Ford FUSION HYBRID steering problems
322 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
1,193 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
73,638 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 844 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
322 of 1,193 complaints match this topic (27.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10514128 · 2013-05-29 (May 29, 2013)
LEFT FRONT AXEL BROKE FOR NO REASON AT ALL. DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. ALWAYS KEPT THE CAR MAINTAINED SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2010 AND HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS UNTIL YESTERDAY. AXEL BROKE AS I DROVE SLOWLY ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. FORD REPAIR IS BAFFLED WHY IT BROKE. COULD HAVE KILLED US AND SOMEBODY ELSE IF I HAD CAR LOADED UP WITH PEOPLE AND ON A FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. THE STEERING LOST CONTROL AFTER AXEL BROKE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 84,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10514128 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10563626 · 2014-02-09 (February 9, 2014)
MONDAY, JAN. 27 - POWER SUDDENLY GAVE OUT WHEN ACCELERATING ON FREEWAY. SERVICE WRENCH HAD BEEN ON EARLIER THAT DAY BUT HAD GONE OFF. DIXON FORD TOLD US IT WAS OK TO DRIVE. I WAS IN LEFT LANE AND HAD TO CROSS 5 LANES TO GET TO MEDIAN. TOOK IT IN TO WALNUT CREEK FORD AND THEY "RE-FLASHED IT", SAYING NO CONCERN WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME. THEY GAVE THE DANGEROUS CAR BACK TO US FRI, JAN 31ST 130 MILES DRIVEN IN 2ND LANE (ONE FROM CARPOOL LANE) AT 65 MPH ACCEL LIGHTLY SUDDENLY, CAR'S GAS GAVE OUT, LIKE BEFORE THE ROAD CURVED TO RIGHT. TRY TO STE…
Owner-reported narrative. 19,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10563626 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10566216 · 2014-02-27 (February 27, 2014)
THIS IS THE 3RD INCIDENT OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, FIRST TIME REPORTING IT TO NHTSA. 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID WAS TRAVELING AT 35MPH, NORMAL CONDITIONS AND ABRUPTLY LOST ALL POWER TO THE STEERING SYSTEM. STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO INFLUENCE, HENCE CAUSING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. ADVANCTRAC ALSO HAD FAULTS ON DASH, AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. RUMORS INDICATE THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY LOW VOLTAGE, TIRE PRESSURE LOW, OR OTHER ISSUES. THIS ISSUE COULD EASILY LEAD TO INJURIES AND/OR DEATH DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE…
Owner-reported narrative. 74,866 miles reported. Look up ODI 10566216 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10572948 · 2014-03-17 (March 17, 2014)
I RECEIVED A LOW TIRE NOTIFICATION ON A TIRE THAT DOES SLOWLY LOSE AIR. NEXT A 'SERVICE POWER STEERING' THEN ' SERVICE ADVANCED TRAC' MESSAGE OCCURRED. WITHIN MINUTES THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. ONCE THE TIRE WAS RE-INFLATED THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE POWER STEERING STILL DID NOT WORK. DEALERSHIP SAYS POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT $2,400 WHICH IS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS HIGHER THAN COST POSTED BY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE. I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE …
Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10572948 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10576228 · 2014-04-01 (April 1, 2014)
POWER STEERING LOSS. "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" AND "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGES POPPED UP. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH ALSO LIT UP FOR ADVANCETRAC. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10576228 at NHTSA ↗