2015 Ford Escape Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 81about this part
- Share
- 7%of 1,133 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 46,149miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 81 complaints about the steering of the 2015 Ford Escape, 7% of the 1,133 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,149 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My step daughter was parallel parking with her uncle and the vehicle would not turn so her uncle go in the driver seat and it was fine for about a minute and it would not turn for him. So they turned the vehicle off for 20 minutes and then it was fine. I am glad they were driving slow in a practice area for parallel parking. Maybe Ford will do a recall on this and fix the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #11130644, filed 2018-09, 93,000 miles“Steering assist service required light came up on the way home from doctors appointment, steering wheel got hard went off road for a little bit but got back on the road. Steering gets hard after I hit gas only works fine when I'm not hitting the gas or in neutral”
NHTSA complaint #11414067, filed 2021-04, 105,000 miles“My 2015 Ford Escape lost power steering in the middle of driving. I had my family, including my 2 year old in the car with me. I was unable to steer and almost drove off the road. I contacted Ford and they were of no help. This is a known issue and they refuse to address it.”
NHTSA complaint #11331532, filed 2020-06, 65,389 miles“Randomly loose power steering while driving or making a quick, or sharp, left turn, like turning into my driveway at low speed. This has happened up to 3 times in a week. Does not register as a fault on the car computer chip. I took it to a dealer and they could not find a problem, then it temporarily failed the next day while driving on the highway, then reset about 10 minutes later after pulling over and shutting off the car, wait, then restart.”
NHTSA complaint #11299393, filed 2020-01, 37,000 miles“While driving on highway 278 in pa, vehicle experienced loss of power to steering, I pulled the vehicle road side, turned off power , restarted the vehicle. Steering was still stiff could not move it freely. I have contacted nearest Ford dealer.”
NHTSA complaint #11197138, filed 2019-04, 61,200 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10095995Nov 17, 2016Some 2010-2016 epas equipped vehicles may exhibit steering related noises. The workshop manual (wsm) diagnostic procedures have been updated in section 211-02. When diagnosing…
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 8% |
| 2022 | 6 | 3% |
| 2021 | 4 | 1% |
| 2020 | 18 | 1% |
| 2019 | 16 | 3% |
| 2018 | 32 | 2% |
| 2017 | 49 | 2% |
| 2016 | 73 | 6% |
| 2015 | 81 | 7% |
| 2014 | 151 | 7% |
| 2013 | 303 | 11% |
| 2012 | 140 | 23% |
| 2011 | 411 | 31% |
| 2010 | 423 | 20% |
| 2009 | 828 | 49% |
| 2008 | 1,127 | 57% |
| 2007 | 15 | 6% |
| 2006 | 20 | 4% |
| 2005 | 49 | 4% |
| 2004 | 26 | 5% |
| 2003 | 44 | 8% |
| 2002 | 70 | 7% |
| 2001 | 58 | 6% |
| 2000 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2015 Ford Escape
287 complaintsEngine
239 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
170 complaintsOther or unknown
149 complaintsElectrical system
135 complaintsFuel system
57 complaintsEngine cooling
44 complaintsBody and structure
36 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
29 complaintsBrakes
26 complaintsWheels
25 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
21 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Ford Escape
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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