NHTSA Complaint #11221605 — 2014 FORD FUSION

2014 FORD FUSION TITANIUM POWER STEERING FAILURE AT ONLY 34,000 MILES. POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON: SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK, POWER STEERING FAULT, LANE KEEPING ASSIST FAULT. REGAINED POWER STEERING AFTER RESTARTING CAR BUT THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THREE DAYS SO I TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK AND REALIGNMENT. TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $2200. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE ISSUE, BUT OF COURSE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN YET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ FROM OTHER CONSUMERS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR EVEN THOUGH A RECALL HAS NOT YET BEEN ISSUED.