2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid steering problems
43 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid, which is 26% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 26% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 42 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
I am contacting you regarding a fatal car accident that my sister was just killed in on 8/29/17. She drove a 2011 ford fusion hybrid. My mother did not know about the issues many people have with these model cars. She would have never bought the car if she did. My sister was driving home from work when witnesses said that for reasons unknown to them out of no where my sisters car veered to the right onto an overpass embankment on I-580 at the 132 over pass crossing just west of vernalis, ca.
While driving 35-40 MPH in the city, the service advancetrac and service power steering now lights came on as well as tcs off and tcs on indicators and it was becoming harder to drive. Once I reached my destination and I restarted the car I had no power steering assist. This is the second occasion. First time my boyfriend was driving 11/20/15 and described the same occurances. It was taken to a ford dealer ft wayne indiana and was told it was the steering gear.