Lose Power Steering problems of the 2014 Ford Focus

My main concern now is the dash board message that reads ( steering loss stop safely ) I have lost all power steering of my car and cannot drive it. I almost had a wreck when this happened. The car is now parked waiting to find out if this a defect as was on earlier models of this same model. I am also experiencing gas gauge is irregular readings before and after driving as well as very poor gas mileage code p1450.

Recenltly without prior notice of symptoms, my Ford 2014 Ford Focus displayed steering assist fault when attempting to start the car and leave the office. The car lost all power steering. I shut off the engine, and restarted the car. The power steering was restored and I was able to make it home without further issue. The car perfomed fine for the next week. The following week, the car displayed the same fault, but this time the restart trick did not work. I tried many of the supposed fixes discussed on the internet, but none of them worked. I had to have the car towed to the shop as I was unable to drive the car. Further investigating on the internet revealed numerous other complaints of this same nature. I reached out to Ford customer service, and was hung up on each time. They people at the call center are like robots repeating the same line over and over regardless of my question. Then they hung up on me. I was made aware of a service bulletin that was for problems with the steering assembly, but apparently it only applies to a small number of vehicles. Ford customer service is a joke, and they refuse to take responsibility for selling a faulty product. I will never buy another Ford vehicle. I have been quoted a repair price of $2500 to replace the rack and pinion system, as the component parts are unavailable for purchase.

Power steering failure. Car loses power steering in the middle of driving.

I was driving down a state road about 100 yards away from the road I live on. I turned my turn signal on and began slowing down. When I was able to turn I began pressing the accelerator to turn, upon doing so my steering locked up. I lost my power steering and wasn't able to turn. A car was approaching and had to stop to prevent from hitting my on my passenger side. I have no clue why there hasn't been a recall after researching this defect. There are so many people that have been in crashes including deaths. I'm thankful no one was hurt in this situation but I cant imagine if my daughter would have been driving as we purchased this car for her. I pray you look into this and issue a recall.

I was driving home from work on a city street and I got a warning light that said "power steering assist fault" and I suddenly lost my power steering. I was able to get home but I am obviously concerned. While doing an internet search on the problem I found a site with many complaints and they said there was a recall on 2013 Ford Focus models for the same problem, so this has been an ongoing issue with Ford.

Warning light came on stating "steering assist fault". . We lost all power steering while driving the car. We were able to get the car into a rest area off the highway. We had no power steering and it made it very difficult to operate the car. The steering gear needed to be replaced at 36,900 miles at a cost of $2,121. 74. Ford customer service was no help at all to me. They were suppose to return calls within 4 hours and it took me 10 days until I was able to get a call back. There currently is no recall but 900 miles past warranty I would not expect this to happen.

I drove 200 miles, stopped for gas, and upon starting the engine there was a warning light and a loss of power steering. I drove to a hotel, unloaded our luggage, and returned to the car after 10 minutes. Upon starting the engine, I found that the warning light was out and the power steering was normal. Ten days later, the same thing happened; that is, I drove 200 miles, stopped for gas, lost the power steering, went to a hotel, and upon starting the engine the power steering had returned. Without power steering, the car was controllable but it was not easy and a frail person would have difficulty.

2 weeks ago the car lost power steering while backing out of the driveway. There was not an accident at that time. Today 5-31-15 while traveling through a small curve on a neighborhood street, the car suddenly lost power steering again and caused my daughter to strike a brick mail box. Luckily, she is okay. The car has sustained significant damage and will have to have body work. When this happened I started to look to see if there were any recalls for this and saw that the Ford Focus is not included in the recall, however it is included in a class action law suit because of Ford's failure to acknowledge and handle the problem with the power steering. I have photographs of the damage and am willing to provide them to you if necessary.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While driving 35 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the steering wheel. The contact lost power steering and the vehicle crashed into a guardrail. A police report was not filed. The contact stated that the front passenger side fender to the rear quarter panel was severely damaged. Additionally, the transmission began to shudder. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to hagerstown Ford (1714 massey blvd, hagerstown, MD 21740, (301) 733-3673) where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the clutch was replaced for the second time. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v514000 (steering). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 9,999.