# 2014 FORD ESCAPE — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1642633` · 2020-01-31 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WENT TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND THE  POWER STEERING WENT OUT JUMPED THE CURB ALMOST HIT A FAMILY WITH A BABY AND APPARENTLY  HERE'S THE ARTICAL OF 914,000 RECALLS .HTTPS://WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM/CARS/FORD-RECALLS-914000-ESCAPE-EXPLORER-SUVS-FOR-POWER-STEERING-ISSUE/2014/05/30/A6DE21EE-E810-11E3-A70E-EA1863229397_STORY.HTML  NOW THE POWER STEERING  WILL JUST STOP WORKING  AS I TURN .  THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEM .MY CAR  COINCIDENTALLY  HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.AS I'M DRIVING  IT JUST STALLS AND I HAVE TO RESTART IT AS I'M DRIVING. .AND FORD WILL NOT HELP. IT IS A SAFTY ISSUE .AND ALMOST CAUSED  FATALITIES.
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