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Ford Fusion Steering Safety Report | Oct 27, 2011
Reported on Oct 27, 2011
| POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING ON MY DASH, ALTERNATING WITH SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING. POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO CHANGE LANES AND TURN ONTO OFF-RAMP. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED CAR AND FAULT WENT AWAY AND POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND INTO A SAFE AREA; I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO AND HAS LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Fusion |
| Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SAN PEDRO CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHP0JAXCR |
| Mileage: | 2700 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | |
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