CarComplaints.com Notes: Has the power steering started to show signs of failure in the 2014? Yeah, a little. Am I confident it will become a bigger problem over time? Yeah, a lot.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
9 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
56,056 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Power steering stops suddenly after advance trac warning appears making car dangerous to drive. Occurs both stationary and while driving. Power steering and advance trac stop working.
Loud creaking sound which sounds like parts breaking from lower front area of the car when the steering wheel is turned most of the way to either the left of the right. Ford dealership says it is a sign that the rack & pinion will fail. Sudden loss of the power assist could surprise or overpower the driver, leading to a crash. Breakage of the steering gear might cause loss of steering functionality, leading to a crash as well.
Pulling out of drive way after it was stationary over night. I got a "steer loss stop safely" message along with hill assist and traction control all failing at the same time. Safetly concern as I cannot turn the wheel luckily it happened at home not on the highway.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering assist indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to Suburban Ford of waterford (5900 highland road, waterford twp, mi), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that an investigation was underway. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the steering wheel became loose and made it difficult to steer the wheel. The contact priority Ford Norfolk at 757-419-2500 to inform them of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel turned 360 degrees independently without warning. In addition, the steering wheel detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to battlefield Ford (8820 centreville rd, manassas, va 20110), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The dealer took the vehicle apart, reassembled it, and did not find a manufacturer defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,500.
After a media report about loose steering wheels, I checked my steering wheel and it was loose. I brought it in for service and the technician diagnosed a loose steering wheel, tightened it and applied threadlocker to the bolt. They charged me $62.01 to fix.
I noticed my steering wheel was loose and wobbling. I took it into the dealership and informed them I had heard of some issues with the Ford Fusion steering wheel, they looked at it and said a nut had come loose and they tightened it.
Steering gear unit suddenly stopped working. Luckily happened when starting the car. Almost lost all control - steering becomes exceedingly heavy. If happens while driving, and if driver distracted or driver does not have strong arms, can result in serious accident. Ford dealer does not want to acknowledge seriousness. $2000 repair for car with 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. While driving 10 mph, the steering wheel became loose. The failure occurred without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the closest parking lot. The vehicle was unable to be driven. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000.
Takata recall - as my husband was driving the vehicle specifically turning out of the gas station into the traffic, he was unable to control the steering wheel resulting in an accident.
I was driving down a city street and the steering column felt very loose. There was no accident or bump in the road, just an immediate loosening of the steering wheel. I was still able to drive and turn the vehicle so I took it to D patrick Ford in evansville, in. They told me that there was a recall on 3 bolts recall#15R01 which they replaced for free, but then charged me $848 to replace the steering column shaft as they said it was worn. I questioned the recall on the bolts being the cause of the steering column issue and they said no it had to have been from me using the steering wheel to get up out of the car. I do not ever recall using the steering wheel to get out of the car, it had 95,000 miles on it at the time and I was the second owner. The first owner put 18K miles on it and there was never a car accident.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. While at a stop light, the contact moved the steering wheel and noticed that it was extremely loose. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact googled the failure and found NHTSA action number: PE17007 (steering), which was an open investigation. The failure mileage was 60,231.
My 2014 Ford Fusion steering wheel became unstable and I drifted into a manhole in the street. And totaled my car. I have reported this to Ford as of October 2017
Steering became loose from shaft in March of 2017. This happened upon exiting of a parking lot of a convenience store after approximately 90 miles of continuous driving. The steering wheel was wobbling on the shaft. Vehicle was repaired at empire Ford in abingdon va....updated 11/09/17 updated 11/13/2017
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