Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Ford Focus has 20 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2024 | STEERING | Power steering without warning turned off, and the dash displayed a "Power Steering Assist Failure -... |
| Oct 5, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The vehicle shutters and has stalled while trying to cross an intersection, almost causing an accid... |
| Jun 6, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, t... |
| May 4, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | On MANY multiple occasions the vehicle has undergone a transmission/clutch failure. The worst of wh... |
| Feb 14, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I was driving home from my mother's home and the car swerved and was hard to keep control of. The ne... |
| Jan 16, 2023 | STEERING | 2017 Ford Focus with only 6400 miles on it - Power steering without warning turned off, and the dash... |
| Apr 17, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 65-70 MPH, the po... |
| Jul 14, 2021 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated while parked or while driving approximately 5... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | STEERING | ON FEB 1ST 2021 THE POWER STEERING FAIL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON CITY STREET. A COLLUSION WAS... |
| Dec 31, 2020 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 FORD FOCUS SE, I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY INDICATING STEERING FAILURE... |
| Dec 12, 2020 | STEERING | POWER STEERING ASSIST, IN-OP. VEHICLE HAS 60K MILES. SERIOUS INJURIES MAY OCCUR, IF VEHICLE WAS TO L... |
| Oct 10, 2020 | STEERING | STEERING ASSIST FAILURE ON 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 6600 MILES. THIS OCCURRED AT THE END OF THE WARRANTY ... |
| Sep 14, 2020 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SUDDENLY AND BECAME VERY HARD TO DRIVE HOME. SECONDS AFTER... |
| Jun 7, 2020 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AS IF THE POWER STEERING WENT O... |
| Jun 3, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | CAR HAS 71000 MILES AND JUNE 3RD 2020, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS HARD TO TURN (LIKE POWER... |
| Mar 21, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | ON OUR WAY BACK FROM FLORIDA I SMELT BURNING COOLANT I LOOKED AND IT WAS LOW SO I FILLED IT UP AS WE... |
| Jun 15, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITH... |
| Jan 31, 2019 | STEERING | THE 2017 FORD FOCUS S WITH UNDER 26,000 MILES HAS A STEERING ISSUE. THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK A... |
| Dec 13, 2018 | STEERING | STEERING FAILED AND LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION A... |
| Aug 1, 2017 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE... |