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2008 MERCURY MARINER — STEERING

crash · 1257722 · 2016-02-02

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MARINER
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
164,642
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ON THE STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A POWER STEERING RECALL IN 2014. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,642.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10823706
Machine
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