2013 Ford Focus Steering Problems
- 205
- 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 205 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 85 records
- steering wheel · 56 records
- steering assist · 45 records
- assist fault · 21 records
- failure mileage · 18 records
- indicator illuminated · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 87 |
| 30–60k mi | 46 |
| 1–30k mi | 31 |
| 100–150k mi | 26 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Hill start assist light unavailable light and skid light came on. Car jolts in it's own direction all of a sudden. Clutch problem also. Car isn't driving properly or shifting in gears properly. Driving car on street. When turning car wants to go in it's own direction. Scary.
ODI 11143765
Steering
Rack and pinion parts give out at 60,000 miles resulting in power steering failure. Gave out while stationary.
ODI 11144484
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized and failed to move. When the contact turned the vehicle off and on, the steering returned to normal. The power steering assist indicator displayed on the instrument panel. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
ODI 11141926
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving 25 mph, the steering wheel stalled and the steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (jones ford casa grande, 1932 n pinal ave, casa grande, az 85122) where it was diagnosed that the steering pump failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and contacted the dealer, but no further…
ODI 11141227
Steering
Car was parked for about an hour and when we went to leave we did not have any steering. Car was fine before we parked it.
ODI 11141132
Steering
About 5 months ago, upon starting my car after being left overnight received an error message of "steering assist fault" and the steering wheel was incredibly difficult to turn. I turned it off and restarted it and the error message was gone and the steering was normal again. This would happen again twice over the next 5 months but it always corrected itself once i restarted the car. Earlier this week the error came…
ODI 11132874
Steering
Power steering assist failure, the steering wheel is incredibly hard to turn when the vehicle is stationary.
ODI 11140225
Power Train · Steering
Bought this car - had less than 2 years and the transmission failed twice. The transmission issues were covered under a recall. Steering assist fault/malfunction was happening. You'd shut the car off and turn it back on and it would fix itself. The steering assist fault come one while my daughter was driving and she could no longer steer the vehicle. Thank god she wasn't involved in a car accident and was close to…
ODI 11130951
Steering
While driving to work on a city street my car just quit on me the dash indicated steering wheel default, i started the car up had no problems since four weeks ago he did the same thing my car had 77,767 miles at the time.
ODI 11144811
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Steering
Many people are aware of the transmission control module problem with the 2013 ford focus that has been recalled. However, i have had another problem with my ford focus that i researched and found that many more people are having the same or similar problem with their fuel tank collapsing and needing to replace most of the components in the entire fuel system. I had the purge valve replaced as an out of pocket…
ODI 11141739
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving 5-10 mph, the steering wheel felt stiff and the power assist failure message displayed. The vehicle was taken to tom peck ford ([redacted], huntley, il 60142, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the power steering system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 15742314. The failure mileage…
ODI 11128448
Steering
Steering started off stiff. When starting car had to turn wheel to right for it to start without failing. Then just froze.
ODI 11129980
Power Train · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. After starting the vehicle, the power steering malfunctioned and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The power steering sensor also illuminated. In addition, while driving, the transmission malfunctioned and caused the vehicle to hesitate when accelerating. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (coughlin ford, 24001 u.s. Rt. 23 south,…
ODI 11124476
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that the electric power steering (eps) failed to function. Also, the "steering assist failed" message flashed and the steering wheel became extremely tight while attempting to turn left or right. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer issued two tsbs for the steering, but there was no eps recall for this…
ODI 11121322
Steering
Loss of power steering, wheel hard to turn and i have to use muscle power to steer
ODI 11119396
Steering
Steering assist failure. Lost power steering while backing out of garage. Stopped then turned vehicle off then on again and the fault went away.
ODI 11119358
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized and the steering fault warning indicator illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a local dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000.
ODI 11114597
Steering
We parked at a gas station for gas and when we started the car again, it showed "steering assistant fault" and it's so hard to turn the steering wheel. We almost called someone to tow the car. We went to a auto shop and the guy said nothing caused this, it's ford's problem and we need to go to a dealer's to replace the steering gear. We went to a dealer and it cost 2100 to repair. And it's not under warranty.
ODI 11115245
Steering
My steering gear has gone out with less than 100,000 miles on car. I have been reading and this is an ongoing problem with this car. I also almost hit a car during a turn when the steering stopped working. Not safe and is a lemon due to ongoing transmissions issues as well.
ODI 11112133
Steering
At highway speed vehicle steering becomes unpredictable. At times the steering will have a 'loose' feeling where inputs are made with no response causing more input to be made then suddenly vehicle will turn causing an over correction and input needing to be made to correct the vehicles path which basically makes driver seesaw at steering wheel to keep vehicle in a straight line. Other times steering becomes hard to…
ODI 11112086
Steering
The power steering went out on the vehicle. Dealer says i have to replace the steering rack and have a new alignment - $2500.00 and not covered under any warranty. Car has only 65,000 miles on it.
ODI 11111673
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
The first problem was with the transmission, ford extended the warranty to cover whatever the part was out to 150k miles. The second problem was the radio/sync system quit working. And as of today july 7 a steering assist fault warning is coming up on the dash. I did some research and the problem does not appear to be an isolated incident. The steering assist fault warning comes on when you start the vehicle, we…
ODI 11110016
Steering
Power steering rack began to fail, took into shop and as they removed it to replace it it fell apart. I was advised by the shop that should this had failed on the freeway i could have died due to having zero steering ability.
ODI 11102311
Steering
The steering wheel completely locked up after receiving an alert message that read 'stop safely steering disabled'. Extremely dangerous situation being left with no ability to steer the car. Had to have the car towed and power steering rack replaced
ODI 11101123
Steering
Backing out of the driveway, my steering locked and "steering assist failure. Service needed" appeared then disappeared. I almost hit a tree behind me. When i got the car to the shop i was told that the entire power steering compound gear assembly unit had to be replaced and it would cost me $1700. Not only is this issue expensive but extremely dangerous. I was lucky it happened in the driveway and not actually on…
ODI 11100726