On or about 28 October, woke to to drive to work and noticed upon starting the vehicle that the "power steering assist fault" message displayed on the instrument panel and the steering became very stiff. After attempting to drive the vehicle for a very short distance, an additional message of "service advancetrac" displayed and there was a smell of burnt electronics. This issue appeared without any warning.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. While driving various speeds, extra distance was needed when bringing the vehicle to a complete stop. The contact also mentioned that the steering wheel seized prior to the brake failure. The vehicle was taken to barbee's freeway Ford (4471 E evans ave, denver, co 80222, (303) 584-6600) twice for diagnostic testing, but the failures could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to big mike naughton Ford (150 S havana St, Aurora, co 80012, (303) 343-1900) for the braking failure, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was also taken to lewis Ford Lincoln of hays (4450 vine St, hays, ks 67601, (785) 625-3441) where the steering module was replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,419.

- Dever, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel pulled to the right before "power needs checking' appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the power assist was faulty and needed to be repaired. Skyline Ford (2510 commercial St SE, salem, or) was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000(steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

- Salem, OR, USA

I have loss of electric power steering assist while driving and system defaults to manual steering mode. Error code C1277 is the error code. The vehicle was in motion when the power steering went out. Now every time we drive our car we have to do manual steering. Ford is refusing to fix my vehicle since it is not on the recall list. I am requesting that my vehicle be put on the recall list as I am having the exact issues others has complained about for power steering electrical issues.

- Firestone, CO, USA

Last week I received a recall for the airbags on my vehicle. Before I called for an appointment, I checked the recall on line and noticed the steering is also being recalled. Two days later while driving, lights started going off on my dashboard. The steering and tsc lights were blinking and ringing. I had no idea what to do! I read the dashboard which said check my power steering fluid, ther is no fluid well"?" I called my Ford dealer and was told ' we will fix the airbag, but have no idea about the steering issues, my car has no recall for that' I told them I was looking right at the recall notice, and since I wasn't notified, they can't fix it. I told her I cannot drive the vehicle that the car won't steer, she told me to have it towed in. I have purchased a 1990 Bronco I, a 1999 Ford Ranger and a 2007 escape from this same dealer. These vehicles have as follows: 660K,588K and 290K miles on them. My Ranger still has the original muffler. Is this the way I should be treated. If the car has been recalled for steering, which you can easily see from the tire wear, than why doesn't Ford stand up and repair it, since there is a recall. I could fix it myself, but Ford has blocked the computer usage, do I need to bypass that also. I'm a simple man who loves his Ford. I brag constantly about my vehicles. I brag constantly about my dealer. I feel betrayed!!!

- Bushkill, PA, USA

Power steering stopped working. Warning appeared on dash stating: "service power steering pump now."

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

My power steering all of a sudden stopped working. Parked it for the day and when I later returned to my car, the wheel was very hard to turn. The cost of repair is too expensive. Not happy about this at all. I see there was a recall previously for this problem with only a certain model of the Fusion and many different modes of Fusion have been affected by this problem. A recall needs to be taken into affect for this problem! you have many unhappy customers!!

- Saint Johnsville, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. When the vehicle was started, the power steering and advancetrac warning indicators illuminated. An independent mechanic confirmed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. Cogswell motors (1900 E main St, russellville, ar 72801, (479) 968-2665) was contacted and referred the contact to the manufacturer who then referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 104,000.

- Dardanelle, AR, USA

Steering wheel play and metal nocking stationary

- North Olmsted, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. While driving 30 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the power steering and service advancetrac warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to drive safely to her residence. After turning off the ignition, the steering wheel became still and was unable to turn. The vehicle was unable to be driven. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000 (steering). The vehicle was towed to chenoweth Ford Inc (located at 1564 E pike St, clarksburg, wv 26301, (800) 344-1108) where it was diagnosed that the power steering control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 79,000.

- West Milford, WV, USA

Power steering assist fault came on, steering became very difficult while backing

- Ashtabula, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. While the contact's mother-in-law was driving at low speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the check power steering assist warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to doenges Ford (1901 SE Washington blvd, bartlesville, ok 74006, (918) 333-0900), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000 (steering). The contact stated that the failure was similar to the recall. The failure mileage was 86,000.

- Dewey, OK, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to titus-will Ford (3606 S sprague ave, Tacoma, wa 98409, (253) 475-4151) and the contact was informed that the repairs would cost $1,500. The dealer stated that the repairs were different than what was listed in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Tacoma, WA, USA

I was driving at highway speeds and the service advancetrac message appeared and the traction control light came on. I quickly noticed I had no power steering. I pulled over and did some quick research and come to find out that there had been other recalls for this problem with other vehicles but mine was not included in this recall but it was for the same problem and the same parts (rack and pinion).

- Duluth, MN, USA

Takata inflators have 2012 Ford fuisn bot at hansel Ford santarosa ca. Power stearing went out and they charged me 800 dollars to fix.then found out it was a recall is that legal ? now we have the air bag recall they keep beating around the bush saying don't have part to fix.do I have to pay for this recall to have owned five Ford's in the past was a good customer really feel screwed by Ford always owned domestic cars think I'll go Toyota not a happy customer.

- Annapolis, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 50 mph, the power steering suddenly failed and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The contact stated that they were able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the power steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called robbie roberson Ford (located at 2825 memorial dr, waycross, ga 31503, 912-283-3131) and was informed that the warning indicator meant that the power steering failed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repair. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

- Waycross, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. While driving 60 mph, the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the power assist failed to operate. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the failure was related to a recall. The vehicle was then towed to len stoler Ford (11275 reisterstown rd, owings mills, md 21117, 410-356-7000) where it was discovered that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided the same information as the dealer. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Woodstock, MD, USA

Power steering failure /service advancetrace

- Oxford, MS, USA

My car was getting harder and harder to turn.now the power steering has went out and its almost impossible to turn.

- Huntington, TX, USA

Power steering failure. Power steering goes out while driving. Shutting off the car and restarting it seems to fix it. It's happened at least 10 times to my vehicle in the past 3 months. A recall was issued for my year/model for this issue but Ford says my car isnt covered because it was made 1 month after affected vehicles.

- Lantana, FL, USA