NHTSA Complaint #11104188 — 2007 FORD FUSION

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL AND STEERING BOLT RECALL MY CAR HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL SINCE 2016, AND I WAS JUST OFFERED A RENTAL VEHICLE FROM A FORD ON JUNE 27TH, 2018 - 'UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - RENEWING EVERY 30 DAYS' AT ONLY $30 PER DAY, WHICH IS HALF THE COST OF A DAILY RENTAL. FORD STATED MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND YET I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT PARTS? I CANNOT EVEN TRADE MY UNSAFE CAR IN DUE TO THE OUTSTANDING REPAIR SEVERELY DECREASING THE VALUE OF MY CAR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 103,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE ALREADY SPENT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON OTHER REPAIRS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A TOTAL NIGHTMARE! JUST RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT AXLE DUE TO THE CV BOOT RUPTURING & MAJOR RUSTING. MY CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL STEERING COLUMN ISSUES, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON THREE OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN REPAIRS. RECENTLY I READ THAT CARS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO HAVE A BOLT IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CAN COME LOOSE - RESULTING THE DETACHING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A LETTER PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE - HOWEVER MY VEHICLE FALLS IN THE CATEGORY DESCRIBED ON THEIR WEBSITE.