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Ford Fusion Steering Safety Report | Aug 28, 2012
Reported on Aug 28, 2012
| POWER STEERING FAILURE. HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. WARNING ON THE DASH FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE THEN POWER STEERING FAILS. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. HAPPENED IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE AS WELL AS MAKING A TURN IN A PARKING LOT WHICH NEARLY LED TO A COLLISION WITH A PARKED CAR SINCE I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. SINCE IT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE I KNOW TO PUT IN NEUTRAL THEN TURN OFF AND TURN ON THE IGNITION. HOWEVER, PREVIOUSLY FORD DEALER REPLACED LOWER FRONT ARM IAW FORD TSB. THIS OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. MOST RECENT FAILURES WERE WITHIN 150 MILES OF EACH OTHER. I CANNOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR AS SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Fusion |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SAN PEDRO CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHP0JAXCR |
| Mileage: | 9588 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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