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2014 FORD ESCAPE — STEERING

crash · 1467293 · 2018-05-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
45,715
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHTS.WE WERE DRIVING TO MY DAUGHTERS GRADUATION AND WAS COMING AROUND A TURN AND WHEN IT WENT OUT WE COLLIDED WITH A MAILBOX LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AS WE HAD OUR 4 MONTH OLD GRANDSON IN THE CAR AFTER WE ALL CALMED DOWN WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT ALL THE FORD ESCAPE FROM 2008 THROUGH 2011 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH STEERING AND FORD HAS NOT FIXED THIS BECAUSE 2014 VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AT LEAST OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ONLINE I HAVE READ SO FAR AND I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11092741
Machine
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