After power steering failed, car was repaired under a recall notice at local ford dealership. The steering rack was replaced. 3 hours after picking up the car, when leaving work, the power steering failed again while in motion on a city street going under 40 MPH decelerating coming to a red light. Received warning "service power steering now" and "service advanctrac." these are the same warnings received prior to repair. The car went immediately and grossly out of alignment. Above 55 MPH, the car shakes severely. Ford dealership says the repair needed falls under the tsb 11-11-3 related to high friction in the control arms; however, the tsb states that this problem only causes the stability/traction instrument cluster to illuminate. The dealership says everything under my car looks to be in good condition and that this has to be the problem, stating that the high friction is causing the power steering pump to lock up which is then failing the power steering all together. This is a safety concern and should be included in the recall on the power steering module. The vehicle has 145,000 miles. It has been driven for 6 years without issue.
2012 Ford Fusion steering complaints
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Car reads "service power steering now" and "service advancetrac". Vehicle is difficult to steer and takes maximum effort to control. First warning generated while parked and upon starting the vehicle. No prior indications to a problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact stated that the steering unit was reprogrammed per an unspecified recall repair. Two years later, the steering lost power when the vehicle was placed in reverse and the power steering assist warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, reineke ford in lina, ohio, where it was diagnosed that the power steering unit was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the failure was already remedied per an unspecified recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
Two months ago, I was driving and my steering became very difficult to handle. There was a whining sound every time I made a turn. Checked the power steering fluid and it was completely empty. I refilled it and a couple of weeks ago, I started having trouble with steering and the whine when turning was back. The power steering fluid reservoir was empty again. I have refilled the reservoir again. No obvious signs of leakage. There is a recall for some 2012 ford fusions but I have not found mine included in the recall.
As I was driving down the road, my warning sensors beeped along with the words flashing that said 'power steering failure.' thankfully I was not on a busy highway and there was a gas station close by. I immediately pulled into the nearest gas station yet the steering wheel would hardly turn. I bought some power steering fluid and put that in the car yet it still would not turn properly. I had the car towed to my local ford dealership the next am. After ford looked at the car, they called me to tell me that it needed a power steering gear box replaced and would cost $1,675.00. After talking to them and obtaining a second quote from a different repair shop, I was then informed that there was a recall that involved the power steering assist. I then called ford manufacturer toll free and they informed me that yes there was a recall yet because I did not take my car in to have it checked in 2015, that ford would not cover the cost of this repair. I informed the man that I was not told of any recall so how would I have known to take it to the shop? Furthermore, I have taken my car to this dealership after the recall was published (for a different issue) and they did not say anything to me at that time about there being an open recall. I feel that ford should have said something at the time I was there for a different issue if there was an open recall on my vehicle. Now I am being charged $1675 for a repair that ford has fixed for other consumers for free of charge. This will be my last ford car as the customer service was extremely unfair. I feel that I should be reimbursed for the charges that I am spending to repair my car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While attempting to turn the vehicle at 15 MPH, the steering wheel seized without warning. The failure recurred several more times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would escalate the case to see what they could do, although the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. When the vehicle was started, the power steering ability seized without warning. The dealer diagnosed that the power steering gear needed replacement. The contact also stated that the power steering module was reprogrammed per a manufacturer recall in may of 2016. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but the vehicle exceeded the mileage to be repaired under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 154,333. The consumer requested a status update on the vehicle owner's questionnaire. *js the consumer stated there was an air bag recall repair issued for the vehcile, but the parts were not available.
Power steering went out while driving the car. Ford has issued a recall, but my car for some reason doesn't fall under it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While starting the vehicle, the instrument panel warning message displayed "power steering assist failed" and "service advance trac". The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The mechanic informed the contact of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering), but the VIN was not included. While driving various speeds, it was difficult for the contact to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,800.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While making a left turn at 10 MPH, the steering became difficult to maneuver and the service power steering and service advancetrac warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The failure mileage was 137,561.
"takata recall" and vehicle speed limit possible steering problem.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact was experiencing issues with the steering column in the vehicle. The dealer inspected and repaired the vehicle, but provided no written diagnosis to verify what was repaired. In addition, the traction control and eps warning indicators randomly flashed. As a result, the power steering and traction control failed randomly. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). In addition, the TPMS warning indicator illuminated several times. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The dealer made no mention of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v024000 (air bags). The contact was to check with the manufacturer to determine when the recall repair would be performed. The failure mileage was not available. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While driving 60 MPH, the power steering failed without warning and the steering became difficult to operate. The dealer diagnosed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
Steering: electric power assist system is out and power steering is not functioning
Power steering failed *while driving* vehicle on a city street in high traffic area. According to ford service, this was partially due to the recalled sensor for power steering (action 15n01). However, there was also physical steering gear binding. There are numerous similar complaints with similar remedy (about $2,000 to replace entirely). The physical issue has not been included in the ford recall (fsa title: epas steering efforts), but is happening with sufficient frequency to other vehicles to conclude that this poses a credible safety risk.
While driving on a highway, the tcs indicator light came on and lost power steering. The following messages also came on - "service power steering now" and "service advancetrac"
Takata recall. While driving down a city street I lost my power steering. I took the car to my local ford dealer and I was told my power steering assist had failed but my VIN wasn't one of the recalls. My car has been sitting in my driveway ever since it happened. It is not drivable.
Vehicle was stationary and the electronic power steering failed.
2012 ford fusion. Consumer writes in regards to power steering failure while driving down the street.
I can't steer my car. Message saying "power steering assist fail" appears on the dash extremely hard to turn my car .
Driving 70 MPH on freeway and power steering failure light went on and immediately lost power steering. Was extremely difficult to drive the car but was able to get the car off the freeway with no one being injured. Called ford and was told our 2012 ford fusion sel was not covered under the recall the for this known defect. Was told it was not a safety issue because it was not included in the recall!!!
Loss of power steering assist. Not all the time door latch will not open from the inside
Vehicle has electronic power steering and not hydraulic. We have had several occasions when traveling down the highway where the power steering cut off and it is virtually un-steerable at all. Fortunately this occurred at low speed when we were able to barely muscle the car off the side of the highway. It seems that it responds to having the engine turned off and restarting it and returns to normal. I live in fear that we could be in the middle lane of a 3 lane major highway and unable to control our vehicle with 18 wheelers on all sides. We would have to stop the engine and restart to regain steering. We brought this to the attention of the dealer and was told it would cost thousands of dollars to repair. We chose to risk our lives and not fix it. Fortunately this has only happened a few times. I have seen internet reports of this being a known problem.
My power steering went out as I was driving to work, I went to see if there were recalls and called the dealer ship where I purchased my car and they said no recall, even though I found on your sight a recall for (recall # 15v340000) and they said that is all depending on where your car was manufactured. Boy I am completely dumb founded. Please help! Car mileage is only 93300.
I was in motion going about 30 MPH and my power steering just stopped working. Will not turn back on. Says service advance trac and service power steeering now on message center. Called ford and they did not honor recall issued for this problem because my car was built on july 28 2012 at the hermosillo plant and the recall was only issued through feb 28 2012 from hermosillo plant. Same plant ! Same car ! I've had no issues with my car until this. Please extend recall dates !
Driving on city street, warning light came on that said the electronic power steering assist was not working. Making turning the vehicle very difficult and unsafe. Car has 72,000 miles on it. Dealer said there was a recall (15s18) for this very problem but that my fusion was not part of it. (recall covers cars built between sep 7, 2010 and feb 28, 2012) ford obviously did not fix the problem on these later assembled cars (mine was built may 25, 2012), as this problem continues to happen. Again the dealer wants $2300 to repair.
Was coming home from work when my steering wheel lock up well at least felt that way just was really hard to steer. I ended up hitting a pole due to the fact that I couldn't really control my car. Also I was never notified about this recall at all and could've probably prevented this incident if I was notified about this recall . Now I have no vehicle to drive so now I'm stuck trying to figure out how I'm going to get my daughter to her appointments and how I'm going to go to work and make money to pay bills due to the fact that my car is now sitting on the garage sitting there
The electric power steering assist system intermittently shuts down. First, while driving, a series of sensor lights come on. After this, if the engine is shut of and then back on, there it a total loss of power steering. This problem appears to be similar to that in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000. This happened twice and completely shut down
Unexpectedly lost power steering while driving the car on a city street...noticed when turning the car
I was driving on the 15 n at about 70 MPH. The steering wheel veered to the left and locked. At this time, the power steering was lost. Took it to the dealer and he said that the rack and pinion was no responding to any input and needed to be replaced.
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