NHTSA Complaint #11129231 — 2015 FORD FUSION

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A CITY STREET AT A BRAKING SPEED OF ABOUT 5 MPH. I HAD NO STEERING CONTROL AND HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER, ON IN TRAFFIC, OR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN CATASTROPIC. IN APRIL 2018 I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING OF A FREQUENT BUT INCONSTANT "ROAR" COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. AFTER TESTING NOTHING WAS FOUND. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME "ROAR" A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER. WHEN I LOST STEERING CONTROL I TRIED SHIFTING GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND GOT A VERY SHORT WHEEL RESPONSE, BUT LOST IT WITHIN 3 SECONDS. I PURSUED THIS REPETITIVE PROCESS AND, AFTER A DOZEN ATTEMPTS FINALLY GOT THE CAR OFF THE ROAD.