Complaint 1595682

2010 FORD CROWN VICTORIA • STEERING • incident Aug 18, 2019

Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1595682
Make
FORD
Model Year
2010
Component
STEERING
Incident Date
Aug 18, 2019
Date Received
Aug 19, 2019
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STEERING

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER FIANC WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH AND GETTING OFF A RAMP, THE STEERING SHAFT FRACTURED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN, WITHOUT WARNING, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CURB AND STOPPED IN A GRASSY AREA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE CRASH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER DRIVING NEXT TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AL PACKER'S WHITE MARSH FORD DEALER (443-777-5000, LOCATED AT 9801 PULASKI HWY, MIDDLE RIVER, MD 21220) AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER, STATING THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V704000 AND 13V385000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

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