NHTSA Complaint #11064813 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. I CAME UPON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OF ME AS IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL BUT I SLOWLY MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND MY POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE AND PROCEEDED HOME SLOWLY, AND WAS VERY LEERY IT WOULD GO OUT ON ME AGAIN. RIGHT BEFORE I GOT HOME ON MY STREET, IT WENT OUT ONE MORE TIME AND I ALMOST SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT. IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO AVOID SIDE SWIPING THE CAR ON THE LEFT EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH.THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT FOR GOOD THIS TIME. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND I FOUND OUT IT WAS GONNA BE $1800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY FORD FOCUS'S AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AS A RECALL! I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BADLY ON THE INTERSTATE OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I HAD NO WARNING! IT SCARED ME TO DEATH.