2012 FORD FUSION Steering Problems

SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. *TR

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN THE NEXT 3 MILES, STEERING FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND SIGNIFICANT INCREASED EFFORT IN STEERING IN ORDER TO GET TO SAFETY. *TR

MY CARS LOST POWER-ASSISTED STEERING, CAUSING INCREASED STEERING EFFORT. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES APPEARED WHEN I LOST THE POWER STEERING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC." THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE POWER-ASSISTED STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING, ENABLING ME TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WHEN TAKING THE CAR OUT FOR A TEST RIDE. THEY ARE ORDERING A RACK AND PINION IN HOPES TO REPAIR THE CAR. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO WONDER AND NOT. *TR

2012 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON FOUR OCCASIONS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION, AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RE-STARTING IT. *JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2012 FORD FUSION FOR APPROX 6-7 MONTHS NOW. WHEN I START THE CAR I GET A MESSAGE SAYING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" AND THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER. I WILL TURN IT OFF AND THE RE-START, SOMETIMES HAVING TO DO THIS 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY WORKS. AS OF TODAY, THE MESSAGE APPEARED, THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT RESET REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES I RE-START. IT ALSO GIVES A DIFFERENT MESSAGE ABOUT SERVICE REQUIRED TO THE STABILITRAC. *TR

TAKING OFF FROM BEING STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. I PULLED TO SAFE SPOT OFF ROAD WHILE MY WIFE CHECKED VEHICLE MANUAL. IT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF ENGINE AND WAIT 10 SECONDS. WE DID AND VEHICLE STEERING WAS FINE. SINCE MY CAR WAS DUE FOR A 60,000 MILE INSPECTION I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID IT MAY BE A COMPUTER MODULE THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $125 ON TOP OF THE ROUTINE INSPECTION CHARGES. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED AND VERY ANGRY WHEN THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2200.00. WHAT REALLY MADE ME ANGRIER WAS THAT THE CAR WAS 1000 MILES OR SO OUT OF WARRANTY AND I JUST MADE THE LAST CAR LOAN PAYMENT. THE DEALER SAID THEY SEE IT WITH FUSIONS BUT USUALLY AFTER THEY HAVE HIT POT...

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE I RECEIVED THE CAR NEW AT THE END OF 2011. EACH TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED A MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASH STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY, VERY HARD TO TURN. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS - THIS COULD BE 10 MONTHS OR AS SHORT A 2 DAYS. THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED IN DIFFERENT DRIVING ENVIRONMENT - PARKING LOTS TWICE, TOWN ROADS, AND HIGHWAYS. WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS THE FORCES REQUIRED TO STEER THE CAR ARE EXTREME. I'M AN AVERAGE PERSON (5'8" 180LBS) AND HAVE BARELY ENOUGH STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL IN A FAILURE CONDITION. MY SISTER (5' 2" 105 LBS) WILL LIKELY CRASH. TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER TODAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, AND...

THE POWER STEERING ON OUR 2012 FORD FUSION STARTED TO SPORADICALLY STOP WORKING AND THEN START WORKING AGAIN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. FORD COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM DUE TO IT WORKING AT TIME OF SERVICE BUT SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. AFTER MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES IT FINALLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE FUSION WAS TOWED TO FORD SERVICE WHERE THEY FOUND IT NEEDED REPAIRS OF APPROXIMATELY $1500.00 TO REPLACE A PART IN THE POWER STEERING THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FORD CUSTOMER CARE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE ON REPAIRS FOR STEERING FAILURE BUT ONLY TOLD US IT WAS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS THAT WERE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE AT THE PRESENT TIME. WE FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT THE STEERING FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM ASSISTED MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. MAKING WHEEL UNTURNABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AND BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT POPPED UP SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. SO I DROVE IT ONTO THE STORE. CUT THE CAR OFF CAME BACK OUT OF STORE AND CRANKED MY CAR AND IT THEN SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW TRIED TO BACK UP AND COULDN'T. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. BEEN SITTING IN MY YARD SINCE THEN BECAUSE IT IS SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX. I PERSONALLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FORD NEEDS TO DO IT SOON. *TR

WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF MILES AFTER 36000 WARRANTY EXPIRED THE POWER STEERING DEVELOPED A CLUNK SOUND EVERY TIME I WAS TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT FROM DEAD CENTER, AND IT WAS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FELT LIKE THE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE IT WAS SO BAD THAT HE WAS SURPRISED I MADE IT TO HIS SHOP WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. HE TOLD ME THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2012 FORD FUSION AND MY VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING DUE TO THE ADVANCED TRAC AND POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. - I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR ANYONE. I COULD NOT IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM - I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE THAT SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. ONCE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WAS FIXED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME ON MY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, THE ADVANCETRAC/POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND I SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND PARK THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR HOPING THAT WOULD FIX IT, WITH NO LUCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD! NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO STEER A VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT VERY EASILY. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (USING A LOT OF MUSCLE) AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THEM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON. WHAT IS MORE CONCERNING IS THAT THEY ISSUED A RECALL ON A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE EXPLORERS AND ESCAPES. WHY WOULD THEY NOT HAVE DONE IT FOR THE FUSION...

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WARNING SIGNAL WENT OFF AND THE WARNING MESSAGE SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND THEN "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT, SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW TO ME WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE YOU LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AT THE TIME! *TR

I DROVE TO THE BANK TO CASH A CHECK. VEHICLE IS FINE DRIVING THERE WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE AND BACK OUT OF MY PARKING STALL I HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF NO MORE THAN 40 MPH. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING Y CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON MY CAR. THERE IS A WARNING LIGHT ON IN MY VEHICLE THAT SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND SERVICE ADVANTRAC. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I HAD MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ME THE TIME IT WENT OUT. THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL HOWEVER NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE BRAKES BECAME HARD TO APPLY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING A FASTER SPEED WHEN IT HAPPENED I FEEL AS THOUGH A WRECK WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVEN'T TRIED THE RESTART METHOD BECAUSE OF STORMS. THERE IS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THIS IS MESSED UP. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND I THINK ITS SOMETHING FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL...

THE POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE HAS CONSTANTLY LOST POWER. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE IS TO TURN OF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SENSORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SENSORS DISPLAYED SERVICE ADVANCED TRAC AND SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SENSORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY WHEN DRIVING TO WORK. *TR

THE CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING UPON STARTING IT FOR AN AFTERNOON TRIP. WORKED FINE IN THE MORNING, NO INDICATION OF ANY ISSUES. 2 WARNING ITEMS APPEARED. "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC SYSTEM" "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (SPRADLEY BARR) TODAY, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH AND WAS CALLED BACK 4 HOURS LATER WITH A DIAGNOSIS. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2,150. HE WAS GOING TO THROW IN THE ALIGNMENT FOR FREE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. A FACTORY RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT TOPIC WITH THE 2010-2012 FORD FUSIONS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE. THIS CAR IS 6,000 MILES OUTSIDE OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THERE IS NO REASON YOU SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND $2,100 ON A 2 YEAR OLD CAR. IT'S NOT GETTING FIXED ON MY DIME AND IT CAN SIT IN THE GARAGE NOT BEING DRIVEN UNTIL...

BOUGHT THE CAR 7/12/2013 ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON BUSY STREET, POWER STEERING WENT OUT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET , THANK GOD THERE WASN'T A CAR COMING UP ON ME,, COULD BARELY TURN IT TO PULL TO THE SIDE, SHUT IT OFF AND ON AND THE POWER ASSIST WAS OK.. TILL ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATTER WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, BOOM,, NO POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE, TURNED IT OFF, THEN ON THEN IT WORKED AGAIN,, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 4/14/2014 THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ALMOST 1,800.00 TO FIX AND ITS NOT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY,,, DROVE OFF, BECAUSE IM A SINGLE DAD WITH 2 DAUGHTERS, NOW I CANT TRUST DRIVING THAT CAR ANY MORE , BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE STEERING IS GOING OUT,, LAST TIME IT WENT OUT AND STAYED...

I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING A LOT ON THE 2012 FUSIONS. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR MY STEERING WAS $1,846. THE RECEIPT STATES THE FOLLOWING: "OWNER REPORTS NO POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT ON. TOWED IN. DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED INOPERABLE EPAS STEERING GEAR. RE-TEST. OK." THE PARTS REPLACED WERE AE5Z-3504-CE GEAR ASY - STEERING. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY SPOUSE AND CHILD, THE CAR WARNING SYSTEM SUDDENLY FLASHED "POWER STEERING FAILURE" AND "AUTO TRACTION FAILURE" AND I LOST POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. IN THIS FRIGHTENING MOMENT, THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AS WE SLOWED TO A SAFE SPEED AND RETURNED TO OUR HOME. ON OCTOBER 1, 2014 MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT WAS PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO BACK THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVE AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I CONTACTED OUR DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE A VERY EXPENSIVE PART (THE RACK) COSTING $1800.00 AS ANOTHER FUSION WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME WITH 73,000 MILES HAVING THAT PART REPLACE. I WAS ASTOUNDED. ON OCTOBER 2ND, I CAREFULLY WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY NAVIGATED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, HERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IN...

TWO FAILURES RESET BY TURNING CAR OFF AND ON. ONE, PERMANENT, STILL NOT WORKING. WORST FAILURE WAS THE SECOND ONE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

FAILURE OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, RESTARTED CAR AND PROBLEM RESOLVED. REOCCURRED A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AND WILL NOT RESOLVE ITSELF. FORD DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1800 TO FIX(STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENT). CAR HAS LESS THAN 60000 MILES AND SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY??? *TR

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE CHURCH PARKING LOT AFTER SUNDAY SERVICES, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND I SAW AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH READOUT INDICATING A POWER STEERING "FAULT." I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE SIX MILES HOME WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING THE CAR. AFTER PARKING THE CAR AT HOME FOR A FEW HOURS, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING THEN WORKED OK. I TOOK CAR NEXT DAY TO FORD DEALER WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE UNDER WARRANTY. POWER STEERING HAS WORKED OK SINCE THEN. *TR

2012 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING FAILURE, WITH LOW MILEAGE. *SMD THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED *JB

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY 2012 FORD FUSION TWICE. I JUST GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR CENTER AND A WEEK LATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE ROD AND PINION WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME MY 2012 FORD FUSION WAS PUT IN THE SHOP. THE SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT CAME ON BOTH TIMES. *TR

I SAW ON NEWS THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING POWER STEERING ISSUES ON THE FORD FUSION 2012. THIS IS A PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY FUSION 2012 ALMOST FROM THE BEGINNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH LESS THAN 10 MILES ON IT AND THE ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING AROUND THE SECOND MONTH. I HEAR A DING AND THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, THE BRAKES PADDLE REQUIRES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO ENGAGE, AND THE ACCELERATOR PADDLE IS NOT AS RESPONSIVE. TWO ERROR MESSAGES APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY, "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC." I MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE FORD DEALER AND HE ASK ME TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE MESSAGES NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS AND BRING THEM IN. I TOOK PICTURES AND BROUGHT THEM IN, I'M THEN TOLD THAT I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN WHILE THE ERROR MESSAGES ARE SHOWING IN...

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, I HEARD SEVERAL BEEPS AND THEN I LOST POWER STEERING. THE WARNING MESSAGE SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND THEN "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK (APPROXIMATELY A 10 MINUTE DRIVE) WITHOUT POWER STEERING. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN SEVERAL HOURS LATER, I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN, BUT DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY SENSOR CAUSING THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. THIS WOULD BE COVERED BY THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY, BUT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY JUST 5 DAYS. THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED AS $1700. I WAS GIVEN A CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO CALL, AND WAS INFORMED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. I CALLED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY GAVE ME A NEW QUOTE OF $1500, SAYING THAT...

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. A MESSAGE INDICATED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. STOPPED CAR AND RESTARTED AND PROBLEM STOPPED. HOWEVER IT REAPPEARED LATER ON THE DRIVE HOME. I CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT EVEN AS I DROPPED IT FOR SERVICE. RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HAD THIS NOT BEEN A WARRANTY REPAIR, THE BILL WOULD HAVE BEEN NEARLY $2000. THE DEALER WAS VERY CLOSED LIP ABOUT THE ISSUE AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO DETAIL ON WHAT/WHY OR HOW OFTEN THIS HAPPENED. IT SEEMED CLEAR TO ME WHEN I CALLED THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. EVEN NOW I HAVE NO ASSURANCES THIS WAS REPLACED WITH PARTS OF BETTER QUALITY THAN THE ORIGINAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 12/18/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PRESSED THE ACCELERATED PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK FORWARD. AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 01/07/15 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER PROGRAM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED A SERVICE DEFECT ON THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,786.

FORD FUSION 2012 ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE AT LOW SPEED. THE POWER STEERING OF THE FUSION JUST COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR IMPACT. THE CAR COULD STILL BE STEERED MANUALLY WITH DIFFICULTY IN MAKING TURNS. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF 1800 TO REPAIR A MAJOR PART (COMPLETE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY) ON A 2 YEAR OLD CAR THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IT ESCALATED QUICKLY WITHIN THE COMPANY. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A REGIONAL MANAGER TO GET BACK TO ME REGARDING THE ISSUE IN THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. THERE ARE NO RECALLS BUT THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE WEB AS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION BETWEEN THE YEARS 2010 AND 2012. THIS CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND THE DEALER...

WHEN MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND BEGAN TO BACK STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GARAGE SHE NOTICED A WARNING THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED AND WAS NOT WORKING AND DID FIND THAT IT WAS NOT WORKING. SHE DROVE THE CAR BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND PARKED IT. LATER, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE PROBLEM HAD CLEARED. NO FAULT CODES WERE PRESENT IN THE OBD II MONITOR. *TR

TRAVELING ALONG AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING AND STEERING WAS HARD TO STEER. CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND NO GAS PEDAL. PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. ISSUE WENT AWAY BUT CAME BACK 20 MILES LATER. I CALLED DEALER SHENANDOAH FORD AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND KEEP DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE EPS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. AN ALARM WILL SOUND AND THE DISPLAY WILL READ "SERVICE ADVANCETRAK, POWER STEERING FAILURE". POWER STEERING WILL COMPLETELY FAIL AND IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING. FORD DEALERSHIP WANTED $116 TO POSSIBLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY COULD AND THAT PRICE DID NOT INCLUDE ANY ACTUAL FIX. RESTARTING THE CAR WILL FIX IT, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES. I RAN THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC BUT THEY SAID THAT WOULDN'T BE ACCURATE. SO GLAD I READ THE ARTICLE TODAY AND KNOW IT'S NOT JUST MY CAR. THIS IS SUCH AN UNSAFE PROBLEM TO HAVE. *TR

ON 10/5/14 MY STEER WHEEL WAS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I STARTED TURNING IT AND FIGURED I GET IT CHECKED WHEN I WENT TO GET OIL CHANGE NEXT DAY. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP AND HALF WAY THERE THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING WITH TWO HANDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND TURNED A CORNER AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND I WAS FORCED TO MANUALLY TURN THE CAR AND FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DROVE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WAS DRIVING AGAIN WHEN THE POWER STEERING QUIT AGAIN AND I COASTED INTO A TURN LANE AND MANAGED TO RESTART THE CAR AGAIN. I DROVE THEN TO MY FORD DEALER AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY HAD HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND HAD CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO MALFUNCTION.THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY BACKING UP SO I JUST RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE.THIS WAS A LEASE CAR THAT I WOULD BE TURNING IN FEB. 2014 SO WHEN I DID I TOLD THE MAN WHO INSPECTED IT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING...

OCCURRED 3 TIMES WHERE THE TROUBLE INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEN IT WAS OK THE FIRST TIME AND SECOND TIME. THIRD TIME THE STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. TROUBLE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. LOST ALL POWER STEERING. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAN HANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY $1,300.00 FOR A NEW POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. I ARGUED THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REFUSED TO PAY. THE FSE CALLED AND FORD MOTOR PAID A PORTION OF THE BILL. THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE ISSUE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS...

BOUGHT A 2012 FORD FUSION BRAND NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN FIRST 2 YRS OF OWNERSHIP WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN AN INCLINE - SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. IT FELT AS IF IT LOST POWER STEERING AND THOUGHT ENGINE SHUT OFF. DASH ALARMS RANG AND BRIEFLY SAW 'POWER STEERING FAULT' LIGHT UP. TOOK ALL MY POWER TO PULL CAR OFF ROAD AND TO A SAFE COMPLETE STOP.TURNED OFF IGNITION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED IGNITION AND DROVE DIRECTLY TO A DEALERSHIP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP STATED WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND SENT A SIGNAL TO THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. PUMP WAS REPLACED SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED MONTHS LATER WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED, AND FELT ENGINE POWER REDUCE. DASH WARNING SOUNDED AND SAW 'POWER STEERING FAULT, SERVICE POWERTRAC' LIGHT UP. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE...

DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA, POWER STEERING FAILED. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND SIMPLY RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, I HAVE RESTARTED THE CAR 4 TIMES SINCE THEN AND THE ERROR WILL NOT GO AWAY. POWER STEERING ON CAR WILL NOT WORK. *TR

LEAVING A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT, LOST POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING IS NOW NOT WORKING. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON VEHICLE FOR PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON THESE VEHICLES. NOW IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY $1,500.00 + TO FIX A SAFETY HAZARD! I ALSO HAVE A 15 YEAR THAT DRIVES THE CAR REGULARLY. HE IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS. I HAVE ALSO HEARD AND READ ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING LOCKING AS YOU ARE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE EPS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ UPDATED 5/7/2015 *JS

I HAVE A 2012 FORD FUSION 4 DR THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND I INSTANTLY HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS TRAVELLING 65 MPH ON HWY 81 AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN NOW SEVERAL TIMES AND AM CONCERNED THAT IF I WERE PASSING SOMEONE OR MAKING A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED I WOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM.

WE WERE DRIVING QUITE SLOW THROUGH ROOSEVELT STATE PARK IN NORTH DAKOTA WHEN A WARNING CAME ACROSS OUR DISPLAY SAYING "CHECK POWER STEERING NOW". WE KEPT DRIVING AND CAME ACROSS SOME ROAD CONSTRUCTION, SO WE TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PARK, WE HAD NO MORE POWER STEERING. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR WHILE WE LOOKED FOR A SERVICE STATION. THE FORD DEALER IN THAT AREA DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT FOR 30 DAYS AND THE PERSON AT THE SERVICE STATION TOLD US TO MAN HANDLE IT BACK TO WISCONSIN. THAT IS WHAT WE DID AND TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP HERE IN MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN. THEY CLAIMED THERE IS NO WARRANTY AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS UNUSUAL AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. WE ARE PAYING $105 TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT...