2013 Ford Focus: pulls to one side

Filed Mar 11, 2023 · Electrical, Steering · NC

Electric power steering goes out without any warning. I took my car to the dealership to get rotors and tire rods put on.Go pick up my car, soon as I pull off the lot get down the road my car is pulling to the pulling to the right. I keep driving, it's pulling to the left. I took the car back and told them my car is doing something weird. The tech gets in the driver seat and I get in the passenger seat. We driving and he said yeah that is weird. Now, when I took my car there for repairs, it wasn't doing this. They do some testing and they tell me my Electric power steering is going out. Without any warning.I don't know if they did something to it or it just went out. It's a safety hazard because there was no warning light or anything. That's an accident waiting to happen.

Filed Dec 28, 2020 · Body, Transmission · GA

Got in my car to go work started down road and the ada's it showed up on my dash that it was the trans fault service now I turned around and come home. I called the service man at ford place where I bought the car. Before this happened the car was taking to them because the car was not pulling right they looked at it and said nothing was wrong and I called them and nothing was done in june 2019 and now my car is not drivable now it's been down since 12/24/2020 I called the ford place and they can't get it in till 01/04/2021. This has been very inconvenient for not do I have health issues,but my daughter is 81/2 months pregnant and I have no way to go . I've only have had this car 1year and 8 months and it's been nothing but trouble..

Filed Feb 27, 2020 · Steering · 94,000 miles · DE

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel pulled to the left and right failing to stay straight. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to koons falls church ford (1051 e broad st, falls church, va 22044) and also to stafford ford lincoln of salisbury (1902 n salisbury blvd, salisbury, md 21801) and was diagnosed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

Filed Jun 18, 2013 · Steering · 1,200 miles · MO

When driving at highway speeds (55-65 MPH) for periods of time greater than 30 minutes, the steering begins to become jerky and sticky. The vehicle starts to wander as if the front wheels are out of alignment, making it necessary to make many very small steering corrections. This problem has occurred every time the vehicle has been on the highway under the said conditions.

Filed Jan 10, 2013 · Steering · 60 miles · FL

Driving straight on the highway ~50mph the car seemed to be drifting to the right as though being blown by heavy winds, although there was little/no wind that day. I applied a typical, slight adjustment to the left but the steering wheel resisted my input, as though somebody was holding onto the steering wheel and applying pressure to the right, after a split second, the opposing pressure released and the wheel overcorrected to the left followed by the identical response when I attempted to correct back to the right. It continued to do this every mile or so, for approximately 9 miles, until I turned off the highway. At lower speeds (city driving) the steering is completely normal. The same thing has happened on three different stretches of highway in the jacksonville area. I have tried different lanes, checking the tire pressure, and I had the dealership check it but they could not duplicate the problem. Applying light/steady/even pressure in the direction of the desired correction, without applying pressure beyond the point where you feel the resistance seems to help prevent the overcorrection problem. On 9 jan, when crossing uneven lanes on the highway due to construction, the wheel pulled to the right more than you'd ever expect under these conditions and I ended up half way into the next lane. Luckily there were no cars in that lane otherwise it would have resulted in a collision without a doubt. That was followed by an overcorrection to the left, and again back to the right. I had to slow down below 40mph before the resistance in the steering eased up. This incident happened on a highway that I am very familiar with; I have traveled it without incident on my way home from work for the past 6 years, and I was prepared for the transition between the two uneven lanes. I have driven other vehicles with epas. This is not normal!!