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.
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving under normal conditions, the power steering system suddenly failed. Messages stating "service power steering now" and "service advancetrac" as well. Great difficulty turning on the windy road with four kids in car. Found numerous complaints online. See other ford vehicles were recalled for same problem. Why not fusions? *tr
ODI 10631370
Steering
Was driving to work when the power steering failed on a side street with no warning. I could not turn the vehicle and almost hit another vehicle as i was turning into my workplace. The warning on the dash monitor advised "service power steering soon" and "service advancetrac soon". Vehicle acted normal upon restart at the end of the day then on my home did it again on a very curvy mountain road. I was barely able to…
ODI 10631129
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel was difficult to turn causing the contact to apply excessive force in order to control the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the electric motor and the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10631064
Steering
My wife and i were driving on a surface street, and the power steering and trac warning light came on. The steering immediately was extremely difficult, and required great effort to get the two miles home. I then had the car towed to the ford dealership. They also observed the warning lights and the extreme steering effort required. The car still had the problem even after being shut off and on three times. Once the…
ODI 10643344
Steering
Car had a flat tire, then changed to the spare and started to drive it to get a new tire. Once i started a dashboard notification came up "service advancetrack" and the power steering was gone. The vehicle was nearly impossible to turn. A mechanic replaced the rack and pinion and reset the warning. A few days later the car alerted the same warning and steering assist was gone, mechanic reset the code and the power…
ODI 10721907
Steering
Was traveling at about 50 mph on side street and the power steering assist light came on and lost all power steering. I am a big man and was not to far from home and was able to muscle it to the driveway. It has sat there since. My wife is slight in stature and if this had happened to her i have no doubt she could not steer the car. *tr
ODI 10671480
Steering
Backing out of my garage, i got just outside the door and went to turn wheel and found that it was locked up, very hard to turn. A warning message came on about steering fault. Owners manual told me to shut car off and turn on again to fix the problem. I immediately took it to dealership where i was told i had to leave it for 3 days and had an $1800 repair to replace the rack & pinion. I now find this is a common…
ODI 10648832
Steering
I was driving to work, i live less than 5 miles away from my work, and i noticed the low pressure light came on, i went on to work where i discovered my tire picked up a nail. I changed the tire during a lunch break and during that break as i drove back to work, the service power steering now notification came on and then the advance track light came on. Immediately the steering wheel locked up and was hard to turn…
ODI 10627331
Steering
While driving back home to cincinnati, ohio from lexington, kentucky at approximately 60 mph, my steering wheel stiffened up. I am a small frame woman and it was almost unreal for me to guide myself to safety. I frantically jumped out of my car because i saw my whole life flash before my eyes. I called a friend of mines who came to get me and my car and took it to a repair shop. They quoted a price of $2200 for rack…
ODI 10626494
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Just purchased used 2010 ford fusion se (6cyl). After 2 days of driving, was on the interstate driving approximately 75 mph and the advance trac light came on. I noticed the power steering was getting stiff. Shortly after a "service power steering" message appeared and it was extremely difficult for me to control my vehicle. I was able to safely pull off to an exit and turned off the vehicle. After about a minute, i…
ODI 10631584
Steering
Started vehicle, steering assist light came on indicating power steering failure. Tried to turn steering wheel, extremely difficult. Had vehicle towed to ford dealership, cost of repair $ 1706.74. *tr
ODI 10643556
Steering
The car ran ok this morning. I drove for about 10 minutes without issues. Then i saw a message indicating "service advancetrac" on the console and it went off by itself a few seconds later. The same indicator came back again and stayed on for some time. I reset the indicator and kept driving. I did not notice any issues with driving then. About 20 minutes later, the console read "power steering assist fault" and…
ODI 10622312
Steering
I was backing out of my drive and the power steering assist fault light went on and i had no power steering. On october 14,2014 i again was baking out of the drive when the power steering assist fault light went on again. The light remained on and i took the vehicle to my ford dealer said the steering epas rack and the ce gear assembly needed to be replaced. Luckily this failure happened in my drive and not on the…
ODI 10650859
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
As i was cresting a hill, the engine briefly seized, the power steering failed, and the advancetrac light came on. Everything returned to normal two seconds later, except for the advancetrac light. The light turned off after the next start. Multiple times thereafter, when the engine has repeated stops/starts in a short span of time, the advancetrac light comes on and there is a loss of power steering. The power…
ODI 10638611
Steering
Power steering system went out while driving attempting to make a right turn and it locked up. *tr
ODI 10659938
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Electronic power steering failure; never worked again. The car makes a loud popping/ clicking when turning sharply at lower speeds, especially when turning right. *tr
ODI 10622020
Steering
Power steering and advance trac went out of vehicle while traveling at approx 50mph almost resulting in severe accident (running off road into ravine on a curve). *tr
ODI 10649663
Steering
Power steering assist problem began to display, stopped for fuel and the car became almost impossible to steer... Ford "baugh" dealership in clanton, al interpreted that the power steering module was completely out and the steering assist failed. *tr
ODI 10620981
Steering
Power steering went out while husband was turning onto a neighborhood street resulting in hitting a parked vehicle on approximately 8/5/2014. As of today, 5/28/2015, power steering/vehicle has not been repaired and has aggravated/caused neck injury to wife from having to drive without power steering. Wife is currently seeing a neurosurgeon as well as pain management for neck pain, compressed spinal cord, bulging…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10722081
Steering
Electronic power steering assist system failure. Service power steering now, and service advance trac message appeared in message center, and car became nearly impossible to steer. Was in early morning rush hour traffic, very scary situation. As a 195lb male in fairly good physical condition, car had no power steering, and i struggled to steer, narrowly avoiding colliding with another vehicle when i attempted a…
ODI 10658811
Steering
COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NOT SAFE! *TR
ODI 10618389
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the electronic power assist steering needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000.
ODI 10650437
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The electric power assisted steering (epas) suddenly fail while driving, resulting in increased steering effort and at times it's will turn way to easy. *tr
ODI 10643606
Steering
Received "power steering assist failure" intermittent warings last month (june) when starting car. Took car to dealership, diagnostics /troubleshooting failed to identify problem. Problem was consistently cleared by turning off engine and restarting. On 28 july, power steering was lost completely during engine start and successive restarts failed to clear the "power steering assist failure" fault. Also received…
ODI 10617470
Steering
My son was driving and his power steering failed. I took the car into huntington ford and had to have the steering gear replaced. I opened a case with ford customer relations (case # [xxx]) and never heard back from them. I had to pay 1675.18 for the part to be replaced. I found that this is occurring in all ford fusions from 2010 - 2014 models. I feel this is very very dangerous and amazed that a recall has not…
ODI 10641895