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 steering complaints
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Power steering assist fault, I have lost power steering
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.
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.
It's hard to turn the corner
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per the federal safety agency 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 the federal safety agency 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
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.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering), but the manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
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.
My power steering went out and it is very difficult to steer.
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.
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
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.
The power steering sensor has gone out for the second time on this vehicle.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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
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