2012 FORD FUSION Steering Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE DASH SCREEN SHOWED ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE COMPUTER SCREEN FLASHED UP POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. STEERING OF THE VEHICLE BECAME DANGEROUS AND I LEFT THE HIGHWAY TO TRAVEL AT A SLOWER RATE OF SPEED. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND THAT WHEN RESTARTED IT WOULD RESET BUT IT DID NOT RESET NOR FIX THIS. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT AND I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT TO THEM AND THEY WOULD RUN TESTS AND SEE WHAT IS WRONG. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE AND ANY PARTS AND LABOR NEEDED TO FIX IT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" APPEARED ON DASH. VEHICLE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. 2012 FUSION WITH 38,000 MILES. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A FORD FUSION 2012 WITH ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT. NO OTHER ISSUES SINCE ITS PURCHASE IN NOVEMBER 2014. WEEKS AGO I STARTED THE CAR, AND THE POWERSTEERING ASSIST MESSAGE CAME ON, COULD NOT MOVE CAR. STEERING LOCKED. READ THE MANUAL FOR CAR. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON. PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE COLD WEATHER OR ICE BLOCKING A SENSOR. HOWEVER INTERMITTENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL TRIES OF ON/OFF TO GET THE CAR TO BECOME DRIVABLE. ALSO NOW IT SOMETIMES SAYS ADVANCETRAC SERVICE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN SO I, A TALL PERSON, NEED TO TRY TO CLIMB OVER THE SEAT AND GET OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INTO TRAFFIC. HAVING ONES CAR NOT START UP IN A CITY SUCH AS MINE IS DANGEROUS FOR SINGLE WOMEN AT NIGHT WHO MIGHT BE ALONE. SO...

ON TUESDAY MARCH 10TH 2015 I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON W BELOIT RD JUST PAST MOORLAND RD IN NEW BERLIN WI. AS I WAS NEGOTIATING A RIGHT TURN JUST BEFORE TOWNER DR, WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SAFELY STEER MY VEHICLE THOUGH THE TURN AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HEAD-ON. AT THE TIME OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND THE STEERING WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY WHEN CAUGHT OFF GUARD. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND THE WARNING MESSAGE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT," "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" I GOT CAME AT THE EXACT TIME AND NO FOREWARNING TO THE FAILURE. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WENT AWAY AND THERE...

I WAS ON MY WAY TO GET MY FORD FUSION INSPECTED AND WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHICH CAUSE IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND I ALMOST HIT A HOUSE WHILE TURNING. MILEAGE IS AT 58250. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE I HAD MY FOUR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. I CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIP I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF MY MILEAGE WAS HIGHER BUT NOT EVEN 60000 MILES. *TR

DRIVING ONE DAY HAD JUST TOOK OFF SO WASN'T GOING THAT FAST AN WAS APPROACHING A TURN AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL REAL TIGHT BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR .TRIED TO GET MY CAR FIXED AS A MATTER OF FACT I DID TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND GOT CHARGED FOR SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T THE PROBLEM CAME BACK . MY CAR IS STILL SAYING GET POWER STEERING RACK ADVANCE TRAC SERVICED. TRIED 3 TIMES TO FIX BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK , I NEED YOUR HELP ! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPLETE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN AUGUST, 2014 WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) SYSTEM FAILURE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $936.39. IN MARCH, 2015 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND FORD CLAIMS THEY HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR REPAIR OF THE EPAS. THIS EPAS SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE. MANY OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME EPAS SYSTEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION ON OCTOBER , 2014 FOR THE 2012 FUSION LED BY JEFFREY L. QUANDT, CHIEF OF VEHICLE CONTROL DIVISION OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND A WARNING MESSAGE WAS PRESENT INDICATING "STEERING FAILURE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

INITIALLY THE FORD FUSION 2012 WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO SAWGRASS FORD DEALER & THEY FIXED IT. NO MENTION THAT IT WAS A RECALL TO FIX THE THROTTLE BODY. OUR MECHANIC TOLD US. REPAIRED CAR DRIVEN HOME AND NEXT DAY DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. PULLED OVER, RESTARTED AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO OUR MECHANIC WITHOUT POWER STEERING. HE ADVISED THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THIS. THEY REFUSED. WE TRIED TO TRADE IN FOR A FOCUS. REFUSED. WANTED $2000 TO FIX PROBLEM. SOLD TO CAR MAX & WILL NEVER RETURN TO A FORD AGAIN.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) SYSTEM FAILED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE SYSTEM REBOOT. ON FEBRUARY 21, 2015, THE EPAS WOULD NOT REBOOT AND I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE ADVANCE TRACK AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND GOT BACK IN MY CAR AFTER GETTING GAS AND DROVE OUT OF THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON THE ENTIRE DRIVE HOME, AS WELL AS THE WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND VERY SCARY. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT ONLINE AND AM WONDERING WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

POWER STEERING ON MY FORD FUSION 2012 FAILED - I WAS ON A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP AND ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH AS A RESULT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE ISSUE, THEY SEEM NOT TO CARE. PLEASE HELP AND LOOK IN TO THIS BEFORE I ACTUALLY GET INTO A CRASH AS A RESULT OF THE POWERTRAC STEERING FAILING. I HAVE SEEN FROM ONLINE REPORTS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOW THE SIXTH TIME THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TURN. I MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE HOME ON STREETS WITH VERY DIFFICULT AND HARD TO STEER. I SINCE CONTACTED FORD DEALER FOR PROBABLY THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY STATED THERE IS NOT AND SINCE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY I NEED TO PAID FOR REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CONSIDER FOR A RECALL, SINCE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I EASILY COULD HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ADVANCETRAC WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH SERVICE POWER STEERING SOON WARNING. I DROVE APPROX 5 MORE MILES BEFORE I GOT TO WORK. WHEN I LEFT WORK IN THE MORNING, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING IN THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED (DEALERSHIP SAID THE SYSTEM NEEDED RESET) ON FRIDAY THE 16TH AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON THE 20TH. I WAS THEN TOLD THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW PART. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED ON 1/29/15 AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF LEAVING THE GARAGE, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE BACK AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS LOW AND DROVE THE CAR 1.75 MILES TO SERVICE STATION TO FILL UP. DURING THE DRIVE WARNING MESSAGES TURNED ON - SERVICE ADVANCETRAC & SERVICE POWER STEERING SOON. AFTER STOPPING THE AT A STORE AND RESTARTING THE CAR, NEW MESSAGES TURNED ON - SERVICE ADVANCETRAC & SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. THE POWER STEERING THEN TURNED OFF AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS NOT IN A TURN OR ANOTHER STEERING INTENSIVE MANEUVER. *TR

DRIVING POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON STEERING BECAME HARD COULDN'T TURN WHEEL HIT A SNOW MOUND DAMAGED FRONT BUMPER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 FORD FUSION MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS TURNING CAUSING ME TO SIDE SWIPE MY DOOR AGAINST A POLE. *TR

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE NO PROBLEMS DAY BEFORE. GET UP TO TAKE CHILD TO SCHOOL START CAR, SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING SOON, SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK SOON. DROP CHILD OFF (LESS THAN 5 MILES AWAY), GO BACK HOME PARK CAR, GO TO LEAVE FOR WORK (SAME DAY) START CAR AGAIN NOW SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. CAN HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL. CAN'T DRIVE IT LIKE THIS TO DANGEROUS. *TR

TURNING ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN, WORKED VERY HARD TO AVOID TRAFFIC COMING FROM BOTH SIDES. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. WOUND UP CRASHING INTO A STOPLIGHT. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER. SAID ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THEY RESET POWER STEERING. DROVE CAR HOME. 12 HOURS LATER, ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING, CHECK STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY. AT FORD DEALERSHIP NOW FOR YET ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,444.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. ...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED COMPLETELY MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. WARNING LIGHTS TO SERVICE THE POWER STEERING AND ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM CAME ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME, MESSAGE BOARD ON THE DASH WARNS ME AND SAYS POWER STEERING SERVICE NOW AND THE SECOND MESSAGE SAID ADVANCE TRAC NOW AND THEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT. AFTER MUSCLING THE STEERING WHEEL HOME I TURN IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, STILL NOT WORKING I THEN DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE EITHER THE POWER STEERING SENSOR OR THE WHOLE RACK AND SAID THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE $95 JUST TO LOOK AT IT WITHOUT FIXING ANYTHING. I JUST TOLD HIM DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT AND LEFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE STEERING WHEEL MOTOR AND THE ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 3/13/15*CN UPDATED 9/13/2017*CN

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD FOR NOT RECALLING THE POWER STEERING IN THE 2012 FORD FUSION. IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD BECOME FATAL IF OCCURRING AT THE WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT MY POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING GARAGE. I COULD BARELY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO GET IT BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $2,600 TO HAVE IT FIXED!! THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT DID COME ON. THEN TURNED OFF AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THEN TURNED ON AGAIN 4 DAYS LATER. I HAVE BEEN A FORD OWNER FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS, DOING ABOUT 35 MPH WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. INFORMATION CENTER IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLASHED ON SAYING ADVANCE TRAC, THEN SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD TILL WE COULD COME TO A STOP CAUSE WE LOST OUR STEERING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON. HE TURNED THE POWER OFF TO THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND IT CONTINUED TO HAVE LOSS OF STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. I RECEIVED A STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ALSO. *TR

GOING THE SPEED OF 35 MPH MY STEERING GOT REAL TIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A TURN IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. TOOK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY STEERING GEAR HAS WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE SWING ARMS. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN 2013, DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON CAR. TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS AND COST ME 2054.00 FOR REPAIRS, WAS TOLD NOT UNDER WARRANTY. PAID FOR REPAIR AND HERE IT IS LESS THAN ON YEAR LATER AND I HAVE SAME FAILURES ON MY VEHICLE AS MY HUSBAND, SON AND GRANDSON WERE COMING BACK FROM A TRIP. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT. FIRST ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY LOST THE POWER STEERING TO THE CAR. TRIED TO TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART CAR AGAIN AND STILL NO POWER STEERING AVAILABLE. THIS IS BECOMING QUITE COMMON FOR THIS MODEL CAR BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME CAR AND HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. ALWAYS AFTER THE ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN...

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2012 FORD FUSION AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE DASHBOARD WARNING MESSAGE "SERVICE POWER STEERING SOON". WITHIN ABOUT 5 MILES THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,600 MILES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WERE TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE COST WAS OVER $1,700. FORTUNATELY THE INCIDENT DID NOT LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE ADVANCE TRACK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,001. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE TRACTION LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTART BUT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" WARNING POPPED UP IN THE CARS DASH ALONG WITH "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW". I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND THIS WAS VERY ODD AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT LEFT ME WITH NO POWER STEERING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. CONSIDERING THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAVING ONLY 35000 MILES THIS SHOULD BE A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE FROM FORD. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2012 FORD FUSION WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,625.

FORD FUSION 2012 POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAR IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE. TOOK IT TO SHOP, IS GOING TO COST UPWARDS OF $1,900 TO FIX, CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ISSUE WAS NOT CORRECTED UPON RE-START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH, MAILBOX AND A FEW SMALL TREES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING, A BROKEN TAIL BONE AND NOSE. THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AND BOTH PASSENGERS' REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ADVANCED TRAC STEERING AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS SYSTEM FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WAS IN THE CAR AT STOP LIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING. CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. GOT TO A PARKING GARAGE AND MANAGED TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. RESTARTED IT AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I WENT TO LEAVE. TURNED CAR OFF AND IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY TO THE TUNE OF $1800.00 ON BASICALLY A 1 YEAR OLD CAR! SENT A COMPLAINT TO FORD WHERE THEY BLEW ME OFF AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. THIS IS HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPOX. 70MPH AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW, AND SERVICE ADVANCTRAC SIGNAL CAME ON, AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I DID NOT WRECK, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $100.00 PER MESSAGE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YESTERDAY, K SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN MY 2012 FORD FUSION.'THE DASH READS "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" ... I AM A 23 YEAR OLD FEMALE AND IT TAKES EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAVE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT A VEHICLE 2 YEARS OLD WOULD NEED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED (ACCORDING TO FORD. THIS WOULD COST AROUND 2400). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND/OR FATALITIES! FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP AND DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR