NHTSA Complaint #11079040 — 2012 FORD F-150 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11079040
Vehicle	2012 FORD F-150
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	March 13, 2018
Date Filed	March 14, 2018
Mileage	105,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

AFTER JUMPING ANOTHER CAR, BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING HOME, WHILE TURNING LEFT WITH THE ROAD, STEERING "SHOOK" WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF STIFFNESS. THE NEXT MORNING POWER STEERING FULLY DISENGAGED WHILE MAKE CURVE IN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH. SCRUBBED BATTERY TERMINALS AND AFTER THIRTY MINUTES WORKED AGAIN. LATER IN THE DAY, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AFTER HAVING A LOW BATTERY WARNING AGAIN. REPLACED BATTERY FULLY AND STEERING WORKED. THIS EVENING, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATIONS OR ALERTS ON DASHBOARD.

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