# 2012 FORD FUSION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1230563` · 2015-10-20 · 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
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 68,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 FORD FUSION HOME FROM WORK AND WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I RESUMED DRIVING WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND FORD HAS RECALLED HALF A MILLION VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY MODEL WASN'T INCLUDED. IT MAKES DRIVING TERRIFYING.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*