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2013 Ford Fusion steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 391 complaints for the 2013 Ford Fusion, 16% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
391 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
74,000 miles 297 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 5
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2013 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 74,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 31 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 40 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 47 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 51 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 45 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 34 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 19 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 12 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 10 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 5 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 74,000 miles
Based on 297 complaints that include mileage. 40% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles31
20k to 40k miles40
40k to 60k miles47
60k to 80k miles51
80k to 100k miles45
100k to 120k miles34
120k to 140k miles19
140k to 160k miles12
160k to 180k miles10
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles5

What the data shows

Of the 297 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 5 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was in a car accident with my 2013 ford fusion. There was a witness at the scene saying that there were sparks shooting from my car before the accident happened. He says it looked like a tire came off my car taking a right curve on a main road in the city the car did not turn I just went straight across 2 lanes of oncoming traffic.on tho the sidewalk and into a tree. I could not open the door to the car to get out 2 guys came over and noticed the car was on fire and pulled the driver side door open.

Reported at 60,000 miles, October 2014 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. While driving approximately 10 MPH, there was a loss of power steering. The engine was turned off and restarted. The vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure recurred on a separate occasion; however, there was a permanent loss of power steering and the warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,500.

Reported at 37,500 miles, April 2016

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