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Twice since we have owned this car the steering wheel locks up after the engine is started. My wife says there is a message on the dash display about the steering. Both times she showed me the steering being locked up in the driveway of our home. I was able to correct the problem by turning off the ignition switch and restarting. She told me this morning it has happened to her while driving once on a highway at 60 mph. She was able to strong arm the steering wheel to the shoulder. I am extremely concerned about this problem. I still owe a lot of money on this car and I can't even give it away with this kind of problem.
TL-contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus.... general recall inquiry -- electric steering locked up in driveway before leaving house twice within the last week... contact called dealership and dealership stated entire steering column and electric steering system needs to be replaced. Clutch was replaced twice already. 0 recalls associated with this VIN
I started the car this morning and the steering would not work. I came inside the house, looked up the problem on line and found a terrific amount of hits. I also saw that without warning the steering can stop all together causing an accident. I also saw that sometimes you can go back to the vehicle and start it up again and the steering problem may go away. This is very alarming. What if I am driving and the steering goes out? this, of course, can lead to injury or death to the driver or to others involved in a crash.
- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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When I turned the car on the steering system fault message came on the dash and caused my steering wheel to lock up. I couldn't turn it at all. All I was able to do was drive straight but I was in the parking lot so I had to turn. After turning the car off and on after a couple of tries it eventually unlocked and I was able to drive again. However this was the first time this happened. I don't want it to happen while I'm in the car with my two children. Another issue that happens is when I pump gas in the car it seems to stalls once I drive like it wants to shut off but it doesn't.
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- Dallas, TX, USA