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.
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering instrument cluster module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 14v824000…
ODI 10851012
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 10 mph, the steering lost power without warning. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there were no recalls. The failure mileage was 61,500.... Updated 04/11/16 *bf the dealer replaced the entire steering…
ODI 10839295
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while the driver was driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized without warning. The failure recurred two times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign…
ODI 10838138
Steering
While driving my power steering locked, making it extremely difficult to steer the vehicle. I managed to pull over stop the vehicle and restart the vehicle at which time the symptoms went away but happened again when i stopped the vehicle and restarted to drive home.
ODI 10836962
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact received a recall repair for nhtsa campaign number: 14v284000 (steering); however, the power steering failed. The failure occurred after the repair. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated the failure was not related to the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall…
ODI 10838046
Steering
Significant vibration in the steering wheel and intermittent loss of power steering. Although the vehicle was covered by recall 14s05, ford is unwilling to replace the torque sensor because they "reprogrammed" it and closed out the recall in august 2014, which they claim fixed the problem. Obviously, it did not fix the problem.
ODI 10836696
Steering
While driving the escape the steering wheel just locks up in the middle of driving. I have to get the escape to the side of the road and shut it off and restart to get the steering wheel to unlock. Have taken it to a ford dealership and they say it's not on recall so they cant fix it. They did clean the wires and said it should be fine, but it still did it again.
ODI 10862383
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, there was a loss of power steering without warning. The steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. After the vehicle resumed in operation the failure continued. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the power steering…
ODI 10823761
Steering
My 2009 ford escape on jan 29,2016 went to dealer for oil change service man turned key for mileage a message read power steering assist fault he said i wonder why this is showing? He fiddled with a few buttons and dismissed it. Left car for oil change returned picked up went to apt. For front brakes and tire rotation left driving about 10 miles per hour suddenly felt a shaking in steering wheel then loss of power…
ODI 10824351
Steering
I took my ford escape into ford to get the steering recall done and they reprogrammed it and 2 weeks after the steering became worse so i took it back into ford and they are now tell me that the steering column needs to be replaced and that was part of the recall and will not do anything about it recall number 14s05 they steering wheel is jerking uncontrollable and all over the road the wheel jerks all the time
ODI 10838087
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v284000 (steering); however, the remedy failed to prevent the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10822099
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 55 mph, the contact felt the steering wheel becoming stiff. The contact was able to merge over to the shoulder and, when the vehicle slowed, the steering seized. The vehicle was diagnosed that the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The contact was able to exit the highway and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified. The…
ODI 10821718
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 45 mph, the steering ability seized. The dealer diagnosed that the power steering column needed replacement. The contact also stated that the vehicle was repaired under a recall for the power steering back in august of 2015. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The nhtsa campaign number was unknown. The…
ODI 10851459
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that prior to the failure, the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign: 14v284000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
ODI 10824775
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle shook severely while idling. The vehicle was restarted and the power assist fail warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to repair shop who diagnosed that the sensor module or steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced.…
ODI 10822169
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving approximately 40 mph, the power steering assist fault warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 92,477. Updated 04/20/16*lj *cn
ODI 10819420
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While driving 10 mph and making a turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the steering failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque module in the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,000.
ODI 10818476
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that three months after the vehicle was serviced for nhtsa campaign number: 14v284000 (steering), steering wheel seemed slightly detached and the steering was difficult when in reverse and attempting to turn the vehicle left or right. The contact mentioned that there was no failure experienced prior to the recall remedy being performed. The vehicle was…
ODI 10819493
Steering
I received a recall notice number 14s05 involving the power steering, i took the car into brian motors in everett washington on december 16, 2015. Recall was taken care. I had no problem prior taking it into the dealer. Approximately 2 weeks later i experienced problems with the steering. I returned the vehicle to brian motors in everett washington and was told that the power steering column assembly needed to be…
ODI 10825508
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering column failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vin was not included nhtsa campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The vin was not available.…
ODI 10808972
Steering
Before 6/18/15 randomly while driving any speed my vehicle had a wrench warning light illuminate and loses complete power along with steering, the car shuts off completely you have to turn ignition off and restart. It would run fine for several days and then randomly happen again or possibly multiple times in a day. 6/17/15 - i brought vehicle to ford dealership to fix recall (13n03) ' tech replaced throttle body…
ODI 10839326
Steering
Several times upon starting my 2009 escape, the power steering would not work. It was like trying to steer the car when it was not started. After shutting the vehicle off and re-starting several times, the power steering would then work properly. A ford dealer said that the only fix for this problem was to replace the steering column. Even though my vehicle had less than 36,000 miles on the odometer, ford would not…
ODI 10811994
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the steering wheel seized as the electric power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign…
ODI 10807213
Steering
A few times in the past week i have driven my vehicle straight from a parked location only to find i have no power steering 40-50 yards into the trip. This has almost caused an accident. When i pull over and shut off the vehicle, the problems usually goes away, or goes away after several shutdown cycles. My vehicle was part of recall 14s05, and received a software update in 2014. Since then the steering has been…
ODI 10795214
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
My ford escape electronic power steering has been acting erratically. It seems to work fine sometimes, but then turns off at other times. This makes it extremely hard to turn the vehicle.
ODI 10794774