NHTSA Complaint #10916424 — 2013 FORD FOCUS
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10916424 |
| Vehicle | 2013 FORD FOCUS |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 49,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MO |
Consumer Description
MY 2013 FOCUS TITANIUM ELECTRONIC RACK & PINION FAILED. IT OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. MIRACLE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. 49,000 MILES. I HAVE NO WARRANTY.. MY RESEARCH SHOWS MANY WITH SIMILAR STORIES AND NO RECALL? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.QUOTED $1800 TO REPAIR. SO THAT MY CAR WILL SIMPLY STEER? RECALLS HAPPEN FOR MANY REASONS AND TO THINK IT HASN'T HAPPENED FOR A SUDDEN LOSS OF A VEHICLES STEERING IN INCOMPREHENSIBLE. TO REPEAT, ALL WITHOOUT ANY WARNING. NO DASH LIGHT OR MESSAGE! I CHANGED LANES AT 60 MPH AND IT WOULD NOT RESPOND SO THAT I COULD MAKE THE NEEDED CORRECTION TO NOT CONTINUE IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. GETTING IT SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER WAS PHYSICALLY DIFFICULT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
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