general problems of the 2010 Ford Fusion - part 2

The power steering pump has been replaced twice myself at home project for my son then I have a few buddy’s that also have power steering issues with the same year and a lot of people online claiming this as well this needs to be fixed immediately.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 mph, the "service power steering" warning light flashed on the instrument cluster. The contact stated that the steering wheel felt as if it had seized, and excessive force was needed to turn the steering wheel. The contact pulled over and turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to regain power steering functionality. The contact left the vehicle on the side of the road. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times prior to the failure however, after turning off and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle had regained power steering functionality. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing out of a parking space, the contact became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The electric power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA action number: ea17004 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 89,000.

All out motors in clio michigan knowingly sells extremely dangerous and unsafe vehicles, takes advantage of young woman with [xxx] son and takes every dollar of hers for a car that is far from driveable after only a c month or two and has been highly unsafe and unreliable and unpredictable since purchase, dealer refused to properly respond to situation and harassed the mechanic who inspected it after purchase when dealer was confronted about safety issues. Every time there was any miniscule imperfection in the road, I would lose control of steering and the car would move into other lanes, unable to immediately correct it. Missing lug nut due to stud snapping off, when trying to replace it, all studs also broke off. All bolts in front caliper and caliper brackets also broke off, along with rear caliper snapping 3 days after vehicle purchase. Car is not drivable after having it 3 months. Multiple times while driving on highway the car would malfunction and lose power or steering wheel would lock up. These problems easily could've resulted in death and I have a [xxx] son who is always with me. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Was driving down the road and lost my power steering, the power steer assist light is going off have absolutely no power steering from all my research this is a well known issue with this year Ford Fusion but nothing has been done about it. A recall needs to be done this is a major safety issue and could case accidents even fatalities.

The power steering pump completely shuts down and throws a power steering fault error. When this happens, the car is moved as safe as possible to a safe location, turned off and restarted and the error clears. When the error displays, all power steering is shut off. There is no warning, it operates fine after restart, I have not noticed any correlation as to when it happens, but when it happens, it leaves you in a dangerous position. The dealer has not reproduced the issue, but has heard reports of the issue. I have not been able to reproduce reliably either.

While driving, the power steering goes out and gives a fault saying: "power steering assist fault. " I go online to find out that there was a recall for the same vehicle but for the years 2011 and 2012, not the 2010. I also saw that many people are having this issue: either missed getting in an accident (like my situation) or worse.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 40-45 mph, the messages "service advancetrac" and "power steering service now" were displayed, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact was able to drive to the nearby residence. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the power steering rack and pinion had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA action number: ea17004 (steering). The dealer was contacted and referred the contact to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 253,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. While the contact's mother was driving at approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized, and the "power steering assist fault" message was displayed. The contact's mother struggled to maneuver the steering wheel to the right and while the vehicle was pulled to the side of the road, the vehicle rolled into a ditch. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

The power steering on the car suddenly failed and made it very difficult to steer, especially from a stop. Luckily the failure occurred while the car was parked so did not pose an immediate safety risk to me but certainly could have if it happened while the car were in motion. The entire power steering rack and pinion had to be replaced which cost about $1750. Oem repair parts were not available from Ford. It appears that many same-year model Ford Fusions were part of a recall due to a similar or the same issue; however, once again my model was not included since it has the hybrid powertrain (this is the third such occurrence of a failure of a component on this vehicle that was part of a recall on the non-hybrid models that otherwise contain the same components). There were no advance warnings before the failure. After the failure occurred a message indicating a power steering failure appeared on the dash.

I've had two issues with the power steering going out while driving, whic is very dangerous. The lug nuts also are fused on. I see recalls for these issues, although it says my VIN# is not included. I hardly think I have the exact issues, but somehow they aren't related to these recalls. The date I am providing is the most recent. There was another over the summer.

Turned car on to go run errands and warning went off in car about power steering assist failure. Lost power steering. This was reproduced at the car dealership, and I did have to drive my car without power steering to the dealership (which was difficult as I’ve always had power steering). They were also able to get the same warning at the dealership. As far as I know component and vehicle inspected at dealership but unknown about manufacture, etc. This was the first time I saw the warning, when the power steering went out.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel seized. While driving approximately 30–40 mph, the steering wheel seized. The service power steering system message was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact called the local dealer and was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called another local dealer, wetzel Ford (4500 national rd. E. , richmond, in 47374), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the power steering assist fault and service advancetrac messages were displayed, and the traction control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed and determined that the power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 20 mph, the steering wheel became firm which made the vehicle difficult to operate. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

Powering steering assist light came on. In the situation the car was driven and maybe an hour and a half after it had been parked, the power steering assist light came on after trying to drive it again, and the car couldn’t steer at all.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact had turned the vehicle on and as she was reversing (r) out of her driveway at approximately 3 mph she felt that the steering had become very stiff and was hard to turn the steering wheel to the left or right. The contact stated she turned the vehicle off and on and the power steering had regained functionality, however when she was roughly one block from her residence the failure had occurred again. The contact stated that the "steering assist fault" warning was illuminated. The contact had returned to her residence and parked the vehicle. Her subsequent attempts to reset the power steering had failed and the loss of power assist had become a permanent failure. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed and had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact had researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 35–45 mph, the steering wheel seized and almost caused a crash. The power steering fault message was displayed. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The contact called the local dealer and was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed that there was no recall coverage on the vehicle. The contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 169,115.

Power steering failure- with warning lamps initiated after driving forward. I own a 2010 Ford Fusion with only 58k miles. Never had a problem before- - incident 1- while getting in the vehicle on a straight path after starting the car and going forward the cars “power steering failure” lamp turns on and there is no turning or moving on the steering wheel other than going forward. The electric power steering completely locks up and you can’t turn the wheel which is a definite safety hazard and can put me in a position where I might have to swerve or move over- both safety being stuck on the roadway and being stuck only to go forward and back. - I see there was a recall on 2011 through 2013 Ford Fusions for the power steering electric rack and pinion but not 2010 models. Why is this not on the same recall- I researched the power steering replacement and its the same 2010-2013- same part to change out. I strongly believe since its the same issue as I read others had to replace on the recall that 2010 should be included in this recall based on this is the same electric power steering in those recalled models and year. We have to take it to the dealership tomorrow because its an electric power steering issue and they said it wasn’t included in the recall but they know about the problem. The vehicle has to be towed to the dealership and the only movement is forward and reverse when this power steering failure occurs.

(instrument cluster messages) **power steering assist fault**->began being intermittent to now . Permanent. **service advancetrac soon**->permanent extended issue from fault. -I have/need this car for survival in life. That being said, I'm currently still driving w/ no power steering, putting mine n others lives on the road @ risk of accident. -independent mechanic advised dtcs are present indicating fault/failures but w/ no dtc to narrow down specific issue causing problem. Play cat n mouse. Rudimentary measures taken w/ fuse/relays/connection points reveal working order correct. -cherry picked certain model yrs for recall, while not picked yrs deemed safe considering both recalled/non recalled model yrs posses the exact same epas unit assembly that ultimately, over time, experience same faulty outcome.

Sudden loss of power steering ability while driving.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 46,000.

Eps electronic power steering catches and grinds and I've seen recalls on 2010+ Fusions and mine have all the same symptoms.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the "power steering assist fault" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

On March 10, 2023, the electrical power steering unit on this vehicle failed. The vehicle was returned to us on March 17, 2023. On March 27, 2023 the power steering again failed on this vehicle after 400 miles of driving. We received the vehicle several days later after the repair. On June 22, 2023, all the lights and warnings for the power steering unit came on again. This time it failed again after 1900 miles of driving. Luckily for us, the steering continued to function as long as the engine was not turned off. Three power steering failures in three months seems to point to a problem with this type steering unit. Had the steering stopped working while driving the vehicle, the chances of having an accident were almost certain. The first failure showed me the steering wheel cannot be turned no matter how much I tried.

While driving I lost steering steering and nearly caused an accident.

Power steering system malfunction. My safety and passenger safety were at risk. The problem has not been confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. No inspections. There were two others incidents when the power steering system did not engage. The warning light came on displaying "power steering assist fault" message. I read the owners manual and did as instructed. Basically, turn off the car and restart. The steering worked as usual. The recent incident was June 9, 2023. I was trying to back out of the driveway when the warning light came on and the steering wheel would not turn in either direction (left to right). I turned off the car, restarted it and tried to back out again. Warning light came on, again. No movement. I tried again. I couldn't steer as I put the shifter in drive to go forward and backwards. The car is inoperable.

Power steering assist not operating causing the steering of the vehicle to not operate and not being able to steer the car. I was lucky to get the car stopped off the highway before crashing the vehicle. I was on the I-95 going 70 mph when the steering locked up. I thought we were going to die! the power steering assist warning came on and I could not steer the car going 70 mph. If this isn't a major safety hazard I don't know what is. Ford motor company has many recalls on Ford and Lincoln for this same problem. In fact, a 2011 Ford Fusion has a recall for the power steering assist malfunction. I cannot afford to pay over $2000 to have Ford repair the vehicle, I am a disabled vet with a very limited income. Now I have a vehicle sitting in my driveway that cannot be driven. Why are many other Ford and Lincoln vehicles with the same power steering assist issues recalled but not the 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid with the same steering issues? check google, many 2010 Ford Fusion owners are having this issue and Ford motor company does nothing to help. Who is responsible if I crash this vehicle, get injured all due to a malfunction that is apparent in many other Fords and lincolns but just my 2010 Ford Fusion?.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated when he was turning the vehicle on he saw the "power steering assist fault" illuminated. The contact stated he attempted to turn the steering wheel and found that the power steering assist had failed. The contact stated the he turned the vehicle off and then turned it back on and the power steering had regained functionality. The contact stated that the failure had been intermittent but had become a recurring failure. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed and had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact had researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph and making a right turn, the vehicle lost power steering assist functionality. The contact stated that the “service power steering” and “advancetrac” warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the power steering had failed once before and that he had just picked the vehicle up from the dealer when the power steering failed again. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the power steering assist and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the dealer advised that the diagnostic test had retrieved dtc code: p07ae. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 166,000.

The power steering assist fault would occasionally come on and reset itself if I turn the vehicle off then back on. Well, I was with my partner out and about and got in my vehicle, went to start and the message popped up. So I tried restarting the vehicle and it didn't work. I tried multiple times and to no prevail has it reset. Go figure it happened right after I paid the loan off. We had to wait for a tow truck to arrive have it towed home. I checked fuses and wiring and battery voltages when I got home and everything checked out normally. I contacted a Ford dealership and they said with the parts, labor, reprogram and alignment it could be up to around $2,500. 00. I don't have this kind of money laying around. Now I don't have a vehicle to get back and forth to work. I've read online about numerous cases of this incident and nothing has come of it yet and that's just really frustrating for a hard working citizen trying to get by. I hope and pray this gets a recall or something ASAP.

Loss and extremely tight steering going down the road almost got into accident.

While driving the power steering went out of the car and it became very difficult to drive luckily I was coming out of the driveway when it went out so no one was hurt.

Lost turn signal on front of car but have on back air bags or on recall do to decoty air bags and my steering going down the road went from soft to hard and couldn’t turn my car at all loss of power steering.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to make a right turn, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist with the power steering fault message displayed. The contact made a local dealer aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.