On 4/9/15 I was driving along 2-lane road and got a message on my dash re power steering problem. At the same time I noticed that power steering had gone out. I was able to pull into a parking lot, turned off vehicle, when I turned power back on, the power seemed to be ok and I continued driving. I took the car immediately to jacky jones dealership. They said they checked it out, couldn't find anything and said it must've been a "glitch." They charged me $45.22. I proceeded to get on I-75 and drove home. On 5/18/15, I was on a main road approaching access to I-75. Once again I got a message on the dash and the power steering went out. I pulled off road, turned off ignition and then turned it on again. It appeared to be ok. 5/25/15. Took vehicle to lenoir city Ford end left it there over weekend. Today they told me that rack unit has to be replaced at a cost of approx. $1800. They did tell me that I should not drive car. The power steering went out for them at dealership as well.

- Loudon, TN, USA

The assisted power steering failed without warning on my 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid. I was turning out of a gas station onto a street when it failed and I was able to pull to the side safely. When I did an internet search I found that this is a common problem and there is a class action suit filed against Ford because of it. If that is true, why hasn't the NHTSA intervened? this is a very dangerous situation.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Shortly starting my car after a gas fill up and pulling out onto the road, I lost the power steering which almost caused an accident. I was able to 'stress" the steering wheel enough to avoid hitting a parked car. I did see in conjunction with the failure a "service power steering" and "service "autotrack" (sp) I immediately took the car to a Ford dealership who diagnosed the problem to a failed power steering component. This failure is severe. I was fortunate not to be involved in an accident due to this failure but have read many articles where it was the fault of the accident.

- Round Hill, VA, USA

The car was fine throughout the day. After eating dinner at a restaurant, I had just pulled out of a parking lot into the road. Within 1-2 minutes of driving, the dashboard showed power the steering failure/advancetrac failure/service now warning messages. I was able to steer into another parking lot, and turned off the engine. The car was restarted, but the messages remained, with no power steering.

- Rochester Hills, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid. While driving approximately 60 mph, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the power steering mechanism was faulty and needed to be replaced. No further information was available. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

- Manvel, TX, USA

The power steering assistance went out on the vehicle while pulling out of my driveway. The vehicle has had no prior power steering issues and has been involved in no accidents. All routine maintenance has been performed on the vehicle.

- Richfield, MN, USA

I was driving when I got a sudden warning signal about the steering system. About 10 seconds later I lost all power-steering. I managed to turn the vehicle to the side of the road and park it. The next day it was towed to the dealership. They said I needed a complete "steering rack." They said it would cost $2300 -- not covered. I appealed and they dropped it to about $1500 and gave me $900 assistance, but did not cover the rental car for the 2 weeks the car was out of commission. It took them 2 whole weeks to complete their ruling on the car regarding the assistance and I didn't dare give the go-ahead to fix it until I got the ruling from the regional manager.

- Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

This morning while driving to work I had a low tire pressure light pop up on my instrument panel. Seconds later it came up with power steering service now and I lost almost all ability to maneuver the vehicle. After I lost steering it said advancetrac service now. It was almost impossible to get the car to pull over to the side when I did I turned the car off for a few min and back on. After restarting the car the messages were no longer there and I had my steering back to only happen again approximately 2 miles down the road.

- Usaf Academy , CO, USA

Just as I was pulling into a parking spot the steering gave out and a red error message popped up on the screen saying service power steering now. Luckily it was as I was parking and not someplace where I could have died.

- Boise, ID, USA

Warning light came on about the advance trac or something like that. Shortly afterwards the power steering failed. Luckily I was pulling into my driveway at the time after just getting off the highway.

- Bridgton, ME, USA

I was making a right turn from a side street, about 100 yards from my home. As I got on road, lights went on the dash about brakes advance service and the brakes lost power. Caused me to have to use significant pressure to make brakes work. I went about 1 mile and into a parking lot. I stopped and restarted the car and things went back to normal. This could have caused an accident since it was sudden and there was a loss of control in traffic. I called dealership and they said that it may have been from car sitting for a week and that unless the problem can be repeated at the dealership, they cannot fix something that isn't broken. The car did the exact thing again turning out of my driveway on 1-5-15. Stopped and restarted car and it went back to normal. This is not safe and should be recalled. Intermittant problems can still kill.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

Drove the car all day and night christmas eve with no problems. Got up around 8am christmas day pulled out of driveway went just a little way and the power steering went out and it was impossible to steer and I almost crashed. After much struggle to get the car back in the driveway a warning light came on that said service power steering.

- Oakland, CA, USA

Power steering failure. Lost power steering during left turn onto street. Had to restart car in intersection to regain power steering. Called Ford dealer who said I would have to pay for evaluation and necessary repair.

- Montclair, NJ, USA

Pulling out of my driveway, the dash on the vehicle reported power steering and activetrac issues. I was able to make it to my destination safely, albeit, the warning lights on the vehicle dash remained in regards to power steering and activetrac. This morning however, the car has malfunctioned and the power steering is no longer active. Doing research, I noticed that NHTSA and a lawsuit in California is attempting to address this issue with Ford Motor Company. What are my options?

- Germantown, MD, USA

While driving at 30 mph, service advance trac lights came on dash, followed by red service power steering light on dash, then service power steering now light and loss of power steering. Extremely difficult to steer into parking space. Not drivable. Towed to dealer. Supposedly repaired after 3 days at dealer. Six days later same thing happened, still in my driveway, not yet towed back to dealer.

- Framingham, MA, USA

The power steering went out on the car twice. Took the car to the dealer after the 2nd event and they reset the service code to clear the problem. They could not find a mechanical problem with the car. The first occurrence of the problem the car was taken to a local auto repair facility and they fixed the problem by replacing the car battery. This solved the problem for about two weeks and then it recurred. A google search found this problem occurs frequently on the Ford Fusion and most people have expressed concern about how dangerous this is as the car is extremely difficult to steer without the power steering. In my view this is a critical design flaw.

- San Diego, CA, USA

Happened 3-4 times over the past 3 months. While driving the power steering would quit working, making difficult to steer. Warning on dash "power steering assist fault". went to roadside and turned off the vehicle/restart and the problem would go away. I am a rather strong man, if a person of small stature were driving it would have been even more dangerous. On 11/1/2014 the power steering failed with the same warning. Attempts to turn of and restart the vehicle did not solve the problem. The Ford dealership stated the electric power steering failed, told me that it was common in vehicles with electric power steering. Cost for my repair was $1,900.

- Franklin, TN, USA

I was leaving my driveway when the car made a chiming noise and the power steering cut out. The traction control is also locked on engaged. It takes noticeable and increased effort to turn the steering wheel. The car is not safe to drive due to the inability to make sharp turns. I often end up partially in the other lane before being able to complete a turn. I am a single mother of three children and in college. I have heard the repair is estimated to be around $1,900 and the only person in town who can fix it is the dealer.

- Topeka , KS, USA

I was driving down the a street at 45mph and a power steering fault or failure message came on my instrument cluster. Also the traction control light came on as if the traction control system was off. Most importantly I lost my power steering. With great effort I was able to control the car and pull it off to the side of the road. I turned the car off and turned it back on. The traction control light was still on but the power steering came started working again.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

We can't steer the car, electric power assisted steering epas, had the computer codes reset and still did not fix my car! I have put enough money into this car, and now the "computer" is telling me that I have to replace a very expensive part that Ford is only covering for some of their [xxx] vehicles. This part is approx. $1600 not happy with Ford...they are getting as bad as GM owning up to their B.S.! information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Minerva, OH, USA