2009 Ford Escape complaints

BRAKES JUST WENT MUSHY 2 DAYS AGO. PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING IS SLOW AND POOR - VERY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR AND BEING ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. LOOKING ONLINE IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ABS FAILURE.

I RECEIVED THE CAR FOR MY AUNT WHO PURCHASED IT NEW. IN 2018. POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT. I REACHED OUT TO FORD THEY SAID THEY HAD A RECALL. I GAVE MY VIN NUMBER AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT FROM THE LOT THAT WAS FOR THE RECALL BUT HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR MAKE UP MY CAR.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT 45 MPH, THE "POWER STEERING SENSOR FAULT" LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK SAFELY, HOWEVER, ONCE I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, I NOTICED A LOSS OF STEERING. THERE HAVE BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS VERY ISSUE, YET MY VIN NUMBER ON THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST. HAD THE LOSS OF STEERING OCCUR WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD'VE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MANY CURVED ROADS WHERE I LIVE IN FLORIDA. ANOTHER RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE, DASH WARNING LIGHTS CONFIRM THE UNIT IS NOT FUNCTIONING, I ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE THRU FORD, AND IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED DATE OF AVAILABILITY.THIS SEEMS TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. PERHAPS A RECALL IS NEEDED.

MY VEHICLE IS COMING ALIVE AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS AND RADIO COMING ON THAT I HAVEN'T BE ABLE TO PARK IT IN MY GARAGE AS O FEEL LIKE IT MAY END UP CATCHING FIRE. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL SHUT DOWN THE TURN SIGNALS, BREAK LIGHTS, AND CLIMATE CONTROLS AND SHUT OFF THE RADIO. I'VE NARROWLY AVOIDED MANY COLLISIONS DUE TO HAVING NO TURN SIGNALS AND BREAK LIGHTS AT NIGHT AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE MODEL YEARS IN QUESTION AND ALL SEEM TO SHARE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES SOME ENDING IN ACCIDENTS AND OTHERS PAYING THOUSANDS OUT OF POCKET FOR FAULTY PCM'S OR ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE IGNITION. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND IN PARK I FEEL AS IF THIS IS AN ISSUE FORD IS AWARE OF AS I'VE TALKED TO ALMOST 1,000 PEOPLE ALL SHARING SIMILAR ISSUES AND UPON TAKING THEM TO THE DEALER IT'S COSTED $500-$2,000 DEPENDING WHAT THE DEALERS CAME UP WITH SOME BEING THE PCM OTHERS BEING THE WIRING TO THE IGNITION, SOME BEING A BAD FUSE BOX AND THE DEALERS JUST THROW PARTS AT IT TO JUST HAVE THE ISSUE COME BACK 6 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN TRY TO SAY NOW IT'S SOMETHING ELSE AND IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER $500-$2,000 IN PARTS OR TRY AND PUSH THE OWNER TO A NEW VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THEY AREN'T EQUIPPED TO DO THIS KIND OF WORK THAT I'LL NEED TO GO TO A HUB DEALERSHIP AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $400 JUST TO DIAGNOSE WITH HAVING TO PULL THE DASH, STEERING COLUMN AND CHECK THE PCM. THEN IT'D BE PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THE ISSUE IF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO GREENWAY FORD (9001 E COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32817, (888) 984-4895) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHERE I CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND THEN TURN IT OFF, RESTART THE CAR TO CONTINUE. IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. IT HAPPENS BOTH GOING STRAIGHT AND MAKING A TURN. IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP. IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I WILL LIST THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE.

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND OPERATED. THERE IS RECALL 14S05 OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR ESCAPES BUILT IN THE KANSAS CITY PLANT WHICH THIS ONE WAS. OBVIOUSLY MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL.

THE MASTER CYLINDER WENT BAD RECENTLY ON OUR VEHICLE. WHILE REPLACING IT AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE ABS MODULE WERE ALSO BAD. THESE PARTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE TO GO BAD ON FORD ESCAPES. WITH SO MANY OF THESE PARTS GOING BAD SOMEBODY SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM, CARS NEED RELIABLE BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY, IF THIS HAPPENS GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT COULD CAUSE WRECKS. SINCE THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM IT IS COSTING ME OVER $1,000 TO GET IT FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER DORIAN FORD (35900 GRATIOT AVE, CLINTON TWP, MI 48035: (586) 792-4100) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ITSELF. HOWEVER, EVEN IF THAT IS THE ISSUE, THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. UPON DOING RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND CLAIMS THE ISSUE DOES NOT EXIST.

POWER STEERING FAILS DURING DRIVING AND STATIONARY.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND THEN THE CAR LOSE POWER AND SHUTS OFF

THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED AND I HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH. NEW MASTER CYLINDER, NEW BRAKE BOOSTER AND NOW GOING TO TRY NEW ABS MODULE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I SAW MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONING ON THIS VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING POWER STEERING GOES OUT. POWER ASSIST LIGHT COMES ON. CALLED FORD AND THEY STATE THIS VIN IS NOT AFFECTED AND ITS ONLY ON A SELECT # OF VIN'S. FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN THERE ARE 591 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MILEAGE IS AT 122,000 FOR THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,658.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR EVEN MORE, BUT THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ALL TURNED ON. I BRAKED, PLACE IT TO PARKING AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I RESTART THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES ALREADY IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED, I'VE BEEN DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO GET SCANNED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DETECTED.

MY ESCAPE'S STEERING WHEEL BEGAN LOCKING UP WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT WORKING AFTER RESTARTING IT A COUPLE TIMES, AND THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. AFTER AWHILE I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT SOME POINT BUT IT WAS NOT URGENT. HE GREASED MY WHEEL TO MAKE IT LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOCKING UP, WHICH WORKED FOR A BIT. THE WHEEL STARTED LOCKING UP AGAIN WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR, AND IT GOT HARDER TO FIX IT OVER TIME. IT EVENTUALLY STARTED LOCKING UP WHILE I DROVE, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC NEAR ME. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN LEXINGTON, KY, WHERE IT WAS NOT SERVICED. I WAS TOLD AGAIN I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT BY BOTH MECHANICS. I TOOK IT TO YET ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. MY ESCAPE HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED UNDER THE PREVIOUS STEERING RECALL, BUT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT OWN ESCAPES RECENTLY, AND IT WILL RESULT IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE. VALLEY FORD LOCATED AT 910 S 1ST ST, YAKIMA, WA 98901, (509) 453-3125, WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

VEHICLE LOSS OF STEERING POWER ASSIST WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, HARD TO STEER VEHICLE AFTER SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE STEERING CONTROL WORKED AGAIN BUT IT CONTINUE HAVING THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING CAUSING MY WIFE TO STRUGGLE WITH STEERING WHEEL TO GET OFF THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET. SEVERAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS EXPLAINED THAT THIS HAPPENS TO OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL AS MY WIFE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A FEW YEARS BACK TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE WORKED ON ON A PSCM FOR THE STEERING WHEEL MOTION SENSOR WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS FRIEND WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING SEIZED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HENNESSEY FORD ATLANTA LOCATED AT 5675 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, ATLANTA, GA 30341, (470) 602-2073. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 2014 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) PRIOR TO HIM OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,850. *LN*DT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPORTS, REPAIR ORDERS, AS WELL AS RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR*AS

WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED, TALKED TO DEALERSHIP TO WORK WITH ME SAID THERE IS NO RECALL BUT II DID FIND IT THE NUMBER IS 14V284000. OR RECALL 14S05. THE FORD COMPANY IS MONARCH FORD IN EXETER, CALIF. PLEASE HELP I DRIVE FOR MY BUSINESS.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND ABLE TO VEER INTO MY DRIVEWAY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWNTOWN IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE IS NOT RECALL FOR MY VIN NUMBER, HOWEVER, OTHER RECALLS HAVE HAPPENED FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE ON OTHER VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AND FORD HAS A BIG LAWSUIT.

VEHICLE HAD AN ABS EVENT AND AFTER THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE. IT HAS TWICE RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT NO LONGER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS THOROUGHLY TO FIND THIS AN ABS MODULE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THIS UNIT MANUFACTURED BY CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF THE SEIKO ZINC PLATED VALVES NOT SEATING THE SEALS AFTER AN ABS EVENT DUE TO CORROSION AND THE VALVE REMAINING OPEN. THIS HCU / HCU ASSEMBLY ARE HAVING THE SAME REACTION AS DOCUMENTED IN NHTSA RECALL NO. 19V-904 OR MANUFACTURER RECALL NO. 19S54 WITH OTHER FORD VEHICLES. THE ONLY VARIANCE HERE IS THE ASSEMBLY PLANTS OF HERMOSILLO MEXICO AND KANSAS CITY. THE CLAIM IS THE DOT 3 FLUID USED IS PROBLEMATIC BUT THE FACT THAT A ZINC CARBOXYLATE GEL IS BEING FORMED IN THE HCU IS UNCHANGED REGARDLESS OF THE MANUFACTURER. FORD HAS CLAIMED ONLY A 1% FAILURE WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED CAMPAIGN BUT HAVE TOTALLY LEFT OFF THE SAME YEAR ESCAPE'S WITH THE IDENTICAL SAFETY ISSUE IN THIS CAMPAIGN. I AM URGING THE NHTSA TO PLEASE LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS MATTER OF SAFETY. I HAVE TRIED REACHING YOUR CONTACT PERSON DEMARA MAGRUDER WITH A PHONE CALL AND EMAIL BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE BACK ON THIS MATTER. I AGAIN URGE THE NHTSA TO OPEN THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ABS MODULE FAILURE TO BE OPENED TO THE (2009)FORD ESCAPE. THIS REPLICATED EVENT IS A COMMON HAPPENING WITH MANY FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. LASTLY I WILL LET YOU KNOW I DID CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW BU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH WEBB FORD, INC. (9809 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, HIGHLAND, IN 46322, (219) 924-3400) BY PHONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY, THUS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STEERING FAILED IN MOTION. THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION OCCURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY FAILED PERMANENTLY. CHECKING FOR RECALLS, MY MECHANIC NOTED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VIN. .

WHEN I START MY ESCAPE MOST OF THE TIME THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK. IT WAS STATIONARY.

FRONT WHEEL BEARING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TEST DRIVEN. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITH TOWN FORD (440 EAST JERICHO TURNPIKE, SAINT JAMES, NY 11780, (631)265-2340 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

THE FRAME/ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED OUT BY THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE RUSTED AREA IS CURRENTLY ABOUT SIX INCHES WIDE BY 2+ INCHES IN HEIGHT. LUCKILY, THIS WAS NOTICED WHILE I WAS CHANGING THE OIL.

I ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION I HAVE TO TRY MANY WAYS TO GET IT TO START THE KEY HAS TO BE TURNED CERTAIN WAYS AND IT IS A STRUGGLE EVERY TIME AND I HAVE IT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD IT I CANNOT JUST PUT THE KEY IN AND START IT I HAVE TO PLAY WIHT IT EVERY TIME

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FORD AND ANOTHER LOCAL GARAGE FOR ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE PROPERLY (SOFT PEDAL AND LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP). AFTER REPLACING ALL THE MECHANICAL PARTS THE ISSUE PERSISTED. FORD COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE, BUT THE OTHER GARAGE THINKS IT'S THE ABS MODULE. NO FAULT CODES OR ANYTHING TO BACK THIS UP. NOT SURE HOW TO TEST IT AND IT'S NOT WORTH THE VEHICLE VALUE TO REPLACE IT. FOR NOW THE CAR IS PARKED. I THINK FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL.

I HAVE A 2009 FORD ESCAPE APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES ON IT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING I SAW DEER STANDING IN THE ROAD, THEY USUALLY ALMOST ALWAYS MOVE OUT OF THE ROAD. AS I GOT CLOSER IT WAS OBVIOUS IT WASN'T GOING TO MOVE, SO I PUT THE BRAKES ON AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR... THUD...BUMP...CRUNCH BUT THE DEER HOBBLED OFF. I PULLED OVER AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, I LOOK OVER AND THE DEER WAS IN THE FIELD PUTTING ON ITS BEST BREAK DANCING MOVES AND SUDDENLY TOOK A NAP. I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE PUMPED THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES AND BRAKES CAME BACK, OFF TO WORK I WENT. AFTER WORK ON THE WAY HOME NO A/C, WHEN I GOT HOME THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE A/C CONDENSER. THEN JUST YESTERDAY LEAVING WORK IN THE ESCAPE, SOMEONE WALKED IN FRONT OF ME I PUT THE BRAKES ON AND TO THE FLOOR AGAIN...PUMP-PUMP-PUMP AND STOP.....SLOWLY.... THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME HAD A LOOK OF SHOCK THAT I WAS 6 INCHES FROM THEM. SORRY I YELL OUT THEY NOD BACK BEGRUDGINGLY. I THINK YA BUDDY YOU MADE OUT A LOT BETTER THAN THAT DEER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AND OH YA NOW I ALWAYS HAVE BRAKES THAT GO TO THE FLOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SCREEN DISPLAY STARTED BEEPING. THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST, REQUIRING EXTRA EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT SIMILAR VEHICLES WERE SUBJECTED TO A RECALL ON THE STEERING. HOFFMAN FORD (5200 JONESTOWN RD, HARRISBURG, PA 17112, (717) 657-1600) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $3,000 TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD DRIVEN IT TO AN APPT. WITH NO PROBLEMS AND DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING WHEN I CAME OUT 10 MIN. LATER. I READ WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL WHICH DIDN'T INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I FEEL FORD SHOULD REPAIR ALL OF THE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD IT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP .

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE HAS A SEVERE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE BRAKE CALIPER IS CAUSING ENOUGH FRICTION ON THE ROTOR TO CAUSE THE RIM, TIRE, AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO BECOME OVER HEATED AND SMOKE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 125,000 MILES.

I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED IT OFF AND THE ON AND IT WORKED OK. 3 DAYS LATER I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN, THIS TIME TURNING IT ON AND OFF DIDN'T WORK. I CAN'T USE THE CAR.

STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

LOST POWER STEERING IT COME THEN GOES NOW NOT WORKING. VERY HARD TO STEE. WAS JUST STARRING TO DRIVE

I GOT IN MY CAR TO DRIVE MID MARCH 2020 AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY THE CAR STARTED BUT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK AND WOULDN'T TURN! I WAS SHOCKED AND TRIED IT AGAIN BUT STILL THE SAME ISSUE. I LOOK UP THE PROBLEM FOR THE YEAR OF MY TRUCK A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AND FOUND THEY HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM 2008 TO 2012 VEHICLES, SO ALL I WANT IS MY TRUCK FIXED AT A DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE FORD CORPORATION RECALL NUMBER AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY I WAS WONDERING WHY AS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM YOU CAN GET IN A CAR CRASH AND DIE I HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD SON AND I AM DISABLED I NEED MY TRUCK TO WORK.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE...POWER STEERING WILL FAIL AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE DRIVING...ONLY WAY TO RESET IS TO DISCONNECT NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FOR A FEW MINUTES...THIS FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY...IF IT HAPPENS WHILE TURNING IT IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO BRING BACK TO CENTER...THERE IS A FORD RECALL ON THE MODEL YEAR OF MY FOED ESCAPE...THIS FORD WAS MADE AT THE SAME PLANT AS THE AFFECTED VIN #S...KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY PLANT...AS I STATED , WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSECTION , THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...I DONT SEE HOW FORD DOESN'T INCLUDE THIS CAR IN THEIR RECALL...THANK YOU

WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS AND DEFAULTS TO MANUAL STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON CITY ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND STATIONARY. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ACTUALLY SNAP BACK WHILE HOLDING IT STEERING. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS AS WELL. THIS HAS PERIODICALLY BEEN HAPPENING EVEN THOUGH THE DATE LISTED IS TODAY. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED MY VEHICLE WASN'T MANUFACTURED AT THE SPECIFIC PLANT SO IT SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES (EVEN THOUGH IT'S EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUES AS THE RECALL) AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND PAY $1500+ OUT OF POCKET TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.

STARTER STUCK WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND REMOVED KEY I REPLACED MY STARTER TO FIND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WENT OUT NOW MY CAR WON'T START THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED NOT RUNNING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER COURTESY FORD LOCATED AT 2022T REES ST, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517, (337) 332-2145, AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) IN 2012. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000. *BF*AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL AND TURNING ON THE IGNITION, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS NEEDING THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER FORD OF LONDONDERRY LOCATED AT 33 NASHUA RD, LONDONDERRY, NH 03053, (603) 434-4141, AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. TURN VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKED FINE UNTIL RECENTLY IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND BACK OFF. SOMETIMES IT WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON START OF THE VEHICLE, HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,200.

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NO INDICATION ON DASH. NO CEL. RESTORES WHEN RESTARTING SEVERAL TIMES.

FAULTY ABS MODULE. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.