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2012 FORD FUSION — STEERING

1 injured · 1018295 · 2013-10-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE GAS STATION TO PUT AIR IN MY TIRE AND AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE GAS STATION MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC & SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW LIGHTS BEEPED AND CAME ON. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL TO GET INTO THE GAS STATION. I GOT THE AIR AND STARTED MY CAR BACK UP AND THE LIGHTS BEEPED AND CAME ON AGAIN. I HAD TO DRIVE TO WORK WITH NO POWER STEERING AND WAS ALMOST HIT A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE I'M NOT USE TO TURNING THE WHEEL, IT'S SO HARD AND MY ARMS AND CHEST HURT FROM THIS ALREADY. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THIS SERVICES BUT NEED A SAFE RUNNING CAR AS I'M A SINGLE MOM OF TWO AND PURCHASED THIS CAR THINKING FORD WAS RELIABLE. VERY WORRIED AND STRESSED, WHAT AM I TO DO NOW??? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10549831
Machine
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