NHTSA Complaint #10617033 — 2008 FORD TAURUS

TRAVELLING HOME FROM MISSOURI TO OKLAHOMA WITH MY SON IN RAINY CONDITIONS I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING ON MY TAURUS WAS TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND IT FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING HAD BEEN LOST. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND BECAME UNSAFE. I SLOWED TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS STEERING PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON TO THIS YEAR TAURUS. THE COST OF REPAIRS, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, AVERAGES ABOVE $1,000. WHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I DID READ OF ONE REPORT THAT OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! *JS