2011 FORD FUSION — Complaint #1774072
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NHTSA Complaint about STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM filed October 18, 2021
NHTSA complaint #1774072 (ODI reference 11437213) concerns a 2011 FORD FUSION and was filed on October 18, 2021. The owner reports the failure occurred on October 5, 2021. The vehicle had 103,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Indiana based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as steering:electric power assist system, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD FUSION cohort independently describe similar steering:electric power assist system failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2011 FORD FUSION shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the Power Steering Assist Failure appeared on the instrument panel and the steering wheel was significantly difficult to maneuver. The contact was able to forcefully maneuver the steering wheel with assistance and the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure as a steering module fault. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that an unknown recall repair had already been completed on the vehicle in 2016. The manufacturer also advised the contact that she would be responsible for the cost of the repair. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1774072 |
| ODI Number | 11437213 |
| Date Filed | October 18, 2021 |
| Failure Date | October 5, 2021 |
| VIN | 3FAHP0JA1BR |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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