2013 FORD FOCUS Steering Problems

COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN YOU TURN ON THE CAR.... ON THE SCREEN APPEARS A MESSAGE SAYING 'STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM, PLEASE CONTACT SERVICE' AND THE WHEEL TURNS TO BE REALLY HARD TO MOVE, VERY DANGEROUS..... THE ONLY WAY TO FIXED ON THE MOMENT IS TO STOP.... TURN OFF THE CAR AND ON AGAIN. THIS IS A AUTOMATIC STEERING SYSTEM, THERE IS NO WAY TO ADD FLUID OR TRY TO FIX IT BY YOURSELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE STRENGTH TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DIEHL'S FORD SALES (11782 NATIONAL PIKE, GRANTSVILLE, MD 21536, (301) 895-5135) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GANLEY FORD WEST (16100 LORAIN AVE, CLEVELAND, OHIO) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER ASSIST STEERING MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND SEIZED. WESTLAND FORD (3450 WALL AVE, OGDEN, UT 84401, (801) 629-5500) WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND A MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY, WITH THE HELP OF THE MANUFACTURER, STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000...*BF CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 OCCURRENCES WITH POWER STEERING. FIRST TIME POWER STEERING DID NOT ROTATE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND REPROGRAMMED THE POWER ASSIST MODULE. SECOND TIME THE SAME LOCKED STEERING COLUMN ISSUE RECURRED. NEITHER EVENT WAS WHILE DRIVING. ?PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING LOST, DO NOT DRIVE". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JARRETT SCOTT FORD OF PLANT CITY (2000 E BAKER ST, PLANT CITY, FL 33563 (877) 751-9729) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I WENT TO LEAVE ONE DAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. IT CAME UNLOCKED ITSELF. WHILE WE WERE DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH THE POWER ASSIST LIGHT COMES ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. NO STEERING WHATSOEVER. MECHANIC CHECKED OUT AND ITS THE RACK AND PINION. NO RECALLS BUT ALL THESE SAME MODELS WITH THE SAME FAULTY STEERING. 97000 MILES. RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,853. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

THE STEERING ASSIST BECAME IN OPERABLE MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR. IT WAS PARKED AT THE TIME. BUT LEFT MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER STRANDED

STEERING WAS CATCHING WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO PUSH HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL PAST CERTAIN POINTS AS IT GOT CAUGHT AT CERTAIN POINTS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT ISSUE STOPPED BUT THE WHEEL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRICAL RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE AS ABOUT 93K MILES ON IT.

ELECTRIC STEERING RACK MALFUNCTIONS, FAILING TO COME ON, AND DISPLAYS 'STEERING FAULT' ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY. LATELY IT FAILS TO TURN ON EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE, ONLY WORKING AFTER I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT UNTIL RECENTLY IT WAS INFREQUENT. I AM NOW CONCERNED I WILL BE STRANDED OR THAT IT WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING, POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.

TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES N THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR CLANKS CAN'T REPLACE MOTOR HAVE TO REPLACE WHOLE RACK SYSTEM N AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING IT CAN LOCK UP N CAUSE A ACCIDENT

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT. LUCKY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FORWARD BACK INTO SPOT. STEERING FLUID AT APPROPRIATE LEVEL, MORE THAN JUST A FAIL IN POWER STEERING. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS LATER CAR WILL START AND EVEN GO INTO GEAR, BUT STEERING LOCKED.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. STEERING EFFORT WAS EXTREMELY HIGH DURING THIS PERIOD (FAR HIGHER THAN OLD MANUAL STEERING CARS). POWER ASSIST RECOVERED AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND RE-STARTING.

STEERING IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN. MESSAGE APPEARED THAT STATED STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE, IF I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 74000 MILES ON IT.

MY 2013 FORD FOCUS STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN LOCKING UP. I WAS DRIVING 75 ON A HIGHWAY AND MY WHEEL LOCKED UP. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, SPINNING SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE LANDING IN A DITCH WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT. WE WERE NOT HURT THANKFULLY, BUT IT HAS CAUSED SOME EMOTIONAL TRAUMA FOR MY SON WHO HAD TO RECEIVE COUNSELING. MY CAR WAS CHECKED BY PROFESSIONALS THROUGH FORD COLLISION CENER. I HAD TO GET NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT, ABOUT $1000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. SINCE NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY STEERING I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT. MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. IT THEN LOCKED UP COMPLETELY WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THAT ALMOST ENDED IN ANOTHER WRECK. IT IS THE STEERING MOTOR AND WILL COST ME $1800 TO FIX. I HAVE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,900.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A CITY STREET MY CAR JUST QUIT ON ME THE DASH INDICATED STEERING WHEEL DEFAULT, I STARTED THE CAR UP HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE FOUR WEEKS AGO HE DID THE SAME THING MY CAR HAD 77,767 MILES AT THE TIME.

RACK AND PINION PARTS GIVE OUT AT 60,000 MILES RESULTING IN POWER STEERING FAILURE. GAVE OUT WHILE STATIONARY.

HILL START ASSIST LIGHT UNAVAILABLE LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT CAME ON. CAR JOLTS IN IT'S OWN DIRECTION ALL OF A SUDDEN. CLUTCH PROBLEM ALSO. CAR ISN'T DRIVING PROPERLY OR SHIFTING IN GEARS PROPERLY. DRIVING CAR ON STREET. WHEN TURNING CAR WANTS TO GO IN IT'S OWN DIRECTION. SCARY.

MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY FORD FOCUS THAT I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL TANK COLLAPSING AND NEEDING TO REPLACE MOST OF THE COMPONENTS IN THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAD THE PURGE VALVE REPLACED AS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, HOPING THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT TO FIX MY CAR COMPLETELY, IT WOULD MOST LIKELY NEED A NEW FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, FUEL LINE AND OF COURSE THE PURGE VALVE ( WHICH I HAD REPLACED ). MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW OR WHY I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND FAILED TO MOVE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STALLED AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JONES FORD CASA GRANDE, 1932 N PINAL AVE, CASA GRANDE, AZ 85122) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,972.

CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND WHEN WE WENT TO LEAVE WE DID NOT HAVE ANY STEERING. CAR WAS FINE BEFORE WE PARKED IT.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, THE STEERING WHEEL IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.

ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO, UPON STARTING MY CAR AFTER BEING LEFT OVERNIGHT RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE OF "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE STEERING WAS NORMAL AGAIN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN TWICE OVER THE NEXT 5 MONTHS BUT IT ALWAYS CORRECTED ITSELF ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR. EARLIER THIS WEEK THE ERROR CAME ON AGAIN BUT WOULDN'T GO AWAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. WITH DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AFTER SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST SHY OF 78,000 MILES ON IT.

BOUGHT THIS CAR - HAD LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WERE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. STEERING ASSIST FAULT/MALFUNCTION WAS HAPPENING. YOU'D SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD FIX ITSELF. THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT COME ONE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND SHE COULD NO LONGER STEER THE VEHICLE. THANK GOD SHE WASN'T INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND WAS CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL-KNOWN DEFECT IN THE FORD CARS AND FORD IS OFFERING NO HELP TO FIX THE ISSUES. THEY ARE GOING TO GET SUED BECAUSE, SADLY, THIS DEFECT IS GOING TO END UP KILLING SOMEONE. THEY ARE LUCKY MY DAUGHTER WASN'T HURT. THIS STEERING ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED. LIVES ARE AT RISK AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE (ESPECIALLY FORD!). NOW FORD WANTS $2,500 TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I DON'T THINK...

STEERING STARTED OFF STIFF. WHEN STARTING CAR HAD TO TURN WHEEL TO RIGHT FOR IT TO START WITHOUT FAILING. THEN JUST FROZE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT STIFF AND THE POWER ASSIST FAILURE MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM PECK FORD (13900 AUTOMALL DR, HUNTLEY, IL 60142, (877) 841-2409) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15742314. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. **TR CONSUMER STATED IT OCCURRED 3X IN 2 MONTHS. UPDATED 11/9/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (COUGHLIN FORD, 24001 U.S. RT. 23 SOUTH, CIRCLEVILLE OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND STEERING COLUMN WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED CAR HAD ISSUES WITH CLUTCH SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT. UPDATED 11/26/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILED TO FUNCTION. ALSO, THE "STEERING ASSIST FAILED" MESSAGE FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED TWO TSBS FOR THE STEERING, BUT THERE WAS NO EPS RECALL FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. **TR *TR

STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. LOST POWER STEERING WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. STOPPED THEN TURNED VEHICLE OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE FAULT WENT AWAY.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHEEL HARD TO TURN AND I HAVE TO USE MUSCLE POWER TO STEER

WE PARKED AT A GAS STATION FOR GAS AND WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, IT SHOWED "STEERING ASSISTANT FAULT" AND IT'S SO HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WE ALMOST CALLED SOMEONE TO TOW THE CAR. WE WENT TO A AUTO SHOP AND THE GUY SAID NOTHING CAUSED THIS, IT'S FORD'S PROBLEM AND WE NEED TO GO TO A DEALER'S TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR. WE WENT TO A DEALER AND IT COST 2100 TO REPAIR. AND IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. JIM CHARLON FORD, INC (269 SOUTH CHINA LAKE BLVD, RIDGECREST, CA) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND BECAUSE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SPEAK WITH A LIVE REPRESENTATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STEERING BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE. AT TIMES THE STEERING WILL HAVE A 'LOOSE' FEELING WHERE INPUTS ARE MADE WITH NO RESPONSE CAUSING MORE INPUT TO BE MADE THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE WILL TURN CAUSING AN OVER CORRECTION AND INPUT NEEDING TO BE MADE TO CORRECT THE VEHICLES PATH WHICH BASICALLY MAKES DRIVER SEESAW AT STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. OTHER TIMES STEERING BECOMES HARD TO MOVE OUT OF CENTERED POSITION CAUSING EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE MOVED OUT OF CENTER THE ABOVE MENTIONED FIGHT TO KEEP VEHICLES PATH STRAIGHT BEGINS. WHEN TRAILING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY SEMI TRAILERS THE VEHICLE BECOMES EXTREMELY UNSTABLE CAUSING CONSTANT LEFT AND RIGHT STEERING INPUTS TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM VEERING OFF HIGHWAY. SMALL BUMPS OR ROAD RUTS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO SNATCH LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED TWICE, TIRES WERE REPLACED, ROTATED AND...

MY STEERING GEAR HAS GONE OUT WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON CAR. I HAVE BEEN READING AND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I ALSO ALMOST HIT A CAR DURING A TURN WHEN THE STEERING STOPPED WORKING. NOT SAFE AND IS A LEMON DUE TO ONGOING TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES AS WELL.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AND HAVE A NEW ALIGNMENT - $2500.00 AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. CAR HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT.

THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER WHATEVER THE PART WAS OUT TO 150K MILES. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE RADIO/SYNC SYSTEM QUIT WORKING. AND AS OF TODAY JULY 7 A STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING IS COMING UP ON THE DASH. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING COMES ON WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION.

POWER STEERING RACK BEGAN TO FAIL, TOOK INTO SHOP AND AS THEY REMOVED IT TO REPLACE IT IT FELL APART. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SHOP THAT SHOULD THIS HAD FAILED ON THE FREEWAY I COULD HAVE DIED DUE TO HAVING ZERO STEERING ABILITY.

THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AFTER RECEIVING AN ALERT MESSAGE THAT READ 'STOP SAFELY STEERING DISABLED'. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION BEING LEFT WITH NO ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED

FORD FOCUS 2013 STEERING ASSIST FAULT. AS I WAS DRIVING MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I WAS VERY RATTLED AS THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT AND I COULD NOT STEER IT BACK TO NORMAL. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN. NOW WHENEVER I TURN MY CAR ON IT COMES UP WITH A WARNING THAT STATES STEERING ASSIST FAULT. ALSO MY POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE OR IN AN INTERSECTION, ETC..

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTS JERKING AND SKIDDING AND SLOWING DOWN. I WAS SCARED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I CALLED MY TECHNICIAN AND HE SAID THAT A CODE CAME UP ON MY CAR P087A. HE SAID THAT THE CODE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AS THE FAULT IS A COMMON FAULT WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION THAT FORD STARTED USING IN 2001. I'M TRYING TO SEE IF THIS VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IF FORD HAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 77K MILES.

BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, MY STEERING LOCKED AND "STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. SERVICE NEEDED" APPEARED THEN DISAPPEARED. I ALMOST HIT A TREE BEHIND ME. WHEN I GOT THE CAR TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COMPOUND GEAR ASSEMBLY UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ME $1700. NOT ONLY IS THIS ISSUE EXPENSIVE BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ACTUALLY ON MY WAY TO OR FROM WORK WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT ON FORD FOCUS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. MY FOCUS IS A 2013 WITH ONLY 15000 MILES AND ONLY USED FOR 20 MILES TRANSPORTATION A DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK. INITIALLY WAS MOVING AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. IT HASN'T WORKED SINCE.

DURING A RIGHT TURN, LOST POWER STEERING. DASH WARNING CITING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. ALMOST STRUCK CAR AT CROSS STREET WAITING AT LIGHT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH RECALL ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS AND OTHER MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR. PER FORD DEALER, REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT $1952 COST BECAUSE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL.

STEERING POWER ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE WILL COME UP AND STEERING WILL BECOME VERY HARD. HAPPENED WHILE BACKING FROM MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL FULLY TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. DIAGNOSIS IS CALLING FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK WITH ABOUT $2500 FEE. UPON REQUEST, FORD DECIDED TO NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL HELP.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT ON MY FOCUS. DROVE TO THE BUS STOP AND IT WAS WORKING FINE. GOT IN IT TO GO TO WORK AND THE STEERI G WHEEL WOULDN'T BUDGE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC POWERING HAS TO BE REPLACED. $1600!!! THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND READ THAT PEOPLE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEIR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING JUST LOCKS UP WHILE THEY ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS FORD FOCUS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I REGRET BUYING IT.

ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT, FORD RECALLED OTHER MODELS, LIKE FUSION FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE FOCUS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ONCE SYSTEM FAILS, CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE, AND CAN CRASH IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVER IS ON THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT FROM MY DRIVEWAY. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ABOUT RECALL FOR ANOTHER MODELS, DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT SINCE FOCUS DIDN'T GET RECALLED I HAD TO SHED 1700$ FOR REPAIRS.