Power Steering Light On Problems of Ford Focus - part 2

Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while vehicle was parked and started vehicle the steering wheel was locked and did not turn in either direction. Th vehicle was able to restart on second attempt with the steering light service illuminated on dashboard. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer pompano Ford Lincoln located at (2741 n federal hwy, pompano beach, FL 33064 (888) 718-9266) where it was diagnosed and inform the steering needed to be replaced. The contact stated awaiting for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and inform contact they were not able to assist with the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000. As.

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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.

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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.

Started car put in drive the steering light came on and had no power steering drove out of drive still no power steering drove about 2 miles still no power steering stop put in park stop engine waited about 15 seconds started car light out and the had power steering . Talked to shop foreman at crouse Ford told me they have not seen any problems with the Focus but what I described say it is the electric power steering rack and pinion.

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On 12/8/2017 I drove me car downtown nashville from my house. Parked it in the gultch area. Walked to a return. Came back to my car and the steering assist fault light came on. It said contact dealer. I tried turning the car off and on again several times. The steering wheel would turn with great effort, however I was parallel parked and there was no way I was getting the car out of the position it was in without needing a tow truck. So I had to have it towed to the Ford dealership. Once there it took them 5 days to tell hook it up to the computer and tell me that I needed almost $2,300 worth of repairs. So basically while the car was parked, it broke. I declined service at the moment and am actively searching for solutions. The dealer diagnostic was as follows: "found u3000-49 pscm internal failure. Followed pinpoint test b and found needs rack replacement. " the car was purchased in Jan 2013 from a car max. I payed for the extended warranty that they sold me as 100,000 mies "over the purchase milage", to which they have been kind enough to inform me actually meant 100,000 miles total. I'm right at the 113,500 neighborhood. I have exactly two payments left. So now not only do I have to borrow or rent a car ($$$) I will loose money if I trade it in, I have to burden someone else with the use of my car to work. Which has affected my ability to earn a living and pay my bills. Top that off with the service charge of and extra $2,300 out of pocket. Ford, we need to talk.

Nov 27, 2017. Got in my car after work and steering assist light came on. Put hands on steering wheel and I had no power steering. Called a mechanic he said it would be $1800 to fix it. Same thing has happened to five other people he knows.

Steering assist fault light came on periodically over past 5 thousand miles, mentioned during last visit. Now it came on and won't clear. Have read of many people with 2012 Fords with this issue. This is second problem with car, have also had clutch replaced twice.

Backing out of driveway, steering became very difficult, the power steering default light came on. This has happened twice in the past. My car has 80,000 miles on it. I am more than ticked off because this is not the only problem I have had with this car. Last year it was my transmission computer that went out. There was a recall and it was repaired, but I am still having problems with the transmission performance. They say buy american made, but I will never buy another Ford of any kind.

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The power steering to the vehicle just went out while I was driving. I was able to make it home but have been unable to get it repaired due to wait time. During this time I struck an object in the road that was a dead deer because I could not maneuver to avoid hitting the deer. I was driving the vehicle on the highway at the time. The power steering assist light came on after it went out.

Was beginning to get steering fault warning lights back in little over a year ago. It would correct and wouldn't come on till later in time. Probably had 6-8 occurrences. About two weeks ago I had no steering at all. Took it to my local mechanic and they said the electronic assist has failed and the entire rack & pinion needed replace. The complaints are similar especially with in the last year. Attention needs to be given to this since even other Ford cars are having the same problem and being recalled. I called Ford and they said there is no recall or necessarily the same problems that I have with my car. They said I would have to take it to a Ford dealer to have it 'properly diagnose' to determine if 'my' issue correlates with the common ones out there. That also will cost me money for diagnostic. If they read all the complaints on the NHTSA they will see it is common. My mechanic tells me it is going to coat me $1900 to replace. The part at Ford alone is $1200. We shouldn't wait till someone gets hurt to see the obvious that it is a problem. I noticed 3 more complaints for the same problem since I have checked it at the NHTSA a couple of days ago. Ford, consider the consequences if this isn't properly addressed.

I was driving to work when my steering assist fault light came on all of a sudden I had no control of my steering in my car luckily I was able to run off the grassy part of the road to stop. I have been reading other complaints about faulty power steering problems in 2012 Ford Focus. I'm thankful I was able to stop my car safely but someone else may not be so lucky. Please recall this problem before more people lose their life's over something can needs to be fixed cause there is a problem here.

My power assist steering fault light came on a couple different times and the steering became extremely difficult to control. I had to restart my vehicle to fix the problem. Took the car into the dealer ship and was told the steering gear would need to be replaced for $1850. The car only has 77,000 miles on it. A repair like this should not be necessary. I did some research and realized this is a very common safety hazard many people are having with the Ford Focus. I also found out Ford has recalled several similar makes and models for the same problem but not the Ford Focus. This is a major safety hazard. I was lucky it only happened in my driveway and not while driving on the road. The consumer should not have to pay for a manufacturing defect. Ford needs to own up to the problem and issue a recall for all vehicles before someone gets seriously hurt by this. My car is now out of commission because I cannot afford the steering gear to be replaced and I am to scared to drive it. At this point I have not idea what I am going to do.

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.

I've had my Ford Focus for 6 months. I've experienced recalls on the transmission which I have fixed. Now my steering assist fault light is on and my power steering went out completely while turning into my driveway. This is a major issue. I have noticed that other people have the same issue and many people have been in horrible accidents. What if this was to happen to me and my children? it wouldn't just affect our lives but also our loved ones. I would love to know if there is a recall on this or there is an ability to get my money back on the car.

The electrical power steering malfunction light will illuminate, when this happens this is a sudden complete loss of power steering making it impossible to steer vehicle. This occurred when the vehicle was in park stationary and also while in drive moving. It occasionally would happen. After the third or fourth time, the malfunction light remained illuminated and power steering loss remained despite try to restart car, this final time it did not shut off problem. Took vehicle into Ford where I had to pay for a complete new steering rack and cbm. Cost $2,000 at Ford dealership.

Power steering failure at 83,320 mi. It failed while starting the car. The power steering failure light/warning came on.

On April 22 , 2017 while my daughter and her 5 years old child was driving from a cheerleader meet in maryland to sterling virginia, she stopped to retrieved a snack pack out of the trunk, when she got back in and started the vehicle the vehicle steering seized up and the light came on she was luckily able to maneuver the vehicle back to sterling va goons dealership . The vehicle as been at the dealership for 25 days; Ford motor CO offered an x-pin to purchase a new vehicle which they tried to intimidate my daughter into buying. The vehicle is in my name and I have since retired and live in FL . The vehicle is at koons Ford very arrogant bunch and today I received a call that they wanted their loaner back and that for me to make a decision right away and authorized the payments for repair he did not offer any coupons or breakdown of the same. I told him to call me back and thats where it is now. Ford know very well that there is a problem with the vehicle steering system and are playing games with people lives. Please address my name is danilo green 954-682-7945 thanks.

The electric power steering unit is defective. My daughter was driving on the highway. It began making a grinding noise while driving and minutes later after pulling off the highway it started locking up where it would not turn. My daughter was able to jiggle it back and forth to make it steer into her works parking lot. Steering failure light came on and said to safely stop. I had to trailer it a mechanic shop because it would not turn. Mechanic and had to replace entire electric steering rack ($1947. 74).

Started the car in my driveway and the steering assist failure light came on. The car has no power steering. It is not drivable. I drive 70 miles a day on the freeway and it was pure luck this didn't cause an accident.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the power steering malfunction light illuminated and the steering wheel became very hard to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the power steering rack needed to be replaced but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,255.

Steering fault light and locked steering wheel - recurring in my driveway, unable to diagnose & fix - what if it happens on the freeway?.

Making a right hand turn in silver lake, CA when the power steering assist failure light came on. The steering wheel seemed to freeze. I was able to pull over but was definitely shaken as I almost hit several cars. I know that if my younger sister was driving she would not have known what to do. I turned the car off and restarted and was able to get home. After research and realizing this is a common problem with the 2012 Focus not sure what to do and do not have the estimated $2,000 to repair.

No power steering at all after starting my car. Power steering fault assist light on dash was on. Vehicle was parked in my driveway. The steering fault assist light had come on several times a couple of weeks before when starting the car and I had no power steering but when I turned off the ignition and then back on several times the power steering would work and the steering fault assist light would go off. Had to have vehicle towed to dealer for repair.

As I was coming to a stop, the steering got really difficult and the steering assist light came on. After stopping, the steering locked up completely. I restarted the car, and it worked after that. Now I'm worried this will happen in a worse area, particularly while on the freeway. I also recently had the passenger door open while I was driving and had to tie the seat belt through the door handle and hold to make it home without the door coming open. Locking the seat belt in still made the door barely open, and the alert go off. This looks like it was just recalled, so I'm hoping I get reimbursed. It wasn't cheap to fix. Car is 114,000 miles.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While attempting to reverse the vehicle, the power steering failed without warning and the steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Power steering has intermittently gone out on car. On June 21, 2016 the steering fault light came on while backing out of a parking place. The steering locked up, the fault light appeared and stated service was required. Dealership says computer recorded default message but Ford motor company will not authorize repairs unless the steering locks up, light and default message appears while in the dealership's possession. We have contacted Ford motor company and they refuse to take any action. I have filed a complaint and received a case number -cas9882100- as of June 22, 2016.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving 25 mph, the power steering light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn to the right. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the steering gear was replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at about 70 mph on a highway, the steering wheel lost power. The check steering warning light illuminated. The contact exited the highway and drove to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable diagnose the source of the failure. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer who checked and advised that the vehicle was not in recall. The failure mileage was 80,000. Fe.

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I was driving and out of no where the information light came on notify me that the steering assist fault light and the steering wheel wouldn't turn.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to steer and the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle did not regain steering capabilities and was driven with the failure to work. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Manufacture was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,362. Jo.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 30 mph, the warning chime sounded and the power steering warning light illuminated. The steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was restarted and functioned normally. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The failure recurred numerous times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.

The steering light had come on before then went off because the steering wheel ended up being able to move. This happened acouple other times and everything was fine. Then when it finally quit working was when I, the owner, had parked it to go inside somewhere, then came out to leave and the light came on and the steering wheel wouldn't turn. I had to have it towed to the dealership and pay $1,245. 00 to have it fixed. They had it for 2 weeks.

My son was driving his 2012 Ford Focus se, when the steering assist service light came on and he lost steering. He pulled off the road with no incident. The dealership said that it is a bad steering rack, $1500. 00.

I was driving on a side street at about 15 mph when I noticed it became difficult to steer the car. The steering assist warning light came on. It was now difficult to make turns. It felt like manual steering from the 1960's. There was no warning; it just happened. I took the Ford Focus to my mechanic. He plugged the car into the computer for a diagnostic report. He found nothing wrong with it. He loosened the battery cables and made a few other inspections. The steering assist light was no longer on and the car ran well. Having the power steering go out without warning was scary. I've never had this problem with any car.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 70 mph, there was a warning alarm and the power steering default critical light illuminated. The steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.