Issue ID | 1668848 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11330105 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FUSION |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 30/04/20 |
Component | STEERING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | A prior complaint has been made relative to this vehicles steering on or about 30 days prior to a serious accident which occurred to the steering. Enroute to my employment. After driving the vehicle for approx 5 min into my drive i turned around in a local driveway to proceed back to my residence on a straight paved highway with wet, dark, down-grade conditions the vehicles steering indicator lights suddenly came on and the vehicles steering turned slightly to the left with hardly no braking ability causing my veh to leave the roadway traveling on slick wet grass down-hill 150' ft. Striking several trees causing serious permanent injuries fracturing my right femur and hip, along with significant head injuries to my forehead. (1) driver occupant. The driver and side airbags deployed, no passenger deployment. The veh had just been aligned on 2 occasions with 4 new tires. This veh needs investigated fully for mfg, defects and recall. After looking online i find significant reporting of the same occurrences. I do have photos of the vehicle. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 90000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | BUCHANAN, GA |
VIN pattern | 3FA6P0H70ERXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | Y |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 1 |
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Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | FWD |
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Vehicle speed | 45 |
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