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2011 FORD FUSION — STEERING

crash · 1343711 · 2016-12-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ONCE AGAIN, I CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING JUST TURNING OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING ABOUT 1-3 TIMES A WEEK. THIS DOES ONLY SEEM TO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER THAT IS WHEN IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS. DRIVING THROUGH STORE PARKING LOTS OR PARK, IT HAS SIMPLY GONE OUT AND LOST CONTROL. I AM RUNNING OUT OF WAYS TO EXPLAIN HOW DANGEROUS THE COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED POWER STEERING LOSS ON MY(AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS) FORDS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ACTUALLY IS. I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED THAT MORE THAN SEVERAL TIMES I WAS INCHES FROM STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I REALLY HOPE WE ARE NOT JUST WAITING FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT REPORT TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. I THINK FORD HAS ALREADY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR POWER STEERING AND ITS UNBELIEVABLE THAT CARS WITH THE SAME EXACT POWER STEERING RIG THAT ALSO DISPLAY THE SAME EXACT ISSUES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR IS EVEN IN THE SAME YEAR AS OTHER RECALLED MODELS BY AM BEING EXCLUDED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10937565
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