15 problems related to lose power steering have been reported for the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid based on all problems reported for the 2010 Fusion Hybrid.
While driving today at 55mph my power steering lights blinked on then lost my power steering. Managed to barely get off the road . Very scary and can't believe the number of complaints for the power steering!! could have easily went off the road and over the mountain today. Have to take to the dealer Monday to see what its going to cost to repair. . Please do a recall as I had no idea how many complaints people have made. It is a life threat!!! 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 67,000 miles.
Vehicle lost power steering while driving. Warning lights came up on the dashboard about lost power assist. I managed to pull out of traffic and to stop. After first restart the problem did not go away, but after waiting 15 minutes and restarting again, it did.
Driving on interstate suddenly warning service power steering soon light came on and within seconds service power steering now & I lost power steering! very dangerous ! car is at Ford dealership now & before they even check car I'm told it will be a very expensive repair as if I had something to do with problem. This tells me it is a very common complaint, I called Ford motor before going & was given a case number to get me off the phone,.
While driving lost power steering to manual. There is a recall for the 2011 but not the 2010!! this is horrible and very scary. I was on a highway 24 in colorado springs.
My 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid suddenly lost power steering on 08/10/2017. The 'service power steering now' warning light came on. My son was fortunately in a parking lot and not a highway when this occurred as he lost all ability to turn the vehicle. I had the car towed to a local Ford dealership. I read up about recalls but the dealership said this was only for 2011 and 2012 Ford fusions. The car has been operated on roads and highways throughout and never taken offroad. The dealership says I have to replace the the steering gear and rack assembly at a cost of $2000. This is a faulty part and the car cannot be driven without a replacement. I know there is an open NHTSA investigation that hopefully will be concluded soon. I have no choice but to pay for the repair and hope for reimbursement from Ford for this faulty part later.
While driving I received the following warning indicators on the dashboard "service power steering now" and "service advance trac" luckily I was driving on local roads and not at highway speeds. I cannot imagine the panic and danger posed to myself and others if I lost power steering on the highway. This is definitely a very serious hazard and should be recalled before someone looses their life.
My power steering went out while my wife was driving the car with my kids in it. She totally lost all power steering making a turn, I took to the dealer and they said they had to replace the rack. About 3 months later it happened again while she was getting ready to turning in our driveway. I took back to the dealer they said it was fine just needed reprogrammed. It worked for about 6 months and now it is doing the same thing. I cant afford to take it to the dealer again so it is sitting in my driveway.
While driving on a busy street (with 2 small children) we lost all power steering, on a busy street causing unsafe driving conditions. The service advancetrac (avs) and service power steering errors came on as this happened.
Started up and left the golf course last evening and went about a quarter mile and suddenly the "service power steering" warning came on along with the usual chimes you hear. Lost the power steering and the vehicle was very difficult to drive the 12 or so miles to my home. Also the advance track warning is on.
While driving along at 35 mph the "service power steering" and "service advancetrac system" warning lights came on. Lost power steering. Stopped to see what owner's manual had to say. It said it was okay to drive, but to take it to the nearest dealer. Took it to a Ford dealer in frankfort, ky. They said it was a fuse that had popped up out of its slot in the fuse box. Since the power steering is an electrical assist motor the circuit to the motor was broken when the fuse popped up out of its slot. The fuse was not blown, just lost contact in the circuit. Car was fine until 10,000 miles later. Same problem, loss of power steering. Ford dealer in daytona beach, FL says they found an over temp code and reset code. They could find nothing else wrong with the car that would cause loss of power steering. Drove another 1,000 miles and loss of power steering again in virginia. Took car to nearest Ford dealer in prince george, va. They replaced front control arms. Drove another 600 miles and loss of power steering again. Went straight to the first Ford dealer in frankfort, ky and they say they need to replace the rack on it, but it is now out of warranty. Not sure what to do next or where to take the car. No one really knows what is causing this problem.
Shortly starting my car after a gas fill up and pulling out onto the road, I lost the power steering which almost caused an accident. I was able to 'stress" the steering wheel enough to avoid hitting a parked car. I did see in conjunction with the failure a "service power steering" and "service "autotrack" (sp) I immediately took the car to a Ford dealership who diagnosed the problem to a failed power steering component. This failure is severe. I was fortunate not to be involved in an accident due to this failure but have read many articles where it was the fault of the accident.
Power steering failure. Lost power steering during left turn onto street. Had to restart car in intersection to regain power steering. Called Ford dealer who said I would have to pay for evaluation and necessary repair.
I was driving down the a street at 45mph and a power steering fault or failure message came on my instrument cluster. Also the traction control light came on as if the traction control system was off. Most importantly I lost my power steering. With great effort I was able to control the car and pull it off to the side of the road. I turned the car off and turned it back on. The traction control light was still on but the power steering came started working again.
Car lost power steering both while parked and when driving. Replacement cost was $2200 including realignment.
Warnings to "service power steering" and to "service traction control" started blinking alternatively on the dash board while driving. After the car was shut off, all power steering was lost. Had to replace the steering track at about $1500 personal cost because vehicle is out of warranty. Within four weeks of replacement of the steering shaft the same warnings came on the dash again and the car has lost its power steering again after the cut was turned off. While supposedly this replacement shaft is under warranty (because it is only 4 weeks old), the towing and other costs are not. It appears both the original and replacement shafts are defective and dangerous and should be recalled and replaced at the cost of Ford, not the owner. (Ford already has numerous other models recalled for power steering problems. ) a request for some form of follow up is pending with Ford, but no ownership of the issue has been made.