2012 FORD FOCUS Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

POWER STEERING FAILED 10.26.2019. WIFE HAD MENTIONED TO SERVICE ADVISOR THAT SHE HAD A WARNING MSG ABOUT A YEAR AGO DURING A NORMAL SERVICING OF HER VEHICLE AND ASKED FOR SOMEONE TO DO A CHECK ON IT. THE RESULT WAS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE EPAS AND THERE WAS NO WRITTEN INSTRUCTION ON HER SERVICE INVOICE WHICH IS ODD, BECAUSE SHE SPECIFICALLY ASK THAT THE EPAS BE CHECK WHILE THEY WERE DOING HER OIL CHANGE. OVER THE LAST YEAR THE WARNING MSG CAME BACK USUALLY DURING EXTREME CHANGES OF WEATHER. MY WIFE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE SHE HAS SERVICE WORK DONE TO REPORT ADDITIONAL WARNING MSGS. THE SERVICE REP ASKED MY WIFE TO DESCRIBE WHAT THE MSG WAS AND WHEN IT OCCURRED. THE SERVICE REP ACTED AS IF HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SAID HE WOULD NOTE IT. THIS FAILURE ON 10.26.2019 OCCURRED WHEN I JUST LEFT...

YESTERDAY I TURNED MY CAR ON AND WAS ALERTED TO A 'STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION.' WHEN THIS WARNING HAS COME ON BEFORE, I'VE TURNED THE CAR OFF/ON AGAIN AND THE WHEEL EVENTUALLY UNLOCKS. BUT YESTERDAY THE WHEEL STAYED LOCKED AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP (VISALIA, CA FORD) SAYS THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR CLOSE TO $2800. THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF ANY RECALL FOR THE ISSUE. I'VE NEVER HAD THE WARNING COME ON WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, BUT I BELIEVE IT HAS COME ON AS I'VE STARTED MY VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. MY FOCUS HAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000 MILES ON IT.

IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2019, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT 4 SEPARATE TIMES, WITH ABOUT A WEEK BETWEEN EACH INCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND AN INFORMATION BOX POPPED UP IN THE DASH AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FAULT. AS I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THOUGH THE WARNING DISAPPEARED, AND THE POWER STEERING RE-ENGAGED. THE OTHER THREE TIMES IT WENT OUT WERE ALL IN THE MORNING AS WELL, BUT THE POWER STEERING DID NOT COME BACK ON AS I WAS BACKING OUT. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO COME BACK ON. SO FAR IN OCTOBER 2019, THE INCIDENT HAS REPEATED 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN THE MORNING, AND THE INCIDENT WAS RESOLVED BY RE-STARTING THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME WAS A NEARLY IDENTICAL...

THE POWER STEERING RECENTLY STARTED FAILING ON OUR 2012 FORD FOCUS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. ONLINE OTHER OWNERS REPORT FAILURES OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE. THIS ISSUE WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES IN 2015 (HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2015/12/25/AUTOMOBILES/FORD-FOCUS-STEERING-PROBLEM-PROMPTS-MANY-COMPLAINTS-BUT-NO-INQUIRY.HTML) OUR ISSUE HAS ONLY PRESENTED ITSELF TO DATE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, WITH THE ABILITY TO RESET AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND THEN BACK ON A FEW MOMENTS LATER. THE REPAIRS INCLUDE REMOVING THE STEERING MODULE ELEMENT AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $3,000, MORE THAN HALF OF THE RESALE VALUE OF THE CAR. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS DEVICE AS OF MY INTERACTIONS THIS WEEK.

I WAS DRIVING ON A TENNESSEE STATE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 66 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. IT WAS VERY VERY HARD TO GET THE CAR OVER TO A SHOULDER AND AVOID A WRECK. IT HAS SINCE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND NEEDED A TOW. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG, AND JUST SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND HAS NOT BEEN RIGHT SINCE.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. DASH HAS A WARNING THAT SAYS POWER ASSIST FAULT CONTACT SERVICE CENTER. CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I WAS PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HAND TO SLAM THE BRAKES TO STOP FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR.

I OWN A 2012 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS EXPERIENCES A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES. HOWEVER, I AM SPECIFICALLY WRITING TODAY ABOUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. IT HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR UP, OFTEN TIMES REQUIRING ME TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. THE CAR WILL ALSO NOTE A 'STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTION' ERROR MESSAGE. I'VE REACHED OUT TO FORD WHO WILL NOT REPAIR.

STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THIS ISSUES IS COVERED UNDER SEVERAL OTHER RECALLS. MY CAR HAS 77KMILES AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING STEETING ISSUES. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE A 700$ PART DUE TO FORDS PARTS ISSUES. ALTERING THE MEDIA TO THIS ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUES AND REPAIRS AS THIS IS NO FAULT ON THE DRIVERS PARTS. I WILL BE TAKING THIS UP FURTHER IF THIS I NOT HANDLED AND COVERED UNDER A RECALL.

STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.

SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM ELECTRONIC STEERING COMPONENT. SIMILAR ISSUES DESCRIBED ON LINE. SEEMS LIKE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

POWER STEERING DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN STARTING THE CAR. IF IT'S SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED IT USUALLY RESETS. ONLY HAPPENS AT INITIAL STARTUP SO FAR, BUT I'M CONCERNED IT'S GETTING MORE FREQUENT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHY. OR WHERE IT HAPPENS. THANKFULLY IT'S FIXED WITH RESTARTING SO FAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MATT BOWERS FORD (3724 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, METAIRIE, LA 70002, (504) 887-8410) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $3,000. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RECALL WAS LINKED TO SEVERAL OTHER FORD VEHICLE'S; HOWEVER, THE FORD FOCUS WAS NOT INCLUDED DESPITE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, "ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE REQUIRED" APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PERRY FORD OF NATIONAL CITY (2050 NATIONAL CITY BLVD, NATIONAL CITY, CA 91950) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE AT STARTUP. INITIALLY, THIS WAS INTERMITTENT AND RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE. EVENTUALLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY DESPITE RESTARTING THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING FAILED ONLY ON STARTUP, NOT WHEN DRIVING.

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING AND HAD FORTUNATELY JUST PULLED OVER AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON LOCKING UP THE STEERING AND MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. WE GOT IT OVER TO QUICK LANE ( A FORD AFFILIATED SERVICE CENTER BY OUR HOME AND AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE DOCUMENTATION ANALYZED THE PROBLEM AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK AND REPROGRAM THE MODULE. THIS COST US $2530.24. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET AND AS YOU ARE AWARE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. WE WERE SURPRISED THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATE TO THIS, AND IF THERE IS I WASN'T AWARE OF OR MADE AWARE OF IT.

INFORMED THAT THE STEERING ASSIST HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING. LUCKILY SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART AND HAVE THE STEERING FUNCTION PROPERLY.

WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS, A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD: "STEERING ASSIST DISABLED". THE WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE. RATHER, I RESTART THE CAR, AND THE MESSAGE GOES AWAY. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO SCHOOL, IT COULD RESULT IN A POTENTIAL CRASH. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.

I BOUGHT A 2012 FOCUS SEL WITH 43000 MILES ON 1/15/2014. DROVE FROM NC. TO CA. 2 MONTHS LATER AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM THEN 6 MONTHS AFTER HAVING I WOULD GET RANDOM ALERTS SAYING "STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" BUT I COULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WOULD GO AWAY. WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME UP YOU LOST ALL STEERING ASSIST AND GOES INTO MANUAL. ON THUR. SEPT. 26, 2019, AT 630AM AS I STARTING DRIVING DOING ABOUT 25 MPH IT CAME N AND I LOST ALL STEERING. AS I SLOWED DOWN AND STARTED A TURN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND WENT UP THE CURB AND HIT A CINDER BLOCK WALL. NO DAMAGE TO THE WALL OTHER THEN SCRAPPED PAINT. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND KNEW MY TIME WAS COMING BUT HOPED FORD WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE FOCUS AS WELL AS...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING WILL DISENGAGE! PARKED THE VEHICLE AFTER GETTING HOME SAFELY THE CAR NOW SAYS POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION AND THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. I CAN NOT GET ANY ANSWERS FROM FORD!

BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR OUR GRANDSON TO DRIVE TO WORK. ON SEPT 21 2019 HE WAS LEAVING WORK IN WALMART PARKING LOT WHEN HIS STEERING BECAME TO HARD FOR HIM TO DRIVE. HAD TO GO PICK HIM UP AT 11:00 PM THE ROAD HE DRIVES IS VERY CURVY WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS FOR HIM TO TRY DRIVING HOME . I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ITS A SHAME THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE FORD MOTOR CO FIXES THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ERROR MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,300. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IS DISPLAYING ON THE DASH "STEERING ASSIST FAULT, REQ'D SERVICE". BOTTOM LINE, THE POWER STEERING IS GONE. CAN BARELY MAKE ANY TURNS OR PARK. THIS DISPLAY HAS COME UP SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES IN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, MAYBE TWO YEARS BUT THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE DISPLAY DISAPPEARED AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. I ASKED FORD MECHANICS ABOUT THIS BUT THEY SAID UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS PRESENT WHEN I HAD THE CAR IN FOR OTHER SERVICE THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS TIME, THE DISPLAY HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY AUTOMOBILE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS 2012. A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME THING. WITH THIS PROBLEM SO COMMON, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HILLER FORD (414-425-1000, LOCATED AT 6455 S 108TH ST, FRANKLIN, WI 53132) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

IT HAS ONLY BEEN A MONTH SINCE I BOUGHT MY FORD FOCUS. AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF 6 TIMES ALREADY. I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING IT ANYWHERE. I READ STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS WHEN THEIR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF. IT ONLY HAPPENS TO ME WHEN I AM IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT I AM SCARED OF WHAT WOULD I DO IF THE WHEEL LOCKS ITSELF WHEN I AM DRIVING.

TAKARA RECALL THERE IS A "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" MESSAGE THAT COMES RANDOMLY. THE STEERING IS REALLY TOUGH TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING, WENT TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY SAFETY RECALLS ON IT BUT THERE ISN'T. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES RANDOMLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IS NOT VERY SAFE.

WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE MY PARKING SPOT, I HAD ZERO POWER STEERING AND A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH. NO WARNING, IT WAS FINE WHEN I PARKED IT 4 HOURS EARLIER. NOW, THE DEALER SAYS I NEED AN ENTIRE NEW RACK AND PINION TOTALING $1,560 WITH LABOR. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS? COULD THIS ALSO CAUSE THE TERRIBLE VIBRATION IN THIS CAR I'VE FELT SINCE WE BOUGHT IN APRIL? I'VE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND IT WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE.

WHILE DRIVING CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHILE IN A CURVE THE STEERING ASSIST QUIT WORKING. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO FORD OF MURFREESBORO (1550 NW BROAD ST, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129, (615) 713-1436) FOR UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED AS WE WERE PULLING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. IT STARTED BY MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN THE STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO TURN SO WE HAD IT TOWED. WE ARE AWARE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM ON THE FORD FOCUS BUT NEITHER NHTSA OR FORD HAS PLACED RECALL ON THIS ISSUE MEANWHILE FOCUS DRIVERS HAVE BEEN SPENDING AN AVERAGE OF $1500. TO $2000. TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. SHAME ON YOU BOTH

POWER STEERING DOES NOT ENGAGE AT VEHICLE START. RECEIVED AN ERROR ABOUT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. RESTART OR WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND IT STARTS WORKING. SEEMS TO ONLY BE AT POWER ON, BUT IF HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS, PERHAPS EVERY 10TH START. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AT A COST OF $2500.

SON RETURNING TO COLLEGE NOTICED STEERING WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN. CALLED ME AND I HAD HIM PULL OVER AND CHECK HIS TIRES. NOTHING IDENTIFIED. BUT WHEN HE TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE INTERSTATE THE STEERING FAILED AND HE RAN OFF INTO A GRASSY AREA. HE AGAIN CHECKED EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE CAR TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE CAR HE RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT STATING STEERING FAILURE SERVICE REQUIRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. COMPLETE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. $3000. A LITTLE SEARCHING FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURES ON THE FOCUS. SOME FORD MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THE FOCUS BEEN LEFT OFF OF THESE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECALLS? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE TO GET FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING?

THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN LOCKING UP ON MY VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY... IT HAPPENS WHEN I START THE CAR AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING. THE LIGHTS COME ON TELLING ME THAT THE POWER ASSIST ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE. THIS IS VERY SCARY TO BE TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

BOUGHT USED FROM FORD DEALER MID-MAY 2019. BY LAST WEEK IN AUGUST 2019 THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING & LOST POWER STEERING RIGHT AWAY. NEXT TIME IT RAN FINE, THEN WENT OUT AGAIN IN TOWN DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.JUST GOT INTO SERVICE CENTER AT DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT & IT NEEDS $1900 OF WORK, ABOUT $1100 IN PARTS ALONE. AS A NEW COLLEGE GRADUATE, I WAS HOPING TO HAVE A CAR WITH NO MAJOR REPAIRS NEEDED. NOTICED OTHER FORD CAR MODELS AROUND 2012 HAVE HAD RECALLS DUE TO STEERING & ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR.

HAVE SEEN 2 RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE INVOLVING THE LOCKS/LATCHES,FUEL PROBLEMS, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TWICE TODAY FOR NO REASON.

ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED CAR WENT INTO SAFETY MODE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ALOT WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STEERING FAILED THANKFULLY ONLY GOING 35 OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE POWER ASSIST STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. MCFARLAND FORD SALES INC (LOCATED AT 151 PORTSMOUTH AVE, EXETER, NH 03833, (603) 772-5953) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CASE NUMBER: CAS-24090379 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE ELECTRIC-ASSIST POWER STEERING HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. RANDOMLY WHEN I START THE CAR AND I GET AN ALERT ON THE DASH ABOUT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM ALONG WITH THE ORANGE SAFETY ALERT ICON. THE CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART. USUALLY, THIS CLEARS THE ERROR AND BRINGS THE POWER STEERING BACK ONLINE. I HAVE OCCASIONALLY HAD TO RESTART THE CAR MORE THAN ONCE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND WHILE DRIVING. WE HAD TO PULL OVER AND HE RESTARTED THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE POWER STEERING BACK ONLINE. IT IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND IS TO THE POINT WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FIX WHICH WILL COST US OVER $2500.

UPON STARTING UP MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ON THE DASH DISPLAY IT SAID 'STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQ'D' I AM NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE WHEEL OR DRIVE MY CAR WHATSOEVER. THE CAR IS USUALLY OKAY TO DRIVE ONCE RESTARTED, BUT THIS TIME IT WON'T GO AWAY THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS WHEN I JUST TOOK OFF FROM THE CURB AND WAS DRIVING FINE BUT WHEN I WENT TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN THE SAME PROMPT APPEARED AND THE STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET SO I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR AND MOVE IT.

POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHICH COULD CAUSE A WRECK BECAUSE IT IS HARD OR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON THE INTERSTATE AND YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND TRY AND GET OUT OF THE WAY TO THE SHOULDER. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. I HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE.

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP INTERMITTENTLY - EVEN WHEN DRIVING AND IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. SO FAR IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 45MPH. THE LIGHTS COME ON, THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS BUT IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAIT A MINUTE AND START BACK UP IT WORKS FINE.

RECENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN I START MY CAR I HAVE NO STEERING AND I SEE A WARNING MESSAGE COME UP ON THE DASH THAT THE STEERING IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART, IT SEEMS TO WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. I AM SCARED THAT I AM GOING TO LOSE MY STEERING WHILE DRIVING.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS LEAVING THE STORE WHEN MY STEERING LOCKED UP OUT OF NOWHERE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK INTO MY PARKING SPOT AND PARK, INSTEAD OF MY 7 YEAR OLD AND I DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD AND CRASHING. I HAVE SEEN 1000'S OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS FOR PEOPLE DRIVING AND CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL ONCE IT LOCKS LIKE MYSELF. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST!

STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AFTER STARTING UP MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED AS IT SHOULD. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE ELECTRONIC RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON ISSUE (THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE), YET NO RECALL FROM FORD. DISCOURAGING.

FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS). THE SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3K. THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED MAKING DRIVING NOT POSSIBLE. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN GOING IN AN OUT OF SERVICE. UPON START UP IT WOULD NOT WORK AND THEN BEGIN WORKING A SHORT TIME LATER. FINALLY IT HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE FORD DEALER SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT, IT IS NOT BEING RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATT BOWERS FORD (LOCATED AT 3724 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, METAIRIE, LA 70002, (504) 887-8410) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *JS

POWER STEERING GETS VERY STIFF WHEN STARTING CAR. WAS INTERMITTENT BUT RECENTLY MORE FREQUENT.

STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING AND POWER STEERING LOCKS UP. CAR LEFT ME STRANDED WITH MY 2 KIDS. AFTER STARTING THE CAR, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT POPS UP AND STEERING IS LOCKED. RESTARTED AND IT FIXED. WENT TO MY NEXT LOCATION AND STARTED THE CAR AND NO STEERING WHATSOEVER. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT. FORD SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.

1) WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. NEVER WORKED AGAIN AFTER THAT. 2) WHILE DRIVING IN CITY AND HIGHWAY POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING GENERALLY FIXES THIS ISSUE. 3) WHILE DRIVING IN CITY VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND GAVE NOTICE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS SAFELY POSSIBLE AS TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING. WAS STUCK ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR 30 MINUTES AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE AND SHUTTING OFF BEFORE COULD START AND COMPLETE DRIVE TO WORK. AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE NOW AS THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES BEFORE THAT. CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND IS INCLUDED IN THE FORD TRANSMISSION CLASS ACTION.

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SEL HAS AN ISSUE WHERE A YELLOW ICON WILL COME UP ON THE DASH THEN DISPLAY ANOTHER ICON SAYING THAT THERE IS A STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION AND THAT SERVICE IS NEEDED. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE AND LITERALLY TAKES ALL OF YOUR POWER TO GET IT TO MOVE. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF IT WILL WORK BUT ALWAYS COMES UP WITH THAT ICON AGAIN. THIS HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! I AM NOT TRYING TO DIE WHILE I DRIVE MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD. FORD ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL AFTER THE CAR WOULD SHUTTER WHEN GOING INTO FIRST GEAR. NOW, A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND JUST AS BAD. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO FORD THEY...