2016 Ford Focus Steering Problems

My 2016 Ford Focus SE is stalling at higher temperatures while driving at high speeds, which is very dangerous. This issue occurs primarily during hotter daily temperatures.

Power steering fault light came on and the vehicle is very hard to now drive because it is difficult to turn the steering wheel, which could cause an accident.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the message "Steering Assist Fault. Service Required" was displayed.

The car worked fine in the first couple months and slowly declined. The RPM will shoot up and down causing the car to jerk and not able to surpass certain speeds. It works sometimes, so when going to work in the freeway it was fine then it started acting up again, causing other cars to almost crash into me.

While driving my 2016 Ford Focus, the electric power steering suddenly failed. Instantly, it became extremely difficult to steer and fortunately, I was able to get the car off the road without causing an accident. A “steering assist fault” appeared on the information screen as well.

The contact owned a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 MPH, she made a left turn and the steering wheel seized. No warning light was illuminated.

Hello, my car lost the ability to steer while driving at highway speeds and in a turn. It went out like a light bulb would. No warning.

Engine caught fire 2 weeks after service dept at vic bailey ford replaced. Incident report. Total loss and lawsuit coming if not compensated for property damage and emotional distress.

Went to start car in driveway, received a steering assist fault. Turned car off for 30 seconds started car again with no fault, was able to drive car home. Next day tried to start car in driveway, same fault (steering assist fault) vehicle had lost all power steering.

There are class action suits over the transmission/clutch recalls for the focus. Ford dealers chapman ford, horsham and hoffman ford, harrisburg, pa, are refusing to repair the ford focus 2016 clutch that is slipping (about 48,000 miles) with their reason being that the car has a branded title.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 50-55 MPH, the steering wheel locked inadvertently. The message "Transmission Failure" was displayed.

No issues with steering at all and then stopped for gas and when restarting the car got multiple messages regarding steering assist fault resulting in an inability to properly be able to control/steer the vehicle. Left stranded 5 hours away from home.

Car stalled at stop sign after filling up on gas. Completely shut off. Would not start back up for 30 seconds.

Returning home when a red warning about total power steering loss. Could not steer the car while going about 25mph. Narrowly missed parked cars and eventually went onto the sidewalk where some kids were playing before I stopped.

29,000 miles - catastrophic failure of steering system vehicle was parked when steering assist fault light came on. Steering wheel locked. Vehicle was towed to ford dealership.

Turned vehicle on, there was no power steering. Turned vehicle off and turned it back on. Still, steering wheel felt like it was locked.

Recently when starting my car I received a "steering assistant failure service required warning" I turned my car off and restarted it and it went away. This happened again when I went shopping and came out to my parked car. This time the warning would not go away.

Driving to work all instrument lights came on, RPM and speedometer dropped to 0, milage turned to -----, followed by message steering assist failure, followed by transmission failure service now message, I pulled over to the side of the road. Turned off the engine to see if messages would clear. Would not restart, not in park message came on.

Was driving home lost power steering.. Pulled in my driveway thank god ...steering wheel got seized..called ford they would not help only to say there was no recall ..my car is a 2016 ford focus s ..the car is almost 2 years old should not if happened

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. While operating the vehicle, the "steering fault" message suddenly displayed and the driver noticed a slight difference in the steering ability. After parking, turning off the engine, and restarting the vehicle, the "steering failure" message displayed and the steering wheel could not be moved.

We were driving appx 57 MPH on a two lane highway, when an information warming came on saying steering assist fault service required and my boyfriend said all of a sudden the steering got extremely hard. He managed to steer it home and we read the manual about it, then tried to restart the car about an hour later and it was ok at first then about w minutes later it happened again.

The cars steering has on 3 occasions in 2 months lost steering! The steering wheel shudders and locks up and we lose control on a turn! This has happened at 30 miles per hour and at 5 miles .

The contact called on behalf of his girlfriend, who owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the contact became aware that the steering wheel was extremely loose. There was no warning light illuminated.

Electrical power steering goes in and out and the dash displays “steering assist fault” warning, and the power steering goes out entirely. You can still turn, but it takes a lot more physical effort to do so. Since it goes in and out, it can happen at any time and is very hard to get diagnosed through a diagnostic if the mechanic or dealer cannot replicate the issue.

The car is not running right I can feel shaking, but no one else can

Car turned off while driving three times. Once when put in park it locked on a busy road. Replaced fuse to battery, still turned off while driving.

The transmission started failing in 2020 and part of it was repaired on a recall and part we had to pay out of pocket. The entire steering rack failed in July of 2022 requiring replacement. Reports suggest this is a known issue yet Ford offered nothing.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while reversing into the driveway, the power steering assist warning light illuminated, and the steering became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired.

No recalls where repaired on my vehicle

I have had the clutch in this vehicle replaced 3 times and it currently has 37014 miles. I have had the steering wheel replaced because the heated steering wheel didn't work. I had the transmission module reprogrammed 3 times.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that the steering malfunctioned when attempting to pull out of the driveway. The steering wheel was almost impossible to turn especially when the vehicle was in a stopped position.

When driving this vehicle, the power steering fails without warning. The power steering light on the dashboard illuminates and beeps s (driver assist failure take in immediate for service). The car is is still moving.

"takata recall" there is a rattling noise while driving, along with vibration and transmission shudder in second gear. The car feels like it wants to give out. There is also a grinding noise while breaking and turning.

Stearing went out and car would not start after filling tank with gas

Continuously get the message steering fault assist service required. It’s impossible to turn the steering wheel.

On my way to the gas station to fuel up. Turned off car and when turned back on power steering malfunction light came on making steering a lot harder. Ran codes to find out it was a water damage fault based off manufacture design after doing research

Driving down the windy mountain road and all power steering fails and the steering locks up and cause it to jerk hard. Can’t control vehicle at any speed. Not inspected but put on computer and it says steering module failure.

Electric steering rack failed while driving, making steering almost impossible.

Power steering failed while driving making it difficult to steer car.

The steering assist shut off mid drive while turning off the highway and almost got killed by hitting the divider in the center

The electronic steering rack has locked up and the vehicle will not turn with out forcing the steering wheel. This happened luckily as we made a sharp turn into a parking spot and not driving down the highway.

2016 ford focus se. Consumer writes in regards to crooked steering wheel and defective charging ports and bluetooth.

Steering assist fault. Hard to move the steering wheel. Fortunately it was when starting it this morning

I drove the car the morning of the incident, no problems occurred . I went to a gas station later in the day. When I came back out and started the vehicle it said steering assist fault service required.

The transmission doesn't allow for speed that is needed on an interstate. It's sluggish, slow, doesn't respond when given gas.