Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Ford Escape has 438 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
438
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
14V284000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through Sep...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | STEERING | I took my car into the dealership they had my car for over a month now they sent that I got to pay f... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | STEERING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I recently bought this vehicle, I think about three months ago, used obviously. I will be going down... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | STEERING | Ford 2010 escape Power assist steering fault- torque sensor needs replacement at only 92,000 miles. ... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | STEERING | Took the car into a mechanic for shaking in the steering wheel while driving and shaking/ grinding n... |
| Jan 9, 2026 | STEERING | The steering angle sensor failed. My mechanic replaced it. I do not know if the part is still availa... |
| Dec 17, 2025 | STEERING | Power steering assist failure on the message board. Making it hard to turn come on and off at diffe... |
| Dec 5, 2025 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The complaint is regarding a 2010 Ford Escape, original owner and maintained mostly at dealer shop. ... |
| Nov 25, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The power system assist fault light came on and steering is very difficult |
| Oct 25, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, ... |
| Oct 8, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the steering... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the... |
| Sep 22, 2025 | STEERING | Electric Power Steering system failure related to the torque sensor. An unexpected loss of steering ... |
| Sep 9, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. While the contact’s wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, t... |
| Jul 4, 2025 | STEERING | The power steering is not working |
| Jul 3, 2025 | STEERING | My daughter was driving and her power steering went out. She lost control of her car because she cou... |
| May 26, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The power steering assist fault warning light came up and my steering wheel became hard to steer. |
| Apr 4, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving on a main road at 30 MPH, the ... |
| Feb 24, 2025 | STEERING | Power Steering EPAS Torque Sensor Failure. |
| Feb 13, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the s... |
| Jan 19, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, there was an abno... |