Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 05172 | 10/07/2005 | 05259 | 10018068 | Steering clunk/rattle noise - vehicles built 3/29/2005 to 4/4/2005. *tt | 12/14/2005 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 06/16/2009 | 85000 | 1 | |
| My power steering fails at low speed. i have had it into the dealer and they acknowledge the power steering piston pump needs repair at a cost of approx $900.00. *tr | |||
| 03/23/2008 | 50365 | 1 | |
| Since i have had this ford escape 2006 i have it has been in the shop for brakes tire pressure light steering pumps broken and the most in two months i had two accidents because brakes will stop and then release. i keep up on the maintenance which requires brakes check my complaints and after the first they accident in march we asked ford to check brakes the said it was fine less than a month later another accident same thing brakes stop and release we took it back in and the master cylinder had been broken i have children i drive children and this could definitely have hurt us or someone else my car is nothing but trouble and dangerous actually the body shop said it was broken before. the dealers conveniently say i did not complain but all service checks my brake drums are check i complain of parking brake and excessive noise. *tr | |||
| 06/23/2006 | 1500 | 1 | 04/29/2006 |
| Significant vibration felt at steering wheel when driving at highway speeds. enough vibration felt to cause fatigue to the operator's forearms/hands - most unpleasant when driving 100+ miles. *jb | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 07/07/2007 | 40000 | 1 | 04/12/2006 |
| The steering in my escape started to become tighter and tighter as i would turn and so, i scheduled a maintenance check through my local ford service dept. much to my surprise, they found that the rack and pinion had gone bad. i have 40,000 miles on my vehicle and as you know this exceeds the typical 3yr/36,000 mile warranty. my truck is 13 months old. this is a major component of the vehicle and could have caused me to have an accident. *tr | |||