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2010 Ford Fusion steering problems

1,661 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2010 Ford Fusion cite steering, 32% of all 5,129 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
1,661
32% of all complaints
Crashes
32
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
19
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the steering

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“We have had multiple issues with the ABS and HCU since we bought this car used a couple years ago. We've replaced the ABS Module and HCU and had Ford reprogram it and are still having issues. The brakes go out fully and I went through a red light. The ABS and Traction control and check brake system lights come on. We've spent a couple thousand dollars trying to fix this issue. The brakes have gone out before this incident as well around 95k miles and intermittently since. If needed, contact for invoices.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 19, 2026Steering, Service brakesODI 11765517
“The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver and failed to return to normal operation. The advancetrac warning light was illuminated and the "Power Steering Fault" and "Advancetrac Failure" messages were displayed on the instrument panel. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 15, 2026SteeringODI 11764480
“The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The traction control warning light was illuminated. The contact decelerated and pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle was turned off and restarted. The vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 30, 2026SteeringODI 11753784
“The 2010 Ford fusion has 2584 complaints the second highest from 2010 to 2014; mine has been giving me intermittent issues for 3 years now and some times there is no error code and inspection cannot find anything wrong- but for 2010 year their has been none even though those years are the same generation car. Thats not fair stopping at 2011-the 2010 is the same car with the same issue-issue a recall; people are getting these expensive repairs and the issue comes back sometimes!!! Give us the same recall for the same car!!! 2010: (2584 complaints) 2011: (500) 2012: (3000) 2013: (2000) 2014: (1000) Your recall does not encompass the whole generations years; agian the same car as the 11's to14's”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 23, 2026SteeringODI 11739694
“All the sudden, the power steering stopped working as I was backing out of my parking spot at the grocery store. Luckily, I stopped before anything bad happened. I literally couldn't turn the steering wheel at all. I put the car in park, turned it off and turned it back on a couple of times and it started working. This happened maybe 3 or 4 times over maybe 2-4 months or so. It finally happened one day when my husband was with me so he was able to see what I had been talking about. We made it back home and he got online and after doing some research, apparently a LOT of people have had this same problem. Apparently, it's something called the "power steering assist module" which is very expensive. I'm disabled and live on a very limited budget. {not much more than it costs just to buy the part to fix the car}”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 30, 2026SteeringODI 11728007
“The power steering has failed and the rack and pinion needs replacement. Altho there was a recall they will not honor me to fix Bec they said it was over mileage. This is a safety concern bec the vehicle cannot be driven safely without power steering. It can cause you not to be able to turn fast enough or move from on coming traffic. I almost hit another vehicle trying to turn onto road. Have had vehicle looked at and was told it's not safe to drive until fixed”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 15, 2026SteeringODI 11711235

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