Below you may see the STEERING components and the number of complaints they received.
Driving at normal hwy speed, the rental car (2009 ford focus) wandered as if something was wrong in the wheels or steering wheel and then flipped over...
This vehicle has been plagued with electrical issues since the day it was purchased. now last night the engine, steering and brakes lost all power. th...
In december my daughter was driving the ford focus and the streets were wet, a car stopped suddenly ahead of her and when she went to use the brakes....
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact was unable to steer the vehicle. the dealer diagnosed vehicle with defective power steering needing an interior gear replacement the contact was unable to drive the vehicle. the vehicle had to be repaired out of pocket the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the steering ability became very hard. the contact stated that the failure had been occurring for approximately two years. the power steering assist failure illuminated every time the vehicle was turned on. the vehicle was taken to the shottenkirk ford jasper (868 georgia 515, jasper, ga,30143) twice, they determined interior gear replacement needed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 89,000.
The electronic steering rack has locked up and the vehicle will not turn with out forcing the steering wheel. this happened luckily as we made a sharp turn into a parking spot and not driving down the highway.
While driving the vehicle, the steering became almost impossible to turn cause me to hit a curb in a city and then a light came on the dash saying power steering failure. the steering is very hard and sticks then release. unsafe to drive. scared to ever drive this vehicle again.
I started the car and while it was still in park, completely unmoving, an alert came up on the screen saying 'steering fault service now' and the steering wheel was completely unable to move.
My power steering seized and went out while driving on the freeway with my child. we are so lucky that we did not crash and die! i have had nothing but problems with my 2013 ford focus! i just wanted a safe car for my child and i. even after i fix it and pay over $2000.00 i will never feel safe in this car again! how can ford be ok with this. the car itself should be recalled! power steering, transmission replacement, brake lines failing, radio has gone out, sync never worked, door latches failed, now i am told my gas tank is recalled! ugggg!
Power steering went out. alert for power steering. the rack and pinion have to be replaced. this car only has 61,000 miles on it at this time. was told by repair shop that this was low mileage for this type of repair. car is driven mainly on highway. car is well maintained. bought vehicle two years ago. it was a one owner car that only had 29,000 miles. i am 50 years old and a reliable driver. this car has had to have a clutch replaced and steering replaced in two years. the cars steering went out during a stop. was able to get to the nearest repair shop with hard steering.
Without ant kind of warning in went into the store for 10 min got into the car and the steering wheel was upside down i turned the car on and no power steering and and power assist code came up
Power steering failure. car loses power steering in the middle of driving.
I own a 2012 ford focus went to pick my kids up from school and killed my car. then tried to restart my car and my steering wheel was really hard to turn then the steering assist failure popped up on my screen. tried to restart the battery changed the fuse and it still pops up with the message. and this is my only transportation. it's really hard to steer it. and i'm scared to drive it.
I own a 2012 ford focus sel. an error code has come up for about 6 months when starting the car "steering assist fault" it will usually go away but on jan 13th 2020 i was leaving work and it would not go away and i could not move my car. the error remained and i had to have the car towed because i could not steer the car at all. i am active duty military living in germany on orders and my car is now at the ford garage with a quote of 1,860 euro to fix the power steering. this is unacceptable that ford has not recognized this as a need for a safety recall and car owners are having to pay thousands of dollars to repair this part when i have been told by mechanics it is due to the part being placed in an incorrect place causing it to error out. this is a huge safety issue due to the error happening while driving as well, leaving you with no control to steer the car. i am out thousands of dollars in rental fees while my car has been sitting at a german ford dealership waiting ...