NHTSA Complaint #11140161 — 2012 FORD FUSION

OCTOBER 12,2018 AS I'M LEAVING HOME AROUND 6:45 AM TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF AT DAYCARE AND HEAD TO WORK. THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON FOR THE POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOLDING HARD TO TURN BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH WHERE I WAS STRUGGLING MUCH. I MADE IT TO WORK AS I LIVE ABOUT 15AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTERS DAYCARE. AROUND 4:50PM EST I CLOCKED AND TRIED TO LEAVE FROM WORK TO HEAD HOME AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT'S ELECTRICAL SO THERE'S NO WAY FOR ME TO JUST ADD POWERING STEERING FLUID. MY MECHANIC WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT ALL I HAD TO DO WAS PURCHASE A PUMP. CALLED FORD AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS NO PUMP AND IT'S SOMETHING ELECTRICAL AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO FORD FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I SAW SOMETHING ONLINE THAT IT IS RECALLED FOR MY SPECIFIC CAR BUT BASED OFF MY VIN # THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE WHICH I FIND CRAZY AND MISLEADING.