NHTSA Complaint #11270453 — 2011 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE GROUND ABRUPTLY AND WAS DAMAGED. THE DRIVER'S NECK WAS INJURED, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THEIR HOME WHERE IT LATER FAILED TO RESTART. SONORA FORD (LOCATED AT 13254 MONO WAY, SONORA, CA 95370, 209-532-5593) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,700.