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Ford Fusion Steering Safety Report | Aug 07, 2013



Reported on Aug 07, 2013


ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, (TWO WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND ONCE WHILE LEAVING WORK), MY STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME. THE CODE THAT APPEARED ON THE DASH WAS POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. NOT BEING TOO SURE OF WHAT THIS WAS ABOUT WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION THAT HAD GONE OUT. THE DEALER THEN STATED IN ORDER TO FIX IT THE ROCKER ARMS AS WELL AS THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF 2700 IN REPAIRS, THAT WAS NOT INCLUDING LABOR AND TAX. WHILE OUR VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE PART OF THE POWER TRAIN, AS WITHOUT STEERING YOU CANNOT DRIVE. THIS IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW THIS WOULD HAVE GONE IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC, LET ALONE IF MY CHILDREN HAD BEEN IN THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE IS ABOUT THIS SITUATION. WHEN WILL THERE BE RESULTS? *TR
Make: Ford
Model: Fusion
Manufactured by: Ford Motor Company
Year: 2011
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: COPPERAS COVE TX
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):
Mileage: 58224 miles.
Speed: 2 MPH
Number of cylinders:
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Vehicle fuel:
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
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