Steering Failed Problems of Ford Focus - part 1

Vehicle steering assist failed as I was making a turn at approximately 20 mph. Steering the vehicle became extremely difficult. Vehicle was parked and turned off then restarted. Power returned after restart.

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While driving my 2017 Ford Focus se, I received a message on the display indicating steering failure. The moment the message displayed, I lost steering immediately and the car pulled dramatically towards the right edge of the road. Up till this point, there was no indication of a steering issue. Thankfully, I was driving earlier in the morning on a rural roadway with a very little traffic and on a straight section of the road. It seems as though the system affected is the epas. After contacting my local dealership for repair it was mentioned that they had just replaced the same system in a similar vehicle. I also spoke with my local garage who contacted a different dealer that also indicated they have replaced this part on numerous vehicles (no specific number was given).

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Warning readout steering assist failure. Steering locked up. Could not turn the steering wheel. Extreme safety risk. Ford knows of other Ford Focus cars with the same problem and refuses to pay for the repairs via recall. This is the second report I have made on this vehicle.

Steering assist failure on 3 year old car with 6600 miles. This occurred at the end of the warranty period. Car was brought to dealer for repair one week after warranty ended, due to quarantine. Dealer states repair not covered and is trying to charge $2700 for the repair. I see recalls online for this problem, but not for my specific car. I need to get repaired, but I believe it is a vehicle fault and Ford should cover cost.

The steering assist keeps failing on this car that I bough for my 16 year old daughter making it next to impossible to steer while driving. This is a major safety issue. Luckily the one time it happened while she was driving it was on a straight road. It has happened several times on start up. For has recalled this same steering issues on other models with the exact same electronic steering with the exact same problems. But not the Ford Focus! someone is going to be seriously injured from this if there is no recall. Many people can't afford 2k to fix it themselves. Shame on you Ford!.

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Received error message and then steering wheel locked up. Can't get it unlocked had car towed to dealership and they said steering system failed and it's not on recall or covered under warranty. They want $2000 to fix it.

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"steering assist fault". . "steering loss". Vehicle experienced steering loss while driving at 45 mph and nearly cause a fatal accident. Electronic steering assist can fail with out warning, which results in loss of steering while vehicle is in motion potentially endangering the driver, passengers as well as other motorists. This is a huge safety issue and must be addressed immediately.

Steering assist fault failure. Wheel will not work the wheel is extremely hard to move. Car was stationary in my parking lot at home, but will not work. It has done this while on a highway as well, the steering assist fault or failure came on and I had all I could to pull over because the wheel was extremely hard to move. Used car dealer did not inform me of this issue when I bought it in February 2020.

The steering assist failure has been coming on for several months when I start my car and I cannot turn the steering wheel. I have to turn car off and start it again. There is a recall #15s18 for 2012 Ford Focus but Ford is telling me my 2012 Ford Focus does not fall under this recall. Why? its the same make and model.

My electronic steering assist system failed, I was driving back from doing errands, pulled into my apartment complex and the yellow light came on and the error code came on,my steering locked up couldn't turn steer wheel, lucky I was going slow pulled in parking space. . This has come on before but then just went off,I can't imagine going any faster and the steering cease up,I think its dangerous ,I got towed to dealership,now is on backorder and is going to take some time,thank you.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the the steering column failed. The contact stated that while driving, the steering would pulled to the left and right failing to stay straight. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to koons falls church Ford dealer, (1051 e broad st, falls church, va 22044) and stafford Ford Lincoln of salisbury dealer, (1902 n salisbury blvd, salisbury, MD 21801) and was diagnosed that the rock and pinion for the steering assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000. Aw.

Vehicle electronic steering control failed and power steering lost.

We purchased this vehicle used about a year and a half ago for my teenage daughter. Driving to a friend's house, she stopped for gas. She started the car and the notification" steering assist failure - service required" came on. She turned the car off and waited a few minutes and started it again. The steering worked fine. . While driving, the power steering went out. Thankfully, she was on a side street and was able to pull over and turn the car off. . She turned the car back on and made it to a friend's home near by. Since last night, the power steering is completely out. I've just found this site which I was directed to from a consumer site stating a long history of this problem with the power steering on this vehicle. We are now waiting on a tow truck to take the car to a nearby dealership to find out what they have to say about the issue. I've already mentioned to them I've found this site and there is a long list of documented issues. ( they seem to be surprised about it ( go figure )) . . . .

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While the vehicle was idling at a red light to make a turn, it lost steering ability and "steering assist fault" and "service rdq,d" appeared on the message center. The vehicle was towed to automax Ford (3301 e central texas expy, killeen, TX 76543) where it was diagnosed that the steering gear box failed and needed replacement. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 147,000.

I bought a 2012 Focus sel with 43000 miles on 1/15/2014. Drove from nc. To CA. 2 months later and never had a problem then 6 months after having I would get random alerts saying "steering assist failure" but I could turn off the car and restarted it and it would go away. When the message came up you lost all steering assist and goes into manual. On thur. Sept. 26, 2019, at 630am as I starting driving doing about 25 mph it came n and I lost all steering. As I slowed down and started a turn the wheels locked up and went up the curb and hit a cinder block wall. No damage to the wall other then scrapped paint. I have looked up this problem before and knew my time was coming but hoped Ford would do the right thing and recall the Focus as well as the other they did with the same problem. Next step is reporting it to ntsb. I do not have the $3125. 00 to fix this. You would have thought the car industry learned from the gm screw up but I guess not.

Son returning to college noticed steering was becoming difficult to turn. Called me and I had him pull over and check his tires. Nothing identified. But when he tried to get back on the interstate the steering failed and he ran off into a grassy area. He again checked everything under the hood and under the car to try and determine what was wrong. When he restarted the car he received a warning light stating steering failure service required. Car was towed to dealership. Complete electronic steering module replacement required. $3000. A little searching found hundreds of complaints related to electronic steering failures on the Focus. Some Ford models have been recalled for the exact same issue. Why is the Focus been left off of these identical failure recalls? do people have to die to get Ford to do the right thing?.

Failure of the electronic power assisted steering (epas). The system has to be replaced at a cost of $3k. The steering completely failed making driving not possible. The system has been going in an out of service. Upon start up it would not work and then begin working a short time later. Finally it has completely failed. The Ford dealer says that although this is a known safety defect, it is not being recalled.

Yesterday I noticed that my steering seemed a little hard to keep going straight. Today when I got in and started driving my car flashed a "steering failure get checked" message and was even harder to drive. I made it to my appointment and when I left 30 minutes later and turned my car on I had a new message, "steering loss stop safely". Now I can't even move my steering wheel. Luckily I wasn't on the expressway going 70 mph when this happened.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving various speeds the steering failed. No warning light illuminated. The independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle but did not find a failure. The dealer was not made aware. The vehicle had not ben repaired. The manufacturer was made aware , but was not able to assist further. The failure mileage was 34,000. Nd.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Stuart powell Ford Lincoln Mazda (225 s danville bypass, danville, ky 40422, (859) 236-8917) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact stated that the vehicle also experienced steering failures several times. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The steering failure was noticed driving at high way speed as it became very difficult to maintain a straight line of travel. Once I determined something was wrong I pulled over to run the cars built in diagnostic. The diagnostic claimed there was a steering fault and service was needed but appeared as if the vehicle was still functional. I then decided to shut the vehicle off and restart it, once restarted the error message "steering loss stop safely" appeared and the steering was effectively locked up.

Three separate incidents. All three incidents happened while first starting vehicle, putting vehicle in reverse, and then the steering wheel locks up and a steering assist failure warning comes on. Steering wheel will not move. Had to pull back in to parking spot and turn car off. Upon turning the vehicle back on, the steering wheel is back to normal and the warning is gone. Terrible vehicle. Feel unsafe driving my child in it. Never will buy another Ford ever again.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While the contact's son was driving 35 mph, the steering wheel failed and was difficult to turn. In addition, the power assist warning indicator illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 113,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the power assist steering module malfunctioned and seized. Westland Ford (3450 wall Ave, ogden, ut 84401, (801) 629-5500) was able to replicate the failure and a module was reprogrammed, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they, with the help of the manufacturer, stated that the steering rack failed. The vehicle was not repaired again because the contact was informed that he would have to pay for the repairs. The failure mileage was 105,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle lost power and the check engine indicator illuminated. In addition, the steering wheel failed and was difficult to turn. Also, the fuel gauge was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to jarrett scott Ford of plant city (2000 e baker st, plant city, FL 33563 (877) 751-9729) to be diagnosed, but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle should be included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 102,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 8 mph, the vehicle lost all ability to steer, the steering assist failure warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000. Bp.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. When the vehicle was started, the steering wheel failed and became difficult to turn. In addition, the steering assist warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to wayne akers Ford (2010 10th Ave n & I-95, lake worth, FL 33461, (561) 582-4444), but was not diagnosed or repaired due to the fees. The manufacturer was contacted via mail and did not assist. The failure mileage was 37,000.

70k miles, steering assist failure. Leaving my 19 yo daughter stranding out of town. Car was parked and malfunction would not reset with restarting or disconnecting battery. $2000 to repair. . . I own four Fords and my patience is wearing thin from all the recalls on all four vehicles that I own.

Steering failed and locked up while driving, almost causing an accident. The vehicle was in motion at 35mph on a town main street, during a slight left turn. When the steering did turn very little is was just a jerk, with it locking back up, leading into oncoming traffic and being unable to correct the car back into its lane. With all of an. Individuals strength and at 2mph, the car was able to be driven into a close parking lot and parked.

Recently when starting my car I received a "steering assistant failure service required warning" I turned my car off and restarted it and it went away. This happened again when I went shopping and came out to my parked car. This time the warning would not go away. I tried disconnecting the battery to disconnect power and it did not work. I was able to drive the car (with no power steering) to a dealership. This appears to be a common problem in some models of Ford cars and believe it should be investigated.

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Steering assist failure when wife was driving home almost lost control of the car leaving her work she had a horrible time controlling the vertical to make it home would not turn easy what so ever.

Driving to work all instrument lights came on, rpm and speedometer dropped to 0, milage turned to -----, followed by message steering assist failure, followed by transmission failure service now message, I pulled over to the side of the road. Turned off the engine to see if messages would clear. Would not restart, not in park message came on. I disconnected the battery to try to reset the car, car started and allowed me to shift into park, but would not shift into drive. I turned off the car and disconnected the battery a second time. Started the car put it into drive the car moved all instrument lights except the engine light went off. Drove the car to the dealer. The dealer found the following codes u1013:00:68 & u0101:00:68 replaced the tcm all codes were cleared. They road tested it to verify it was fine. A week later this all happened again, except I was stopped. I turned off the car, it would not start a new message ignition failure came on. I had to have the car towed to the dealer where it has been for 2 days. No update as to what is wrong.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While driving 25 mph, the steering wheel stalled and the steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (jones Ford casa grande, 1932 n pinal Ave, casa grande, az 85122) where it was diagnosed that the steering pump failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and contacted the dealer, but no further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 81,972.

The steering started making a grinding noise and the vehicle became hard to steer. After parking the car and coming back to it after a meeting it was not possible to steer the car and it was towed to a dealership for repair. The car only had 55248 miles on it. Diagnosed as the steering gear assembly. The steering should not fail making the car unsafe to drive, especially with low mileage. This is not the first quality issue with this car to affect its drivability.

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Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact called on behalf of the driver. While driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to be coasted to the side of the road and was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering computer system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that no recall was associated with the VIN. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000. The VIN was not available.