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Ford Fusion Steering Safety Report | June 03, 2013
Reported on June 03, 2013
| WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER ASSIST FAULT INDICATION OCCURRED. AS THE CAR CHANGED TO MANUAL STEERING IT PULLED THE CAR TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CAR TO CROSS INTO THE OTHER LINE BEFORE COULD REACT TO THE MANUAL STEERING. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER UNDER MANUAL STEERING, TAKING A LOT OF FORCE TO MAKE TURNS EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONCE GOT TO A PLACE TO STOP, THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD RESET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WAS BY TURNING THE CAR TOTALLY OFF AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN 6 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT THEY JUST SAID NO CODE OF THE FAULT WAS SHOWN AND THAT WAS IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY FACTOR UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT WOULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM ON ICE OR SNOW DRIVING. *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: | BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 19500 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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