AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE NORMALLY, I PARKED IT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS LIT ON THE CONSOLE AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL IN 2014 AND ASSURED THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN.…
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AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE NORMALLY, I PARKED IT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS LIT ON THE CONSOLE AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL IN 2014 AND ASSURED THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN. AFTER READING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I HAVE DECIDED TO LOG A COMPLAINT.
NHTSA ODI #11064262
166,000 miles · Jan 22, 2018
Steering
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.
NHTSA ODI #11064136
Mileage unknown · Jan 20, 2018
Steering
I STARTED CAR UP WENT TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THE CAR WAS FINE WHEN I PARKED IT EARLIER I COULD STEER THE CAR I HAD TWO USE TWO HANDS . I TOOK THE CAR FOR A COMPUTER CHECK I WAS TOLD BY JACK WILLIAMS AUTO THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE STEERINGTORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTION.
NHTSA ODI #11063874
122,000 miles · Jan 18, 2018
Steering
OUR 2009 MERCURY MARINER SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER STEERING THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER IN 2014 DUE TO A POWER STEERING RECALL. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO OVERRIDE THE LOSS OF STEERING AND PROVIDE AN INDICATOR LIGHT TO SHOW THE SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THERE WAS NO …
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OUR 2009 MERCURY MARINER SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER STEERING THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER IN 2014 DUE TO A POWER STEERING RECALL. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO OVERRIDE THE LOSS OF STEERING AND PROVIDE AN INDICATOR LIGHT TO SHOW THE SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THERE WAS NO SUCH WARNING AND THE SUDDEN CHANGEOVER TO MANUAL STEERING IS DANGEROUS. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO A SPACE. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND CALLED ME TO HELP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER WITH A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT. FORD'S RECALL AND SOFTWARE UPDATE WERE INSUFFICIENT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS FAULTY SYSTEM. FORD KNOWS THE TORQUE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS PRONE TO FAILURE BUT OFFERS A RIDICULOUS SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH SERVES NO PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO TELL YOU THERE IS A FAILURE. IN OUR CASE WE DID NOT EVEN RECEIVE THE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $1507.00 TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS CLOSED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE. UNBELIEVABLE. PLEASE TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. IT SEEMS THIS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS ALSO FAILING IN OTHER FORD MODELS. THANK YOU.
NHTSA ODI #11063602
117,700 miles · Jan 4, 2018
Steering
DROVE MY WIFE TO WORK ON 12/28/2017AND POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE.I STOPPED TO EAT AND STEERING WENT TO MANUAL STEERING.IT IS NOT COMFORTABLE WHEN I HAVE A BAD SHOULDER THAT HAS A PARTIAL REPLACEMENT.RESEARCHING I SEE THEY HAD A RECALL IN 2014 AND READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING I FEEL SHOULD NOT …
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DROVE MY WIFE TO WORK ON 12/28/2017AND POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE.I STOPPED TO EAT AND STEERING WENT TO MANUAL STEERING.IT IS NOT COMFORTABLE WHEN I HAVE A BAD SHOULDER THAT HAS A PARTIAL REPLACEMENT.RESEARCHING I SEE THEY HAD A RECALL IN 2014 AND READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING I FEEL SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY THIS APPARENT PART FAILURE THAT STILL OCCURS.FORD SHOULD STAND BY THIS ISSUE,BECAUSE THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND UNSAFE.IT WAS ASSEMBLED AT KANSAS PLANT.THANKS
NHTSA ODI #11058417
84,000 miles · Jan 2, 2018
Steering
MESSAGE CAME ON: POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. DID SEARCH THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED BUT ITS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND PLACE OF MANUFACTURING OF THE RECALL IN 2014. MESSAGE DID NOT COME ON AS RESULT OF ACCIDENT, I WAS JUST DRIVING ON STREET WHEN IT CAME ON.
NHTSA ODI #11057968
Mileage unknown · Nov 20, 2017
Steering
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN TIGHT AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING TO WORST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN TIGHT AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING TO WORST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE STEERING AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER (WHALING CITY FORD LINCOLN MAZDA, 475 BROAD ST, NEW LONDON, CT 06320, (844) 489-4929) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ODI #11047583
144,000 miles · Nov 12, 2017
Electronic Stability Control (esc)SteeringWheels
I PURCHASED MY 2009 MERCURY MARINER IN 2015! RECENTLY, AS I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL WITH FORD A FEW YEARS BACK, I'VE HAD FRONT AND REAR BEARING ISSUES! ALSO MY BALLPOINTS WERE DEFECTED AND MY CONTROL ARMS! MY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT STAYS ON! I'VE TAKEN MY 2009 MERCURY MARINER TO STAR TIRE'S BEST ONE AUTO & TIRES AND HAD MY…
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I PURCHASED MY 2009 MERCURY MARINER IN 2015! RECENTLY, AS I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL WITH FORD A FEW YEARS BACK, I'VE HAD FRONT AND REAR BEARING ISSUES! ALSO MY BALLPOINTS WERE DEFECTED AND MY CONTROL ARMS! MY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT STAYS ON! I'VE TAKEN MY 2009 MERCURY MARINER TO STAR TIRE'S BEST ONE AUTO & TIRES AND HAD MY BALLPOINTS, FRONT AND REAR BEARINGS, CONTROL ARMS, AND FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT REPAIRED TOTALING IN $780! THREE DAYS LATER ON THE DATE OF 11/11/2017, MY POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME ON! MY 2009 MERCURY MARINER WAS STATIONARY AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN!
NHTSA ODI #11045459
175,000 miles · Nov 8, 2017
Steering
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT - THE POWER STEERING FAULTED OUT CAUSING THE AUTO TO GOT MANUAL STEERING IN MIDWATY THRU DRIVING IT. I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET AND GOING THRU ABOUT A TURN.
NHTSA ODI #11044543
145,000 miles · Oct 31, 2017
Steering
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY (IN MOTION, STRAIGHT, UNDER 5MPH)STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING DISPLAYED ON DASH. LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MORE EXSPENSIVE MODELS WHY NOT OURS? SENSOR IN STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. ONLY A DEALER CAN FIX IT DUE TO COMPUTER NEEDS REPROGRAMMING. DEALER TOLD US IT HAD ALLREADY …
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BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY (IN MOTION, STRAIGHT, UNDER 5MPH)STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING DISPLAYED ON DASH. LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MORE EXSPENSIVE MODELS WHY NOT OURS? SENSOR IN STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. ONLY A DEALER CAN FIX IT DUE TO COMPUTER NEEDS REPROGRAMMING. DEALER TOLD US IT HAD ALLREADY BEEN FIXED? IT HAD NOT, & WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT. IF OUR CAR WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL WHY WOULD THEY SAY THEY HAD FIXED IT? AFTER THEIR INSPECTION WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE SENSOR $1500.00 REPAIR. WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM RECALL PART, BUT SAME EFFECT. COST MOSTLY LABOR, WE ARE TOLD.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (PSCM) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the PSCM when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on July 18, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S05.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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DP15001 · Loss Of Power Steering While Driving
Opened Apr 1, 2015 · Closed Jun 14, 2018
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:electric Power Assist System
On May 27, 2014, amended June 2, 2014, Ford Motor Company (Ford) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA describing a safety defect that may result in a sudden loss of power steering assist while driving in approximately 746,067 model year (MY) 2008 through 2011 Ford Escape vehicles equipped with electric power assisted steering (NHTSA 14V-284, Ford 14S05). Ford's DIR described the defect condition as a poor signal to noise ratio [SNR] in the torque sensor within the Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) system [which] does not allow the PSCM to determine the driver's steering input. When the system detects this fault condition, it transitions the EPAS system to the fail-safe/manual steering mode.Ford's DIR indicates that loss of power steering assist while driving would require higher steering effort at lower vehicle speeds, which may result in an increased risk of a crash.Ford's remedy instructs dealers to check the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) for Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) to determine the proper repair procedure. If no DTCs are present, dealers are to update the PSCM and instrument cluster module software. The updated PSCM software changes the torque sensor fault strategy so that the SNR condition does not result in a loss of power steering assist while driving.In addition, audible and visual warnings are provided for torque sensor faults.If DTCs indicating faults in the torque sensor, PSCM or Power Steering Motor (motor) are present in the initial recall inspection, the dealer performs the following repairs: 1) replaces the torque sensor for torque sensor faults (DTC B2278); or 2) replaces the steering column for faults related to the PSCM (DTC B1342) or motor (DTC B2277).Continued in attachment pages
PE13003 · Electronic Throttle Body Malfunction
Opened Feb 21, 2013 · Closed Feb 28, 2014
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine
On February 21, 2013, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE13-003 to investigate allegations of electronic throttle body (ETB) failures resulting in sudden reduction of engine power in model year (MY) 2009-2013 Ford Escape, Fusion, Mariner and Milan vehicles. During this investigation, Ford identified a condition in subject vehicles equipped with 2.5L and 3.0L engines that may result in a sudden reduction of engine power.According to Ford, the ETB internal motor contacts may develop a high resistance material buildup condition on the commutator, resulting in intermittent electrical connectivity and reduced engine power. When this condition occurs, the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) or Wrench light will illuminate and the vehicle may enter a limited limp home mode.Ford?s trade name for the feature is Failure Mode Effects Management (FMEM) mode.In this mode, engine power and vehicle speed are reduced, while full function of the power steering, power braking, lighting, and climate control systems are maintained.ODI?s complaint analysis indicate that the predominant failure mode involved reduced motive power associated with the limited limp home mode with engine speeds limited to approximately 900 RPM. Analysis of warranty claims provided by Ford identified 59,807 claims related to ETB replacements and approximately 50 percent of claims are associated with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P2111, Throttle Body Stuck Open, and P2112, Throttle Body Stuck Closed.Ford described several factors where the ETB motor may fail resulting in DTCs P2111 or P2112 but the failure is not an existing stuck open or closed ETB valve position.According to Ford, the ETB control strategy provides the driver with three FMEM modes that allow varying degrees of vehicle mobility depending on the severity of the fault detected.DTCs associated with stuck open or closed throttle valves are designated the highest failure severity resulting in engine speeds limited to high idle corresponding to the limited limp home mode.Vehicles are not likely to unexpectedly stall as a result of this condition, but drivers may characterize the reduced functionality as a stall, even though their vehicle may still has motive capability.Other FMEM limp modes may result in reduced engine performance but will maintain vehicle speed above 20mph. During this investigation, Ford and its suppliers, Delphi and Igarashi, updated the powertrain control module (PCM) software to include a throttle body motor cleaning cycle during key-on and modified the ETB internal motor components design, surface finish and material composition to improve durability. Additionally, Ford developed a remedy procedure and issued a special Customer Satisfaction Program (CSP) 13N03 extending the ETB warranty coverage and instructing dealers to update the powertrain calibration to improve vehicle performance in the event that intermittent electrical connectivity of the throttle body motor contacts occurs. The program extends the coverage for up to 10 years of service or 150,000 miles from the warranty start date of the vehicle, all vehicles are eligible for the program through January 31, 2015 regardless of mileage.Owners of the affected vehicles will be contacted by mail to take their vehicle to a Ford dealer who will reprogram the PCM to the latest calibration. The bulletin was sent to dealers on January 17, 2014 and the owner letter mailing began on January 27, 2014. See the investigative file for copies of Ford's bulletin and owner letter. This preliminary evaluation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding that
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