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2011 FORD FUSION — STEERING

crash · 1435177 · 2017-12-26

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
81,600
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY POWER STEER WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF ROAD WITHOUT INJURY BUT HAD ONE FLAT TIRE. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING. MANUAL STEERING IS TO HARD TO MAKE VEHICLE DRIVABLE. LIGHT ON INDICATING "SERVICE POWER STEERING". FORD DEALERSHIP, FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND NHTSA STATES MY 2011 FORD FUSION VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 15S18 RECALL. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL FORD CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN HOPES TO GET THEM TO HONOR RECALL FOR MY VIN BUT THEY WILL NOT ANSWER PHONE TIMES 2 CALLS AT 313-322-3000, ON HOLD FOR 13 MINUTES AND 36 MINUTES. I AM GATHERING DATA TO FILE A SMALL CLAIM COURT. I NEED THE A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL NHTSA REPORT CONCERNING 15V340000. I SPOKE TO APRIL ON 12/25/17 FOR NHTSA WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE "MANUFACTURES" DECIDE WHICH VIN ARE INCLUDED IN RECALL. ALSO I SPOKE TO BRIANCE FROM FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION NEEDED TO FILE COURT CLAIM: NAME OF CEO, STREET ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER OF FORD HEADQUARTERS. I WAS DENIED INFORMATION AND TOLD, "WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE THAT". PLEASE ASSIST.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11056563
Machine
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