# 2016 FORD EDGE — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1427874` · 2017-11-26 · 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:** EDGE
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY AT 45 OR 50 MPH. PAT STEERING AND VEHICLE ALSO MAY HAVE LOST POWER RESULTING IN CROSSING INTO LEFT LANE AND STRIKING A TREE. YES, THERE WAS DEER IN THE AREA AT THE TIME BUT THEY IN NO WAY. CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. APPEARED I HAD NO STEERING OR POSSIBLY BRAKES. STRUCK AN ASH TREE HEAD ON, PASSENGER SIDE TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. SPENT 3 WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL, FORTUNATE TO STILL BE ALIVE!! REPORTING THIS AS IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE
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