17 problems related to lose power steering have been reported for the 2013 Ford Fusion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford Fusion based on all problems reported for the 2013 Fusion.
Got in car to start and drive to work. Dashboard lit up with warnings on steering system failure, forward anticollision system failure and antiskid system failure. Vehicle has lost power steering and unable to drive.
I had a recal done for my power steering in 2015 by a Ford dealership. I was told the repairs were honored for life. However, last Friday 09/04/20 I was driving making a left hand turn and my dashboard alerted me to know I had lost power steering and to contact my dealer. My vehicle was in motion and had I not stopped immediately I could have been in an accident and potentially lost my life. Once stopped the icon for power steering failure remained. I lost control of my vehicle and immediately slammed on my brakes to avoid getting t boned in a busy intersection. I had a family friend tow my car to my home. I called Ford corporate they stated they will not honor the recall repair. I asked for a supervisor to call. No supervisor has called. I can not drve my vehicle because without power steering it is all but impossible to safely steer and turn.
Iissue 1) put the back seat down to get into trunk and it wont go back up due to the seat belts issue. Because I dont really use the back seat, I havent bothered to get it fixed and pay for it out of my pocket. 2) driving over 55 mph, car lost power steering. I see others have had same issues with these 2 components of the 2013 Fusion, yet no recall. This makes no sense to me.
Power steering failure warning came on and lost power steering. Car was stationary when the warning came on.
Car lost power steering after driving in rain. There are recalls for power steering on this model year, but dealer tells me mine isn't part of it. Recall needs to be expanded.
On a wet, rainy day, I lost power steering assist completely, luckily at about 20 miles per hour. Days later, a bolt had to be replaced which they did free of charge. The power steering cost me $1730. 50. There are recalls on this for other 2013 Fusions. Why not mine?.
Car lost power steering completely without warning making the car almost impossible to steer and control. Car was in motion on a busy city street at the time it happened.
The vehicle loses power steering upon start up. Three warnings come : steering assist fault, service advance track, and hill assist. This is an intermittent, but consistent problem which increases in frequency and duration, lasting as much as 20 miles at a time. The vehicle has been to the dealer multiple times over more than 2 years without a successful diagnosis and repair.
While driving on a highway at around 40 mph, about to cross a bridge, I lost power steering and it immediately became very difficult to turn the wheel.
My son was driving his Ford Fusion yesterday when suddenly the power steering assist fault indicator came on and he lost all power steering capabilities. Luckily he was able to manhandle the car to a parking lot. According to the dealership, the car is not affected by a previous recall involving this same issue.
I was driving my car into my driveway, going straight, and the service power steering indicator light came on. I turned the car off and back on and the warning light came on again. I backed out my driveway to test it, and it had completely lost all power steering. There were no other issues or warnings leading up to the total and complete failure. Took car to dealership, who indicated the entire gear box would have to be replaced for a cost of 1800. 00. I was told it was not part of recall, and my checks on NHTSA by VIN confirmed.
While driving on the highway (the middle lane on 690 in syracuse at 4:30 pm), a notification came up on my dashboard saying "steering assist fault, service required. " I then lost all power steering while I was in the middle of the highway during rush hour. Aaa came and it was brought to a local car care center where my family always goes to get our vehicles fixed. They drove my car and said it was driving fine and that no codes were showing up. Once I drove it home from the mechanic, the same notification popped up on the dashboard again as I was pulling into my driveway (steering assist fault, service required). I then brought it to the dealership where I bought the car (I had to drive it with no power steering). They stated that I needed a completely new steering gear. While doing some research before my vehicle was repaired, I found several articles stating that the steering gear needed to replaced on other 2013 Ford Fusions (I believe my car was manufactured in the same place as the other Ford's that had their steering gears recalled based on the VIN number of my car). The dealership and Ford corporate stated that there was nothing they could do about it (pertaining to reimbursement) because my car's VIN number was not on the recall list for that particular item (the steering gear). I ended up paying just under $1,800. 00 .
Driving on rt 17 northern va a warning came up to service stability control. I was able to pull off the interstate and called Ford. After turning of the car I lost all power steering. I was towed into a Ford dealer the cost of the repair $2140. Ford paid $1000. 00 of this repair. I have found out that Ford had thousands of Fusions with this same repair recalled but because of were my Fusion was built it is not under recall. I'm glad I was not on interstate 95 when this occurred. Ford needs to expand this recall.
I have lost power steering on several occasions and received a "power steering assist fault" messages. At first, I was able to reset my power steering by turning the car off and back on. Now , I have completely lost my power steering. Now the power will go off and stay off while driving. Ford motor has recalled the 2011 Ford Fusions with the 3. 5 l engine but insist the 2. 5 l do not have the same problem. I think they are wrong and should have to fixed my car for safety reasons. To make matters worse, my Ford dealership can't even look at my car until one week which only forces drivers to drive cars that are unsafe.
While driving my 2013 Ford Fusion I suddenly lost power steering control. There were two alarm messages service advance trac and hill start assist unavailable. This is the second time this has happened with this car. The first time was in 2014 and davidson Ford of watertown NY fixed the issue then.
Power steering system failure. Vehicle has lost all power steering rendering the vehcile extremely difficult to drive, and definitely unsafe to drive.
My 1st encounter was less than 90 days after purchase. My power steering assist light came on when activating hands free phone, I lost power steering and could not manually turn steering wheel. Turned car off, restarted engine and power steering worked. Have lost power steering on several different occasions without using the sync option. Car has been back to dealer on several occasions and a Ford representative has been consulted to identify and repair this dangerous issue, to no avail. After speaking with a Ford representative for a possible "in house lemon law" evaluation, I was told there was no problem with my car and they have offered an extended warranty at no additional charge.