The second list, which takes into account new data, indicates NHTSA has continued to receive complaints on the 2012 Focus, including reports that the electronic power steering randomly shuts down.

What Owners Say. Before we discuss the results of our evaluation of the 2018 Ford Focus, it’s helpful to understand who buys this compact car, and what they like most and least about it.Keep in mind, ...

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration responds to auto warning list. A Ford Motor assembly worker works on the final production line of the 2012 Ford Focus at Michigan Assembly Plant in ...

Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling nearly 423,000 cars and SUVs in North America because the power-assisted steering can fail while they're being driven.

Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling nearly 423,000 cars and SUVs in North America because the power-assisted steering can fail while they're being driven.

2012 Ford Focus. Michael Gil/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0. ... Scores of owners have claimed that their Focus' power steering has either seized or become unresponsive while driving.

Adaptive Steering is compatible with both electric and hydraulic power assist, or, for that matter, no assist at all, although that option doesn’t currently exist in Ford’s lineup.

This generation Ford Focus was the first to use electro-hydraulic power-steering. As such, you can’t transpose the rack and pinion hardware from any other model; it would need to be this exact version ...