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2010 FORD FUSION — STEERING

crash · 1131217 · 2014-11-17

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
85,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I COULD NOT TURN AS A RESULT I HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME HOWEVER NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THEIR CAR. I TOOK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WILL COST ME $1800 TO FIX HOWEVER I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AND ALSO A RECALL FOR THE "SEDANS" HAVE BEEN ISSUED BUT NOT FOR THE FORD FUSION. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS SO EXPENSIVE AND I LOVE MY CAR BUT THIS IS A SOFTWARE SYSTEM ERROR AND I'VE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10655390
Machine
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