Problems with 2013 Ford Taurus STEERING

Steering becomes difficult while driving the vehicle in cold weather. vehicle was allowed to warm up for approximately 10 minutes before being driven on city streets as well as highway. all forms of turning the wheel (either turning onto a different street in the city or a lane change on the highway) were difficult to do due to a lack of assistance from the electronic steering assist system.

On 12/11 at 2:30pm power steering failed without warning 5 minutes after starting and turning right onto johnnie dodds (city street). warning message appeared indicating power steering failure. drove several miles, parked and shut off car. restarted about 10 minutes later and no problems since. have driven about 35 miles with no problems. concerned for safety of sudden steering failures in future. ford service advisor at jones ford indicated that they probably wouldn't find anything wrong since they can't recreate the problem.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. the contact's girlfriend stated that she experienced complete power assist failure while operating the vehicle. the contact stated that the power steering assist fault warning indicator was illuminated. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but they were unable to diagnose the vehicle. the mechanic discovered nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering), which he associated with the failure. the vehicle was towed to gosch ford temecula (26895 ynez rd, temecula, ca 92591, (951) 708-9148) and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle has been repaired.*bf consumer stated while driving on a highway went through a stop light, was not able to turn the wheel and had locked up.*jb

Car was stationary in my driveway..i started the car to pick up groceries, the power steering assist warning light came on. theres no power steering, having car towed to dealership. was informed my car cannot be serviced until dec 19 2019.

Power steering stopped can not turn wheel.vehicle was being driven on nj turnpike

2013 taurus w/ 82,000 mi -in my driveway, i turned on car, got the power steering assist light, and no steering control - doesn't turn either way. there is a recall for this problem on the 2013 taurus, but not on my vin. i called ford 1-866-436-7332, was given a case number and told to hold on to repair receipts in the case a new recall is issued and my vin is included. i'm not very hopeful i will ever get reimbursed. i haven't repaired it yet, but will have to since i need my car. i'm terrified of the cost to repair.

June 2 2015 complaint #15v340000, loss of electric power steering assist. our taurus is doing the exact same thing but is not in the recall.

Power assisted steering fails to work. steering becomes too stiff to turn the steering wheel in either direction.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while starting the vehicle, the steering wheel was difficult to turn and became inoperable. in addition, the power assist fault message was displayed. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about the diagnostic fees. the contact called tommie vaughn ford (1201 n shepherd dr, houston, tx 77008, (832) 648-3596), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. the contact stated that the failure was similar to what was listed in nhtsa campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). the failure mileage was 155,000.

Car cranks but will not start. replace fuel control 5 times but when replaced this last time it will not start. it would die in traffic and i would have to try and get to the shoulder of the road to get it started again. power steering assist failed indicator light comes on and i have no power steering. i'm very unhappy with this car. bought it brand new and have talked with ford motor company but they say mine is not included in recall. 111,000 miles. help me please! fuel control module went out first time in 2017 and this month which is october makes 5 times replacing it.

I turned on the car and the warning message appeared. power steering assistant issue, i pressed ok and tried to drive but had no control of steering, luckily i was not on a major highway when this occurred.

Steering is extremely loud and rough. during turns, the steering wheel locks up and requires an extreme amount of force to return to "natural" position. due to the steering locking, there has been one collision thus far. i have had three technicians look at my vehicle and due to the issues i am having they recommend that i "avoid usage at all costs". ford knows of this issue and has a field service action (fsa) open because of the electric power assisted steering (epas) failing. this is under fsa number 15n01. when going to a ford dealership the service manager stated that the recall could not be fulfilled because no power steering control module (pscm) or epas diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) has been thrown. the manufacturer recall 15s18 supplement #2 states that "this safety recall involves reprogramming the power steering control module (pscm), or replacing the steering gear only if there is evidence that certain diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) exist or were previously set, but are no longer present." this was ammended from the previous supplement.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while operating the vehicle, the power steering failed and caused the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn in either direction. during the failure, the message 'power steering assist' displayed. the vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer who diagnosed that the steering software was faulty. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. the failure mileage was 177,000.

Loss of electric power steering assist. june 2, 2015 report. campaign #15v340000. this vin is not in the recall but is doing the exact same thing as the ones in the recall. this happens intermittently over the last year.

Power steering stops working. hundreds of thousands recalled for this expensive faulty/ poor engineering. 2013 taurus but not my . called ford they don't even want to talk to you. don't use the car anymore. can cause a serious accident and i don't see how ford wouldn't be responsible. known issue they just pick and choose who gets helped. when starting car the power steering assist failure code prompts and you can't drive the car. i'm sure it can happen when you are driving. car becomes too hard to handle even for a man , can't even imagine if it happen to my wife.