Power Steering Light On Problems of Ford Fusion - part 1

Steering assist fault light came on as I was driving and I was not able to steer the car I had to pull over and stop. When I restarted the car the steering was working. I was very hesitant to drive the car, my husband drove the the car to the Ford dealer and we were informed during the inspection the steering gear was failing internaly and they recommend replacement. Apparently, I am 5 months out of the 15n01 safety recall. I am wondering why such a dangerous safety recall would have a time limit? my Ford Fusion came from the hermosillo assembly plant during the 9-7-2010 thru 2-28-2012. I missed recall due to the 10 years of warranty start date of the vehicle. This seems like a recall that should not expire. I see numerous complaints from other owners of Ford Fusion with same complaint. If Ford was able to narrow down the cars and the plants they came from, I feel they should be responsible to fix them regardless of milage or expiration of recall. They still pose a risk of harm or fatality due to accidents.

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The steering assist light came on and the power steering to the car quit working. This could have caused a collision because I was unable to steer the car. 2011 through 2015 has been recalled due to this problem but my car is a 2010 with the same part not recalled.

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I was pulling out from my parking spot (parallel parked) when all of a sudden the steering wheel jerked out of my hands and the electric power assist light popped on. I was on a side street beginning to accelerate after pulling out into traffic. Had I been going faster, it easily could have created a wreck. When the wheel jerked, I slammed my brakes on. I turned the vehicle off then on, and the light popped off. I re-parked it because I was afraid to drive it, and before re-parking, the light was back on. I found this is a common problem and looked on line (Ford recall #15s18, NHTSA #15v340000). When I contacted the dealership to schedule repair, I was told that my VIN was outside of the recall range, even though it did indeed fail the same way these others failed. Because it was outside of the range, I would be financially responsible for this known design failure that resulted in a near miss accident. I've not taken it in for repair yet, hoping this recall is widened to the appropriate range for the same failure. I understand it's costly, but finding out this problem was a known problem that they didn't properly identify points of containment made me angry.

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Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle loss power steering assist and the steering wheel seized. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to hayford Ford (1330 301st Ave ne, isanti, mn 55040) and diagnosed with power steering failure and that the power steering gear and steering column needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.

I have a advance trac light and power steering light I currently don't have and power steering.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the steering wheel was locked making the vehicle undriveable. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and unlock the steering wheel. The contact stated that the steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 191,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that her VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 19v632000 (steering) however, the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The contact's father started the vehicle however, the steering wheel ceased and the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the contact's residence. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall and would not be repaired free of charge. The failure mileage was 40,000.

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while turning right into a parking space, the contact noticed the power steering assist fault light was illuminated. The vehicle was extremely difficult to turn. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to lindsey Ford (11250 veirs mill rd, wheaton, MD 20902, 888-457-7005) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the powering steering gear needed to be replaced however, the repair was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to koons Ford (3111 automobile blvd silver spring MD, 20904) to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to provide a cause for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,200. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Power steering assist fault light starting showing up in my dash, once in a while, over the last two months. Normally, I would turn car off and back on and everything would be fine. Two days ago, after parking, I turned car off. When I went to go turn car back on, the light showed up and steering wheel locked. So I turned car off and back on but this time, the steering wheel stayed locked and error messaged remained on. I tried it today and it is still in the same condition. The car will start but steering wheel won't move.

I put a new battery in my car and when I started it the power steering assist fault light came on. I turned it off and did this two more times and it started and the power steering assist fault light went off. I went to work and in the morning I started it and the power steering assist fault light came back on. I turned it off and on a couple more times, but it wouldn't go off. I got it home and there it sits.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact was driving at 10 mph, when the steering wheel made grinding noises and became hard to maneuver. The power steering service light and traction control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure and stated that the power steering needed to be serviced. The vehicle was repaired twice however, the failure recurred. The contact informed an unknown Ford dealer of the failure, and was directed to the manufacturer for assistance. The contact was informed by the manufacturer to contact NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was 189,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the vehicle loss power steering assist and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The power steering fault warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and the power steering functionality returned. The vehicle was taken to western slope Ford (2264 us-50, grand junction, CO 81505, (970) 243-0843) where it was diagnosed with needing the electronic steering gear to be replaced. The repair was still pending. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

As soon as I started it the power steering assist fault light came on. Then the coolant overheating warning came on and DE rated the vehicle. Then I shut it off. Was in my driveway.

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The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel seized with the steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 188,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, when suddenly the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering failed. The contact had their husband continue to drive the vehicle, however, the steering had turned to manual steering. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who informed the contact of NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact was referred to Ford. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that their vehicle was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

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,.

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Went to store when I got back in car the power steering assist warning light came on then it said service . When I went to drive there was no power steering.

While in motion, the vehicles powered steering gave out - with the failure of �service advanced track�. Turning the wheel becomes nearly impossible - it's extremely dangerous. Often, before the �service advance track� failure, when starting up the car, if I started turning it would flash a warning related to the steering - I have to wait about 5 seconds before turning. I've told various mechanic shops about this issue (when intermittent) and they were been unable to diagnose it. Since I purchased the vehicle years ago, I noticed that the steering leans slightly to the right. The �service advance track� failure has occurred once in the past and the resolution was quite expensive / unwieldy ($2k) - it involved replacing the axle, amongst other components, that were damaged because of the steering issues. This occurring twice, in both cases while driving the vehicle (possibly under highway conditions), has been exceedingly worrisome & stressful. In an instant, turning requires a tremendous amount of effort - I am certain, in some situations, this sudden steering failure would have resulted in horrendous accidents. The first time the �service advanced track� failure occurred: restarting the vehicle allowed it to become drivable - enough that I could bring it to various mechanics. I believe I was told I could replace basically the entire steering system, for an exorbitant price, but, the mechanics could not even guarantee it would fix anything. This time, it was wholly undrivable. . Now that this has occurred a second time, I have absolutely no confidence that the electric steering in this vehicle is safe - it genuinely worries me that this vehicle is on the road. Unless Ford can wholly diagnose, recall and fix this issue, I will be selling the vehicle and buying a new one - for my safety, my passengers safety & the safety of other drivers on the road.

My daughter was driving on highway I-45 when she encountered some snow. The steering assist light, the tire pressure light and advance trac light came on. Power was lost to the steering wheel making it extremely hard for here to steer the vehicle. The fault maybe a wheel sensor or some other component causing this to happen. I really don't know. Luckily no one was injured and no police was involve.

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On Jan 7th and 8th I noticed when I started my car the steering wheel would jerk once then stop. Both days I drove it and I had no other issues. On Jan 9th when I started my car there was no jerk, but later that night when I was going to the store I pulled out and the steering wheel got really hard to turn almost causing me to hit another car and then the power steering assist fault light came on. I ended up just parking it in front of my house since I was too scared to drive it and didn't know what was going on with my car. I didn't drive it that Sunday or Monday. Tuesday I had no choice but to drive it to work and it was a pain, but that evening when I got off and started my car the steering wheel jerked twice and everything was back to normal and I could turn with ease. The next day it was still fine, but Thursday morning the same thing happens. The steering wheel jerked and the warning came back up and has been on since then. I've read so many complaints online about people have the same issue with this year and model and all are wondering why there hasn't been a recall on it.

When I started car the power steering assist fault light lit up as well as service advance trac light, power steering didn't work, could barely turn the wheel. Went to work and when I tried again later that day, fault lights didn't light and steering was normal. Unfortunately the same problem came on and again tried later in day but both fault lights lit up, and steering was next to impossible. Got an estimate from mechanic for a $2000 repair, said the steering assembly/electric motor needs to be replaced, car has 106000 miles. Fusions and Mercury mkz'sof similar years but not 2010's were recalled, don't understand why.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the power steering malfunctioned. The contact regained control after the vehicle swerved and pulled over. The tract steering light and the service power steering light was flashing. The contact was able to drive the vehicle back home. The contact took the vehicle to davidson Ford of clay (3690 state route 31, liverpool, NY 13090, (877) 810-7456) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. The contact was also informed that the VIN was not under recall. The dealer stated that the manufacturer would be contacted to see if any assistance would be provided. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000.

My power steering assist fault light came on my car. I turned it off and back on and it went off and everything seemed fine. This morning I get in my car to come work and the power steering assist fault light came on. I turned off the vehicle and then turned it back on, this time it did not go off and the power steering was no driveable at all. I had to have my car towed to the Ford dealership because it wasn't driveable and then was told that they had no vehicles to loan to us to drive. Unacceptable in our book!.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to drive the vehicle, the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult. The vehicle was taken classic Ford of smithfield (1324 n brightleaf blvd, smithfield, nc 27577) but was not diagnosed or repaired, due to the diagnostic and the repair fees. The vehicle was later taken to firestone and was diagnosed that the steering rod and rack & pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,603.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the power steering failed. The power steering warning light illuminated indicating service power steering now. The vehicle was taken to herb chambers Ford of westborough (310 turnpike rd, rte. 9, westborough, MA 01581) but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact was referred by the dealer to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 19v632000 (steering) and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 101,333.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized while the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to valenti Ford (72 jerry browne rd, mystic, CT 06355) where it was diagnosed that the steering rack needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle loss power steering assist. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to gateway Ford (1055 w andrew johnson hwy, greeneville, TN 37745) where it was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the power steering needing to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering) however, three months later the failure occurred. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while reversing from a parking spot, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer rochester Ford located at 4900 us-52, rochester, mn 55901, (507) 288-7564, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rack and pinion and steering gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 13v232000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,586.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering wheel ceased in the locked position while attempting to drive. The contact stated that the failure recurred twice. The contact stated that there was a recall on the steering for the previous year vehicle however, her vehicle year was not included. The contact called balise Ford of cape cod (90 high school rd ext, hyannis, MA 02601) and informed the dealer of the failure. The dealer informed the contact that she would receive a callback. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,678.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while their daughter was driving approximately 60 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the power steering failed to perform as designed. The vehicle was driven to the residence however, the vehicle was difficult to steer. A certified mechanic was contacted who informed the contact of a possible recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage 150,000.

Tl the contact owns 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving below 20 mph, the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact drove the vehicle in manual steering mode to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 19v632000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 14,256.

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Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the power steering became inoperable. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the steering angle sensor, and clockspring needed to be replaced. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to midwest Ford (1100 e 30th Ave, hutchinson, KS 67502, (800) 530-5789) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering rack and ball joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 90,174.

My car has been absolutely fine for the most part until about 4 weeks ago , while I was driving the low tire pressure light came on, so I went and aired up the tires, the low tire pressure light went off but then the service power steering light and advance tire traction appeared at this time im pulling back into my drive way, then I came out my house a few hours to leave and the stirring wheel was locked I tried to drive it and now the strring wheels goes to the right I never had this issue before let alone any warning signs . . I looked into recalls with Ford and it showed my 2011 Ford Fusion had recalls for whats going on, so I called a Lincoln Ford dealership that said bring it in they kept my car for a week and when I picked it up nothing was fixed on it and they had no paperwork to give me the show they fixed it so I returned my car the very next day because when I drove off it was still doing exactly the same thing but worse so now they've had my car for a week and they called me this morning to tell me my car has been doing the same exact thing and it is the wire harness that needs to be fixed and it's not under the recall but it is part of the power steering so I don't get it.

The power steering has been going in and out for weeks. In the past two weeks, every time I start the car, the power steering fault error lights up on my dashboard and I cannot move my steering wheel until I turn off my vehicle and start the car again. Today, I attempted to start my car 5 times, the power steering error message showed each time, and I was never able to move my steering wheel. After waiting several hours, I was able to move my car. Since the issue has now grown to be this severe, I'm fearful that the power steering is now going to go out while I'm driving.

The power steering is not working at all and the power steering light is on. . In the past,, thetraction control system would go out on occasion and thr tcs warning light would appear, but the tcs would start to work after a few minutes. This time, the power steering is completely shot and the repair shop is stating the power steering sensor and steering column will need to be replaced. This occurred while my son was driving the car in a parking lot.