Steering Is Tight problems of the 2010 Ford Fusion

Advancetrac came on and also service power steering now came up steering is now hard I check the recalls on this site yesterday went to a Ford dealer the said their where no recalls I came home and refreshed the page an now it says that theirs 0 recalls. . I am unaware of what's going on. . . Please get back to me this is my only vehicle I have to get to work. . . . Steering is hard n it's a hassle drive it.

I was on my way to work and the steering wheel was hard to turn. Then it locked up while I was driving and the light came on saying service advancetrac now and I had to park the vehicle before I wrecked because it took all I had to turn the wheel also whle driving straight I had to jerk the wheel back to the left because it started veering to the right.

The power steering went out in my 2010 Ford Fusion the third day I had it. Yes it was a used vehicle. The steering wheel is very hard to turn(stiff). I seen there was a recall but it wasn't for my vehicle but I have seen how many people have complained about the same issue and nothing is being done! I have seen things all the way back from 2016 about the power steering being faulty and no one will do anything. But when innocent people and children die due to this are you going to feel bad!.

The power steering stopped working. For about 1. 5 months when I would turn on the vehicle the dash would notify of a power steering fault and power steering would not work (steering wheel near impossible to move). However, if I turned the car off and back on the fault would go away and power steering would return to normal. Unfortunately now the power steering is permanently not working and the car is no longer safe to drive. Stability control warning also came on immediately after. Extremely glad power steering did not go out while I was driving, it would have likely caused me to crash since steering is so hard to use without power steering. I did some research Ford has a recall for this exact issue for the 2011 and 2012 Fusions but not the 2010 but appears the 2010 is affected by the same defect.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion while his wife was driving 60-65 mph steering wheel was hard to turn. The advance track service power steering now message was displayed. The contact local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 128,005. Ap.

While driving home the steering was extremely hard to control. My wife barely made it to in front of our house without crashing. Thank goodness this was within city streets and not on the highway at higher speeds. I am also a registered lyft driver and can't imagine what the result could have been if the steering had failed during my working for lyft and driving innocent passengers. I turned it in to the dealership, and after having the airbag recall taken care of, they checked the electric power steering system. Informed me that a gear had disintegrated in the motor and the entire mechanism needed to be replaced at a cost of over $2200. 00. In reading about the omission of 2010 vehicles as part of Ford's recall, I think it is obvious they know of an extensive failure in cars between 2008 - 2012 that they are not willing to fix, even when it may result in death or serious injury.

My car, 2010 Ford Fusion sel, was in my driveway when the power steering assist fault lite came on. I was unable to move the car for fear of losing the steering. I did turn the car off and waited and restarted the car and the warning message was gone however after driving it the message reappeared and it seems as though the steering is hard to manage. After looking online, I have noticed several complaints for this same exact thing.

Warning message on dash 'service power steering now" as you are driving down the highway. You can not drive car at all and steering wheel is extremely hard to steer. Had to have towed to dealership. $2100 parts and labor to fix.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle the steering wheel was hard to turn. The power steering fault light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer shottenkirk superstore 309 s gear Ave, west burlington, IA 52655 (319) 758-5900 where they informed the contact to contact the local dealer in texas. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 136,000. Ap.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the power steering failed to function, there was no eps warning indicator each time the failure happened and the steering wheel was extremely tight in either direction. The dealer autonation Toyota pinellas park, 8501 us highway 19 n, pinellas park, FL 33781, (727) 231-1323 inspected the vehicle and had stated that the gear in the steering column and wiring harness may need to be replaced however the vehicle has not been specifically diagnosed yet. The manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was not included in a power steering recall but they had issued a recall for other years same model, provided no assistance and indicated for the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Dyd.

While driving home from work, on a city street, I noticed a light come on in my dash about power steering faulty or something of that nature. As I turned in the driveway of my home, the steering wheel was extra hard to turn. It happened a couple times prior to this but I turned car off and restarted it and the problem was corrected. This time it will not correct itself by restarting car. I haven't driven car in 4 months because of this issue,although I am still paying on this car. I have read several complaints about the power steering failing on this make and model car. I'm to scared to drive it now because I don't want to hurt others or myself trying to get it to the dealership.

Steering fault started coming on intermitedly for last year now it comes on and never shuts off leaving with no power steering at all car is undrivable to hard to steer drove it a while first time I notice it could not turn so it sits cant afford to fix it always started when turning car on.

Left my sisters home on christmas eve and within . 25 mile I received a warning light indicating a steering issue. Within minutes my steering wheel tightened up so tight that my step son had to grab the wheel to help me turn into a gas station. It was extremely frightful because the road we were on was very curvy and it was at night! after few tries we attempted to drive the vehicle home. My son luckily who is a very strong and big 19yr old drove us home while stating the steering felt very tight that he admitted it required great strength to keep control of the car. I have had this car since 2010 and this model has had a full throttle bottle recall (twice) a gas tank line recall, air bag recall (which I'm still waiting for) and the a/c had to be replaced. This car is and has been the worst model of all Fusions. I took this car to the Ford dealership who then examined the car and determined it was the steering gear that has went out on my car and it will be $1795 to replace!! that's half the price of what this car is even worth not to mention I had already paid $1200 to get the a/c fixed over the summer. I searched online to see if others had the same gear issue and behold google shows a class action lawsuit in California about it and over 500 recall complaints yet Ford has not recalled it! seriously? I feel considering the past recalls on this model that this particular issue is a huge safety concern. If my step son had not been with me to assist turning the wheel, I would have no doubt wrecked on this curvy road christmas weekend. Which sadly stranded us because of how Ford carelessly threw this model of the fushion out with so many recalls. They should know with so many recalls they should realize this car was poorly built and shouldn't hold the consumers lives and money responsible. This is the first time I've owned a Ford :(.

Eleven weeks ago 10/22/15 while driving home from work in the morning on the expressway service road going 45mph a warning light came on on the panel reading, "service power steering now/service advancetrac. I continued to drive on home. Park the car and went inside got my daughter ready for school, went back outside an hour later turned the car on warning light still there. Went to pull off and the car steering wheel was so hard to move. I slowly drove my daughter to school a few blocks away on a normal neighborhood road going 30mph. After I dropped her off at school, I slowly drove it straight to my local mineke car care center around the corner. It is very unsafe but I have no other way to get her to and from school. Unable to park the car straight because of the stiffen steering wheel. I must say you really have to put your muscles into steering the car. Mineke cleared the codes and the car was ok for a while. Seven weeks later the same thing happened again, driving straight on the same expressway service road going 45mph. Brought it back to 12/9/15 mineke car care center and they referred me to the Ford dealer because they said there were more codes and they probably needed to update the computer there were seven codes this time according to mineke. Once at the Ford dealer, they ran a diagnostic check ($146) and said I needed the pscm updated. Once they did that the car was okay for a week and a half and the car was again taken back to the Ford dealer on 12/31/15. This time I was told the "steering rack and pinion needs to be replaced. A job costing $1,862. 42.

Pulled vehicle into my driveway Sunday afternoon after normal operation and turned it off. After 5 minutes went to move vehicle. Turned key to start and power steering assist fault message appeared. Steering wheel was very hard to turn so vehicle wasn't moved. Tried to move again 15 minutes later but still no power steering. Vehicle stayed in driveway overnight. Monday morning, vehicle was started and steering was back to normal. After 3 weeks, problem has not happened again. Contacted a Ford dealer and 2 private shops, all tell me there is no code retained for this issue and it would have to be diagnosed with the problem actually happening. Also contacted Ford customer service. The rep said she would record my info but could not provide technical assistance.

I was driving home with my 12 year old son down the post road in orange CT and all of a sudden, the malfuction indicator light for traction control illuminates and then I get a message to service power steering now. Without warning,in an instant, I lost the ability to steer my car smoothly and safely as the steering wheel became extremely tight. I drove about a mile until I could pull my car over safely and thought that it was just something as simple as resetting my car so I turned the car off and restarted it, but by this time, the steering wheel was even tighter than before and I could barely turn the wheel. I prayed and did my best to maneuver my car so that I wouldn't hit anybody else, but it was hard to even drive in a straight line pattern. The turns I had to make to drive to my home were extremely wide and unsafe. I'm upset with this as I've done my home work and it looks like there was an investigation regarding this scenario but not an actual recall. Ford acknowledges a safety issue, but apperently does nothing until something happens. I live in a state that is in a rainy season and soon winter if this had of happen with snow on the ground. . . This would have been bad. . . . Very bad.

My name is pamela hamilton. I have a 2010 Ford Fusion. I was driving on September 2,2015 when I went to turn a corner my steering wheel was very hard to turn and it still is. I took it to the Ford place to find out what was wrong and they said that it would cost $1800 to fix my vehicle. I thought that it might need some power steering fluid,but they told me that it does not use power steering fluid. I am filing this complaint because I know that there are recalls on the 2011 for a steering problem,and I don't have any power steering at all and would like to know if there have been anymore complaints about this problem with the 2010 Ford Fusion. Thank you pamela hamilton 1012 e. Howry Ave. Deland,FL. 32724.

My 19 year old daughter was driving to college when out of the blue she went to drive around a right hand corner at about 45 mph and the electronic power steering completely failed the car steering was so hard to turn the car didn't make the right hand turn so the car went across the road and up over the curb and almost hit a lady walking her dog no one was hurt but sure could have been the car has no other damage besides the steering and the advance track not working I'm very glad everyone is ok I'm 50 years old and I have never seen anything like this I had to go get the car off the curb and drive it to the Ford dealer way hard to do even harder then a older vehicle if the power steering failed something really needs to be done before someone gets killed 42000 miles car is like new and I see well over 500 complaints so far so I would say this isn't just a random problem.

I was driving home from work (70 or so miles away from where I live) at about the halfway point I heard car ding and a warning popped up on my dashboard saying "powersteering assist fault" and "service advancetrac" and right away I immediately could feel the steering wheel being unable to turn. I was going 50 miles an hour and as soon as the warning popped up my steering wheel became nearly impossible to turn. I went right into a field as the road turned into a curve and the steering wheel was too hard to turn. I went off the road and into a field. No air bags went off and I slammed my head into the steering wheel. After the shock of what happened I shut my car off and called my fiancé crying freaking out as I was still another 40 or so miles away from home. My head hurt but I did not relieve medical attention. He told me to calm down and he would see if there was anything on the internet about this issue with my car. And he found out it is an ongoing issue with many people. He told me to leave my car off for a while and turn it back on. When I did the powersteering worked again and after taking a few deep breaths I was able to get out of the field and rice the rest of the way home without any more incidents that day. 2 days later on may 12th 2015 the powersteering failed again and has since continued to not work. I was inches away from going into a guardrail at 65 mph before I slammed on the breaks and pulled the wheel to the left as hard as I could to get away from the guard rail, thankfully there was no car coming in the left lane.

Car was driving fine. When I was leaving destination, I was backing out warning light came on epas failure light. Power steering was out very hard to steer. Shut car off, restarted car, light was still on no power steering also advancetrakc light came on. Could have went out at any given time all at once. Very expensive to fix.

When I started the car a new message stating "service power steering now and service advance autotrac" when I started the engine, a message stated "service power steering now and service advance autotrac" on dashboard. Electrical steering failed and it was hard to turn. Dealer can not fix it. Tried to restart but problem stays. This is a dangerous safety issue and must be investigated by Ford immediately.

2nd time it happened: while driving, electrical power steering gear failed, steering was hard to turn, dealer reset the failure (power steering assist fault; service power steering now) and steering was working fine again. This is a serious safety issue and needs to be investigated. Thanks.