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2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — STEERING

crash5 injured · 735549 · 2009-09-14

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF CAR, JUST LIKE DRIVING ON BLACK ICE. WHILE DRIVING MAKING A RIGHT HAND MERGE, STEERING GOT STUCK FOR A FEW SECONDS. AND WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO CORRECT THE CAR WAS GOING ONE WAY WHILE THE DRIVER WAS STEERING ANOTHER. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE WALL TOTALING THE CAR AND PUTTING 5 PEOPLE INTO THE ER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10283952
Machine
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