NHTSA Complaint #11030769 — 2012 FORD FIESTA

AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 AM ON OCTOBER 2, 2017 I LEFT FOR WORK. ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD I SUDDENLY LOSS POWER STEERING. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND WAS NEGOTIATING A CURVE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. I FAILED TO NEGOTIATE THE CURVE AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD COMING TO A STOP BEFORE HAVING A COLLISION WITH ANY TREES. I LOOKED AT MY DASH AND THERE WAS A DIGITAL MESSAGE THAT READ POWER STEERING FAULT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I RETURNED HOME DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. I WAS ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM A 9% DOWNGRADE WITH SHARP CURVES; HAD THIS FAULT HAPPENED AT THAT POINT I SURELY WOULD HAVE IMPACTED A GUARD RAIL AT BEST OR GONE OFF OVER A CLIFF AT WORST.