2011 Ford Fusion complaints

THE VEHICLES WIRING IS HEATING UP AND I'M CONCERNED IT MAY START A FIRE, ALSO THE CAR OCCASIONALLY TURNS OFF BY ITSELF, I WOULD LIKE TO TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED AND A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AFTER REPEATED RESTARTS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME BEFORE BUT WOULD WORK AFTER RESTART.

CAR NOTIFIED ME OF AN ISSUE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT SAID POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AT HOME, THE STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TRY IT AGAIN, BUT I HEARD IT MAY BE A DAILY OCCURANCE THAT THIS GOES OUT. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT HELP ME YET BECAUSE THE RECALL IS NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE.

THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT. THERE WAS A "RECALL" ON THIS PART AND IT WAS REPLACED HOWEVER WAS CHARGED BY FORD TO REPLACE AND FORD IS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE BECAUSE IT WAS PAST THE DEADLINE. CAR WAS FIXED AFTER KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WORK WAS DONE AT DICK MASHETER FORD IN WHITEHALL OHIO

AS MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. A SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW LIGHT HAS COME ON. VERY DANGEROUS FOR THIS TO QUIT WHILE NAVIGATING. I HAVE RESTARTED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL NO POWER STEERING.

I CHANGED MY FLAT TIRE TO MY SPARE AND WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR TO TRY MY CAR THE SYSTEM "STEERING NOW" SHOWS UP AND MY CAR IS NOT DRIVE ABLE. STEERING IS STIFF. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT BEFORE BUT NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SHOWS UP. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR MY CAR IS A 2011 FORD FUSION AND HEARING ALL THESE COMPLAINS AND ISSUES MADE ME DOUBT FORD AND ITS CARS.

MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT AND SURGES IT LOOSES ALL POWER. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP P2111 CODE SHOWED UP WHEN THE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THIS PATICULAR MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. IT RESET AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR.

BURNT TAIL LIGHT SOCKETS SOME MELTING AS WELL BECAUSE THE BULB WAS STUCK INSIDE SOCKET

VACATION IN GATLINBURG TN. DRIVING OUT OF GATLINBURG TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON WITH SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON DROVE TO PLACE TO CHECK IT TURNED CAR OFF LOOKED UNDER HOOD COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG GOT BACK IN CRANKED CAR SERVICE STEERING NOW LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULD NOT STEER CALLED TOW TRUCK CARRIED CAR TO LOCAL FORD DEALER IN SEVIERVILLE TN COST 1970.00 TO REPAIR PLUS HAD TO STAY EXTRA THREE DAYS

RECALL FOR TO CALIBRATE PCM TO CORRECT THROTTLE PROBLEM INEFFECTIVE. I CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SYMPTOMS, (DRAMATIC LOSS OF SPEED WHILE DRIVING) BUT NOW THE ACTUAL WRENCH SYMBOL DOESN'T APPEAR ON MY DASH ANYMORE. SO WHEN I SHOW UP AT FORD THEY SAY, "OH, WE NEED TO SEE AN ACTUAL CODE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM." SO WHAT DID THE CALIBRATION DO? ELIMINATE THE CODING? NOW MY CAR IS JERKY AND HAS HALF THE GAS MILEAGE AFTER THE CALIBRATION. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BUT THE OPTION TO GET THE THROTTLE REPLACED IS NEXT TO NONE. IN THE MEANTIME, IT IS WEARING ON OTHER PARTS AND LIKELY CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS.

WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST EVENING THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR QUIT WORKING AND I HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON STATING THAT THERE WAS A SYSTEM FAILURE IN REGARDS TO THE POWER STEERING. THIS MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WAS ONCE AGAIN WORKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, BUT A REPAIR WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 13TH. I WAS ADVISED TO PICK THE CAR UP AND DRIVE IT WITH THE DEFECT UNTIL THE FIX BECAME AVAILABLE BECAUSE NOTHING CAN BE DONE AT THIS TIME. I FIND THIS TO BE DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE.

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

WHEN LEAVING FROM WORK, REVERSED OUT OF PARKING SPACE. THE CAR TOOK A BIT MORE PRESSING ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE THAN NORMAL. WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, THE RPM SHOT UP TO 4000 AND THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR TO ACCELERATE. WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR IT WAS HARSH AND JERKY. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, DOWN SHIFTING WAS JERKY. WHEN TRAFFIC MOVED FORWARD AND I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND I QUICKLY HAD TO BRAKE. I COULD FEEL THAT SHIFTING FOR EVERY GEAR TOOK MORE RPM'S AND IT WAS VERY VIOLENT, DRIVING IS DANGEROUS AND I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO TRY AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW TO FIX IT.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING WITHOUT NOTICE. IT'S HAPPENED TO ME ONCE AND MY WIFE TWICE. THE FACT THAT THIS IS HER PRIMARY CAR AND SHE HAS KIDS IN THE CAR WITH HER IS VERY CONCERNING. WE WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND A WARNING MESSAGE COMES UP ON THE DASH. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE FIRST TWO TIMES I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATES. WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, THE SALESMAN SAID THE REASON IT WAS TRADED IN WAS THE COUPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING, BUT HE TRIED TO MAKE IT INTO A PROBLEM WITH THE OWNER AND NOT THE CAR. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM A FORD DEALER. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT ON MONDAY. I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS, AND IT IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM YET FORD HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR (I BELIEVE IT ISSUED A RECALL ON EARLIER MODEL YEAR FUSIONS). I'VE SEEN DIFFERING REPORTS ON WHAT FIXED THE PROBLEM, ANYWHERE FROM BAD ABS MODULES/SENSORS TO THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION, NONE OF WHICH WERE CHEAP AND/OR COVERED UNDER WARRANTIES. I'M AT A LOSS AT WHAT TO DO. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A FORD DEALER, THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN WE PURCHASED IT (BECAUSE THAT'S WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER TRADED IT IN), AND WHEN I TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT I CAN GUARA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 34 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. DURING THE FAILURE, THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

FORD FUSION 2011 ENGINE SURGED AND DROPPED SPEED AND RESULTING IN ME NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED BY VEHICLE BEHIND ME. ENGINE FELT AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED IN BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS.

POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHILE PULLING CAR OUT OF DRIVE WAY. FLASHED MESSAGES "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" AND "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT." THIS HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND USUALLY BEEN REMEDIED BY RESTARTING CAR. THIS TIME RESTARTING CAR DID NOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THE POWER ASSIST FAILURE, LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAD HAPPEN BEFORE BUT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF IT THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. I HAD ATTEMPTED TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC BUT SINCE IT WOUUD NOT HAPPEN WHILE THERE THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS COSTLY REPAIR. FZORD PLEASE DO SOMETHING.

I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH ON A DRY, 2 LANE, MACADAM ROAD NO SHOULDERS WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. "ADVANCE TRAC" LIGHT ON, CHIMES & MESSAGE: "NO POWER ASSIST". I DROVE WITH NO POWER STEERING FOR 5 MILES,10 MPH TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK. CAR OFF FOR OVER AN HOUR, STARTED & HAD POWER STEERING. SLOWLY DROVE 33 MILE HOME. FORD DEALER NEXT DAY: NO DEFINITE CODES, POWER STEERING NOW WORKING, COULD NEED A PSCM, THEY CALLED FORD ENGINEERS HOT LINE. WE WERE TOLD IT COULD BE A FLUKE, NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN; BEST TO DRIVE CAR IN WITH POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. REPAIR COST $1500. WE DID NOT REPAIR, KNOWING OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. DIDN'T DRIVE CAR EXCEPT FOR SHORT, LOW-SPEED TRIPS. 5/1/15, NEEDED TO DRIVE THE TURNPIKE 65-70 MPH & REACHED DESTINATION WITH POWER STEERING, BUT 7 HRS LATER, WE STARTED THE CAR, "NO POWER ASSIST", NO POWER STEERING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT TOWED - TOLD THEM I WOULDN'T DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING ON THE TURNPIKE. THEY SAID TO LET IT REST A BIT - WE DID, 20 MIN, AND IT WORKED. DROVE HOME; DID NOT DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THEY COULD HAVE IT UNTIL IT DID IT TO THEM. WHICH IT DID EVENTUALLY. DEALERSHIP NOTES FROM 1ST SERVICE: "CAU IDS TESTED FAULT CODES U0100-20 C1963 -20 ABS LOST COMMUNICATION WITH". NOTES FROM 2ND SERVICE: "COR PCM C1277-20 C200D ROTATION ANGLE SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION FAULT TRACED AND REPLACED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY PROGRAM AND VERIFIED REPAIRS." I HAD

I PUT MY CAR A 2011 FORD FUSION IN DRIVE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE ASST LIGHT CAME ON & I LOST POWER STEERING. I AM A 109 LB FEMALE & IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAD TO CONTROL MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP & I SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE LIGHT WAS OFF & MY STEERING WAS BACK. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAVE HAD. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 11 MONTHS.

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. INCIDENTS WERE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. LAST INCIDENT WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION. DEALER DIAGNOSED ELECTRICAL STEERING RACK FAILURE, $1780. ESCALATED FROM DEALER TO FORD DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE, FORD OFFERED SOME ASSISTANCE, STILL $1070. PARKED CAR AT HOME, ESCALATED TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE, AND GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED! I CANNOT ALLOW MY LOVED ONES BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE. I'M SURE NO ONE AT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD EITHER.

WITHIN A MONTH I HAD THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING COME UP TWICE AND THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH NEEDING A POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE QUOTE FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1,630. I GOT THIS CAR WITH JUST 42,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE JUST PUT ONLY 8,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED UNDER RECALL BUT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY PART ISN'T CONSIDERED A RECALL SINCE IT CAN BE A HUGE SAFETY RISK! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT TAKING ISSUE THIS SERIOUSLY!

DRIVER WAS ENTERING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING FUNCTIONING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH TRAFFIC CIRCLE EXERTING GREATER FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO COMPLETE TURN IN TRAFFIC CIRCLE. IN CAR MESSAGE CAME ON REGARDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. AFTER WAITING A MINUTE OR TWO, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH POWER STEERING APPARENTLY FUNCTIONING. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT NEEDED NEW STEERING GEAR AS IT WAS FAILING.

A VERY DANGEROUS AND SURPRISING POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAN, FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (MAYBE A COUPLE OF MONTHS), BE CORRECTED BY RESTARTING THE CAR. SOON, THE FAILURE BECOMES A HARD FAULT AND CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE WHOLE RACK, WHICH IS NOT CHEAP. BEWARE, THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT UPPER BODY STRENGTH WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR IN A TURN. THIS INCLUDES MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. I AM VERY UPSET THAT FORD IS NOT BEING ACCOUNTABLE NOR YET BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN USING FAULTY PARTS. NOTE, UNLIKE MOST CASES WITH A LACK OF POWER STEERING, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO REQUIRE LESS EFFORT WHEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THERE IS A PRETTY CONSISTENT AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF SPEED. THERE IS ALSO A NOTICEABLE WANDERING THE REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION, BEST CHARACTERIZED AS "NEGATIVE STABILITY", WITH MINOR VARIATIONS IN THE ROAD SURFACE CHANGING THE STEERING ANGLE/POSITION.

WENT TO TOWN AND PARKED THE CAR WENT IN TO THE STORE AND WHEN I STARTED TO LEAVE I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK. I DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. IT'S A GOOD THING THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM MY QUESTION IS WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED IF IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM.

WHEN LEAVING THE PARKING LOT I LOST ALL STEERING AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH OUT POWER STEERING WHICH MADE MY DRIVE VERY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR

THE FIRST TIME MY DAUGHTER AND I WAS BACKING OUT DRIVEWAY POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON . I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR .I LIVE ON A VERY BUSY STREET MY NEIGHBOR CAME OUT AND PUSHED US BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY. NOW BARELY A YEAR LATER IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN THIS TIME IN WAS DRIVING ON 31 W BYPASS AND BARELY MADE IT OFF ROAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH SAYS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE". BARELY AVOIDED A CRASH DUE TO UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE NORMALLY. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $250 TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH HAS REOCCURRED MORE THAN 10 TIMES SINCE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 65 MPH. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT MY KIDS SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT A PEDESTRIAN CHILD. IT HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AT 51,000 MILES. DEALER COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM BEFORE, FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT, YET. I FEAR THEY ARE GOING TO REPAIR WITH THE SAME DEFECT PRESENT MAKING THIS SAFETY HAZARD CONTINUE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. HOPEFULLY THERE ARE NO FATALITIES IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE NO ACTION OR RECALL WAS FORCED.

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.

AS I WAS MAKING A TURN MY POWER STERRING FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIMES . I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR PART PLEASE HELP. I TOOK TO FORD AND COST IS 1800 TO FIX THE PROBLEM . MY CAR NEEDS A STEERING RACK.

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

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND AS SHE WENT TO TURN LEFT, THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY HARD. SHE PULLED OVER BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED, MORE OR LESS FELT LIKE IT LOCKED-UP. IF I WAS ON THE NEXT ROAD I WAS GOING TO, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY CRASHED. STOPPED VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF. ONCE RESTARTED SEEMED TO CLEAR UP BUT IS STILL HARDER TO STEER. ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE EVEN WITH OTHERS DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND THEN IT WORKED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. SINCE THE ERROR MESSAGE WENT AWAY WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. 4 DAYS AGO WE WERE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE - POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT- THIS TIME RESTARTING THE CAR DID NOT MAKE THE MESSAGE GO AWAY. AND THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETED GONE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2000. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, THIS COULD OF RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH INJURY AND DAMAGES TO THE CAR. THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT WITH THIS CAR SHOULD OF BEEN HANDLED BY FORD BUT THEY ARE NOT PAYING FOR THE REPAIR.

THE POWER-ASSISTED STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SNATCH OUT OF MY HANDS AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. IT THEN BECAME HARDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD JUST BOUGHT IT FROM.

IN MAY 2014 FORD RECALLED 900,000+ VEHICLES DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. IT AFFECTED ESCAPE, MARINER, AND EXPLORER MODELS (INCLUDING MODEL YEAR 2011 ON ALL VEHICLES). I HAVE A 2011 FORD FUSION AND MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES. AROUND FIVE TIMES WHEN I'VE PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. THE FIRST THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING THAT PROMPTED ME THERE WAS AN ISSUE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK WORKING. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED, THE WARNING MESSAGE BOARD ON THE DASH SHOWED A MESSAGE THAT SAID "POWER STEERING DEFAULT". I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $1,800 TO FIX AS THE TORQUE SENSOR CODE APPEARED IN THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I'VE CONTACTED FORD AND TOLD THEM I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES; HOWEVER, THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE THE ISSUE ISN'T PREVALENT IN MY MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE THAT THEY'LL JUST LOOK INTO A "GOODWILL" DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR. I'VE ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT NO CHARGE WHICH THEY WON'T DO WHICH CONFUSES ME AS I'M CERTAIN THE TECHNOLOGY THEY USE IN ALL THEIR VEHICLES IS SIMILAR, IF NOT THE SAME, AND THUS IF THEY FIXED THE ISSUE IN OTHER CARS THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR ME AS WELL AT NO COST. I'M NOW WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM FORD OR MY DEALER AS TO WHAT DISCOUNT THEY'LL OFFER OFF THE TOTAL REPAIR COST - THIS HOWEV

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AND IS VERY SCARY. DEFINITELY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN HERE. I HAVE NOTICED LATELY EVERY TIME I START UP THE CAR THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK FOR THE FIRST 20 SECONDS OR SO THEN KICKS IN. HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK, AND ASKED ABOUT THE RECALLS, BUT I GUESS MY MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED, HOWEVER I SEE IS BEING INVESTIGATED, SO WANTED TO GET MY COMPLAINT IN BEFORE DOING SO. HOPEFULLY IT WILL HELP THE NEXT GUY. SHOP SAYS IT WILL MOST LIKELY NEED A NEW RACK AT LIKE $1600+. I WAS ABOUT TO JUST REPAIR IT WHEN I FOUND ALL THESE SITES WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING WHICH JUST PISSES ME OFF MORE..WINCE THIS WAS A CAR THAT THE KIDS ARE LEARNING TO DRIVE ON, AND WERE GOING TO BE DRIVING, NOW HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF WE EVEN TRUST IT.

RECEIVED A STEERING WARNING MESSAGE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. TURNED ENGINE OF AND THE BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,888.

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A TWO LANE LOCAL STREET THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2011 FORD FUSION FAILED ON A CURVE. THE CAR PULLED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A CURB CAUSING A FLAT AND A DENTED RIM. THE WARNING MESSAGES "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" ALTERNATELY CAME ON. AFTER CHANGING THE FLAT THE CAR STILL HAD NO POWER STEERING. I PROCEEDED WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY TO DRIVE TO A REPAIR SHOP. AFTER REPEATED EFFORTS TO RESET THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MECHANISM, THE MECHANIC GOT IT WORKING AGAIN. HOWEVER, BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, HE SAID IT COULD STOP FUNCTIONING AT ANY TIME AGAIN AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE TOLD ME THERE WERE AT LEAST A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING FAILING IN THE 2011 FUSION. SHOULD I PAY OVER $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME FAULTY DESIGN? MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 24000 MILES ON IT. HOW MANY WILL I NEED? FURTHERMORE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 50 YEARS AND NEVER HAVE MYSELF OR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY HAD A PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING CUTTING IN AND OUT. I CAN'T RECALL IN MY LIFETIME ANYONE EVER SAYING HIS OR HER POWER STEERING HAD TO BE REPAIRED. AS A MATHEMATICIAN, I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THE NUMBER OF FAILURES IN SUCH A SHORT TIME PERIOD IS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT WHEN COMPARED TO THE NORM. *TR

FOR THE THIRD TIME, POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING AND A NOTICE TO SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, THIS TIME WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 TO 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART ENGINE AND PUT BACK INTO DRIVE. ISSUE WENT AWAY AND DROVE CAR HOME SAFELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,600.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT...ALONG WITH ANDVANCETRAC ISSUES....FAILS....TURN OFF VEHICLE AND USED TO WORK AGAIN WELL FOR A SHORT TIME AND AGAIN IT WOULD FAIL...FAILURE OCCURRED EITHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IN PARKED POSITION.... MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT... *TR

HAD JUST NAVIGATED A SHARP LEFT TURN FROM AN EXIT RAMP FROM AN ARTERIAL ROAD, AND WAS DRIVING BELOW 40 MILES PER HOUR ON MAJOR PARKWAY/STREET WHEN TRAFFIC LIGHT UP AHEAD TURNED RED. APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP WITH TRAFFIC AHEAD WHEN "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND POWER STEERING FAILURE" WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT LIT UP. CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE WHEEL AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I KILLED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE WARNING MESSAGES WENT AWAY AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM, AS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DOES NOT BEHAVE AT ALL LIKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DO WHEN LOSING POWER. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR. A WARNING LIGHT STARTED BEEPING AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE MESSAGE SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON THREE TIMES. THE MESSAGE REMAINED THE SAME. 2 HOURS LATER, I STARTED IT AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. WHILE THE MESSAGE WAS ON, I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY.

OPENED GARAGE DOOR AND STARTED CAR TO LEAVE FOR WORK. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO EXIT GARAGE WHEN "POWER STEERING FAILURE" MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASH. COULD NOT MOVE STEERING WHEEL. STOPPED CAR AND KILLED THE ENGINE. RESTARTED CAR AND ERROR MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND POWER STEERING WAS NORMAL. *TR

AS I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2011 FORD FUSION BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE STEERING SEEMED NORMAL. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I PREPARED TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION FOR $1800. NO ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. *TR

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. *TR