Why is that when my ford escape hybrid 2007 bumps in a pothole it rocks and risk loosing control on steering?

this is usually at relatively low speeds so i fear to drive faster than 60 km/h fearing i might lose control of the steering and crash.Why is that when my ford escape hybrid 2007 bumps in a pothole it rocks and risk loosing control on steering?
Its to new to have wore out suspension parts.Its most likely a loose steering rack.Why is that when my ford escape hybrid 2007 bumps in a pothole it rocks and risk loosing control on steering?
Being that it is two years old, the shocks might be going. This seems somewhat unlikely as two years generally isn't long enough to ';kill'; shocks (Or struts, I don't know the car) but you always get occasional ';duds'; in any mass production. This would also make sense because if they where failing due to normal usage both sides would wear down uniformly and rather than swerving it would simply be bumpy, where as if one failed swerving might occur. Also your wheel alignment could be ever so slightly off, little enough that when normally driving it doesn't cause a noticeable problem, but under more extreme conditions (Potholes, for example) it causes problems. As for the guy who said ';Because it's a Ford'; He can go jump off a cliff. I'm a Ford guy through and through, so while I disagree I can understand his devotion to Chevy. However I agree with him in the fact that I also do not like Hybrids, if you are trying to be enviornentally friendly or save money on fuel, I suggest ethanol rather than hybrids, as ethanol is cheaper most of the time and when the corn grows to make more it absorbs the released carbon... I won't go into a rant about that now, though.
Check your ball joints or your tie rod ends.You could also check your wheel bearings.To check the tie rod ends just jack up your car then grab the tire by the side and try to move the tire to see how much play you have.To check the ball joints jack up the front then put your right hand at the bottom of the tire while your left hand is at the top.now basically rock the tire back and forth.


if you have some play your ball joint/s could be going bad.


Oh make sure you use jack stands along with the jack.
because its a ford and a hybrid.you should have got a chevrolet with a 350 and you would be smiling when you hit a pot hole because you went right through it and did not feel a thing when everyone else is slowing down and avoiding it.
Maybe be time to replace the shocks and check the steering components, tie rod ends, ball joints, ect..