NHTSA Complaint #11445770 — 2012 FORD EXPLORER

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11445770
Vehicle	2012 FORD EXPLORER
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	December 31, 2021
Date Filed	January 1, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KS

Consumer Description

Upon starting the vehicle dash lights illuminate saying power steering assist faulty. Following this the hill descent and traction control lights illuminate with a faulty code and then abs. Car was scanned with multiple error codes and cleared but the problem reoccurs. Looking into recalls there is one of power steering but the car is outside of the warranty with having 177,000 miles and just over the 10 years. Reading other peoples reports this needs to be recalled, it’s putting lots of peoples lives at risk and they aren’t even aware of the problem ford fails to acknowledge.

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