NHTSA Complaint #10660721 — 2010 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD TELL IT WAS VERY LOW DUE TO MY ABILITY TO STEER. I PULLED IN A GAS STATION AND TRIED TO FILL THE TIRE WITH AIR, BUT IT WAS BLOWN OUT ON THE INSIDE WALL AND REMAINED FLAT. I PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON AND WHEN I BEGAN TO PULL AWAY, I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN SUCCESSION FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE (STILL?), SERVICE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC. I WAS ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO DRIVE IN SLOW LANES AS STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. I READ SOME MESSAGE BOARDS REGARDING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE, BUT CAN'T FIND A COMMON SOLUTION THAT HAS WORKED. SOME SAY TO JUST TURN OFF AND RESTART, OTHERS ARE SAYING THEY SPEND $1500+. I AM WORRIED THAT I WILL SPEND THE MONEY AND THE PROBLEM MAY STILL EXIST AS IT SOUNDS LIKE MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAVE CLEANED THE BATTERY, DISCONNECTED IT AS SOME HAVE SAID ALSO. STILL THE SAME FOR NOW, WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN. *TR