2010 Ford Fusion Steering

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (70 OR SO MILES AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE) AT ABOUT THE HALFWAY POINT I HEARD CAR DING AND A WARNING POPPED UP ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING "POWERSTEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" AND RIGHT AWAY I IMMEDIATELY COULD FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL BEING UNABLE TO TURN. I WAS GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR AND AS SOON AS THE WARNING POPPED UP MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I WENT RIGHT INTO A FIELD AS THE ROAD TURNED INTO A CURVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TOO HARD TO TURN. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A FIELD. NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND I SLAMMED MY HEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THE SHOCK OF WHAT HAPPENED I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND CALLED MY FIANC CRYING FREAKING OUT AS I WAS STILL ANOTHER 40 OR SO MILES AWAY FROM HOME. MY HEAD HURT BUT I DID NOT RELIEVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE TOLD ME TO CALM DOWN AND HE WOULD SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH MY CAR. AND HE FOUND OUT IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MANY PEOPLE. HE TOLD ME TO LEAVE MY CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND TURN IT BACK ON. WHEN I DID THE POWERSTEERING WORKED AGAIN AND AFTER TAKING A FEW DEEP BREATHS I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE FIELD AND RICE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITHOUT ANY MORE INCIDENTS THAT DAY. 2 DAYS LATER ON MAY 12TH 2015 THE POWERSTEERING FAILED AGAIN AND HAS SINCE CONTINUED TO NOT WORK. I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM GOING INTO A GUARDRAIL AT 65 MPH BEFORE I SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND PULLED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET AWAY FROM THE GUARD RAIL, THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO CAR COMING IN THE LEFT LANE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THE FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ELECTRIC MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 7/28/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE HUSBAND WAS TURNING ONTO A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET RESULTING IN HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE ON APPROXIMATELY 8/5/2014. AS OF TODAY, 5/28/2015, POWER STEERING/VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND HAS AGGRAVATED/CAUSED NECK INJURY TO WIFE FROM HAVING TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. WIFE IS CURRENTLY SEEING A NEUROSURGEON AS WELL AS PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR NECK PAIN, COMPRESSED SPINAL CORD, BULGING DISC, SPASMS. WIFE IS CURRENTLY WAITING ON EPIDERAL STEROID INJECTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

CAR HAD A FLAT TIRE, THEN CHANGED TO THE SPARE AND STARTED TO DRIVE IT TO GET A NEW TIRE. ONCE I STARTED A DASHBOARD NOTIFICATION CAME UP "SERVICE ADVANCETRACK" AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND RESET THE WARNING. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR ALERTED THE SAME WARNING AND STEERING ASSIST WAS GONE, MECHANIC RESET THE CODE AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THEN 3 DAYS AGO, WITHOUT A FLAT TIRE OR ANY NOTICE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN MAKING THE CAR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AGAIN.THIS TIME THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CODE COULD NOT BE RESET DUE TO A COMPONENT FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,700.

I WAS PULLING OUT AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO DRIVE IT IN A DITCH. I WAS SO UPSET. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT HEAD ON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. APPARENTLY LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM SO UPSET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURB DOING 55 MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE STEERING WENT OUT. WAY BEYOND MANUAL STEERING, EXTREMELY HARD TO HANDLE. IT WENT OFF THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE ELECTRIC STEERING BOX IS A PROBLEM AND NOW I CAN BARELY DRIVE IT. MY WIFE HAS NO CHANCE OF USING THE VEHICLE.

I WAS TRAVELING DURING CLEAR CONDITIONS, APPROX. 45 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING TURNED OFF AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASHED MY CAR. I HAD RECEIVED A CHECK STEERING AND ADVANCETRAC LIGHT WHEN I FIRST TURNED ON THE CAR, THEN 20-30 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PIECE OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE OVER 500+ COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT ATTENTION. HOWEVER, HAD I BEEN IN A FATAL CRASH I'M SURE THAT WOULD ATTRACT MORE ATTENTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE. WHEN I WAS LEAVING DESTINATION, I WAS BACKING OUT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON EPAS FAILURE LIGHT. POWER STEERING WAS OUT VERY HARD TO STEER. SHUT CAR OFF, RESTARTED CAR, LIGHT WAS STILL ON NO POWER STEERING ALSO ADVANCETRAKC LIGHT CAME ON. COULD HAVE WENT OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME ALL AT ONCE. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER.THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY FROM AN ACCIDENT. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND RACK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATE WAS $1500.00. THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY, SO I WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR A SAFETY ITEM THAT FORD OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME ON AFTER THE INCIDENT. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING ME ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I AM GLAD HE WAS DRIVING AS I HAD HEART SURGERY A WHILE BACK AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW. THERE IS ALSO NO WAY THAT MY WIFE CAN DRIVE IT. EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR, I PRAY THAT I DO NOT PULL SOMETHING IN MY CHEST BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAVE A $32000 CAR THAT IS A PIECE OF JUNK. I CALLED FORD AND THEY JUST AS WELL TO SAY TOUGH LUCK. THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO FIX IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING .MAKING A TURN AND STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, TRAC LIGHT CAME ON THEN LOST STEERING CONTROL VERY HARD TO STEER TO SIDE OF ROAD. VERY LUCKY NO ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUTIOUSLY AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN OUR 2010 FORD FUSION STARTED PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. SHE PULLED INTO A TIRE SHOP PARKING LOT BELIEVING SHE HAD A RIGHT FRONT TIRE FAILURE WHEN THE INFORMATION PANEL SAID "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC, TIRES WERE FINE. I AM VERY GRATEFUL SHE WAS NO LONGER ON THE HIGHWAY AS THIS COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

THE STEERING WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE JANUARY 2014, POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ABOUT $2000.00. THEY ALSO MADE MENTION THE POWER STEERING WITH THE FORD FUSION'S HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS IN THIS YEAR. ONCE AGAIN MAY 4TH , 2015 23,000 MILES LATER, I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL BINDING AND LOCKING. MY SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW INDICATORS CAME ON. FORD CLAIMS WHEN YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING THE CAR WILL GO INTO A MANUAL MODE. THIS IS TRUE TO SOME EXTENT. YOU ARE FIGHTING TO STEER THE CAR BECAUSE YOU ARE FIGHTING WITH THE GEARS IN THE RACK. THE STEERING LOCKS AND I ALMOST CRASHED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION, I WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCKED. I HAD THE CAR TAKE TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK WAS BAD AGAIN, AND ONCE AGAIN HAD TO MAKE REPAIRS. THERE IS NO RESAON I SHOULD OF HAD TO PUT TWO STEERING RACKS IN WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE RECALL DONE WAS FOR 2011 VEHICLES. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE 2010 MODELS. THE COMPANY I WORK FOR OWNED 5 FORD FUSIONS ALL THE SAME MODEL, WE HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS.

THE STEERING WHEEL FAULT ASSIST ALARM COMES ON WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AND ALL I HAVE IS MANUAL STEERING AND POPPING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON 1-30-15 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN IT READ SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT, I THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN THE CAR. SO WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UP THE DISPLAY MESSAGES TO SEE THAT THEY WERE ABOUT. I SAW THAT ITS A POWER STEERING ISSUE AND NEED TO GO TO THE DEALER. SO ON 2-4-15 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO SEE WHAT WAS THE EXACT ISSUE ON THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THE STEERING GEAR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PARTS AND LABOR WILL BE $1,600. ONCE I CAME HOME FROM THE DEALER AND STARTED TO LOOK UP MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SAW THAT IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH FORD AND THEY HAVEN'T MADE ANY RECALLS OR ATTEMPTS TO TRY AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. THEY ARE ONLY CORRECTING THE ISSUES WITH CAR THAT HAVEN'T BEEN BUILT YET. I DRIVE A 2010 FORD FUSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 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 TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,682.