NHTSA Complaint #11245862 — 2011 FORD FUSION

I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THIS HAD HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN. THIS TIME IT DID NOT WORK. I LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS A RECALL 15S18 ON THIS ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE DENIED UNDER THE RECALL. MY CAR IS A COVERED VEHICLE BUT FORD SAID I EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT OF 150,000 MILES BUT I AM UNDER THE 10 YEAR REQUIREMENT. THE ONLY REFERENCE THAT I CAN FIND UNDER NHTSA IS THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE UNDER THE 10 YEAR REQUIREMENT WITH NO MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. THE FORD DEALER TECHNICIAN REQUESTED A WAIVER OF THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT PER FORD MOTOR COMPANYS' INSTRUCTIONS. IT WAS DENIED EVEN WHEN THE TECHNICIAN CLEARLY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE RECALL FAULT CODES. I DROVE AWAY WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE VEHICLES ROAD WORTHINESS. DEALER TECHNICIAN EMAILED COMMENTS TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER DENIAL " POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT IS DISPLAYED, VEHICLE HAS NO POWER STEERING. EEC TEST FOUND CODES U2011.49, U3999.96 FOR INTERNAL MODULE FAULT. TECH VERIFIED VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING " DATE 08-21-2019. REPAIRS WILL EXCEED $1,000.00. I DO NOT HAVE A SCANNER AT THIS TIME BUT HAVE RETAINED ALL DOCUMENTS.