2013 FORD TAURUS Steering Problems

loss of steering likely to wreck because of no power steering. My safety and my family was put at risk during this process. The problem has been reproduced at the car repair shop. Warning light activated and message on dash. 15S18 is the recall number for make and model. I was told Ford will not fix by a customer representative.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact used force to steer to the right or left. The message "Steering Assist Fault" was displayed. The contact stated that while driving at high speeds, there were no issues with the operation of the power steering functionality. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with power steering failure. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer in Orem, where it was confirmed that the power steering had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). However, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

In March of 2025 my vehicles driver assist lights started blinking coming out of my apt complex and within 15 seconds I couldn't even turn the wheels at all. Ive had several mechanics run their computer to diagnose the issue and was told that this make model and year has a recall for loss of steering which is an electrical issue. I called Ford themselves and they refused to even look at my car. I cannot find a mechanic who will even repair this electrical issue. Car is in perfect condition. Just replaced all 4 tires in January 2025 and oil change.

My electric power steering quit in August 2024 my car is not one of the recalls, but my steering went out automatically out and I could not steer the car. I had it replaced at a Ford company. I bought the part for O’Reillys had it put on in 2024 in August and turn around and had to have one put on in March 20 25 and then it has gone out again and I just got my car back last week so I’m just wondering if the very first time it went out was it a recall because I had to pay a lot of money I have it done at Wynn Odom Ford in Lagrange nc

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

While driving to work in my 2013 Ford Taurus I went to take a left and the power steering was suddenly gone and the steering wheel was hard to turn. I nearly hit another car and had to brake hard to miss it. I parked at work and after work I started the car and it was fine until about a mile before I got home. Then it happened again and I could hear a scraping like sound when I turned. The steering became very jerky and resistant at lower speeds but I never got a warning light or message. I brought the vehicle in to an independent mechanic, where it was discovered that the power steering control module (PSCM) had failed and needed to be replaced as well as the rack and pinion. I looked into recalls for the 2013 steering issue and found one but was told my VIN wasn't included. WHY NOT?? I have seen over 600 complaints in regard to this! When are you going to do something about this? AFTER SOMEONE DIES???? How many complaints need to be made before something gets done????

Just recently, my power steering started to fail when it’s in ‘S’ gear (I just started using it a few weeks ago). The steering wheel gets catchy and can be difficult to control, especially going around corners. It’s intermittent and it didn’t start until I started to use the ‘S’ gear. I had the power steering checked by a mechanic and they said it’s functioning properly. I do believe my car should be included in this recall before the steering goes out and something catastrophic happens. By the way, now that I’ve stopped using the ‘S’ gear, the glitchy steering issue has subsided.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the steering wheel was significantly difficult to steer and made an abnormal rubbing sound while turning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the power steering control module (PSCM) had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 MPH and turning to the left following the road, the steering wheel was very hard to return to center. The contact stated that the steering wheel was pulling to the right. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while turning left onto another road. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and transferred the contact the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 101,820.

Mileage: 101,820

Had gone shopping and the car suddenly had no steering. Managed to get it parked without causing a wreak, but without any warning a message appeared on the dash "Power Steering Fault". The car no longer has any steering, power steering fluid was good, no codes where shown. I have researched this before sending this message, seems there are a lot of Ford cars of various models having the same issue. The recall on the Ford Taurus shows that only certain months for the same year of car as mine 2013, are going to be covered in the recall. My car was made after the cut off month but with the SAME issues. Just wondering why only certain months were on the recall instead of the whole year?

Today the first incident happened when my car was parked. I started it and the light came on that said power steering assist fault and the steering wheel was locked so I was unable to drive my car at all. I cut the car off and cut it back on and it fixed the issue. Later, I drove the car and it locked up on me as I was driving. I was going about 25 miles an hour and almost ran into a guard rail thankfully, I was able to park and have it towed to a mechanic shop I called the Ford dealership. They said that there’s no recall on my car, but I do see that there was a recall for other vehicles for the same issue for the power steering motor, which is electric, it is a harm to me my daughter and others. I could potentially wreck my car, but others have had theirs repaired because it is a recall.

I was driving, with absolutely no warning the steering wheel tightened up and wouldn’t turn. I had to take evasive actions to avoid a crash and park. My vehicle has a recall in the system but was apparently not apart of it. I am unsure exactly what part is causing the issue whether it is the electronic power steering motor or the power steering rack itself. Upon request I can provide the item for inspection. The vehicle and parts have not been assessed by any outside source.

steering gear locked up and could not turn steering wheel. happened 3 different times over several months. did this on start up of vehicle not while driving fortunately.warning light came on warning of power assist steering failure. took to Ford dealer to fix and said my vin # not on recall list and would not cover repair though thousands of other 2013 Ford Taurus are . still at dealer now and will cost over $3000 to fix

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and turning the steering wheel to the left or the right, the contact heard an abnormal sound. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the electric power steering assist had started to fail and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the front suspension was bouncing every time the contact drove or any deformity in the road surface. The contact had taken the vehicle to another independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the driver’s and passenger’s side shock absorbers needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact reported that the failure had reoccurred. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

the electric power assist steering motor has stopped working. there was a recall for other similar models of the same car and same year that a recall was issued, but my car doesnt fall under the recall even though it has the same steering system and it has failed just like all the others.

Started my car up then put it in drive, when my traction control light turned on, and my power steering assist light also turned on my dashboard as I was driving out of my on street parking spot. I lost all power to my steering wheel , and was unable to turn it so I could attempt to safely move back over to far right lane, as I was in downtown traffic. This is so scary and terrifying. It's my second car ever which I worked really hard for. I tried to turn car off, and restart it like Google said, but it was the same loss of steering. The car is sitting at my parents house.

MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT WITH ALMOST NO STEERING CAPABILITIES, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. WE WERE TRAVELING UPP A HILL AROUND 20-25 MPH AT A SLIGHT CURVE, WHILE IN THE MID CURVE OUT OF NO WHERE MY STEERING WHEEL HARDENED AND JOLTED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN WITH NO CONTROL WHATSOEVER. OUR SAFTEY WAS PUT AT RISK BECAUSE WE WERE AT A CLIFFS EDGE AND WERE ONLY FEET CLOSE FROM GOING OVER. MECHANIC CONFIRMED POWER STEERING GEAR OR MODUE ISSUE THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel failed to turn in the intended direction. The contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to turn. Additionally, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was unofficially diagnosed with power steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired; however, the contact was advised to contact the dealer for assistance. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 178,000.

Mileage: 178,000

The contact’s daughter owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that on several occasions while making left or right turns, the steering wheel became stiff. The contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with an electric power steering assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

The contact's grandfather owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the power steering assist had failed to operate with the "Power Steering Assist Fault" message displayed. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, and the contact was provided with the cost for the diagnostic test. The contact declined to pay for a diagnostic test. Upon investigation, the contact discovered and linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was white-colored smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact replenished the coolant fluid soon after noticing the smoke. The following day, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became firm, and excessive force was needed to turn the steering wheel. The “Power Steering Assist” message was displayed on the instrument panel. Two unknown dealers were notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); and linked the failure to the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and making a turn, the steering wheel pulled in the opposite direction. The “Service Stabili-trak” message was displayed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. Two unknown dealers were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the power steering assist failed to operate as needed, and the steering wheel became firm and difficult to maneuver. Upon restart of the vehicle, the “Power Steering Assist Fault” message was displayed on the instrument panel and excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); which was linked to the failure; however, the VIN was not included. The local dealer was contacted and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

My 2013 Ford Taurus SHO has been having power steering assist faults at startup for a while, it would not let me turn the wheel even with great force (higher than pre-power steering cars). I would be able to restart the car and have the issue go away immediately like nothing happened. These faults happened randomly and usually weeks or months apart. This past weekend the fault happened while I was driving around a bend at 45mph and I lost steering as it essentially locked the steering wheel in place and felt as if I would break something rather than it being just unassisted, manual steering. And as mentioned this occurred while I was still driving, but I was able to come to a stop safely this time. Had it been just 30 seconds before I would have crashed as I wasn't able to steer at all, no matter the speed as I slowed down. This issue is similar/identical to recall 15V340000 which should cover this vehicle but for some reason doesn't when looking up by VIN.

The electric power steering has gone out. I am experiencing the exact same problem as other ford Taurus of the same year, make and model that have had recalls on the electric power steering.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the power steering functionality returned. The contact drove to the residence, where the steering wheel seized. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle at the residence. The mechanic determined that the electric power steering gear had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while her husband was starting the vehicle, the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the power steering assist had failed and that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

When you go to steer it just like it locks up and cant steer ,have to turn the car off and start back up and it works , happen to me twice, no worries at all , very scary.

The contact called on behalf of his daughter who owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the power steering was inoperable, and the vehicle was difficult to steer. Additionally, the contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely firm. The failure occurred while the contact's daughter was driving on the highway. The vehicle was driven over to the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle was then driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 109,134.

Mileage: 109,134

I was driving down the road about 50 mph when all of sudden my steering wheel locked up was nearly impossible to turn I had to try to keep it on the road and slow down as quickly as I could it took all my force to turn the wheel and it was not turning like it normally did it would like skip a beat and not really turn the wheel this is a common problem with 2013 ford taurus some are recalled mine However was not but after searching the web many other people have the same issue but not covered under the recall but exactly the same issue now ford turned a recall into a customer satisfaction program However I am the 2nd owner of this car was never notified by ford or the original owner of the customer satisfaction program so apparently they turned a recall into a csp and if it's past 10 years or 150 thousand miles ford will no longer fix it as I said before I was never notified by ford or the original owner this has caused 16 accidents all together almost caused me to crash I have seen many post of people doing 60 plus mph around a corner and lose steering causing a an accident these cars are not safe on the road with these steering racks it's a dangerous recall ford should have to cover it wether it's been 10 years or 150 thousand miles I'm the 2nd owner never notified I can't afford 3 grand just for the rack I can't get to work now because I live in the middle of no where and ford refuses to fix the problem this easily could have caused a head on accident killing me and the other people involved in the collision with iver 16 accident and 4 of them having injuries and not being notified of this issue I feel as it should be fixed by ford and a recall can't be turned into a csp with a restriction on how many miles or years u can have or they don't have to fix there own recall now im without a car without a job and ford refuses to fix the problem they know they created this is super dangerous and could lead to many more accidents please look into this

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while in reverse(R) and reversing down a driveway at approximately 2 MPH, the power steering module fault warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized, and the contact was unable to turn the steering wheel to the left or right. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 20-25 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality, and the steering wheel seized. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road by using physical strength to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the steering gear assembly had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 162,892.

Mileage: 162,892

Electrical power assisted steering (epas) has failed making the vehicle undriveable. This is a common problem with this, and many other vehicle models of this age.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she became aware that the electric power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

Sudden electronic power steering complete failure at 55 mph around a turn nearly causing an accident

Was driving and my electrical power assist came on and I ran off the road twice because I had no steering. So I eventually got it home and called Ford and talked to a rep and they said there is a recall but it is VIN sensitive. But of course my vin wasn’t one in the recall. Which is crazy because it has all the symptoms as the recall but won’t cover mine. I could have been really hurt as well as my daughter and it’s just crazy if there’s a recall then it should cover all the vehicles with in the year and model. Not just certain ones especially when I have same exact symptoms as recall

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the “Power Steering Assist Fault” warning light illuminated, and the steering wheel became very firm and difficult to maneuver. The contact was able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road and turn off the vehicle. The contact stated that after restarting the vehicle, the steering started working properly. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The local dealer was contacted; however, no assistance was provided since the vehicle was not under recall. The contact stated that while researching online, she became aware that there was an unknown open recall related to the failure; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

Power steering died out and is not working

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving in reverse at slow speeds, the contact felt an abnormal sensation from the steering wheel, after which she became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the steering rack and pinion. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

Electric power steering failed. Hard to steer. Risk of accident

The contact's mother owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the "Power Steering Assist Fault" message was displayed. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle due to the failure. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.

Mileage: 156,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was significant play and vibration in the steering wheel, and the vehicle was pulling to one side. The contact stated that the traction control warning light illuminated when the steering wheel was completely steered to the right or to the left. The contact also stated that The TPMS warning light remained illuminated even though the tires were fully inflated. Additionally, the contact stated that there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the rear end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the steering gear had failed. The mechanic determined that both the steering gear and the ball joint needed to be replaced. The mechanic related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Mileage: 10,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the Power Steering Assist Fault message was displayed, and the steering wheel was stiff. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the fault codes were reset. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 124,354.

Mileage: 124,354

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact had to use an excessive amount of force to steer the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The failure was self-corrected; however, the failure reoccurred and became more consistent. The dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed the failure might be related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and it was confirmed the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 65-70 MPH, a message indicating a power steering failure was displayed, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact veered to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed. The dealer determined that the steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced, and the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

There is a defeat in my Ford catalytic converter. I would like I sent the part to the NHTSA.DOT.GOV for research. I am attaching pictures of the defective product.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle a "Warning: Electrical Power Assist Failure" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact used excessive force to drive the vehicle home. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the contact determined that the failure was related to the rack and pinion. The dealer and an independent were notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not include in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The contact was referred to the NTHSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

Power steering assist went out with a warning light while I was in -20F weather, Ford had recalls on this problem before I bought the car and it shows no recall information.

Please allow submission of additional information regarding issues with my 2013 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor. As stated on the previous complaint filed on 1/9/2024, I got my car service at AutoNation Ford Service Center on 12/16/2023, and I brought it back to the service center on Saturday, 12/23/2023 because of the car’s poor performance and engine had laminated on 12/17/2023. I went to pick up the car on Thursday 12/28/2023 in the morning, the Ford representative said the car is fine, and there is nothing wrong with the car. I say thank you and drive off. So, I am driving the car for about 5 minutes, it feels sluggish. Then the engine light comes on, I make a U turn and return the car to AutoNation Ford for service. As things stand now, my car is still AutoNation Ford service center, due to the defects which are causing poor performance while driving the 2013 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor, issues such as: Rough Steering, Bad Ignition Switch, and braking issue. Per my previous statement, I drove the car for about on 12/28/2023, it felt extremely sluggish. The hard shifting in vehicle, and steering wheel was rough . The brakes have more issues than normal. The engine light came on.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the Electric Power Steering fault message was displayed, and the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The contact restarted the vehicle and was able to correct the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who retrieved a DTC code for the electric power steering, but no repair was recommended. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while reversing out of the driveway, the steering wheel seized. The message "Power Steering Adjustment Fault" was displayed. The contact used physical force to steer the vehicle while driving to her destination. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the power steering functional returned. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving 40-45 MPH with her niece and nephew in the rear seats. The contact stated that she pulled to the side of the roadway. The contact stated that she turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the power steering became functional. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The contact stated that the failure persisted after turning off and restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the steering gear box had failed, and the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 233,114.

Mileage: 233,114

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while attempting to pull out of a parking space, the steering wheel seized. The traction control warning light was illuminated, and the message "Steering Rack Assembly" was displayed. The contact stated that she turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the steering wheel operated as needed. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times while attempting to drive or reverse from a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the steering rack assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

My car steering locked up. The warning read power steering assist fault check. I called local garage and they stated this was a recall. Only dealers can fix. Called Dorsh Ford in Green Bay and they stated no recall was issued. I need to get this straightened out so I can safely drive my car without it locking up.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the message "Power Steering Assist Failure" was displayed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring increasingly, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 188,800.

Mileage: 188,800

Power steering assist fault error code on dash and car is hard to steer. Big safety concern

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, she became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning as needed. The contact stated that the power steering assist fault message was displayed, and the EPS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the electronic power steering. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 282,000.

Mileage: 282,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. A message indicating that the power steering had failed was displayed. The contact parked the vehicle. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The Power Steering Assist Fault message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the steering gear assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 123,454.

Mileage: 123,454

STARTED CAR GOT A LIGHT POWER STEERING ASSISTED FAILED STERRING WHEEL WON'T TURN ! YES COULD PUT ME AND MY FAMILY OR OTHER AT RISK! HAD MORE TIMES STARTED CAR AN NO CODE ,STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle inadvertently lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while making turns and while starting the vehicle. A message indicating that the Power Steering Assist was inoperable was displayed. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 65 MPH and making a turn with his child in a car seat in the rear seat, the failure recurred. The vehicle fishtailed and was nearly rear-ended by a semi-truck. The contact used physical strength to steer the vehicle to the side of the road and slammed on the brake pedal. The contact stated that he turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the steering wheel responded as needed. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

Power Steering Assist fault light came on in dash with loss of power steering. Ford has recalls for Ford Taurus from 2/2012 and 9/2012 recalling for this exact issue. Ford advises my car was not covered due to being manufactured 3/2012 despite coming from same assembly area, Chicago, as other covered vehicles. Repair shop I brought my vehicle to diagnosed issue and vehicle will be towed to Ford dealership for repair.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle the steering wheel become firm with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and the steering wheel operated normally. An independent mechanic was contacted and stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The failure mileage was 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

While driving my vehicle at 50 mph, the power steering went out and the stability control light went off. The vehicle almost crashed. There was no water, rain, or slippage of any kind. After pulling over, shutting the car off, and restarting, did the car resume normal operation. After researching this problem, I located a recall, 15s18, which describes my exact situation. However, after contacting my local dealer they said my vehicle was not included in the recall.

This '2013 Ford Taurus was purchased brand new Feb. '2013. Up until 3 months ago the car has been perfect. Since then I have had issues with the power steering locking up when first starting, but then after a minute or so it's fine. A week ago it locked up and would not release. A warning showed on my dash screen related to the issue. It was towed to a local repair shop who explained it has Electronic Steering and that it is probably a failing rack/motor/control module which are part of the rack & pinion assembly. Ford's two safety issues dated May 27, 2015 state: requires either a software update for the power steering control module or to replace the steering gear. When I contacted Ford locally they claim my vin # shows the car was assembled in Chicago and a recall does not appy. A recall # showing many steering complaints is: 15V340000. A case file has been created at Ford corporate C/S Support related to a recall concern. How can Ford use this "assembly" issue, Feb. '2013, as an excuse for not providing a recall for a "VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE-STEERING", stating the recall did not cover my car due to the assembly location. What happens if I am driving down the road and the steering locks up? Someone could get seriously injured or worse. There have been many, many complaints about this steering issue and it SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT WAS ASSEMBLED!! It is as though Ford is trying to avoid the cost of a defective part/system issue that has to be repaired or replaced. I am not a mechanic but in my opinion this is NOT AN ASSEMBLY issue but defective part(s).

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at slow speeds, the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

Powersteering assist failing.

When leaving the parking lot of my local pharmacy the steering suddenly became very stiff and difficult to manage. I was able to slowly and carefully drive to my home. If this had occurred in a high density traffic/high speed situation, I might have potentially caused a serious accident due to my inability to control the steering of my vehicle.

Getting error message saying there was a steering assist fault. This could have been dangerous as I can get hit and unable to move the vehicle at all.

I was driving on a city street and making a right turn. As I was turning, the steering no wheel became very stiff and a notice that the Power Steering Assistance had failed. I drive very slowly to a parking spot. I turned off the car, opened the driver door, and turned the car back on. At this point, the failure message went away and the power steering was functioning again. This seems to be related to the steering recall done for the make and model, but VIN isn’t included in the recall

While driving 65 miles an hour on a highway corner, the power steering went out requiring immediate manual power steering which resulted in lane swerving, almost an accident.

I experienced an unexplained and unexpected loss of power steering assist necessitating immediate (manual) steering effort, which resulted in a vehicle crash. I brought in the vehicle to a local independent service center (not Ford) for inspection and diagnosis and the mechanic reported a problem with the electric power assist system. I called Ford Customer Service and they reported "0" recalls on my vehicle. There are no warning lamps/messages that I am aware of. I would like a closer look (investigation) given that other exact year, make, and model Ford vehicles have experienced recalls on this specific component. Ford's number for a similar recall is "15S18".

While driving, the car begins to loose steering capability. Power steering decreases and the car becomes extremely hard to drive. Service error lights enabled = "Service Power Steering Now" and "Service Advance Trac" came on Feb 2, 2013. The car was dropped off at Ray Price Ford Stroudsburg on Feb 3, 2013. Ford Customer Service acknowledges and confirms this problem exists on many other VIN numbers and consider it a major safety issue and crash hazard. Recall # 15s18 (8/15/2019). The dealership confirmed the problem. At first they stated the steering froze up, but after sitting a couple of days, was able to be driven into the service bay. Dealership states out-of-pocket repair costs = $2752.66, however, parts are back ordered for 3 weeks.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The failure almost caused a collision. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, no error codes were retrieved. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated upon start of the vehicle, the steering wheel failed to operate without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) which she linked to the failure. The contact called the dealer and the manufacturer about the failure and was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with steering gear failure; the mechanic replaced the EPAS (electrical power assist steering) steering gear. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 48,962.

Mileage: 48,962

During 2 hour highway drive, steering became very loose and fluid while driving at night on highway. Constant adjustments and monitoring required to keep the car in the lane. Nearly home or would have had car towed. Extremely dangerous driving. Started car next day. Warning dash lights and sounds appeared and car was without any power steering. Internet research identified a recall 15V340000 covering cars produced in Chicago until 02/28/2012. VIN number of car shows car was produced in Chicago on 05/26/2012. Call to dealer confirmed recall information. Dealer indicated repair would be 3 to 4 thousand dollars. Local mechanic said it would be 2 to 3 thousand. Part ordered from ford on 10/15/2022 arrived on 12/28/2022.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 55-60 MPH, there was play in the steering wheel. Additionally, the steering wheel emitted abnormal grinding sounds and became difficult to maneuver. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that upon restarting the vehicle, the failure persisted. The contact was able to continue driving at slower speeds. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the repair could not be covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

The contact's acquaintance owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while his acquaintance was driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn as it would loosen intermittently. The contact stated that his acquaintance informed him that there was play in the steering wheel column. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be duplicated; however, the failure reoccurred intermittently while driving. The contact stated that though he was a former Ford dealer, he could not duplicate the failure. However, the failure occurred intermittently while the contact was test-driving the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that his acquaintance would be liable for the diagnostic test and the repair cost. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that it was not a known issue. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

During the process of starting my vehicle I immediately receive a power steering assist fault. And at this time the steering wheel locks up and I can’t drive the car.

I was in a right hand curve and it felt like my wheel flipped to one side. My steering felt loose. I took it to the shop and had them inspect it. Nothing was wrong with my suspension. I continued to drive it. My steering became even more loose and sloppy. I was struggling to stay in my lane due to the loosened steering. I have had it checked many times and nothing. When it rains I am jerked all over the road from water. It feels like my tires are being pulled in opposite directions at the same time while I am slung into on coming traffic.

The vehicle at a high speed the steering column locked and is still locked to this day, was towed home and placed in the driveway till i can afford further repairs on it, seems other years have been recalled for the electronic steering issues but nothing has been shown for my VIN and wondering why its unsafe to drive and currently paying for a car that has a huge issue and makes it unsafe on the road for myself and others and makes it impossible to get to work and i have no warning lights on it was just out of the blue.

The power steering was going out intermittently when trying to turn with no codes or indication making it a challenge to control the vehicle. We took it to the dealership and were charged $3700.00 for a new steering rack. Over and above having to spend that on a car with only 68,000 miles, I don't think this is that rare of an occurrence with these cars. It seems odd others have experienced the same defect on Youtube.

While driving, the power steering went out, I wasn't able to turn left or right. A warning light came on briefly about the Power steering track, it then went off, but the steering was still hard. I can see that there has been a recall on my make and model of car that state: The affected vehicles have electrical power steering assist system that may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault. I called the Ford dealership and I have checked the NHSTA website, and both state that particular VIN is not part of the recall. The recall described fits exactly what happened, while driving with no warning beforehand. Luckily, I was not at a speed that was too fast.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while turning into the driveway at approximately 5 MPH, the power steering failed to operate as needed. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact towed the vehicle to the dealer who diagnosed that steering gear failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

The contact's daughter owned a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The contact's daughter then lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The air bags were deployed upon impact. The contact's daughter suffered neck and shoulder bruising from the seat belt restraint as well as burns on her arms from the air bag deployment. No medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 221,000.

Mileage: 221,000

Rear toe links loose makes my car feel like I don’t have control when steering. Took the car in for repair they had to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle there was a failure with the power steering. The power steering module fault warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with power steering gear failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

My car power assist failure light went on and now hard to steer vehicle. It has lost all power steering

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering assist. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicles with electric steering rack failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

It feels like my power steering is going out.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65-75 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of electric power steering assist, causing the steering wheel to seize. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with power steering control module failure. The dealer informed the contact that the power steering control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 198,000.

Mileage: 198,000

While driving under 35 mph the steering is very stiff and it takes a lot of effort to turn the wheel

While driving my cars steering wheel locked up and would not turn. Consumer took it to the local dealership and was told that the power steering motor went completely out and no recalls indicated for the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist failed and the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic with power steering failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was unavailable.

The power steering assist and traction control have failed. The vehicle is available for inspection at any time. The safety of myself and passengers as well as other drivers on the road were affected by the failure to properly control the vehicle due to the power steering assist and traction control failing. The problem has been reported, reproduced and confirmed by Ford Motor Company. Ford is refusing to diagnose or remedy the failure with the excuse that the recall 15s18 (NHTSA Campaign: 15v340000) is VIN-specific even though Ford’s website states: “ Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI engine and 2013 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with any available engine.” The vehicle has been inspected by the manufacturer but they are demanding $150 JUST to diagnose the issue. If it is as simple as reprogramming the vehicle’s software, they said it would cost another $150 to do so. Warning lamp and message about the power steering assist failing occurred right before the hardware malfunction/failure which was on December 2nd 2021 with 106,200 miles on the vehicle. Somehow the VIN for my vehicle wasn’t included in the initial recall by Ford EVEN THOUGH it meets all the specifications of the make/model of the vehicles AS WELL AS the date range and factory location of manufacture of the vehicles included in this recall, Ford has refused to fix their defect.

Sensor in seat belt fails air bag light comes on air bags won't deploy there is hundreds of complaints on forums about this issue ford knows about it amd said they will not issue a recall steering and suspension yo hear loud popping steering locks up due to rack and pinion failure the popping is faulty upper strut mounts ford is also aware of this there is thousands of reports all over the forums ford refuses to even look into it saying its not a dangerous concern steering will lock up tight at speeds of 70mph no gaining control of it

On 9/26/21, I was driving my 2013 Ford Taurus on the highway, when suddenly lost power steering. Two error messages immediately appeared on the dashboard: "Service Advancetrac" and "Power Steering Fault". I managed to pull the car over safely, however this was an extremely dangerous situation that could have led to an accident. The car was brought to Watertown Ford, 26 Seyon Street, Waltham MA, 02453. The Ford technician confirmed that multiple diagnostic codes were present (related to the steering rack and PCSM - power steering control module), and indicated that the power steering rack needed to be replaced at a cost of $2,700. Upon further research, I noticed that Ford opened a recall program for 2013 Ford Taurus models pertaining to this exact issue. I called Ford, but was informed that my VIN number was not included in the recall, and did not receive an explanation why. Ford's number for this recall is 15S18. NHTSA Campiagn Number is 15V605000. I'm shocked that this was not covered under Ford's recall program, and that I was forced to pay $2,700 in order to have a completely new power steering rack installed. I'm quite fearful that this will occur again in the future. I have attached the invoice from Watertown Ford for reference.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that she started the vehicle and the steering wheel was locked. The power steering assists warning light is illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed since the power steering was working properly while the vehicle was at the independent mechanic. The contact stated the failure reoccurred upon starting the vehicle. The contact stated with assistance, she was able to forcefully steer the vehicle while driving to the dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while his son was driving at highway speeds, the power assists fault warning light illuminated the instrument panel as the power steering assist failed to operate. His son initially pulled to the side of the road and had to use excessive force to reach his destination. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) which he linked to the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed him that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering failed to operate as needed with the power steering assist fault message on the instrument panel. The contact stated that initially, the power steering assist would return upon restart; however, recently, the failure persisted despite the restart. The contact then had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who found an error code for the power steering. The mechanic then called the manufacturer who informed him that her vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The mechanic then referred her to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

In my 2013 Ford Taurus (Mfd 02/2012) I experienced loss of power steering while pulling out of Costco and I went to a parking spot and tried to rotate the steering in the stationary car to check what happened. After rotating the steering wheel a couple of times the power steering came back but now there is a clicking sound while rotating the steering on both sides. I researched online for recalls and found Recall No. 15S18 for this issue. I am the 2nd owner of this vehicle since 2016 and I had the vehicle checked for the recall when I had purchased it. At that time no error code was found. Since my vehicle was checked once the recall does not show up for my Vin number but now I have the actual issue. I contacted Ford on Facebook (since their chat does not work) and they told me to contact the dealer. I contacted the Ford Dealer (Frontier Ford) and the customer service told me someone will contact me . I waited one day and checked back with them and they told me that they need to check if they have the part for the Recall. It has been another day but no one contacted me. I contacted another dealer (Sunnyvale Ford) and their customer service looked up my Vin number and told me that no un repaired recalls for my vehicle. The recall does not show up because it was there when I bought the car in 2016 and I had them check it but at that time there was nothing found. If you google online or check on YouTube there are a lot of people having this issue. One Video on YouTube made by an engineer shows the problem existed since 2011 and that it is due to heating and that Ford was always aware of the issue. Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szHMXwcp9fo&authuser=0 I hope someone can step in and have Ford fix this Recall issue

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the power steering failed, and the steering wheel was stiff and would not turn. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and diagnosed as an electric power steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the VIN was included in a recall. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 177,000.

Mileage: 177,000

Good afternoon, I am writing this regarding an issue to the power steering. This issue is an ongoing danger to myself and drivers around me. The steering locks up an the wheel becomes very still and hard to turn. This issue has been determined by a local dealership. There have been no warning lamps to signal the issue which makes it more dangerous due to no warning prior to when the issue started. After doing some research, I have found that similar vehicles to mine have a recall. The same vehicles (2013 taurus) manufactured in Chicago between September 7, 2010- February 28, 2012 have the same failed components as mine except they are recalled and mine is not.

We bought the car in August 2015 from a bank. After we got it home a "power steering assist fail" light came on. We took it to the local Ford dealer back then and since the light comes on randomly, they could not get a report to show. I told them that there was a loss of power steering assist recall in June of 2015, but since my VIN was not one of the recalls they refused to do recall work. The power steering assist continues to give us trouble and when I called Ford customer service last week, they said since my VIN was not on the recall list, I would have to pay for the $1800.00 for repairs myself. Last week the power assist failed while pulling into a parking spot and I almost hit another car because I could not turn my wheel. My transmission tech ran the vehicle system report yesterday 9-2-21 and we got the error, even though Ford said they could not see it. It is recall 15V340000. I assume that Ford failed to get our VIN in the recall list and we are just trying to get the manufactured defect repair completed that is not out of our pocket. How can we go about this?

The steering assist on my Ford Taurus sho police interceptor has failed. It has not been active for a while now. I have continued to drive the vehicle under these conditions despite the inconvenience it causes me. I am almost 45 years old. The wear this puts on my body, it's a shame. I fractured an elbow in an unrelated incident a couple years before I purchased this vehicle. It required a complete replacement with an implant. The pushing and pulling I've put on this has shortened the life of the implant. That I am with no doubt. But when this is your means to work, you have no choice but to adapt. Two months ago, I chose another vehicle to drive rather than to repair this one and "hope" for a recall. The problem my car has is identical to those recalled. The pictures I have added shows no doubt of that. I will not pay a cent to any dealership that represents a company that has chosen negligence over safety. It's hard to believe that manufacturers are given a choice in situations like this. A vehicle for the foundation that provides the public with safety and well being at that. I hope whoever reads this is able to take something away from it. Hopefully, it will push somebody in a different direction when time comes to purchase a new car that they're loved ones will be riding in. Maybe if a number of people have had enough of manufacturer's trying to compensate their losses by picking and choosing which cars to fix while making the average Joe pay out of pocket five times the actual cost of the repair, group together and push back against this dishonest entity.. a single voice, can be heard by a group of people that are able to do the right thing. For the people. By the people.

Power steering (electrical system for this car) does not work on startup. Takes about 5 seconds to activate. Havenot experienced this on the road (yet). Check of outstanding recall repairs when entering VIN # in your webpage, shows no outstanding repairs. Howevver, I bought this vehicle with 0 miles and havenot had this repair done (I never got a recall notice). this malfunction has happened reeatedly in the last 3 weeks.

The steering suddenly became difficult to operate at 70 MPH. I stopped and turned the car off then turned it back on. Two warnings appeared on my dash, "Service Power Steering Now" & "Service AdvanceTrac." The turn signals also stopped working at this point. This vehicle is available for inspection. The component has not been inspected or taken to the local dealer. There were no symptoms prior to the failure

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, while making a U-turn, the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact continued driving to the residence with manual steering. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,514.

Mileage: 112,514

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the power steering failed to operate as designed and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

The power steering system in my 2013 Ford Taurus has failed. I took it to the shop and they informed me of multiple recalls on this make and model for the power steering, but it doesn't appear as though my personal VIN was recalled. Am I still eligible for a recall repair?

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn causing the vehicle to run into a ditch. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact sustained no injuries. The contact stated that since the failure occurred, the air conditioning failed to function properly and only blows out hot air. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the Vin was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT SAID POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL. FORTUNATELY I WAS PARKED. I JUST COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL TO MOVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE WARNING WENT AWAY AND I COULD MOVE THE WHEEL AGAIN. WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION.

SINCE SECOND YEAR WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE, SOME TIMES I TUNED OFF, THEN FAILS TO STARS, THEREAFTER FEW HOURS TURNED ON, AND STEERING LOSS OF POWER AND IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND ON, THE CAR AND PROBLEM SOLVE (4 TIMES) THRU THE YEARS, AND ONE TIME WHEN I WAS DRIVING CODE POPS UP SAYING POWER ASSIST FAULT, THEN DISAPPEAR. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO, I ARRIVED AT ONE LOCATION NEAR BY LINCOLN FORD OF SANTA MONICA, MY SON, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT AT THAT LOCATION, NEXT FOLLOWING DAY WE TURNED IN THE DEALER ABOVE NOTED. AFTER FEW DAYS THEY SAID THIS SERIAL NUMBER IS NOT COVER BY THE RECALL, ONLY FEW OTHER SAME, YEAR AND SAME MODEL BUT NOT THIS ONE IS COVER BY THE RECALL, OF THE POWER STEERING SENSOR. THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOAD THE CODES OF THE VEHICLE, SAID THEY NEED TO LOAD THE COMPUTER DATA. NOW AFTER 2 MONTHS THAT MY CAR IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I WILL TUNED IN THEODORE ROBINSON DEALER IN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA 04/13/2021. PLEASE INCLUDE THIS IN THE RECALL, SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL, SAME SENSOR VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? IF THEY ARE THE SAME COMPONENTS. WHY SOME VEHICLES WITH THE EXACTLY SAME COMPONENTS ARE COVERED BY THE RECALL AND OTHERS NOT????????????? PLEASE THIS IS AN EXPENSE REPAIR, WHY WE HAVE TO PAID FOR A MALFUNCTIONING PART THAT CAUSE US LOST OF OUR TIME,, MONEY AND ON TOP WE HAVE TO PAY??

15V340000 14V393000 20V072000 15V812000 16V621000 13V270000 15V040000 13V227000

Mileage: 114,755

POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE DUE TO HEAT CAUSING ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING TO FAIL. FORD DESIGN THE ELECTRIC ASSIST MOTOR TO SIT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD RESTART THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAITED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AS INSTRUCTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL BEFORE THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REPEATED THE ACTIONS AS BEFORE AND REGAINED POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING HOME. BILL BRANDT FORD (8100 BRENTWOOD BLVD, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513, (925) 634-3551) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.*DT*JB

Mileage: 85,000

ENGINE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN.

Mileage: 86,234

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING/STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP AND COULD NOT BE TURNED; INITIALLY OCCURRED AT HOME IN DRIVEWAY WHEN STATIONARY OVERNIGHT BUT GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL (15S18, SUPPLEMENTS #1, #2 AND #3) AND A FORD PROGRAM (15N01) IN PLACE REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 11/2012 AND FORD SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. I CALLED 2 DEALERS AND DID A CHAT WITH FORD BUT WAS STILL TOLD "NO". SO I NOW HAVE TO MAKE A HIGH DOLLAR REPAIR ON A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED. SENDING LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO COMPLAIN AS WELL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO WIDEN THE DATES COVERED FOR THE RECALL AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED INITIALLY.

Mileage: 57,570

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE STEERING IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAPPENS A CODE POPS UP SAYING 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT '

Mileage: 122,000

THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT DAY POWER ASSIST FAULT. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2013 MODEL FORD TAURUS OVER 300,000 FOR THIS REASON BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED.

Mileage: 157,000

THE STEERING HAS BEEN GETTING STIFFER AND STIFFER OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO. THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEING FAULTY FOR THE 2013 TAURUS; BUT, MY VEHICLE DID NOT FIT INTO THAT RECALL. MY CAR HAS ONLY 65000 MILES. I THINK THAT MY VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED IN THAT RECALL. IT IS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND IS GETTING WORSE. DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE I STARTED NOTICING IT; THE DATE BELOW IS NOT ACCURATE, BUT, IT HAS BEING GETTING WORSE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

POWER STEERING WOULD GO IN AND OUT AS I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT FIRST. NOW IT'S OUT COMPLETELY AND SOMETIMES LOCKS IN POSITION WITHOUT ABILITY TO CORRECT FOR 1 -2 SECONDS. RECALS FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAVE BEEN ISSUED. MY VIN IS NOT SUPPORTED DESPITE THE SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE SCENARIO LEADING UP TO TOTAL FAILURE. I HAVE A GREEN 2013 FORD TAURUS SHO POLICE INTERCEPTOR. IT WAS A STATE HIGHWAY PATROL CAR FROM RHODE ISLAND I BELIEVE. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM CHICAGO MOTORS. IT WAS DELIVERED TO ME IN OHIO. I DIDN'T EVEN TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I TRUSTED IN FORD. BUT AFTER THE SAFETY ISSUED THAT'S ONLY ADDRESSED SELECTIVELY, I AM ASHAMED TO OWN ANYTHING WITH THE NAME, INCLUDING MY F450. I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF DISCUSSING GREED DRIVES A COMPANY TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE INJURED OR WORSE TO ACT ON A PRODUCT THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED IN SELECT VEHICLES. I WILL BE BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM AS I DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY, IM AM ABLE TO ASSIST OTHERS I'M MAKING NON COSTLY REPAIRS THAT ARE ABOVE OEM QUALIFICATIONS. IF ANYONE IS THINKING OF BUYING A FORD PRODUCT, I SUGGEST THEY TAKE A LOOK AT THEY'RE TRACK RECORD FOR CUSTOMER CAN AND PRODUCT RELIABILITY. A COMPANY THAT DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT SAYS THE SAME OF THEM AS IS DOES OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASED. I WILL BE SELLING BOTH OF MY FORD VEHICLES AS I CANNOT TRUST EITHER ONE TO BE SAFE OR RELIABLE. (3.5 ECOBOOST MOTORS- KNOWN FOR CARBON BUILDUP ABOVE VALVES LEADING TO ROUGH IDLE AND POOR PERFORMANCE. CHUNKS CAN DISLODGE AND MAKE WAY IN ENGINE AND TURBOS CAUSING CATOSTROPHIC FAILURES.) (6.0 POWERSTROKE- WEAK HEAD BOLTS STRETCH DUE TO EGR CLOG CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO GIVE UNDER PRESSURE. REPAIR TYPICALLY REQUIRES CAB REMOVAL.) THE COST OF THOSE TWO REPAIRS WOULD PAY 1/3 OF A NEW CAR. #HOMEWORK

Mileage: 98,000

HAD THE REAR TOE LINK RECALL PERFORMED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. FINALLY DECIDED TO LOOK AND THE OLD LINKS ARE STILL ON THE CAR. EMAILED PICTURES TO SERVICE ADVISOR EARLY MORNING CALLED A FEW MINS LATER SAID HE GET THEM TO HIS GM MANAGER ASAP. NEVER GOT A RESPONSE DECIDED I'D SWING BY ON MY WAY HOME. ASKED WHAT THE DEAL WAS. SAID THEY HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT YET. [XXX], CAN I AT LEAST HAVE SOMETHING SAYING IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THESE OLD RECALLED LINKS THEY DENIED THE REQUEST. SAID MAYBE FORD CHANGED THE PART AND IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE. ASKED ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER TO LOOK AT THE LINKS. EXPLAINED THE WELD THAT HOLD THE ROD AND BUSHING TOGETHER IS WHAT'S BREAKING. THE NEW PART HAS NO WELD AND IS ONCE PIECE. SHE SAYS SHE'S NOT SURE BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A NEW PART. 73K MILES OF ROAD GRIME STILL ON IT LOOKING LIKE THE REST OF THE SUSPENSION. WELL I GET HOME AND SHE CALLS ME. SAID I WAS RIGHT THAT IS THE OLD PART AND THE NEW ONE IS SUPPOSE TO BE A ONE PIECE. I SAY GREAT. BUT SHE'S WONDERING WHY THE TECH MIGHT HAVE PENCILED WHIPPED THE SAFETY RECALL OR IF POSSIBLY IT WAS A ERROR PUT MY PAPER WORK CLEARLY HAS NOTES FROM THE TECH STATING TOE LINKS WERE REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED TO BE IN SPEC AND TEST DROVE CARE AND IS IN SPEC. THEY WANTED ME TO COME IN FIRST THING FRIDAY MORNING BUT I CAN'T MISS MORE WORK DUE TO THERE ERRORS SO SATURDAY IS THE SOONEST SHE SAYS OKAY. A FRIEND TOLD ME TO FILL THIS OUT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I REALLY EXPECT FROM THIS BUT IF IT SAVES IT FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR. IT CAN SAVE A LIFE. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPERATE WITH STEERING IN MANUAL MODE. LIBERTY FORD VERMILION (4215 LIBERTY AVE, VERMILION, OH 44089, (440)967-6191) WHERE THE DTC CODES WERE CLEARED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MONTROSE FORD (3960 MEDINA RD, FAIRLAWN, OH 44333, (330) 666-0711) AND THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AND DTC CODES CLEARED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY FORD TAURUS STOPPED WORKING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN SHARP ENOUGH TO STAY IN THE INTENDED FIRST LANE OF TRAFFIC AND WENT DEEP INTO THE SECOND AND ALMOST THIRD LANE. LUCKILY THE PERSON IN THE CENTER LANE WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A COLLISION. THERE IS A RECALL THAT DESCRIBE THIS AS (15V340000 OR FORD 15S18) BUT FORD SAYS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE THOUGH THE DESCRIPTION IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM THIS RECALL DESCRIBES IS NOT LIMITED TO THE SCOPE OF VEHICLES FORD CLAIMS AS PROBLEMATIC.

Mileage: 74,500

I WENT TO GET MY TWO LOWER CONTROL ARMS TO BE REPLACED. AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE ON MY RACK AND PINION. SO I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID THAT WANTED OVER $150 TO EVEN LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME IF IT WOULD THROW ANY CODES. BUT IF YOU JUST DROVE THE CAR YOU CAN TELL SOMETHING IS STILL WRONG WITH IT. I'M SCARED.

I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP FOR LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THE SHOP MANAGER CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. SO I TRIED TO CONTACT 2 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS. NEITHER ONE WANTS TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. THE DEALERSHIPS WANTED OVER $150 TO LOOK AT THE RECALL ISSUE. I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING. THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. MY CAR IS A 2013 AND HAS AROUND 143,000 MILES ON IT.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 164,000

MY 2103 FORD TAURUS LOST THE POWER STEERING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY ON A COUNTY ROAD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO FIGHT THE STEERING BY MUSCLING IT TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND OFF THE ROAD. TWO NOTICES NOW APPEAR ON THE DASH. 1. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND 2. SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MANY FORD VEHICLES INCLUDING MANY BUT NOT ALL 2013 FORD TAURUS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS KNOWN SAFETY CONDITION, HOWEVER THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS IS A VERIFIED KNOWN PROBLEM AND A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM EXISTS THAT ALL 2013 FORD TAURUS WITH THIS KNOWN CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. I THINK THAT THE RECALL # IS 15S18.

Mileage: 76,000

LOST STEERING CONTROL. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. ON STARTING CAR THE FAULT COMES UP IN DASH AND NOT STEERING. SHUTTING OFF ENGINE RESETS AS MANY AS TWO TRIES.

Mileage: 122,000

WHEN YOU START THE CAR, OCCASIONALLY A CODE COMES UP POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. THERE IS A RECALL 15S18 FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR MY EXACT CAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. HOWEVER WHEN I HAVE THE VIN NUMBER CHECKED, MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ( LITHIA SPRINGS,GA) SAY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. MY CAR IS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM THE RECALL IDENTIFIES, BUT FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR IT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE RECALL AND THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER AND I WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AFTER CHECKING MY VIN NUMBER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I AM HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM THE RECALL DESCRIBES AND I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE RECENTLY THE CAR STOPPED IN MY SUBDIVISION WHEN I WAS TURNING ON TO THE MAIN ROAD. THAT IS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED IN THE PAST WHEN I INITIALLY STARTED THE CAR-IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY MECHANIC HAS SAID IT IS 'THE STEERING CONTROL MOGEAL FAULT & THE STEERING ANGEL FAULT' AND THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBES 'THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM THAT MAY SHUT DOWN AS RESULT OF A STEERING MOTOR SENSOR FAILURE. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, EXTRA STEERING EFFORT WILL BE REQUIRED AT LOWER SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH'.THIS ALSO CAN HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AND CAUSE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR NOW BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID WE WILL BE KILLED OR MAIMED IF IT HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF OUR SUBDIVISION. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 1,046,508

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BECAME VARY HARD TO TURN 2 MONTHS AGO AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME I DO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THAT. I LOOKING AT EVERY ONE WITH THE SAME CAR GETTING THERE STEERING PROBLEM FIXED BUT MINES. I FOUND THE CODE WHICH IS 15S18 AND I STILL CAN NOT GET MY STEERING WHEEL FIX. THIS THE FIRST FORD I EVER HAD AND WILL BE THE LAST.

Mileage: 68,500

MY WARNING LIGHT SHOWING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULTY" SHOWED UP ABOUT A MONTH AGO ON MY DASH, I COULDN'T STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD AND SCARY TOO. I CUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED, AND THE WARNING WENT AWAY. SAME MONTH, ANOTHER WARNING SHOWED UP SAYING "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" AND WENT OFF BY ITSELF. TWO DAYS AGO THE 29TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2020 I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK. AT 17:05 I LEFT WORK AND STARTED MY ENGINE, I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK AT THE SAME TIME. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULTY, AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING BOTH CAME ON. I COULDN'T STEER LEFT OR RIGHT, NEITHER COULD I USE THE BLINKER. THESE WAS THE MOST SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE AS I ALMOST CRASHED MY CAR. I DEPLOYED MY BEST DRIVING SKILL TO GET MY VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT KILLING MYSELF OR HURTING ANYONE. I MADE IT SAFE TO MY PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF MY THE ENGINE AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THE FAULT WAS STILL THERE, THE STEERING IS VERY HARD TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S MY POWER STEERING MOTOR (RACKET PINION) AND HAVE TO BRING IT IN FOR REPLACEMENT. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH AND I CANNOT AFFORD IT. I HAD OTHER PROFESSIONALS LOOK AT IT, THEY DIAGNOSED SAME THING. MY VEHICLE IS TOO YOUNG TO HAVE SUCH LIFE THREATENING MALFUNCTION. LOTS OF COMPLAINANTS HAVE EXACT SIMILAR SITUATION FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE MADE. COST OF FIXING MY CAR WOULD BREAK MY BANK. I DON'T HAVE IT AND LEFT WITH NO OPTION BUT TO LEAVE THE CAR IN MY PARKING LOT UNTIL I CAN FIGURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. IF FORD IS MAKING VEHICLE TO KILL US, WE NEED TO KNOW SO WE CAN AT LEAST INCREASE OUR LIFE INSURANCE AND BUY CASKET WAITING TO DIE ALL BECAUSE WE BOUGHT OUR OWN DEATH. THIS IS THE SCARIEST DRIVING EXPERIENCE EVER. NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE, BUT LEFT WITH OPTIONS OF RENTALS AND DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET TO WORK. NOT NICE AT ALL.

Mileage: 60

THE 2013 TAURUS HAS RIGHT AT 60,000 MILES ON IT AND IS MAINTAINED REGULARLY AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I'VE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL FOR THE STEERING EPAS SYSTEM FAILING, BUT IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK. WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING, AS WE BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING CAPABILITY AND TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AS I PULLED BACK IN THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING FAILURE OF THAT SYSTEM AS WELL.

Mileage: 60,000

I I PURCHASED THIS 2013 FORD TAURUS SHO AWD TWIN TURBO ABOUT 3 YRS AGO USED FROM THE FIRST OWNER SO I'M THE SECOND OWNER. THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. NO ACCIDENTS SUPER CLEAN TOTALLY LOADED EXCEPT NO NAV AND SCREEN CONTROLS FOR ALL THE OTHER CELL PHONE APPS AND I EVEN WENT FOR UPGRADE FROM SYNC 2 MY TOUCH W/NO NAV TO THE NEWEST SYNC 3 3.5 FROM A 2018 VEHICLE CHANGED EVERYTHING IT WORKS GREAT. I CAN TELL THE CAR WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY HIM HE PUT VERY NICE TSW WHEELS AND VERY EXPENSIVE CONTINENTAL CONTITRACK TIRES THAT ARE ABUT 300.00 A PIECE WEATHERTECH RAIN GUARDS MATS FRONT AND REAR AS WELL AS THE TRUNK.IT WAS SUCH A BEATIFUL CAR. I BOUGHT IT IN THE SUMMER,WHEN WINTER CAME ALL THE PROBLEMS STARTED FRONT SUSPENSION CREAKING STRUTS NO MORE BACK UP CAMERA WORKING BUT FUZZY AND UPSIDE DOWN.AND TO REPLACE IT 300.00 NOW AND THIS IS THE KICK IN THE ASS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 NEWBORN TWIN GRAND DAUGHTERS MY 6 YR OLD NIECE AS WELL AS MY 88 YR OLD MOTHER JUST EXITING OFF A JUG HANDLE THATS HOW YOU MAKE A LEFT TURN IN THE STATE OF NJ,AND IT'S A CIRCLE WELL SHE STRAIGHT INTO THE DIVIDER BLOWING OUT BOTH FRONT TIRES AND CRACKING THE LEFT FRONT RIM AND BENDING THE RIGHT ONE. LOWER FRONT BUMPER VALANCE AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE .I THANK GOD THAT MY FAMILY WASN'T KILLED.I'M FURIOUS AND I MAY BE TAKING LEGAL ACTION HOLDING FORD PERSONALLY LIABLE THE RECALL WITH THE STEERING NEEDS T BE TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD ALWAYS ON ITS NOT DRIVABLE AND UNSAFE

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME ON I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STATIONARY IN A DRIVEWAY AND NOT VERY FAR FROM HOME. STEERING IS LOCKED AND IT'S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I CALLED FORDS RECALL # AND I WAS TOLD MY CAR DOEST FALL UNDER RECALL COVERAGE BECAUSE THE MONTH IT WAS ASSEMBLED WAS WHEN THEY SWAPPED TO USING ANOTHER STEERING RACK DESPITE MY VEHICLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM SPECIFIED UNDER RECALL 15S18. I'M UNSURE WHY THEY WOULD SWAP STEERING RACKS MIDWAY THROUGH THE '13 MODEL YEAR UNLESS THEY KNEW THEY INSTALLED FAULTY EQUIPMENT.

Mileage: 89,878

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO MAKE A U-TURN, AS A MAKE MY LEFT U TURN A GET A BEEPING NOISE FROM THE DASH SAYING THAT 'POWER STEERING FAILURE' AND NOW THE CAR IS REALLY HARD TO TURN. I KNOW THAT FORD HAS RECALLS ON 2013-2015 VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME SYSTEM HOWEVER THEY EXCLUDED THE TAURUS AND MANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE PRONE TO FAILURE.

Mileage: 150,000

AT RANDOM, POWER STEERING GOES OFF WHILE IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED AS THE TRACTION ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE STEERED THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT WHERE SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON WHICH FAILED TO RESUME BACK TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND REMAINED PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY.10 W. AT APPROX 70 MPH, THE WHEEL BECAME STIFF, MY SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED, THE WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING ME TO VEER INTO THE TRAFFIC OF AN 18 WHEELER. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, I RAN OFF OF THE EMBANKMENT OF THE NEAREST EXIT. I TRIED TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THERE WAS NO RESERVOIR. I GOOGLED A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. STRANDED WITH NO STEERING, THIS CREATED AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF STRESS, I AM A CANCER SURVIVOR, MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE ME. I WAS 8 MILES FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP, I TOOK A BACK ROAD AND CREEP AT 10 MILES AN HOUR WITH NO STEERING. $139 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND $2500 FOR REPAIR; I DECLINED THE REPAIR AS I HAVE BEEN IN CANCER TREATMENT FOR THE PAST YEAR AND NOW COVID19. THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD, STEERING RESUMED; I CONTINUE TOWARDS MY DESTINATION, LOS ANGELES, CA, SUDDENLY THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN ARRIVING IN REDLANDS, CA, AGAIN SWERVING RECKLESSLY PUSHING ME INTO TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES OF MY VEHICLE, VEERING ME OFF OF THE ROAD ONTO AN EXIT WHERE I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED AND SIDESWIPED BY VEHICLES EXITING HWY 10 W. FORD IN THE REDLANDS ASKED FOR $2,500 ONLY NOW I WAS PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ON THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN, THEY DID NOT KNOW FOR HOW LONG. I IMMEDIATELY CANCELED MY TRIP TO LOS ANGELES TO GET MYSELF AND THE VEHICLE BACK TO SAFETY. I MADE IT TO THE ARIZONA BORDER, THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN; I WAS THROWN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD NEARLY CRASHING INTO SEVERAL CARS. I CALLED AAA, TOWED CAR TO GLENDALE, AZ, SANDERSON FORD, 90 MILES OUT. I NEARLY LOST MY LIFE DUE TO THE FAULTY POWER STEERING UNIT. POWER RESUMED BUT WAS VERY STIFF.

Mileage: 150

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE TURNING AT 25MPH. CROSSED 3 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD STOP ON SHOULDER. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. NOT LOSS OF POWER STEERING -- STEERING LOCKED UP COMPLETELY.

Mileage: 59,772

POWER STEERING STOPPED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY ROAD. THE BLINKERS ALSO DO NOT STAY ON AND HAVE TO BE HELD DOWN WHILE TRYING TO TURN A STEERING WHEEL WITH NO POWER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS! THE ERROR CODES THAT CAME UP ARE U3000-49, U3000-96, U3000-72, U042081, U046B-86. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2013 FORD TAURUS BUT FOR SOME REASON OUR VIN IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALLS, HOWEVER WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS DISCRIBED IN THIS RECALL. FORD IS REFUSING TO HELP US GET THIS RESOLVED AND TELLING US THAT WE MUST PAY FOR THE COST OF SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ON 2013 VEHICLES. RECALL CODE 15S18. IT APPEARS FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR POOR PRODUCT AND SELLING A VEHICLE THAT IS QUITE FRANKLY LETHAL AND NOW UNDRIVABLE.

Mileage: 89,000

POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. WENT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED A RECALL. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000(STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WITHOUT WARNING AND WHILE DRIVING ,THE STEERING WAS VERY VERY VERY HARD TO STEER IN YHE PROPER DIRECTION ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 50 MPH AND THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC ASWELL 45MPH PLUS = 95 TO 100 MPH COLLISION ON A TWO LANE TWO DIRECTION HIGHWAY.WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE POWER STEERING INFO CAME ON SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON

Mileage: 195,000

WHILE STARTING MY CAR A LIGHT CAME ON STATING POWER STEERING ASSISTED FAILED. TURNED CAR OFF , SAT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TRIED AGAIN NO LIGHT. DROVE 11 MILES TO WORK CALLED LARRY MILLER FORD TO BRING IN. DROVE 11 MILES HOME. LOOKED ON FORD WEBSITE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ALL 2013 MODELS MADE IN CHICAGO FOR RECALL CODE 15S18. TOOK TO DEALER THAT WAS THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE THEY GOT BUT SAID MY VIN NOT COVERED. WANTS 2500 TO REPAIR. MY CAR HAS TWO PLAQUES THAT SAY MADE IN CHICAGO.ONE IN GLOVEBOX AND ONE IN DOOR FRAME. CAR HAS 70107 MILES. I HAVE TO REPAIR BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE 1800 MILES NEXT WEEK TO HANDLE CLOSING MY FATHERS ESTATE. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,107

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND HAVE ONLY MANUAL STEERING. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TYPE OF STREET OR CONDITIONS ARE, THIS ISSUE OCCURS NO MATTER WHAT AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. NO SYSTEM CHECKS HAVE COME UP ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

STEERING ANGLE SENSOR CODE CIB00-64 - WAS DIAGNOSE TO BE ISSUE. THOUGH RECALL WAS APPROVED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL STEERING:ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST SYSTEMS-THIS CAR IS NOT COVER BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT WAS BUILT AFTER DATE SUGGESTED IN RECALL FORD 15S18. WITHOUT WARNING AND WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING ON STREET/HIGHWAY AND IN MOTION THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF (NO PLAY IN WHEEL AS NORMALLY IT HAS) WHEN YOU PROCEED IN MAKING TURNS THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS DOWN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT WILL NORMALLY START AGAIN,ONCE STARTED AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THEN WITHOUT WARNING YOU WILL HAVE NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE STEERING. CAUSING YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE WHEN IT RE-CORRECTS THE STEERING FAILURE, IT OFTEN OCCURS WHILE WE ARE OVER COMPENSATING FOR THE LOST OF STEERING, CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

IN 2015 FORD RECALLED THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FOR STEERING ON THE 2011-2013 FORD TAURUS. I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2013 TAURUS THAT IS NOT COMING UP WITH THE RECALL BUT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS AND DOES NOT TURN PROPERLY.

Mileage: 107,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE THE SAME AS WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 15S18 ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V34000 ) BUT CARS MADE AFTER A CERTAIN DATE ARE NOT COVERED BY THAT RECALL, EVEN WHEN THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO LATER MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 117,000

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ARE GETTING WORSE EVERY MONTH. WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL STICKS DURING TURNING AND GETS STUCK. STRAIGHTENING THE WHEEL AFTER A TURN IS HARD TO COMPLETE. HAVE TO PULL STEERING WHEEL HARD TO GET OUT STRAIGHTENED. THESE ISSUES HAPPEN BOTH WHILE DRIVING SLOW AND HIGHER SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL EMITTED A GRINDING SOUND. THE GRINDING SOUND WAS ALSO EMITTED WHEN REVERSING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROCK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING GEARBOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWERSTEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ITS REALLY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE ALMOST GOT IN ACCIDENT. THE POWER STEERING NOW GIVES A MESSAGE SAYING ITS FAULTY, I HAVE TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER BECAUSE IVE FOUND FORMS ONLINE SHOWING THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THE POWERSTEERING. FORD DENID THAT THERE IS RECALLS ON THE ELECTRIC POWERSTEERING SYSTEM.

Mileage: 3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THEIR SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND LOSS ALL POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED SIOUX CITY FORD LOCATED AT (3601 SINGING HILLS BLVD, SIOUX CITY, IA 51106) AND WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE WENT OUT IN MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I DID A BUNCH OF RESEARCH ON 2013 FORD TAURUS AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER TUER BUT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED. I READ IN SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, ALL TYPICALLY HAPPENING IN THE 80K -100K MILEAGE. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BY MYSELF AND THE DEALER TO DOING THE REPAIR TO GET ASSISTANCE AND I WAS JUST GIVEN THE RUN AROUND OVER AND OVER, EVERY PERSON I SPOKE TO HAD A DIFFERENT ANSWER OR INFORMATION. THE DEALER NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, SO I PAID THE $3100 IN FULL. I CONFIRMED WITH THE DEALER THIS WAS THE EXACT PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN RECALL 15V340000 THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THEY MISSED A LARGE SECTION OF VIN'S THAT WERE AFFECTED AND WE ARE HAVING TO PAY TO REPLACE THE PARTS OR OUR VEHICLES ARE JUST LEFT UN ABLE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE KEEPS SLIPPING AND MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I DIDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE UNTIL A MONTH AGO AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE GUY AT BELLE TIRE SAID THE RACK IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD TAURUS'. TRYING TO KEEP AWAY FROM BUMP AND TURNS BUT I HAVE A LOT WHEN DRIVING IN GRAND RAPIDS. I'VE ALMOST HIT CARS BECAUSE IT RANDOMLY PULLS ME IN ONE DIRECTION. VEHICLE IS ONLY MOVING WHEN IT HAPPENS AND HAPPENS BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I'M GOING IN REVERSE WITH THE WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY IN ONE DIRECTION.

Mileage: 150,000

MY BREAK LIGHT CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT IT'S SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT

Mileage: 175,000

STARTED CAR POWER STEERING DEFAULT CAME ON WILL NOT GO OFF THIS HAPPEN TWICE FIRST TIME WENT OFF BUT SECOND TIME WILL NOT GO OFF. CAN'T TURN THE CAR EITHER DIRECTION.

Mileage: 138,000

STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER. VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO WARM UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAY. ALL FORMS OF TURNING THE WHEEL (EITHER TURNING ONTO A DIFFERENT STREET IN THE CITY OR A LANE CHANGE ON THE HIGHWAY) WERE DIFFICULT TO DO DUE TO A LACK OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM.

Mileage: 119,000

ON 12/11 AT 2:30PM POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING AND TURNING RIGHT ONTO JOHNNIE DODDS (CITY STREET). WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING POWER STEERING FAILURE. DROVE SEVERAL MILES, PARKED AND SHUT OFF CAR. RESTARTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AND NO PROBLEMS SINCE. HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 35 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF SUDDEN STEERING FAILURES IN FUTURE. FORD SERVICE ADVISOR AT JONES FORD INDICATED THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SINCE THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 80,000

THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DASH SHOWS A POWER STEERING FAULT CODE. TO CLEAR THE ISSUE, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK, IGNITION TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. TENDS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE (NOT SURE WHY) AND TYPICALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VIN ALTHOUGH THERE ARE REPORTS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL HAVING THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE POWER ASSIST FAILURE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING), WHICH HE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GOSCH FORD TEMECULA (26895 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591, (951) 708-9148) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*BF CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WENT THROUGH A STOP LIGHT, WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND HAD LOCKED UP.*JB

Mileage: 175,582

2013 TAURUS W/ 82,000 MI -IN MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED ON CAR, GOT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT, AND NO STEERING CONTROL - DOESN'T TURN EITHER WAY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2013 TAURUS, BUT NOT ON MY VIN. I CALLED FORD 1-866-436-7332, WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD TO HOLD ON TO REPAIR RECEIPTS IN THE CASE A NEW RECALL IS ISSUED AND MY VIN IS INCLUDED. I'M NOT VERY HOPEFUL I WILL EVER GET REIMBURSED. I HAVEN'T REPAIRED IT YET, BUT WILL HAVE TO SINCE I NEED MY CAR. I'M TERRIFIED OF THE COST TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 82,000

CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY..I STARTED THE CAR TO PICK UP GROCERIES, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THERES NO POWER STEERING, HAVING CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED MY CAR CANNOT BE SERVICED UNTIL DEC 19 2019.

Mileage: 102,000

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING

Mileage: 73,000

POWER STEERING STOPPED CAN NOT TURN WHEEL.VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON NJ TURNPIKE

Mileage: 132,000

STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, HARD TO STEER. WORSE WHEN COLD OR STARTING OUT.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. SEELYE FORD OF KALAMAZOO (3820 STADIUM DR, KALAMAZOO, MI 49008, (269) 375-3820) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE PART OF THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA, HE COULD FILE FOR REIMBURSEMENT IF A RECALL WERE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

JUNE 2 2015 COMPLAINT #15V340000, LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. OUR TAURUS IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING BUT IS NOT IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE CONTACT CALLED TOMMIE VAUGHN FORD (1201 N SHEPHERD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77008, (832) 648-3596), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILS TO WORK. STEERING BECOMES TOO STIFF TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION.

Mileage: 83,900

CAR CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. REPLACE FUEL CONTROL 5 TIMES BUT WHEN REPLACED THIS LAST TIME IT WILL NOT START. IT WOULD DIE IN TRAFFIC AND I WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR. BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND HAVE TALKED WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT THEY SAY MINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. 111,000 MILES. HELP ME PLEASE! FUEL CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT FIRST TIME IN 2017 AND THIS MONTH WHICH IS OCTOBER MAKES 5 TIMES REPLACING IT.

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND A FEW TIMES ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT CALLED MAGIC CITY FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 809 WILLIAMS RD NE, ROANOKE, VA 24016, 540-345-0911) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WITHIN A FEW DAYS WITH A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,619. *DT *TR

Mileage: 123,619

STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOUD AND ROUGH. DURING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND REQUIRES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FORCE TO RETURN TO "NATURAL" POSITION. DUE TO THE STEERING LOCKING, THERE HAS BEEN ONE COLLISION THUS FAR. I HAVE HAD THREE TECHNICIANS LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND DUE TO THE ISSUES I AM HAVING THEY RECOMMEND THAT I "AVOID USAGE AT ALL COSTS". FORD KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS A FIELD SERVICE ACTION (FSA) OPEN BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) FAILING. THIS IS UNDER FSA NUMBER 15N01. WHEN GOING TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE FULFILLED BECAUSE NO POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) OR EPAS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) HAS BEEN THROWN. THE MANUFACTURER RECALL 15S18 SUPPLEMENT #2 STATES THAT "THIS SAFETY RECALL INVOLVES REPROGRAMMING THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM), OR REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR ONLY IF THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT CERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) EXIST OR WERE PREVIOUSLY SET, BUT ARE NO LONGER PRESENT." THIS WAS AMMENDED FROM THE PREVIOUS SUPPLEMENT.

Mileage: 75,145

I TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. POWER STEERING ASSISTANT ISSUE, I PRESSED OK AND TRIED TO DRIVE BUT HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING, LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) CAME ON MY DASH BOARD AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST UNBEARABLE TO STEER. I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A SHOP, THE CAR REVERTED TO MANUAL STEERING AND EVENTUALLY WHEN I TURNED IT OFF IN THE PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE SHOP, IT DIED AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY MODULE. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT HAPPENED.

Mileage: 57,000

THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE JUNE 2, 2015 RECALL FOR LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT IS DOING THE EXACT THING THAT THE RECALLED ONES DID.

Mileage: 65,000

STEERING POWER WENT OUT, STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO PULL OUT OF PARKING LOT AND STEERING GOT REAL HARD. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. (THIS WAS ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO). TODAY I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND AFTER I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND STARTING THE VEHICLE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE STEERING, BUT THIS TIME THE STEER3LIGHT STAYED ON AND IT IS HARD TO TURN.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. DURING THE FAILURE, THE MESSAGE 'POWER STEERING ASSIST' DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SOFTWARE WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

Mileage: 177,000

THIS VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL. JUNE 2, 2015. CAMPAIGN #15V340000. OUR CAR IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AND FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING. THEY SAY YOU HAVE TO RECALL IT FIRST.

Mileage: 65,000

STARTED LOSING STEERING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SO I SLOWED DOWN TO CONTROL VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS TO STEERING WERE LOCKED UP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE PINION AND RACK. DEALER AND FORD CLAIM THERE IS NO RECALL. THE BELOW RECALL INFORMATION FROM THE NHTSA DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG, WAS FIXED BY DEALERSHIP BUT I WAS CHARGED $2,412 TO REPLACE PARTS RATHER THAN DOWNLOAD NEW CODES TO FIX THE ISSUE. SUMMARY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 FORD FUSION VEHICLES WITHOUT A 3.5L ENGINE AND LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES, 2011 MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES, 2011-2012 FORD TAURUS, FORD FLEX, LINCOLN MKS, AND LINCOLN MKT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.5L GTDI ENGINE AND 2013 FORD TAURUS, FORD FLEX, LINCOLN MKS, AND LINCOLN MKT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANY AVAILABLE ENGINE. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEMS THAT MAY SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF A STEERING MOTOR SENSOR FAULT. CONSEQUENCE IF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, EXTRA STEERING EFFORT WILL BE REQUIRED AT LOWER SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. REMEDY FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL CHECK THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC). IF DEALERS FIND ANY LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST DTCS, THE STEERING GEAR WILL BE REPLACED, FREE OF CHARGE. IF, NO CODES ARE FOUND DURING THE PSCM INSPECTION, THE PSCM SOFTWARE WILL BE UPDATED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JULY 20, 2015. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-436-7332. FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 15S18. NOTIFY OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Mileage: 83,000

LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. JUNE 2, 2015 REPORT. CAMPAIGN #15V340000. THIS VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL BUT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE ONES IN THE RECALL. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR.

Mileage: 65,000

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS RECALLED FOR THIS EXPENSIVE FAULTY/ POOR ENGINEERING. 2013 TAURUS BUT NOT MY . CALLED FORD THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK TO YOU. DON'T USE THE CAR ANYMORE. CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND I DON'T SEE HOW FORD WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE. KNOWN ISSUE THEY JUST PICK AND CHOOSE WHO GETS HELPED. WHEN STARTING CAR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE CODE PROMPTS AND YOU CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. I'M SURE IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. CAR BECOMES TOO HARD TO HANDLE EVEN FOR A MAN , CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE IF IT HAPPEN TO MY WIFE.

POWER STEERING ASSIST KEEPS FAULTING OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. SO MUCH THAT IT IS CURRENTLY OUT NOW. HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD. SOME 2013 WERE RECALLED BUT MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T. WHY NOT.

Mileage: 130,000

THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. FORD HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR AND CONTROL MODULE. THE 2013 TAURUS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT OUR VIN NUMBER. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHICH WAS FORTUNATE. I BELIEVE THAT OUR VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED IN THIS RECALL SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE PREVIOUS RECALL. .

Mileage: 134,231

MY 2013 FORD TAURUS SHO, POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL SHUT DOWN OCCASIONALLY, STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. HAVE TO STOP AND TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO TO REENGAGE STEERING ASSIST. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, BACKING UP AND AT START UP.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING ABILITY TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. *TR THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP (PLACE MOTORS IN WEBSTER MA) AWAITING REPAIR. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK/MOTOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. FORD WAS NOTIFIED, BUT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH THE VERY SIMILAR RECALL (NHTSA#15V340000). CODES FOUND IN THE COMPUTER WERE U3000-96, U3000-49. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED ON AN OFF RAMP AND HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WITH SOMEONE NOT AS STRONG OR WITH AN ELDERLY PERSON, THIS WOULD HAVE MOST CERTAINLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO TURN. ADDRESS IS INCORRECT.*JB

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 50 MPH ALL OF SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL GAVE UP. IT WENT LEFT AND OUT TO EXIT UP CURVE. THE ELECTRIC ASSIST LIGHT WENT ON AND ALSO TRACTION LIGHT.

Mileage: 117,000

POWER STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE AT HOME, THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO LAMARQUE FORD (LOCATED AT 3101 WILLIAMS BLVD, SUITE F, KENNER, LA 70065, (504) 443-2500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,352. *JB

Mileage: 181,352

TAKATA RECALLI AM THE OWNER OF A 2013 FORD TAURUS THAT I BOUGHT IN 2016. IT WAS A 1 OWNER NO ACCIDENTS AND 36000 MILES ON IT. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS BY FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP. YOUR WEBSITE SAYS IT WAS FIXED SO I CANNOT SEE WHAT RECALL OUT OF THE EIGHT IT HAS. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING DOING MAYBE 15MPH AROUND A RIGHT HAND TURN, WHEN MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ALMOST FELL OFF FROM BEING DISCONNECTED AT THE HALF SHAFT AND LINK SHAFT. MY TRACTION STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST CALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I ENDED UP HITTING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD MINIMAL COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. BUT DUE TO ALL OF THE POWERTRAIN WORK NEEDING TO BE DONE FROM THIS THE BILL WAS OVER 5000$. I HAD TO CLAIM IT ON INSURANCE AND NOW I'VE BEEN PAYING 5000$ A YEAR OR INSURANCE ON A CAR WORTH MAYBE 8000. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THESE RECALLS UNTIL RECENTLY AND I AM UPSET I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BECAUSE IF I WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AT 55. I WOULD BE DEAD. THIS IS A HIDE SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE. I STILL HAVE THE REPAIR BILLS AND FOR HITTING A STOPLIGHT AT ROUGHLY 5MPH COULD NOT HAVE CAUSE THAT MUCH DAMAGE.

Mileage: 3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT AND HIS SPOUSE HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TOGETHER TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DITCH. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING "SERVICE POWER STEERING" AND THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VALUE FORD AND CHRYSLER (205 SOUTH, STATE HWY 9, MORRIS, MN 56267, (800) 568-5431) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANICS WERE AWAITING FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACE A WEEK LATER. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN MY CITY ROAD AROUND 20 MPH,I WAS BRAKING TO TURN IN A STORE PARKING LOT THEN SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING WHEN OUT WITH A FAULT CODE ON MY DASH TELLING ME THAT THE CAR IS IN MANUAL STEERING MODE. THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN WHICH ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT SINCE I COULD NOT TURN IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION.

Mileage: 209,615

NO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THIS CAR BY THE VIN. BUT IT'S THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE RECALL. I TALKED TO FORD AND BASICALLY TOLD ME SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO ABOUT THIS CAUSE I DON'T HAVE 2500$ TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 61000 MILES ON IT I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH LITTLE TO NO POWER STEERING FOR FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE EXITING THE GARAGE, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE "POWER STEERING SYSTEM REQUIRED MAINTENANCE" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT CALLED SIOUX FALLS FORD AT 605-361-9601 (LOCATED AT 4901 W. 26TH ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57106) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND UPDATED THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

I STOPPED FOR LUNCH AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND TURNED ON THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD BARELY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND IT WAS REALLY HOT OUTSIDE SO I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE VERY CAREFULLY TO THE NEAREST WALMART SUPERCENTER WHERE I COULD TAKE THE CHILDREN INSIDE AND TAKE CARE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR GOT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME 2200 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000. THIS WAS EXTREMELY UPSETTING BECAUSE THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY SAYS WHAT PARTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE AFFECTED BUT IS VIN SPECIFIC. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

Mileage: 95,000

THE POWER STEERING WENT ON THE CAR. IT IS HARD TO TURN AT SLOW SPEED BUT A LITTLE BETTER AT HIGHER SPEEDS. CALLED FORD AFTER READING ABOUT THE RECALL AND ISSUES OTHERS WITH SIMILAR FORD CARDS HAD. FOR SOME REASON, MY CAR DOESN'T FALL INTO THE SIMILAR RECALL WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY AND IT TOOK EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HAMDEN FORD OF CONNECTICUT (2215 DIXWELL AVENUE, HAMDEN, CT 06514, 203-281-7501) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO AGREED THAT THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *BF *AS

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

POWER STEERING FAILED. GAVE WARNING MESSAGE (POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT) ON DASH AND WOULDN'T STEER. FOUND OUT 13 TAURUS'S BUILT FEBRUARY AND BEFORE HAD RECALL ON THIS (15S18), BUT THIS CAR WAS MADE IN SEPTEMBER. IT STILL HAS THE ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULLINAX FORD (1551 E SEMORAN BLVD, APOPKA, FL 32703), BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 121,000

I OWN A 2013 FORD TAURUS LIMITED. I KEEP MY VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED BY MYSELF OR THE MECHANIC. I HAVE HAS CLUNKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END. MY MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND BOTH SWAY BAR LINKS. THE NOISE HAD STOPPED FOR APPROX: A WEEK. NOISE CAME BACK MECHANIC CHANGED STRUT SAYING BAD STRUT. AGAIN HAVE SAME PROBLEM. DETAILS OF BAD CLUNKING NOISE.......NOISE SEEMS TO BE FRONT LEFT SIDE, I AND BE PARKED AND MOVE STEERING WHEEL 1/4 TURN LEFT AND RIGHT AND HEAR NOISE. IT SEEMS TO EFFECT STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS TURNING. I TRAVEL 500 MILE A WEEK FOR WORK 98% HIGHWAYS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE HAS A SOLUTION. FROM OTHERS REPLACING STEERING MODULES, STEERING UNIT $2000, STRUT REPLACEMENTS. CONTROL ARMS, WHEEL BEARING??????? NEED ASSISTANCE I OWE MORE ON MY CAR THAN ITS WORTH AND CANT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED BY FORD OR ANYONE ELSE. I HOPE ACCIDENTS DO NOT NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENDALL FORD OF ANCHORAGE (190 GAMBELL ST, ANCHORAGE, AK 99501) WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,701.

Mileage: 74,701

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATHEWS FORD (175 E MAIN ST, NORWICH, NY 13815, (607) 334-3273) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CODES COULD NOT BE READ. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,760.

Mileage: 39,760

HAVE HAD RATTLING NOISE IN FRONT END SINCE ABOUT 53000 MILES. WENT THRU REPLACING ENTIRE SUSPENSION AND STILL NO BETTER. FINALLY IT WAS FOUND THAT ELECTRONIC RACK AND PINION SHAFTS THAT CONNECT TO INNER TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES ARE LOOSE AND DAMAGED INTERNALLY. CAR IS UNSTABLE IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 53,000

ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST GIVES OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS 5-35MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT GRABS AND YOU HAVE TO PULL THE WHEEL BACK TO STAY IN YOUR LANE AND AVOID A COLLISION. VERY DANGEROUS, AS THIS SEEMED TO HAVE COME ON VERY SUDDENLY.

Mileage: 87,356

TAKATA RECALLS. WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES THE STEERING STIFFEN UP MAKING THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AND PARKING THEN VEHICLE ,THEN THE RACK AND PINON WENT OUT, MAKING LOUD NOISES . MAKING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH TRANSFER CASE TO THE AWD THE SEALS ARE EASILY BREAKING MAKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING EVERYWHERE.

Mileage: 97,000

FORD HAS RECALLED THOUSANDS OF POWER STEERING ASSEMBLIES FOR THE 2013 FORD TAURUS BUT THEY ARE BALKING AT RECALLING OURS. FEB 5, 2019, I CALLED THEM AGAIN AND THEY RESPONDED BY GIVING ME CASE NUMBER CAS17063111 AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO ESCALATE THE RESOLUTION. AFTER 10 DAYS OF THE SERVICE MANAGER TRYING TO TALK TO FORD, THEY FINALLY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY JUST TRIED TO APPEASE ME INSTEAD OF RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A JUNE 2015 RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. OUR CAR IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL NOTICE CALLS FOR. I NEED YOUR HELP TO BE MY ADVOCATE WITH FORD. THEY ARE TRYING TO HAVE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP PAY ON SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

Mileage: 61,500

MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO PUBLIC ROADWAY IN TRINITY FL. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT , MAKING TURN EXTREMELY WIDE AND FEELING OF NO STEERING CONTROL. FLOW OF TRAFFIC STOPPED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING T-BONED AND GET TO THE SHOULDER OF ROADWAY, WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN LIGHT CAME ON , I THINK IT SHOWED DEFAULT TO MANUAL STEERING...BUT NOT SURE OF WORDING , BECAUSE I WAS TRYING NOT TO GET BROAD SIDED....AFTER PULLING OVER TO SIDE I TURNED OFF VEHICLE , RESTARTED CAR WENT FORWARD ON SHOULDER SLOWLY , STILL HAVING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT , THEN AFTER ABOUT 100' STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL....? DROVE HOME WITH FLASHERS TO LAND O LAKES FL.. ABOUT 20 MIN. WITHOUT ANYMORE PROBLEMS. FORD SHOWS RECALL IS 15S18... BUT MY VIN.# ISN'T IN THAT..? FORD IS RECALLING 422,814 VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA, INCLUDING THE 2011-13 FORD TAURUS AND FORD FLEX , FOR POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING . ALSO AFFECTED VEHICLES INCLUDE 2011-13 LINCOLN MKS AND MKT... FORD SPOKESWOMAN KELLI FELKER TOLD EDMUNDS THE RECALL BEGINS ON JULY 20 ,2015 AND THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF FOUR MINOR ACCIDENTS LINKED TO THE RECALL , BUT NO INJURIES.....THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED , OR POSSIBLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT ....

Mileage: 48,794

THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY IS GOING OUT. WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. WE HAVE ALREADY PAID TO CHANGE THE MODULE AND OTHER 2013 TAURUS ARE IN THE RECALL BUT NOT OUR VIN

Mileage: 61,000

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018. PROBLEM HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ONE WEEK BEFORE AS SHE WAS TRYING TO BACK CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHILE I WAS OUT OF UNITED STATES. THE CAR GAVE WARNING "POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT."

Mileage: 130,000

THE POWER STEERING , JUST QUITS FROM TIME TO TIME... VERY SCARY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IN MOTION VERY COLD OUT IN CITY AT THE TIME ..

Mileage: 132,000

I RECEIVED A POWER STEERING FAULT ON MY 2013 FORD TAURUS. IT WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED SO I HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL BUT I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT MY VIN WASN'T AFFECTED. I NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON FORUMS AND OTHER WEBSITES. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS OVER 2K AND AT THAT AMOUNT FORD SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE.

FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING UPON STARTUP OF CAR. THERE IS MESSAGE DISPLAYS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTER AND A CHIME SOUNDS TO INFORM OF THE FAILURE. THIS IS A FREQUENT FAILURE THAT CAN BE REMEDIED BY RESTARTING THE CAR. HOWEVER, IF THIS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. THIS IS THE SAME CONDITION AS FORD 15S18 RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CAR VIN DOES NOT MATCH FORD'S DATABASE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE FACILITY (CHICAGO) WITH THE KNOWN ISSUE IT IS OUTSIDE THE SPECIFIED DATE OF PRODUCTION FOR WHICH THE RECALL INCLUDES. PLEASE EXPAND THE RECALL, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT PROOF OF MANY FORD DRIVERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THE ISSUE IS MUCH LARGER THAN INITIALLY SPECIFIED BY FORD, AND COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD ON THE ROADS IF NOT PROPERLY REMEDIED.

Mileage: 133,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, 1 WEEKS AGO, POWER STEERING TOTALLY FAILED. WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING CAME ON MY DISPLAY. HAD TO MAN HANDLE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I SHUT THE CAR DOWN. I PROCEEDED TO RESTART ENGINE AT WHICH TIME THE WARNING RESET ITSELF AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK. GOT MY CAR HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. JUST YESTERDAY AFTER STARTING MY CAR SAME WARNING CAME ON WITH TOTAL FAILURE OF STEERING SYSTEM. LUCKILY I WASN'T MOVING. I INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. ALSO NOTED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS STATED BY MANY IN THE RECALL FORUMS I VIEWED ONLINE. THE RECALL FOR THE DEFECT WAS ISSUED 06/02/2015 (RECALL # 15V340000). I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE POWER STEERING FAULT DID NOT RESET ITSELF THIS TIME AND THE POWER STEERING ITSELF IS TOTALLY DISABLED.

Mileage: 80,000

MY FORD TAURUS 2013 LIMITED WONT STEER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN DRIVING ON THE STREET I WAS LOOKING FOR THE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT MINE IS ELECTRONIC WITH 74000 MILES AND AM HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEM ALREADY I SEE OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE FORD TAURUS 2013.

Mileage: 74,000

MY FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE SECOND WAS THE POWER STEERING. NOW I AM HAVING AN ENGINE PROBLEM THAT I AM WAITING ON A MECHANIC TO CHECK.

Mileage: 136,000

I WAS BACKING OUT MY YARD AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHICH MADE IT HARD FOR ME TO STEER. ALSO MY TRAC ADVANCE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL

Mileage: 151,178

STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. DIFFICULTY STEERING, OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, $1700.00 REPAIR ESTIMATE

Mileage: 123,143

WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF POWER STERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH AND WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST.

Mileage: 138,000

VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING. LOW SPEEDS IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOCKED UP. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP (WILLIAMS FORD LINCOLN SERVICE DEPT - 205 SOUTH MAIN STREET ATHENS, PA 18810) TWICE. FIRST TIME THEY DID A CPU UPDATE - SAID THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE UNTIL THAT WAS COMPLETE - WERE 99% SURE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. MADE IT WORSE - BACK IN THE SHOP NOW WAITING TO HEAR HOW TO PROCEED.

Mileage: 66,500

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED. I THEN TOOK THE TAURUS TO COCONUT POINT FORD. THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND MY TAURUS WAS NOT ON THE #15S18 RECALL LIST. I HAVE ENCLOSED MY INVOICE FOR $2,093.45. I TALKED TWICE TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I MENTIONED THE 445,000 CARS (INCLUDING THE 2013 TAURUS) THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. "NOTHING THEY CAN DO!" NOT A GREAT ANSWER... LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE A LOT OF FORD TAURUS CUSTOMERS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS BEING RECALLED. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED!

Mileage: 61,100

THE CAR IS NOT STEERING CORRECTLY AS IT SHOULD. THE WHEEL IS HARDER TO TURN AT LOWER SPEEDS AND WILL SOMEWHAT ACT NORMAL AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

Mileage: 72,179

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SEIZED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN HAVING THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118690. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL REPORT BACK IN 2015 PERTAINING TO THE STEERING MODUAL FAILING. UNFORTUNATELY MY 2013 FORD TAURUS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL PER FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Mileage: 118,690

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OR PARK THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH LAKE VIEW FORD (12381 CONNEAUT LAKE ROAD, CONNEAUT LAKE, PA 16316, (814) 382-5485) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT "ADVANCED TRACK SYSTEM OFF" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING ROUGHLY AS THE "NO POWER STEERING" WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUBURBAN FORD OF FERNDALE (21600 WOODWARD AVE, FERNDALE, MI 48220, (248) 399-1000), BUT THE DIAGNOSIS RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (FAIRWAY FORD INC, 444 US-117, BURGAW, NC 28425, (800) 291-7714) WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WAS POSITIONED AT 80 DEGREES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE LOCAL DEALER (BURDICK FORD IN CENTRAL SQUARE, NY) WERE BOTH NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,900.

Mileage: 42,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCDAVID FORD (300 W LOOP 820 SOUTH, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76108, 817-935-7000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM FAULT WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING. COMPLAINED TO DEALER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE.

AS I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK TODAY, I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2013 FORD TAURUS MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING. I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAD SEEN THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL REPORT BACK IN 2015 (RECALL NOTICE 15S18) PERTAINING TO THE STEERING MODUAL FAILING. UNFORTUNATELY MY 2013 FORD TAURUS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL PER FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Mileage: 78,000

VEHICLES LOSES POWER STEERING AND BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS OCCURS AT ALL TIMES BUT STEERING IS SEVERELY HAMPERED AT SLOWER SPEEDS.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE DEALER (CARMODY FORD, INC., 1111 NY-29, GREENWICH, NY 12834, (518) 692-2246) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN HAVING THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,290.

Mileage: 93,290

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2013 FORD TAURUS LIMITED HAS GOTTEN HARD TO TURN AND IS REALLY BAD AT LOW SPEED AND TAKING TWO HANDS TO TURN. IT ONLY HAS 61700 MILES ON IT. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE AND A RECALL FOR IT. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE RECALL ONLY COVERS FORD TAURUS SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 THRU FEBRUARY 28, 2012, MY FORD TAURUS WAS MANUFACTURERED IN 2013. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE IS BACK ORDERED UNTIL MID JULY. THIS IS JUST ABSURD THAT MY FORD TAURUS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND FURTHERMORE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX IT UNTIL MID JULY. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ME AND MY FAMILY DRIVE AROUND IN A CAR WITH FAULTY STEERING THAT IS UNSAFE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH NO FIX FOR MONTHS.

Mileage: 61,700

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED GETTING LOOSE STARTING ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND NOT GOING OFF. I SAW THE RECALL ON OTHER FORD MODELS FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AND THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE THE SAME SCENARIO. I TRIED TO CONTACT FORD TWICE AND BOTH TIMES WAS INTERRUPTED BY THE AUTOMATED REQUEST TO TAKE A SURVEY. I DON'T KNOW IF THE STEERING WHEEL HAS EVER BEEN REMOVED, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG WAS REPLACED AT SOME TIME.

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIT MESSAGE POPPED UP AND THE STEERING GOT A LITTLE DIFFICULT. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE STEERING WAS LIKE NORMAL AGAIN. A LITTLE WHILE LATER ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING ASSIT MESSAGE POPPED UP AGAIN AND THE STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY MAKING STEERING VERY DIFFICULT.

Mileage: 115,000

CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE STEERING IS GETTING HARD TO TURN AND STIFF AND WON'T RETURN AFTER I TURN WHILE DRVING

Mileage: 62,875

STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD LOWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 WEEKS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART IF FORD IS HAVING TO SUPPLY SO MANY NEW PARTS AND CANNOT KEEP THEM IN STOCK.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JANNELL MOTORS INC (2000 WASHINGTON ST, HANOVER, MA 02339, 781-982-4500) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING, MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOTS OR CITY STREETS, BUT THERE IS MORE RESISTANCE THAN USUAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO DO NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER A TURN. IT'S LIKE THE POWER STEERING WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO.

Mileage: 70,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AT A FUEL STATION AND LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED UNTIL THAT EVENING. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER DUE TO SEVERAL FAILURE CODES POPULATING. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (SUTTON FORD LINCOLN, 21315 CENTRAL AVE, MATTESON, IL 60443) DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED ONE RECALL AND THREE TSBS FOR THE STEERING; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. *TT

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED ONE RECALL AND THREE TSBS FOR THE STEERING; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. *TT

Mileage: 83,000

EPAS RECALL, I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL, BUT IT HAS AN EPAS STEERING PROBLEM DESCRIBED AS THE RECALL. AS I ARRIVED TO MY JOB ON FRIDAY MARCH 02, 2018 I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WENT OUT AND THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THE DASHBOARD FOR ELECTRONIC ASSIST, AS WELL AS MY SLIP CONTROL LIGHT WENT ONE. AFTWR I GOT OFF, THE CAR WORKED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED . I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS GOING TO NEED A NEW EPAS A JOB THAT COST $2200!

Mileage: 96,500

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND DISPLAYING ERRORS LIKE "STEERING ASSIST FAULT...SERVICE REQUIRED" ETC. ALSO AT THIS TIME THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO TO STEER WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN BAD ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO FORD AND THEY ARE STATING THAT THE FIX FOR THIS IS REPLACING THE WHOLE STEERING RACK DUE TO A CODE (U300) THEY PULLED FROM THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THIS IS A $2000 REPAIR!!! I DID SOME RESEARCH MYSELF AND FOUND WHERE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW AND FORD HAD ISSUED A RECALL (15S18) BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL DUE TO IT'S BUILD DATE (FEB 3 2013). NOW IF THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED FOR LATER MODEL CARS..... WHY IS THIS CAR AMONG OTHERS I HAVE RESEARCHED STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS NOTED BY THE RECALL?? COULD IT BE THAT A GENERATION ONE STEERING RACK WAS USED DURING THE BUILD OF THIS LATER MODEL CAR INSTEAD OF A GEN 2, 3, ETC? I EVEN ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER COULD HE GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW STEERING RACK HE'D INSTALL WOULD PREVENT US FROM HAVING A VERY CLOSE CALL ACCIDENT AS BEFORE AND HE STATED THAT HE COULDN'T. THIS IS HORRIBLE!!! HTTP://WWW.FORDPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/EPAS/. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2015/RCMN-15V340-1276.PDF. AND READ SOME OF THE COMMENTS HERE ON OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER FORD VEHICLES. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ROULANY5DMI

Mileage: 75,000

MY STEERING WHEEL IS GETTING STIFF DAY BY DAY. I HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS MOST OF THE TIMES NOW. MY MILEAGE IS 87000. I'VE CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIP. STILL WAITING FOR ANY FEEDBACK FROM FORD.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED WOODY BUTTS AUTOMOTIVE (1226 WATSON BLVD, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31093, (478) 220-0277), BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,555.

Mileage: 83,555

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANUEVER. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED MCCLARY FORD INC. AT (256) 232-4242 (1104 US HWY 72 E, ATHENS, AL 35611). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. *TT *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LITHIA FORD OF MISSOULA (3943 BROOKS ST, MISSOULA, MT) 59804 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,686.

Mileage: 110,686

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IN EITHER DIRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. WORLD FORD PENSACOLA (6397 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505, (850) 476-9050) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,768.

Mileage: 90,768

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. .*BF VIN IS INVALID UPDATED 8/15/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR A BRIEF MOMENT TO BRING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCKWALL FORD (990 EAST INTERSTATE 30, ROCKWALL, TX 75087 PHONE (972) 290-2200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. *BF *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. MORE EFFORT WAS REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE VEHICLE OWNER'S RESIDENCE AND WAS THEN TOWED TO ALL AMERICAN FORD OF PARAMUS (375 NJ-17, PARAMUS, NJ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (O'BRIEN FORD OF SHELBYVILLE, 720 MT EDEN RD, SHELBYVILLE, KY 40065, (502) 633-4535) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,750. *BF UPDATED 8/6/18*JB

Mileage: 55,750

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2013 FORD TAURUS LIMITED HAD COME LOOSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MAY PHYSICALLY FALL OFF IF I DON'T GET THE ISSUE ADDRESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES QUITE A BIT. I CAN WIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND SIDE TO SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL WIGGLES IN, PARK, REVERSE, DRIVE, AND WHEN THE IS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON OR OFF, AND WHEN ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING, THE STEERING WHEEL ITSELF APPEARS TO BE PSYCHICALLY LOOSE ITSELF. I WHEN TO A FORD QUICK LANE ON FRIDAY TO GET MY OIL CHANGED BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A TECHNICIAN THAT WAS CERTIFIED IN THAT AREA ON DUTY AT THE TIME. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE UP ON THE LIFT AND TOLD ME THAT ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS APPEAR TO BE INTACT AND IN WORKING ORDER. THE QUICK LANE CENTER HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL APPEARS TO HAVE COME LOOSE FROM DIRECTLY BEHIND THE HORN PAD WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL ATTACHES TO THE VEHICLE. SOMETHING LIKE THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A SAFETY CONCERN. I AM WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR IF A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IN THIS CASE. I GOING TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP/QUICK LAND TIRE AND AUTO CENTER TOMORROW.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND AN ALARM SOUNDED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BELL FORD (2401 W BELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85023; 602-457-2144 OR 602-866-1776) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPROGRAMMED THE STEERING, WHICH REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST; HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) DESPITE THE FAILURE BEING SIMILAR TO THE RECALL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *BF UPDATED 7/20/18*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 88,000

ON JUNE 9, 2015 I HAD A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WHICH SHUT MY STEERING DOWN ON I-81. THIS WAS REPLACED AS FAULTY AT EXPENSE OF OVER $2,000.00. ON SEPT. 16, 2017 AFTER 21,335 MILES THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT HAPPENED AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL CITY ROADS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR AND VIN YET THERE ARE RECALLS FOR OTHER FORDS USING THE SAME ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST LATER AND NEWER MODELS. ALSO ON THIS EPISODE OF 9/16/17 THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAULT CAME ON AS A FAILURE MESSAGE.

Mileage: 57,689

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT TOW THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER (DON VANCE FORD, 14897 MO-38, MARSHFIELD, MO 65706, (417) 859-2600) AND NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK FAILED

Mileage: 108,202

THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILED IN MOTION.

Mileage: 50,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. NOW IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND THE STEERING CAPABILITY FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS TRYING TO LOCK UP, WHICH MAKE IT VERY HARD TO CHANGE LANES AND TURN...UPDATED 07/13/17 *BF *JS

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SUBURBAN FORD IN WATERFORD, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

POWER STEERING IS DIFFICULT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SURFACES. BEGAN AT 47,400 MILES. SOMETIMES HEAR NOISE WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT NOW.

Mileage: 47,400

LOOSING POWER STEERING. FORD SAYS NEEDS NEW ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE. THIS WAS A RECALL FOR 2013 TAURUS BUT THEY SAY NOT THIS VEHICLE

Mileage: 49,000

THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON TURNS.

INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY AT ANY SPEED

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

THE STEERING IS SUDDENLY VERY "LOOSE". IT WAS FINE ONE DAY AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE NEXT DAY. THE CAR JUST TURNED 60,000 MILES AND WE HAVE OWNED IT FOR 7 MONTHS. I AM VERY UPSET AND BUMMED THAT FORD WON'T FIX IT SINCE IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I WANT TO DOCUMENT THIS, SINCE I DRIVE KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY DOWN SOME ROADS THAT HAVE LOTS OF CURVES AND TREE'S. IF WE CRASH, FORD WILL HEAR ABOUT THIS, I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY WILL LET THESE CARS WANDER DOWN THE ROAD KNOWING IT'S A TICKING TIME BOMB. SO SAD FORD..

Mileage: 60,000

MANY MODELS AND YEARS OF THE FORD TAURUS HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING. MY CAR IS A 2013 FORD TAURUS AND SOME "BATCHES" OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR HAVE HAD THE RECALL. MINE IS NOT INCLUDED, HOWEVER, TWICE IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ON ME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE FIX IS A NEW RACK AND PINION PIECE WHICH COSTS $900 FROM FORD.

Mileage: 81,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK FROM FRONT TO BACK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO START. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE 02 SENSORS FAILED AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAK. BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE, I LOST THE POWER STEERING AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, A RED WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW CAME ON, AT THE SAME TIME TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME. SINCE IT WAS THE WEEKEND AND I WAS DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS I STILL DROVE THE CAR HOME. I NOW HAVE THE CAR AT DEALERSHIP, AND BEING TOLD NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. BUT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHERS FOR SAME ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE THE COST YET BUT TRIED TO CALL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE CLOSE FOR THE HOLIDAY. WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S NEXT. MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 60,070. *TR

Mileage: 60,075

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CURB AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST VOLT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING. HAD TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WHEN A BYSTANDER CAME BY AND HELPED ME GET IT TO THE SIDE. THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. FOUND OUT IT WAS ELECTRIC STEERING HAD GONE OUT. COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER WHERE I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO PAY BIG BUCKS TO GET IT FIXED.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE PROPERLY AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD. SIMULTANEOUS WITH THIS FAILURE, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM SENT UP AN ALARM AND THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING AND THE LEVER HAS TO BE HELD IN PLACE TO MAKE THE INDICATORS WORK.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH APPROACHING A STOP. THE POWER STEERING ABILITY WAS LOST AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND, AFTER ONE MINUTE, STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED FIVE OTHER TIMES. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST, POWER STEERING, AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,291.

Mileage: 48,291

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND FELT AS IF IT HAD SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,203.

Mileage: 59,203

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AROUND A CURVE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE CAME UP. AS WELL AS THE " STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT". WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. I SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH. IT WAS LIKE THE WHEEL HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. JUST SO HAPPEN THERE WERE NO CARS CLOSE BEHIND ON I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE CAR LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T TURN. THE CAR GAVE A "SERVICE POWER STEERING" AND " STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT" AT THE TIME OF THE WHEEL LOCKING UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR JUST STOPS WHERE YOU ARE. IT WON'T TAKE GAS OR ANYTHING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT IT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A WEAK BATTERY. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER FORD VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ENTERING STREET FROM PARKING AREA, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. WARNING ON DASH STATED ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED. WITH DIFFICULTY, STEERED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED CAR OFF. WHEN CAR RESTARTED, FAILURE SELF CORRECTED. APPEARS TO BE FAILURE OF COMPUTER CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST. *TR

Mileage: 1,800