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
While in motion on the highway, powersterring fault occurred causing the power steering to become inactive. There has been a recall on the 2011 to 2012 models, which i. Also believe that the 2010 should have also been included. This is a safety hazard.
ODI 11194420
Steering
My wife was driving on city streets and while the vehicle was in motion she attempted to make a turn and the electric power steering stopped working and was unable to make a safe turn. She was not strong enough to turn the wheel manually and almost crashed the vehicle. The fuse to the power steering system was blown and continued to blow fusses after driving further. It is currently at the ford dealership being…
ODI 11194138
Steering
Notice of power steering assist fault and advancetrac appeared on dash - power steering completely disappeared making car next to impossible to turn/drive. No warning occurred prior to power steering disappearing. Occurred when vehicle was both stationary and in motion. Occurred on city streets.
ODI 11193142
Steering
'electronic power assist fault' while driving vehicle, steering locks up and becomes difficult to turn, happens on highway and city streets, while turning and while driving straight. Have to turn vehicle off then back on again to reset system. Has been happening more frequently. Have had issue for 3 years now.
ODI 11192051
Steering
Driving and turning to pull onto my street 'service power steering now' alert appeared on display. And 'traction' light activated and i lost power steering thankfully it happened as i was arriving home. Next day (today) still power steering notification and no power steering when driving.
ODI 11186750
Steering
Immediately after starting car, power steering assist fault message appeared on dash. Could not turn the wheels in either direction while parked. Turned off car, waited approx 30 seconds, and restarted. Power steering was functional with no error after restart. Drove to next destination, was parked for approx 30 minutes, and the same scenario was repeated when attempting to start the car and drive from there.
ODI 11186106
Electrical System · Steering
On march 7th, 2019 at 0600 hours, an error code popped up on the dash showing a power steering assist fault. Car was stationary at this time at homeowners driveway. Steering wheel was difficult to turn as there was no power to the steering. According to to nhtsa documentation, numerous complaints on this same related issue prompted recalls on other models, however 2010 ford fusion, which experienced same problem was…
ODI 11184971
Steering
For the last couple months, i will occasionally start the car and find i am briefly without power steering. The power steering usually kicks in after a few moments of waiting while parked. However, today, 3.7.2019, i started the car, i found there was no power steering, and then i received a message on my console that read, "power steering assist fault," or something similar. I turned off the car, restated, and the…
ODI 11184827
Steering
Power steering fault electrical steering assist malfunction. Car does not steer without electric assist. This is a safety hazard. To date this has only occurred when vehicle is started. Turning off vehicle and restarting clears the fault. If this were to happen while vehicle was in operation, there would be a loss in vehicle control. Losing confidence in having my daughter drive this vehicle.
ODI 11204233
Steering
The vehicle was stationary. When i got into the vehicle, the wheel would not turn and it said "service power steering now".
ODI 11184631
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The vehicle lost power steering while driving down the highway almost causing me to run off the road and into a tree. The service power steering now light than came on
ODI 11183830
Steering
I was driving down the road and went to make a turn and in mid turn and without warning the power steering assist fault message popped up on my dash and my steering wheel locked up and i nearly died due to a head on collision as i was trying to turn into my subdivision and it locked up while i was in the on coming traffic lane trying to cross over. Very scary just locked up without any warning. I've had zero issues…
ODI 11183221
Steering
On february 28, 2019, i started my car to take kids to school at 6:45 sam. I returned back home and exited the home again at 8:00am. When i started the car there was no power steering. It stated serice power steering now. The vehicle is not drivable atvyhis time. I did go online to see if anyone was having this issue and ongoing that other years were recalled except 2010 model. Steering wheel will not turn unless…
ODI 11183074
Steering
I was pulling into a parking lot and steering lost all power and wouldn't turn
ODI 11182687
Steering
My 17 year old was pulling onto a busy road and her power steering locked up. It gave no warning and said service power steering now. She was luck that she could go straight and not into oncoming traffic. I know they recalled other years around 2010 but this is very unsafe. If she would have been on the highway or in heavy traffic this could result in a major accident or death. This issue really needs to be looked…
ODI 11182247
Steering
While driving down the road a warning popped up service power steering soon not even five miles down the road another warning popped up service power steering now and i had no control over the car the power steering went out and i could not turn the car left me and a 3 week old baby on the side of the road
ODI 11182235
Steering
I was leaving my house and the power steering light came on, i turned the car off and then on the warning light went off. As i was driving, it became very hard to steer the car. Without warning the power steering went out and has been out for a couple of weeks, it is very hard to turn the wheel. I can not afford to fix it right now, it seems there is a lot of problems with this car model. I had just had the air bag…
ODI 11190649
Air Bags · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall it keeps warning me that air bag isn't working n i keep losing power steering fluid
ODI 11183625
Steering
The service power steering indicator came on when the technician checked the code it said it needed a steering wheel angle sensor for this particular model a power steering angle sensor is not applicable so they told me i need a new clock spring i ordered the new clock spring and it did not fix the problem. It has no power steering whatsoever very hard to turn it just happened while driving. Very unsafe condition…
ODI 11192048
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. When the vehicle was started, the power steering assist failed warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who determined that the electronic rack and pinion and steering gear failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.…
ODI 11181519
Steering
When i started my car this morning, a message appeared that said "power steering assistant fault error" i initially thought maybe it was because of the cold, but that was not the case. I drove it to work, as i did not have any other choice. I made it to work safely, it was just hard steering at turns. I began to investigate as to the problem on the internet. It seems that there was a recall for this issue for the…
ODI 11181305
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving 30 mph, the power steering failed and the contact had to exert excessive strength to turn the steering wheel. Also, the service power steering warning indicator illuminated. The contact managed to reach her destination safely. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was…
ODI 11185079
Steering
After driving the vehicle, i turned it off in a drive thru line and less than 2 minutes later cranked it up and received the power steering assist failure error. My steering wheel had no power steering, it took everything i had to manage to drive the car into a parking space. I turned it off and back on and it worked again. After reading everyone's experiences i find it ridiculous ford doesn't have a recall on the…
ODI 11181692
Steering
While operating vehicle, steering system displayed error on driver information center and vehicle became difficult to steer. Luckily was able to get off the road with no personal injury. Diagnosis of the problem is that the entire rack and pinion steering assembly must be replace because of a failure of the electronic motor that is not serviceable. The repair is an expensive repair as the replacement unit is…
ODI 11194376
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving 35 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering assist warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to coast to the side of the road. The contact powered off the engine and restarted the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The contact was able to drive the vehicle without power steering to her residence. The contact called borgman ford mazda at…
ODI 11182521