# 2013 Ford Taurus power steering assist light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-power-steering-assist-light/116252>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** steering, ford, taurus, warning-lights\
**Created:** [April 25, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-power-steering-assist-light/116252 "2018-04-25T05:32:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![eric35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a587f6/32.png) [@eric35](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eric35)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-power-steering-assist-light/116252/1 "2018-04-25T05:32:37Z")

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power steering assist fault light came on hard too steer

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-power-steering-assist-light/116252/2 "2018-04-25T13:04:04Z")

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> [@eric35](#):
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> power steering assist fault light came on

Well, that tells you the problem right there.

> [@eric35](#):
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> hard too steer

And that is the result. I think this car has electric power steering and the fault may be a bad steering sensor. It needs to have the error codes read to find out the problem and that can’t be done with cheapie readers like the ones AutoZone or O’Reillys use. Take it to a good independent shop.