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2012 Ford EXPLORER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1293479
Internal NHTSA #	10876667
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2012
File date	26/06/16
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When i was driving my ford explorer 2012 on a busy highway (us 60), the vehicle suddenly reminded me that "power steering assist fault", then the steering wheel became inoperable, which put me in an extremely dangerous position. Very luckily, no accident happened; a gentleman stepped out his vehicle and told me to restart the vehicle; after that my vehicle become operable. This is the first time, "power steering assist fault" occurred in this vehicle, and it was completely unexpected during driving in a busy highway. It is a very dangerous fault!!! On oct. 1st, 2014, this vehicle's "power steering control module" was reprogrammed, (2011-2013 explorer, electric power steering reprogram pscm), at a ford dealer. The fault occurred today appears an evidence that the "reprogram" did not solve the problem. Given a large number of ford explorers running on the road, i believe, this is a very serious highway safety problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	17660
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORFOLK, VA
VIN pattern	1FMHK8F88CGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	35
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Ford EXPLORER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Ford EXPLORER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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