Power Steering Light On problems of the 2016 Ford Fusion

A few weeks after having recealls performed for the steering and airbag issues, I was driving on the freeway and got a warning light(attached) that said "steering fault service now". The steering bacame slightly sticky but still drivable. After reacbing my destination and restarting my car, I then received the same fault light as well as traction control, and airbag lights. I have had zero issues with this vehicle as long as I've owned it prior to it being at the dealer for the recalls. The steering was now almosy inopperable and required alot of strength to make any turn left or right. While luckily the steering got very bad on side streets, this could have resulted in some serious injury or problems if it happened on the highway I feel. This vehicle is just only 4 years old and I have a hard time believing that the steering mechanism should be faulty already. I unfortunately do not have warranty on this part of the vehicle so I am now left with a $2500 bill to repair a sealed rack and pinion assembly that doesn't (to my knowledge) require any maintenace. Hopefully there are enough of this issues to warrant an investigation and possible recall. Thank you,.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, when the steering wheel seized and unable to turn. The contact was able to park on the side of the road. The contact stated steering power assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to local dealer hennessy Ford Lincoln atlanta located at 5675 peachtree industrial blvd, atlanta, GA 30341, (470) 602-2073, where it was diagnosed with needing steering racking and parking sensor to be replaced. The contact VIN number wa associated to NHTSA campaign number: 18v167000 (steering). The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 93,000. Dp.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving about 35 mph and attempting to make a turn, the steering lost power. The steering power assist light illuminated along with other lights on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to the hilltop Ford dealer (510-222-4444, located at 3280 auto plaza, richmond, CA 94806) where it was diagnosed that the electronic steering assist computer needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,609. Fe.

One afternoon while getting into my vehicle to drive to work, I turned the car on and went to drive and noticed that the steering wheel was slightly loose. Over the course of the week the problem worsened and I contacted the dealer. I also did some online research and there appears to be a problem with vehicle of this model. The steering wheel continues to gradually loosen up.

When I was leasing this vehicle the power steering system assault light started coming on then piwer steering stopped working and I had no power steering at all. My transmission also failed. Ford dealer refused to fix it because I was over the lease mileage. I was sent home with the car without power steering and in need of transmission replacement. The mechanic told me to pay the 3. 000 to fix it because I was risking my life. The manager said there was nothing he could do under the lease warranty. But it was a lease and I did not have the money for repairs. I later discovered 5 recalls for the car. I was only notified of two, steering and transmission. This was in the past few months when I no longer have the car. . Accidents occurred before the steering completely failed. Both involved the car moving without accelerating. It was on a town street at a light both times. I was behind another car both times as well. My car insurance has gone up because of these accidents and I have severe back pain from driving all those months with no power steering. But I had no choice as a single mother working many different locations requiring daily travel. Also, I have to look back for the correct date of when I brought the car for service and was refused repairs by the Ford dealership mechanic department where I leased it, even though the issues were car defects. Therefore, I entered January of 2017, since it was either during 2016 or beginning of 2017 that these issues surfaced. Also, one of these accidents where the car moved without accelerating did mot involve a police report, only the exchange of insurance information. The car speed is not saving in the box below. I was coming to a stop in one accident and was stopped completely during another. This is my best recall of the information.