2009 Ford Escape Steering Problems
- 520
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 520 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 122 records
- steering wheel · 27 records
- steering assist · 27 records
- steering failed · 16 records
- assist fault · 14 records
- steering went · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 206 |
| 60–100k mi | 112 |
| 150–400k mi | 89 |
| 30–60k mi | 32 |
| 1–30k mi | 27 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While the contact's spouse was driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized and the power steering failed. While making right or left turns, the steering failed without warning on several occasions. Also, when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle lunged forward without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not…
ODI 11016486
Steering
Stopped at traffic light on road and power steering went out. Drove home slowly without power steering. Very difficult to steer. Next day power steering would be intermittent. It would go out, i would turn vehicle off then on and some of the times the power steering would be off then on. Ford dealer says i need a new the steering control module with column at a cost of $1,5000.
ODI 10994422
Steering
Vehicle has intermittent loss of power steering either when first started or driving . When power steering is lost , steering wheel is very hard to turn , almost impossible if vehicle is sitting still. An accident almost occurred while i was driving the vehicle. Made a right had turn , power steering went out unexpectedly , and had to force the steering wheel over to the left so as not to hit a curb and light pole.…
ODI 10992927
Steering
Power steering fault message came on and steering wheel has been shaking amd drifts when driving on road. Went to ford dealership in kirkland, wa on may 31,2017. They said thst no recall had been found in vehicle. Estimated repairs at $1500.
ODI 10992775
Steering
Power steering goes on and off without notice. It goes from normal to super hard to steer
ODI 10978751
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. When the contact started the vehicle the power steering failed to turn left or right without warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,000. Updated 06/29/17*lj *as
ODI 10983731
Electrical System · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Power steering goes out, at all speeds now (my esc light is on the dash and won't go off) hard to steer wheel when at a stop or to make a turn. Make it's hard to park a car.
ODI 10969581
Steering · Unknown Or Other
Ford escape hybrid 2009 [xxx] recall number 14s05 ford won't fix the defect. It will cause crash on highway. It took it to ford dealer in fremont, ca. The dealer refuse to fix it. Everyday i use, i worry it will crash because it almost crash couple times in the last couple years, until recently i found out the recall. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
ODI 10969336
Steering
Power steering just stopped working. This make it very hard to steer. Much harder than cars that didn't have power steering in the older days. Power steering stopped as it was being driven to the garage.
ODI 10969215
Steering
My vehicle has erratic steering issues. The electric steering caused my vehicle to literally drive right off the road into a tree. The steering wheel shakes back and forth while sitting still and causes the vehicle to drift all over the road at any given time without warning. It is a known issue, but ford is making me pay to fix the vehicle by replacing the entire steering column of the vehicle to include…
Crash reported
ODI 10968021
Steering
Initially the "power steering assist fault" warning would pop up on my dash and go away, this happened several times over the course of a couple weeks before it stopped showing up and i didn't notice any problems. About a month later i noticed extreme shaking of my steering wheel, both while in motion and in park with the vehicle still running. After a few weeks of the steering wheel shaking, one evening the "power…
ODI 10967684
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel lost power. As the contact attempted to turn the vehicle, it crashed into a light pole. The power assist indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering assist torque sensor failed and the steering column needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
Crash reported
ODI 10969571
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving 35 mph, the steering wheel became inoperable without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,100.
ODI 10967577
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 60 mph the vehicle lost steering power without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that there was a recall on the failure; however, the dealer stated that there was no recall. The dealer diagnosed and replaced the steering torque sensor in the steering column. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and…
ODI 10968655
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving unknown speeds, the battery indicator illuminated and the instrument cluster gauges flickered on and off. Also, the power steering assist failed and the contact was unable to turn the steering wheel. In addition, the radio and heater were stuck in the on position. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (bill marsh ford, 408 w mile rd nw, kalkaska, mi 49646)…
ODI 11034288
Steering
Steering wheel locks while in motion with a message of power steering assist fault , very potentially dangerous, on a city street
ODI 10955613
Steering
This is an addendum to a previous complaint. Recall on steering was performed by dealer in 8/2014 by simply resetting computer, not replacing steering column or it's components so failure was really not addressed properly. Now ford refuses to do the repair at their cost as they stated that the recall was complete. Car has complete power steering failure with power steering assist fault" on the screen. Car is very…
ODI 10954998
Steering
A quick alarm sounded then a sudden loss of power steering while driving on a quiet road, then power steering quickly came back...happened twice more in a 4 mile stretch. The power steering assist fault warning came on the screen. After turning off engine and starting again in drive, the power steering never worked and made the automobile impossible to control. When researched, it was noted that this is an issue…
ODI 10954580
Steering
The power steering went out while i was driving. Luckily, i was driving straight and not in the middle of a turn. The power steering will reset sometimes when i turn the car on and off. If the power steering is working when i first get in the car it will guaranteed fail within 20-30 minutes of driving. I've done research and found there are multiple power steering recalls and class-action lawsuits against ford for…
ODI 10956843
Steering
I purchased this car in february 2017 and one week later, i was pulling into a parking spot and the power steering failure light came on and the power steering ceased to work. The car had 116,000 miles on it. I couldn't drive the car and my husband had to come and drive the car home. After looking on line, we discovered the power steering recall 14s05 that existed. After more research we found this car did have the…
ODI 10965909
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Lost all power steering on interstate at high rate of speed.
ODI 10948872
Steering
POWER STEERING WENT OUT.
ODI 11103767
Steering
The steering wheel binds upon engine start. When i turn it off and turn it back on it binds and goes into manual mode and it's hard to steer. If i turn it off and turn it back on, half the time it fixes itself and half the time it doesn't. It makes it really unsafe to drive because the wheel is really hard to turn. I have trouble steering and cannot control the vehicle the way i need to. We contacted ford to see if…
ODI 10947670
Body · Service Brakes · Steering
It was a heavy rainy night when windshield wipers started acting up with their rhythm making it hard to see through a slightly blurred windshield then windshield & sunroof starts leaking water all over me,inside the front light switch,down into floor boards plus all in the seats !! If that wasn't enough i was slowing down to go around a few curves when brakes acted like they didn't want me to stop scary. Key is hard…
ODI 11307848
Steering
My ford's vin# [xxx]. My 2009 ford escape the power steering failed on my way to work. I stopped at a light and the power steering failed. It seems to fail after driving a certain amount of miles. The steering wheel becomes hard to turn and you need to turn the car off and back on to resume power steering. I called ford customer service and they will not do anything for me. I'm very surprised that this is a know…
ODI 10947237