Problems with 2010 Ford Fusion STEERING

Steering randomly went out while stationary in a parking lot. turned car on and got the error message "power steering assist fault". could have been even more dangerous if car was in motion. recalls on 2011 and 2012 fusions but not 2010. repair is very costly.

Power strearing wheel failure. ravi and pinion failed.

Vehicle power steering assist fault light came up while i was driving making it difficult to maneuver , i was turning at an intersection and almost got into an accident.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. while driving at unknown speeds, the steering wheel was difficult to move left and right. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was informed that the steering module needed to be repaired. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer (bill talley ford inc, 6280 mechanicsville tpke, mechanicsville, va 23111, (800) 260-5082) where it was diagnosed that the power steering needed to be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and did not assist. the failure mileage was 109,000. **tr consumer stated she began having issues with the power steering in june of this year. when staring the car, i would sometimes get an alert on my dashboard which read "power steering assist fault." i had no power steering at all. i had to strain and use my entire body to maneuver the vehicle. i know that was extremely dangerous, but the fusion is the only mode of transportaiton i have. the power steering would return the next time i started the car. this went on for a couple of weeks, with the same alert showing on the dash ("power steering assist fault"). the power steering never went out on me when the car was in motion. it would fail occasionally when i started the car, then return the next time i drove the car. then at the end of june, the power steering system went completely out. updated 10/30/18*jb

Recently bought a used 2010 ford fusion se 2.5 for my teenage daughter, after a few weeks of owning it, the car would once in a while pop up a "service power steering now" message on the info display, when it did this it would disable the electric power steering.. it didn't matter if you were driving down the highway or in a parking lot. pulling over, shutting it off, and restarting would temporarily clear it up, until the day that "steering assist fault" appeared and never went away.. now i have a car with no power steering for my teenage daughter.. took it to a local shop, they called back later and said "we can't fix it because after we replace the steering rack it has to be flashed, and that has to be done at the dealer".. i called the dealer, a $1,400 power steering repair on a ford sedan? really? this isn't a high end german car.. why on earth would ford not do a recall for all of these? do a google search, this is quite obviously a design flaw.

Service power steering warning came on as i was driving. parked car, woke up next morning and power steering was out. extremely hard to turn steering wheel.

Was driving and the steering locked up. there a known factory recall because ford messed up somewhere with the steering from the factory. i need my car replaced.

At times the electric power steering will lock up while i am driving, and it makes it almost impossible to turn the steering wheel.

While driving to work the morning of june 28, 2018 the power steering in my car stopped working. i almost couldn't control my car. was able to get it to the mechanic that afternoon, who then informed me that the entire eps system had failed and would have to be replaced. i then got a call the next day stating that in order to replace it that i also had to replace both tie rods due to the being attached to the eps system. after speaking to someone at a ford dealership they told me that they thought this was already under recall. luckily when i was driving i was only going 25 mph in my neighborhood, if i were going any faster it could have cause a serious accident.

Cranked car after parked in home garage overnight and the service advancetrac message appeared. aba, brake, and advance trac lights are on hud. car also has no power steering. the car has 120400 miles on it and has already been repaired for this issue one time by a ford dealership. the first incident happened driving down the road 2 months after purchasing the car from a dealership as certified pre-owned with 67508 miles.. the first repair was covered under warranty. dealer repair note from 1st incident: service diag & replace steering gear & reprogram pscm & perform alignment & test ok

The power steering assist has been going out intermittingly for some time, have been able to turn the car off and back on it correct itself. today (june 26, 2018) it has failed and will not correct itself. this has happened both when the car was moving and when it has been parked.

Power steering assist fault message showed up on dashboard and power steering was lost when car was turned on after being parked in a parking lot for a few minutes.

Lost power steering capability without warning while driving on highway. warning notice after the fact: service advancetrac, power steering assist fault.

The powerstearing assist failed while driving almost wrecked my car in traffic...it's a open recall on the 2011-2012 ford fusion but not on the 2010

My family has had this car since it was brand new with this problem reoccurring both at start up and driving in motion! my son was just driving down the street when the steering went out while he was attempting to go around a corner and almost hit several pedestrians and other cars! then it came back on later then went out again on the highway which are mtn. roads where we live and about went off a cliff! i have also experience doing the same thing with me, (a very experienced professional driver) driving with near misses due to same thing happening then going away with no problem for months if not years. this is unacceptable and unreal that there are this many complaints and accidents and injuries due to this problem and nothing done to fix it! this is a known problem and other years 2011 and 2012 with the same problem got recalled except for the 2010, all with the same problem! if nothing is done about this i will be inclined to make this very public and have the resources to do so! this is negligence on ford's part and and the nhtsa's part for not acting appropriately to this well known problem!

Service advancetrac message pops up randomly on dash. power steering failure occurs randomly, especially while turning at slower speeds, and is accompanied by power steering assist failure message. the car is very hard to steer at this time, but so far that issue is resolved if i am able to shut off the car for a few minutes and then restart. this started about 6 months ago but most recent was 6/20/18.

My abs and traction light stays on. my car shifts really bad when i hit an hole and when i go over 65 mph i fell like i am losing control.

Electronic power steering system went out on my 2010 fusion se. it's been diagnosed as a recall issue for the 2011 and up. ford some managed to get around the recalling the 2010's the problem costs around 2k to fix. i'm unable to use my car until i can raise the money to fund a repair i should not have to pay for. there are over 800 complaints on the 2010 fusions and a recall on the following year for the same problem...what gives here nthsa? i nearly had a wreck with this issue?

Loss of full control of vehicle while driving. service power steering/service advance track warning came on and will not go away. i am not able to drive the vehicle safely as i do not have full control of steering. i nearly had an accident strongarming the vehicle off the highway after loss of power steering.

I turned in my ford fusion after all the gauges stopped moving and i let the computer turn on. when i did this the warning about service advanced trac blinked on and said power steering assist fault. i turned off my vehicle again and same thing. the error code has not gone away and my vehicle no longer has power steering.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. when the vehicle was started, the message "power assist failure" displayed. the contact stated that the power steering malfunctioned and made the steering wheel very difficult to turn. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer (guess motors-guess ford, 457 steubenville rd se, carrollton, oh) where it was diagnosed that the power assist steering gears failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 80,000.

2010 ford fusion se with power steering assist fault. causes vehicle to loose power steering. car is ver difficult to steer safely down road.

The steering freezes when we are driving and we cannot turn the car. it is very scary so are not driving the car now. the local ford dealership said it would be $2000 repair.

The exact same problem for which 2011-2015 ford fusions were recalled is a major problem for 2010. i am replacing my rack and pinion as a result of a total power steering failure. this is a severe safety issue and could have resulted in loss of life during the failure. there was no warning that the power steering would fail, and clearly was a problem on model years including and following this one, but 2010 was not included in the recall. cost to repair is $1700+

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. every time the vehicle was started, the "service power steering" indicator would illuminate on the message center. the failure occurred since october of 2017. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and it was determined that the power steering column had to be replaced. the dealer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Power steering went out while driving and received message of power steering assist failure which was recalled for 2011 and is currently being investigated for 2010 as it is the same issue. i was in motion and suddenly had no power steering car jerked and was hard to control luckily i was not on freeway nor was there a car next to me, i was lucky very scary!

While backing out of parking lot, power steering went out completely and a warning message appeared stating there was a power steering assist fault while beeping repeatedly. i turned the car off and on again and it returned to normal. a week later the same thing happened when backing out of another parking lot. this time it didn't return to normal after turning the car on and off. the message remains and the car is unsafe and undrivable. i need my car and don't have the $1500 to repair this safety issue. i know it's been under investigation but when will it finally be recalled? luckily my teenagers weren't driving. please help!

Every time i push my brakes to stop, my brakes goes all the way down to the floor. i've replaced my master cylinder and my brake booster but it's dong the same thing.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. while driving 20 mph, the steering wheel failed to turn left or right. there was also an abnormal beeping noise and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the local dealer was not notified. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

The steering system became very hard to steer. i took it to the dealer and he said it was the electrical steering system . no warranity coverage aand it was going to cost $1500.00 .although this has happen also in the new models and ford has repaired the problem at no cost!!!

Power steering failed and was reported earlier this year. complaint no. 11090283. subsequent to initiating the complaint i did have the power steering rack replaced a the ford dealership where the car was purchased. total cost for replacement was $1618.37. i called ford corporate and explained the situation. i was advised to keep my invoice and would be reimbursed if there is a recall. with so many complaints of this nature (steering failure) when will the nhsta direct ford to initiate a recall?

Sudden loss of power steering while driving. warning light came on at same time of failure. luckily near home and driving at a slow rate of speed.

On an intermittent basis and at slow speeds, the car looses power steering. a diagnostic appears that says "power steering assist fault". although the car has manual steering when this happens, it is extremely difficult to steer. the other day i was trying to pull into a parking space and this happened. i almost hit the adjacent car. in order to get power steering back, i need to turn off the engine and restart. i am concerned that someday i'll get into an accident if this happens at the wrong time. i notice that the power steering is cutting out more frequently as time goes on. this fault has increased in frequency and is now happening at least once every two weeks, in particular when i pull out of my driveway onto the street.

Power steering stopped working while backing out of driveway. notice lit up on dash steering assist fault. turned vehicle off and restarted which cleared message and power steering would operate. 2010 fusion not included in recall for this failure. was advised by ford dealer d that since it happened once it would happen again. do not feel safe driving vehicle. will need to have repair at my expense since 2010 not covered by recall.

Power steering assist failure. lost steering and car is unsafe to continue driving

Power steering sensor came on. i turned off the stability assist button and drove home. after parking and attempting to drive the car again, the steering feels like it is resisting.

During a right turn from a highway feeder road onto side street, the 2010 ford fusion i was driving suddenly lost power steering and flashed a service power steering now notification on the dashboard information panel. power steering has not returned after several restarts of the car. the car was immediately taken to a nationwide chain car shop and diagnostic scan was taken. the code that was generated was power steering control module (p07ae). the car is difficult to steer and therefore i consider it a high risk to drive. the repair is cost prohibitive due to a complex design that incorporates additional components into the control module that needs to be replaced.

I was driving my car into my driveway when a hazard light appeared. it stated that the power steering system needed to be serviced immediately. the problem is that when the power steering goes out, you have no control of the vehicle., i cannot turn the wheel even an inch. if i had been on a major highway, it would have caused a major collision. i called my local ford dealership and they said that my vin didn't match the recall. i was coming to a stop when the light came on.

Power steering assist fail - while backing out of my parking space and attempting to turn, warning bells starts going off in my 2010 ford fusion and a warning was posted "power steering assist fail." i am a retired 72 yr old working nanny who drives children around. had this happened while on the road, failure to steer my car could be catastrophic. my car is sitting in the parking space until i can get a loan to pay the expensive repair for the steering assist mechanism. ford has advised me that my year 2010 is not under recall. i require a tow to bring my car in for diagnostics and repair. should i not be able to afford the repair, i will have to tow it back out. my car is my livelihood and i wish i had researched this car before i bought it 7 months ago.

Power steering assist fault. suddenly lost power steering while driving car. turned car off and then back on and fault went away and regained power steering for a few weeks. lost power steering again while driving and car violently jerked to the right. after turning ignition key on and off several times the steering assist fault would not go away. drove car home without power steering and fault will not disappear.

Power steering assist fault occurred while driving. turning off vehicle and then back on cleared fault. the fault occurred several more times over a 2 month period. fault is now back to stay. power steering is pretty much nonexistent. hopefully i can drive it to the garage for diagnosis.

When i started my 2010 ford fusion (71,000 miles) and put the car in reverse and started to step on the gas, i received a power steering fail alert and i could not drive my car. this has now happened twice within the past two weeks. luckily both times it occurred, i turned my car off and restarted it and power steering came back. it looks like the 2011 and 2012 models were recalled but the 2010 has not been even though it clearly seems like the same issue occurs with the 2010 model.

Intermittent loss of power steering. ford dealer says power steering gear assembly needs to be replaced. control panel says "power steering assist fault" problem occurs on startup. power steering inoperative. so far, turning off and restarting has fixed the problem, but it is occurring more and more often.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. while driving at an unknown speed, the service power steering warning indicator illuminated. after parking the vehicle and restarting the engine, the indicator remained illuminated and the steering wheel seized. the vehicle was towed to george waikem ford (4321 lincoln way e, massillon, oh 44646) where it was diagnosed that the power steering and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 39,107. *tt

About a year ago when i left a modeling event i went to the beauty shop and when i got ready to leave my steering wheel was locked i could turn it either way so i had it towed to the car shop and got it replaced. just this morning i was at the gas station and when i came out to leave the steering wheel locked up again this really is becoming a major issue it's by the grace of god it didn't happen on the freeway, but something needs to be done about this problem.

A year before i had the power steering fixed. i got message on my dash board power steering assist fault when i crunk my car up. i turned my car off and then back on. the message disappeared and did not see it again until the following year 2018 when the message appeared again, only this time it did not go away and i could no longer steer my car. i had the take it to ford shop to have the power steering fixed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. while driving approximately 80 mph, an audible beep occurred and the "power steering default" message displayed. the power steering suddenly malfunctioned, which made the steering wheel very difficult to turn in either direction. the vehicle was driven to the local dealer (jenkins and wynne ford, 2655 clinton rd clarksville, tn) where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering module was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact was concerned that the driver may lose control of the vehicle while the power steering failure occurred. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 189,000.

My power steering went out unexpectedly. i had been parked at a store and when i turned the vehicle on, it was almost impossible to turn the steering wheel. the message "power steering assist fault" came up on my dashboard. it is my understanding that there was a recall for 2011 ford fusions with this same problem. i took it to the dealer and it cost me $1,713.41 to have it repaired.

Back in april, my son was driving the car. he was getting off of one highway and merging onto another major highway. while going around the bend, the power steering gave out and he was not able to turn the wheel. he hit the curb, blew the drivers side tire and bounced to the right, where he could have went over into the river below. thankfully he did not and came out of if safely. no other vehicles were involved. the car had to be towed. i put a case in with ford, and they denied my claim. no rhyme or reason as when i asked why, they could not tell me. now just because this is only a specified vin number recall doesn't mean this cannot happen to the other 2010 fusions. i had the car towed a few weeks later to a ford dealership, and they gave me an estimate of 2395.00 plus tax. now, that is for the rack & pinion, aka, steering column, tire, clock spring or something and a couple of other things. if the outcome of the accident had been different, ford probably would have paid for it. all i have driven are fords, my whole entire family has fords. so, what is the next step for me to take? i am going to talk to a lawyer to see what my options are.

I have communicated with friends who have the same vehicle model an year. each of us has had the same problem regarding the power steering. in the middle of driving, an alert pops up stating "power steering assist failure". when this occurs, the steering wheel locks up and does not move. luckily i was in a location that was not busy and driving at low speeds. i stopped the vehicle, shut it off, waited a few seconds, and restarted with no problem. eventually restarting the vehicle did not reset the problem. i had the vehicle towed to the dealership to be fixed. it cost $1,400 to fix this unsafe problem.