NHTSA complaint: 1997 FORD TAURUS — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
start date: 1998-09-21
description: SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE STEERING WHILE I WAS DRIVING A FORD TAURUS RENTAL CAR THAT MADE ME LOSE CONTROL AND TUMBLE OVER AN EMBANKMENT. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, I NOTICED IRREGULAR STEERING THAT RESEMBLED STERRING CONSISTANT WITH A LOW TIRE. HOWEVER, AFTER STOPPING TO CHECK THE TIRES, I FOUND THAT ALL APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY INFLATED. APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING FAILED CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL IN A CURVE AND TUMBLE OVER AN EMBANKMENT SEVERAL TIMES LANDING ON MY ROOF. SINCE THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR, I DO NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION SUCH AS VIN NUMBER, MILEAGE, ETC. I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION I CAN RECALL, BUT WILL ATTEMPT
organizer: Ford Motor Company
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

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property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 190289

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