2011 FORD FUSION Steering Problems

My power steering has stopped working no longer driveable

Power steering went out

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power of steering assist. Additionally, the power steering default warning light and advancetrac warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

Power steering assist fault — AdvanceTrac system failure while traveling at 65mph. Completely lost control of the steering, but was able to get the car to the shoulder. Now the steering column is locked up and the car is hardly drivable. No power steering.

Power steering fault while driving slowly, followed by service power steering now warning

The contact's son owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the power steering assist failed with the power steering assist fault warning message displayed. The contact spoke with the dealer and was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. Despite the failure, the contact's son used excessive effort to steer the vehicle back to the residence. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) which was linked to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 186,885.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the power steering malfunctioned and the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction, almost causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 189,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, a message indicating the power steering failure was displayed, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact turned off and the restarted the vehicle, and the power steering became operable. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred several times while driving 5-10 MPH and while turning. The contact veered to the side of the road, turned off, and the restarted the vehicle. The power steering became operable, and the contact continued driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the power steering control module (PSCM) had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle remained at the dealer for repair. The contact related the failure to Ford Campaign Number: 15N01. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the vehicle was...

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the steering wheel became firm, and the power steering failure warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the dealer replaced the power steering control module, the diagnostic trouble codes was reset, and the power steering assist module was replaced. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. No warning light was illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle to correct the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replaced. An unknown dealer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was included in Customer Satisfaction Program: 15N01 (EPS Steering); however, the warranty had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that on three separate occasions while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became firm with the "Service Power Steering Now" and "Service Advancetrac" messages displayed on the instrument panel. The contact notified the dealer and the manufacturer about the failure and was informed that the vehicle was no longer covered under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The steering rack and pinion had been repaired twice for the same failure; however, the failure recurred after each failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 140,400.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH uphill, the vehicle lost motive of power without warning. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle operated normally. The contact stated that after several minutes the vehicle lost power steering functionality with the Service Power Steering Now message displayed. The contact was able to park the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who retrieved fault code: C1277-20 and C1963-20. The contact was informed that the steering angle sensor signal and stability control and higher warning system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The mechanic referred the contact to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no assistance; and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 86,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH and making a right turn, the steering wheel became firm with the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the mechanic stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 170,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering functionality with the power steering assist failure warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was recurring after starting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle remained at the independent mechanic awaiting further diagnostic and repair. The local dealer was made aware of the failure and made the contact aware that the warranty had expired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the steering wheel was seized while driving at various speeds. The contact would unlock and lock the vehicle to correct the steering failure. After the last failure, the contact was unable to fix the steering failure and the vehicle remained inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while starting the vehicle the power steering assist and the traction control warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) but that the vehicle was previously repaired under the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer also stated that the vehicle was already repaired under the recall. The manufacturer provided no additional assistance, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 179,865.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000.

The contact's daughter owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side tire became deflated. The TPMS warning light was illuminated. As a result of the failure, the power steering also failed. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that both the tire and power steering failure were related. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the tire sensor and reset the tire pressure; however, the power steering failure persisted. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed him that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after her daughter returned to the vehicle in a parking lot, she started the vehicle and became aware that the vehicle had lost power steering assist functionality and the steering wheel was difficult to steer. The contact stated that her daughter became aware that the "steering assist failure" warning light was illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the power steering assist booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The dealer informed the contact that there had been a manufacturer Customer Satisfaction Program Number: 15N01 (EPAS Power Steering Efforts Steering); however, the contact was informed that she had exceeded the mileage and warranty extension for the service campaign. The failure mileage was approximately 199,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 40-45 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality with the serviced power steering and advanced track system warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled into the nearest parking lot to turn off and restart the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The contact inspected the fuses, relays, and battery, all of which had not malfunctioned. The contact manually steered the vehicle while driving. The contact spoke with the dealer who confirmed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Upon getting into my car last Sunday 02/05/2023, a message displayed on my dashboard indicating “power steering assist fault” and the steering wheel was extremely difficult to turn (I am an athletic young individual). This made it impossible to get out of my lot behind my apartment thus making me not able to use the car and had to take the bus. I called Ford who said I had taken my car into a Ford dealer for recall 15s18 and 15n10 and they reprogrammed the steering module in 2020. I am told that I am passed the extension of this recall as my car is past the warranty date which was up in 2021. This is extremely frustrating because I am being penalized for taking my car in to get the recall fixed when all they did was re-program the steering module. This is a safety issue and I am...

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the power steering became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the power steering control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

I was driving my 2011 Ford Fusion home with my new born baby and my power steering locked up on me. It started beeping stating assault steering over and over. Leaving me stuck in the middle of the highway.

My power steering went out in my 2011 Ford Fusion. When researching the possible cause, I found out there was a recall on the power steering for the model of my car. However, there is a 10 year or 150k mile limit on this recall. I couldn't understand how Ford could put a statue of limitations on a dangerous and faulty product; so, I took my car to a Ford dealer to get this issue resolved. They denied me the recall but said they could fix the power steering for $1800. I cannot afford that price. I'm submitting a request on here in hopes there's something that can be done. I just don't understand how there is a limit on a safety recall.

The electric steering power goes out while driving almost wrecked into someone at a light turning now ford won’t fix it because it’s been over 10 years but my miles are still under 100,000 miles

The contact's uncle owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while his uncle was driving at highway speeds, the power steering assist failed, with the traction control and power steering assist messages displayed. The contact stated that his uncle used excessive force to steer the vehicle off to the shoulder; however, the power steering assist returned, causing him to over correct the steering wheel nearly driving the vehicle off the road. The vehicle was initially taken to an independent mechanic however, the mechanic unable to determine the cause of the failure. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer but was not yet diagnosed and remained in dealer possession. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.

The contact called on behalf of her mother who owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while her mother was starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the failure reoccurred within 6 months. The contact stated that whenever the failure occurred, her mother turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the power steering would respond as needed. However, the failure later persisted upon turning off and restarting the vehicle. A message indicating a power steering failure was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the same dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 176,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Service power steering in 2011 Ford fusion SE 2.5 L

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality while the contact was attempting to steer the vehicle into a parking lot. The contact stated that the "Power Steering – Service Now" message was displayed. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the steering gear and the front driver’s side and rear passenger’s side tires needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was informed Customer Satisfaction Program Number: 15N01 (EPAS Steering Efforts) had expired and the vehicle out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the steering wheel became firm. The contact stated that the service power steering message was displayed. Due to the failure, the contact had to use excessive force to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while her son was pulling out a parking spot, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and the steering wheel became stiff. The service power steering assist message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was not available.

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR.

While driving the power steering suddenly went out causing me to nearly crash. I was looking online and saw on their website that there was a safety issue and that they were fixing them. Since this was under the recall page and under the airbag recall, I had assumed that this was also under a recall. This was under campaign# 15N01. I went to a Ford Dealership (Veterans Ford) to get this and the airbag recall fixed. They then called me back and told me that not only was this issue not covered by a recall, that they would be charging me $250 dollars for the inspection. They also said it would cost $3900 dollars for the repair and that I had to have it done because it was a known safety issue. They said the fix was already done in 2015 when they reprogrammed the electric steering, when I...

The power steering has failed intermittently (at least 5 separate occasions) while driving. The failure was inconsistent between times driven and parked. First time noticed, turned vehicle on and could barely move the wheel. Turned vehicle off and back on and didn't have an issue with the steering wheel or on the road and got home okay. The issue started out this way and then once it was consistent it was unable to operate the vehicle safely. This vehicle is our main vehicle so it happened to myself and to my husband while on his way home from work. However, when the power steering failed was extremely difficult to turn the wheel while driving. We took into dealership and the diagnostics was the electrical power steering is faulty and the traction control has failed. After looking into the issue - we believe our 2011 Ford Fusion may have been one...

Complete steering gear failure, replaced by Witt Ford, I will request they keep the part for inspection. Driving down the highway when steering gear failed, no power steering placed driver and others on highway at risk. There were no warning lights or message until after failure of steering gear. Recall on steering issue 15v340000. I have never received any recall information or notified about any steering gear issue. Vehicle serviced by ford dealerships since October 2019 at least 10 times. Vehicle also registered with FordPass. Informed by dealer that recall and covered repairs expired at 10 years or 150000miles.

Power steering went out while driving, I came close to hitting someone head on, but was able to get it pulled over to the side of the road. Then the warning light came on.

Received a fault warning on the instrument panel about the power assist system and the power steering was out; fortunately this was not while driving. After a little research, found out this can be intermittent. On the third try of starting, the error cleared and steering was fine. Took it to the Ford dealer as power steering failure is obviously very dangerous if it occurs while driving, which often happens to people with this problem. Lots of internet searching revealed this is a common problem with Ford's electronic power steering. No related recall but the Ford website and the dealer both showed that there was a "customer relationship program" related to this, but only for the first 10 years you own the car (mine is 11 years old). Will be $3k-$4k to fix. I could skip the fix and pray it never happens while driving, but that seems dangerous. Options...

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the vehicle had lost power steering functionality with the power steering assist fault warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted and stated that the power steering module software was updated; however, the power steering assist was not replaced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 177,000.

I have a 2011 ford fushion hybrid it has approximately 116,000 miles. I was driving on mountain roads. The power steering went out without warning. There was no warning sign. The power steering stopped working and the vehicle became difficult to steer even at minimal speed. The vehicle was unable to be repaired and had to be transported on a trailer home. After notifying a dealer, I was told of a customer satisfaction program recall that would service the Steering components however it had a 10 year or 150,000 miles expiration. My vehicle was more than 10 years from original purchase date and therefore, ford would not cover this under warranty. The vehicle remains unrepaired and inoperable due to this known unsafe issue.

The power steering system just failed/froze up on me one day. The car was barely able to be steered and took my entire strength to move the vehicle. I took it to the dealer and they are saying it is not covered by a recall. Ford recalled the power steering units in 2011 Ford Fusions pursuant to campaign number 15N01. Now Ford is claiming that it is not covered under the recall. I never received notice of any recall. If I had, I would have taken it in.

On two occasions (10/8/22 and 10/24/22) the vehicle had a loss of power steering. And I had difficulty turning the steering wheel. At the time the vehicle was going slow 5 to 10 mph, luckily I was able to stop. Both times the dashboard had a message " Power Steering Assist Fault". I took it to the Ford Dealer where the vehicle had been purchased from. I was told the computer diagnosis reported faults. This diagnosis cost alone was $275, and I spent a total of $3267.10 to repair the problem. This appears to be a known issue with this vehicle as there was a recall in 2015 (which in this vehicles case was handled with a reprogramming) and Ford extended 10 year warranty for replacement of the part if that wasn't originally done under the recall. The vehicle had an extended Service Plan, yet the extended warranty started with...

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while pulling out of her garage, the vehicle lost power steering functionality temporarily. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The contact stated that on one occasion, the power steering became operable after turning off and restarting the vehicle. However, the last failure lasted for approximately 20 minutes. A message indicating power steering assist failure was displayed. The contact was able to continue driving by using physical strength to steer the vehicle. The contact was able to drive to her residence. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not repair the vehicle under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) since the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The...

Power steering (electric) went out and left me with no way to control my car 2011 Ford Fusion resulting in me wreaking my car

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the Advancetrac and power steering assist warning lights illuminated as the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was then towed to a local dealer, where the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) was reprogrammed, the steering gear was replaced, and an alignment was completed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 70,111.

The service advantrac light came on then went off. About a week later I was merging off the interstate taking a friend home and the advantrac light came on AND it says service power steering and the power steering went out so I luckily was able to get the car home and didn’t wreck and hurt myself or someone else. I’m seeing that there was a recall but I don’t know if mines was fixed i just got it a year ago. I’m contacting the ford dealership tomorrow to see what can be done.

The contact’s son owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that on multiple occasions while her son was driving at undisclosed speeds, he heard a grinding sound in the steering wheel while turning in either direction. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The contact stated that the failure was related to the recall and advised the contact to call the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while she was reversing, the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The steering wheel seized and required excessive force to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, it was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of an unknown Extended Warranty on the steering. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer and the contact was informed that the warranty had expired. The vehicle remained at the dealer awaiting a diagnostic test and repair. The contact was advised to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,250. The contact purchased a new vehicle and no longer needs a follow-up on the complaint.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. Upon return of the vehicle from the dealer after routine maintenance, while the contact's son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist message displayed. The contact's son had to use excessive force to drive the vehicle to the residence. The dealer was contacted about the failure but offered no assistance. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became difficult to steer. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized upon arriving at her destination. The AdvanceTrac and the power steering assist warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The contact referenced Ford Recall Campaign Number: 15S18 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 121,000.