NHTSA Complaint #11122038 — 2011 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE BY APPLYING FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND IT WAS LATER TOWED TO VIC VALLEY FORD LINCOLN (501 EAST DANIEL MORGAN AVENUE, SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA 20304, (864)-583-3600). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING REAR CONTROL ARM WAS CAUSING FRICTION TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED THE SYSTEM NOT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING) ON AUGUST 11, 2018 BY THE SAME DEALER. THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,205.