Problems with 2013 Ford Taurus STEERING

Failure of electronic power assist steering upon startup of car. there is message displays in the instrument cluster message center and a chime sounds to inform of the failure. this is a frequent failure that can be remedied by restarting the car. however, if this failed while driving on the road a serious accident may occur. this is the same condition as ford 15s18 recall. however, the car vin does not match ford's database because although the car was manufactured in the facility (chicago) with the known issue it is outside the specified date of production for which the recall includes. please expand the recall, there is significant proof of many ford drivers with this same issue that do not qualify for the recall. the issue is much larger than initially specified by ford, and could result in a significant hazard on the roads if not properly remedied.

Steering assist failure. difficulty steering, occurs intermittently, $1700.00 repair estimate

While driving loss of power stering message came on the dash and when i shut the engine off and restarted the engine there was no power assist.

Vehicle has lost power steering. low speeds it is nearly impossible to turn left or right. at highway speeds steering wheel feels locked up. taken to dealership (williams ford lincoln service dept - 205 south main street athens, pa 18810) twice. first time they did a cpu update - said they could not diagnose until that was complete - were 99% sure it would fix the problem. made it worse - back in the shop now waiting to hear how to proceed.

I was backing out of a parking spot and the power steering failed. the power steering fault light came on. i turned the car off, turned it back on and the power steering worked. i then took the taurus to coconut point ford. they said that i needed a new steering gear assembly and my taurus was not on the #15s18 recall list. i have enclosed my invoice for $2,093.45. i talked twice to ford customer service. i mentioned the 445,000 cars (including the 2013 taurus) that had been recalled for this same problem. "nothing they can do!" not a great answer... looking on the internet, there are a lot of ford taurus customers that had the same problem with their cars being recalled. i am very thankful that my wife was not driving on the highway when this happened!

The car is not steering correctly as it should. the wheel is harder to turn at lower speeds and will somewhat act normal at higher speeds.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. when attempting to turn or park the vehicle at low speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the steering wheel had to be turned with force. the failure was experienced numerous times. there was no warning indicator illuminated. the contact spoke with lake view ford (12381 conneaut lake road, conneaut lake, pa 16316, (814) 382-5485) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. the contact stated that "advanced track system off" warning indicator illuminated. the contact stated that the vehicle began driving roughly as the "no power steering" warning indicator flashed. the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, turned off, and restarted, but was unable to be driven. the vehicle was towed to suburban ford of ferndale (21600 woodward ave, ferndale, mi 48220, (248) 399-1000), but the diagnosis results were not available. the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the failure mileage was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving, the steering wheel seized and the traction control and power steering indicators illuminated. the dealer (fairway ford inc, 444 us-117, burgaw, nc 28425, (800) 291-7714) was contacted and advised the contact to schedule a diagnostic appointment. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that there was no recall for the failure. the failure mileage was 123,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized and the power steering assist indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to mcdavid ford (300 w loop 820 south, fort worth, texas 76108, 817-935-7000), but was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer stated that there was no recall. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

Electronic steering system fault while driving. very dangerous because of loss of power steering. complained to dealer on various occasions. they claimed they couldn't duplicate.

I received a power steering fault on my 2013 ford taurus. it was unable to be moved so i had it towed and was told it was the electric power steering component needed to be replaced. this should be covered under a recall but i was told by ford that my vin wasn't affected. i noticed several complaints regarding this issue on forums and other websites. the cost of the repair was over 2k and at that amount ford should look into this issue.

As i was driving into work today, i had lost my power steering on my 2013 ford taurus making it hard to control the vehicle when turning. i had done some research and had seen that there had been a recall report back in 2015 (recall notice 15s18) pertaining to the steering modual failing. unfortunately my 2013 ford taurus is not covered under this recall per ford motor company.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. the contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver while operating the vehicle. the contact stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the dealer (carmody ford, inc., 1111 ny-29, greenwich, ny 12834, (518) 692-2246) diagnosed that the power steering unit failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution other than having the dealer diagnose and repair the vehicle. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 93,290.

While driving on the freeway, the steering wheel began to seized and the traction control and power steering indicators illuminated.the manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution other than having the dealer diagnose and repair the vehicle. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 118690. researched the problem and saw that there had been a recall report back in 2015 pertaining to the steering modual failing. unfortunately my 2013 ford taurus is not covered under this recall per ford motor company.

The power steering on my 2013 ford taurus limited has gotten hard to turn and is really bad at low speed and taking two hands to turn. it only has 61700 miles on it. i looked up the problem online and there are countless complaints with this issue and a recall for it. when i contacted ford motor company they said that my car is not included in the recall, the recall only covers ford taurus september 7, 2010 thru february 28, 2012, my ford taurus was manufacturered in 2013. i contacted my local ford dealership and the said that the power steering control module is back ordered until mid july. this is just absurd that my ford taurus is not covered under the recall and furthermore the part is not available to fix it until mid july. the ford motor company has me and my family drive around in a car with faulty steering that is unsafe with the potential to cause us to have an accident with no fix for months.

I was driving on the freeway when the power steering assit message popped up and the steering got a little difficult. i pulled over and turned off the car. when i turned the car back on the steering was like normal again. a little while later on the freeway the power steering assit message popped up again and the steering went out completely making steering very difficult.

Vehicles loses power steering and becomes very difficult to steer. this occurs at all times but steering is severely hampered at slower speeds.

Car has 63,000 miles on it and now the steering is getting hard to turn and stiff and won't return after i turn while drving

Steering wheel became difficult to turn while driving causing the vehicle to be unsafe to drive. vehicle was taken to ford dealership and was told lower steering column needed to be replaced but the part was back ordered for a minimum of 2 weeks. this seems to be a defective part if ford is having to supply so many new parts and cannot keep them in stock.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving approximately 10 mph and attempting to make a turn, a grinding noise was heard from the steering wheel. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to jannell motors inc (2000 washington st, hanover, ma 02339, 781-982-4500) where the technician diagnosed that the steering rack needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but did not assist. the contact was referred to nhtsa. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. the contact stated that the eps warning indicator flashed and there was a sudden loss of electronic power steering. the dealer was not contacted. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the manufacturer issued one recall and three tsbs for the steering; however, the vin was excluded. the manufacturer suggested that the dealer repair the vehicle. the approximate failure mileage was 83,000. *tt

It feels like the power steering intermittently goes out while driving, making the car very difficult to steer. it is most noticeable at lower speeds, while driving in parking lots or city streets, but there is more resistance than usual at highway speeds. the steering wheel also do not return to center after a turn. it's like the power steering works when it wants to.

Epas recall, i contacted ford and they told me that my car does not have a recall, but it has an epas steering problem described as the recall. as i arrived to my job on friday march 02, 2018 i noticed that my steering went out and there was something on the dashboard for electronic assist, as well as my slip control light went one. aftwr i got off, the car worked like nothing had happened . i took it to the dealer and they told me that it is going to need a new epas a job that cost $2200!

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. the contact stated that the steering wheel became very difficult to maneuver. the contact pulled over at a fuel station and left the vehicle parked until that evening. the contact then drove the vehicle home. the contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who advised that the vehicle be taken to a dealer due to several failure codes populating. the independent mechanic was unable to repair the failure. the dealer (sutton ford lincoln, 21315 central ave, matteson, il 60443) diagnosed that there was an electrical computer failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 85,000.

Was driving vehicle when all of a sudden the dashboard lights started flashing and displaying errors like "steering assist fault...service required" etc. also at this time the power steering went completely out and the vehicle was very hard to to steer which almost resulted in bad accident. the car was taken to ford and they are stating that the fix for this is replacing the whole steering rack due to a code (u300) they pulled from the car's computer. this is a $2000 repair!!! i did some research myself and found where this issue has been going on for some time now and ford had issued a recall (15s18) but the dealer states that this vehicle is not covered by the recall due to it's build date (feb 3 2013). now if this issue was supposedly corrected for later model cars..... why is this car among others i have researched still experiencing the same issues as noted by the recall?? could it be that a generation one steering rack was used during the build of this later model car instead of a gen 2, 3, etc? i even asked the service manager could he guarantee that the new steering rack he'd install would prevent us from having a very close call accident as before and he stated that he couldn't. this is horrible!!! http://www.fordproblems.com/trends/epas/. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2015/rcmn-15v340-1276.pdf. and read some of the comments here on others that have had the same or similar issues with other ford vehicles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roulany5dmi

My steering wheel is getting stiff day by day. i have to use two hands most of the times now. my mileage is 87000. i've contacted ford dealership. still waiting for any feedback from ford.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. the contact stated that the steering failed intermittently without warning. the steering wheel seized and was very difficult to turn. the vehicle was taken to mathews ford (175 e main st, norwich, ny 13815, (607) 334-3273) to be diagnosed, but the codes could not be read. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to work it out with the dealer. the failure mileage was 39,760.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. on several occasions, while driving 65 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to manuever. the power steering assist indicator illuminated. the contact called mcclary ford inc. at (256) 232-4242 (1104 us hwy 72 e, athens, al 35611). the contact was unable to get the vehicle to the dealer. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 74,000. *tt *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving 5 mph, the steering wheel locked and the power steering failed as warning indicators illuminated. as a result, the contact was able to drive vehicle slowly. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact called woody butts automotive (1226 watson blvd, warner robins, ga 31093, (478) 220-0277), but was unable to get assistance. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 83,555.

The steering wheel started getting loose starting about 3 months ago. then the air bag light started coming on and not going off. i saw the recall on other ford models for the steering wheel and thought this might be the same scenario. i tried to contact ford twice and both times was interrupted by the automated request to take a survey. i don't know if the steering wheel has ever been removed, but i do know that the drivers airbag was replaced at some time.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. upon starting the vehicle, a power steering assist fault message displayed and the power steering failed. the vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. world ford pensacola (6397 pensacola blvd, pensacola, fl 32505, (850) 476-9050) informed the contact that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vin was not included in a recall. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was 90,768.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. the vehicle was towed to lithia ford of missoula (3943 brooks st, missoula, mt) 59804 where it was diagnosed that the power steering needed to be repaired. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 110,686.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving approximately 55 mph, the steering seized without warning. the vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering rack needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the failure mileage and vin were unknown. .*bf vin is invalid updated 8/15/18*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving approximately 5 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the steering warning indicator illuminated while the failure occurred. the contact was able to turn the engine off for a brief moment to bring the steering wheel back to normal. the failure was experienced several times. the vehicle was taken to rockwall ford (990 east interstate 30, rockwall, tx 75087 phone (972) 290-2200) where it was diagnosed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 108,000. *bf *tr

The steering wheel on my 2013 ford taurus limited had come loose. i am concerned that the steering wheel may physically fall off if i don't get the issue address as soon as possible. the steering wheel wobbles quite a bit. i can wiggle the steering wheel back and forth and side to side. the steering wheel wiggles in, park, reverse, drive, and when the is parked with the parking brake on or off, and when engine is not running, the steering wheel itself appears to be psychically loose itself. i when to a ford quick lane on friday to get my oil changed but they didn't have a technician that was certified in that area on duty at the time. they had the vehicle up on the lift and told me that all front end components appear to be intact and in working order. the quick lane center had informed me that the steering wheel appears to have come loose from directly behind the horn pad where the steering wheel attaches to the vehicle. something like this appears to be a manufacturer defect and a safety concern. i am wondering if there are any recalls or if a recall should be issued in this case. i going to bring the vehicle back into the ford dealership/quick land tire and auto center tomorrow.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. the contact stated that the power steering unit failed to function properly. the vehicle was taken to a dealer (o'brien ford of shelbyville, 720 mt eden rd, shelbyville, ky 40065, (502) 633-4535) where it was diagnosed that the power steering control module needed to be replaced. the dealer and the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 55,750. *bf updated 8/6/18*jb

On june 9, 2015 i had a power steering assist fault which shut my steering down on i-81. this was replaced as faulty at expense of over $2,000.00. on sept. 16, 2017 after 21,335 miles the power steering assist fault happened again, while driving on local city roads. i have been told that there is no recall for my model year and vin yet there are recalls for other fords using the same electronic power steering assist later and newer models. also on this episode of 9/16/17 the stability control system fault came on as a failure message.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while operating the vehicle, the power steering assist malfunctioned and caused the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn in either direction. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and it was diagnosed that the steering angle sensor was positioned at 80 degrees and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer and the local dealer (burdick ford in central square, ny) were both notified, but no assistance was offered. the failure mileage was 42,900.

Power steering assist keeps faulting out going down the road. so much that it is currently out now. hazardous to drive on the road. some 2013 were recalled but my vin number wasn't. why not.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. the contact stated that the eps warning light flashed. the contact also mentioned that the power steering failed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the manufacturer recommended that the contact tow the vehicle to a dealer for diagnosis and stated that the vehicle was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the contact called a dealer (don vance ford, 14897 mo-38, marshfield, mo 65706, (417) 859-2600) and no further details were available. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was not available.

Electronic steering rack failed

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. the contact stated that the power steering failure warning indicator illuminated and an alarm sounded when the vehicle was started. whenever the vehicle had to be turned, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the power steering assist failed intermittently. the contact took the vehicle to bell ford (2401 w bell rd, phoenix, az 85023; 602-457-2144 or 602-866-1776) where it was diagnosed that the steering gear failed and caused the power steering to fail. the dealer diagnosed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. the contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who reprogrammed the steering, which repaired the power steering assist; however, the warning indicator remained illuminated. the contact stated that the failure recently recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering) despite the failure being similar to the recall failure. the manufacturer provided case number: [xxx]. the approximate failure mileage was 88,000. *bf updated 7/20/18*jb information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

The vehicle's electric power assist steering failed in motion.

The electric power steering failed while driving on the freeway. now it is very hard to steer and the steering capability feel as though it is trying to lock up, which make it very hard to change lanes and turn...updated 07/13/17 *bf *js

Power steering is difficult at various speeds and surfaces. began at 47,400 miles. sometimes hear noise when steering to the right now.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to steer. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (suburban ford in waterford, mi) where it was diagnosed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there would be a charge for the repair. the approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

Loosing power steering. ford says needs new electric steering module. this was a recall for 2013 taurus but they say not this vehicle

Intermittent power steering failure happens at random times while in motion or stationary at any speed

Takata recalli am the owner of a 2013 ford taurus that i bought in 2016. it was a 1 owner no accidents and 36000 miles on it. i was never informed of any recalls by ford or the dealership. your website says it was fixed so i cannot see what recall out of the eight it has. i was driving to work one morning doing maybe 15mph around a right hand turn, when my passenger side tire almost fell off from being disconnected at the half shaft and link shaft. my traction stability light came on and i lost call control of the vehicle. i ended up hitting a traffic light. i had minimal cosmetic damage to the vehicle. but due to all of the powertrain work needing to be done from this the bill was over 5000$. i had to claim it on insurance and now i've been paying 5000$ a year or insurance on a car worth maybe 8000. i did not know about these recalls until recently and i am upset i was never notified because if i was doing the speed limit at 55. i would be dead. this is a hide safety concern of mine. i still have the repair bills and for hitting a stoplight at roughly 5mph could not have cause that much damage.