Electronic Stability Control Problems of Ford Fusion Hybrid - part 1

While driving on the highway schedule steering service came up on the dashboard. Just after pulling over the power steering failed and I could not control the steering as it was suddenly extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel. This is an extremely dangerous situation which apparently both Ford and the safety board are aware of. Why on earth would the 2011 models be recalled for this identical problem, but not the 2010 models with the same part. My family could have been killed- would that have triggered a recall ?.

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My dash warning lights for the brake system, advanced traction control, brake failure, and check engine light came on all of a sudden and my brake pedal went straight to the floor when I was coming to a stop. . . Almost causing an accident. My brake pads and rotors are all in good shape. My tires are in great shape as well. There was no warning before the pedal went straight to the floor.

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I was driving and all of a sudden the two lights came on that said service power steering now and traction control. It became harder to steer.

Loss of power steering while driving, barely able to keep control as it happened mid turn and had to steer away from curb as the steering wheel was mostly locked up. Error codes including steering assist fault, advanced track fault, and hiii start fault appeared and steering wheel stayed locked up. Attempted turning vehicle off and on but errors and steering wheel failure remain.

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Power steering failure after warning as vehicle was started. I was able to drive with superhuman effort directly to the nearest Ford dealer in escondido, California where we were when the incident occurred. Internet sources indicate that this failure is common and we identified a recall related to the issue. The dealer replaced the power steering rack and refused to apply the known issue recall. The dealer stated that although our vehicle was manufactured in the hermosillo plant during the time period stated in the recall, our VIN did not register the recall.

Recently when I slow down to stop and then press my brakes, the car occasionally propels forward.

Takata recall-dropped my 2010 fusion off on Wednesday after 4 months waiting for the part to be in. Asked to have an oil change done while it was being worked on. I go to pick it up Saturday and drop off the rental only to find my vehicle with no power steering, power steering fault, service advance trac system. I recently herniated a disc in my back and do not possess the strength to turn the wheel, rendering the vehicle unsafe to drive without power steering. My fusion never left the service bay. I get a call Monday from sheehy Ford service, telling me that I need a new rack and pinion to the tune of $2400, due to the electronic steering being an enclosed unserviceable system. Sheehy refused to acknowledge that they caused this failure during the course of my oil change and recall replacement of the passenger side airbag. They quoted me $1049 for an after market rack and offered to pay for it if I could prove that it was something they did to cause the failure. After hours of speaking to the service manager and assistant manager they told me that they stopped paying for the rental when I did not drive my unsafe vehicle home. By Wednesday waiting for a return phone call about any other options and calling Ford because there was a recall for the power steering on 11s and 12s, as suggested by the service manager, I told them to go ahead an order the after market rack. Thursday they call to tell me its ready. As I run home to grab the keys for the rental, leaving it in front of my house with my phone, computer, and other items still inside, Ford had sent a tow truck to repossess the rental. County police being called, rental towed, cab to the dealer, pay the $1049, and end up getting charged over $300 by the rental company since Ford refused to pay while the power steering issue was being argued. Unsafe and absolutely appalling by sheehy and Ford.

According to Ford car needs hcu unit and ecu. Just had the car fully serviced and new brakes all around. Tires are new as well. Ford wants $3000 to replace the hcu and ecu and drain the brake fluid. I think I'm gonna have to scrap the car.

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Vehicle lost power steering one year ago and dealer repaired. Vehicle lost power steering again. Warning light came on as soon as I turned the wheel on the first corner that power steering and stability needed checking. Once vehicle was turned off and back on again, lost all power to the steering making it extremely difficult to steer the vehicle. Very dangerous situation and apparently what they did to fix it the first time was not effective. I see there is some sort of recall on the 2012 Ford Fusion Hybrids but despite all the complaints nobody has effectively addressed the issue.

Power steering suddenly failed, giving service warning, along with warning to service autotrack.

I was driving right before entering the highway when my brakes suddenly went out and the service advanctrac and power steering lights came on. I stopped my car at the light and proceeded to turn it off and then back on. The problem seems to have went away; however, this is not the first time this has happened.

I lost power while on the freeway to about 40 mph from 65 mph, many indicators flashed: "see manual", "pre-collision assist not available", "service advance track", "downhill assist not available", the check engine light was on as well as the airbag light, I got off the freeway, turned the car off then on again, looked to see if for some reason it was in "l". I ended up getting to my destination, it sat for 2 hours then I started the car again, (because the tow truck was taking too long) and it seemed fine. I drove it short distances the next day, it was still fine (ck engine light still on btw) but after going 20 miles it did it again! low power, lots of different indications of errors. I also noticed the engine seem to stay at a high rpm at a stop light, prior to this it seemed like it wasn't shifting like it should. (it was taking too long to downshift, not sure if it is because I was driving my other powerful and loud car recently). At the dealer they said it was the abs relay and needed to be replaced. I have had the car for almost 3 months, it is a 2017 and it was certified used at the Ford dealership. They are re-calibrating the other relays/switches and the abs is still creating a problem. They are replacing it which is good because I wouldn't feel safe if it wasn't going to be replaced.

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On July 4th 2018. I was driving down freeway at approximately 74 miles per hour, my vehicle decelerated abruptly down to about 40 miles per hour then down to 20 miles per hour. Steering wheel become tight and practically locked into place. This portion of the event occured withen two seconds at most. The check engine light came on and the console screen on. The left side of accelerometer displayed multiple messages stating my safety systems where not available, adaptive cruise control was unavailable, forward collusion warning was unavailable, rear parking cam unavailable, parking sensors, unavailable, hill assistance unavailable, these where the ones I read while trying to make avoid a collision but other messages continued to display on the screen. Altogether the event in which the deceleration and messages displayed one after the other, in rapid succession, took place inabout 5 to 10 seconds. The sudden deceleration of my vehicle, from 74mph to 20mph forced a large white SUV. To quickly adjust lanes and force two other vehicles to move as well in order to avoid an accident. One vehicle was almost forced into a concrete wall but was able to stop, the cars behind had started to manuver around as well. I the driver was able to correct themselves quickly and continue on. My vehicle was unable to accelerate past 20mph. The exit was close, my hazard lights appeared to be be working, and vehicles where paying attention to my vehicle. I took the opportunity to move the vehicle off the free way and park it at a gas station. With the holiday, I couldn't find any open repair shops. While I waited for a ride I found several forums discussing this is a common issue with the 2016 Ford fusion energi. After about 12000 miles the throttle body needs to be replaced. Sense then I took mine to get fixed, the issue and fix, was replacing the throttle body. Ford won't recall!.

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Have found online that there are two recalls in process on my vehicle that the dealership did not notify me of. Also, there is a problem with the car surging forward when accelerating from a stationary position. This poses a hazard of me accidentally hitting anything in front of me when taking off. This has been happening ever since I leased the car in may of 2018. I do not remember how many miles were on the car at the time.

4/18/17 I went to leave my home in my 2012 Ford Fusion Hybrid and as I pulled out of my house and proceeded to my first stop light, I was in motion going downward on a slight hill in my neighborhood and I noticed my breaks just drop to the floor and break pedals seemed to stiffen in their flexibility and I was headed straight for a red light. I was extremely terrified and did the best I could to maintain the car under my control. . I noticed the dash was full of red lights saying �check break system � and abs lights were on as well ass 2 traction control llights. Had weather conditions been different and my son been in the car this could have posed a threat to our lives. It's extremely dangerous and quite unpleasant to imagine what feels like loosing your breaks. But I don't believe this is the case!! up until now I have not had any issues with my breaks, never shown any signs to be concerned with abs the car has 32k miles on it shouldn't need breaks or master c it's a faulty abs module. . I don't believe anything is actually wrong with the car. After I pulled over I turned car off and back on after checking in out a few times I started the car and noticed it looked normal for a second unlike other trys so I started to drive breaks felt fine came back up like normal and car worked but after 20 seconds of driving it� cut back out flashing red warning signs and beeping. Breaks sink down and become hard to control. I see this is common problem I need this fixed I'm extremely up set how after 32k this goes out and is not a small fix.

Twice now the car drives fine and all of a sudden power steering fails and advan trac erros and makes the car basically immobile and very dangerous. The first time the vehicle cleared itself after it was bale to be parked and sat for an hour. Currently it stranded and immobile.

At random while car is on at any time and any speed (parked and just turned on, at a red light, driving on freeway or city driving, turning or driving straight. ) rear parking aid is disabled with light turned on, airbag lights turn on, service advance trac light turns on, the power steering goes out all the same time. Then randomly turns off and drives normal again at anytime ( shortly after the problem occurs, sometimes it stays on an entire drive 1hr+ even if parked and turned car completely off and on again) this has been brought into the deal multiple times with it occurring again shortly after being "fixed".

I had a new battery placed and the oil changed with my local mechanic. I drove 3. 5 miles home and, upon turning into my neighborhood, a red "stop safely now" alert flashed. There was no traffic so I proceeded to my home. Approximately 0. 2 miles later the car lost acceleration, continuing at 10mph (even with the gas pedal to the floor) before losing all acceleration. I turned the car off and back on. The alarm had cleared. I restarted the car and drove 300 feet when the alarm recurred. I was 50 feet from my driveway so I restarted the car, cleared the alarm and went 15 feet before it recurred, with no ability to move in drive or reverse. I restarted the car a third time and the alarm had cleared again. I was pulling up my driveway at a significant incline when it recurred. I was able to make it up my driveway and park. I called my mechanic and, after a quick on-line search, he informed me there was Ford technical service bulletin 12-5-14 on this specific issue. This was an extraordinarily dangerous situation. This incident occurred without warning. In other circumstances-my wife or children in the car, driving on the highway, driving in rapidly moving traffic- my family's well-being would have been placed at great risk. Ford should not be allowed to jeopardize the safety of my family for a problem they are clearly aware of and are not addressing, I assume to minimize financial losses. What is being done to hold Ford accountable for ensuring the safety of their customers and other drivers on the road who are also placed at risk by this design flaw Ford acknowledges?.

Sister was driving a 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid home from work on the freeway going about 80mph as she lost power steering. She went up an embankment and flew threw the air and hit a pillar. We know advance trac light was coming on the day before that from her google activity. She will never be able to tell us because she died in the crash that was cause from the power steering loss on 8/29/17. She was 17 yrs old. This is a tragic loss for our family and is not ok for Ford to sell cars like this. Someone do something!!!!.

I am contacting you regarding a fatal car accident that my sister was just killed in on 8/29/17. She drove a 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid. My mother did not know about the issues many people have with these model cars. She would have never bought the car if she did. My sister was driving home from work when witnesses said that for reasons unknown to them out of no where my sisters car veered to the right onto an overpass embankment on I-580 at the 132 over pass crossing just west of vernalis, CA. She then went over the entire embankment and became airborne for 127 feet before smashing into the concrete pillar that supports the 132 bridge. She was killed instantly and pronounced deceased at 4:10 pm. In the California highway patrol collision report it says that the cause of the accident was an unsafe right turn. But there is no road to turn on, so why would someone turn there? she did not try to turn, we believe that her steering wheel veered to the right and locked up on her making her lose control of her car. This is because through 2010 to 2013 Ford fusion models have a major issue with the epas steering suddenly going out and kicking the manual steering in. In 2015 there was a recall issued for the epas steering. When I checked my sisters VIN # to her car, it lists 2 recalls, one being the epas steering and the other being the airbag recall that was a major issue as well. We are not concerned with this being the cause of my sisters accident. We are concerned with the epas steering and have done extensive research on the recall, enough to know that this is what malfunctioned in her vehicle and caused her to crash, killing her.

I got a slow flat while driving my 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, which engaged the "low tire pressure" warning on the in-dash message center. Soon after that notification appeared the "service power steering now" (in red text, so definitely not good) and "service advancetrac" (in yellow) messages followed. I pulled into a gas station to check the tire, and upon restarting the car realized I now had no power steering. After changing the tire the messages remained and power steering was still gone. I drove the hobbled car (luckily in a straight line) to the nearby huntersville Ford dealership, where it sits in the overnight lot now awaiting the bad news. How is such a dangerous issue, already identified within the same product line and generation, not being dealt with equally across the lineup?.

As I was driving to the store the power steering service light came on and the service advance trac and it become hard to steer. . So now its parked because dealership said it would cost $1500 to fix which I don't have . . After research most models just 2011 and up have this recall. I think 2010 should also be a recall their are several complaints about it.

I was just driving along on a city street going about 40 mph, and all of a sudden all the dashboard lights lit up, and I couldn't break very easily. I was in the middle of traffic, and I was worried someone was going to hit me, or I wasn't going to be able to break if someone cut me off. My car had been so reliable until that moment. My car didn't break the way it always did. It took a lot more pressure to break than normal, and the breaking was very delayed. I had a few very close calls, before I could pull over. It was scary! the dealership had to replace my abs module and my hydraulic control unit, which was very expensive. I know the NHTSA is looking into many complaints of the same issue for 2010 Ford fusions. If other vehicles are having the same issue, this should be a recall!.

While driving approximately 35 mph on a city street the advance trac warning light came on followed by messages to "service advancetrac" and "service power steering now". I was able to drive home safely without any real difficulty, but when I attempted to move the car the next morning the power steering was inoperable and I had to have the car towed to the dealership because I felt it would be unsafe to drive due to steering unresponsiveness. Dreading the diagnosis and cost to repair.

While on travel, I went to start my car and got a warning message that the power steering needed to be serviced. There was no earlier indication (noise, periodic failure, etc. ) that power steering was on the way out. Thankfully I was not driving at the time. Online research revealed a recall for nearly all later models 2011-2015, but not mine for the exact same issue.

Today from a stop, turning right out of parking lot on to city street into right most lane, during acceleration in turn, power steering lost; followed immediately by several audible warning tones and message center reporting service advancetrac and service steering. While caught of guard, was able with effort to straighten vehicle, and recover without incident. At next light, put car in park, turned vehicle off and then back on. Immediately received warning tones and message center reporting service advancetrac and service power steering now. Vehicle as no power assist and effort is high to steer vehicle. Not clear how both systems "failed" at same time. But loss of safety feature for stability control and increased effort to steer requires more response time for routine and if required evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision. The mileage is approximately 28,600 miles, and this is the first issues with this vehicle. Last routine maintenance and multi-point inspection was completed at 24,200 at dealer in April.

I was driving normal and all the sudden my power steering went out and I got two alarms on my dash. Service power steering now, and traction control warning.

Power steering and advancetrac failed during driving. The steering wheel suddenly became very hard to turn. I barely could avoid a collision. In an earlier event, the hybrid system malfunctioned and the car accelerated with maximum electric power despite the foot being off the accelerator. The vehicle could be stopped and and worked again normally after turning off the ignition key.

When car is backing out of parking spot sometimes it doesn't beep to let you know a car is coming. Sometimes it beeps when no car or person is around.

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This car is the second Fusion Hybrid I have. The 2015 and 2016 hybrid titanium had the same issues. I changed one for the other in hope the problem would be gone. Almost everytime I drive in low speeds, circa 15mph up to 30mph on unleveled pavement with setts the following lights turn advance trac, abs, hill assistant control. Whilst those lights are on, none of those functions works. As it happened in 2015 and still happens in my 2016. I've complaint to Ford, but they never gave me a solution. I believe it is software problems in abs module. But no up to date calibration files have resolved this issue. It happens frequently, so I will input the first time it happened with the older car (2015). I know that NHTSA have been investigating a similar issue with 2009 to 2011 fusions. But I have no idea about the closure of those cases neither whether there is any other investigation going on. I live in brazil, but here, the government and Ford do not care about customers as USA cares. So I hope that an investigation in USA could oblige Ford of brazil make the repairs to fusions sold here as well. I will input an address of relatives who live in san francisco. My phone will begin with +553.

Lost power steering and the advance track system. The steering wheel was to hard to turn for my wife and made the car undriveable. It was trailered to a dealer for repair. This a common problem for this year and very costly to fix.

Power steering first failed in the beginning of November 2013. There was 20083 miles on the vehicle. We were driving the car in our subdivision and all of a sudden alarms started and the car was very hard to steer. We were able to force steer the car back home. We shut off the vehicle and started it up again and the power steering started working again. The alarms and warning lights also went off. We brought the vehicle in to our local Ford dealer and they indicated there was nothing wrong. We then had a second event on February 21, 2015 where the power steering failed again. The mileage was 40163. We shut off the vehicle and started it up again and the power steering started working again. The alarms and warning lights also went off. We brought the vehicle in to our local Ford dealer and they indicated there was nothing wrong again. On March 12, 2015 multiple alarms activated and we completely lost power steering and almost got in to an accident due to heavy traffic and the inability to steer the car properly. We were very close to a Ford dealer and was able to force steer the vehicle into the parking lot where we were then assisted by the service department. Diagnostics indicated motor rotation angle sensor internal electronic failure and failure of electronic steering system. The epas system was found to be defective and several parts needed to be replaced.

This is 3rd of 3 complaints because car was taken to dealer three times for three incidents with same symptoms. (I don't recall the temperature. Wunderground. Com recorded 10 deg f as the low. ) as with the first incident on Feb 16, the following occurred: started car from being cold overnight. Let engine run no more than 3 minutes prior to backing out of drive way. Made two successful stops. Drove 3/8 mile from last stop while traveling at 30 mph. Slowed to make right turn on desired street because traffic light was green. While turning brake warning light illuminated. Abs failure, stability control and traction control failure lights illuminated. Vehicle was very hard to stop with foot brake. Loss of all power assistance for stopping. But was easier to stop since repair from previous repairs on 2/16/15 and 2/23/15. Dealer recorded abs system test and diagnostic pinpoint test for the third time, contacted hotline id 108388128, for abnormal diagnostic pinpoint testing, connector access, c135 and c1602, performing abs bleeding and calibration twice, with abnormal circuit testing, load test while measuring voltage drop across circuits cca22 and vca22, per hotline, both elements are bright with no measured voltage drop, also abnormal road testing and verification due to intermittent concerns, before and after repairs, replaced the abs control module, performed programmable module installation and calibration again, ppt, p8, road test, verified repairs. Currently, with 28673 miles on March 21, the vehicle has performed flawlessly since this 3rd of 3 service visits.

This is 2nd of 3 complaints because the car was taken to the dealer three times for three incidents with same symptoms. Temperature was -3 deg f exactly as was on the previous complaint. Started car from being cold overnight. Let engine run no more than 3 minutes prior to backing out of drive way. After two successful stops and while accelerating to around 15 - 20 mph, brake warning light illuminated. Abs failure, stability control and traction control failure lights illuminated (left off stability control warning from previous report). Vehicle was very hard to stop with foot brake. But was easier to stop since repair from previous week on 2/16/15. Dealer recorded abs system test, c0022, abs pinpoint test p, circuit test brake booster solenoid, intermittent brake booster solenoid operation per ppt p6, replaced the brake booster assembly per ppt p7.

While driving at 30 mph, service advance trac lights came on dash, followed by red service power steering light on dash, then service power steering now light and loss of power steering. Extremely difficult to steer into parking space. Not drivable. Towed to dealer. Supposedly repaired after 3 days at dealer. Six days later same thing happened, still in my driveway, not yet towed back to dealer.