NHTSA Complaint #11505872 — 2013 FORD TAURUS

While driving, the car begins to loose steering capability. Power steering decreases and the car becomes extremely hard to drive. Service error lights enabled = "Service Power Steering Now" and "Service Advance Trac" came on Feb 2, 2013. The car was dropped off at Ray Price Ford Stroudsburg on Feb 3, 2013. Ford Customer Service acknowledges and confirms this problem exists on many other VIN numbers and consider it a major safety issue and crash hazard. Recall # 15s18 (8/15/2019). The dealership confirmed the problem. At first they stated the steering froze up, but after sitting a couple of days, was able to be driven into the service bay. Dealership states out-of-pocket repair costs = $2752.66, however, parts are back ordered for 3 weeks.