2012 FORD FUSION Steering Problems

AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED THE STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IF I WAS TO RUN OVER A LITTLE POT HOLE IN THE STREET MY CAR WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME FIRM WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND "SEE DEALER IMMEDIATELY" WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A CURB TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 25174216. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

STARTED VEHICLE AND WENT TO PULL AWAY FROM CURB AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND THEN NOTICED STEERING LIGHT WAS ON IN THE DASH LIGHTS. VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, WENT TO ASSESS PROBLEM AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK WORKING PROPERLY.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING RESULTING IN ME TO PULL OVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AND THE POWER ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. TUTTLE-CLICK FORD LINCOLN (43 AUTO CENTER DR, SUITE A, IRVINE, CA 92618, (949) 472-5200) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,400.

MY CARS POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY CEASED UP. I BOUGHT IT USED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO IN JULY 2018. THE LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR SERVICE ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. MY CAR HAS ROUGHLY 170,000 MILES, MAYBE A LITTLE LESS. IN LOOKING UP THIS ISSUE, THERE IS A DISTURBING AMT OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT ISSUE WHO HAVE ACTUALLY HAD ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT BUT MY CAR IS NOW WORTHLESS AS THERE IS NO WAY I'LL BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS YET I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LOAN. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED HOWEVER MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ROUGHLY AT 70MPH, AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. I DONT HAVE THE MUSCLE TO DO THIS, NOR AM I TAKING THE RISK. I ALSO KNOW MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT FORD...

THE ELECTRIC STEERING FAILED AS DESCRIBED IN A RECALL FOR OTHER 2012 FORD FUSIONS, BUT NOT MY OWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED AT A NEARBY FUEL STATION. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE ONE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT A MODERATE RATE OF SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

NOVEMBER 18, 2019 APPROXIMATELY 6:30 P.M. CENTRAL TIME I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 FORD FUSION WHICH I HAVE OWNED LESS THAN A MONTH, ON A DARK, CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AN HOUR WHILE LOOKING FOR A BUSINESS. SUDDENLY, THE ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING WENT OUT AND THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. A WARNING LIGHT WAS LILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD ADVISING OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAULT. AS I WAS SHUTTLING CHILDREN FROM AN AFTER SCHOOL EVENT HOME, I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP THE CAR AND READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THE FAULT LIGHT. I PROCEEDED HOME USING MANUAL STEERING. ONCE AT HOME, I READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND THE FAULT CLEARED. RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THERE WERE SAFETY RECALLS ISSUED FOR THE STEERING 15 S18 AND 15 N01. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO BOB ALLEN FORD DEALERSHIP IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING DEFAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC FORD SALES (919-934-6500, LOCATED AT 1698 E BOOKER DAIRY RD, SMITHFIELD, NC 27577) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE CODE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM'S ELECTRICAL DEFAULT AND POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE DISPLAY SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK. MANUAL STEERING EFFORT REQUIRED IS EXTRODINARY VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2018 AS PART OF RECALL 15V340000 VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND HOPEFULLY REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. I'M ALERTING NHTSA SO THAT YOU ARE AWARE A PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF REPAIR.

DRIVING 60MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND INFORMATION CENTER MESSAGED POPPED UP SAYING "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" AND "SERVICE POWER STEERING". STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT AND WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST IN THE LANE, THE CAR WOULD REACT ERRATICALLY AND AGGRESSIVELY, MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO MAINTAIN THE LANE. CAR WOULD "JUMP" OVER ABOUT A FOOT WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN THE LANE. SLOWED DOWN AND GOT OFF THE FREEWAY TO WHICH ANOTHER MESSAGE POPPED UP SAYING "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW". NO POWER STEERING AT ALL, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE OVER 25 MPH WITHOUT RISK OR CRASHING DUE TO STEERING BEING EXTREMELY TIGHT AND RESISTIVE TO MAINTAINING THE LANE. LIMPED THE CAR HOME ABOUT 5 MILES, AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. TALKED TO AN OLDER GENTLEMEN OVER THE PHONE AND SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THAT A COMPUTER REFRESH/UPDATE IS ALL THAT IS...

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET LEAVING A RESTAURANT AND WENT ARE A RIGHT TURN AND A DISPLAY MESSAGE POP UP POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT. AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME

WHILE IN MOTION LESS THAN 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BECAME STIFF AND VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. DECIDED TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED PREVIOUSLY IN WHICH THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART WITH A REMANUFACTURED PART. HOWEVER, IN THE FIRST RECALL/REPAIR THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY CAUSE OF CONCERN OTHER THAN TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL RECALL. NOW, THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTED PART. INSTEAD THEY WANT TO CHARGE $1,915 FOR A FAULTY REMANUFACTURED PART THAT HAS GONE OUT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE HARM AND DAMAGE TO PERSONS IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. HTTPS://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/VEHICLE/2012/FORD/FUSION/4%252520DR/FWD#RECALLS REVIEWING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, THERE ARE OVER 10+ COMPLAINTS FILED WITHIN THE PAST 3 WEEKS FOR FAULTY STEERING. THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA STRENGTH WAS NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD & LINCOLN OF SMITHTOWN (440 EAST JERICHO TURNPIKE, ST JAMES, NY 11780, (631) 265-2340) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DROVE THAT MORNING TO WORK WHEN I CRANKED BACK UP TO LEAVE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT SHOWED UP AND NO POWER STEERING

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK 11/4/19 I GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAYING POWER STEERING NOW AND ADVANCETRAC WHEN IT CAME TIME TO MAKE A TURN AT A LIGHT AFTER EXITING THE HWY I HAD TO STRUGGLE AND PULL ... I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY CAR LOST POWER JUST LIKE THAT. 71K MILES NO WARNING BEFORE THAT DAY OF STEERING PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PAT MILLIKAN FORD (9600 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD CHARTER TWP, MI 48239, (313) 731-6436) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

ON OR ABOUT 28 OCTOBER, WOKE TO TO DRIVE TO WORK AND NOTICED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THAT THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A VERY SHORT DISTANCE, AN ADDITIONAL MESSAGE OF "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" DISPLAYED AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNT ELECTRONICS. THIS ISSUE APPEARED WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, EXTRA DISTANCE WAS NEEDED WHEN BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARBEE'S FREEWAY FORD (4471 E EVANS AVE, DENVER, CO 80222, (303) 584-6600) TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIG MIKE NAUGHTON FORD (150 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80012, (303) 343-1900) FOR THE BRAKING FAILURE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO LEWIS FORD LINCOLN OF HAYS (4450 VINE ST, HAYS, KS 67601, (785) 625-3441) WHERE THE STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,419.

I HAVE LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING AND SYSTEM DEFAULTS TO MANUAL STEERING MODE. ERROR CODE C1277 IS THE ERROR CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. NOW EVERY TIME WE DRIVE OUR CAR WE HAVE TO DO MANUAL STEERING. FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX MY VEHICLE SINCE IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I AM REQUESTING THAT MY VEHICLE BE PUT ON THE RECALL LIST AS I AM HAVING THE EXACT ISSUES OTHERS HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT FOR POWER STEERING ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE "POWER NEEDS CHECKING' APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER ASSIST WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. SKYLINE FORD (2510 COMMERCIAL ST SE, SALEM, OR) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS ON MY VEHICLE. BEFORE I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT, I CHECKED THE RECALL ON LINE AND NOTICED THE STEERING IS ALSO BEING RECALLED. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF ON MY DASHBOARD. THE STEERING AND TSC LIGHTS WERE BLINKING AND RINGING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO! I READ THE DASHBOARD WHICH SAID CHECK MY POWER STEERING FLUID, THER IS NO FLUID WELL??? I CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD ' WE WILL FIX THE AIRBAG, BUT HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES, MY CAR HAS NO RECALL FOR THAT' I TOLD THEM I WAS LOOKING RIGHT AT THE RECALL NOTICE, AND SINCE I WASN'T NOTIFIED, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I TOLD HER I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE THAT THE CAR WON'T STEER, SHE TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. I HAVE PURCHASED A...

MY POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. PARKED IT FOR THE DAY AND WHEN I LATER RETURNED TO MY CAR, THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE COST OF REPAIR IS TOO EXPENSIVE. NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS AT ALL. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL PREVIOUSLY FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH ONLY A CERTAIN MODEL OF THE FUSION AND MANY DIFFERENT MODES OF FUSIONS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO AFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM! YOU HAVE MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS!!

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. WARNING APPEARED ON DASH STATING: "SERVICE POWER STEERING PUMP NOW."

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING AND ADVANCETRAC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COGSWELL MOTORS (1900 E MAIN ST, RUSSELLVILLE, AR 72801, (479) 968-2665) WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO THEN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

STEERING WHEEL PLAY AND METAL NOCKING STATIONARY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY TO HER RESIDENCE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STILL AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHENOWETH FORD INC (LOCATED AT 1564 E PIKE ST, CLARKSBURG, WV 26301, (800) 344-1108) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CHECK POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOENGES FORD (1901 SE WASHINGTON BLVD, BARTLESVILLE, OK 74006, (918) 333-0900), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME ON ,STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT WHILE BACKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TITUS-WILL FORD (3606 S SPRAGUE AVE, TACOMA, WA 98409, (253) 475-4151) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $1,500. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC MESSAGE APPEARED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. I QUICKLY NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER AND DID SOME QUICK RESEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL BUT IT WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME PARTS (RACK AND PINION).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED ROBBIE ROBERSON FORD (LOCATED AT 2825 MEMORIAL DR, WAYCROSS, GA 31503, 912-283-3131) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR MEANT THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TAKATA INFLATORS HAVE 2012 FORD FUISN BOT AT HANSEL FORD SANTAROSA CA. POWER STEARING WENT OUT AND THEY CHARGED ME 800 DOLLARS TO FIX .THEN FOUND OUT IT WAS A RECALL IS THAT LEGAL ? NOW WE HAVE THE AIR BAG RECALL THEY KEEP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH SAYING DON'T HAVE PART TO FIX .DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS RECALL TO HAVE OWNED FIVE FORD'S IN THE PAST WAS A GOOD CUSTOMER REALLY FEEL SCREWED BY FORD ALWAYS OWNED DOMESTIC CARS THINK I'LL GO TOYOTA NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO LEN STOLER FORD (11275 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117, 410-356-7000) WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING FAILURE /SERVICE ADVANCETRACE

MY CAR WAS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO TURN .NOW THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT AND ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT SEEMS TO FIX IT. IT'S HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES TO MY VEHICLE IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR MY YEAR/MODEL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT FORD SAYS MY CAR ISNT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS MADE 1 MONTH AFTER AFFECTED VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S POWER ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AS THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED RON ALPEN FORD (1207 N COLUMBUS ST, WEST LIBERTY, IA 52776, 319-627-2958) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHOULD RETURN TO NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THEM THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THE POWER ASSIST FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND THE ADVANCETRAC INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, INCLUDING BILL CURRIE FORD AT 813-872-5555 (LOCATED AT 5815 N DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, FL 33614) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (CODE P07AE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

STEERING ASSIST ERROR AND ADVANCETRAC ERROR; STEERING FAILED UPON STARTING THE CAR AND UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED, AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CHIMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING SECTOR WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TUSCALOOSA FORD (5801 MCFARLAND BLVD E, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405, (205) 304-0719) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

POWER STEERING HAS FAILED 3 TIMES ON THIS CAR...WILL BE FINE THEN POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK 3 TIMES. LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING THEN AFTER TURNING VEHICLE BACK ON WILL NOT MOVE HAS TO BE TOWED.

THE STEERING WHEEL "SLIPS" WHEN TURNING AT SPEEDS BELOW ~25MPH AND WHILE PARKED.A BANG TYPE NOISE IS HEARD EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS WHEN CHANGING THE ROTATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT CALLED PAT & DAN'S DELBALSO FORD (LOCATED AT 249 MARKET ST, KINGSTON, PA 18704, (570) 288-4501) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING