12 complaints reported

2018 Ford Fusion Steering

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
12
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2026

The steering wheel is coming loose and is making it hard to drive. The car is becoming seriously dangerous. Others are having issues with this. Please let's fix these cars. I have children!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2025
Nov 2025

No power stearing, Steering Gearbox malfunction. Power steering going out while driving is a major safety issue. Yes dealership confirmed issue and ordered parts for repair Ford dealership inspected issue and said that it needed repaired. Power steering went out while driving almost causing an accident. No warning, lights came on when the power steering went out saying that there was a power steering fault.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2025
May 2025

I was driving as normal I went to make a turn and out of nowhere my car would not turn and almost got smashed on the side of the car would not have swerved out of the way. There was no warning signs lights symptoms or anything one minute it was normal the next was what could have been a deadly situation. After getting a mechanic to diagnose it after removing the steering wheel, because initially was thought the steering column went out or broke, it was found out to be the middle of the steering wheel where it connects to the column that is suppose to be the shape of an Alan wrench was almost completely worn down to almost a flat circle. I cannot stress enough how scary and deadly this could have been to me and other motorist. This was verified by mechanics this is not normal wear and tear this has to be a defect.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2025
Mar 2025

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Fusion. the contact stated that there was excessive movement in the steering when the steering column was making a clicking sound while turning to the left. The contact stated that while turning to the left, the steering wheel was seized, and the contact had to use excessive force to turn the steering wheel to the left. While pulling out of a parking space, the advance track mode and power steering loss messages were displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the steering had failed and replaced the lower control arm, tie rod, and rack and pinion on the driver's side of the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 2024
Dec 2024

Shift system fault

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2024
Sep 2023

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM DINNER AND I MADE A LEFT TURN. AS MY STEERING WHEEL WAS RETURNING TO CENTER FROM MAKING THE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND IS STILL LOOSE AT THIS PRESENT TIME

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2023
Mar 2023

The steering wheel has become loose and unstable. And was told my vehicle wasn’t on the recall list for the same problem as the other vehicles.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2023
Feb 2023

Steering wheel is loose and wobbly

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2023
Aug 2022

I just bought my car almost 2 months ago. It has 32,000 miles. Having steering issues.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2022
Dec 2021

I just recently purchased my 2018 Ford fusion SE and about 2 months after I purchased it I noticed clanking noise coming from the front driver side tire area. I took it to Mavis and have them look at it and they said that the bolt that held on to the steering control arm had gotten loose and they tightened it it did not make a noise for maybe a day or so and then it just started clanking and the steering and controlling is a lot looser now. I have not been in an accident I am filing this safety report and I am contacting Ford dealership to look at it to see if it could possibly be due to the recall that these cars have on them for the steering I don't know why if it is my VIN number wasn't included but I'm going to have Ford dealership check it out. There were no lights that came up flashing no warning signals but the car's steering has gotten extremely loose and I want to get the problem fixed before there is an incident

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2021
Aug 2019

STEERING WHEEL LOSE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2019
Jul 2018

SOLD CAR WITH OPEN RECALL FROM MAC HAIK FORD , GEORGETOWN, TX

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2018

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Quick Summary

The 2018 Ford Fusion has 12 Steering complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.