NHTSA Complaint #10876667 — 2012 FORD EXPLORER
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10876667 |
| Vehicle | 2012 FORD EXPLORER |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 17,660 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | VA |
Consumer Description
WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY FORD EXPLORER 2012 ON A BUSY HIGHWAY (US 60), THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REMINDED ME THAT "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT", THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE, WHICH PUT ME IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS POSITION. VERY LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED; A GENTLEMAN STEPPED OUT HIS VEHICLE AND TOLD ME TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; AFTER THAT MY VEHICLE BECOME OPERABLE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" OCCURRED IN THIS VEHICLE, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED DURING DRIVING IN A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAULT!!! ON OCT. 1ST, 2014, THIS VEHICLE'S "POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE" WAS REPROGRAMMED, (2011-2013 EXPLORER, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING REPROGRAM PSCM), AT A FORD DEALER. THE FAULT OCCURRED TODAY APPEARS AN EVIDENCE THAT THE "REPROGRAM" DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GIVEN A LARGE NUMBER OF FORD EXPLORERS RUNNING ON THE ROAD, I BELIEVE, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEM.
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