NHTSA Complaint #10322152 — 2008 MAZDA MAZDA5

I WAS SITTING IN VERY SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC ON A SURFACE STREET, TRAVELED 1/4 MILE IN APPROXIMATELY A 45 MINUTE TIME SPAN. AS I TURNED RIGHT ON TO A NEW STREET I NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PARKING LOT TO MY LEFT. IT TOOK GREAT STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN. I STOPPED THE CAR, CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID. IT WAS AT PROPER LEVEL. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND STILL NO POWER STEERING. AFTER SITTING FOR APPROCIMATELY 15 MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM READING SEVERAL REPORTS OF SIMILAR INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING IN THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE UNDER SIMILAR CIRUMSTANCES.