2013 FORD FUSION Steering Problems

POWER STEERING GEAR FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 48K MILES, THIS SAME PART IS COVERED UNDER OTHER FORD FUSION RECALLS BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC VIN. FORD DEALERSHIP QUOTED $2600 TO REPAIR.

LOST STEERING HAS CRACKED ELE DRIVE MOTOR ON STEERING RACK 10TH ONE IN OUR FLEET OF 50 THE MOUNTING EAR IS BROKE FROM CORROSION OR RUST JACKING ALL THE CARS WE HAVE THE COWL LEAKS WATER ON DRIVE MOTOR

STEERING RACK DRIVE MOTOR MOUNTING EAR CRACKED FROM CORRIOSION OR RUST JACKING THIS IS THE 9TH ONE IN OUR CITY FLEET IN A FEW MONTHS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SOMEONE WILL GET HURT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,221. *TT *TR

LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST ON THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) DUE TO A PIGTAIL CONNECTION. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE POWER STEERING COULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS NO LONGER DRIVE-ABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE, A RATTLING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE "HILL ASSIST" AND "TRACTION FAILED" MESSAGES DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ALL AMERICAN FORD IN POINT PLEASANT, NEW JERSEY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY IN JUNE OF 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND FILED CASE NUMBER: CAS14489150. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

HAS CRACKED STEERING DRIVE MOTOR MOUNTING EAR COWL LEAKING ON ELE MOTOR AND STEERING RACK CAUSING CORROSION THEN RUST JACKING BRAKING OFF MOTOR MOUNTING EAR THIS IS THE 6TH ONE IN OUR FLEET SOME LOST STEERING

POWER STEERING MOTOR MOUNTING EARS ARE CRACKING DUE TO CORROSION WE HAVE SOME OF THEM LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING THIS IS A FLEET CAR THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FORD JUST REPLACED TWO FOR FREE THET OUT OF WARRANTY

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT 2014-2018 FORD FUSION STEERING WHEEL CAN COME LOOSE AND IN SOME CASES DETACH WHILE DRIVING. I'D LIKE TO REPORT THAT MY 2013 FUSION TITANIUM IS ALSO EXPERIENCING A LOOSE STEERING WHEEL THAT'S PROGRESSIVELY GETTING LOOSER. IT HAS NOT DETACHED DURING DRIVING. I FIRST NOTICED IT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT.

TAKATA INFLATORS I COULD NOT SEE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY CAME CLOSE TO 3 FATAL ACCIDENTS EVERY TIME THINGS WENT WRONG I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ME AND MY KIDS CAME SO CLOSE TO LOOSING OUR LIVES

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2013 FUSION TITANIUM IS LOOSE. CURRENT RECALL COVERS 2014. THE STEERING WHEEL CAN ROCK BACK AND FORTH AND SIDE TO SIDE WITH EASE AND MOVES OVER A HALF INCH.

CRACKED STEERING DRIVE MOTOR ON RACK AND PINION CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING COWL IS LEAKING ON DRIVE MOTOR AND WIRING HARNESS CAUSING CORROSION THEN PUSHING THE TWO PARTS APART THEN CRACKING THE 4TH ONE IN OUR FLEET TO DO THIS HAS 22170 MILES ON IT

I WAS DRIVING AS USUAL. THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND THE RED WARNING SIGN CAME ON AND READS " ENGINE COOLANT OVERTEMPERATURE ". AT THIS POINT, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND THE SPEED SLOWED TO A CRAWL WHILE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. THIS PUT US ( MY TWO CHILDREN AND I ) IN SO MUCH DANGER! CARS WERE HONKING AND WHIZZING BY US WHICH SCARED MY CHILDREN. WHEN WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. COINCIDENTALLY, WE JUST GOT A LETTER FROM FORD THAT STATES A RECALL THAT DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR CAR. SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 17S09 / NHTSA RECALL 17V-209

LOSS OF STEERING HAS CRACKED DRIVE MOTOR ON STEERING RACK FLEET CAR 3RD ONE WITH SAME PROBLEM COWL LEAK WATER ON STEERING MOTOR CAUSING CORROSION THEN RUST JACKING BRAKING OFF MOUNTING EAR ON DRIVE MOTOR COMMON PROBLEM

CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND WARNING CAME ON "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAIL" I WAS DRIVING MY TWO CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AT THE TIME!

STEERING WHEEL IS CONSTANTLY COMING LOOSE. I AM ABLE TO TIGHTEN IT MYSELF, VUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAY IT IS LOOSE AGAIN. I JUST TRIED TO TURN INTO MY LOCAL WALGREENS AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF THE BOLT COMPLETELY AND JUST SPUN. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLES ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, BUT REMAINED FUNCTIONAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF. UPON RESTART THE SERVICE STEERING NOW LIGHT WAS ON, WITH NO POWER STEERING. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING SYSTEM COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING OR THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE CLAIMING 1,700 TO FIX THE VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES AND WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED BY THEM! THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART BECAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE (ALTHOUGH OVER HALF A MILLION RECALLS ON SEVERAL OTHERS INCLUDING FORD FUSIONS). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR FORD TO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. ANY HELP OR ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN. SHE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SHE ALMOST RAN INTO A TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THANK GOD THAT THE TRUCK SWERVED AND A ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CERTAIN FORD MODELS. I'VE TALKED TO FORD AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. HOW CAN SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS AND WITH SO MANY INCIDENTS NOT BE THERE RESPONSIBILITY. IT SEEMS AS IF THEY COULD CARELESS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THERE CUSTOMERS. $1950.00 LATER AND IT IS FIXED. NOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT HAPPENING AGAIN. VERY DISAPPOINTED ON HOW FORD IS HANDLING SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW AND TALKING TO MULTIPLE QUALIFIED MECHANICS I HAVE COME...

I TOOK A TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND LOST MY ELECTRIC STEERING COMPLETELY. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED IT AN "INTERNAL FAILURE". THEY SAID THE STEERING GEAR (OR STEERING RACK) CAME APART INTERNALLY. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT WILL COST ME $2,200. IT WAS VERY SCARY AS I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. THANK GOODNESS I WAS STILL IN A PARKING LOT, AND MANAGED TO TURN INTO A SPOT AWAY FROM MOVING VEHICLES.

AFTER DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. WITHOUT TURNING IT, THERE IS ABOUT 1/8 INCH OF PLAY NOW BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON IT. ITS NOW A LITTLE FLOPPY/WOBBLY WHEN DRIVING.

"POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO TURN ON. THE ERROR MESSAGE ABOVE IS LISTED AS THE REASON WHY THE CAR WILL NOT START.

THE ENGINE ISSUE:VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE BACKING, AND DRIVING. THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY WAS SUBJECT TO A FORD ' CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03', THAT PROGRAM HAS NOW EXPIRED, AND ANY VEHICLES WITH THE NOW MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY WILL RECEIVE NO WARRANTY, OR COMPENSATION FOR REPAIR COSTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS PRESENTS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE STEERING ISSUE: TWO RECALLS WERE ISSUED FROM FORD REGARDING THIS ISSUE. FORD 13S06, NHTSA 13V232000 FORD 15S14, NHTSA 15V250000 OUR VEHICLE WA NOT SUBJECT TO THE FIRST RECALL, BUT WAS SUBJECT TO THE SECOND. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON MAY 15, 2015, THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE STEERING GEAR MOTOR FOR MOUNTING BOLT CORROSION. THE BOLTS WERE APPARENTLY FOUND TO ALL BE INTACT, AND A SIMPLE 'ANTI RUST WAX' WAS APPLIED TO THE BOLTS....

MY 2013 FORD FUSION TITANIUMTRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 80K. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT, "UPON TEARDOWN FOUND TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED AND METAL IN TRANSMISSION." HERE IS THE LETTER DESCRIBING THE SITUATION THAT I SENT TO THE FORD DEALER AFTER MANY CALLS WITH FORD MANUFACTURE: I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR, STEERING TEMPORARY LOCKING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES WITH MY 2013 FORD FUSION. ON DECEMBER 24, 2017, I STARTED MY CAR AFTER TAKING MY OLDEST SON TO GET HIS HAIRCUT, WHEN MY FORD FUSION STARTED TO JERK, LOSE POWER, AND STEERING LOCKED WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE PARKING LOT. I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT MY CAR, AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, STARTED TO ACT UP, BUT SOMEWHAT GRATEFUL IT HAPPENED PRIOR TO LEAVING TOWN ON DECEMBER 26TH. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE DECEMBER 26TH, AND I...

STARED VEHICLE UP, PARKED AT AN IDLE EPAS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) FAILED SENDING A MESSAGE ACROSS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AS THE STEERING WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. SET CODE C200B FOR STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WHICH IS THE SAME FAULT THAT THE PREVIOUS FUSION MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR. REPLACED ENTIRE STEERING RACK DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT'S BROTHER-IN-LAW DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (DEACON JONES FORD-LINCOLN, 3301 MCLAIN ST, GOLDSBORO, NC 27534) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE FOUR BOLTS AND NUTS FROM THE STEERING, AND THE POWER STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 866-436-7332 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,223.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING STEERING PROMBLEMS SINCE OCTOBER OF 2017 HAD THE CAR REPORTED ON OCT 10 TH OF 2017 TO SOUHTERN AUTO WORLD OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROMBLEM THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND THIS PROMBLEM OCCURED AGAIN WE THEN CALLED TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IT THEN HAD THE SAME PROMBLEM IT WAS NOT STEERABLE IT WAS TOWED AROUND A WK LATER AFTER THE 10TH BACK TO SOUTHERN AUTO WORLD THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WK THEY WERE HAVING A TIME TRYING TO GET THE PART ORDERED WELL AROUND THE END OF NOVEMBER IT WENT OUT AGAIN WE TOOK THE CAR BACK THE FIRST WEEK OF DEC TODAY IS DEC 24TH CHRISTMAS EVE WE JUST GOT THE CAR BACK ON DEC 23RD THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR...

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS ON HWY 109 GOING 45 MPH. I WAS ABOUT FOUR MILES FROM MY WORK AND SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO MOVE. I COULD BARELY GET IT TO MY JOB. I MADE IT THERE AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. I STARTED IT BACK UP TO SEE IF THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM THE A WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP THAT SAID POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. I STILL HAD NO POWER STEERING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY CAME AND GOT MY CAR BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EPS BOLTS. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT WASNT THE PROBLEM THAT I NEEDED MY STEERING RACK REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND MY CAR HAD NO SYMPTOMS OF THE STEERING RACK BEING BAD. THE WHEEL DIDNT SHAKE AND IT WASN'T HARD TO STEER...

POWER STEERING ASSISTANT LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. THERE IS RECALLS ON OTHER 2013 FORD FUSIONS FOR STEERING ISSUES BUT NOT ON MINE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN NOT JUST PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND ACTUALLY ON THE FREEWAY

I USUALLY DRIVE LOCAL ROADS (MAX SPEED 45). THIS MORNING, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 84, I FELT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE NEW TIRES I HAD PURCHASED 2 WEEKS AGO. WHEN I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE TECH TIGHTENED THE BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE COLUMN. $95.39! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WAS APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO WHEN ONE OF THE SERVICE TECHS TIGHTENED THE SAME BOLT. (MIKE FEDORSIN) HE DIDN'T CHARGE ME THAT TIME AND THERE WAS NO BILL (STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME LOOSE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2013 FORD FUSION IS LOOSE. FEELS AS IF THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL ARE LOOSE AND THE SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE.FIRST NOTICED IS IN THE STATIONARY POSITION BUT NOW MOVES EVEN WHEN DRIVING.

I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AND I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND TWO WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED ON MY DASH. MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE STEERING MOTOR BOLTS HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO DETACH FROM THE STEERING GEAR. I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. ON CALLING FORD I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON JUNE 8, 2015; HOWEVER, THE BOLTS STILL FAILED LESS THAN 30 MONTHS LATER.

I HAVE A 2013 FORD FUSION 1.6L SE THAT I HAVE HAD TO TAKE BACK TO LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THEM RETIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL BOLT. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO BECOME LOOSE AND MOVING SIDE TO SIDE AND UP AND DOWN. THEY SAID THAT THE BOLT WAS VERY LOOSE AND HAD TO BE TIGHTENED. SO I WOULD SAY THAT YOU NEED TO INCLUDE THE 2013 INTO THE INVESTIGATION. DATE IS AN ESTIMATE IF NEED MORE INFO I CAN GET.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR INTO MY DRIVEWAY, GOING STRAIGHT, AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I BACKED OUT MY DRIVEWAY TO TEST IT, AND IT HAD COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THERE WERE NO OTHER ISSUES OR WARNINGS LEADING UP TO THE TOTAL AND COMPLETE FAILURE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THE ENTIRE GEAR BOX WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF 1800.00. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT PART OF RECALL, AND MY CHECKS ON NHTSA BY VIN CONFIRMED.

CAR STARTED ROLLING FORWARD AFTER ENGINE WAS STARTED IN PARKING LOT, EVEN THOUGH GEAR SHIFT WAS IN "PARK", EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, AND FOOT BRAKE WAS BEING PRESSED. STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE. AFTER ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED (WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE FOOT BRAKE AS ONE USUALLY DOES), CAR SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. DEALER SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE FORWARD ROLLING EVENT..

WOBBLY, LOOSE STEERING WHEEL UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS ...UPDATED 11/06/17 *BF UPDATED 9/12/18*JB

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAULT CURRENTLY NOT COVERED ON RECALL ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL COST $2000 TO REPLACE

STEERING AT TIMES GETS HARD. THEN TRYING TO CORRECT, ESPECIALLY IN A TURN CAR JERKS. JUST TOOK A LONG TRIP, AND IT WAS SCARY AT TIMES. CONTACTED THIS SITE 6 MONTHS AGO WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE. FORD SAID THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. THEY CHECKED AND SAID THERE WAS A CODE FOR LOSS OF SIGNAL TO PCM. THEY HAD NO ANSWER. I KNOW THAT FORD HAS A MAJOR ELECTRONIC RACK PROBLEM. THIS IS A LAW SUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. SOMETIMES WHEN JUST A SMALL UNEVENNESS IN THE ROAD APPEARS, IT IS HARD TO GET CAR OUT, AND CAR ROLLS FROM SIDE TO SIDE BECAUSE OF PRESSURE NEEDED, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT AVAILABLE. CAR AT TIMES IS ALSO EASIER TO STEER TO THE LEFT, THEN TO THE RIGHT. THIS STEERING IS A MAJOR ISSUE. I JUST TALKED TO A GUY WITH A 2013 C MAX, AND FORD MADE HIM PAY FOR...

POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. DURING THE FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) IN APRIL OF 2017. THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

"POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION" WARNING APPEARS QUITE OFTEN DURING DRIVING AND DISSAPEAR WITHIN FEW SECONDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND A "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC PLUGGED THE VEHICLE TO A MACHINE, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED WINNER FORD (856-428-4000 LOCATED AT 250 HADDONFIELD-BERLIN RD, CHERRY HILL, NJ 08034) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL, BUT THERE WAS A FEE FOR DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED ACE FORD (856-845-6600 LOCATED AT 487 MANTUA PIKE, WOODBURY, NJ 08096) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A RECALL...

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. WARNING LIGHT INDICATES STEERING ASSIST FAULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE TO SEE ABOUT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. A SALESPERSON STATED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING ABILITY DUE TO A STEERING GEAR MOTOR BOLT FAILURE, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V250000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (THE MIDDLE LANE ON 690 IN SYRACUSE AT 4:30 PM), A NOTIFICATION CAME UP ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING "STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQUIRED." I THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. AAA CAME AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL CAR CARE CENTER WHERE MY FAMILY ALWAYS GOES TO GET OUR VEHICLES FIXED. THEY DROVE MY CAR AND SAID IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND THAT NO CODES WERE SHOWING UP. ONCE I DROVE IT HOME FROM THE MECHANIC, THE SAME NOTIFICATION POPPED UP ON THE DASHBOARD AGAIN AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY (STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQUIRED). I THEN BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR (I HAD TO DRIVE IT WITH NO POWER STEERING). THEY STATED THAT I NEEDED A COMPLETELY NEW STEERING GEAR. WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH BEFORE...

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE APPEARED AND I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. I HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND AS I TRIED TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL SO I PULLED BACK IN THE GARAGE AND CALLED BY DAD. WHEN HE ARRIVED ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER HE STARTED IT AND IT WORKED JUST FINE. IT LOOKS LIKE A PROBLEM WITH THE EPAS AND I AM WONDERING WHY THE 2013 FUSIONS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE BOECKMAN FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: CAS12394818FAZ7W0 AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERT WOLFE FORD 1900 PATRICK ST PLAZA, CHARLESTON, WV 25387 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT TURNPIKE FORD, INC. 7891 MACCORKLE AVE, CHARLESTON, WV 25315. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THEY DID NOT DETERMINE WHICH VEHICLES WERE RECALLED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,167.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH, THE POWER ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

GOT A WARNING TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH - STEERING ASSIST FAULT, GET SERVICE SOON. CLEARED THE MESSAGE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE 10 MILES TO MY DESTINATION. PARKED CAR, LOOKED UNDER HOOD FOR POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR, IT IS NOT THERE. LEFT CAR AND CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER TO LEAVE. GOT MESSAGE, STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION. STOP CAR SAFELY. STEERING WHEEL EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. COULD NOT DRIVE CAR, HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER 16 MILES AWAY. FORD DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND IS WAITING ON SOFTWARE UPDATE TO BE RELEASED BY FORD ON 3/29/2017