2012 FORD FUSION Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NOW INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

OUR POWER STEERING WENT OUT A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE WE WERE 5 1/2 HOURS FROM HOME. IT WAS WORKING FINE. WE STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT, AND MY HUSBAND COULD TELL SOMETHING HAPPENED WHEN HE TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN HE TURNED IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR OTHER FORD CARS LIKE OURS, BUT OUR VIN IS NOT ONE THAT WAS RECALLED. WE HAD A DIFFERENT ITEM FIXED ON OUR CAR, AND IT APPARENTLY RESET THE POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT COMFORTED BY THIS. WE ARE WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

THIS PAST FRIDAY, I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 FORD FUSION SE ON INTERSTATE 64 AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IT APPEARS FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, YET NO RECALL ON MY CAR. FROM MY RESEARCH LOOKS LIKE FIX IS BETWEEN $1500 AND $2000.

THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2012 FORD FUSION STOPPED WORKING. THE MESSAGE, " POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT," APPEARED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY STEERING WHEEL. I CAN STILL DRIVE, BUT VERY HARD TO TURN WHEEL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING ON 2012 FORD FUSION, BUT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED IN CARS RECALLED, I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL. SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT NOT VIN NUMBER.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT YESTERDAY WHILE COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY OFFRAMP. A SODA CAN WAS UNDER MY BRAKE PEDAL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SLOW DOWN. I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, I WAS GOING 35 -40 MPH. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLED AND I HIT MY HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SIDESWIPE A CURB. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR FAILED. THE POWER STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

MY THROTTLE BODY IS GIVING ME ISSUES. IT WILL HESITATE AND REACT AS IF IT WILL STALL ON OCCASION WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WILL JERK BADLY. NO ENGINE LIGHTS APPEAR ON MY DASH, HOWEVER I WAS NOTIFIED BY FORD THERE IS A REPLACEMENT EXTENDED WARRANTY, YET THAT EXTENSION DOES NOT COVER THE INITIAL CHARGE FROM THE DEALER TO CHECK THE THROTTLE BODY OUT, WHICH IS DEAD WRONG OF FORD. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD COVER ANY AND ALL CHARGES REGARDING THIS THE THROTTLE BODY. IN ADDITION MY VEHICLES RACK AND PINION OR PWER STEERING SUEELS ALOT WHILE IN DRIVING, IVE CHECK FLUID LEVELS AND THEY ARE NORMAL, YET IT WILL MAKE ALOT OF NOISE.

THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS PULLING OUT OF SCHOOL ONTO HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND RESUMED DRIVING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHENEVER THE CONTACT REVERSED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FAIL THE NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000...UPDATED 01/05/17 *BF CONSUMER STATED 393,000 CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY WERE THE SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL, SAME PROBLEM WERE COVERED UNDER RECALL 15V340000 AND MY CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER MY CAR. UPDATED 9/5/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. UPON RECENTLY OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE WIRES. THE WIRES BURNED INTERNALLY NEAR THE VENT CONTROLS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING OR HEATING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VENTS AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING), BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE INDEPENDENT DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2012 FORD FUSION RECALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN, I WENT TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND MY STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS NO BROKEN BRAKE LINES. WHEN THIS HAPPEN IT STEERED ME INTO ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS PARKED ON THE STREET. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I DID A SAFETY RECALL THROUGH CAR MAX AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL 15N01 AND 13N03, WHICH SHOWED THAT THEY WERE NOT DONE. SO I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP THAT I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM 6 MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID NO THEY DID NOT DO THE RECALL ONLY RE-PROGRAMMED THE CAR 15S18B. I TRIED CALLING FORD DIRECTLY BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT. EVEN AFTER ASKING THE QUESTION HOW CAN YOU...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY , MY POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED , WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DASH IT STATES TO CHECK POWER STEERING NOW . WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2012 FUSION BUT MY MANUFACTURER DATE IS A MONTH PASSED. I NOTICE OTHER FUSIONS ON SOCIAL FORUMS FROM 2012 TO 2014 HAVING THE SAME ISSUES , I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO FORD AND THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL .I CALLED FORDS MAIN HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WONT BUDGE. IF THIS WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE , I WOULD NOT BE AS CONCERNED ,BUT POWER STEERING FAILURE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHILE IN MOTION.

THE STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DIVING( HIGH AND LOW SPEED). CALLED THE DEALER SAID NOT UNDER WARRANTY.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT

POWER STEERING CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING, EITHER TURNING OR DRIVING STRAIGHT. NO ADVANCE WARNING, BUT GET ERROR MESSAGE WHEN IT FAILS. I CAN FIX IT BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MAY 2015. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT IN JUNE 2015, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED, DESPITE HAVING JUST BEEN AT THE DEALER WITH THAT VERY PROBLEM. JUST HEARING ABOUT IT ON THE NEWS YESTERDAY. THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. SOMETIMES 2 OR 3 DAYS IN A ROW, SOMETIMES EVERY FEW MONTHS. COULD BE ON A CITY STREET OR IN A PARKING LOT. COULD BE MOVING FAST OR SLOW. VERY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT *TR

WHILE TRYING TO REVERSE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT: SERVICE IMMEDIATELY " MESSAGE CAME ON, AND IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. BY NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE IT COMPLETELY...I JUST DROVE IT BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO ME HAVING TO TURN THE WHEEL. I DID TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. I WAS TOLD THAT RESETTING THE CODES WOULD NOT WORK. I DID INFORM THE WORKER ABOUT THAT PART BEING RECALLED FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT HE DENIED ANY TYPE OF RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS, AND THIS HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE. IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL...I DESERVE TO GET IT FIXED, FREE OF CHARGE AS STATED IN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

WHILE SITTING STILL OR DRIVING THE STEERING WILL MAKE AN AUDIBLE "CLUNK" YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT FROM THE CENTERED POSITION. NO CODE PRESENT UPON FIRST TRIP TO DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT. THEY "UPDATED" THE SOFTWARE PER THE RECALL SPECS. SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING CAME ON ABOUT A WEEK LATER AND DEALER SAID CODE C1278 APPEARED AND RECOMMENDED RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD FALL UNDER THE RECALL OF THE RACK AND PINION, BUT THE SERVICE DEPT SAID IT DOESN'T.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. DURING THE FAILURE, THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE AND IT NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,125. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 12/27/16.*JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. OVER 400,000 FORD CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, ALL MADE AT THE SAME LOCATION, DURING THE SAME TIME. OURS WAS NOT RECALLED, HOWEVER AND THEREFORE CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR US.

THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED TWICE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. ONCE WHILE TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC RESULTING IN A NEAR MISS HEAD-ON COLLISION. FORD HAS A RECALL ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS), WHICH IS WHAT FAILS (NHTSA RECALL 15V-340), BUT IT IS ONLY FOR FUSIONS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPT 2010 AND FEB 2012. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2012 - 3 MONTHS TOO LATE - IN THE VERY SAME FACILITY AS THE CARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY CAR ARE EXACTLY AS THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FINDINGS REPORTED IN THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION. I PAID $1,400 TO HAVE THE EPAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME IN DEC 2015, AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THAT AMOUNT TO HAVE IT REPLACED A SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE FORD DEALERSHIP QUOTED ALMOST TWICE THAT AMOUNT. THE RECALL OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V25000 (STEERING) AND WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, "POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLE AND MIRRORS ARE RUSTING ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE TURNING YESTERDAY, MY CAR LOST POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT FOR ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MESSAGE CENTER READ "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT: SERVICE IMMEDIATELY." I MAN HANDLED THE CAR HOME A SHORT DISTANCE AND TURNED IT OFF. MAD AND AGGRAVATED I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THE CHECKED WARRANTY INFO, RECALL INFO, AND FOUND NOTHING FOR MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A RECALL ALERT THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY MATCHES TO MY CAR. I GAVE THE RECALL NUMBER TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY WERE VERY NICE AND WERE ABLE TO FIND OUT THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS CARS BUILT SEPT 2010- FEBRUARY 2012. GUESS WHAT? MY CAR WAS BUILT JUNE 2012. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE. THEY SAY I HAVE TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. I CALL DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT "OFFICIALLY" DIAGNOSED. THE MOTOR CODE U0211:49 AND DEALERSHIP SUGGESTS...

WITH NO CONSISTENCY IN TIMING, THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT. I MAY BE DRIVING, TURNING OR WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, ON CITY STREETS OR THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN MAY 2016, HAPPENING 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY THOUGHT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING RACK, BUT WEREN'T SURE. THEY DENIED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN FORD'S RECALL OF SEVERAL 2011 AND 2012 FUSIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW (SEPTEMBER 2016), THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT 1-2 TIMES PER DAY. THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCTRAC" ERROR MESSAGES APPEAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD, AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAW.

POPPING NOISE PRESENT FROM STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHENEVER VEHICLE HITS A BUMP REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE, THE STEERING WHEEL IS YANKED AROUND CAUSING THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO BECOME COMPROMISED. THESE ISSUES HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AND IN ALL ROAD CONDITIONS, STATIONARY OR NON STATIONARY, HIGHWAY OR CITY AND REGARDLESS IF I'M TURNING OR NOT. WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT THE WHEEL WILL STIFFEN AND THROW ITSELF BACK THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. MUST USE A LOT OF FORCE TO KEEP STEERING WHEEL IN THAT POSITION. WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP AND A SHOP BY THE NAME OF MIDAS THAT IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION. FORD REFUSES TO FIX ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RACK AND PINION IS NOT THROWING ANY SORT OF TROUBLE CODE. THE RACK AND PINION ON THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

I STARTED MY CAR, SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON, DROVE 10 MILES AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW A RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

POWER STEERING STOPPED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE, FORD REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY IN JUNE 2016. IN AUGUST OF 2016 I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER OUT OF TOWN AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING ARMS AND WANT TO CHARGE ME $1000.

DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT IN TRAFFIC, MAKING A RIGHT TURN. VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT BUDGE. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL GIVES OUT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE.

CAR WAS MAKING CLUNKING SOUND. WHEN I WAS DRIVING. TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ASSEMBLY STEERING SYSTEM GEAR. RACK AND PIN SYSTEM CAUSING THE CLUNKING IN GEAR. WAS TOLD MY MECHANIC THIS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. WAS TOLD IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IF I LOSE STEERING COULD LOSE CONTROL OF CAR AND IT COULD CAUSE INJURY TO ME MY FAMILY OR OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CARS THAT I MAY HIT IF I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL FROM FORD FOR THIS PROBLEM ! I SAW THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V345000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED, THE STEERING LOCKED TO WHERE IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP IMMEDIATELY SO NO DAMAGE OR INJURY. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED A LOT OF EFFORT SO REVERSING BACK OFF THE STREET AND ONTO THE DRIVEWAY WAS QUITE DIFFICULT. AFTER PARKING, THE DASH ALSO BRIEFLY DISPLAYED SOMETHING LIKE "ADVANCETRACK ERROR". I DON'T REMEMBER THE WORDING EXACTLY.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT. THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND READ ''SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW''. IT HAD NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE AND I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. I JUST THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL, BUT IN MY OPINION IF IT HAS BEEN A ISSUE FOR SEVERAL VEHICLE FIX ALL OF THEM. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS FINE BUT WHEN THE MECHANIC GOT IN MY CAR HE HAD A HARD TIME TURNING THE WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE BATTERY. AFTER THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,300.

OVER THE PAST WEEK MY 2012 FORD FUSION DECELERATED, IDLED ROUGHLY, LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKING AND THE WRENCH DUMMY LIGHT CAME ON. ALL 4 TIMES IT OCCURRED BELOW 30 MPH IN CLEAR CONDITIONS. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO HANDLE AND LUCKILY I WAS IN AREAS WHERE I COULD PULL OVER SAFELY. ONCE PULLED OVER I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND RESUME DRIVING. I HAVE BROUGHT IN MY CAR TWICE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR MESSAGES ON THE COMPUTER. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO DO MORE DIAGNOSTICS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND ITS RELIABILITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY MALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND DID NOT RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

ON JUNE 14, 2016 THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ON A CITY STREET. I SAW A MESSAGE THAT SAID ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. I DROVE THE CAR 2 MILES TO A FORD DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT THAT I HAVE EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM COVERED MILAGE. MY VEHICLE HAS 184,000 MILES BUT THEY ONLY COVER UP TO 150,000 MILES. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IF THIS OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED OR IN TRAFFIC.

FOR ALMOST A YEAR MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A POPPING CREAKING NOISE WHEN I DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS (20 OR BELOW). IT STARTED VERY QUIETLY AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS STEMS FROM SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 06-24-07. THIS ADVISORY WAS ORIGINALLY JUST FOR 2006 MODELS. HOWEVER, IT IS AFFECTING MY 2012. IT HAS AFFECTED 2007, 2008, AND 2009 AS WELL. THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CONTROL ARMS COULD BREAK AT ANY MOMENT WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL CAR ACCIDENT THAT MAY INCLUDE DEATH. THIS ONGOING ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL SINCE FORD DOES NOT WANT TO COVER COST OF REPAIR TO THEIR ONGOING STEERING ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED MORE FORCE TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED NOTICE DISPLAYED UPON STARTING PARKED VEHICLE.. 2012 FORD FUSION DISPLAY PANEL SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" AND " SERVICE ADVANCETRAC." WHEN I LOGGED IN ON FORD OWNER WEBSITE, IT ADVISED ME OF "FIELD SERVICE ACTION" TITLED "EPAS STEERING EFFORTS" AND FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER "15N01." DATE THIS BEGAN APPROXIMATE, AND HAS REPEATED AND FINALLY REMAINS FAILED. MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE.