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2012 FORD FUSION — STEERING

crash · 1519347 · 2018-11-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
123,145
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A TURN IN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. A CHECK POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND WAS FORCED INTO THE DITCH. I HAD MY BOYFRIEND COME GET ME AND DRIVE THE CAR HOME HE SAID THE STEERING WAS 4X HARDER TO TURN THAN A MANUAL STEERING RACK. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ONLINE AND IT CAME BACK TO 385,000 11-12 FUSIONS BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I CALLED FORD AND THEY CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE AND THE COST TO FIX IT WOULD BE BETWEEN 2500-3200 DOLLARS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSIER ROAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED AND FOR IS NEGLIGENT TO HOLD RESPONSIBILITY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11154615
Machine
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