Power steering without warning turned off, and the dash displayed a "Power Steering Assist Failure - Service Required" message. The steering was difficult to manage and would not turn almost like it was locked. Was in the neighborhood when this happened, so was able to get the vehicle back to the driveway There was no warning prior to this happening.
2017 Ford Focus: loss of power steering
8 of the 900 complaints about the 2017 Ford Focus describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 63,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
2017 Ford Focus with only 6400 miles on it - Power steering without warning turned off, and the dash displayed a "Power Steering Assist Failure - Service Required" message. The steering was difficult to manage. Was in the neighborhood when this happened, so was able to get the vehicle back to the driveway however, if this occurred in an intersection, freeway, etc risk of an accident would have been high. There was no warning prior to this happening. Reading forums, this appears to be a common issue with Ford Focus's steering, so was very surprised not to see a recall already issued on this major safety concern.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 65-70 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the power steering functionality returned. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.
While driving my 2017 ford focus se, I received a message on the display indicating steering failure. The moment the message displayed, I lost steering immediately and the car pulled dramatically towards the right edge of the road. Up till this point, there was no indication of a steering issue. Thankfully, I was driving earlier in the morning on a rural roadway with a very little traffic and on a straight section of the road. It seems as though the system affected is the epas. After contacting my local dealership for repair it was mentioned that they had just replaced the same system in a similar vehicle. I also spoke with my local garage who contacted a different dealer that also indicated they have replaced this part on numerous vehicles (no specific number was given).
Power steering assist, in-op. Vehicle has 60k miles. Serious injuries may occur, if vehicle was to loose assist while driving. Luckily assist gave up in the parking lot. This is a design flaw, their are thousands of people with the same problem. The federal safety agency should force ford to remedy this issues.
While driving the power steering went out suddenly and became very hard to drive home. Seconds after the power steering went out a notice of power steering fault came up and service is needed. No sign of this going out or any prior steering issues.
While driving straight in a residential area, the steering locked up as if the power steering went out. The steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. Fortunately, I was able to avoid an accident. After safely stopping and restarting the vehicle a notice came up indicating 'steering assist fault - service required'.
On our way back from florida I smelt burning coolant I looked and it was low so I filled it up as we were down the street from our house the smell got worse I attempted to accelerate and the car shook, the transmission warning then came on and I lost steering control and power I pulled over safely and tried to restart the vehicle and would not start. I popped the hood and there was coolant all over the motor and transmission. 2 hr later the vehicle still won't even turn over.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2017 Ford Focus power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 2017 Ford Focus?
8 of 900 owner complaints about the 2017 Ford Focus (1%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 2012.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2017 Ford Focus?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2017 Ford Focus
Check engine light 201Stalling 165Shudder 117Jerking 98Hesitation 78Transmission failure 65Slipping 63Overheating 50Engine failure 45Loss of power 37Won't start 25Grinding brakes 24Won't shift 24Misfire 11Harsh shifting 10Sudden acceleration 10No deployment 8Knocking 7Fuel pump 7Fuel gauge 6
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