What 2,604 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford Fusion Energi

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND THE LIGHTS JUST CAME ON FOR NO REASON. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON SHARP TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS. CUTS OFF BLUETOOTH WHEN IT HAPPENS. ABS, TRACTION AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. I LOOKED ON CARS.COM AND SAW A RECALL IN 2015 FOR THIS SAME THING. I GOT MY CAR IN EARLY 2016. UNDER MY VIN IT SAYS THE POWER STEERING WAS SERVICED IN 2014 BEFORE THEY EVEN KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL. NOW THE FORD DEALERSHIPS DON'T SEE THE 2015 RECALL IN THEIR COMPUTERS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP ME.

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THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY UPON RETURNING FROM ERRANDS. THE NEXT MORNING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND THE ADVANCETRAC SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHTS WERE ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER PARKING AT MY WORKPLACE. USUALLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT RESET AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2012 FORD FUSION AND OTHER FORD MAKES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE VIN # ON MY FUSION DOESN'T MATCH ANY CURRENT RECALL AND WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. MY QUESTION IS IF THIS IS A KNOWN FORD PROBLEM WHY SHOULD IT NOT COVER MY VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR RECALL ? JUST BECAUSE THE VIN # ISN'T IN THE SYSTEM IS NO REASON NOT TO FIX THIS. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM,MANY SITUATIONS EXACTLY LIKE MINE RECORDED ONLINE. HOW ARE THEY (FORD)NOT RESPONSIBLE?

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I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A MAIN STREET AND I HEARD A BEEP AND POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT LITE UP ON MY DASH AS WELL WITH SERVICE ADVANCETRAC CAME ON SO I PULL OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT AND MY WHEEL ALL THE SUDDEN GOT STIFF. I SAT THERE FOR A FEW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINS AND TURNED IT BACK ON HOPING IT WOULD GO AWAY WELL IT DIDN'T, SO I GOT IT HOME FINALLY 6 HOURS LATER STILL WITH ALL THEM LIGHTS ON AND THE WHEEL BEING STIFF LET IT SIT OVER NIGHT AND EVERYTHING NEXT DAY I GO BACK TO THE CAR HOPING ONCE AGAIN IT WOULD GO AWAY AND IT DIDN'T.

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LUCKILY WHILE PARKED, WIFE STARTED UP HER 2012 FUSION TO GO TO WORK. POWER ASSIST FAULT AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC DISPLAY IN INFO SCREEN AND CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING OR TRACTION CONTROL. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, FAULT CODES U3000 AND U2011 WERE PRESENT. CALLED DEALERSHIP WHO SAID NO OPEN RECALL ON VIN. RECALL 15S18 DOES NOT COVER MY VIN EVEN THOUGH THE CAR FITS ALL OF THE CRITERIA FOR THE RECALL INCLUDING DATE AND MANUFACTURE LOCATION. FORD CUST. SERVICE UNWILLING TO HELP. PARTS COVERED BY THE RECALL WERE REPLACED ON SEPT. 13, 2016 BY LOCAL FORD DEALER AT PREVIOUS OWNERS EXPENSE, PARTS FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. THESE PARTS ARE NOT SAFE AND FORD IS UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR EXTEND RECALL TO ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILURE. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS NOW, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR PRODUCTS?

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RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE - SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED

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WARNING: "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC"/"SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" ON DASH. LOST POWER STEERING. RECALL 15V340000 DOES NOT COVER MY VIN. HAVE TO DRIVE W/O P. STEERING, CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX. OPENED CASE WITH FORD, # CAS-12641499. HOPE TO GET MY VIN INCLUDED IN RECALL.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING COLUMN IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT PROVIDED NO WRITTEN DIAGNOSIS TO VERIFY WHAT WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND EPS WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY FLASHED. AS A RESULT, THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILED RANDOMLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). IN ADDITION, THE TPMS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER MADE NO MENTION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE TCS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES ALSO CAME ON - "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC"

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE 15 N AT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT AND LOCKED. AT THIS TIME, THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS NO RESPONDING TO ANY INPUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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THROTTLE BODY. I LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND A "RECALL" SITUATION?

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TODAY FROM A STOP, TURNING RIGHT OUT OF PARKING LOT ON TO CITY STREET INTO RIGHT MOST LANE, DURING ACCELERATION IN TURN, POWER STEERING LOST; FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY SEVERAL AUDIBLE WARNING TONES AND MESSAGE CENTER REPORTING SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND SERVICE STEERING. WHILE CAUGHT OF GUARD, WAS ABLE WITH EFFORT TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE, AND RECOVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT NEXT LIGHT, PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED WARNING TONES AND MESSAGE CENTER REPORTING SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. VEHICLE AS NO POWER ASSIST AND EFFORT IS HIGH TO STEER VEHICLE. NOT CLEAR HOW BOTH SYSTEMS "FAILED" AT SAME TIME. BUT LOSS OF SAFETY FEATURE FOR STABILITY CONTROL AND INCREASED EFFORT TO STEER REQUIRES MORE RESPONSE TIME FOR ROUTINE AND IF REQUIRED EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 28,600 MILES, AND THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. LAST ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MULTI-POINT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AT 24,200 AT DEALER IN APRIL.

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JULY 15,2016 MY 2012 FORD FUSION, WITH 30,212 MILES JERKED AND STALLED. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO RESTART AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER ON JULY 18 WAS TOLD IT SOUNDED LIKE THE EMISSION THROTTLE BUT HAVE TO RUN TEST I NEED TO PAY 115.00 THAT WOULD GO TOWARD THE REPAIR HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT SHE STATES IT'S ON ME.

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UNAWARE THAT MY THROTTLE CONTROL TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. MY CAR SHUT OFF, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35/40 MPH, ON A BEND ENTERING A BRIDGE AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A BUS. WHEN I STARTED CAR UP AGAIN, IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND IT CREEPED UNTIL I GOT TO A SAFE AREA AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. FORD REPAIRED IT FOR FREE AFTER I MADE NUMEROUS CALLS BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL WHICH COST ME $140.00. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY, I COULDVE BEEN KILLED. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. ALSO, MY EVAPORATOR SENSOR WENT BAD IN MY FUSION. A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART IN EARLIER YEARS UP TO MY YEAR CAR. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING. THE PART IS A $20 DEFECTIVE PART BUT THE REPAIRS COST OVER $600.00 BECAUSE THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDS TORN APART. I FEEL THAT SINCE FORD KNEW OF THIS DEFECT, THIS SHOULD ALSO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE A HANDICAPPED SON WHO NEEDS AIR CONDITIONING AND FINANCIALLY I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY SUCH A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO REPLACE THIS WELL KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART.

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MU 2012 FORD FUSION LOST POWER TO THE STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY SO WHEN I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD SO I CAN GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE AND A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARS AND SAY SERVICE "POWER STEERING KNOW" SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN IT GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK AND PINION FAULTY AND IT WOULD COST ME 1,500 DOLLERS TO GET IT FIX SO I STARTED RESEARCHING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A RECALL BUT MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED AND I DON'T KNOW HOW CAUSE ITS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2012 FORD FUSION.

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DRIVING AT 60 MPH I COULD HEAR FRICTION WORSENS AND CAR WOULD LOSE MOMENTUM EASILY BECAUSE OF THE FRICTION. THEN I START TO HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE PERHAPS OR THE WHEEL UNSURE AND AS ALL THAT WORSENS, I CAN FEEL THE CAR LOSING CONTROL LIKE IT'S GOTTEN A FLAT TIRE. POWER STEERING GOT STIFFER WHILE THE CAR KIND OF DRIFTED LEFT AND THEN RIGHT AS THO I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS REALLY SCARY SO I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL ON THE STEERING.

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I WAS DRIVING NORMAL AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I GOT TWO ALARMS ON MY DASH. SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING.

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SATURDAY, OCT 31ST, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WAS INDICATED AND VERIFIED THE RIGHT-FRONT TIRE WAS LOW WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. I DROVE THE CAR 3000 FEET ABOUT 25 MPH AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT DISPLAYED. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM THE TIRES NEED REPLACING. EXCLUDING THE LOW PRESSURE IN ONE TIRE, THERE SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN A FAILURE AND THE TIRES ARE NOT BALD.

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WHILE DRIVING CAR WARNING INDICATOR ON CLUSTER FLASHED "SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK NOW, BUT CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE FINE. PARKED CAR AT STORE AND UPON RETURN AND STARTING OF CAR PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT AND HAD NO POWER STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER CAR AT THIS POINT, THEN WARNING ON DASH DISPLAYED "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW", AND "SERVICE ADVANCED TRAK NOW". WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO DEALER, BUT AS OF TODAY 7/2/2015 THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. AND HAS STATED OVER THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF THAT PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND MAY BE IN ANY DAY, BUT CAN NOT PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR THE PARTS OR THE FIX.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STABILITRAC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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THIS IS 3RD OF 3 COMPLAINTS BECAUSE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THREE INCIDENTS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. (I DON'T RECALL THE TEMPERATURE. WUNDERGROUND.COM RECORDED 10 DEG F AS THE LOW.) AS WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT ON FEB 16, THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED: STARTED CAR FROM BEING COLD OVERNIGHT. LET ENGINE RUN NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES PRIOR TO BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAY. MADE TWO SUCCESSFUL STOPS. DROVE 3/8 MILE FROM LAST STOP WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. SLOWED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN ON DESIRED STREET BECAUSE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS GREEN. WHILE TURNING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABS FAILURE, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STOP WITH FOOT BRAKE. LOSS OF ALL POWER ASSISTANCE FOR STOPPING. BUT WAS EASIER TO STOP SINCE REPAIR FROM PREVIOUS REPAIRS ON 2/16/15 AND 2/23/15. DEALER RECORDED ABS SYSTEM TEST AND DIAGNOSTIC PINPOINT TEST FOR THE THIRD TIME, CONTACTED HOTLINE ID 108388128, FOR ABNORMAL DIAGNOSTIC PINPOINT TESTING, CONNECTOR ACCESS, C135 AND C1602, PERFORMING ABS BLEEDING AND CALIBRATION TWICE, WITH ABNORMAL CIRCUIT TESTING, LOAD TEST WHILE MEASURING VOLTAGE DROP ACROSS CIRCUITS CCA22 AND VCA22, PER HOTLINE, BOTH ELEMENTS ARE BRIGHT WITH NO MEASURED VOLTAGE DROP, ALSO ABNORMAL ROAD TESTING AND VERIFICATION DUE TO INTERMITTENT CONCERNS, BEFORE AND AFTER REPAIRS, REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, PERFORMED PROGRAMMABLE MODULE INSTALLATION AND CALIBRATION AGAIN, PPT, P8, ROAD TEST, VERIFIED REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, WITH 28673 MILES ON MARCH 21, THE VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY SINCE THIS 3RD OF 3 SERVICE VISITS. *TR

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THIS IS 2ND OF 3 COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THREE INCIDENTS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. TEMPERATURE WAS -3 DEG F EXACTLY AS WAS ON THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. STARTED CAR FROM BEING COLD OVERNIGHT. LET ENGINE RUN NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES PRIOR TO BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAY. AFTER TWO SUCCESSFUL STOPS AND WHILE ACCELERATING TO AROUND 15 - 20 MPH, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABS FAILURE, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED (LEFT OFF STABILITY CONTROL WARNING FROM PREVIOUS REPORT). VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STOP WITH FOOT BRAKE. BUT WAS EASIER TO STOP SINCE REPAIR FROM PREVIOUS WEEK ON 2/16/15. DEALER RECORDED ABS SYSTEM TEST, C0022, ABS PINPOINT TEST P, CIRCUIT TEST BRAKE BOOSTER SOLENOID, INTERMITTENT BRAKE BOOSTER SOLENOID OPERATION PER PPT P6, REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY PER PPT P7. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE DASH SCREEN SHOWED ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE COMPUTER SCREEN FLASHED UP POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. STEERING OF THE VEHICLE BECAME DANGEROUS AND I LEFT THE HIGHWAY TO TRAVEL AT A SLOWER RATE OF SPEED. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND THAT WHEN RESTARTED IT WOULD RESET BUT IT DID NOT RESET NOR FIX THIS. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT AND I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT TO THEM AND THEY WOULD RUN TESTS AND SEE WHAT IS WRONG. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE AND ANY PARTS AND LABOR NEEDED TO FIX IT. *TR

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POWER STEERING FIRST FAILED IN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2013. THERE WAS 20083 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR IN OUR SUBDIVISION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALARMS STARTED AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. WE WERE ABLE TO FORCE STEER THE CAR BACK HOME. WE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE ALARMS AND WARNING LIGHTS ALSO WENT OFF. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WE THEN HAD A SECOND EVENT ON FEBRUARY 21, 2015 WHERE THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE MILEAGE WAS 40163. WE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE ALARMS AND WARNING LIGHTS ALSO WENT OFF. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AGAIN. ON MARCH 12, 2015 MULTIPLE ALARMS ACTIVATED AND WE COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING AND ALMOST GOT IN TO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE INABILITY TO STEER THE CAR PROPERLY. WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS ABLE TO FORCE STEER THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE WE WERE THEN ASSISTED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED MOTOR ROTATION ANGLE SENSOR INTERNAL ELECTRONIC FAILURE AND FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. THE EPAS SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND SEVERAL PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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I OWN A FORD FUSION 2012 WITH ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT. NO OTHER ISSUES SINCE ITS PURCHASE IN NOVEMBER 2014. WEEKS AGO I STARTED THE CAR, AND THE POWERSTEERING ASSIST MESSAGE CAME ON, COULD NOT MOVE CAR. STEERING LOCKED. READ THE MANUAL FOR CAR. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON. PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE COLD WEATHER OR ICE BLOCKING A SENSOR. HOWEVER INTERMITTENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL TRIES OF ON/OFF TO GET THE CAR TO BECOME DRIVABLE. ALSO NOW IT SOMETIMES SAYS ADVANCETRAC SERVICE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN SO I, A TALL PERSON, NEED TO TRY TO CLIMB OVER THE SEAT AND GET OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INTO TRAFFIC. HAVING ONES CAR NOT START UP IN A CITY SUCH AS MINE IS DANGEROUS FOR SINGLE WOMEN AT NIGHT WHO MIGHT BE ALONE. SO FAR THIS POWER STEERING LOCK HASN'T HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF POSTS ABOUT THE ADVANCETRAC PROBLEMS, BUT I AM SCARED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ME AND THAT I COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I AM A STUDENT AND DO NOT HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE IF THE ISSUE WILL JUST KEEP HAPPENING AGAIN AND COST ME MORE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE CLOSET FORD DEALER TO ME IS IN LATHAM, NY AND THEY DO NOT ANSWER THEIR PHONE. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE THAT I NEED TO DRIVE ON A DAILY BASIS. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OF THESE UNSAFE CARS. *TR

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FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN 2013, DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON CAR. TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS AND COST ME 2054.00 FOR REPAIRS, WAS TOLD NOT UNDER WARRANTY. PAID FOR REPAIR AND HERE IT IS LESS THAN ON YEAR LATER AND I HAVE SAME FAILURES ON MY VEHICLE AS MY HUSBAND, SON AND GRANDSON WERE COMING BACK FROM A TRIP. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT. FIRST ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY LOST THE POWER STEERING TO THE CAR. TRIED TO TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART CAR AGAIN AND STILL NO POWER STEERING AVAILABLE. THIS IS BECOMING QUITE COMMON FOR THIS MODEL CAR BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME CAR AND HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. ALWAYS AFTER THE ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING CAR THE ENGINE SHIFTS REALLY HARD, RPM'S GO UP AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR!!!! *TR

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