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2009 FORD ESCAPE — STEERING

crash · 1365504 · 2017-03-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
135,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

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 ELECTRONICS. EVEN THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER SAYS IN ALL HIS YEARS HE HAS NEVER SEEN AN ENTIRE COLUMN FAIL. HOWEVER, AFTER A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH, THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR FORD AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO DIE. IT HAS ALREADY CAUSED ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT BY MAKING THE STEERING RANDOMLY JERK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10968021
Machine
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