2012 Ford Focus Steering Problems
- 791
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 791 stored complaint records:
- 20 indicate a crash
- 21 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 3 indicate a death
What owners report
- power steering · 103 records
- steering wheel · 44 records
- steering assist · 43 records
- assist fault · 15 records
- steering failed · 13 records
- failure mileage · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 339 |
| 30–60k mi | 165 |
| 100–150k mi | 138 |
| 1–30k mi | 76 |
| 150–400k mi | 19 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Occassionally when first starting this vehicle an alert will appear on the dash, saying power steering assist has failed, contact ford service dealer and the power steering will not work. If i shut the engine off and restart the power assist will work, so far.
ODI 11124039
Steering
Car lost steering assist while driving making the car had to steer to avoid collision. The car was in motion, alarm came on the steering assist failed.
ODI 11122844
Steering
Power steering assist stopped working while driving car. Steering became very hard to turn. Took to dealer, required entire steering gear to be replaced.
ODI 11130266
Steering
Power steering failure, no longer has power steering making it extremely difficult to manuer vehicle.
ODI 11219640
Steering
Sudden loss of power steering. Electronic power steering failure while driving.
ODI 11119269
Steering
While driving, steering wheel assist malfunction light came on and made it difficult to control the steering. Look online and there are recalls to other ford models, but not for the focus although there are numerous complaints about this happening and a serious car crash could happen because of it.
ODI 11115745
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving approximately 35 mph, the power steering assist malfunctioned and caused the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn in either direction. During the failure, the "steering fault" message displayed on the instrument panel. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer (san tan ford, 1429 e. Motorplex loop, gilbert, az) and the manufacturer…
ODI 11124587
Steering
Steering wheel lock up on me while i was drive and been locked up for some days now and it is hard to turn the wheel and dont have the money fix it had the car for about a year now this just a shame.
ODI 11114401
Steering
About to drive to work, i turned my car on and shifted from park to reverse after about 5 minutes of waiting. While reversing out of my parking spot, i realized the steering wheel would not turn and i was going straight towards an apartment building that borders the parking lot. I parked the car and noticed a warning on the screen in the car that stated 'power steering assist malfunction.' i turned the car off and…
ODI 11113460
Steering
While driving through a parking lot and attempting to turn left across an intersection, the power steering went out completely, jerked the wheel out of my hand, and kept the car moving straight forward. I narrowly missed hitting another car as my husband helped me tug on the wheel to get the car out of the intersection and to the side of the road. The power assist light was on. I turned the car off and back on, and…
ODI 11114002
Steering
Power steering assist failure. Driving around town all day, parked the vehicle then upon restarting the power steering assist no longer works. This car has less than 34,000 miles.
ODI 11112852
Steering
Takata recall - power steering malfunction . Steering wheel locks up while turning on or driving there have been several complaints and would really like for something to be done it's dangerous
ODI 11112879
Steering
Power steering module had to be replaced. Dtc u3000:49-48 was the code from the dealer. The steering assit light came on after starting the car.
ODI 11112448
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Loss of power steering on public road. Power steering assist failure
ODI 11235091
Steering
I own a 2012 ford focus se hatchback with a 5-speed manual transmission and the sport package. I purchased the car new from a dealer in southern california in january 2012. Starting with around 80,000 miles on the odometer and occurring periodically ever since, when the car's engine is first turned on, the power steering is not active. When this occurs, if i immediately attempt to turn the steering wheel, a…
ODI 11112183
Steering
Steering wheel fault hello, i have a problem, i have a 2012 ford focus and all of a sudden my steering wheel was hard to move and a light that said steering wheel fault .. I was driving and almost hit a tractor.. I was reading online and it said that there is alot of issue with this problem and i wanted to know if there was such recalls
ODI 11111233
Steering
Park assist failure makes the car loose power steering while driving. It will do it with no warning and you all of a sudden can not steer. It will not reset and there is no power steering. Very dangerous to drive. Seems to be a defect as it happened all of a sudden.
ODI 11109841
Steering
Started vehicle, put in reverse and began backing out of driveway. I immediately could tell something was wrong and my steering wheel lost all power steering. The dash lit up saying 'steering assist fault service required'.
ODI 11105431
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Last month check engine came on while driving. Car jerked and acted as if it wanted to cut off and when putting car in reverse the car would not go in reverse. While driving on july 14th after taking the car to ford dealership which they reprogrammed tcm the check engine light came on for the same code as before about shift fork b issues. While driving the car jerked a couple of times and acted as if it wanted to…
ODI 11112044
Steering
Steering wheel locked up while vehicle in motion (unable to steer). Turned key off then back on after getting car stopped and steering worked. This has happened at initial start up on three separate occasions. Wife refuses to drive it. At initial start up we were unable to even turn the steering wheel with engine running. On one occasion i had to return half hour later and it did function properly. Very…
ODI 11164695
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
The steering wheel locked up and the steering assist came on while i was doing 5 mph . And the fuel tank is being has been deformed because of a vacuum problem with the cap less gas tank. I know that the rest of the 2012 fusion and escape have been recalled,because of the danger of driving down the road and steering will loose controll
ODI 11101520
Steering
On friday, 06/08/2018 i lost my steering assist due to a "steering assist malfunction". I am able to steer the car but as a senior citizen i feel that i am putting my life, as well as others, at risk for a known defect that the ford motor company has known about for years, have recalled many of their model vehicles with the same "defect" except the ford focus. This is a dangerous situation for everyone. Please get…
ODI 11100766
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving approximately 5 mph, the steering wheel seized while making a left turn and the power steering assist warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was turned off, restarted, and was able to drive properly. The failure recurred five times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing of the failure. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11102337
Steering
Steering assist fault went out as i was driving and was almost killed
ODI 11100773
Steering
Steering assist malfunction on ford focus 2012 model. This error would come up periodically over the last 6 months, but would go away when restarting the vehicle. Now the error comes on every time the vehicle is started. The power steering is completely out. Driven about 2000 miles since error first noticed. Mileage now 116,895.
ODI 11141602