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1998 FORD CONTOUR — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

crash · 331044 · 2002-01-22

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
CONTOUR
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON I75 AROUND ATLANTA, CAR STEERING FAILED MAKING CAR FEEL LIKE IT WAS HYDROPLANING BUT IT WASN'T. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE. CAR VEERED TO LEFT AND HIT CONCRETE MEDIAN. BUMPER WAS LEFT HANGING BY A THREAD. CAR WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD TOWED TO BODY SHOP. FEEL THIS IS RELATED TO SIMILAR INCIDENTS WHERE THE CONTOUR STEERING FAILED AFTER WATER HITS THE BELTS & PULLEYS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
757172
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown