# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE89092
> **POWER STEERING LOCKING** · Opened 1989-02-23 · Closed 1989-07-20
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE89092
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 1989-02-23
- **Close date:** 1989-07-20
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Affected makes:** FORD
- **Affected components:** STEERING
- **Affected model years:** 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 4
## Summary

SUMMARY:THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT POWER STEERING WAS STIFF ORSTEERING LOCKED.FORD HAS ISSUED TWO SERVICE BULLETINS:ONE ON LEAKINGSEALS AND ONE ON COMPLAINTS OF STIFF STEERING.===

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE89092)
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