NHTSA Complaint #10609773 — 2012 FORD FUSION

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING FAULT CAME ON AND ALSO THE ADVANCE TRAC SERVICE LIGHT LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT A MONTH NOW. TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND RESTARTING SEEMED TO REBOOT AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING WHEREAS OTHER TIMES I WOULD HAVE TO TURN MY VEHICLE OFF 2-3 TIMES AND RESTART BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. NOW THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING DOES NO GOOD. I ONLY HAD THE CAR ABOUT 7 MONTHS AND WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THIS. POWER STEERING IS A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO DRIVING A CAR AND WITH THIS BEING FAULTY IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IF I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AND THE POWER STEERING GO OUT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL BIT ONLY TO ME BUT MY DAUGHTER AND GRADSON AS WELL. THIS CERTAINLY IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO CORRECT AS THEY ARE PUTTING MANY FAMILIES LIVES AT RISK. SO THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND REALLY GET THE BALL ROLLING ON DOING A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING IN ALL 2012 FORD FUSION'S. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND I DON'T DRIVE IF I DON'T HAVE TO UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED AND AGAIN THESE EXPENSES SHOULDN'T BE COMING OUT OF MY POCKET! *TR