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2010 FORD FUSION — STEERING

crash · 1450244 · 2018-02-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
79,688
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AROUND 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LOCKED UP SOLID. CAR VEERED TO RIGHT; WENT OFF THE ROADWAY AND SCRAPED A FENCE POST ON THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL .IT IS A GOOD THING I WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER.I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED FORD WILL NOT FIX IT THERE ESTIMATE IS 1800 DOLLARS.I AM RETIRED AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS VEHICLE.THEY TOLD ME THE 2010 FORD FUSIONS ARE NOT ON RECALL BUT 2011 AND UP ARE HOW CAN THIS BE WHEN THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ELECTRONIC PARTS I WAS A MECHANIC FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS MATTER .A LOT OF 2010 FORD FUSION OWNERS NEED YOUR HELP.I KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM BUT, IT WOULD TAKE ME A LOT OF TIME TO WRITE A 30 PAGE ESSAY ON THIS SUBJECT IT IS ANOTHER TATIC BY OUR CAR MANUFACTURE NOT CARING ABOUT OUR LIVES. FOR INSTANCE I AM WAITING FOR YEARS FOR MY AIR BAG TO BE REPLACED

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11074685
Machine
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