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 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving car, steering locked and power steering assist fault message appeared on dashboard. *tr
ODI 10626224
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension
Power steering went out on a [redacted] and the whining noise it makes is unbearable. *tr
ODI 10610510
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
When i first started my car, i notice the chimes going off letting me know it was an error or warning. I noticed in the dash it read power steering assist fault. I noticed the steering wheel was very hard to turn. I immediately turned off the car and restarted and the message went away. The very next morning the exact same thing happened. So four days later it happened only to find out me restarting would not make…
ODI 10605173
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving along the highway my gauges on the instrument panel went out momentarily, and then came back on with the message "service advancetrac." i didn't think much about it because it went away when i turned my car off and back on. A couple weeks later (starting june 16th) the instrument panel kept going out every time i drove the vehicle, and multiple messages came up in the message center about getting my…
ODI 10605646
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The power steering is not working.the vehicle is hard to make turns. I only had this car almost 3 years and i purchased it used. The power steering is gone and i have seen a lot of complaints about this model with power steering problems. I know there should be some kind of recall on this vehicle. I can not afford to have this fixed. I am hoping that you all will check into this. It is unsafe. I am considering the…
ODI 10670363
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving to work all of a sudden my advance trac light went on and there was no steering at all. All the lights went dead and i had to stop in the middle of the street. I tried to get the car to the side of the road before stopping but wasn't able to maneuver it, it was too hard to steer. After stopping short i finally was able to force the steering wheel to turn and moved to the side of the road. I read the…
ODI 10648141
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was driving at 35 mph, and slowing down to about 25 mph to make a right hand turn to enter a merge lane, and my fusion's message center flashed "service advancetrac" and "service power steering now" messages, followed by the audible chimes. I noticed a failure of the power steering system, and it required great strength and effort to get the vehicle to turn right to enter the merge lane, almost took me into the…
ODI 10587044
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Driving in rain approximately 40 mph on two lane blacktop highway chiming started then error codes, "service advancetrac" & "service power steering now" warnings displayed on dash. Steering became extremely hard to maneuver continued to drive the vehicle approximately 10 more minutes. I then turned the vehicle off and let the vehicle sit for an hour. I never pulled key from ignition. I restarted the vehicle,…
ODI 10584760
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I am filing a formal complaint against ford motor company about sudden and repeated surging occurring on my 2011 ford fusion. The first time the car surged as i was braking, the car suddenly surged forward. The surge threw the car approximately 10 feet before it slowed. I was able to turn onto a side street and into a parking lot to turn off the car. After quieting down i was able to start the car, making sure that…
ODI 10691947
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Lost power steering. Took it to the ford dealer the next day. Was told the rack & pinion needed to be replaced. Was told not covered under warranty and the dealer wanted to charge me $1136 for the part and $450 to install. Had the error code erased and was able to drive it for about a week before losing power steering again. Found the part at a local auto parts store for $476 and if i return the defective part i get…
ODI 10558660
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway and all of a sudden the car seemed to start shutting down. I lost speed and could not accelerate even thought i was pressing the accelerator pedal. The whole car started to shake and vibrate violently making a sputtering noise. I was able to brake, slow down and stop to pull off onto the shoulder of the highway. The car would not stop shuddering until i turned the engine off. I waited 10…
ODI 10562504
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving in town at approximately 35mph on 9/18/13, the following message appeared in the instrument cluster display "service advancetrak" and "power steering assist fault". At that moment, the car did not have power steering. I pulled over and shut off the car and restarted it and the car worked normally for a few blocks then did the same sequence again. As of this morning 9/19/13, the power steering is…
ODI 10544390
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Driving approx 25 mph and power steering shut down without warning. I narrowly missed hitting another car. Pulled car over (with great difficulty). An error message appeared "power steering assist fault" and "service advance trac." i turned car off for a minute and restarted. Message was gone and car seemed to drive ok. I was one minute away from a major arterial street (50 mph limit) and could have been killed if…
ODI 10538477
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The engine shook violently. The wrench light and check engine light suddenly appeared. The speed of the car went from 45 mph to 0 in an instant. Then the entire car powered off. I managed to pull over to the shoulder as this happened and not being able to accelerate at all. I turned the car on again with keys in ignition. Started to drive and the same series of events happened again and my car completely powered…
ODI 10537282
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving down the freeway at 70mph on a straight section of road the power steering assist fault and advance trac fault appeared on the dash and the steering wheel became very stiff (difficult to turn). This has happened a total of 4 times, once about a month ago, and twice on the 16th. 3 were on the freeway and the fourth upon starting the car later on the 16th. Every time it was reset by turning the car off…
ODI 10536371
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was driving on the expressway early this morning traveling at ~70 miles an hour. Without warning the power steering ceased to work and i got a warning that there was a power assist fault and to service advanctrac. If i would have been taking a curve at that exact moment the results could have been catastrophic. After making it off the expressway i was able to turn the car off and then back on and all was fine and…
ODI 10534199
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Power steering failure makes the car steering control to be very hard. I tried many ways (turn off the car, disconnect battery) but did not work. *tr
ODI 10533512
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Steering
The power steering went of while i was driving at approximately 45mph. The indicator showed check power trac power steering. Took it to the dealer where i bought the car and they put it on a computer to see what was wrong. The computer showed the power gear needs to be replaced at $1600. But the service tech said that may not be all that's wrong, but first need to replace the power gear. This should be covered in…
ODI 10523487
Electronic Stability Control · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Steering
While taking a freeway exit ramp, an alert popped up on my dashboard and my steering immediately became labored. I wasn't doing anything unusual at the time, so my immediate assumption was that i had a flat tire. I began to slow as i neared the exit ramp, and at this point my dashboard showed a "power steering assist fault" error and a "service advancetrac" error message, which resulted in the loss of all power…
ODI 10521453
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Traveling down the highway, the advancetrac light came on and system chimed. Message center displayed service advancetrac and power steering assist fault, i lost all power steering, the vehicle became very hard to control. Upon turning the vehicle off and back on i was able to regain power steering. Bringing vehicle to dealership today for investigation. *tr
ODI 10520093
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Car is having a hard time cranking and idling high, power steering hard to move because of a power steering assist fault and the car is hard to steer it has done it 3 times. Once while driving and 2 other times while parked but car was hard to crank. *tr
ODI 10524083
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Myself along with my three children were traveling on i-45 from dallas to houston. While traveling 75mph, the indicator light for the power steer assist fault came on along with the service advancetrac. Once the alarm went off, i no longer had power steering. This seems to be a common occurrence with this specific vehicle, and can be very dangerous depending of the driving conditions. *tr
ODI 10511635
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Veh died while driving and ck eng light is on had tp replace throttlebody 490.00. *tr
ODI 10547346
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Veh died while driving going 85 miles an hr and just cuts off. *tr
ODI 10547345
Electronic Stability Control · Traction Control System
The trac control engages sporadically and car will not respond. This is a very dangerous issue and needs to be addressed by ford. If you pull out into traffic to merge and this happens it will/could cause an accident. *tr
ODI 10492869