The Lemon Index$1,400 middle bill · most between $1,200 and $1,700
Higher than the $1,100 middle bill owners of all 82 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 101,000 miles (76 reports).
Ford Escape owners reported paying a median of $1,400 for a steering column repair, with the middle half of bills between $1,200 and $1,700. That's from 90 owner reports (90 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5001%
- $500–$1,00011%
- $1,000–$2,50080%
- $2,500–$5,0007%
- $5,000 and up1%
Share of the 90 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2007 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2008 Ford Escape44$1,300 middle bill
- 2009 Ford Escape30$1,500 middle bill
- 2010 Ford Escape10$1,600 middle bill
- 2011 Ford Escape3$1,500 middle bill
- 2013 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Ford Escape reliability by year
- Steering column repair cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Escape owners reported
Engine replacement (248) · Throttle body replacement (138) · Transmission replacement (91) · ABS module replacement (45) · Brake repair (39) · Steering rack replacement (26) · Brake master cylinder replacement (20) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (13) · Ignition coil replacement (12) · Wiring harness repair (11) · Torque converter replacement (9) · EVAP system repair (7) · Fuel pump replacement (7) · CV axle replacement (6) · Head gasket replacement (6) · Hybrid battery replacement (6) · Spark plug replacement (6) · Turbocharger replacement (6) · Water pump replacement (6) · AC condenser replacement (5) · Catalytic converter replacement (5) · Strut and shock replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11722654, 11516185, 11514411, 11449078, 11445683, 11440364, 11439374, 11362990, 11360168, 11321394, 11315357, 11310146 and more.
Quick answers
How much does steering column repair cost on a Ford Escape?
Ford Escape owners reported a median of $1,400, and the middle half paid $1,200 to $1,700, from 90 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Escape steering column repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Escape middle bill of $1,400 is higher than the $1,100 owners of all 82 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Escape repair costs come from?
From 90 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.