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2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID — STEERING

crash · 1188328 · 2015-06-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION HYBRID
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
149,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. AS A RESULT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, A SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING LIGHT AND A SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS STEERING CONFIGURATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL AND VERY DIFFERENT FROM A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10723520
Machine
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