2005 Ford Escape Hybrid steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 22 complaints for the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid, 9% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the steering complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
2005 ford escape hybrid, 9500 miles, drove 20 miles in 5 degree weather. Shut car off for 15 minutes. When restarted power steering failed. Drove 5 miles with power steering off. Restarted car after 2 hours. Power steering worked fine.
While driving at 30MPH the power steering failed making the vehicle extremely hard to steer. After about 2 minutes the "pwr steering service" message was displayed and the wrench light was lit. After getting the vehicle to a safe area I restarted it and there still was no power steering. I then let the vehicle sit for approximately 2 hours, restarted it again and power steering had returned.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
- Brakes 63 complaints
- Suspension 30 complaints
- Engine 28 complaints
- Body & structure 24 complaints
- Electrical system 16 complaints