HOME WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE VERY POORLY FUNCTIONING BRAKES THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY IF I WAS NOT EVER VIGILANT OF TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME THAT I COULD ANTICIPATE NEEDED SLOWING AND STOPPING. I CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WHEN HOME AND FOUND IT CORRECTLY FILLED AS WELL AS A SURVEY UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED BY MYSELF AND A LOCAL SHOP. THE VEHICLE NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I CONTEMPLATE MY NEXT COURSE OF ACTION. WEB RESEARCH INDICATES A FAILED HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR WHICH A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR SIMILAR YEAR/MODELS, BUT, NOT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. MANY OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE NOTED THIS EXPERIENCE WITH NO FEDERAL RESPONSE TO DATE. PLEASE REVIEW COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS FAILED COMPONENT AND ACT. THANK YOU.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TOO FAR. DIAGNOSED AS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. CAR HAS 84K MILES ON IT. FORD SEEMS TO HAVE RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHY NOT THESE? VERY DANGEROUS.

FIRST OF ALL THE SINGLE DATE BELOW DOES NOT DOCUMENT THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. WHEN I'M MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IF I PULL DOWN HARD ON THE WHEEL IT BREAKS LOOSE AND RETURNS TO NORMAL STEERING. I'VE GONE ON YOUTUBE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME DEFECT AMD AS ME THEY SAY THAT THAT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THAT IS DOCUMENTED BELOW. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANT AS THE OTHER CARS IN THE RECALL. I THINK THAT I SHOULD QUALIFY. PLEASE SEE TO THIS ASAP. THANK YOU ! [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

THE CAR BROKE DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT A FEW MILES FROM THE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE AND WOULD NOT RUN. BATTERY LIGHT, WRENCH LIGHT AND STOP SAFELY CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, DIAGNOSED WITH P0A7A AND P0A78 CODES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD HAVE COST MORE THAN THE CARS TRADE IN VALUE IF IF GOOD RUNNING CONDITION.

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY STALL OR FREEZE UP WHEN MAKING TURNS OR PRESSING THE GAS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BY STALLING I MEAN TAKING A SECOND OR TWO TO ACCELERATE THEN JERKING KINDA HARD ONCE I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE CAR WOULD FREEZE UP, THE TRACTION AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHES AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMPLETELY STUCK IN PLACE AND I'D HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET IT GOING AGAIN. IT DOESNT FREEZE OR STALL ON THE HIGHWAY BUT IT ALWAYS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES, WENT TO MOVE IT AND THE STEERING WHEEL JUST WENT ROUND AND ROUND WITHOUT THE TIRES MOVING.

THIS STARTED IN OCT.2019,WITH BRAKES IN THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID.I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES THE BRAKES FAILED LAST YEAR,BUT THIS YEAR ALONE THEY HAVE FAILED AT LEAST 5 TIMES.THE LAST 2 TIMES,VERY SERIOUS.I WAS ON ROAD WITH TRAFFIC,COMING TO A STOP SIGN,TRYING TO BRAKE.PUT MY FOOT HARD ON BRAKE,IT NEVER WENT DOWN RUBBERY LIKE A BRAKE GOING OUT WOULD.IT WAS LIKE TRYING TO PUSH ON A CEMENT FLOOR.I SHOVED IT INTO PARK,IT FINALLY STOPPED.NEXT TIME WAS EVEN WORSE,IT WENT RIGHT ON THROUGH STOP SIGN,MADE LOUD NOISE WHEN I WAS SHOVING IT INTO PARK,BUT FINALLY STOPPED.MADE IT SAFELY HOME AND IT IS STILL SITTING PARKED.MY DAUGHTER SAID SHE HAD HEARD THEY WERE RECALLING MANY FOR BRAKES.IT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL.IT WAS PARKED ON JULY 1,2020,AND HAS NOT BEEN MOVED SINCE.

VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS, SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BOTH SIDES CRACKING, AC CONDENSER LEAKING

BRAKES STARTED MESSING UP WHEN I FIRST GOT THIS LAST YEAR.I WAS DRIVING AND GETTING READY TO STOP.THE BRAKES NEVER WENT TO THE FLOOR,AS NORMALLY THEY WOULD,IF BRAKES WOULD BE GOING BAD.I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS LIKE STEPPING OR PUTTING MY FOOT ON A STONE WALL.THIS HAPPENED THE WORST 1 DAY AGO.COMING TO STOP SIGN,IT'S LIKE THE BRAKE HARDENS,STEPPING ON IT INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN.(I PRAY)FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK.THEN GO ON VERY CAUTIOUSLY TO HOME.I HAVE BEEN IN VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES WERE MESSING UP,GOING OUT,OR WHAT EVER.THE BRAKE IN THIS IS NOT LIKE THAT.WHEN IT IS GOING RIGHT,IT IS A GOOD BRAKE THAT STOPS WELL.WHEN I HIT IT AT DIFFERENT TIMES,HIGHWAY,STREET TRAFFIC,PARKING,ETC.UNEXPECTEDLY,IT WILL BE LIKE HITTING CONCRETE OR CEMENT TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP.IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES,UNEXPECTEDLY.VERY UNNERVING,TO SAY THE LEAST.THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE IN VEHICLE WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED.THIS STARTED AS OF OCT.2019-JUNE 30,2020.NEVER KEPT TRACK OF ALL TO BE SPECIFIC IN DATES,OTHER THAN LAST ONE ON JUNE 30,2020.MORE THAN 10 UNEXPECTED STOPS,SO FAR.MAYBE I DID NOT SAY THAT RIGHT.I WAS EXPECTING TO BE ABLE TO STOP NORMAL AS I HAD MANY TIMES BEFORE WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE;INSTEAD,PRAYED AND THREW SHIFT INTO PARK,IT STOPPED.

I FOUND MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2008. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT SHOT DOWN AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCH INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SAME FORD ESCAPE MODEL FROM 2003- 2008 ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN I RUN MY VIN DOES NOT APPEAR IT HAS RECALL. ITS SUPPOSE TO HAVE FORD RECALL 14S19. *TR

SEVERAL FRIGHTENING INCIDENTS TOOK PLACE WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN WHICH THE STEERING GAVE OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND PAID FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT WENT OUT THE THIRD TIME AND I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE. I GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT. THE FACT THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE ( IT HAPPENED TO ME) IS QUITE UNSATISFACTORY. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT AND IT WORKED. HOWEVER THE FINAL STRAW CAME RECENTLY AND I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SCHOOL BUS. THIS STEERING ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS POWER ASSIST FAULT. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT, HAS A VERY LONG AMOUNT OF TRAVEL TO ENGAGE BRAKES AND IS SOFT WHEN BEING DEPRESSED. TOOK TO EARNHARDT FORD IN CHANDLER, AZ, AND THEY DID A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH AND BLEED TO ENSURE NO AIR WAS IN THE LINES, THEY ADVISED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND MASTER CYLINDER HAD ACTUALLY BEEN REPLACED ALREADY, AND RECENTLY ACCORDING TO THEIR INFORMATION, WE AGREED TO THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE, AND THE DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED, THE SERVICE TECH ADVISED US HE BELIEVES THERE IS A PENDING RECALL/INVESTIGATION RELATING TO THIS ISSUE DURING OUR VISIT WHICH IS WHAT LED US TO MAKE THIS REPORT. VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 88,000 MILES, AND HAS NO OTHER EXISTING ISSUES. ACCORDING TO PAPERWORK, THEY REFILLED THE SYSTEM WITH DOT3 BRAKE FLUID DURING THE BLEED, CONTROL MODULE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME SO REPLACEMENT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WAS FIRM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDED PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, EXTENDING THE BRAKING DISTANCE. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOFFMAN FORD LINCOLN (600 CONNECTICUT BLVD, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

WHEN RUNNING THE CAR (STATIONARY, AND THEN MOVING), ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT SAID "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE CAR, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT WERE MORE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS SOMETIMES. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FRIEND'S HOME WHERE UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LINKED TO A TRANSMISSION CABLE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN LINKED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V606000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY FORD 2008 THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO HAVING NO POWER STEERING FLUID. AS A RESULT, I CAN'T DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS AND IT'S INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR PERIOD. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT'S A $1500.00 FIX TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN; WHICH IS WHAT'S NEEDED, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS ON YOUTUBE, I FOUND IT TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COMES UP OFTEN. FORD IS AWARE OF IT AND IT SEEMS WILL ONLY INCLUDE VIN'S THEY WANT TO. I THINK MINE AND ALL 2008 SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT THEY NEW ABOUT AND REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT CAUSE TO MUCH? I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, NOT KNOWING THIS PROBLEM. MY REACTIONS AS A SAFE DRIVE IS WHAT PREVENTED ME FROM BEING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THAT TIME. I'M INCLUDING THE INVOICE WHICH SHOWS THE EVALUATION OF THE CAR, FORD SHOULD NOT HAVE A CHOICE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD COVER A VEHICLE. FORD PRODUCED A VEHICLE THAT HAS A PROBLEM, THAT SHOULDN'T BE ON THE CONSUMER. PLEASE VIEW YOUTUBE ON THIS TOPIC, THERE ARE NUMEROUS VIDEOS ON THE 2008 TOPIC AND THE PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP THIS SITUATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR OUT OF NOWHERE MY PASSENGER BREAK DECIDED TO LOCK UP AND STARTED BURNING BREAK PAD SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CALIPERS BREAK PADS ROTORS AND MY ABS HCU WHICH IT RUN TO 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS I ALSO BEEN READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS BUT FORD DOESN'T WANT TO MAKE A RECALL ON THEM. PEOPLE HAVE FAMILIES IN CARS AND FOR US TO BE IN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BREAK FAKING ON US SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR FORD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING VIBRATED AND MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DORSCH FORD LINCOLN KIA LOCATED AT (2641 EATON RD, GREEN BAY, WI 54311 (920) 469-3000) INFORMED THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,600.

I HAD JUST LEFT THE LAUNDROMAT I WAS GOING TO RUN GRAB ME A BITE TO EAT WHILE WAITING ON MY CLOTHES AND AS I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE,"POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT POPPED UP ON MY DASH. SO I THOUGHT MY POWER STEERING WAS LOW. THERE WAS A AUTO ZONE ON THE WAY TO THE RESTAURANT SO AS I WENT TO TURN INTO AUTO ZONE I HEAD A LOUD POP AND THEN I COULDN'T TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND 2 CARS ALMOST HIT ME COMING IN FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON HIS DAUGHTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO PALMETTO FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT (1625 SAVANNAH HWY, CHARLESTON, SC 29407). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,530.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ROCK SIDE TO SIDE ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH AND THEN AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TAKING A CORNER THE ELECKTRONIC STEERING COMPLETELY FAIL ALMOST CAUSING US TO WRECK.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM REVERTED TO MANUAL STEERING MODE DUE TO AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT RELATED TO THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING REQUIRED HIGHER STEERING EFFORT AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALER TO RUN SOME DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL FROM FORD (14S05) FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE THAT IMPACTED MORE THAN 1 MILLION VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA. I AM TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL BUT IF IT IS THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM MASANO FORD, 815 LANCASTER AVE, READING, PA 19607, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES ACCELERATE IT IS VERY QUICKLY WHICH CAN SEND YOU INTO TRAFFIC. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN HAPPEN FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, IT CAN ALSO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN YOU GO AGAIN TO PRESS THE GAS, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. THE GAS PEDAL WILL THEN SUDDENLY PRESS DOWN VERY QUICKLY

TRANSMISSION LOSING SHIFT IN ALL GEARS AFTER WARMUP

WHEN I WILL DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, I WILL GET MASTER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL HAZARD WARNING SIGN ON MY DASHBOARD, A "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE, AND MY VEHICLE ENGINE WILL INSTANTLY SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE- FIRST TIME, I WAS DRIVING FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO TO ST. LOUIS, MO AND PULLED OFF FROM THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, AND WON'T START BACK UP UNTIL A FEW HOURS LATER. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING FROM ST. LOUIS, MO TO CREVE COEUR, MO. DURING THAT TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AND WAS BRAKING WHEN I GOT THE SAME WARNING LIGHT AND MESSAGE, AND MY CAR ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITHIN THE SAME MONTH OF JULY OF 2019.

THE CAR WAS TAKEN OUT OF LONG TERM STORAGE 18 MONTHS AGO AND ALL THE RECALLS DONE. I HAVE TWO SAFETY ISSUES. FIRST OF ALL TWICE, I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON THE 80 MPH HIGHWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE TO USE MY MIGHT TO CONTROL THE STEERING MANUALLY WHICH CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD AND MAKES THE STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE BOZEMAN FORD DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE. SECOND ISSUE THAT JUST OCCURRED AND NOW GETTING WORSE EACH TIME I DRIVE IS THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOUDLY SHAKING. THIS IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE AND BEGAN TO OCCUR WHENEVER I WAS STOPPED. NOW IT SEEMS TO BEGIN TO SHAKE WHILE I'M STARTING TO DRIVE AGAIN AFTER BRAKING TO A STOP AS WELL. IT SHAKES SO MUCH AND SO LOUDLY I'M AFRAID A CRUCIAL SCREW WILL POP OUT. I'M CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY AS I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR...BUT YEARS AGO. IT'S HAPPENING TO ME NOW BECAUSE IT WAS IN STORAGE. FOR 4 YEARS. IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, I HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT ON THIS CAR AS SOON AS I TOOK IT OUT OF STORAGE. I DO ALL THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT FORD DEALERSHIPS. I'M CONCERNED THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED AS I'M AFRAID THESE TWO EVENTS ARE RELATED AND LOTS OF OTHER 2008 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THESE EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN 2019 AND 2020. MY STEERING IS HAVING ISSUES WITH STEERING POWER STOPPING WHILE DRIVING. SECONDLY I NOW HAVE A LOUD SHAKING STEERING WHEEL WH

WHEN STATIONARY (PARKED OR WITH BRAKE ON) STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY... LEADING TO TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AFTER 1.5 WEEKS CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVE-ABLE

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS BEEN OUT FOR SOME TIME NOW AND BEEN USING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. MY VEHICLE FITS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION AS THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUR DEACRIBES AND WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE KC PLANT AS WELL AND IS A 2008 ESCAPE XLT BUT YET I'M LEFT RESPONSIBLE AND WOULD RATHER BLOW THE THING UP THAN FIX AND NEVER DRUVE ANOTHER FORD AGAIN FOR THEM NOT CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY.

DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE IF I LET GO OF STEERING WHEEL WHICH LASTED ABOUT A WEEK THEN ON MY WAY TO WORK AGAIN IT WOULDNT GO OVER 40 MPH AND WONT COME OUT OF GEAR. ON THE WAY HOME IT WOULDNT GO OVER 30MPH AND STILL WONT COME OUT OF GEAR.

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING LOCKS UP. WHEN I FORCE IT, IT WILL BREAK LOOSE BUT THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO COME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CONTINUED DRIVING THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND THE LOW OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL TALLEY AUTOMOTIVE 5250 S LABURNUM AVE, RICHMOND, VA 23231, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY THE STEERING CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO (TRI-STATE FORD 1503 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, EAST LIVERPOOL, OH 43920 (330) 386-6120) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSE THAT THE STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED OT BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V284000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000.

RANDOMLY THE CAR WILL 'STALL' TO TO SPEAK EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND NOT A 5-SPEED. WHEN I SAY STALL I AM REFERRING TO WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, YIELDING TO TURN, ETC - WHEN I GO TO HIT THE GAS THE RPM'S REV UP HIGH AND THE CAR SPEED IS VERY LOW AND AT A ROLLING SPEED - EVEN THOUGH I PUSH DOWN ALL OF THE WAY IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO SPEED UP TO AVOID BEING STRUCK MY OTHER VEHICLES WHEN TURNING. THE CAR WILL THEN REGAIN ALL SPEED AT ONCE - INSTEAD OF GRADUALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE I AM TRYING TO MERGE ONTO AN ONCOMING INTERSTATE RAMP OR AM AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I HAVE MISSED BEING HIT THUS FAR BUT HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND AUTO MECHANIC SHOPS THAT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. THEY HAVE READ THE CHECK ENGINE CODE AND HAVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A KNOWN RECALLED ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR. ERROR CODE B2278. IT HAS CAUSED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST TO TURN OFF. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS NO POWER STEERING DUE TO THIS ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE MODEL AND YEAR THAT FORD RECALLED THE PART ON, HOWEVER THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS CLAIMING THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PART. LUCKILY I WAS AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHEN SHE TRIED TO COLD START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER HIGHT FORD, INC. (242 MADISON AVE, SKOWHEGAN, ME 04976) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FORD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED RECALL 14S05 FOR ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM ISSUE WITH A FIRST STEP "SOFTWARE UPDATE" FOR THE PSCM. MY DEALER PERFORMED THIS UPDATE EVEN THOUGH NO ERROR CODES WERE SHOWING. NOW THE TORQUE SENSOR IS FAILING AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT/ASSIST WITH THE ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS RECALL AND FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEGE. JUST A GENERIC, "TAKE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR AND KEEP RECEIPTS IN CASE RECALL HAPPENS AGAIN.

2008 ESCAPE XLT HAS ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING - NOT HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND NOW ACTS AS MANUAL STEERING WHICH NEEDS MORE MUSCLE POWER. IT IS DOABLE BUT MORE DIFFICULT WHEN PARKING. MAYBE A BAD EAS SENSOR AS OTHERS REPORT.

RECALLED OTHER MODELS IDENTICAL TO MINE FOR THE EXACT ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING; HOWEVER, DID NOT RECALL MINE FOR SOME REASON. CAR HAS 99.7K MILES I AM ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SELECT CARS WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. THE DEALERSHIP MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO WAS TOO INCOMPETENT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE.(CACTUS JACKS)

I WAS DRIVING TRYING TU TURN INTO INTERSECTION AND MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED, DON'T LET ME CONTROL NO MORE .. ALMOST CRASHED .. THEN AND MESSAGE POP UP ON MY DASHBOARD SAYS ' POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT' HAVE TO TAKE TO THE SHOP , BUT WAS SO SCARED JUST IMAGINE IF WHERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OMG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (LILLISTON FORD, 833 N DELSEA DR, VINELAND, NJ 08360, (856) 272-5950) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP WHEN MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEED. IF I PULL DOWN HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL IT WILL BREAK LOSE, BUT THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE ENGINE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT LOOSE WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANIC THAT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO ADVISED THAT THAT SEVERAL CODES WAS RECEIVED WHEN THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED CODE 1491 AND CODE U2023. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BRAKE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT WAS OVER 12 YEARS OLD AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 137K MILES. I EXPERIENCED RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEMS ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR: ON SOME DAYS, WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE ABS FAILURE LIGHT AND THE RED BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND THE "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR. SOMETIMES RESTARTING THE CAR CLEARED THE ERRORS, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY WOULD REMAIN THE ENTIRE DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FAILURES OFTEN CLEARED UP. WHILE THESE FAILURE MODES WERE ACTIVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD SOME PRESSURE BEHIND IT, BUT BRAKING TOOK LONGER AND STRONG BRAKING LED TO WHEELS LOCKING UP. (LIKE IN THE DAYS BEFORE ABS) OVER TIME, THE FAILURE MODES PERSISTED LONGER TO THE POINT WHERE OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERIOD OF A HALF-HOUR WHERE THE CAR DID NOT EXHIBIT THE FAILURE CONDITION. IN ADDITION, THE "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED" MESSAGE ALSO STARTED APPEARING, BUT THAT MESSAGE MAY BE DECEPTIVE BECAUSE THE BATTERY STATUS GAUGE SHOWS A STRONG CHARGE INDICATION WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IN ALL CASES, THE FAILURE MODES APPEARED IMMEDIATELY ON STARTUP AND PERSISTED WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING. IN THE SHOP, THESE DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE REPORTED: C1313, C1478, C1480, C1526. THE MECHANIC INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER BECAUSE HE WAS NOT CONVINCED THAT REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER (AN EXPENSE EXCEEDING $2000) WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED, JUST ONE DAY STOPPED WORKING AS A KNOWN ISSUE

ON 1/9/20 THE CAR HAD ITS LAST DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION OF SO MANY SENSE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP 10/18. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A BEACH PARKING LOT. AS MY SON WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT HE TURNED CAR ON PUT CAR IN DRIVE SLIGHTLY STEPPED ON GAS TO BEGIN PULLING OUT AND THE CAR SURGED AND ACCELERATED FULL SPEED BY ITSELF. HE LOST ALL STEERING AND HAD NO BREAKS. HE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WENT FULL SPEED INTO A PARKED CAR ABOUT 15 FT AWAY! BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. ALL 3 PEOPLE INVOLVED WERE INJURED. THERE WAS 2 PEOPLE IN PARKED CAR AND MY SON WHO WAS BURROWING MY CAR. PREVIOUS TO THIS ACCIDENT THE ESCAPE HAS HAD SO MANY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTIONS. SOME BEING TOTAL STEERING LOSS WHILE I WAS DRIVING 45MPH .CAR WAS TOWED AND FIXED COVERED BY FACTORY RECALL. ANOTHER SHOCK SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED MY FUEL TANK. MY MECHANIC SAID I DODGED DEATH BY DRIVING . HE SAID CAR WAS A TICKING BOMB. IVE REPLACED 2 ABS SENSORS AT DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THEY FAILED AND CAUSED BREAK PEDEL TO VIBRATE AND MADE IT VERY HARD TO STOP. ANOTHER WHEEL BEARING AND WHEEL COMPARTMENT DUE TO TOTAL RUST AND CORROSION OF UNDER BODY. ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED IN ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR SENSE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FROM MID CAPE MOTERS FOR 6000$ IN OCTOBER. *LN *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING ROTATION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SAM GALLOWAY FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT 1800 BOY SCOUT DR, FORT MYERS, FL 33907, (888) 699-0916, WAS CONTACTED AND WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2014 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN STEERING COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WAS FIRM AND REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO MANEUVER. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. CAMELBACK FORD (LOCATED AT 1330 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, (602) 635-7551) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.

WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50 PM PST WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY: 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT'. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY LEAVE THE ROAD, BUT STEERING THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WENT TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL BUT PEDAL DOESN'T DEPRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN, AS IF THERE WAS A BLOCK OF WOOD OR SOMETHING PREVENTING IT. "REGEN BRAKE DISABLED" LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON DASH. BRAKING POWER ADVERSELY AFFECTED DURING THESE EPISODES. CAUSING TO PRESS DOWN ON BRAKE VERY HARD JUST TO STOP. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT PRESSING OF BREAK WOULD CAUSE PEDAL TO DEPRESS A LITTLE MORE AND ON SOME TIMES NON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL SENSATION WOULD PERSIST, WITH ADVERSE BRAKE AFFECT.... SOMETIMES EXPERIENCING A HYPERSENSITIVITY TO PRESSING ON BRAKE WITH A CHOPPY BRAKING IMPACT AND SOMETIMES EXPERIENCING A VERY LIMITED BRAKING EFFECT, CAUSING ONE TO ALMOST HAVE TO "STAND UP" ON THE BREAK IN ORDER TO PREVENT HITTING WHOMEVER MIGHT BE IN FRONT. I RECALL STARTING TO EXPERIENCE THIS INITIALLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO - ROUGHLY APR 2018 EST.. BETWEEN THEN AND RECENTLY SOMETIMES BRAKING WOULD BE MORE PROBLEMSOME THEN OTHER TIMES THE EXPERIENCES SEEM TO WAX AND WAIN BUT ABOUT MID DECEMBER 2019 AFTER PARKING AT WORK IN THE MORNING AND RETURNING TO THE CAR TO GO BACK HOME. IT APPEARED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE I ENGAGED WAS STUCK. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON I GOT THE SAME ILLUMINATED REGENS BRAKE DISABLED SIGNAL ON THE DASH AND IT APPEARED I COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE AT WORK. I WAS AWAY FROM WORK A WEEK. UPON RETURN THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT THE REGEN BRAKE DISABLED SIGNAL BUT WHEN I RELEASE EMERGENCY BRAKE & SHIFTED CAR INTO REVERSE, REGENS BRAKE DISABLE CAME ON AGAIN, I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE HOWEVER AND DID, SLOW AND GUARDED BUT DID. NOW A NEW SYMPTOM ENGAGED - I DROVE TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN BRAKING AT THE LIGHT AND PULLING OFF, BRAKES FELT STILL ENGAGED SOMEWHAT AND PROGRESSIVELY DRIVING FELT THIS WAY. I DROVE A BIT MORE BUT SHORTLY HAD TO PULL OVER AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. WAS TOLD BY MECHS MASTER CYLINDER NDS REPLACG

WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD TO PUSH ON BRAKES AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS IT VEHICLE WOULD STOP. SO I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY BRAKES WENT W CALIBER OR WHEEL BEARING. A FEW WEEKS LATER SAME THING HAPPEN ALL NEEDED REPLACED NOW AGAIN ITS HAPPENED. THIS IS TO MUCH SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG. IT WOULD PULL BACK AND BURN THE BRAKES UP. I MEAN IT WAS HARD TO GET IT TWO 25 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS PULLING BACK, HARD TO GO FORWARD THEN HARD TO PUSH ON BRAKES THEN THE BRAKES STATED SMOKING.

STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY VIBRATING FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN MESSAGE 'STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE' MESSAGE APPEARED WHEN CAR STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED ALL DAY. POWER STEERING IS GONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS SUPPOSEDLY HAD THIS REPAIRED AS PART OF THE 2014 RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB WONDRIES FORD (400 S. ATLANTIC BLVD, ALHAMRA, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.*DT ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS WAS A RECALL IN 2014, PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE PCSM RE-PROGRAMMED AND THIS WAS CONSIDERED TAKING CARE OF THE RECALL. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND TORQUE SENSOR WERE THE ISSUE. IT HAS FAILED AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THIS $2200 REPAIR.

THE POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER WORKING. THE STEERING TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY PARKED AND HAD JUST TURNED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT I'M SURE OTHERS HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY AS I WAS READING THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE STEERING GO IN AND OUT AS THE PART IS BREAKING.

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING SENSORS. STEERING TO MAKE AN A LOT OF CLICKING NOISE AND VIBRATIONS. LOOKING AT YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND I'VE SEEN A COUPLE WHERE THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE PAID BACK BECAUSE OF A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. LOOKS LIKE THE AVERAGE PRICE JUST FOR THE PART IS ABOUT 750 AND WITH LABOR IT'S ABOUT 1500. WHY ISN'T THIS RE-CALLED MY STEERING WHEEL KEEPS LOCKING UP AND DOING CRAZY STUFF BUT THERE'S NO RECALL THAT I CAN FINE BUT WHY ARE PEOPLE TELLING ME THAT THEY GOT MONEY BACK? SEEMS TO BE A BIG ISSUE WITH THE FRONT END OF THESE CARS ALSO BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS POWER STEERING NOT WORKING VERY WELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING RACK FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SOFTWARE PATCH DOWNLOADED IN 2014 TO CORRECT A POTENTIAL FAILURE BY WEBB FORD (9809 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, HIGHLAND, IN 46322). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,600.

THE ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING FAILED, MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STEER, BOTH FROM STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION.

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.

POWER WENT OUT ON STEERING, THIS MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR IN TRAFFIC, THERE IS A RECALL ON 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPES; 14V28400 - 05/29/2014. FORD # PSCM. 14S05. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSE TO HONOR RECALL AND SAY MY CAR IS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS EXACTLY THE RECALL PROBLEM. COST TO FIX IS OVER $2,500, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS SINCE THIS PROBABLY EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE CAR. WHY DO THEY NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON MY CAR. PLEASE ADVISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD THREE BEEPS. AFTERWARDS, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ON THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. BRIGHTON FORD (8240 GRAND RIVER AVE, BRIGHTON, MI 48114, (810)-227-1171) SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE REMEDIED. THE DEALER QUOTED A PARTS COST OF $1,800, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE COST FOR LABOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED UNDER THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE THROUGH A CITY AT AROUND 30 MPH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I HAD TO GIVE GREAT EFFORT TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. EVEN AFTER THE EVENT, THE STEERING IS STILL UN-ASSISTED WITH NO WARNINGS INDICATING THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG.

SUSPENSION AXLE TRANSMISSION FRONT END WHILE IN MOTION LOUD CLANK METAL SOUND. TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DIES. TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR ENTIREREPAIR OF FROM AXEL SUSPENSION AND TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE 15 MONTHS ON MY LOAN. NO EXCESSIVE DRIVING AND NO HARD USE.

MY VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT HAD MOMENTARILY GONE OUT BEFORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT RESUMED FUNCTION. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND BEGAN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND DID NOT RESUME. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL, 14V284000 FOR TORQUE SENSORS FAILING IN 2008 FORD ESCAPES, BUT A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. IT THEN JUST STOPPED AND WOULDN'T SHIFT. THE ENGINE WOULD REV REALLY HIGH, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WHICH MADE IT UNSAFE. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, IT STARTED TO SHIFT REALLY SLOW WHICH I BELIEVE WAS THE LIMP MODE. IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A VACUUM LINK AND REPLACED THE PART. I WENT BACK TO AMP REPAIR SHOP IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, IT DID THE SAME THING WITH THE ENGINE REVVING HIGH AND THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING IN THE MIDDLE OF GRATIOT AVE, A MAIN STREET IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP. I HAD IT TOWED TO USA TRANSMISSION IN MADUSON HEIGHTS, MI. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AND TOLD ME IT WAS IN FACT THE CD4E TRANSMISSION AND STATED THEY REBUILT A LOT OF THESE. HE ALSO SAID THE INTERNAL PARTS WERE WORN OUT BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANNY PAN. HE STATED THE COST TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION WILL BE $3075. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. MY FORD ESCAPE HAS ONLY 120,000 MILES ON IT. IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER. I WANT FORD TO ADMIT THAT THE CD4E TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO PAY %100 OF THE REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE IT UNSAFE, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AS WELL AS OTHERS..

WHEEL MECHANICS FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION. NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL CONTROL BARS AND RIGHT FRONT STABILIZER BAR. MECHANIC SAID UNSAFE TO DRIVE EVEN A 100 MILES. MECHANIC ALSO SAID THIS RESULTED FROM A DESIGN FLAW OF CERTAIN FORD MODELS THAT AFFECTED THE FORD XLSS OF 2008 AND PERHAPS OTHER LATE 2008 OR 2009 MODELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WAIKEM FORD (4321 LINCOLN WAY EAST, MASSILLON, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE STEERING MODULE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

JUST DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOUD METAL NOISE. THEN INTERMITTENT METAL SCRAPING SOUND. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT'S AN AXEL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT WILL COST MORE TO REPAIR THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. I STILL OWE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS. TERRIBLE ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. ON A CITY STREET COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. NO ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING JUST DRIVING SLOW COMING TO A STOP.

LOSS OF MY POWER STEERING MOTOR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY

THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MOVE WHEN DRIVING AND THE NEXT DAY I USED IT AGAIN IT WAS NORMAL. BUT NOW I TURN IT ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BY ITSELF TO ONE SIDE AND I HAVE NOT USE SINCE

IGNITION SWITCH NOT ALLOWING CRANKING DURING ENGAGING. SWITCH FEELS UNSECURED. ALSO DIFFICULT TO INSERT KEY . THIS IS A CONSTANT ONGOING PROBLEM . MILEAGE IS 85,XXX .

LAST WINTER I CAME OUT OF WORK TO GO HOME. WENT TO LEAVE AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING, I HAD TO DRIVE HOME VERY CAREFULLY, TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED THAT. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS THEN LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. THIS TIME IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN. THE PART IS $1,200 PLUS TA, THIS IS MY MECHANICS COST!! I DONT HAVE MONEY TO REPLACE THIS, I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND HAVE PUT MORE THAN $7,000 IN THIS TRUCK IF I COULD GET RID OF IT I WOULD. I OWE TOO MUCH MONEY ON IT!

BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. DROVE IT BACK HOME, AND SCANNED IT, ABS CODES ARE LEADING TO THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. AFTER RESEARCH, IT'S A PRICEY REPAIR. I JUST CANT BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT STEPPED UP, RECALLED AND FIXED THE ISSUE.

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AWD, 197000 REGEN BRAKES DISABLED NOTICE AT VEHICLE START AND IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SOFT BRAKES, NEARLY COULD NOT STOP. VERY UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC OR, IN THE CASE THAT IT HAPPENS IN A HIGH-SPEED SITUATION, COULD BE DEADLY. CONFIRMED HCU AND ABS SYSTEM. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH DIFFERENT YEARS AND MODELS OF HYBRID VEHICLES WITH NO RESOLUTION IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED A MONTH AGO AND THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AND ONLY OPERATED AT 40% CAPACITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF AND THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON OVER A YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD IT SERVICED 3 TIMES AND THE BRAKES REPLACED. NOW IT'S IN FOR INSPECTION AND CAN'T PASS. MY EXPERIENCE AND MECHANIC EXPERIENCES ROUTINE MOMENTS WHEN THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE EVEN WHEN THE PEDAL IS FLOORED. THEY'VE BLED THE BRAKES AND NOW ARE TRYING TO EXPLORE OTHER POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. AS OF NOW 5 DAYS WITHOUT A CAR OR ANY APPARENT SOLUTION TO THE DIAGNOSIS. MECHANIC WILL NOT PASS SINCE THE BRAKES FAIL WITHOUT WARNING...IT IS STILL WITH THE MECHANIC SO NO DOCUMENTATION AS OF YET.

RECEIVED RECALL LETTER, TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAFETY RECALL. THE FORD DEALER, SERVICE DEPT. SAID THAT THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR LAST WEEK AND WHILE DRIVING IT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. 10/02/2019 TODAY WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE RECALL WAS DONE, AT FIRST THEY SAID IT WASN'T DONE AND WHEN WE PRODUCED OUR SERVICE SHEET, AND THEN THEY TRIED TO BACK TRACKED AND SAID OH YES WE DID, BUT WE DIDN'T REPLACE THE MODULE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE THE 'CODES'. THEY REFUSED TO ATTEND TO OUR CONCERN AND SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO LOOK AT IT OR PERFORM THE RECALL BECAUSE IT'S BEYOND THE TIME FRAME. MY ISSUE IS THEY DID NOT DO THE RECALL THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSE TO PER RECALL DATES, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT AT THE TIME AND WAS TRYING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY.SHE WAS REALLY SHAKEN UP BY IT, THANK GOD SHE WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T MAKE THE TURN WITH EXTREME USE OF HER ARMS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE THE RECALL ONLY IDENTIFIES VEHICLES MADE IN KANSAS CITY, SO YOURS MAY NOT BE AFFECTED, WE SAID OURS IS. BUT HE STILL DID NOT WANT TO FIX THE RECALL ON MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS -ALL AMERICAN FORD, IN ONEONTA, ALABAMA. 35121

TODAY IS 10/1/2019. I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL CAME HOME AND MY NEIGHBOR SON HAD MISSED THE BUS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE HIM TO SCHOOL WHEN AFTER I STARTED MY CAR MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG SO I PARKED IT AND TRIED TO REVERSE AND TURN THE WHEEL AGAIN SAME THING HAPPENED. MY ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL HAS GONE OUT OR IS NO LONGER WORKING THERE WAS A RECALL BEFORE I GOT THE VEHICLE 14S05 BUT WITH PREVIOUS OWNER. I WENT TO 3 DIFFERENT PLACES SAYING THE SAME THING HOW CAN A RECALL THAT CLAIMS TO BE FIXED NOT BE FIXED THANK GOD MY TRUCK WAS PARKED ALREADY SO NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT COULD COST 800-1800 AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A FORD PLACE SO DISAPPOINTED. I PURCHASE THE TRUCK IN 2017 SO APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER AND THIS HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE DEALER UPDATED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING EXHAUST PARTS TO BREAK. THE FORD OEM PARTS ONLY LAST ONE YEAR BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. RECENTLY, THE BAD MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MOVE SO MUCH IT CAUSED THE FRONT FLEX PIPE TO BREAK WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CLOGGED ONE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTORS TO CLOG.

BRAKE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR SOMETIMES AFTER A HARD BRAKING EVENT. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDDLE A FEW TIMES, THEY COME BACK. THEY SOMETIMES GO OUT WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD ALSO.AGAIN THEY COME BACK AFTER SOME VIGOROUS PUMPING OF THE PEDDLE. FLUID LEVEL IS GOOD. I HAVEN'T WRECKED IT YET, BUT I CAN FOR SEE A PASSABLE PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.

DRIVING AT 40 MPH, ABS LIGHT CAME UP FIRST, THEN, BRAKES AND THEN REGENT BRAKES DISABLED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING GOING HOME AT 4:45 AND STOPPED AT A POSTAL OFFICE WHEN I NOTICED THAT TO STOP I HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES TO PARK. LEAVING THE POSTAL OFFICE, I NOTICED THE CAR WASN'T BREAKING EXACTLY WHEN I WANTED, TO BUT DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO GET HOME, SO I CONTINUE DRIVING, BUT AT A RED LIGHT THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WENT INTO A PANIC AND PARKED MY CAR RIGHT THERE, IN A BANK PARKING LOT, AND PROCEEDED TO CALL A TOWING TRUCK, TO TOW IT TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE. I TOOK UBER BACK HOME AND I'M NOT PLANNING ON DRIVING THAT CAR.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY DISPLAY THE "PARKING BRAKE" WARNING-LIGHT, ABS WARNING-LIGHT, AND A MESSAGE STATING THAT "REGENERATIVE BRAKING HAS BEEN DISABLED". AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NO LONGER SLOW THE CAR DOWN UNLESS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING APPEARS TO BE ENTIRELY MANUAL -- THERE IS NO SUPPORT FROM THE REGENERATION OR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THIS CAN OCCUR SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, IN CONDITIONS AS VARIED AS HIGHWAY DRIVING (AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 65 MPH) OR IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC.

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING LOST IT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW HAS LOST POWER. LOST IT WHILE DRIVING

THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING AFTER PARKING IT AND THEN WHEN I STARTED IT TO LEAVE I HAD NO POWER STEERING

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

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. ON AUGUST 19TH, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON WITH APPROXIMATELY 161,200 MILES, THE "CHECK ABS" LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY TRAFFIC WITH THE "CHECK ABS" LIGHT ON, THE CAR HAD SLUGGISH BRAKING. APPLYING THE BRAKE WOULD SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NEED TO BE PRESSED HARD FOR THE FINAL 10-15 FEET OF THE STOP. THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, THE ABS LIGHT HAD DISAPPEARED AND BRAKING HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING CHECKED AT VIRGINIA TIRE & AUTO 6620 BACKLICK ROAD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150. IT SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS THAT THE ABS CAN FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, AND A SEVERE DEFECT IN THE BRAKES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY BY FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO JIGGLE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION A COUPLE OF TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TURNED VEHICLE ON PULLED OUT OF DRIVE WAY NOTICED IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN , WENT FURTHER DOWN ROAD TRIED TO TURN ON CROSS STREET AND STILL HAD NO GIVE .POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY LOST IN THE CAR TO TURN THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH . VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR.

TAKATA INFLATORS> AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON

TAKATA RECALL.. MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE WHEN IT SHIFTS TO 4TH GEAR IT GOES DOWN THEN SHAKES AND GOES UP A GEAR

ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE NO POWER/ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. WHEN PARKED YESTERDAY I STARTED MY CAR AND WENT TO MOVE FORWARD ONLY TO HAVE NO STEERING. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, STILL NOTHING. RESTARTED CAR ONE MORE TIME AND STEERING WORKED. TODAY THE STEERING WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MANUAL STEERING. I HAD THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN REPLACE WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS FOR A TOLAL OF $1400

HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AT 24,000 MILES THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE. AT 28,000 MILES THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE LEFT REAR WINDOW BROKE. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR BOTH THESE REPAIRS. AT 45,000 THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. AT 59,000 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BROKE AGAIN. I PAID FOR BOTH THESE REPAIRS AT MY LOCAL BIG O TIRES, SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 65,000 MILES THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BROKEN. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN AND ASK THEM TO HELP PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE THIS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD TAKE 4 DAYS TO RENDER A DECISION. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS UNREASONABLE, THAT I WOULD BE UNABLE TO GO ANY WHERE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LOCK MY CAR. THEY RETURNED TO THE PHONE A FEW MINUTES LATER AND TOLD ME I AM RESPONSIBLE AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY COSTS BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS WINDOW REGULATOR IS A DEFECTIVE PART. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART PLACED IN MY CAR. I LIVE IN ARIZONA WHERE IT IS 115 DEGREES...I NEVER EVEN ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, SO IT'S NOT BREAKING DUE TO OVERUSE! I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO KEAST AUTO CENTER (2101 23RD ST, HARLAN, IA 51537 (800) 234-4927) AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND STATED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, SIX TIMES ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, TWICE ON THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW, AND ONCE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EACH TIME TO HAVE THE FAILURES REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED TOWN EAST FORD (LOCATED AT 18411 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, MESQUITE, TX 75150,(972) 584-9140) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED PREFERRED FORD (LOCATED AT 1401 S BEACON BLVD, GRAND HAVEN, MI 49417, (616) 842-0600) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. EACH TIME THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOT OF NOISE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING ISSUE CAUSED A REINJURY TO THE BACK.*JS

WHILE DRIVING I SUDDENLY LOST POWERSTEERING.

AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, THE ASB AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES WEREN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE IT HOME, 5 MILES. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR A SHORT TIME IT WAS STARTED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO FORD GARAGE WHERE THEY SAID THE HCU MALFUNCTION AND IT NEEDED REPLACED. THE HCU PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYBRIDS AND VARY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND DANGEROUS IF NOT FIXED. IT'S BEEN AT THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE FOR OVER 7 WEEKS AND THEY CAN'T BLEED THE BRAKES TO FINISH THE REPAIR. ALSO, WHEN THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T BLEED THE BRAKES, I NEED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OF BLEEDING THE BRAKES. AT LEAST IT'S SAFE SITTING AT THE FORD GARAGE AND NOT BEING DRIVEN. FORD SHOULD RECALL THEIR HCUS

CAR WAS BRAKING ERRONEOUSLY AS I WAS DRIVING. MISDIAGNOSED TWICE, IT WAS ULTIMATELY DIAGNOSED AS ABS MODULE FAILURE. THIS PUT A STRAIN ON MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND OF COURSE, THE BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR IF YOU GET A NEW MODULE AND EVEN WITH A REBUILT ONE. THE INITIAL REBUILT ONE AS ALSO FAULTY. REPAIR PLACE STRUGGLED TO GET A UNIT BECAUSE THEY ARE SO IN DEMAND, I REBUILT MY TRANSMISSION LESS THAN THREE YEARS AGO M(WHICH ALSO SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED) AND NOW IT IS DAMAGED. EVEN WITH A USED UNIT, THE TOTAL REPAIR WAS $1200, NOT COUNTING THE RENTAL CAR AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT MODULE FAILED. AS THIS IS A BRAKE ISSUE, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I REPORT IT.

MY VEHICLE WILL BE IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY HAVE A SHIFTING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND STUTTER AND LOOSES POWER NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PRESS YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE. MY ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF A COUPLE TIMES AND THEN ONCE MY VEHICLE SHIFTED, IT WOULD IDLE ROUGH AND ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE WHEN I WOULD STOP AT A LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON SINCE. I TOOK IT TO HAVE THE ERROR CODE READ FROM THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON BUT IT WAS ONLY A GENERIC CODE. ONE OF THE CODES WAS FOR AN AIRBAG SENSOR. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT.

ALL ASSOCIATED BRAKE FAILURE WARNING MESSAGES APPEAR ON DASH. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. REPAIRS QUOTED AT $5000.

FORD ESCAPE - BRAKES STARTED TO GET VERY VERY MUSHY. ONCE I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD KEEP DROPPING AND NOT BE RESPONSIVE. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS GOING SLOWLY ENOUGH ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS TO STOP WITHOUT INJURING ANYTHING. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING, SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THAT STILL DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE SO THEY SAID THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS FAULTY AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR (AS THE BRAKES COULD COMPLETELY FAIL AT ANY TIME). TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER (JUST REPLACED) AND SAD IF IT WASN'T THAT - IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THEY DID NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR SINCE THE BRAKES ARE FAILING!

THE ABS MODULE IS BAD READ TONS OF FORUMS SAME PROBLEM I ALMOST DIED DUE TO THIS. SECOND QUARTER PANELS STARTING TO RUST. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN LAW WAS PASSED IN 70S TO PREVENT THIS. REQD TONS OF FORUMS PEOPLE SAME PROBLEM BOTH NEED RECALL ASAP

THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP. THE REGEN BRAKE DISABLED LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NO BRAKES AT ALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY A SEMI TRUCK. THE CONTACT CALLED SHIMMERS FORD (10401 WOODCREST DR NW, COON RAPIDS, MN 55433, (612) 424-7648) AND DIXON FORD (489 E 2ND ST, DIXON, IL 61021, (815) 288-3366) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,370.

REGEN BRAKES DISABLED MALFUNCTION, LEADS TO LOSS OF BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. MANY MANY OTHER ESCAPE HYBRID OWNERS HAVE FILED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS . PLEASE DO A GOOGLE SEARCH TO VERIFY THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED PROMPTLY BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED.

DRIVING AT 35MPH ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN CHECK BRAKES FOLLOWED BY BRAKE REGEN DISENGAGED. THIS CREATED NO STOPPING OF VEHICLE AND RUNNING THROUGH STOP LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES COMING FROM OTHER DIRECTIONS. STILL NO BRAKES AND APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE BY PUBLIC AND FORD.

-VEHICLE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON AND DASH SAID 'CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM' AND 'REGEN BRAKES DISABLED'. THANK GOODNESS I WAS PARKED WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED AND WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE AWAY, I WAS ABLE TO TEST THE BRAKING ABILITY AND QUICKLY TURNED THE CAR BACK OFF. -GRINDING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOUND CAME FROM FRONT OF CAR AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF -WAS ABLE TO START CAR PROPERLY AFTER 4+ ATTEMPTS AND WAITING 15-20 MINUTES -THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE REOCCURRED AT ANY TIME (EXTREMELY DANGEROUS) -CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER (FORD) TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUE AND HOW (AT THE TIME) THERE WERE 80+ SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED TO NHTSA. -COST QUOTES RANGED FROM $4,800-$7,000 TO REPLACE HCU (HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT), MASTER CYLINDER, ABS MODULE REPLACEMENT -THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM (DTC C1478) AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED -WHEN CONTACTED, FORD DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND SEEMED TO NOT CARE ABOUT THE ISSUE -- I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN -FORD WAS AWARE OF ISSUE (SSM 45870) AND CHOSE TO DO NOTHING ("SOME 2005-2008 ESCAPE/MARINER HYBRID VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) C1478, C1479, C1480 OR C1481. REFER TO WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM), SECTION 206-09 INSPECTION AND VERIFICATION PROCEDURE UNDER DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING. IF NO FAULTS ARE IDENTIFIED WHILE PERFORMING THE INSPECTION AND VERIFICATION PROCEDURE AND BEFORE REPLACING THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) VERIFY THE CALIPER FLEX HOSES ARE THOROUGHLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, INTERNAL RESTRICTIONS OR SWELLING. DAMAGED CALIPER FLEX HOSES CAN GENERATE THESE PRESSURE CONTROL PLAUSIBILITY DTCS.")

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO METRO FORD (5422 WAYNE TERR, MADISON, WI 53718) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SEVERAL UNKNOWN FORD DEALERS WERE CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

WHILE DRIVING A A SPEED OF 45MPH, THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO TURN RIGHT TO TURN ON A SECONDARY ROAD WITH LESS TRAFFIC AND INTO A SAFER LOCATION. WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL, IT WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS UNABLE TO EVEN TURN THE WHEEL AT THIS POINT. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AS I TRIED TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO. I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENCE THIS HAS HAPPENED.LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT.I CALLED FORD AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY TOLD ME BASED ON MY VIN NUMBER, THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I DID A SEARCH AND FORD IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF STEERING ISSUES ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF STEERING ISSUES FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

DRIVING MY CAR AND THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. PAUL MILLER FORD OF LEXINGTON KY.SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE NCU AND MASTER CYLINDER AT A COST OF $9000. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I'VE DISCOVERED AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER SO I DON'T HAVE PAPER WORK YET.

THERE HAVE BEEN 3 INSTANCES IN THE PAST MONTH THAT WHEN TURNING LEFT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT FOR A SECOND AND THE LIGHT AND BUZZER ON THE DASH GOES ON. I CALLED FORD AND THE RECALL 14V284000 WAS DONE IN 2014. THE PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE BUT FORD IS SAYING IT WAS FIXED. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN BUT THE RESULTS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) SYSTEM / TORQUE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING IS SOME INSTANCES. FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL FIX. BUT WHY WILL THIS ISSUE ONLY HAPPEN IS VERY RARE SITUATIONS AND ONLY HAPPEN FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS IN MOTION AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN TO THE LEFT THE STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY.

POWER STEERING DOES NOT ENGAGE AT START UP...SECOND START UP IT ENGAGES...WHEN STATIONARY STEERING WHEEL TWERKS ...NO SENSOR LIGHT SHOWING A PROBLEM ON CLUSTER..FLUID ARE GOOD AND AT LEVEL ...NO LEAKS

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL SURGES IN OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLS. THE SURGES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THEY WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE ARE AT A STOP LIGHT, GETTING READY TO GO; AFTER HAVING MY FOOT ON THE GAS FOR A SECOND (OR LESS) A POWER SURGE WILL HAPPEN IN THE CAR (ABS LIGHT POPS ON AND 2 OTHERS). IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 OR 70 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A POWER SURGE HAPPENS. I DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING, BUT I WILL BE SURE TO GET ONE WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO TO BE SURE I HAVE THIS PROOF ON FILE FOR YOU, IF NEEDED. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE WINTER. WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE ENGINE JUST NEEDED TO WARM UP BECAUSE OF HOW COLD WINTER GOT BUT IT IS NOW WARMER AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE DATE BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE FIRST TIME WE HAD A POWER SURGE WAS IN LATE JANUARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES DISABLED WARNING MESSAGE WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED NEWINS BAY SHORE FORD (219 W MAIN ST, BAY SHORE, NY 11706, (631) 665-1300) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,500. *AS CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE.*JB

I RECEIVED THIS CAR ABOUT MARCH 2019, YES I UNDERSTAND IT'S AN OLDER CAR, BUT AFTER DRIVING IT ABOUT A MONTH THE STEERING WHEEL MADE THIS LOUD POPPING SOUND AND NOW WHEN I GO TO MAKE A TURN IT MAKES THAT SAME NOISE AS IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-35 AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL AND NOT BE ABLE TO CORRECT IT. IS THERE A WAY WE CAN LOOK INTO THIS PLEASE.

THE SUV INTERMITTENTLY GOES INTO A NO CRANK/NO START CONDITION. YOU TURN THE KEY AND IT DOESN'T CRANK. THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M TRAVELING AND LEFT ME STRANDED AT A REST STOP AND PANICKING THINKING IT WASN'T GONNA START. SINCE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME MECHANICS CAN ONLY RELY ON WHAT THEY THINK COULD BE THE PROBLEM WHICH INCLUDE THE IGNITION SWITCH IGNITION LOCK MODULE AND STARTER RELAY. I'VE ALSO FOUND A VARIETY OF REVIEWS EXPLAINING EVEN AFTER PARTS ARE REPLACED THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTING FOR THIS SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL. AND CONCERNING RECALL NUMBER 14V284000. FORD DEALERSHIPS ARE ONLY CLEARING THE RECALL CODES IF THEY CONSIDER THE PART NOT NEEDING TO BE CHANGED SO THAT AFTETWARDS WHEN THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR DOES GO BAD THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO CHECK IT OR FIX IT FOR FREE. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS TO HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARMAX OF ARLINGTON (8400 ANDERSON BLVD, FORT WORTH, TX 76120, (817) 801-1501), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE TEST COULD NOT BE READ. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID. *JS

BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO FLOOR. HAD BRAKES REPLACED, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. ALL BRAKE LINES BLED AND STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ELDER FORD (777 JOHN R. RD, TROY, MI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN 2018 NOW WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE KEY AND IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START THE CAR. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR ET AL. IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED, EVERYTHING COMES ON BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE SIDESWIPED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CRASH WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT.

TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE SINCE.

TAKATA ARE ALL, I HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND IT'S HAS A MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS EFFECTING MY ABILITY TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO USE SLOT OF FORCE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I REVIEWED FOR RECALLS AND SAW ONE FOR MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER WHEN I PUT IN MY VIN NOTHING IS FOUND.THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LOCATED ON A LOCAL STREET IN JAMAICA NY.

CUANDO GIRO EL TIMN TIENE UN RUIDO VIBRANTE Y FUERTE EN LA LNEA DEL VOLANTE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OR STOPPED IT IS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOZEMAN FORD LINCOLN AND RV CENTER (2900 N 19TH AVE, BOZEMAN, MT 59718, (406) 587-1221) WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE REMAINED AND WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I BOUGHT THIS USED ESCAPE ABOUT 2 YRS AGO, FIRST YR OVER $400 INTO STABILIZER BAR SWAY BARS FRONT END REPAIRS,,OK, SECOND YR, GUESS WHAT? YES TRANSMISSION 3RD GEAR OUT...AFTER DOING REVIEWS ON HERE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. WHEN ONE LIVES ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND YOU LIVE ON $100 A WEEK DOESN'T LEAVE MUCH FOR REPAIRS,, YES I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO SOME MAINTANCE BUT HOLLY COW THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS NOT CHEAP. I HAVE ONLY PUT 9,223 MILES ON THIS SUV SINCE I HAD IT. WITH AS MANY PROBLEMS AS THERE IS WITH THE ESCAPE TRANSMISSION ONE WOULD THINK FORDS WOULD GET IT RIGHT, WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS NOT EVEN A RECALL. EVERY PLACE I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO I'T LIKE HERE COMES A OLE LADY WE'LL TELL HER ANYTHING AND EMPTY HER WALLET, CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THE CRAP I WAS TOLD WITH DIFF $$ MAKING MY HEAD SPIN, WHO DO YOU BELIVE WHEN FORDS LET YOU DOWN AND DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD PERSON BUT NOT ANYMORE!! I CAN'T MAKE PAYMENTS AND REPLACE TRANYS ON A FIXED INCOME. I AM DOING MY HOMEWORK NOW AND IT LOOKS LIKE CHEVY HERE I COME. FORD GET IT TOGETHER

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OUITS WORKING AND IT WILL NOT STEER NO P0WER ASSIST IT IS VERY DANEROUS FORD GARAGE TODD JUDY IN HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA AND BILL COLE IN ASHLAND KY WONT LOOK AT IT UNLESS I GIVE THEM $110.00 THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE FORD DOES NOT CARE EVERY TIME IT GETS TURN A LITTLE TO MUCH IN A TIGHT CORNER IT GOES OUT I HAVE TALKED TO THE 2009S AND OTHERS WITH THIS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND FORD QUIT PUTTING IT IN CARS THEY KNOW ITS BAD DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST THEY PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE

STEERING WHEEL SNAKES, LOCKS AND THEN WILL NOT MOVE

ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING - MY VEHICLE HAS GONE WITHOUT POWER STEERING FOR OVER 2 YEARS , THERE IS AN ISSUE IN THE ELECTRIC ASSIST TORQUE SENSOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT SENSE THE NEED FOR POWER STEERING IN TURNS. THIS BEING A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN BEING ABLE TO STEER REGULARLY. I HAVE OBSERVED A RECALL ONLINE FROM THE KANSAS CITY PLANT , MY VEHICLE IS KANSAS CITY BUILT AND I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO MECHANIC SHOP FOR THE REPAIR ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER THE ISSUE THAT I WILL BE OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR WORK. THIS WAS A SECONDHAND VEHICLE FOR ME AND FINANCIALLY I WAS AND AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE COSTLY REPAIR OF WHAT THEY WILL CHARGE FOR WORK. THUS LEAVING ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING OR HAVING THE TROUBLE CODE CLEARED TO ALLOW A VERY LOOSE STEERING COLUMN WHERE IT SHAKES AND RATTLES WHILE IDLING AND CAN BE OBSERVED FROM EXTERIOR SIDE SEEING THE DRIVE WHEELS SHAKING AS IF THE VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO TURN ITSELF. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE AS I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE OPTION AT THIS TIME. MY CHILDREN TRAVEL IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND I FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING IT.

112,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING, VIBRATION FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. ABLE TO STOP. CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. REGENERATIVE BRAKE DISABLED. VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WITH DTC - C1480. INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE ABS. COST OF REPAIR OVER $5000 FOR HYBRID SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER 2C286. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE PART FAILING ON INTERNET AND THIS SITE. WITH THE PRICE THE HCU QUOTED TO BE $4700, I JUST THE REST OF THE PARTS IN THIS VEHICLE MUST BE REALLY INEXPENSIVE (CHEAP) GIVEN THE ORIGINAL $28,000 PRICE TAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT - COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AFTER RECALL 14S05 WAS PERFORMED. EXPERIENCED WHEEL "SHUDDER" WHEN STOPPED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE FAILURE CODE: B2278 (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, TORQUE SENSOR) WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO EIDE FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 800 E BISMARCK EXPY, BISMARCK, ND 58504, (701) 222-3500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO LOCATED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE 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. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY TO SPRADLEY BARR FORD & LINCOLN OF GREELEY (4901 W 29TH ST, GREELEY, CO 80634, (970) 506-3600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *BF *TR

TAMARA IRECALL- STEERING COLUM PION IS THE PROBLEM SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP CONTINUES TO SHAKE . FOR A WHOLE WEEK WE'VE CALLED FORD AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND I HAVE CALLED EVERYDAY AND NO ANSWER FROM ANYONE WE ARE NOT VERY HAPPEN WITH ANYBODY THANK YOU IF U CALL OR EMAIL US (XXXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT - UNABLE TO USE POWER STEERING RENDERING VEHICLE A SAFETY HAZARD 1.1 MILLION OTHER FORD ESCAPES RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE

I HAD ALL THE BRAKES STUCK WHILE DRIVING. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LAMP WENT OFF ALONG WITH REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. MECHANIC`S DIAGNOSIS WAS ABS PUMP AND CONTROL MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST ABOUT 4500$ TOTAL.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN NHSTA CAMPAIN# 14V284000. BEGAN WITH A STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION (INTERMITTENT, WORST AT IDLE BUT PERSISTENT) AND EVENTUAL "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING SHOOK AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED PRIORITY FORD AT 757-583-3673 (LOCATED AT 7520 N MILITARY HWY, NORFOLK, VA 23518) AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE ANTILOCK AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED RAY SKILLMAN FORD AT (317) 884-7164 (LOCATED AT 1250 US-31, GREENWOOD, IN) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, CHATTERS, AND MOVES ON ITS OWN ACCORD WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT IN A NEUTRAL POSITION (NO FORCE APPLIED LEFT OR RIGHT). THE CHATTERING NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WITH NEUTRAL STEERING WHEEL FORCES. THIS SYMPTOM CREATES EXTREME CONCERN THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST MAY FAIL OR MALFUNCTION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL ACCORDING TO FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR AND WRENCH SYMBOL FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER EXCLUDED THE VEHICLE FROM NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP15001 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ABS LIGHT ON - BRAKES WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT RELIABLE. REGEN LIGHT ALSO ON. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, ALMOST ALWAYS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. ON 2 OCCASIONS IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND FORCED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 20MPH.

RANDOMLY MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED DOING WHAT FEELS SIMILAR TO A JERK MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY. I'VE NOTICED IT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS CITY STREETS. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THAT, ONE DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND HAD A BLINKING 'WRENCH' ICON. SO AFTER LOOKING UP THE DETAILS I WAS ABLE TO FIND THAT THIS NORMALLY HAS TO DO WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR. I ALSO SAW DETAILS REGARDING A RECALL HOWEVER I'M UNSURE IF MY SUV WILL FALL UNDER THIS AS I FEEL IT SHOULD.

AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE I HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE AREA BEHIND AND ABOVE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND SAW THAT THE SHOCK AND NECESSARY ATTACHMENTS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP15001 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

'FORD ESCAPE STEERING " CAR WAS PARKED. I PULLED OUT TO END OF DRIVEWAY AND MADE LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED HAVING ANY POWER. SINCE I WAS MOVING IT WAS NOT REAL BAD. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE PROBABLY COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS AS IF THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I DROVE A BLOCK AND WAS ASTOUNDED THAT AS I MADE ANOTHER TURN IT WAS SO DIFFICULT. I PARKED AND CHECKED THE CAR OVER. I COULD SEE NOTHING AND I WAS AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC FOR 30 YEARS (1983-2013). I COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG EXTERNALLY. I WAS LUCKY, SOMEONE MOVING FASTER COULD HAVE DIED. I DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PART BUT ONLY FOR 2008 ESCAPES BUILT IN KANSAS CITY. I THINK IT IS A DISGRACE THAT FORD IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE RISKING THE LIVES OF CONSUMERS FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT AND TOWER HOLDING THE SHOCK IN PLACE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT

MY LIGHTS ON DASH WILL ALL RANDOMLY FLASH WHILE MY SPEEDOMETER AND RMP WILL STOP WORKING. MY CAR ALSO SEEMS TO NOT SHIFT WELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY STEERING FEELS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND UNSAFE. I DON'T DARE TO DRIVE OVER 30MPH AND HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE BE ABLE TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG. MY STEERING HAS ALSO LOCKED A FEW TIMES, USUALLY WHEN I'M IN REVERSE. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN. I FEAR FOR MY SON AND FAMILY EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND SCHOOL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ABILITY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOCATED A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE FOR THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR. THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. DICK MASHETER FORD (1090 S HAMILTON RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43227, (614) 861-7150) AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN 2014 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP15001 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RELATED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN SUGGESTING THE DEALER REPLACE THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST STRUCK A CURB WHEN MAKING A TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND A NEW STEERING COLUMN WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,540.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND SYSTEM REGEN BRAKE DISABLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.

POWER STEERING ELECTRIC. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND JERKS WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING. STEERING COLUMN IS VERY NOISY. ELECTRIFING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND MOVED LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FORWARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED LEFT AND RIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE WAS RE-CALIBRATED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

LAST WEEK THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN AT A STOP. YESTERDAY WE GOT AN ERROR CODE SAYING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT FAILURE FOR OUR YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF CAR FOR THE FORD PLANT WHERE OURS WAS BUILT (KANSAS CITY) BUT OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR US BUT TO CHARGE US FULL PRICE FOR THE REPAIR.

THE STEERING IN MY CAR WAS AFFECTED. FIRST SIGNS OF ISSUE WERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE STOPPED, PARKED AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT AND THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20MPH. I WAS NOT TURNING AND WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE WHEELS TO TURN OFF INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ON A CITY STREET IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK LEFT TO RIGHT AND STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KAYSER FORD LINCOLN (2303 W BELTLINE HWY, MADISON, WI 53713, (608) 271-6000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ROTATION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN 2014. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,261.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE CODE SHOWS DTC B2278

INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO SHAKE THEN STEERING FAILED MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN PLACING THE CAR AT RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL WAS PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL 14V284000 AND FORD RECALL #14S05. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT INCLUDE OUR VIN # IN THE CARS THEY WOULD FIX. SAME PROBLEM AS ALL THE ONES THEY DECIDED TO FIX. SELECTIVE SAFETY ISN'T SAFE. SINCE THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE OTHERS, WE TOO NEED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COSTS OF MAKING OUR CAR SAFE AGAIN.

THE BREAKS CONTINUE TO FAIL. HAS ALL NEW PADS, ROTORS AND THE MASTER CYLENDER REPLACED. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BREAKS VIBRATE AND THEN NEED TO PUSH THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR TO BE ABLE TO SLOWLY SLOW DOWN. I THEN NEED TO PUMP VISIOUSLY UP TO 5 TIMES TO GET THE BREAKS TO TEMPORARILY WORK AGAIN. WAS THEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THE ABS IS THE ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE WITH THE YR OF MY VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MANY 08 FORD ESCAPES AND HAVE YET TO FIND A RECAL FOR THIS DEADY MALFUNCTION. MY CAR ONLY HAS 135000 MILES AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO FIX WITH A RECALL ASAP.

WHILE BEING DRIVEN (VEHICLE IN MOTION) THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STEERING CUTS OUT RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY MANUAL STEERING CAPABILITY. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V284000 / FORD RECALL #14505, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL.

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS LIKE MANUAL STEERING.

FORD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) ISSUE MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCING ISSUES RELATED TO AN ILL-DESIGNED ETB SINCE 2010 (WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE). IN THE PAST 5 YEARS, THE FREQUENCY OF ISSUE OCCURRENCE HAS PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED. CURRENT RATE OF OCCURRENCE IS 3 - 6 TIMES PER WEEK. RANDOMLY THE VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" WHILE DRIVING, WHERE THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN TO NEARLY ZERO POWER. DASHBOARD DISPLAYS "PULL OVER SAFELY". IF THIS OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC (WHICH IS MANY TIMES THE CASE ON OUR LOS ANGELES FREEWAYS), THERE IS NO WAY TO PULL OVER SAFELY WITH NEARLY ZERO ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE IS LITERALLY STRANDED IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC UNTIL THE ETB IS RESET. THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION MUST BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE ETB. THIS FAULTY ETB PART ACROSS MANY FORD MODELS FOR 10+ YEARS IS PUTTING VEHICLE OWNERS' SAFETY AT HIGH RISK. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES WITH THESE ILL-DESIGNED, FAULTY ETBS. VEHICLE OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT OF A PART WHICH IS CLEARLY FAULTY IN ITS DESIGN.

STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING A CLUNK NOISE SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING.DRIVING YESTERDAY THE STEERING GOT VERY STIFF.PARKED THE STEERING WOULD BE HARD. THERE WAS A RECALL #14S05 MAY 29 2014.WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT ON RECALL LIST. SAME PROBLEM EPS -ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST,TORQUE SENSOR IN STEERING COLUMN OR UPDATED SOFTWARE NEEDED.IT'S VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN DRIVING. IT SHOULD BE ON RECALL LIST .IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (BOB SIGHT FORD, 610 NW BLUE, LEE SUMMIT, MO) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

MY CAR EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS THIS EVENING, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT WAS VERY ALARMING TO IMMEDIATELY BE LEFT WITHOUT POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO MANEUVER MY WAY HOME SAFELY.

POWER STEERING LOSS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE WRENCH ICON SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS REPAIRED FOUR YEARS AGO PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCHESTER FORD (507-288-7564, LOCATED AT 4900 US-52, ROCHESTER, MN 55901) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY COMPLETED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,119.

I CRANKED MY FORD ESCAPE I COULD FILL THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING

CHECK BRAKES LIGHT COMES ON WHEN REACHING 40 MPH, AND STAYS ON. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THAT. FORD DEALER INDICATES ENTIRE FRONT LEFT AXLE SHAFT NEEDS REPLACING DUE TO BROKEN TONE RINGS. VERY EXPENSIVE. OTHER REPAIR PROFESSIONALS SUGGEST THAT TONE RINGS CAN BE REPLACED SEPARATELY; MUCH LESS EXPENSE. FORD DEALER WON'T DO WITHOUT ENTIRE AXLE BEING REPLACED. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES AND IS DIFFICULT TO APPLY BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *DT*JB

THE STEEERING STOPS WORKING EXTREAMLY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. I TURN CAR BACK ON AND OFF AND IT WORKS! I WAS IN PARK. PUT INTO DRIVE I COULDN'T MOVE THOUGHT IT STALLED. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED HAPPENED 2X TONIGHT!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK MILDLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE VEHICLE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIRACLE FORD (1394 NASHVILLE PIKE, GALLATIN, TN 37066, (615) 442-8845), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

I DID THE STEERING RECALL BUT HOWEVER, AFTER 2-YEAR DRIVING. MY STEERING FAILED WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IN 70MILE. IT IS SO HORRIBLE THAT MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR. FORD THEY DIDN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT ESCAPE STEERING ISSUE. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE DEAD IN THE ACCIDENT. PLEASE LOOK THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. THERE ARE SOME MANY OWER HAVE THE SAME ISSUE EVEN THEY DID THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO FRIENDLY FORD (2250 SOUTH ROAD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601) WHERE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

THE INITIAL PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED IS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR THOUGH STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING A TORQUE ANGLE STEERING SENSOR, WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER THAT REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER SHAKES UPON BRAKING. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT, BUT NO RESISTANCE TO THE LEFT, AND IS THEREFORE ALWAYS STEERING TO THE LEFT. I DID ALERT THE SHOP TO THE PROBLEM AND THEY MADE CERTAIN IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE ALIGNMENT. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WHICH THE NEW TORQUE ANGLE STEERING SENSOR IS NOT ABLE TO CALIBRATE AGAINST. THE VEHICLE IS NOW LARGELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE SECOND ROUND OF REPAIRS ARE DONE. THE SHOP WHERE I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE, BELIEVE FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ASSEMBLY - THE REASON THEY BELIEVE FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE IS BECAUSE THEY CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS THIS ENTIRE ASSEMBLY IN STOCK. THE CHOICE TO KEEP THIS ASSEMBLY IN STOCK, I WAS TOLD, IS INDICATIVE OF ROUTINE NEED TO REPLACE THIS PART.

THE ERROR MESSAGE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH EVEN WHEN IN PARK. THE STEERING HAS BECOME VERY LOOSE AND TAKES A LOT MORE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT NOW DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MOVE THE VEHICLE.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING, FORD WON'T COVER IT, $1500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENESEE VALLEY FORD (1675 INTERSTATE DRIVE, AVON, NY 14414, 833-755-3455) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CORTESE FORD (2500 WEST HENRIETTA ROAD, ROCHESTER, NY, 585-277-3280) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

REAR PASSENGER STRUT MOUNT RUSTED THRU. STRUT ONLY FASTENED BY LOWER PORTION. CAN SEE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE IN HOLE FROM OUTSIDE WHEEL WELL.

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. IT HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT . AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE WEEK. I NOTICED THE CAR BRAKES HAVE BECOME VERY HARD TO STOP. ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF MY AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES. I HAD AN EXTREME DELAY IN THE BRAKES AND ALMOST SMASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT . LUCKILY THERE WAS ANOTHER LANE TO MERGE INTO OR I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I NOW ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE MY FOOT READY FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THE BRAKES WILL GO OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE CAR HAS A FAULTY HCU. THE COST TO REPLACE IS OVER 5000 DOLLARS. HOW DOES A CAR WITH 18K MILES REQUIRE A PART THAT COST MORE THAN AN ENGINE? THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. UPON RESEARCH WE NOTICED THAT THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE AND ITS A HAZARD. A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED AND FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAULTY CAR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND WE WILL BE TAKING A HUGE LOSS AND DISPOSING IT IF THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED.

BREAKS PERIODICALLY JUST WON'T WORK...GO OUT...THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS LISTED ON THE INTERNET. ITS SAYS YOU CAN REPLACE A 4000 PART...HOWEVER THE CAR REALLY ISN'T WORTH THAT MUCH. NOW IT WILL SAY REGEN BREAKS DISABLED

ABS LIGHT / BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WITH A MESSAGE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM - REGEN BRAKES DISABLED - REPLACED BROKEN TONE RING, NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS AND THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON - SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS UNSAFE ISSUE WITH THE 08 HYBRID - FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL TO BE FIXED ON 1/2/18 AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP JUST REPROGRAMMED MY TORQUE SENSOR. ON 5/24/18 MY CAR WAS BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR HAVING ABOUT 8" OF PLAY IN MY STEERING WHEEL. THEY SAID THAT WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL AND CHARGED $299.19 TO FIX A U JOINT. MY STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY SHAKES, INCLUDING WHILE IDLING AND DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, WHILE TURNING, ETC. MY WRENCH LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. THEY SAY THAT THE STEERING COLUMN IS FAILING. THEY SAY THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT DENY THAT IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINDSAY FORD OF WHEATON (11250 VEIRS MILL ROAD, WHEATON, MD 20902) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,063.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. FORD HAD A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE MODELS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE ALL MODELS. THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE SAME MODELS BUT LIMITED BY VIN #. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR THREAT TO HUMAN LIFE HAD THE OPERATOR NOT HAD THE STRENGTH TO OVER COME THE LACK OF POWER STEERING. FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL VEHICLES IN THIS MODEL KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPE/MARINER STEERING SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SEVERELY AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO MATTHEWS CURRIE FORD (LOCATED AT 130 N TAMIAMI TRAIL, NOKOMIS, FL 34275, (800) 248-2378) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,588.

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WITH 113,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT I WENT TO STOP AT A LIGHT FROM A SPEED OF 50MPH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL BRAKE POWER. I WENT ONTO THE SHOULDER AND ALMOST INTO A DITCH TO PREVENT HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE DASH READ "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND I AM BEING TOLD IT IS LIKELY A FAILED HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL UNIT WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND VERY EXPENSIVE. HOW HAS FORD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND KNOWN PROBLEM?

EPSA HAS FAILED. DROVE TO WORK AND RAN ERRANDS AFTER WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS. WENT TO DRIVE SISTER TO WORK AND COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DID NOT KNOW CAR DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR OR NEED FLUID. CAR IS DRIVABLE BUT VERY HARD TO TURN. DID NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALL ON THIS PART UNTIL I LOOKED UP ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND FAILS TO INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS. NOW LOOKING AT EXPENSE I REALLY CANNOT AFFORD.

POWER STEERING FAILURE DUE TO BAD SENOR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH. SAME SAFETY RECALL WITH OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS MAKE AND THIS MODEL AND YEAR NUMBER.

THE FRONT WHEEL HUB STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS AROUND 10 THREE 2018. THEN ON 12 20 2018 THE HOOD CAME UNDONE AND SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD. EVER SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2015 IT HAD POWER ASSIST PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING.

THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE CALIPER KEEPS SEIZING. I REPLACED IT IN JULY ALONG WITH THE ROTOR AND PADS AND NOW ITS STARTED SEIZING YET AGAIN. THE STEERING SHAFT U JOINT WEARS OUT EASY AND CAUSES THE STEERING TO BECOME LOOSE.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHEN THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND CAME BACK UP AFTER I PUMPED THEM. THEY CONTINUED DOING THIS EVERY TIME I STOPPED UNTIL I GOT HOME. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM EACH TIME AND HE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. HIS ONLY SUGGESTIONS IS THAT "MAYBE" THE ABS MODULE IS TRYING TO GO OUT AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND SEE IF THAT FIXES IT FOR THE TIME BEING. THE ONLY COMMON ELEMENT I CAN THINK OF IS THAT ONE TIME, I HAD DRIVEN OVER A VERY ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, ONE TIME I HAD JUST HIT A POTHOLE, AND ONE TIME I WAS MAKING A TURN AS I HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT THIS WAS MAKING THE ABS SYSTEM THINK IT NEEDED TO ENGAGE BUT OFFERED NO SUGGESTIONS OF HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE OTHER THAN WHAT I MENTIONED ABOVE.

WHEN IN IDLE, PARK OR OR IN DRIVE. THE CARS STERRING WHEEL WOULS SHAKE. JUST SHAKE LIKE IT WAS VIOLENT RATTLE, NOT THE WHOKE CAR JUST THE SREERING WHEEL. LIKE IF IT WERE HAVIBG A SEIZURE. LIKE WISE HAPPENS WHEN ITS DRIVEN

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT STOPPED AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD RATTLE/SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP THE NEXT MORNING THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL SO VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND NOT MOVED. TWO DAYS LATER, VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP AGAIN AND POWER STEERING WAS STILL NOT WORKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO NOTICED A RECALL THAT WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO FORD (LANDMARK FORD DEALERSHIP, TIGARD, OR) THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IN 2014 A RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED FOR THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR OF VEHICLE BUT NO NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BY OWNER. THE 2014 RECALL DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RESOLVED.

STEERING COLUM STARTING SHAKING LIKE HAVING A SEIZURE

THE FORD REPAIR SERVICE CENTER HAS INFORMED ME THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT MEC PUMP ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS FAILED. THE MEC WAS PART OF A RECALL ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 FOR 2005-2008 FORD ESCPAES. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # IS 14V526000. HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TELL MY WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE ADDED TO THE RECALL AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING SO. THANK YOU.

MY FRONT AXEL BROKE WHILE DRIVING ONE NIGHT WITHOUT ANY EARLY SIGNS OF ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, JERKED, AND LOST POWER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AND A TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BIG VALLEY FORD LINCOLN (3282 AUTO CENTER CIR, STOCKTON, CA 95212, (800) 867-1516) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT, I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE SHOCK BRACKET ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. *TT*JB

WHEN YOU TAKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH ON CHANGING GEARS AND AFTER A CHANGE OUT OF LOGAN HER INTO HIGH GEAR IS SYKES WORKING FINE WINE STEP ON THE BRAKES THE TRUCK STARTS BOUNCING FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND I TOLD YOU TO THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO ANY RECALL ON MY VIN NUMBER BUT I HAVE A PART THAT IS LISTED UNDER THE GOVERNMENT SITE IS GOOD THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE IS A FORD ESCAPE 2008.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE STEERING SEIZED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 215,000.

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE THAT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL, BUT HAD EXPIRED PRIOR TO IT'S PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED FOR THE RECALL WITH THE PRIOR OWNER, BUT ONLY A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED NO WORK WAS COMPLETED DUE TO NO ERROR CODES.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE AND FAILED TO MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING WHEN PARKED/IDLE AND WILD STOP AFTER EXCEEDING 10MPH. ISSUE ESCALATED AND NOW HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN NOT TURNING (TRAVELING STRAIGHT). SHAKING HAS BECOME MORE VIOLENT IN WHEEL. FIRST MECHANIC DETERMINE CODES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL #14S05. FORD CLAIMS THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND CLOSED IN 2015. NOW, ISSUE HAS RESURFACED, AND ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SECOND MECHANIC AT A FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL AND WILL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT FORD AGAIN. STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE DISPLAYED.

IT'S HARD TO TURN THE CORNER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO A BARN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANDERSON LINCOLN FORD (2500 WILDCAT DR, LINCOLN, NE 68521, (402) 458-9800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, A SYSTEM PATCH UP WAS COMPLETED INSTEAD. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HAWK EYE FORD (2027 US-34, RED OAK, IA 51566, (712) 623-5147), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BY BOB MAXEY FORD OF HOWELL, INC. (2798 E GRAND RIVER AVE, HOWELL, MI 48843, (517) 545-5700); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILED. THE EPS INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, BUT THE EPS CONTINUED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. BOB MAXEY FORD OF HOWELL AND BRIGHTON FORD (8240 GRAND RIVER AVE, BRIGHTON, MI 48114, (810) 227-1171) WERE CONTACTED AND INDICATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED TO DETERMINE IF THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS ALSO FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP15001 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. RECALL 14S05. SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED NOW THE TORQUE SENSOR HAS FAILED. FORD DEALER SAYS THE REPAIR IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE OWNER.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN CITY, SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING, NEARLY WRECKING. I GOT CAR TO MECHANIC, HE SAID THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WAS BAD. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FROM FORD FOR THIS. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE THE YEAR AND MODEL DID MATCH THE RECALL. #14S05. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. I RELUCTANTLY PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR BECAUSE THIS WAS DANGEROUS. I DO FIND IT COINCIDENTAL THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME EXACT THING ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD THIS ONE WAS NOT COVERED ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED, THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

WHILE DRIVING LOST POWER STEERING. NO LIGHTS OR CODES. WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY AND IN TOWN. HAD POWER STEERING THEN IT JUST QUIT ALMOST WRECKED.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. RECALL REPAIR IN 2014 ONLY REPROGRAMED THE STEERING MODULE DID AND NOT REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, DASHBOARD WARNING ALERTED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SHOULD BE ANOTHER RECALL TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE SENSORS.

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER.

DROVE TO WORK AT 6 AM WENT TO USE FOR LUNCH VEHICLE HAD NO POWER ASSISTED STEERING MORE LIKE MANUAL STEERING. MAKING VERY DIFFICULT IN PARKING , ON RAMPS TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME STEERING COLUMN PART FAILURE THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED IN SEVERAL ESCAPES & MARINERS. MY BOSS WENT ON LINE AND FOUND INFO ON RECALL OF 915,216 FORD ESCAPES & MERCURY MARINERS. PROBLEM WAS WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT TYING TO TO TURN TO RIGHT WAS VERY DIFFICULT MORE LIKE MANUAL STEERING

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

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A BASIC OIL CHANGE THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING THE STEERING. THEY PROCEEDED TO CORRECT WHATEVER RECALL NEEDED. UPON RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE BACK I HAD A HARD TIME TURNING MY KEY TO START THE CAR. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT "I MUST PRESS VERY HARD JAM IT IN THERE TO START IT" NOW A YEAR LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AND WAS GOING TO COST ME $700 TO REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY 2008 FORD ESCAPES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THIS WAS A RECALL. NOW I AM STUCK WITHOUT MY VEHICLE UNLESS I PAY THE MONEY FOR THE VEHICLE THAT APPARENTLY HAS BEEN AN ISSUE.

MY DAUGHTER STARTED TO DRIVE HER CAR WHEN THE STEERING QUIT WORKING. I DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. IT WAS HARD TO TURN. NOW I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. THIS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD NO CODES ABLE TO READ ON A CODE READER. HAD TO TAKE DEALER TO USE A FORD COMPUTER TO READ WHAT IS GOING ON.

PARK THE CAR WENT AND PAY A BILL CAME BACK OUT START THE CAR NO POWER STEERING COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL NO POWER STEERING. BOUGHT CAR IN 2012 CARRIAGE FORD USED.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WENT AND GOT THE POWER STEERING RECALL FIXED 1 YR TO MAYBE 2 YRS AGO AND FORD SAID IT WAS FIXED. NOW I'M HAVING POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT GOES BACK TO WORKING CORRECTLY. I WENT BACK TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED AND CLOSED OUT AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NOW I'M HAVING POWER STEERING STILL GOING OUT AND NOW ALL MY LIGHTS (ABS,TRACTION CONTROL,TIRE,AIR BAG, ANTI THEFT LIGHT). AFTER SPENDING 200 AT FORD THEY TOLD ME ECM IS BAD AND NEED TO REPLACE. ALMOST 500 AT FORD FOR KEYS TO BE PROGRAMMED TO NEW COMPUTER I AM STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEMS AND FORD WANTS ME TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

THE IGNITION WENT OUT AND OTHERS I KNOW WITH THE SAME CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM

THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING, AND HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO STEER THE CAR IN TRAFFIC, THIS IS HARD TO TRY AND TURN THE WHEEL. IF THIS HAPPED IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC IT COULD BE A WRECK. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE HELD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT I DID NOT HAVE A WRECK BUT IT WAS A SURPRISE WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE CORNER.

ABS BRAKES ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS CONSTANTLY.

2008 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION IS BAD ALREADY LOST 2ND GEAR WAS A RECALL BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT RECALL BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION WARRANTY I'VE ONLY HAD MY VEHICLE 1 YEAR AND 10 MONTHS I STILL OWE FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REOPEN THE RECALL MY FORD ESCAPE IS AT A DEALER SHIP IN G-VILLE OHIO I AM ON A FIXED INCOME DISABILITY MY MOM IS ALSO DISABLED I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH BRAIN CANCER I HAVE TO PAY SOMEONE TO TAKE HER APPOINTMENTS I REALLY NEED MY VEHICLE AND I THINK FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD REOPEN THE RECALL AND REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND PAY FOR ME TO GET A RENTAL CAR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER.

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT WITH WARRANTY MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT HELP ME OUT AT ALL THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE REOPENED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED BECAUSE OF A BAD SENSOR. FORD DEALER SAID PROGRAMMING WAS COVERED IN A RECALL NOT REPAIRING THE HARD PART THAT FAILED. STEERING WAS POSSIBLE WITH HUGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT WITH THE BAD SENSOR.. REPLACED SENSOR AND THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED.

LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT LOWER SPEED. AFTER SITTING FOR 10 HOURS, STARTED CAR AND HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN BACKING UP. VEHICLE HAS RECALL 14S05. RECALL IS AS FOLLOWS: IF VEHICLE HAS CODE B2278, REPLACE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. IF VEHICLE HAS CODE B3142 OR B2277, REPLACE STEERING ASSEMBLY. IF NO CODES STORED, REPROGRAM PSCM AND IC MODULE. MY CAR HAD NO CODES JUNE 2016 AND REPROGRAMING WAS DONE. TWO YEARS LATER, I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND CODE B2278. POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER STATES RECALL WAS ALREADY DONE AND WILL NOT PERFORM SENSOR REPLACEMENT.

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.

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

ON 10/25/2018, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. SHE COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE STEERING THE CAR. NO WARNINGS OR CODES APPEARED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN HER HAVING AN ACCIDENT AND PERHAPS KILLING SOMEONE OR HERSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP IN BIRMINGHAM, AL (LONG-LEWIS FORD) AND DIAGNOSED WITH CODE B2278/NEEDS STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED CONTACTING FORD AS THIS WAS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER TALKING WITH A SUPERVISOR, THEY INFORMED ME THAT SAFETY RECALL 14S05 WAS COMPLETED ON THE CAR ON JULY 2014, 2018 AT FORD SQUARE OF MOUNT VERNON IN MOUNT VERNON, IL SO THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. I PROCEEDED TO CONTACT THAT DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY ONLY REPROGRAMMED THE PSCM SINCE THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE A FAULT CODE. I DID NOT OWN THE CAR DURING THIS TIME SINCE I PURCHASED IT 5 MONTHS LATER. INTERMITTENT ISSUES OCCURRED AFTER THE PURCHASE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY BUT WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK. AGAIN, NO WARNINGS OR CODES APPEARED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD MECHANICS THAT THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE PSCM REMOVED FORD FROM RESPONSIBILITY AND NOW OWNERS ARE STUCK WITH AN EXPENSIVE CAR REPAIR. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE STATED THAT FORD WAS NEGLIGENT IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AND NOW MORE CARS ARE STARTING TO SEE THE PROBLEM AND CAUSING EVERYBODY ON THE ROAD TO BE AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN DEATH. THE CAR HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WILL BE REPAIRED AT LONG-LEWIS FORD AT MY EXPENSE WHICH IS VERY COSTLY. THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANT WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE AND WAS LATER DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

THE POWER STEERING SENSOR HAS GONE OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS VEHICLE.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER HAVING TRUCK FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS. I HAVE TO GET SUSPENSION PROBLEMS FIXED EVERY OTHER MONTH. AND THE MUFFLER EVERY OTHER MONTH.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON 2008 FORD ESCAPE WHEN TURNING OUT OF PARKING LOT. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC; HE SAID THERE'S A RECALL (14S05) ON IT. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY RAN THE VIN # AND SAID THERE'S NO OPEN RECALL. THE INFO I'VE GATHERED STATES THAT IT'S ON MODELS ASSEMBLED IN KANSAS CITY, AND MY ESCAPE WAS ASSEMBLED IN KANSAS CITY, ACCORDING TO VIN. I'VE FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. I REMEMBER TAKING IT IN FOR A RECALL A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS FOR; AND I'M LEARNING THAT FORD ONLY FIXED THE SOFTWARE BUT NOT THE PARTS RELATED TO THIS RECALL. I THINK THIS IS HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WILLIS FORD (15 N DUPONT BOULEVARD, SMYRNA, DE 18877) PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE OF THE POWER STEERING PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN 2015. THE DEALER ONLY PERFORMED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND DID NOT REPLACE THE PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TT*JB

WHILE DRIVING, OR SOMETIMES WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THE MESSAGE READS "BRAKE REGEN FAIL". THE BRAKES GET MUSHY AND BECOME MANUAL BRAKES. THE MECHANIC SAID I NEED A HYDRAULIC ABS BRAKE SYSTEM OVERHAUL. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN IT IS VERY HOT OUTSIDE. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED, I COULD "FIX" IT BY TURNING THE CAR OFF, ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE, AND THEN RESTARTING. NOW, WHEN IT IS HOT, THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY TWO DOZEN TIMES SINCE JULY.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON AROUND APPROXIMATELY 3PM (10/21/2018) I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT. IN THE CAR WITH ME WAS MY FRIEND, AND MYSELF. ON THE FIRST INSTANCE THIS DAY, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, AND WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR BEEPED TWICE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT COMPLETELY STIFF. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO JUST PARK WHERE I WAS, TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE GONE. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, AS I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION COMING OUT OF THAT PARKING LOT, MY STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, AND NO BEEPING OCCURRED. I COULD NOT MOVE THE WHEEL, AND I WAS TRAVELING IN THE DIRECTION OF OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE TURNING, AND I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THEM. AGAIN, THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SPOT STRAIGHT AHEAD TO PARK AND I ENDED UP LEAVING MY CAR THERE OVERNIGHT. MY FRIEND AND I ALMOST WRECKED IN A BUSY 4-WAY INTERSECTION DUE TO A MANUFACTURER MISTAKE, AS I HAVE RECOGNIZED ONLINE THROUGH MULTITUDES OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR SITUATIONS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, AS THE VEHICLE (A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID), GAVE ME NO WARNING WHATSOEVER BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED UP.

ABS LIGHT ON, REGEN BRAKES DISABLED, 5,000.00 TO FIX IT, BRAKES WORK POORLY AND ENGINE REVS TOO HIGH

MY 2008 ESCAPE (BUILT NOV '07) HAD RCL 14S05 PERFORMED NOV 2014 WHEN THERE WERE NO STEERING SYMPTOMS. HAD CAR IN FOR NEW TIRES ON MY OWN DIME, DEALER WANTED TO DO OPEN RECALL. I LET THEM. IN 2007 AND EVER SINCE, MY STEERING WENT BAD. INTERMITTENTLY THE WHEEL ROCKS IDLING IN PARK. ALWAYS LACK OF ASSIST PARKING MANUEVERS, DEPENDING ON AMBIENT TEMP. I SEEK FORD TO RE-OPEN RECALL 14S05 TO FIX THIS STEERING LACK OF ASSIST DESIGN PROBLEM. IT IS BAIT AND SWITCH FOR FORD TO CALL THE RECALL CLOSED IF YOU HAD REFLASH DONE AT EARLY POINT IN TIME WHEN STEERING DESIGN FLAW EXISTS THAT RIDES WITH VEHICLE FOR ITS LIFETIME. OR REIMBURSE/SEND ME NEW STEERING TORQUE SENSOR.

THE ABS BRAKES HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS QUOTED OVER $5,000 TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. I HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ON A VEHICLE WITH A PROBLEM AS SERIOUS AS THIS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE LOCAL DEALER (BROADWAY FORD, 1010 SOUTH MILITARY AVE, GREEN BAY, WI) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000(STEERING), BUT THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT THE TRANSMISSION AND APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOAN FORD, INC. (LOCATED AT 66870 BELMONT MORRISTOWN RD, BELMONT, OH 43718, (740) 782-1965) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

APPROX. A YEAR AGO THE BRAKES STARTED FAILING. SUDDENLY YOU HAD TO PUMP THEM EXTRA HARD TO STOP. WARNING LIGHT APPEARED THAT TIRES NEED INFLATING. THEY DID NOT. THEN AN ABS WARNING LIGHT APPEARED. SUDDENLY THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN, NO EXTRA PUMPING NEEDED. THEN AT HIGH SPEEDS THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND YOU COULDN'T GO ABOUT 60 MPH. AHHH! WHEN YOU HIT BRAKES THEY DIDN'T RESPOND OR A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE HAPPENED. LOOKED IT UP, COMMON IN THIS YEAR'S HYBRID THAT ABS BRAKES FAIL. ONLY HAD 150K ON IT. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY WANTED $7400 TO FIX. WHAT? "PROPRIETARY ABS BRAKES MUST BE REPLACED." THEY WOULDN'T TURN WARNING MESSAGE OFF COMPUTER OR DO ANYTHING LESS. WOULDN'T CHECK HOSES, CIRCUITS, OR PADS. JUST A FLAT "$7400" WITH NO EXPLANATION OTHER THAN ABS SYSTEM. WE FOUND OUT THROUGH COMPLAINT SITES ONLINE THAT OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT'S EXTREMELY HARROWING TO BE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HAVE THE CAR SUDDENLY START SHAKING AND THE BRAKES NOT WORK!!

WELL KNOWN 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ANTI LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I BROUGHT CAR TO HEMPSTEAD FORD 301N. FRANKLIN STREET, HEMPSTEAD N.Y.11550. SUPERVISIOR NAME MARIA (888)457-8442 SERVICE DEPT CLAIM TO HAVENT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM.ASLO I WAS THERE FOR A COOLANT PUMP RECALL AND ALL THEY DID WAS CHECK MY ANTIFREEZE AND NEVER CHANGE COOLANT PUMP.WASTE OF MY TIME.I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY PHONE NUMBER, DOES NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. FORD IS PLAYING PHONE TAG. FORD HYBRID BRAKES ARE THE WORST I EVER EXPERIENCE IN A VEHICLE.REGENERATING BRAKING MANUFACTURE DEFECT ! THEY DON"T WANT TO RECALLED BECAUSE ANTI LOCK BRAKES COST MONEY.FORD MOTOR COMPANY PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX RECALL ANTI LOCK BRAKES FOR 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHT AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH IT ENDING UP INTO THE INTERSECTION.LUCKY IT WAS NOT A BUSY ROAD OR ELSE I WOULD NOT BE HERE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM.TO MENTION ...NOT THAT MANY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ON THE ROAD YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF MONEY INSTEAD GAIN NEW CUSTOMERS FOR CORRECTING YOUR PROBLEM.I WOULD ACCEPT A SETTLEMENT OR A TRADE IN FOR WORKING VEHICLE.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND DISPLAY READ "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED." THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER EFFECTIVELY BRAKING AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED THE CONNECTOR TO FRACTURE, WHICH CREATED A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN COLD WEATHER. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED STURMAN & LARKIN FORD, INC. AT 412-892-2300 (LOCATED AT 900 REGIS AVE, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 152360), BUT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE CAR STILL SLOWED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE ABS CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERABLE - THIS UNIT IS BOTH A HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT ON THE ESCAPE HYBRID. THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM IS CONTROLLED BY THE UNIT AND IT ALSO FAILED. THE FIX WAS OVER $6000 FROM FORD. THIS CAR HAD 221541 MILES ON IT, SO THIS IN EFFECT TOTALED THE CAR, WHICH WAS OTHERWISE IN DECENT SHAPE AND STILL RAN VERY WELL. CHECKING ON THE WEB - WE WERE LUCKY AS SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS UNIT FAILING HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH MUCH WORSE RESULTS TO THE OWNERS WHILE DRIVING.

THE AUTOMATIC STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY STREET 30 MPH LAST NIGHT. AS SHE SLOWED AND TRIED TO CORRECT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION AS A RESULT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED TO A SECOND DAUGHTER. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE FOLLOWING THE MOST RECENT ISS, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT FORD WAS NEGLIGENT DURING THE RECALL REPAIR. FORD RECALLED THIS SAFETY ISSUE, BUT ONLY UPDATED SOFTWARE RATHER THAN FIXED THE ISSUE. THIS WAS A DESIGN FAILURE BY FORD PUTTING PEOPLE, INCLUDING MY DAUGHTERS AT RISK. PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS REPAIR WILL COST BETWEEN $3,500 AND $5,000. AS THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PREVIOUS POTENTIAL FAILURE DUE TO THE FORD ENGINEERING DEFICIENCY, HOW CAN THEY BE EXONERATED FROM RESPONSIBILITY.

A REOCCURRING SOFT BRAKE PEDAL ISSUE. SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER AND HARD BRAKING INCIDENT WHERE THE ABS IS ENGAGED. AFTER A FEW DAYS TO A WEEK THE PEDAL TRAVEL AND FEEL RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED IT.

AFTER SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, I STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS I STARTED TO, THE POWER STEERING IN MY SUV STOPPED WORKING, A DASHBOARD LIGHT TURNED ON (DIDN'T SEE WHICH ONE), AND AN AUDIBLE WARNING ALERT TURNED ON. I HAD TROUBLE TURNING THE VEHICLE, THINKING I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD, BUT EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL A FEW SECONDS AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER DRIVING THE CAR HOME (A FEW MILES). I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE THIS HAPPENED.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GETTING READY TO STOP AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKES BARELY BRAKED, AND I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. IT'S LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME NOW. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAID IT'S THE ABS SYSTEM AND THAT HE SEES THAT PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF FORDS.

MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, AND AFTER COMPLETING REPAIRS MY MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND MY MECHANIC CHECKED AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VIN DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS FOR THE RECALL.

I PAID FOR MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN JULY 2018. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR FOR SERVICE ROUTINELY WITH FORD DEALERSHIP AND JUST RECEIVED SERVICE THE WEEK PRIOR. I EXPLAINED I WAS GOING FOR A TRIP TO AZ (400 MILE ROUNDTRIP) AND NEEDED A FULL CHECK AND SERVICE. EVERYTHING PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS. ON MY RETURN TRIP UP A HILL, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER AND LIMPED HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND CODES WERE NOT COMING UP FOR THE WRENCH LIGHT AND AFTER KEEPING IT FOR ADDITIONAL DAY, THE 2ND AND 4TH GEARS ARE OUT AND IT WILL TAKE A WEEK TO FIX. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE AND I JUST HIT THE 90,000 MILE MARK. UNBELIEVABLE THAT A TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AT A 90,000 MILE. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED IN THE VEHICLE AFTER PAYING SO MUCH FOR IT AND MAINTAINING ALL SERVICES. NO DISCOUNTS WERE OFFERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE: 235/70R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES KEPT FLATTENING. THE CONTACT FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIRES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE TIRES THAT WERE GOING FLAT WERE BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE RECENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD BUMPING NOISE... MY BACK PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY, WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SHOCK MOUNTING BRACKET. EVERY LITTLE BUMP CAUSES IT TO SHAKE . THE BRACKET ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE PLASTIC AND THERE IS A HOLE INSIDE THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I SEE SO MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS AND ITS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THE FORD ESCAPE 2001- 2004 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND ITS DISCONCERTING THAT THEY ARE IGNORING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 2005-2008 ESCAPE. HOW MANY MORE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THEM TO AT LEAST INVESTIGATE THIS UNSAFE, REOCCURRING ISSUE?! HOPEFULLY , SOMETHING WILL BE DONE SOON BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I STARTED SEEING ABS LIGHTS POP UP ON THE DASH AND IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD TO SLAM SO HARD ON THE PEDAL FOR IT TO BARELY COME TO A STOP ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN A SHOPPING CENTER. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS BAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS GENERATION FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH SOME GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAULTY ABS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL ROCKED BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDERSON'S ROCK RIVER FORD (815-229-0510, LOCATED AT 224 N ALPINE RD, ROCKFORD, IL 61107) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED A DISCOUNT TOWARD THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DEPLOYED, BUT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS, DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT LATER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,820.

CONTACTED BARBER FORD AND DROPPED OFF VEHICLE FOR POWER STEERING RECALL NHTSA 14V284000 FORD NUMBER 14S05 AT 8 AM ON 9/11/18 WAS TOLD WILL BE DONE SAME DAY GOT CALL 11 AM WAS TOLD PART NOT THERE NEEDS TO BE ORDERED WILL BE DONE TOMORROW 9/12/18. NEVER GOT A CALL FROM BARBER FORD. CALLED AT 11 AM TODAY 9/12 WAS TOLD SHOULD BE DONE BY END OF DAY. NEVER GOT ANOTHER CALL. CALLED AFTER 4 AND GET VOICEMAIL SAYING NO ONE AVAILABLE LEAVE MESSAGE. NEVER GOT A CALLBACK.

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE BEEN ON A FREEWAY, BRIDGE, REGULAR STREET, TRAFFIC. A RED WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WITH "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND THE CAR WILL QUICKLY SLOW DOWN. IT WILL GO REALLY SLOW REGARDLESS OF STEPPING ON THE GAS. ONCE I PULL OVER I HAVE T STOP THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY OR ON THE BRIDGE (I WORK IN SAN FRANCISCO).

BRAKE FAILURE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING I WAS COMING TO AN INTERSECTION TO STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WAS ALMOST NON EXISTENT. THE ABS LIGHT AND A MESSAGE INDICATING 'REGEN SYSTEM DISABLED' CAME ON. FORD HAS DESIGNED A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT CAN SIMPLY "DISABLE" ITSELF AND LEAVE A PERSON WITHOUT EFFECTIVE STOPPING POWER. I HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF ME, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER AND UNDERCARRIAGE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.

THE VEHICLE'S HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAS FAILED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE ABS DOES NOT FUNCTION. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS PART IS AROUND $6000, WHICH IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR. I OPENED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO.

THE REAR INNER FENDER RUSTED OUT AND THE REAR STRUT BROKE THROUGH ITS MOUNTING BRACKET WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP RELATIVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. UPON DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VEHICLES SOLD IN THE BOTHER UNITED STATES AND CANADA AS STATED ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND FORUMS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS MY PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I TRAVEL 120-125 MILES PER DAY ROUND TRIP TO WORK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD I NOT HEARD THE NOISE AND BRACES MYSELF PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BECOMING UNSTABLE. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT A FAMILY COULD BE RIDING IN A THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND NOT HAVE ADEQUATE REACTION AND BECOME A VEHICLE CASUALTY STATISTIC.

THE TONE RING ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE CRACKED, CAUSING TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT TO GO ON, AND CAUSED INSTABILITY AND TRACTION ISSUES AT LOW SPEEDS.

REGENERATIVE HYBRID BRAKES DISABLED.. VEHICLE BRAKES IN "FAILSAFE" MODE, WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO SLAM THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR JUST TO SLOW DOWN. RAN THROUGH THREE RED LIGHTS UNWILLINGLY. THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS MANY REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE ABS AND REGENERATIVE SYSTEM FAILING (A QUOTED $5000 FIX). THESE VEHICLES ARE SO RARE, AND PROBABLY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM ARE NO LONGER DRIVEN AND INSTEAD ON THE FORUMS WITH A LAUNDRY LIST OF COMPLAINTS AROUND THIS ISSUE.

IN 2014 I TOOK MY ESCAPE INTO FORD FOR THE RECALL. WEEKS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE...THEN BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. FORD SAID I'D HAVE TO PAY $1600 TO GET THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR REPLACED, AND THEIR PART ON THE RECALL WAS DONE WITH HOOKING IT UP TO A COMPUTER. BUT I COULDN'T TURN IT. I DRIVE A 3 YEAR OLD, AND I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY TO FIX OR BUY SOMETHING NEW. I BOUGHT A FORD BC I THOUGHT THEY CARED ABOUT SAFETY. AND STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I PUT LIVES IN DANGER BC I NEED TO WORK. AND I HAVE TO DRIVE THERE. HELP!!!!

ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WENT AND GOT IT CHECKED AND ITS THE BREAK SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER $5,000 AND THAT EVEN IF THEY FIXED IT I DONT GET A WARRANTY FOR THE FIXED SYSTEM AND THAT IT COULD REOCCUR. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR A LOT. CAN WE PLEASE GET THIS ISSUE CHECKED INTO. $5,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX A CAR AND IT NOT BE 100 PERCENT FIXED

VEHICLE LURCHES, STALLS, JERKS, LUNGES, SLIPS AND SO ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE "NEED SERVICE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND REFERRED HER TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TAKARA RECALL. THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT JUST STOPPED. WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A BUSY STREET....THE BACK DRIVER-SIDE LIFT GATE HINGE CRACKED IN HALF AND MY GLASS WINDOW WAS HANGING BY A THREAD. SUPER DANGEROUS TO OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. LUCKILY IT DID NOT FALL TO THE ROAD AND SHATTER, OR FLY OFF THE VEHICLE HITTING SOMEONE, OR THING, OR CAR. THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR/ CORROSION. OTHER VEHICLES 'YOUNGER' THAN MINE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM! FORD NEEDS TO BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE! SHAME ON THEM! DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE AN ACTION IS TAKEN? EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH. AND STRESS AND WORRY WHILE DRIVING WITH THE BACK WINDOW LITERALLY FLAPPING IN THE WIND! WTF? AGAIN. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T CAUSE DAMAGE TO SOMEONE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I REALLY PRAY THIS CAN BECOME A RECALL ITEM, BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED! OMG! AWAITING REIMBURSEMENT IN OHIO!

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED YELLOW, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAID "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". THE NORMAL BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK. THE MANUAL (FAIL SAFE) BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INADEQUATE TO STOP PROPERLY. I HAD TO PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT BRAKE PROPERLY. AFTER MUCH ROLLING, THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, BUT HIT A POLE IN THE PROCESS CAUSING A CRACK IN THE FRONT BUMPER. DUE TO THE LONG STOPPING PROCESS, THE POLE WAS UNAVOIDABLE. IT WAS THE POLE, THE DITCH, OR ANOTHER CAR, SO I HAD TO CHOOSE TO BUMP INTO THE POLE FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND TO BE SURE NOT TO HURT ANYONE ELSE. TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN!

ABS & BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON; CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM & REGEN BRAKES DISABLED MESSAGE CENTER. BRAKING IS HARDER, UNASSISTED. NO ABS, TIRES CAN LOCK UP ON BRAKING. FORD DEALER WANTS $4900 FOR THE HCU PART + LABOR. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS ONLINE OF THIS ISSUE; AND THAT IT CAN LEAVE A VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES; A SAFETY HAZZARD.

I WAS IN A BUSY SHOPPING PLAZA AND CAME UP TO A 4 WAY STOP. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE CAR DIDN'T STOP! A MESSAGE READING "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED" CAME UP ON THE SCREEN, FOLLOWED BY "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM". BOTH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASH. I TRIED TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AS SOMETIMES WHEN IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL HICCUP THAT WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SAME MESSAGE REAPPEARED AND I DROVE STRAIGHT TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DEFINITIVELY DETERMINE THE ISSUE AND REFERRED ME TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. A FEW DAYS LATER, FORD ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WHICH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL OF THE PIECES WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM ARE IN TACT, EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE INSPECTED DURING ROUTINE TUNE UPS LOOKS FINE, BUT SUDDENLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE BRAIN OF THE CAR CAN'T REMEMBER HOW TO MAKE IT STOP.

MY KEY FOB UNLOCKED THE CAR, AS USUAL, PUT CHILD IN. GOT IN DRIVERS SIDE. PUT KEY IN IGNITION. ALL LOCKS LOCKED! CAR DID NOT START. I HIT KEY FOB AND THE PAD TO UNLOCK SEVERAL TIMES... UNLOCKED MY DOOR... I ASSUMED ALL DOORS. WOULD NOT OPEN DOOR WHERE DAUGHTER WAS IN CAR SEAT IN BACK (BACK PASSENGER SIDE). KEY FOB OR DOOR UNLOCK WOULD NOT WORK TO UNLOCK IT. KEY FOB DID NOT WORK AT ALL AFTER THAT FIRST TIME AND DID NOT UNLOCK HER SIDE. I GOT HER OUT ON DRIVER'S SIDE BACKSEAT. WE HAVE VIDEO SURVEILLENCE SO INCIDENT SHOULD BE ON THERE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. END OF 100' DRIVEWAY. NO NEIGHBORS IN SIGHT. TERRIFYING TO THINK IF THE KEY FOB HADNT OPENED MY DOOR THAT LAST AND APPARENTLY ONE AND ONLY TIME, IF ID BE STUCK IN HOT CAR WITH DAUGHTER IN BACK SEAT.

"REGEN BRAKES DIABLED" NOTIFICATION COMES ON. AFTER WHICH, THE BRAKING SEEMS INCONSISTENT. THIS IS A CONCERN AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

LOST MY POWER STEERING AS I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ALMOST ROLLED AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND FORD I S SIMPLY DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY HURT OR KILLED. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL 14S05 ON JAN. 1ST 2018. THEY SIMPLY DID A COMPUTER UPDATE AND THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS AND IT COULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF I HAD NOT BEEN CAUTIOUS OR STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE VEHICLE MANUALLY. IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AT TIMES.

THE REGEN BREAKS DISABLED LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. THE BREAKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, IF AT ALL. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STOP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE BREAKS SOMETIMES LOCK ON AND THE VEHICLE WON'T MOVE AT ALL. UNABLE TO GO MORE THAN 40 MPH. IF YOU ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE BREAKS SMOKE. I TOOK IT TO FORD FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY INFORMED ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE THE BEAK SYSTEM AND THE HYBRID SYSTEM BEING INTEGRATED. THE PART BY ITSELF IS $4200 AND THE VEHICLE BLUE BOOKS FOR ABOUT $3000 AT THE MOST. THE VEHICLE WON'T START OR EVEN TURN OVER. THE BATTERY IS GOOD.

WENT TO ACCELERATE AND GAS PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND STAYED THERE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME $300.

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WOULD NOT STOP WITH BOTH FEET PUSHING TO THE FLOOR. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REGEN BRAKE DISABLED AS MY CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE FOR BOTH ME AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I'M ALSO A BIKER AND I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ON A BIKE OR A PEDESTRIAN. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND THE FACT THAT I WAS UNAWARE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND WHY. I HAVE FOUR FORDS AND NOW I'M CONCERNED TO DRIVE THEM.

THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. IT FEELS LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE IS ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PROCEED

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I GOT IN TO START THE VEHICLE. UPON REVERSING IT IMMEDIATELY LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL, SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND I SAW THE LETTERS 'SAFELY STOP' APPEAR AS WELL AS THE RED TRIANGLE (PER AUTO MANUAL THE RED TRIANGLE IS DESCRIBED AS 'MASTER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL HAZARD WARNING LAMP' AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AT THAT POINT AT ALL. I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. OFTEN IT WOULDN'T TURN ON AT ALL, BUT WHEN IT DID THEN THE RED TRIANGLE WOULD APPEAR AGAIN & CAR WOULDN'T BUDGE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE, WHEN THE VEHICAL JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE RPM WOULD CLIMB, BUT THE VEHICAL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICAL OFF THE HIGHWAY. I NOTICED IF I TURNED THE VEHICAL OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WOULD MOVE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO 3RD GEAR AFTER THAT IT WOULD JUST REV UP AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I LIMPED IT THE 5 MILES TO HOME AND PARKED IT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICAL. SOMETHING REALLY SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS SAD THAT SO MANY OF THESE HAVE LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND ARE HAVING MAJOR POWER TRAIN ISSUES. MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES.

A.B.S. HCU. PART # 8M6Z2C286A THIS REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE DEALER COST IS $5835.56 THEIR ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM !

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AS THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRIECO FORD (1651 NEW STATE HWY, RAYNHAM, MA 02767, 1- 888-680-8818) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,449.

ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

MY CAR'S ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE COME WITH MESSAGES READING "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "REGEN BRAKE DISABLED." AT TIMES THE BRAKES WILL APPEEAR TO FAIL AND I HAVE TO SLAM THEM VERY HARD TO STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, "THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "REGEN BRAKE DISABLE" INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. *TT

VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. THERE IS DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION CYLINDER REQUIRING THE OPERATOR TO HAVE TO PUSH THE KEY IN, OFTEN WITH GREAT PRESSURE, THEN TWIST THE KEY TO GET THE CAR TO START. EVENTUALLY THE IGNITION MECHANISM WILL FAIL COMPLETELY REQUIRING THE ENTIRE IGNITION HOUSING WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED AND AT GREAT EXPENSE. I WAS LEFT STRANDED WHEN THE CAR FAILED TO START AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. REPAIRS COST OVER $500. THE PROBLEM NEVER AFFECTED ME DURING NORMAL DRIVING, ONLY WHEN THE CAR NEEDED TO BE STARTED. A SIMPLE SEARCH REVEALED MANY OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS REPORT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE SO IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THIS IS A RANDOM PROBLEM OR THE RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR. INDEED, THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT WAS NEVER ADDRESSED BY FORD. HOWEVER, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE, AS HAPPENED TO ME, THE CAR CAN AND WILL LEAVE THE DRIVER STRANDED WHICH, IT SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING, IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE BUT ALSO A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND THE PROBLEM REMEDIED BY FORD. SINCE I ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIR I THINK IT ONLY FAIR THAT FORD REIMBURSE ME THE COSTS.

A SHUT DOWN WARNING LIGHT PULL OVER TO SAFETY NOW INDICATOR TURNS ON . THANK FULLY ON A STREET IN MOTION ,MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. BUT IS SCARY YOU NEVER KNOW IS WHY OR WHEN IT WILL CLICK ON AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WITH KIDS IN THE CAR . TURN CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GERMAIN FORD OF BEAVERCREEK (2356 HELLER DR, DAYTON, OH 45434, (937) 429-1300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. *TT *TR

TRANSMISSION WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON INTERNET SAID THE BAND IN TRANSMISSION WAS AT FAULT. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE LIGHT CAME THE CAR WAS SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST INTO SECOND. IT HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. I HAD THE UNIT WORKED ON LAST YEAR TO REPLACE A BAND THAT HAS BROKEN. IT WORKED FINE FOR AWHILE THEN STARTED THIS HARD SHIFTING. I SPENT OVER 700$ TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE CAR HAS 180000 MILES ON IT.

RECALL 14S05. DEALERSHIP UPDATED MODULE 8/19/14. TORQUE SENSOR FAILED MAY 2018 CAUSING AN UNSAFE INCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART WITHOUT CHARGE. HAD TO REPLACE THE PART AT A COST OF ABOUT $800. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEIR REFUSAL TO REPLACE PART AT THEIR COST WE HAD ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP REPLACE THE PART. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THIS POINT BUT A RECALL ITEM SHOULD BE HONORED AT WHATEVER POINT SAID PART FAILS FOR CONSUMER. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. IF THE PART WASN'T BAD IT WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. PLEASE CONSIDER REQUIRING THAT FORD SHOULD EXTEND THE REPLACEMENT AND/OR REIMBURSEMENT PERIOD OF THESE PARTS AT NO CHARGE TO CONSUMERS.

THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WILL NOT START THE CAR. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T IT A RECALL? IT IS NOT JUST WITH THE 2008. PEOPLE ARE DOING ALL SORTS OF WORK AROUND BECAUSE THE REPAIR COST IS THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN.

WITH FREQUENT BREAKING I GET BREAK LIGHTS WARNING SIGN/SOUND AND OCCASIONAL ABS SIGN/SOUND. IF THAT OCCURS, MY BREAKS SINK TO THE FLOOR NEEDING AN EXTRA EFFORT TO STOP THE CAR. UPON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN ON, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS. HOWEVER THE LIGHT COME AGAIN DURING A FREQUENT BREAKING IN A RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS SITUATION BECOME QUITE SCARY AND I AM AFRAID OF LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VBEHICLE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ON PERUSING THRU THE INTERNET, I FOUNT THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF ESCAPE HYBRID 2005 ON EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ARE ADVISED TO CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WITH A COST IN EXCESS O $7000.00. THAT THE ESTIMATE GIVEN TO ME AN MANY OTHER ESCAPE HYBRID OWNERS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUES BEFORE PEOPLE START DYING, JUST FROM THE DRIVER'S PANIC REACTION ALONE. FORD CO. SO FAR REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL OR ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM FROM THE TOP MANAGEMENT. SINCE MY INVOICE INCLUDES PERSONAL INFORMATION, I SUGGEST YOU CONTACT LEN STOLER FORD DIRECTLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN FORD INC (420 MERRICK RD, LYNBROOK, NY 11563, 516-599-0600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

BRAKE LIGHT WITH ABS LIGHT COME ON THE DASH AND LOOSE THE BRAKE AND VEHICLE BECOMES TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE .

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT 50+ MPH ON AN POPULATED ROAD. HAD TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DRIVING ON THE DIVIDER. BRAKE LOSS WAS DUE TO A FAILED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND HYDOLIC CONTROL UNIT. SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, TSB 05-8-5 (AUGUST 5, 2005) (NHTSA ID #10017553)

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD PROVIDED COMPUTER FLASH AS PART OF RECALL 14S05 IN 2014 BUT NEEDED NEW STEERING ANGLE SENSOR IN 2018. THE RECALL WAS NOT FIXED BY THE NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE YET THAT SATISFIED THE RECALL REQUIREMENT FOR FORD. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND FINANCIAL BURDEN OF $701.51

BRAKE FAILURE ABS MODULE

TAKATA RECALL MY BRAKE LIGHT IS ON

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A TOWN ROAD AND WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CAR LOST POWER. ON THE DASHBOARD CAME A MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND AN RED ALERT TRIANGLE CAME ON AS WELL. I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE CAR TURNED ON OKAY, BUT SOON AFTER A YELLOW ICON OF AN ENGINE CAME UP ON THE DASH BOARD. THIS EVENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS LITERALLY DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM A CHECK UP AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. IT'S DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE CAR'S POWER DIE ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO THE TOWN ROAD, DRIVING SLOWLY AND THE POWER STEERING WEN OUT. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE WHEELS USING MANUAL STEERING FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR AS I DROVE HOME. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AND LET IT SIT AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING CAME ON.

POWER STEERING NOT WORKING.

OK AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHING UP TO POINT I HAVE TO A MAKE SUDDEN STOP BECAUSE OF THE LOSS STEERING.LOOK IT THE MESSAGE CENTER LOST MESSAGE SHOWING PASSAGES AIR BAG OFF. SHOWING CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM.SHOWING BATTERY LIGHT ON LOST THING GOING MESSAGE CENTER.

VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKES WAS TOLD IT IS A ISSUE WITH A VALVE IN THE HYBRID BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH COST OVER 5 GRAND TO FIX THROUGH FORD.

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR USED IN 2008/2009. WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF EXHAUST FUMES. WE OFTEN ARE SMELLING EXHAUST BUT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DISMISSED OUR PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IT ALL THESE YEARS AS 'NORMAL'. I RECENTLY WAS HEARING OF POLICE OFFICERS WITH FORD VEHICLES PASSING OUT OR HAVING DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE FUMES IN THEIR FORD SUV. I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO THE DOCTOR A FEW YEARS AGO AFTER BEING ON A TRIP IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE WAS THROWING UP ON THE WAY THERE AND BACK. THE DOCTORS GAVE HER BACK X-RAYS AND SAID THAT IT WAS JUST MOTION SICKNESS.. SHE OFTEN COMPLAINS OF BEING SICK IN THE CAR. I ALSO DON'T LIKE THE FUMES, BUT JUST DRIVE IT. NOW I REALIZE IT MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT WAS IGNORED BY FORD TO BEGIN WITH. THE MORE I DRIVE IT THE MORE DIZZY SPELLS I HAVE DURING THE DAY. THE FUMES ARE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE RUN THE VEHICLE AND WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS BEEN RE-ACCURING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH AROUND 50K, NOW IT HAS 212K MILES.

CAME OUT FROM COFFEE SHOP TO MY PARKED CAR AND STARTED CAR AND STEERING WAS EXTREMELY STIFF. HARD TO STEER LIKE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. DROVE TO NEARBY MECHANIC WITH HAZARDS ON.

MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2008 BRAKES FAILED ON MAY 14, 2018 NEARLY CAUSING A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AFTER MY ABS LIGHT & PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, IT ALSO DISPLAYED "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AS WELL AS "REGEN BRAKES DISENGAGED". I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2017 FROM A USED CAR DEALER. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO THEM WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED TO SCAN FOR ANY CODES BUT INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE TO FORD WHERE IT COULD BE PROPERLY SCANNED. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON 5/17 FOR THE ABS CODES TO BE SCANNED WHERE THEY FOUND TWO CODES: LEFT FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE & A FAULTY HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THEY STATED THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN FAILING AMONG THE HYBRID VEHICLES AND FORD HAS ISSUED A 'SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE' REGARDING THESE PARTS AS IT IS NEARLY $6,000 TO REPLACE WITH NO GUARANTEE OF IT WORKING. THE FACT THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS FAULTY PART WITH EVIDENCE ALL ACROSS THE INTERNET AND VARIOUS OTHER SOURCES I HAVE RESEARCHED. I HAVE MADE MY STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL (CT),THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, LOCAL NEWS STATIONS, BBB ALL AWARE OF THE ISSUE IN HOPES THAT SOMETHING WILL CHANGE FORD MOTOR COMPANIES MIND IN AVOIDING ANY OTHER NEAR ACCIDENTS OR EVEN DEATHS TO OCCUR. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF ANY OTHER MATERIALS ARE NEEDED. I WILL PURSUE ALL APPROPRIATE AVENUES UNTIL FORD INITIATES A RECALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TT *TR

WHEN DRIVING CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WITH A WARNING PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF VERY DANGEROUS NO TIME TO FIND EXITS DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU ARE AT!!

WHEN I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT FROM A RECENT ERRAND I REALIZED MY WHEEL WAS NOT ALLOWING ME TO STEER. I WAS ALREADY HALF WAY OUT AND COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BUT TO PULL AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET IT TO TURN AS THIS WAS NOT SAFE TO LEAVE AS IS. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS A STREET AWAY FROM HOME AND DID NOT HAVE TO MAKE ANY MAJOR TURNS AS I HAD TO MAKE SURE TO GET MYSELF AND MY OCCUPANT TO SAFETY. I HAD NO TURNING ABILITY AND WAS USING ALL MY POWER TO TURN THE WHEEL AS BEST AS I COULD JUST TO GET US BACK HOME. IF WE HAD LOST OUR STEERING IN ANY OTHER SITUATION SUCH AS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ,THE "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND RE-GEN BRAKE DISABLE" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. IN ADDITION, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,823.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL MOTOR-LIKE SOUND FOR A SECOND-OR-SO COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD A SPONGY FEEL AND THE BRAKES WERE VERY INEFFECTIVE. APPLYING THE BRAKES CAUSED THE RIGHT-FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE TO DIVE. HEAVY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES CAUSED THE RIGHT-FRONT TIRE TO SKID. IT APPEARED THAT ONLY THE RIGHT-FRONT BRAKES WERE WORKING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, A HIGH-PITCHED NOISE CONTINUED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES, THE HIGH-PITCHED SOUND HAD CEASED. AFTER THAT, A DRIVING TEST SHOWED THAT THE BRAKES HAD RETURNED TO WORKING NORMALLY. THIS ENTIRE SCENARIO HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WITH 112K MILES FROM A LARGE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAD AN INSPECTION DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ONE DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NO CODES OR SIGNS OF BRAKE FAILURE WERE APPARENT. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK, WITH LESS THAN 25 ADDITIONAL MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE 'BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE' LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE "REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE" LIGHT CAME ON, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND NO COLLISIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO SLOWLY GET THE CAR TO OUR HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND NO LIGHT WAS BEING DISPLAYED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING PAPERWORK AND INFORMED THE SALESMAN OF THE SITUATION AND TOLD HIM IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN I WOULD TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED. WELL ' IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON APRIL 26TH, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET. THIS TIME WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO COME TO A STOP BEFORE RUNNING THROUGH A STOP SIGN. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. I BROUGHT IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FULL HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE (THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT) ' FOR AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $5800.00. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE BRAKES RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE A LOSS OF LIFE AND LAWSUIT BEFORE THE NHTSA WILL DO SOMETHING. BY THE NHTSA'S OWN WORDS : A RECALL IS ISSUED WHEN A MANUFACTURER OR NHTSA DETERMINES THAT A VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT, CAR SEAT, OR TIRE CREATES AN UNREASONABLE SAFETY RISK OR FAILS TO MEET MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS. MOST DECISIONS TO CONDUCT A RECALL AND REMEDY A SAFETY DEFECT ARE MADE VOLUNTARILY BY MANUFACTURERS PRIOR TO ANY INVOLVEMENT BY NHTSA.". LEGALLY, WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THIS VEHICLE MEETS YOUR OWN STATEMENT.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STREERING AND HAVE A DASHBOARD ALERT. COMPUTER TESTING STATES THE P2278 STREERING TORQUIE ANGLE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS THE FORD 14S05 RECALL: SUMMARY: FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPE AND MERCURY MARINER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST 18, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11, 2010. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE A STEERING TORQUE SENSOR THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY DETECT DRIVER STEERING INPUT. AS A RESULT, THE SYSTEM COULD REMOVE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST. I PURCHASHED THIS VEHICLE USED IN AUGSUT 2015. THE POWER STEERING WHEN OUT IN FEBRUARY, 2016.

CAR WILL ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP. TRANSMISSION SHIFT BANDS BROKE. FORD IS CHARGING 1537 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE PADUCAH FORD INC. DEALER AT 270- 444-0011 (3476 PARK AVE, PADUCAH, KY 42001) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

CAR LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH TWO MESSAGES "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED" AND "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM". CAR BRAKES VERY HESITANTLY WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE EXTREMLY DANGEROUS. TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. HE READ CODES 1478, 1480 AND U2023. QUOTED ME THAT I NEED THE ABS MODULE REPLACED AT USD 5,537.00 PLUS TAX. THIS IS ABOVE THE KBB VALUE OF THE CAR. INVESTIGATING ON THE NET THERE IS EASILY HUNDREDS OF THE SAMECOMPLAINT OF PEOPLE LOOSING THEIR CAR AS IT IS BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR. ON TOP, I THINK I ONLY GOT LUCKY THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND NEEDING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS.

ABS LIGHT GOES ON, BRAKE REGEN GOES ON CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH THERE IS NO KNOW RECALL BY FORD FOR. $5000 DOLLAR FIX TO REPLACE THE HCU. WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

VEHICLE ABS REG/BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE'S BRAKES WERE WORKING ON A LIMITED BASIS, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING ABILITY WAS ERATIC AND DID NOT STOP AT MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS. THE PART THAT FAILED ACCORDING TO CODES WAS A HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL UNIT THAT COST ABOUT $5000 IF USING A NEW OEM PART. HAD CAR REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP USING A PART WITH ALL MATCHING NUMBERS THAT WAS REBUILT, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIR. PROCEEDED ANYWAY, BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK. THIS ISSUE HAS RETURNED AND THE CODES INDICATE IT NEEDS A NEW HCU, AGAIN. THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT BUT AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN AT THIS TIME. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

RECEIVED DASH NOTIFICATION "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND STEERING NOW OPERATING MANUALLY. REPROGRAMMED POWER STEERING COMPONENT 10/2014 AND ISSUE RESURFACED 4/2018. REPROGRAMMING OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED PRIOR TO ME HAVING POSSESSION OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCE FAULT ISSUES THAT ARE PART OF A 2014 SAFETY RECALL. FORD DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL, BUT DID OFFER THE OPTION OF SPEAKING WITH A SALES PERSON TO BUY A NEW CAR...FORD DEALER ALSO ASKED CURRENT MILEAGE OF VEHICLE AND EXPLAINED THAT THERE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY BE A COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. NOTE: I HAVE ONLY ADDED APPROXIMATELY 18000 MILES TO THE CAR SINCE THE RECALL HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN REPAIRED. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE: I HEARD A CHIME AND THE NOTIFICATION CAME UP. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE CAR AND RESTARTING IN THE HOPES OF THE ISSUE CORRECTION, THE POWER STEERING DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM DISABLED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

IN THE DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL, THE COVERS FOR THE AIR BAGS HAVE BECOME SUPER STICKY. I AM WONDERING IF, BECAUSE OF WHERE THE AIR BAGS ARE, THAT SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED BEHIND THE COVERS THAT IS EFFECTING THE CONSISTENCY OF THE COVERS. I HAVE TRIED ALL KINDS OF CLEANERS, GOO BE GONE, ALCOHOL TO REMOVE OR REDUCE THE STICKYNESS BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED. I AM WORRIED THAT IF THE AIR BAGS ARE DEPLOYED THAT THEY WILL EITHER NOT WORK OR THAT SOME CHEMICAL REACTION HAS OCCURRED THAT WOULD BE WORSE THAN THEN NOT DEPLOYING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND IT REQUIRED MORE EFFORT TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINK FORD MINONG (660 W HOKAH ST, MINONG, WI), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA ISSUES RECALLS AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO GET HER VIN ADDED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

JANUARY 2017 PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT I FELT A JOLT AND HAD NO ABILITY TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE WHERE I TURNED OFF MY ESCAPE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. STILL NO ABILITY TO STEER. TURNED OFF ESCAPE & PHONED MY HUSBAND. HE CAME AND TRIED TO STEER THE ESCAPE BUT COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT A GREAT EFFORT. THE NEXT MORNING WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE WHO ADVISED US TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD GARAGE. WE DID AND WERE TOLD IT NEEDED A STEERING COLUMN. THE SERVICE REP TOLD US THIS WAS COMMON IN THE ESCAPES AND TO KEEP OUR RECEIPT BECAUSE FORD MAY HAVE A RECALL. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR AND RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THIS ESCAPE WAS RECALLED AND SERVICED IN JUNE OF 2014. THE FORD MOTOR CO TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE SINCE IT WAS SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE. I TOLD THE REP THAT I WANTED FORD TO KNOW THAT THE RECALL HAVING BEEN DONE LESS THAN 3 YEARS PRIOR TO MY REPAIR DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM AND COST ME $1400. THEN THE REP TOLD ME SHE WOULD REPORT MY NEGATIVE COMMENT AND 'IS THERE ANYTHING FORD CAN HELP YOU WITH TODAY?'

TORQUE SENSOR RECALL -- INITIAL SYMPTOMS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, TROUBLE STEERING ABOVE 45MPH, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING 5-10DEGREE ANGLE ON ITS OWN. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY TURNING REQUIRING WIDE ANGLE TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER PARKED, UNABLE TO GET OUT OF NOSED-IN PARK SPACE. DASHBOARD WRENCH LIGHT LITE -- ERROR CODE B2278 DIAGNOSIS BY AUTO CENTER. DIFFICULT STEERING ON STREET, TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD VIN NOT COVERED BY RECALL EVEN THOUGH STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. PAID FOR TORQUE SENSOR REPLACEMENT FOR A "FREE OF CHARGE RECALL REMEDY".

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS SLIDING ON ICE AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING ON CLEAR ROADWAY. WHEN TRYING TO TAKE BACK OFF AFTER STOPPING THE CAR IT FELT LIKE THE CAR LOST POWER. SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND IT STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY, BUT IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE IT FIRST HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE. JUST TEST DRIVING THE CAR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THE ABS SYSTEM FEELS LIKE IT IS ENGAGING ON CLEAR ROADS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,374.

IT'S SAY REGAN BRAKES DISABLED SYSTEM AND NOW MY BRAKES IS BURNING BEFORE I PULLED OFF THE LIGHT CAME ON. *TT *TR

WARNING ICON APPEARS ON DASH FOR ABS. MESSAGE SAYS "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM", THEN "REGEN BRAKING DISABLED". BRAKES ARE VERY INEFFECTIVE, REQUIRES LOTS OF PRESSURE TO STOP. INCREASE IN ELECTRONICS CLICKS FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN STARTING THE CAR. THERE IS ALSO A CONTINUOUS HIGH PITCHED NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, LIKE AN ELECTRONIC ALARM AT VERY LOW VOLUME. AFTER TOPPING OFF BRAKE FLUID, PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT IT SHOWED UP AGAIN WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TONIGHT.

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE STOPPED. THEN STARTED WHILE DRIVING AT CITY AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEVERAL TIMES THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. WHEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALLBUT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED AND IS NO LONGER COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE PART THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED WAS NOT REPLACED. DUE TO THE ISSUES THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN ON THE ROAD. IT SEEMS THAT FORD IS ATTEMPTING TO SIDESTEP A SAFETY RECALL BY TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT THEY FIXED A FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR BY SIMPLY UPDATING THE SOFTWARE WHICH COSTS THEM NOTHING. THEN WHEN THE PART FAILS THEY TELL CUSTOMERS THE RECALL NO LONGER APPLIES BECAUSE THEY 'FIXED' THE PROBLEM. IM ATTEMPTING TO GET PAPERWORK FROM FORD BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER IT GOING IN FOR A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. HOW DOES FORD NOT HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO REPLACE PARTS THAT THEY KNOW ARE FAULTY WHEN THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL? THE WHOLE POINT IS TO REMOVE THE PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE THEY FAIL AFTER IT IS DETERMINED THAT THEY WILL FAIL. THE RECALL IS 14S05.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND THE CHECK ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 145268. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,300.

VIBRATING STEERING COLUMN WHILE STILL AND DRIVING AND DASHBOARD ALERT STATING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" HAD A RECALL REPAIR REPAIR #14S05: ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BY BOB MOORE FORD ON JULY 30, 2014. THEY PERFORMED AN ELECTRONIC UPDATE AND NOW MY POWER STEERING AND STEERING COLUMN ARE HAVING FURTHER ISSUES. FORD WILL NOT HONOR AN ADDITIONAL RECALL REPAIR.

I HAVE NO POWER STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

IVE HAD REOCCURRING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES ,ABS SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN , STEERING COLUMN STARTER. OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS AND IT SEEM LIKE THE PROBLEMS KEEP COMING UP . THE ONLY CLOSE CALL I REMEMBERS IS COMING HOME FROM WORK . MAKING A TURN ON TO A STREET, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I COULD HAVE CRASHED IF A HUGE CURB WASNT THERE .

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD IT'S REAR LIFGATE GLASS (THE REAR WINDSHIELD) MYSTERIOUSLY SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT MY MOTHERS HOUSE AND CAME OUTSIDE AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF BEING THERE TO SEE A SHATTERED BACK WINDSHIELD. HER HOME IS IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND IT HAPPENED AROUND MID-DAY, SO THAT ALMOST COMPLETELY RULES OUT VANDALS. I SUSPECT THAT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AS I'VE READ ABOUT OTHER SIMILAR CASES. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR THAT DAY AND THERE AREN'T ANY NEARBY TREES. I FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY OBJECT CAUSING THE DAMAGE AND I WAS VERY THOROUGH. NOW I'M ON THE HOOK FOR A $500 REPAIR AFTER CHECKING IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ITEM.

THE COMPUTER CHECKS THE BRAKES UPON START AND THE COMPUTER IS FALSELY DETECTING AN ERROR WITH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP PERIODICALLY. IT CAN OCCUR 1 IN EVERY 50 STARTS TO SOMETIME 5 ATTEMPTS IN EVERY 1 GOOD START. THE COMPUTER IF IT SEES AN ERROR WILL DISABLE THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WILL BRAKE SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER AND LESS EFFICIENTLY WHEN IN ERROR MODE. THE COMPUTER GLITCH REQUIRES A TOTAL REPLACEMENT AND MUST BE REPROGRAMMED AT THE DEALER AT A COST OF $4 TO $5 THOUSAND. BASED ON THE THOUSANDS I SEE ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND NATURE OF ISSUE (BRAKES AND SAFETY), I AM SURPRISED TO SEE A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MANDATED. THE COST IS BEYOND REASONABLE AND I AM LEFT WITH DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR.

THE STEERING WHEEL JUST STARTED SHAKING WHILE IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WAS TOLD IT'S MY SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN IF AND THAT FORD HAD TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE REPROGRAMMED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OVER 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARSITY LINCOLN (49251 GRAND RIVER AVE, NOVI, MI 48376) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A SIDE STREET ONTO A MAJOR CONNECTOR ROAD. STEERING FROZE WHEN TRYING TO TURN. WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF MAJOR ROAD. WAVED FOLLOWING CAR AROUND AND BACKED UP FURTHER FROM INTERSECTION SO AS NOT TO CREATE A HAZARD. WAS ABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY BUT WAS CLEARLY NOT DRIVABLE AS IT WAS. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED FOR NO REASON. STEERING THEN WORKED.

HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. ON SATURDAY MARCH 24,2018 MY MOM AND I WERE IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA AND HAD PARKED TO GO TO A BAKERY WHEN WE WENT IN AND CAME BACK OUT MY MOM SAID THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. I COULD OBVIOUSLY SEE HER STRUGGLING. I TRIED TO TURN IT AND IT WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. WE HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO PICK IT UP AND BRING IT TO MY HOUSE. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, EXPLAINING TO THEM THE PROBLEM. THE LADY TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS UNDER THE RECALL FOR 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPE, THAT MY VIN NUMBER DIDN'T HAVE ANY RECALLS UNDER IT. I ASKED HER TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE OVER HER AND SHE REFUSED SO I THEN HUNG UP ON HER. I CALLED BACK AND SPOKE TO ANOTHER PERSON, THIS PERSON THEN AFTER KEEPING ME ON HOLD FOR A LONG TIME, TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED ALREADY!!! I TOLD HER THAT'S NOT TRUE AND THEN HUNG UP ON HER. I DECIDED TO CALL BACK JUST TO SEE IF SOMEONE ELSE WAS GOING TO LIE TO ME. THIS THIRD PERSON THAT I SPOKE TO SAID PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING AS THE FIRST PERSON I SPOKE TO. WHY DID THIS LADY, LIE? ALL I KNOW IS MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT OTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNERS VEHICLES ARE EXHIBITING, MINE IS AS WELL. WHY ITS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST, I DON'T KNOW. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR WRECK OR WORSE. I SHOULD HAVE TO GET INJURED OR KILLED FOR FORD TO REALIZE THAT THE FAULT IS ON THEM TO FIX WHAT THEY SO CALLED TAKE PRIDE IN (THEIR VEHICLES)

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH ABS TONE RING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER (INTERSTATE FORD, 125 ALEXANDERSVILLE RD, MIAMISBURG, OH 45342) WAS CONTACT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

STEERING POWER ASSIST IS SHORTING OUT, I HAD IT TESTED AT A DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMS IT , ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN, DOING RESEARCH THIS IS COMMON MALFUNCTION FOR 2008 TO 2011 FORD ESCAPE

TAKATA RECALL POWER STEERING STOPED WORKING VERY SUDDENLY. WHILE I WAS DOING DELIVERIES FOR MY WORK I PARKED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF AND WHEN I GOT BACK AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN. POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK AND HASN'T WORKED EVER SINCE. THE ONLY THING THAT I NOTICED THAT DAY IS THAT EVERY TIME I TURNED THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT SHAKE ON THE STEESRING WHEEL. I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNUSUAL BUT NEVER THOUGHT THAT 2 HOURS LATER THE POWER STEERING WOULD COMPLETELY FAIL. THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND NOTICED THAT THE FORD ESCAPE 08 HAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING, I IMAGINE THERE WAS ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO MAKE THE RECALL HAPPEN. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NOT AS MANY HYBRID MODELS AND I'M SURE THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY THERE'S NO RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC MODEL YET. BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW BOTH MODELS THE ESCAPE AND THE ESCAPE HYBRID ARE IDENTICAL IN MANY WAYS INCLUDING SOME PARTS IF NOT ALL PARTS OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED PACKEY WEBB FORD AT (866) 496-6602 (1815 OGDEN AVE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515) AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED, BUT HAD CLOSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN YOU START TO MOVE THE SHAKE BECOME WORSE AND YOU NEED TO HOLD THE WHEEL WITH 2 HANDS OTHERWISE THE WHEEL TURNS AT ANYTIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CANDY FORD (403 LANSING ST, CHARLOTTE, MI 48813) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,825. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE PRIMARY DRIVER'S LEFT SHOULDER WAS IN PAIN FROM STEERING. THE MANUAL STEERING HAD TO BE USED FOR A MONTH BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (PORTER FORD, 600 OGLETOWN RD, NEWARK, DE 19711) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

CAR STARTED LAST WEEK WITH A PHANTOM SHAKE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHILE THE CAR WAS ON AND IN PARK, OR WHILE STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, SLIGHT SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. NOW 8 DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE ERROR MESSAGE CAME ONTO THE DASH, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. RECALL WAS DONE TO THIS SUV IN 2014, AND STILL THERE ARE ISSUES. SEEING THIS SAME ISSUE STATED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!

THE SHOCK TOWER RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE SHOCK TO PUNCTURE THE INTERIOR TRIM OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. IT WAS TAKEN TO MUFFLER MAN G3455 CORUNNA RD FLINT, MI 48532; THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT. RETURNED IT TO DAVE KNAPP USED CARS 1949 N LAPEER RD LAPEER, MI 48446 PH. 810-667-0001 WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. BECAUSE OF THE 10 YEAR RUST WARRANTY DAVE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH REFUSED TO DISCUSS IT. HE HAD HIS BODY MAN LOOK AT IT TO NO AVAIL. DAVE CONTACTED IRON MIKES WELDING AND FABRICATING 1535 N DORT HWY, FLINT, MI 48506 (810) 234-2996 AFTER DISCUSSION IT WAS DETERMINED IRREPARABLE. THERE IS STILL 11/2 YEARS LET ON THE CAR LOAN AND AN IRREPARABLE VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DRIVERS SHOCK TOWER IS DETERIORATING ALSO.

OCTOBER 2016, REGARDING RECALL 1405S, A TECHNICIAN DID A SELF TEST AND INDICATED NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WERE PRESENT. THE SELF TEST AND OBSERVATION WERE PERFORMED FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MINUTES (WHICH IS THE ALLOWABLE LABOR COST FOR RECALL REPAIRS). ALTHOUGH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WERE PRESENT, THE TECHNICIAN NOTATED HE 'REPROGRAMMED PSCM AND IC.' AT THE TIME I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THE RECALL, 1405S, I WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY POWER STEERING ISSUES. FEBRUARY 2018, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, CONSOLE READS 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT.' RETURNED TO FORD DEALERSHIP, INFORMED BY FORD THE OCD CODE WAS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BECAUSE A PREVIOUS SELF TEST WAS PERFORMED AT BAYSHORE FORD, THE RECALL WOULD NOT APPLY AND INCUR AN OUT OF POCKET COST. HOWEVER, THE PREVIOUS UPDATED PSCM SOFTWARE CHANGES DID NOT CHANGE THE TORQUE SENSOR FAULT STRATEGY. ADDITIONALLY, FORD DID NOT INFORM CONSUMERS OF THE ULTIMATUM : HAVE VEHICLE REPROGRAMMED AND FORFEIT ANY FUTURE RECALL RELATED REPAIR COVERAGE.

I HAD MY ESCAPE SERVICED FOR THE 14S05 RECALL IN OCT 2014 WHERE THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE EPAS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. NOW MY CAR'S STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WITH A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IDLING...AND SOMETIME WHILE MOVING. I SEE REPORTS/REVIEWS THAT THE POWER-STEERING WILL LIKELY GO OUT SOON AND PUT ME AT RISK OF A CRASH. ALL REVIEWS MENTION ESTIMATES FROM FORD OF $1400-$2000 TO FIX. THEY ARE CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS, AND YET I'M STUCK WITH A SERIOUS THREAT TO MYSELF AND OTHERS SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN. SERIOUSLY, WHO HAS $2000 LYING AROUND TO FIX SOMETHING THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, SINCE THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSEMBLY HAD A DEFECT IN IT'S DESIGN?! I ALSO HEAR THAT REPLACEMENTS HAVE THE SAME DEFECT AND WILL LIKELY FAIL AGAIN. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I'M HAVING ANXIETY NOW EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE.

MY STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. NEXT I GOT THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" CODE RIGHT BEFORE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD NO POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE. I HAD THE RECALL DONE (14S05) IN JANUARY OF 2015. WHEN I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT HAD BEEN PERFORMED, BUT NO FURTHER WORK WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

I HAVE POWER STEERING ISSUE.I HAVE RECEIVED MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD SAYING"POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". SO, NEED SOME HELP TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE.

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS IDLING, CAR HAS UNDER 106000 MILES ON IT.

ERROR CODE APPEARED ON MY DASH READING. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. 20 MINUTES LATER THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I CALLED FORD FOR THE CURRENT RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THE ONES AFFECTED.

VEHICLE ABS REG/BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLES BRAKES ARE WORKING ON A LIMITED BASIS, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. APPEARS FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING.THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING A HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PART THAT HAS FAILED IS A HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL THAT COST ABOUT $5000.00 (PER DEALER QUOTE). CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN AT THIS TIME.

MY PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLES BRAKES IS SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THIS FORUM. SOMETIMES I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, BUT ABOUT HALF THE TIME AFTER STARING THE CAR THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON ALLONG WITH REGEN BRAKES NOT WORKING AND TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP REQUIRES STOMPING BREAK PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO ROLL PAST A STOP SIGN AND INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE BRAKES RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. THE REPAIR SHOP OF COURSE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AS THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE THEN. MOST LIKELY THOUGH, THE CULPRIT IS IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM, HENCE THE 'REGEN BRAKING' NOTE THAT COMES ON.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, MY FORD ESCAPE'S STEERING WHEEL FROZE. IT STIFFENED AND WAS UNMOVABLE. I HAD TO WRESTLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET OFF THE ROAD, TRYING TO TURN IT. I FINALLY DID TURN, AFTER A WIDE, WIDE TURN, I WAS ABLE TO PARK IT. THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WORDS CAME ON. I HAVE NOT MOVED IT SINCE.

TORQUE SENSOR FAILING AFTER BEING REPLACED OR REPROGRAMMED STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP IN PLACE

THREE OUT OF FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED DUE TO REGULATERS. WHEN AUTO SHOPS WERE ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THE REPLY WAS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. REPAIRS RANGE FROM TWO HUNDRED TO SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE FACTORY WOULD ADDRESS A PROBLEM AS COMMON AS THIS.TWO WINDOWS CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND ONE WHILE PARKED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER (TASCA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 1300 PONTIAC AVE, CRANSTON, RI 02920, (800) 788-2114) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THAT THE SAME SYMPTOMS MAY BE RELATED TO THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, BUT THEY PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN ADVISING THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS FAILED CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. FORD HAS RECALLED A NUMBER OF FORD ESCAPES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT ALL MODELS THAT ARE AFFECTED, INCLUDING MY VEHICLE.

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD'VE CRASHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS ON FEBRUARY 19, 2018, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS AN ABNORMAL DINGING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (DICK EDWARDS AUTO PLAZA, 1825 GOLDENBELT BLVD, JUNCTION CITY, KS 66441) AND LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE BUT THE DEALER FAILED TO RETURN THE PHONE CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000. *TT

MY FORD ESCAPE 2008 MODEL AUTO TRANSMISSION WITH MILEAGE OF 98000 STARTED GIVING TROUBLE TODAY AND SCARY TOO. AFTER TURNING ON THE CAR & ONCE STARTS MOVING, I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WRONG WITH SHIFTING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND (VEHICLE MOVES SMOOTHLY FOR FEW AND AFTER THAT I CAN HEAR THE ACCELERATOR SOUND, AND I SEE THE WRENCH SIGN POPS UP ON THE DASH BOARD SO I HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL UP AND DOWN TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, I DROVE MY ESCAPE HOME AND STOPPED THE CAR AND AGAIN I TURNED ON THAT TIME WRENCH SIGN WAS GONE AND STARTED MOVING THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING REPEATED - WRENCH SIGN & THE PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING GEARS.

ALREADY HAD THIS RECALL FIXED-# 14S05. RECALL ORIGINALLY "FIXED" IN DECEMBER OF 2014. STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY, RATTLING NOISE. A NEW TORQUE SENSOR WAS INSTALLED AND THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. TODAY, HAVING THE SAME ISSUES- STEERING WHEEL TURNING ON ITS OWN, RATTLING. DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M DRIVING AT A STOP LIGHT, TURNING, ALL THE TIME. HAVE BEEN TOLD SINCE IT WAS ALREADY FIXED(NO IT WASN'T), THEY NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WILL COST ABOUT 1500 AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL. BUT THEY ALSO SAY, THAT I SHOULD HOLD ON TO MY RECEIPT IN CASE THE RECALL GETS EXTENDED, AND CAN MAYBE GET REIMBURSED. WHAT'S FUNNY, IS THAT THE NEW STEERING COLUMN IS REDESIGNED(INTERESTING) AND OTHER PARTS NEED TO BE CHANGED ALONG WITH IT. SEEMS LIKE FORD KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM THE WHOLE TIME AND JUST TOOK THE CHEAP WAY OUT, AND KNEW THE ORIGINAL RECALLED PARTS WOULD FAIL AGAIN AND THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY SINCE IT WAS ALREADY "FIXED". NOT RIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, CALLED TO FILE A COMPLAINT FOR THE OWNER OF A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING REVERTED BACK TO MANUAL OPERATION DUE TO THE EPS FAILURE. LYNCH FORD (410 US-30, MT VERNON, IA 52314, (319) 895-8500) WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. *TT *TR

RECALL WAS DONE IN 2014 FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS JUST TO UPDATE THE MODULE. AFTER THAT, OUR STEERING WOULD GO OFF AND ON EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT DIDNT THINK ANYTHING OF IT. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I CALLED OUR LOCAL FORD AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNLESS I PAY $120 FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER LOOKING UP WHAT THE RECALL ACTUALLY WAS, IT WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE POWER STERLING ITSELF. I CALLED FORD COMPANY AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE OUR LOCAL FORD ALREADY SUBMITTED THE MODULE UPDATE, THEN IT WAS UP TO US TO FIX THE PROBLEM. LOOKING AT THE RECALL, SEVERAL PEOPLE POSTED THAT FORD DID THE SAME TO THEM AFTER THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. DEALERSHIPS CLAIMING IT WAS JUST A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST VEHICLE AND RECALL ISSUE WE HAVE HAD WITH FORD. THEIR WAY OF HANDLING RECALLS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS, SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED. IF SYSTEMS HAVE RECALLS, THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THE RECALLED PART, NOT PUT A BAND AID ON IT TO SAVE A FEW BUCKS AND GET AWAY WITH IT.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE USED CAR DEALERSHIP ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY POWER STEERENG WENT OUT. I WENT INTO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID MY TORQUE SENSOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE(AND 1.4 MILLION OTHERS) IN 2014 BECAUSE OF A TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE AND I SIMPLY NEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. WHEN I CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE REPAIR FOR THAT RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE, BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. I CALLED FORD'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, AND GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN, BUT FORD ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO OTHER CONSUMERS WHERE FORD WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. FORD MANUFACTURED A FAULTY AND DANGEROUS PRODUCT AND IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE.

CAR WAS STATIONARY, PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. REAR TAILGATE GLASS WAS OPEN, TAILGATE ITSELF WAS CLOSED. I WAS LOADING GROCERIES INTO THE CAR WHEN THE REAR WINDOW GLASS EXPLODED. I WASN'T IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE GLASS. I DID NOT SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING HIT THE WINDOW.

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK & FORTH WHEN I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. I READ THAT WAS THE SIGNS OF STEERING NOT WORKING. I DROVE SLOWLY HOME 2 MILES & PARKED.. THERE HAS BEEN RECALL BUT NOT FOR MINE,BUT SAME PROBLEM..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN 2016. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELL FORD (2401 WEST BELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85013) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS REQUIRED. LATER, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHILE THE ENGINE IDLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT AND STEERING CALIBRATION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD MY DAUGHTER SINCE THE UPDATE WAS DONE IT WOULD COST $800 TO FIX PART. THIS PART SHOULD'VE BEEN COVERED BY THE RECALL, NOW THEY WANT $2000 TO FIX BECAUSE ANOTHER PART IS BAD. THEY SENT MY DAUGHTER A LETTER ABOUT THE STEERING UJOINT JUST TO GET IT IN THE SHOP, THAT'S WHEN THEY DID THEIR UPDATE TO SATISFY YOUR RECALL, NOW SHE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, NOW WON'T HONOR YOUR RECALL. WOULD YOU PUT YOUR CHILD BEHIND THIS STEERING SYSTEM OR LET THEM CHARGE YOUR CHILD FOR THE REPAIRS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE AND BECAME INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING, ALMOST HIT A CAR, MECHANIC SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING COLUMN, AT LEAST $1000. VERY DANGEROUS, MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS, FORD WON'T HELP

POWER STEERING FAILURE. WAS ON CITY STREET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO LONGHORN FORD (1311 S PACIFIC ST, MINEOLA, TX 75773), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

THROTTLE/POWERTAIN HAS WENT OUT IN CAR.I READ ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME THING. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT EMBLEM CAME ON. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN, I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON I-30 IN ARLINGTON TEXAS ON 2/1/2018. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART BUT ANOTHER YEAR. THIS IS HIGHLY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THANKS, FOR READING THIS COMPLAINT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS FOR FORDS POWER STEERING RECALL - 14S05. *LD *JS

THE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON AND TURNING IS DIFFICULT. RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS STILL DRIVABLE BUT NEEDS STRENGTHS TO MAKE YOUR TURNS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 1ST 2018 I WENT TO START DRIVING MY CAR AND IT IS STEERING POWER ASSIST LIGHT TURNED ON. YOU STILL ABLE TO GET TO WORK I'LL JUST HAVE TO USE A LOT OF STRENGTH FOR STEERING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION AND MAKE THEM TO ANOTHER RECALL ON ALL THE MODELS THAT HAVE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST EVIDENTLY THEY ALL NEED TO BE RECALLEDI JUST GOT THIS CAR 2 MONTHS AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS, NECK, AND FOREARM. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: CAS14048964. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING MAKING TURNING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE'S A RECALL UNCERTAIN VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR AND HIS MODEL THEY RUN MY VIN BUT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T CAME OUT BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT IT'S THE SAME CODES AND ISSUES AS THE ONE IN THE RECALLS. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE OF THE COATS THEY GAVE ME REGARDING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE

IGNITION SWITCH WILL STOP WORKING AND BECOME LOOSE, WHICH WILL PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING WHILE STATIONARY.

I CAN'T STEER MY VEHICLE. IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN. WAS FINE ONE DAY AND THEN THE NEXT TIME WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT I COULDN'T RUN THE WHEEL. I WAS SEEING THAT MANY 2008 FORD ESCAPES HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. I SEARCHED THE VIN AND MY CAR CAME UP WITH NOTHING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOME CARS HAVE A RECALL AND SOME DON'T.

TAKA TAKE RECALL. 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID EAPS TORQUE SENSOR FAILED DURING DRIVING AND STEERING, LEADING TO NO ELECTRONIC ASSIST IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THE STEERING LOST COMMUNICATION. AFTER INSTALLING AN UPDATE IN THE SYSTEM, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER RESULTING IN A TOTAL FAILURE IN THE TORQUE SENSOR AT LOW SPEED DURING STEERING.

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL. WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. HE ENDED UP PARKING (LEAVING) IT ON A SIDE STREET AND WALKING THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. HIS VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL FOR THE STEERING. I HAD TO GO PICK UP HIS VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT HOME WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONING. IT WAS A SCARY ORDEAL FOR MY SON AND I AM THANKFUL HE DIDN'T WRECK.

POWER STEERING FAILURE AT 108K MILES.

WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND STILL IN PARK THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT (LIKE ITS HAVING TREMORS). IF WHEEL IS BEING HELD IT DOES NOT SHAKE. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (GIBBONS FORD, 704 MARTIN F. GIBBONS BLVD, DICKSON CITY, PA 18519) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY 17YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HIS CAR HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN HE COULD NOT BARELY TURN OFF HIGHWAY. HE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. HIS CAR WAS NOT PART OF ORIGINAL RECALL. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO HOLD ONTO RECEIPTS IN CASE HIS CAR IS INCLUDED IN NEXT RECALL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNINGS WHEN IT FAILED. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT!

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND DASH SAID REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. THERE WAS NO POWER BRAKES AND CAR HAD A VERY HARD TIME STOPPING AND NARROWLY MISSED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND IT NEEDS ABS PUMP WHICH COSTS OVER $7000 TO REPLACE.

HAD A HARD VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. THANKFULLY, THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED-UP IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 08 ESCAPE. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT RECALL WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE SINCE ITS OVER THE 46,000 MILES LIMIT. I INFORMED THEM THAT THERE IS NO EXPIRATION OR MILEAGE ON RECALLS. THEY THEN SAID THAT IT NEEDS A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THE COST WILL BE ABOUT $1000. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN STOPPED. THEN DRIVING HOME THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. IN 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL SUMMARY OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREEN FORD (2211 W PIONEER PKWY, PEORIA, IL 61615, (309) 693-2525) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR IN THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET. WHEN CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND ON IT CLEARED OUT AND WAS OK BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A TURN. HAD CAR REPAIRED AT LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD TORQUE SENSOR. SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL (WHICH HAD RECALLED SOME ESCAPES WITH THE SAME ISSUE) OF THESE BAD SENSORS SINCE CAR WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN SPECIFIC PLANT. DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS SINCE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART WITH NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LOCATION OF MANUFACTURE. DEALER GAVE ME NO SATISFACTION SO I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK. BY RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE THESE DEFECTIVE TORQUE SENSORS AND RECALL THE ALL VEHICLES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE FATALLY INJURED? VERY DISTRESSING AS I OFTEN HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *JS

RECALL EVIDENTLY WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE IN 2014 BY PRIOR OWNER, STEERING LOST POWER ASSIST WHILE IN MOTION ON A STREET, THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST WHILE TRAVELLING ON A SNOWCOVERED ROAD CAUSED MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN A NEAR CRASH. THE REPRESENTATIVE AT FORD DENIED LIABILITY BECAUSE THE REPAIR HAD BEEN DONE PREVIOUSLY, AND DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS UNDER THE EXISTING RECALL

ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2018 WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE ON AN EXPRESS TOLLWAY NEAR MY HOME, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABRUPTLY AND MADE MY VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE THAT I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY SAFELY, SO AS TO PULL OVER AND REGAIN SOME SORT OF COMPOSURE. MUSTERING ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY ESCAPE HOME, BOTH MYSELF AND ESCAPE UNSCATHED. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND THERE WERE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER FORD OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. RECALL H14S05 WAS COMPLETED, AT A FORD DEALERSHIP ON MY ESCAPE IN JULY OF 2016, TECHNICIANS NOTES BEING THAT HE REPROGRAMMED A PSCM & ICM. AFTER CALLING FORD MOTOR COMPANY I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE IT HAD BEEN MORE THAN 1 YEAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY ESCAPE. I WAS UNAWARE THAT RECALLS CAME WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE??? AT THE TIME THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED I HAD NO PRIOR STEERING ISSUES ON MY ESCAPE. IT IS NOW ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER AND THE POWER STEERING ON MY ESCAPE HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I AM NOW TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET EVEN THOUGH FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, WHICH IS EVIDENT BY THEM ISSUING RECALL H 14S05 IN THE FIRST PLACE. HELP PLEASE...

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE --- POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE --- CONTACT LOOKED UP VIN NUMBER ONLINE AND SAW POWER STEERING RECALL -- CONTACTED FORD -- FORD STATED CONTACTS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. FORD STATED VEHICLE NEEDS POWER STEERING SOFTWARE UPDATE--SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS DONE LAST WEEK. POWER STEERING HAPPENED AGAIN ...... STEERING SHAFT TORQUE MALFUNCTION MESSAGE CAME UP ON DASHBOARD -- 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN..... CB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY CLINTON FORD IN CLINTON, INDIANA PER A RECALL FOR THE STEERING MODULE AND SENSOR RECALIBRATION BACK IN 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

RECALL # 14S05 > MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL/DRIVE CAR. IT OCCURRED WHEN SHE STOPPED TO FILL CAR WITH GAS AND CONTINUED FOR THE SHORT TRIP TO A SERVICE STATION. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE SERVICE SHOP FOUND CODE 2278 WHICH WAS FOR STEERING TORQUE SENSOR AND TOLD HER THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVE-ABLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. IT WAS TOWED TO WINNER FORD IN CHERRY HILL, NJ. I WAS ALERTED TO THE RECALL AND RESEARCHED IT, DISCOVERING RECALL # 14S05, ISSUED IN 2014, WHICH APPEARED TO AFFECT OUR VEHICLE. DEALER AND FORD SAY THEY WILL NOT HONOR THIS RECALL BECAUSE THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN WHEN NOTICE FIRST RECEIVED IN 2014 AND RE-PROGRAMMING WAS DONE TO FIX PROBLEM. FORD'S RESPONSE WAS THAT ONCE THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE, THEY ARE NO LONGER OBLIGATED. FORD REP ALSO COMMENTED THAT THE AGE/MILEAGE OF THE CAR DID NOT WARRANT FURTHER ACTION. MY POSITION IS THAT THEY PUT A BAND-AID ON A PROBLEM AND NOW THE REAL PROBLEM IS SURFACING - THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL NOTICE WHEN CODE 2278 IS FOUND. AGE OF CAR DOES NOT MATTER - IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FORD CREATED. WHEN I ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE VOICE TAPE OR TRANSCRIPT OF THE CALL, I WAS GIVEN FORD CASE NUMBER IS: CAS13915472

"TAKATA RECALL" THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND THE WRENCH ICON LIGHT CAME ON SIGNIFYING THAT IT IS A POWERTRAIN FAULT.

AS I WAS STARTING TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT. IT HAS BEEN FINE UP UNTIL THAT POINT. LUCKILY I WAS STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER (L & L FORD, 314 HARRISBURG ST, EAST BERLIN, PA 17316, (717) 259-6334) WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN VIBRATING AND VEERING TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY FORCE TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL EACH TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE DEALER FAILED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY AND CLEARED THE CODE AS IF THEY HAD PROVIDED A SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODE WITHOUT REMEDYING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST FAILURE -- SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE. ON HIGHWAY...OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 5 F ABOVE ZERO. TWO CHILDREN IN CAR (ONE YEAR OLD AND 3 YEAR OLD). WITHOUT WARNING (AND DURING A 45 DEGREE CURVE) THE STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT AND AT FIRST THE STEERING ASSIST ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE STEERING AND THAT MADE MATTERS WORSE -- HOLDING THE WHEEL STEADY AND CONTINUING THRU THE TURN WAS A CHALLENGE (AND, I AM 'STOUT' GUY!). GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY ASAP. THEN AN ELECTRIC BURN SMELL STARTED..STEERING COLUMN (?). GOT THE GRAND KIDS OUT OF THE CAR (INTO THE 5 DEGREE TEMP) IN A HURRY! CAR NOW IN THE SHOP . $2,000 REPAIR AND MAY NOT BE COMPLETE. WILL FIND OUT FINAL NUMBER TODAY.

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE JUST STOP WORKING AND I ALMOST CRASH. THERE IS NO STEERING AT ALL. I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

MY FORD ESCAPE 2008 MODEL AUTO TRANSMISSION WITH MILEAGE OF 72000 STARTED GIVING TROUBLE TODAY AND SCARY TOO. AFTER TURNING ON THE CAR & ONCE STARTS MOVING, I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WRONG WITH SHIFTING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND (VEHICLE MOVES SMOOTHLY FOR FEW METERS AND AFTER THAT I CAN HEAR THE ACCELERATOR SOUND, AND I SEE THE WRENCH SIGN POPS UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND VEHICLE WON'T MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS, SO I HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL UP AND DOWN TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, FELT LIKE VEHICLE GOING TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I DROVE MY ESCAPE HOME AND STOPPED THE CAR AND AGAIN I TURNED ON THAT TIME WRENCH SIGN WAS GONE AND STARTED MOVING THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING REPEATED - WRENCH SIGN & THE PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING GEARS. I AM GOING TO CALL THE DEALER TOMORROW, BECAUSE THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLOSED ALREADY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY AS OUTLINED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT AFTER A FORD DEALERSHIP RESET THE SOFTWARE AS REQUIRED BUT NOW WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL AND WANTS TO CHARGE ALMOST $2,000 FOR THE REPAIR.

GAS PEDAL STICKS, I HAVE TO PRSS IT TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR ACCELERATION, IT WON'T LET ME EXCELERATE OVER 5 MILES AND HOUR AND WILL COAST, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEN SEEMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL, HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THIS WINTER.

SUDDEN TEMPORARY FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING, THE DEALER SAID THE TORQUE SENSOR IS FAILING. THEY DID THE REPROGRAM IN AUGUST 2017, NOW FORD WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THE RECALL HAS BEEN DONE AND THEIR WERE NO CODES IN PCM, GUESS WE ACTED TOO SOON ON A RECALL, IF THE SENSOR WAS BAD IN AUGUST THEY WOULD'VE COVERED IT. THEY WANT $600 TO REPLACE A PART THAT THEY KNOW IS FAILING AND CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. HUNTINGTON FORD (2890 S ROCHESTER RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE A $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AT THE SAME DEALER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REMEDY AS AUTHORIZED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS A DISTANCE OF 2 INCHES BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN. WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON RECENTLY, AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING "ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" AND THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. AFTER TURNING IT A CERTAIN DISTANCE IT FREED UP AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY NEXT DESTINATION WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS BESIDES THE WHEEL TRYING TO TURN ITSELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BLUE SPRING FORD, 3200 S. OUTER RD, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN JULY OF 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE VEHICLE LATER EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

FOR THE PAST 4-5 DAYS, THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT COMPLETELY WHENEVER I TRIED TO MANEUVER IN PARKING SPACES. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON TO REGAIN POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE. TONIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, LUCKILY IN FRONT OF A SERVICE STATION WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN SLOWLY AND WAS TOLD I HAVE AN ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE IT FIXED, THEY ALL TOLD ME MY VIN WASN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL AND THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS AND CAR IS UNABLE TO BE STEERED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, WITH VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS IS NOT A NUISANCE, IT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE AS CAR CONTROL IS LOST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. RECALLS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN INITIATED SURROUNDING THIS PROBLEM, I NEED TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS THE CASE. FORD MUST STAND BEHIND FIXING THIS UNSAFE CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED ZEIGLER FORD PLAINWELL AT (269) 685-5801 (1260 M-89 SUITE 200, PLAINWELL, MI 49080) AND COULD NOT BE ASSISTED DUE TO COMPUTER ISSUES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

THE VEHICLE GAS PEDAL BECOMES STIFF IN COLD WEATHER CONDITION AND DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP. ONE TIME THE GAS PEDAL CABLE ALSO CAME OUT AND PEDAL WOULD NOT COME BACK UP.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. AFTERWARDS WHEN I WOULD IDLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SHAKY MAKING A LOUD NOISE. NOW IT SHAKES EVEN WHEN I'M DRIVING AND WILL GET JERKY OR STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN I'M PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY! FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS HAPPENS TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER FORD OWNERS. THE POWER STEERING SIMPLY GIVES OUT AND THEY WANT YOU TO PAY $1,500 TO HAVE THE WHOLE COLUMN REPLACED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FRONTIER FORD IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ON VACATION THE SUNROOF JUST SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. NO ACCIDENT, NO DAMAGE, NO ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND AND I, WHO OWN THE CAR WERE JUST DRIVING ALONG AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WENT OFF AND THE NEXT THING WE KNEW, WE OPENED THE COVER AND IT WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. WE WERE IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE I75 NORTH HEADED TOWARD CHATTANOOGA. JUST SAW THE ADD IN THE CONSUMER REPORT MAGAZINE ON 1/2/2018 FOR SUNROOF SAFETY.

HE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT HAS ARISEN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF OWNERS OF FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE HCU SYSTEM REPLACED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AS IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, NOR CONSIDERED BY THE COMPANY TO BE AN ISSUE DESERVING OF A RECALL, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE ENTIRE THING, WHICH TOTALED $4,863.00 (AND IT TOOK FIVE DAYS TO GET THE WORK COMPLETED). I ALSO HAD TO PAY TO RENT A CAR FOR THE SEVERAL DAYS IT TOOK TO GET THE PART AND PERFORM THE WORK, WHICH WAS ANOTHER $200.00. DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THIS REPAIR AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH IT IS AFFECTING CONSUMERS, I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BECOME A RECALL AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS THEY HAVE HAD TO MAKE.

RECALL STEERING -AFTER HAVING A "SOFTWARE" UPDATES ON A 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT IN 2014 FOR FORD RECALL #14S05, NOW IN 2017 MY STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING WHILE AT A STOP BOTH IN AND OUT OF GEAR. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM COULD BE A TORQUE STEERING SENSOR OR A FULL BLOWN STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. BOTH MAY LEAD TO INOPERABLE POWER STEERING OR STEERING AS WELL. LOCAL FORD DEALER QUOTED $800 FOR TORQUE SENSOR REPLACEMENT OR $1800 FOR FULL STEERING COLUMN.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY QUIT, WHEN FORTUNATELY IN THE DRIVEWAY NO WARNING OR ERROR CODES THAT WERE SUPPOSED BE THERE AFTER RECALL. NEEDS REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUM PARTS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE AND NOT REPLACED. WHEN THE ASSISTS QUITS IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL.

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.

DEC. 26, 2017 ACCELERATOR PEDAL CABLE SNAPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR. HAD TO GET TOW AND NOW IN SHOP. THROTTLE BODY AND CABLE NEED REPLACEMENT. $700! THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. IT HAS UNDER 150,000 MILES ON IT. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. THE PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING A LOT AND NOW THIS. VEHICLE WAS IN CHICAGO BUSY INTERSECTION. COULDN'T EVEN PRESS PEDAL DOWN TO MOVE THE CAR AND THEN SOMETHING SNAPPED. AND PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR.

WHILE DRIVING DOWNTOWN CITY STREET, HAD TO MAKE A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. HAD TO STOP IMMEDIATELY ON SIDE OF THE STREET, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT SINCE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN.

MY FORD ESCAPE GAVE ME A WARNING OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND THEN MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH FORD COVERED 2008 ESCAPE MODELS AS A RECALL, BUT MY VIN NUMBER SAID MINE WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT FACTORY SO IT IS NOT COVERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) FOR WHICH IT RECEIVED THE UPDATE FOR THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN JUNE OF 2017. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING SOUND AND NOTICED A WARNING INDICATOR THAT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED REINEKE FORD LINCOLN OF LIMA (1360 GREELY CHAPEL RD, LIMA, OH 45804; 419-223-3673) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: CAS/13702203. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND SEPARATE FROM THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE NEW REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

WHEN DRIVING, STEERING LOCKS UP OR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT WHILE DRIVING.

ENGINE STOPPED DEAD WHILE DRIVING.STATED STOP SAFELY NOW.WELL AS CAR STOPPED DEAD WITH NO WARNING IS WAS NOT SAFE..SERVICE SAYS NEEDS NEW THROTTLE BODY. THATS FINE BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN JARRING AROUND AND HAS FAULTED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD DEALER STATES THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A "PROGRAMMING FIX," HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS MAKING MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO MYSELF, AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM AMONG THE 2008-2011 FORD/MERCURY MODELS AND ONE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF, OR BE FORCED TO.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SHARP TURN AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN AND NEXT DAY CAME IN AGAIN AND SINCE THEN MY CAR IS HARD TO STEER AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL OF 14S05 BUT IT DOESNT SHOW FOR MY VEHICLE. MINE IS THE SAME YEAR AFFECTED BUT DOES NOT APPLY FOR SOME REASON AND DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO REMEDIATE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME THIS MORNING AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME UP. THIS FAULT HAS NEVER BEEN ON BEFORE. I READ A COUPLE OF ONLINE SITES AND IT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 14S05 BUT IT DOESNT SHOW FOR MY VEHICLE. MINE IS THE SAME YEAR AFFECTED BUT DOES NOT APPLY FOR SOME REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST ABILITY. AS A RESULT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (VIDALIA FORD LINCOLN, 2607 E 1ST ST, VIDALIA, GA 30474) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED THE FAULTY SENSOR CITED BY THE RECALL DID, IN FACT, FAIL CONTEMPORANEOUS TO THE STEERING SOFTWARE UPDATE. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER UNDER THIS RECALL, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO SO UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 9/18/18*JB

THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR HAS FAILED AND THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER. (RECALL 14S05) FOUND OUT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL, BUT WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THAT! NOW WE FIND THAT THE RECALL IS CLOSED. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SHAKES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. PAUL MILLER FORD IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPIARED UNDER MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 14S05, A SECOND REPAIR WOULD NOT BE FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 202,000.

I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON 12/9/17 WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS DUE TO SNOWY CONDITIONS AND TODAY ON 12/10/17 POWER STEERING LOSS WAS FELT UPON LOWER SPEED TURNS ONLY FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE POWER STEERING LOSS BY END OF HOUR LONG ROUND TRIP ON MOSTLY HIGHWAY FOLLOWED BY BACK ROADS UNTIL HOME. IT IS STRANGE THAT NO RECALLS COME UP PAST OR PRESENT ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE IN 2014 FORD DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR "2008-2011 FORD ESCAPES, MERCURY MARINERS AND 2011-2013 FORD EXPLORERS FOR FAULTY TORQUE SENSORS IN STEERING COLUMNS THAT RESULT IN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING...MAKING THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF CRASH". WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? IS THIS RECALL EXPIRED OR SOMETHING? RECALLS SHOULD NOT EXPIRE IF THAT IS THE CASE! I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM AWARE OF. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS! I AM CONTACTING FORD NEXT.

WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" CAME UP. I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS TONIGHT 12/9/2017

THE CAR COMES TO A STALL ON THE INTERSTATE I-75 LOST TRACTION SHUTDOW THE COMBUSTION ENGINE AND A WARNING COMES UP (STOP SAFELY NOW) . THE SAME HAPPEN 8 TIMES IN A MONTH LOCALY IN WESTON. ALL THE TIMES I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND RESTARD. IT SEEMS THE SAME PROBLEM AS PER RECAL 14V-526 OR 14V526000, LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ANY PROBLEM OR RECAL (SAWGRASS FORD)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED EDWARDS COUNTY MOTORS (51 E MAIN ST, ALBION, IL 62086), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN OPEN RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY FORD AND CLOSED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COULD FAIL PERMANENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. LITHIA FORD OF KLAMATH FALLS (2833 WASHBURN WAY, KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97603 (541) 205-4501) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT ASSIST SINCE THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,308.

THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR GOES OUT EVEN AFTER FORD DID A RECALL ON THE SOFTWARE AND CLOSED THE RECALL. I WENT TO A FORD GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT MY EXPENSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT. HOPKINS FORD IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,917.

THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. WITH NO POWER STEERING YOU CAN STILL STEER THE CAR BUT THE EFFORT REQUIRED IS VERY VERY LARGE.

KEY IGNITION SWITCH IS DIFFICULT TO WORK. FORD TOLD ME TO PUNCH THE KEY IN HARD THEN TURN, WHICH WORKS MOST OF THE TIME. I'VE READ WHERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF OWNERS. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, FORD SAYS IT WILL COST BETWEEN $800.00 - $1000.00, BUT THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. NO GUARANTEE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT, WHY NO RECALL TO FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,019. *BF UPDATED 8/15/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. TWO DAYS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EWALD'S VENUS FORD (2727 E LAYTON AVE, CUDAHY, WI 53110 (414) 481-8500), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I HAVE OWNED THIS ESCAPE FOR ONLY ABOUT 9 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD MANY SPORADIC ISSUES WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE GAS PEDAL HAS STUCK A FEW TIMES AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL. IT SEEMS TO ACT UP WORSE WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLDER. I HAVE HAD A FEW INSTANCES WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND KEEP PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT FINALLY ALLOWED ME TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE FORWARD. WHEN THE PEDAL LOCKS UP IT IS LIKE PRESSING AGAINST A WALL AND THERE IS NO GIVE IN THE PEDAL BUT WHEN IT DOES FINALLY PRESS DOWN IT CAUSES A HIGH ACCELERATION AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LAUNCH FORWARD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SCARY SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN CAN'T DRIVE YOUR CAR. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE BUT I FEEL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNLESS THIS ISSUE IS FIXED. AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND I AM ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT BEING STRANDED OR HAVING THIS CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AS A MOTHER OF A 4 YEAR OLD THIS IS DEFINITELY A SCARY ISSUE TO HAVE! I LOVE MY ESCAPE AND WOULD LOVE TO KEEP IT BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT LIKE THIS. I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE IS BEING LOOKED INTO AFTER SEEING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED!

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID THAT DISPLAYED A STOP SAFELY NOW SIGN AND THEN IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, WHILE I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER AND WITHIN SECONDS WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. I AM THE NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO AND IT APPEARS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE CAUSE. IT IS THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM PUMP, AND YET EVEN WITH THEIR KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL. I BELIEVE THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMETHING TERRIBLE TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS. HAVING A CAR LOSE COMPLETE POWER ON A HIGHWAY IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND THE ISSUE APPEARS TO ONLY BE WITH 2005-2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS. AGAIN INDICATING FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM SOMETHING THEY ORIGINALLY DID WRONG IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE CAR AND YET CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND NO SOUNDS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THERE IS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE AT FIRST AND GOT VERY STIFF TO TURN AROUND AND MOVE FROM MY GARAGE EVENTUALLY. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT MY SITUATION AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP AT THE MOMENT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME.

RECALL ITEM #14S05 IS NOT BEING REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL AND I'M LEFT WITH NO POWER STEERING. CAME IN TO DEALERSHIP ON AUG 29TH TO GET RECALL ITEM LOOKED AT - NO CODES AT THE TIME AND DEALER DID 'MODULE REPROGRAM' WITH NO REPAIRS. RECALL ITEM THEN BROKE AND I CAME IN FOR SERVICE ON NOV 17TH. CODE B2278 THEN CAME UP TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DEALER ALONG WITH FORD DENIES THE REPAIR SHOULD BE UNDER THE RECALL AND I WAS QUOTED $1,500. BOTH FORD AND NICK MAYER FORD LET ME LEAVE THE SERVICE DEPTH WITHOUT THE REPAIR. I'M FIGHTING TO GET THIS REPAIR DONE FOR FREE AS REQUIRED UNDER THE RECALL. I CAN SEND DOCUMENTATION UNDER SEPARATE COVER.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY ABS BRAKES HAVE FAILED. I DON'T KNOW THE TECHNICAL REASON BUT MY CAR DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY IN NINE YEARS THE BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD NOT FAIL THREE TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT, SUDDENLY LOSS POWER STEERING. ABLE TO DRIVE BUT HARD TO STEER. MECHANIC STATED THERE IS A FAULT CODE AND PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. RECALL 14S05 SEEMS TO DESCRIBE EXACT ISSUE.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS FAILED AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OVER A LITTLE GIRL AND HER MOTHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WESLACO MOTORS IN WESLACO, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

SOMETIMES WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL...IT JUST WON'T DEPRESS AND I AM PUSHING ON THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT - BUT I CAN'T MAKE THE CAR GO, AND THE PEDAL SEEMS 'STUCK'...IT HAS LED TO A FEW DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY AND PULLED OUT - BUT THEN COULD NOT GET THE GAS PEDAL TO DEPRESS! EVENTUALLY AFTER 3-10 SECONDS THE PEDAL WILL DEPRESS AND I CAN GET THE CAR TO MOVE BUT I NEVER REALLY KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS TO BE 'STUCK' WORSE THAN OTHERS.... I CAN TELL IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AS THE AIR GETS COLDER - IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND I USED TO THINK IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD A FLOOR MAT THAT I WAS CERTAIN WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND GETTING IN THE WAY- BUT WHEN I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK IGNITION WENT OUT ON 10/31/17.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE POWER TRAIN FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT ANGLE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLAN VIGIL FORD (275 GLYNN ST N, FAYETTEVILLE, GA). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS BEYOND A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE'S POWER BEGAN TO DECREASE AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP AND LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL ONE OR TWO YEARS AGO THEN RECENTLY POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETLY AND WENT BACK TO MANUAL STEERING AND COUND CAUSE A ACCIDENT. I AM ON DISABILTY DUE TO WEAK HEART AND IS TO HARD TO MAKE TURNS. DO I HAVE ANY LEGAL RECOURSE ON THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DROPPING OFF MY WIFE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO BUSY TRAFFIC.

HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS APPLIED. CAR STARTED NORMALLY BUT HAD NO POWER STEERING. FORD'S FINE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. STOPPED CAR, TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED. EVERYTHING FINE.

SUDDEN FAILURE OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. SOME WARNING WITH YAW CONTROL IN DAYS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. WAS IN MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN FAILED. NOW HAS NO STEERING ASSIST AT ALL. IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED WHILE IN A CURVE OR TURN IT COULD OF RESULTED IN A CRASH.

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD TO TURN STILL WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD BUT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. TOOK MY ESCAPE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD MY ELECTRONIC STEERING SENSOR IS BAD. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME NOR THE MONEY TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKING THREE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF CAUSING A HISSING NOISE. I CAN SMELL THE EXHAUST IN MY VEHICLE WHEN PARKED.

WHEN TURNING THE KEY TO START THE CAR, IT WILL NOT ENGAGE. HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING THE KEY IN HARDER AND HARDER TO GET THE KEY TO START. TAKES 20-30 TRIES TO GET THE CAR TO START. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BATTERY AND IT APPEARS TO BE AN IGNITION PROBLEM. HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. STEERING WHEEL TURNS AND ONCE CAR DOES START IT'S FINE.

THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR SHE GOT BOUGHT FOR HER 18 BIRTHDAY. NOT A YEAR LATER AND THE WHOLE ABS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR 5 GRAND AND NOW THE TRADE IN VALUE IS WORTH 2200. THE BRAKES FAIL. 10 YEARS OLD AND 5 GRAND TO FIX. TONS OF SAME STORIES OF THE SAME YEAR ON THE NET. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED BUT I'M AM SURE SOMEONE WILL CAUSE OF THIS TERRIBLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. NOW MY DAUGHTER WILL BE FORCED TO GO IN DEBT AT 18. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. NOT BECAUSE I'M AN EDUCATED DUMBY, NOT BECAUSE I PAY MY TAXES EVERY YEAR AND WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND. BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NO WAY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE. SO THIS COMPANY MANUFACTURES VEHICLES THAT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED BEFORE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR DESTROYS SOMETHING AND I GUESS A QUOTA OF DEAD PEOPLE HAS TO BE MET BY FAILING BRAKES BEFORE TAKING IT SERIOUS OR I HAVE TO OR MY DAUGHTER JUST STARTING OUT IN LIFE HAS TO GO IN DEBT MORE BECAUSE WE ALLOW CORPORATIONS TO PULL A PYRAMID SCHEME WITH VEHICLES. I'M NOT SURE WHY I HAVE TO WONDER WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN CALLED ON THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS HYDRAULIC BREAKING SYSTEM THAT HAS THUS MANY COMPLAINTS. MAYBE WE SHOULD CHECK HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE FORCED THRU FORD OR OTHER DEALERSHIPS TO FIX THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THEN THERE WILL BE THE EVIDENCE OF DECEPTIVE MANUFACTURING AND ADVERTISING TO GENERATE CASH FLOW. WE KNOW THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AND THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL STILL BE STRONG AND IT LOOKS NICE BUT THEY WILL BE FORCED TO GO IN DEBT TO FIX IT CAUSE ANYONE THAT OWNS THIS WILL ONLY HAVE ONE CAR TYPICALLY. SCAM USING SAFETY AND LIFE AS LEVERAGE. EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS, BRAKES FAIL, EVERY TIME COMING TO A STOP FROM ANY SPEED. HAVE TO STAND ON THEM TO STOP. MY DAUGHTER IS WORKING AND GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME. WHAT AN AMERICAN RIP OFF.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY RECALL 14S05 DOES NOT APPLY TO MY CAR WHICH HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL AND IT SAYS THAT IS FOR FORD ESCAPE. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE ADVISE. NOTE; THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT. THANKS

MY STEERING IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE LOCKED UP ON ME DRIVING HOME LAST WEEK. THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN JUST WANTED TO GO STRAIGHT.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HER TEACHING POSITION IN MARSHALLTOWN IA TO ANKENY IA. SHE CALLED ME FRANTIC BECAUSE HER BRAKES FAILED. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO TIRES PLUS IN ANKENY. THEY RECOMMENDED AN ABS BRAKE BLEED PER SOME TSPS THEY RECEIVED FROM FORD. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW...MY DAUGHTER STARTED HER CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND THE BRAKES RECOVERED. BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE. THIS HAPPENED IN DEC 2016 AS WELL

WHILE DRIVING, THE CARBOARD NOTICED SEVERAL SIGNS AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. ALSO, ON OTHER DAYS, I COULD NOT START THE CAR.

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS GOING STRIGHT AND SOMETIMES DURING A TURN, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TOO STEER, THE ENGINE REMAINS OPERATIONAL HOWEVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES INTO TEST MODE WHERE ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON AND THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER GO TO ZERO USUALLY WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL OR THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE IS NORMAL FROM A FEW MINUETS TO A FEW DAYS AND THEN THE EVENT MAY RETURN. THIS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V264000. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLES WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2008 AND ITS VIN #, PER FORD, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL WHICH STARTED AUGUST 2006 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHEN EVER I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN.

WILL FREEZE UP AND NOT WORK WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE SOME HAVE BEEN RECALLED, OTHERS HAVE NOT. WHY?????

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT THE POWER ASSIST AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.

100300 MILES ON MY 2008 ESCAPE. CAR STRUGGLES TO CHANGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. NOW POWER, ENGINE REVS UP BUT GEAR WILL NOT CHANGE, I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THEN LIFT OFF, OVER AND OVER BEFORE IT CHANGES GEAR. CAR WILL JERK AND ALMOST LOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC

PENDING FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL UNIT. ABS, CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON THE VEHICLE IS MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. READING OTHER'S POSTS ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENS OFTEN. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ONCE FAILURE IS PRESENT. ONLY WAY TO FIX IS WITH A $4,500 PART THAT YOU HAVE TO GET NEW FROM FORD....

I WAS DRIVING AND THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON 9/25/2017

LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES DURING DRIVING. WARNING MESSAGE "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING MESSAGE "REGEN BRAKING DISABLED" AT TIMES NEED TO PRESS BRAKE VERY HARD JUST TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ROLL TO A STOP. OCCASIONALLY, THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT IS PARTIALLY ENGAGED, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT DEPRESS THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL. I'VE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM - MANY ON THE 2008 ESCAPE HYBRID ITSELF, BUT MANY ON OTHER ESCAPE YEARS AS WELL. FORD DENIES THIS AS A PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO BOTH MY DEALER AND FORD CORPORATION - THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT ANY BRAKING PROBLEMS ON THE ESCAPE HYBRIDS -THEY LIE THROUGH THEIR TEETH. MAYBE NHTSA CAN MAKE THEM OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT - OR WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC A MILE AWAY (ARNOLDS OIL COMPANY, 466 OLD US RTE 52, NEW RICHMOND, OH 45157) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (BEECHMONT FORD, 600 OHIO PIKE, CINCINNATI, OH 45245, (513) 752-6611) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 10/19/17 *BF UPDATED 10/27/2017*JS

THIS VEHICLE STARTED MINOR STEERING PROBLEMS JAN 23, 2014 AND HAS SHOWN MINOR TO NOW MAJOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT, THEN REVIVE WHEN RESTARTED. NOW THE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND FOR THIS FEMALE, NOW NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS UPON STARTING THE CAR.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE TOP END RESULTING IN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. WAS COASTING INTO TOWN (TOOK FOOT OFF GAS FOR LOWER SPEED LIMIT) ENGINE SHIFTED HARD AND REVS TO HIGH RPM AND HAS NO POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. REDLANDS FORD INC, (1121 W COLTON AVE, REDLANDS, CA 92374, (909) 793-3211) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,715.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALDEMAN FORD (607 NJ-33, TRENTON, NJ 08619, (800) 939-6659) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,101.

EXTREME UNDERCARRIAGE / WHEEL WELL EROSION. THE SHOCKS HAVE PUSHED UP INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THEY ARE NOT MOUNTED TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE BODY. TRUNK MATT IS EXPOSED THROUGH WHEEL WELL. SUSPENSION IS DISENGAGING FROM THE BODY.

I WAS DROPPING MY CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL. I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND WHEN I PULLED OUT AND WENT TO USE MY BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE PEDAL VIBRATED LIKE ABS WAS ENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IT WAS VERY SLOWLY. I WAS GOING UNDER 10 MPH.WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND YOU COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF THE TRACTION CONTROL BEING ENGAGED. I HAD TO STOP TWO MORE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO BY DRIVING ONLY 5 MPH WITH MY FOUR WAYS ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL SOUND WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND VIBRATE. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND MAKE SOUNDS. I WAS ONLY 1 MILE FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHILE I WAS MAKING A SHORT TRIP UNDER 3 MILES BOTH WAYS. IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND PULLED OUT. AFTER DOING SOME REASEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND THAT I WAS DRIVING SLOW AT THE TIME. I JUST DROPPED MY CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT ANOTHER TIME WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. I HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. SINCE THIS IS A COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ACROSS COUNTRY FROM VIRGINIA TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK THROUGH TEXAS ON HIGHWAYS AND BACK ROADS. SHE STOPPED FOR GAS IN TEXAS AND WHEN SHE BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING,POWER STEERING WAS OUT. SHE HAD TO DRIVE BACK TO VIRGINIA WITH NO POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED A SAFETY ISSUE. UPON RETURNING TO VIRGINIA THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WYNNE FORD WHICH DETERMINED AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAULT AND THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE LOCK MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DISCOVERED THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. SAFETY RECALL 14S05- ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WE WERE THEN TOLD HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL BECAUSE ONLY VEHICLES FROM THE KANSAS PLANT WOULD BE COVERED. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM JUST A DIFFERENT PLANT AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER (RIVER VIEW FORD, 2200 US-30, OSWEGO, IL) WAS CONTACTED AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF UPDATED 11/28/2017*JS

. IN 2012 AND 2013, I HAD POWER STEERING FAILURES WHILE DRIVING, LUCKILY RESULTING IN NO COLLISIONS. BOTH TIMES I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A FORD DEALER. BOTH TIMES, I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. IN 2014, FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE POWER STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT MY FORD TO MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN, THEY CHOOSE A 2ND OPTION (CHEAPER) AND SIMPLY REPROGRAMMED/ REBOOTED THE SENSOR. ON JULY 21ST, 2017, I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUT A STARTED THE CAR, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER THE SAME PART FAILED AGAIN. THEY RE-SET THE SENSOR AND WE TOOK THE CAR INTO OUR FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE RECALL. BOTH THE FORD DEALER AND FORD NA TOLL FREE SERVICE CENTER (I SPOKE TO DARREN IN AUGUST 8TH) TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE FORD HAD ALREADY PERFORMED THE RECALL SERVICE THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THIS ISSUE AS PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE THE FORD DEALER TOOK THE 'CHEAPER' OPTION AND REPROGRAMMED THE SENSOR, FORD SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL AND REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS THE SERVICE THAT OUR FORD DEALER STATED IS NOW REQUIRED TO FIX THE ISSUE. WE ARE FACED WITH SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OR DRIVING ESSENTIALLY AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE FORD WAS ALLOWED TO OFFER THIS 'CHEAPER' RECALL SERVICE TO FORD OWNERS. IT'S A DISGRACE.

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE BRAKE REGENERATION DISABLED IS DISPLAYED ON DASH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT CALLS FOR THE ECU TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIR IS $5,000. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THIS PART AS IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.

WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT 45MPH WITH A STOP SIGNAL BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO BRAKING EFFECT. GOT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING OR BEING HIT. YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FORD DEALERSHIP REPORTS THAT VEHICLE NEEDS NEW HBCU @ $5000. MULTIPLE CAR FORUMS WITH SAME EXACT ISSUE. SO FAR NO ONE KILLED AND FORD WILL NOT ADMIT ANY PROBLEMS OR TRY TO SATISFY CUSTOMERS WITH A FIX. I HAVE NOW REACHED OUT TO YOU FOR HELP AND MAKE THIS ISSUE A MATTER OF DOCUMENTATION WITH THE NHSTB. PLEASE GET INVOLVED BEFORE THIS GETS UGLY.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE "WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD ALMOST CREATING AN ACCIDENT BY RAPIDLY SLOWING THE VEHICLE, ONCE CONTROL WAS REGAINED I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME ON "LIMP" MODE, WHERE THE VEHICLE IS RESTRICTED TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. UPON LOOKING AT THIS SITE, I FOUND THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE 09-13 FORD ESCAPE THROTTLE BODY WARRANTY, WHICH THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED FORD GARAGE ON MY VEHICLE, THE PART IS THE SAME FROM 05-13 ON THE 3L ENGINE ESCAPE MODELS AND SERIOUSLY POSED A THREAT TO ME WHILE DRIVING HOWEVER SINCE IT IS A 2008, NOT A 2009, FORD WILL NOT GRANT THE DEALERSHIP PERMISSION TO REPLACE THE PART FREE OF CHARGE, ALTHOUGH THE SAME PART AND SAME MALFUNCTION IS ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE 09-13 MODELS AND IS UNDER AND EXTENDED MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, LISTED UNDER CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM CODE "13N03"

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD AND 4 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MIN AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, THEN SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5-10 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHILE SLOWLY MOVING IN TRAFFIC, A TONE SOUNDED, A RED TRIANGLE APPEARED ON THE DASH AND THE MESSAGE CENTER SHOWED 'STOP SAFELY NOW'. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, SO THE CAR STALLED AND STOPPED ITSELF FOR ME WITH NO TIME TO REACT. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. IT JUST KEPT THE SAME MESSAGE 'STOP SAFELY NOW', WITH THE RED TRIANGLE DISPLAYED. EVENTUALLY A ROAD RANGER ASSISTED ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY PUSHING MY DEAD CAR WHILE IN NEUTRAL. I LET THE CAR SIT AND COOL OFF OVER NIGHT AND THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT IN THE MORNING WITH NO ISSUES AT ALL. AFTER READING ONLINE, THE FAILURE SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO OTHER FORD ESCAPE HYBRID PROBLEMS WITH THE FAILURE OF THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT (MEC) PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT COVERED MY VEHICLE MODEL PRODUCTION YEAR MODEL AND LOCATION OF PRODUCTION, NHTSA RECALL NO. : 14V-526 MANUFACTURER RECALL NO. : 14S19. HOWEVER, AFTER INQUIRIES WITH NHSTA AND FORD, BOTH HAVE TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THERE IS NO EXPLANATION THAT EITHER ENTITY WILL PROVIDE AS TO WHY MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE, WITH THE SAME PRODUCTION DATE, LOCATION, AND MODEL AS THIS RECALL, DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS WHEN THE RECALL WAS INITIATED EITHER, IF THIS HAD OCCURRED LESS THAN A MINUTE EARLIER, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND ONLY BY CHANCE IT OCCURRED WHEN TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOWER, LEAVING TIME FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO REACT TO MY STALLED VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A STOP, A TRACTOR TRAILER REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRACTURED COMPLETELY FROM THE FRAME AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK PAINS AND RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

FORD ESCAPE 2008 HAS IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. WHEN TURNING THE KEY WHEN PARKED, THERE IS NO IGNITION TO STARTER. PANEL LIGHTS COME ON, BUT ENGINE DOES NOT START. FORD RECALLED VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED THAT FORD DID NOT COVER ALL MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT THIS FAULT.

HIT BRAKES HARD AND ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, TWO INCHES FROM VERY BAD WRECK THAT COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN BACK AND FORTH INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDY WAS PERFORMED AT WESTLIE MOTOR COMPANY (LOCATED ON 500 S BROADWAY ST, MINOT, ND, 58701). DUE TO THE CONTACT BEING OUT OF TOWN DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (HAVRE FORD LOCATED AT 1991 2ND AVE, HAVRE, MT, 59501) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEGUN TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE LOCAL DEALER, WESTLIE MOTOR COMPANY, ONCE SHE RETURNED AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT LIKELY THE SAME PART THAT FAILED AND, EVEN IF IT WAS, IT WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE IT UP WITH HER LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

REGAN BRAKES SYSTEM FAILS WITH NO WARNING MAKING STOPPING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE SHUT VECH OFF AND MAYBE PROBLEM GOES AWAY MAYBE NOT.WHEN STARTING BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON WHICH MAKES NO BRAKES OR LIGHT GOES OUT AND MAY COME ON LATER WITH NO WARNING THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS INVOLVING 2008 HYBRIDS LOOKING AT ALL COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS FORD KNOWS ABOUT FAILURE BUT WONT FIX WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS MADE THAT WAY AND WILL COST 4000-5000 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR CONSUMER TO FIX

UPON ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP, THE SHIFTING DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT EASILY SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. I HAD SOMEONE PUT A COMPUTER READER ON THE TRUCK AND IT SAID IT WAS A GEAR SHIFT RATIO FOR GEAR #2. THE OUT TAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER GEARS. ALL OTHERS SHIFT FLAWLESSLY EXCEPT FOR THE AFORE MENTIONED. THANK YOU

WHILE ON A SHOPPING TRIP , I PARKED THE CAR.....15 MINUTES LATER I STARTED IT AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE AND COULD HARDLY STEER....FELT LIKE I HAD 4 FLAT TIRES....THE ONLY WARNING WAS A STEERING WHEEL THAT SHOOK WHILE I WAS AT STOPS, NOT WHILE DRIVING....NO RED LIGHTS, NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. OUT OF THE BLUE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED....ONE WEEK AFTER BEING SERVICED AND CHECKED OUT.

ABS & PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS, WARNING TONE & REGEN BRAKE MESSAGE ARE DISPLAYED. WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE BECAME "GRABBY" AND OVER TIME THE BRAKES WERE DANGEROUSLY BAD. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IF I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED, THE WARNINGS WOULD GO AWAY AND THE BRAKES WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY.I INFORMED THE FORD TECHNICIAN THE LAST TIME I HAD REGULAR SERVICE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND " NO ISSUE" WITH BRAKES. I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO FORD 06/22/2017 AND THEY TOLD ME THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $5,800.00. I WILL DISCARD THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE IT WITH A NON -FORD PRODUCT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WRENCH (POWER TRAIN FAULT WARNING) WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN OR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSES OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON ME CAUSING MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT TO BUST ALONG WITH I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE & ALMOST WRECK MY VEHICLE. GOOD THING I WAS NEAR A PARKING LOT THAT I COULD GET MY VEHICLE INTO ENOUGH TO GET MY VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD SO I WAS NOT HIT & INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT VEHICLE USED IN APRIL OF 2016 & DO NOT KNOW WHAT WAS DONE N WHAT WAS NOT. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABT A MONTH AGO & IT HAS BEEN SITTING UNDRIVABLE SINCE THEN. A FRIEND THAT IS A MECHANIC FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY VEHICLE & AFTER JUST TAKING A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, HE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING OF ANY RECALL & ADVISED THAT IS WHAT THE ISSUE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. HE ADVISED I NEED CHECK INTO THIS TO HAVE FORD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE. I RAN THE VIN # TO CHECK RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BUT CAME UP NO RECALLS HOWEVER MY VEHICLE FALLS IN THE YEAR OF THE RECALLS. RESEARCHED ONLINE & THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS. HOW DO I GO ABOUT THIS & GETTING ALL THE RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF FOR MINE & MY PASSENGERS SAFETY, IF MY VIN # IS SHOWING AS NO RECALL BUT THE RECALL ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE? I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SSAP, AS THIS IS/WAS MY ONLY & MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTAION.

THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER IS WORKING. WE ARE TOLD IT IS A SENSOR PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR OTHER ESCAPES FROM THIS YEAR WITH THIS ISSUE BUT NOT OURS. IT IS SAME ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. IT SOUNDS UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING.

MY DAUGHTERS ESCAPE EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING HER BLIND 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, SHE WAS 8 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT AT TIME. NOW YOUR SITE TELLS ME THE VIN [XXX] IS AN INVALID NUMBER. HOW CAN THIS BE? WHEN THAT NUMBER IS GOOGLED IT PULLS UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS (INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE NHTSA COMPLAINT). PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THIS VEHICLE CAN HAVE BEEN SOLD IN 5 DIFFERENT STATES MINIMUM WITH NO ACTION BY YOU OR FORD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARY YEOMANS FORD (1420 N. TOMOKA FARMS ROAD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124, (386) 274-6700) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYDRO PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,927.

DEALER SAYS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MUST BE REPLACED, POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REFRESHED. ESCAPE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN CITY, LOSS OF POWER AND FUEL, EMERGENCY LIGHT, HAD TO BE RESTARTED. KNOWN ISSUE. "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY 2009 - 2013 ESCAPE OF WARRANTY EXTENSION 10 YEARS, 150K, IS NOT EXTENDED TO 2008. MY ESCAPE IS 9 YEARS, 110K. SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR ALL YEARS. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND SCARY.

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. MESSAGE ALSO SHOWED ON DASH SAYING, "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5,600. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWED THAT HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD OR ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. BUT AS THE DEALERSHIP STATED, SORRY THERE'S NO RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS RENDERED USELESS AND FORD REFUSES TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT EVEN THOUGH MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THIS COSTLY SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY TURNED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED OPERATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXTRA STEERING EFFORT WAS APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ERROR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLUMBUS RICART FORD (4255 S HAMILTON RD #100, GROVEPORT, OH 43125 614-836-6260) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR SENSOR FAULT. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING AND TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT, DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR, THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, JUST LIKE OTHER 2008 FORD ESCAPES. DASH LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT.

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, ABS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ALL GAME ON. DROVE CAR WITH LIMITED BRAKES TO MECHANIC WHO GOT CODES C1978 AND U2023. $4,700 PART. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM.

ON THE EXTERIOR OF EACH OF THE FOUR DOORS, THERE IS A BLACK FILM THAT COVERS THE STAINLESS STEEL OF THE WINDOW FRAME. THIS STARTED PEELING OFF 6 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH FOREIGN OBJECTS OTHER THAN RAIN. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST MY CAR AT FIRST, BUT IN THE YEARS SINCE, I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER ESCAPES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF THE UNDERLYING STEEL IF NOT REMEDIED.

CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. AFTER STEPPING ON THE GAS WHILE DRIVING, I FEEL A STRONG PULL, AND THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN 20MPH. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND NO SENSOR LIGHTS COME ONE.

IN 2016 NOVEMBER MY GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I FREAKED OUT AND RAN INTO MY NEIGHBORS GARAGE AND I HAD 10 FIRED FIGHTERS AND SHERRIFF LOOK AT MY TURNED OFF ESCAPE AND THE ACCELERATED PEDEL WAS COMPLETELY SITTING ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ALSO WAS TOWED TO FORD AND SAID THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LINK WAS COMPLETELY BROKE AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER INSURANCE FOR THEY SAID THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND NOT INSURANCE AND SO I HAD TO USE THE FRONT END DAMAGE TO PAY FOR THE $1500 REPAIR ON A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE, FORD HAS NOW OVER 100 COMPLAINTS TO THIS SAY PROBLEM AND NO FIX.....THIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAMMED A NEIGHBORS GARAGE DOOR AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND ALL THE SHERIFF AND FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS LUCKY....FORD FIX THIS....THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE AND IT I HAD INJURIES FROM THE WHIPLASH.

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING ASSIST SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE INCLUDED IN A POWER STEERING ASSIST RECALL. THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO INCLUDE THE VEHICLE IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RECALL. *JS

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 14S05. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO PERFORMED SENSOR RESET. TWO THOUSAND MILES LATER THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED TO THE RIGHT NEARLY HITTING A CYCLIST IN BIKE LANE AND STARTLING ME AS I WAS BARELY UNABLE TO MANHANDLE TO NOW MANUAL STEERING VEHICLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION. I AM QUITE STRONG AND IT IS LIKELY ANYONE W/LESS BODY STRENGTH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMMAND THE VEHICLE. THAT IS WHEN I REVIEWED THE VOLUMINOUS COMPLAINTS FILED AND DETERMINED FORD IS COMPLETELY UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT WAS A FAULTY PART SUBJECTING TO OWNERS TO GREAT RISK OF INJURY. IT APPEARS BASED ON MY RESEARCH THAT THE RECALL SERVICE DONE WAS A FARCE AND WASTE OF TIME FOR CONSUMERS W/NO REAL REDUCTION OF SAFETY RISK. FURTHERMORE, IT SEEMS THE NHTSA IS WEAK IN RESPONSE TO THE SAFETY RISK AND NOT REQUIRING FORD TO REPLACE THE PART AND REDUCE THE CHANCES OF A SERIOUS VEHICLE CRASH.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2016 WE WERE TOLD THAT THE STEERING SENSOR THAT WAS RECALLED WAS NOT REPORTING AN ERROR CODE AND THUS WAS NOT REPLACED. THIS MONTH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WE WERE TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT THE RECALLED PART HAD FAILED BUT BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL, AND EVEN THOUGH THE PART HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED WE WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND IT IS COSTING US AROUND $600.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RECALLED WE WERE NOT ELIGIBLE SINCE WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT IN. I BELIEVE IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR FORD TO NOT REPLACE THIS RECALLED PART. JUST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE CAREFUL AND SAFE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN RIGHT AWAY WE ARE BEING PENALIZED NOW THAT THE PART HAS FAILED. THE STEERING FAILURE IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT FORD RESPONDED IN THIS MANNER. WE ARE GETTING THE PART REPLACED AT OUR COST AT PEARSON FORD IN ABERDEEN, SD AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR AND FORD SHOULD CHANGE THIS DANGEROUS POLICY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

MY AWD 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDV, WITH AROUND 64,000 MILES, STARTED HAVING BRAKING PROBLEMS, WHEN THE BRAKE AND ABS CLUSTER LIGHTS TURNED ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED. WHEN I SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, THE "REGEN BRAKE DISABLED" WARNING COMES ON. I TRIED TO REVERS AT 5 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY, VEERING TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. I WENT TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND THEY SCANNED FOR ANY ERROR CODES. I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING: C1524 BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR CAL. INCOMPLETE, C1480 R/F BRAKE PRESSURE CONTROL MALF., C1313 BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESS. TRANSDUCER MALF., P0685 ENG. CONTROL MODULE POWER RELAY CONTROL, AND U0418 INVALID DATA RCVD FROM CONTROL MODULE. MY COUSIN WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE CODES TO SEE IF WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND DEOVE AROUND IF THE SAME ERRORS WOULD POP BACK UP AND THEY DID. I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE THOUSANDS, IF NOT MORE, WERE HAVING THE SAME HYDRAULIC/BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT COULD COST UPWARDS OF $5000 TO FIX. SOME EVEN REPORTED THAT REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD TWO OCCASSIONS WHERE MY CAR WOULD BARELY STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, WHEN MY VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, WITH THE KEY TAKEN OUT, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE MODULE OR CENSOR IS EMITTING A HIGH-PITCHED HUM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHEN NOTHING IS TURNED ON. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER AS IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH SIMILAR YEAR MODEL HYBRIDS.

LOSS OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR/ LIMP MODE. I PURCHASED A USED 2008 FORD ESCAPE WITH 69,980 MILES. NO COMPLAINTS TILL HIT 89,000 MILES WHEN ALL IF A SUDDEN THERE WAS NO 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR WENT TO ABOUT 16MPH AND REFUSED TO HO FASTER. RPMS REVVED UP TO 4000+ THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE GOT TO 20MPH HARD SHIFT INTO GEAR .AND DID THIS AGAIN AT 40MPH EXCEPT WONT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR. WAS TOLD IT IS IN LIMP MODE. SO I DID INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS. SAID OVER 368 COMPLAINTS JUST ON THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, SPECIFICALLY ON THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I TRIED RESETTING THE PCM. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. NOW THAT LEAVES THE 2ND & 4TH GEAR BAND ASSEMBLY. I CALLED AND GOT 3 ESTIMATES, THEY RANGED FROM$1900-$3000. PART COST $89 AND A NEW TRANSMISSION COST $1700. REPLACING THIS PART CAN BE DONE WITHOUT HAVING TO REMOVE TRANSMISSION AND SAID TO ABOUT 2HOURS. MY COMPLAINT IN IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WHY AREN'T YOU REPLACING PART OR FIXING THIS? THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS AND STILL NOTHING! THIS IS THE FIRST FORD I PURCHASED AND WILL BE THE LAST! WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE I LOVE MY TRUCK. JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. SO I WILL PARK IT AND PRAY FORD OWNS UP TO THEIR FAULTY PARTS AND ASSEMBLY AND FIXES THIS. AND I WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE I KNOW AND EVERYONE I MEET KNOWS ABOUT HOW FORD KNOWINGLY PUT IN DEFECTIVE PARTS ON MANY VEHICLE SO THEY COULD MAKE MONEY FIXING THEM. THINK ABOUT IT. ALL THESE ( THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR AND 2ND & 4TH GEAR BAND ) GO BAD AT 89,000 MILE. *TR

ABS SYSTEM CAUSES BRAKES TO LOCK UP.NOT ALL THE TIME. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COLLAR AND BREAK AWAY BOLTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500.

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING FORD SAFETY RECALL # 14S05. LOSS OF POWER STEERING DUE TO TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. FORD ISSUED RECALL IN JULY 2014. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN AUGUST 2014. SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND TORQUE SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING AND WAS NOT REPLACED. THE RECALL PERTAINED TO LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD DEFAULT TO MANUAL STEERING. I PURCHASED MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN OCT 2014 AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. FORD SAYS THE RECALL WAS COMPLETE. I DISAGREE AND AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

ON MY WAY TO WORK TODAY, MY CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR EVENTUALLY JERKS FORWARD AND STARTS TO GO FASTER AFTER THE RPM GOES UP TO 4. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING UNTIL I SEE THE WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT COME ON. I TURN AROUND, PUT MY FLASHERS ON SINCE IT'S HAPPENING OFF AND ON AND IMMEDIATELY TAKE IT HOME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK THIS FAR AWAY FROM HOME. WHEN I GET HOME, I CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE WRENCH LIGHT MEANS AND FIND OUT IT'S A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE THAT FOR SOME REASON THERE IS NO RECALL FOR EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN ON-GOING ISSUE.

WE GOT SUCKERED BY FORDS RECALL IN 2014 WHEN THEY SENT OUT THE LETTER AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE TO FIX THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. WHICH FORD [XXX] WELL KNEW WOULD NOT FIX THE FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR. SO HERE WE ARE MARCH 17 2017. MY GIRL FRIEND, OUR LITTLE GIRL AND ME. ON OUR WAY BACK TO MY PARENTS HOUSE, A 4 HOUR DRIVE. AFTER TRAVELING DOWN I80 FOR 3 HOURS WE EXITED ONTO A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. NOT TOO LONG DOWN THIS RURAL IOWA HIGHWAY OUT STEPS A SMALL DOE. (FEMALE DEER) I MAKE A QUICK DIRECTION CHANGE AND APLLY THE BREAKS QUICKLY. THE EXACT MOMENT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. LUCKILY FOR US I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY OL LADY. AS IM ALMOST CERTAIN SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE CORRECTED AND KEPT ON THE ROAD. THIS IS LUDACRIS THAT FORD HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THEY [XXX] WELL KNEW IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS FAULTY SENSOR WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH THE SCAM RECALL IN 2014. HOW COULD THEY BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO LET FAMILIES DRIVE WITH THESE TICKING TIME BOMBS. HOW MANY CHILDERN NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES, WARNING LIGHT COMES ON TO PULL OVER SAFELY, AND ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AS WELL AS COMMUTER TRAFFIC. YESTERDAY I HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROAD BY POLICE WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF FOR 10 MINUTES, CAR STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. FORD HAS RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON MY CAR AND SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

ESCAPE RECALL 14S05. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 40 IN ELKTON MARYLAND, THE STEERING LOCKED UP MAKING IF VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE/STEER THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER AND TAKING THE TRUCK TO ELKTON FORD FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD NOT LET THEM REPAIR. NOTE: THEY DID NOT COMPLETE THE REPAIR AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL LETTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL 180 DEGREES EITHER FROM FULL RIGHT TO FULL LEFT OR FULL LEFT TO FULL RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS, THEN RELEASES. FORD LOOKED AT THE ISSUE, REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN, REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRONIC TORQUE SENSOR UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICE AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE ISSUE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPLACING THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS. FORD SAYS THE STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS STARTED HAPPENING AFTER THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AS THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY INTERACTION WITH THE STEERING RACK ELECTRONICS. THIS OCCURS EVERY DAY AS I BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE INTO MY TURNAROUND AREA (SHARP RIGHT) FOLLOWED BY A FULL LEFT TO GO DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. IT ALSO HAPPENED IN LEAVING A GAS STATION ENTERING A PUBLIC STREET WHERE A FULL LEFT WAS FOLLOWED BY A FULL RIGHT IN TRAFFIC. ANY IDEAS ON WHAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS?

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THERE WAS A RECALL. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. AFTER HOURS OF PHONE CALLS TO FORD, THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE IN 2014, PRIOR TO ME OWNING IT. THE PART IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND THE COST IS QUITE PRICEY. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THIS IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. FORD SHOULD STAND BY THEIR RECALLS. PART #905-524 TOTAL COST: $565.00

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THURSDAY 3/23/17 THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED CLICKING AND SHAKING BACK AND FORTH BY ITSELF DURING DRIVING AND AT A STOP. I INVESTIGATED RIGHT AWAY AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TORQUE SENSOR BUT ALL THEY DID WAS A COMPUTER UPDATE RATHER THEN REPLACE THE PART. NOW THEY WON'T HONOR THE RECALL AND THE COST IS $1700-$1900 TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN POWER ASSISTANCE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,111.

A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IS EVIDENT BY A KNOCKING SOUND. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOBILE AS WELL AS IN THE STOPPED OR IDLING POSITION. THERE ARE ARE VIDEOS ONLINE AT YOU TUBE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF THIS EXACT SAME MALFUNCTION IN A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. AN EXISTING RECALL NUMBER OF 14S05 IS NOT VALID ON MY VEHICLE, WHY NOT??

FORD WON'T HONOR RECALL 14S05 THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND BUT NOW I NEED AN ENTIRE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR REPLACED AND THEY WON'T COVER THAT. OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON LINE THAT FORD WON'T REPAIR YOUR STEERING AFTER HAVING YOUR RECALL SOFTWARE DONE. A FORD ESCAPE RECALL GOTCHA ' RECALL 14S05, TRANSPORT CANADA ... HTTPS://MEDIUM.COM/@JOEWARDPR/A-FORD-ESCAPE-RECALL-GOTCHA-RECALL-14S05-TRANSPORT-CANADA-201413-7F0D7CA0D84C MAR 17, 2015 ... FORD 'CLOSED OUT' THE RECALL AFTER ONLY UPDATING SOFTWARE AND WON'T PAY FOR THE ... A FACEBOOK GROUP EXISTS ENTIRELY ABOUT FORD NOT 'HONORING' RECALL #14S05 ....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHILE IN MOTION, THE GAS ENGINE CUTS OFF AND A RED EMERGENCY TRIANGLE APPEARS IN THE DASH STATING TO "PLEASE STOP SAFELY NOW" AND I HAVE TO COAST ALONG IN ELECTRIC MODE WITH NO POWER TILL I COME TO A STOP. I THEN CAN TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE RUNS AS NORMAL.

WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE THE BRAKE PETAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW MASTER CYLINDER,ROTORS,CALIBERS,BRAKE PADS BLEEDING IF THE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD TWO VALVES STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THIS PART SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO FORD ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODULE. FORD NEEDS A TO DO HE RIGHT THING AND DO A RECALL ON THEIR ABS MODULE.

"WRENCH" INDICATOR LIGHT AND VEHICLE SYMPTOMS OF HIGH RPMS IN TEH 3.5 TO 4 RANGE AT LOW SPEEDS (CYCLING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD) ON CITY STREETS 0-35 MPH. ENGINE CODES NOT YET READ, BUT SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED AS A FAULT IN THE THROTTLE BODY. CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM FOR SAME MAKE AND MODEL STARTING IN MANUFACTURING YEAR OF 2009. MY CAR HAS A MANUFACTURE DATE OF 01/07, THOUGH IT IS A 2008 AND IS ONLY ABOUT 126,000 MILES. THIS THROTTLE BODY FAULT SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED IN OTHER YEARS OF MANUFACTURE IF THE REPORTS ARE DOCUMENTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY TURNED LEFT. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCONNECTED THE POWER STEERING FUSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. APPLIED BRAKES AND COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. THEN CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND BECAME STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT FELT A STRONG VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY IN THE RECALL INDICATING THAT THEY HAD PROVIDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKES CAN FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AFTER THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THERE IS NO WARNING AND NO SECONDARY BACKUP SYSTEM. THE ABS MODULE FAILURE IS THE RESULT, WHICH WILL MAKE THE VEHICLE HAVE NO BRAKES. THE REPAIR COST IS $5,000 AND MUST BE DONE AT THE DEALER. THE DEALER ALSO WITNESSED THE NO BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. *TT *AS

ON MARCH 11, 2017 WHEN I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT; THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. I SLOWLY DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST FORD GARAGE WHO CHARGED ME TO INSPECT IT AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN, COST $1400+ AND WAS UNDER A RECALL BUT THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS IN THIS VEHICLE OR HAD ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING WHILE DRIVING IT HOME ON FRIDAY AND BECAME INCREASINGLY HARDER TO STEER. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15MPH IN TOWN. I PARKED IT RIGHT AWAY. THE NEXT DAY I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. THE VEHICLE STARTS BUT IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. AFTER RESEARCHING MORE ON THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2008 FORD ESCAPES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THEY HAD ME GIVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES WITH A SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER. I WANTED TO REACH OUT AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED CONSIDERING THIS IS A MECHANICAL ISSUE OUT OF MY CONTROL AND MAY BE A MANUFACTURING ERROR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. [XXX] *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,717. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ *CN

TURNING RIGHT ONTO A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO EFFECTIVELY MERGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS, THEN REAPPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE FINALLY BEGAN TO INCREASE IT'S SPEED. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED IT'S 2ND TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT, HE WAS TURNING LEFT ON TO MAIN ROAD OUT OF OUR SUBDIVISION, HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING CINDER BLOCK WALL, COULD OF EASILY BEEN KILLED. THANKFULLY WAS GOING SLOW.

MULTIPLE EPISODES OF "STOP SAFELY NOW" (AFTER NEW ENGINE ($8000) WAS PUT IN 6/2014). AT TIME OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT, RECALL FOR POWER STEERING MODULE WAS COMPLETED. FAST FORWARD TO 3/2017.... MONDAY MORNING (8AM) NEW 'WRENCH' LIGHT GOES ON IN DASH. DROP KIDS AT DAYCARE AND WHEN I RESTART CAR (830AM) AND WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY - NO POWER STEERING!!! GOOD THING FORD TOOK CARE OF THAT RECALL BACK IN 2014...*SARCASM* NOW THEY SAY THAT THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL WAS IF LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF RECALL BEING COMPLETED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE AND 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT DO NOT STAND BEHIND THE FORD NAME OR THEIR SERVICE!

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, ON 03.02.17 WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH I FOUND A LOT OF RECALL NOTICES OF FOR THIS-PRIOR TO THIS, WHEN AT AN IDLE MY STEERING WHEEL HAD RECENTLY STARTED TO VIBRATE-THE CAR DROVE PERFECTLY FINE TO WORK. AS I LEFT FROM WORK THAT DAY, I HAD NO STEERING!! IT WAS WORSE THAN DRIVING A CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING. I WAS SCARED AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT GOING HOME DUE TO THIS!! I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND IT PULLED A CODE B2278-STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTION-WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL FOR MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WERE FOR. WELL, FORD STATES MY VIN NUMBER DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!! I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR!!! I WANT FORD TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS. THEY CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH VEHICLES QUALIFY AND DON'T WHEN IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

SHITTING CABLE CAME OFF TRANSMISSION . IT SAID IT WAS IN PARK BUT WHEN I TRIED TO GET OUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD.CAR WAS ON STREET AT TIME. COULD NOT PUT CAR BACK IN PARK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

FORD HAD RECALL 14S05 BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2014. IT WAS FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE PART WAS ALREADY NOT WORKING THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE HARDWARE. THEY SAID IF IT WAS NOT A SOFTWARE FIX WOULD DO IT. WE HAD THAT DONE. NOW 24K MILES LATER THE EXACT PART HAS GONE OUT AND FORD IS SAYING THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. IT WENT OUT ON MY BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. IF IT HAD GONE OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. HOW CAN THEY NOT STAND BEHIND A RECALL LIKE THAT? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLY LEGAL?

MAKING A TURN TODAY MARCH 1,2017 ON A MAIN STREET THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THE DASHBOARD ERROR MESSAGE STATED POER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. CALLED DEALERSHIP SINCE I READ ONLINE OF A RECALL FOR THIS MALFUNCTION BUT THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE TURNING THE WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE!!!

"CHECK BRAKES" AND "ABS" LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN "REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM DISABLED" ILLUMINATED, WARNING SOUNDED. TOOK CAR FOR REPAIR. MECHANIC PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC, THEN BLED ALL 4 BRAKE SYSTEMS. LIGHTS WENT OFF AND BRAKES WORKED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AND WARNING BELL SOUNDED. BRAKES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. RETURNED CAR TO MECHANIC. INSPECTED, THEN TOLD IT MIGHT NEED REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF, BUT ILLUMINATED AGAIN A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER (02/22/17) TOOK CAR TO AUTOFAIR FORD, MANCHESTER, NH.WHERE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ENTERING DEALERSHIP AT 15 MPH. THEY KEPT CAR OVERNIGHT, SPENT 4 HOURS LABOR, BLED BRAKES, AND SAID CAR WAS FIXED (CHARGED $280). COUPLE HOURS LATER ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, WARNING BELL SOUNDED AND LOST ALMOST ALL BRAKING CAPACITY WHILE ON HIGHWAY 93 SOUTH HEADING SOUTH TOWARDS BOSTON. CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT CAR NEEDED NEW REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER MODULE. COST OF EQUIPMENT ALONE WAS QUOTED AT APPROX. $6000 WITHOUT LABOR. AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRADING THE CAR. WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL BRAKES, CAR IS VIRTUALLY WORTHLESS. WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKES DID NOT STOP CAR; VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. IN SHORT, 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THEN A ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON SAYING POWER STEERING SENSOR FAULT. I COULD HAVE GOT INTO A CRASH AND AM REALLY UPSET AND FEEL LIKE FORD SHOULD FIX THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT A POWER STEERING RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL RECENTLY SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL REPAIR, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). ALTHOUGH THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 17 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,370. *JS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE INVESTIGATION. *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR THE 14S05 RECALL. *JS *JS *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ABS, SERVICE BRAKES, AND REGENERATIVE BRAKE DISABLED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND THE WARNING WAS "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A DEFECT AND FORD WAS NOT COVERING THE COST OF FIXING, WHICH IS $5,000-7,000. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS A BIT OVER 130,000 MILES AND IS IN GREAT SHAPE OTHERWISE. WE CAN'T FIX IT, SELL IT OR DRIVE IT.

YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE PETAL WENT SOFT TO THE POINT WHERE BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT. A FORD SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PART COSTS $4800 DOLLARS AND THE TOTAL REPAIR IS $5300. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR THE ESCAPE HYBRID. AND IN MY CASE, RENDERS THE VEHICLE ESSENTIALLY WORTHLESS SINCE THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THE VALUE OF TAHE VEHICLE ITSELF. I'VE BEEN GIVEN NO ALTERNATIVES OR OPTIONS. *TT *CN

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE ESCAPE. ONLY MANUAL STEERING AVAILABLE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE TORQUE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT ON MY ESCAPE AFTER THE RECALL IN 2014. FORD STATES SINCE PROGRAMMING WAS DONE IN WITH THE ORIGINAL RECALL IN 2014 THE RECALL WAS COMPLETE EVENTHOUGH PART OF THE RECALL INCLUDED THE TORQUE SENSOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHIFTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILED. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE PARKED AND DRIVING. STEERING PULLING TO SIDES WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTH REAR DOORS WERE RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL AS THE FRAME ABOVE THE TIRES. THE DOORS ALSO HAD RUST INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME AND/OR VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WHICH PULLED THE CODES AND REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR. MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE 14S05 RECALL SO APPARENTLY THE RECALL DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. I AM A CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC AND RE-CERTIFED MASTER 5 TIMES BUT COULD NOT HELP MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS IN ANOTHER STATE VISITING HER MOTHER. THE NHTSA RECALL # IS 14V284000. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND THEY OFFERED NO HELP. THE CAR HAS 88,000 MILES

THE GAS PEDAL COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO COAST IN TO A PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE PEDAL RETURNING IT TO THE NORMAL OPERATING POSITION. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE CABLE ASSEMBLY/THROTTLE CONTROL. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE.

FORD ESCAPE APPROACHED A CITY STREET INTERSECTION WITH RIGHT AWAY BY GREEN LIGHT. A TRUCK RAN THE RED LIGHT OF SAME INTERSECTION. THE FORD ESCAPE VEERED TO LEFT TO AVOID BEING DIRECTLY HIT BY TRUCK. AIR BAGS OF FORD ESCAPE DID NOT DEPLOY, WHEREAS THEY DID IN THE TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN 2014, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

THE ABS LIGHT AND "REGEN BRAKE FAILURE" WARNING LIGHTS GO ON AND VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. *TT *CN

IN 2014 THE POWER STEERING ASSIT FAULT WAS FIXED ON THIS CAR,DO TO A RECALL I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2016 AFTER 4 MONTHS I STARTED THE CAR UP AND THE FAULT CAME BACK. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL WHEN I BOUGHT CAR. IS THIS CONSIDERED FIXING THE PROBLEM, OR IS IT A STILL OPEN RECALL? THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY WHEN FAULT CAME UP.

I WAS TURNING WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO OTHER CARS WAITING AT THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE LIGHT ON. I PREVIOUSLY HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP HERE IN BRIGHTON COLORADO AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR IN 2016. CANNOT AFFORD THE PRICE FOR REPAIRS AND FEEL FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PSCM AND IC TO THE LATEST LEVEL, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,688. UPDATED 03/29/17LJ CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAD REPAIRS DONE BY A DIFFERENT DEALER AND HAVE HAD NO INCIDENTS SINCE. CONSUMER IS LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *CN

IN MAY 2014 FORD ISSUED RECALL #14S05 FOR STEERING ISSUES. THE RECALL WAS 'PERFORMED' ON MY CAR IN NOV 2014, WHICH CONSISTED OF A 15-20 SOFTWARE UPDATE. I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME STEERING ISSUE AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CENSOR AND FORD IS REFUSING TO HONOR/ASSIST/ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM IS RESIDUAL OF THE INITIAL RECALL. I'M FORCED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR WHAT SHOULD BE STILL CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AFTER OVER A MILLION VEHICLES BEING RECALLED, HOW DO THEY FIGURE A SOFTWARE PATCH FIXED THE PROBLEM? WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS EXPENSE. FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES AND SHOULD HAVE THE DECENCY TO HONOR THIS REPAIR AT ANY TIME. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THAT THE RECALL IS OVER 12 MONTHS OLD AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND THEY NO LONGER CONSIDER IT AN ISSUE. MEANWHILE, I'M CURRENTLY STRANDED AND WILL BE OUT OF ALMOST $600 OR MORE THAT I DON'T HAVE! WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE WHO WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL OR CONCERNED, I LOST ALMOST ALL STEERING AND NARROWLY MISSED GOING OFF THE SIDE OF 64 WEST AFTON MOUNTAIN IN VIRGINIA. I'M MISSING WORK AND STRANDED AND WILL HAVE TO DRAIN MY ACCOUNT FOR A REPAIR THAT IS CLEARLY A FORD DEFECT. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BUSINESS ETHICS. IF/WHEN I GET RID OF THIS ESCAPE WHEN FUNDS ALLOW, I WILL NEVER CONSIDER A FORD AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ *CN

DRIVING BACK FROM WORK ON THE STREET THE CAR WON'T TURN I GOT SCARE AND STOP THE CAR RIGHT AWAY UNTIL MY HUSBAND PICKED IT UP IS TOO DANGEROUS ... THIS IS THE RECALL NUMBER 14S05 ... BUT FORD REFUSES TO FIX IT

LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL #14S05. VEHICLE HAS LOST STEERING CAPABILITY 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN.

TAKATA RECALL - VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, ENGINE REVS AND DECELERATES WHILE DRIVING, IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START CAR EACH TIME. SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWENTY TRIES. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.EV

WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AND IDLING THE CAR, IT STALLS OUT. IT STALLS WHEN IDLING IN GEAR, BUT NOT WHEN IN THE PARK POSITION. IF YOU SLOW DOWN AT A LIGHT OR FOR TRAFFIC OBSTACLES, IT SOMETIMES STALLS BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY STOP. AS LONG AS I HAVE NO STOP LIGHTS OR OTHER OBSTACLES TO SLOW ME DOWN I'M FINE. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS. SOMETIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS IT SEEMS TO BUCK A LITTLE. I AM FEMALE AND KNOW LITTLE ABOUT CARS, MY HUSBAND TOOK CARE OF EVERYTHING, THIS WAS HIS VEHICLE, BUT HE PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. I DID HOPE IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER, SO I HAD THAT REPLACED A FEW DAYS AGO. IT DID NOT HELP. WHEN THIS OCCURS NONE OF THE MANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON, NOR DO THEY COME ON OR STAY ON OTHER THAN WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR. THIS IS A SITUATION THAT SCARES ME, BUT AT PRESENT, IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION, AND THERE ARE MANY THINGS REQUIRED OF ME, RELATING TO MY HUSBAND"S DEATH. I'VE READ ALL THE ISSUES OF STALLING IN MANY FORDS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER 2008, IN JUST ABOUT EVERY MODEL INCLUDING THE ESCAPE. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. NO DOCUMENTATION, NO ACCIDENTS YET.... THE STALLING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A MONTH. MONTH.

WHEN IDLING, STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND MOVES ON ITS OWN AND A CLICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD SOMETIMES. ALREADY HAD "RECALL" CHECKED AND NO UPDATE WAS NEEDED IN 2014. HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL OVER 100K MILES.

VEHICLE BRAKES FAIL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN EVENTUALLY BEGIN WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO WARNING IS GIVEN THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES (I.E. NO BRAKE LIGHT, AND NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT). IN ADDITION, THE "ALL OK" LIGHT REMAINS GREEN, INDICATING THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT ANY SPEED (I.E ABOVE 35 MPH OR BELOW 5 MPH). THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY COMES TO A STOP, BUT ONLY AFTER A LENGTHY DECELERATION DISTANCE.*UPDATED 3-7-17 I WOULD SEE A WARNING THAT SAYS 'REGEN BRAKE FAILURE.' IN SOME CASES, DEPRESSING THE PEDAL WOULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO LOCK-UP. IN OTHER CASES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN GRADUALLY, BUT WOULD NEVER STOP EVEN IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY PRESSED. IN THE SECOND SITUATION, I WOULD BYPASS MY INTENDED STOP POINT, OFTEN A TURN. THE SITUATION WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND LAST UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE CAR. IT SOMETIMES WENT AWAY AFTER RESTARTING, MEANING THE BRAKES WOULD FUNCTION AS EXPECTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE AND SEVERAL BRAKE LINES. ESTIMATED COST WAS $6200. I CONTACTED FORD TO INQUIRE ABOUT A RECALL, AND WAS TOLD THAT NONE EXISTS FOR THIS SITUATION.*SMCH

CONTINUAL BRAKE FAILURE.. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. WILL STOP AFTER REAPPLIED BUT WILL FEEL MUSHY! HAD MASTER CYLINDER, ONE WHEEL CYLINDER REPLACED AND THEY LASTED A FEW WEEKS WITH SAME SCENARIO HAPPENING AGAIN! LOCAL BRAKE SPECIALTY SHOP CAN'T GET TO THE BOTTOM OF PROBLEM! FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALL TO GET TO BOTTOM OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.

THE EAS (ELECTRIC ASSISTED STEERING) MADE A LOUD NOISE BEFORE EVENTUALLY FAILING & NOW THERE IS NO POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED ME TO SLID OFF ICY ROAD, DRIVING 45MPH, INTO DITCH. *TR

FRONT BRAKE LINE KINK OR COMPRESSED AND WOULD NOT FULLY RELEASE BRAKE WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE SUPERHEATED. NEEDED TOW REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED REPEATEDLY. RECEIVED RECALL14S05 AND TOOK TO LEHIGHTON FORD 18235 JUNE 21, 2016. EVEN AFTER REPORTING FAILURE, THE ACTION TAKEN WAS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER MODULE. JANUARY 29, 2017 POWER STEERING FAILED AND WOULD NOT RECOVER WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. TOOK TO FREEDOM FORD DEALERSHIP IN MORGANTOWN, WV WHERE FAILURE OCCURRED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ON INITIAL RECALL APPOINTMENT. AFTER MULTIPLE CONTACTS WITH FORD, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED ONCE THE REPROGRAMMING TOOK PLACE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1200 FOR THE RESULTING REPAIRS DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, OVER 70,000 CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE FOLLOWING THE USELESS REPROGRAMMING DICTATED BY FORD MOTORS. *TR

FORD HAD A 2015 RECALL FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, DURING WHICH THIS VEHICLE WAS CHECKED. TWO MONTHS AGO MY MECHANIC CHECKED MY STEERING BECAUSE OF A NOISE AND ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. AS I WAS DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WHAT IF THIS WENT OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAD A BABY IN THE CAR? READING ONLINE OTHER PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEMS THE CAR SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN. FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO EXTEND THEIR RECALLS AND GIVE TRADE IN CREDIT TO GET THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD. THEY ARE A DANGER TO ALL. I HAD ALL THE FUSES CHECKED AND UNHOOKED THE BATTERY. EVERYTHING POINTS TO THE ELECTRIC ASSISTED POWER STEERING OR SUCH WHICH IS A $1200 REPAIR THAT IS NOT GUARANTEED TO LAST LONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND "FAULTY POWER STEERING" ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED 3 TIMES AND THEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE TORQUE SENSOR THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY COVERED ON THE RECALL FROM JULY 2014 FAILED. FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX THE SENSOR STATING THAT THE RECALL WAS FULFILLED EVEN THOUGH THE SENSOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES UNDER THE SAME RECALL. I HAVE ATTACHED A LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO FORD ON OUR BEHALF.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING BECAME UNMANAGEABLE. ALMOST CRASHED WITH MYSELF AND MY KID. OTHER VINS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM YET MINE IS NOT LISTED. *TR

SUDDEN ONSET OF STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, DIFFICULTY TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, WHILE TURNING RIGHT STEERING STOPPED TWICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO PROVIDE A REMEDY AND THEY DID NOT STATE FOR THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN ONCE THE FAILURE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND CLEARED THE RECALL OUT AS A COMPLETED REPAIR. THE CONTACT LATER EXPERIENCED THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZING WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 04/20/17 *LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, A BEEPING NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZING AND THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

POWER STEERING ASSIST CUT OUT ON ROUTE 80 AT 65MPH . SMASHED INTO CURB IN REST AREA TRYING TO STOP. REPLACED TIRE

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED AS A DIGITAL READ OUT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BELIEVING IT TO BE A 'RESET' ISSUE. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AGAIN. TWO DAYS LATER, UPON BACKING UP THESE LIGHTS APPEARED AGAIN ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED ABS SELFTEST AND GOT CODE C1313-AO AND U2023-A0. THE CODES INDICATED THAT THE HCU (HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT) REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $5,900.00 REPAIR COST TO REPLACE HCU SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT CAUTION US TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT SAFE DRIVING. HE SAID, "THE BRAKES WILL GET MUSHY AND WE WILL EVENTUALLY LOSING BRAKING POWER." CHECKED FORD WEBSITE TO DETERMINE WHETHER A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAD BEEN POSTED. NO RECALL BY FORD NOTED AT THIS TIME. A REVIEW OF ONLINE POSTS INDICATES THAT MANY ESCAPE HYBRID OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM AND HIGHWAY SAFETY IS CONCERNING TO OWNERS. *TR

TAKATA RECALL: MY CAR HAS A COUPLE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. WHILE PARKED AND IDLING THE STEERING WHEEL TWITCHES ON ITS OWN, YOU HAVE TO FIND THE RIGHT LOCATION AND HOLD IT THERE FOR THE TWITCHING TO STOP. WHEN IDLING I CAN HOLD THE SW OFF OF CENTER AND THE TWITCHING WILL ABATE FOR SHORT PERIODS, LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. WHILE DRIVING STREETS FROM 30-60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO TWITCHES INTERMITTENTLY, PERCEPTIBLE TO TOUCH AND HAS STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT SLIGHTLY. NO NOTED SQUEALING OR JERKING NOTED ON FULL WHEEL TURN TO RIGHT OR LEFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT A MODERATE SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DUE TO THE ELAPSED TIME PERIOD BETWEEN THE FAILURE AND THE INITIAL REPAIR, THE COST WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF UPDATED 08/11/2017 *JS

I TOOK MY CAR IN WHEN THE RECALL 14S05/NHTSA RECALL 14V-284 WAS RECEIVED AND THE DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE APPROPRIATE MODULES TO PREVENT LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO A TORQUE SENSOR FAULT. AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL I WAS NOT HAVING ANY STEERING PROBLEMS, SO I FELT THE MODULE UPDATES WERE TO FIX ANY STEERING PROBLEMS. AS OF JAN 4, 2017, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING WHILE IN IDLE. I DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH SHOWED THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS BAD AND THEY WILL BE GETTING ME AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THE PART ITSELF IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE, BUT THE LABOR IS INTENSE. I FEEL FORD HAS TAKEN THE EASY WAY OUT OF FIXING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN FORD CARS, BUT AFTER THIS COSTLY MANUFACTURING DEFECT I MAY SWITCH TO ANOTHER MAKE OF CAR. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS THE KEY IS FORCIBLY INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THIS HAS TO BE DONE SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN EXITING THE CAR, IT WILL DING TO ALERT THE DRIVER THAT THE KEY HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE IGNITION BUT THE KEY HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION.

WHILE STARTING THE CAR THE WHEEL STARTED SHAKING, YOU CAN HEAR A CLICKING NOISE...WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WHEEL SHAKES NON STOP AND THE NOISE CONTINUES, FOLLOWED BY A CODE SAYING (POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT). IT'S GETTING WORSE THE MORE WE DRIVE IT. *TR

REMEDY RECALL 14S05 -- POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED (AS DIRECTED) DID NOT ADEQUATELY REMEDY THE SAFETY DEFECT (THE TORQUE SENSOR ITSELF) AND MAY IN FACT CAUSE FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING. FORD CURRENTLY DOES NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. PERHAPS THEY ARE WAITING FOR MORE INJURY /CIVIL LAWSUITS BEFORE ADDRESSING THESE CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERNS. THE NHTSA ALSO PARTLY SHARES THE BLAME FOR THIS ... AFTER ISSUING RECALL 14V-284 (VOQ 10670665), THEY HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE CONTINUED PSCM ISSUES AND HAVE NEGLECTED TO GRANT A DECISION THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR DEFECT. SHAME ON YOU. DATE OF RECALL PERFORMED ON 9/3/2014 AT ODO 116,044. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE OBSERVED AND TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP ON 1/11/2017 AT ODO 139,151. FORD CUSTOMER CARE DENIED ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE TORQUE SENSOR AS NOTED IN RECALL 14S05. I WAS TOLD, "THE RECALL ADDRESSED THE SOFTWARE ISSUE, NOT THE DEFECTIVE PART(S) AND TOO MUCH TIME HAS ELAPSED FOR OUR COMPANY TO HELP YOU PAY FOR THE REPAIR." FORD WOULD RATHER ITS DRIVERS (VEHICLES) OPERATE IN CONDITION THAT IS UNSAFE AND AT AN INCREASED RISK OF CRASH OR INJURY, THAN GO THE EXTRA MILE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY CONCERN IS RESOLVED. SEEING AS OTHER PETITIONERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND THIS IS AN OPEN AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION, MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS WOULD APPRECIATE AN EXPEDITED RESPONSE FROM THE NHTSA TO RECONCILE AND RE-MEDIATE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS OFTEN AND REQUIRES EXTRA FOOT MANIPULATION TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND MAKES PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC A DANGEROUS PROPOSITION. THIS OCCURS ON CITY STREETS AND FROM STOP LIGHTS ON LARGER STATE HIGHWAYS. IT HAS ALSO FAILED TO DEPRESS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IMMOVABLE FOR A TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ UPDATED 12/04/2017*JS

STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT, OVER $700 IN REPAIRS, RECALL 14S05 IN EFFECT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR ON THIS PART, BUT SOMEHOW OUR VIN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. STEERING SHAKING, VIBRATING, STIFF. *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2016 SINCE PURCHASING MY GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY SEIZES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH TO PROVIDE THAT OTHER YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS VEHICLE DOING THIS PUTS NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT MY 4 MONTH OLD CHILD IN DANGER. DRIVING TODAY IN MICHIGAN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC FOR OVER 60 MILES THIS COMPLETELY SEIZED ON ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN WHICH I THINK NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. IM HOPING FOR IT NOT TO TAKE AN ACCIDENT FOR THIS TO BE RESEARCHED. *TR

STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING .IM VERY STRONG AND IT TOOK EFFORT FROM ME TO STEER. IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING THEY COULD HAVE VERY EASILY HAD AN ACCIDENT! .THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH A LOT OF THESE BUT MY VIN# IS NOT ON THE RECALL ACCORDING TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS OUT. FORD DEALER INITIALLY FIXED VIA ORIGINAL RECALL (FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 14S05.) BY UPDATING THE COMPUTER CODE IN 2014. THE POWER STEERING HAS LOST ALL POWER NOW . THIS IS 2 YEARS LATER, BUT THE LOSS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL ISSUE.

WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, DASH WARNING INDICATED "POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILURE" WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED. STEERING IS NOW CONSIDERABLY HARDER, BORDERING ON IMPOSSIBLE WHILE SITTING STILL. VEHICLE HAD RECALL 14S05 PERFORMED IN OCT 2014. SINCE THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL, A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED (WHICH WILL DO NOTHING FOR A MECHANICAL FAILURE) AND THE RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS CLOSED. NOW WITH THE APPARENT MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, OR STEERING POSITION SENSOR, OR BOTH, FORD WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE RECALL BEING CLOSED. SO FORD CLOSED THE RECALL BY PERFORMING IT BEFORE THE PARTS FAILED AND NOW EXPECTS THE OWNER TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $1800 (QUOTE FROM DEALER) TO PERFORM THE REPAIR.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM HAD THE SAME ISSUE BEFORE BUT WAS FIXED FOLLOWING THE 2014 RECALL FOR THE ISSUE. LESS THAN 3 YEARS AFTER THE FIX, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULTY MESSAGE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

WHILE BREAKING HARD ON ROUGH ROAD THE BREAKS WILL LOOSE PRESSURE AND GO SOFT. THEY WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A FEW TIMES AFTER THE CAR IS RESTARTED.

GAS PEDAL IS STICKING INTERMITTENTLY

MY FORD ESCAPE'S POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT IN MY WHILE DRIVING, IT MADE THE REST OF THE RIDE HOME FROM WORK EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WAS IN FACT A FORD RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL CAR, HOWEVER MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ONLY THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH I DID HANDLE IN SEPTEMBER 2014 AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE RECALL STATES THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE A STEERING TORQUE SENSOR THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY DETECT STEERING INPUT. AS A RESULT COULD REMOVE THE ESP ASSIST (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) WE TALKED WITH FORD CORPORATE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF RECALL BUT IF THE EXACT PART THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, THEY WOULD WORK WITH US TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY CONFIRMED AFTER GETTING THE ERROR CODE THE TORQUE SENSOR DID NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST US IN FIXING IT AND AFTER 2 CALLS TO A SUPERVISOR WE GOT THEM TO ESCALATE TO FORD THAT STILL DENIED CLAIM, AND SERVICE MANAGER EVEN AGREED THAT IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST WHEN WE PICKED IT UP THAT NIGHT. WE CALLED FORD AGAIN AND TALKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN TOO LONG SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I WILL BE REPORTING FORD TO THE BBB AND STILL TRYING TO ESCALATE FURTHER AS THIS CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. ALL THEY SAID WAS TO REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA SITE.

ABS CONTROL MODULE / HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HCU HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. IT HAS LEFT ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN ON THE HWY IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. IT IS A $6,000 REPAIR AND IT APPARENTLY REQUIRES A FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE $4,000 PART, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE / HCU. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR FAULTY HCUS IN THESE CARS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE WRENCH SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

ACUTE LOSS OF POWER STEERING; ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHILE TURNING. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. MY DAUGHTER, WHO USUALLY DRIVES THIS CAR, WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND SAFELY STOP ALONG THE CURB.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT VERY STIFF. EVENTUALLY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED IN 2015 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

WHILE DRIVING UP A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD IN LAKE TAHOE, CA, THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT WORKING AS WE WERE MAKING A LEFT HAND CURVE. FROM THAT POINT ON, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A CAR THROUGH QUICKSAND. THE SLOWER THE SPEED, THE HARDER TO TURN. MY HUSBAND DID THE RESEARCH, AND SAW THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING BUT HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD TO TAKE IN FOR A "FLASH" SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING FOR THE CAR. WE TOOK INTO FORD DEALER IN AUGUST 2015. OBVIOUSLY, THE RECALL IS MORE SERIOUS THAN THE FIX THAT WAS APPLIED AND DID NOT KEEP US FROM LOSING THE POWER STEERING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORD CLAIMS THAT THEY DID THEY RECALL, AND THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. I CALL FOUL! THEIR TEMPORARY FIX DID NOT HOLD. I HAVE BEEN POURING OVER FORD FORUMS AND SEE MANY, MANY FORD ESCAPES ARE DOING EXACT SAME THING, LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND FORD IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. HOW MAY I GET A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT STARTED FOR THIS ISSUE VS FORD? *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION 14S05 FROM FORD ABOUT MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE RECALL WAS FOR A FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR THAT WOULD EITHER BE REPROGRAMMED OR REPLACED. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TORQUE SENSOR, FORD SERVICE DECIDED TO JUST REPROGRAM IT BECAUSE IT HAD NOT FAILED OR PRODUCED A SERVICE CODE. JUST RECENTLY THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND MY STEERING LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. I DID NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL AND HAD TO JUST STOP AND LEAVE THE CAR IN THE LOT UNTIL SOMEONE COULD COME HELP ME. I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPAIR AND AM BEING TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND NOW I MUST PAY THEM TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR. AFTER SPENDING TIME RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. IT IS APPARENT THAT FORD IS ONLY REPLACING THE SENSORS IF THEY HAVE ALREADY FAILED WHEN YOU BRING YOUR CAR IN FOR THE RECALL. IF IT HAS NOT FAILED THEN FORD ONLY DOES A REPROGRAMMING THAT DOESN'T PREVENT THEM FROM FAILING BUT ALLOWS FORD TO CLOSE OUT THE RECALL ON YOUR VEHICLE AND SAVE MONEY ON A REPLACEMENT PART. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS LEGAL FOR THEM TO DO. I TALKED TO SEVERAL OF FORD'S SERVICE MANAGERS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND THEY ALL GIVE THE STANDARD REHEARSED ANSWER. *TR

WRENCH LIGHT ON... TROUBLE SHIFTING... HIGHER RPMS WHEN SHIFTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIGOROUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE CONTINUOUSLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY. HOWEVER, IN LATE OCTOBER 2016 THE EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN.*JB

TORQUE SENSOR AFTER THE EPS MODULE/TORQUE SENSOR SOFTWARE UPDATE IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN, WHEEL MOVES ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY THE WHEEL TAKES "PHANTOM" MOVEMENTS WITH NO OPERATOR ENCOURAGEMENT. THE UPDATE FROM THE RECALL REGARDING THE TORQUE SENSOR DID NOT EFFECTIVELY FIX THE PROBLEM, THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN A RECALL. I HAVE REVIEWED AND READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS IN FACT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CA AGAINST FORD RIGHT NOW FOR COMPENSATION IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. FORD IS DENYING THE RECALL BECAUSE THE COST IS GREATER THAN SEPARATE LAWSUITS. NHTSA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, STOPPED, PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE - CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, ENGINE JUST REVVED WITHOUT MOVING; PUT IT IN D AND NOTHING AGAIN. TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED IT, PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT KINDA JERKED BACKWARD. SOMETIMES THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE, SOMETIMES NOT. NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION AREA SOUNDS LIKE A BLENDER ON LOW SPEED. MILEAGE IS 87,000. IT IS A 4WD. HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED WHETHER IT IS THE TRANSMISSION OR THE TRANSFER CASE - I'M NINE MILES FROM A DEALER/GARAGE AND DON'T THINK I CAN MAKE IT THERE. WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO TOW IT. I'VE PARKED IT IN A GARAGE UNTIL A MECHANIC CAN RESPOND TO MY RESIDENCE. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH DRIVE TRAIN UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. I'VE READ THAT 2008 ESCAPES HAVE HAD SOME PROBLEMS, BUT THIS ONE IS NOT UNDER RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

WHILE IDLING THE WARNING MESSAGE "STOP VEHICLE SAFLEY" APPEARED AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. AFTER CUTTING ENGINE OFF TO RESET, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN. AFTER A SHORT TIME OF IDLING AGAIN, THE VEHICLE GAVE THE SAME WARNING MESSAGE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE TO A SAFE PARKING AREA IN "LIMP" MODE. THE VEHICLE THEN HAD TO BE TOWED AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT SOUNDED LIKE A HUGE POP OR LIKE A GUN SHOT SOUND AND WHEN WE STOPPED, WE FOUND THAT THE SUNROOF HAD "EXPLODED". THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT OUR CAR. LUCKILY THE SLIDER WAS CLOSED SO THE GLASS THAT SHATTERED DID NOT FALL ALL OVER US. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER VEHICLES TO WHERE THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING TO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE. WE WERE DRIVING BACK FROM MY SON' GRADUATING COLLEGE, SO WE STILL HAD TO DRIVE WITH IT LIKE THIS ANOTHER 2 1/2 HOURS. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT IDLE FOR APPROX. 500 MILES THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE POWER STEERING TOTALLY WENT OUT. WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON THE DASH, THEN POWER STEERING TOTALLY GONE. I COULD HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT HOME WHICH WAS 7 MILES AWAY. 3 MONTHS BEFORE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING IN AUGUST! I HAD A NEW AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED, THEN A WEEK LATER 2 BLENDER MOTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE AC WAS BLOWING HOT AIR AND HEATER BLEW COLD AIR. THIS MODEL MUST BE A LEMON. AT THIS POINT I THINK THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE! I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS FROM FORD. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL BUT AFTER RESEARCHING IT SOUNDS LIKE FORD IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T GO DOWN, I TRIED AGAIN AND THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING WASN'T WORKING, ONLY FELT ABOUT HALF POWER BRAKES. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND A RED LIGHT THAT SAID CHECK BRAKING SYSTEM. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR BACK TO NORMAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 05/04/2017*JS

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE ON 12/13/2016 AND UPON GOING TO GET GAS THE STEERING TIGHTENED UP WHILE DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION. IT BE CAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND STEER IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I GOT THE CAR HOME AND KEPT IT THERE TIL I CALLED FORD AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT TO BE SERVICED. NOW ON OCT 4 2016 I HAD A RECALL DONE FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR. SALES CODE 58A016 PARTS CODE 02733. TODAY I PICKED UP MY CAR AND HAD TO PAY $699.88 FOR THE EXACT SAME THING THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE FOR AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY AND WHY WASN'T THE RECALL GUARANTEED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER A POWER STEERING RELATED RECALL, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT . ON SCREEN THE WORDS POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING THEN STARTED TO WORK. I DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I WENT TO GO USE VEHICLE AGAIN THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE APPEARED ON SCREEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,570.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REAPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STOP-SAFETY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PRODUCE A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/04/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING AN UPDATE. 03/13/17.*JB UPDATED 7/17/18*JB *TR

2-3 YEARS AGO I HAD ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING GOING IN AND OUT, THEN I AM NOTIFIED OF A RECALL DUE TO POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THE SOLUTION WOULD BE REPROGRAMMING AS OPPOSE TO REPLACING THE FAULTY UNIT. THAT WORKED TEMPORARILY AS NOW THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT OF ORDER. FORD CHARGED ME $140 TO TELL ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF OVER $1300.

POWER STEERING FAILURE CODE B2278 RECALL 14S05 NHTSA 14V284000 POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILURE. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007 EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A 2008 VEHICLE.

LOSS POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIRECTION SYSTEM OF THE ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED A STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT, DESPITE BEING A COMMON FAILURE, NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,682.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. POWER STEERING EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE YESTERDAY WHEN TURNING INTO A STORE PARKING LOT AND IS GIVING A FAULT CODE INDICATING STEERING ROTATION SENSOR FAILURE. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS UNDER A RECALL. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT WHICH APPEARS TO AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MODELS.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL EPISODES WHILE BRAKING OF THE YELLOW ABS AND THE RED BRAKE WARNING LAMP LIGHTING UP AND THE DISPLAY SAYING "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED" OVER THE PAST YEAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKES ARE SLOW TO STOP THE CAR WITH A JERKING ACTION. ALL OF MY FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. ONCE I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ONLY WAY I COULD CORRECT THE ISSUE WOULD BE TO STOP THE CAR, DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO THE FLOOR,THEN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD THEN RESTART MY CAR AND THE BRAKES WOULD THEN RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE POSTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. ALL COMPLAINTS ARE FROM OWNERS OF FEH'S 2005 TO 2008. WHY HASN'T THIS LIFE SAFETY ISSUE BEEN ADDRESSED? FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE REPAIR COULD BE FROM $3000 TO $7000 DOLLARS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. OR HAS THERE BEEN. PLEASE ADVISE. DL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, WENT OUT BEFORE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. WENT TO AUTO ZONE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT...VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD COMPANY

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND TURNING A CORNER, MY POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING AND I ALMOST DROVE INTO ANOTHER CAR, SO TO AVOID COLLIDING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC I WENT ONTO THE SHOULDER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT ACCORDING TO THIS WEB SITE IT IS. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO, CRASH?

WHEN I WOULD TURN OCCASIONALLY THE WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS I WOULD REGAIN POWER. I PARKED IT AT SCHOOL AND APPROXIMATELY 7 HOURS LATER I RETURNED AND STARTED IT. AS I WAS BACKING OUT THE STEERING ONLY WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND LOCKED UP EXCEPT THIS TIME IT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF. I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN BUT IT WAS NOT FIXING IT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER '08 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS BUT NOT MINE. ALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM TOO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE REVERSING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE AND PULL BACK INTO HER DRIVEWAY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING FAILED TWO TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,360.

FIRST COLD MORNING THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AFTER 5 MILES. NO MOVEMENT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE & HAD TO CROSS OTHER LANES TO SAFETY. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THIS CAR. DEALER SAYS THROTTLE BODY ISSUES ON OTHER ESCAPES ARE COVERED BY A 10 YEAR/150,000 MILE WARRANTY.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT CAME ON, WITH A WARNING TO "STOP NOW, PULL OVER." LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY DRIVING SLOWLY AND I STOPPED SAFELY. THE ENGINE THEN DIED. I TRIED RESTARTING, BUT THE RED TRIANGLE CAME BACK ON, AND THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEAD HYBRID BATTERY, WITH A REPLACEMENT COST $12,000. UNFORTUNATELY, THE 8-YR BATTERY WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS. I ASKED ABOUT RECALL 14S19, WHICH SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND FORD CORP CUSTOMER SERVICE BOTH SAID MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. ABOUT 18 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE, WITH THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER. THEIR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A DEAD HYBRID BATTERY, WHICH WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER CALLED BACK TO SAY THEY HAD DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH FORD CORPORATION, AND THEY CHANGED THE DIAGNOSIS. THEY REPLACED THE "IGNITION SWITCH AND HOUSING" (NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) FOR $743. THE CAR RAN OK UNTIL THE PROBLEM RECURRED THIS MONTH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT WAS TERRIFYING! I PARKED THE CAR. LATER I STARTED IT AND DROVE HOME IN A COLD SWEAT PRAYING IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! *TR

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. MY WIFE WAS AT WORK AND WHEN SHE STARTED TO DRIVE HOME NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO STEER. LUCKILY SHE WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME. SHE DID NOTICE VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER OR TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO THE STEERING/POWERTRAIN WRENCH LIGHT HAD COME LIT. IT WAS EVIDENT THE STEERING ASSIST HAD MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I BECAME AWARE OF AN ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SAFETY RECALL ON 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPES. WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I'M HAVING ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ACCORDING TO THE VIN NUMBER THERE WAS NO RECALL ANNOUNCED FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS MAKES EXACTLY NO SENSE TO ME BECAUSE ITS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND VEHICLE FOR WHICH THE RECALL WAS MADE. I'M BASICALLY ON MY OWN TO FIX AT THIS POINT. *TR

86,000 MILAGE. ABS SEVICE LIGHT ON FOR COUPLE MONTHS. PAST 2 DAYS REGEN BRAKES DISABLED MESSAGE ON, AND RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON, BRAKES A LITTLE STIFF IN OPERATION THUS FAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, AND $5000 TO FIX. CAN I RELY ON THE MECHANICAL BACKUP BRAKING? EVEN IF SO I AM NOW NOT CHARGING MY HV BATTERY, SO WILL BE JUST CARRYING AROUND A HEAVY LOAD, WITH NO BENEFIT TO THE CO2 ENVIRONMENT. WHEN WILL FORD BE REQUIRED TO RECAL & REMEDY THIS?

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON 10/12/16 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I COULDN'T TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAD MY FAMILY (WIFE, 2 CHILDREN (1 AUTISTIC) AND DOG) IN THE VEHICLE. WE BARELY AVOIDED A COUPLE ACCIDENTS AND A WALL. MANAGED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. I HAD A TOW TRUCK PICK IT UP, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. TURNS OUT THE RACK AND PINION WENT OUT. THE FORD DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE'D HELP ME OUT WITH THE PRICE WHICH WAS ESTIMATED AT 1400 DOLLARS. IT TOOK THE DEALER 6 DAYS TO HAVE MY VEHICLE READY. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY ARE AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. TO TAKE MY ISSUE UP WITH FORD. I CONTACTED THE NUMBER THAT THEY GAVE ME AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT FORD SAID THAT THE DECISION MADE BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS JUST TO NOTATE THAT THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

WHEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT GOES ON, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM SHOWN ON DASHBOARD PANEL, WHEN I SLOW DOWN (VERY SLOW, LIKE IN A PARKING LOT) I CAN FEEL SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THE CAR ENGAGE, AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT WARNING GO OUT. *TR

08 FORD ESCAPE POWER STEERING: CAR WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF FAILURE. CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM COLLEGE, DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME AND STOPPED AT A RESTAURANT. WHEN SHE WAS LEAVING THE RESTAURANT SHE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST STRUCK SEVERAL CARS IN PARKING LOT. SHE HAD TO CALL ME (FATHER) TO COME GET VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT HOME. I AM A LARGE MALE WHO WORKS OUT AND I HAD TROUBLE STEERING THIS VEHICLE. SHE IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO USE THIS VEHICLE. IF THIS FAILURE WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 10 MIN. EARLIER IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED HER TO HAVE A COLLISION. ATTEMPTED TO HAVE DEALER REPAIR CAR DISCLOSED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, AND A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ON THIS ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE ON 06-24-2014. WHEN I ASKED, THEY REFUSED TO RECHECK RECALL. THE FIRST RECALL INVOLVED A SIMPLE REPROGRAMMING OF THE STEERING SENSOR. NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL BE AROUND $1500.00 AND THEY MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING SHAFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED. HAD REPAIRED LAST SUMMER AT GIBBONS FORD. CALLED THEM AND WAS TOLD THEY DID WHAT THEY COULD AND CAN'T HELP ME. IT'S THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH STEERING THAT WAS RECALLED. APPARENTLY WAS NOT FIXED CORRECTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, PLUS THE INFORMATION DISPLAY INDICATED "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "REGEN BRAKE DISABLED". I WAS STILL ABLE TO BRAKE, BUT NEEDED TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO STOP AND THERE WAS A NEW NOISE WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, AFTER THE TECHNICIAN HAD CHECKED THE VEHICLE THEY INDICATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW HCU UNIT AND THE ESTIMATED COST WAS $5,200+

WHEN SITTING IDLE AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, IT RUMBLES ROUGHLY, I HIT THE ACCELERATOR IT HESITATES TO GO THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN GETS A BURST OF SPEED. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS IN CITY STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT PROGRESSED FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER FAILED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND INSPECT THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER ONLY PROVIDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE PSCM AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT PROVIDED NO RECOMMENDATION OR SOLUTION OTHER THAN THE CONTACT REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED STEERING COLUMN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS COME ON SERVICE BRAKES NOW IN MESSAGE CENTER MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN AND AT TIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP WHEN THIS OCCURS THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID SINCE 2005 I THINK THESE ABS HCU SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE DANGER AND THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE BRAKE PARTS. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED. *TR

IN 2014 RECEIVED RECALL FOR STEERING AND IT WAS "REPROGRAMMED" 0N 9/25/2016 COMPLETE FAILURE OF STEERING WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE "FIXED" UNDER THE RECALL. NOW SINCE RECALL IS CLOSED, ACTUAL PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. QUOTED 1500 TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURED WHEN LEAVING A GAS STATION, WHICH MADE STEERING NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. CALLED FORD THE NEXT DAY ONLY TO FIND OUT SINCE THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON ESCAPE THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THE FAILURE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR

I PUT MY 2008 ESCAPE IN PARK, REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I WALKED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS AND WAS INFORMED BY A BYSTANDER THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ROLLING AWAY. THE 2008 FOR ESCAPE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS DOWN HILL INTO A TREE. I WENT TO THE VEHICLE AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS NOW IN THE "R" POSITION AFTER STRIKING THE TREE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SUCH A PROBLEM ON CERTAIN FORD ESCAPES. ACCORDING TO FORD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

IDLES VERY ROUGH AT STOPS . MUST HOLD BRAKE AND GAS AT SAME TIME TO KEEP ENGINE FROM DIEING .DANGER IS POSSIBLE HITTING SLIPPING OFF BRAKE AND HITTING GAS PEDAL CAUSING ACCIDENT. ..

ON AUGUST 4, 2016, THE "CHECK ABS" LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE ROTOR IS RUSTED SO THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT ROTOR AND THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE DISC PAD. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY OF THE WARNING SIGNS TO APPEAR SO HE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE "CHECK ABS" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER THAT THE "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED" LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SO THERE WASN'T MUCH I COULD DO. I NOTICED THAT EVERY TIME I BRAKED, THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS WOBBLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC THE NEXT MORNING, AND HE SPENT TWO DAYS RUNNING TESTS ON THE DIAGNOSTICS AND SAW TWO CODES: 1) RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND 2) COMMUNICATIONS INSIDE MODULE. THE MECHANIC BLED THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST RAN INTO CARS IN THE PARKING LOT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THUS HE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE CAR TOWED. FINALLY, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE HE SAID IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE/HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THEY ARE QUOTING AT $4600. I AM THANKFUL THAT I MADE IT TO THE MECHANIC AND REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE GETTING INTO A CRASH. THIS HAPPENED VERY RAPIDLY AND I WAS IN SOME SERIOUS DANGER. I GOT LUCKY, AND OTHERS MAY BE LESS FORTUNATE THAN ME. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS STORIES ON CAR FORUMS AND THIS THREAD AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS YET. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION AND I AM WILLING TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND SHARE MY STORY TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE, AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT SOMEONE ELSE FROM GETTING HURT.

LAST WEEK I WENT OUTSIDE AND GOT IN MY CAR TO RUN SOME ERRANDS AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE RED BRAKE LIGHT, ORANGE ABS LIGHT, AND THE CHIMER STATING "REGENERATIVE BRAKE DISENGAGED" "CHECK BRAKES" BEGAN TO LIGHT. THE BRAKES ARE WORKING (KNOCK ON WOOD) BUT ARE TRICKY TO OPERATE. THIS MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED IT WAS MOST LIKELY IN NEED OF A NEW HCU COSTING AROUND $5,000 (I AM GOING TO GET THE VEHICLE CHECKED ONE MORE TIME BEFORE PARKING IT FOR GOOD). AS I READ THE COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA'S WEB SITE, IT APPEARS FOLKS AT NHTSA ARE FULLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD (AS EACH PAGE IS FILED WITH SAME, IF NOT WORSE, COMPLAINTS) AND ARE NOT GOING TO ACT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IT IS ALSO BLATANTLY OBVIOUS THAT FORD IS NOT GOING TO ACT EITHER. THE 2008 ESCAPE HYBRID HAS BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE, UNTIL NOW (132,000 MILES). THE PRICE TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH AND COMPARED TO ALL OTHER BRANDS MADE IT VERY FEW MILES. NOW IT IS TIME TO TURN MY OUTRAGE REGARDING THIS ISSUE OVER TO MY STATE REPRESENTATIVES. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEIR ARE NO CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED (IT IS A MATTER OF TIME, IF NOT ALREADY THE CASE). THIS ISSUE SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL, THEY ARE BRAKES FOR GOD'S SAKE. *TT *BF *TR

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, PLUS THE INFORMATION DISPLAY INDICATED "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "REGEN BRAKE DISABLED". I WAS STILL ABLE TO BRAKE, BUT NEEDED TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO STOP AND THERE WAS A NEW NOISE WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED THE NOISE AND NEED FOR EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE TECHNICIAN HAD CHECKED THE VEHICLE THEY INDICATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW HCU UNIT AND THE ESTIMATED COST WAS $5,200+ *TT *TR

IN COLD WEATHER THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, I HAVE TO PUSH IT TWICE, AFTER 50 KM WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM IT IS NOT SO BAD. MY SON IS SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR SO I HAD TO BUY HIM ANOTHER ONE, I STILL DRIVE THE ESCAPE.

IGNITION HAD TO TURN SEVERAL TIMES TAKE KEY IN AND OUT. THEN ONE DAY JUST WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

REAR HATCH LATCH WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN OPENED. WE HAVE HAD ONE REPLACED ALREADY AND WITHIN A MONTH IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN. BELIEVE HATCH WINDOW IS LEAKING INTO WALL OF HATCH AND SHORTING THE COMPONENT THAT OPEN AND CLOSES THE HATCH. WE HAVE HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH AN UNLATCHED HATCH. THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE NET. DEALERS DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, IT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING MY CAR TO START. I HAD TO PUSH THE KEY IN ALL WAY IN...PUSHING IT HARD AND SOMETIMES JIGGLING THE KEY TO GET IT TO START. I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH (MODULE) AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD A LOCKSMITH CHANGE THE IGNITION BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. FINALLY FORD SAID THAT IT WAS THE "IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING". THIS SEEMS LIKE FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. AS THE FORD DEALER HAD TO ORDER A 2ND "SWITCH HOUSING" BECAUSE THE 1ST ONE (THE ONE IN STOCK) WAS DEFECTIVE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ALSO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIRS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ASSIST PROGRAM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,850.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A INTERSECTION, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR SIGNAL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) WITH 68,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE IGNITION WILL NOT START WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL EVENTUALLY START

PURCHASED VEHICLE A MONTH AGO WITH 135,000 MILES. IT HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS, ONCE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ON A CITY STREET CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO LIGHTS POP ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT JUST DIES WITH NO WARNING. I AM ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. IT HAS ALSO, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS LURCHED FORWARD FROM A STOP OR ROLLING STOP WHEN I HIT THE GAS. FROM READING OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS IT SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL ISSUE SO MANY SEEM TO BE HAVING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT THIS POINT, AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BUT I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE. I DID CALL FORD BUT THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE MY VIN UNDER THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" THEY HAVE FOR SO MANY OTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE! AGAIN, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BUT HAVE NO CHOICE, SO I WANTED PUBLIC RECORD OF THE ISSUE IN CASE IT SHUTS OFF ON ME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I DIE IN AN ACCIDENT, SO MY SPOUSE AND CHILDREN HAVE A RECORD THAT I BROUGHT THE KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD BUT THEY DID NOTHING.

IN AUGUST 2014 WITH 99K MILES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY STEERING PROBLEMS HOWEVER, DURING MAINTENANCE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED SOFTWARE UPDATES TO PSCM AND IC MODULES PER NHTSA RECALL 14-V284000. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE VEHICLE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY LOSING THE POWER STEERING DURING LOWER SPEED TURNING, THE EXACT THING THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX. IN AUGUST 2015 AT THE NEXT REGULAR SERVICE APPT I INFORMED DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND COPIES OF ON-LINE RESEARCH THAT SHOWED IT AS AN ONGOING PROBLEM RELATED TO THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD DONE THE RECALL "FIXES" AND COULD NOT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM BUT IF I WANTED THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED THEY WOULD DO IT, FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, OF WHICH I DECLINED. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING BECOMES ALMOST LOCKED UP BUT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SO FAR MUSCLE IT AROUND THE TURNS.

THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE WITH A "PULL OVER SAFELY" SIGN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2013 WHEREIN I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE COOLING PART FOR THE HYBRID BATTERY REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE PART WAS FAULTY. THE REPLACED PART HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN THAT SAME WEEK BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WITH FORD. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, AND THE SAME RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED AND THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE WARRANTY FOR THE PART IS ONLY FOR 2 YEARS, BUT AFTER 3 YEARS WITH THE PART, THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I FIND THIS AGGREGIOUS IN NATURE AND A RACKET THAT FORD IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE MAKE AND MODEL WERE A PART OF A RECALL SPECIFIC TO THIS VERY ISSUE, BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, SO I'M OUT OF OPTIONS FOR FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE THEMSELVES, TELLING ME THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH THE REPLACEMENT/COSTS AND NOW I'M EXPECTED TO COME OUT OF POCKET AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE ORIGINAL SITUATION OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ON THE I5 SOUTHBOUND NEAR LAKE ELSINORE, CA IN THE HOV LANE ON THE FREEWAY, AND TWO DAYS AGO IT WAS STATIONARY AND COULD NOT BE STARTED AFTER DRIVING IT THAT MORNING AFTER SITTING FOR ONE HOUR.

ONE MORNING, NO PRIOR WARNING, OR ISSUES WITH BRAKES OR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WHAT SO EVER, I START TO DRIVE TO WORK AND AFTER TURNING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO A MAJOR STREET MY BRAKE LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN MY BRAKES DON'T WORK! I PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND ENDED UP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT TO GO THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED FOR SURE, AND IT WAS A HEART STOPPING SCARE! I PULLED OVER AND WALKED BACK HOME. LOOKED UP ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLES BRAKES SUDDENLY GOING OUT AND THAT IT IS A $5K FIX!! I HAD THE ESCAPE TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE. THE NEXT MORNING I WANTED TO TRY A FEW THINGS TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN PROBLEMS I FOUND ONLINE. NOW, THE KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK, I MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR, STICK THE KEY IN, NO LIGHTS, NO SOUND, NOTHING. I TURN THE KEY AND AGAIN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. WE HOOK UP CABLES AND IT STARTS RIGHT AWAY AND EVERYTHING WORKS. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS SO I TRY A SLOW DRIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON AFTER ABOUT 1/2 A MILE AND THE BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT, HAVE TO DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR JUST TO SLOW DOWN FROM 15 MPH. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID JUST BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS, FOR $200/HR MINIMUM 2 HOURS JUST TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT!! NO THANK YOU, $400 TO TELL ME IT'S A $5K PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR'S WORTH MAYBE $6K PRIVATE PARTY! SO I NOW HAVE A WORTHLESS HYBRID SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. DO NOT BUY A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID!!! READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE - FORD HAS NOT RECALLED!! *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008?FORD ESCAPE LAST YEAR 2015. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH CV AXILS ON EACH SIDE AND I HAD MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT AT A GREAT DEAL OF $8,900. I THEN FOUND OUT WHY IT WAS SO CHEAP FROM SUCH A TRUSTED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSING IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. IT CLOSED SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE AND A NEW FORD DEALERSHIP OPENED IN ITS PLACE. THROUGH OUT THE LAST FEW WEEKS MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVING CORRECTLY, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND NOTICED THAT NO MATTER MY SPEED MY CAR WILL NOT GO ABOVE 3RD GEAR. MY POWER TRAN LIGHT CAME ON TODAY. I HAVE READ ON OTHER SIGHTS THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT THINK THESE ISSUES WERE FIXED WHILE BEING RECALLED. THE RELATED I'VE DONE SO FAR HAVE NOT BEEN CHEAP BY ANY MEANS. AFTER A YEAR (EVEN LESS 2 OF THE ABOVE CASES) I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2008/RECALLS/ THE ABOVE SIGHT WAS MY REFERENCE TARA

WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND GIVE ME A RED TRIANGLE SYMBOL AND TELL ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I WOULD THEN TURN THE CAR IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD BE FINE AGAIN. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPES AND THE ISSUE WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHICH FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED, BUT THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED ONLY APPLIED TO FORD ESCAPE NON HYBRIDS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR 1 YEAR BEFORE I HAD IT REPLACED IN NOV OF 2014.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE PSCM SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,337. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WITH ONLY 33,585 MILES WAS PURCHASED ON 06/02/16. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING SO I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY BLED THE BRAKES WHICH MADE THEM WORK. A 20 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT AGAIN ONLY AFTER 16 MILES FROM FORD DOING THE REPAIRS. SHE ALMOST WRECKED BUT MANAGED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY GOTTEN INJURED OR BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT NO COST AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE NOW SAYING IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $4600.00 TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD PUTTING MANY LIVES AT RISKS FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM DEFECTS. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT IMMEDIATELY AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO THIS BRAKING SYSTEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. MOST INDIVIDUALS AND ESPECIALLY A 20 YEAR OLD GIRL CANNOT AFFORD A $4600.00 REPAIR. SHE SHOULD HAVE A SAFE, DEPENDABLE, AND AFFORDABLE VEHICLE .

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE AUTOBAHN IN GERMANY AND THE CAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON SHUT OFF AND DISPLAYED THE 'STOP SAFELY NOW' MESSAGE. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OVER SO I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WAS HARDLY NO TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN 1 HOUR.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

HAVE TO FORCE THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION REALLY HARD AND TURN THE KEY MANY TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 11/29/16*LJ

VEHICLE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER THEN LOSE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT A SHOULDER. VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED TO MAX 20MPH.

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN BRAKING, IT TOOK LONGER TO STOP AND WAS LIKE YOU WERE STOPPING ON ICE. WHEN STARTING OUT AGAIN, IT TOOK AWHILE FOR MY VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD UNTIL IT COULD START AGAIN. I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER IN VEHICLE. THIS PRESENTED A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT IMPEDED BRAKING ABILITY PLUS THE HESITATION WITH THE ACCELERATION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT

THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICES 14S05 / NHTSA RECALL 14V-286 AND 14S09 / NHTSA 14V526000 WERE PERFORMED ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEMS DID NOT GO AWAY. SINCE THE RECALLS, THE CAR HAS HAD ISSUES WITH REDUCED STEERING RANGE, KEY/IGNITION NOT TURNING, POWER SURGE WHILE DRIVING, LOCKING STEERING WHEEL, AND THE WORST: A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF THE POWERTRAIN WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN A STALL-LIKE CONDITION, PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK. ON JUNE 11, 2016 THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND STEERING HOUSING REPLACED. WE ASKED FOR SERVICE TO CHECK THE ENTIRE CAR-- EVERYTHING!!!!-- AS THE CAR HAD BEEN ACTING STRANGELY WITH POWER SURGES AND LOCKING STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. TODAY, JULY 10 2016, WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE-5 IN CA, HEADING FROM HOME (DANVILLE, CA) TO COLLEGE (SAN DIEGO, CA) THE CAR'S SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING UP THE GRAPEVINE, A SECTION OF FREEWAY THAT IS EXTREMELY CROWDED AND FULL OF LARGE 18 WHEELERS. MY POOR DAUGHTER (WHO NOW OWNS THE CAR) CALLED ME, SCREAMING HYSTERICALLY, FULL OF TERROR AND FEARING FOR HER LIFE. SHE HAD NO POWER, WAS UNABLE TO STEER, DID HER BEST THE DODGE THE 18 WHEELERS AND "LIMP MODE" OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. SHE'S NOW ON THE WAY WITH TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO DROP THE CAR OFF AT FORD OF VALENCIA CA. I TOLD HER DO NOT EVER DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN. IT IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A SQUEALING SOUND AND BECAME VERY LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING IN MARCH, 2016. HAD TIRES/ALIGNMENT CHECKED OUT ALL GOOD. WHEN IT STARTED VIBRATING WHILE STOPPED IN MAY, 2016, I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A RECALL WHICH WAS ALREADY DONE IN JANUARY, 2016, AND THE RECALL IS CLOSED NOW, SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER STALLING, THE EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL COOLANT PUMP MOTOR FOR THE HYBRID BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE TRIANGLE/! SYMBOL COMES UP AND ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE 2008 ESCAPE HYBRIDS ARE SUPPOSEDLY NOT COVERED FOR THROTTLE BODY ISSUES AND MY COOLANT FAN FOR THE BATTERY IS SUPPOSEDLY "UPDATED" AND DOESNT NEED TO BE REPLACED. . OVER 700 DOLLAR FIX FOR SAFETY AND FLAW IN QUALITY OF PATS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A TREMOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2014, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY HAS TO BE FORCED IN AND CRANKED OVER WITH CONSIDERABLE TORQUE.

WHEN I GO TO START MY ESCAPE, I HAVE TO PRESS REALLY HARD TO GET IT TO START. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT TAKES 10-15 MINS OF TRYING OVER AND OVER TO GET IT TO WORK. I AM AFRAID THAT IT JUST WILL NOT WORK ONE DAY. I TAKE THE KEY OUT AND FLIP IT OVER...DOES NOT HELP. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON...IT RECOGNIZES THE KEY...JUST WILL NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE "TURN OFF ENGINE IMMEDIATELY" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, A LOCK WITH A KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN 2013. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

IT WAS BEEN MORE THAN COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD ERROR MESSAGE" STOP SAFELY NOW" ON MY FORD 2008 ESCAPE HYBRID. DURING THAT TIME, I WAS DRIVING INTERSTATE ROUND 50-60 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF SUDDEN, IT STOP THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY GET IT FIXED. UNTIL RECENTLY, MAY 22, 2016 AND JUNE 20,2016 THE ERROR "STOP SAFELY MESSAGE" CAME BACK. I TOOK TO THE SAME DEALER I USED TO GO BUT THIS TIME. I LEFT IT FOR 2 DAYS BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO DIAGNOSE WHATS IS THE ISSUE. I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR THOSE DAYS BUT MY CAR WAS NOT FIX OR THE DEALER SAYING IT WILL TAKE A WHILE. I AM SURE THEY KNOW WHAT IS THE ERROR CODE. IS THIS A RECALL?I SEEN OTHER COMPLAIN IN HERE ALMOST THE SAME LIKE ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER TEN ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE ABS TONE RING WAS FRACTURED AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

MY GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY BROKE AND DROPPED DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND I COULD NOT MOVE ONCE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HAVE GOOGLE THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH OTHER FORD ESCAPES 2008, AND MANY OTHER FOLKS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OR ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT A STICKY OR LOOSE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A VERY HORRIBLE ACCIDENT, AND OTHER FOLKS ARE AT SIMILAR RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN CORRECTLY TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT EVENTUALLY FAILED PERMANENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECCURED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND JUST BECAME HARD TO STEER. I BROUGHT IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC THEY INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT IT REQUIRED US TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THE PROBLEM NEEDING ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING. I LOOKED EVERYTHING UP AND FOUND A RECALL AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED I WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOW CAN A RECALL AFFECT SO MANY PEOPLE BUT NOT COVER THE REAL PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING. WITH SO MANY CONSUMERS COMPLAINING THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED (OF COURSE FOR A VERY HIGH PRICE, AND ONLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP) THE NHTSA OR SOME GOVERNMENT BODY NEEDS TO FORCE FORD TO RECALL THE WHOLE COLUMN. I AM 100% FOR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT.

WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE THEN STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55+). A RED HAZARD LIGHT THEN CAME ON, AND A STOP SAFELY MESSAGE CAME ON. PULLING THE VEHICLE OVER, AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE ALLOWED FURTHER DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 20-30 MILES BEFORE THE ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN.

TRUCK IS ACCELERATING AND SWITCHING GEARS ON ITS OWN. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT , A WRENCH LIGHT POPS ON AND THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SWITCH GEARS. ONCE THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES AWAY BUT RETURNS AFTER DRIVING BEGINS AGAIN. TRUCK IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER WHEN DRIVING AS IF IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THERE ARE ALSO JERKING MOTIONS WHILE DRIVING.

MY IGNITION, SOME TIMES IT STARTS, SOME TIMES I HAVE TROUBLE STARTING IT, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T START AT ALL.!!

I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE AS THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD, ALONG WITH "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM". MY FOOT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN TILL I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON AND REQUIRES A $ 6000 NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. ALSO I WAS TOLD THAT YOU STILL HAVE BRAKES JUST NED A LOT MORE PRESSURE. I'M NOT ONLY ONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU LOSE ALL BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN NOW AND EVERY TIME I RESTART THE CAR IT GOES AWAY AND ALL WORKS WELL TILL NEXT TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A TORQUE SENSOR ALERT PRODUCED TROUBLE CODE DTC B2278. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

BACK IN APRIL, 2016 I NOTICED THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING MORE AND MORE AS I DROVE DOWN THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO DRIVE SLOW TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT SAFELY. I HAD THE WHEELS CHECKED, MY ALIGNMENT WAS GOOD, AND NOTHING WRONG FROM THERE. THE TIRE GUY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATED INTENSELY WHILE I WAS AT A STOP! AFTER TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A STEERING WHEEL RECALL THAT WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO TO PREVENT THIS ENDED UP HAPPENING ANYWAY. FORD RECALL WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS BECVAUSE "THE RECALL IS CLOSED."

THE MECS COOLANT PUMP FAILS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE DC-DC INVERTER AND HYBRID DRIVETRAIN TO INSTANTLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT INTERSTATE SPEED. YOU GET THE RED TRIANGLE AND STOP SAFELY NOW WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF LEAVING YOU TO COAST ACROSS 4 LANES OF THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. YOU MUST COMPLETELY STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK BEFORE THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT HAZARD TO LIFE AND LIMB THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. ONLINE IT SAYS THEY RECALLED THEM BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT RECALL THEM. IF YOU TOUCH THE BRAKE WITH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN THE CAR COMES TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP AUTOMATICALLY IN 3 SECONDS. LEAVING THE INTERSTATE TRAFFIC TO VEER AROUND YOU. MINE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY LAST SUMMER. NOW EVERY HOT DAY THE CAR JUST TURNS OFF ON THE INTERSTATE 5-6 TIMES A DAY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OVER THIS. IT NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO AVERT A LOSS OF LIFE. I CHECKED MY COOLANT PUMP AND IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE RECALL I SEE SAYS THEY ARE REMOVING THE DORMAN BRUSH ROTOR PUMPS AND REPLACING THEM WITH BOSCH BRUSHLESS ROTOR PUMPS. THE HYBRID DRIVE ONLY FAILS AT INTERSTATE SPEED WHEN IT IS A WARM DAY. THE CAR STARTED DOING IT LAST SUMMER WHEN IT HAD 70000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NO LONGER INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS DAILY NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, SHE HAD TO PURCHASE A THROTTLE CONTROL AT A COST OF $800, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN.

CAR WONT START, THE (STOP SLOWLY NOW) APPEARS ON DASH SCREEN . IT ATTEMPTS TO START THEN IT IS KILLED, THEN THE STOP SLOWLY NOW WARNING COMES UP..IT HAS DONE THAT WHILE WE ARE DRIVING TO. WE HAVE REPLACES HYBRID COOLING PUMP WE WERE TOLD THAT IS THE PROBLEM. FIXED IT NOW IT IS WORST

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. I LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPE AND MERCURY MARINER MODELS HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING FORD THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN PART OF THE RECALL AND THIS IS UNRELATED.

ISSUE STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY OF FAILURE. THE PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING IS WITH STARTING THE CAR. THE KEY IS INSERTED AND TURNED, THE DASH INDICATORS TURN ON BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT START. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS ARE NEEDED TO START ENGINE. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING AT A RATE OF 9 OUT OF 10 ATTEMPTS AND IS CURRENTLY AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR.

THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE

AT A STOP SIGN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHIMMY ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS IT BEEPED THEN TEN MINUTES LATER I SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE AND AN HOUR LATER WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IT CAME UP WITH A POWER STEERING FAULT ON THE DASH AND IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 7TH 2016

WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE RACED TO OVER 4K RPMS AND THE CAR WAS BARELY AT 20 MPH. NO ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH. RPMS RANDOMLY FLUCTUATED AND ONLY AFTER REACHING 3,500 RPMS WOULD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEARS. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE WRENCH LIGHT IS GONE BUT RETURNS AFTER A MINUTE. 105,000 MILES.

I NOTICE ABOUT A WEEK AGO THAT A WRENCH LIGHT SIGNAL CAME ON MY DASH. I CHECKED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND GOOGLE THE INFORMATION AND THEN I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I CAN FEEL MY CAR DOING A PULL WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN ON THE FREEWAY I AM NOT GETTING NOT POWER IT SEEMS LIKE I AM MOVING SLOWER THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMETER SAYS, I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW CENTAIN VIN # AN BE EXCLUDED FROM A RECALL BUT YOU HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPEN ABOUT 1YEAR AGO TO MY POWER STEERING THERE WERE RECALLS BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. I WAS OUT $1000.00 . NOW I HAVE I HAVE GET THIS FIXED AND MY MECHANIC CAN NOT DO IT BECAUSE HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT YOU NEED A COMPUTER AND I NEED TO TAKE BACK TO FORD WHICH IS GOING TO COST AND ARM AND A LEG. I AM SO DONE WITH FORD I HAVE ALWAYS HAD FORD CARS/TRUCKS BUT I AM AT MY END WITH THEM.

COMPLETE POWER STEERING LOSS AFTER RECALL PERFORMED. WHILE TURNING A RIGHT HAND CORNER AT 50MPH ALL POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER VEHICAL OTHER THEN STRAIGHT ON ACROSS LANE.. THIS FAILURE CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICAL HEAD ON THANKFULLY THE OTHER CAR WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND AVOIDED ME DUE TO FACT I COULD NOT STEER AND NO HARM BROUGHT TO MY 2 CHILDREN.. CALLED FOR DEALER AND WAS TOLD RECALL WAS PROFORMED AND THE FAILURE WAS MY PROBLEM NOT THERES. AT A BILL OF OVER $3000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET MY TRUCK BEGAN REVVING AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. AT ONE POINT I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS REVVING UP. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 3 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A HALF MILE APPROXIMATELY. ONCE I ENTERED MY SUBDIVISION EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND MADE A STOP MY TRUCK WOULD GET "STUCK". I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE FORWARD AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND REMAINED RUNNING AND NEVER SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE FORWARD TO NO AVAIL I HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR IN PARK AND MANUALLY TURN OFF MY TRUCK AND RESTART IT AND PLACE THE GEAR BACK IN DRIVE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN MY SUBDIVISION AFTER COMING TO A STOP. UPON FINALLY MAKING IT TO MY DRIVEWAY I PLACED THE GEAR IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE TRUCK BEGAN DRIVING FORWARD INSTEAD. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY TRUCK SINCE THIS HAPPENED AS IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. I ALSO HAVE NOT YET HAD IT SERVICED BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS THAT FORD HAS A RECALL COMING ON SOME VEHICLES DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT SOUND LIKE WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SO I AM WAITING TO GET NOTICE OF THE OFFICIAL RECALL LIST TO SEE IF MY MAKE AND MODEL ARE INCLUDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,888. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PSCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE RECALL 14S05 VIA A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS RESULTING IN VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND LOSS.OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. DEALERSHIP CONTENDS THAT THE ISSUE WAS CLOSED VIA THW SOFTWARE UPDATE AND NOW SAYS THAT MUST PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I DO NOT FEEL THAT FORD HAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THE UNDERLYING ISSUE WITH THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AS I AVE RESEAECHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUES AFTER THE UPDATE WITH FORD REFUSING TO OWN UP TO THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY UPDATED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TRANSMISSION - THE SERVICE WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT BADLY. A QUICK TRIP TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER INDICATES THAT GEARS 2 & 4 NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT 71,000 MILES). FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED TO A WARRANTY RECALL AS IT DOES EFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.

A WRENCH WARNING SIGN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY AND THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED RECEIVED A PERFECT REPORT, THEN 2 WEEKS LATER THE STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO STEER.TOOK THE TRUCK TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS TO LEARN THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLICKING SOUND WAS ALSO EVIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DALER TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REMEDY; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FAILED TO PRODUCE A FAULT CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE STEERING MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY PERFORMED A MINOR REPROGRAMMING OF THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

I HAD THE RECALL ISSUE FOR THE POWER STEERING ADDRESSED AND WAS TOLD IT ONLY NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. 5000 MILES LATER THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE CONSTANTLY WHILE PARKED OR MOVING. NOW MY WIFE LOST TOTAL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. WE CALLED THE DEALER WHO GAVE US THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT US PAYING FOR IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS ON LOWER LEFT DASH. CAR HAS A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING INTO GEAR. SLOW TO ENGAGE, THOUGH HIGH RPM. HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION. OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP.

2008 FORD ESCAPE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE MAKING TURN INTO TRAFFIC. EXAMINATION REVEALED SIGNIFICANT LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER RESULTING IN "SLIPPAGE" OF TRANSMISSION. INVESTIGATION OF ISSUE FOUND THAT LEAKAGE WAS A CRACKED TUBE AT RIGHT HAND MOUNTING BRACKET OF TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER. THIS CONDITION IS COVERED BY FORD CSP 09B10, BUT HAD NOT BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR MITIGATION BY PREVIOUS OWNER. FORD HAS EXPIRED CSP 09B10 AS OF AUGUST 2010, EVEN THOUGH THE CONDITION APPEARS TO BE A CERTAINTY (BASED ON ABUNDANT INTERNET COMMENTARY) RELATIVELY EARLY IN MILEAGE LIFE OF VEHICLE (MY ESCAPE HAS VERY MODERATE MILEAGE). RAPID AND UNEXPECTED CHANGE IN TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE RECALL AS OPPOSED TO A "FIX-IT" BULLETIN. FORD HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE REMEDIATION OF THIS PROBLEM.

I HAD RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 2015, AND THEN IN JANUARY 2016 MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING/LOCKING. IN APRIL POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I TOOK VEHICLE IN AND ASKED IF POWER STEERING WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND HE SAID NO IT WAS A SEPARATE SENSOR THAT WAS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT. SO, I GAVE PERMISSION FOR THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED. THEN, I STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE. I HAD MY BOYFRIEND CALL BACK AS HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT CARS THAN I DO AND HE WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT A SENSOR NOT RELATED TO RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED WAS CAUSING P.S TO GO OUT THAT WAS UNRELATED TO THE RECALL. WE GO TO PICK UP THE CAR AND PAY FOR IT AND WHEN WE ARE GOING OVER OUR PAPERWORK IN THE CAR WE FIND THAT THE WORK THEY DID WAS REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR WHICH IS PART OF THE RECALL. I CALLED THE OVERALL SERVICE MANAGER AND SPOKE TO HIM. I ASKED HIM IF I WOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT IT IN DECEMBER WHEN I WAS EXPERIENCING NO ISSUES AND WOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL APRIL WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WOULD THE CODE (P2278) BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND HE SAID YES, THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE WORK. THAT CODE WOULD CAUSE THEM TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. SO I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS SUGGESTING THAT PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SO THAT THE WORK WILL ACTUALLY BE COVERED? HE SAID NO OF COURSE NOT, BUT WHAT OTHER OPTION IS THERE? YOU TAKE IT IN WHEN THERE ARE NO ISSUES THEY UPDATE SOFTWARE, AND THEN WHEN YOU START HAVING ISSUES WITH TORQUE SENSOR OR STEERING COLUMN YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL. WHAT OPTION ARE PEOPLE GOING TO TAKE? OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO PAY A 675 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A RECALL SO THEY WILL DRIVE UNTIL POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHICH IS NOT SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT BECAME VISIBLE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I REALIZED IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILING. I DROVE IT HOME AS I WAS ONLY A MILE FROM MY HOUSE. ONCE I STARTED IN FORWARD MOTION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, WHEN IT DID SHIFT, THERE WAS A FORCEFUL LUNGE FORWARD. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE GOING WRONG WITH FORD'S ESCAPE MODEL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED, WITH THE AMOUNT OF ISSUES THAT SUV HAS.

LOW SPEED TURNS, ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILS TO ASSIST IN RETURNING WHEELS TO STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. WHEELS CAN BE BROUGHT BACK TO FORWARD POSITION WITH SOME EFFORT. HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY, EVERY DAY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THERE IS HIGHER TORQUE ON THE STEERING COLUMN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V28400 (STEERING) IN 2015, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IN 2016. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND FAILED. THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER A RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2014 FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FINE WHEN IT STARTED CHIMING. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHY IT WAS MAKING THE NOISE. IT DID THIS 3 TIMES AND THEN A SMALL WRENCH SIGNAL SHOWED UP ON THE PANEL. I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO STEERING! SCARED ME TO DEATH. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, THANK GOODNESS! THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT MY VIN NUMBER!

JULY 2014 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING TORQUE SENSOR/STEERING COLUMN, I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP (STIVERS FORD/LINCOLN IN WAUKEE IOWA) WHERE THEY TOOK APPROX. 5 MINS TO DO WHATEVER IT WAS THEY WERE TO DO REGARDING THE RECALL. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR AT THAT TIME. APPROX. 3 WEEKS AGO (MARCH 2016) I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND MOVING BACK/FORTH AT ALL TIMES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN IDLING, ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS AND BEING PARKED, ALONG WITH ODD NOISES WHEN DRIVING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP (STIVERS FORD/LINCOLN IN WAUKEE IOWA) YESTERDAY (MARCH 29, 2016) TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT I NEEDED A NEW TORQUE SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE FROM JULY 2014, THE GUY IN THE SERVICE DEPT (STEVE) CALLED FORD MOTORS AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COSTS. I CALLED FORD MOTORS TODAY (MARCH 30, 2016) AT THEIR RETAIL NUMBER, THE FEMALE TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COSTS AND SAID THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND I SHOULD OF HAD IT FIXED THEN. (THERE WAS NO ISSUES AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL WITH MY VEHICLE AND I DID TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER). FORD MOTORS KNEW/KNOWS OF THE DEFAULTING PARTS (HENCE THE RECALL IN 2014), THEY SHOULD COVER THESE PARTS NOW. MOST CARS DO NOT GO OUT RIGHT AT THE TIME OF A RECALL. MY VEHICLE TOOK OVER A YEAR TO GO OUT SINCE THE RECALL, I HAVE FOUND FORD MOTORS TO BE VERY DISHONEST. THE SERVICE MAN I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME HE WAS WITH ME ON THIS ISSUE AND BELIEVED THAT FORD MOTORS SHOULD COVER THESE COSTS FOR REPAIRS OF THE TORQUE SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN. RECALL LETTER STATES: ALTERNATIVELY, THE DEALER MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE (PARTS AND LABOR.

THE RECALL ISSUED IN MAY, 2014 FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SENSOR FAILED AGAIN, AND THE REMEDY BY FORD LITERATURE TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS ERRONEOUS AND OVERLY COSTLY TO ME. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETECTED A FAULT CODE, B2278, AND THE REMEDY LISTED THREE REPAIRS IN SEQUENCE TO FIX. THE FIRST WAS THE SOFTWARE UPDATE PROSCRIBED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. THAT PROCEDURE HAD BEEN COMPLETED BY A DEALER PREVIOUSLY. THE SECOND IN THE SEQUENCE WAS TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. DEALER FOLLOWED THIS AND THE FIX FAILED, CAUSING REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, COSTING AN ADDITIONAL $1200 ON TOP OF THE $500+ FOR THE FIRST FAILED FIX. ATTACHED RECEIPT FOR ENTIRE REPAIR OF A RECALL THAT DIDN'T GET FIXED THE FIRST TIME.

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU THE GAS PEDAL WENT FLAT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THROTTLE CABLE BROKE.NEEDED REPLACED AND THROTTLE BODY,INJECTORS CLEANED. COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. CALLED DEALER AND NO HELP. CALLED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY TOOK INFORMATION BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY HELP. IF THIS HAD BROKE WHILE DRIVING WE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD COULD OF BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY RECALLED IN MY OPINION. ALSO THIS FIX IS NO GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. NICE THOUGHT TO HAVE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.

WE TOOK OUR FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2008 ESCAPE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL NHTSA 14V284000 OR FORD #14S05. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING MODULE. PRIOR TO THAT WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER WITH THE STEERING. 4 MONTHS LATER THE STEERING HAS FAILED. FROM WHAT I AM READING AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM ASKING THE NHTSA TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM CLOSER. MY OPINION IS THERE SHOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL RECALL THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE. IF YOU'VE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE I URGE YOU TO CONTACT FORD AND FILE A COMPLAINT AND CONTACT THE NHTSA AND VOICE YOUR CONCERN. I WAS TOLD BY FORD IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE OFFERING NO ASSISTANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MAINTENANCE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE SAME DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES. THE FAILURES INCLUDED THE LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL, AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,412.

ABS LIGHT, REGEN LIGHT CHECK, BRAKE LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKES FAILED AND WORKED IN DEGRADED MODE. BROUGHT TO DEALER, THEY ADVISED RECALIBRATION AND INTERNAL BLEED PROCEDURE, ABS MODULE REFLASH AND CALIBRATION, WHICH WAS PERFORMED AT A COST OF $221.49 ADVISED IF CODE RETURNS , HCU REPLACEMENT WILL BE NEEDED AT $5400.!!!! OUTRAGEOUS, THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW AND MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. CAR NOW HAS 79,397 AND WE ARE DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS THE BRAKES MAY FAIL. WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED THE CAR WAS RESTARTED ON THE PEAKING LOT AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR 15 MINUTES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,377.

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE ONLY GO IN DRIVE TWO ONE AND REVERSE.

PRE MATURE RUST ON HATCHBACK DOOR AND REAR QUARETER PANEL ALMOST EVERY OWNER OF SAME CAR HAVE SAME ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,900. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WAS A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT NO REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE SECOND REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 05/04/16*LJ .....UPDATED 05-12/16 *BF UPDATED 11/21/2017*JS *TR *BF

MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUTS DOWN DUE TO A "MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT (MEC) PUMP" FAILURE, I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT FORD MOTOR CO HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER WHEN I CALLED FMC THEY TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT "ACCORDING TO MY VIN MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL PROGRAM, MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT

ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC BRAKE (EHB) SYSTEM HAD A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SMOKE.

ABS BREAK LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAYS RENEG BRAKES DISABLED. CAR BUCKED AND LOST BREAKING ABILITY. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS/HCU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,800.00. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS IT CANNOT STOP SAFELY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT FORD, IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.

P2803 & P2800 SENSORS..BOTH SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS FAR ABOVE FAIR PRICING. HYDRAULIC CONTROL APPROX COST TO REPAIR 4100.00 DOLLARS. THIS IS UNUNFAIR REPAIR COSTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH ABOVE AVERAGE CARE AND HAS NOT BEEN MISUSED. CHECKING WEB SITE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. PUBLIC SHOULD BE WARNED ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THIS MODEL AND A POSSIBLE RECALL SHOULD ME MADE.

WE HAD OUR VEHICLE RECALLED. WE TOOK IT TO TAYLOR FORD IN CHANDLER OKLAHOMA, TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND NOW THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, THAT AFTER FORD HAD SO CALLED UPDATED THE PROGRAMING ON THE STEERING SYSTEM, THEY FAIL. SO INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED THEY UPDATE THE COMPUTER AND THEN WHEN DOWN THE ROAD, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM YOURSELF. TAYLOR FORD TOLD MY WIFE THAT THERE WAS NOTING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE SINCE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. HOW DO I GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE RIGHT THIS TIME. THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. SO FORD IS JUST PUTTING BAND AIDS ON THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEN SAYING IT WAS FIXED AND CHARGING THE COMSUMER LATER TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE AND THAT IS WHEN THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. I HAD JUST DROPPED MY 6 YEAR OLD SON OFF AT SCHOOL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHER IT WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,900.

HAD FORD RECALL #14V284000 (FORD #14S05) PERFORMED IN APRIL 2015 - WHICH COVERED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. WAS TOLD "NOTHING WRONG, UPDATED SOFTWARE". MARCH 2016 STEERING FAILED. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAILED TORQUE SENSOR WHICH SUPPOSEDLY IS ONE OF THE ITEMS COVERED UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER WAS TOLD THIS WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER RECALL - BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS "CLOSED OUT" ON OUR VEHICLE THE DAY THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-392-3673 WHO SAID SAME THING. TOTAL SCAM! IF IT'S NOT BROKE THE DAY YOU TAKE IT IN THEN THEY DON'T REPLACE ANYTHING. SIDE STEPPING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE STEERING COMPONENTS WITH A BOGUS SOFTWARE FIX. THEN LATER EXPOSED TO THE SAFETY RISK OF DRIVING WITH STEERING COMPONENTS THAT MAY (AND IN THIS CASE) DID FAIL. AGAIN I FEEL THIS IS A TOTAL SHAM!

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND I AM HAVING STEERING WHEEL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE AND I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I LOOK LIKE THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IM HAVING AND THAT MIGHT BE THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHILE RATTLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

I TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED ON ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF CORRECTLY TO START WITH. I FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY FOR THAT ISSUE. I FORGOT TO MENTION AND ADD A COMPLAINT FOR ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING ALSO WITH THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE VEHICLE IT WILL NOT START. IF YOU REMOVE THE KEY AND TRY AGAIN THEN IT WILL START. OR IF YOU SIT AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RETRY TO START THE VEHICLE THEN IT WILL START. I THOUGHT AT FIRST THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE SHAKEN IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WAS A SEPARATE ISSUE AND BILL. I COULD ONLY AFFORD TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED FOR THE ELETRIC POWER STEERING WHEEL SO FOR NOW I CAN ONLY HOPE AND PRAY THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT GO COMPLETELY OUT AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. HONESTLY... I WANT TO CRY! EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND IT IS SOMETHING GOING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO I HAD TO GET THE SERPENTINE BELT FIXED LAST WEEK AS WELL. I DONT KNOW OF WHAT MORE I CAN SAY AT THIS TIME. MY NERVES ARE SHOT WORRING ABOUT WHAT WILL GO WRONG NEXT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WORRY IF IT WILL START TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL AND SOCCER OR IF SHE WILL BE LEFT STRANDED BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO WORRY; ABOUT HAVING MONEY FOR REPAIR AFTER REPAIR. I AM SO DISCUSSED WITH FORD! ALSO I HAVE A ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE MAKING A NOISE. I THOUGHT THE NOISE COULD BE RELATED TO THE SERPENTINE BELT BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. IT IS SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE UNTIL I CAN GET THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED.

I TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC POWERING STEERING ON OCTOBER 28, 2015. THE FORD DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. LSS..WHEN I TOOK THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR THE RECALL I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE SENSOR WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE FORD DEALER SAID THEY ONLY HAD TO REPROGRAM IT. FEBRUARY 26, 2016 I TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE TO BE CHECKED AT A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A SENSOR FOR THE ELECTIC POWER STEERING. THE REASON I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED WAS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. ALSO IT IS HARD TO START. WHEN YOU TURN IT OVER, IT WANT DO ANYTHING. THEN WHEN YOU TRY AGAIN IT WOULD START. I FEEL FORD TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME. THEY HAD TO KNOW JUST REPROGRAMMING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WAS NOT ENOUGH. NOW I AM LEFT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL. IT SEEMS LIKE 2 OR 3 MONTHS AFTER I GOT THIS ESCAPE PAID FOR IT WENT DOWNHILL. I HAVE HAD IT IN AND OUT OF THESHOP EVERY SSINCE.IT IS REPAIR AFTER REPAIR ON THIS VEHICLE. ITS HEARTBREAKING! ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO PAY OUT HUNDREDS AND EVEN OVER A THOUSAND FOR CONTINUOUS REPAIRS. THE CURRENT ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKEN WOULD HAPPEN SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT, ETC. ALSO THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO START AND HAVING TO RETRY TO START THE VEHICLE HAPPENED WHEN YOU WOULD TRY TO START THE VEHICLE TO GO SOMEWHERE. THE ISSUE BEING HARD TO TURN HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT ON THE ROAD.

I WAS AT A GAS STATION AND WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AND CALL A TOW. WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER AND TOLD THEM THAT THE RECALL THEY HAD FIXED IN AUGUST OF 2014 WAS DEFECTIVE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED THERE RESPONSE WAS THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM (OBVIOUSLY THEY DID NOT) AS THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME I COULD NOT TOW THE CAR THERE AS THEY DID NOT HAVE ROOM AND THEY COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR TILL MID MARCH. THE CAR WAS AT A GAS STATION THEY RAN A TEST CHARGED ME $200.00 AND COULD NOT FIX IT SAID ONLY FORD COULD. I FINALLY GOT A FORD DEALER TO TAKE THE CAR AND WAS CHARGED $1500.00 THIS IS INSANE FOR ALMOST GETTING KILLED ON THEIR NEGLECT IN THE FIRST PLACE. .

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT LUNGE FORWARD, WHICH IT HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY THE CAR STALLED, THEN LUNGE FORWARD AGAIN. I WAS SCARED THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS GOING TO HIT ME. PLEASE HELP ALL THE FORD ESCAPE OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALER, HOPING THEY CAN RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A YEAR YET, JUST BROUGHT IT LAST YEAR.

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS STARTING AGAIN THE KEY JUST TURNS AND CAR DOESN'T TURN OVER AND IT BEEPS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT PUT KEY IN RIGHT POSITION.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE STATIONARY AS I WAS FIXING TO LEAVE ON AN IN TOWN TRIP

AFTER APPROX. 10 MINUTES OF STOP AND GO DRIVING AT <5MPH A TONE SOUNDED, A RED TRIANGLE LIT, AND THE LED INDICATED "STOP SAFELY NOW." THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL, SHUT DOWN, OR GIVE ANY OTHER INDICATION OF A FAULT, THEREFORE I CONTINUED DRIVING AT <15MPH TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER I RETURNED SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY WITH NO FAULT INDICATION, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER FAULT INDICATION. I READ ON THE WEB THAT THIS HAD OCCURRED WITH OTHER 2008 ESCAPE HYBRIDS AND WAS DUE TO A FAULTY HYBRID SYSTEM ELECTRONICS COOLING PUMP. ONE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE 2008 ESCAPE HYBRIDS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT SHOW ON YOUR, OR ON FORD'S, DATABASE FOR THIS VEHICLE. HAS THIS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY, AND WAS THERE A RECALL?

I HAVE MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE RECALL 14S05 CORRECTED. THE DEALER STATED THEY ONLY NEEDED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK THREE WEEKS LATER, I LOST ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE TORQUE SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE TWO PARTS THAT I AM BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ARE PARTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN RECALL 14S05. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO THE DEALER AND FORD, I'M STILL BEING TOLD THAT THE RECALL FOR MY VIN HAS BEEN CLOSED. IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION TO MY SITUATION, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND HOUSING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TRUCK HAS 87,000 MILES ,RIDING DOWN THE ROAD TRANNY NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY,ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN I TRIED TO ACCERLATE.TOOK TO SHOP,TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY GOD YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.TERRIBLY DESIGNED SUV. NO MORE FORDS FOR ME.UNHEARD OF.

THE STEERING WHEEL MOTOR IS NOT WORKING

AUGUST 2014 TOOK MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE INTO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR RECALL NOTICE RECALL 14S05 - POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ISSUE WITH TORQUE SENSOR REPLACEMENT - LINDQUIST FORD DEALERSHIP JUST UPGRADED A PROGRAM INTO MY ESCAPE FOR ABT 20-30MINS, DIDN'T CHECK ANY PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT, TOLD ME NO PARTS WERE REPLACED THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT SO THEY DIDN'T PHYSICALLY TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK. FEBRUARY 2016 - NO ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT WHEN I TURN THE KEY OVER FOR THE LAST 6WKS SOMETIMES MY ESCAPE STARTS UP SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WITH A NOTICE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" - AS WEEKS WENT BY, THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING MORE RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING. THE ONLY WAY TO START MY FORD ESCAPE IS BY REMOTE START TO BYPASS THE STARTER. RECENTLY,I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGATION THE TORQUE SENSOR IS CRACKED. I WAS TOLD BY FORD EMPLOYEES, 2 OTHER LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS & THE MECHANIC TO TAKE THE ESCAPE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO OPENED UP THE ORIGINAL RECALL BACK IN AUGUST 2014. THAT ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP DID MAKE A CLAIM, FORD WARRANTY DENIED THE CLAIM- THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T "CHOOSE" TO TELL FORD WARRANTY THEY NEVER LOOKED AT THE RECALL PARTS IN AUGUST 2014 THEY JUST DID THE UPGRADE, THEIR LIABILITY "THAT'S WHAT THE LETTER TOLD THEM TO DO, NO WARNING LIGHT NO REPLACEMENT PARTS". I PAID $70+ FOR WHAT THE MECHANIC JUST DID FOR FREE. THAT DEALERSHIP DID NOT CHECK FOR ANY PARTS THAT NEEDED REPLACED BACK ON 2014. NOT ONLY DID THE DEALERSHIP CHARGE ME $70, I TOOK THE ESCAPE BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND PAID $500 FOR A NEW TORQUE SENSOR; SAME EXACT PART FALLING UNDER THE RECALL "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". DENIED CLAIM ON 2/19/2016, REASON- IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE MY RECALL UPDATE WAS DONE THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THE PART BACK IN 2014. I DRIVE 2 CARS, SERIOUSLY?

CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING WHILE CROSSING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TURNING ONTO A SIDE STREET. WE DETERMINED THIS ISSUE WAS INCLUDE IN RECALL 14S05 AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. DEALER SAYS FORD REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND CONSIDERED THE RECALL CLOSED ON MY VEHICLE. THE SUPPOSED REPROGRAMMING OF THE MODULE WAS SUPPOSED TO WARN US IF THE POWER STEERING HAD A FAILURE. NO WARNING LIGHT OR SOUND APPEARED BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN HAD THERE BEEN A POWER STEERING ISSUE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO ADDRESS THE RECALL. SO BASICALLY IF WE HAD IGNORED THE RECALL WE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER OFF. WE WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED BY FORD BUT A YEAR AND A HALF LATER THE PARTS THEY KNEW WERE GOING TO FAIL ARE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE ONLY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE SHOWING UP WAS B2278. FORD'S SERVICE ACTION DOCUMENT SENT TO DEALERS SAYS IF CODE B2278 APPEARS YOU ONLY REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR. OUR MECHANIC FOLLOWED FORD'S INSTRUCTIONS AND WE HAD A DEALERSHIP CALIBRATE THE STEERING SENSOR. UNFORTUNATELY THE POWER STEERING STILL DOES NOT WORK. NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ARE PRESENT AT THIS TIME AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOW TURNING ALL THE WAY TO ONE SIDE WITHOUT ANY INPUT. THE DEALERSHIP THAT CALIBRATED THE SENSOR HAS CHARGED US $110 TO CALIBRATE A SENSOR WHICH DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, WANTS ANOTHER $110 TO DIAGNOSE WHAT ELSE COULD BE WRONG, AND IF WE NEED TO REPLACE THE $955.00 STEERING COLUMN WILL CHARGE $275 TO INSTALL IT. HOW CAN THIS POSSIBLY BE LEGAL FOR FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR OVER 700,000 VEHICLES AND NOT FIX THE ISSUE? AND THE FIX THEY SAY THEY DID ON MY VEHICLE FAILED TO GIVE ANY WARNING OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE.

FORD ESCAPE WAS STATIONARY TURNED IT ON COULDNT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW :( JUST READING LOTS OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE.HOPE I CAN GET IF FIXED SOON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS AGO WAS TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,726.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT REQUIRED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS IN REVERSE. THE STEERING LOST POWER COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PSCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,175.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER IT IS THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR STORIES ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE LIKE I WAS ALSO DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND I ALMOST CRASHED.

RECALL 14V284 WAS INEFFECTIVE. PER FORD, THE RECALL WAS ADMINISTERED ON ME VEHICLE ON 18SEP14. THIS WAS WHEN THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED IN A LEFT TURN, IN THE SNOW, IN DEC 2014. THE STEERING COLUMN SHUTTERED, AS IF THE ABS WAS WORKING. IT RIGHTED ITSELF AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ON THE DASH ADVISING A FAULT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT BECAME HARD TO STEER, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND DISPLAYED A FAULT. SEE ATTACHED 27JAN15. DIAGNOSIS, BATTERY AT FAULT. THIS HAS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SOLUTION, PULL OVER AND RESTART, THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM. UNTIL NOW. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT LOCKED UP, SHUTTERED, RELEASED AND NO POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED ON 06FEB16. THIS WAS IN A HOTEL PARKING LOT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO SERVICE AND THE TORQUE SENSORS WERE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING REPLACED. I ADVISED THE ONGOING SITUATION AND WAS REFERRED TO FORD. I CONTACTED FORD AT 800-392-3673. I WAS DENIED COVERAGE. THEY WERE POLITE BUT STILL DENIED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DISCOVERED NO PROBLEM WHEN THEY TESTED THE SYSTEM ON THE RECALL AND IT HAD BEEN TOO LONG. IF THERE WERE ANY INVESTIGATIONS IDENTIFYING FURTHER RECALLS I WOULD BE ABLE TO SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND ADVISED THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OF 27JAN15 AND WAS AGAIN DENIED COVERAGE. WHILE EVERYONE WAS POLITE, THE CONCERN IS STILL NOT ADDRESSED. TWICE SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE STEERING HAS LOCKED IN A TURN. AT LEAST SIX TIMES SINCE THE RECALL THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES IN MOTION. AS NO ONE WAS HURT AND THERE WASN'T ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE, I BELIEVE THE SITUATION IS BEING OVERLOOKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,800.

2008 FORD ESCAPE, 122,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING LIKE THIS HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=F-LZBZSBO3U AND THEN I LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER QUICK RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A HUGE RECALL (ALMOST MILLION CARS) FOR 2008-2011 ESCAPES, BUT MINE WAS NOT ON THE LIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V238000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 9 MPH, THE WRENCH ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ *JS

AT APPROXIMATELY 134,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY DRASTICALLY SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY, STARTED REVVING REALLY HIGH AND THE 'WRENCH LIGHT' CAME ON. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN GETTING REAR-ENDED BY THE CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE. WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS MISSING 2ND AND 4TH GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THE COST WOULD BE $4,200 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE BAND FOR 2ND AND 4TH GEAR BROKE, SENDING THE VEHICLE INTO LIMP MODE (ONLY USING 1ST AND 3RD GEAR). I FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS WELL AS A TSB (#TSB-12-4-8). AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL FORD FAMILY VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE CD4E TRANSMISSION. I HAVE OWNED FORD VEHICLES FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. FORD KNOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ASSIST THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS WITH A SOLUTION. WHILE TALKING TO A FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THIS, I WAS TOLD THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LEAVING THE CUSTOMER TO PAY TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT FORD KNOWS HAS ISSUES. DOES IT REALLY TAKE SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR GET KILLED IN ORDER FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT? IF FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED OR PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT IF THE CUSTOMER MUST PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT.

POWER STEERING MODULE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE POWER STEERING. WE HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED IN NOV 2014. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WENT OUT ON FEBRUARY 1, 2016. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT EXACTLY THE SAME THING, IT SEEMS RELATED AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROADER TO INCLUDE THIS ISSUE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN. MY DAUGHTER HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. WHEN HE DIAGNOSED THE CODE, HE SAID IT WAS UNSAFE FOR HER TO CONTINUE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. IN 2014, THE CONTACT DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS UPDATED. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR AND THE AFFECTED POWER STEERING COMPONENTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,200.

BEFORE THE TORQUE SENSOR RECALL, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY THE STOP SAFELY NOW RED TRIANGLE. UPON BEING NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JACK SAFRO FORD IN OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE REQUIRED THE EASIER FIX AND THE DEALER DIDN'T REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS MY POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. IT STARTED GOING OUT MORE OFTEN AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START FIRST TRY. USUALLY I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION 3-4 TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. IN THE PAST MONTH MY POWER STEERING IS NOW COMPLETELY OUT. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IF A CAR WENT OVER THE CENTER LINE OR A DEER OR ANIMAL WERE TO GO IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. ALSO, IT IS SO HARD TO PULL INTO PARKING SPACES AND TURN THE WHEEL THAT I HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR BECAUSE I AM HAVING SHARP PAIN IN MY SHOULDERS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO JACK SAFRO THIS WEEK AND THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD TALK TO FORD. ALL THEY DID WAS TRY TO RESET COMPUTER AND THE STEERING IS STILL COMPLETELY OUT. THEY SAID FORD WOULD NOT COVER IT AND GAVE US THE 800 NUMBER TO COMPLAIN. SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH AN UNSAFE CAR AND I HAVE A GRANDSON I NEED TO TRANSPORT SOME DAYS. WHY IN THE WORLD CAN'T THE DEALER REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR IF THAT WAS THE RECALL AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY CAR? WHY DOES IT HAVE TO ISSUE CERTAIN CODES? CAN'T THE DEALER SEE FOR THEMSELVES THERE IS NO POWER STEERING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY NEVER DID THE PROPER VEHICLE RECALL REPAIR? I AM BAFFLED! OUR SON JUST PURCHASED A FORD TRUCK AND MY HUSBAND ALSO OWNS ONE SO WE HAVE 3 FORDS IN OUR DRIVEWAY!

DAUGHTER IS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHICH REQUIRED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS REQUIRED GREAT DIFFICULTY DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ESCAPE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHICH GAVE HER MATERIAL ON THE POWER STEERING MODULE RECALL. SHE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VIN NUMBER HAD BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS FOR THE EXACT REASON THE RECALL WAS INITIATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

ON 4/29/15 AT 74,422 MILES I HAD RECALL 14S05 COMPLETED ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THEY PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND TOLD ME THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. ON 1/29/16 AROUND 85,000 MILES MY HUSBANDS WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER ASSIST FAULT WARNING DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. NOW FORD IS REFUSING TO PAY TO FIX MY CAR STATING THE RECALL IS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 30 DAYS. THEY STATE I NEED A NEW TORQUE SENSOR WHICH IS A PART THAT WAS REPLACED IN SOME VEHICLES UNDER THIS RECALL. THE DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD OF NEVER BEEN LEFT IN MY CAR BACK IN APRIL OF 2015.

AFTER FUELING MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, BUT IT'S HARDER AT LOW SPEEDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE U-JOINT LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THREE MONTHS PRIOR, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS AND THERE WAS NO NEED FOR REPAIRS AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE STATUE OF LIMITATION HAD SURPASSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,077.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

IN 2012 THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE EPS TO CONTINUALLY FAIL. WE HAD THE PARTS REPLACED WITH FACTORY PARTS IN 2014 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR $500. IN DECEMBER 2015 THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING ERRATICALLY AGAIN, INDICATING TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD TELLING US TO TAKE OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. ON JANUARY 19, 2016 THE ESCAPE WAS DROPPED OFF AT TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD IN MADISON, TN. WE PICKED THE ESCAPE BACK UP ON JANUARY 21, 2016. THE STEERING WHEEL STILL SHOOK ERRATICALLY. WHEN ASKED WHY THE MECHANIC DIDN'T REPAIR THE TORQUE SENSOR, THEY INDICATED IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR BASED OFF OF VAG CODES OR FAULT CODES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE "DASH WAS LIT UP LIKE CHRISTMAS" AND HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PULL ALL OF THE FAULT CODES. WE LEFT MUTLIPLE MESSAGES FOR THE SERVICE DEPARMENT MANAGER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AS DIRECTED IN THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE AND EXPLAINED AS ABOVE. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DIRECTED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT FORD SERVICE CENTER AND STATED THEY COULD NOT ENFORCE THE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL AS DEALERSHIPS ARE PRIVATELY OWNED. WE HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AFTER THE SERVICE DATES AS NOTED IN THIS COMPLAINT.

AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE RPM'S INCREASE BUT THE VEHICLE SPEED WILL NOT....ALMOST AS IF THE THROTTLE IS "STICKING." THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

EVERY TIME I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TO SHAKE. THEN FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON A STOP LIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. TWO DAYS AGO AS I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SUPER HARD TO MOVE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE I TURNED IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL FELT FINE AGAIN. THIS MORNING AS I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD AND UNMOVEABLE. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE.

SLIPPING WHEN IT GOES FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR STEERING ISSUE. NO ISSUES WITH STEERING PRIOR TO RECALL. SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED. 4 MONTHS NO ISSUES. THEN STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MODERATE SHAKING UPON START, DRIVING AND IDLING. SEVERAL DAYS LATER 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT' APPEARED IN MESSAGE CENTER. SHAKING CONTINUED BUT NO IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. TWO DAYS FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS OF MAJOR SNOWSTORM, ALL POWER STEERING LOST. CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO SCHEDULE SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THEY CLAIMED THAT CODES CAN BACK AS TORQUE SENSOR AND NOTHING TO DO WITH POWER STEERING ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY STEERING WENT OUT AFTER I HAD STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. I HAD GOT BACK IN THE CAR 30 MINUTES LATER PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE STEERING WAS GONE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM BECAUSE I HAD SEEN ON SOME SERVICE PAPERS FROM THEM THAT STATED A RECALL ON THE FORD ESCAPE WAS IN PLACE #14S05. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. MY MILEAGE IS 101,500. THIS IS THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT MY IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT WAS GIVING ME PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDNT GIVE THEM A PROBLEM. 2 MONTHS LATER SWITCH IS ALMOST GONE COMPLETELY, I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT SORRY YOUR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ *CN

THE STEERING STARTED GOING OUT AFTER A FEW MILES. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD BE FINE FOR AWHILE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND THE WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN AUGUST, 2014. THE DEALER CONTACTED FORD RECALL SPECIAL SERVICES AND WAS DENIED COVERAGE. WE ALSO CONTACTED FORD AND WERE DENIED. THE VEHICLE BELONGS TO A 72 YEAR OLD WIDOW WHO HAS FOLLOWED EVERY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. SHE IS UNABLE TO STEER IT WHEN IT GOES OUT AND UNABLE TO AFFORD A $900 REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY IN THE ON POSITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING COLUMN PARTS WERE BEING ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DIRECTED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING.

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WELL MAINTAINED, ALWAYS TAKEN IN FOR ANY AND ALL REPAIRS/MAINT/RECALLS. RECALL # 14S05 WAS ATTENDED TO IN 2015 , BY WAY OF REPROGRAMMING. AFTER THIS "REPAIR", WE COMPLAINED OF LOSS OF STEERING RADIUS, WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND THAT IT WAS FINE. FAST FORWARD TO JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. OUR DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE SAME ITEM AS RECALL AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD CORP. FORD CORP SAID NO, SINCE ITS 7 YEARS OLD. THE LAW SAYS 10 YEARS FROM RECALL OR PURCHASE.. BECAUSE THEY REPROGRAMMED IT, THEY MAY NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY THING ELSE THAT GOES WRONG, EVEN IF IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. A KNOWN ISSUE. VERY UNSAFE, AND NOT SOMETHING THE CONSUMER CAN DAMAGE ON THEIR OWN. THIS WILL COST US BETWEEN 500 TO 2,500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. SEEMS THAT A KNOWN PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR OUT FROM THE RECALL. IT FAILED SIX MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL WAS CLOSED, WHICH WAS ONLY OPEN FOR A YEAR. THE LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER WAS TREMENDOUS . ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AS THE EFFORT REQUIRED STEER WOULD PREVENT THE ABILITY TO AVOID A SITUATION COMPLETELY. MY VEHICLE IS USELESS AT THIS TIME. THE OPEN INVESTIGATION DP15001, SHOWS WHAT A TRUE PROBLEM THIS IS . VERY DANGEROUS. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS FAILURE WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT FORD NEEDS TO RE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE REPAIR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER I HAD PARKED AND TURNED IT OFF. ONCE I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, I HAD LOST ALL POWER STEERING . I WAS 60 MILES FROM HOME, SO I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE IT IN THAT CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TOW THE VEHICLE WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V606000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING, INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY NOT IN MOTION. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) WAS NEVER REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

MY WIFE HAD THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING, IN HER VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING HOME ON CITY STREETS. UPON SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO IN FOR SERVICE AS WE WANT A RELIABLE, SAFE VEHICLE. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND APPLIED A SOFTWARE UPDATE PER RECALL 14S05. DROVE HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING/VIBRATING/TURNING ON ITS OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK. DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS PROBLEM DID NOT GET BETTER. CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER BACK 3 DAYS AFTER ORIGINAL SERVICE, WHEN THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS APPLIED TO SCHEDULE NEW APPOINTMENT. THE FOLLOWUP APPOINTMENT WAS 4 DAYS LATER OR ONE WEEK AFTER THE ORIGINAL SERVICE DATE. SIX DAYS AFTER SOFTWARE UPDATE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING HOME, ON A HIGHWAY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN THE FOLLOWING MORNING (1 WEEK FROM ORIGINAL SERVICE DATE) FOR SERVICE. THIS TIME THE SERVICE CENTER FOUND A PROBLEM AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE GEAR AND THIS WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT COULD JUST BE THE TIMING BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE CAUSED PROBLEMS (STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION) THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR UPDATE, OR THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS WHEN THE HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE. ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT GIVEN THE KNOWN ISSUE (RECALL 14S05) THAT FORD FEELS A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS A "FIX" FOR A STEERING FAILURE, A POTENTIAL SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A RECALL HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY WERE INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT EXCEEDED THE TIME LIMIT FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON FREEWAY. PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO SHOULDER. VEHICLE RESTARTED. NO FAULT CODE FOUND

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAD A RECALL ON IT. AFTER I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE RECALL. AFTER TAKING IT TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD COMPANIES AND PROVING THAT THE RECALL FIX DID NOT WORK AND IS CAUSING PROBLEMS, FORD REFUSES TO AUTHORIZE THE OTHER REPAIRS THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BECAUSE ONE REPAIR SHOP DID THE INITIAL UPDATE. NOW MY CAR IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TALKED TO 5 DIFFERENT PEOPLE ABOUT THE ISSUE AT FORD BUT THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THE CASE NUMBER I PROVIDE THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT HOWEVER IT DOES NOT. IM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 WITH LOW INCOME AND IF MY CARS POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT A CRUCIAL TIME I COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

THE GAS PEDAL IS VERY HARD TO PUSH DOWN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. IT IS CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 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 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,136.

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS LOST POWER STEERING. IT NO LONGER WORKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING FAILED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A WHILE, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

ON DECEMBER 11, 2015 I HAD TAKEN MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE TO DEALER FOR THE 14S05 RECALL BEING THAT TWO DAYS BEFORE MY POWER STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. THEY DID THE SOFTWARE UPDATE NOW ON DECEMBER 31, 2015 I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER SAID TORQUE SENSOR WENT OUT AND IS NOT PART OF RECALL. ITS PRETTY UNSAFE THAT THEY RECALL THIS PART BUT WONT HONOR TO FIX IT WHEN THEY KNOW ITS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THESE VEHICLES BETWEEN 2008-2011. WHY SEND A RECALL LETTER IF THE DEALER ISN'T GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND EXPECT YOU TO PAY PUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS BEING RECALLED?? MAKES ME VERY UPSET AND UNHAPPY WITH FORD AND THEIR VEHICLES IF THEY CAN'T MAKE THEM SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE, THEY ARE PICKING THE CHEAPEST WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH JUST THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WHEN THE ISSUE IS MORE TO DO WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR IN THE VEHICLES. PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES THINKING THEY ARE FIXED WHEN THEY ARE NOT, THINKING WE ARE IN A SAFE VEHICLE AND WE ARE NOT BECAUSE FORD DOESN'T WANT TO HONOR THE RECALL. ITS RIDICULOUS HOW FORD IS DOING THIS AND NOT SAFE FOR DRIVERS. PLEASE HELP ME AND EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE RECALL DEALING WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR GET REPLACED...THANK YOU. *TR

THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ISSUES WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUTTER WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AT ANY SPEED (STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, AND ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, WHILE BRAKING, ETC - EVERYTHING) AND SOMETIMES COMPLETELY SHUT OFF POWER ASSISTED STEERING ALL TOGETHER MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD FOR THE RECALL PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO FROM THIS POSTING, HOWEVER, ONLY A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. THIS SEEMED TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUES WE WERE DESCRIBING, BUT ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR LATER THE SAME ISSUES STARTED OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER STEERING AVAILABLE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR IN THE POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (IMPLYING THAT THE PSCM MODULE WAS REPORTING A FAULTY SENSOR), BUT THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED BY THEM SINCE THE CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY 'SERVICED' BY FORD FOR THE RECALL. HAD WE WAITED ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR BEFORE PERFORMING THE FIRST RECALL, EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. NOW, WE ARE FORCED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR FOR A QUOTED $550 - WHICH THEY TELL US MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM (ALTHOUGH THAT IS THE ONLY CODE THAT IS BEING REPORTED) AND MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COLUMN. IDENTIFYING A RECALL PROCEDURE BY ONLY CHECKING IF THE CODES WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF RECALL IS NOT A GUARANTEED WAY TO REPLACE ALL FAULTY SENSORS. A MORE ACCURATE WAY TO FIND THE FAULTY PART IS FOR FORD TO ANALYZE THEIR DATA OF FAULTY POWER STEERING VEHICLES AND REPLACE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SENSOR SERIAL NUMBERS FROM SPECIFIC RANGES, MANUFACTURING DATES, AND MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE NEW IN 2008 AND HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE ACCELERATOR STICKING CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS NEVER REPLACED. NOW BECAUSE I HAVE 116000 MILES ON IT I JUST GOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. ONCE AGAIN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND HOLD THE BRAKE AND SHUT IT OFF. I PAID $110 TO TOW IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WELL NOW IT IS GOING TO COST ME $1000 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE PREVIOUSLY AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE ON ME OR RISK BEING KILLED DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. EVEN IF IT WAS NEVER ISSUED AS A RECALL ITEM I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS SINCE PURCHASING IT NEW IN 2008. I WANT SOMETHING DONE. I DID CALL FORD MTR CO AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 100000 MILES ON IT. WELL IF IT HAD BEEN HANDLED EVEN ONCE IN THE PAST 3 TIMES IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN ME KILLED THEN IT WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE NOW. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR OF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A SOFTWARE MANUFACTURERS RECALL IN 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY CAR WAS SITTING AND I WENT TO START IT AND THE "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED" AND "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" CAME ACROSS MY DASH. ITS A LONG STORY BUT I TOOK IT TO COURTESY FORD IN OKEMOS, MI AND THEY SAID THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNTIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THIS PART WOULD COST ME $4,620.20 TO REPLACE. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS FOR JUST OVER A YEAR.I OWE $10,080.00 ON THIS VEHICLE, I CANNOT GET A LOAN TO FIX IT AND COURTESY FORD SAID THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE ME $3,700 FOR IT! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS VEHICLE! I EMAILED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR HELP ME OUT FIXING IT. I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND STUCK WITH A $10,000 DEBT!!! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE HYBRIDS DUE TO THEIR FAULTY PART NOT TO MENTION IT IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SO IT SITS THERE. I AM OUTRAGED AND SICKENED AT FORD. THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PART. I AM NOT ABLE TO GET TO WORK, I AM GOING TO LOOSE MY JOB AND MY HOUSE BECAUSE OF FORD. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FOR A LONG TIME, A LEAK FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOTICED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY, THE AXELS AND PARTS TO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER OUT OF STATE WHERE AXELS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V606000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE THROTTLE SEEMS TO GET STUCK WHILE I'M DRIVING. I'LL PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPMS WILL GO UP, BUT THE CAR WON'T SPEED UP OR RESPOND FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT WILL FINALLY "CATCH" AND ACCELERATE. HAPPENS OFTEN, SOMETIMES FROM A STOP AND SOMETIMES WHEN I'M ALREADY IN MOTION, EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, AND I ONLY HAVE AROUND 38,000 MILES ON THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ UPDATED 06/15/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS OT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO STEERING FAILURES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED LOWER TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1500.00. UPDATED 04/20/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS INOPERABLE AND THE STARTER KEY NEEDED TO BE FORCED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH EVENTUALLY FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,348.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,837. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ UPDATED 5/9/18*JB *CN

LOST POWER STEERING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. DEALER IS CLAIMING THAT B/C I BROUGHT IT IN TO THEM 10 MONTHS AGO AND HAD THE CODES CHECKED (NONE FOUND AT THE TIME), THAT MY RECALL COVERAGE IS NOW NULL AND VOID. I WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF NEVER TAKING IT IN FOR THE RECALL, AS THE CHARGES ARE AROUND $1000.00 AND ARE EXACTLY WHAT MY CAR IS RECALLED FOR (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE.)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR EVEN AT THE INITIAL START OF THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY FOLLOWING THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CORNER (ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET) GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I ALMOST RAN INTO A BRICK MAILBOX--WHEN IT WENT OUT, A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. BASED ON MY DISCUSSION WITH THE REPAIR SHOP, THIS IS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V-284 -- FORD RECALL #14S05. THE REPAIR SHOP (MIDAS) SAID IT WAS A FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR AND INDICATED THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $889.30. I HAD THE REPAIR MADE, BUT I HAD TO SCHEDULE A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT WITH FORD BECAUSE THEY HAD TO DO SOFTWARE UPDATES BECAUSE THE STEERING WASN'T COMPLETELY RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS 133,700 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). 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 RANDOMLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED NO PERMANENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE CONDITION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT SUFFICIENT AND THE FAILURE COULD RECUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,119.

THE VEHICLE WAS APPARENTLY TREATED IN THE PAST FOR THE AFFECTED PART DUE TO RECALL. HOWEVER, THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 95 THOUSAND MILES THE POWER STEERING FAILED UPON START OF THE VEHICLE FORCING ME TO COMPLETE A 200 PLUS MILE TRIP WITHOUT IT ON A MOUNTAINOUS ROUTE. THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE IN THE FORM OF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A RECALL REPAIR.

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES. NOW I AM IN THE SAME POSITION AGAIN. FORD WAS NO HELP TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SWITCHED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

HAVE TO PUSH THE KEY IN VERY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO START OR "JIMMY" THE KEY AROUND VERY HARD. TAKE AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES TO GET THE CAR TO START BECAUSE OF KEY. SOMETIME IT STARTS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. KEY NOT TURNING OVER. POSSIBLY IGNITION SWITCH NO WORKING CORRECTLY. EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AND IT WORKING FINE. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET THE IGNITION AND KEY TO WORK FOR MONTHS. NOW THEY WON'T WORK AT ALL.

IN 2012, I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX 70MPH WHEN I HEARD THE WARNING SOUND AND RED LIGHT WARNING ME TO "STOP SAFELY NOW." I HAD TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND BARELY GOT TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE POWER SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I WAITED AND IT RESTARTED, BUT IT DID IT TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I REACHED MY DESTINATION. I CALLED AND TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIR, WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE COOLANT PUMP (COST $1010.96). THE NEXT YEAR A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE OCCURRED AND I WAS REFUNDED THE COST FOR REPAIR. TODAY, 2015, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THIS TIME I HAD JUST PULLED OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT MAKING A U-TURN, SO TRAVELING MAYBE 10 MPH WHEN I GOT THE SAME SOUND AND WARNING RED LIGHT AS I FELT THE ENGINE LOSING POWER. I GOT THROUGH THE BUSY INTERSECTION AND SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS CLEANED AND REPROGRAMMED (COST $369.15; I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE VIN# GROUP). WHILE THE COSTS HAVE BEEN HIGH FINANCIALLY, WE ARE MOSTLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL COSTS FROM HAVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND SHUT DOWN. BOTH TIMES I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO AVOID CRASHES. SAME SYMPTOMS, DIFFERENT DIAGNOSES; CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT.

I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP TO TURN RIGHT, AS I WAS TURNING I RECEIVED AN ALERT AND MESSAGE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE FAILURE AND LOST POWER STEERING, IT DID RETURN AFTER A MOMENT OR SO. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND TO CONTACT FORD TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND TO BRING IT TO THEM IN A FEW DAYS TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK. TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK BUT RESUMED WORKING AFTER A MOMENT. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT AT LUNCHTIME THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING AND THE ALERT IS ON FULL TIME. IT IS GOING TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR REPAIRS ON SOMETHING THAT THE RECALL NEVER ACTUALLY FIXED, NOTHING WAS REPLACED WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER IN JULY OF 2014. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER SINCE NOW MY CAR IS ACTUALLY HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000.

I HAD THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING SUDDENLY COME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR; ALSO TOLD ME THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS OFF. THE BRAKES WORKED, BUT WERE "MUSHY" AND CAR SEEMED TO BE MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP; IT TOOK A LONGER DISTANCE AND TOOK MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE LAST FEW MILES PER HOUR SEEMED THE POOREST IN STOPPING POWER. NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, THE BRAKES HAD NOT SEEMED AS "CRISP" FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. TOOK IT TOO KLABEN FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACING. I DID THIS, BUT IT WAS OVER $5000 FOR THE REPAIR (WITH LABOR).

WHEN STARTING THE CAR PARKED AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM / REGEN BRAKES DISABLED" MESSAGE APPEARS ALONG WITH ABS LIGHT. CAR LOSES MOST OF ITS BRAKING POWER FROM THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES REQUIRING A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR. BRAKING POWER IS REDUCED AND STOPPING DISTANCES INCREASING SUBSTANTIALLY, CAUSING NEAR MISSES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE ABS CONTROL UNIT, WHICH IS A $4,100 PART (PLUS LABOR) FOR AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THUS, THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE IS TO PAY MORE FOR PARTS AND LABOR THAN THE CAR IS ACTUALLY WORTH, RENDERING IT WORTHLESS TO THE OWNER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO MONTHS. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AND THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES WITH ALL OF ITS BRAKING POWER, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK FOR DAYS AT A TIME.

I HAD A POWER STEERING RECALL DONE ON MY TRUCK AT DONS FORD. THE MANAGER WHO DID THE RECALL ONLY KNEW ABOUT A PORTION OF THE RECALL SO ALL HE DID WAS REPROGRAM MY COMPUTER. AFTER 2 WEEKS I LOST MY POWER STEERING ALL TOGETHER ( WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALMOST HIT A WALL ) BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER TOLD THEM I WAS STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING THE RECALL DIDNT FIX IT. THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS CLOSED BECAUSE THEY DID PART OF IT. COME TO FIND OUT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE MODULE WENT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $450.00 TO REPAIR IT. IN THE MEAN TIME I CALLED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL THERE WERE 3 THINGS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL 1) REPROGRAM COMPUTER 2) REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN 3) REPLACE THE POWER STEERING TORQUE MODULE. I WENT TO THE MANAGER AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE 3 PARTS OF THE RECALL HE SAID SORRY OVER AND OVER BECAUSE HE ONLY SAW THE REPROGRAM OF THE COMPUTER. HE ALSO SAID BECAUSE THEY CLOSED THE RECALL THAT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE MODULE REPLACED BECAUSE IF THEY DID IT THEY WOULDNT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THEY ALSO SAID WELL SINCE THEY DID THE REPROGRAM I PUT OVER 200 MILES ON THE TRUCK SO THE POWER STEERING TORQUE COULD HAVE GONE OUT BECAUSE OF THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOST BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY, AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT HELP, CLAIMING THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF VEHICULAR MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

3 YEARS AGO MY RADIO NO LONGER LIGHTS UP, THE HEAT & AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH AND INSIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THEN IN 2013 REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WITH 86,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW IN 2015 THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS RECALLED IN 2014 AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE COVERED IT IF IT WAS WITHIN 12 MONTHS. IT WAS A WEEK AND HALF OVER THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A DING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A MECHANICAL PUMP ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM. PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING NO FAULT CODE PRIOR TO THE REMEDY BEING PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WHEN TURNING CAR ON , ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN ON .. THIS USE TO HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH,YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES ,ITS GETTING WORSE YOU HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WILL TURN ON , SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TURNING ON / OFF TO MAKE IT TURN ON. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE MOVING (DRIVING) AS I WILL NOT TAKE OFF UNTIL ITS WORKING. I'M AFRAID IT WILL PROGRESS TO TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING.I'M SURE THE LARGER PROBLEM OF TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING,STARTED OFF AS P/S NOT TURNING ON AND PROGRESSED. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FORD WAS RECALLING 100'S OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FOR P/S PROBLEMS (ELEC . P/STR.) FROM 06 TO 15. I CALLED FORD CO. DIRECT AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY PROBLEM SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE THEIR DESCRIPTION EXCEPT FOR CAR MOVING OR NOT ,IN OTHER WORDS , P/S TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING . FORD SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO , WITH DESCRIPTION , BUT WITH DATES OF MANUF. , PARTS USED , PLANT LOCATION ETC. ETC. THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE TO LOCAL FORD DEALER PAY TO REPAIR IT AND IF THEY DECIDED TO RECALL IT AT A LATER DATE , THEY WOULD INFORM ME BY MAIL AND REIMBURSE IF I HAD ALRE ADY HAD IT REPAIRED . THE PERSON AT FORD INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL RECALL ON MY CAR # 14S19 I TOLD HIM I KNEW ABOUT IT AND THEY HAD TOLD ME (EARLIER) THEY WOULD INFORM ME WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE .....NEVER INFORMED . THE P/STR. PROBLEM , STARTED AT APPROX . 70K MILES -6/7 MONTHS AGO,NOW HAS 76K

UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AND APPROACHING THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR I OBSERVED A DRIPPING OF LIQUID COMING FROM THE AREA IN FRONT OF AND TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. I FELT IT WAS GASOLINE AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE WAS LEAKING. AFTER THE DEALER SERVICE INVESTIGATION IT WAS REPORTED THAT IT CAME FROM AN AREA ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TANK AND WAS RUST THROUGH. THE AREA DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE PROPER COATING ON IT.

2008 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, TO ADDRESS THE STEERING RECALL # 14V284000. UP UNTIL THAT TIME, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON DECEMBER 20, 2014, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SUDDENLY THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER. APPARENTLY, WHAT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THE SAFETY NOTICE WAS A ONE-TIME FIX. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA

IN JULY 2015 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE FORD COMPANY. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MIGHT REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING MODE DUE TO AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT RELATED TO THE TORQUE SENSOR RESULTING IN AN INCREASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE STEERING EFFORT WOULD BECOME GREATER AT LOW SPEEDS. ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2015 I HAD MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES STATED FOR THE RECALL AND PERFORM REAL 14S05 CONCLUDING THAT NO CODE WAS PRESENT AND PROCEEDED IN REPROGRAMMING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 2015 UPON STARTING MY CAR AT WORK, THE POWER STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK AND MANUAL STEERING WAS REQUIRED UPON DRIVING TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. NO LIGHT WAS ON THE DASH BOARD OR THE INFO SETTING TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. UPON STARTING MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, THE SAME DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL 14S05 AGAIN CHECKING FOR DTC'S AND THE TORQUE LIGHT SENSOR FAULT CODE B2278 WAS PRESENT. NO PINPOINT TESTS AVAILABLE FOR THE CODE AND THE CHART CALLED FOR SENSOR REPLACEMENT. THE COST TO FIX THIS IS $700 AND WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY THE RECALL A MONTH PRIOR IF IT HAD SHOWN UP ON THE PERFORMED RECALL TEST. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY RECALL VEHICLES WITH THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMITTENTLY WORKING BUT HAD REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ALL TOGETHER. FORD COMPANY: "ANY SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ASSIST REPAIRS EXPERIENCED AFTER COMPLETION OF MODULE REPROGRAMMING ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL". THE SOFTWARE UPDATES MAY EXTEND THE TIME STEERING ASSIST IS MAINTAINED. THE UPDATE PROVIDES INCREASED DRIVER AWARENESS BY SOUNDING A CHIME AND DISPLAYING THE WRENCH LIGHT OR WARNING IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHEN A FAULT IS DETECTED." THIS CLEARLY DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN MY CAR LOST IT'S POWER STEERING ON OCTOBER 23RD, 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE PASSENGER SIDE HINGE WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR GLASS FELL IN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BODY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,541.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO MAKE TURNS, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET CAR TO SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND TO MAKE A TURN REQUIRED GREAT STRENGTH.

ACCELERATION IS LABORED. THE VEHICLE SKIPS GEARS WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND MAKE NOISES AS IT SKIPPING THROUGH 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AT RUSH HOUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A YEAR PRIOR IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER HONOR THE RECALL.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE EQUIVALENT TO THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM BUT TOLD MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE APPLICABLE GROUP. LOSS OF ALL ENGINE POWER WHILE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65MPH WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILOR BEHIND ME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,300.

ON 10-2-15 WHILE MAKING A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR, ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN, THERE WAS SUDDENLY NO POWER STEERING. I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY OTHER HAND AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM HITTING A CURB. THERE WAS ALSO A QUICK WARNING BUZZER BUT NO DASH LIGHTS STAYED LIT. THE LOSS OF STEERING WAS ONLY FOR A SPLIT SECOND BUT ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE THE CAR HAD QUIT RUNNING WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. I TOOK THE CAR TO GREAT LAKES FORD IN MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN ON 10-5-15, TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 10-12-15 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I TOOK IT IN ON 10-12-15, THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND THEY RETRIEVED CODE B2278, DIAG. NEEDS STEERING COLUMN. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT UNDER RECALL14S05 AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. ON 10-13-15 I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. IN SEPT. 2014, I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND TOOK THE CAR TO GREAT LAKES FORD ON 10-27-14. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE RECALL WAS ABOUT AND THE PAPER WORK I GOT FROM THEM SIMPLY SAYS 14S05 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL 14S05 "14S05C". NO ONE EVEN SAID WHAT THE RECALL WAS ABOUT. AS IS, THIS CAR IS FLAT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORD IS AWARE THAT IT IS DANGEROUS BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT'S A MANUFACTURES DEFECT.02/15

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WITH 109K MILES ON IT. TWO RECENT INCIDENTS WHERE THE YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WITH MESSAGES OF CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. BRAKES BECAME COMPLETELY USELESS AND VEHICLE BECAME DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. I WAS ABLE TO LET THE VEHICLE SIT AND RETRY AND THE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND CODES C1478 AND C1480. THEY'RE QUOTING ME $5,300 TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. AFTER THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE IS ON ALL THE TIME AND THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKES. I'VE LEFT IT AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/FORUMS/F26/BRAKES-BROKE-BANK-24731/ HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/5850/FORD/ESCAPE-HYBRID/FORD-ESCAPE-HYBRID-BRAKE-PROBLEMS HTTP://BLOG.YAGELSKI.COM/2012/02/FORD-ESCAPE-HYBRID-BRAKE-MASTER.HTML THERE ARE 23 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS THIS YEAR ALONE AT NHTSA'S ODI WEBPAGE (SAFERCAR.GOV) WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BECAUSE THE CHECK ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY MAKES A HARD STOP AND BRAKES; IT LOOSES BRAKES MOMENTARILY YET RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER 1) PUMPING SEVERAL TIMES OR 2) COOLING OFF . NO SIGNAL OR WARNINGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED, BUT REQUIRED A GREATER EFFORT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED TWICE UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.

ALL THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED BY CAPITOL CITY FORD INDIANAPOLIS AND MACE FORD TERRE HAUTE, IN. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE THRUST AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY MY CAR WILL NOT START. OTHER MECHANICS SAID IT WAS THE STARTER, ITS NOT THE STARTER ITS ELECTRICAL SENSORS. THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS NOT BEING EXCELERATED. SUSPENSION, HEATER SPEED CONTROL STOP WORKING WHEN THEY WORKED ON THE ELECTRICAL AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THERE IS MORE. I DON'T HAVE MY DOCUMENTATION, BUT I WILL SUBMIT IT LATER. THE CAR IS AT THE SHOP - BEING LOOKED AND WORKED ON - ITS STILL NOT STARTING - SO WE DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION!! I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER HIT FROM FORD WHEN THEY ARE NOT EVEN FIXING THE PROBLEM.

ALL INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. SPEEDOMETER ZEROED OUT. STEERING FAILED. ALSO HAPPENED TODAY(9/23/15). COMPUTER UPDATE DONE 13 MONTHS AGO FOR STEERING RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER FORD DEALER PERFORMED STEERING RECALL, THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER ASSIST AT LOW SPEED TIGHT TURNS( I.E. PARKING LOT, U TURNS). I'VE RETURNED IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND TURNING RIGHT TO MERGE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN" AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AVAILABLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TONE RING WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,700.

WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE WHETHER FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR ALREADY IN MOTION MY GAS PEDAL STICKS. I'M UNABLE TO PRESS IT DOWN AND I LOSE SPEED. EACH TIME I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL I HEAR A POP. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IT SUDDENLY WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING. IT ALSO DOES THIS IF I'M ALREADY IN MOTION OF IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY. I TAKE MY HUSBAND TO WORK AN HOUR AWAY, THIS IS TERRIFYING AND UNACCEPTABLE. I ALSO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN TO THEIR JOBS AND SCHOOLS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT PRECEDED TO GO FORWARD WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THERE WAS A SEMI TRUCK COMING AT HIGH RATE SPEED SO I HAD PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WAS SCARY SITUATION I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED I LIKE FORD BUT I PROBABLY WILL NOT GET ANOTHER ONE IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED

ON 8/24/15 MY IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE PER MY INVOICE. WHICH I WAS TOLD WOULD BE NEEDED AS IT CAUSES STEERING DIFFICULTIES AND MAY REQUIRE AN INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT. IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. INITIAL I WENT IN BECAUSE I HAD TROUBLE WITH STARTING MY CAR. THE SAME ISSUES LISTED IN A SAFETY RECALL BACK IN JULY 2014 (RECALL NOTICE 14S05) BEGIN AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS STILL A MATTER THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL LISTED ABOVE. I WOULD LIKE A REVIEW OF THE DETAILS CONCERNING MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU, *TR

I HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 8 MILES AND WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH WHEN THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT 40MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON GAS PEDAL (CRUISE WAS NOT ON). I SUCCESSFULLY STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH ENGINE STILL EXCELARATING (RPMS WERE AT 2K)). WHILE SITTING AT LIGHT THE ENGINE REVED TO ABOUT 5K RPMS AS I HELD THE BRAKE. I PULLED OVER TO VERIFY THAT NOTHING WAS UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TO MORE TIMES ON 9/9/15. MORNING OF 9/10 IT WORKED FINE UNTIL I HAD TRAVELED 8-10 MILES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A GARAGE AND THE CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THANK GOD I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT 75MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I DOUBT THE BRAKES WOULD STOPPED ME. THE GARAGE HAS KEPT THE CAR TONIGHT TO TRY TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FEAR OF HURTING SOMEONE OR MYSELF.

APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AFTER SHOPPING, WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CAR FINALLY TURNED OVER AND STARTED. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND DID NOT GO OUT THE REST OF THE DAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE STARTER. I DID NOT THINK SO, BUT TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY DID THE WORK AND REPLACED THE STARTER COSTING ME MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE AS I AM ON A FIXED INCOME. GOT THE CAR BACK LAST WEEK AND YESTERDAY WAS SITTING IN A CAR DEALER LOT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO CALL FOR A RIDE AFTER SITTING IN THE HOT 90 PLUS DEGREE HEAT. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN TODAY AND THEY ARE GOING TO TRY AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY IT WILL NOT START. TO ME AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING FAULTY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. EITHER WAY, I AM TERRIFIED THAT IT WILL START A FIRE, OR WORSE LEAVE ME STRANDED WHERE NO ONE CAN COME AND GET ME. I AM AN ELDERLY WOMAN AND CAN NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR. IF THIS COULD BE LOOKED INTO AND TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE THE INVOICES FROM THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PROMPT RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM ST LOUIS, MO ON THIS AFTERNOON. AS WE WERE APPROACHING OUR STREET THE STEERING, POWER, WENT OUT. MINIMUM CONTROL AT ROLLING SPEED. NO CONTROL AT STOP. I PARKED FOR THE NIGHT. CALLED SERVICE, REQUESTED TO TEST COMPUTER. CODE CAME UP B2278. THEY CHECKED FOR RECALLED THERE IS ONE. WHEN THE DEALER SERVICED THIS VEHICLE ON JULY 31, 14 THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED 14SO5. AT THAT TIME THE CODE DID NOT APPEAR AND THE COMPUTER WAS RESET. SINCE THEN THIS CODE DID COME UP, B2278. WHICH STATES REPLACE TORQUE SENSOR. FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND GEM CITY FORD, QUINCY IL STATED THE SAFETY RECALL EXPIRED. I AM FLABBERGASTED, HOW CAN A NATIONAL SAFETY RECALL EXPIRE?? IF THERE IS OR WAS A SAFETY DEFECT PLACED ON THIS VEHICLE HOW IN THE HELL CAN IT EXPIRE??? PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW, IF THIS WAS A TRUE CONCERN IN JULY, '14 AND THE SAME THING IS STILL HAPPENING "HOW" CAN THIS EXPIRE??? PLEASE EXPLAIN. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE SINCE SEPTEMBER 1, 2015.

THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME, HOWEVER, AFTER INSPECTION BY THE GARAGE WE FOUND THE HCU WAS DEFECTIVE AS WELL AS THE MASTER CYLINDER. TOTAL EXPENSE TO REPLACE WAS $7,000, THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH 6,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP, THE STEERING BECAME TIGHT AND BEGAN TO FAIL. THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VEHICLE DISPLAYED A WRENCH SYMBOL ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING I TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN I TRIED REVERSE AND AGAIN IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD IT SCANNED AND IT SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER READING PREVIOUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FORD SHOULD REALIZE THAT THIS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND PUT A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE IS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND UNDER 87,000 MILES IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNERS RRESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE BRAKE WARNING CAME ON. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON, STOPPED, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND RELEASED IT, BUT THE WARNING WAS STILL ON. IN A FEW MILES, I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS FINE. ON THE WAY HOME I GOT THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, REGEN BRAKES DISABLED, ABS LIGHT ERROR. THE BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND IT TAKES A LOT OF ERROR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN US AN ESTIMATE OF $4700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS AND CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL!

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45MPH, TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED I COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH. I KEPT PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHERE MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE I COULDN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND TO REPLACE IT WAS 780.00 THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2009 TO 2013 MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR 2008 OR HYBRIDS.

IN A FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS IN N.Y. AND I PARKED THE CAR. WHEN I WANTED TO GO HOME, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND IT TOOK MY WHOLE STRENGTH WITH BOTH ARMS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN TO SLEEP. THE NEXT MORNING, I WENT TO THE CAR THAT STARTED NORMALLY AND STEERED NORMALLY. COME TO BE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. I MADE AND APPOINTMENT, THE NEXT WEEK, WITH A FORD DEALER AND THE FIXED THE RECALL BY GOING ON THE COMPUTER. THE SECOND INSTANCE WAS AROUND 8/12/15, THE CAR WAS PARKED NEAR MY HOME AND I INTENDED TO MOVE IT INTO THE STREET AND DRIVE OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE, BUT A FEW INCHES, EVEN WITH TOTAL STRENGTH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THE MECHANIC IN CHARGE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR AND THAT TO CHECK IT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $90. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM (EPAS).

I WAS DRIVING WITH FAMILY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT WENT TOTALLY FLAT. THE ABS AND CHECK BRAKES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES ARE CURRENTLY TOTALLY UNOPERATIONAL. I TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIRS, TOLD THAT A NEW ABS CONTROL MODULE(HYBRID ECU & HCU) REQUIRED - COST $4000.

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DROPPED SUDDENLY AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED TO A BACK WINDOW, THEN NEXT THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED TO TWO OTHER FORD VEHICLES - MY BROTHER'S TRUCK, AND A FRIENDS TRUCK. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, VERY INCONVENIENT, ESPECIALLY IF RAINING --- AND CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN LIVING IN A LARGE CITY WITH HIGH CRIME.

THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACKING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD INDICATING A PROBLEM. WHEN I GO TO STOP THERE IS THIS TRACKING RESISTANCE WHEN APPLY BRAKES. FORDS DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE RIGHT ABS RING IS CRACKED ON THE BRAKES. GOT FIXED, NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, ONCE ON LEFT SIDE AND TWICE ON RIGHT SIDE. WHEN I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T WORK AND MAKE THIS TRACKING NOISE AS LIKE WHEN YOU ARE ON ICE. VERY SCARY, MY CAR NOW HAS 145,000 MILES THIS LAST TIME. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FORDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS PART, MY SON SAYS THAT THE WATER GETS UP IN IT AND CAUSES IT TO RUST AND CRACK. I'M SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY FORD ESCAPE 2008 WITH THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO RESET THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, 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. MA 10/25/15

I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON AND HAD USED THE COAST BUTTON TO SLOW DOWN WHEN APPROACHING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I PROCEED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDDLE CONTINUED TO GO DOWN AND SPEED INCREASE. I PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON ON CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD. AS I LEFT THE ROAD WAY I TRIED TURNING VEHICLE OFF BUT IT KEPT RUNNING AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR I TRIED PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD AT WHICH TIME I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE ENGINE STOPPED. AFTER 30 SECONDS I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE ROARED, SO I SHUT IT OFF. IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING FOR ASSISTANT, LESS THAN A MINUTE, I HEARD A SOUND OF SOMETHING BEING RELEASE AND THE GAS PEDAL HIT MY FOOT. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE/SPEED WAS NORMAL. FRICK FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS ONLY AN ACCELERATION CODE SHOWING AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID IT PROBABLY IS THE FLOOR MAT AND I SHOULD REMOVE THEM. THEY ONLY WORRIED ABOUT WARRANTY AND RECALL ISSUE AND DID NOT ADVISE ANY SERVICE WORK I WOULD PAY FOR OR DID THE EVEN RECOMMEND THIS.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION OR THROTTLE RESPONSE. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND ENGINE STOPPED. CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SEEMS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUES WITH OTHER FORDS.

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, STRAIGHT ROAD WITH A SLIGHT DOWNHILL SLOPE. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE. I RELEASED PRESSURE AND PRESSED AGAIN. AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO PRESS THE BRAKES (BRAKES NOW IN SAFE/MANUAL MODE). I GOT AN ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AND CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING. AFTER I STOPPED, I PULLED OVER SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR, WAITED A MINUTE, AND RESTARTED. AFTER RESTART, BRAKES WORLD NORMALLY. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS.

I THINK MY VEHICLE HAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. AFTER I TAKE THE KEY OUT SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BY ITSELF AND TODAY THE LOCKS STARTED LOCKING UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES. I WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS RUNNING. ALSO THE BACK WINDSHIELD MOTOR COVER FELL OFF AND NO LONGER WORKS. I CAN NO LONGER LOCK MY BACK WINDOW AND IT OPENS AND SHUTS THE WHOLE TIME I AM DRIVING. SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT. MY LAST FORD ESCAPE I HAD 10 YEARS AND RACKED UP OVER 250,000 MILES - THAT CAR WAS A DREAM. THIS USED 2008 I BOUGHT SEEMS TO BE A LEMON : *TR

RELATES TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 14S05/NHTSA RECALL 14V-284, RECEIVED IN JULY 2014, WITH MY CAR FIRST INSPECTED ON 08/21/2014. MY CAR HAD NOT HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE BUT I TOOK IT IN AS DIRECTED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. ABOUT MAY 30, 2015, I EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN LEFT, FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE OUTER TURN LANE AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. SHE GAVE ME A CASE # CAS7268220T6F2P6 TO GIVE TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THEY SAID ON INSPECTION IT ONLY NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME FORD DEALER ON 06/22/2015 AND ON 06/25/2015 WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT FORD DID NOT APPROVE THEM TO ADDRESS MY POWER STEERING FAILURE BECAUSE MY CAR HAD EXCEEDED 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES FROM THE FIRST DATE ADDRESSED. I CALLED FORD TO DISPUTE THEIR DECISION, STATING THAT I THOUGHT THE PURPOSE OF THE RECALL WAS TO FIX AN OVERWHELMING FAILURE OF A PART OR SYSTEM. I SAID THAT WHAT IF THE REPROGRAMMING DID NOT WORK, WERE THEY NOT OBLIGATED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART IF NECESSARY. WILL FORD NOW HIDE BEHIND A 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE RULE. THE FORD REP SAID HER HANDS WERE TIED BY COMPANY POLICY. I AM PASSING THIS ON TO THE NHTSA FOR FAIR RESOLUTION. THIS 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD ANOTHER RECALL # 14S19 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC COOLING PUMP FAILURE. FORD SENT NOTICES OUT IN MAY 2015. MY COOLING PUMP FAILURE OCCURRED IN MAY 2013. I SPENT $747.31 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE DEALERSHIP SAID, WITH THE PART REPLACED, I ONLY NEEDED REPROGRAMMING. FORD AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $747.31. SHOULD FORD NOT NOW BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN IF REPROGRAMMING HAS FAILED (QUOTED AT $1135+TAX).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE STEERING WHERE THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED EDITION FOR MY SON IN COLLEGE, FIRST, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE TIRES WERE GOING TO EXPLODE. THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOTHING. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE SECOND ISSUE PERTAINED TO THE STEERING/SUSPENSION AND THAT COST ME $900. THE DEALERSHIP CONSTANTLY STATES, "JUST KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS." TODAY, I CONTACTED SHEEHY FORD IN SPRINGFIELD VA REGARDING THE NEW PROBLEM WHICH IS THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND HE COULD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. I EXPLAINED TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT I WAS ON LINE AND FOUND INFORMATION THAT FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES AND SENSORS FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES BASED ON AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) FOR A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED THROTTLE BODY FAILURES IN 2005-2012 FORD ESCAPES (COMPLAINTS FROM NC). I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE ONLY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS WERE INCLUDED. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND I HAVE PUT TOO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VEHICLE. AFTER READING THE COMMENTS ON LINE, THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE NUMEROUS DEFECTS. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR OUR GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION, LOST OF LIVES? IS THE DOLLAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN PEOPLE LIVES? WE NEED TO START HOLDING THESE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE. THERE IS CLEARLY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WANT FORD TO PAY FOR MY REPAIRS.

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL FOR THE TORQUE SENOR TOLD THE GENTLEMEN SEVERAL TIMES MY STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MADE A KLUCKING NOISE, HE SAID WE WILL CHECK IT OUT WILL 10 MINUTES LATER MY CAR WAS DONE ANOTHER GENTLEMEN SAID WE RESET YOUR TORQUE SENSOR THIS DID NOTHING FOR MY PROBLEM I HAVE READ THE INVESTAGATION ABOUT THE PRIOR RECALL ON MY FORD ESCAPE AND I DO BELIEVE IF THEY WOULD OF FIXED THE PROBLEM PROPERLY AND CHANGE THE TORQUE SENOR OR DROVE MY CAR TO SEE EXCATLY HOW THE STEERING WAS ACTING NOW THEY WANT 100:S OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY STEERING COLUM THS IS NOT RIGHT AT ALL .PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME.

WAS DIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN I HEARD A POP I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW AND WATCHED AS A SMALL PART WENT BOUNCING DOWN THE ROAD THAN IT SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE OR DRIVE IT STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I GOT OUT AND MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD GUSHED OUT ALL OVER THE BOTTOM AND BACK REAR WINDSHIELD TOOK IT TO A GARAGE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION IT NEEDS TO TOTALLY BE REPLACED I'M GUESSING THE TRANS COOLER WAS LEAKING FLUID AND AFTER THE FLUID WAS TO LOW THAT IT LITERALLY BLEW UP I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS THE MOST COMPLAINTS THAN ANY OTHER YEAR IT'S INSAINE MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON A HILL IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE WITH TWO LITTLE KIDS N THE CAR WE ARE SO LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T GET SMASHED INTO BY SOMEONE THEY BETTER FIX THIS PROBLEM I SHOULD SUE FORD FOR SELLING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND NOT FIXING THEM AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND AFTER ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE HAD WHY THE SAFETY COMICS ION OR THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR ESPECIALLY I'VE READ OVER 800 COMPLAINTS AND R STONE HAS BEEN THE. SAME THING WITH MY YEAR AND MOE IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED YOU GET ABOUT 24K TO 40K BEFORE YOU NEED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN

ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO UNCOMING TRAFFIC IN A 45MPH ZONE , BUT COULD NOT GET TO MORE THAN 10MPH. THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT APPEARED AS A WRENCH BOTTOM LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. GLIDED/STEERED CAR IMMEDIATLY TO CLOSEST PARKING LOT AND CALLED CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP.

THE CEILING LINER OF THE CAR IS FALLING OFF.

REGEN BRAKE DISABLE LIGHT ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS $4700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS A POWER STEERING RECALL OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WITHIN THREE DAYS THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE POINT OF THE RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OF SUDDEN POWER STEERING SHUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THE POWER STEERING IS STILL FAILING AFTER BEING "FIXED" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. THERE ARE 1.1 MILLION VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND FORD HAS YET TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE MAY 2014 AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEING FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FLINGE THAT CONNECTS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

BOTH REAR QUARTER PANELS ARE PREMATURELY RUSTING AND I HAVE SEEN THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS.

WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER CLASS LET OUT, WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I LOOKED INTO IT, TURN OUT MY SECOND & FOURTH GEAR WENT OUT ON MY TRANSMISSION. TURNS OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS & NOT EVEN AT 100,000 MILES! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL, BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN THIS FREQUENTLY TO ALL THE 08' MODELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I EXPERIENCED THE "SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING". TOOK CAR INTO SERVICE AND THEY ARGUED WITH ME BUT FINALLY FOUND AND REPAIRED THE ISSUE. THIS WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I THINK I WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. CAN I GET MY MONEY BACK FROM THE SERVICE DEPT SINCE THE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 35 IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS WHEN COMING DOWN HILL WENT TO HIT BRAKES AND BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AN WE HAD NO BRAKES. INFORMATION CENTER WAS SHOWING THAT BRAKES HAD BEEN DISABLED AND I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW CAR DOWN ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM COLLIDING WITH CAR IN FRONT OF US. LIMPED HOME IN CAR WITH NO BRAKES AT TIMES PULLED OVER IN PARKING LOT TURNED CAR OFF AN UPON TURNING IT BACK ON CAR RESET ITSELF AN WE HAD BRAKES FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AN WAS TOLD THE ABS HCU WAS BAD AN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS A 4500 PART AND WE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A WEEK BEFORE. FORD NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE IN OTHER FORUMS OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUES WITH BRAKE LINES AND MASTER CYLINDERS AND THIS PART THE ABS HCU

SHORTLY AFTER TAKING MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE BACK TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS A POWER STEERING RECALL IN OCTOBER 2014, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ACCORDING TO FORD, THIS WAS RECALL 14S05. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED, BUT IN THE PREVIOUS INSTANCES THE PROBLEM WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. IN DECEMBER 2014 WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. FORTUNATELY, IT'S A CAR MY SON DRIVES WHEN HE IS HOME FOR COLLEGE BREAK SO WE WEREN'T USING IT THAT OFTEN AND I HELD OFF TAKING IT BACK TO FORD DEALER. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE ESCAPE BACK TO THE DEALER THIS MONTH TO REPORT THE STEERING PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE ESCAPE NOW NEEDS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR FOR THE POWER STEERING. (IN OCTOBER, THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PSM AND MADE NO OTHER REPAIRS TO STEERING PARTS.) ALL OF THE NEWS REPORTS ABOUT THE RECALL THAT I HAVE READ THIS SPRING MENTION THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS ONE OF THREE THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. THE TORQUE SENSOR IN MY ESCAPE WAS NOT CHANGED, AND NOW THE FORD DEALER IS QUOTING A PRICE OF $500 TO $600 TO DO THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS TORQUE SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED NOW AS PART OF THE RECALL FORD MADE FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THANK YOU.

TRANSMISSION WITH NO SECOND GEAR. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES!! NOTICED SAME COMPLAINT MULTIPLE TIMES ONLINE, SO FIGURED WOULD REPORT.

LEAKING NOTED. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. TOLD ME COOLER LEAKING, NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ASKED IF WOULD BE COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WAS TOLD NO, THAT COOLER NOT PART OF POWERTRAIN, SO WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE.

I WAS COMING HOME FROM BATAVIA AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SOUNDING LIKE A MIXER HITTING THE SIDE OF THE BOWL AND WHEN I GOT NEAR HOME IT STARTED SEEMING LIKE I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I GOT HOME BUT IT HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE. IT MAKE NO NOISE TO INFORM ME THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOTHING. I LOVE MY FORD BUT THIS IS REALLY NOT GOOD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. I GOT A RECALL LAST YEAR. THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP DUE TO A HEALTH ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD CONCUSSION AND CRACKED RIBS. THE FRONT PASSENGER INJURED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HANDS SEVERELY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,237.

I RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 14V-284 FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST STEERING ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE ROMEO MI FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL WORK ON 1/12/2015. THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED UNDER THE RECALL WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE SENSOR. FOLLOWING THE WORK I NOTICED ON THE DRIVE HOME (ON 1/12/15) THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SEVERELY MISALIGNED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I CALLED BACK THE DEALERSHIP ON 1/12/15 AND MADE A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT. FOLLOWING THE DIAGNOSTICS RUN THE VEHICLE SHOWED A FAULTY POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN. BECAUSE THE RECALL WORK INVOLVED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THEY RECALL WORK LEFT MY VEHICLE INOPERABLE I BELIEVE THAT FORD DID NOT FULL PERFORM THE RECALL WORK THAT WAS REQUIRED. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THE WORK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED UNDER THE RECALL 14V-284. *TR

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL OF 2014 (PURCHASED VEHICLE NOV 2014). SEEMS THE SAME ISSUE AS WAS COVERED IN RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE PROGRAM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2013 MY CAR IGNITION WAS NOT STARTING THE CAR I HAVE TO PRESS IN THEN TURN SO THAT MY CAR CAN START THIS WAS GETTING SO AGGRAVATING SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SWITCHED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT DID NOT LAST LONG. I AM NOW DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AGAIN AND IT IS EXPENSIVE. I AM SO TIRED OF MY CAR NOT STARTING WHEN I TURN THE KEY. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED BECAUSE OF IT AND I SOMETIMES GET STUCK AFTER SHOPPING OR AT WORK AND I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY UNTIL IT START. I BELIEVE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL I HAD LAST YEAR ON MY CAR I HOPE THAT FORD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE I BELIEVE IT IS SOMETHING GOING ON DEEPER THAN THE SWITCH AND FORD NEED TO FIX IT. I NEED HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED WITH A SLOW RESPONSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,902. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ

MAY 2014 RECALL INVOLVED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND TORQUE SENSORS THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAD BEEN NOTICING SLIPPING IN MY STEERING WHEEL WITH SLIGHT PULLING TO OPPOSITE SIDE. IT HAPPENED IN STRAIGHT DRIVING CONDITION SUCH AS INTERSTATES BUT SEEMED MORE NOTICEABLE AS I WAS NAVIGATING A CURVE. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WITH A RECALL NOTICE I HAD AND TOLD THEM I WAS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AND CONCERNED. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME THEY HAD RESET A POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IT SEEMED ALITTLE BETTER AT FIRST BUT THEN STARTED NOTICING AGAIN SAME PROBLEM. 10 MONTH LATER I TOTALLY LOSS MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY FAMILY. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I ALMOST HIT A TRUCK COMING AROUND CURVE. TOOK IT BACK TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD TORQUE SENSOR GONE OUT AND FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS CALL RECALL HOT LINE STAYING THEY FELT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF UNDER RECALL SINCE I HAD BEEN IN WITH IT BEFORE AND TORQUE SENSOR WAS PART OF RECALL. I CALL HOT LINE SET UP CASE AND WAS DENIED BY FORD SAYING AT THE TIME OF SERVICE DURING FIRST RECALL VISIT I MADE THEY HAD FOUND NO DEFAULTS SO THEY ONLY RESET POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND CLOSED RECALL OUT ON MY ESCAPE. I AM OUTRAGED THAT FORD DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR ON CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND STAFF WHO ADVISES ME THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED AND FIXED WITH MY VISIT THAT I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS. INSTEAD THIS CONTINUED TO ESCALADE UNTIL I TOTALLY LOST POWER STEERING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED WRECK AND ENDING BADLY. I FEEL FORD HAS TAKEN RECALL EFFORTS AS CHEAP AS POSSIBLE WITH RESETTING THESE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULES RATHER THAN TAKING EXTRA STEPS IN REPLACING TORQUE SENSORS THAT WERE PART OF. *TR

INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE A POP IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT AND AN ACCELERATION ISSUE CAUSING SPUTTERING DURING CLIMBS TO HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. THE ACCELERATION ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED AT AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $720. THE STEERING ISSUE WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS CAUSED FROM A DEFECT THAT HAD PROMPTED A RECALL THAT WAS NOT MADE KNOWN TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE STEERING PROGRAMMING WAS TO BE UPDATED AND THAT ALL ISSUES WOULD CEASE. MONTHS LATER, FIRST OF THE YEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AT THE OWNER'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, PROCEEDED OUT OF PARKING SPACE TO THE SURPRISE OF NO POWER ASSISTED STEERING, CAUSING THE CURRENT DIRECTION OF THE FRONT WHEELS TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING GARAGE COLUMN AND DISLODGING THE FRONT RIGHT BUMPER COVER AT THE COVER/FENDER SEAM. OWNER RETURNED VEHICLE TO THE PARK GEAR, DISENGAGED THE IGNITION, ASSESSED THE DAMAGE, AND ONCE AGAIN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO THE ADDITIONAL SURPRISE OF WORKING POWER ASSISTED STEERING. OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE FOR A CONTINUING FOUR MONTHS, AT RANDOM INTERVALS, WITH SEEMINGLY INCREASINGLY FREQUENCY. REPAIR ESTIMATES ARE AT THE $1500. RANGE AND ONCE ALERTED TO THE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES OF SAME MODEL OWNERS, BELIEVES THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE RECALL SOLUTION FOR A DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AFTER DRIVING THRU THE INTERSECTION, LUCKILY NO CARS WERE COMING, I PULLED OVER AND THE ABS LIGHT AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON , I SHUT THE CAR OFF WAITED 10 MINUTES STARTED IT BACK UP AND THE BRAKES WORKED THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF A HALF OF DOZEN TIMES NOW. DEALER QUOTED ME $4659.00 TO FIX MASTER CYLINDER, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ID BE SURPRISED IF NO ONE HASN'T GOT HURT BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR LUNGED AS IT WAS GOING THROUGH THE TURN LANE. THE CAR IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEARS. IT STALLS AND THEN LUNGES. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. WE TOOK IT TO FINISH LINE FORD IN PEORIA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS COMMON PROBLEM. THE 2008 ESCAPE DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY BETWEEN 1&2 GEARS AND 3&4 GEARS. THE REPAIR COSTS $1300 SO FORD IS MAKING MAJOR PROFIT. I WAS PREVIOUSLY OFFERED A SERVICE CONTRACT TO CONTINUE THE WARRANTY WHICH THEY POINT TO AND SAY I COULD HAVE TAKEN IT. IF FORD WAS HONEST AND KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD EVERYONE THAT OWNED A 2008 ESCAPE THAT FAILURE WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ON THIS TRANSMISSION THEN I MIGHT HAVE PURCHASED THE CONTRACT BUT THEY WITH-HELD INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. THIS LUNGING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

WENT SHOPPING ON A SATURDAY, 4/4/15. CAME OUT TO MY CAR AND STARTED IT. ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH MESSAGES STATING, "SERVICE BRAKES SOON" AND "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". BRAKES WERE SENSITIVE AND UNPREDICTABLE, BUT CAR DIDN'T NEED ANY EXTRA EFFORT TO STOP. HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT MADE NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, LIKE A STRIPPED GEAR SOUND. TOOK CAR TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC WITH AN UPDATED MODIS. CHECKED CODES AND CAME UP WITH A DOZEN CODES. ( P1A0D, P1A0E, P1A0F, P1A10, P1A14, U0418, C1321, U2023, C1475, B2172, P0A0A, P1A0A) ALSO, WHEN HE TRIED TO GET CERTAIN TESTS TO WORK, THESE ERRORS CAME UP: (AN ERROR OCCURRED 34 (0X22) [#155] (MANUAL MSG - FORD (CAN) HYBRID BRAKE SYSTEM AIR BLEED CHECK) (TEST HAS ABORTED ERROR 22 - CONDITIONS NOT CORRECT. CYCLE KEY AND RETRY.) AFTER DOING THESE TASKS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THEM, ANY ASSISTANCE TOWARDS BRAKING WAS GONE. THE CAR REVERTED TO FAIL SAFE MODE AND REQUIRED MUCH MORE EFFORT TO STOP. IT TOOK THE MECHANIC MUCH MORE TIME AND PERSISTENCE, BUT HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GO THROUGH HIS TESTS AND CLEARED THE CODES AND RESET THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AS OF NOW, EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD. THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS ACTUALLY A CONFIRMED FIX. THE IS NO GUARANTEE THE BRAKING SYSTEM WON'T GIVE OUT AGAIN. I'M MORE THAN CERTAIN IT WILL AND I DON'T LIKE TAKING CHANCES WITH MY VEHICLE. JUDGING HOW OTHER HYBRID ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED ON THIS PROBLEM, I GUESS I FEEL A LITTLE LUCKY THE BRAKES DIDN'T GIVE OUT WHILE DRIVING. YET. WHO KNOWS WHEN THEY WILL AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY DO. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AS I'VE HEARD IT'S OVER $4000. I ALSO CANNOT SELL IT AS-IS IN GOOD CONSCIENCE. I AM AT A LOSS HERE AS I AGREE WITH OTHERS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE WAY BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. *TR

WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL & THEN IT FEELS LIKE I AM IN NEUTRAL. AS SOON AS I PRESS DOWN ON GAS PEDAL THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT SAME THING HAPPENED & THE TRACTION LIGHT & ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS INFORMED BY A CO WORKER SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM & IT WAS THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THAT WAS ON RECALL. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS BY THE DEALER & NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $2,000.00. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2008 FORD ESCAPE APRIL 11, 2015 RECEIVED A MESSAGE LIGHT STATING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". NOW STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EXCEPT WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. STEERING WHEEL ALSO RANDOMLY MOVES WHILES DRIVING. WHEN DRIVING OVER 35MPH THERE IS CONSTANT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL. IN JULY 2014 THE CAR WAS NOT HAVING ANY POWER STEERING ISSUES, BUT FORD RECALL NOTICE FORD 14S05 WAS RECEIVED AND CAR WAS SERVICED BY DEALER FOR THE RECALL ON SEPT 30, 2014 TO CHANGE WHAT THE CAR DOES WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST OCCURS. I WILL NEED TO TAKE THIS A DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WILL FIX THE ROOT PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I SEE THIS IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD DID NOT FIX THE ROOT PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WITH THEIR REMEDY FOR RECALL 14S05, BUT THEY ONLY REPROGRAMMED THE CAR TO REPORT THE PROBLEM DIFFERENTLY. THIS IS ALSO SAME ISSUE REPORTED IN OFFICIAL NHTSA INVESTIGATION #DP15001. *TR

WIFE LOST POWER STEERING AND WE TOOK ESCAPE TO FORD DEALER. THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. FORD DEALER UPDATED SOFTWARE PER FORD RECALL INSTRUCTIONS. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING EVEN WHILE STANDING STILL AND WE RECEIVED POWER STEERING WARNING FROM DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. FORD DEALER SAID THE CAR COULD LOSE STEERING ENTIRELY (NOT JUST POWER STEERING) IF NOT REPAIRED. WE REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. AGAIN, THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE CAR'S MEMORY. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO "CODES" IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER MEMORY, FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AS DESCRIBED IN FORD'S DIRECTION TO DEALERS FOR THE RECALL. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT MULTIPLE TIMES TO COMPLAIN. THREE CALLS TO WILLIAM FORD WERE UNANSWERED. FORD MADE THE PROCESS TO OBTAIN PAYMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RECALLED PART VERY DIFFICULT. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE FORD'S PROCESS. HOW MANY STEERING COLUMNS WERE REPLACED?, HOW MANY WERE PAID FOR BY FORD AS PART OF THE RECALL? THEY ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY THE RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,500. UPDATED 5/15/15*CN UPDATED 06/02/15*JB

I WAS DRIVING FROM PA TO NY WHEN THE CAR SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THE CAR DROVE FINE WHILE I WAS GETTING TO MY DESTINATION. ONCE THERE I PARKED IT. WENT OUT TO START IT AGAIN TO GO SOMEWHERE, AND THE STEERING WAS LIKE DRIVING A MAC TRUCK. I HAD TO FLAT BED IT BACK TO PENNSYLVANIA FROM NEW YORK. I GOT ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THERE WAS, BUT NOT AT THE FACTORY MY CAR WAS ASSEMBLED, SO I WASN'T NOTIFIED ON THE RECALL. SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC AT WENTWORTH AUTO SALES IN GUYS MILLS PA, HE SAID THAT THE FACTORIES WERE DIFFERENT, I FEEL THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HIGH MILEAGE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING. I FOUND IT DISTURBING THAT MINE WAS NOT COVERED. THIS DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A TYPICAL THING TO HAPPEN TO YOUR CAR. THE GARAGE PUT A NEW STEERING ANGLE TORQUE SENSOR IN. PARTS AND LABOR COST $347.71. THEY DID NOT HAVE TO REMOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AND DO ANYTHING TO THE MOTOR. I HAVE MY CAR BACK, BUT IF SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS TO IT , IT MAY COST ME UP TO $1,300.00. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT TODAY, SO THEY HAVE RECORD OF THE SITUATION. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER CARS FROM THE PLANT MINE WAS ASSEMBLED IN HAVE ANY ISSUES. IT WAS BUILT IN CLAY COMO MICHIGAN. SOME ONE SUGGESTED, I SEND OUT THIS COMPLAINT TO YOU ALSO. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VEHICLES WARNING LIGHT SYMBOLIZED AS AN ORANGE/YELLOW WRENCH ILLUMINATES ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS LAGGED IN RESPONSE TO APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, OR HAD DELAYED ACCELERATION RESPONSE. THE ISSUE IS ONGOING, AND CONTINUAL ON A DAILY BASIS STARTING APPROXIMATELY ON MARCH 2, 2015. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE WENT TO TAKE OFF AND THE CAR WENT TO AROUND 3500 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WE TOOK IT THAT DAY TO THE FORD DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN OVERDRIVE BAND AND THE CAR IS MISSING 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. I HAVE DONE A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A VERY COMMON ONE ON THIS CAR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. IT IS SO COMMON THAT WHEN I PICKED IT UP AT THE FORD DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT HAD IT FIXED YET AS THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHOUT TAKING IT APART. THEY SAID THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS EXPECTING IT TO TAKE OFF LIKE NORMAL SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK AS THE CAR WILL NOT TAKE OFF LIKE NORMAL. SHE WAS VERY LUCKY. HOW FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH NOT DOING A RECALL WHEN THIS IS SUCH A COMMON ISSUE IS BEYOND BELIEF. I AM NOW LOOKING AT A MINIMUM $1300 BILL JUST TO FIX THAT PART. THAT IS IF I DON'T DO A REBUILD OR NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE 6 CYLINDER VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 15 TO GO OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS. UPON ACCELERATION THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 3500 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING. AT THAT POINT THE 2ND AND 4TH GEARS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. DIAGNOSTIC AT FORD INDICATED THE GEAR BAND HAD BROKEN. $4463 REPAIR FOR A TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 86,000 MILES. *TR

OFTEN WHEN STARTING MY CAR, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND A MESSAGE SAYS REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. THE BRAKES ARE WEAK WHEN DRIVING IN THIS STATE. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE ERROR USUALLY GOES AWAY AND THE BRAKES WORK NORMALLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE ERROR OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES GET WEAK, AND I PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF AND ON TO CLEAR THE ERROR. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. THE DEALER HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES DID NOT GIVE CLEAR ACTION FOR FIXING IT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FOR $850 BUT THE ERROR CONTINUED. NOW THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE ENTIRE ABS MODULE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR $5200. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. I THINK FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OR OFFER SOME PAYMENT FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

OVER TIME MY VEHICLE HAS GOTTEN HARDER AND HARDER TO START. NOW I HAVE TO PRESS THE KEYS IN TURN TO HAVE THE VEHICLE START. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND SEVERAL USERS HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. (HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/BV8TDCF83VC) IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH PLASTIC CLIPS USED TO HOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH IN PLACE. THE MECHANIC IN THE VIDEO STATES THAT IT'S THE ROD THAT ENGAGES THE SWITCH, IT BECOMES LOOSE AND REQUIRES YOU TO PUSH THE KEY IN TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS POOR DESIGN BY FORD AND PLACES THE ONUS ON THE CUSTOMER TO FIX IT. *TR

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WRENCH LAMP CAME ON DASH, TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER, [ RECALL ON REPROGRAMMING OF THIS SYSTEM WAS DONE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR] DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSY[ STEERING COLUMN ASSY ] NO WARRANTY . $ 886.32 OUT OF POCKET. NOTE; SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM ON FORDS SIDE, 2008-2010 ESCAPES , THEY ARE NOT HELPING WITH COSTS, SEEMS THAT EVERY ONE WHO HAD THE UPDATE [RECALL ] DONE , FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER THIS ISSUE. NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED, ON LINE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER BECAME STUCK ON EVERY SEAT EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHAT IS YOUR VEHICLE SALES OR SERVICE ISSUE?:WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH OUR FORD ESCAPE STEERING COLUMN. OUR DEALER IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A COPY OF THE RECALL, THE DEALER TOLD US THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE. WHAT ACTION HAS YOUR DEALER TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE?:OUR DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY AND PROMPTLY. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DEALER. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL AND REIMBURSE US FOR IT. WHAT ASSISTANCE ARE YOU SEEKING FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY?:REFUND OF $1159.13 FOR STEERING COLUMN RECALL. ARE YOU THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE :YES *TR

THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT HAS ARISEN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF OWNERS OF FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE HCU SYSTEM REPLACED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AS IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, NOR CONSIDERED BY THE COMPANY TO BE AN ISSUE DESERVING OF A RECALL, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE ENTIRE THING, WHICH TOTALED $4,863.00 (AND IT TOOK FIVE DAYS TO GET THE WORK COMPLETED). I ALSO HAD TO PAY TO RENT A CAR FOR THE SEVERAL DAYS IT TOOK TO GET THE PART AND PERFORM THE WORK, WHICH WAS ANOTHER $200.00. DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THIS REPAIR AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH IT IS AFFECTING CONSUMERS, I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BECOME A RECALL AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS THEY HAVE HAD TO MAKE. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN SHAKING AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE IDLING, AND LATER WHILE DRIVING. LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED, THE MESSAGE CENTER SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE". I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I ALREADY HAD THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED LAST JULY (2014) COMPLETED AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I WAS HOPING THAT SINCE THIS WAS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE INFORMATION FROM THE RECALL THAT THIS WOULD BE ALSO BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. IT WAS NOT AND NOW COSTS $1,052.29 TO REPAIR. *TR

STEERING COMPLETELY FROZE...UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE GASOLINE ENGINE POWER QUITS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ONLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONLY WHEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. A "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW", OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT, APPEAR ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN. THE ELECTRIC ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IF IT HAS CHARGE. THE CAR WILL RESTART ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, BUT WILL QUICKLY STALL AGAIN IF THE ENGINE IS NOT ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT OCCURS ONLY AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO RECALIBRATED THE PCM AND REPLACED THE ANGLE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,054.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR SUDDENLY DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP LIGHT. RPMS WOULD SURGE TO 4.5-5,000 BUT CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 20MPH UNTIL ABOUT 100FT. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER, BANDS 2 TO 4 ARE BROKEN. HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3,800. AN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. FORD_PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND PUT A RECALL ON THIS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE IS A BAD WELD ON THE AC CONDENSER/ TRANSMISSION COOLER ESTIMATED COST $800. IF NOT REPLACED TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. *TR

THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS SEVERE RUST PROBLEMS WITH BOTH OF THE REAR QUARTER PANELS. RUST DAMAGE IS COMING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. TALK TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RUST THROUGH DAMAGE AND FORWARDED THEM TO FORD MOTOR. DEALER SAID HE SEE A LOT OF RUST COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. DEALER RECOMMENDS A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR QUARTER PANELS. FORD MOTOR DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RUST PROBLEM, AND IS NOT EVEN WILLING TO MEET PART WAY WITH THE DAMAGES. *TR

PARKED THE CAR AT NIGHT, NEXT MORNING THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S JERKING INTO GEAR. IF STARTED OFF ONLY JERKING WHEN I WOULD BE AT A CORNER AND I NEEDED TO MAKE A TURN. THE CAR WOULD MOVE VERY SLOW AND THEN MUM FORWARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ANY CARS COMING COULD POSSIBLE HIT ME. AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND NEEDED TO PULL OFF, THE CAR WOULD MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY AND THEN JERK FORWARD. NOW THE JERKING IS HAPPENING WHILE I'M DRIVING. IS THERE SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE? I AM SCARED THAT I'M GOING TO GET HIT ONE DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN VERY HOT WEATHER, THE BATTERY WOULD OVERHEAT AND A MESSAGE TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION WOULD DISPLAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THEY BATTERY PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CODE IDENTIFYING THE FAILURE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WE HAVE HAD THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS SINCE 2008. FORD DEALER REPLACED IT ONCE IN 2008. THROTTLE BODY STICKS AND YOU CAN'T PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. THIS HAPPENS THE FIRST 5-15 MIN OF STARTING THE CAR.. IT HAPPENED ON 3-2-2015 WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A HIGHWAY, COULD NOT PUSH GAS PEDAL DOWN. WE JUST ABOUT GOT T BONED ! ALSO WE HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 114000 MILES. DEALER SAYS WE HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AGAIN AND THE THROTTLE PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN ACTING UP LATELY. THE POWER STEERING KEEPS ON SHAKING ON ME ALL THE TIME EVENING ON THE HIGHWAY. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE'S CAR YESTERDAY. I HAD A RECALL REGARDING POWER STEERING ISSUE, AFTER THE RECALL WHICH WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. I STARTED EXPERIENCING MY POWER STEERING SHAKING, I CALL FORD AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT AND EVEN TAKE THE CAR IN FOR THEM TO CHECK THE PROBLEM, SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING POWER STEERING, THEY WHERE NOT HELPFUL, THEY SAY IT WAS A MECHANICAL ISSUE, NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A 2 YEARS OLD AND I DON'T THINK IT IS SAVE FOR ME TO DRIVE THE CAR. PLEASE I NEED HELP REGARDING THIS ISSUE. LOT OF COMPLAINS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I TRY TO SUBMIT THE FORM BUT THE INCIDENT INFORMATION IDEAS REQUIRED. *TR

THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND ABS LIGHT ON ALSO. I DROVE IT AROUND THE CORNER AND BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY AND NOT FULLY RESPONSIVE. I DO NOT TRUST DRIVING WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUGUST 2008, NOTICE IN OCT, 2008 GAS PEDAL KEPT STICKING. LITTLE HARD TO ACCELERATE, UNLESS YOU PRESS DOWN HARD. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPLACED/ FIXED. THEN IN OCT 2013 MY GAS PEDAL BROKE, WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR (WITHOUT ACCELERATION) TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. NOW IN FEB 2015, MY GAS PEDAL IS STICKING AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE FIX. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ISSUES WITH THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT RELATED. *TR

MY DASHBOARD DISPLAYED AN ABS SYMBOL IN MARCH 2014. THE BRAKES BECAME ERRATIC AND I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED FOR A PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC FOUND A BROKEN AND LOOSE ABS TONE RING ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AXLE. THE TONE RING AND WHEEL AXLE WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THEN, IN FEBRUARY 2015, MY DASHBOARD DISPLAYED ANOTHER ABS SYMBOL. AGAIN, I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC FOUND ANOTHER BROKEN AND LOOSE TONE RING. THIS TIME IT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AXLE. AGAIN, REPAIR WAS DONE AT MY EXPENSE. THESE PROBLEMS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE AND COMPENSATION FROM THEM. THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY PROGRAM. MY CAR PROBLEMS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL OR SAFETY PROGRAM FROM THE NHTSA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING IN MY 08 FORD ESCAPE. I DID GET A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM FOMOCO IN AUGUST FOR THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2014 TO HAVE THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING TAKEN CARE OF. I NOW NEED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CORRECTED BY THE RECALL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NOW TELLING ME A AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS AND THEY DID THEIR PART. I FEEL THAT IF THEY DID THEIR PART CORRECTLY, I WOULD NOT BE IN THIS PREDICAMENT. APPARENTLY THEIR RECALL WAS NOT WORTH THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD GARAGE. I AM ALSO READING ON NUMEROUS FORUMS THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPES THAT HAVE HAD THIS RECALL DONE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME TURNING INTO MY SUBDIVISION AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO USE ALL OF MY MIGHT TO MAKE THE TURN. I PREVIOUSLY HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL PERFORMED 4 MONTHS PRIOR. I CALLED UP THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD, ONLY THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THEY DID ON THE RECALL. THIS IS AWFUL OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH GENERAL MOTORS. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *JS

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS A SHAKE WHILE IDLING OR WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THIS SHAKE BEGAN JUST DAYS AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL ISSUE. WHICH THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE STEERING SHAKES ENOUGH THAT IT MOVES MY ARMS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. CONSUMER THE SAFETY RECALL FOR WHEN ENGINE GOES INTO "IDLE" MODE AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUTS WHEN A FAULT IS DETECTED WITH THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT PUMP, WAS NOT BEING FULLY ADDRESS BY FORD. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAL SAFETY ISSUE WAS THE SOFTWARE THAT TRIGGERED THE ENGINE GOING INTO IMMEDIATE IDLE MODE. FUTURE FAILURES OF THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT PUMP WOULD TRIGGER THE ENGINE GOING INTO THE IMMEDIATE IDLE MODE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE APPROPRIATE FIX WOULD BE TO CHANGE THE SOFTWARE FROM GOING TO IMMEDIATE IDLE MODE TO GOING TO IDLE MODE AFTER A DELAY OF A PERIOD OF TIME OR WHEN THE VEHICLE'S SPEED IS ZERO WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. RECALL # 14V526000. JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN

THIS IS A LETTER RELATED TO SAFETY AND QUALITY. I AM A 55 YEAR OLD CHEMICAL ENGINEER AND AM A LONGSTANDING CUSTOMER OF FORD CARS. I PRESENTLY OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND A 2014 FORD FIESTA. BOTH VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALERSHIPS IN ILLINOIS. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING THE FORD ESCAPE ON INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA, WHEN THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILED. THE "KNUCKLE" COMPLETELY DISENGAGED, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO BRAKE AND STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT, ALBEIT COMING TO REST AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON THE SHOULDER. I FEEL I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A FT. WAYNE, IN FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE THE PART IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING PHOTOS OR WOULD BE HAPPY TO ELABORATE FURTHER ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. I WOULD HATE TO THINK THAT THIS COULD OCCUR TO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH RESULTS FAR MORE CATASTROPHIC. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.

BACKING INTO PARKING SPOT CAR STARTED TO SURGE AND STOP. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET CAR HOME IT STARTED SURGING AND OVER REVVING. WHEN STOPPED IT WOULD NOT MOVE. PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. RESTARTED AND REVVED HARD AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. NOW YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, ENGINE REVS, THEN DECELS TO 800 RPM AND WILL MOVE SOME. *TR

THERE IS NO STEERING ASSIST IN THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED IN NOVEMBER (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000) ON THE VEHICLE IN WHICH FORD UPDATED THE SOFTWARE ON THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE, BUT LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEARLY INOPERABLE. I DID OPEN A CASE # WITH FORD DIRECTLY. THE CASE # IS [XXX] AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSIST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER LEGS, BACK, NECK AND FACE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. 4/15/15*CN UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO "STOP VEHICLE SAFELY". WE PULLED OFF HIGHWAY, CAR RESTARTED. THIS KEPT HAPPENING, FINALLY HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A CODE INDICATING A PROBLEM UNDER RECALL, AND ADVISED WE TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER. LOCAL GARAGE HAD CLEARED OUT ERROR CODES, SO FORD DEALER SAID WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THEY WOULD THEN REPAIR IT. THIS MEANS WE CANNOT TRUST THE CAR, AND MUST ONLY DRIVE WITHIN A TOWING RANGE. HOW LONG DOES FORD HAVE TO REPAIR A KNOWN PROBLEM, OR CAN THEY TELL OWNERS TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR ACTUALLY HAS THE PROBLEM AGAIN? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL WAS CLOSED, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD FAIL AFTER THREE DAYS AND THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT, AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED TIBIA AND A BLOOD TRAUMA TO THE FACE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 4/13/15*CN UPDATED 11/12/2015*JS

LOCAL FORD DEALER COMPLIED WITH FORD RECALL NOTICE TWO MONTHS AGO ON STEERING COLUMN. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSOR. LAST WEEKEND, "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" LIGHT CAME ON. NEVER BEFORE HAND A PROBLEM WITH STEERING OR HAD EVER SEEN THIS INDICATOR LIGHT. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF FIRST SEEING THE WARNING LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY. THIS MORNING THE DEALER TELLS ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, TO BE PAID FOR BY ME PERSONALLY, AS IT IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL (WHICH INCIDENTALLY STATED IT WOULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN IF NECESSARY). APPROX. COST $1200, WHICH I HAVE AUTHORIZED. GOOGLING AROUND THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS I AM NOT ALONE. *TR

WE TOOK OUR ESCAPE IN ON 12/10/14 FOR A RECALL FOR A POSSIBLE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THERE WAS NO ISSUES BEFORE THE "FIX" WAS DONE, AFTER THE DEALERSHIP DID THE FIX THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE ON ITS OWN AND VIBRATE WHEN SITTING AT A STOP. TOOK IT IN FOR A BATTERY AND THE STEERING WHEEL ISSUE INTO THE DEALERSHIP INFORMING THEM WHATEVER THEY "FIXED" NEED TO BE REDONE OR REVERSED HAD NO PROBLEM BEFORE THEY DID RECALL REPROGRAM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID WHAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FOR RECALL MUST BE ANOTHER ISSUE. TOOK IT HOME AND A WEEK LATER POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY HUSBAND WHEN HE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. *TR

ESCAPE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS WHEN IT HIT 20 MPH IT STALLS WHEN GOING FROM A STOP POSITION. RPMS WOULD JUMP UP DURING THIS TIME UNTIL IT FINALLY DOES KICK INTO GEAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE 2ND AND 4TH BANDS ON THE TRANSMISSION ARE FAULTY AND NEED TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. MILEAGE IS AT 101,000 MILES. HAVING YOUR CAR NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP POSITION PUTS THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIR AT VILLAGE FORD, DEARBORN (313-565-3900). INVOICE READS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, CAUSE 14S05; CHECK FOR DTCS AND REPROGRAM THE PSCM AND THE IC MODULE; 997595 WORK WAS STARTED/FINISHED ON 2 DEC 2014. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, AFTER THE WARRANTY REPAIR, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND UNLESS WHEEL IS HELD TIGHTLY AT ALL TIMES THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE WITH STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS SEEMINGLY DUE TO THE WARRANTY REPAIR. UPDATED 4/12/2016*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,700.

2008 FORD ESCAPE HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE POWER STEERING IN SEPTEMBER THEN IN NOVEMBER I HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED BECAUSE MY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. THEN I GOT THE READOUT THEY GAVE ME A LIST OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE WHICH NOTHING APPEARED WHEN THEY DID THE RECALL THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS ONE OF THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED BUT TOLD ME SINCE IT DIDN'T READ AT THE TIME THE SOFTWARE WAS THE ONLY THING THAT THEY COULD DO AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT NOW.NOW IN FEBRUARY THE POWER STEERING WENT BACK IN TO MANUAL THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME TO CALL FORD. FORD TELLS ME THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO THAT THERE'S AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY THAT HANDLES RECALLS THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME TO CALL FORD SO FROM SEPTEMBER TILL NOW I PUT ABOUT 5000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF IS TO TAKE THEM TO COURT ALONG WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN FIND SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE NOW WHEN THEY HAD TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND CHECK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THAT TIME.ALL THEY DID WAS SOFTWARE UPDATE I DROPPED IT OFF AND HAD IT BACK IN ONE HOUR AND TWO MONTHS LATER THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR ALL THESE THINGS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE WHEN I DEFINITELY SUSPECT THAT EVERYTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AT THE TIME THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR ANYTHING AND I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GO AFTER THEM. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED - HAD RECALL IN AUGUST PERFORMED BY FORD TO PREVENT THIS BUT STEERING WHEN OUT ANYWAY. TOOK TO FORD DEALER WHO HAD TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN ANY SAID I HAD TO PAY WHICH THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER SAFETY RECALL (14S05). FORTUNATELY SHE WASN'T DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OUT! *TR

THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR RECALL #14S05. *TR

I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ON FEBRUARY 2, 2015 IN REFERENCE TO THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND THE CAR WAS TESTED AND WAS DRIVABLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE COST OF $2,600. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE BACK IN AUGUST 2014, THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO OTHER ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST OR TORQUE SENSOR MODULE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND READING A LETTER DATED JULY 1, 2014 PERTAINING TO SAFETY RECALL 14S05 FROM THE OFFICE OF [XXX], DIRECTOR OF SERVICE ENGINEERING OPERATIONS, THIS LETTER INSTRUCTED DEALERSHIPS TO "REPROGRAM THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE IF NO CODE WAS PRESENT, REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR IF CODE B2278 WAS PRESENT OR REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY IF CODE B1342 OR B2277 IS PRESENT". WHAT THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE ACTUALLY DID WAS TO PROGRAM THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR TO ILLUMINATE THE WRENCH ICON ON THE DASHBOARD TO LET THE DRIVER KNOW THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS ABOUT TO BE DISABLED ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE! THIS IS NOT A FIX! WHEN THE VAST MAJORITY OF DRIVERS TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED, THAT IS WHAT THEY EXPECT. THE SICK PART OF THIS REPROGRAMMING THE MODULE IS THAT ONCE THIS NOTIFICATION IS MADE, THE CAR IS INOPERABLE AND FORD WANTS YOU TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THAT SAME STEERING ISSUE REPAIRED AT YOUR COST FOR $2,600. IT IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE FIXED, NOT REPROGRAMMED YOUR CAR TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR POWER STEERING IS ABOUT TO DISABLE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMNS ON ALL 2008 FORD ESCAPES THAT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. THAT WAS A QUICK FIX INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLINKING NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE VEHICLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 4/15/15*CN UPDATED 03/09/16.*JB

RECALL 14S05 WAS PERFORMED BUT FAULTY SENSOR SHOWED UP 4 MONTHS AFTERWARDS AND NOW FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS THEY CLAIM THE RECALL ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. *TR

KEY IS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN IGNITION. YOU HAVE TO PUSH AND TURN REALLY HARD. BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR. EVERY TIME I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED, I HAVE TO HELP THE MECHANICS AND I'M A WOMAN. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK NEED REPLACING. $220 FOR PARTS WITH $734 AS THE TOTAL ESTIMATE WITH LABOR. IT'S GETTING HARDER TO START WHICH CAN BE SCARY IF I GET STRANDED. I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A CAR. I'VE READ AT LEAST 30 OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. WHERE IS THE RECALL,? *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY THE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP SINCE I DID HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR DONE ON THE TRUCK IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS BAD AND THAT THEY CLEARED THE CODES, TEST DROVE IT AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2,600. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK THAT MORNING AND THE WRENCH LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ONCE AGAIN. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET TO PAY FOR A REPAIR FOR SOMETHING I BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE INITIAL RECALL ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS SINCE I HAD THE RECALL DONE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND IT IS RIDICULOUS TO BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A MALFUNCTION DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN. SO, AS FOR NOW, THE CAR IS GOING TO SIT IN A GARAGE INOPERABLE. FORD HAS GOT TO DO BETTER. *TR

TOOK MY FORD ESCAPE TO DEALER FOR THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR, RECALL BY FORD #14S05 IN AUGUST 2014. THE DEALER DID NOT GET ANY "BAD" CODES, SO THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE. ON JANUARY 26, I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS AT A STOP AND NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME $1200. FORD WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID THE "SOFTWARE UPDATE" WAS DONE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER RECORDS OF THE SAME ISSUE NOT BEING COVERED BY FORD. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD IN OCTOBER 2014 STATING THAT THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT PUMP MAY FAIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT CAUSING IT TO LOSE POWER AND STALL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. SO FAR I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE TO BRING THE CAR IN TO FIX IT. I DID STOP BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIND OUT WHY THE HAVEN'T NOTIFIED ME AND THEY SAID THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE PARTS FROM THE FORD COMPANY. WE ARE PLANNING ON A LONG TRIP SHORTLY BUT AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. [ ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED THE LETTER ] I THINK ITS TIME THEY TAKE CARE OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2008 FORD ESCAPE FAULTY IGNITION IN ORDER TO START THE CAR THE KEY MUST BE PRESSED HARD INTO THE IGNITION WHILE TURNING OTHERWISE THE CAR WON'T START.IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SO IT CAN BE FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

I WENT TO MY FORD GARAGE AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES COMPLAINING THAT THE POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPS WORKING SPORADICALLY. WITH NO WARNING THE CAR STEERS MANUALLY, WITH NO LIGHTS THAT GO ON. AFTER STARTING THE CAR SOMETIMES IT WOULD DRIVE FINE AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING. TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE KNOWING SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND THEY TESTED IT AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AGAIN IT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 115,000 MILES AND WHEN THEY TESTED IT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I TOLD THEM THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, WHETHER THE CODE IS SHOWING UP OR NOT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND 123,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST FAIL, WHICH I KNEW WAS THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FROM THE BEGINNING. AT THAT TIME, THEY SAID AGAIN, THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL AND NOTHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. NOW AT 128,000 MILES THE POWER ASSIST FAIL LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AND I ONLY HAVE MANUAL STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE FOR WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD BE COVERED REPAIRS AND THEY STATED THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACE, WHICH IS NEEDED, BECAUSE THE RECALL SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE LAST TIME I WAS IN. TO ME THAT IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM AT ALL, IT IS SIMPLY NOW ABLE TO TELL ME THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH I KNEW ABOUT OVER 28,000 MILES AGO. THE GARAGE SAYS IT IS TOTALLY UP TO FORD TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL PAY FOR THE RECALL AND THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS NOT HOW A RECALL SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THEY ARE NOT COVERING WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, JUST THE SENSOR THAT TELLS YOU SOMETHING IS WRONG. ACCORDING TO MY PAPERWORK WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL, IF REPEATED PROBLEMS THE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD BE A COVERED RECALL BY FORD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE SAFETY ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN/TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I WAS STOMPING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. AFTER RIDING THE BRAKES THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE SCALES ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. FORD REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FOR $235 AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE FREE TO FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. MY VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING LAST SUMMER AND I RECEIVED A MAILED POSTCARD WITH A POWER STEERING RECALL. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY RESET A SENSOR. IT HAD BEEN WORKING FINE UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO. THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL MORE TIMES FOR SHORT PERIODS. I CALLED FORD REGARDING THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME THIS TIME & THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. I FEEL AS IF THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BECAUSE OF THE RECALL FROM LAST SUMMER, FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. UPDATED 09/23/15.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TO SHAKE AND THE STEERING WAS SLIGHTLY DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD CHAPMAN DEALERSHIP IN WARMINSTER, PA WHO WOULDN'T 'SEE' THE CAR AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 2 WEEKS AWAY. DRIVING INTO WORK THURSDAY MORNING, 22-JAN-2015, THE "POWER STEERING ASSISTANT FAILURE" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER WORK, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, MY CAR WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOW IN 'MANUAL' MODE. DEALERSHIP SAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE SHOP. DEALERSHIP SAID THE STEERING SENSOR HAS FAILED AGAIN, THE COLUMN NEEDS TO BE FULLY REPLACED, BUT ISN'T COVERING IT, WHICH COSTS ~$1,500 PLUS A RENTAL CAR. FORD ESCAPE HAD AN INITIAL STEERING SENSOR FAIL IN 2014. *TR

MY CAR WAS SERVICED AT CENTURY FORD MT. AIRY ON 11/14/2014 AT 110,472 MILES FOR FORD RECALL 14S05. TICKET SHOWED RECALL WORK WAS "COMPLETED". ON 1/24/15 AT 110,898 MILES, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY, THE WORK BEING CONDUCTED BY FORD TO CORRECT THIS STEERING FAILURE ISSUE UNDER RECALL 14S05 IS NOT WORKING. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHAT TYPE OF WORK FORD HAS DONE ON MY CAR AND OTHERS THAT IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. FORD MAY JUST BE COMPLETING A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE SYSTEM THAT IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AND THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM MY NEED TO BE REPLACED TO AVOID SUCH SYSTEM FAILURES IN THE FUTURE. UPDATED 04/13/15. *JB .....UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF UPDATED 9/19/2017*CN

AFTER THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. MOSES FORD OF ST. ALBANS, WV SAID THE COMPUTER MUST RE-SET. AT 7:30 A.M. ON 1/23/15 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATES WE MUST PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH A PROBLEM HAS EXISTED. WAS TOLD THAT SOME CARS HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS. THIS COMMENT WAS MADE WHEN I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE COMPUTER WAS JUST RE-PROGRAMMED ON MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,493.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED ACCELERATING & LOST RPMS. THE SUV JOLTED FORWARD & BACK & DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO ACCELERATE. IT MADE A REVVING SOUND EACH TIME THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. AT MOMENTS THE SUV WOULD ACCELERATE SLOWLY BUT THEN REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT STEERING COLUMN ELECTRIC MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. ......UPDATED 03/31/15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING) WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO UPDATED THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE FAILURE CODES NOT BEING PREVIOUSLY PRESENT WHEN PERFORMING THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN SERVICED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. LATEST WAS 2 DAYS AGO. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR ACCELERATION ALL OF A SUDDEN DROPS TO ZERO AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO. IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF BUT IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. AFTER ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES A MESSAGE COMES ON THE DASH THAT SAYS "IT IS SAFE TO SHUT OFF YOUR VEHICLE NOW." ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND I WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES I CAN START IT AGAIN. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A YELLOW TRIANGLE WARNING ON MY DASH FORD AND THE DEALER WILL NOT DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS. SO I HAVE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR UNTIL THERE ARE PARTS AVAILABLE ALL BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CODE. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS A GROUND FAULT WIRE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO THE RECALL. THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP ON ME. THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE BUT WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS EVEN THOUGH RECALL LETTERS CAME OUT IN OCTOBER. IT'S NOW JANUARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 4/13/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED UPON PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, HE DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/04/15*JB

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND A LOUD NOISE WAS MADE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE AND THE 2ND AND 4TH BANDS WERE DESTROYED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. IT TOOK 1.5 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE WORK. NOW HERE I AM AGAIN SITTING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WITH THE SAME ISSUES 2ND AND 4TH BANDS DESTROYED AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS DESTROYED THIS TIME. IT HAS ONLY BEEN 7 MONTHS AND 6,526 MILES LATER AND I HAVE TO PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

DESPITE PERFORMING FORD'S SAFETY RECALL 14S05, MY VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL, CEASING TO OPERATE FOR HOURS OR DAYS, ALONG WITH LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL. THE UNPREDICTABLE FAILURES SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH TORQUE SENSOR (WHEEL ANGLE) FAULTS AT LOW OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES (<10F). THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED WITH A GUEST AT THE WHEEL (IN THE DRIVEWAY, THANK GOODNESS) RESULTING IN HER BACKING INTO A SNOW BANK AND DAMAGING THE TAIL PIPE. DESPITE THE CLEAR DOCUMENTATION OF THIS PROBLEM IN NHTSA RECALL 14V-284, AFTER TWO FULL DAYS AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATES FORD WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY ACTION UNTIL THEY CAN REPLICATE THE FAILURE IN REAL TIME. DOES THAT MEAN THEY NEED TO KEEP THE CAR UNTIL THE NEXT COLD FRONT? OR SHOULD I CONTACT SOMEONE FROM FORD TO COME IMMEDIATELY TO WHEREVER I AM WHEN THE STEERING NEXT FAILS? WILL THAT BE FROM A DITCH ON THE SIDE OF AN ICY ROAD WHEN STEERING SUDDENLY ACTIVATES OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING? GIVEN THE VERY WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD ESCAPE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, I WOULD EXPECT FORD TO AUTHORIZE AT LEAST THE NEXT STEP IN REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. I WOULD ALSO EXPECT A VERY REASONABLY PRICED REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED TAIL PIPE CONNECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, ACCORDING TO [XXX], A SECOND TIER FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, "THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FORD CAN DO TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM UNLESS IS OCCURS WHILE AT THE DEALER." INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURES IN 6/11/2014 SAID THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THE PROGRAM TO FIX IT UNTIL JULY. 2014. SO IN NOVEMBER 2014 I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED.. THEY SAID IT WAS A REPROGRAM FIX. AND AFTER 2 WEEKS IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN SO I HAVE IT TOWED ON A FLAT BED AND THEY SAY ANOTHER REPROGRAM FIX.. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SO JUST YESTERDAY JANUARY 14,2015 IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN!! OBVIOUSLY THEY NEVER FIXED THE RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE.!!! THEY TELL ME IT'S THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IT'S NOT COVERED!!! OMG THE FIRST LETTER STATED EITHER THEY WOULD DO THE REPROGRAM FIX,THE STEERING COLUMN OR THE TORQUE SENSOR.AND IT WOULD BE COVERED PARTS AND LABOR. SO HERE I SIT WITH A PIECE OF JUNK THAT THE RECALL NEVER FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN!! I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY TOLD PRETTY MUCH THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND I COULD FILE LEGAL PAPERS!! IF I HAD THE MONEY TO FIGHT FORD MOTOR COMPANY I WOULD HAVE ALREADY JUNKED THE PIECE OF CRAP AND BOUGHT A NEW CHEVY.. *TR

APPROXIMATELY IN MARCH OF 2014, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THIS MADE DRIVING/STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THE TONE RING AND SPEED SENSOR WERE REPLACED. IN DECEMBER 2014, WE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A SPEED SENSOR ISSUE AGAIN. THE WORK WAS DONE AT THE INDEPENDENT SHOP THOUGH SINCE THEY DID THE ORIGINAL WORK. YET AGAIN, IN JANUARY 2015 WE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AGAIN AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME SORT OF FAILURE THAT IS OCCURRING TO TRIGGER THIS ISSUE. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. THIS IS CRATING A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT OVER MY 40,000 MILE MARK. STRANGELY THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN FOR FOUR MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, THEN WOULD COME BACK ON. I REPORTED IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR MY LIFETIME OIL CHANGE. IN JULY 2014 I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. IN THE SAME PARAGRAPH IT SAID REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE SENSOR OR STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT MAY BE NEEDED. I TOOK THE CAR IN AUG. AND A REBOOT WAS DONE TO THE COMPUTER SO THE ERROR FOR THE STEERING FAULT WOULD ALARM. I THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED. WELL I WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK, AND MY STEERING ALARM WENT OFF THEN MY STEERING SHUT OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TRIED TO GET THE CAR BACK IN TO FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT FORD DECIDED TO NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OURSELVES. I CALLED THE FORD HELP LINE, AND THEY CREATED A CASE# AND I SPOKE WITH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT UNLESS THE STEERING WAS OUT AT THE EXACT TIME OF THE RECALL THAT THE DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT. I CONTINUED TO ARGUE MY LETTER STATING THAT IT SAID, THAT EITHER ITEM COLUMN OR SENSOR WERE COVERED AND GOING TO BE REPLACED. NOWHERE DOES IT SAY ONLY THE FIRST TIME YOU TAKE IT IN FOR THE RECALL, EITHER OR WOULD BE REPLACED. THE WOMAN THEN KEPT REITERATING THAT FORD DOESN'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL RECOURSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WOW APPARENTLY EVERYONE ELSE HAS $2000 LAYING AROUND TO FIX IT TOO. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS SLIMY BUSINESS PRACTICE BY THIS COMPANY. I EXPECTED MORE FROM SUCH A REPUTABLE COMPANY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM FORD AGAIN! THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEEING THEIR RECALL! *TR

IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS PULLING TO DRIVE FORWARD. AND A PUTTERING EFFECT. *TR

AFTER THEY DID THE RECALL ON THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE WENT AND GOT IT FIX THEN IN JANUARY 7 2015 THE POWER STEERING JUST COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE IN MID TURN ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

FORD ISSUED A RECALL IN JULY 2014 FOR STEERING TORQUE SENSOR ISSUES. REMEDIES INCLUDED REPROGRAMMING THE PCSM OR REPAIRING/REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL IN NOVEMBER 2014. APPARENTLY, THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REPROGRAM THE PCSM. IN THE IMMEDIATE WEEKS FOLLOWING, I STARTED TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS AND WAS GETTING FAULT CODES FOR POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILURE. I THUS TOOK MY VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH INCIDENTALLY REQUIRED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN BE REPLACED.. THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR, AND AGREED TO FIX, BUT HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID THE "REPAIR" WAS PERFORMED WHEN THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCSM. THIS WAS NOT A REPAIR. (INCIDENTALLY, IT MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT ACCELERATED OR CAUSED THE ULTIMATE TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE.) A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM. THIS FORUM HAS NUMEROUS 2008 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS DESCRIBING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME: HTTP://WWW.ESCAPE-CITY.COM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=24&T=25610 . PLEASE REQUEST THAT FORD ACTUALLY REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN ISSUES IN ITS VEHICLES, INSTEAD OF USING THE GUISE OF REPROGRAMMING IN AN ATTEMPT TO LIMIT ITS LIABILITY.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. DJR

IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, BELOW APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES, THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES "STUCK" AND UNABLE TO BE PRESSED DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF STOMPING ON IT, IT RELEASES AND THE CAR ACCELERATES. THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR AT EVERY STOP, RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC., UNTIL THE CAR/TEMPERATURE WARMS UP. WHILE WAITING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, UPON RELEASING THE BRAKES THE CAR MERELY IDLES INTO TRAFFIC AS THE ACCELERATOR IS STUCK AND UNABLE TO BE PRESSED, LEAVING THE CAR CREEPING ON TO THE ROAD/HIGHWAY UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR LOOSENS AND IS ABLE TO BE PRESSED. AS TOLD BY A FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, THE ISSUE IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SAME ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR DURING WARMER SEASONS/TEMPERATURES.

WE WERE DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. WE GOT ABOUT A 1/2 MILE AND A WRENCH-LIKE LIGHT APPEARED ON OUR DASH. I GOT OUT THE OWNERS GUIDE AND LOOKED IT UP AND IT SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL/POWER TRAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE AIR BAG AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANSMADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR UNTIL RECENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

WE PURCHASED THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLS IN MAY 2014. SOON AFTERWARDS THE POWER STEERING WOULD RANDOMLY CEASE FUNCTIONING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES BETWEEN MAY 2014 TO DECEMBER 2014. THIS PROMPTED ME TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FACTORY RECALL (14S05) THAT DEALT WITH THE FAULTY SOFTWARE/HARDWARE. ON FRIDAY 12/05/2014, IN THE AM, BROUGHT 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLS, TO THE KEN GARFF FORD IN AMERICAN FORK FOR THEM TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY ACTION TO RESOLVE FORD ESCAPE RECALL 14S05. I DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ASSUMING THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO FULLY COMPLETE THE WORK CALLED FOR IN THE RECALL. MY WIFE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THAT EVENING AND WE ASSUMED THAT ALL STEPS IN THE RECALL WERE COMPLETED. ON THURSDAY 12/11/2014, IN THE AM, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE TWICE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THAT DATE (12/11/2014). THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY, FRIDAY 12/12/2014. ON THAT DATE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN PARTS WERE NOT REPLACED AND THAT ALL THE DID WAS PERFORM A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I ASKED THEM WHY THEY HAD NOT REPLACED PART THAT WAS CALLED FOR IN THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN THEY CHECKED THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES RECORDED. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT HAD JUST FAILED THE PREVIOUS WEEK. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN PER THE RECALL AS THEY HAD FULFILLED THEIR OBLIGATION THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD DEEMED THE RECALL AS COMPLETED. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER AS IT IS MY BELIEF THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND KEN GARFF FORD IN AMERICAN FORK DID NOT PROPERLY EXECUTE THIS RECALL AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO MAKE MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. NO 2ND OR 4TH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ESB SYSTEM AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE 14S05 RECALL, WHICH IS INTENDED TO CORRECT A STEERING ISSUE. THIS OCCURRED ON 12/10/2014. THE REPAIR SUPPOSEDLY REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR TO PREVENT THE POWER STEERING FROM TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON 12/28/2014 THE POWER STEERING FAILED, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON 12/29/2014. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIED REPAIRING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALL WORK WAS ALREADY DONE ON THE VEHICLE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE SERVICE ACTION COMPLETED ON 12/10/2014 BY THE LAWLEY FORD, SILVER CITY DEALERSHIP, DIRECTED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DID NOTHING TO ACTUALLY FIX A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. IN ADDITION, IT PROVIDED MY FAMILY WITH A FALSE SENSE OF SAFETY BECAUSE IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THE STEERING ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. *JS

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIST WAS IN 2012 AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK UP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOOSING STEERING SENSATION IN A WAY THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING ON ICE. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE AND OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT EXHIBITS THESE CHARACTERISTICS. I CHECKED RECALL INFO AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THESE VEHICLES. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. I HOPE THIS GETS HANDLED QUICKLY BEFORE THERE ARE MORE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN AIR TEMP IS BELOW 20 DEGREES. CAN'T PRESS PEDAL TO GET GAS TO ENGINE. *TR

THE CONDENSER IS COMBINED WITH POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT OF HAD A LEAK AS IT ONLY HAS 28311 MILES ON IT. THIS IS BAD FOR GROUND WATER AS FLUID LEAKS GOES ON STREET AND INTO STORM DRAINS. COST TO FIX IS ABOUT $700.00. *TR

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE RED EXCLAMATION INSIDE TRIANGLE ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. REPAIRED AT FORD DEALER ON 4/3/14 RIVERTOWN FORD IN COLUMBUS GA. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 14S19/ NHTSA 14V-526 AND THEY KEEP GIVING ME RUN AROUND ON RETURNING MY MONEY. *TR

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE, IN AUGUST 28TH, 2014 AS I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT MY VEHICLES WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON AND AS I TRIED ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE WENT UP TO 45 RPM BEFORE CHANGING GEAR INTO SECOND. SINCE THIS DAY, I TRIED TAKING MY CAR INTO REPAIR SERVICES BUT I AM VERY LIMITED, AS A FULL TIME STUDENT AND A FATHER AT THE MOMENT I WAS NOT WORKING AND RELYING ON MY SCHOOL INCOME WHICH WAS NOT A LOT TO REPAIR MY CAR. THE CAR HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THEN, INSTANT OF GOING UP TO 45 RPM IN ORDER TO CHANGE INTO SECOND GEAR IT SOMETIMES GOES UP TO 60 RPM BEFORE CHANGING, NOT ONLY THAT BUT AS I SLOWLY BREAK MY CAR SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP FORWARD, LIKE A BOOST WHICH I NEED TO FIRMLY APPLY MY BREAKS AGAIN. I'VE TRIED TAKING IT TO FORD, BUT SO MUCH FOR HELP OR WILLING TO WORK WITH ME, IT IS DISAPPOINTING WHEN WE PURCHASE OUR FAVORITE VEHICLES AND GET TURNED DOWN BY THE COMPANY KNOWING WE ARE IN NEED OF HELP. MY CAR CONSUMES GAS, EVERY OTHER DAY I HAVE TO FILL UP IT TO KEEP IT FROM COMPLETELY RUNNING LOW, IN A DAY IT CONSUMES HALF THE TANK, WITH THE SECOND DAY MY GAS IS NEARLY DONE. I WENT FROM SPENDING 120-30 BIWEEKLY ON GAS TO 120 EVERY TWO DAYS, ADD IT UP ESPECIALLY AS A FULL TIME STUDENT. I AM A FATHER OF TWO IN WHICH I FREAK OUT WHEN I HAVE THEM IN MY CAR. I'VE CAME TO REALIZE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS ISSUE, I'VE SEEN A SERIOUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 05 TO 13 FORD ESCAPE MODELS. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM WHICH LEAVES MANY OF US HELPLESS. FORD DOES NOT TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS WELL. FORD IS THE DEFINITION OF POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, IF THAT IS THE CASE HOW THE HELL DO I AND OTHERS COME UP WITH $4200 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION HAVING TWO CHILDREN. I AM PINNED AGAINST THE WALL AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING I CAN DO, IF THIS ISN'T A CRY FOR HELP, THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ

SINCE OWNING VEHICLE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WOULD HAPPEN ONCE IN A WHILE ( ONCE A MONTH ) ON 10/09/14 TOOK CAR IN FOR RE-CALL. TWO MONTHS LATER NO POWER STEERING AGAIN...COMPANY WHO WORKED ON CAR THE FIRST TIME SAID IT WAS A DIFFERENT ISSUE.NOT POSSIBLE,DOING SAME THING BEFORE THEY SO-CALLED FIXED IT..(12/10/14) THE COST WAS OVER 500 DOLLARS.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY CAR DOESN'T TAKE 2ND OR 4TH GEAR. IT'S A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ONCE THIS CAR PASSES 100, 000 MILES. FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS. I THINK IT IS UNFAIR THAT CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN FORD KNOW THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

REFER TO TSB-08-24-5 AND RECALL 14S19. ESCAPE HYBRID EXPERIENCED THE EXACT FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 70 MPH. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND A RED TRIANGLE APPEARED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER WHO NOTED THE TSB NUMBER ON THE REPAIR INVOICE. THIS VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM FORD'S LIST AS A COVERED VEHICLE. FORD REPRESENTATIVES DENIED ANY INTEREST IN REFUNDING THE REPAIRS COSTS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GROUP AND FAILURE WAS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. NTSB NEEDS TO EXPAND THIS RECALL TO ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS FAILURE EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT ON FORD'S LIST. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLES GAS PEDAL FREEZES. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUALLY TAPPED ON THE PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO GO UNDER THE VEHICLE HOOD TO TUG ON THROTTLE CABLE. THIS FREED THE STUCK PEDAL. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR CO. AND REPORTED THIS INCIDENT IN 2012. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE AND TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. IT HAS RECENTLY BECOME A BIGGER ISSUE AS OF 12/8/14 AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I MET HER TUGGED ON THE THROTTLE CABLE AND THE PEDAL BECAME FREE AGAIN. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION TO CHECK AGAIN UNDER THE HOOD AND AS I LEFT THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED, A STUCK PEDAL. WHILE DRIVING I HAD TO HOLD ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ONE ON THE GAS TO KEEP THE PEDAL FROM LOCKING IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THIS IS NOT A SAFE FORM OF DRIVING AND BELIEVE THERE IN A DESIGN ISSUE WITH FORD MOTOR CO. THROTTLE. THE FORD COMPANY AGAIN SAID THEIR ENGINEERS SAYS THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS GETS FIXED. I DO NOT WANT IT TO BE ME! THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,400.

WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE LOSES REGENERATIVE BRAKING AND REVERTS TO FAIL SAFE MODE. MOST NOTABLY THIS OCCURS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. BRAKES APPEAR TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, HOWEVER AT THE END OF A BRAKING CYCLE THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STABILITY CONTROL DASH LIGHT QUICKLY FLASHES ON AND THEN OFF. ALSO, THE GAUGE THAT SHOWS POWER BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE BATTERY STOPS CHARGING THE BATTERY AND RETURNS TO THE NORMAL POSITION POINTING STRAIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS OR AFTER EFFECTS ARE KNOWN. IT MAY HAPPEN AT ONE STOP LIGHT AND NOT THE NEXT. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. SOMETIMES IT MAY DO THIS 2 OR 3 TIMES WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC FOR 30 MINUTES OR IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT ALL. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO A FAULTY HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THIS IS A COMPONENT FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN, NOT DUE TO DRIVER-INDUCED DAMAGE OR WEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED OVER TO AN EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK DOWNWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, MAINLY DURING COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

AFTER YEARS (SINCE EARLY ON IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER) OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS PEDAL STICKING (MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER), THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS BY FAR THE WORST AND, LIKE MANY OTHER 2008 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I AM VERY LUCKY THAT IT OCCURRED IN AN AREA WHERE I WAS NOT IN IMMEDIATE DANGER FROM OTHER CARS. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD THE PEDAL STARTED TO RESPOND THEN FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO FURTHER RESPONSE. THERE WAS NO POWER TO MOVE FORWARD AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I LIFTED THE PEDAL TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS NOT STUCK ON ANYTHING AND IT JUST FELL LIMPLY BACK TO THE FLOOR. I MANIPULATED THE ARM UNDER THE PEDAL WITH MY HAND UNTIL IT LOOSENED UP AND THE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE AGAIN. I THEN DROVE TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IF MY CAR DOES NOT BECOME PART OF THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM," I AM SURE THAT IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST. THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED THROTTLE BODY FAILURES IN 2005-2012 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES SHARING THE SAME OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR PART, DID NOT RESULT IN ENOUGH VEHICLES BEING INCLUDED IN THE RESULTING FORD "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM," WHICH ONLY INCLUDED CARS FROM 2009-2012, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED MANY MORE CARS. THE COMPLAINT FORUMS ARE FILLED WITH MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE FROM AT LEAST 2008 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS. TO NOT INCLUDE EVERYONE FROM THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION IS DOING A DISSERVICE AND IT WILL BE SAD DAY WHEN THE REST OF THE CAR OWNERS ARE INCLUDED ONLY BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS DIED! *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT START ,HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER TO BE FIXED COSTING OVER $300.00 AND ON 12/01/2014 IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WAS TOWED IN TO BE FIXED AGAIN COSTING OVER $700.00 AND THE SERVICE MANAGER JUST LAUGHED AND SAID THAT HAPPENS ALOT AND AT LEASED THE FORDS WON'T SHUT OFF LIKE GM ,THEY JUST DON'T START. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON FORD'S IGNITIONS TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I OWN A 2008 FORD ESCAPE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO COMING OFF THE THRUWAY I STARTED TO APPLY MY BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN,INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN MY VEHICLE SPED FORWARD ON ITS OWN,I HAD TO FIRMLY APPLY THE BREAKS TO MAKE IT STOP JUST BARELY AVOIDING HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME,RIGHT AFTER THAT A YELLOW WRENCH CAME ON THE DASH.THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO HIGHER THAN 20 MILES,THE CAR WAS BASICALLY COASTING.WHEN I TRY TO GIVE IT MORE POWER IT WOULD JUST STALL.I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY $100 TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG,THEY TELL ME MY 2ND AND 4TH GEAR IS GONE AND I HAVE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. A FORD REBUILD TRANSMISSION WOULD COST ME OVER $4200,A JUNK YARD TRANSMISSION $3800,CALLED AAMCO THEY SAID $2200 I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2011 WITH A LITTLE OVER 34,000 MILES,IT CURRENTLY HAS 58,300 MILES ON IT,NOW IN 3 YRS I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE LESS THEN 25,000 MILES.MEANING AROUND 8,000 MILES IF THAT A YEAR.SO WHY IN THE WORLD DO I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSIONS? I LEARNED THERE WAS A SERIOUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE FORD ESCAPES 2005-2013 MODELS ALL WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, INSTEAD OF FORD DOING A RECALL AND FIXING THE PROBLEM,THEY SETTLE ON A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM,BUT INSTEAD OF THEM INCLUDING ALL THE VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE,THEY ONLY DO IT FOR THE 2009-2013 MODELS. I TALKED TO SOMEONE FROM THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID MY CAR WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM CAUSE ITS A 08 ,WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE ON THE YEAR ITS THE SAME ISSUE AS ALL THE OTHER ESCAPES .NOW IS THAT FAIR IF THERE'S OTHER YEAR MODELS OUT THERE NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IN FIXING THE PROBLEM.NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I CANT DRIVE AND HAVE TO WAIT TO GET UP THE MONEY TO FIX. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *JS

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND MADE A NOISE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WHICH INVOLVED FIRST AND REVERSE GEARS. THAT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A FUNNY NOISE. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED ME. WHEN I GOT THERE AND STARTED THE CAR THE NOISE I HEARD WAS VERY BAD COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OUR FORD DEALER AND WAS CHECKED. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLER NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $5000.00. THE CAR NOW AS 62000+ MILES AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXHIBITING ISSUES RELATING TO THE FORD CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 WHERE THE ACCELERATOR "STICKS" OR DOESN'T RESPOND TO MY PRESSURE. REQUIRING MORE PRESSURE THEN USUAL, THE VEHICLE WILL THEN SURGE FORWARD FOR AN INCREDIBLY JOSTLING ACCELERATION. THIS ISSUE WILL HAPPEN NOT ONLY WHEN STOPPED BUT ALSO WHEN IN MOTION. THIS BECOMES PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC WHEN TRYING TO MERGE OR TURN INTO MOVING TRAFFIC AS I AM NEVER SURE WHETHER OR NOT MY ACCELERATOR/ THROTTLE BODY WILL RESPOND AS IT SHOULD. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FOR OVER 2 YEARS, BUT THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT. THE ISSUE BECOMES WORSE IN COLD WEATHER, MAKING IT EVEN MORE DANGEROUS WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE SLIPPERY. I CONTACTED FORD REGARDING THIS ISSUE, CITING THE ABOVE MENTIONED CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM AND THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. IT SEEMS LUDICROUS THAT MY VEHICLE, WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THIS ISSUE, WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. FORD SHOULD REEVALUATE THE VEHICLES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY MORE WIDE-SPREAD THAN THERE PROGRAM HAS IDENTIFIED. I AM INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR NON-RESPONSIVENESS IN HANDLING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND INSTRUMENT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVES IN IT'S HOUSING. MAKING THE DRIVER HAVE TO CRACK THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND/ OR TURN THE KEY VERY HARD TO GET IT TO START. SOMETIMES GETTING IT STARTED IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS PART IS FAULTY. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THIS IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO ENCOUNTER THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE. IT IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD FAIL AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS ON THE ROAD. *TR

FORD RECALL 14S05 / NHTSA RECALL 14V-284, CONCERNING POWER STEERING FAILURE SOFTWARE UPDATE, COMPLETED 4 AUGUST 2014. SOFTWARE UPDATE ALONE WAS A FAILURE. VEHICLE RE-EXHIBITED STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY SYMPTOMS 20 NOVEMBER 2014, AND COMPLETELY FAILED 21 NOVEMBER 2014, WITHOUT ANY ACCOMPANYING VISIBLE/AUDIBLE WARNINGS, I.E. CHIME OR LIGHTED DASH INDICATOR. DEALER APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR 26 NOVEMBER 2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AXLE AND AXLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,259.

THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T ENGAGE AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T FULLY INFLATE THEN BROKE OFF AND LANDED IN THE BACK SIT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED 2 MONTH AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE (14S05) FROM FORD ADVISING ME TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO FIX THE SENSOR THAT CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO ALERT YOU WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS. THIS IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL DETAILS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ## VIN FAILED ## 2008 FORD ESCAPE ##

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A KNOCKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AS THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE SECOND DAY AFTER THE SOFTWARE WAS REPROGRAMMED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,540.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING UNIT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,732.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REMEDIED THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REVERSED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR OR STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,097.

CAR STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING AND CAR BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER SHIP AND THEY WILL CHARGE OVER $900.00 TO REPAIR AND TAKE 2 DAYS. STEERING COLUMN MUST BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO FORD DEALER. *TR

PURSUANT TO THE 2014 RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, I TOOK MY 2008 ESCAPE TO BE SERVICED. UPON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, THE TORQUE SENSOR MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF STEERING. SAID SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 1, 2014. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING WITH MY YOUNG CHILD, THREE HOURS FROM HOME. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE WORK UNDER THE RECALL, I WAS TOLD WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS, DESPITE THE MECHANIC ADMITTING AND AGREEING WITH US THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MECHANIC'S HANDS WERE TIED AS FORD WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON THE COMPANY'S EXPENSE. THE ESTIMATED PRICE OF REPAIRS IS $1600. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD US HAD WE NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AS INSTRUCTED BY THE WELL PUBLICIZED RECALL AND THE STEERING FAILED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE RECALL STATES, "ALTERNATIVELY, THE DEALER MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE (PARTS AND LABOR)". FORD INDICATED BY PHONE THAT THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE FIRST VISIT. ANY SUBSEQUENT VISIT FOR A RECALL ISSUE IS THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. FORD'S MISREPRESENTATIONS IN ITS RECALL NOTICE AND SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS ARE UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES, NOT TO MENTION AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND DANGER TO CONSUMERS WHO BELIEVE NOT THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER BEING SERVICED BY THE RECALL. *TR

DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM GEARS. THROTTLING HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING. I HAVE REPLACED TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, FEELS LIKE I HAVE NO POWER. IT WILL ONLY GO ABOUT 20 MPH, RPM'S GO HIGH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL KICK IN AND START DRIVING NORMAL. *TR

I TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY TOOK MY CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I RECEIVED IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS REPROGRAMMED AND FIXED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.. I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD DO BECAUSE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPROGRAMMED. *TR

10/8 PER RECALL14S05/14V-284 BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO KOERNER FORD OF SYRACUSE WHERE THEY UPDATED THE PSCM. 11/6 WHILE DRIVING, CAR LOST POWER STEERING. 11/11 BROUGHT CAR INTO MECHANIC WHO IDENTIFIED IT AS A B2278 STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. CALLED KOERNER AS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. KOERNER ADVISED THAT THEY'VE ALREADY SERVICED IT UNDER THE RECALL AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE FIXED. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TWICE (11/11 AND 11/13) WHO SAID THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM KOERNER ADVISED THAT HIS RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT IF HE UPDATES THE SOFTWARE AND THERE IS NO OTHER CODES COMING UP WHEN THE CAR IS BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL SERVICE, THEY DO NOT NEED TO FIX IT. PER MY RECALL NOTICE, THAT IS NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY STATED. ALSO LEARNED FROM FORD REP ON 11/13 THAT THE KOERNER SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER THE RECALL. TO ME, THIS APPEARS TO BE SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICE. *TR

THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR SYSTEM FAILURE. SURGING, UNNECESSARY REVVING AT LOW SPEEDS. INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION AND GEAR CHANGE. TROUBLE CODE "P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR SYSTEM STUCK". *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER CUT OUT TO THE VEHICLE, AND THE THROTTLE STOPPED RESPONDING, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT VERY LABORED. AT THE SAME TIME THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH. USING THE FORWARD MOMENTUM I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, WHERE IT STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO RE-TART THE ENGINE WHERE IT RAN LABORED AGAIN, AND STALLED OUT, THE THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONSIVE DURING THIS TIME AT ALL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 RE-STARTS WITH THE LAST COMING AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT AWHILE, I WAS ABLE TO RE-START IT AND DRIVE IT NORMAL. THROTTLE RESPONSE RETURNED, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED FOR MY WIFE AGAIN ON 11/12 WITH A SIMILAR RESULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ONLY UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND COULD NOT REPLACE THE PSCM. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE PSCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PART COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THROTTLE STICKS SHUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD. APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE THROTTLE WILL SOMETIMES SNAP THE THROTTLE OPEN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. SOMETIMES THE THROTTLE WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS WARM. THROTTLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND CABLE APPEAR TO BE FREE MOVING AND NOT STICKING. WHEN MOVING THROTTLE BODY SHAFT BY HAND (VEHICLE COLD, NOT RUNNING), THE THROTTLE BODY STICKS SHUT BUT CAN BE FREED WITH SOME EFFORT. ONCE MOVED FROM THE SHUT POSITION, THE THROTTLE BODY SHAFT MOVES FREELY AGAINST THE RETURN SPRING. CABLES ATTACHED TO THROTTLE BODY SHAFT ARE NOT UNDER STRESS AND DO NOT APPEAR TO BE IMPEDING THROTTLE BODY MOVEMENT. LUBRICANT APPLIED TO CABLING PIVOTS AND ATTACHMENT POINTS HAVE MINIMAL IF ANY EFFECT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND HER GAS PEDAL STUCK WHILE TRYING TO GET IT IN GEAR TO REVERSE AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT TIMES.. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 2012 HOWEVER, SHE WAS TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STUCK WHILE THE SPEED WENT DOWN TO ZERO. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT REAR ENDED. SHE WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE AND I TOLD HER TO GET IT TO THE FORD DEALER NEAR HER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING AND REPLACEMENT WAS ADVISED AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY COMPLETED AT A COST OF $486.83. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY LEARNED OF RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE ON SEVERAL ESCAPE MODEL YEARS. I WANT TO KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER ONLY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE BUT DID NOT INDICATE IF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE AND IF THE TORQUE SENSOR SIGNAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING, I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN I HEARD A RAPID CLICKING NOISE. IT WAS THEN I REALIZED THAT STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL TO COMPLETE MY TURN AS MY STEERING HAD CONVERTED TO MANUAL MODE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, I ACCELERATED AND AT ABOUT 40MPH A RED TRIANGLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT IN THE MIDDLE SHOWED UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. VERY SCARY! I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM. I HAD TO DEAL WITH THE TRIANGLE OF DEATH A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND NOW THIS. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY! IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ITEM! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

THERE ARE TWO SPECIFIC BUT RELATED PROBLEMS REPORTED TO FORD WITHOUT RESOLUTION: 1. DOME LIGHT ASSEMBLY - SWITCH BURNT: IN EARLY 2014 THE MANUAL SLIDE SWITCH ON THE DOME LIGHT SHORTED OUT AND MELTED ? BURNING THE INSIDE OF THE ASSEMBLY. THUS, THE SWITCH WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE PROPERLY. IT WAS DISCONNECTED BY THE OWNER. A FORD REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER, 2014, WHICH REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY. THE ASSEMBLY HAD AN ENGINEERING CHANGE WHICH ELIMINATED THE MANUAL SLIDE SWITCH. OWNER HAS PICTURES AND HAS RETAINED THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY. NOTE: THE MELTING OF THE SLIDE SWITCH AND BURNING OF THE PLASTIC HOUSING COULD HAVE IGNITED THE HEADLINER. VERY DANGEROUS. 2. AIR BAG FUSE: WHEN REPLACING THE DOME LIGHT ASSEMBLY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT A FUSE HAD BLOW DUE TO THE SWITCH MELTING. THE FUSE PANEL WAS ACCESSED AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT FUSE #25 (DEMAND LAMPS) WAS OPEN. A SPARE FUSE, PER THE OWNER?S MANUAL, WAS MOVED FROM POSITION #32 (SPARE) TO POSITION #25. THE NEW DOME LIGHT NOW WORKED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SRS (SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT WAS ON WHICH INDICATED A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE SRS. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER THAT FUSE POSITION #32 IS REALLY NOT A SPARE AS INDICATED IN THE OWNER?S MANUAL ? IT IS INSTEAD THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE CIRCUIT WHICH WHEN IT WAS REMOVED CAUSED THE SRS LIGHT TO APPEAR. (OF COURSE THE DEALER CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE!) SUBJECT VEHICLE OWNER?S MANUAL CAN BE FOUND ONLINE.) NOTE: THE OWNER?S MANUAL MUST BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THE APPROPRIATE FUSE LOCATIONS. IF SOMEONE HAD TO USE THE SPARE FUSE INCORRECTLY MARKED, WHILE DRIVING REMOTELY, AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY! VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED ON NORTH BOUND IH 35 JUST NORTH OF GEORGETOWN. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW BRIEFLY TO EVADE AND PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE - INSTEAD OF SLOWING, THE ENGINE REVVED. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SLOWED, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. I NOTICED A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH AND CALLED MY DAUGHTER TO HELP ME WITH IT. MY SON-IN-LAW SAID IT WAS A POWERTRAIN FAULT WARNING. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 10 MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF; SO, I CONTINUED MY TRIP HOME RESUMING AND MAINTAINING HIGHWAY SPEED; BUT THE RPMS STAYED @ 3000. AT THE IH-35 EAST-WEST SPLIT, I DECELERATED TO MAKE THE TURN TOWARD DALLAS AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPMS AND STAYED BETWEEN 3K-4K FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE GEARS CHANGE REALLY HARD AND THE ENGINE REVS REALLY HIGH UNTIL IT DROPS INTO O/D; BUT RPMS STAY BETWEEN 3-4K. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A GEAR-RATIO ISSUE AND I NEED A REBUILT OR NEW TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THIS WAS ALREADY REGISTERED ON THIS WEBSITE, ALTHOUGH NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME. I HAVE ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SARAH MCSHANE. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 14V-284/14S05, WHERE FORD ESCAPE AND MARINERS LOSE THEIR POWER STEETING. OUR VEHICLE ACTUALLY LOST ITS PS A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE RECALL. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WASHINGTON (PA) FORD. THEY HAD TO REPLACE OUR IGNITION TO GET THE RECALL CODE. ONCE THEY DID THAT, THEY COMPLETED STEP 1 OF THE RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE POWER STEERING MODULE. AT THAT POINT, WASHINGTON FORD CLOSED OUT THE RECALL, SAYING THAT IT WAS FIXED. THIS WAS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TEST THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF OF THE LOT, THE PS CONTINUED TO TURN OFF AND ON. TO THIS DAY (4 MONTHS LATER), THE PS CONTINUES TO TURN OFF AND ON AT RANDOM, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD CLICK FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WOLTZ AND WIND FORD LET US KNOW THAT THEY CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE, AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT NO WORK COULD BE DONE ON THE RECALL, SINCE IT WAS CLOSED. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ERROR, AND WE NEED TO HAVE OUR RECALL OPENED BACK UP. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP TO HELP ME FROM WRECKING. NUMEROUS TIMES, I HAVE BEEN GOING 60 OR 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED, RESULTING IN NEAR DEATH. THIS CANNOT BE SAFE OR A RESPONSIBILITY OF ME, THE OWNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED BETWEEN MAY AND NOVEMBER 2012. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL, REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, SHE NEEDED TO GET PRIOR APPROVAL FROM FORD. UPDATED 12/15/14*BF UPDATED 01/12/15

THE LIFTGATE WINDOW LATCH ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE REAR WINDOW GLASS. THE GLUE JOINT HAS FAILED AND ALLOWED THE LATCH TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE WINDOW. NOW THE WINDOW CANNOT BE CLOSED TIGHTLY AND LOCKED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE EXHAUST GASES MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE CABIN THROUGH THE GAP BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW SEAL ON THE LIFTGATE. IT IS ALSO A SECURITY ISSUE, SINCE SOMEONE COULD EASILY PRY THE WINDOW OPEN AND ENTER THE VEHICLE CABIN. ORIGINALLY, THE LATCH WAS APPARENTLY GLUED TO THE GLASS AND ALSO IS ATTACHED LOOSELY WITH A SINGLE BOLT TO THE REAR WINDOW WIPER ASSEMBLY. RIGHT NOW, THE SEPARATED LATCH IS FLOPPING AROUND IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE WINDOW CAN BE PULLED OPEN BY ABOUT 1/2 TO 1 INCH. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THIS LATCH ON THIS VEHICLE. THE LATCH IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL TO THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FORD TO RECALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME INSECURE DEFECTIVE LATCH DESIGN AND REPLACE IT WITH A SECURE DESIGN THAT WILL REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE WINDOW GLASS. *TR

DURING COOLER WEATHER THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES "STUCK" AND CAN NOT BE PUSHED. ALMOST AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS PLACED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. YOU HAVE TO LITERALLY STOMPED ON IT TO GET IT DOWN AND SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T EVEN WORK. WHEN THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED HAPPENING, IT WOULD HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER STARTING. I BEGAN TO TELL MY DAUGHTER TO WARM HER CAR AND PRESS THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES BEFORE LEAVING. SHE JUST CALLED ME AND THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING! IT IS 54 DEGREES HERE AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE LAST WINTER. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND FEEL THAT IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A HILL, I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE STREET AND MY BRAKES FAILED TO THE POINT I HAD TO FRANTICALLY PUMP THEM TO NOT ROLL STRAIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION. FOR THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR DAYS, ANY TIME I BRAKED, THE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHILE VERY SLOWLY DECELERATING THE CAR, I OFTEN HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO BUILD SOME PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP. CLEARLY AN ABS FAILURE, IT SEEMED TO "FIX ITSELF" AFTER THOSE FEW DAYS. NOW AGAIN, 10/23/2014, HIT A POTHOLE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKES ARE DOING THE SAME THING. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND READ ABOUT BROKEN TONE RINGS (SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOSS OF ABS), BUT NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN IT HAPPENS. I NEED TO TAKE IT IN, BUT I KNOW THE DEALERSHIP WILL GIVE ME THE RUN-AROUND AND TRY TO CHARGE ME AN ARM AND A LEG FOR SOMETHING THAT'S CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED AND I NOTICED NO CHANGE IN SPEED BUT NOTICED A VERY LARGE CHANGE IN THE TACHOMETER FROM 2000 RPM TO 4500 AT THAT TIME THE CAR JUST STARTED SLOWING DOWN UNTIL I TOOK IT OUT OF O/D AND JUST CONTINUED ON MY WAY. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

IN PARKING LOT, POWER STEERING WENT AWAY. RECENTLY HAD DEAD BATTERY, REPLACED BATTERY AND SEEMED TO FIX ISSUE. WEEK LATER, STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT, HEARD CLICK, THEN WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT NO POWERING STEERING. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, CALLED SPOUSE, CAME TO PARKING LOT, STARTED CAR AND POWERING STEERING WORKING AGAIN. DROVE CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2008 ESCAPES, BUT NOT FOR THE ONE WITH THIS VIN. ISSUE SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2008 ESCAPES. WHY NOT HIS ONE? *TR

AS I WOULD TAKE OFF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO JERK REALLY HARD WHEN SWITCHING GEARS AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON.I HAD SOMEONE RUN A TEST AND IT SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND AFTER RESEARCHING MY FRIEND FOUND A RECALL ON THIS AND READ SEVERAL OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE NEEDS A SECOND MOTOR REPLACEMENT. IT BREAKS DOWN WITH NO WARNING PRIOR TO DOING SO, CAUSING GREAT DANGER ON THE ROAD FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. BOTH TIMES THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON MY THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD, NO AUDIBLE WARNING AND IT SHUTS DOWN IN A FASHION WHERE THERE IS LITTLE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I'VE ALSO RECENTLY HAD THE THROTTLE RECALL ADDRESSED. THE FIRST MOTOR DIED AT 65K IN 2012 AND THIS MOTOR HAS NOW DIED AT 35K IN 2014. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING DANGEROUSLY WRONG WITH THE HYBRID MOTOR AND/OR THE LOAD OF THE OTHER HYBRID COMPONENTS. *TR

AS I WAS EXITING A RAMP, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING COMPLETELY. .FORCING ME TO PULL OVER, AS I CONTINUE ON IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS IS PUSHED COMPLETELY DOWN. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT LEAVES WHEN CAR IS OFF. DRIVING APROX. 3 BLOCKS BEFORE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN... *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER, A TRIANGLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND THE DATA SYSTEM SAID "STOP SAFELY NOW". THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE SAME DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MEC PUMP. ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER THE SAME ISSUE BEGAN OCCURRING MULTIPLES TIMES PER DAY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. IT IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP GETTING DIAGNOSED YET AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER TO 2 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING HOT TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

"STUCK GAS PEDAL": AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MODERATELY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON US 127 IN MICHIGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 8 A.M., ON 10 OCTOBER 2014, THE GAS PEDAL FROZE ON MY (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) 2008 FORD ESCAPE AND I BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED QUICKLY FROM THE 70 MPH I HAD BEEN TRAVELING. THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED OR PULLED AT IT. I TRIED KICKING IT AS BEST AS I COULD BUT IT WOULD NOT BUDGE, AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT NEAR THE PEDAL AT ALL. I HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND CONTINUED 'COASTING' WHILE I TRIED TO GET THE PEDAL TO MOVE. THE AREA I WAS AT WAS NOT CONDUCIVE TO A FULL STOP UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY DUE TO THE CLEARANCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CURVE I WAS ON. MY SPEED HAD DROPPED TO LESS THAN 55 MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL FINALLY RELEASED AND I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT DOWN TO INCREASE MY SPEED AGAIN AND EVENTUALLY WORK BACK INTO TRAFFIC, THOUGH WITH CAUTION IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS STILL NOT IN AN AREA SAFE FOR A FULL STOP. THE TEMPERATURE AT THAT TIME WAS AROUND FREEZING. I TOOK THE ESCAPE TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID NO CODES APPEARED WHEN SCANNED SO THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE IT HAD HAPPENED. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT NEITHER MY VEHICLE, NOR THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY IN IT ARE LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL FOR "STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL" FOR FORD ESCAPES. THIS IS A 2008 MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 4 CY., 4-DOOR, 2WD ESCAPE. WHY WAS IT NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL 'CATCHING' AND THEN IMMEDIATELY RELEASING SINCE WE BOUGHT IT (AT ABOUT 16000 MILES), BUT THE DEALER COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THUS DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. MY ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS "FROZEN" OR "STUCK" PEDAL (WHERE THE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS AT ALL) IS NOT A NEW ISSUE AND ACROSS ALL MODEL YEARS, YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR UNTIL REACHING 3500 - 4000 RPMS. CAN LET OFF GAS TO EASE CHANGE, ELSE VEHICLE JERKS INTO 2ND. *TR

WHILE NORMALLY ACCELERATING FROM STOP, VEHICLE REACHED 4000 RPM THEN SHIFTED VERY HARD, DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED A JOLT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DIAGNOSIS REVEALED CODES P0732 & P0734 - CD4E TRANSMISSION. THE SHOP MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN BOTH GEARS 2 & 4 AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED/RE-BUILT. AN "IDENTIFIX - DIRECT HIT" DOCUMENT WAS PROVIDED SHOWING 60 CONFIRMED FIXES REGARDING TRANSMISSION REPLACE/REBUILDS ON 2008 FORD ESCAPES UNDER THE SAME ISSUE. UPON REVIEW OF THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I AM SEEING MULTIPLE INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME/IDENTICAL ISSUE. PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS CONCERN AS I AM CURRENTLY FACING A REPAIR BILL OVER $3000.00 ON A VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED LESS THAN 8 MONTHS AGO. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC COOLANT PUMP IS KNOWN PROBLEM AND FORD IS FINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE FIXING THIS THROUGH A RECALL OCTOBER 2014. (HTTP://WWW.GREENCARREPORTS.COM/NEWS/1094407_2005-2008-FORD-ESCAPE-HYBRID-RECALLED-ALSO-MERCURY-MARINER-HYBRIDS). DRIVING IN NEW MEXICO ON A FAMILY VACATION, THE CAR SUDDENLY SAYS TO STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING COMES UP. MIND YOU THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE AND IT'S OVER ONE HUNDRED DEGREES WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. SOMEHOW, WE BARELY MAKE IT INTO LAS CRUCES, NM ABOUT AN HOUR LATER. SO, AFTER WAITING A FEW HOURS THEY TELL US THAT THEIR HYBRID TECH ISN'T THERE AND IS ON VACATION. REALLY? IT TOOK A FEW HOURS TO FIGURE OUT THAT HE WASN'T THERE? ANYWAY, THEY SUGGESTED TO TRY AND CONTINUE ON TO PHOENIX, AZ WHERE THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO, WE TRY HEADING OUT, BUT THE CAR GOES OUT AGAIN AS SOON AS WE GET ON THE FREEWAY. SO, WE DO THE PULL OVER AND RESTART THING ABOUT TWENTY TIMES UNTIL WE MAKE IT BACK TO THE LAS CRUCES DEALERSHIP. WE HAD TO STAY IN LAS CRUCES FOR A WEEK, COSTING US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN WHAT WE NOW CALL THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME. THIS HAS RECENTLY HAPPENED AGAIN WITH OUR ESCAPE, AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE US AGAIN TO FIX THIS. FORD NEEDS TO GET IT'S ACT TOGETHER, OR I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING FROM THEM AGAIN. *TR

YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE CAUSING MY CAR TO LURCH FORWARD FASTER THAN I WAS ANTICIPATING. THEN TODAY THE SAME THING ALTHOUGH TODAY THE WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWED UP HAVING ME LOOK UP IN MY MANUAL WHAT THIS MEANT. I THEN LOOKED ONLINE (HAVING NO CAR KNOWLEDGE TO SEE WHAT THIS MEANT) AND FIND OUT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS.THIS IS A SCARY SITUATION WHEN I USUALLY ALWAYS HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I FEEL FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE JABBING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

ENGINE DIED MULTIPLE TIMES IN A PARKING LOT. CAR HAD BEEN IDLING AND HAD RECENTLY BEEN DRIVEN OVER THIRTY MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 90 DEG F. HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME BECAUSE THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND NO DTC FOUND IN ECM. PAID THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TIME AND PICKED UP UP THE CAR. ONE WEEK LATER, THE CAR DIED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 10-20 MPH. DASHBOARD DISPLAY SAID TO PULL OVER AND PARK SAFELY. AFTER WAITING FOR 30 MINUTES FOR THE ENGINE TO COOL, WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE THREE MILES HOME. THE NEXT DAY AT THE DEALER, NO DTC FOUND IN THE ECM, BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE SYMPTOMS POINTED TO A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECALIBRATE THE THROTTLE BODY, SO THEY ASKED US TO APPROVE PAYING FOR A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING, WHICH WE DID. THIS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE HYBRID SYSTEM DIRECTS THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHENEVER IT DETECTS A SENSOR PROBLEM THAT IT CAN NOT RESOLVE. MOST CARS WOULD PRODUCE A CEL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND SET A LIMP HOME MODE. THE ESCAPE HYBRID SEEMS TO JUST SHUT OFF AND LET YOU HOPE FOR THE BEST. THIS MAY SEEM LIKE AN IRRATIONAL RESPONSE TO A MODEST PROBLEM, BUT THESE WERE THE SAME THINGS THAT HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PUMP PROBLEM FOR THE ELECTRONICS, WHICH IS NOW A SAFETY RECALL FOR 2005-2008 ESCAPE HYBRIDS. TO COMPOUND THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER TO REFUND OUR PREVIOUS PAYMENT FOR THE PUMP REPLACEMENT. I HAD TO ASK FOR IT AND AM NOW WAITING FOR THEM TO GIVE ME A REFUND, EVEN THOUGH THE FORD WEBSITE CLEARLY STATES THAT THEY SHOULD EXPEDITE REFUNDS FOR PRIOR WORK DONE ONCE A RECALL IS STARTED. UNHAPPY ON MULTIPLE LEVELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND AND REVVED UNTIL THE ENGINE INCREASED TO 4 RPMS. THE TRANSMISSION JERKED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THE WRENCH WARNING DISPLAY ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ABOUT 50,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN "SNAP" BACK AND WORK. I CALLED THE DEALER 4 TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND YOU COULD TELL THEY WANTED NO PART OF IT. BUT, SAID I COULD BRING IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY COULD RECOMMEND REPAIRS. AFTER A YEAR OF PROBLEMS, FORD FINALLY "RE-CALLED" FOR THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL "FIX". THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A SOFTWARE UPDATE. WELL, ABOUT A MONTH OR SO LATER, I STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT WOULD MAKE A LOUD SCREECH NOISE BEFORE IT HAPPENED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NEED FORD CORPORATION TO APPROVE ANY REPAIRS, SO I CALLED FORD CORPORATION AND WAS TALKED TO LIKE A "DOG" BY A VERY CONDESCENDING CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON. SHE WAS DOWN RIGHT RUDE. WELL, NOW I JUST WENT FOR A SHORT RIDE TO THE GROCERY STORE AND MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY - "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE". CAN ANYBODY HELP ME OUT THERE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS TIME AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. IT'S PRETTY BAD WHEN YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR VEHICLE AND STILL HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE WHICH WAS PAID OFF LAST JANUARY WILL RIGHT AFTER IT GOT PAID OFF MY TRANSMISSION WENT WHICH COST ME 3320 NOW A YEAR LATER I AM HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS STARTED WITH A CLUNKING NOISE WILL TURNING GREASED JOINTS PROBLEM WAS FINE FOR A WHILE NOW AGAIN TODAY I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A BRIDGE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT FOR A SECOND BUT CAME BACK THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS RECEIVED THE FORD RECALL FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR WHICH I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THEY DID NOT REPLACE ANY PART AND AT THE TIME I TOLD THE DEALER SHIP I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE SAID HE WOULD LOOK AT IT BUT I WAS ONLY THERE ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHICH WASN'T LONG ENOUGH TO CHANGE ANY PART OR DO ANY TYPE OF REPAIR PLEASE I AM NOT STUPID I READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE THIS IS VERY UPSETTING IS FORD GOING TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED AND WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO BE THE CASE ARE OUR LIVES NOT AS VALUABLE TO YOU AS THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR. COME ON FORD GET WITH IT I WORK HARD FOR MY MONEY AND CAN'T AFFORD THESE REPAIRS THAT ARE YOUR PROBLEM AND YOUR PRODUCT. *TR

THE GAS PEDDLE STICKING AND AFFECTING BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THEREFORE TO DRIVE SAFE. TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND IT IS A $500 + REPAIR TO FIX THE THROTTLE BODY. LOTS OF OTHER FORD ESCAPES ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM PER RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD FOR NOT HAVING A RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH THIS ISSUE BUT DECIDED TO PAY THE $500 TO MAKE IT WORK CORRECTLY AND NOT PUT MYSELF AND OTHERS AT RISK. *TR

MY WIFE LEFT OUR HOUSE TO RUN ERRANDS IN OUR 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. SHE DIDN'T EVEN GET OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE SHE GOT THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING, AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE". SHE TURNED AROUND IN A NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY AND CAME BACK HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY THINKING THAT IT MIGHT BE THE MECS PUMP FOR WHICH THERE IS A RECENT RECALL. IT TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE WARNING. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A NHTSA INVESTIGATION ON THE THROTTLE BODIES OF THESE VEHICLES (DP12006), THE 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN FORD CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM #13N03, WHICH EXTENDS THE WARRANTY OF THE THROTTLE BODY ON SOME ESCAPE MODELS (AMONG OTHER VEHICLES). SO, I NOW HAVE TO SPEND $775.00 TO REPLACE A PART THAT WAS KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES. LUCKILY, MY WIFE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR 2-MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW ESCAPES FROM 2005 TO 2012 WERE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION, BUT THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE13-003 ONLY APPLIES TO 2009 - 2012 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED TWICE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,405...UPDATED 10/30/14 *BF..UPDATED 12/04/14 *BF UPDATED 7/9/2015*JS

CURRENTLY FORD HAS A RECALL (14S19). THE COOLANT PUMP MAY MALFUNCTION, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE HYBRID ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS TO OVERHEAT AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. "WHEN THE HYBRID ELECTRONICS SYSTEM GETS TOO HOT IT WILL SHUT DOWN THE POWERTRAIN, RESULTING IN A STALL-LIKE CONDITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH," ACCORDING TO FORD'S FILING WITH NHTSA. MY VEHICLE HAS THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AND I HAVE ALREADY NOTIFIED THIS AGENCY. ONCE AGAIN, ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2014, I WAS DRIVING IN MARYLAND, NEAR DC, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AND I LOST ALL POWER. IT IS REALLY HORRIBLE LOSING ALL POWER WHEN YOU ARE IN THE LEFT MOST LANE (NO LEFT SHOULDER), AND LOSE ALL POWER. SEVERAL CARS ALMOST HIT US...AGAIN. I DON'T CARE IF MY HYBRID SYSTEM IS OVERHEATING. I WOULD RATHER DESTROY THE BATTERIES THAN ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSING ALL POWER IN DC RUSH HOUR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. IT STATED POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT. MY STEERING WAS OK AT THE TIME. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING BY THE TIME I GOT TO MY STREET. I STRUGGLED TO TURN THE WHEEL ONTO MY STREET AND INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A RECALL IN MAY, 2014. THE RECALL WAS STOPPED. I DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE ABOUT THIS. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AROUND 100,000 MILES AND THE TORQUE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR GOING VERY FAST WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY RECALIBRATED THE TORQUE SENSOR, BUT DID NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE NO FAULT CODE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR DAYS LATER BECAUSE A FAULT CODE APPEARED. THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED, BUT THE DEALER FAILED TO REMEDY THE RECALL ONCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,068.

IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS 3 OF THE 4 ELECTRIC WINDOWS IN MY WIFE'S FORD ESCAPE HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR DUE TO THE REGULATORS FAILING. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A RECALL FOR THIS EQUIPMENT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. IN 2 OF THE INCIDENTS, THE WINDOWS FELL WHILE BEING PARKED IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT WHICH COULD'VE MADE THE VEHICLE OPEN TO THEFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE MAINTENANCE WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/24/14*CN UPDATED 4/17/15 *JS