2016 Ford Focus Steering Problems
- 19
- 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 19 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- steering wheel · 10 records
- power steering · 8 records
- steering assist · 8 records
- assist fault · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
The electronic steering rack has locked up and the vehicle will not turn with out forcing the steering wheel. This happened luckily as we made a sharp turn into a parking spot and not driving down the highway.
ODI 11309060
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Steering
Engine caught fire 2 weeks after service dept at vic bailey ford replaced. Incident report. Total loss and lawsuit coming if not compensated for property damage and emotional distress. Engine ignited with me in vehicle! Service bay released car to me 2 weeks ago. Told them was not fixed for 2 weeks waited on appt. Oil light came on after dropping of daughter to school. Multiple witnesses and videos of fire under car…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 11279251
Steering
Hello, my car lost the ability to steer while driving at highway speeds and in a turn. It went out like a light bulb would. No warning. I was luckily as no traffic was coming when this happened and the arch of the curve was favorable for this situation. I noticed the warning light came on power steering assist fault. God forbid if i would have had my grandchildren with me and there was traffic!! This has been…
ODI 11298244
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that the steering malfunctioned when attempting to pull out of the driveway. The steering wheel was almost impossible to turn especially when the vehicle was in a stopped position. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified. The contact had just purchased the vehicle three months ago from dodge chrysler jeep ram of winter haven ([redacted], winter…
ODI 11254067
Steering
Went to start car in driveway, received a steering assist fault. Turned car off for 30 seconds started car again with no fault, was able to drive car home. Next day tried to start car in driveway, same fault (steering assist fault) vehicle had lost all power steering. If this had happened when my 17 yr old daughter was actually driving, when this fault occurred, it could of caused a very serious accident as my…
ODI 11229644
Steering
Turned vehicle on, there was no power steering. Turned vehicle off and turned it back on. Still, steering wheel felt like it was locked. Thankfully we weren't driving. With much difficulty, was able to get vehicle down the street to ford dealership. Ford says complete replacement of power steering unit is required to fix the problem. 35k miles on vehicle.
ODI 11222506
Engine · Steering
There are class action suits over the transmission/clutch recalls for the focus. Ford dealers chapman ford, horsham and hoffman ford, harrisburg, pa, are refusing to repair the ford focus 2016 clutch that is slipping (about 48,000 miles) with their reason being that the car has a branded title. The car was in a minor accident that only affected the side opposite the transmission, and any dealer can clearly see that…
ODI 11170922
Steering
Recently when starting my car i received a "steering assistant failure service required warning" i turned my car off and restarted it and it went away. This happened again when i went shopping and came out to my parked car. This time the warning would not go away. I tried disconnecting the battery to disconnect power and it did not work. I was able to drive the car (with no power steering) to a dealership. This…
ODI 11156065
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
Driving to work all instrument lights came on, rpm and speedometer dropped to 0, milage turned to -----, followed by message steering assist failure, followed by transmission failure service now message, i pulled over to the side of the road. Turned off the engine to see if messages would clear. Would not restart, not in park message came on. I disconnected the battery to try to reset the car, car started and…
ODI 11149790
Steering
Was driving home lost power steering.. Pulled in my driveway thank god ...steering wheel got seized..called ford they would not help only to say there was no recall ..my car is a 2016 ford focus s ..the car is almost 2 years old should not if happened
ODI 11142363
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Steering assist fault. Hard to move the steering wheel. Fortunately it was when starting it this morning
ODI 11132954
Steering
I drove the car the morning of the incident, no problems occurred . I went to a gas station later in the day. When i came back out and started the vehicle it said steering assist fault service required. Steering wheel locked up.
ODI 11123278
Electrical System · Steering
2016 ford focus se. Consumer writes in regards to crooked steering wheel and defective charging ports and bluetooth. *ld *js
ODI 11287350
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. While operating the vehicle, the "steering fault" message suddenly displayed and the driver noticed a slight difference in the steering ability. After parking, turning off the engine, and restarting the vehicle, the "steering failure" message displayed and the steering wheel could not be moved. The vehicle was towed to wichita falls ford ([redacted], west wichita falls, tx)…
ODI 11078369
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
The transmission doesn't allow for speed that is needed on an interstate. It's sluggish, slow, doesn't respond when given gas.
ODI 11065823
Steering
We were driving appx 57 mph on a two lane highway, when an information warming came on saying steering assist fault service required and my boyfriend said all of a sudden the steering got extremely hard. He managed to steer it home and we read the manual about it, then tried to restart the car about an hour later and it was ok at first then about w minutes later it happened again. So we had it towed in. The…
ODI 11052113
Power Train · Steering
The cars steering has on 3 occasions in 2 months lost steering! The steering wheel shudders and locks up and we lose control on a turn! This has happened at 30 miles per hour and at 5 miles . It's been to ford 4 times the transmission clutch changed twice a new motor mount but they keep stating if there is no code and it doesn't happen in front of them there isn't anything to fix. I also notified ford motor company…
ODI 11040503
Steering
When driving this vehicle, the power steering fails without warning. The power steering light on the dashboard illuminates and beeps s (driver assist failure take in immediate for service). The car is is still moving. The engine is running. The steering wheel is tight and hard to turn. The first time this happen, i was stopped at a red light. When the light turned green i put my emergency flashers on and proceed…
ODI 11020974
Power Train · Steering
Takata recall there is a rattling noise while driving, along with vibration and transmission shudder in second gear. The car feels like it wants to give out. There is also a grinding noise while breaking and turning. All of the concerns mentioned are while driving regardless of city street or highway. The rattling noise will sometimes occur while the car is off and parked, especially right after shutting the car off.
ODI 10992129