Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Ford Fusion has 50 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
50
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
18V167000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Lincoln MKZ and Ford Fusion vehicles. The steering wheel retaining bolt may loosen allowing ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while her granddaughter was driving at ... |
| Dec 28, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Car warning states “steering assist fault service required” total loss of power steering in the vehi... |
| Sep 16, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the steering wheel was loose. The conta... |
| Jul 7, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The vehicle was started; however, the steering wheel failed to ... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH and making a left turn... |
| Feb 23, 2024 | STEERING | The shifter cable bushing was no longer present and the shifter cable detached, causing my car to be... |
| Feb 18, 2024 | STEERING,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | The contact's daughter owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while his daughter was drivi... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Dec 9, 2023 | STEERING | I was driving my car one day and the power steering fault message popped up on my dash of my car. So... |
| Oct 23, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Aug 7, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while reversing, the steering wheel was sign... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | ACCIDENT |
| Nov 16, 2022 | STEERING | I got in my 2017 Fusion SE to leave my house. As I started out of my driveway, I noticed that the s... |
| Oct 24, 2022 | STEERING | Driving straight and the steering locked up causing the car to veer to the left and was not allowing... |
| Sep 16, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after his son came to a stop at a stop ... |
| Jul 15, 2022 | STEERING | Driving vehicle, Steering Assist Fault light comes on, steering wheel locks and vehicle becomes very... |
| May 18, 2022 | STEERING | Steering wheel wobbles and is loose. Can pivot up, or right / left about an inch. NOT a rotational ... |
| Mar 7, 2022 | STEERING | Power Steering became difficult to turn and handle while driving, this just suddenly happened withou... |
| Jan 2, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I drove about 11 miles total to get on the interstate, when I was about 7-9miles into my drive, my s... |
| Dec 26, 2021 | STEERING | On the highway we lost the steering assist function. The dash lit up with steering assist failure. D... |