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2005 FORD FOCUS — STEERING:RACK AND PINION

crash · 552333 · 2005-08-31

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
Miles at failure
11,500
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SUN 8/28/05 I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I69. JUST SOUTH OF EXIT 25 I WAS GOING TO PASS A RV. I CHECKED MY MIRRORS AND THOUGH IT WAS SAFE TO PASS, BUT I MISSED JUDGED THE CAR BEHIND ME AND HE WAS IN MY PASSING LANE. I JERKED BACK INTO MY LANE. WHEN STRAIGHTENING UP SOMETHING POPPED IN MY STEERING. AS A RESULT I WHEN SLIDING SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I FINALLY ENDED UP SLOWLY GLIDING DOWN THE GUARD RAIL. I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10134975
Machine
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