2007 Ford Escape Steering Problems

While driving, your power steering assist suddenly stopped working, making the steering wheel much harder to turn. Your transmission warning light came on at the same time. A mechanic determined that your power steering module had failed and needed to be replaced.

TWO YEARS AGO OUR ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING DUE TO FAULTY SENSORS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FRONTIER FORD IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, AND THEY CHARGED ME $1200 TO GET IT FIXED. IN THE LAST 5 DAYS, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME 3 DIFFERENT TIMES -- ALL WHILE DRIVING -- CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO TURN-OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RE-START IT. IT'S MY WIFE'S ESCAPE -- SHE WEIGHS 106 LBS -- THANKFULLY, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURED (I'M 220 LBS, AND I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE W/O PWR STEERING. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE PWR STEERING WENT OUT, I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. TODAY IT WENT OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE WARNING LIGHT AND BELLS CAME ON SAYING "PROBLEM WITH STEERING" -- I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN IT WOULD NOT RE-START. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TRY AND RE-START -- IT FINALLY DID RE-START -- BUT ONLY AFTER INFURIATING A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WERE STUCK IN BACK OF ME DURING THEIR MORNING COMMUTE.

THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT, THERE WAS A RECALL ON PRIOR YEARS WHERE THEY PLACED A PIECE OF METAL TO PREVENT THE WHEEL FROM COMING OFF. IN LATER YEARS THEY USED THE SAME PART, WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE PART OR AT LEAST REDESIGNED THE PART SO THAT THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. CAR IS NOW PARKED UNTILL FIXED

I WAS TURNING TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE PARKING SPOT AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLIMINATED READS SERVICE POWER STEERING WHEEL. POWER STEERING IS OUT ITS VERY HARD TO TURN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. RESTARED THE CAR AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. FAILURED MILAGE IS ABOUT 160K MILE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KRIEGERS FORD (3205 NORTH HWY 61, MUSCATINE, IA 52761) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,165.

THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 13,000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE IS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. THIS IS CLEARLY NO SIGN OF NEGLECT ON SUCH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE.

2014. BRAKE FAIL. FIX. FOR. $1500. MOVING. TO. CALIFORNIA. NOW 2018. 12-5-2018. POWER STEERING. NEEDS. SERVICES. AND. ALSO. EMISSIONS. HAVE PROBLEMS TOO. ?

WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND POWER STEERING LOCKED UP IN MIDDLE OF THE STREET , WITH CARS COMING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS NEARLY GOT HIT .... HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO STEER CAR TO SIDE OF STREET..... POWER STEERING MODULE WENT BAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWED MANY PEOPLE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MODULE AT NEAR $1000. THEY DID RECALL THIS SAME MODULE ON THE 2008 FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THIS SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE PREVIOUS MODELS. THE VEHICLE TURNED ON AND THE POWER STEERING NEVER CAME ON. TEMPERATURE WAS -2 DEGREE F. SERVICE INDITCATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING.

THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, THE STEERING INSTANTLY BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT EXTREME AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THE YELLOW WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP AND A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP: "SERVICE PWR STEERING." THE FAIL WAS INSTANT AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD JUST COMPLETING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STEERING SEIZED UP. I CHECKED ALL 4 FUSED RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING AND ALL OF THEM ARE GOOD. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD HYBRID VEHICLES AND IT REQUIRES THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED (A $1500-$2000 JOB). THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NEEDS TO BE ASAP. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR OCTOBER 2016. NOVEMBER 2016 THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. NOV 18 THE DEALER ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING MODULE.

POWER STEERING MODULE SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED

POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 2007 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES AND THERE IS A RECALL - BUT FOR SOME REASON IT ONLY COVERS 2008-2011 EVEN THOUGH THE MESSAGE BOARDS SHOW DOZENS OF 2007S WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME KANSAS CITY PLANT DURING THE COVERED PERIOD (AFTER AUGUST 18, 2006), YET IT IS INEXPLICABLY NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AFTER HAVING THE POWER STEERING MODULE REPLACED WITH A USED ONE. THE STEERING FAILED AGAIN AFTER BARELY A DAY. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FORD 14S05 RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V2840000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. DISPLAY SHOWED A YELLOW WRENCH AND "SERVICE PWR STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARED. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME THEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MANUAL STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN VEHICLE ON MANUAL STEERING. DEALERSHIP DETECTED A BAD STEERING MODULE AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE AT 35 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS STILL NON FUNCTIONAL AND IS DUE TO BE EVALUATED NEXT WEEK. I AM GLAD THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING INSTEAD OF MY WIFE OR CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE HAD A HARDER TIME CONTROLING THE CAR SINCE THEY HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN CARS WITH POWER STEERING

RIGHT FRONT TONE RING CRACKED CAUSING ABS TO MALFUNCTION AND INABILITY TO BRAKE SAFELY. PART IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE POINT AND FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON MY HOME STREET AT LOW SPEED WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN MANUAL STEERING ONLY. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED. DASHBOARD ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED: SVC POWER STEERING. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY CAR SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP, AND THE DIGITAL READ-OUT SAID TO SERVICE THE POWER STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWO DAYS AGO. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE NOW REPLACING THE MODULE, BUT ADVISED THAT MAY NOT WORK; IF IT DOES NOT, THEY SAY THE STEERING RACK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM AWARE OF FORD'S RECENTLY ANNOUNCED RECALL OF 2008 AND LATER ESCAPES FOR POWER STEERING FAILURES. AFTER DISCUSSING THAT WITH THE DEALER, I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. HE SAID MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I TOLD HIM I UNDERSTOOD THAT, BUT PERHAPS THEIR RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. HE ASKED WHY I WAS CALLING, AND I SAID THE DEALER HAD TOLD ME TO CALL AND START THE CLAIMS PROCESS. AT FIRST, HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NO CLAIM I COULD MAKE BECAUSE THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER MY CAR, BUT ULTIMATELY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER. (I DON'T KNOW IF HE ACTUALLY A CLAIM OR JUST GAVE ME A NUMBER TO GET ME OFF THE PHONE.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FUEL PUMP, FILTER AND THE SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE STALLING FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A CURVE IN THE ROAD WITH NO ROAD HAZARDS APPARENT, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AXLE CRACKED, CAUSING WARNINGS TO LIGHT UP ON THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. THE AXLE WAS REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES FROM A RECURRING FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING PUMP WAS A COMPONENT THAT WAS KNOWN TO CONTINUOUSLY FRACTURE. MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING YET AGAIN, AS WELL AS THE STEERING RACK. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE ENTERING INTO THE STEERING RACK BECAUSE OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE TURNING. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL HISSING SOUND WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVEN DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, BALL JOINTS AND STEERING PUMP. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. IF THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS CHECKED AND ALL OF THE LINES WERE FLUSHED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A STEERING, RACK AND LOWER CONTROL ARM. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.

RATTLE WAS NOTICED FOR QUITE AWHILE. TOOK IN CAR FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AND MENTIONED RATTLE UNDER CAR. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING 'WORNFRONT SWAY LINKS CAUSING KNOCK NOISE."REPLACED BOTH FRONT LINKS. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ALL OF THE REMEDIES TO DATE HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT IN CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,731 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD. WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT MADE A SOUND LIKE TWISTING METAL AND THE BRAKES POPPED AND JERKED, WHEN ACCELERATING IN A CURVE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO REASON, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, THEY WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AT WILL WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP. UPDATED 02/05/09. *JB

TL* - WITHIN ONE WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE. ON 1/21/07 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR DISPLAYED SERVICE POWER STEERING. *AK