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Complaint 1462162

2012 FORD F-150 • STEERING • incident Apr 16, 2018

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1462162
Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Model Year
2012
Component
STEERING
Incident Date
Apr 16, 2018
Date Received
Apr 16, 2018
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STEERING

Owner Narrative

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TOTALLY CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN OUT FROM A PARKING LOT ON TO A 6-LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE TRUCK SHUDDERED VERY ROUGHLY AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. IF THERE WERE, ONE WOULD HAVE HIT ME AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I TURNED THE A/C OFF AND MY POWER STEERING CAME BACK. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN YET. BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HOPE THAT THIS REPORT, IF SUPPORTED BY MANY MORE FROM OTHER OWNERS, MAY POINT TO A LARGER PROBLEM, IF ONE EXISTS.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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