NHTSA Complaint #11351210 — 2015 FORD FUSION

I WAS DRIVING AT APPX 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET, UPON STARTING TO STOP, I HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR. THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR TO THE RACK AND PINION BROKE AND LEFT ME WITH NO STEERING CAPABILITIES. FORD ISSUED A RECALL (15S14) FOR THIS BOLT CORROSION PROBLEM. IT WAS REPLACED IN 2016, HOWEVER THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND UPON INSPECTING BOLT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS IN FACT CORRODED AND CRACKED 3/4 OF THE WAY BEFORE THE FINAL BREAK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITHIN THE FUSION LINE OF CARS, THE RECOMMENDED "FIX" ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN IS NOT ADEQUATE TO MITIGATE THIS PROBLEM FROM FURTHER HAPPENING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO DRIVERS WHO ASSUME THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN "FIXED" BECAUSE THEY'VE TAKEN THEIR CAR IN FOR RECALL MEASURES. THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE OR LOSS OF LIFE IF NOT REMEDIED BY FORD IMMEDIATELY.