NHTSA Complaint #11324512 — 2013 FORD TAURUS

STEERING ANGLE SENSOR CODE CIB00-64 - WAS DIAGNOSE TO BE ISSUE. THOUGH RECALL WAS APPROVED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL STEERING:ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST SYSTEMS-THIS CAR IS NOT COVER BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT WAS BUILT AFTER DATE SUGGESTED IN RECALL FORD 15S18. WITHOUT WARNING AND WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING ON STREET/HIGHWAY AND IN MOTION THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF (NO PLAY IN WHEEL AS NORMALLY IT HAS) WHEN YOU PROCEED IN MAKING TURNS THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS DOWN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT WILL NORMALLY START AGAIN,ONCE STARTED AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THEN WITHOUT WARNING YOU WILL HAVE NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE STEERING. CAUSING YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE WHEN IT RE-CORRECTS THE STEERING FAILURE, IT OFTEN OCCURS WHILE WE ARE OVER COMPENSATING FOR THE LOST OF STEERING, CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *TR