NHTSA Complaint #11622572 — 2013 FORD TAURUS

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11622572
Vehicle 2013 FORD TAURUS
Component STEERING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

My 2013 Ford Taurus SHO has been having power steering assist faults at startup for a while, it would not let me turn the wheel even with great force (higher than pre-power steering cars). I would be able to restart the car and have the issue go away immediately like nothing happened. These faults happened randomly and usually weeks or months apart. This past weekend the fault happened while I was driving around a bend at 45mph and I lost steering as it essentially locked the steering wheel in place and felt as if I would break something rather than it being just unassisted, manual steering. And as mentioned this occurred while I was still driving, but I was able to come to a stop safely this time. Had it been just 30 seconds before I would have crashed as I wasn't able to steer at all, no matter the speed as I slowed down. This issue is similar/identical to recall 15V340000 which should cover this vehicle but for some reason doesn't when looking up by VIN.

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