NHTSA Complaint #764978 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN. ONLY AFTER BRINGING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP, WAS I ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. AFTER HAVING THE CAR INTO THE SHOP 3 TIMES, THE BEST THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS CAN TELL ME IS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. THE LAST TIME WAS EASILY THE MOST FRUSTRATING. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME IMMOVABLE. UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, I RAN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF MY VEHICLE INTO A CURB. THIS IS A REPAIR BILL THAT I HAD TO PAY BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS, THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE TRACED. WHILE NO INJURIES HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS PROBLEM YET, IT DOES HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AND I FEEL OTHERS SHOULD BE WARNED.*AK