2011 Ford Fusion Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 81
- 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 81 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 88 records
- steering assist · 19 records
- service advancetrac · 17 records
- assist fault · 15 records
- steering wheel · 10 records
- advance trac · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 24 |
| 60–100k mi | 21 |
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Ford offered recall 15s18 to replace electric power steering assist on 2011-2012 ford fusions. The manufacture date for the recall begins on sept 07, 2011. However, my ford fusion, manufactured one month earlier (august 07, 2011), has the same issue. The dash message center says "service power steering now" and "service advancetrac". At approximately 85,000 miles i lost power steering at 75mph while passing an 18…
ODI 10939872
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Takata inflators i recovered a letter 3 monts ago saying my airbag needed to be replaced. The letter stated that i would get a call or email telling me when to taky care for repairs i have not heard anything else.also my steering has gone out in my car i can not get anyone to tell me why they just keep saying i can fix it. Its becoming to the point were i can't drive. What do i need to do
ODI 10906224
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
2011 ford fusion. The power steering service warning light was illuminated, the vehicle was taken to 2 ford dealerships for service. Both dealership repaired and cleared the codes, but its still a problem. Its been a problem for 6 months. They want to charge me 3000.00 to replace the whole steering system. Another issue i have is the driver door will not open from the inside. I have to put the window down to open…
ODI 10870868
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
After many failed temps from ford for my body throttle issues & fords dealer refusal to replace the throttle body, bc the code isn't present when they hook up they're device to it(ford rules). Even though is known with ford they code will clear when the car is turned off or in my case sometimes shut off by itself when the wrench light appears.06/02/15ford dealer did a pcm update for the t.body & was good to go. Less…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10864057
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I started my vehicle and let it warm up a couple of minutes before i left my job on cold night. When i backed out of my spot and went forward my service power steering message came on and then service advanced track came on. When i stopped at the light to turn i noticed that i had no power steering. I seen online that there was a recall for this issue. I called my local dealership and was informed my vehicle was not…
ODI 10820636
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
When i started the vehicle has loss steering and the "power steering assis fault" message appear. The dealer said that need to be replaced. Ford has a recall for that part (the electric power steering rack) but my vin number is not included.
ODI 10809785
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
'3 may 2013 (mileage 32,800) moab, utah. Driving in the mountains around moab for my daughters wedding. One passenger in the car beside myself. While driving around a sharp curve, all the electronics in the car went dead. The engine shut down, all lights on the dash, the radio, ac all stopped working. Power steering, power brakes were non-functioning. This happened a total of five times. '26 august 2015 (mileage…
ODI 10811154
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Car was traveling 60mph on straight road when it jerked and wrench light and check engine light and abs and stability lights came on. Pulled to side of road and shut off car. Restarted and drove 100 feet and wrench light came back on and once again pulled over to shoulder to restart car. After 2nd restart it drove fine for 15 minutes and then stalled completely, once again restarted car and drove 5 feet it once…
ODI 10745209
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was driving along a road at 50 mph which was the speed limit , all of a sudden i get signals on the car that there is a power steering malfuntion. The wheel locked up and i could not even turn it to get my car to safety. I hit a sign due to me not being able to turn my vehicle, my foot was jammed and i was tossed into the steering wheel
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10722473
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control
Takata recall - dealership was unable to replace and gave me a year timeline for parts. Also need 15v340 parts. With 2 recalls i've been unable to drive the car safely. I have tried to sell the vehicle without success for 6 months. Ford has an obligation to fix vehicle or be subject to recover my losses of depreciation during sale.
ODI 10994617
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Started my car on saturday morning at 9am, put it into reverse to back out of my spot, when the "power steering assist fault" and "service advance-trac" errors showed on the display. I promptly shut the vehicle down and waited one minute and restarted it, the errors were still present. I am contacting the local dealership. Thankfully this did not happen while driving on the interstate.
ODI 10716823
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Driving down the highway came up to a slight bend and when i went to turn the wheel i noticed that it was hard to turn. Thinking it was tire going flat i went to get off the highway when i went to get off on the exit the steering was almost impossible to turn had to slam on the breaks to avoid driving off the exit ramp. With all the other complaints on here it would have been nice to know that this could happen
ODI 10716852
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The power steering quit without warning while driving and also disabled the electronic stability control
ODI 11006059
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I started the car and i got a stabilitrac/power steering error message. The power steering will not work. I tried waiting and restarting as i read online that is a way to fix it short term and it does not fix the problem. It has happened in the past but i did not record the date or mileage. *tr
ODI 10714118
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The 2011 ford power steering unit failed gave a warning to service the car. The dealer found nothing wrong. Vehicle is not safe to drive post failure and the problem is not repeatable at the dealer. The dashboard reads "steering assist failure'. *tr
ODI 10702027
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Was driving the vehicle on the highway at 70 mph when power steering and electronic stability control suddenly quit working and "service now" message appeared. Reset when i was able to pull off the road and turn the car off and on. Was driving straight at the time, thankfully. *tr
ODI 10693401
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
When starting vehicle red brake light on, abs light, traction control light, check brake system message and service advance trac message on verified by ford service technician: ids test had code for b1342, internal fault in control module, needs abs control module replaced at cost of $860. In researching this on the internet i found that there are many complaints about this faulty module and feel that this should be…
ODI 10693201
Electronic Stability Control
Pulled into the gas station and my service power steering now came on and service autotrac came on and i now have no power steering. Called ford and they are telling me either a gear box or rack and pinion and estimate between 1500 and 2000 for repairs. *tr
ODI 10684167
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was backing out of my drive way, my car acts like it was going to die my power steering goes out. Kn the message center it says power steering assists fault and then service advance trac. Have not had power steering since but it has came back on for about an hour at the most three different times. *tr
ODI 10691848
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Turning corner to park, loss of power steering. Service advancetrac light and also anti slip light came on. I took to dealer and they just reset codes. Worked for 3 days andnthen total failure of advanctrac. Suburban ford now says i need whole new rack and pinion assembly. Looks like this is a major issue with units. *tr
ODI 10679823
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Wheels
I was driving into a parking lot and my power steering light came on to service soon i parked my car then when i went to leave and started my car, the light went to service now and i had no power steering at all. I am a college student and just bought this car less than 5 months ago and i am very lucky that this didn't happen on my way home while driving through the mountain areas i have to drive through from…
ODI 10664401
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Power steering failed. Received indication of advancetrac needing service as well as power steering failure. I have noticed some issues of this nature for over one year and 15,000 miles as when the car is first started and put into reverse there would be, on occasion, no power steering and i'd get advancetrac needs service warning. By putting the car in drive i could sometimes get the power steering back or if i…
ODI 10662993
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
Mpg was not adding up though it was just me than i would notice spots of gasoline on the floor and did a inspection and looked normal until filled gas a bit higher than half and started leaking.and some loss of steering would happen here and there and decided to inspect it to couple of codes would come up in a dtc test.
Crash reported
ODI 10863850
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving with my family my service advancetrac and service power steering warning lights came on. After we got home and went to go back out later our power steering was completely gone. Car isn't drivable as it has no power steering at all. Very dangerous situation my family was put into by this problem!! *tr
ODI 10649984
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving one saturday evening out of no where the car idles down to about 5 mph until it stops , the steering wheel and gas pedal locks up and my husband and i are stuck in the middle of the road with traffic behind us, thankfully there was no accident. I then put the car in park, switched to key back to turn it off and back on to try and move it from the road to the gas station that we were right in front of…
ODI 10659198