Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Ford escape has 45 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
45
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE COMING FROM GEORGIA, IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE... |
| May 15, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | FRONT SUB FRAME RUSTED OUT AND SPLIT HALF WAY ACROSS PULLS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING 14S02 COMPLAINT |
| Jul 20, 2018 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM SUB FRAME. HIGH CORROSION AREA. SEPARATED AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 M... |
| May 26, 2018 | STEERING,STRUCTURE | MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE FORD RECALL # 14S02 AND A CROSS BRACE WAS INSTALLED. THE RECALL WAS... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | STEERING,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATE... |
| Oct 5, 2017 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | THE FRONT SUB FRAME IS RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. |
| Jun 14, 2017 | STEERING,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE SUBFRAME ... |
| Apr 7, 2017 | STEERING,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE AND THERE WA... |
| Jul 23, 2016 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO MY... |
| Feb 17, 2016 | STEERING,WHEELS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND TURNING RIGHT, THE V... |
| Nov 30, 2015 | STEERING,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RI... |
| Nov 15, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A HIGHWAY(60MPH) WHEN MY STEERING BECAME LOOSE, WEAVING LEFT AND RIG... |
| Nov 5, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | MY WIFE OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD SHE NOTICED THE STEERING WAS GETTING... |
| Oct 12, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | STEERING LOSE WITH LITTLE CONTROL. MECHANIC STATES A SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM DUE TO EXCE... |
| Aug 18, 2015 | STEERING | WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT MY CAR STEERING ITSELF SHARPLY. I PULLED THE WHEEL BACK TO STRA... |
| Jul 5, 2015 | STEERING,WHEELS | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND THE FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF THE TRUCK. THERE HAD B... |
| Apr 6, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | A RECALL ON OUR FORD ESCAPE WAS PERFORMED LAST AUGUST.THE RECALL WAS FOR RUSTED FRAME/CRADLE AREA TH... |
| Mar 7, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | HAD MY 2003 ESCAPE IN TO THE DEALER FOR A WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM, WHILE IT WAS IN THE SHOP THEY DID T... |
| Mar 4, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | VEHICLE WENT IN FOR CONTROL ARM BRACE RECALL IN 2014 DUE TO POOR METZL USED ON THE SUBFRAME, MARCH O... |
| Jan 27, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | DAUGHTER DRIVING HER VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK NOTICED SEVERE VIBRATION IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND GRADUA... |