2013 Ford Fusion: ball joint or control arm failure

Filed Jul 30, 2025 · Steering · PA

I believe my car was missed in the steering rack recall. There’s a decent amount of side to side play that just moves the steering wheel not the wheels. The car will be all over the road. Also when I’m accelerating with my foot on the gas the steering stiffness up & goes back to feeling like normal under load. As soon as there’s no driving load it loosens back up. Today it randomly almost felt like the steering got stuck for a second while going straight then quickly jerked itself to the right then went back to feeling loose. I’ve replaced controls arms, ball joints, tie rods.I do not want to crash because fords negligence on not including my car in the recall. I’m still making payments on the car and can not afford money out of pocket to fix fords mistakes. Please help! My car needs this recall! I have videos upon being needed, it will only let me upload pictures.

Filed Apr 8, 2019 · Electrical, Suspension · 124,973 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. While driving, the vehicle jerked. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was an electrical failure and the transmission needed to be reset. In addition, the front lower control arms on both sides of the vehicle detached. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 124,973.

Filed May 10, 2017 · Wheels · 67,120 miles · MN · crash

I was driving approximately 20 MPH on a city street when the right front wheel fell off the car, causing me to lose control of the vehicle. Had I been moving faster, the failure would been far more serious and would have very likely resulted in death or injury. The wheel fell off the car due to a failed ball joint even though the vehicle only had 67,120 miles, had received regular maintenance, and had not been in an accident. Ford denies any responsibility for the failure although it seems obvious that the wheel of a four year old car with relatively low mileage should not simply fall off the car.

Filed Mar 31, 2015 · Driver assistance, Lights · 27,000 miles · OH

Started up the vehicle in the morning after sitting all night, buzzers, warning lights and messages popped up on the instrument cluster. "hill assist not available" "service advance trac" two light are also illuminated, traction control and stability control. The short 3 flash signals work but the sustained flash will not, the signal will flash once and shut off. The biggest safety concern is the power steering assist does not work. It will actually jerk the steering wheel in the opposite direction! Unfortunately I had to drive the vehicle 40 miles to work. It grinds and pops as the wheel is turned like it is trying to rip the tie rods loose. I am automotive savvy and felt I could handle driving it, however if my wife was to drive this vehicle I would fear there would've been an accident.

Filed Nov 18, 2013 · Steering, Suspension · 6,000 miles · NM

Vehicle driver was driving on a public road approximately 35 miles per hour when a thud was heard and the right front of the vehicle went down similar to having a flat tire. The driver stopped the vehicle as the steering and braking was adversely affected. After getting out of the vehicle and seeing what happened the driver saw that the right front wheel was out of its normal configuration with the wheel at approximately a 45 degree angle with the top of the wheel pointing inward toward the engine and the bottom of the wheel point outward toward the right. After a tow vehicle was called and picking up the vehicle, it was discovered that the right front aluminum lower control arm broke straight across where the lower ball joint was pressed into the control arm. This caused release of the lower axis connection of the wheel spindle and broke the right front driveshaft , tie rod, and bent the strut. This is a catastrophic failure of the lower control arm with potential to cause serious injury to the driver and any other vehicles or pedestrians. Ford is trying to disclaim and play down this failure saying that is not the fault of their defective lower control arm. I feel all vehicles of this kind have the potential to fail in the same way and should be immediately inspected for signs of cracking on the lower control arm.

Filed Sep 4, 2013 · Suspension · 9,000 miles · CA · crash

Making a right turn into a street. Ball joint snapped loose causing car to bottom out. Towed car to dealer and they want to make an excuse saying this is an accident and warranty will not cover. No accident. Just faulty parts. It's a shame. Provided pictures to prove not accident..