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2010 FORD FUSION — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1186301 · 2015-05-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
95,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE HUSBAND WAS TURNING ONTO A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET RESULTING IN HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE ON APPROXIMATELY 8/5/2014. AS OF TODAY, 5/28/2015, POWER STEERING/VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND HAS AGGRAVATED/CAUSED NECK INJURY TO WIFE FROM HAVING TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. WIFE IS CURRENTLY SEEING A NEUROSURGEON AS WELL AS PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR NECK PAIN, COMPRESSED SPINAL CORD, BULGING DISC, SPASMS. WIFE IS CURRENTLY WAITING ON EPIDERAL STEROID INJECTIONS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10722081
Machine
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