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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FMCU49349K••••••2009 Ford ESCAPE
That is about average for the 2009 Ford ESCAPE — 10 complaints per build across 154 builds.
6on this build
1507on the model
154builds in total
Most reportedSteering 6Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringDec 2025
The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel failed to turn in the intended direction. In addition, the power steering failure warning light illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle…
SteeringMay 2024
Complete power steering assist loss with no warning. Should have been fixed by dealer before we purchased the vehicle used with less the 4,000 miles on it. Reference recall 14S05. While driving at 45 mph to turn onto the highway experienced complete power steering assist loss
SteeringFeb 2024
When my daughter was driving, she experienced complete loss of steering assist when trying to make a turn. It is still happened with no warnings at all. Reference recall # 14S05 we purchased this vehicle used with only 3,322 miles on it just a few years ago and thought that it…
SteeringFeb 2023
The electronic steering on our 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid stopped working. We responded to the 14S05 recall. Our dealer reprogrammed the system and that seemed to work, however the problem is not with the program, the issue as shared with us by the Ford dealer is with The torque…
SteeringOct 2021
Steering is hard to control at times, happens intermittently without warning. No check engine light codes appear. Previous recall information listed for this item but all manufacturer did was flash software so codes for this never appear. Manufacturer never replaced bad or…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMCU49349KA46577 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.