NHTSA Complaint #10668735 — 2008 FORD TAURUS

LEFT TURN FROM A STOP, OUT OF SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE. WHILE TURNING, STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO GET VEHICLE OF THE ROAD. BEFORE TOTALLY OFF THE ROAD, STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. STARTED BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND IMMEDIATELY SEIZED AGAIN BRIEFLY, RETURNING TO NORMAL. THIS WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME. THANKFULLY IT WAS A SUNDAY AND TRAFFIC WASN'T HEAVY, AS THIS HAPPENED ON A WELL TRAVELED HIGHWAY THROUGH OUR TOWN. I HAD ONE OF MY CHILDREN WITH ME. MECHANIC WAS CALLED, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO SHOP YET. THIS ISSUE IS THE MOST FILED COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, AND AN ABSOLUTE SAFETY ISSUE!!!! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL??? THE FOLLOWING WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THIS SITE: "WHAT IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT? THE UNITED STATES CODE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301) DEFINES MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AS 'THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT, AND INCLUDES NONOPERATIONAL SAFETY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.' A DEFECT INCLUDES ANY DEFECT IN PERFORMANCE, CONSTRUCTION, A COMPONENT, OR MATERIAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT.' GENERALLY, A SAFETY DEFECT IS DEFINED AS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THAT: POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AND MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE, OR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE AND MANUFACTURE." STEERING ISSUES DON'T POSE A RISK TO VEHICLE SAFETY? ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS DON'T SHOW A PROBLEM MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE? IN ADDITION, THIS FAILURE SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THERE ARE LOW MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR