2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

WHILE DRIVING KIDS TO SCHOOL CHECK AUTOTRAC AND CHECK POWER STEERING LIGHTS ACTIVATED. AFTER DROPPING KIDS OFF AND ARRIVING HOME, CAR WAS TURNED OFF. CAR WAS STARTED AGAIN TO TAKE TO GARAGE TO BE CHECKED, BUT WIFE COULD NOT TURN WHEEL. HUSBAND WITH MUCH EFFORT DROVE 1/4 MILE TO GARAGE. UPON CHECKING W/GOOGLE HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SAME COMPLAINTS, SOME INVOLVING ACCIDENTS.

SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING WITH THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC NOW MESSAGES. FULLY REVERTING TO MANUAL STEERING WITH NO WARNINGS UNTIL THE EVENT OCCURRED. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF A PAVED ROAD AT ROUGHLY 35 MPH.

THE STEERING ASSIST AND ADVANCE TRAC BOTH CAME ON AND POWER STEERING NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. IT HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING FINE FOR THE LAST 8MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,271.

"POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WARNING CAME ON AND I COULDN'T DRIVE. THEN I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WORKED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, IF I COULD SUDDENLY LOSE THE POWER STEERING, ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT.

THE LIGHT HAS COME ON THAT SIGNIFIES "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". THE WHEEL STIFFENS UP AND THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING. IT STARTS AS SOON AS THE IGNITION IS STARTED. THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP.

BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES HARD TO STOP CAR. HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON AND IT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAVE ALL THE ISSUES DESCRIBED ON THE INTERNET POINTING TO AN ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. THIS THE FIFTH MAJOR PROBLEM I HAD WITH THIS CAR.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE STREET WHEN MY POWER STEERING COLUM LOCKED UP AND AND ERROR POPPED UP STATING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAIL. I COULD HAVE CRASHED MY CAR AND SERIOUSLY HURT MYSELF AND SOMEONE ELSE. IF I WAS TURNING AND MY STEERING COLUM LOCKED UP I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CRASHED. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITHIN THIS MAKE A MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES THAT THERE IS A RECALL, THE FORD DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT.