Ford Escape Steering problems
0.14 vs. all vehicles Too few recent reports to judge
48 of the 5,254 complaints about the Ford Escape (0.9%) concern Steering, making it the model's #11 problem area. That share is 0.1× the Steering share across all tracked vehicles.
48Complaints · Steering
0.9%Share of complaints
0.14×vs. all vehicles
8Last 12 months
8.3%Share involving a crash or fire
0Related recalls
Analysis
8 Steering complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
4 of these reports (8.3%) describe a crash or fire, with 1 injury and 0 deaths mentioned.
No recall campaign addresses Steering for the tracked model years.
By model year
When complaints were filed
Last 12 months: 8 · Previous 12 months: 9
What owners report
The contact owned a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 12 MPH while approaching a speed bump, the vehicle lost the power steering and the hill assist warning light illuminated.
pscm loss of power steering pulling into drive way minor damage to right fronty fender and bumper if this happened at highway speed on a curve it could been fatal took to dealer they replaced the steering column so far denied repair to bumper and fender there…
When attempting to turn, the steering wheel locked up, loosened, locked up, loosened, locked up, loosened
Excessive bilateral play/backlash in the steering rack unit was identified by a 3rd party repair organization. Ball-joint wear was ruled out and the problem suspected to be caused by internal wear of mechanical restraints.
My husband bought a 2018 Ford Escape and he took it back to the dealer because it was speeding up when he did not touch the gas and it was veering off the road.
The incident occurred while my 2008 Allegro Bus was towing my 2022 Ford Escape PHEV. Incident occurred on Sunday, 21 Jun 2026 about a mile from my home.
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
No recall campaign addresses Steering for the tracked model years.