# 2012 FORD FUSION — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1018295` · 2013-10-28 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FUSION
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## 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
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