![]() I wanted to support American manufacturing, but these cars are awful. In the past 10k miles, I have replaced a PATS ring (anti-theft prevented the vehicle from starting), coils, a water pump, the radio shorted out, an ABS module, and more. I was told by a Ford tech that this generation Escape is one of the most reliable cars Ford has ever built. I'm a college student, and I was furloughed from my job with the government this year, and I don't have enough money to buy a better car. 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.Īlthough it would be nice to at least help me out. This is not a desired fail-safe operation, and I believe it may pose an issue with similar years of the Escape. I contacted Ford of Murfreesboro on, who was unwilling to diagnose the safety issue without me first promising to pay $135 before tax. The vehicle was parked, and I don't feel it is safe to drive. The vehicle traveled another 2 miles completely dead, but not locked up. Control of the vehicle was regained, and the power steering system was dead after the flare-up. The wheel suddenly froze up again, this time though, I turned the vehicle off and back on while in neutral. I was attempting to turn right with the dead power steering (being able to be controlled without much effort). 0.5 miles later, it began to fight again. One mile later, the steering began to die completely. A few feet short of going head-on into the guardrail, the wheel finally released, and the vehicle spun out. A screeching/hissing noise that sounded similar to a power steering whine was observed. ![]() It felt like it was pulling back just as hard. I stood on the kick panel and pulled the steering wheel with enough force to deform the steering wheel. This did not feel like a mechanical lock, such as when the vehicle is off - that generally has quite a bit of play. I put more force into the wheel, but it was as if it was locked. While turning, I noticed the wheel became very heavy. Getting an unwelcome surprise like this is definitely not something anyone wants to receive for Christmas! First time buying a Ford and also will be the last car I ever buy from them. I have to wait until Monday to contact a dealership to see what they can do about it and I’m hoping for the best. I’m thankful it happened while making a short trip rather than long distance as it really could’ve been the reason for lives lost driving this thing. The car has not been in any accidents and has been well taken care of. This is insanely dangerous and Ford should really make right on this manufacturing error. This happened while I was driving down the highway at 70 mph the other day and I guess by some miracle it didn’t lock up completely because it could’ve literally led me right off of a highway as I was coming up on a sharp turn. I’ve searched online to find that this is a known issue and Ford has selectively only recalled a few from one plant yet all models have been having recurring issues. suddenly, it’s like my tires were locked in cement. “Power steering assist faultâ€.įault is an understatement! The steering wheel did not turn whatsoever no matter which way you turned it. I get in the car to go to the store today and as I pull up to the pharmacy, I get a sensor noise that I’d heard before but when I looked at the dash board, never saw anything.
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