2010 Ford Fusion Steering Problems
- 1,266
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 1266 stored complaint records:
- 27 indicate a crash
- 11 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 182 records
- steering assist · 52 records
- assist fault · 40 records
- steering wheel · 30 records
- service power · 20 records
- steering went · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 417 |
| 60–100k mi | 415 |
| 30–60k mi | 151 |
| 150–400k mi | 126 |
| 1–30k mi | 48 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Steering
Takata recall, on 8-20-18, i could not turn the wheel to my card, a display came up on the dash and it said power steering assault fail. I could not turn the wheel, i turned car and left it where it was. I called ford they said to bring it in to be evaluated. They charged me $140.00 to evaluate and i told them there have been more compalints, they said they are not aware of any recalls on the power steering. They…
ODI 11123255
Steering
Service power steering now error messages occurred an i lost all steering while traveling down the road at 55 mph without warning. Ford says i need the electronic power steering components at 1600 for parts an hundreds more for labor. Car has 103k miles.
ODI 11121003
Steering
Power steering assist fault issue: i start the car in the parking lot and the error on the panel states, power steering assist fault. The wheel is pretty much locked. I shut the car off, wait a few minutes and start the car again. The error is gone and the wheel is movable. This has happened twice about 3 months apart. The vehicle has 86,000 miles. I'm concerned that this will happen while driving as it has happened…
ODI 11120248
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Loss power steering in my 2010 ford fusion on my way to work. Assit fault came on. This is freaking ridiculous that ford is not stepping up and taking care this. How can they be so careless. Other issues include front seat recliner driver side. Electrical issues. Engine issues. Disappointed my first car i played off. Nothing to show for it.
ODI 11300368
Steering
My car computer is giving me warning power steering fault which is been recalled for 2011 to 2015 models. These refuse to fix my model because it is a 2010 this is a factory defect as well
ODI 11160673
Steering
Vehicle steering wheel is locked and did not give notice. Warning message is stating service power steering.
ODI 11119642
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated while driving at 15 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering assist fault warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle struck a curb and damaged the front driver's side door. The air bag did not deploy. The vehicle was taken to koch 33 ford ([redacted], easton, pa 18045, [redacted]) but it had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was…
Crash reported
ODI 11119968
Steering
'power steering assist fault' power steering no longer working, having to manually steer car. Mechanic says it will be $2000 to fix since part costs $1400. Power steering rack needs to be replaced, the motor is not turning on at all.
ODI 11119579
Steering
Electric power steering assist is throwing faults, making the car undriveable. Recalls have been issued for other ford models with this epsa system. Last car checkup returned no fault messages (car was serviced for new tires and point inspection last week of june 2018). The fault usually occurs on initial startup. Per the user manual, upon a fault occurring you shut off the car and wait 10 seconds for the power…
ODI 11118336
Steering
I just bought a 2010 ford fusion for my 17 yo son, his 1st car what a great gift & surprise, right? Specially the surprise part, we my 3 boys and i went to p/u the car at my place of work where i kept it so yay surprise, my oldest getting his 1st car see the boys cheering, laughing having a good, so my oldest & youngest (11 yo) got into the car & we brought it to a tire shop the only thing the car needed was new…
ODI 11118279
Steering
Wife went to the store and when she got back in the car to drive home the steering went out, she is recovering from a broken wrist and could not turn the wheel, i had to get a ride to drive the car home, she is not able to drive the car now
ODI 11115822
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the steering wheel seized with the power steering assist fault warning light illuminated. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was unintentionally steering left. The ken wilson ford [redacted], canton, nc 28716 [redacted] was contacted and informed the contact to bring the vehicle to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not…
ODI 11207501
Steering
Car has power steering assist fault and is manual steering now. Driver is almost 80 and can not drive now due to this. Too hard to turn wheel. Either he drives or a woman with a child drives it. Either way it is dangerous because it is too hard to steer. Fault has come up numerous times but would go away by restarting the car but will not go away this time. Multiple years of this model have been recalled due to this…
ODI 11131092
Steering
I have a ford fusion 2010 .the problem with it is the power steering assist fault.really dangerous to drive specially in freeways because you cannot maneuver the vehicle and can cause accident or death.so expensive to shoulder the expenses specially it's not a regular mechanical problem.please include into your recall the year model of ford fusion 2010.because i found out the recall was for ford fusion 2012 and up.
ODI 11150974
Steering
While driving to work, the power steering went out in the car at 55 mph as i entered a turn making it nearly impossible to control. Fortunately, i was able to bring the car safely to a stop on the side of the road. Very unsafe! This model year should be added to the existing 2011 through 2012 recall.
ODI 11114251
Steering
While driving my 2010 fusion on vacation last week, my epas suddenly stopped working and the car immediately became extremely difficult to steer. At the time this happened, a warning message displayed that said, 'service advancetrac, service power steering' and a warning light came on. There were no indications of an issue prior to this. As far as i can tell, this has been a problem on many fusions and has resulted…
ODI 11115366
Steering
The power steering quit, which made steering the vehicle by my 21 y/o daughter nearly impossible. Fortunately, it quit just as she entered a parking place a service power steering now, message appeared at the moment it failed.
ODI 11113926
Steering
Power steering assist fault. Lost all power steering after starting the car. The fault indicator came across the dash. 2011-2012 were recalled but not the 2010 according to internet lots and lots of people complaining of same issue
ODI 11113059
Steering
Power steering went out during driving making it unable to turn wheel 2010 should been added to the recall
ODI 11112267
Steering
Power steering assist light randomly comes on and i don't have power steering when it does this. Sometimes, restarting the car will make it go away. Now, it has failed completely and won't function properly. This happened when stationary and when driving.
ODI 11119587
Steering
Power steering assist randomly will not work when starting car. Makes it so the car is very hard turn. Have to turn the car off and back on again to reset system. Has been happening more often recently and am afraid it will happen while driving.
ODI 11111809
Steering
Vehicle lost the ability to power steer when vehicle was turned on making it difficult to drive. Warning sign said power steering assist fault. The issue had occurred several times but i just turn it off and turn it back on and the issue would come off but this last time it didnt.
ODI 11111832
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.
ODI 11111716
Steering
Power strearing wheel failure. Ravi and pinion failed.
ODI 11112979
Steering
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.
ODI 11111156