NHTSA Complaint #10641840 — 2012 FORD FUSION

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND TURNED A CORNER AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND I WAS FORCED TO MANUALLY TURN THE CAR AND FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DROVE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WAS DRIVING AGAIN WHEN THE POWER STEERING QUIT AGAIN AND I COASTED INTO A TURN LANE AND MANAGED TO RESTART THE CAR AGAIN. I DROVE THEN TO MY FORD DEALER AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY HAD HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND HAD CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO MALFUNCTION.THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY BACKING UP SO I JUST RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE.THIS WAS A LEASE CAR THAT I WOULD BE TURNING IN FEB. 2014 SO WHEN I DID I TOLD THE MAN WHO INSPECTED IT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND HE SAID HE WOULD NOTE IT AND I THEN GOT A NEW CAR AND FORGOT ABOUT THIS UNTIL I SHOW A REPORT ON THE NEWS AND I DECIDED TO REPORT MY PROBLEM. *TR