NHTSA Complaint #11291107 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11291107
Vehicle	2013 FORD ESCAPE
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	December 24, 2019
Date Filed	December 24, 2019
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

I WAS JUST SLOWLY DRIVING MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO STEERING AND COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL FORTUNATELY I WAS JUST ABOUT IN THE SPACE AND COASTED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO SPACES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC MAKING A TURN AT A CROSSROADS.

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