2008-2012 Ford Escape Mariner Steering Column Assembly EPS CL8Z-3C529-D OEM

Steering on your escape getting heavy, worse when you're parking, back to normal when you're rolling. That's not a pump. In fact, there isn't one. The 2008 to 2012 escape uses electric power assist or EPA. This motor, part number CL8Z 3C529D, does the job a hydraulic pump used to do. No fluid, no belt, nothing to top off. So what actually causes power steering to fail on a 2008 to 2012 Ford escape? The assisted electric Ford actually recalled the 2008 to 2011 Ford escape Mercury Mariner because the steering torque sensor could stop reading driver input and drop the assist. And when the assist drops, the steering becomes heavy at low speeds. Left one failed, right one tested good. And you can't tell from the outside. And that's why we bench test them. Eight of these came in today. All OEM, all tested, grade A right here in Rochester, Michigan. Send me your VIN and I'll check it before you buy.