2011 FORD FUSION Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 12/01/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN MECHANICAL IN NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED FOR CELL PHONES TO HAVE A SHUT OFF FEATURE AFTER DRIVING OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,702.

THERE'S A CREAKING SOUND THAT IS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HEN YOU'RE DRIVING. THE CREAKING SOUND COMES TO PLAY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING 5 MINUTES INTO YOUR TRAVEL. THE SOUND TENDS TO COME AND GO BUT AT TIMES, IT GETS REALLY BAD. I'VE HAD OTHER PEOPLE COMMENT ON THE SOUND AND HAVE SEEN ON FORD FORUMS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

FAULTY STEERING LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING.... AND TODAY 09/01/2016 THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND UNABLE TO USE EVEN IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE WHEN IT LOCKED.

I ENTERED MY VIN NUMBER KNOWING MY CAR HAS THE TAKATA RECALL BUT WANTING IT FIXED SOMETIME BEFORE "THE FUTURE", AND I FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD A POWER STEERING RECALL FROM 2015 THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF.

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING WHILE DRIVING. WE GET A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

DRIVING ALONG ON A BUSY STREET AND A SERVICE POWER STEERING SOON APPEARED AND AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING STOPPED I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AS I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT HAD TO GET CAR TOWED. WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY WAS DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 40MPH.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION, AND MY VEHICLE LOCKS UP ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RECK! I HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL I CALLED B & B FORD'S TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I ENDED UP HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE FORD DEALERSHIP MENTION THE POWER WAS MY RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING, WHICH COST ME $1650.51. SINCE HAVING THE POWER STEERING FIXED, I BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS AND BEEN HAVING TO PAY THEM OVER AND OVER! SOMETHING THE B & B FORD SAID THEY FIXED THE FIRST TIME I GAVE THEM 1650.51

POWER STEERING WENT OUT

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I GO TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN IN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME COMPLETELY I INSTANTLY RAN OVER THE SIDEWALK ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A PERSON. I THEN CALLED MY BROTHER TO PUSH MY VEHICLE OFF THE SIDEWALK BACK INTO THE STREET. I THEN HAD MY BROTHER TRYING TO DRIVE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN HAGERSTOWN MARYLAND WHICH THEN IT WAS SO HARD TO DO THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO HARD TO TURN BUT HE IS A STRONG GUY SO HE MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ALSO WE WAS ONLY A MILE AWAY FROM THAT DEALERSHIP. I THEN WENT INSIDE IN WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWERSTEERING BUT FROM MY VIN NUMBER MINES WASNT COVERED??? IM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY BECAUSE I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND IT CLEARLY STATES ON...

I WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON ONE DAY AND THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" APPEARED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM ON THE 2011 FORD FUSIONS. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ON MESSAGE BOARDS FOR CAR TROUBLE.

TAKATA RECALL. STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V340000 (STEERING), 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), AND 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

HAVE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC MESSAGES. VIN NOT UNDER RECALL FOR SOME REASON EVEN THOUGH IT'S A 2011 FORD FOCUS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO. TURNING IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ *CN

THERE HAS BEEN 4 TIMES MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND 3 TIMES AFTER PARKING AND STARTING MY CAR IT HAPPENS. I GET THE MESSAGE OF POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT.

CHECK POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD/SUBDIVISION AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT, MAKING THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER. WE STARTED/STOPPED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE LIGHT TO SHUT OFF. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE NOT GOING THAT FAST OR BEEN ON THE FREEWAY WHERE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING FOR THE POWER STEERING TO JUST CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND WE HAD NO ISSUES UP TO THE TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD RUN $1,800. THE SAME CAR MADE IN THE SAME PLANT WITH THE SAME ISSUES WAS PART OF A RECALL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY OUT VEHICLE WAS MADE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE RECALL PERIOD. FORD REFUSED TO COVER EVEN PART OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WAS COVERED FOR OTHER VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND REQUIRED FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,792.

REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS IN STEERING. HEARD RUBBING AND GRINDING NOISE. REPORTED IN THE FALL AND TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. WENT IN A FEW MONTHS LATER AND WAS TOLD THE CONTROL ARMS BENT AND BROKE. COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW THIS HAPPENED. I DRIVE MINIMALLY AS I WORK FROM HOME. NOISE WAS WORSE AFTER CAR WARMED UP.

STEERING, LEFT OR RIGHT, CAUSES SIGNIFICANT "GRINDING" TYPE NOISE. INDEPENDENT SHOP COULD NOT NARROW IT DOWN, ALTHOUGH FIRST THOUGHT WAS RACK & PINION. THIS VEHICLE (3.0L) DOES NOT HAVE A STANDARD RACK AND PINION. THIS NOISE OCCURS WHETHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE, HOWEVER, THEY COULD REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS TO SEE IF THAT HELPS RESOLVE THE ISSUE. DUE TO THE COST (ROUGHLY $1500, WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE) WE DECIDED TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE THE ISSUE COMES FROM. IT OCCURS WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, SO IT IS NOTE RELATED TO THE SUSPENSION CYCLING, BUT IS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT. SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE STEERING MECHANISM. THIS IS AN ONGOING/RECURRING ISSUE THAT IS GETTING WORSE, WITH NO SHOP TECH ABLE TO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

WHILE DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. MESSAGE CENTER SHOWED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. SPEED WAS APROX. 20M/H I HIT A CURB AND STOP. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AND POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. REPAIR COST 1800 DOL.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS FAILED LEAVING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND DRIVE MAKING FOR A VERY UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITION.. THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS USED ON A VERY LIMITED BASIS AND HAS LS THAN 24,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN A ONE YEAR TIME PERIOD. THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS PROCEEDED BY THE VERY STRANGE CONDITION OF ALL THE WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF OPENED RANDOMLY WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING INSIDE THE GARAGE.THE BATTERY WAS THEN DISCONNECTED AND THAT ACTION SEEMED TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE SEEMS TO BE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM, WITH NO EFFECT ON THE POWER WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWICE PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME FAILURE. IN JULY OF 2015, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (POWER STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AFTER CHURCH, THE POWER STEERING MODULE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. IT COST OVER $1600.00 TO BE FIXED. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE OLD PART, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $200.00 FOR IT. DIDN'T I PAY FOR THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR?. SOME FUSIONS FROM THE YEAR 2011 ARE COVERED UNDER A RECALL BUT NOT MINE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME MEXICAN PLANT. FORD SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND BE WILLING TO HAVE A RECALL ON ALL OF THEM OR AT LEAST PAY FOR THE CARS THAT HAVE THAT PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING.

LOST ALL POWER STEERING $1700 TO FIX COMPLAINTS FILED WITH FORD. CAR BUILT AUGUST 2010 NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. REQUESTING EXTENSION OF DATES TO COVER MY VIN. DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. COULD NOT HANDLE CAR. HUSBAND HAD TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP

POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THIS AND APPARENTLY ON MY CAR A MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED. WELL IT FAILED AGAIN. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AND IT WAS JUST OVER THE ALLOWABLE MILEAGE TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR FOR FREE THROUGH FORD. THE GEAR PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO BEGIN WITH, BUT NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $1600 REPAIR BILL THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE FIXED TO BEGIN WITH. RECALL # 15N01.

WHEN DRIVING, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND A LIGHT ON MY MESSAGE CENTER SAID POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THE STEERING WAS BASICALLY LOCKED UP. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SERVICE FAULT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

STOPPED CAR IN A PARKING LOT GOT OUT TO REFEREE A SPORTING EVENT. RETURNED TO CAR AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THE ELECTRONIC INDICATORS TOLD ME TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE SERVICED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEELS. THIS HAS BEEN BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR A YEAR NOW BUT WOULD STRAIGHTEN ITSELF OUT BY TURNING OFF AND ON THE IGNITION. THIS TIME THAT PROCESS DID NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT THE PROBLEM. I CONTACT FORD VIA THEIR ON-LINE COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT. FORD REPLY BACK TO ME WAS THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. FORD ALSO ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY DEALER TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND...

BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THE SECOND MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE CAR. I ENDED UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD OFF THE SHOULDER BEFORE I COULD STOP IT. IT HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CAR DIES FOR NO REASON. I END UP HAVING IT TOWED OR RESTARTED BY CHARGING BATTERY. THE BATTERY ALWAYS HAS A FULL CHARGE. ALSO I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING AND GET IN THE CAR TO START IT AND IT WILL NOT START. DOOR HANDLES WOULD NOT WORK FROM INSIDE. WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN. HAD TO FORCE WINDOW DOWN ENOUGH TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. HAD FRONT DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLE REPLACED HAD TRANSFER CASE RESEALED HORRIBLE SMELL, NEW TIRES 3 TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED HAD REAR DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED, FUEL PUMP REPLACED HAD TAKEN IT TO FORD JUST RECENTLY FOR...

DAUGHTER SAYS HER FUSION STEERING LOCKED TIGHT AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT AND SHE COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY THE RACK AND PINION AND THE ELECTRONIC MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1600.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE POWER STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT AXLE (MOSTLY ON DRIVER SIDE) WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING; SOUNDS THE MOST WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HIGHER (NOT SO LOUD ON COOL DAYS). TOOK IT TO DEALER THAT SOLD THE CAR (TODAY 04/25/2016) TO HAVE SUSPENSION AND POWER STEERING CHECKED. I SEE ONLINE THERE ARE RECALLS ON SOME FORD FUSION POWER STEERING? MY VIN IS NOT LISTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE "POWER STEERING FAULT" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

"FUSION RECALL" MY 2011 FORD FUSION SE MADE IN MEXICO HAS A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY STEERING GEAR. THIS PART IS CURRENTLY PART OF A RECALL ON 2011 FORD FUSION MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO. MY ISSUE IS THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AS THE RECALL BEGAN WITH VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010 AND MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST OF 2010. SAME PROBLEM, SAME PLANT, SAME CAR, SIMPLE MADE THE PREVIOUS MONTH. COSTING ME THE CONSUMER ALMOST $2000.00 TO FIX THIS KNOWN MANUFACTURES DEFECT. WHILE THERE WAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT SEEMED TO GO AWAY WITH RESTARTING THE ENGINE TOTAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON APR 11 2016. I HAVE SEARCHED VARIOUS FORUMS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO WHOSE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH IN A FEW WEEKS OF...

WHEN I START UP THE ENGINE THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" SHOWS UP IN THE DASH AND POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AND IT SEEMS TO WORK AGAIN. LUCKILY SO FAR HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN STATIONARY

POWER STEERING GOES OUT, FORD SAYS THIS VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BE, THE POWER STEERING THROWS A CODE. YOU MUST PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR FOR IT TO RESET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SERVICE ADVANCE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

MY DAD AND MOM HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. ON AND OFF THE POWERSTEERING IS SHUTTING OFF. AUTONATION, LITTLETON, CO., HAS THE CAR AGAIN! CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE. I AM TIRED OF THIS DEALERSHIP TAKING OF ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE. PLEASE HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE STEERING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL, WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 05/11/16.*JB

STEERING STOPPED GOING DOWN ROAD. LIGHT FOR POWER STEERING COMES ON A LOT. TURN CAR OFF RESETS COMPUTER AND OK UNTIL NEXT TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING ABILITY DECREASED. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE LOT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A STEERING RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER FIVE MONTHS AGO. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

2011 FORD FUSION SE. 64000 MILES. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON. IF TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT WORKS. IT ONLY HAPPENED RANDOMLY. AFTER A COUPLE TIMES, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ERROR CODES BUT CHANGING THE STEERING WOULD BE APPROX. $1800. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH THERE'S HUNDREDS OF CASES LIKE MINE WHICH FOR SOME REASON ARE NOT COVERED BY RECALL 15S18. USING A OBD APP I FOUND ERROR CODE C1277 WHICH RELATES TO THE WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT HAVE A FUNCTIONING POWER STEERING AT ALL.