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.
Power Train · Steering
While driving on the interstate at about 70 miles per hour, my power steering went out. I could do nothing to restore it. That was about a year and a half ago. I took it to a ford dealer and they wanted $100 to look at it and $1800 to repair it. I am on a fixed income and cannot afford the cost of repairs. It went out at 51,000 miles. Shortly after this hapened the transmission start leaking. I have to add 2 quarts…
ODI 10838610
Steering
As i was driving down the road, a message appeared that said to service power steering and advancetrac. I managed to make it home, turned off the car, restarted it, the error message read service power steering now/service advancetrac now. We were traveling about 40mph when the message first appeared and i lost power steering. *tr
ODI 10644294
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000.
ODI 10653160
Steering
Power steering failure began during driving trip on 10-4-14 with warning light "service power steering now" with delayed steering failure after driving approx 5 minutes longer then parking for 1.5 hours. Upon restart, same warning reading and power steering failure occurred. Power steering failure continued until vehicle was delivered to the ford dealership in st johns, mi on 10-5-14. Dealer confirmed this issue was…
ODI 10641897
Steering
I was driving to the movie store when the service power steering light came on. I pulled off the road into family video parking lot to read the owner the manual.when i went to back out my cars steering wheel wouldn't turn and someone had to push me out the parking spot. My car is not drivable at all it's almost impossible to turn the steering wheel. I will have to get my car towed come monday morning. *tr
ODI 10641559
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph and making a turn, there was a loss of power steering without warning. The steering wheel was extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle was driven to the residence cautiously. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacture was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.
ODI 10641990
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Electronic power steering stopped working after having started the car and driving off, messages that displayed on dashboard include "service advancetrac" and "power steering assist faulty". *tr
ODI 10712986
Steering
When turning the steering wheel power steering makes a grinding type noise and the wheel must be turned more excessively than normal to complete the turn. *tr
ODI 10652329
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, the service power steering soon and service advance traction now warning lights illuminated. The contact mentioned that the steering wheel seized and excessive force on the steering wheel was required. The contact merged to the side of the road and shut the vehicle off. The contact restarted the vehicle and attempted to…
ODI 10643682
Steering
While driving the vehicle the power steering went out during a turn with no warning what so ever. A light came on and the steering has been effected ever since making it nearly impossible to turn the vehicle safely. *tr
ODI 10676879
Steering
Was merging into traffic and suddenly lost power steering, had to manually steer car into safe are. After shutting off and re starting the car several times it finally started working and i was able to continue home. This has happened several times since then and i was told rack and pinion needs to be replaced at around 1500$. *tr
ODI 10649409
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving car on interstate 85 near auburn alabama in a construction zone on un even pavement my car suddenly lost power steering. Light came on and says service power steering now along with service advance trac. I was able to get it under control with out incident, but this poses a serious safety hazard. *tr
ODI 10639956
Electrical System · Steering
I have had same sterring issue as the 2011 fusions and was told the only recorse was to replace the whole rack. And the rack i put in had the same issue. The recall needs to be extended to every car and year that has that type of unit in it
ODI 10731158
Steering
I was trying to come home from a weekend trip with my friends. I turned the fusion on and the power steering and advancetrac were not working. Managed to reset the battery and get home with power steering. Went to ford and they charged me over $2000 to fix it after it stopped working about 2 weeks after the initial incident. *tr
ODI 10649496
Steering
Upon leaving a stop sign during a left hand turn, i experienced complete power steering failure. I was able to get off the car road where a restart of the engine returned the steering . A "power steering assist failure" and "check advance trac" illuminated on the dash. It happened twice more without the check advance trac light. A trouble code of " c200d" motor rotation angle sensor was set. Ford remedies the…
ODI 10641804
Steering
While i was driving all of a sudden i had no control of my steering wheel. I almost lost all control of my car. I justj missed hitting another car as i struggled to pull my car to the side of the road. Where is the recall on this,i could of been killed for a defect i had no control of. Is ford going to wait till there is a bunch of fatalities? *tr
ODI 10639269
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 40 mph, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned and caused the steering wheel to become very difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 147,000.
ODI 10638751
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 10 mph, the service power steering was displayed across the message board and the traction control warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to turn the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The…
ODI 10692168
Steering
I had a message pop up that said "advancetrac power steering needs service soon" the night before without any issues but with the thought "i guess i need to call ford to get a service appointment. The following day i hopped in my car and to my surprise, the message now read "advancetrac power steering needs serviced now" (it was a saturday afternoon). The car was now undriveable. I am now still waiting for my car to…
ODI 10641917
Steering
While driving from an social event with my young children, they warning system in my fusion indicated that power steering system required service. As i was attempting to pull into the gas station, the power steering on my vehicle went out. The car became inoperable requiring a significant amount of strength to turn the vehicle. I looked under the hood to check for any visible signs of damage, only to realize they…
ODI 10643765
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
As i was parking my car, the service advancetrac warning message and service power steering message appeared on the dash and i lost power steering. I almost slammed into another car as a lady was attempting to exit the car. Luckily my brakes still worked. I see there are a lot of other 2010 fusion owners who are experiencing the same problems. My vehicle has 77,000 miles on it currently and that seems to be in the…
ODI 10637728
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 50 mph, the power steering failed and the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. After restarting the vehicle, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unavailable.
ODI 10641210
Steering
Once the car was started a message came on stating power steering needs service and could not turn the steering wheel. Also a message about something trac appeared as well. Dealer states the steering rack must be replaced at $1800 dollars. *tr
ODI 10633488
Steering
I'm extremely concerned about the power steering failure that just occurred. The vehicle only has 70,000 miles on it and is regularly maintained by the ford dealership. I was taking my daughter out to drive for her first time and had this failure occurred while she was behind the wheel i'm not sure what would have happened. Luckily it was me behind the wheel first otherwise this could have ended tragically. This…
ODI 10633212
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving 55 mph, the steering wheel seized and required the contact to use excessive force to maneuver. The power steering indicator illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 85,000.
ODI 10632719