Upon starting the car and backing out of the driveway I experienced a loss of power steering assist. Even with several attempts to turn the engine off and restart, the code is still there. There have been many cases of this happening online and a recall that my vehicle was not under in 2015.
2011 Ford Fusion driver assistance complaints
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Throttle body was under recall and was replaced in 2016, not even a year and half later my throttle body failed again. Ford wont replace it under warranty for the year and half part, ford wont use my extended vehicle warranty and I continue to have the same problem over and over.
Power steering assist failure A/C fail defrost fail turns on & off by itself or just doesnt operate at all anymore tracadvance failure
Takata recall & steering failure I have a 2011 ford fusion on which the steering suddenly failed, without any warning, while driving. Thankfully the failure occurred close to our home and my wife was able to make it home without incident. I've been doing research online and learned that this is a common problem. While ford has issued a recall for some later models, they are not covering all viechles with the same part. I am contacting you to raise awareness that the problem still exists and is still impacting people. I have owned many cars that are much older and have never had a complete steering loss. I also want to let you know that we are still waiting for resolution of the takata airbag recall. The recall was issued by ford in july of 2016. We have continued to drive the car with the promise by ford that the car is safe, however, as I continue to read about incidents online, realize that may not be the case. After all, if it were safe there wouldn't have been a recall. My wife has gotten to the point where she doesn't want to drive the car for concerns for her safety. I feel this is unacceptable and am asking for your help to hold ford accountable to: 1.accept responsibility for the steering issue and the risk it posses and extend the racall to all affected viechles 2.expedite the repair on the airbag recall thank you!
When I start my car I get a power steering assist failure and a service advance trac message. I can not turn my steering wheel and my car acts as if it won't do anything. I can turn my car off, wait, then start again and it is fine. My passenger seat belt also will randomly not click into the buckle or come unlocked. Now this is after ford supposedly fixed another recall causing my car to drop to a low speed out of nowhere.
The power steering quit without warning while driving and also disabled the electronic stability control
Takata recall - dealership was unable to replace and gave me a year timeline for parts. Also need 15v340 parts. With 2 recalls I've been unable to drive the car safely. I have tried to sell the vehicle without success for 6 months. Ford has an obligation to fix vehicle or be subject to recover my losses of depreciation during sale.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the steering wheel seized as the service advancetrac and power steering warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the emergency lane and the vehicle was towed to the contact residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000. ...updated 05/03/17 *bf updated 08/22/2017
While driving, the car faces a sudden loss of power steering and a "service advancetrac" warning message comes on at the same time. The warning light for the traction control stays on. Power steering resumed after some time but the "service advancetrac" warning message and traction control warning light stayed on. This happens almost weekly and seems very dangerous. I was very lucky to not have this happen while on a freeway or at a turn.
Ford offered recall 15s18 to replace electric power steering assist on 2011-2012 ford fusions. The manufacture date for the recall begins on sept 07, 2011. However, my ford fusion, manufactured one month earlier (august 07, 2011), has the same issue. The dash message center says "service power steering now" and "service advancetrac". At approximately 85,000 miles I lost power steering at 75mph while passing an 18 wheeler on the interstate. I lost control of the vehicle and had to rapidly decelerate and pull over. I almost wrecked into the bar-ditch, as the steering column violently jerked the vehicle to the right. Now, I still have complete loss of power steering and my local ford dealership informed me that recall 15s18 won't cover my vehicle repair since it was manufactured a month too early. According to my research, this problem actually affects a number of ford makes and models, from 2008-2015. The problem is frequent and persistent among 2010-2012 fusions. Ford should be liable, especially when safety is the issue. The malfunction is incredibly dangerous, and ford is about to have yet another massive lawsuit for this.
Takata inflators I recovered a letter 3 monts ago saying my airbag needed to be replaced. The letter stated that I would get a call or email telling me when to taky care for repairs I have not heard anything else.also my steering has gone out in my car I can not get anyone to tell me why they just keep saying I can fix it. Its becoming to the point were I can't drive. What do I need to do
2011 ford fusion. The power steering service warning light was illuminated, the vehicle was taken to 2 ford dealerships for service. Both dealership repaired and cleared the codes, but its still a problem. Its been a problem for 6 months. They want to charge me 3000.00 to replace the whole steering system. Another issue I have is the driver door will not open from the inside. I have to put the window down to open the door from the outside. This move is unsafe. Ford should be aware of this.
After many failed temps from ford for my body throttle issues & fords dealer refusal to replace the throttle body, bc the code isn't present when they hook up they're device to it(ford rules). Even though is known with ford they code will clear when the car is turned off or in my case sometimes shut off by itself when the wrench light appears.06/02/15ford dealer did a PCM update for the t.body & was good to go. Less than a month later issues started again. It has happened countless of times with my bf & w.my kids in the car. I called davidson ford & spoke to the manger where he stated not to shut the car off so the code doesnt clear & I asked if the tow guy would leave the car on to bring it here. He goes well no! They weren't of help ever.on 03/07/16 heading home my car went in limp mode & steering went stiff. I couldnt control the car & ended up hitting a guard rail.my car got damage & hurt my back.the officer stated I was lucky bc 20 more ft I would of hit the telephone pole. The tow truck guy also stated the car wasn't safe to drive.the nxt day my bf called ford(who open a case)& state farm our insur.co. We went to n.side collison were we explained the situation & recalls on my car.he said he would try & talk to ford to see what he could do. He couldn't do anything & we had to deal with ford.this collison center was on a time frame & real pushy.so I had the car transferred to alan buyer collison center who works w. My insur. & ford. We've played phone tag with ford csd. The claim was sent to fords legal general council whose supposed to handle the case & had 15 business to respond. They haven't responded or try to make contact with us!I was also told by fords csd not to have the collison center do anything till we hear from the legal counsel. My car has been at the c.c 62+days untouched. I upload letter I sent to ford company.
Mpg was not adding up though it was just me than I would notice spots of gasoline on the floor and did a inspection and looked normal until filled gas a bit higher than half and started leaking.and some loss of steering would happen here and there and decided to inspect it to couple of codes would come up in a dtc test.
I started my vehicle and let it warm up a couple of minutes before I left my job on cold night. When I backed out of my spot and went forward my service power steering message came on and then service advanced track came on. When I stopped at the light to turn I noticed that I had no power steering. I seen online that there was a recall for this issue. I called my local dealership and was informed my vehicle was not listed in this recall. I then called ford motor co. And neither party could tell me why my vehicle was not listed in this recall when it was indeed a 2011 ford fusion without a 3.5 and had the steering issue as described in the recall. Not having power steering all at once with no prior warning can be a very dangerous thing. Luckily in my case it was not a busy intersection at that time. I don't understand why mine or other vehicles with the same issue and possibly the same part is failing yet not covered under fords recall 15s18.
'3 may 2013 (mileage 32,800) moab, utah. Driving in the mountains around moab for my daughters wedding. One passenger in the car beside myself. While driving around a sharp curve, all the electronics in the car went dead. The engine shut down, all lights on the dash, the radio, AC all stopped working. Power steering, power brakes were non-functioning. This happened a total of five times. '26 august 2015 (mileage approximately 55,600) time: 6:00pm. Driving home from work. I'd stopped at a street light and when I pulled sharply out onto main road, the car went dark again and all electrical systems shut down. I quickly restarted it by shifting into neutral and starting it with the key. Three blocks later, it happened again. This was the first time it had happened on a straightaway. I was driving by myself. '6 september 2015 (mileage approximately 55,950 between san juan capistrano and lake elsinore, ca. Coming out of a sharp curve in the road while going uphill all electrical components of the car shut off. I shifted into neutral, turned the key, and the engine started up again. '19 november 2015 (mileage approximately 56,751) went over a speed bump with another passenger in the car. The ford fusion shut down again, and after I restarted it, two hundred yards later did it again. 'ford has tried to locate the problem three times. Finally replaced throttle body on 22 sept. And said that fixed problem. It didn't! Ford corporation customer service now refuses to return my last five calls
When I started the vehicle has loss steering and the "power steering assis fault" message appear. The dealer said that need to be replaced. Ford has a recall for that part (the electric power steering rack) but my VIN number is not included.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the power steering failed and the traction control warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v34000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
On august 1st, 2015, I was on my way home at about 10 pm at night. I was going up a hill that curved to the left and suddenly lost control of my steering wheel. Instead of turning left the car proceeded to go straight where I then began to panic. I then slammed my brake to the floor and it somehow unexpectedly sped up. I crashed into a power line and smashed the front end into a tree that had totaled my vehicle. I have seat belt burns on my neck, stitches on my knee, abrasions, suffered from a minor concussion, a large amount of bruises, small cuts on my hands and forehead. I have full medical documents of my injuries including pictures. I later found out there were 2 recalls on the vehicle a power steering and 1 full throttle body recall. The power steering was completely replaced previously in 7/16/2013 & 10/26/2013 and there was no solution to the throttle body recall except a extend warranty. I also went to the car dealership where I purchased my vehicle 2 days before the accident and they mentioned nothing about any of the recalls. They also had no clue why it was making the strange noises and told me it was fine after 4 hours of service. I'm still currently experiencing pain in my shoulder that was diagnosed at the orthopedics on august 18th. I have to attend physical therapy twice a week for 6 weeks. I currently have shooting pains in my left shoulder & muscle spasms. Also my leg has nerve damage where I'm still experiencing numbness at this time. There is also permanent scarring from the seatbelt burns & the air bag ripping off the skin of my left thumb. We have documentation of everything including the police report, car diagnosis and the vehicle is still at the tow lot. No one else was involved or injured however there is documentation of the previous power steering recall accident.
Car was traveling 60mph on straight road when it jerked and wrench light and check engine light and ABS and stability lights came on. Pulled to side of road and shut off car. Restarted and drove 100 feet and wrench light came back on and once again pulled over to shoulder to restart car. After 2nd restart it drove fine for 15 minutes and then stalled completely, once again restarted car and drove 5 feet it once again stalled and lost all power. Restarted and drove for 10 minutes to have it start jerking at a stop light and then stall out once I pulled into work.
I was driving along a road at 50 MPH which was the speed limit , all of a sudden I get signals on the car that there is a power steering malfuntion. The wheel locked up and I could not even turn it to get my car to safety. I hit a sign due to me not being able to turn my vehicle, my foot was jammed and I was tossed into the steering wheel
Driving down the highway came up to a slight bend and when I went to turn the wheel I noticed that it was hard to turn. Thinking it was tire going flat I went to get off the highway when I went to get off on the exit the steering was almost impossible to turn had to slam on the breaks to avoid driving off the exit ramp. With all the other complaints on here it would have been nice to know that this could happen
Started my car on saturday morning at 9am, put it into reverse to back out of my spot, when the "power steering assist fault" and "service advance-trac" errors showed on the display. I promptly shut the vehicle down and waited one minute and restarted it, the errors were still present. I am contacting the local dealership. Thankfully this did not happen while driving on the interstate.
I started the car and I got a stabilitrac/power steering error message. The power steering will not work. I tried waiting and restarting as I read online that is a way to fix it short term and it does not fix the problem. It has happened in the past but I did not record the date or mileage.
The 2011 ford power steering unit failed gave a warning to service the car. The dealer found nothing wrong. Vehicle is not safe to drive post failure and the problem is not repeatable at the dealer. The dashboard reads "steering assist failure'.
Was driving the vehicle on the highway at 70 MPH when power steering and electronic stability control suddenly quit working and "service now" message appeared. Reset when I was able to pull off the road and turn the car off and on. Was driving straight at the time, thankfully.
When starting vehicle red brake light on, ABS light, traction control light, check brake system message and service advance trac message on verified by ford service technician: ids test had code for b1342, internal fault in control module, needs ABS control module replaced at cost of $860. In researching this on the internet I found that there are many complaints about this faulty module and feel that this should be recalled by ford motor company.
I am filing a formal complaint against ford motor company about sudden and repeated surging occurring on my 2011 ford fusion. The first time the car surged as I was braking, the car suddenly surged forward. The surge threw the car approximately 10 feet before it slowed. I was able to turn onto a side street and into a parking lot to turn off the car. After quieting down I was able to start the car, making sure that there was plenty of room between me and whatever car was ahead of me when I braked at a traffic light or stop sign. After the second time it surged, as I was again braking, I had the car checked by a ford dealership service department that was unable to find anything wrong with the car or its settings. The car did not surge when it was test-driven by the service personnel. Today, tuesday march 3, 2015, is the third time the car has surged. I was parking the car when, as I was backing into a parking space, the car surged forward.. I turned the steering to avoid the truck parked ahead of me. While there was no damage to the truck, my passenger side rear-view mirror was severely damaged and must be replaced. The ford service center where I took the car has estimated that it will.cost over $400 to replace the mirror. In addition there are a number of scrapes along the side of the car which a body shop will have to repaint. This is a serious safety issue. Fortunately there have not been any personal injuries as a result of the surges to date but I am very nervous about driving the car. I have now seen identical complaints about this happening with ford fusions on this and other automobile complaint sites. This is a factory or product defect that needs to addressed by ford motor company before someone is seriously or fatally injured.
I was backing out of my drive way, my car acts like it was going to die my power steering goes out. Kn the message center it says power steering assists fault and then service advance trac. Have not had power steering since but it has came back on for about an hour at the most three different times.
Pulled into the gas station and my service power steering now came on and service autotrac came on and I now have no power steering. Called ford and they are telling me either a gear box or rack and pinion and estimate between 1500 and 2000 for repairs.
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