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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2011 Fusion builds off the 2010's reputation. That's not a good thing.

The first thing that jumps out is the ridiculous amount of power steering complaints. It grinds, it squeals, and it eventually just fails.

And if losing power steering isn’t enough for you, how about a sudden loss of engine power? That combination is enough to achieve clunker status.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
42 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
21 / 1
Average Mileage:
79,175 miles

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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.

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2011 Ford Fusion steering problems

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2011 Ford Fusion Owner Comments (Page 29 of 66)

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problem #755

Oct 102018

Fusion

  • 86,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My son went to move put of his parking space and the steering was completely gone, and the brakes were also gone. We had the entire brake system replaced last year already as they went out when my 17yr old daughter was driving the car, that cost $2600 and now the it happens again along with the steering. The car has less than 90K miles on it and should not be doing this we had planned to sell this can but now we cannot as it is a danger to anyone driving it. From this site I can see both issues are known, so how is Ford getting away with selling cars that are completely unsafe" when the brakes went for my daughter she was on a 45mph road but luckily she could pull in somewhere safely. With my son he was just pulling out of the spot, and he stopped the car finally, turned it on and off a few times and all was back to normal but this is unacceptable, the car is a danger to anyone in it R near it, as who knows when it will decide to lose the steering again" we won't use it anymore, but we don't know what to do with it. It is essentially worthless even though it is only 7yrs old and low mileage. Village Ford in dearborn fixed the brake issue last ywear on this car.

- Dearborn Hts, MI, USA

problem #754

Oct 092018

Fusion

  • 88,480 miles
Sept. 27th 2017, Ford 'fixed' my car, 79,332 miles. Problem was a loss of power steering while driving. Ford replaced steering gear and reprogrammed pscm. Now a little over a year later, car is doing the same thing, 3X today, 10/9/18, once last week, twice 3 weeks ago. Only 88,500 miles.(less than 10,000 from fix).

- Lemont, IL, USA

problem #753

Sep 242018

Fusion

  • 190,000 miles
I went out ine morning to start my car every thing was fine. Once I was driving back to my residents my steering wheel locked up on me upon turning in. The power steering assist fault went off on the little screen in the dash! I am lucky that I was in my parking lot and not turning into a street when my car lockes up on me!!! I had my child in my car! I am now longer able to use my car because of this malfunction! my child has seizures and other medical issues that we have to go to appointments for! and I have now lost my job due to this! something needs to be done! something serious could have happened with my toddler in the car!

- Ozark, AR, USA

problem #752

Sep 092018

Fusion

  • 164,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My daughter had her steering gear repaired/replaced under a recall and now it has gone out again...but they won't fix it cause they say she has miles over the warranty. To me, if same problems happen twice, maybe they didn't fix it right the first time. Now she is stuck without a car and I am very frustrated. Person at customer sevice says there is an open recall, but dealer says no>

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #751

Sep 172018

Fusion

  • 88,090 miles
The power assist failed and unable to steer. It was a $2,000 repair and a search of the internet indicates other Fusion from the same year were part of a major recall. Based on VIN mine was not. This does not seem fair or even make sense. I called Ford and they will not offer refund or repair.

- Lancaster, NY, USA

problem #750

Sep 142018

Fusion

  • 144,235 miles
There is a recall #15S18 for a power steering component on my car with Ford. That power steering unit is currently acting up. I found the recall and called Ford. I was told that if II had less than 150,000 miles on the car they would fix it. When I took it to the shop it changed to reprogram only then F T acted up again they would replace it. We both the car used in December of 2017. The previous owner had had the car N for this recall for reprogramming in June 2017. So according to the recall the unit should be replaced since the programming did not fix it. It states the car will be covered up to 150,0000 miles. Ford is saying that the recall expired at 60,000 miles yet the car had over 60,000 miles on it when it went for there reprogram in June 2017. Essentially, Ford is not honoring this recall repair.

- Springville, IN, USA

problem #749

Sep 142018

Fusion

  • 92,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Sensor failure in the rack and pinion which shut down my power steering assist while I was driving. This was a precious recall on the vehicle.

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

problem #748

Sep 022018

Fusion

  • 150,000 miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the warning indicators illuminated for the service advancetrac, electronic stability control, and power steering assist fault. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags); however, the interim notice indicated that the part was not available from the manufacturer for an extended period of time. The vehicle was also included in two manufacturer service campaigns: 13N03(electronic throttle body extended coverage) and 15N01 (epas steering efforts). The contact was to check with the manufacturer to determine if the failure was related to the two campaigns. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Hot Springs, AR, USA

problem #747

Sep 102018

Fusion

  • miles
Electronic power steering completely failed while in motion. Ford had previous recall on same year and model vehicles (Fusion, 2011) but for some reason not on my particular VIN, Ford did not offer assistance covering the $2,450 cost of replacement.

- Daphne, AL, USA

problem #746

Oct 032016

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 58,134 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. While the driver was making a left turn, the steering wheel seized and became extremely tight when it was turned in either direction. Classic Ford of madison (6251 N ridge rd, madison, oh 44057, 1-(440) 417-1100) diagnosed that the two front control arms needed to be replaced. The vehicle was also taken to avenue auto clinic (1170 mentor ave, painesville, oh 44077, 1-(440) 639-9956) where it was diagnosed that the electronic computer and the electronic steering motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000 (steering) and was not included in NHTSA action number: PE14030 (steering). The manufacturer was notified and provided no assistance. The failure mileage was not available.

- Painesville, OH, USA

problem #745

Sep 012018

Fusion 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 100,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. After starting the vehicle, the "power steering fault" message displayed and the power steering assist failed. The steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer (sarasota Ford, 707 w. Washington blvd, sarasota, fl) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was invalid. * updated 11/9/18

- Sarasota, FL, USA

problem #744

Sep 082018

Fusion

  • 117,987 miles
Takata recall on my way home driving in the city the "service power steering" message popped up. I got home and parked my car like normal. The next morning as I'm leaving, it is incredibly hard to turn out of my driveway.

- Kinston, NC, USA

problem #743

Jun 012018

Fusion

  • miles
Lose of power steering whenever it wants & service afvamcetrac continues to come on. Suppos day yhere T no recalls yet I loose power steering at amy given time & no mechanic can repair due to the inform me it should repaired by entire new parts from Ford. Had been taken in multiple times yet then they tell me it should B ok but won't promise it due to every other power steering recall on this vehicle but mine. Need help & resolution. Has stopped workin multiple times & have had 3 accidents into curbs, my other vehicle & thx god when it happened on freeeay I was able to slam my brakes & safely get out of traffic.

- Bad Axe, MI, USA

problem #742

Aug 312018

Fusion

  • 164,000 miles
Power steering continues to go out periodically..error message says power steering assist fault. The was "fixed" a couple of years ago and now going out again and they say it is not covered under any warranty cause miles exceed 150,000. Last time on expressway going over 60 mph. Took it to dealer and they say it needs a steering gear..this should be on a recall. I feel Ford is not being responsible for this and putting us in danger of an accident that could kill us or other. Please help.

- Williamsburg, OH, USA

problem #741

Aug 032018

Fusion

  • 164,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 40 mph, the "check steering" indicator illuminated without warning. Immediately afterwards, the power steering seized. The vehicle was towed to performance Ford Lincoln (606 NJ-10, randolph, New Jersey 07869, (888) 541-3927). The dealer stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000 (steering) and the computer software was reprogrammed; however, the failure recurred three weeks later. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with case number: Cas-156-284-19. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000. The VIN was not available.

- Blairstown, NJ, USA

problem #740

Nov 072017

Fusion

  • miles
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V340000 (steering), 15V793000 (fuel system, gasoline), and 16V384000 (air bags); however, the parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to a local unknown dealer, but the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available for NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags), and parts distribution disconnect for NHTSA campaign number: 15V793000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 15V340000 (steering).

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #739

Aug 062018

Fusion

  • 142,205 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the power steering failed and the steering assist indicator illuminated. While driving, the steering wheel pulled to the right. The contact was able to keep the vehicle in the lane by applying force to the steering wheel. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home and it was later towed to vic valley Ford Lincoln (501 East daniel morgan avenue, spartanburg, South Carolina 20304, (864)-583-3600). The dealer diagnosed that the power steering rear control arm was causing friction to the power steering system, which caused the system not to operate normally. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000 (steering) on August 11, 2018 by the same dealer. The recall repair did not correct the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 142,205.

- Inman, SC, USA

problem #738

Aug 162018

Fusion

  • 155,000 miles
On August 16th 2018. My 18yr son was driving when his power steering went. He could have been killed along with others. There was a recall by Ford. But with restrictions. With in 10yrs ir 150kmiles what ever came 1st. My son's car did not qualify as it was just over the 150K mileage. The cost of the repair is over 2K....we are devastate. How Ford can but such restrictions when my previous son & other's could have lost their lives. Also how can a dealership sell cars when there is very harsh recalls. We love to buy Ford because it is an american car & suppose to be dependable & reliable. I bought this car thinking my son was going to be safe. Instead I bought him a death trap. Thank you.

- Braintree, MA, USA

problem #737

Aug 062014

Fusion

  • miles
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V793000 (fuel pump, gasoline), 14ve028000 (equipment), 16V384000 (air bags), and 15V340000 (steering). The parts needed for the repairs were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact called payne weslaco Ford at (956) 619-6026 (2401 E expy 83, weslaco, tx 78599) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available for NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V793000 (fuel pump, gasoline), 14ve028000 (equipment), 16V384000 (air bags), and 15V340000 (steering). The VIN was not available.

- Donna, TX, USA

problem #736

Aug 162018

Fusion

  • 59,000 miles
Sometimes on start up there is no power steering. There is a warning light about steering malfunction. If the key is turned off and then re-started the steering comes back. The danger is if this happens while driving.

- Wetumpka, AL, USA

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