2014 Ford Escape Steering Problems
- 69
- 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 69 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 51 records
- steering wheel · 21 records
- steering assist · 19 records
- assist fault · 11 records
- failure mileage · 9 records
- notified failure · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 22 |
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Son was driving car on local roads when power steering failed. He was eventually able to pull to the side of the road and wait for tow truck. Car was delivered to sheehy ford dealer in gaithersburg, md. Received call today that the rack and pinion steering on the car, with fewer than 75,000 miles, "burned out" and related repairs run $2,400+. My brief research of the matter suggests that this is a manufacturer issue…
ODI 11180898
Steering
My 2014 ford escape is only 4 years old and the power steering locked up while it was parked in a parking structure. I could barely turn it to get it out of the structure then i had to have it towed to the dealership who said it would cost $2000 to repair. There are recalls for older models but not 2014. Luckily this happened while parked and not while i was driving on a busy road. Very unsafe. I don't expect such…
ODI 11221266
Steering
I was driving on the highway and all of a sudden the steering wheel froze up and would not turn unless using tremendous force. I was lucky not to be in an accident. The car only has 56-58k miles and is not that old. I was now charged by ford almost $2,000 to replace the steering system. I have read abt this from other owners on-line, but there seems not to be a recall for something that can potentially cause an…
ODI 11191794
Steering
2014 ford escape 60,000 miles replaced the battery lost control of power steering had to bring to ford dealer they said it would need to be re-flashed they than called and said it needed new rack and pinion for the steering and new alignment for $2200 not sure if this was the problem if this is typical of the escape but it should not of happened with a vehicle with this few of miles.
ODI 11193819
Electrical System · Steering · Visibility/Wiper
The fan blower motor works intermittently. That is, it doesn't always work when activated. Moreover, it has now completely stopped working. This causes extreme safety issue when windows are fogged up inside vehicle, preventing driver from seeing. Happens when vehicle is driven and when stationary.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11172667
Steering
As i reversed out of a parking space and tried to turn the wheel it suddenly became very difficult to turn the wheel at all. A message on the dash basically said "steering assistance failure - service required". I put the car in park, turned it off and than turned it back on. There was no message. 70,376 miles
ODI 11144593
Steering
Vehicle was turned on and then set to drive but light came on saying there was a steering issue and steering wheel was completely locked and was not able to move car.
ODI 11143943
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Failure at 80,000 miles, however the engine was replaced with a new engine at 76,000 due to problems from the coolant recall; this time the vehicle would stall when coming to a stop or while driving. Computer screen would show "system shutting down"; vehicle would go into "limp" mode, reduce speed and car would shut off without notice. Vehicle was towed in after issue occuring 4x in a [redacted]. Vehicle was towed…
ODI 11153559
Steering
Steering rack bound and vehicle would not steer. After letting it sit the warning lights did not come back on and the car steered. Dealership said it is electronic steering and the steering rack is bad. No warranty at 45000 miles.this happened on interstate 95 in north carolina.
ODI 11128111
Steering
I started my vehicle, reversed then put it into drive. A warning sensor popped up stating steering assist failure. The steering wheel would not move. I put the vehicle into park and restarted it. The warning sensor no longer appeared. I researched this happening to the same vehicle model and it seems to be an ongoing problem with the ford escape. Seems dangerous to not have a factory recall already , what if i were…
ODI 11123480
Steering
2014 ford escape at approximately 51,xxx miles experienced a loss of power steering while driving on the highway. Vehicle was towed to the dealership it was purchased from. Over a week later, they confirmed that the epas had failed. There are recalls on other vehicles from this year, ford refused to take complete responsibility when we had called in to complain. The dealership acknowledged there were issues, and…
ODI 11160847
Steering
2014 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to power steering failure. *ld the consumer requested for the manufacturer to reimburse the repair cost. *js *js
ODI 11112688
Steering
My steering wheel locked on the car on a trip and i couldn't drive the car. It was towed to koons ford on monday july 9th and it was not even looked at by thursday when i came home from my trip. I have tried several times to call the service man and he won't return my calls.
ODI 11111335
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle lost all ability to steer. The message center displayed ?power steering assist contact dealer immediately ". The vehicle was towed to the dealer (wehr ford, 11311 us-60 bus, mountain grove, missouri 65711) where it was diagnosed that the power steering module failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 11110607
Steering
Driving began to get jerky then the warning popped up on dash steering fault service now! And now steering is completely gone can not turn left or right it
ODI 11103686
Steering
Power steering completely went out without any warning or indicator lights.we were driving to my daughters graduation and was coming around a turn and when it went out we collided with a mailbox luckily no one was injured as we had our 4 month old grandson in the car after we all calmed down we researched the problem and found that all the ford escape from 2008 through 2011 had the same problem with steering and…
Crash reported
ODI 11092741
Steering
Was turning to park my car at hotel, turning left, steering froze, got "steering assist fault notice on dash. Could not steer car at all. Frozen, had to have car towed by aaa to auto nation, ford dealer in bradenton, fl. First day of vacation. Had to lease a car for three days.
ODI 11089317
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. While driving various speeds, the vehicle made an abnormal grinding noise. In addition, the steering wheel pulled to the left and right, causing the contact to veer into other lanes. The dealer (briarwood ford, 7070 e michigan ave, saline, mi 48176) was notified. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage…
ODI 11142710
Steering
Backed up out of driveway then shifted forward and my power steering gave out.the warning only came after the incident. Was able to pull over and restart the car .. No issue but was told it was electronic steering module epas. A known issue but was told the recall was only in regards to receiving the warning that you had a failure.
ODI 11124138
Steering
2014 ford escape titanium - while driving the car in dry weather on a clear street, with no external causes (bumps, accidents, quick movements), the car popped up a message that said "steering assist fault" and the steering wheel locked up. It was virtually impossible to steer. The vehicle was slowed down and stopped and the engine was turned off. Upon restarting the vehicle, the steering assist fault message was no…
ODI 11079837
Steering
I was driving ford escape, suddenly my power steering was stucked and i couldn't move it. Fortunately it was happened on stop sign. I tried hard to move my steering and try to pull my car upto dealership. I found ford did so many recalls in previous year. One important thing is that my ford has only 36500 kms on it. I presented this case to ford dealership and they hand it over $2450 bill. This is serious issue…
ODI 11060910
Steering
The power steering intermittently works. It went out for a week, was fine for a month and a half and now isn't working again. Ford has stated it requires an entire new power steering rack for $2100.
ODI 11080646
Steering
Power steering assist failure. Numerous times in the last month the power steering does not engage right away.today 10/10/17 i received a warning to service power steering assist.very costly cannot afford 1400 dollars at this time.from some research ford is aware of this problem.
ODI 11032631
Seat Belts · Seats · Steering
Seatbelts don't retrieve back in, rust under steering column
ODI 11084502
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. While driving low speeds, the power steering assist fault warning indicator illuminated and the power steering failed. The contact stated that the steering became difficult to operate. The vehicle was towed to mullinx ford (located at [redacted], mobile, al 36608), but had not yet been diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 17,334.
ODI 11011635