2011 FORD FUSION Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TOTAL LOSS IS STEERING WHILE I WAS DRIVING.POPPING SOUND. VERY DANGEROUS. GOES IN AND OUT, SOMETIMES WORKS THEN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING IT STOPS WORKING.

THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE.

HI, MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I OWN A 2011 FORD FUSION. IN NOVEMBER OF 2019, I NOTICED MY BRAKES ACTING DIFFERENTLY ALMOST IN AN INSTANT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND NORMAL WHEN I STOPPED MY CAR AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO AGAIN, I IMMEDIATELY COULD SENSE A DIFFERENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE. I DROVE IT AROUND FOR A WHILE AND WAS AWARE I WAS HAVING TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO GET IT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FRIGHTENING TO GET USED TO BECAUSE THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES I WOULD PUMP NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN AND THEN IT WOULD CATCH UP AND WORK PARTIALLY. ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR BUT WITH MUCH MORE DIFFICULTIES. I TOLD MY FAMILY WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING BECAUSE I WAS USING MY CAR FOR MY JOB AS A DOORDASH DELIVERY DRIVER. THEY TOLD ME WITH AS MUCH DRIVING AS I HAVE TO DO, THAT I...

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SAID POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. ALSO THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM IS SHOWING. I KNOW THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE 2012 FORD FUSION IN 2015. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES TO ME AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. 3 TIMES IT FAILED THEN CAME BACK WORKING BUT NOW DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND I NEED TO HAVE THE RECALL HONORED ON THIS CAR. I RAISE 2 OF MY GRANDCHILDREN AND I DO NOT HAVE $2000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

MY CAR SAID. SERVICE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC. THEN NOT EVEN 5 MINUTES LATER I COULD NO LONGER TURN THE WHE AND HIT A CURB AND BROKE MY RIM. I WAS NOT GOING OVER 35 MPH AND CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. NOW IT SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW

WHENEVER I TRY TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP READING 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT' AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I CAN NOT TURN OR DO ANYTHING UNLESS I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY DO THIS TILL I CAN DRIVE. I ALWAYS NOTICE WHENEVER I HAVE MY AC ON IT MAKES MY POWER STEERING ASSIST ACT UP. *TR

MY FORD FUSION SPORT WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY OF 2010 AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAS STOP FUNCTIONING ACCORDING TO THE AUTONATION OF ORANGE PARK FLORIDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY SAFETY RECALL 19S54. *TR

WHENEVER I MAKE A CERTAIN TURN MY WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I CAN NO LONGER TURN WITHOUT WRESTLING MY WHEEL TO TURN. MY DASHBOARD STARTS TO GO OFF AND I GET A MESSAGE 'POWER ASSIST AT FAULT'. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON A COUPLE TIMES FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. IT GETS WORSE WHEN I'M ABOUT TO PULL OUT FROM A PARKING SPOT, THAT'S WHEN IT MAINLY STARTS.

I DROVE MY CAR TO THE NEXT TOWN OVER RUNNING ERRANDS AND MY FUSION MAKES AN ALARM SIMILAR TO A LOW FUEL BUT MORE URGENT SOUNDING. THE CLUSTER READS SERVIVLCE POWER STEERING NOW AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC. I LOST POWER STEERING/ ASSISTANCE AND WITH ADVANCE TRAC OFF I KNOW I HAVE NO STABILITY CONTROL OR TRACTION CONTROL. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE MY WIFE COULD NOT HAVE TURNED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY WITH IT BEING FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. WE ARRIVED AT OUT DESTINATION AND MY ARMS WERE BURNING FROM FIGHTING IT INTO A TIGHT PARKING SPOT. I LEFT IT OFF FOR A WHILE AND TRIED AGAIN AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING WAS BACK. I BUILT UP THE STRENGTH TO MAKE THE DRIVE BACK HOME. ENTERING THE ROAD AT 10 MPH THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC NOW WARNING GOES OFF. WE MADE...

ON 5 NOVEMBER 2019 WHILE TRAVELING I-270 IN MARYLAND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON: BRAKE, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS REPAIR COST ME $1335.53 AND SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FORD RECALL ANNOUNCED ON DECEMBER 19TH INVOLVING 2006-2010 FUSIONS. MINE IS A 2011.

TWO ISSUES: WHILE DRIVING ERROR MESSAGE MAINTENANCE POWER STEERING NOW CAME ON. AUTOMATIC STEERING WENT. TWICE AGAIN AFTER THE MECHANIC RESET IT. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER, (WALKER FORD, CLEARWATER, FL) AND ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, IN THE $2000 RANGE. THE OTHER PROBLEM WHICH IS THE FIRST REASON WE WENT TO THE MECHANIC. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES, CREAKING AND CRUNCHING WHEN MAKING TURNS OR COLD. THAT ISSUE NEEDS CONTROL ARM REPLACED WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE SUBFRAME VERY COSTLY. I HAVE SEEN BOTH THESE ISSUED ADDRESSED IN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM PROBLEM OF THE 2012 FORD FUSION 2 FAILURE DATE: 03/02/2019 THIS BELOW IS WHAT HAPPENED IN DETAIL. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON INSIDE THE DASH AS I WAS DRIVING...

I PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY, PARKED 2011 FORD FUSION AND THEN SHUT VEHICLE OFF. I RETURNED, STARTED VEHICLE, WENT TO START DRIVING MY VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR STARTED BEEPING AND LISTED THAT THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAILURE (15V340000 OR 15S18). I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WILL ATTACH QUOTE WHICH THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS EXACTLY WHAT FORD'S RECOMMENDATION WAS. HOWEVER MY CAR DOESN'T FALL INTO THE CORRECT DATE FOR THIS RECALL, I AM HAPPY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING 75MPH DOWN INSTERSTATE 70 IN WHEELING, WV OR DRIVING UP TO WEST LIBERTY, WV WHERE I WORK. EITHER COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT FOR ME, MY KIDS AND POTENTIALLY OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 73,000 MILES ON IT ROUGHLY AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

IN AUGUST 2016, I CRANKED MY CAR (A 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID) IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, BRAKE FAILURE SYSTEM, AND ABS LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH. I TRIED TO BACK OUT AND NOTCIED THE ELECTRIC BREAK WERE NOT WORKING AND THE BREAK PEDDLE WAS TO THE FLOOR AND DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBELM. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE PROBELM WAS RESOLVED ON ITS OWN. IN AUGUST 2019, THIS PROBELM HAPPENED AGAIN. I CRANKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS FROM 3 YEARS AGO WERE ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME, BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT VERY RESPONSIVE AND WERE SIGNIFICIANTLY FURTHER DOWN THAN USUAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THEY "RESET THE...

THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY AND THE DASH DISPLAYED A "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC SYSTEM" WARNING DURING STARTUP. THE ERROR REPEATED DURING SEVERAL STARTS AND FINALLY BECAME CONSTANT.

PURCHASED MY CAR FROM FORD IN APRIL 2015, HAVE HAD 0 ISSUES WITH IT, UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING SEPT 5, 2019. ON THE WAY TO WORK, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. LEAVING WORK, EVERYTHING WAS FINE... UNTIL I GOT ON A 55MPH HIGHWAY, IN TRAFFIC, IN HEAVY RAIN (DUE TO HURRICANE DORIAN ENTERING OUR AREA). OUT OF NOWHERE, MY POWER STEERING WARNING AND ADVANCE TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AND I LOST COMPLETE STEERING FUNCTION IN MY VEHICLE. I AM ALMOST 5 MONTHS PREGNANT AND ALMOST WRECKED IN 2 LANES FULL OF TRAFFIC OF OTHER PEOPLE HEADING HOME FROM WORK IN SUCH WEATHER! UPON RESEARCH, 400,000+ FORD FUSION 2011'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED OVER THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE - YET IT SEEMS THAT NO ONE'S VIN #S MATCH WITH THE RECALLED VEHICLES. YET AGAIN, OVER 2000+ RECENT COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE AS WELL! THIS IS RIDICULOUS - ALMOST 2 YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON MY...

MY CAR WAS 100% FINE WHEN I DROVE TO WORK AND 3 HOURS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING FOR LUNCH THERE WAS A MESSAGE THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT IN A BUSY AREA BECAUSE I COULD BARELY CRANK MY WHEEL TO TURN. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2011 FORD FUSIONS BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. YET WITH NO INDICATORS MY POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK.

WHILE TAKING A ONE LANE EXIT ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOSS POWER. THE CAR COASTED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS! I COULD HAVE DIED. YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO GET ALL OF THERE FORD FUSIONS OFF OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR BRAKE TO SLOW ON THE FREEWAY. I WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THE CAR TURNED ON WITH NO PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO HE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. WHICH NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. I CAN'T WORK IF I CAN'T GET THERE WITH A CAR THAT I'VE PURCHASED!!! I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR!

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE AND ADVANCE TRAC SERVICE MESSAGE CAME ON WITH AN ALARM. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DISCOVERED MANUAL ONLY STEERING AND IT WAS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST CRASHED. IF I HAD TO QUICKLY SWERVE TO AVOID ANYONE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. I HAD THIS VEHICLE SERVICED WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE 15S18 RECALL AND FORD SERVICE ONLY REPROGRAMMED THE STEERING MODULE. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE UNIT. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK TO FORD SERVICE AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING GEAR HAD FAILED.

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING WHEEL LOST FULL FUNCTIONALITY. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT THERE BEING A STRAIN. I WAS NEARLY 1 HOUR AWAY FROM THE NEAREST MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS FORCED TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE THE STEERING WHEEL'S CONTROL IN ORDER TO ARRIVE AT A MECHANIC SHOP NEAREST TO MY DESTINATION.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE CAR'S ABS SYSTEM RANDOMLY FAILED. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK UNTIL DEPRESSED ALMOST COMPLETELY, AND NOT WELL. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE MECHANIC, COMPUTER CODE INDICATED INTERNAL ELECTRONIC FAILURE. RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FUSION HYBRIDS BUT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD IN A RECALL. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT AND POSSIBLY RELATED TO A SOFTWARE GLITCH.

THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON MY CAR. IT SAYS IT'S THE THROTTLE CONTROL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR GAVE NO SIGN OR WARNING ABOUT THIS CAR THROTTLE. THE CODE COMING UP IS P2111. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A INVESTIGATION GOING ON WITH MY SITUATION A FEW YEARS AGO. IS THIS A RECALL OR SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FIXED BECAUSE OF A RECALL?

CAR CAME UP WITH "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC/SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" ERROR CODES.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND COUSIN WITH ME), MY WHEEL STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT HARD. A LIGHT COMES ON SAYING 'SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK NOW'. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A RECALL BUT BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER A CERTAIN MILEAGE THAT IT'S NOT COVERED AND IT'LL COST ME $2000.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHERS THAT'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM. I'VE CONTACTED FORD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THIS ISSUE...EVEN THOUGH IT'S UNDER A RECALL. I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT SOMEONE COULD GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. IT'S DANGEROUS AND NOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW I'M GOING TO GET WHERE MY KIDS AND I NEED TO GO EVERY DAY.

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2011 FORD FUSION HAS BEEN GOING OUT PERIODICALLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A WIDE TURN BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I CAUSED TRAFFIC JAMS OR ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED SINCE THE CAR BEHIND ME DIDN'T EXPECT ME TO TAKE SO LONG TO TURN. A LOT OF TIMES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I CAN STILL DRIVE THE CAR TO MY DESTINATION LOCALLY USING THE STREETS BUT I FEAR THAT IT WILL GO OUT ONE DAY WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY IT'S USUALLY ONLY ME IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS BUT I'M AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT ALSO HAPPEN WHEN MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR. IT'S ALSO FRUSTRATING BECAUSE ONLY I CAN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED ONCE...

1)POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ERROR MESSAGE. NO POWER STEERING. 2)SERVICE TRAC CONTROL ERROR MESSAGE 3)CRUISE CONTROL STICKING AT A HIGH SPEED SO CAN'T USE IT.

MY FIANCE WENT TO START THE CARE TO GO TO WORK AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNINGS WERE ON. SHE COULDN'T EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH OUR 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT I HAVE FOUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WHY HAD THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR. THEN THERE WOULD BE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A MONTH NOW AND EVERY TIME I CALL FORD THEY TELL ME THAT MY CAR ISN'T UP FOR A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT HAS AFFECTED MY HORN, OR ANYTHING ELSE CONTROLLING MY STEERING WHEEL. MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. I NEED FOR SOMEONE TO CHECK INTO THIS MATTER FOR ME PLEASE

MY ALERT SYMBOLS ARE JUST COMING ON AND MY STEERING CONTROL HAS CHANGED. WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW LOSSES POWER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED FOR THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE INTERIM NOTICE INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN TWO MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS: 13N03(ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY EXTENDED COVERAGE) AND 15N01 (EPAS STEERING EFFORTS). THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TWO CAMPAIGNS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOSE OF POWER STEERING WHENEVER IT WANTS & SERVICE AFVAMCETRAC CONTINUES TO COME ON. SUPPOS DAY YHERE T NO RECALLS YET I LOOSE POWER STEERING AT AMY GIVEN TIME & NO MECHANIC CAN REPAIR DUE TO THE INFORM ME IT SHOULD REPAIRED BY ENTIRE NEW PARTS FROM FORD. HAD BEEN TAKEN IN MULTIPLE TIMES YET THEN THEY TELL ME IT SHOULD B OK BUT WON'T PROMISE IT DUE TO EVERY OTHER POWER STEERING RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BUT MINE. NEED HELP & RESOLUTION. HAS STOPPED WORKIN MULTIPLE TIMES & HAVE HAD 3 ACCIDENTS INTO CURBS, MY OTHER VEHICLE & THX GOD WHEN IT HAPPENED ON FREEEAY I WAS ABLE TO SLAM MY BRAKES & SAFELY GET OUT OF TRAFFIC.

THROTTLE BODY WAS UNDER RECALL AND WAS REPLACED IN 2016, NOT EVEN A YEAR AND HALF LATER MY THROTTLE BODY FAILED AGAIN. FORD WONT REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE YEAR AND HALF PART, FORD WONT USE MY EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER.

UPON STARTING THE CAR AND BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. EVEN WITH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART, THE CODE IS STILL THERE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING ONLINE AND A RECALL THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER IN 2015.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE A/C FAIL DEFROST FAIL TURNS ON & OFF BY ITSELF OR JUST DOESNT OPERATE AT ALL ANYMORE TRACADVANCE FAILURE

TAKATA RECALL & STEERING FAILURE I HAVE A 2011 FORD FUSION ON WHICH THE STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY THE FAILURE OCCURRED CLOSE TO OUR HOME AND MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHILE FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR SOME LATER MODELS, THEY ARE NOT COVERING ALL VIECHLES WITH THE SAME PART. I AM CONTACTING YOU TO RAISE AWARENESS THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND IS STILL IMPACTING PEOPLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS THAT ARE MUCH OLDER AND HAVE NEVER HAD A COMPLETE STEERING LOSS. I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR RESOLUTION OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BY FORD IN JULY OF 2016. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE PROMISE BY FORD THAT...

WHEN I START MY CAR I GET A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE AND A SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC MESSAGE. I CAN NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY CAR ACTS AS IF IT WON'T DO ANYTHING. I CAN TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT, THEN START AGAIN AND IT IS FINE. MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO WILL RANDOMLY NOT CLICK INTO THE BUCKLE OR COME UNLOCKED. NOW THIS IS AFTER FORD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ANOTHER RECALL CAUSING MY CAR TO DROP TO A LOW SPEED OUT OF NOWHERE.

THE POWER STEERING QUIT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO DISABLED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

TAKATA RECALL - DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE AND GAVE ME A YEAR TIMELINE FOR PARTS. ALSO NEED 15V340 PARTS. WITH 2 RECALLS I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY. I HAVE TRIED TO SELL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SUCCESS FOR 6 MONTHS. FORD HAS AN OBLIGATION TO FIX VEHICLE OR BE SUBJECT TO RECOVER MY LOSSES OF DEPRECIATION DURING SALE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. ...UPDATED 05/03/17 *BF UPDATED 08/22/2017*JS

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR FACES A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL STAYS ON. POWER STEERING RESUMED AFTER SOME TIME BUT THE "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" WARNING MESSAGE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST WEEKLY AND SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHILE ON A FREEWAY OR AT A TURN. *TR

FORD OFFERED RECALL 15S18 TO REPLACE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST ON 2011-2012 FORD FUSIONS. THE MANUFACTURE DATE FOR THE RECALL BEGINS ON SEPT 07, 2011. HOWEVER, MY FORD FUSION, MANUFACTURED ONE MONTH EARLIER (AUGUST 07, 2011), HAS THE SAME ISSUE. THE DASH MESSAGE CENTER SAYS "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES I LOST POWER STEERING AT 75MPH WHILE PASSING AN 18 WHEELER ON THE INTERSTATE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE AND PULL OVER. I ALMOST WRECKED INTO THE BAR-DITCH, AS THE STEERING COLUMN VIOLENTLY JERKED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. NOW, I STILL HAVE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT RECALL 15S18 WON'T COVER MY VEHICLE REPAIR SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED A MONTH TOO EARLY. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM ACTUALLY AFFECTS A NUMBER OF FORD MAKES AND MODELS, FROM 2008-2015....

TAKATA INFLATORS I RECOVERED A LETTER 3 MONTS AGO SAYING MY AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LETTER STATED THAT I WOULD GET A CALL OR EMAIL TELLING ME WHEN TO TAKY CARE FOR REPAIRS I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ELSE.ALSO MY STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR I CAN NOT GET ANYONE TO TELL ME WHY THEY JUST KEEP SAYING I CAN FIX IT. ITS BECOMING TO THE POINT WERE I CAN'T DRIVE. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO

2011 FORD FUSION. THE POWER STEERING SERVICE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICE. BOTH DEALERSHIP REPAIRED AND CLEARED THE CODES, BUT ITS STILL A PROBLEM. ITS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 6 MONTHS. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 3000.00 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING SYSTEM. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS MOVE IS UNSAFE. FORD SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS.

MPG WAS NOT ADDING UP THOUGH IT WAS JUST ME THAN I WOULD NOTICE SPOTS OF GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR AND DID A INSPECTION AND LOOKED NORMAL UNTIL FILLED GAS A BIT HIGHER THAN HALF AND STARTED LEAKING.AND SOME LOSS OF STEERING WOULD HAPPEN HERE AND THERE AND DECIDED TO INSPECT IT TO COUPLE OF CODES WOULD COME UP IN A DTC TEST.

AFTER MANY FAILED TEMPS FROM FORD FOR MY BODY THROTTLE ISSUES & FORDS DEALER REFUSAL TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, BC THE CODE ISN'T PRESENT WHEN THEY HOOK UP THEY'RE DEVICE TO IT(FORD RULES). EVEN THOUGH IS KNOWN WITH FORD THEY CODE WILL CLEAR WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF OR IN MY CASE SOMETIMES SHUT OFF BY ITSELF WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS.06/02/15FORD DEALER DID A PCM UPDATE FOR THE T.BODY & WAS GOOD TO GO. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER ISSUES STARTED AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS OF TIMES WITH MY BF & W.MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I CALLED DAVIDSON FORD & SPOKE TO THE MANGER WHERE HE STATED NOT TO SHUT THE CAR OFF SO THE CODE DOESNT CLEAR & I ASKED IF THE TOW GUY WOULD LEAVE THE CAR ON TO BRING IT HERE. HE GOES WELL NO! THEY WEREN'T OF HELP EVER.ON 03/07/16 HEADING...

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND LET IT WARM UP A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE I LEFT MY JOB ON COLD NIGHT. WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY SPOT AND WENT FORWARD MY SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND THEN SERVICE ADVANCED TRACK CAME ON. WHEN I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT TO TURN I NOTICED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I SEEN ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THIS RECALL. I THEN CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. AND NEITHER PARTY COULD TELL ME WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THIS RECALL WHEN IT WAS INDEED A 2011 FORD FUSION WITHOUT A 3.5 AND HAD THE STEERING ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. NOT HAVING POWER STEERING ALL AT ONCE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS THING. LUCKILY IN MY...

'3 MAY 2013 (MILEAGE 32,800) MOAB, UTAH. DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND MOAB FOR MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING. ONE PASSENGER IN THE CAR BESIDE MYSELF. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SHARP CURVE, ALL THE ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR WENT DEAD. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH, THE RADIO, AC ALL STOPPED WORKING. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES WERE NON-FUNCTIONING. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. '26 AUGUST 2015 (MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 55,600) TIME: 6:00PM. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I'D STOPPED AT A STREET LIGHT AND WHEN I PULLED SHARPLY OUT ONTO MAIN ROAD, THE CAR WENT DARK AGAIN AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. I QUICKLY RESTARTED IT BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTING IT WITH THE KEY. THREE BLOCKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD HAPPENED ON A STRAIGHTAWAY. I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF. '6 SEPTEMBER 2015 (MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 55,950 BETWEEN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO...

WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE HAS LOSS STEERING AND THE "POWER STEERING ASSIS FAULT" MESSAGE APPEAR. THE DEALER SAID THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THAT PART (THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK) BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED.

ON AUGUST 1ST, 2015, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AT ABOUT 10 PM AT NIGHT. I WAS GOING UP A HILL THAT CURVED TO THE LEFT AND SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL. INSTEAD OF TURNING LEFT THE CAR PROCEEDED TO GO STRAIGHT WHERE I THEN BEGAN TO PANIC. I THEN SLAMMED MY BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND IT SOMEHOW UNEXPECTEDLY SPED UP. I CRASHED INTO A POWER LINE AND SMASHED THE FRONT END INTO A TREE THAT HAD TOTALED MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SEAT BELT BURNS ON MY NECK, STITCHES ON MY KNEE, ABRASIONS, SUFFERED FROM A MINOR CONCUSSION, A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRUISES, SMALL CUTS ON MY HANDS AND FOREHEAD. I HAVE FULL MEDICAL DOCUMENTS OF MY INJURIES INCLUDING PICTURES. I LATER FOUND OUT THERE WERE 2 RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE A POWER STEERING AND 1 FULL THROTTLE BODY RECALL. THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED...

CAR WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON STRAIGHT ROAD WHEN IT JERKED AND WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS AND STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF CAR. RESTARTED AND DROVE 100 FEET AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND ONCE AGAIN PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER TO RESTART CAR. AFTER 2ND RESTART IT DROVE FINE FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN STALLED COMPLETELY, ONCE AGAIN RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE 5 FEET IT ONCE AGAIN STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. RESTARTED AND DROVE FOR 10 MINUTES TO HAVE IT START JERKING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN STALL OUT ONCE I PULLED INTO WORK.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A ROAD AT 50 MPH WHICH WAS THE SPEED LIMIT , ALL OF A SUDDEN I GET SIGNALS ON THE CAR THAT THERE IS A POWER STEERING MALFUNTION. THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT EVEN TURN IT TO GET MY CAR TO SAFETY. I HIT A SIGN DUE TO ME NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN MY VEHICLE, MY FOOT WAS JAMMED AND I WAS TOSSED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL