Complaint 944221

2008 FORD CROWN VICTORIA • STEERING • incident Oct 10, 2012

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
944221
Make
FORD
Model Year
2008
Component
STEERING
Incident Date
Oct 10, 2012
Date Received
Oct 12, 2012
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STEERING

Owner Narrative

ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM TROOPER WAS TRAVELING ON RESERVOIR AVENUE IN THE CITY OF CRANSTON. AS THE TROOPER APPROACHED THE ON-RAMP FOR ROUTE 10 SOUTH HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO THE RAMP. AS HE DID SO HE HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT TURNING WITHOUT TURNING THE FRONT WHEELS. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WENT UP ONTO THE CURBING NEXT TO THE RAMP. WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP THE HORN WAS SOUNDING AND THE LIGHTS AND SIREN WERE ALSO GOING ON AND OFF. THE CRUISER IN QUESTION IS A 2008 AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS. IT WAS TOWED TO TASCA FORD AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD SNAPPED AND AFFECTED THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT TASCA AWAITING REPAIRS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

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