2013 Ford Taurus: sudden loss of power

Filed Jan 8, 2026 · Steering · 100,000 miles · UT

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact used force to steer to the right or left. The message "Steering Assist Fault" was displayed. The contact stated that while driving at high speeds, there were no issues with the operation of the power steering functionality. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with power steering failure. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer in Orem, where it was confirmed that the power steering had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). However, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Aug 18, 2025 · Steering · 153,000 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.

Filed Apr 17, 2025 · Electrical, Steering · MN

Started my car up then put it in drive, when my traction control light turned on, and my power steering assist light also turned on my dashboard as I was driving out of my on street parking spot. I lost all power to my steering wheel , and was unable to turn it so I could attempt to safely move back over to far right lane, as I was in downtown traffic. This is so scary and terrifying. It's my second car ever which I worked really hard for. I tried to turn car off, and restart it like Google said, but it was the same loss of steering. The car is sitting at my parents house.

Filed Sep 19, 2024 · Steering · 150,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the power steering functionality returned. The contact drove to the residence, where the steering wheel seized. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle at the residence. The mechanic determined that the electric power steering gear had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Filed Jul 26, 2024 · Steering · 162,892 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 20-25 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality, and the steering wheel seized. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road by using physical strength to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the steering gear assembly had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 162,892.

Filed Feb 12, 2024 · Steering · 160,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact had to use an excessive amount of force to steer the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The failure was self-corrected; however, the failure reoccurred and became more consistent. The dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed the failure might be related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and it was confirmed the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The contact was referred to the federal safety agency Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Feb 5, 2024 · Steering · 95,000 miles · UT

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 65-70 MPH, a message indicating a power steering failure was displayed, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact veered to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed. The dealer determined that the steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced, and the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Filed Jan 2, 2024 · Steering · 122,000 miles · AL

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the Electric Power Steering fault message was displayed, and the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The contact restarted the vehicle and was able to correct the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who retrieved a DTC code for the electric power steering, but no repair was recommended. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Filed Nov 28, 2023 · Steering · 188,800 miles · WA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the message "Power Steering Assist Failure" was displayed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring increasingly, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 188,800.

Filed Oct 3, 2023 · Steering · 130,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. A message indicating that the power steering had failed was displayed. The contact parked the vehicle. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Sep 22, 2023 · Steering · 123,454 miles · MN

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The Power Steering Assist Fault message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the steering gear assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 123,454.

Filed Aug 22, 2023 · Steering · 97,000 miles · NM

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle inadvertently lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while making turns and while starting the vehicle. A message indicating that the Power Steering Assist was inoperable was displayed. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 65 MPH and making a turn with his child in a car seat in the rear seat, the failure recurred. The vehicle fishtailed and was nearly rear-ended by a semi-truck. The contact used physical strength to steer the vehicle to the side of the road and slammed on the brake pedal. The contact stated that he turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the steering wheel responded as needed. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.