2011 Ford Escape Hybrid Steering Problems

“While driving on a city street and turning a corner I heard warning beeps and slight shake from the steering. I slowed down and the power steering failure light came on I could barely complete the turn avoiding hitting another car. The power steer went out”

“After driving less than a mile from home on a cold day, I was stopped to turn left with the steering wheel turned hard left. The steering wheel forced itself back right with significant force. I couldn't turn it back right so I turned off the ignition. When I turned it back on the steering behaved normally. I took it to a mechanic who performed an inspection and checked the computer codes. That report is attached. The report states that the fault codes indicated a problem with the torque/angle sensor and steering control module. …”

“The power steering failed as I pulled my escape from a parking space on a city street; I could go forward or back but only turn the steering wheel with great effort. I drove home with great difficulty, barely able to turn the wheel for the turns I had to make -- it was a very dangerous situation. I checked the nhsta website and learned that Ford has issued a recall for model year 2008-2011 escapes made in the kansas city, mo. Factory due to power steering failure and that NHTSA has an open investigation into the issue. …”

“I was driving out of a parking lot (going very slow) when my steering wheel started to shake and I could not move the steering wheel right or left it was frozen my entire dash board lit up. I quickly turned off the car and turned it back on - my steering wheel was still shaking but not as much and my dash had the tcs code on. I took it to Ford dealership right away and the car was difficult to drive made me so nervous. At a stop light I threw it in neutral and that did seem to help and got rid of the constant tsc light on the dash and the car drove a little smoother to the dealership. …”

“The steering wheel loses power while the vehicle is in motion. The vehicle needs to be turned off and restarted again to fix the problem. This problem often happens in cold weather and usually in the morning. The steering wheel also makes a weird sound before it loses power. I have friends who have the same vehicle but of different year and they had to replace the whole steering column.”