NHTSA Complaint #11033127 — 2012 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR DUPLICATED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND AN UNKNOWN NOISE WAS HEARD. THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, AN UNKNOWN NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING RETURNED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH BONNELL FORD (353 CAMBRIDGE ST, WINCHESTER, MA 01890 (781) 729-9700). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.