ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, 25A FUSE BLOWN- UPON REPLACEMENT SMOKE AND SPARKS FROM ABS MODULE CONNECTOR, INSPECTION REVEALS MELTED CONNECTOR COVER AND WIRING HARNESS, CORRODED WIRE TERMINALS AND ALSO A WIRE ARCING AT A BREAK INSIDE THE CONNECTOR COVER. THE 60A FUSE WAS REMOVED TO ISOLATE THE ABS SYSTEM FAULT FOR A LIMP HOME. ED MULLINAX FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGES ABS MODULE RECALL; HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP DENIES APPLICABLE TO THIS VEHICLE. *TR
2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO AN UNDISCLOSED OBJECT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 750.