Power Steering Light On problems of the 2014 Ford Focus

The power steering system failure light appeared and no ability to steer the vehicle what so ever since it is electric power steering. My daughter almost crashed into another car while going straight. Was lucky enough to be able to pull into a parking lot. Absolutely no ability to turn the wheel with out breaking it off the steering column. Also had temporary failure when the wintewr temps went well below freezing bur eventually the steering would come back online once the car warmed up (up to 45 minutes). Very dangerous!!!.

Two different incidents: (3/13/18) while driving, the power steering went out and the light came on "steering assist fault - service required". After that, pulled over and turned off the vehicle and waited a few minutes before turning back on. After restarting, the steering worked okay again. Had this later checked by astoria Ford, and they could not find anything wrong (even after running the codes). Then on 3/15/19, got in the vehicle and started it and the light came on again. This time even after stopping and re-starting the engine (waiting @ 5-10 minutes) the light remained on and there was no steering. Currently, the vehicle is at a astoria aamco getting checked thoroughly by a very competent, highly experienced mechanic to get this resolved for our safety.

Was driving i10 to visit my mom in milton FL when suddenly I could not steer the car. . . The power assist failure light came on. Had to manhandle the car the remaining 120 miles where I left it sit for a day and had to drive it back to jacksonville FL because the one place in that area - pensacola - that could fix it would not be able to until tues. And I had to be to work mon. Steering assist was off and on. Mostly off, my entire drive home. We were able to get it back to the dealer where we bought it - brand new in 2014 - on mon. And it was fixed tues. $3004. 96 later. . .

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel seized as the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that due to the vehicle in heavy traffic it was driving to frank myers auto maxx dealership located at 4200 patterson Ave, winston-salem, nc 27105, (336) 767-3482, where it was diagnosed that the power steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in recall and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. The VIN was not available. Aw.

I have had this 2014 Ford Focus since early 2015. I have had problems out of this car since I have had it, with the dealership not ever finding out what was wrong. It started with power train issues which they had issued a recall for and I had brought to them and the dealership still did not fix. The last two weeks the car has begun having steering issues. While I was driving it just locked up and I had to coast to a stop and restart it. It drove fine after it sat for a minute and I restarted it, then three days later would not turn again after I started the vehicle while parked in my driveway and was getting ready to drop my children off at school and then head to work myself. I once again had to turn the vehicle of and let it sit for a minute and had to restart it. It ran okay for another three days. This morning it once again while parked in my driveway will not turn and the steering assist light came on the car. This time it will not turn at all after I have restarted the car several times.

2014 Ford Focus power steering issue while driving this vehicle the power steering failed while making a right turn on a busy roadway in a urban area. The steering wheel locked in the turning position and the power steering assist warning light came on. I had to put the vehicle in park and turn the ignition off. I turned the ignition back on and put the vehicle in drive and the vehicle's power steering failed once more and the steering wheel locked a second time. I once again put the vehicle in park and turned off the ignition and removed the key. I waited several seconds and started the ignition, placed the vehicle in drive and the vehicle once again failed. I had the car taken to the dealership for servicing and was told that this is a common issue this vehicle has and it would take several weeks to repair due to the volume of repairs this dealership has at the moment. I had this same vehicle repaired several months ago for the transmission issue that is currently under recall. The car performed fairly well after the repair. The same hesitation issue began again a few weeks ago and now this issue arose as well. I asked the dealer if this too would be covered under the recall / warranty and was told the transmission was but they did not know if the power steering issue was but would get me an answer from Ford. I've read all the other complaints regarding this vehicles issues and my experience is the exact same. There's no doubt in my mind that Ford is well aware of this issue judging on how many formal complaints have been issued. I will be letting go of this vehicle when it is repaired. I will not operate this 2014 Ford Focus in good conscience knowing full well that it presents a significant liability to my safety and the safety of others.

The steering is very dangerous and will cause an accident. There is no centering the wheel, it constantly drifts back and forth left and right, on it's own with flat straight road and perfect straight line of sight. The steering is too sensitive, if I move the steering wheel just a slight amount it over corrects and continues to moves the car. The drive must constantly course correct or I will veer off the road right/left or hit another car in either lane, the problem is multiplied several times over when travelling at highway speeds. Searching the internet I see several other complaints from 2014 Focus owners and am quite shocked this issue has not been escalated and fixed by Ford, the new electric steering is not working and a safety hazard to any driver. I had the car in the mathews Ford collision shop to repair a hit to the front end from a deer, and reported the steering issue. They acted like they had no idea what I was reporting and recommended a front end alignment. I told them they needed to drive the car and would feel and experience the problem. I picked the car up last week and they said the steering computer was reset and re-calibrated, and the front end alignment was done. As soon as I left and was driving it was actually worse than before and when I traveled on the highway 2 days later it was very pronounced with very little wind that day. I went back to mathews today and had one of their estimators drive the car with me in it and he absolutely agreed and said the car drifted left and right on its own, like the old fashioned cars that run at amusement parks. They are supposed to contact me once they talk to the repair shop and then I started researching on the internet and was shocked that this is a known problem, so decided to file this complaint. This car was manufactured February 2014 and currently has only 10,000 miles.

Power steering light came on as I was driving and totally went out. I could barely control the car enough to turn the corner to take it to the dealership. This is a brand new vehicle with less that 4000 miles on it and the dealership refuses to honor the warranty. This is dangerous and should not happen on a brand new vehicle.