Lose Power Steering problems of the 2013 Ford Focus

Steering felt a little sticky. Last night I lost all power steering and an alert came up that said �steering fault service now� and this morning I started it and it said �steering loss park safely� and the steering wheel doesn't move at all. Almost went off the road when I lost power steering last night.

I went to leave one day and my steering wheel was locked. It came unlocked itself. While we were driving home on the interstate at speeds of 70-75 mph the power assist light comes on and lost power steering. No steering whatsoever. Mechanic checked out and its the rack and pinion. No recalls but all these same models with the same faulty steering. 97000 miles. Rack and pinion was replaced.

Steering assist failure. Lost power steering while backing out of garage. Stopped then turned vehicle off then on again and the fault went away.

During a right turn, lost power steering. Dash warning citing electronic power steering assist failure. Almost struck car at cross street waiting at light. This is a known problem with recall on previous model years and other models of the same year. Per Ford dealer, requires replacement at $1952 cost because not covered under recall.

This is the second time this has happened in a month that the power steering module light has come on while driving and I lost power steering. I had to restart the car to reset it. Thankful I (and everyone else) was safe and in a secluded area when it happened. This happening on the freeway or neighborhood could be a different story.

Stopped in stop-and-go traffic on a major highway, when I attempted to accelerate again the vehicle flashed a warning which said "hill start assist not available" and the engine died completely. I lost all power to the wheels and lost power steering, was able to coast to the shoulder, where the car would not start. All warning lights appeared to come on, including seatbelt, check engine, traction control, etc. The car indicated it was in "drive", in spite of the fact that I had the gearshift in park. It would not shift gears or allow me to start the engine. After sitting for 30-40 minutes waiting for a tow truck, the car suddenly appeared to function normally. I drove home, and 10 minutes later, while parallel parking, the incident occurred again: backing into a parking space and attempting to pull back out, going uphill, the exact same sequence of events occurred ("hill start assist not available", loss of power and steering). This time the vehicle coasted backwards into another car. No injuries or damage. The 2013 Ford Focus cannot be trusted to be driven on the highway. I have read many reports online of other drivers having identical or very similar issues with hill start assist/transmission/traction control errors, loss of power, loss of power steering, and inability to shift gears or restart the car, with this error sometimes happening *while driving at highway speeds* resulting in loss of control of the vehicle. I do not feel safe driving this car. I feel less safe knowing that Fords with this problem waiting to happen are being driving every day by unknowing drivers. This is a safety issue of the highest magnitude. It is absolutely outrageous that Ford has issued no recalls.

Wife was driving the car from work and on the way home suddenly the car lost the power steering, warning light came on and a warning to service the vehicle display on the screen stating there was a problem with the steering assist system. She almost hit another car trying to get to the side of the road because it was very difficult to steer the vehicle, scince she was close to the dealer where the vehicle was bought she carefuly made her way into the dealer and left it there for service. Later I was told by the dealer that it was a problem with the rack and pinion and they did not have the part available and it will take 3 weeks for the part to arrive. After a google search I found this vehicles are having problems with a epas system, tomorrow I will be talking to the service manager and see what they say about this. . .