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2010 FORD FUSION — STEERING

crash · 1238282 · 2015-11-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
118,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

POWER STEERING FAILED, AND FIXED ITSELF AFTER RESETTING THE CODES. A WEEK OR SO AGO I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN CAUSING ME TO GO OFF OF THE ROAD! THANKFULLY I HAD MY SEATBELT ON AND I WAS NOT INJURED AND THEIR WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. FORD HAS ONLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2011 AND NEWER MODELS WHICH IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE 2010 MODELS. WAS TOLD IT COULD BE CLOSE TO 3,000 TO FIX THE ISSUE! AND THAT IT ISN'T GUARANTEED THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN! BEYOND UPSET AND FRUSTRATED! I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE CAR, BUT CAN'T AFFORD NOT GETTING IT FIXED EITHER! FOR MOW OH AGE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH NO POWER STEERING BECAUSE I NEED TO GO TO WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10790447
Machine
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