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2005 Ford Escape steering problems

The 2005 Ford Escape has 49 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 2% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

49

Steering complaints

2%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Escape steering complaints by model year1,131 complaints2000: 1 complaints2001: 61 complaints2002: 72 complaints2003: 44 complaints2004: 26 complaints2005: 49 complaints2006: 20 complaints2007: 15 complaints2008: 1,131 complaints2009: 828 complaints2010: 423 complaints2011: 410 complaints2012: 137 complaints2013: 304 complaints2014: 150 complaints2015: 78 complaints2016: 70 complaints2017: 49 complaints2018: 31 complaints2019: 16 complaints2020: 17 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 3 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Escape steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2005 Ford Escape have?

NHTSA has 49 complaints about the 2005 Ford Escape steering — 2% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.