Power steering and traction control were lost. i was just told by the dealership service department that it was because i had the spare tire on my vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, the power steering failed and the traction control warning indicator illuminated. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v34000 (steering). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. the contact stated the service advanced traction and the power steering warning light illuminated as the power steering assist failed. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 86,500.
The trac control engages sporadically and car will not respond. this is a very dangerous issue and needs to be addressed by ford. if you pull out into traffic to merge and this happens it will/could cause an accident. *tr
After owning my 2011 ford fusion for several weeks, the 'service advancetrac soon' light came on. the dealer ran a diagnosis on the car and it was showing a steering angle sensor bad. when they ordered the part and tried to install, this model did not have one. after three days in service and numerous calls to ford, the dealer was told to reset system and see if it happens again. if it does, they will try to research further.. *tr