16 problems related to steering is tight have been reported for the 2012 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2012 Focus.
Intermittent, now constant epas (electronic power assisted steering) failure. My 20 year old daughter went to eat with friends after work and when she tried to leave to come home (after midnight), she found that the epas had failed. She did manage to drive the vehicle home since traffic was light, and luckily, the epas did not fail while she was driving or in heavy traffic. Without the epas working, the steering wheel is very hard to turn when the vehicle is in motion and nearly impossible to turn while stationary.
We recently purchased a 2012 Ford Focus hatchback for my 16 year old son. This morning, he started the vehicle and began driving away from the house. While doing so he was having difficulty maintaining control of the car due to the power steering being non-functioning. Fortunately I was sitting in the passenger seat and noticed he was struggling. He told me the steering wheel was very hard to turn. I instructed him to pull over but he couldn't turn the wheel hard enough so I asked that he just stop the car. At that time, we switched seats. Sure enough, the power steering was not functioning and the wheel was very difficult to turn. An amber colored warning light was illuminated on the dash. I was able to get the car back home to park it. After shutting it off and returning to check on it later and likely take it to the mechanic as I figured the power steering was completely out, I found that upon restart there was no issue. Since that time I have been conducting research and have found numerous complaints and concerns about the same problem with the same vehicle. Several persons have warned that this has happened to them while in motion, some of which at high speeds on the interstate. This is obviously incredibly concerning, particularly for younger, inexperienced drivers who may panic should this occur while in motion. According to complainant reports and the NHTSA website there is no current recall by Ford for this issue and the particular model. Please help remedy this issue so the safety of drivers of this vehicle, particularly children, and those that share the road with them is ensured. Thank you.
I own a 2012 Ford Focus went to pick my kids up from school and killed my car. Then tried to restart my car and my steering wheel was really hard to turn then the steering assist failure popped up on my screen. Tried to restart the battery changed the fuse and it still pops up with the message. And this is my only transportation. It's really hard to steer it. And I'm scared to drive it.
My daughter pulled out her parking space and was unable to turn the steering wheel. The steering wheel was beyond hard to turn for an adult male or female, suggesting that the problem was not a lack of power steering fluid but that the car's steering modules failed, while the car was being driven.
Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While her husband was driving 30 mph the steering wheel was super hard to turn. Service steering now and advance track message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to larry h. Miller Ford draper 11442 lone peak pkwy, draper, ut 84020 (801) 590-0561 where diagnosed that the steering needed to be repaired but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 117,000. The VIN was not available. Ap.
Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated while his daughter was driving at 20 mph and making a turn the steering wheel was hard to turn. And she drove into a embankment and crashed into a light pole and the vehicle flipped over. . There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received head and neck injuries. And medical attention was provided. There was no fire due to the crash. A police report number 85507869 was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who provided case number cas21646310 but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. Ap.
After a 30 mile drive, I stopped to fill my tank. When I restarted my vehicle, I received a warning that the power steering boost had failed. I checked under the hood and did not see any other problems. I was able to drive the car back to drop off my passenger, although the steering was extremely tight. After my friend left my car, the power steering came back and the issue has not recurred. I did some research on the internet and found at least 200 other instances of similar events, leading to a total failure, and a $1600 bill from Ford for each occurrence. There is a TSB which exists for this issue, and there was a recall of other Ford vehicles for similar problems. However, the Focus was not included in the recall but it sounds like a similar issue which necessitated the recall of 600k vehicles in 2015. There are also plenty of articles from reputable sources, like the new york times, which also document this,.
After turning on ignition to the car a warning comes up "steering assist fault" on the information screen near the odometer. The steering wheel is then very hard to turn. This has happened 2 times in the first day of the issue. When I turn the car off and restart the car the problem goes away. I have researched and found several complaints of the same exact issue I am having and some have reported losing steering while driving so I am very concerned about my safety.
Came on after I was attempting to repair the heat/ac fan as it has failed after unhooking the battery post to atemp to reset computer to see if the code would reset it did not. Steering is hard and unsafe if it happens to fail while driving the speed limit on interstate or parkways. It may cause possible accidents if not recalled and a fix happen. Stationary when this issue happen.
"steering wheel fault" hello, I have a problem, I have a 2012 Ford Focus and all of a sudden my steering wheel was hard to move and a light that said steering wheel fault . . I was driving and almost hit a tractor. . I was reading online and it said that there is alot of issue with this problem and I wanted to know if there was such recalls.
The power steering assist has gone out, I had just started the car and had no power steering and it is very hard to steer, I almost wrecked trying to get it hiome.
The power assist fault keeps coming on and the steering wheel is hard to turn when stationary and when you try to turn.
My daughter was leaving a friends house and when she tried to back out the electric power steering light came on. The steering wheel was very hard to turn. She restarted the car and it was fine. She was leaving the ice arena and the same thing had happened again. . I have an appointment with the dealer but he wasn't aware of any recalls. . Very dangerous id the steering fails while driving. 120,000 miles.
Today twice the car steering wheel was hard to drive then when I pulled over, the light came on dashboard and said power steering assist failed service required. What if I was not able to pull over safely.
Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 30 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel was extremely tight as well as being very difficult to turn. The vehicle was turned off and on to reset the computer due to the failure but it was progressing randomly. The vehicle was to be taken to the dealer for further inspection and diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000. Dyd.
Ive had issues with the steering wheel since I 1st got the car. In the beginning it would like a couple minutes and then be fine. I noticed it when it was super cold or even just kind of cold. There have been a couple of times when the weather was fine and the steering was still very hard to turn. Id have issues in the morning by the time I left the parking lot it was fine and when I got in my car after work the same thing (with in a few minutes was fine). I've taken my car in many times but they could never figure out an issue. Now its 2020 and its been "out" since Thursday today is Monday and I just had it towed to the car dealer ship. Every time this issues occurred my car was in part I never got a warning message until today. Ive always been at home or at work where my car has sat for a few hours.