The 2010 Ford Fusion power steering assist fault means that the motor has detached from the power steering assist. This will result in a very stiff steering wheel, making turns hard. It may also cut down the responsiveness of the wheel, meaning that You will turn slower than You think You will. You cant reset this light, You will have to take the car into the shop and have it repaired. This will cost You about 300 dollars on average. Needless to say, it is very dangerous to drive like this, so You should not ignore this issue. In fact, You likely should have the car towed to a shop, not driven in.
Alexander
October 22, 2022
I have a 2010 fusion and every once in awhile my powersteering wont work. The “powersteering assist fualt” will pop up. I turn off the car and turn it back and it’ll start working again. Any one have the same issue. Does anyone know if it’s the assist itself or if it’s an electronic errror with the alternator or battery
I took my 2010 fusion to ford dealership after having flat on left front it kick power steering unit off an Ihad to pay 1975 to get it fixed . I hope a recall comes through Iwant to be reimbursed . I think it shitty of ford to leave it on hard working people that many can't afford this repair ... This power steering design is really peice of s**t . I will not be buying another ford .. #chevy is the s**t ....
Barry B.
April 9, 2020
The 2010 ford fusion is eligible for a recall on its power steering system and it is recommended that you contact your dealer for assistance.
Angelique
October 22, 2020
I called dealer today and they said my 2010 is not under recall for this issue. Im having the same issue
Mandy Lake
November 10, 2020
I’m have say issues with my 2010
Tiffini
January 31, 2022
My 2010 Fusion power steering did the same thing am dealing with it now I don’t have $1200 to fix it. I am so mad and stuck
Kevan Heitman
June 29, 2022
2010 Ford Fusion with 76000 miles on it and we bought it new. Power Steering Assist Fault comes on and now won't reset. It has happened before in the last year but I would restart the car and it reset. I called the dealer but my particular vehicle is not under recall. Mine is not one of the 493,000 that were recalled! WTF?
My 2010 Ford fusion is doing the same thing. I took it to the dealership and they weren’t $2600 to fix it. II think it’s pretty crappy that 2011 and up had the same issue with power steering and it’s on recall but a 2010 is not if you hear of a class action lawsuit let me know because I will definitely join it this is ridiculous.
Marcus Morris
October 5, 2020
Dealing with this, what Larry said isn't true. Only for the 2014 models.
For anyone that is wondering if there’s a fix, this coming from someone that isn’t mechanical, it’s a really dumb design they have for their system. When a car with their power steering design gets a flat it triggers an alert that disables the power steering assist. It’s not even a true “error” it’s a safety code for a person to not drive the car with a flat. On the second flat since we got the car so far and first time we had to go to someone with a code reader to hard reset the code and even then it took a bit to reset
Jimmy K
May 4, 2022
Buy Honda or Toyota Never have problems other then normal wear and tear parts
Kevan heitman, how did u get it to reset? I have a friend who just passed away and just last nite his poor mom, whose homeless now and all she has left is her car and it's power steering went stiff. Idk what year her car is but I tried helping her out since I'm pretty mechanically inclined and even I was baffled at what the issue is and I feel terrible that I couldn't fix it for last night. I feel even worse and just outright hopeless after reading this forum feed. My only glimmer of hope is ur way of restarting and getting it to reset.
I have been dealing with my 2010 Fusion power steering coming on and off. Now its stiff. I was quoted that it could cost me 1400 to replace and I don't have that kind of money laying around. Barry is not correct if you go on ford.com or nhtsa.gov 2010 fusion is not listed. All it says they advise you to have it routinely checked. I have a tix out with nhtsa and no success. I have only had my car for 3 yrs and have already had issues.
David
December 28, 2022
I have a 2010 ford fusion with the same d**n problem..ford said no recall and 1,800.00 to fix. I'm in on the lawsuit as will if one gets started.
Mike Jones (Knoxville)
June 28, 2022
June 2022 2010 Ford Fusion - Same thing happened to me. Flat Tire then power steering went out. Narrowly avoided oncoming traffic. Ford said the rack and pinion had to be replaced to fix it. They said it would take $2,800.00 to repair. Negotiated down to 2K. Terrible design! Dangerous and should not be on the allowed on the road. As you can see from the posts. They aren't fixing the issue just replacing with the same poorly designed parts and putting these back out on the road. This is a continuing problem and someone loose their life eventually.
Kristina
October 19, 2022
I have a 2010 Ford Fusion and my car has two new tires on front but started doing that power steering in dire need of an alignment also
Donald Duck
March 4, 2023
Buy CHEVY
BillyBanks
January 25, 2022
Just experienced the snowfall the other day my Ford Fusion the power assist went out along with the alarm going off wasn't driving it was just parked and it does not come back on now I just need to find out why this could have been dangerous if I had been driving did the weather have something to do with this temperatures got down in the teens this happened in the daytime where's the temperature coming up and the alarm alerted me as if somebody was tampering with the car but when I check the cameras nobody was there just the alarm going off
Daniel privitera
June 10, 2023
You do need to check the drivetrain like cv axle boing joint bushing. Then if something is bad fix it. And reprogram the power steering. MyEnglish is bad. I can fix for 750$
Paul
April 23, 2023
Ford is a c**p company. I have no answers, only more warnings for people to stay away from them. This car is a nightmare and the dealership does nothing but charge exorbitant prices to repair design flaws. The computer is set to shut off the electric drive after 9 years and they want to replace the battery for more than the car is worth. I learned how to reset the electric drive for $15 in five minutes from a non-ford mechanic. Now the steering is going out randomly. I'm guessing the solution is to go to a real mechanic and not deal with Ford. They're not interested in repairs, they want you to throw it away and get a new Ford. I'll never buy Ford again.
Alton craft
July 9, 2022
I have had nothing but problems with my 2010 Ford fusion 1st I replaced the rack and pinion steering 2 times now the power steering fault is on and Ihave no power steering Ijust don'thave the money to fix it rt now
Mary Eckloff
September 29, 2022
I'm having the same issue now with my 2010 Ford Fusion and now I can't find housing and I have 3 of my grandsons live with me, I drive everywhere with them. I took it to Ford dealership I.Florida, Ford Auto nation and they want 1500.00 to fix it, and they're not sure it's a sure fix.
yonna
March 12, 2022
I have been dealing with this issue for the last yr and its exhausting. It goes on and off which is ridiculous and not safe. I was quoted 1400 to have this repaired and I don't have that kind of money laying around. Barry is not correct if you go on NHTSA it will tell you not listed and to have it routinely check. I have a tix out with NHSTA waiting for them to respond.
Call morgan and morgan
December 24, 2023
Lets sue them mother fuckers
Tammi s
September 1, 2024
Tried everything to reset the power steering unit but nothing works. Called auto zone and the part is over 700.00 dollars. Where the hell is the recall on this? They have it on the 2012 but not the 2010. Went out when my boyfriend was driving with no prior warning that anything was wrong.
Don rollison
July 1, 2024
Having same problem power steering went out cost arm and leg to fix it there is a big problem here
Smith
June 28, 2024
I have a 2011 ford fusion and my powering steering assist fault came on I would turn car off then restart and it would be ok just like videos tell you but one day it just didn’t go off, they say to do a hard reset by disconnecting battery for 4 hours did that nothing, well took it to shop lucky enough it was a recall issue but turned out it was steering gear
Zee
December 30, 2023
I almost make dangerous accident today because of this errorI was driving on high way without any working my steering stop moving while I'm changing lane and this error pop upI almost died because of this $hitFord need to do emergency recall for this problem
MAKE sure your tire pressure is up to par, as well as ALL 4 tire pressure sensors. OR the system will turn off until those problems are corrected,
David Marshall
November 16, 2023
Contact Your Local Ford Dealer If You Own A 2010 thru 2012 Ford Fusion (Non V6 Engine) There is a Recall For the Electric Power Steering! They will fix it for free! I just called today &the scheduled me for next week...I'm in mt orab, ohio
Julie
August 27, 2023
My 2010 Ford Fusion was doing this periodically as well. Now today I went out to start it and the whole steering wheel is locked up it says that power steering assist! I'm so screwed, I DONT HAVE FUNDS TO FIX IT!
Ora Y
July 16, 2023
My car is going the same thing, I will never ever buy a Ford again I am going to junk it it not worth trading or selling
Ladysnoop
May 24, 2023
I have this same issue why an I being told I have yo pay so much when it's clearly a issue with the system I will call the dealer ship in the am I almost got killed ford needs to be sued
Chelsea patterson
March 11, 2023
I'm having the same problems with my 2010 Ford. The tire on the front passenger side went flat then the power steering went out it is going to cost more then it is worth. I'm a single parental can't afford a new car or to have this fixed. Was there a recal on this? Is there anything I can do about this
Kristina
October 25, 2022
You can’t have to take it in
K McCoy
August 8, 2022
Tammy I'm interested also...we've had two recall on the airbags...oh yeah I'm get close to finding 1400 for mines 😉 😄
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