I was turning to a parking lot and turned the wheel all the way to the parking spot and the light on the dash illiminated reads service power steering wheel. Power steering is out its very hard to turn almost impossible. Restared the car and problem still exist. Failured milage is about 160k mile.
2007 Ford Escape Hybrid steering problems
12 complaints (10% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 139,000.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical mileage
- 139,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Ford Escape Hybrid steering problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid steering
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
2014. Brake fail. Fix. For. $1500. Moving. To. California. Now 2018. 12-5-2018. Power steering. Needs. Services. And. Also. Emissions. Have problems too. ?
Was making a right hand turn and power steering locked up in middle of the street , with cars coming in both directions nearly got hit .... Had to use extreme force to steer car to side of street..... Power steering module went bad
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape hybrid. While driving 60 MPH, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.
Power steering went out. Searching the internet showed many people had to replace the power steering module at near $1000. They did recall this same module on the 2008 for safety purposes. This should be expanded to include the previous models. The vehicle turned on and the power steering never came on. Temperature was -2 degree f. Service inditcator light came on and the instrument panel said service power steering.
The power steering completely failed while driving my 2007 ford escape hybrid, the steering instantly became extremely stiff and I was forced off the road and immediately stopped on the side of the road. I could not turn the wheel without extreme amount of effort. The yellow wrench symbol lit up and a warning message came up: "service pwr steering." the fail was instant and nearly caused me to crash into another vehicle parked on the side of the road. I had just completing a left turn when the power steering failed and almost lost control of the vehicle when it steering seized up. I checked all 4 fused related to the power steering and all of them are good. Upon further research this is a common problem with ford hybrid vehicles and it requires the entire steering column to be replaced (a $1500-$2000 job). There has not been a recall on this issue, but needs to be asap.
I purchased the car october 2016. November 2016 the power steering malfunctioned. Nov 18 the dealer advised I needed a new power steering module.
Power steering module suddenly malfunctioned
Power steering failed suddenly while driving nearly causing a serious accident. This appears to be a known problem for 2007 ford escape vehicles and there is a recall - but for some reason it only covers 2008-2011 even though the message boards show dozens of 2007s with the exact same problem. In fact, my vehicle was manufactured in the same kansas city plant during the covered period (after august 18, 2006), yet it is inexplicably not included in the recall. After having the power steering module replaced with a used one. The steering failed again after barely a day. This is a widespread problem that should be included in the ford 14s05 recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000.
Power steering quit while pulling into a parking lot. Display showed a yellow wrench and "service pwr steering" message appeared. Drove the vehicle home then to the dealership on manual steering. Very difficult to turn vehicle on manual steering. Dealership detected a bad steering module and replaced it with a new one. The problem appears to have been resolved.
Questions about the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid steering
Does the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid have steering problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the steering of the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid, 10% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid steering problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 139,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid steering?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Escape Hybrid have bad steering?
The Ford Escape Hybrid model years with the most steering complaints are 2008 (110 complaints), 2009 (70 complaints) and 2006 (24 complaints).
Other 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid problems
Brakes 48Engine 34Electrical 19Fuel system 13Transmission 13Acceleration 4Suspension 2Visibility 2Wheels 2Body 1Seat belts 1
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