NHTSA Complaint #11278253 — 2013 FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB, DROVE ON TOP OF A PYLON, AND ALMOST TURNED COMPLETELY OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER QUOTED THE REPAIR COST RANGING FROM $2,500 TO $3,000. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.