2009 Ford Escape: jerking or lurching

Filed May 3, 2026 · Engine, Steering · OH · crash

I was driving down the road about 35 mph and it jerked me clean off the right side of the road. Here the driver side and passenger side subframe/engine cratle is completely rotted out bad . This needs fixed before someone dies.

Filed Nov 4, 2025 · Steering · AL

My fiancé my baby and I were leaving the house to go to the store and the steering wheel started jerking to the left when I went to turn right and then the power steering stopped working and sent a message to my dashboard that it failed. I called the ford dealership because I seen that there was a recall for the year make and model of my car but when I called they said there were no open recalls for my VIN number so there was nothing they could do. Which is my only vehicle and it is not safe to drive my 9 month old baby in.

Filed Apr 3, 2023 · Brakes · OH

The incident took place on 12/12/22 while driving at about 40-45 mph a truck pulled out Infront of me causing me to unexpectedly break. There were no indicator warning lights on the dash prior to or after the failure. The break went all the way to the floor, luckily we were able to avoid an accident, and myself and my son were just jerked around and held back by the seat belt. The independent garage we use was right around the corner. The vehicle was diagnosed and needed a new master cylinder and abs hydraulic control unit. The part was out of stock and took three months to come in. The vehicle was repaired and received on 3/23/23.

Filed Sep 27, 2022 · Steering · 191,000 miles · CT

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH the steering wheel became difficult to turn to the left or the right. The contact stated that the steering wheel had started to jerk to the left. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stopped the vehicle and shifted to park and turned off and restarted the vehicle several times however, the power steering failed to return to full functionality. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent but eventually the power steering had completely failed. The contact had driven the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the steering column needed to be replaced, additionally code B1342-2F PSCM internal fault had been displayed on the dealer diagnostic code reader. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact had researched online and related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering) and felt that his vehicle should have been included in the recall. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 191,000.

Filed Aug 6, 2021 · Steering · OH

Out of the blue as I was driving the power steering randomly stopped working, jerking me to the side. I have to manually turn it now and have no idea what went wrong. I believe this is the same safety recall issue you sent notices out for but for some reason my vin number is not listed and I think this is a error on your part.

Filed Jan 25, 2021 · Steering · 205,729 miles · WI

Tl* the contact's daughter owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated while she was driving approximately 35 MPH, when the steering wheel began to jerk. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The VIN was associated with the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The failure mileage was 205,729.

Filed Jun 10, 2020 · Steering · 235 miles · AK

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the ABS and traction control warning lights illuminated. The vehicle jerked and loss motive power. The contact pulled off of the roadway, disengaged the traction control and the vehicle operate as designed. An unknown dealer was contacted and informed of the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the power steering control module needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering) as a possible soultion for the failure however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 235.

Filed Feb 24, 2020 · Brakes, Engine · 48,173 miles · CA

Abs system failed brake pedal went floor. $2200.00 to replace. 48172 miles. 43540 miles ft car lurched at stop. Replaced purge valve$388.00. Axle seal leak. 38807 miles. $410.00. Transmission went out at 16271 miles. Rebuild trans $3148 miles covered under extended warranty.

Filed Jan 30, 2019 · Electrical, Steering · 103,602 miles · NV

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving and making a left turn, the vehicle jerked and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The steering wheel seized. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 103,602.

Filed Jan 11, 2018 · Steering · 180,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While the vehicle was at a stop sign, there was an abnormal squeaking noise and the steering wheel jerked to the left. While driving 4 MPH in reverse, the steering wheel failed to maneuver in position without warning. The contact called a local dealer (phil long ford, 1212 motor city dr #a, colorado springs, co 80905) and was advised to schedule a service appointment. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Filed Aug 1, 2017 · Transmission · 109,000 miles · CA

Electronic throttle body (etb) my 2009 ford escape will occasionally lurch/surge forward or stall out while I'm driving. I believe this is a problem that ford addressed with an extended warranty a few years ago but I was not aware of this. I believe this is a safety issue and ford should contact all owners!

Filed Jun 23, 2017 · 146,000 miles · TX

My 16 year old daughter was driving her 2009 ford escape yesterday. She was going about 40 on a city street and completely lost power. She was able to restart the vehicle and come to my work about 1 mile away. Her car did jerk a little but she made it. She was very scared. After researching, I found this is most likely the throttle body issue related to ford customer satisfaction13n03. We took it to the dealer and sure enough if it the throttle body. They say, our VIN is not covered under this customer satisfaction fix. I called the ford customer service and was told the same thing. This is ridiculous. The car is less than 10 years old and has 146,000 miles, so it qualifies, but they say only certain VIN# qualify. How is this? She could have been rear ended or involved in a serious accident because of this. How could you let ford get away without doing a recall on something like this? We are obviously paying to get this fixed, but it is ridiculous. They know they have a problem and you even know there is a problem, but yet they will not fix it. You should have made ford fix this in a recall for every vehicle for the safety of everyone. Why did you agree to let ford basically pick and choose who they would fix with such a horrible problem?? It will cost me 310.00, which is not fair since they know, but it is not worth risking my daughter's life. There have been thousands of complaints on this very issue. We bought this car used, but it is not our fault that we bought it with such a defect. We would not have bought it if we had known about this issue. We researched recalls before we put our daughter in this car, and this should have been a recall