Power steering has gone out. The steering wheel vibrated before it just went out. Vehicle was stationary and when I started it up and tried to back up it was extremely hard to turn the wheel.
2009 Ford Escape steering complaints
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Power steering went out with no warning when backing out of a parking space. Other VIN #s of my year and assembly plant are covered by recall, but not mine. Landers ford collierville assessed problem as steering angel torque sensor malfunction and pscm internally faulty. Obviously my VIN should be included in a recall for free repair by ford.
I both the car used but the powersteering went out about to cause death it did the same thing the recall said
Power steering failure. Exact failure as reported under ford recall # 14s05 but this specific VIN# is not a part of the recall. Power steering failed while driving. Could have potentially resulted in loss of control and crash.
Power steering failure!! Had to take to a dealership and was given code b2337b. So now, they want to charge $1200 to replace my steering column. They said it's not functioning! That is a major safety concern. Ford company said the power steering recall hasn't included my VIN number yet but to save receipt just in case that changes.
The power steering went out. The wheel had been shuddering for a few weeks and gradually getting worse. While driving down the highway the power steering suddenly went out. I had to get the entire power steering column and parts replaced. My mechanic said that ford recalled all power steering in cars made from 2008-2011, but for some reason my car did not have a recall even though it was made during those years.
The vehicle is having electrical issues . The for dealer says its a sensor but it has thrown out my power steering
Power assist light came on while driving very hard to steer per dealership steering torch sensor out not covered by any recall
While traveling at 35mph on a city street an alert sounded on the vehicle followed by a message stating power steering assist fault. Vehicle immediately became hard to steer and nearly resulted in a collusion. Managed to pull vehicle in a parking lot and message continued to be displayed after restarting vehicle. Contacted tow service to have vehicle towed to dealership.
Power steering assist fault alert is on and now great effort to turn with steering. Just got in car this morning and it was a first time alert in stationary
I was having problems with my steering wheel shaking, I took it into midas to have it checked and they thought it might be a build up of snow and ice as the weather has been very cold. They said it could also be the steering and to take it to ford. I drove to see my son in battle creek about 40 miles away and after my visit and on my way home it seemed to be getting more shaky so I went right home and as I turned into the driveway the steering went out. So I called brooklyn ford and had my car towed to them as they are very reputable. They said that I was the eighth person they had to fix this same problem. Now I think that is eight to many and think something was wrong when there was a recall for this problem on the 2008 models. Brooklyn ford said the cause was a scanned code-b2278 steering shaft torque sensor malfunction-internal failure to torque sensor. Brooklyn ford had to replace steering column ( part number cl8z 3c529d), reprogram, clear code, retest. The cost for this was $1,285.85 and being a retired senior this was a good share of my living expenses. Please research this as it just seems funny that so many cars had to have this done just this year.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the steering ability became difficult and the tire pressure monitoring system indicator illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 156,000.
Steering locks up on turns when low speed turns
My steering started shaking. A few days later my power steering assist fault light came one. The following day my power steering went out. This problem was supposedly "fixed" on my vechical in 2017 due to a recall. However, according to paperwork it was recalibrated and not replaced and now is broken. Do I have to pay for the repairs?
I happen to see it's a lot of recalls on the ford escapes I typed my vinland it shows zero recalls but I'm actually having the same problems that the recalls have my ford escape powersteering asist fault screen can't up now it's hard to turn and what not before this screen popped up I hadd another screen telling me tire sensor fault this problem is well common I actually think they need to recall more vehicles
I stopped to parallel park on a busy main street in downtown clovis. As I was backing and turning into a a parking space between two parked vehicles the power steering quit working without any warning. I was not able to turn tight enough to park into the space. All I could do was to pull out and slowly drive half a block to a large half empty parking lot where I had allot more room to maneuver. I was able to park there and we had to walk back to the restaurant to eat. When we returned to our vehicle and after I started it, I found the power steering was working again. I drove to the closest ford dealership that was also where we had purchased our escape from. I went inside to talk with a service writer. I told him about the recall 14s05 and that was the problem I was having. I informed him that the steering column had been replaced before in 2012 due to a steering problem. We never received a recall from ford over the issue in 2014. He checked our VIN number and said they couldn't do anything for us under the recall. He said I could try to contact ford motor company and see if they were able to do anything for us.
Steering assist suddenly stopped working on my 2009 ford escape. I stopped for lunch then cranked it and steering was extremely hard to turn. Ford dealership said it is the torque assembly. I also noticed the seatbelt alarm had quit working and the clock needed reset. Numerous issues with tire pressure sensors. There has been a terrible vibration or shaking in the steering wheel while stopped with foot on the brake since purchase. I also had problems in the steering column in 2011, just after purchase. There is a recall on the torque assembly for same year of car but not my VIN, of course.
February 1st 2019 I brought my car to the dealership due to intermittent failure of power steering. The day before the appointment the power steering failed completely. The dealership said it had a recall and performed a software update. After that the power steering worked properly for two weeks. On february 14th I attempted to drive home after work and the power steering was a complete loss. I returned the car to the dealership the next day. They reported the torque sensor had failed and was not covered under the recall. Ford did not adequately prevent my car from the loss of power steering. The dealership originally told me two options were possible, updating software or replacing parts. Now that they updated the software, the recall was cleared off of my car but the problem still persists and will not be properly addressed.
As I was driving on a city street the steering locked up on me. My car was still running but I was not able to turn left or right. Luckily I was close to my home and just pushed it to my driveway and had to turn the wheel super hard to get it in. It was terrifying as my son was in the car with me and I had no idea what was going on.
I use my vehicle as my only source of income as a single parent. I came home for a quick lunch. When I went to leave I pulled out of my driveway & had no power steering. It went out with no warning, I almost drove right into my neibors house!!!! I have been going back and forth with the ford dealership that I purchased the vehicle from now to find out there are hundreds of other buyers that are having the exact same issues. It started with my tire pressure sensor light that goes off and on within the last couple weeks and now this. This is completely unacceptable clearly there's a manufacturing flaw. Is ford waiting for somebody to get serious bodily injury from an accident from their manufacturing flaw or god forbid kill somebody due to an accident. In my geographical area power steering is needed as it is glare ice road conditions pretty much 24/7 for three to five months out of the year. When speaking with my local ford dealership it's going to cost me near $1,000 to fix, $1,000 that I don't have and don't have the capabilities of obtaining. This is completely unacceptable. I've been researching online and see quite a few people throwing out the idea of a class action lawsuit, I'm definitely a board . I'm very disappointed in ford. I would imagine if this isn't made right they will be losing a lot of customers myself included I will never buy another ford again, and I'm in the market for myself and my teenager.
Driving home from my dr appointment bells go of and steering goes out. You need lots of strength to turn this SUV at any speed I a new one of this vehicle and I thank god I am lucky to be alive this thing is a death trap I think ford is dropping the ball with a software up date. The need to fix the steering so we can feel safe
Power steering assist fault. And also tire pressure sensor fault escape 4wd v6 w/ ~172,xxx. Dash notification appeared on 02/09/19 but quickly went away. Power steering was fine, not one issue ever. Then on 02/11/19 on the way home, the dash alert showed "power steering assist fault" and it wouldn't go away and beeped multiple times. I parked it at home in driveway and went to move it into the street a little bit later and the power steering was nonexistent. Took full body weight to just get it to in front of the house. Lucky that I wasn't driving or delivering for my job like I usually am during the week. But to my luck, my VIN isn't under the recall even though my escape was built in may 2009, well within the recall time period. I think highly of ford and am very disappointed at their attempts to silence and curb customer issues... And this is a dangerous manufacturing issue! Any ford executive or higher up would have this done asap if something bad happened to their own family. We need to all stand up and file a class action lawsuit. They don't care about our safety or our financial wellbeing. Most can't afford these $1-2k fixes.
Power steering has failed even though recall 14s05 was performed october 2014
The power steering fails suddenly without warning while driving. You can still steer but it is difficult, sometimes it will fail as soon as you crank the vehicle. You can turn off vehicle then restart and it will be ok. This is a intermittent problem for now. There is a recal but only few models with the correct VIN number. However everywhere on line people are having this issue and the recal will not cover because of the VIN number. The steering should last the duration of the vehicle. This is extremely dangerous and all should be covered under this recal. Not just a select few this problem will occur in motion, or setting still. No pattern
Power steering goes out while driving. Especially on turns.
Takata recall since I bought this car a lot of problems with electrics issue sensors, power steering, ignition, speeding sensors, (all electrics) the worst one is power steering. There was a recall on line for this model but not for my car. (why not my car?) there are in recall all 2008 - 2011 ford escapes
Power steering assist fault. Loss of power steering.
Electric power assist failed twice with no warning upon start up, causing the power steering to default to manual control, basically could not be steered. Steering column had to be replaced. Never received any notification regarding the recall that was done on this issue for a 2009 escape. Total repair cost incurred 1,358.86.
Lost control of all power steering
Power steering went out randomly on my way to work this morning checked my VIN number and no recalls are shown even though my escape is from the kansas city plant as well. This is the second recalled problem with this vehicle ford is refusing to fix.
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