FordFocus2018
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2018 Ford Focus Steering Problems

4
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 4 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 12, 2019

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering

    The 2018 ford focus has been in the repair shop four times for a check engine light relating to the vaper/vacuum hose, sensor over the past couple of months. In addition, the focus now has a broken steering gear. I was driving on the city street when it went out, and thankfully no other vehicles were near.

    ODI 11280175

  • June 10, 2019 · 21,043 miles

    Air Bags · Steering

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the steering wheel suddenly became very difficult to turn in either direction causing the driver to loose control of vehicle and crash into a ditch. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The vehicle was taken to…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11234093

  • February 8, 2019 · 3,138 miles

    Steering

    Steering wheel locked up and would not turn. Vehicle would go into all gears and could be driven forward and backward. Vehicle was parked in drive at the time. Ford dealer had to replace the steering gear assembly.

    ODI 11176613

  • October 11, 2018 · 55,248 miles

    Steering

    The steering started making a grinding noise and the vehicle became hard to steer. After parking the car and coming back to it after a meeting it was not possible to steer the car and it was towed to a dealership for repair. The car only had 55248 miles on it. Diagnosed as the steering gear assembly.the steering should not fail making the car unsafe to drive, especially with low mileage. This is not the first…

    ODI 11150671