# 1999 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `309609` · 2001-08-21 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
## Narrative
CONSUMER'S  DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON  HIGHWAY  TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND  VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING FAST.   THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE LANE.   STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKES WEREN'T FUNCTIONING.  CONSUMER CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, AND SHE HIT  GUARDRAIL ON  SIDE, AND WENT ONTO  GRASS AREA.   DEALERSHIP  WAS AWARE OF  PROBLEM. *AK
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