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.
Steering
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, [redacted])…
ODI 11121109
Steering
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,…
ODI 11109700
Steering
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.
ODI 11142882
Steering
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.
ODI 11130729
Steering
At times the electric power steering will lock up while i am driving, and it makes it almost impossible to turn the steering wheel.
ODI 11110953
Steering
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…
ODI 11112241
Steering
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…
ODI 11104592
Steering
Lost power steering capability without warning while driving on highway. Warning notice after the fact: service advancetrac, power steering assist fault.
ODI 11105112
Steering
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.
ODI 11104608
Steering
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.
ODI 11103997
Steering
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
ODI 11103880
Steering
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.
ODI 11102978
Steering
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…
ODI 11102900
Power Train · Steering · Suspension
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.
ODI 11302424
Steering
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.
ODI 11102144
Steering
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…
ODI 11102004
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.
ODI 11099459
Steering
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.
ODI 11161465
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, [redacted] se, carrollton, oh) where it was diagnosed that the power assist steering gears failed. The vehicle was not…
ODI 11114613
Steering
2010 ford fusion se with power steering assist fault. Causes vehicle to loose power steering. Car is ver difficult to steer safely down road.
ODI 11099330
Steering
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…
ODI 11098782
Steering
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…
ODI 11097607
Steering
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!
ODI 11096966
Steering
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…
ODI 11096863
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes · Steering
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.
ODI 11110261