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2012 FORD FUSION — STEERING

crash · 967628 · 2013-03-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
12,700
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A DIRT ROAD WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND I WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DID DAMAGE TO MY FENDER. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM FOR WARRANTY FIX AND TO FIX MY FENDER AND THEY DENIED MY WORK AND WOULDN'T FIX THE POWER STEERING EVEN THOUGH THE CODE PO7AE AND U0415 CLEARLY CAME UP. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10502389
Machine
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