2004 Ford Escape Steering Problems

“Driving down the road about fourty five miles per hour I pushed the gas to go up a hill and lost all power to the engine. I removed my foot from the engine and it picked up enough speed to get to the side of the road. After being towed home it would crank but if you moved shifter knob or pressed gas it woukd die out.”

“I was driving down the highway and I lost control of my vehicle I had no steering truck was shimmying all over the road. Was able to get it slowed down and under control over to the shoulder of the road and was able to drive it slowly off of the highway was about 1 mile from my house. It has no steering was looking underneath of truck and the frame is rotted all around where the recall part was put in.”

“Just bought my 2004 Ford Escape k frame front passenger lower control arm mount rusted out exactly the way it is described in recall code 14s02 and my car VIN is not on the recall list for lower control arm”

“Ford's 14s02 recall was to deal with excessive rust on a subframe unit. If the recall inspection of the subframe did not result in characteristics warranting replacement, Ford instructed dealers to install a cross brace. Approximately 13 months after our 2004 Ford Escape had the cross brace installed the subframe unit failed while we were driving. The car violently jerked to the side and if there had been another car or any obstacle on that side of our vehicle we would have hit it. …”

“While driving on a rough road I noticed a rattling in the rear compartment that I had never heard before. When I investigated I found the right rear wheel well had disintegrated from rust damage and the shock is now floating basically freely which is causing the noise. I am concerned for the safety and handling of the vehicle at this point. This seems to be a very common issue with escapes and always the right rear wheel well. Why has Ford not issued a recall? This is clearly a systematic failure.”