2012 Ford Escape Steering Problems
- 62
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 62 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 49 records
- steering wheel · 28 records
- failure mileage · 11 records
- steering failed · 10 records
- steering column · 8 records
- wheel became · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 24 |
| 100–150k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
The power steering suddenly and unexpectedly failed, forcing the wheel to turn all the way to the left. Fortunately, the problem first occurred while the vehicle was stopped and trying to exit a parking lot. It took a lot of force to re-center the wheel and drive straight. After releasing the wheel, even when parked, the wheel would rapidly rotate back to the left most position. If this happened while driving to an…
ODI 10811537
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While driving at approximately 60 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.
ODI 10790541
Steering
I was driving at a rate of 23 mph and the power steering locked up on me, almost causing an accident. This made the vehicle very hard to manuever. I got the vehicle to a safe place and looked to see if any belts had come of the engine. There was no appearant evidence of a loose or broken belt. I restarted the car and the steering was working fine. I looked into several complaint blogs and this seems to be a serious…
ODI 10746657
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at a proximately 35 mph, the power steering became difficult to maneuver. The failure occurred once. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the steering control module was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure…
ODI 10700615
Air Bags · Steering
Just after leaving a 4 way stop, as i tried to round the curve the steering in our 2012 escape stopped working and i could not turn the steering wheel at all. I just kept going straight. Luckily, i slowed down with the brakes but the escape continued straight and went over the curb and down a 50+ ft embankment. Even with all of this impact, no airbags were deployed throughout the car anywhere! The steering wheel…
Crash reported
ODI 10671678
Steering
While driving at 70mph i lost power steering. Almost in accident with barrier. At first i thought car shut off, but realized could still steer with great difficulty. Took vehicle to shop and was told ecu was bad, $1050 for repair. Researched online and the 2008-2011 was on a recall for a torque converter issue. Call ford to no avail. No warning lights appeared, nor did the check engine light come on. Dealer found…
ODI 10653112
Steering
Took my 2012 escape to the dealer for authorized recall replacement of torque sensor. When pulling out of the garage after the repair was made, found i had no power steering. Backed it back into the garage and the mechanic said he would take a look. Shut the car off and turned it on again and the power steering was back. No codes were thrown. This is an escape built february 2012 in kansas city. *js
ODI 10617263
Steering
While driving at averagely about 40 mph the power steering on the ford escape 2012 just fails. This makes it incredibly impossible to control the vehicle and the only remedy is to cut off the car and start it again. This incident has happened multiple times in the past and is still continuing to happen sporadically even after being to the dealership multiple times at which they claim each time that the issue has…
ODI 10560247
Service Brakes · Steering · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that while traveling 40 mph, the brakes, traction control and power steering assist failed. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder to be restarted and it began to function normally. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The…
ODI 10489190
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
When driving the car would completely shut off, the check engine light would come on, and i lost control of steering and acceleration. I had to try to get over to the side of the road. The car would usually turn back on. I had to take it back into the ford dealership 4 times for them to figure out what was wrong with it, as they thought they had fixed it each time.
ODI 10542293
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that the power steering stopped functioning while driving 25 mph and the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the steering column was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would contact him at a later date. The vehicle was not…
ODI 10457154
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph the power steering failed and it becmae extremely difficutl for the contact to control the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised him that they would look into the issue. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10434868