2012 FORD FOCUS Steering Problems

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON PUBLIC ROAD. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 927,008.

THREADS ON THE OUTER TIE ROD END STRIPPED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. TIE ROD END CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING! CALLED SEVERAL LOCAL PARTS DEPARTMENTS AND FUNNY THING IS THEY REPORT THAT'S THE USUAL SIDE THAT IS AFFECTED. EVERY STORE IN A 20 MILE RADIUS HAD RIGHT TIE RODS BUT NO LEFT.

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS, THEN THE REVERSE WENT OUT..TALKED TO 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS..ASKED ABOUT MY WARRANTY THEN SAID NO RECALLS ON THIS AND OUT OF WARRANTY WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET..SO I DID HAVE AN OUTSIDE WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS COVERED..SO I PAID AAMCO TO FIX IT..3500.00 AND 2 MONTHS LATER I AM AT ANOTHER AAMACO (BECAUSE OF THEIR WARRANTY) THE NEW AAMACO PLACE SAYS TRANSMISSION SHOT NEED A NEW ONE..ABOUT 5 GRAND..SO..NO WE DROVE IT BACK HOME AND PUT HER TO PASTURE..I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK ON ALL WORK DONE..AND NOT DONE..BUT WE TRAVEL FOR MY HUSBAND'S JOB..SO MY PAPERWORK IS HOME IN TX..WE ARE NOW IN TN..FOR A FEW WEEKS.MY CAR ACTED UP BADLY , HOT TRANSMISSION, HAD TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO GET IT TO THE SHOP.. ALSO..WOULD BE GREAT IF IT AT LEAST HAD A DIP STICK TO CHECK...

POWER STEERING FAILURE AT STARTUP. INITIALLY, THIS WAS INTERMITTENT AND RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING WHILE ACTUALLY DRIVING. THE RIDICULOUS PART IS I AM ONE OF OVER 700 COMPLAINTS AND NOBODY HAD REQUIRED A RECALL TO FORD. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE MORE AND MORE LOSS OF LIFE AS IT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SURE. IT IS A OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

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.

1ST TIME - WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT OF RIGHT. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AS IT LOCKED UP WHILE TRYING TO SWITCH LANES. STAYING IN THE LANE AND COMING TO A LIGHT I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN ON, AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. MONTHS LATER 2ND TIME - MY CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. WHEN TURNING ON MY CAR TO BACK OUT AN ALERT TURNED ON SAYING STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION, AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES I WAS THEN ABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL. 3RD TIME - MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED ON THE STREET. (LATER THE SAME DAY) WHEN TURNING ON MY CAR TO PULL OFF AN ALERT TURNED ON SAYING STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION, AND I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND "POWER STEERING FAILED" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VAN BORTEL FORD, INC. (71 MARSH RD, EAST ROCHESTER, NY 14445, (585) 586-4415) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR FAILED AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

DROVE MY CAR TO A DESTINATION AND WHEN LEAVING, I GOT IN MY CAR, STARTED THE ENGINE AND WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE, MY STEERING WAS EXTREMELY ALTERED. TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE THINKING IT MAY BE IN A RUT. SAME ISSUE, STEERING WAS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. TURNED CAR OFF TO EXPLORE UNDER THE HOOD. NO POWER STEERING FLUID UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER SEARCHING THE OWNERS MANUEL AND LOOKING ON LINE SITTING IN 100 DEGREE HEAT I ATTEMPTED AGAIN AND STEERING WAS FINE. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN A WEEKS TIME AND ALL I CAN THINK OF IS WHAT HAPPENS IF IT LOOSES POWER STEERING WHILE I'M ON THE FREEWAY, OR IF I HAVE MY GRAND BABIES WITH, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN? WHAT IF.... PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY LOST THEIR LIFE. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET STILL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE STEERING WENT OUT .I THE CAR WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ,I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME THANK GOD I WASN'T IN TRAFFIC YET. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR IT RESET ITSELF, AND CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME TO POINT I CAN'T DRIVE IT AT ALL IT'S TOO HARD TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. FORD SAID IT WOULD BE 2245.00 TO FIX IT THAT THERE IS NO RECALL OR ANYTHING, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY AND IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL I'M TRYING TO SAVE MONEY TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT IT'S HARD BEING WITHOUT YOUR CAR DEPENDING ON OTHER PEOPLE OR CATCHING A BUS THE FORD DEALERSHIP DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME MY DIAGNOSIS REPORT EVEN THOUGH I PAID 115.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT'S NOT RIGHT EITHER THEY GAVE...

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING LIGHT UPON CRANKING THE CAR, STEERING WHEEL IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN BUT NOT LOCKED UP. CAR HESITATES/SPUTTERS AT ACCELERATION FROM STOP

POWER STEERING FAILURE, NO LONGER HAS POWER STEERING MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANUER VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR FLASHED RIGHT BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HOLMAN FORD MAPLE SHADE (571 NJ-38, MAPLE SHADE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08052, (888) 722-6721). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TOWED, DIAGNOSED, OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. STEERING WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. SHOULD BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY. THIS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS AND EVEN LEAD TO DEATH.

TAKATA RECALL STARTED CAR AND DASH LIGHT INDICATED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE, "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. SERVICE NOW" ALSO GOT POWER STEERING ASSIST ERROR MESSAGE EARLIER IN THE MONTH.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING..RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING DEALER HAD TO CHANGE COMPLETE STEERING RACK TOLD US IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE IT IS SAME RACK THAT WAS FAULTY.FORD HAS NOT MADE CHANGES TO THIS SYSTEM OR ORDERED A RECALL

THE POWER STEERING FOR A WHILE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT 1 MONTH AGO THAT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.

TAKATA RECALL I NOTICED THAT THIS VEHICLE "CHUGS" WHEN IT IS SITTING IDLE, AND THAT SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS IF IT WANTS TO STALL WHILE IDLING. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL OUT FOR THIS ISSUE BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED OF IT. IT SAYS THAT 10/22/2018 THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. ONTO THE NEXT ISSUE, WITHOUT WARNING MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE (THIS CAR IS MY DAILY DRIVER) AND THEN I BEGAN TO HEAR WHINING WHENEVER I WOULD TURN! HELP!

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET !!! THE INTERNET IS TEAMING WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS VEHICLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE NHTSA TAKES ACTION ?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THE CONTACT CALLED DENNY MENHOLT FORD (LOCATED AT 50 FORD LN, BUTTE, MT 59701, (406) 494-6333) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE STRENGTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT "STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, MALUFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT CAME UPON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WAYNE AKERS FORD (2000 10TH AVE N, LAKE WORTH, FL 33461, (800) 749-8875) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW STEERING GEAR WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID. *BF 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

THE POWER ASSISTING WHEEL STEERING HAS MALFUNCTION AND LEADS TO VERY DIFFICULT WHEEL TURNING. IT INCREASE THE RISK OF ACCIDENT WHEN THE MALFUNCTION WAS SUDDENLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON ROAD. FORD FRANCHISE DEALER STORE HAS VERIFIED THAT THIS ISSUE HAPPENS ON 2012-2014 FORD FUSION AND FOCUS AND THE ISSUE HAPPENS WITHOUT CAR BEING HIT OR INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. FORD HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCED RECALLS FOR 2011-2014 ESCAPE, EXPLORER, AND MARINER FOR POWER STEERING DEFECT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME SITUATION DESCRIBED FOR THOSE RECALLS. THEREFORE FOCUS SHOULD BE IANOTHER MODEL OF FORD VEHICLES THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATION FOR POWER STEERING DEFECT AND BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR. MORE COMPLAINTS FROM FOCUS OWNERS ONLINE: HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FOCUS/2012/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FAILURE.SHTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. COULD NOT STEER CAR. ELECTRONIC CONTROL IS LOCATED BY EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH HEAT CAUSED UNIT TO FAIL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD HAS RECALLED THE STEERING UNIT ON OTHER MODEL, BUT NOT ON FOCUS. COST $2160 TO REPAIR. TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AT LOW SPEEDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HAD IT INTO FORD SEVERAL TIMES TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY STATE IT IS WITHIN PARAMETERS OF THIS DUAL CLUTCH TYPE TRANSMISSION. FORD HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TRANSMISSION BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE MINE UNDER WARRANTY.

STEERING BEINGS TO LOCK INTERMITTENTLY DURING DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS DURING DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL THEN BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN UPON START UP. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NEARING A CURVE TO EXIT WHEN ISSUE HAPPENED. THIS CAR CANNOT BE OPERATED WITHOUT POWER STEERING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS ELDERY, SICK, EVEN A NORMAL PERSON. THE WHEEL JUST WONT BUDGE. I AM TRYING TO SECURE FUNDS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED NECK PAINS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO AN EMBANKMENT, CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE, AND FLIPPED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 85507869 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS21646310. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION ON CONSOLE DISPLAY UPON START OF VEHICLE. STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND VEHICLE POSES A SERIOUS HAZARD IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING. RECALL IS ISSUED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM ON OTHER MODELS, YET NO RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE FOCUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. STUART POWELL FORD LINCOLN MAZDA (225 S DANVILLE BYPASS, DANVILLE, KY 40422, (859) 236-8917) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED STEERING FAILURES SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

OWNER OF A 2012 FORD FOCUS 4D SE, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING "POWER STEERING ASSIST". IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. GOING DOWN A CITY STREET AND LOST CONTROL IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO GET OFF THE STREET TO SAFETY. IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING I CAME CLOSE TO HITTING A CAR. TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF, FIGURED WORKS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES, THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST" WAS REMOVED THEN 10 MINUTES LATER THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST" ENGAGED AGAIN THIS TIME TURNING OFF THE FREEWAY. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. AFTER READING THE COST TO CORRECT THE ISSUE I WILL BE OUT $2000.00. IS FORD PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER TO CREATE ANOTHER REVENUE STREAM?? I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE!!!! 57K MILES

LOSS OF POWER STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GORDIE BOUCHER FORD OF KENOSHA (8301 75TH ST, KENOSHA, WI 53142, (262) 697-0700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STEERING QUITS INTERMITTENTLY.. IT'S A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED SAFETY HAZARD AS I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. JUST ADDING ONE MORE TO THE LIST. DON'T SEE A FULL RECALL IN THE FUTURE BUT A LITTLE HELP WITH A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR WOULD BE NICE.

HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE POWER STEERING NOT FUNCTIONING UPON START UP. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BUT RESET AND WORKED UPON RESTARTING. OCCASIONALLY STEERING WILL TAKE EXTRA TIME, APPROX. 5 SECONDS, TO FUNCTION UPON STARTING HOWEVER YESTERDAY IT WOULD NOT RESET AND FUNCTION PROPERLY. HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 5 MILES WITH NO POWER STEERING. WORKED PROPERLY AFTER PARKING AND RESTARTING CAR AFTER APPROX. 15 MIN.

BOUGHT THIS USED FOR MY SON'S FIRST CAR. POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. ONLY 80000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MY INNOCENT BOY. RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!!

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CAR LOST STEERING ABILITY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. HE WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CRASHING, THOUGH REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TO MANEUVER THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC, AS STEERING REQUIRED FULL STRENGTH. THE STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION MESSAGE APPEARED AFTER THE 3RD INCIDENT WHEN HE STARTED THE CAR IN HIS DRIVEWAY. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW FORD CAN CAN CONTINUE TO ENDANGER DRIVERS AND OTHERS BY NOT RECALLING THIS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. THE EXACT SAME SYSTEM HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER MODELS TOTALING OVER 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES, PER A NEW YORKTIMES ARTICLE. THIS IS NOT A SMALL OR TRIVIAL PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, FORD MANUFACTURING HAS NOTIFIED DEALERS OF 'STEERING PROBLEMS' BUT FELL SHORT BY NOT INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE INJURED...

AFTER A 30 MILE DRIVE, I STOPPED TO FILL MY TANK. WHEN I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE, I RECEIVED A WARNING THAT THE POWER STEERING BOOST HAD FAILED. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DID NOT SEE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO DROP OFF MY PASSENGER, ALTHOUGH THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. AFTER MY FRIEND LEFT MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT RECURRED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND AT LEAST 200 OTHER INSTANCES OF SIMILAR EVENTS, LEADING TO A TOTAL FAILURE, AND A $1600 BILL FROM FORD FOR EACH OCCURRENCE. THERE IS A TSB WHICH EXISTS FOR THIS ISSUE, AND THERE WAS A RECALL OF OTHER FORD VEHICLES FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THE FOCUS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A SIMILAR ISSUE WHICH NECESSITATED THE RECALL OF 600K VEHICLES...

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURES. SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS MY WIFE AND I STARTED THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WARNING ON THE DASH INDICATED STEERING FAILURE. SOMETIMES TWO OR MORE RESTARTS WERE REQUIRED BEFORE THE WARNING WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. ALTHOUGH IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. MY RESEARCH ON THIS FAILURE SHOWED THAT ITS HIGHLY POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. FARTHER RESEARCH SHOWS THAT REPAIRS COULD COST AS MUCH AS $2,200.00

THE TRANSMISSION IS UNDER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. HAVING TROUBLE WITH SINCE BUYING IN 2012, STILL WAITING ON OUTCOME OF THAT. TODAY. MARCH 27, 2019, "STEERING WHEEL ASSIST- SERVICE NEEDED". STEERING OUT WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. I WORK I NEED A CAR. I WILL BE CALLING FORD TODAY. MY FORD FOCUS SE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, OVER 140,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LEAVE HOME FOR WORK TODAY. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE TIME CHANGES I THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT GOES BACK TO THE CORRECT TIME. ALSO IN THE PAST SOMETIMES IN WOULD NOT START. I WOULD WAIT A WHILE AND THEN IT WOULD START. IT HAS NOT DONE THAT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012. THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOCKED. AFTER TRYING MULTIPLE TIMES OF TURNING KEY ON/OFF I FINALLY CALLED THE MECHANIC TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP. AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS OF DIAGNOSIS IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING. WHY HAVE MULTIPLE OTHER FORD VEHICLES HAD A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE FOCUS?

AFTER TURNING ON IGNITION TO THE CAR A WARNING COMES UP "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN NEAR THE ODOMETER. THE STEERING WHEEL IS THEN VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE FIRST DAY OF THE ISSUE. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE I AM HAVING AND SOME HAVE REPORTED LOSING STEERING WHILE DRIVING SO I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY.

STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF, ALMOST JERKING AT TIMES, WHEN TURNING. FEELS LIKE IT TAKES A COUPLE SECONDS FOR THE STEERING TO CORRECT ITSELF LIKE THERE'S A DELAY FROM TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR ACTUALLY TURNING. DOES IT AT LOW CITY DRIVING SPEEDS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. WE DROVE IT SATURDAY, IT WAS FINE. IT DIDN'T GET USED SUNDAY, AND PROBLEM STARTED ON MONDAY MORNING. WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. NO WARNINGS ON DASH, NO INCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S THE STEERING GEAR AND IT WILL BE OVER $1500 TO FIX. MONEY I DON'T HAVE FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON A CAR THIS NEW. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT SO IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY LIKE...

OFF AND ON FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS GO OUT TO START THE CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE ATTEMPT TO BACK UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STUCK IT WILL NOT TURN AT ALL YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT 1 MIN AND THEN TRY AGAIN AND THEN IT RESUMES NORMAL, LAST SUMMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE MAIN HIGHWAY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THE NEXT MORNING START THE CAR AND APPEARS IN SCREEN DEFAULT ON THE L LIGHTING OPEN THE HOOD TO SEE ALL ELECTRICAL WIRES TO THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BURNT WHERE THE BULB CONNECTS TO THE WIRE AREAS HAD TO HAVE ALL WIRING REDONE AND ALSO NEW COMPLETE HEADLIGHTS, ALSO 2 YEARS AGO WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY CAR STALLS OUT I DRIFT TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY ATTEMPTED SEVERAL RESTARTS WOULD NOT RESTART HAD IT TOWED AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND RELAY SWITCH

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN TRAFFIC ON THE 5 FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES, A WARNING CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD STATING "STEERING ASSIST FAULT - SERVICE REQUIRED". AFTER THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED, A TURN IN THE ROAD WAS COMING UP AND I NOTED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO MAKE THE TURN. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO NURSE THE CAR BACK HOME WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR GOING OFF THE ROAD. TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE OCCURED TO MULTIPLE 2012 FOCUS VEHICLES AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED SIMILAR TO OTHER RECALLS FOR DIFFERENT FORD MODELS. LUCKILY MY CURRENT FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE CAR IS NOT A HAZARD TO DRIVE FOR BOTH MYSELF AND OTHER...

2012 FORD FOCUS IS VERY HARD TO STEER, AS IF IT HAS NO POWER STEERING. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING PUMP. I LEARNED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL STEERING. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT OTHER VEHICLE LIKE THE FOCUS HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MINE BUT YET THESE OTHER FOCUS'S HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT NOT MINE. WE FEAR THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

I HAVE A 2012 FORD FOCUS AT 93000 MILES, I STARTED THE CAR ONE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT POP UP ON THE SCREEN BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND I COULDN'T DRIVE IT DUE TO IT BEING NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AND IT'LL COST $2200 FOR THE REPAIRS. I'VE LOOK UP ONLINE AND FOUND MAN OTHERS LIKE ME WHO FACE THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR US TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY YOUR STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN.

STARTED MY CAR AND RECEIVED A POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE. TURN CAR OFF AND BACK IN AND IT GOES AWAY. HAPPENED THREE TIMES ONCE WHILE I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE IN AND TOLD IT WAS A GEAR THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS WAS A RECALL ON OTHER GODS BUT NOT MINE. OVER $2,000 TO FIX.

SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND YOU GO TO BACK UP OR EVEN PULL IN TO PARK THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO TURN IT. THE RADIO MAKES THIS HORRIBLE LOUD CRACKLING NOISE AND IMPOSES A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SPEAKERS CUT ON AND OFF WITHOUT YOU EVER TOUCHING THE STEREO SYSTEM, I FEEL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SENSITIVE HEARING OR EVEN THE ELDERLY IF IT HAPPENS TO THEM BECAUSE IT IS HORRIBLY LOUD AND EVEN WITH THE RADIO OFF IT STILL POPS AND SQUEAKS, ALSO THE CANISTER PURGE I JUST SPENT 700 LAST YEAR REPLACING FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH CAR JUST CUT OFF GOING DOWN THE 4OAD AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" ILLUMINATED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AT A SLOWER PACE TO HER DESTINATION. AFTER A WHILE, THE VEHICLE STEERING BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AUTO WORLD (2903 S SCATTERFIELD RD, ANDERSON, IN 46016) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

I STARTED MY CAR, BACKED IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WENT TO GO FORWARD AND THE STEERING, QUIT, VERY STIFF COULDNT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN STARTED IT BACK UP, AND THE STEERING WAS FINE, A FEW DAYS LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE GAS STATION, THEN AGAIN IN THE SUBDIVISION COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL TO GET BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS CAR HAS 40000 MILES ON IT, 1 OWNER, 1 DRIVER.