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2013 Ford C-MAX Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1493152
Internal NHTSA #	11122861
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	C-MAX
Model Year	2013
File date	24/08/18
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Before 50,000 miles steering went from intermittently having no power to continuously having no power. Usually power steering is absent at start-up. Vehicle displays "service power steering" message. Obd2/can throws a pscm - power steering control module u3000 cm control module code. Steering would occasionally not work under warranty - asked at ford if there were steering recalls and told there were none. I did not escalate because turning off the car one or more times would reset. Now that the car is outside of warranty, no action i can take, (such as restarting the car or clearing the error code) will reset the steering. Steering effort is much higher than any non-power steering car or old truck i have ever driven. The failed pscm (power steering control module) does not appear to exist as a stand-alone part. Ford tells me ~$700-$800 if steering column, or $2300 if rack and pinion need replaced. Hours spent searching for the part to do my own repairs has not given me a single part number that relates to the specific problem. This all seems to be part of fords trouble prone and hugely expensive epas (electronic power assisted steering) system. Epas has had recalls in more popular ford models, such as recall 15s18 beginning july 20, 2015. I suspect low production quantity cars such as the hybrid c-max likely have a similar failure rate, but it isn
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49315
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MACOMB, MI
VIN pattern	1FADP5BU8DLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	05/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Ford C-MAX Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Ford C-MAX Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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