While my husband was driving my car, he lost all power steering ability and the advance trac and service power steering light came on. It is requiring extra ability to turn vehicle. I do not understand why this model is not included in the recall of 15v340000.
2010 Ford Fusion steering complaints
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I was driving home with my 12 year old son down the post road in orange ct and all of a sudden, the malfuction indicator light for traction control illuminates and then I get a message to service power steering now. Without warning,in an instant, I lost the ability to steer my car smoothly and safely as the steering wheel became extremely tight. I drove about a mile until I could pull my car over safely and thought that it was just something as simple as resetting my car so I turned the car off and restarted it, but by this time, the steering wheel was even tighter than before and I could barely turn the wheel. I prayed and did my best to maneuver my car so that I wouldn't hit anybody else, but it was hard to even drive in a straight line pattern. The turns I had to make to drive to my home were extremely wide and unsafe. I'm upset with this as I've done my home work and it looks like there was an investigation regarding this scenario but not an actual recall. Ford acknowledges a safety issue, but apperently does nothing until something happens. I live in a state that is in a rainy season and soon winter if this had of happen with snow on the ground...this would have been bad....very bad.
As I was backing out of a parking space, a warning sign popped up on my dash requesting that I service power steering immediately. It was then that my steering wheel locked up and I was unable to turn, almost hitting cars in the rows behind me. Thank god that I have backup sensors because it could have been nasty! Anyways, it was difficult for me to steer throughout the parking lot and for me to get to where I needed to go....updated 12/10/15
Power steering is defaulted while driving. It became so hard to turn. Thanks god there is no crash. It happened 3 days ago in winston salem nc and I now parked the vehicle in my driveway thinking about where to find money to fix it
Power steering assist is not working
Power steering assist and check advance trac came on! Had to drive home with no power steering. It appears there are several fusions that have the same problem. It cost $1300.00 to fix. Ford should reimburse for parts or and at least have a recall on these cars. I was parked when it happened! The power assist has came on before but they couldn't find the problem until it actually quit working. I helped my granddaughter out so she had a way to get to school! Who could I contact to see if ford will help with the cost?
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the steering wheel seized. In addition, the advanced track and power steering assist warning indicators illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of failure. The failure mileage was 85,000. The VIN was not available.
My 8 month pregnant wife was driving the fusion and the power steering failed on her. The vehicle was difficult to control and felt very unsafe. The dash reported, "service power steering now." this is the third catastrophic failure with my 2010 ford fusion, you can read more about the problems here: http://fordpowersteering.com/
While driving a message appeared on the instrument panel, "have power steering serviced", within a few seconds "have advance trac system serviced" warning appeared. I shut off the car. Upon restarting the car there was a total failure of the power steering system. It was impossible to drive the car due to the difficulty of turning the steering wheel. I detected a slight burning smell. The car had to be towed to the dealer. Repair invoice states an internal fault of electric power steering. Rack and pinion system had to be replaced. Mileage at the time was 60,402. If this would have happened on the highway or on a busy road there would have been great potential for an accident.
While on a road trip I received a message that read "power steering assist fault" as soon as I started the car and at the exact same time I lost the power steering. Turn out that corroded wires fried the rack & pinion. I had to have it towed over a 100 miles to get it home. Ford tried to tell me that the wires were damaged by rodents. They conveniently left out the important fact that my car (built 04/07/2010) was not built with an epas gear heat shield on the rack & pinion. The heat shield would have prevented the wires from incinerating & frying the rack & pinion. Ford knew that the lack of the heat shield was a problem and took steps to correct this on the future cars. Fusions built after 04/12/2010 had the heat shield added to the rack & pinion. But they have made no attempt to correct the error on the cars built before 04/12/2010 that were built without the heat shield. I am blessed that I was not on the road at the time that I lost my power steering since I was just starting back home on country roads in the middle of the night. In the past 5yrs I have now had 3 potentially dangerous car malfunctions. 1. Aug. 2013 - engine shaking. Not safe to drive. Needed new engine & trans. Mounts. 2. Oct. 2013 - throttle body failure while in rush hour traffic. 3. Aug. 2015 - power steering assist fault.
Complete loss of steering assist fault. Luckily my wife and daughter were parked when this fault popped up otherwise something bad could have happened. 2011 through 2012 fusions have been recalled for the same exact issue. It is completely unfair for me to have to pay for this safety issue.
There is a problem with my power steering. It failed on me when parallel parking. An error referring to advancetrac appeared on the dash. I had to turn my car off in order to reset it, but I fear it may happen when driving on a freeway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While the vehicle was in reverse, the steering wheel became inoperable and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred on two other occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving at any speed, the steering seized and the dashboard displayed a "power steering assist fault" error message. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,200.
Was driving on i75 from michigan at highway speeds when I went to change lanes to exit and had no power steering. Needless to say this car steers like a very big truck without to power assist.. It also has a power steering assist fault light and service acutrac light. Have shut it off and restarted several time fault doesn't clear and steering has not returned!
I was driving on three occasions and turned a corner. My steering locked up causing me to almost get hit from behind. I went to a repair shop to get the power steering added. However, I was told no fluid is necessary. My car has electronic power steering, which may be malfunctioning. Ford states my car isn't part of any recall. However, this issue creates a danger when driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while turning into a parking space, the steering wheel became very difficult to turn and the power steering warning message displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the entire power steering mechanism. No further information on the repair was available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,900. Updated 11/09/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving at 30 MPH, the steering wheel failed. In addition, the service power steering and the track warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a mechanical failure of the epas steering gear. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Driving down the road and lost power steering light came on dash saying service power steering now
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the steering wheel was extremely difficult to turn and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,000.
My name is [xxx] . I have a 2010 ford fusion. I was driving on september 2,2015 when I went to turn a corner my steering wheel was very hard to turn and it still is. I took it to the ford place to find out what was wrong and they said that it would cost $1800 to fix my vehicle. I thought that it might need some power steering fluid,but they told me that it does not use power steering fluid. I am filing this complaint because I know that there are recalls on the 2011 for a steering problem, and I don't have any power steering at all and would like to know if there have been anymore complaints about this problem with the 2010 ford fusion. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn after the steering assist and the advanced traction control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure persisted. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was driven. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
Power stering went out on 2010 ford fusion. Dash notifications: service advance trac & power steering assist fault. Seeing too many posts on the same issue.
I was going down the road at 25 MPH and the steering failed. Power steering was going in and out, and was mostly out. I had to pay for a new steering gear assembly - despite the fact that there seemed to be many, many, many vehicle recalls for steering on the ford fusion. The dealership and ford was unwilling to pay for the replacement part and labor. I had to pay a total of $1833.57 for the steering, labor, and for the alignment. I am hoping that I will be reimbursed from the dealer for the the parts.
Power steering locked up, could not turn the wheel in any direction. This happened in a very rural area where there was no phone service to even call for help. I could have died. This is not safe.
I am receiving numerous "power steering assistance failure" warnings. It happens upon starting my car and it's now becoming more frequent. The result is a total loss of power steering. I know ford has recalled this item but my year (2010) was excluded. I believe this is a significant enough safety issue to warrant an addendum to the recall to include the year 2010.
As of last thursday, the power steering system had been functioning intermittently. As of yesterday it no longer functions at all. At first, the information display would show "power steering system fault" and the power assist would be gone. So I would restart the car and all would be fine. Well yesterday it required 4 restarts before the power assist would work. Then on my last time using the car yesterday it went out completely, no matter how many restarts the system shows that message and has no power assist. There is a recall for this very issue for 2011-2012 but the 2010s definitely need to be included as well. It's the same car and 2010 owners are left to pay for the costly repair ourselves while this is obviously a known issue that is being rectified for 2011 and up owners. It's not fair, ford needs to stand behind their product not bury their heads in the sand on this 1 year model.
While traveling down a curvy back road at 11:00pm, the power steering service now message appeared on my 2010 ford fusion's instrument panel. A mile further down the road, the power steering completely went out forcing me to use every bit of strength I had just to turn the wheel. Thank god I was able to get home safely. After doing some research, I found this is an all too often problem with many 2010 fusion owners and knew I needed to file this complaint. Shame on ford for not issuing a recall for the power steering yet. How many bodies do they need to rack up before acknowledging there is a "problem"?
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.
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.
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