# 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1188328` · 2015-06-04 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FUSION HYBRID
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 149,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*