U3000 on FORD ESCAPE

"got rear ended/t-boned in january 2022 at low rate of speed, started having issues for the first time since 2011, check engine light comes on periodically since the accident, power steering has gone in and out periodically since the accident, engine seems to stumble periodically since March 2022, AC"

"Failed part: Electronic Steering Gear Assembly. Starting January 15th 2026 this car began having steering problems, since then it has occurred 2 more times."

"I purchased this 2013 Escape new. It has been driven only 35, 438 miles. On July 4, 2022, started the car in my garage, got a message "steering assist failure", could not move steering wheel. On restarting car, it had reset. Called dealer, got appointment for July 7."

"The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while reversing from a parking space, the steering wheel seized and became inoperable on several occasions without warning. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with an internal steering gear failure."

"Power steering stopped working while driving in jacksonville, fl. the vehicle is very hard to steer, especially when driving slow. we bought this 2013 ford escape sel brand new in 2013 from parkway ford in dickinson, north dakota."