NHTSA Complaint #11269975 — 2012 FORD FUSION
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11269975 |
| Vehicle | 2012 FORD FUSION |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 81,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS ON MY VEHICLE. BEFORE I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT, I CHECKED THE RECALL ON LINE AND NOTICED THE STEERING IS ALSO BEING RECALLED. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF ON MY DASHBOARD. THE STEERING AND TSC LIGHTS WERE BLINKING AND RINGING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO! I READ THE DASHBOARD WHICH SAID CHECK MY POWER STEERING FLUID, THER IS NO FLUID WELL??? I CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD ' WE WILL FIX THE AIRBAG, BUT HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES, MY CAR HAS NO RECALL FOR THAT' I TOLD THEM I WAS LOOKING RIGHT AT THE RECALL NOTICE, AND SINCE I WASN'T NOTIFIED, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I TOLD HER I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE THAT THE CAR WON'T STEER, SHE TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. I HAVE PURCHASED A 1990 BRONCO I, A 1999 FORD RANGER AND A 2007 ESCAPE FROM THIS SAME DEALER. THESE VEHICLES HAVE AS FOLLOWS: 660K,588K AND 290K MILES ON THEM. MY RANGER STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL MUFFLER. IS THIS THE WAY I SHOULD BE TREATED. IF THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR STEERING, WHICH YOU CAN EASILY SEE FROM THE TIRE WEAR, THAN WHY DOESN'T FORD STAND UP AND REPAIR IT, SINCE THERE IS A RECALL. I COULD FIX IT MYSELF, BUT FORD HAS BLOCKED THE COMPUTER USAGE, DO I NEED TO BYPASS THAT ALSO. I'M A SIMPLE MAN WHO LOVES HIS FORDS. I BRAG CONSTANTLY ABOUT MY VEHICLES. I BRAG CONSTANTLY ABOUT MY DEALER. I FEEL BETRAYED!!!
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