# 2012 FORD FUSION — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1231560` · 2015-10-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FUSION
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 36,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY TO A FUNERAL TRAVELING ON 695 IN OWINGS MILLS MARYLAND AND EXPERIENCED THE LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE.  WHILE TRYING TO STEER BACK THE STEERING WHEEL DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND ALSO THE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WAS ALWAYS A MAJOR PROBLEM.  THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD STICK OR SOMETIMES HARD TO PUT BACK IN PLACE.  FROM THIS MY CAR WAS TOTALLED.
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