Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Ford focus has 931 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
931
Complaints
0
Recalls
25
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, t... |
| Jan 6, 2026 | STEERING | Steering system failure light came on and the Rack and pinion failed with no warning while I was dri... |
| Dec 27, 2025 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | the car runs without power when shifted to drive gear. It is sluggish trying to speed up. Took to Fo... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | STEERING | I was driving to drop my fiancé off at work when the "Steering fault, Service now" warning came on. ... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | STEERING | Experienced abrupt electrical steering motor failure. Power steering remains inoperable and availab... |
| Jul 3, 2025 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The Power Steering shut down suddenly while I was driving it. I am [XXX], and certainly did NOT hav... |
| Apr 21, 2025 | STEERING | Power steering light intermittently comes on and vehicles looses power steering. Upon turning vehicl... |
| Dec 31, 2024 | STEERING | Received Steering Assist Fault message. Vehicle has lost power steering ability without warning caus... |
| Dec 13, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | During some Christmas shopping within the past few weeks, my cars power steering went out completely... |
| Sep 27, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving and exceeding 25 MPH, the ... |
| Sep 21, 2024 | STEERING | the car steering wheel first said steering fault and then after parking and less than 10 minutes, ca... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | STEERING | I was traveling on a Highway on my way home and as I was turning in a curve at around 40 mph all of ... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | STEERING | My son was driving vehicle to work when the power steering assist failure light came on and the stee... |
| Jan 26, 2024 | STEERING | While driving vehicle power steering went completely out and warning message displayed. Control of c... |
| Jan 11, 2024 | STEERING | My power steering went out so my rack and pinion needed replaced and my car is only at 85,000 miles.... |
| Oct 17, 2023 | STEERING | I had just came home after driving on the interstate to and from a family event. I wasn’t home but a... |
| Jul 8, 2023 | STEERING | Power steering went out after a repair to the transmission control module. |
| Apr 29, 2023 | STEERING | On April 29, 2023 our 2012 Ford Focus SE with a 5 speed manual transmission indicated a dashboard wa... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that on two separate occasions, the power ste... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the instrument panel li... |