NHTSA Complaint #10339631 — 2001 FORD EXPEDITION

2001 FORD EXPEDITION WAS BEING DRIVEN AROUND 40MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. WITH THE HELP OF MY PASSENGER, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL HARD ON STEERING WHEEL AND GET IT TO TURN OFF ROAD AND INTO PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES SAFELY ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC CLOSE ENOUGH TO BLOCK OR CHALLENGE THIS EMERGENCY NEED. BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND WELL EITHER. ACCIDENT AND INJURY COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED. AIR CONDITIONING REMAINED RUNNING LIKE NORMAL BUT THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER INCIDENT BEGAN. ONCE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND THEN TURNED ON AGAIN. THE STEERING AND BRAKES BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. IT WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY HOME WHERE IT REMAINS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A LARGE VEHICLE LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE BEING DRIVEN. I COULD NOT HAVE STEERED CLEAR OR STOPPED FOR PERSONS OR VEHICLES. A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION THAT WARRANTS INVESTIGATION. *TR