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2010 MERCURY MILAN — STEERING

crash · 1544587 · 2019-03-02

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MILAN
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
200,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A BACK STREET GOING HOME AND MY STEERING LOCKED ON ME AND I GOT A MESSAGE THAT POWER STEERING SYSTEM ASSIST FAULT. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL AND THEN A MESSAGE SYSTEM ADVANTRAC POPPED UP. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE WHEEL AND I STOPPED REAL QUICK AND RAN INTO A DITCH. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS AROUND AND DID NOT GET HURT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11183669
Machine
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