NHTSA Complaint #11013829 — 2010 FORD TAURUS

DRIVING SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT, EPAS POWER STEERING GOES OUT, CHECK MESSAGE CENTER SHOWS "POWER STEERING FAULT". I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED OFF VEHICLE, RESET THE FAULT, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE FAULT HAPPENED AGAIN, UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR BECAUSE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE STEERING WENT OUT, AND LUCKILY I MANAGED NOT TO HIT THE CURB ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET BECAUSE I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. THIS IS THE SAME STEERING SYSTEM THAT IS IN 2011 AND NEWER CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THIS YEAR NEEDS TO ALSO BE INCLUDED.