Was driving to drop my 7 month old daughter off at my mom's house on way to work and steering wheel suddenly got tight. Service activetrac light came on and I fought to get car to mom's house - very uncomfortable feeling with my infant in the car, especially with no warning signs. Went to leave house and when I started the car, the "service power steering now" light appeared on the dash and there was no power steering at all. Called the dealer and they suggested to have it towed. They ended up having to replace entire steering rack due to steering motor failure.

- Pasadena, MD, USA

I entered the date for the 3rd occurrence because I can't remember the dates of the first 2 occurrences. Every time I have a flat tire/low tire pressure the power steering goes out. After the tire is fixed/inflated, the power steering is still out. I then have to take the car to the dealership to have the codes reset - power steering then works. I could see this being a big issue if you are driving on the highway when it happens - although that scenario hasn't happened to me yet. Obviously there is a design flaw in the TPMS and power steering electronics that causes power steering to shut down.

- Augusta, MI, USA

Driving North on interstate 684 - steering became very difficult (hard to turn wheel or steer the car) & warning light appeared. Pulled over to side of road, turned engine off, restarted car again - light re-appeared. Drove to closest Ford dealership in danbury, ct. They had to replace the total electric power assist steering system and re-align the wheels.

- Hartsdale, NY, USA

I have had power steering fault messages when I start my car. The power steering does not work and the message will only go away if the car is turned off and restarted.

- Tonawanda, NY, USA

I was driving down the highway and the steering wheel kinda jerked and the car started dinging and the display said something like power steering assist failure. I was almost unable to safely turn the wheel of the car, when I did turn it was a very wide right!

- New Providence, PA, USA

Power steering failed while driving. "service power steering now" appeared on dash. Vehicle is nearly impossible to control and this is a very dangerous failure while driving, without any warning. 2012 Fusion with 38,000 miles. Ford refuses to acknowledge the problem.

- Pearland, TX, USA

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.

- Belle, WV, USA

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.

- Troy, NY, USA

On Tuesday March 10th 2015 I was driving West bound on w beloit rd just past moorland rd in new berlin wi. As I was negotiating a right turn just before towner dr, when unexpectedly my power steering went out in the middle of a turn. I was not able to safely steer my vehicle though the turn and nearly collided with an oncoming vehicle head-on. At the time of the power steering failure I was traveling approximately 40mph and the steering was incredibly difficult especially when caught off guard. The power steering failure and the warning message "power steering assist fault, " "service advancetrac" I got came at the exact time and no forewarning to the failure. I was eventually able to slow down and move off the side of the road, after turning the car off and turning it back on the power steering failure went away and there was no warning message displayed any more. I took my vehicle to hiller Ford in franklin wi to get inspected. I was not given an answer that said why my power steering failed. I was told they found the failure codes during inspection and that they cleared the codes from the system.

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

I was on my way to get my Ford Fusion inspected and went to make a left turn the power steering went out which cause it difficult for me to complete the turn and I almost hit a house while turning. Mileage is at 58250. This is a major safety issue I had my four old son in the car with me and it could have been really bad. I contacted Ford dealership I have an appointment next week for them to look at it and I feel they should be responsible for this. I would understand if my mileage was higher but not even 60000 miles.

- Uniontown , PA, USA

Driving one day had just took off so wasn't going that fast an was approaching a turn and found out that I had to hold the steering wheel real tight because I could not turn the car.tried to get my car fixed as a matter of fact I did take it to a Ford dealership and got charged for something that I thought was going to take care of the problem but didn't the problem came back. My car is still saying get power steering rack advance trac serviced. Tried 3 times to fix but nothing seems to work, I need your help !

- Allen Park, MI, USA

In August, 2014 while driving on a residential street at approximately 30 mph and lost control of vehicle due to electric power assisted steering (epas) system failure. I had the vehicle towed to a Ford dealer for repair and the repair cost was $936.39. In March, 2015 the same thing happened and Ford claims they have no liability for repair of the epas. This epas system is defective and unsafe and Ford should be held liable and accountable. Many other models with the same epas system have been recalled and the department of transportation has opened an investigation on October, 2014 for the 2012 Fusion led by jeffrey L. quandt, chief of vehicle control division Office Of Defects Investigation.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 mph, the power steering seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the complete power steering assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000. The VIN was not available.

- Baumont, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 10 mph, the check engine and the power steering warning lights illuminated. As a result, the contact had to use excessive force to maneuver the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,000.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. While driving at various speeds, the power steering would suddenly malfunction causing the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn. The contact indicated that the failure was intermittent and a warning message was present indicating "steering failure". the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 60,000.

- Carlsbad, CA, USA

Initially the Ford Fusion 2012 would not start. Towed to sawgrass Ford dealer & they fixed it. No mention that it was a recall to fix the throttle body. Our mechanic told us. Repaired car driven home and next day driving at 50 mph the power steering failed. Pulled over, restarted and continued driving to our mechanic without power steering. He advised the dealer should fix this. They refused. We tried to trade in for a Focus. Refused. Wanted $2000 to fix problem. Sold to car max & will never return to a Ford again.

- Weston, FL, USA

The electronic power assisted steering (epas) system failed. This has happened several times and I was able to pull over and restart the vehicle. After restarting the vehicle, it was fine to drive because the system reboot. On February 21, 2015, the epas would not reboot and I could not steer the vehicle. This could have resulted in a serious accident.

- Webster, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while making a right turn at approximately 5 mph, the steering became difficult to maneuver as the advance track and the service power steering warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available.

- Jewett, OH, USA

I stopped at the gas station and got back in my car after getting gas and drove out of the gas station parking lot when my steering wheel became very hard to steer and a few seconds later the advancetrac light came on and remained on the entire drive home, as well as the wheel was very difficult to turn and very scary. I have read about many others with this same complaint online and am wondering why this has not been recalled. This is very dangerous.

- Rowlett, TX, USA

Power steering on my Ford Fusion 2012 failed - I was on a highway off ramp and almost got into a crash as a result. I have contacted Ford several times about the issue, they seem not to care. Please help and look in to this before I actually get into a crash as a result of the powertrac steering failing. I have seen from online reports that many other people have this problem. This is now the sixth time this happened.

- Menlo Park, CA, USA