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2010 Ford Escape steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 424 complaints for the 2010 Ford Escape, 13% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
424 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
114,000 miles 319 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2010 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 114,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 35 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 51 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 58 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 47 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 44 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 22 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 16 complaints 200k+ miles: 14 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 114,000 miles
Based on 319 complaints that include mileage. 10% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles35
80k to 100k miles51
100k to 120k miles58
120k to 140k miles47
140k to 160k miles44
160k to 180k miles22
180k to 200k miles16
200k+ miles14

What the data shows

Of the 319 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 114,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape limited. The contact stated that while the driver was traveling 5 MPH the power steering assist failed, causing the steering wheel to spin out of control. The contact was unable to maneuver the vehicle with the steering loss and crashed into a pole. The contact sustained head and arm injuries. The police were not contacted. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 27,000 miles, August 2012 CrashInjury

I was traveling down the road at approximately 35MPH when my power steering completely went out. I had to use extreme force to maneuver my vehicle to the side of the road. I turned it off, waited about 5 minutes, and then turned it back on. The power steering worked for about 1 mile, at which time I lost my power steering. I was unable to complete a turn on a roundabout and almost hit another vehicle because it was so difficult to steer.

Reported at 92,535 miles, February 2014

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