Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Ford Escape has 302 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
302
Complaints
0
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | STEERING | Failed part: Electronic Steering Gear Assembly. Starting January 15th 2026 this car began having ste... |
| Jul 25, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Steering wheel locked up hard to turn wheel Consuming(burning) way more gas than normally would |
| Mar 16, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on three separate occasions, the steeri... |
| Nov 25, 2024 | STEERING | Steering Assist Fault. This issue is coming up more often. When the car is started it says this er... |
| Nov 5, 2024 | STEERING | This is follow up to my complaint that I made last week. The NHTSA issue number is 11624016. I hav... |
| Nov 5, 2024 | STEERING | On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 I started my 2013 Ford Escape, put it in reverse and the steering froze and... |
| Nov 3, 2024 | STEERING | The power steering stopped working as driving it. Dashboard message read "steering assist fault serv... |
| Oct 20, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 15 MPH, the s... |
| Oct 17, 2024 | STEERING | In reverse, Steering locks up without warning, then the steering assist fault message comes up. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | STEERING | I get a steer assist fault code, and loose power steering at random points. It is very dangerous and... |
| Sep 7, 2024 | STEERING | I was driving my vehicle home and as I was turning to the street I live on the power steering went o... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | STEERING | Steering wheel locks up intermittently. Never know when the steering wheel may lock up. When able ... |
| Aug 16, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the s... |
| Aug 4, 2024 | STEERING | I started my Escape to come home (about an hour and half from home). I immediately got a message th... |
| Jul 14, 2024 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | It wouldn't steer it ran hot it stalls everytime I was on hwy system fail to warning system not disp... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | STEERING | Several times over the past month upon starting my 2013 Ford Escape the following warning message ap... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | STEERING | Several times in the past month the "power steering assist " fault has appeared when I start the car... |
| Jun 13, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the s... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | STEERING | I was driving on.the road the power steering stop working, I almost caused an accident ,I had a war... |
| May 28, 2024 | STEERING | Was prompted with a steering assist fault while in the middle of driving had couldn’t turn or steer ... |